Hope you all enjoyed the Christmas holiday and are now preparing your resolution list for the New Year! This week, what I call the "between week", is another busy one! Full of birthdays, basketball tournaments, a Penn State bowl game and....prepping for our most favorite family meal New Year's Day...full of mashed potato's, sauerkraut, pork, hotdogs, sausage stuffing, baked apples and lots of luck for the new year! Can't wait for the leftovers too!
I'm also working on the "de-hoarding" and "organize-clean-up" phase of my crafting space. Lots of progress but it's a little deceiving so no photo's of that space yet. I've emptied 2 boxes and 5 bags though and I've completed several projects that were unfinished so progress is coming along...just a little slower than I'd like. I'm committed though...actually maybe I should be committed - officially LOL!...to the big clean up so I sneak in that room as often as I can.
To help with the "use my stash" part of the clean-up process I returned to using the sketch method. This is really a "grab and go" kinda method for me at the moment. If the color works, it fits into the spot I need it to fit and it's within my reach...I "grab it and go with it"! So here is the sketch....
the December Sketch Challenge over at Sweet Peach Crop Shop. I changed things up a bit, rotated the layout a few times and the best part...I completed 5 layouts in about 4 hours. Did I say...I USED MY STASH TOO! So happy about that! More to come later. Here are my Sketches...
Loved working with these microbeads...they've been hiding in my stash for a few years...found'em!
Jason will be so glad I'm sharing these photo's of him...hard to believe this silly boy is 6'4" now.
Happy Tuesday!
Staci
Great work Staci! Those microbeads are so cool, I think I have some somewhere too.
Thanks for playing along with us at the Sweet Peach Crop Shop!
Posted by: Liz Chidester | January 02, 2011 at 02:23 PM
Staci - these are great!! I am so glad you played along. I love all the different looks!
Posted by: corrie | December 30, 2010 at 07:22 AM
Hey girls! Thanks for the comments!
Mel...glad to inspire...only 2 eight hour sessions...come to my house please!!!!
Laurie...scrapping the pups sounds like a great idea ...what kind of camera did you get? Glad I am not the only one behind!
Still working on organizing and getting things done! Can't wait to sign up for classes too...we'll need to coordinate and make sure we're all in the same group again!
Oh and anytime you want to move, let me know!
Posted by: Staci Shuck | December 30, 2010 at 06:13 AM
Hi Staci! Layouts are beautiful! I have decided that I am going to start to scrapbook for the puppies. I want them to have something to show their kids. Or maybe not. I did get a new camera for Christmas so I want to learn to do some scrapbook type stuff. Too bad I don't live closer to Groves. I am finally getting caught up on some projects I put aside this summer when I started my second altered book project. My room got out of control so I have spent the past week unloading boxes and organizing stuff. I actually finished up a project and started another that was due in June. Yup, a bit behind. I want to get that done before I start a class at the art school in our downtown in a couple of weeks. I signed up for a 12 week collage on canvas class. I'm looking forward to that. Also getting excited about Inspired... Only a month away from picking mini workshops. I did not make a single Christmas Card this year, so hope your Christmas was merry and your new year will be happy!
Posted by: Laurie Hunt | December 28, 2010 at 07:33 PM
Wonderful layouts.
You inspired me to clean my space ... I should photograph mine looking neat! It took me two - eight hour sessions, but I did it!
Posted by: Melanie K | December 28, 2010 at 05:52 PM
Beautiful layouts and great job with the sketch! Love those microbeads! :)
Posted by: Brianna T. | December 28, 2010 at 02:36 PM