The August -ing List

 

Here is a fun collage I made with photos from my garden for the Phone Photography project at BPC this last July. Now that the class is over, I decided to blog which I haven't done in a very long time.

 

I have wanted to make one of these lists that I have seen so many bloggers do, and since I needed something to get me blogging again, I thought this would be the perfect time to try it. Maybe I will do this quarterly, or monthly or......

So here is my first ever -ing list.

working on keeping my yard in shape for the last few weeks of summer.

watching Extreme Weight Loss for some encouragement.

listening to country music for the summer.

trying to eat healthy 6 days a week.

preparing mentally for rain and cold weather.

loving our 80 degree weather in the PNW.

revisiting scrapbooking after 2 months break.

continuing to drink my morning coffee outside in the sun.

wanting to get the house really clean and organized.

laughing at Emily watching the Bachelorette.

brainstorming some redecorating ideas. 

re-organizing my laundry room.

enjoying my patio this summer

2012 December Daily

Tonight I finished my December Daily. Thanks to Shimelle Lane and her Journal Your Christmas Class, I had lots of ideas for stories and thoughts throughout the Christmas season. This is always a joy to make. I love reading the older ones I have made. This is my 7th book. I decided to do the full month of December this year instead of stopping on December 25th.

I used October Afternoon 2011 paper that I received too late last year to use for my last years book.

I added a Subway art that I liked and played with washi tape and stamps for the title page.

On the back of this I had extra room and decided to add this. The last couple of years I have enclosed the sleeve from Starbucks. just for fun.

My thoughts on Christmas and the internet!

The way I wrapped the gifts this year!

 

On 12.12.12 I did an online class and made a year in review book.

In the pocket I wrote about Santa and how we celebrated when the girls were young.

One of my favorite old school decorations!

I finally had Christmas lights on my house!

Spend the day with the Todd’s

We sang the Messiah at church.

We got this great family picture, with only a small amount of grumbling.

For Day 28 I used the photos I had taken for the photo prompts for Journal your Christmas. I didn’t do these last year.

I include all of the picture cards we get from friends and family.

This page is a photo from the internet of Seattle. No I was not there, I was asleep. I worked at 6 am on New Year’s Day. I think this is the first time I have no stayed up, I must be old! The last page is an envelope with notes to myself for next year. I put everything from where to find real tangerines, to ideas for stories in my DD and even card ideas!

So there you have it. My December Daily done until next year. Each year I am sure I love this one the most, and this year is not an exception!

My October Excitement!

Today is the day!

Today I start my guest design gig for the month of October at Memorable Seasons They asked me to design some layouts with some of the great stuff from their store. They sent me some Bo Bunny- detour Collection to play with, and I have been having so much fun. I love the papers so much that I wanted to get as many layouts as possible. I was able to get 4 layouts a card and a minibook made for my daughter as a gift. Well techniquely the mini is not finished but I have enough done to give you a peak. So here is a look at three of my layouts and a peak at the minibook. Check back later in the month for the last two creations.
 First is Pit Stop when Amy did the Mud Run for St Judes Hospital and the second one is a beach scene from our last trip to Hawaii

3rd my daughters mini

4th  a lo about having fun as a family

 

 

This Post is for Kathy!

Kathy wanted to see more of my 14 layouts so 2 posts in one day!!! I always try to add my own challenge each month and for May I decided to try and use older paper that I still liked but hadn't used. I used a number of lines this month!!