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Scrapbooking with Preschoolers at Home - Installment #1

Weekly Update & Miscellaneous Meanderings
Well I was lucky to have a day this weekend with friends scrapbooking, it is the first time we have gotten together since we moved over a year ago.  It was great fun and helped me get a few extra pages done this week.

Scrapbooking with Preschoolers at Home:
Over the coming weeks I would like to share some hits and tips on my blog day as to how I get anything done in my scrapbooks with three preschoolers at home. 

#1 - Make a spot in the kids play area where you can setup a scrapbooking area, this way you can do a little scrapbooking and keep an eye on those busy bees.  Mare sure to have a place where you can put your sharp cutting tools out of reach.   If I didn't already have a table near my kids play area I would have looked into one of these:  (See one in the store! It's called a Scrap-N-Stow table!)

Tune in next Tuesday for #2

My Cupcake Project
Last week I made mention that I was working on my daughters 1st birthday pages.  Here is a picture of the cupcake layout that I finished last week.   The 2 page layout was actually completed using 1 of the Creative Imaginations birthday cupcake pages.  I started working with the layout and I was going to be covering up too many of the cupcakes so I got out my exacto knife and went crazy cutting out the cupcakes!  I had to use some of my latest addiction too, flowers!

Funny of the week at my house:
I stepped out to use the ladies room and when I came back my littlest one had climbed up on a table.  She started to run when I came back, only she ran out of table.   I guess she truly is a Monkey!

 See you next Tuesday!

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My Counts

Pages completed since Last Tuesday: 8 (+ 10 started)
Pages completed since March 17/09: 8

Happy St. Patrick's Day and A little about Tuesday's Blog Gal!

 Hope everyone is having a wonderful St. Patties Day!  I plan on dressing my kids up in green today so I can use some of the (Best Creations) paper, shown below, for a cool layout!

 

A little about me:
I am Married with 3 children. I have twin boys that are 3 1/2 and a 20 month old daughter.   I am addicted to Scrapbooking, photo taking, old cars and my computer!  (Before kids I was actually a Consultant in the Computer Industry, hence the computer addiction.  I am not sure where the car thing came from though?)

My Style:
I like to keep things fairly simple.  I take WAY to many pictures of the kids and I feel the need to include most of them in my scrapbooks.  It doesn't leave a lot of room for embellishments, but I manage to work some in.   I love to use patterned paper to enhance my pages without a lot of work. 

Why do I scrapbook?:
I want to capture as many memories as I can so that I may look back and relive those precious moments.  I find that Scrapbooking is also very relaxing, it's a great way to spend a day, evening or afternoon! (Or weekend when the Hubby lets me!)

My latest Project:
I have been working on my daughters first birthday pages.   I love the Best Creations paper and they had the perfect paper for me, cupcakes!  I made cupcakes for her birthday so the cupcake paper had to come home with me!  Stay tuned next week for an update on my 2 page layout.

Funny of the week at my house:
At the dinner table, after discussing how my oldest (by about 1 second) wakes everyone up he replied with the following "My Teddy was talking and woke everyone up, not me Mom."

See you next Tuesday!

 

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