Three Little Pumpkins

The sun is mostly in hiding, the cool air has arrived, and with the onset of indoor weather I have returned to my scrapping room and table. It felt great to sit back down and start creating again, which is funny because all through the summer I had no desire to do any scrapping at all and the only crafting I did consisted of tools like paste, construction paper, finger paints, and Crayolas. It was somewhat of a relief, then, to find myself seeking the scrapping table and enjoying my old haunt. I doubt I'll be as prolific of a scrapper as I have been in the past, and I think aiming for even one layout a week may be overly ambitious; my son will be three and a half next month and I am enjoying every minute of a life with my family that now includes the excitement of preparing for a homeschooling future.

But I have found my way back to my table. In the exuberance of my prodigal return I actually completed a handful of new layouts, including this one for the Got Sketch? ladies, who contacted me last week and asked for a submission for sketch #92. It's always fun creating for Valerie and Lynn—the sketches are wonderful on their site.



Most papers are by Basic Grey
Tiny alphas by Carolee's
Title is Thickers
Clock is a rubon by Glitz

On hiatus

No matter how hard I try, I can never keep up with my indoor hobbies during the summer. Well, reading, actually, but that can be in indoor/outdoor activity, whereas I'm not about to drag all my scrapping paraphernalia to the deck for an hour's stolen enjoyment. I miss those creative afternoons, but I so love the summer weather that I'm not able to talk myself into giving it up, even to finish just one page. I tried; it wasn't pretty. So, while I've not forgotten about my love for this hobby or about this site, I won't likely be back for another few months. Look for me, if you want, around October, when the chill returns to the air and the fall pictures start rolling in.

In the meanwhile, you can fine me at http://www.theophoffs.com

Scrap Panache with Lydia

It's the 15th again, and that means time to reveal more fun that I've had over the past month trying out new challenges with Lydia. The ball was in my court this time, and after staring at a piece of fabric that has been sitting on my desk for some time, waiting to be used, I suggested a fabric challenge, and threw in a little doodling just to make it more interesting. So here's my concoction - the fabric came in my May Scarlet Lime kit (especially funny since this was not the piece of fabric that had been sitting on my desk for so long - that is still sitting on my desk), and I used a Pencil Lines sketch for isnpiration. Make sure you visit Lydia's blog to see what she came up with, too.



Nearly everything on this came in my May Scarlet Lime kit - fabric, blue cardstock, Scarlet Lime patterned papers, rubons, and stickers, and Carolee's alpha stickers
Letters are Thickers by American Crafts
Tag in corner is by Chatterbox
Quote sticker is by 7 Gypsies

Graphic inspiration

Not that kind of graphic! Graphic as in graphic art. Head on over to today's challenge at Daily Inspirations to see the art that inspired this layout, find your own inspiration, then leave us a link to your own work - we'd love to see it!



No patterned paper on this one, only Bazzill cardstock
Chipboard pieces are by Basic Grey (Lime Rickey)
Tiny Alpha letter stickers are by Making Memories
Chalkboard alpha stickers are by Jenni Bowlin

My baby is 3

My baby turned three years old today! We celebrated with grilled steak and shrimp - the dinner he specifically requested (who taught him to eat like that??? I'm going to regret that in a few years). I'd like to say that I can't believe how quickly the time has flown, but I'm not really sure that's true. And I don't remember his birth or his newborn days like they were yesterday, either. But there are glimpses, short moments, when I look at him and I see a young boy instead of the baby or toddler I've been used to. He looks like a little boy all the time, really, but I don't always see him that way, so instead there are those sharp, heart stopping moments when I gaze at him and wonder how we got here. However it was, it sure is fun.

Love

Scrap about love–any way you want–then hop on over to Daily Inspirations and post a link to your work! Here is my little love, my greatest joy.



Papers and letter stickers are by Crate Paper (Lemon Grass)
Tiny alphas are by Making Memories (Chloe's Closet)
Flower sprig by Prima
The tag came in a RAK and I'm not sure it's by

Picnics!

Summertime is here again (or at least close to it) and that means that it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to either scrap or get online. We spend so much time outside when the weather is nice that I find I have to dedicate nap time to chores instead of scrapping. But while my posts might be slightly less frequent, I really am just busy creating new memories and taking new pictures so I'll have something to scrap on the rainy days!

Trends and Techniques - use a house and fabric, then come to Daily Inspirations to share a link to your work!



Cardstock is by Bazzill
Patterned papers are by Making Memories (Chloe's Closet)
Flowers are from OTC
Tiny Alphas and Fabric alphas are by Making Memories (Chloe's Closet)