Project 12

So if you've been wondering where I've been, this is part of it:

I know, total mess, right? This is my scrap space, in all its glory, and it happens to live in the rec room. Granted, I took this photo in the middle of a minor overhaul, so it normally doesn't look this bad, but I just wanted to show you what I've been up to this past week. Brenna is mobile now!!! It's not an official crawl that she does, it's more of a combat crawl. It's pretty comical, she looks like a paraplegic worm, but now that she's on the move, we wanted to make things a bit safer, plus we needed to clean up for the big par-tay!

Yes, I pulled it off! Ailis is now 6 years old, and the party went off without a hitch. Here are a couple of pics of her big day(s):

We had the party on Sunday, and the weather cooperated enough that we could get all 9 guest kids in skates and on our rink without too much frenzy. Our entryway is really small, so it was an ordeal to get everyone laced up and helmeted (is that even a word?) and then undone afterwards. Jason was superdad, I couldn't have done it without him! He helped me clean up for two days beforehand, and he was making coffee and chatting up the mums, making nachos, lighting candles, carrying kids out to the ice... The list goes on! Thanks, honey! Valentine's day was a bit of a bust on Monday, no cards exchanged, no date, we were totally pooped from the big show. But Ailis told me it was the best day of her life, so it was all worth it.

We don't have kids over here very often. I have my hands full with my own, thank you very much, I don't need to worry about other people's. After a big shindig like a b-day party, however, it reminds me that my kids really aren't that bad. I was reminded that they're smart, well-spoken, (mostly) polite, and best of all, not whiney! I hate whining, and girls have GOT to be the worst!!! Anyway, if you're from Burns Lake and your kid happened to be at this party and you happen to be reading this, I'm not talking about your kid, I'm talking about all the other kids!

Well, without further ado, here is my first layout for Project 12. Have you heard about Project 12? It's a program put out by Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine, where they release a Becky Fleck sketch each month. You're supposed to summarize your month on a 2-page spread so that you'll have a nice album at the end of the year. I first heard about this through my fave LSS, Creative Accents, but then I saw that my friend Alison did it last year and is doing it again this year, so I'm going to give it a go, too. (Thanks for the inspiration, Alison!) You won't believe the troubles I had with this layout! First, I repeated myself in my journaling, hence the 3 flower brads in the middle as a cover-up. Then I noticed I mispelled January with my letter stickers: Januay! I must've been sleep scrapping, which is quite possible as I've been first responder most nights to Brenna's teething/coughing episodes. So I had to do another cover-up with another flower brad. Why didn't I just start journaling over again, you ask? Because, seasoned scrapper that I am, I had already glued everything down! And we're not talking measly tape runner here, we're talkin' industrial strength Liquid Glass! Go ahead, laugh, I don't mind. As long as you can learn from my mistakes, it is all worthwile!

P.S. If you're still here, just a quick note to say thanks to all who commented on my last post! You are all so sweet and supportive, mwah! Work has been getting better, and I think that by just staying positive, I can make it through to summer holidays. This may be just the push I need to consider other career options.

Supplies: CTMH cardstock, Boom-di-Ada and Splendour patterned paper, and hemp, Creative Imaginations patterned paper, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, American Crafts letter stickers, Prima journaling card, Bazzill trim, Making Memories flower brads, unknown buttons, ticket, and fussy cut flower