Hey crafty friends!  As promised I am back this week to fill you in on my 2022 crafty goals, and to ask you to help keep me accountable.  Feel free to call me out any time!

Scrapbooking 2022 Goals

I didn’t do so well last year getting my layouts scrapped and using the products I have.  This year I want to be on a spending freeze of sorts.  I want to buy no new patterned paper collections. The only exception would be if a company releases a swimming based collection since we don’t see them very often.  Otherwise base cardstock and adhesive are okay purchases.

I also would like to finish a layout a week.  It’s really ambitious considering I haven’t scrapped in how many months…I can’t even count.  I need to get back to being creative.

I also have a goal to pair down my scrap space.  I currently use two Lallax units (one made into my desk), two Raskog carts, two of the large Alex drawers and pictures shelves/towel bars on the walls.  By the end of the year I want to be down to the two Kallax units and the two Alex drawers.  Do you think that’s doable?

Cross Stitch Goals

If you read my previous blog post I have picked up my cross stitch again after a many year hiatus.  For the coming year my goals are rather simple.  I want to have visible progress each month that can by shown via a photo blog post.  I imagine these blog posts will be photo heavy, but whatever keeps one motivated!

Like my scrapbooking I also want to buy no new charts this year.  I have enough charts to last a lifetime!  I also have MANY projects already started and/or kitted.  I have decided if I feel like stitching something different I need to look to those first before kitting something new.  If I kit something new I have to try to find a piece of fabric from my stash to work it on before buying a new piece.  Sounds simple, but we shall see.

If you’ve gotten this far thank you for sticking with and reading through my 2022 crafty goals!  Please feel free to leave me your goals for the year so we can help keep each other on track.  Until next time…stay crafty!

 

Hey crafty friends!  I’m back today with a video inspired by She’s Crafty’s mini paper pad class on youtube.  I’m going to be taking on her challenge of doing ten layouts, inspired by sketches, using five collections.  Let’s get this stash used up friends!

Hey crafty friends!  I’m back with a new layout using the February sketch over at Sketch~N~Scrap.  Their sketches have been right up my alley the last two months, and I’m happy to be getting some pages accomplished.  This month I chose to use the sketch and create my Am I There Yet Boy scrapbook layout.  Let’s take a look first at the sketch

I loved how clean this one was. I know that sketches are just a starting point, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed when there is to much going on in a sketch.  I also knew right away which photos I wanted to use.  Our son turned ten this year and I took some photos of him compared to his father.  While I should have thought to do this every year since he was born….I thought it would be interesting to start now and see if/when he surpasses good old Dad.

I used a rather old collection from Simple Stories.  They released this mini kit called Hey Pop in 2014.  I have used it before, but since my goal this year is to use more than I buy it was a perfect place to start.  When I was done I had no full 12×12 sheets of paper left, and only two colors of paper so I called this kit killed.

I also managed to create a video showing my process while making this. I have some creation questions so I’d love if you popped over and let me know your thoughts on those.  I”m starting a new paper pad/collection challenge so I hope to be getting lots finished shortly.  I love getting my photos documented, and my paper collections used.  Until next time…stay crafty!

***THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS.  PLEASE SEE SIDEBAR FOR COMPLETE DISCLOSURE***

AM I THERE YET BOY SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT SUPPLY LIST

• • ATG Refills
  • ATG Gun*
  • Tim Holtz Scissors*
  • Cutterbee Scissors*
  • Cutterpillar crop*
  • Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
  • T-Ruler*
  • Tim Holtz Mini Blender*
  • Blending Foam*
  • Scor-Tape
  • Nuvo Drops Ripened Pumpkin
  • Nuvo Drops – Midnight Blue
  • Nuvo Drops – Bottle Green
  • Nuvo Drops – Ebony
  • Dylusions Black Marble*

Hey crafty friends!  Welcome back to another anything goes challenge with Southern Girls.  For this challenge I decided to again work on some of my May goals and use my Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6×6 paper pad to made this cute cousins scrapbook layout.

It was perfect timing when I was making this because my friend Khristina posted a video where she was using a 6×6 paper pad and 2×2 squares.  It was instant inspiration.  I inked the 2×2 squares with picked raspberry distress ink from Tim Holtz.  It’s a new to me color, and quickly becoming a favorite.

The hard part was how to embellish the page though because I had not one embellishment from the actual collection. I went digging around in my colored embellishment boxes, which I’ve noticed really have very little in them, and found just a few things that matched well and went with that.  I figured a little something is enough since there was so many different patterned papers.

The photo, the most important part, is from my wedding.  We’ll be married 15 years next month! The cuties in the photos are my sister (11), my cousin Danny (11) and my cousin Beth (9).  It’s hard to believe they are all grown up now.  My sister is married for almost five years, Danny is working on a second degree and Beth is married with a baby of her own.  To think that our son is the same age Beth was…ugh….makes me feel old!

I tried to get a piece of flair on here too since that I also one of my monthly goals, but none of them fit quiet right  Well,  I think that’s it for now.  I’m gonna sign off and try to get working on those goals.  Until next time…stay crafty!

***THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS.  PLEASE SEE SIDEBAR FOR COMPLETE DISCLOSURE***

CUTE COUSINS SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT SUPPLY LIST

• • ATG Refills
  • ATG Gun*
  • Tim Holtz Scissors*
  • Cutterpillar crop*
  • Ranger Blending Foam*
  • Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry
  • Distress Tool*
  • Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6×6*

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