I've Been Neglecting

this blog because I spend so much time at my other place 'A Scrap Mom's Musings. I've been putting together ideas and went shopping today for some additional items to create some mini albums to sell at a local craft across the street from where I work. I also have ideas brewing for items to sell on Etsy. Oh, I did sell an item from my Etsy shop a couple of weeks ago! It was an altered clipboard and the buyer just loved it! I am more motivated now! Also, my husband has encouraged me to make some items to sell at craft fairs in the fall and also for sale on Etsy. I don't think he realized that he just about gave me permission to do some shopping!! But, I'm sorry I haven't been here as often as I should. I've just been busy and well....lazy too, I guess. There is no excuse, really. I just have to sit my butt down at the scrapping table and get to work! So, for now, I wish all of you a good night.

So Much Work To Do!

I went shopping yesterday and bought some stuff to make some items for my Etsy shop. I'm hoping they will sell. In this market, you have to have unique items and I'm hoping to pull it off. I went to several yard sales yesterday as well and bought some items to be repurposed for my own personal use---well, maybe! I'll be showing them off on my other blog--The Creative Cottage. If you haven't been to to my scrapping blog you can reach it HERE

Thanks for visiting.

Lots of Ideas brewing....

I've got lots of ideas on what I want to create for my Etsy account. I'm hoping to spend the next few days creating some samples and see how they will look. I'll try to post pics over the weekend. I don't want to make anything that's already being sold on Etsy. I want to create something unique. So, wish me luck!

Late Posting-----again!

I seem to post everything on A Scrap Mom's Musings when I should be posting here as well. Sorry----again. I'm still working on ideas on how to get this business up and running. I did upload some items to my Etsy shop on Friday. That was a relief. I'll do my best to upload as I create new items. There are so many ideas going through my head and I think alot of them have potential, but I won't get my hopes up until I can sell a few. I also need to give my daughter, Valerie, some business cards to bring to work and see if I get a few "bites" that way as well. Wish me luck!

New Design--what do you think!

I found this design through Template Mama. I just love it! I also liked my old one too, but sometimes I get bored with a design and need to change it. It's like buying a new dress, but after wearing it a few times, you just get tired of the look. That's the way it is with blog designs. Although I should keep it consistent. Not good for business if I keep changing the background! I'm hoping to start uploading projects soon. Keep a lookout!!

Redesigning the Blog!

I am currently re-designing the blog, so it will be temporarily down. Fingers crossed I don't lose everything! Check back later!

Different Styles

I thought I'd share two layouts I submitted to Memory Makers several months ago. One (Celebrate) is a two page layout of my bridal shower. Excuse the quality of the photos and the upload. This is a shabby chic style of scrapping if you're not familiar with that style. I used clusters of Prima flowers, bling (shiny stuff!) lacy border (Queen & Co.) paper doilies that I thought added a nice background to the clustered flowers. I also used a cloth doily cut in half and adhered to the edging of the paper to give it a more feminine, wedding type feel. Anything that looked feminine and vintage, I added. The other image "First Dance" uses the decorative paper as embellishment. I bought a second piece, cut out the leaves of the tree to give the page a 3D look. The paper is so pretty that I didn't want to cover it with other embellishments. I just did journaling around the half-circle and added some bling amongst the decorative print to give it that wedding feel. Thanks for looking!