I finally got some scrapping done!

Sometimes life can be so complicated!! Today has been one of those days. I don't really feel like i can go into all of it just yet - i need time to digest it all. I need time to think.....

So it has been a while since i have had some time and mojo to sit down and do a layout. I had originally started the night with a different project in mind but the minute i pulled out this paper i knew exactly what photo would go with it and what i would do with the entire layout. I was toying with the idea of doing a Resolutions layout for a while now but finally last night i knew the time had come to do one. I love this layout! I used three new techniques/ideas, well new to me at least and so finished this off feeling very very proud of myself. So lets see what i did.....First off i used my lovely new little sewing machines that a very kind lady RAK'ed me from UKS. My first time sewing on a layout and if i am being honest its probably one of the very few times i have even used a sewing machine - all be it a little one. Then, another first for me was clear gloss embossing liquid. I used it on my letters and finally the little chipboard circle is all my own! The colours from the photo are not true colours, the entire photo should be a little darker but i still love it.

The resolutions read:

1. To love myself more.
2. To find and do what makes me truly happy.
3. This year i will give myself more credit.
4. Fill my life with laughter.
5. I will have fun.
6. Grow into a more beautiful and interesting young woman.

Just while i think about it........if anyone knows why my pictures are not opening up into a different screen when you click on them please let me know. I thought it might be something with the settings but alas i can not find anything of the sort.

Family

Can someone please tell me why it is that whenever you decide to leave your camera at home because you don't think you will really need it, you end up REALLY needing it??

Sunday morning i went round to my mom and dads to go meet my cousin. He is 4years younger than me and i have not seen him in about 13 years!! Yup, weused to live on opposite sides of the country in south Africa so itwas not very often that our families got together. He is now 21 and livingin London. He has been here for about six months and finally came up to seeus all. At first it was a little weird but within no time we were allchatting away nicely. I had to end up using my dad's little camera to take these so they are not up to my normal standard....

First photo is of Trevor and his girlfriend...

Then we have my dad and trevor

My mom is not in any photos due to her being in the kitchen and i am of course on the other side of the camera. Families are a great thing! Don't ever take them for granted!

Sunday Blog Prompt by SJ

So, i thought that today i would take part in SJ's Sunday Blog prompt. I was actually going to use these photos in a layout this weekend but things have been hectic - more about that in another post - and i have decided to use them for this instead.

What you had to do was go round your house and take photos of things that make you happy - So here are a few of mine......

Books have always made me happy. I love reading books. I love the things your learn, the stories you read, the places you visit and the people you meet.
Friends - No matter my mood or how i am feeling - these guys always seem to make me laugh. I know every line and every joke and yet somehow they still do it for me!

My scrapbooking stash. I love all this stuff. The creativity that it produces, the opportunity for individuality. I love the challenges and the experiences. It relaxes me.

American Sports - I love them all. Football, Baseball, Ice Hockey and even Nascar Racing. They all bring a smile to my face.

I finally found her

I want everyone to say hello to the new me.........

Yup, that's right, i have found the person i always feel I should be. Lets find out a little about her then shall we?

*She can work a full ten hour day and still come home to cook a fabulous, healthy, interesting dinner.

*She can keep the house tidy, and spotless for those unscheduled drop by's from friends and family.

*She can find time to do all the above and then still scrap some amazing works of art.

*She is patient and understanding with her other half.

*She never loses contact with her old friends.

*She always knows what to say, both to her friends and to herself.

*She knows what the right thing is to do, regardless of how she feels.

*She never gets down and always finds the brighter side of things to focus on.

*She always has enough money for bills, surprises, holidays and any spur of the moment stuff.

SHE is superwoman..........................I am not!