December Daily - New Year's Eve

Happy New Year everyone! I hope all of you have a happy and healthy year ahead!

I've been thinking about what New Year's resolution I'd like to share with you tonight. I typically do not wait until the New Year to make personal growth type resolutions so I'll share a scrappy sort of one which is to make more scrapbook pages! I just made my first page in three months the day after Christmas which does not make me too happy. This hobby of ours is all about capturing and preserving our memories. When my husband and I are older, I want to be able to spend time looking through our scrapbooks, walking down memory lane together. And I want our son to be able to look back through his childhood years and share them with his family.

With that said, I changed my mind about sharing another Valentine craft project with you tonight. Instead, I'd like to show you this page I made today. Thought I would get a head start with my New Year's resolution a day early!

These pictures were taken a couple days after Christmas. Here Christopher is putting together the Emerald Night Lego train his dad and I got him for Christmas. The boy is crazy about Legos and had a great time building this train and the two sets Santa brought him.

Whether you are on your way to a special party tonight or staying in, I hope you have a wonderful New Year's Eve! Thanks so much for visiting my blog when you can! And thank you for sharing your blogs with me! I love to blog hop and I'm always inspired by your posts!  :) Kathy

December Daily - Days Twenty Nine & Thirty

What a year! It's amazing to look back and think of all that has happened and what has been accomplished. Last year I resolved to get my work published. Whenever I purused my favorite idea book or latest scrapbook magazine, I always felt my work was up to par. Well, I did it! I've had a few things published this year and several more things are in the works for next year! Now I'm looking to 2010. What will be next? What do I want to accomplish? I better get to thinking hard and fast about this because tomorrow is New Year's Eve! I promise I'll share my resolution(s) tomorrow when I get them worked out.

Since I don't make New Year's cards and crafts my office is now filled with all things Valentine's so I'll show you a card I made this week.

Shabby Chic is such a beautiful style, one that I find a bit difficult since I tend to lean towards a clean graphic style. But oh how I love a vintage look and the old Victorian images so once in a while I'll dabble in it. This card took quite a bit of time, but I'm pleased with the outcome. I used some vintage sheet music and lightly inked the edges to give it a more aged appearance. The heart is one of those cheap foam shapes used for kids' crafts. I took a white heart, lathered it with glue and added some of Martha Stewart's silver glitter. Wow, it shines beautifully! The Victorian image is one I have on disc. I bought several discs years ago with tons of images for every holiday you can think of. The ribbon is actually seam binding from Midori ribbon that I tied into a bow with jute and an antique pearl button. I did some machine stitching and added a couple pink felt flowers with adhesive pearl centers. And there you have it!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I hope you all have a wonderful last day of 2009! Come back tomorrow and I'll share another Valentine project. :) Kathy