inspired by Monika

It's day four of Monika sketches. I love this one!
The sketch and the layout. :)

inspired by Monika

It's day three of Monika sketches. Here is my layout!

inspired by Monika

I did this based upon Monika's sketch at write. click. scrapbook. today!

inspired by amy

My one new resolution is to make layouts based upon layouts in our write. click. scrapbook. daily posts.

Here is the first. It's based upon Amy's layout on Saturday. Go me!

it's nearly August

It's nearly August. Here is a peek at my new gallery layout! I am excited for this one. It was a good to get this story recorded. I have a feeling it will be one that my children face as they get to be mother's of busy kids. It will be fun to see the similarities in years and year.

The other exciting news is that the newbies at write. click. scrapbook. will be showcasing their talents in the new gallery. It so exciting!! They are amazingly talented. I can't wait for you to see fall in love as I have.

Only 6 More Days

Until a new gallery at write. click. scrapbook! Here is a snippet of my layout for your dining pleasure!

Year 5 Begins!

It's time for a birthday celebration!!! write. click. scrapbook. is beginning its fifth year. to help celebrate, we are sharing tips for fun and learning...

Here is mine:

Sometimes when I get stuck, I go back to my basics. If I am stuck, it's usually because I am trying too hard to be someone else. Or to incorporate a new technique that doesn't seem quite right. There are good times to learn new things, and sometimes you just need to be you. 

White space. Little bits of patterned paper. Some journaling. Maybe a title, or not. And a heartfelt photo. My go-to's. Work every time.

Don't forget to stop by this month's gallery! It's got pictures of my new puppy...

Hope that helps! Now you are off to Valerie!

reaching back

these photos are from last year. and from the year before. look at my tiny Poppy going back with her teacher for her evals...

Coach layouts

Mother's Day photo

A picture from Mother's Day a couple of years ago. Goodness my babies have grown. :(

Glow in the Dark shirts

A layout about the shirts we made for Poppy's party favors. Cute, no?

grey and red - or scarlet and grey if you live in OH

Class party. Do your kids have that face they use over and over for photos? hmm.

Grid love

Having a bit of a love affair with grid paper. And loving that bottom photo. So not us. But us. heehee.

love the colors together

so want to paint my kitchen these colors!!

last day of the visit

I love that everyone is getting used to me taking pictures on our last day together. We had such a great visit!

Look who's taller?

Last summer. So much sweetness!

mama's been busy

new layout!

This one is based upon a layout at American Crafts. Copied it nearly exactly. :)

The Twinery Twine rocks!

The Twinery is an amazing source for twine. They have so many colors and they are the kindest people. Which matters.

And did I mention a whole bunch of colors???

Here are some projects that I made for write. click. scrapbook. 

This one is a tiny little wreath that I made for our tree. It is going to look great next to our button wreaths. And my Lavender thinks it looks just like a candy cane!

Three greens meant three trees. Lavender was excited to find trunks. Good thing we have a dead tree in our yard!

Vignettes are about threes. And I have needed a third item for a long time. When I saw the shade of yellow I knew just what I wanted! A wooden spool from the craft aisle, a button, and a bit of hot glue, and voila!

I have family coming to town in November and am trying very hard to get my house ready. I made a sign for the wall. And then stitched it with the twine. I love it!

That's it for today! I really should blog more often. And just might.

my peace

i should rewrite this journaling. it doesn't tell the story. of how i stand on the beach and immediately become another person. no, the same person, but the truer, more essential person. the person who is grounded. and for whom nothing seems overwhelming.

seeing the size of the ocean reminds me that i am small. and that nothing is that significant. in a good way. i love the perspective of realizing that things ebb and flow all around me and i am just a part of the universe, and that it is not all my responsibility. in fact, it hardly notices me at all. my role here is neither crushing nor essential.

the roar drowns out all the other noise: both that around me and that inside my head. it is the one place i can truly just be. just sit and be. no busy thoughts. no sore head. nothing at all. i don't have that anywhere else.

the colors are my essence. blues and greys of every hue. visual peace and harmony.

here, everyone is entertained by the sand and the water. nothing plugs in. nothing is digitized. laughter plays on the treble clef, accompanying the bass of the water. together they bring peace to my heart and my soul.

here i feel my father in heaven. i feel His power. and His awareness of me. this is a curious juxtaposition against the nothingness that i described above, but they truly work together. i am certain it is also intertwined with the part of not having busy thoughts. tha clarity of thought allows me to be more contemplative and more aware of my spiritual yearnings.

one day i will have this out my front door.

until then, i will visit yearly if at all possible.

fancy lady

she looks so tiny wearing my big glasses! love that!!