A quiz for today :)

What scrapbooking item are you?



You are PAPER! You are an all natural basic person who likes to act as a foundation to others. You are willing to take a backseat in most of your relationships and let others take the spotlight, while you show your support and help them shine! Underneath it all, you are the one who makes it all happen. You are the focus and stability in any group, even if you are not the leader. Others look to you to set the pace and provide ideas for ways to get things done. But Paper Beware - sometimes you get a little edgy with the people who look to you for support and can give them some papercut remarks that can hurt their feelings. Remember to watch what you say, because you are best when leading by example.
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Got this off Carrie's blog Thanks for the fun quiz Carrie!

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June projects

Just sharing some June projects from Crafty Keepsakes
This is a small simple notebook. Its hanging above my computer monitor right now. I use it for noting down digital elements I use when doing digi pages. Or supply lists, or just simple to-do lists. Its approx 5x3". Used 3 bugs in a rug papers, DCWV rub-ons, and some penwork.

This is my submissions/publications Planner. Its one of those bright orange/red binders from the target dollar spot. Initially I painted it with acrylics in dark brown but the paint wouldn't take, had to go get some krylon fusion :) Its 3 bugs stuff, with a MM bookplate.
Simple tag for Trish (Happy Birthday!), 3 bugs, chatterbox, and MM.

Yay a dog page! I know you were missing them! Well this one is of River in 2002 when she got attacked by the black lab that used to live up the street . With her stitches and lampshade ;) isn't she cute! Just a quick page with junkitz and around the block products. Going in the dog folder, for the vets tab - which is getting thicker by the week!

This 4th July layout was in the Crafty Keepsakes newsletter :) along with the sketch to go with it. Love simple clean layouts. Used junkitz papers, dug out the sizzix for the title, and used some star brads I'd been hoarding forever!
Ok how's that for an update? lol! I'll update more often - promise!

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Bad Blogger!

I know I've been a bad blogger missing a few days but things got real weird here with Sky, and then I spent so much time trying to catch up on stuff! Been crazy! I got 3 layouts done this week which I'll try and share soon, must catch up on scanning. Sky is doing okay, still not healing as well as I'd like and her butt lump is still there... so wait and see what this week brings, if she's no better midweek when the antibiotics run out then we'll have to take her back for assessment at the vets.

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Alright now

Sharing a layout I did today with the Mirranda Reinhardt kit for Treasures to Scrap. Love the papers in that kit, going with the blues lately. I thought this pic went well with the papers.

Finally getting some scrapbooking done! Sky is doing well, not healing as much as I'd like but she's doing ok. I've been taking some photo's lately, something I haven't done much of recently, since my parents left I guess. Taking more pics of everyday things. I'm really trying to get some layouts done for MMM, looking bleak right now though! Even thinking about doing digital entries. Maybe!

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Updating... patterned paper, doggy watch, digital upload

Well I got my patterned paper sorted out, organised by manufacturer - then color, hopefully this will work out better! Sunday afternoon was spent with Sky at the emergency vets. She woke with swollen anal glands in the morning and as I suspected an abscess, which burst later in the afternoon. So $200 later, antibiotics, pain gel, warm compresses and the vet cleaning her up and she's now back to her "normal" self. Butt is looking ok, just lumpy on one side where the abscess is still draining a little (too much info?). So I'm on doggy watch for a while (no licking!). This has meant 3 days of no scrapping and I am in serious denial! I think its the longest I've gone without scrapping something!

Digital Design Team upload #2 at Treasures To Scrap is today: Mirranda Reinhardt pretty flowers kit. This is my great grandmother, Doris. Just a simple layout of her. Been scrapping a lot of older photo's lately! Also been doing more digital work, and bi-scrapping work.

Last night Bob went rollerskating with Andy, I stayed home nursing the poorly puppy! I went round the house and took some photo's. Hopefully some inspiration for MMM entries! Also I need to get back on track with my Book of Me, challenges, dares, and competitions.

Hopefully I'll get chance to get some scrapping done later today, Sky seems to be doing better so I'll bring the dog beds in here and *fingers crossed* create!

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Sunday scribblings - bed

Our bed! How things change! Remember when we lived in England? Our bed was a wooden double bed, with wood slats (some broken). The size of a queen/king US bed. Bedding from Argos, and with an electric blanket for those cold winter nights. Remember the winter nights we spent huddled together for warmth on the electric blanket that was the size of a postage stamp (no not really but it seemed like it!). How we used to hate getting out of bed on the cold winter mornings, into the unheated house!

And now? In our California King sized bed, the size of a basketball court! How the first night we slept in it, I was sure you weren't actually in there with me! You seemed so far away! The difference is huge in many ways! Remembering those winter nights now that we're lying in bed in the 80 degree nights here in Southern California, with the fan and air conditioning on, not wanting to cuddle for fear of bursting into flames being so hot!

Which do I prefer? Any so long as its with you!

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Too much of a good thing?

So today I sat in my scraproom and tackled the paper problem! Yes I'll admit it I hoard paper! Yep Mum I know you knew this! Anyhow I am meeting the problem head on. I have sorted through 2 drawers of stuff so far. Wow what delights! SEI, paperworks, scenic route, basic grey, A2Z all in my stash and I totally forgot I had! Not to mention the chipboard alpha's, flowers, rub-ons, etc... Yes I am tidying/organising... well trying!

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