Finding Time!

Working from home - everyone thinks it's the cat's meow - well, sorta!! I feel guilty when I do other things besides sit at my computer and do something related to Medical Transcription. I stepped down from a Regional Manager position so that I would have more time to be creative - time to start!!

I am working on the scrapbook for our family cruise this past May - finished the first page about a month (well, maybe longer than that - haha) ago and need to get goin with it. I have ideas for Halloween cards, and so many new stamps to play with!!

So - I have so many ideas swimming around in my head and I need to just sit down in my creation station and do it - so I started today!! I was feeling the inspiration to work on the scrapbook. It is amazing how long it can take to come to a final product with a scrapbook - but I'm happy with the outcome!

Not the best picture - I definitely need a new camera, on my wish list! I love how the page turned out. I really enjoy journaling, so journaling will be a big part of my album - probably all my albums as a matter of fact.

Here is the first page of the album:

Can you tell I am having a great time with my Cricut? hehe

What an awesome time we had on the Cruise! David and I took the kids - Heather & Alan, Justin & Krista on a 5 day Carnival Cruise to Grand Cayman and Calica, Mexico. I am going to enjoy finishing the book - so many great pictures and memories.

So it took just one page to get me inspired to do more! I can't wait til tomorrow!!

I have done a few things over the last couple weeks - here are a couple cards I made also:

Isn't this the cutest darn card? My good friend, Marcia, who has become my scrappin/stampin buddy, and I put our heads together and created this card - which is the invitation for her niece, Carolena's, first birthday party! The stamps used here are from TAC - Hello There collection - which is like my favorite stamp set!

This is a card I made for the Made for Memories Card Swap class. It is kinda like the card I made last year to use as my Christmas Card. The stamps are from Inky Antics. I love tearing paper, using fibers, and also embossing. Got some really creative cards at the September Swap - I actually signed up the day before the class and made 12 cards overnight!! I'll share the other cards another time.

Last, but not least - I have been wanting to do a shaker card and this was my first attempt - not too terribly creative, but just wanted to try the shaker thing!! I know I'll do more of these!

So, I am so inspired at this point - I cannot wait to finish working tomorrow and create again.

I found TIME - we all lose it, never have enough of it - but it can be the EASIEST thing to find - and oh, how rewarding!!

Hugs!

Class Pictures from Today!

A few pictures from today's class, including my finished album! This was very fun and easy to make - I know I'll make a few more before Christmas!

My First Blog!

Here I go - my first Blog!! I am excited to share my love for stamping, scrapping, just having fun creating and sharing. Today was really exciting! I took a class at Made for Memories scrapbooking store in Sarasota which was taught by Debby Schuh from Anna Griffin designs - it's an awesome 6 x 6 book - my first mini-album type project! I am so thrilled with the finished product - I am going to make one for Heather and Justin and put some pictures in from their childhood Christmases!

This is my first post and I don't know what to say right now! It's been a great day!