SCS JAN 2017 VSBN -&- CM's Virtual Crop

Third day snowing here at the canyon... It was a perfect Super Saturday Scrapbook Day. Creative Memories hosted a fantastic virtual crop today and I completed lots of paGes and layouts. I decided to combine our VSBN challenges with the crop challenges and I finally got through my crafters block and finished a few layouts...

VSBN#1 - New Dresses
This one is of my granddaughters in their new dresses. I made this page for grandpa for Valentine's Day. 
(CM Virtual Crop #3 & #5)

VSBN#2 - Birthday Boy
I am playing catch up in my boy's scrapbooks... This DPS is for my son's 4th birthday.
Our VSBN challenge for this page was to use our stash and add elements that work with the word "BEGIN"
                                       B - Birthday, Balloons, Blue 
                         E - Edges, Eyelets
            G - Green, 
       I - Ink, 
                          N- Nice Boys... Lol
(CM's Jan Virtual Crop #4)

VSBN#3 - P's 1st Birthday
I decided to stay with the new/firsts/beginning theme for this layout. Great sketch with easy story flow..(CM's Jan Virtual Crop - Bonus Challenge)

Keeping with the VSBN theme... This my was first time trying Gormet Chicken & Waffles. 

This page is for the inspirational photo challenge and I chose the colors from the photo.
( CM's Jan Virtual Crop #2) 

Princess Purse!

Have you ever had one of those moments when all you want to do is crochet and watch chick flicks but the only yarn you have is a old blend of colors that you bought a long time ago for a purpose and now can't remember what you bought it for... Well then, you make a princess purse! Duh....YaYa!

Valentine Memories

I loved the Scraplift challenge this month, there was so many wonderful layouts and ideas. I chose create a memory box of my granddaughters for Grandpa for Valentine's Day. I took my inspiration from http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0260?&cat=6631

Smash-Book / Art Journal 2017

HAppy New Year Everyone....

As most everyone knows, over the past few years, I have changed my opinion about making new year resolutions and

how quickly they can become triggers for feelings of failure.
So going forward I would like to focus on a couple of things I have learned over this past year and share positives from this past year:
--- joining the world of working mom's, I learned that it was a great avenue to share my charity events, but I also discovered how easy it is to get caught up in the working world and let the other important things in your life slip into second place.
--- I also learned that even as good as you are at time management, when you are not the only one in charge of your time you have no promise.

Positive Things:
*** Our Pennies for Heaven Jar (Donated to Charity) ~ $13.77
*** Weight Lost over year ~ 16 pounds
*** We added another granddaughter
*** We reached our temple goal
*** We crossed several fun things off our bucket list
*** Joined a bowling league .........lol!!!!!

And as part of my new year make-over I always start the year out with a new SMASH BOOK/ART JOURNAL/THOUGHT CATCHER. This year I am using the YM/YW theme scripture on the front. It is one of my favorites from my seminary days and it goes along with our topics of study this year.