CKC St. Louis 2008

Hey! Are you signed up for classes at the Creating Keepsakes Convention April 4th and 5th??? I am. I look forward to this convention every year. It rocks! And better yet, it's in Collinsville, Illinois, just 20 minutes from my home. Can't wait!

Here's the link if you haven't checked it out before: http://www.ckscrapbookevents.com/stlouis2008/

Love Struck

One of my favorite songs right now is called Paralyzer by Finger Eleven. The chorus goes, "I'm not paralyzed, but I seem to be struck by you." It's on my myspace profile, and I've been listening to it all morning as I was updating my profile.

There is a scrapbooking line of products by Marah Johnson called "Love Struck." I originally bought this paper because I had some pictures of my husband's tattoo I wanted to scrap but it really seems to have grown on me so I also did a page of my hubby and I kissing.

These pictures are two years old but I just felt inspired to share them today. Enjoy!

P.S. Here's a link to Marah's blog if you'd like to see more of her work: http://marah_johnson.typepad.com/random/

Where would you rather be?

Today everywhere I look I see cold, snow, and ice. Here's the view from my house:

I wanted to share some layouts of where I'd rather be (below).

Cabo in 2006

Another One for the Tooth Fairy

It's really strange sometimes how life repeats itself.

My six-year-old daughter lost her fourth tooth yesterday almost exactly to the day that she lost her second tooth last year. In honor of that, here's the layout I did for that second lost tooth a year ago.

The only TAC product I used on this layout is the stickles but I don't think it would have the same "magical" feel without the sparkle.

The paper is some that I have had for years (literally--I've been saving it since she was born). The fairy is from Scrapbook Castle in Alton. The letters were made with coluzzle templates, and I bought the teeth brads from eBay.

Enjoy!

Stack of Pancakes

Life. It's the little things.

I loved being a stay-at-home mom for some of the most formative years of my daughter's life. It would be a regular week day, and she would ask for something like a stack of pancakes. I would make them without thinking, really.

Now that I am working every day, these things are "extra special" and we only have time for making pancakes on the weekends.

But I'm glad we had that time together. Now she is in school every day, and I'm glad I have a job to keep me busy. It makes me appreciate the time we do have together a little more.

And every Saturday, I'm happy to make her a stack of pancakes.

Love is in the air!

Or is it snow??? While it's cold and snowy here in Illinois, this layout warms my heart. Last year, my daughter went through a phase where she would grab your face and give you a big ole' kiss right on the lips. I captured this photo last February of my husband and her. I love how this layout turned out. All products (except ribbon) from The Angel Company.