Christmas in July

Like I said before. I have Cristmas on the brain. Not sure if it is wishing for the cooler weather (I am so done with the 117 degree weather), or looking forward to all the fun family times. I have started looking for all the fun stuff to make on of these . I'm really excited. I love the idea of having this book to document the month of december, a book that I will make (oh the pressure). J even came up with a great title - A December to Remember. So the plan is to get shopping (i love scrap shopping), get everything together and ready so all I will have to do is put a page together each night in december. I have a list of ideas started - like baking, PCH Zoo day, the lights at the church, Mom's awesome cookie bar (totally stealing the recipe to scrap), 12 Days of Christmas (a family tradition since I was a kid), our trip to Greer (first time seeing snow for my 11 year old and my 4 year old)... I think I will have enough to keep me busy.

Wish me Luck

Scrappy Update

Yesterday I took a class called Love notes, a card making class at a local scrappy store. I had a blast, the instructor was awesome, the girls were so friendly, and oh so helpful (Thanks Pat, Erin and Kelli) I hope to take a class with them again. The theme of this class was Christmas in July. That was perfect for me, I have had Christmas on the brain for the past month. So I decide to try and post the card I worked so hard on. I have never scanned or posted scrappy stuff and I think the different dimensions are what make part of the scans blurry, but you should get the idea.

I love the fun, cute colors on this card













this is a super cute gift card holder - I was not
able to get a good scan of the middle,
maybe I will try taking a picture another time

















this is a fun simple card
I love the traditional Christmas designs and colors

this was the card the rest of the girls worked on
while they were waiting for me to catch up
I finished this today with Madison (she is a
scrapbooker in the making)

















I am so excited for the next cards class, I never knew how much fun it would be.
Next time I will update about the adorable kiddos - pictures and all

New Look

It was time for a new look. I need some motivation to start blogging again. I have so many problems with my computer freezing, I would just get frustrated and shut it down. Well I think everything is fixed and it's time to get going again. This summer has gone by so fast. The boys will be back in school in just a few weeks, Junior High. It's really hard for me to believe that Austin is going to Jr High. I still see him as my little boy.
Well before I press my luck with this thing, I am going to try to save this and I will update more on the summer, the school year to come, and some scrappy stuff I have done soon.