layouts February 27, 2008
Last weekend I had an opportunity to crop all weekend. I had so much fun and I got ALOT done. Corey was so nice about it and got lots of work done at the house. And he brought me Starbucks every day. Isn’t he nice?
I have been avoiding scrapping my bridal shower pictures. There are a ton of them and they are not that great. I finally decided which ones to scrap and which ones not to. I laid it all out and separated the pics into groups. I only actually did 2 pages so far, but I am ready to get the whole thing done. I even pulled paper and embellishments to use.
So, here are the 2 pages I did from the shower.
The style of these pages have a two-fold inspiration. I recently read an article by Shimelle that advocating starting your layout in the middle and working outward. She describes her stick & go method – these pages didn’t come to me as quickly as others I did this weekend – it was sort of a modified stick and go.
I have also really been loving Adrienne Looman’s layouts – especially the white backgrounds and bold bright colors. She also uses lots of small pictures which I could do with these heavily cropped shower pics.
something to smile about February 20, 2008
There are a few things that made me smile today.
1. Reading everyone’s kind comments and emails. Thank you all so much – Corey and I really appreciate each one of you. You have all said some thing that help make this a little easier to bear.
2. This post from Ali Edwards
3. This post from Stephanie at Fiskateers
4. Corey working on finishing up painting my scraproom.
5. My orange prize from Fiskateers: orange handled scissors, a fingertip craft knife, a craft caddy, pop dots- they have 2 sizes in the pack, a huge water jug from the roundup, and a “practice random acts of crafting” backpack, and 2 orange adhesive runners
one year February 19, 2008
I can’t believe it has been a year. One year ago today I was admitted to the hospital for the first time in my life. They told me I would lose my baby, but I refused to believe that. I asked lots of questions, I stayed hopeful and I prayed hard. Yet on February 21, 2007 I had to deliver my baby boy before his time.
Robbie’s heartbeat was strong the whole time we prayed. We got to listen to him many times over those few days. But my son never got to take a breath. But we got to hold him and see his beautiful face. I think about him every day and I wonder what he would be like. My baby is an angel now, and I miss him so much.
We have lost so much more since that day. I can hardly believe what has happened to us. I work so hard to stay strong, to be positive and hopeful. Some days I even manage it. Other times I get so mad, hurt, or angry about some random thing and it takes days before I realize that my pain really stems from losing my babies. I try not to dwell on how much it hurts to know I have lost 3 babies this year. Crying hurts so much, emotionally and physically. Sometimes I literally cannot bear any more sadness and I search out distractions anyway I can – listening to music, watching tv, movies, reading, scrapbooking. I try to fill every moment of consciousness so I do not have to think about how much it all hurts.
I can feel this week bearing down on my and I know the floodgates are going to open. I am trying so hard to just kind of push it all away, and I know that’s not going to work. I feel guilty for avoiding certain friends, but that’s ridiculous. If seeing them or talking to them feels like a knife in my heart why should I put myself through that? It’s not like they don’t understand. But I am just mad that I have to construct my world this way to survive in it. I keep saying I know I will be better some day, it will get easier, I will be blessed some day. But I am not sure I really believe that any more.
saturday morning cartoons February 16, 2008
I guess I thought they didn’t have them anymore, but my mom’s dogs have been watching the all day. I hope Maggie doesn’t want all the hot new toys, lol.
This weekends meltdown happened yesterday, mostly due to the fact I was way tired, didn’t think I should be, and didn’t want to admit it. Eventually I turned back into a human being, came over to mom’s, went thru some old rock stuff and read a book.
I found old photos of Trixter, ads for all the shows I went to and all kinds of good stuff. I am thinking I will color copy some of it then pitch it. In the basement I found an old valentine from my grandparents, 5 1/4 ” floppy disks, and old craft and gardening mags from the 60s. I love finding all this stuff. I am thinking of puttingtogether some collage ephemera packs to sell or trade, becuase I will never use it all. And maps – lots of maps.
I think most of my friends know Corey and I have decided to move in with my mom. We love hanging out with her and pretty much always come here when we are feeling low, so it is just the best thing for everyone. But it means painting and sorting and cleaning and pitching and…. Lots of stuff to do. But in the end Corey will have his mancave an I will have a scraproom. I have one now, but I think I will have more room in the new one. I am quite certain I am fooling myself, but we shall see. Anyway, expect to see some photos of the interesting things I have found.
With all our talk, Kathryn’s talk, and now Amy Tangerine’s talk of the Hollywood sign, I decided to post some of our favorite photos. We have millions of photos of this thing. There will definitely be some kind of mini book. OOOH, Corey, I am gonna make you a book – now I won’t feel guilty about your offer to do scraproom before mancave!
I get chills every time I see these pics of the back of the sign. I always thought he was nuts to try to go up there, but we were totally there. And he did not get arrested, rofl.
A few days after we took this pic we saw Ryan Seacrest on TV in a spot that could ony have been filmed here. I think this is where they film most of the stuff that uses the sign in the background. Corey has a sense about these things.
I’m posting this one just because we are cute.
hearts and stuff February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine’s Day. I really never thought I’d get over being sick of this holiday, but Corey still makes me feel mushy about it 11 years later. =) Plying me with chocolate covered strawberries and art doesn’t hurt, you know. He’s so lovable.
I had my valentine’s day post thought out the other day, since today is a little bittersweet for me. But I decided to focus on the postive while I was feeling upbeat, so hugs and cupcakes to all my friends!
I have been reading along with Sarah Bowen’s Best Me Challenge and Sunday I finally made my first project. Not only was the idea inspired by Sarah, the actual composition (art, if you will) was inspired by her as well. I just love her style and wanted to bring some of that into the piece I created.
I grabbed a scrap of black cardstock and some DCWV patterned paper, staples, magazine bits, sharpie paint pens, scrapinstyletv ribbon and tape,and some paint my mom had leftover from a suncatcher kit. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out. The journaling is on the back – teal post-its, lime green sharpie, and more sistv tape. =)
This is for the first challenge – Lists. The challenge was to make a list of good things you want to do for yourself, then Do them! Things to make you happy. There are so many things I have been craving right now, so I put them onto my list and made a point to enjoy them, to savor them, and to not feel guilty about doing them when I “should” be doing something else. What a wonderful thing to do for yourself – enjoy the things that make you happy!
i love surprises February 13, 2008
My latest netflix coice has been sitting around here for a couple of weeks – Music & Lyrics. I really wanted to see it when it came out, but I figured Corey wouldn’t want to, so I never saw it. When it showed up here he wanted to watch it, then changed his mind. I kinda did too. But I loved it! It was cute, funny, totally the perfect movie to watch today. I would actually watch it again. I always forget how much I actually like Drew Barrymore.
we need your help February 13, 2008
As you know, my husband is a bit obsessed with the Hollywood sign. I will post some photos later so you can see just how bad it is. He just got some news today, but we are a bit short.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_us/hollywood_for_sale
22 million short.
So, please send us some much-needed cash. Or checks. Or PayPal donations. Whatever you got. We’ve got a change jar, if you want to send change. See, if he lives there, I won’t have to hear about it. Also, it will make our plans to renew our vows under the H next year much easier to pull off. Then you all can come to the party and camp out on our 22 million dollar piece of dirt.
Kathryn, if you would like to be a partner in this venture I am sure he is willing to share.
