Cute Orangeness

I am a big fan of all things Japanese (ok well not ALL things - they do weird things with tentacles!)

And I saw this adorable Bento box and I am in LOVE.

I wish I had the discipline for Bento. I can barely manage to throw a Lean Cuisine pizza in the microwave. The boxes sure do make it tempting though!

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Get Meaningful Lesson 2

This is the second lesson of Jessica Bree's Get Meaningful class.

Lesson 2 - Scrapping a Meaningful Photo

"Last week, your assignment was to pull 3-5 photos you love and to spend some time thinking what those photos mean to you. This week, I want you to scrap one of them. Preferably one you have put off scrapping - but this is NOT a requirement. Often I find I hold on to some of my most cherished photos, and feel a little intimidated about scrapping them. Or I scrap them, but don’t really take the time to journal about why they mean so much to me. So this week I want you to DIVE in! Heart first :)"

So I went through all my photos on New Years and chose several for lesson 1. And decided that I wanted to make a page about my relationship with my mom.

As some of you know I have gotten out of the habit of scrapbooking and the thought of a yearlong class is sort of scary so I decided to scraplift a layout. I find that sometimes when I get scrappers block that if I start with a layout to scraplift then the creative juices start flowing and my mojo eventually returns.

There are so many fabulously talented people out there to draw inspiration from. I found this layout on 2peas and just loved it.

Here is my take on it.



Tucked behind the clouds is journaling about my evolving relationship with my mom and what a better place we are now in. And yes that is PINK on the layout (As anyone who knows me will tell you I HATE pink! but it really worked with the page. lol)

And the closeup photo is of lollipop flowers that I made. So easy to do and I think very pretty. I am also super proud as it uses some ancient paper- Scrapworks and Wild Asparagus circa 2003.

So there ya have it 2 lessons down 50 to go!

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Color Stories

Color Stories. I had never heard of this term but I guess it's used by people in magazines to help come up with a color pallet and then stick to it.

I am all about color pallets! I love when things match. I guess I have been reading and creating color stories in my head all my life. I have tons of folders on my computer dedicated to color inspirations that I have fallen in love with.

So when I stumbled across this example using fabric I was in LOVE!


I had already started making an inspiration center for my studio. This gives me a great idea on just how to start!

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Bucket List

I am working on my bucket list for a mini album and came across this list as sort of a spin off. Its funny to see your life broken down like this. Some of the things on the list are actually on my Bucket List (like see the Grand Canyon and the Eifel Tower) some like east caviar I KNOW I will die before even thinking about doing.

Today's Daily Insipiration:

Copy this list in your post and then bold the things you've done in your life.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Does playing Rockband count?)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9.Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. seen the Mona Lisa
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - (well I am trying to teach myself Japanese)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Orange Glory

Every year around this time I get seized by a lust to organize and redo my living environment. I am a total nester by nature and I think something about the new year just kicks it into overdrive.

As part of my year long quest to CHANGE things, I want to get my scrap room done. So I was browsing the interwebs for some orange colored rooms and came across this loveliness...






Ive been thinking about adding another accent color and I love how the green looks with the orange. And added bonus it's much easier to find green things than orange. lol I also notice an awful lot of IKEA goin on in the photos. It's a good thing I have one so close!

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A New Year a New Stampin Up catalog

While it's always sad to say good bye to some of our favorites, the first sneak peaks are rolling in for the new catalog!

Some of these things look just amazing!!! Some highlights
- Texture Plates (for the Big Shot)
- lots of new Big Shot dies (ll NEW pages of Big Shot stuff)
- new circle cutter (she didn't say brand name....has a glass mat)
- new striped ribbon (one color she mentioned was Olive)
- white Organza ribbon
- flower brads
- new neutral brads (I think...it got really loud here) in 2 sizes
- clear rhinestone brads available by themselves
- new buttons called Latte
- new ribbon originals
- new glitter (she mentioned champagne, chocolate, etc....)
- 14 new DSP packs

Here are some great blogs with photos from the Leadership Convention.
Dina Loves To Stamp
Understand Blue

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A Birthday Party for a friend

This past Saturday I drove out to Carrollton to celebrate Laura's birthday at a FANTASTIC little LSS - Sweet Memories (well not so Local as Carrollton is about 70 miles from my house).

None the less, the store itself rocked, the people are super sweet and I had a wonderful time cropping with my friends, and hope Laura had a blast on her birthday.

Here is the card I made for her to match the color scheme of Sweet Memories.

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