I deserve Mother's Day

Today was a zoo adventure with the kids and even though I am still pink and painful from my gardening/sunscreen fiasco on Monday, we had a good time. Everyone is sacked out now in exhaustion. Yeah Zoo! I have also discovered there is a RHINO ENCOUNTER at our zoo where you can actually touch them. DS will be elated. He's wanted to ride one since he first saw them four years ago. I definitely deserve Mother's Day for this one!!! DD enjoyed the beavers this time. They were easy for her to see in the kids cover and it was so cute when she said "I dunno" with disbelief when I asked her where the beaver went when it dove under the water. Our year membership is worth it's weight in gold baby!

I have also been compiling for the scrapbooking blitz this month and I am getting really excited. The colors are beautiful and I haven't found a layout I don't love yet. So there is the slight possibility I might actually catch up on all my scrapbooking this month. Granted the chance is slight but I choose to dare to dream! DH bought a new camera this week, so I expect a new influx of photos asap. Realistically my chance to catch up is probably now or never.

I have decided to commit to pre-making 12 scrapbooking pages at least every other month in prep for all the photos we constantly take of the kids. Surely being able to pop them in a page at anytime will help me get organized finally. Right?

High Impact

Now when I say High Impact, I mean "small cost, big return". If crafting isn't fun, why do it? If you aren't proud of what you make, why bother? If you are finding yourself getting stuck in a rut or always unsure where to start, try using only two colors (preferrably two you love.) If you love pink, buy it in droves.

Pick a neutral that works for you. It could be white, black, green, or chocolate brown. When you surround yourself with the colors you love, you will feel inspired. This goes just as much for the colors on your walls and furniture as it does for your scrapbooks and cards. If you hate green, don't use it. Substitue something else that does appeal to you.

Stampin' Up! has a color wheel you can purchase, but if you are just starting out I suggest using the colors you love. Once you get into your own creating groove, you can work on adding new colors and combinations to jazz things up and keep it fresh. But until then, if you work with pink on pink on pink, keep it up! All that matters is that when the day is done, you are happy with your creations.