Back in the Saddle Again!

Whew! It feels good to be back to scrapping again! The move went pretty smoothly...though most of my goodies are still back in NJ, I did manage to bring a few goodies though so that I could do some scrapping. I got 4 layouts done this weekend and it felt so good to scrap again! I'm going to have to hit the LSS for some more supplies!! I decided to do the April Sketch Challenge over at 3 Bugs in a Rug and I love how they turned out...so even if I don't win the challenge, I still feel like a winner because I created some awesome LO's that I am proud of! I probably won't get around to anymore scrapping this week or this weekend, since I'm getting ready to head out of town and visit with some of DH's family. But hopefully next week I can do some more, I don't think I want to wait a whole month again to scrap again and with this baby coming in July I better get all that I can done while I have a little bit of free time! LOL! Well if you call what I have free time...I still usually have a few kids hanging on me! I'm also loving the nice spring weather we are starting to get...makes for some great outdoor pictures!

Procrastinate

pro·cras·ti·nate
Pronunciation: pr&-'kras-t&-"nAt, prO-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow
transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually
intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done

Yep, procrastinate...that's what I'm doing. I really need to start packing up my scrapbooking supplies, but I just can't seem to get the energy or gumption to do it! Maybe because it feels so final to pack up all my stuff and I don't know when I'm going to see it all again. Or it could be that I've collected so much stuff that I know it's going to take forever to get it packed up! Whatever the case may be I am definitely procratinating! I know I'm going to have to get it done soon though, since I definitely don't want to trust it to DH or movers (when DH gets a job and sells the house and moves to WA to be with us). So I guess that should motivate me to get it done, since you never know what they might do to my stuff, they probably wont be that gentle with it and pack it the way I would like! I know I shouldn't be so bummed about packing my things up. It's not like I'm never going to scrap again and I am going to bring some of my supplies with me so I can work on things over there and they do have scrapbook stores I can go to for anything I might need. I guess while I'm glad we are moving back home to be closer to family, I'm still going to miss my space here. I didn't realize I had gotten so attatched to things here in just the short time we have been here (less than a year). But as this move has gotten closer I've been thinking more and more about the things I am going to miss. But in the end I know we are going to be alot happier back home surrounded by our family and friends...now if only DH can find a job over there I would feel alot better! :)

No more scrapping for me...

Well atleast for a while anyway. I gotta start packing up my stuff this week. Being down with the flu all last week really messed with my plans of getting some last minute scrapping done. I am going to try and pack some scrapping stuff (probably mostly kits and what not) in my cropper hopper and see if I can't take it along with me on the trip, that way I'll have some stuff to work on while we are staying with my parents. And it's not like there aren't scrapping stores back in WA either, in fact I know of one right at the top of my head! Think I'll be hitting that place when we get there! LOL! And of course there is also my favorite way to shop...online!! I asked DH if he could back up the rest of my pictures for me on disc and I was going to take all of those along with me too, that way I can still work on my pictures. Hopefully he'll be able to get that done for me before we leave. This move has really crept up on me. I kept thinking I still had plenty of time to get some things done, but we just got until the end of this month and then we are heading out! I'm really excited about this move, but also dreading it. I'm dreading the whole moving process I guess....I hate all the packing and making sure we have everything that we are going to need. And it's just going to be a long drive home, I just hope everything goes smoothly and we don't have too many unexpected crisis on the way home! Another thing weighing on me is the fact that DH will be coming back here while we stay over there and we still aren't sure how long that is going to be for! I just really hope that he'll be back in WA for good by the time this little guy is born. I'm really going to hate it if he is only able to come back for the birth and then have to go back. So trying to think positive thoughts and pray that a good job offer comes his way and soon! Well guess I better start packing up my stuff now, hopefully it won't be packed up for too long!

Another one makes it in!!

Had another LO make it into the 3 Bugs in a Rug gallery! It was a kit from TSS using the Maverick line! There is just so much you can do with these papers, I love me some 3 Bugs!

On another note...don't know how much more scrapping I'm going to be able to get done before I have to pack everything up! DH wants me to get it all packed by this coming weekend, since we'll be leaving in a few weeks. Wow, the time really did fly! I'm excited about moving back home, but not excited about all the packing and cleaning I have to get done! This weekend was a complete waste for me since I got hit hard with a nasty flu bug and I'm still not back on my feet! I just hope that we are all healthy when we move....it would really stink if we had to drive cross country sick!

Another lil' Toot!!

I know it isn't that big of a deal, but it's always nice to have your work featured! My LO "My Little Angel" is featured in the March newsletter over at TSS (The Scrapbook Site). I had used one of their awesome kits (February Kit #2 Mulberry Rd.) to make it and I love how it turned out...I had a blast working with that kit! I posted it in one of my earlier posts, but I'll post it again so you won't have to search for it! The papers and embellishments in this kit were just perfect for this picture and how I wanted to showcase it! Anyways, thanks for letting me share! Like I said, it's always nice to have your work showcased!

Just a lil' TOOT!!

My "Love" LO made it into the 3 Bugs in a Rug gallery!! I turned this picture into black and white and then just kept his beautiful blue eyes. I love how the blues in the "Spicy" paper line make his eyes pop out even more! Think I'm going to have to pull some more of my 3 Bugs in a Rug paper out and get creating, since they have opened up their gallery to submit to! I have always loved their paper lines, just haven't had much of an oportunity to scrap lately! I'm thinking of packing up some of my goodies to take on the move with me so that I can still do some scrapping and the 3 Bugs in a Rug Caboodle Kits would be great for traveling! I'm also going to bring some of my TSS kits as well to work on. I've gotten back into my scrapping groove and I don't want to lose it again!

Yes, some more roladex cards!

I was able to get 4 more roladex cards done today (sorry the color is off in the picture)! I basically have to finish up the rest of our birthdays. But I have also decided to do some extended family cards, but I won't make a card for each person. I'll just make one for each month and than list who has a birthday/anniversary that month and what day, etc... (I was thinking of doing a card that is similiar to the Easter Card shown in my previous post!) If I had to do one for everybody that would be alot of cards and I don't think my little roladex would fit them all in! I also want to do a St. Patrick's Day card. It will probably be similiar to the Valentine card, but the colors would be different and I want to put a shamrock in to replace the heart. So I need to go get the papers I need for that and also some green seed beads to go around the shamrock. To do the rest of the birthdays I need to print out some more "Happy Birthday" tags. I used up all my tags and titles that had already been printed out for me in the kit...so now I have to do it myself! :) I left the "back to school" tag blank on my card, since I need to figure out when the kids will be going back to school first. But I figured I might as well get the card made and I can always add the date in later! And the turkey on the Thanksgiving card lifts up with a reminder underneath to defrost your turkey, always important!! So anyways my roladex is starting to come along and is getting closer to being done!