Better Luck Next Year

Juno Designs has a new release today ... Season of Joy available at the ScrapMatters store

 Isn't the kit wonerful??  Not only did the colors first grab me, but the assortment of awesome elements is superb!

I have scrapped this picture before - and intend on doing so each holiday season because it is just too funny ... it makes me smile every time I see it!

 

Digi Dare

I have been stalking the Digi Dares Blog for awhile now - and today decided I'd play along ... phew - it was more of a challenge than I thought it would be - and I just finished.

The "daring" details:

WEEKS DARE

Split Personality. I want to know what makes you go really happy and really upset (or sad, or just plain grumpy). Celebrations and parties are starting to pop here and there for the holidays and let’s just say I am a big grumpy holiday gal. (Dalis wrote this awesome dare, but this kinda describes me too.  Feel free to go holiday or maybe even go with someone else’s perspective.)

Tell me the little things or the big things, we want to know it all! Is it the strong disgusting smell of cinnamon pine cones that make you feel like you want to RUN! Or is the homemade air scents that makes you sing along.

Dare Flairs:
1- Split the page.
2- Use different (very different colors) for each side of your page
3- Use some kind of metal on the grumpy side and something soft like curly ribbons or flowers in the happy side.
4- Journal (list or paragraph it doesn’t matter)

And here is my page:

  Credits for my page include:

Count the Ways by Juno Designs

Happy To Be Me by Joyful Heart Designs

Vintage Desktop by Litabelle Designs

Come Alive by Connie Prince

We Are Family by Connie Prince

Blessings of Life by Juno Designs

Blackbird by Stolen Moments

Home For the Holidays by Stolen Moments & SugarPlum Paperie

Journey of the Heart by KimBroedelet & Elisie's Pieces

Just Sail Away by LDrag Designs

Vintage Photos

Dad and Mom passed along lots of vintage photos to me - I'm so happy to have them.  I have scanned some, but have hundreds I need to get scanned and filed away.

Here's a page I created using a kit designed by Connie Prince (thanks for giving me the opportunity to be a guest on your creative team during December Connie!!).  The kit is available in Connie's store @ Scrapbook Bytes - the name of the kit is "We Are Family" 

Here is another page I created using a photo of my oldest sister.  I just can't help but smile when every time I look at the photo!  

The page was created for a challenge hosted by Juno Designs at ScrapMatters, using the quote: "Just be who you want to be, not what others want to see."  When I signed up for the challenge I really didn't think I would make a page that took the quote quite "literally" ... but that's how it turned out.

Kit credits for the above page:  Serene Breeze by LDrag Designs, Love Letters by Down This Road, Winter Breeze and My Favorite Things by Megan's Creations - all found @ the ScrapMatters Store