some of you may know that i am a scrapbooker. i've always loved paper products, but i got into scrapbooking about the time ian was born (5 years ago). considering how long i've been scrapbooking and the amount of supplies i've accumulated over the years, you'd think i'd have more to show for it. but i don't. i would *love* to spend more time scrapbooking, but it's just not gonna happen, especially with maya. when ian was a baby he'd contentedly sit around while i crafted, but maya won't allow that. at least, not yet. i'm keeping my fingers crossed that she too will develop a love for paper (and being nice to paper, not destroying it!).
since i can't actually scrapbook, i've been reading a lot of scrapbook magazines (especially while i breastfeed), getting inspired and sketching out layout ideas ... just in case i get some free time to assemble a page or two. i'm almost done with a layout of ian's kindergarten picture, which i hope to post here once it's completed. i've also been buying a lot of supplies (yea, new patterned paper!) and adding to my already gigantic stash of supplies. i can't wait for my orders to get here!
[as a side note, i have to say that i'm really into ali edwards's designs; i love her book, a designer's eye for scrapbooking. there isn't a layout that she has created that i haven't gotten inspiration from. ali's designs are clean but extremely artistic, which i aspire to. i've also been a fan of becky higgins's for a long time. her designs are clean, too, almost sparse, even. but when you're looking for something that's timeless and simple to do, you can always look to designs by becky.]
then, i got an email from my best friend who works for a company that sells art supplies and high-end papers. she's off to the cha (craft and hobby association) trade show in vegas and she asked me to make some layouts using products they sell. if all goes well people will see my layouts as samples of what you can do with these products.
besides scrapbooking, i make cards/stationery. i just got an order to do some wedding shower invitations, and i will be doing a larger order for a friend's wedding (invitations and thank you cards). this is how i earn just a tad bit of extra cash to make up for all the money i spend buying supplies i don't use!
now, i'm not sure how i'm going to find the time to do all this, but i'm excited nonetheless to be able to get back into creative mode. i've missed being able to just sit down and make stuff.
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I admire people who have crafty talents. All I can do is crochet, and that can be done when half asleep.
(The banner you asked about is just a picture that I took of frosty pine trees. Flickr lets you take a link of the picture and paste it into your template. I've messed it up so many times that the "undo edit" button is getting worn out! )
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