MISSING: SCRAP MOJO

Missing: Scrap Mojo
Materials: Woodgrain embossed paper (store brand), We R Memory Keepers Energy stamp (lightbulb), Studio Calico lightbulb & library stamp,  Elle Studio Hadnmade layers Date strip, Glitz Design Mini letters, Studio Calico Home Front Fab Rip, Making Memories Paper Reverie Gems (brad, rose and bling), Sassafras Lass,  Mister Huey- Schoolhouse and cream, Crate Paper and Studio Calico paper borders 

Your Scrapbook Stash Sketch Challenge 2/25/11

I really like how this page turned out. I went in totally blind with no design or subject idea in mind. I put in some of my favorites- embossed woodgrain paper, pink and yellow strips, the Fab-Rip flower and something new: itty bitty micro alphas from Kaiser Craft. Aren't those AWESOME? Found them in my local scrap store- Paper Presentation on 18th street. I've been wanting sticks that size for ages!!! You'll be spotting those in all my pages- guaranteed.

Can you tell I killed my sewing machine while attempting a border on this page? That big clump comes from the spool that goes in the bottom of the machine. I'm still trying to figure out how I loaded it in wrong. I hope Dave can make it work again- I've used it exactly 5 times the 2 years I've had it.

So staying with my theme to keep the page "clean and simple" for this week... My friend Darkpoetess invoked the goddess Coco Channel yesterday when commenting on my habit to throw everything but the kitchen sink at a page- namely how Coco said take one thing off before you leave the house. So looking at this page I would take off....

The numbered sheep. Why is there a numbered sheep there????

She got lost man. Maybe she'll mosey on over to a page about Lola NOT sleeping.

Part of my problem right now is a lack of time for hobbies. Miss Lola is refusing to sleep on her own. She only naps on my chest. Training her has gone out the window- she just cries her head off if I put her in the crib. I even tried waiting her out- I waited an HOUR. She cried for a FULL HOUR rather than sleep!!!   

But she also picked up a cute habit- she drops her food and then looks at me and says UH OOHHH!! I'm getting great arm muscles from all the floor scrubbing I'm doing lately.

I SAID- FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MuChOs SmOoChEs!

M.

Making it RIGHT.

I'm a design team member for a great challenge blog called "Paper Issues". Please check them out. The projects these uber creative women put up make me feel like my stuff is WHACK. Seriously. But I must put my feelings of inadequacy aside and soldier on. One particular holiday page of mine was REALLY bothering me.
This one:

Black Friday 2010

You may remember this page from a previous post:
Seen here: http://myanaloglife.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-first-christmas-page.html

I posted my sad little attempt on the Scrapbook.com critique forum GLUE DOTS and got some wonderful feedback- like use more red to add contrast. DUH!!! Why didn't I think of that?
Glue Dots is looking for members by the way- sometimes you need a fellow scrapper to give you that extra nudge on a piece: Glue Dots Critique Group- SCRAPBOOK.COM
Here's how it's displayed in Miss Lola's room:

The blue bird slippers are from an Etsy shop 
called Precious Piddies (closed). They're FELT!!

I misted the previously light beige burlap with Tattered Angels Burnt Red, shuffled the Jillibean Soup flowers around and added some of the Celebrate It acorn garland to give it a tiny bit more texture. But the largest change came in the title work. I previously used some glitter sticker alphas from Kaiser Crafts but they blew out every time I tried to shoot them. These are American Crafts Thickers- love the dimension they add. 

MuChOs SmOoChEs!

M.