My journal

My journal. I finally created a journal where I write all my scrapbooking plans and sketches in. This journal is so great because it is an area where I can write down layouts or albums I would like to do. I can check them off when they are done and date the completion date to keep track. I never realized how many thoughts of layouts I had before that never became realized because I wasn't documenting them. Now they are all put down on paper right away!

Spring

I finally feel like spring is here. I am smelling the fresh air and loving the sunshine. Even enjoying the daylight that is still left in the evenings when I go out for a walk to enjoy the grass turning green and the trees budding out!! Thank god it is springtime. I love winter and the snow, but each winter seems to last longer than the next.

Spent the evening cleaning and organizing in my scrapbook room. I am really working on becoming more organized. I have created a journal where I am going to write and sketch my scrapping ideas to help me get more organized on things I want to create. I really need to clean and organize though. Guess that is why they call it spring cleaning!!

Only a couple more weeks left of my college classes and than I will have lots of free time. I am working on my practicum this summer and trying to just enjoy the free time this summer.

Creative Escape

I am in!!! I have registered for this great weekend in Arizona in September. I am so excited and can't wait till it is here, even though that means summer will be over. I am so excited because four of us from here signed up to go and we will be flying down on Thursday morning and coming home on Sunday. I have never been to Phoenix, although there isn't much time for site seeing it will still be exciting for me!!!!!

CKU Chicago Albums

I LOVED my track at CKU this past weekend. I created a beautiful scrapbook album there using some awesome techniques. This was the most amazing weekend. Some things I loved about my weekend.

Shopping and spending the day with Ann on Wednesday. My room mates Ann and Mary B were awesome, I totally enjoyed the time we got to spend together.

My dorm "Aged and Distressed" were awesome. I loved spending so much time with each of the girls and getting to know them all. Thanks for the great time Patience, Robin, Sara, Brandy, Ann and Mary B.

I loved almost all my classes and the albums I made. Tim Holtz classes were awesome. I learned so much, and ended up buying most all his inks and pearls to play.

Those Junkitz girls rocked!! What more can I say there was nothing better than singing, dancing and running through the halls of CKU. I look at my album and it inspires me to be creative. While it is a piece of me, it is also a challenge that really boosted my creative spirit. I learned so many things. Simple things, I had never thought to incorporate in my style of scrpbooking.

Instead of just inking the edges, doodle on them for a creative flair. Use pen stitchig around things to give it a finished look, ink dots, lines anything to draw the eye.