Monday, August 3, 2009

All She Wants to Do is Scrap...

I've been singing "All She wants to do is Scrap" lately (to the tune of Don Henly's "All She Wants to Do is Dance"); cuz seriously that's how I've been feeling! It's crazy! Ever since I made my project list I feel like I just can't stop scrapping! LOL. I'm sure it will wear off at some point, but for now I'm just enjoying it.

I finished my "N is for Now" page, just in time, because tomorrow the "O" prompt goes live! For this one, I just decided to capture the everyday "now" of my life. I had these prompts from an article on journaling by Ali Edwards, and I thought it was the perfect time to use them...
It's probably pretty difficult to read the journaling on the page, so here it is:

Now outside my window: the sun is shining, the wind is blowing and it's 81 degrees. I am wearing: yoga pants, a sweatshirt that says "we are one" & my orange polkadot readers. I am thankful for: Sundays with nothing on the agenda. I am creating: every day, and it feels great. I am reading: "Life is a Verb" by Patti Digh, "Wide Open" by Randi Feuerhelm-Watts & all my daily blogs and forums. I am hearing: the soft whir of my emac in an otherwise silent room. I am seeing: lots of little bits of paper all over the scraproom floor, Willie looking out the window & Johnny is chewing on a plastic patterned paper sleeve. It's another wonderful Sunday.

I can finally share my Scrapping The Music layout for the week too. The song is the Mary Tyler Moore theme, which is one that is close to my heart, because, not only did I grow up with that show, but her character lives in Minneapolis, and the whole concept of starting over all alone rings true for me too. In fact, when I started over and bought my own condo, the famous Mary Tyler Moore house was right in my neighborhood. Anyways, here's how my layout turned out... (click on the photo to enlarge it)

The journaling reads:
It was April of 2005. My divorce was behind me. I had new friends, an awesome new condo in the heart of Minneapolis, and my buddies Johnny and Willie by my side. I knew, finally, that everything was going to turn out great.

Come on over and play along - it's such a fun song to scrap!

I will be back tomorrow with a Project 365 update. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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9 comments:

  1. Nathalie KalbachAugust 3, 2009 at 1:03 AM

    So love your STM layout- and journaling. So cool. And the Art Journal page is striking with the colors again. Rock'n Roll girl :)

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  2. PegasusAugust 3, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    LOVE both of these layouts!!! I started to think I was the only one who wanted to scrap non-stop!! Great work! :0)
    Peg

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  3. McMGrad89August 3, 2009 at 6:48 AM

    LOL! I have the MTM theme on my playlist on my blog. There is a story behind in on a post I did a few days ago.

    I love your new song - I am sure I can do a layout about my DD as all she wants to do is dance, too.

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  4. MaritAugust 3, 2009 at 6:50 AM

    Your LO is amazing, and the journaling on both pages is so special! You are very talented! And no, you're not the only one who wants to scrap/create all day/night long! You, Pegasus, ME.... but hey, we only live once! Let's enjoy it!

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  5. erinrwillisAugust 3, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    I have that Don Henley song in my head too! ;) .... Love the MTM theme and LO you did!

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  6. SashaAugust 3, 2009 at 10:44 AM

    for real you are my HERO you are the best at this .. gosh girl .. keep it coming boo

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  7. NancywithajonesAugust 3, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    awesome pages your on a roll!

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  8. AnonymousAugust 3, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    I love it all! :)

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  9. ErikaAugust 3, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    Pretty stuff! I think I am going to try and start playing over at Scrap the music. I have been a lurker forever!

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