Family Valentine's Day

What a crazy filled weekend! Two birthday parties for John,Girl Scout cookie pick-up and sort for Grace, Science projects to be completed, church, visits to both sets of Grandparents(very spontaneous and needed!)and more! Daddy gave us Valentine goodie buckets filled with chocolates-yummy-and tonight we'll have a family dinner after taekwondo and before a Scout committment-gracious! So I took a few minutes this morning and created a quick banner for the fireplace using construction paper, ribbon and old playing cards. John made the 2 origami swans and the mailbox for valentines. Done! Now for some much needed housework then a trip to Costco then Valentine parties at school.....breathe!
Enjoy your day!

Science Projects

This weekend's focus was 4th grade Science projects (x2 for twin 4th graders) and even though we've been working on this for weeks, the crunch was on to get everything glued into place! Thank goodness for double-sided tape! Whew-glad that's over!!

Happy Early Valentine's Day!

Wanted to get these cards completed and mailed last week but life got in the way-which can be a good thing! So, 2 cards down, 10 more to go! I just love Close To My Heart's "Cherry-O" paper and use it a lot. This particular card also includes 2 "Pretty Pins" from CTMH, pink twine from www.TheTwinery.com, assorted ribbon, an old playing card and a valentine doily. The sentiment is from a CTMH acrylic stamp set "You're Adored" and the ink is CTMH Chocolate-how appropriate! The polka-dot card's printed paper is something I have had FOREVER and couldn't find out who carries it. All other embellies are already noted.

Happy Early Valentines to you!

Close To My Heart's "WINGS" just flies!

Can I just say the pictures of CTMH's Wings products do NOT do the papers and patterns enough justice! THe main patterns are beautiful and black is an incredible emphasis, but I just didn't know if I could work with these jewel-tones. Received my club order Friday and just now opened the box. Oh my gracious! I had forgotten that since CTMH's papers are duo-sided, the pattern is reflected in beautiful soft re-interpretations on the back side! And in the Workshop on the Go package that all the club members ordered, we get a Level 2 kit which includes 2 sheets of each pattern plus coordinated cardstock. Plus this fabulous kit includes a mister, beautiful black embellishments and an incredible stamp set. Can I just say I am so glad I chose this kit!

This new Idea Book is fabulous and I am in love with some of the new products like the blue and green sparkles (new to me!), the chipboard banner, the buttons which include some vintage-style choices and the kraft color-ready borders!! What fun ways to embellish my family stories and memories.

PLUS>>>>the January special to get stamp sets at a great discount after ordering "Wings" was a wonderful incentive. And the Jan Stamp of the Month!! So glad I got this as it fits well with the vintage creations I love.

Can't wait to start playing with Wings!
Wanna play too? Just go to my website www.laurabohall.myctmh.com and start shopping on line!

Happy Monday, ya'all!

Crazy Hair Day!

enough said!

Where Did I GO???

Yep, it's been a while since I posted anything. Lots going on including family, holidays, new puppies, PTO. Did some re-prioritizing, and some things fell by the wayside. But that's ok. I'm back and at least I did some journaling so it's all good!

So, fresh start.
My "word" for 2011 a la Ali Edwards is LISTEN. I want to Listen more to my children's unasked questions, my mom's gentle reminders, my husbands' verbal nuances. I especially need to Listen to my Art Soul. www.bigpictureclasses.com is hosting the "One Little Word" class that I so want to take. We'll see.

I need to make a path through my creative space. What I need is a PROFESSIONAL!

I want to start taking some technique classes to incorporate into my art. I love going to www.ellenhuston.typepad.com/the_classroom_new and some of my favorite art bloggers are instructors on this site!

I love creating art and scrapbooking and cardmaking and especially teaching. I am still with CLose TO My Heart and have a "virtual club" that is fun. I can't wait to get inky again and distress cardstock and search out vintage goodies to incorporate into some art pieces. This will all come back and fulfill my ART Soul, soon!

We'll see what the future holds.
Happy February!

...and they called it, puppy looooove...

Seems like it's been forever that I have been asking my husband about bringing dogs into the family. I was raised with cats and dogs, but Brian only had felines in his life, so he didn't understand the undying loyalty, the love licks and the rewards of owning a dog or two. Until now. We brought the pups home on Aug 22 and our lives have changed drastically! Almost as much as when we brought home the twins!! Baby gates and feeding schedules and making sure the floor is immaculate to avoid choking hazards....and then there's housebreaking....omgracious! And it's soooo worth it.

The kids now know (I hope) about the commitment to raising an animal and how much effort is involved. And how much love. Grace and John are truly in love with these pups, and I am so grateful. We decided to name them Bruce and Bella Bohall. Grace took riding lessons this summer and met a beautiful HUGE, gentle clydesdale named Bruce and the name fit this male pup well. He's a big boy compared to his only brother of the litter who is a runt. The girl dog is named after a character in a current movie that Grace and John haven't seen (ahem-and hopefully won't see!)and we like the fact that Bella translates to 'beautiful' in Italian, which this puppy surely is-just beautiful!

Can't wait to scrap some pages of the newest members of our family. Lots of choices of paper and embellishments with the new Idea book! Or, I can do some digital scrapping through my website with Studio J!! I will be sure to share the results soon!

Have a great week~Laura