I love scrapbooking!

This week I have been catching up on my December daily album and preparing project life 2012. I'm so excited to start project life this year! Last year I started it late so I felt a little unprepared and rushed. But not this year! I can't wait to start! This glass bowl sits on my table and is the collecting spot for all my new/products I want to use in my book. It's super easy since I can see through it.

As for my December daily it's in progress. This is the first year since I started doing DD that I didn't work on a single page until after Christmas. Next year I am for sure going back to doing a page a day. It's way easier! This December just got away from me.

Even though I kept a journal of my daily activities/what I wanted to document each day I feel like details are lost. I love looking back through previous years books to see similarities and differences.

I'm very sad Christmas is over, like very sad but it will be here again before we know it! Enjoy your last few days of December!

Challenges are back!

Happy Monday!

My friend Ann-Marie and I are starting our weekly challenges again! I've missed doing them. I t helps keep my creative juices going. Last time was her turn to choose. Her challenge was to create a holiday layout. Here's my layout:

 

This picture was taken the first Christmas Jeff and I were together. It feels like yesterday and a lifetime away all at the same time!

My challenge for you is to use a new color combo that doesn't include your favorite color. My most fave color in all the land is pink and I would say 99.9% of my layouts include pink somewhere. Not this time! Lets see if I can do it :)

Happy challenges!

p.s. you can play along too! Just leave a comment with a link to your project.

Christmas Highlights

It already feels like Christmas was ages ago, doesn't it? This year we had the best Christmas we have had in a long time. No drama, good food, and fun! Thank goodness :)Here are some of my favorite shots from Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

 

 

 

This year I went a little tree crazy, but hey why not?
(living room tree)

 

(family room)


My favorite part...I finally got a new camera!!!!!!!! I love it so much even though I'm still learning how to use it ☺



I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

♥Cherie

Merry Christmas!

Christmas mania

The Christmas craziness is in full swing around here. I'm still playing catch up from all things I didn't get done when I was sick. Decorating the house has been my most favorite part so far. I love trying new things and making new stuff for the holidays. One thing I am very very anxious for is getting a new camera. Since my good one broke I've been using my back, which is a back up for a reason. The photos are just not quite right. At least I have one to use for now.



This is the amazing sunset we had Saturday. And that is me wishing for snow :) on the news yesterday they were showing people digging their cars out from under the snow and I was a little jealous. It's been in the 80's and way too hot for me. It's making it feel like we should be getting ready for the 4th of July instead of Christmas. Bring on the cold!!!!!

House #1

Since last Thursday I have been pretty much out of commission. I caught a cold that took me out like none I have had before. It was super frustrating because I had SO much I wanted to do this weekend. Not to mention it was the first days of December and I had been looking forward to doing my December daily for like a month. So yesterday I finally started to feel better so I made this:

 

 

 

It's going to be part of a little village I'm making for my living room. I have a whole list decorations I want to make so hopefully this week I will get some time to bust them out :)

Love this

While searching online for Christmas quotes I came across this:

"Tradition: sit with husband in a room lit only by tree lights and remember that our blessings outnumber the lights. Happy Christmas to all." ~Betsy Cañas Garmon

Love it so much!

fun stuff

This week I have had some time to actually make stuff. It's so wonderful and exciting! My list of pages and mini book ideas is about a mile long so it feels really good to get some things accomplished. But first I have to tell you about an exciting find. You know Micheal's fabulous dollar section? They have these cute Christmas chipboard books! They had Christmas trees, Santa hats, stars, mittens, gingerbread men, angels and I think snowmen. How perfect! My plan is to make a banner with some of them. I'll show you once I start making it.


Recently on Ali Edwards blog she was talking about her yearly project called December Daily. She makes an album ahead of time that way she can scrapbook about her day easily and quickly. She starts December 1st and goes through Christmas day (one page pre day). I thought this was a great idea and this year I am doing it. I've gathered my materials and started making the book.




I used an old Starbucks bag for the cover (I knew I would need it one day) and most of the pages inside are using Basic Grey Christmas papers. As I do each page in I will post it. The chipboard books would be great in it too.
This book has inspired me to keep daily notes. Not that I will scrapbook everyday of my life but I am trying to document more of the everyday and not just special occasions.

Happy crafting!