Christmas gifts

So I had to get a present ready to mail off and wanted to send something special with it since we won't be seeing this special someone at Christmas.  I created a bookmark.  Nothing fancy, but I thought it was cute.

We also mailed out some "Magic Reindeer Food" so Santa will find them this year too!  The kids loved this and couldn't wait to use it.

New Scrapbook Room!!!!

I've been allowed to move my scrapbook stuff into it's own room in our house!!!  I'm so excited!  It's not a very big room, but it'll be great to hide all my stuff away from the boys.  Lachlan's becoming quite a little monster when it comes to getting into my craft stuff.  Here's the before picture of my scrapbook area downstairs in our living space...

And now, my newly painted scrapbook room...

Once I get all my stuff in and organized again (you saw the amount of stuff I have LOL!)  I'll post some more pictures.
~A

Crop time in Virden

So I headed out to Virden for the night out with some amazing ladies.  This is what I spent my night doing.  Creating little bears that will be put on layouts to sell in the new year.  These guys are so cute!

Harvest Ball Crop in Miami, Manitoba

So this weekend I headed out to Manitoba for a crop in Miami that some of Marc's aunts attend.  As soon as I found out they were going I called Mom and asked if she wanted to go.  I love the fact that Marc's mom has gotten into scrapbooking and she's awesome at it!  I love the simple and beautiful layouts she was a busy little bee like myself.  We both got lots done and it was great to get some time away from my boys.  I didn't have to worry about anyone, myself included.  Meals were provided so we didn't have to worry about anything except creating! 

Here's a picture of Mom and my table (a little messy)

The rest of the aunts and ladies we scrapbooked with (a LOT messy LOL!)

One of my layouts I was working on.  A scraplift that I think came from the Two Peas website.  I took a picture to remember how I wanted to set up the title.  I'll be posting some more layouts as the week goes on.

Lisa's beautiful designs and her creative make and take display.  This lady is amazing!  It was great to finally meet some of the wonderful design team members and staff at Love is in the Details.  It was also my first time into their store and I was so impressed!  It was bright, beautiful, and so much stuff I hadn't seen before!

A picture from the tables where we sat to eat.

My messy workspace.

A picture of me and my messy workspace : )

It was a great day.  I came back to be fully energized and ready to take on my super busy life.
~A

Cropin' in Virden

So I had the chance this past weekend to spend some "cropping" time with an awesome bunch of ladies in Virden.  I really enjoyed the conversations and ideas that each lady had.  Thanks gals!  It was a blast!

Here's one of the few layouts I did at this crop.  I was having more fun sharing stories, doing a demo and checking out everyone else's projects!