Please complete the following statements...

i was lost in NJ - no scrap stores, no scrap friends.

i am part of the BPS family.

i think BPS ROCKS!

i wonder what's next/new/exciting - looking forward to finding out.

i wish I had more time to participate on the boards, etc.

i save a little of this, a little of that - you never know what you need next.

i always dream in color.

i can't live without photographs.

i believe I can do anything I set my mind to.

i promise to always THINK BIG!

i love sparkle.

i scrap for fun, for future, and for sanity.



Please share three photos you love...

Oh was this ever HARD! Picking my 3 favorites of the hundreds of LOs and thousands of pictures I've taken - how on earth to do that? Well, after staring at many obvious choices, it got simple.

Photos speak to me. I truly believe that not only are photos the core and heart of our scrapbooks, but that they are reflections of us as people.

What we select to photograph, how we photograph it, the time and energy we put into learning the best way(s) to photograph… it all plays a role in the final product, the memory captured, the emotion stirred and the smiles or
tears brought forth. Photos that I love trigger thoughts and memories, emotions and connections. For that reason I've picked the following:

Gazing ball. I love photos that reflect the world around me, that capture the things I love and reflect my view of them. I love my garden, and spring, and sunny days. I love this photo.

Good friends. This is my husband and the neighbor's dog. I'm not sure who is happier in this photo. I love photos that show relationships, and love, and joy.

Target in sight. I love discovery. Through the use of my macro lens, I've discovered that many things we take for granted and/or don't notice with the naked eye are truly beautiful and complex and there waiting to be noticed. This little bug is nothing more than a tiny spec to my naked eye, but through the macro lens I've discovered colorful iridescent wings attached to a complex little body investigating a delicate flowered weed. What a gift.

Please share three layouts you love...
And then I began the task of figuring out which Layouts to submit. What subject, what technique, from a class or not? Well… I went with my gut on this one too. LOs are a labor of love. I want to preserve the memories, enhance my understanding, and enjoy the process. I don't have a style or technique or goal that I always apply without fail - but these three layouts are part of who and what I am. They reflect me and are among my favorites.

Tell Them - Inspired by and somewhat copied from Heidi Swapp's year long expert class. I loved Heidi's push to reflect who we love and make sure they KNOW! Although the people and things we love changes with the passing
years, the warmth that floods back when looking at this LO - the thoughts and feelings that inspired it and are captured by it - makes me smile.

Yum! Not inspired by any particular class but rather a technique I picked up from recent trends - haphazard layering and inking of patterned papers from a collection really makes this LO and eye catcher and reflects the FUN memory of a little one and their colorful personality.

Click - Well now this just about sums it up, doesn't it!