‘,’I\’m taking Donna Downey\’s year long class through Big Picture Scrapbooking. This first week, our assignment was to alter the cover of our date book. I\’ve never altered anything, except clothing. It was an experience … and it worked out
Sarah Picks a College
Although she is just seven years old, Sarah has set her mind on the school she wants to attend after high school. Macalester College (www.macalester.edu). Otherwise known as The Princeton of the Prairie. It’s about 1/2 mile from our house
Diaper Boy(s)
I took this picture at Sarah’s request, because her friends at school don’t believe that her puppy wears a diaper.It looks more like a cumberbun, but it does the trick. Oh, it is bliss not to be mopping pup-pee off
Christmas Journal – Day 15
‘,’This was a quick and easy page: make a title about visiting/company and journal. That\’s it. I\’m glad it was an easy assignment. I have a ton of things to do tonight, including writing the Christmas letter so I can
Christmas Journal – Day 14
‘,’Yes, Day 14. I\’m just a little bit behind. But today\’s challenge to document a favorite Christmas song came to me in a flash. Plus once I started researching and developing my page idea, I decided I would go WAY
Christmas Train
John is out-of-town tonight, so I get to set the family agenda for the evening. While reading the paper, I see that Canadian Pacific’s Christmas Train will be in St. Paul for an hour this evening. Since I only have
Angels with Fur
‘,’Here\’s a layout I made commemorating the life of our puppy Macalester and how her brother Laddie came into our family. I am almost a week behind with my Christmas Journal. But, I was three weeks behind with this layout…
Christmas Journal – Day 3
‘,’Day 3: How we feel about Christmas cards. I make most of my Christmas cards, so I decided to scan and print my three favorite cards. Then I had a revelation, which I wrote about in the journalling.This is just
Christmas Journal – Day 3
‘,’Day Two we were to ponder Christmas weather and play with snowflakes. I decided to make my snowflakes from vellum, and also do my journalling on vellum. I LOVE vellum. If you get past the fear of ruining it (you
Christmas Journal – Day 1
‘,’I joined an online Christmas Art Journal class. I read about it on Ali Edwards\’ blog. The class is run by Shimelle. She is a regular contributor to Scrapbook Inspirations, a UK scrapping magazine I pick up on occasion at

