Playing Catch Up!

Here are a few layouts that I completed while at Goldilocks Getaway. I finished a total of 16 layouts and I had a million more that I could have done! I was pretty happy to get caught up with my boys stuff. However, I did not get to work on any Disney or our Arkansas trip. I am afraid I will be taking another trip before I ever get to these layouts.

Stop, Drop & Roll: Various Disney papers, black cardstock, and various diecuts.

Bewitching Attraction: Aunthentique Halloween Line, Dusty Attic chipboard and Vintage Halloween cards.

Zombie Sockmonkey: Sandable paper, cardstock in red, cream, and black; Thicker letters.

Fall: Used so many products do really remember all the companies.

Banditos: Little Yellow Bycycle Baseball line.

We had the best time at the Goldilocks Getaway. I hope that we get to do that at least twice a year. It was refreshing to work on some of my own things, as well as, spending time with friends.

Until my next post.....happy scrapping!

Wendy

Goldilocks Getaway

Well, my fellow scrappers...I am almost off! I know many of you think it must be awesome to work at a scrapbook store. Well, it is! But, you never get to scrap for yourself once your hobby becomes a job. A painter never paints his own house. A mechanic never fixes his own car...right?! Well, a scrapbook teacher never scraps her own stuff. I was going to take my customers things to work on, but I said to myself...this weekend is for me! I will be scrapping for myself. It is a new scrapping getaway located in Baton Rouge. It is actually a quilters retreat house, but another group of scrappers went and used it as a scrapbook house, and they said it was wonderful. So I am off to a fun filled weekend of scrapping, laughter, movies, reading and relaxing. I hope I will have some layouts to share with you soon. Take care my scrappy friends. I do have a new class out at TM. I will post layout later. If you would like to see it, go to www.trmemories.com and click on class calendar. It is titled "Baby it's Cold Outside."

Merry Christmas 2011

I love Christmas, I love to decorate for theseason. I have added some new pieces to my collections.My parents came last night and allowed the boys to each open 1 present. Dax loves nutcrackers, so he got a new one to add to his collection. Drew opened up a nativity scene that is for the whole family to enjoy. My boys are growing up in a Catholic school, I am very proud at the job they have done teaching them about the real meaning of Christmas. The other night my youngest was in the school play and it was just lovely and he really understands the reason we celebrate Christmas and the birth of baby Jesus. I have taken a few pictures of some of my decorations for you to enjoy. I have not really scrapbooked much lately, well not for myself...so I don't really have much to post in that department. I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year. If you are one of my ladies who take my scrapbook classes I really want to "Thank You" for your support in making my classes such a success, I couldn't do this without you all! Thank you so much! I hope to see you all next year!

Merry Christmas and Lots of Love,

Wendy

This is my mantle with our Nutcracker collection. I also received and ceramic piece from my grandmothers passing that I adore, it is the 3 caroling children that also serves as a candle holder. I will cherish this forever! This is the new Nativity set that we received this year from my mother.Anyone who knows me, knows that I love frogs! All shapes and sizes. This is a cookie jar that has a story behind it! My mom bought it from Gumps. Well, my darling husband decided to decapate the frog. He broke its head. I was DEVASTATED! So after feeling (I guess) really bad, he located another one through google, because Gumps no longer had them. Wa- laaa I got another frog cookie jar!

This is our pencil Christmas tree. I love it! It's not over the top big... its really skinny! Works for our house, gives us more room for family! It doesn't require too many ornaments either. At the entrance you can see my collections of Santa's. My mother said she has many more that she found at my grandmothers house, so I will be adding to this collection next year.

I hope you all enjoyed a little Christmas tour through my home. Ha haha kinda like the Tour of Homes during the Holidays, via the web! LOL- enjoy!

A *NEW* Blogger Template

Okay, I am so out of the loop on the blogger templates. I tried to give my blog a new Christmas look and lord have mercy, I got all confused with these new options. AND I still can't figure out how to move only my picture and title back to the center! Law-de! Anyways, I hope everyone Holiday Season is going well. I have been working on an auction project for a friend of mine. I hope to take some pictures of it and post them later. Until then, keep shopping, scrapping, wrapping or whatever it is you need to do to get prepared for Christmas.

Oh Ps. The Christmas layout below....you wouldn't believe the response that I got from that class! I had a total of a whopping 76 class takers! Can you believe that! That has been my record so far. I have been teaching at TM, going on my 4th year! I am so blessed, I absolutely love teaching at TM and love teaching the ladies that I have met so far. It has been a wonderful adventure and I must thank everyone for making my classes so successful!

Have you been.....Naughty or Nice?

Well, I feel like I have been naughty because I have almost given up on this blog of mine! It's just something I don't think about as much. I often wonder if people look at it anyways. Until I completely give it up, take a look at my next class at TM. Last month I taught a beautiful layout, but can't seem to find a picture of it anywhere. I hope you enjoy this one. This is teh Fancy Pants Christmas line. The brick wall is made with molding paste and a stencil, Tim Holtz stains and spraymist.