Friday, December 5, 2008

Scrap Room Sign


I saw a really cute "scrap room" sign in the member gallery of scrapbook.com and thought, I need one of those. It was really easy to make, and I think it came it out quite cute.
I used a paint stirrer stick (free from the paint dept. at Wallmart), The letters are cut using the Cricut. ( I cant remember off the top of my head which cartridge I used) and embellished each of the letters. I punched a hole in the "R" and "P" and added an eyelet. Then attached the the bottom part of the sign with ribbon. It was such a fun project!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

25 ways to tell if you are a scrapaholic..

I had seen this on Christina's blog last month, and just loved it! And now, after this weekend, I have another to add to the list..... I just had to share, because hubby's just dont get it, but I knew the "scrappers' would appreciate it!

My 4 year old drew a picture of himself, and his three cousins (stick people at the least!) but it was cute. He told me he wanted to send it to his cousins. So I told him, we will write all their names next to each person, put it in an envelope and get a stamp to mail it. A few minutes he comes back in the room with a red ink pad, and the "stocking" rubber stamp, and hands it to me. I asked him "why did you get this?" (he knows he is not supposed to touch anything on my craft table) and he tells me "You said we needed a stamp" OMG, I was dying! it was so cute, and I immediately thought of this scrapaholic list. Just had to share it with you all.


25 ways to tell if you are a scrapaholic!
• all of the Internet addresses under your favorite files are scrapping sites
• the box that holds your paper is too heavy for you to lift.
• the first thing you pack when going on your vacation is your scrapbook stuff.
• more than one scrapbook store recognizes your voice and greets you by name when you call.
• a regular sandwich is no longer acceptable.. .it must be cropped or cut with decorative edges.
• when you are house hunting the only thing you are concerned about is where you will have your new scrapping space.
• you are very excited when the doctor says you can take pictures of him putting the stitches in your child so that you can make a page.
• you burst into tears at the camera store when the clerk tells you that you will have to send your camera to the manufacturer for repairs and it could take 6 - 8 weeks.
• you carry a camera everywhere you go.
• you check several scrapbooking message boards every few hours and switch back and forth between them to see if there are any new posts.
• you decide to give your child piano lessons so you'll be able to use the musical instrument stickers.
• you find photo splits stuck in places inside your underwear!
• you have more than two scrapbook projects in the works.
• you have re-done at least one page
• you have scrapbook shops programmed on your speed dialer.
• you have supplies you bought six months ago and have never used them.
• you have yet to get current on your latest project and you're already thinking of a new project.
• you keep buying baby stickers even though your baby pages are done, just in case you need to re-do them.
• you plan birthday party themes according to the stickers and pretty paper you can purchase.
• you start thinking of having another child just so you can even out the pictures on your pages.
• your child is the only one in class who thinks "crop" means "to cut your photos".
• your children ask you if the toilet paper is acid free.
• your 15 year old dyes her dark brown hair BLONDE 3 times in 4 days, and you say "Here, let me take some pictures so I can do a page on this before your hair falls out".
• your three-year-old wants to know if her coloring book is "archival quality."
• you're arguing with your three year old to give YOUR stickers back!

Okay, so I am going to give this blog thing a try...

So, I have seen so many great blogs, and keep thinking I am going to do one, well I guess now is as good a time as any..... I will give it a shot, and see if I can keep up with it.