Speed Scrappin'

To celebrate National Scrapbooking Day, I hit the Farmer's Market at ScrapOrchard (great deals for a dollar!) and the 40%-off sale at ScrapMatters ... and then, after some serious unzipping and filing, I squeezed in a couple of speed scraps at ScrapMatters. Here are the results of a few hours of work today (I really liked how they both turned out -- though it's out of my comfort zone to scrap with black and white photos, a requirement for the first one, and to only use one patterned paper, a requirement for the second):



credits:

Inspired by Christy templates by Britt-ish Designs

Yippee Skippee by Britt-ish Designs (NSD Grab Bag)

Polka Dot alpha by Britt-ish Designs (NSD grab bag)

Playdate alpha by Tracie Stroud/Megan Turnidge

paper clip from got-a-date: strips by Britt-ish Designs

splatter from Love, Life, Nature add-on by Sya's Blueprints

fonts are American Typewriter and Susie's Hand

help with the black & white photos by Pioneer Women's actions



credits:

for Speed Scrap #96

All I Want collab from Sweet Shoppe Designers

All Stitched Up II by Tracie Stroud

font is American Typewriter

And yes, I've decided I'm going to start going back in time -- the above layout is from 2007 (I started scrapping in January 2008). This is because I am actually caught up with my scrapping! I know I have a few family members that might want me to take on some special scrapping projects, too, and I've decided I'm ready for them ... a little at a time, anyway. So, to my real-life friends and family: if you'll choose the photos you want incorporated in a layout, e-mail 'em to me (full-size, please) and I'll scrap 'em for you (in my own time and one at a time). My own 2009 photos will take priority but I should be able to do a few more layouts on top of those.

To top it all off, my layouts have been showcased the past couple weeks:

1. Apparently Bella Scraps liked my "Sunday Clothes" layout well enough to include it on their blog. But they never e-mailed me about it (and I checked my spam folder and everything). Am I published, then? Maybe.

2. I was included in the gallery standout thread at ScrapMatters for my layout "Goofy"!

3. I won the a ScrapMatters challenge with my "Peek-a-Basket" layout -- the scraplift challenge, lifting Linz. My prize is just an extra point for the month of May (which then equates to a coupon to the ScrapMatters store).

Out of the three spotlights, the third one is the one that put me on cloud nine. :-D