Playing Along With Paper Issues

Since I took a long scrappy break, I found myself in desperate need of supplies. I went to my favorite (and, really, only semi-nearby) brick and mortar store, Scrappin' in the City in Knoxville, TN. They also have an online store.  I got plenty of scrappy goodies there. Of course, I still needed more, so I placed an online order with Paper Issues. I highly recommend both of these stores. After I received my order, I decided to play along with a couple of challenges Paper Issues had posted.

First, I wanted to give the quote challenge a shot. The quote was, "There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy". That quote fit perfectly with a photo that I took at my son's middle school graduation. I found myself so sad that day, but happy all at the same time. Could we all just agree that our kids are should stay little forever? Is that really too much to ask? Sniffle. Anyway, here's what I came up with:

I also decided to play along with their "working title" challenge, which required me to use numbers in my title. That was perfect for documenting my journey toward getting my doctorate degree. I used a photo of the cake that my sweet hubby got me when I finished. Here's the layout:

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Another CSI Layout

I can't decide how happy I am to have time for scrapbooking again! I've missed it so much! The other day, I decided to set a goal for myself of scrapping a little more about me. In the past, 99.9% of my pages have been focused on my son. And, why not? He is my baby and I love documenting his life. It occurred to me that, someday, it might be important for him to remember who I am, instead of just who he is. I know I would love to have something that documented the lives and personalities of my loved ones who aren't with me anymore.

The problem with this whole epiphany is that I absolutely HATE having my picture made. I detest it. It's really that simple. I don't feel like I'm photogenic, and I am rarely happy with any picture that's taken of me. We had a sweet friend of my come to take our family photos last week, and she talked me into doing one of just me. I'm excited to see it, because I know how talented she is and, I can't help but think maybe this time I'll actually be happy with it. Lol!

Anyway, I got around the photo issue by using a photo of something that I love doing: baking. I decided to play along with another challenge at CSI. Here's the case file:

I love this file. I rarely use pink, because it just doesn't lend itself to layouts about my son. So this was the perfect opportunity to scrap about myself. I adore pink and all things girly. Here's my layout:

From the evidence list, I used polka dots, stars, and something dangling. I suppose I used a cupcake too, if the photo counts. From the evidence list, I used the word "sweet" as my inspiration.

I also did this layout for a challenge at scrapbook.com. This one is a layout of my sweet little boy. Am I the only one who had a five year old one day and woke up to a teenager the next? How does that happen exactly?

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I'm Baaaack!

In my last blog post, many moons ago, I mentioned that I was taking a scrappy break to devote my time to pursing a doctorate degree. I'm proud to say I finally finished, and I finally have scrappy time again! This is my first official page after all that time, and I just love it. I used to love playing along with the challenges at CSI, so I decided to turn to them for inspiration. Here's the case file:



and here's what I came up with:

 

From the evidence list, I used a solid background, string, circles, and wood. From the testimony list, I used hand journaling and a summer picture. 

Yay, for scrappines once again!