Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps.

What would be a page about my guy if there will no page about my boy? I scrapped about him a lot this past week – I was trying to finish his second grade album (he is just about to end third grade!) and I am 75% done. I would not do it again though – a few spreads per school year will be in his album since 1) It takes a lot of work 2) It’s impractical and 3) His sister is going to be in school next school year and I know I would not be able to keep up! I just need to have an album done because he participated in a lot of school activities that year.

I had my son when I was two months short of turning 20, so I didn’t have any health care insurance nor life insurance. I am thinking of getting my life insurance quote soon – he is turning 10 and me 30 by the end of the year so I better start now!

Here are his pages, more to come!

I have been scrapping a lot of boy layouts lately. I did some rearranging on my scrapbooks a few days ago and realized with a pang of guilt that my son is so much behind on pages compared to my daughter, not that he has been cooperating lately. He has been in school for most of the day for the past two years and it is just so easy to take pictures and just “be with” my little princess. My husband also has about 10 pages out of the 600 I have printed – so I told myself I need to try to make pages about them.

Making pages about my husband is harder, since I always seem to be lost for words, and everyday life with him is far and few in between because he works in the city. So I just scrapped what felt like scrapping, after all, this guy – he doesn’t give me the whole world at my feet – no diamonds, no shoes, no bags no fancy dinners, but he gives me himself, focus and all. I doubt few men can offer themselves up like that. And for that I am grateful. After all, before we had kids, he was my everything.

Have you scrapped the men in your life lately?

February is midway and I am only now blogging about this. Perhaps the quick trim burn and cleanse I have been trying to use also cleans out my memory!

February is here and we couldn’t be more excited because we’re celebrating 4 years of sweetness here at SSD with a month of special events! In addition to a brand new set of challenges for our February portfolio, we also have an amazing new Treat of the Month that we are so excited to shine the spotlight on! Leslie Coltrain is a scrapper with distinctive style and her gallery is going to knock your socks off. Lifting Leslie is the very first task that will earn you Sweet Reward points in this month’s portfolio, so get to her gallery right away and start looking for a page that inspires you! In addition to earning you a point, every layout posted in our special Treat of the Month Gallery this month will be automatically entered to win a $10 gift certificate to the shoppe! As if that weren’t sweet enough, don’t forget to look for more of Leslie’s work in the shoppe this month in our "Inspired By Leslie" templates created by Darcy Baldwin. Thanks for making Sweet Shoppe Designs such a sweet place to be over the last 4 years, we look forward to many more celebrations with you in the future!

Here is my page for her:

I love Leslie’s page, Bank On It, this is a literal scraplift! Thanks for the inspiration Leslie!
Credits:
Cloud 9 by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

You can get the limited edition Inspired by Leslie templates by Darcy Baldwin too:

I cannot help but not make this page after my son told me one time that all I ever have time for is his sister. He is really growing up so fast that sometimes emotionally it is hard to keep up and give him what he needs. Teenagers are the “neediest” of all ages. They need time and space and friend/older sister/brother more than a Mom or Dad. It is hard to know where to place yourself. I wonder if richard willich felt the same thing growing up?

Credits:

Traci Reed I Loved Her First
Cindy Schneider Template 41
DJB SarahS Print

Here is what I wrote:
I know there are times when you would wonder if I really love you especially at this stage when all I seem to do is notice all the things you do wrong and I focus on your little sister all the time. May these pictures remind you that the spotlight was yours for five years. You were my first, you will always be the first. My son, I loved you first.

Who doesn’t love Lauren Grier? I totally recommend that you read her interview (together with the hydrolyze review you need to be reviewing, whatever that is) – you will learn more about La, as she is fondly called. What I love about La is not only is she a great designer she is a fabulous scrapper as well, her style stands out, and you gotta read her pages, straight to the heart, laugh out loud, knock your socks off!

Here are some pages I made using La’s stuff:

Credits:
Traci Reed Bottom Ups Set 5; Bad Sewing Machine XII Dont Be a Square 2
Lauren Grier A Beautiful Glow
DJB Jenna

It has been a while since I made a page for my boy. Scrapping him these days is hard, since he has mood swings and has developed an aversion for the camera. I also cannot help but get all emotional and preachy whenever I try to journal on his pages. I think I would need quotes for growing up and values for this kid (as well as recommended diets for quick weight loss as I need to lose weight fast!).

Credits:
Fee Jardine As If
CK Journaling
Valorie Wibbens Template

You guys know I rarely scrap if it needs to be on a short-term notice. I just have a hard time scrapping under pressure. It also takes me time to work around showcasing a kit if I just received and downloaded it. But it all changed when I saw SSD’s latest offering, the Petit Fours!

I have never scrapped with kits so easily. Trust me, these kits will be worth every penny!

And this is a first for me – showing layouts I scrapped the day I also downloaded it Hope you like them!

Please Note that our Limited Edition Petit Fours will be available for the month of February ONLY! When March 1st arrives, these special kits will be retired into the Sweet Shoppe Vault for good. In the tradition of our classic 2 Scoops and Triple Dips, Petit Fours were created with lots of love and sweetness by a team of 4 of our talented designers just in time for our 4th Birthday.

Maybe primarily because there are only a few nice pictures of us – it’s always about getting him a picture with the kids recently as he works away during weekdays. So it was nice make a page about us for SSD’s Treat of the Month in January (Jaclyn Bernardo a.k.a mrsjb).

I lifted her My Girls layout.
Credits:
With Gratitude by Lauren Reid, Dani Mogstad and Misty Cato
Gimme Space Font by Lauren Reid and Darcy Baldwin

We are subconsciously really working hard to focus and make time for each other this year so I really hope we can make it last throughout the year. I am now cooking (yes, it’s a miracle) to help reduce cholesterol and save us money while he is more appreciative of what I do and doesn’t even compete with me for computer time anymore . I tell you, miracles do happen!