Friday Theme Challenge

Click on the link next to the post...Soul Scrappers....and do my very first challenge.

The Theme: “I Heart…”
This theme was influenced by a dear friend of mine who always puts on her facebook status, “I heart…and she lists something. Also, working in a high school I hear the kids always saying to each other I heart u! Many of us heart things, we heart our loved ones, we heart our pets, we heart our home..etc.

For this challenge I encourage you to dig a little deeper for things you heart! On my layout I focused on three main words that I heart and why. CREATIVITY, CHALLENGE, and COURAGE. Feel free to use those words or come up with words on your own. Good Luck, Have Fun, and Tell your story!

Create a scrapbook page following the challenge guidelines. Next, upload your photo of your page to the Soul Scrappers Gallery

Bye Bye Rusty Pickle

So one of my favorite scrapbook lines...(well their kits anyway are awesome)is closing up shop due to economic times. I love the classes I have attended from this company and loved shopping at their warehouse in Utah this past summer. I am sad to see them go. Thank god mom and I got a million kits when we were shopping!

We go North to ALASKA!

My mom is so excited and I am too! She booked our cruise to Alaska today. I am just so happy that she is getting to see a place she always dreamed about. I am a little nervous. I have never been on a cruise ship and am a little worried about the fact that I am stuck on the ship for long periods of time (I can't escape), two- Titanic scared me....and we get to weave around icebergs, and three mom wants to go up in a helicopter...umm not to sure about that. Oh well that's what we have courage for right? I am very very exctied to be able to be taught by Teresa Collins besides Ali Edwards she is such a huge inspiration, a great teacher, she makes you dig deep, and just a very sweet awesome person. I recommend checking out her blog and taking any of her classes she ROCKS! The picture is of Teresa, mom, and I at CKU in Provo Utah last summer.
http://www.teresacollins.typepad.com/

Icebergs or Blue Water?

Iceberg Landing - Alaska, originally uploaded by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton.

My mom the amazing woman that she is has a goal. Her goal is to travel to all the 50 states. This something she has been working on for years....since dad has passed away...I am her new travel buddy. This year we were going to go to Mexico, the flight cost was out of this world for the time we wanted to go, so we didn't go. Then we decided we would go to Hawaii next Christmas. Well then while I was looking at the Scrap Map, I saw an Alaskan Cruise with Scrapbook Designer Teresa Collins (whom I love). I emailed that to my mom. I get a phone call from her and I all she says to me is ICE BERGS or BLUE WATER? I was confused. Then it hit me, she was asking me what I wanted to do and I had to decide by Monday! I know this is a dream of her to go to Alaska and she has already been to Hawaii. I decided today to go on the Cruise. I know we will have an awesome time together. I am so thankful to be able to spend time with my mom on an amazing trip and to share our passion for scrappin'! I am blessed!

Wall Art

So I have never been really good at getting a level and a ruler and making sure my pictures on the wall are straight...never been my thing... However, I love this work of art I did. I used 12x12 wood pieces and painted the edges. I cut pattern scrapbook paper down 1/4 in on all sides and with a strong glue, glued the paper on the wood. I did not put any protection over the paper because I change the colors in my living room a lot. This is such a fun and creative way to decorate, and super easy too!

The Squeaker

I love when my dog gets his squeaker going in his toy! It just makes me laugh how fast he can squeak it. I know he is having a ball with it! Once the squeaker is out, the toy is done...He won't touch it anymore. I love my dog!

BEEN SO LONG!

Wow, it's been so long since I have been to this site to even blog about anything. I am not sure if I even know how to really be a good blogger. My goal for this year is to create a better blog, to put my creations on my blog, to build a website and to be a lot less stressed! Looking forward to 2010!