It's about time!

Yea, it has been awhile since my last post.  Haven't got a whole lot of scrapping done, I seem to have misplaced my scrappy mojo!!!  Have no fear, I am sure I will find it, might have to clean-up/reorganize my scrap room but I know it's in there somewhere.  That being said, here are three layouts I have completed since last month (yes, only three).  None of them scream WOW but I do like how they turned out.

Layout Share Time

Here are a few layouts I got done this week.  Used some flowers some bling, even cut out some flowers from some matching pattern paper.  I really like how the last one turned out even though there are no pictures on it!

Pink, Pink and more Pink!!

I did this layout to enter into the Frosted Designs February Kit Challenge.  Went WAY OUT of my clean and linear box and created this layout of my Mom.  I used two colors of distress ink, the color pink (everywhere, lol) and wood veneer.  Believe it or not the flowers were white when I started and the little hearts and the word cherish were wood veneer pieces, I colored them all with the distress inks from the kit.  I really like how it turned out.

And since I was already pretty messy...I did a page in my art journal before I cleaned up.  Pretty simple page but I learned a few important things I thought I would share in case any of you are in the learning process like me:

1.  Let each layer dry THOROUGHLY before you go on to the next one.  This step is not for people like me that want to "get 'er done"!

2.  What you think is a huge mistake and you are trying to figure out how to rip the page out of your book without the whole thing coming apart, DON'T, it CAN be covered up!!

3.  Do not attempt to draw a tree like "Sandy" does because she makes it look so easy.  It's not!! This is what created rule #2!!

Love of Linear

Yes, it's fun to get messy but I must admit, I am a true linear scrapbooker and am finding that when I stick to that style my pages seem to "flow".  I am definately a linear scrapbooker at heart (with a messy layout or art journal page thrown in for good measure)!

This two page layout is my Mom and I.  We have sooooo much fun together at the Scrapbook Expo.  As soon as it is over and we get unpacked we are already looking forward to the next one!!!

I used an old (I am mean OLD) Basic Gray paper pack to complete this layout along with some CTMH stamps (trying to use things I have that just never get used).

Art Journal Fun

So I have been watching these videos on messy fun called Sundays with Sandee over at Frosted Designs.  Every Sunday I sit down and watch her videos and then go to my scrap room and do a page in my art journal.  It isn't scrapping but it gets me thinking outside the box and I get to play with all the paint, mists, water brushes, watercolor crayons, etc, etc, that I don't really use on my scrapbook pages.  For some reason I really have fun getting messy and creative in my art journal but still like my scrapbook layouts somewhat clean and linear (yes, I rather enjoy using my ruler, ha ha)  

Anyhow, with all that said, here is my page from this Sunday's video:

Polka Dots and Selfies

This first layout I did because of a challenge over at Frosted Designs to use polka dots.  I used them four ways!! Big polka dot patterned paper, polka dot chevron paper, stamped some polka dots on the scalloped borders and used a polka dot ribbon!!  NAILED IT, lol

This next one is a two pager of our Daughter Steffanie and all the "selfies" she took and updated her profile picture on facebook.  Everytime she updated her picture I downloaded and printed it.  (Hey Mom, I think this is the same SEI paper pack you used for you office layout)

First Layout Share of 2014

Yep, it's already almost the end of January and I am just now updating my blog for the first time in 2014.  Hopefully it won't be so long until my next update.  Got three layouts done although in all honesty two of them were completed at the end of last year.  So far I have completed 1 layout this year.  :(  Oh well, at least I am back in my scrap room and on a roll!!!