365 day 6

This was an interesting moment for me. My dd is crazy for rainbows lately - keeps talking about them, drawing them, writing little books about them... When I opened the cupboard and was startled by this unlikely rainbow, I just had to take a picture. It made me think of the magic and the little pots of gold I run into every day courtesy my children and this magical, mysterious and wonderful world in which I live.

Speed Scrap at Bouquet of Pixels

Speed scrap - Friday night at Bouquet of Pixels - I have never done one of these before and I'm intrigued... I really have no idea what to expect.

Neway, if you're around come and join us at the BOP forums HERE

day 5

ok, only 5 days in and I'm already breaking the rules... today's picture is a two-parter. The one simply doesn't have the proper impact without the other.





'nuff said right?

New(ish) digi layouts

Man am I tired today! Maybe I should have chosen "go to bed at a reasonable time" as my word for the year. Too many words, I suppose.

I'm trying to catch up and post some layouts I did over the holidays. I didn't get much scrapping done so there isn't that much catching up to do!

These two are done with Sue Wood's mini kit called "Poppy Fields." I love the contrast between the sky blues and deep reds in the poppies. You can find it at Bouquet of Pixels HERE It worked so well for some snaps from Ani's 4th birthday party - and it really saved me some time since those gorgeous frames came with the kit.

day 4

Now, this one I'm pretty disappointed about. It's a decent picture of me (RARE!) and such a lovely photo of Ani - and we're together - which almost never happens on 'film.' Sigh. It's blurry. REALLY blurry. I've tried all sorts of treatments to give it that "I meant to do that" look, but in the end, it's just blurry.

So, I've decided to be at peace with it and learn a little more about shutter speeds - much as I don't want to.

day 3

This is what I did on January 3rd, and what I do most days, SCRAP!
I had to get this in the top five for sure!!

day 2

Ok, so day two is my cats and the Tree. DH actually urged me to take this shot, which is kind of unusual; he's not normally so 'sentimental.' Very sweet of him to notice this lovely moment.

Oh, and yes my tree is still up - I only got to put it up on December 22nd so I'm stretching it as loooong as I can!

One Little Word, 365 days

Peace
That's what I've decided my One Little Word will be this year.
Some of the girls over on the SCS Scrappin' chat forums have been choosing one word to live by this year and although FINISH was in the top two, Peace won out.

I chose peace because I closed my eyes and asked myself, 'how would I like to feel right now?' - it was a no-brainer!

I spend a lot of time and energy doing things that I hope will give me a particular feeling - I scrap, I read, I write, I eat (:rolleyes:) I start creative projects of all kinds hoping that something will give me that "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh...." feeling. Evenings, I put the kids to bed and stay up late, late, late into the night searching for the quiet I lack during the day. All the kid-cophony, the chatter and constant rushing takes its toll on me; I often say I'm just looking for 'down time' but I know it's more than that. I long for moments of peace without the little nattering, nagging concerns trying to edge their way into my conscious space. I wish to feel calm during my everyday life - WHILE the mayhem is going on so I can deal, calmly, WITH the kid-cophony! I can't finish things because of all the interruptions, I feel anxious when there are unfinished tasks hanging over my head... it's all a vicious cycle.

So, no trips to Tibet or forays into religion on the horizon for me, but it's peace I shall explore this year - in any way I can. Sanctuary, calm, quiescence...

So, in the course of the next year and partially in the context of the 365 photos a year project, I shall seek peace.

Here's my first photo of the year, and I jazzed it up with Rhonna Farrer's (here's her website) digi kit "Fortune" which I got from Two Peas in a Bucket

Day 7 is mine ;)

Well, not really mine! I made this page using Meetje Designs' kit-Autumns Last Smile. I Rrrreally like this kit! It was just perfect for this sweet shot of Annika. It's her in the "house" that she made last summer on "Hosta Hill." She gathered up all kinds of branches from the yard and created this shelter 'just in case.' Since she is such a big fan of Fetch with Ruff Ruffman on PBS Kids, she used the three criteria the team was given on the show when they were challenged to build emergency shelters. It had to be waterproof, windproof and secure. If you're dealing with imaginary weather, this shelter is for YOU!

Day 6 brag book freebie

Erika made this brag book page using a sweet kit by Megan B Designs called Rainy Days. Download it from the blog.

More freebies!

This page was created by Di from the BOP Creative Team. She used Gwenipooh's kit "Soft Mango" found Here

The freebie can be found on the CT's blog, along with lots of other goodies, here.

Freebie alert!

Here's what I did with today's brag book freebie at BOP. Lois made this one from Serene by RW's kit "After the Summer." I'm such a fan of Renata's work!

I used Creative Memories Expressions of Love digital kit and Garden Party kit for the word art. I would love to get a tutorial on how to make a sparkle, or a star - like the ones that you see on old-timey commercials... does that make sense? Hmmm...

...and here's mine!

Here's one by Julie - so dark and dramatic, I just love it!

FREEBIE alert!

Over at Bouquet of Pixels there's going to be a new brag book page posted every day this month. I even made some - so go get 'em and leave me a comment for goodness sake!

Here's the first page, made by Erika...