My mom is visiting for the week to help my brother represent Double D BBQ (http://http://doubledbbq.com/Default.aspx?categoryid=1) at the St. Louis Home & Garden Show.
My husband will also be there, partying after--I mean--helping with the show.
But when Mom's not at the show, she's shopping with me or playing games with my son.
Right now we have a mean game of Rummy 500 going.
I am not winning.
And neither is Nana.
Oh, well, there's always tomorrow!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Basic Grey Amy
Well, today I learned I have a new title.
Basic Grey Amy
You see, I teach and prep all of the classes at For Keeps Sake that are sent to us by Basic Grey.
And I love them.
They are so sweet and grungy at the same time.
And I've noticed that you guys have been signing up for the classes even without samples posted!!
Thank you!
But never fear, the page of the month layout is now finished and hanging in the store for you to drool over.
As always with a Basic Grey class, you will receive enough stuff to make the class as you see it and even more stuff to change it up or make another whole new thing!
And I think you know the extra fun part of the class is that when you take the next consecutive 12 months of layout classes, you will receive a scrapbook album from Basic Grey at the end of those 12 months.
See call the store now, cuz I only have a few spaces left open for March 16 at 6 pm. (314-487-8131)
Oh yeah, class is just $18.
See ya
Basic Grey Amy
You see, I teach and prep all of the classes at For Keeps Sake that are sent to us by Basic Grey.
And I love them.
They are so sweet and grungy at the same time.
And I've noticed that you guys have been signing up for the classes even without samples posted!!
Thank you!
But never fear, the page of the month layout is now finished and hanging in the store for you to drool over.
As always with a Basic Grey class, you will receive enough stuff to make the class as you see it and even more stuff to change it up or make another whole new thing!
And I think you know the extra fun part of the class is that when you take the next consecutive 12 months of layout classes, you will receive a scrapbook album from Basic Grey at the end of those 12 months.
See call the store now, cuz I only have a few spaces left open for March 16 at 6 pm. (314-487-8131)
Oh yeah, class is just $18.
See ya
Monday, February 8, 2010
the Little Black Album
So the other day at For Keeps Sake I found a lovely little black album from Cosmo Cricket, just lying there, looking lost and lonely.
And then I found the perfect paper and embellishments, also from Cosmo Cricket. (I love Cosmo!)
This little black album became a book about what I see everyday, but don't always recognize as the miracle that it is: the transformation of my little baby boy into the amazing 7-year old he is today and the wonder of who he'll be.
The idea for the album started with a picture I found of my boy as a baby. He couldn't have been more than 6-months old, and there he was "reading" a little photo album I had put together for him.
As sweet as that is, the sparks really started flying when I remembered another picture I have of his 6-year old self sitting on the couch, devouring a Star Wars book--and not just any Star Wars book--one from his daddy's childhood collection.
And I got to thinking about all of the things my son does now that have roots in the baby he was. And in the people who love him.
I had to get it in this book.
Well, some of it anyway.
Once I started looking there were so many photos and subjects to choose from! Do I put the picture of him riding his trike next to a photo of him on a two-wheeler with training wheels he named Flame Monster or next to the photo of him riding Flame Monster to the library (with no training wheels!) or next to the photo of him on the back of Babu's motorcycle?
So I made room for all of those with a mini book within a mini book!
And there was basketball, soccer, swimming, legos, Halloween, football, guitar, board games, Wii games, computer games, friends...
For those I just narrowed it down to five broad topics that I thought suited who he is today, made the left page be a "then" and the right page be a "now" page.
And I made lots of room for journalling and photos for each page.
Cuz I'm not known for my brevity.
Now,
just for you,
I have made this labor of love available as a class at For Keeps Sake.
And then I found the perfect paper and embellishments, also from Cosmo Cricket. (I love Cosmo!)
This little black album became a book about what I see everyday, but don't always recognize as the miracle that it is: the transformation of my little baby boy into the amazing 7-year old he is today and the wonder of who he'll be.
The idea for the album started with a picture I found of my boy as a baby. He couldn't have been more than 6-months old, and there he was "reading" a little photo album I had put together for him.
As sweet as that is, the sparks really started flying when I remembered another picture I have of his 6-year old self sitting on the couch, devouring a Star Wars book--and not just any Star Wars book--one from his daddy's childhood collection.
And I got to thinking about all of the things my son does now that have roots in the baby he was. And in the people who love him.
I had to get it in this book.
Well, some of it anyway.
Once I started looking there were so many photos and subjects to choose from! Do I put the picture of him riding his trike next to a photo of him on a two-wheeler with training wheels he named Flame Monster or next to the photo of him riding Flame Monster to the library (with no training wheels!) or next to the photo of him on the back of Babu's motorcycle?
So I made room for all of those with a mini book within a mini book!
And there was basketball, soccer, swimming, legos, Halloween, football, guitar, board games, Wii games, computer games, friends...
For those I just narrowed it down to five broad topics that I thought suited who he is today, made the left page be a "then" and the right page be a "now" page.
And I made lots of room for journalling and photos for each page.
Cuz I'm not known for my brevity.
Now,
just for you,
I have made this labor of love available as a class at For Keeps Sake.
on Monday February 22
at 6 pm
for $20
I will teach you how to make this album, and maybe you'll use some of the same titles I've used in my book cuz you'll have some of the same themes, but most likely you'll alter them to suit your child, your memories.
And that is what this wonderful hobby of ours is all about.
Making your memories come alive for those you love in a way that only you can do.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Welcome
I am so glad you stopped by.
I'm finally joining the world of blogging, and we'll see how it goes.
For those of you that don't know me, I like to create--scrapbooks, mini books, jewelry, purses, and whatever I can get my hands on and my brain wrapped around. The list is really endless.
But what I really enjoy is creating for others. I mean, really, what's better than taking something out of your head and making it come alive for someone else?
I love it.
And I love playing with new techniques, too.
And new media.
And old media.
So, take a stroll through my blog (ha! this is the first post!) and see if what I find From My Window is something you might like, too.
I'm finally joining the world of blogging, and we'll see how it goes.
For those of you that don't know me, I like to create--scrapbooks, mini books, jewelry, purses, and whatever I can get my hands on and my brain wrapped around. The list is really endless.
But what I really enjoy is creating for others. I mean, really, what's better than taking something out of your head and making it come alive for someone else?
I love it.
And I love playing with new techniques, too.
And new media.
And old media.
So, take a stroll through my blog (ha! this is the first post!) and see if what I find From My Window is something you might like, too.
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