Having A Ball!

I joined the Scrapbook challenge group on Splitcoast Stampers to try to motivate myself to scrap more often.  I love to scrapbook, but sometimes it seems like a chore to have to drag all my stuff out when I only have an hour or so.  

I reorganized a bit, so most stuff is close at hand and it will be easier to get a little bit done even if I only have 30 minutes or so.   This is one of my recent layouts I've done.  I love this layout because I had such a great time with my mom at the Cardinals baseball game in Kansas City.  I don't think my mom and I ever do much together without other family, so it was a very special time for me to have my mom all to myself!

The Pits

Another card that was made for a SplitCoastStampers challenge.  This was a sketch challenge, SC451.  I find it so much easier to make cards I like when I'm playing in a challenge.   My life was sorta the pits these past few weeks, so it was a very appropriate card.

I used some old DP scraps  along with a brand new stamp set from Stampin' Up (Giggle Greetings).  The baker's twine is from CTMH.

First Challenge

Just thought of another goal:  learn how to take better pictures of my projects.  

This card was made for a Split Coast Stampers challenge.  If you want to learn all there is to learn about stamping and paper crafting, that is the place to go!  Throughout the week different challenges are given and it's a great way to think out of the box and get some inspiration.  On Mondays one of the challenges is from the "Clean and Simple" group.  This was my entry.  

I used Stampin' Up Winter White cardstock as a base.  Stamps were Horizon (C1454) and Scrapbook Statements-Poets Everyday Life (C1539) from Close to My Heart.  Sparkles were from CTMH as well (Z1752).

The Beginning

My goals are simple:  To use up some of my paper hoard, get ink on my stamps and stop saving my bling for the perfect project!

Hopefully, by joining in on some challenges at Split Coast Stampers and a few blogs, I can get some inspiration to stamp and scrap more and use up all this stuff.

Besides, if I use up my stuff, I get to buy more...right?