Back in october or november of last year i started playing really close attention to my friend lisa‘s posts about project life. i’d been watching her document over 2011, and i’ve always loved seeing her scrap pages, but it wasn’t until later in the year that i started feeling interested, like maybe pL could be something that could get me interested in scrapbooking again.  i was, at the time, on a long sabbatical from scrapping. i had no desire, for months on end mind you, actually (for most of 2011) to cut paper. the only time i made something was when i had to; for kit work, assignments and creating a few altered projects.

scrapbooking just wasn’t doing it for me. i thought i was done. i told many, many people who asked that “i was done scrapbooking”. no more, i don’t scrapboook. but what i began to realize the more i watched others create and then share their weekly pL pages is that what i was having a hard time doing was documenting and finding the words to share our stories. i was still taking pictures. i was still in love with scrapbooking. i was still wishing i would do more, but i had been doing it all wrong. in the past, 75% of the time my pages were all about the making. i was first cutting paper, then arranging, then finding a pic and then journaling. i was having fun and i was loving the creative craft of scrapbooking but i was lost when it came to finding my voice. i didn’t know what to say anymore because i wasn’t starting in the right place. i had become so backwards in my thinking, focusing on the making so much that i forgot how to say what i needed to say.

it’s like i lost my balance.

then, lisa posted this. and i realized, i need to do this. pL could help me find my voice again. and when i thought long and hard about it, i really wanted to get it back.

there’s a part of me that thinks it’s funny. because pL has become quite the ” new IN thing” this year, and i would normally let something like that turn me off. but you know what. it’s awesome that so many people are doing it. everyone has a story to tell. i may have had a hard time as of late documenting ours/mine but so far it’s been amazing. and i already have a few page ideas from my pL documenting & picture taking. and that is something that makes me very happy.

my goal this weekend? to spend some time getting all of my instagram pics i’ve been taking and all that journaling i’ve been saving in my organizer into my pL album.

happy friday!
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It’s a big kR digital release day, i have 8 kits being released this morning at 2peas.

- There’s a HUGE valentines kit; you can either buy it all in one shot as a full collection or pick and choose which pieces you’d like and purchase them seperately.

- I also made what i’m calling a “Scraps” kit, which is basically an 8.5″x11″ printable pdf from the love & adoration collection (see below). It can be used for traditional scrapbook pages, project life or general holiday projects, i’m thinking of creating a mini garland with it.
  eta : the scraps kit will actually be out next tuesday. we had a little issue so i had to hold it til the next release date. worth the wait though!

- Lastly there’s a set of printable chalkboard journaling cards. I love these. LOVE. Lots of brushes are included in this set as well as a plain chalkboard background so you can make your own if you’d like. My journaling cards come in both .jpg & .pdf so you can print and use or add your journaling and photos before printing as well as use them in digital layouts and projects.

And the icing on the cake? All valentines themed digital projects are 20% off this week at 2peas. I know. 20% off brand new valentines releases, doesn’t get any better than that!

happy tuesday!
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:: this will be out next tuesday, 2.7.12 ::

created with 7gypsies trousseau collection, 7gs tryptic arc kit, 7gs embellishments, hambly clear overlay, ranger crackle paint & stains, vintage findings + book papers + other odds and bits from my stash.

i told you i had valentines on the brain and now it’s scattered all over my desk and in quite a few files on the computer. vintage love rocks.

happy monday!
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we’re on week two of winter break and i have to say, converting to the mac has been awesome. it’s also awesome for helping redirect the crankiness that consumed the littles yesterday (or anyday). from frog faces to buggy eyes it was the best 30 minutes ever. i’m trying to squeeze in every ounce of fun out of this last week so we’re off today to see a movie and then i’m taking them to go trade in some of their old books at the paperback book store (hoping to find 1 or 2 for me too. suggestions?).

i’m also trying to blog mwf. even if i don’t think i have anything to share/say. hoping the routine will get me back on a regular basis… once the littles are back in school i’m sure it’ll be alot easier. i’ve been piling up the craftyness and house diys and design work inspiration in pinterest and i am anxious to get my doing started after spending so many nights pinning all of the things i want to do.

what have you been up to / doing?

eta : just a quick note that my new kR vintage tabs kit is on sale at 2peas this week for 20% off, that makes it $1.60. seriously, a good deal.

happy wednesday!
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Just popping online for a few minutes to share with you that there are seven new kR digital kits available at two peas today, including the beautiful cabinet card frames above and the vintage letter press trays that you can see below.

I hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday, it’s been very mellow here, which is so nice. The man has this entire next week off which i am looking forward to enjoying with him & the littles. Hoping we can make it into the city for a fun day at the exploratorium!

To you and yours happy new year!!
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lighting has been icky here lately and i can’t seem to get a good pic of my december journal so i thought i’d post a few recent digi layouts with the new Route 25 kits, since there’s no picture taking required. ;)

make sure you check the kR facebook page a bit later today (now!) for a fun Route 25 fan freebie. it might help with your project life & december daily journaling… *hint*hint* see below.

happy wednesday.
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I have a big release tomorrow at two peas. 8 vintage kits, and wanted to share the preview images with you all this afternoon. i’m a sucker for a homespun christmas and old ephemera and photos, so i had alot of fun designing these and including them in the route 25 kits. don’t miss the shiny & birght countdown badges at the bottom either, super fun for some december daily action or general scrapping.would love to know what you think. ;)

i’ll be back tomorrow with some peeks in my december daily that i’m made with the papers that i printed from the route 25 kit.

happy monday!
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saturday afternoon, after the salvage yard, with my car full of chippy wood and windows, beth and i decided to head over to north beach to fill our tummies with some food. it really is one of the best places in the city for eats.

but before we ate, while we were trolling the back streets for a parking place i drove past this little shop, tucked a few blocks off columbus. i didn’t see much of it while driving by. just those huge marquee letters. that was enough, so i told beth we’d have to make a pit stop on the way to food. my instincts were on fire. food could wait. ;)

i think i might have swooned a little bit when we walked in. this was my kinda store people. the goods were amazing. if my pocketbook had held enough cash (and i had known the hubs wouldn’t kill me when i got home sunday night from rescuing more old things) i think almost all of it would have come home with me. i’m still kinda upset i didn’t buy (let alone take a pic of) the huge tulip educational picture that was sitting on the far wall out of the pic above. it. was. amazing.

this table though made up for it. everything on it was $1. i spent $24. i should have spent $100. i’m still kicking myself that i didn’t pile more into my hands of the 1800s parchments. they. are. amazing!

my loot. i bought pictures, parchments, antique french bill of sales checks. and i’m really smitten with my girl who looks like a pilgrim.

old papers make thee happy.

i’m a sucker for old pictures too. especially old houses and women.

i might have gasped really loudly when i found this beauty. *note. she was $1. she’s parisian. she’s 127 years old. she’d beautiful.

i’m still kinda swoony. it’s a word people.

today i’m working on some new things to share next week, including a really belated shadowbox i owe someone who’s been very, very, very patient with me while my mojo kerfluped. i’m making things made with things i found last weekend. i’m making things with stencils that a very talented friend sent me.

and i have to note. i’ve been really enjoying the time i’ve been taking to just make whatever my heart desires, even when i’m all over the place with where that is taking me. i’m experimenting. i’m exploring. it’s making me happier than i thought it would.

happy friday!
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- listed a few mini kit’s for halloween in the ephemera shop; practically every little bit is vintage.

- working on new digital goodies for my shop at 2peas.

- discovering the batch process button in pS. that button is awesomesauce!

- anticipating my girls weekend in sf with my sweet friend. we’re sleeping here, saturdaying here and then flea marketing here.

happy wednesday!
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