Turning 32

Wow - seriously? Where did the time go? I am soooo embarrassed that I have neglected my blog so much! No worries! Today I have some eye candy for you - in the form of a layout! Paper Issues  has issued the next challenge & its numbers! The theme is 'we've got your number' - and you can use this theme any way you'd like!  For me, I am using the theme literally by scrapbooking a layout about me turning 32.

For my birthday, Alex planned a little surprise get-together at my favorite Mexican Food restaurant. The journaling says:
Ive never been the kind of girl who expects parties on my birthday - and when I turned thirty two, it was no different! So imagine my surprise when Alex and I walked into my favorite Mexican food restaurant and I saw our close friends waiting on us! Good food was enjoyed and the drinks were plentiful! Alex had thought of everything! I had my favorite Red Velvet Cake (made by my favorite bakery, no less) By the end of the night, I was dancing in a sombrero and having a great time! We laughed, drank and had a great time - well after the restaurant had closed for the night! This was one of my best birthdays! I had such a good time!

For this page, I used an addon from the Studio Calico Handmade Kit. I really enjoyed making this page. Its been so long since I have scrapped, that this was a nice 'welcome back' layout for me!

Go link up all the layouts to the Paper Issues We've Got Your Number Challenge! If you do, post a link to your layout so I can leave you some blog love!

Merry Christmas!

Merry, Merry Christmas to you! I truly hope your holiday has been a blessed day - filled with love, peace and laughter! May God always bless you -

December One

Hey friends! I apologize for skipping out on you here lately! Its been, well, a long month of November. I will post more details later, but just know things are going to be ok.

On onto December..I am going to be participating in Ali Edwards December Daily challege. I did this last year and it is such a joy to see + remember what all we did last year. Details that I would have otherwise forgotten!

For this years album, I want to go simple + streamlined. No real fuss. No headache. Here is the coveer of my December Daily album. I love this album. I ended up using the American Crafts 6x6 album - without the page protectors, it will hold pages up to 6.5 x 7.5. Just right for a Decemeber Daily!

Details about my cover....

The star is handmade - I used some scraps left over from when I made curtains out of a painters drop cloth. I stitched them right up, and bam! A cute handmade embellishment was born! O the ribbon that is wrapped around the front cover, I tied on a Tim Holtz metal charm that says 'Christmas'.

I have chosed not to premake my pages this year. We will see how that goes! For now, though, I love the idea of creating something everyday for this book!

Thats it! Simple. Uncomplicated. These are things I am aiming for this December. Wish me luck!

* I am linking my December Daily cover to the Paper Issues Christmas Challenge! You should come take a look at the goodies over on their blog! You are sure to be inspired!

Before I leave, I wanted to share a photo of Roscoe. I just love him!