i'm pretending i don't see the polkadots...

today was what seemed a very long day. however, i was able to make a quick trip to the shoppe. i have lost a very special pen; it was a gift. the pen was one of those you can take apart and put whatever you want to show thru the barrel. believe it or not mine was white with green polkadots and had my initial in the middle. i must have lost it at the hospital while visiting my grandmother. so, that is why i was at the shoppe. thankfully cheryl had the pens and was holding one for me to pick up today. now i have to make a decision on just what i want on the inside!

i've really missed being at the shoppe. but, thankfully i am on the email list so i can keep up with all her goodies as they arive! you should see the awesome topiary she made for a sweet valentine. and the card to go with it is perfect. both cheryl and sandy have blogs and are listed on my page. to see their beautiful hand made gifts and cards you should follow their wonderful blogs!

the polkadots are still here...

got to the card class (late as usual) but i got there! sandy's a great teacher and i'm great at taking my time;) the cards are cute and sweet, for us girls anyway. we actually made cards for the guys too. pretty neat.

as sandy moved on to take a "page" class from shelley i was still taking my time working on my cards. ok, so they're a bit simple looking but i did make them. and i enjoyed doing so. the only reason i sat and finished the cards then rather than later is because i let the "page" class go for once. i missed taking the class tho. but i will be there for the valentine pages shelley has come up with.

i enjoy putting my albums together. it finally clicked with me that i don't have to have a picture(s) to work around. i was able to put together two albums within two weeks prior to christmas. one with pictures spanning over 25 years and another for someone special for their own special pictures. i don't know if its just a fluke or if i've really gotten a clue about this fabulous art.

it helps, i believe, if you have teachers, friends, and a bit of interest, in a setting that surrounds you with any and all possibilities. its a fun place. a happy place. a couple of months ago there was a poll on the scrap shoppe blog. the majority voted scrapbooking to be a therapeutic. (and i'm sitting here watching tokyo drift). one of my true passions... driving fast. oops;)

now if i can just get the polkadots off this page, today!

now if i can get the polkadots off of my page i will basically be happy...

well i cropped until almost midnight last night. when i got home i checked out a friend's blog. her's was so cute it made me sick. so i've made some adjustments. how this is going to work out, i don't know. we'll see;)

today (this morning) i will be taking another card class. birthday cards by sandy! so i have my handy little birthday calendar to help me out. it was suggested and obviously would make things easier as i go along learning just how sandy manages her techniques. ok, so i need more coaching. (just an excuse to take the class.)

LIFE AT THE SHOPPE: friday nite crop!

LIFE AT THE SHOPPE: friday nite crop!

friday nite crop!

ok. so i've learned that crop nite really takes its tole on me the next day. but i love being surrounded by wonderful people and all that we can share with each other! there's so much laughter and most everyone is working on something different. all have their own style of doing their pages. last nite was great. not so much a full house but a busy one. one of our girls completed 20 pages! as to my 1 page. lol! a few of our friends weren't able to be there but we know they will show up soon. we also have new comers and that's always fun. as much fun it is to scrapbook making new friends just adds so much more. its wonderful when some will come from almost 100 miles to join us! i truly believe the draw to the shoppe is the owner, cheryl. she has the patience of job. she never fails to help when someone is new to the craft. she's the busiest woman i know. and i can promise you she has more craft ideas (especially scrapbooking) with christmas just ahead of us than any magazine you can find! when there is a moment that someone is stuck she can follow your idea and get you going again.

when you have a moment please check out her blog http://www.thescrapbookshoppe.blogspot.net/ and you will see for yourself what i'm talking about.