tuesday

2.26.2013

you will never have this day 
with your children again.
tomorrow, they'll be a little
older than they were today.
this day is a gift.
breathe and notice.
smell and touch them;
study their faces
and little feet and pay attention.
RELISH THE CHARMS
OF THE PRESENT.

enjoy today, mama.
it will be over before you know it.

-jen hatmaker

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Having a blog hiatus seems to be quite the norm for me these days.  Life is so FULL right now and I am just trying to live it to the best of my ability.  I fall short, we all do, and I can simply try better tomorrow . . . at least that is what I tell myself :)  My 2 little ones are growing so fast.  The days are a fine balance between the "relishing" of moments & simply trying to survive all the obligations found within the ordinary day. . .

I think I owe someone a roller stamp . . . or how about we switch it up to 3 WINNERS!!!!  Yay!!  I have 3 to give away, the original Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic roller stamp I mentioned, a Dear Lizzy Neapolitan roller stamp, and an American Crafts With Love roller date stamp.  I think the last one was at Target only, I haven't seen it online anywhere.  SO let's draw some winners!!!!

#1  Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Roller Stamp
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ELISABETH BOTTOMS


#2  Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Stamp
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MARGIE


#3  American Crafts With Love Roller Stamp
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JILL P


Elisabeth, Margie, & Jill, please email me at dailyscrap@gmail.com with your address so I can get these out to you - thanks everyone for your comments!!!

Now, on to some scrapping to share . . .

Noel Mignon's February kit, Lasting Love, was full of pink, red, teal, and grey - such a fab combo of colors!!  Below each pic is a "details" link to the post where you can find specifics on what I did.  Here's what I came up with . . .

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The layout above actually goes along with this month's sketch challenge at Noel Mignon.
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You can find all the specifics to play along with us HERE.

Before I go, I wanted to answer a questions posed by "30 on Life"


I always love your work!! :) Do you have a formula you tend to follow? You generally seem to have a 'border' (so to speak) around the whole LO.


First of, thanks so much for following my work!!!  I'll be honest, I don't know if I would consider it a set "formula" but I do tend to often create a "base" for each layout I create.  The "base" usually consists of one or two sheets of solid cardstock.  I then build my layout upon that - typically with patterned paper.  I always like to either stitch or use pen to create a border around the patterned paper portion of the layout to help "ground" it to the cardstock.  Hope that makes sense & answers your question.  Maybe I need to do a video one of these days - a walk-through of my process???  That might be fun :)

Thanks so much to everyone for reading this blog over the past 3 1/2 years.  I happened to notice I have hit 203,193 pageviews as of today - crazy!!!  With a little number crunching I have figured out that ends up being about 1,200 pageviews a week - thank you so much for finding me & following along with me!!!!  Have a fabulous Tuesday :)

8 comments:

  1. Loved the poem at the start of today's post! I will have to "steal" it! I love reading your blog and seeing your fresh new ideas, wish you were posting more often, but totally understand!

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  2. Oh Julie I too love that quote/poem at the beginning. How true it is. Don't worry about your blog hiatus's. It is completely understandable. Just enjoy each day to the fullest. Those two little boys will be grown before you know it. I know. I have been there. My middle... turning 15 next month. My oldest will be 25 in June!! Unreal. I am telling you it feels like yesterday that each was born. I know Brit's last 3 years before she graduates is going to go at warp speed. Seriously, don't worry about your blog. Your devoted readers will always be here. :) LOVE the pages!!! I may have to borrow some of the quotes. When did Nick grow up?? That last page... he is losing his baby face!!! They are both so darn cute, you know. ;)

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  3. I love the little's hair. When your kids are grown, you will have lots of time to scrap. You won't loose your talents!

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  4. Love that picture of the boys. So sweet. Yes, they grow up in a blink of an eye. Wonderful creations! Love the stitching and heart banner on the first. Terrific sketch too! I'm fine when you don't have a chance to blog because I just stalk you wherever you are hanging out! hee hee

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  5. What a great quote at the beginning. And I just took the best picture that matches that quote. I smell a layout soon. Thanks for the inspiration once again!

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  6. Fabulous poem to start your post. Love the layouts.

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  7. What AMAZING pages as always Julie!!! I absolutely love the first one (and have it pinned!) with the heart border. ;)

    Oh and I would loooooooove to see a video from you sometime!
    - April

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    1. That should say heart BANNER not border, lol...

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