Made with Love

I am an incredibly indecisive person. So when it came to planning my wedding I kind of drove myself crazy. It was hard for me to grasp that this would be the only time I would be choosing a dress or flowers or a location. I didn't want to make any bad choices.

When it came time to choose my dress I was almost in agony. By my wedding day I had gone through THREE (you read that correctly) wedding dresses. As in I paid for and picked up three different dresses. When I put on the third (and last) dress almost exactly one month before my wedding (yes, seriously) I knew it was made for me.

When it came to my veil I was surprisingly decisive. Since I was a little girl I knew that I wanted my mom to make it. When I did price a couple I had serious sticker shock and it solidified my decision. However, my mom and I were at serious odds. I pictured myself in a Mantilla style veil with beautiful alencon lace. My mom was convinced that style wouldn't fit the style of my dress. So she made two. Her veil and my veil.

I was a two veil bride.

In the end we both decided that my design did in fact work. The fact that on my wedding day I had a piece of my mom with me was very heartwarming and something that I will forever treasure. When I found this sewing themed paper by My Little Shoebox I knew I had to have it. I've been so focused on creating classes and completing challenges that I haven't really scrapped anything for myself. At a crop last week I was determined to finish something that would be just for me.

XOXO,

Let's Par-tay!

Ahhhh birthdays. I have never been one to dread becoming another year older. In fact, I like to make my entire birthday month a sort of "Beckysbirthdaymonthextravaganza!"


Birthday Pizooki all for me!

I've got a new class coming up before I take a short hiatus. I've been called to perform my civic duty (a.k.a jury duty) so I don't have much scheduled just in case I should get called in. This class will be on Wednesday, April 20 from 6:30-8:00 pm at Scrapbook Buddies in Temple City.

Acrylic albums are fun to work with. You can use it just as a standard album and cover the entire page or play with dimension. We will be doing both in this class! We will also talk about some other things to consider with acrylic albums such as which adhesives work best and how to place your pictures.



This 6x6 paper pad by Best Creation is super bright and fun! Call (626) 286-2846 to sign up over the phone. The cost of this class is $16 and includes all of the paper, ribbon, rings, and album. For this class it will be very important that you have Scrappy Glue or a scrapbooking glue pen that dries clear. I can help you find these items before class.

Hope to see you there!

XOXO,

Totally Stacked

A few weeks ago my girlfriends and I were having dinner and we got to talking about stuff we collect. When I say stuff that we "collect" I actually mean that we are straight up hoarders. Stuff that we reasonably convince ourselves that we need when in actuality we absolutely do not. Most of the time.

One of my friends "collects" purses. My other friend "collects" cardigans. Her father has tons of pens. My dear husband could wear a different watch a day for two weeks. My mother has boxes full of remnants of different kinds of fabric (which I shouldn't complain about because in the rare occasions that I have needed fabric, she's usually got it).

You can guess that my "collection" is scrapbook related. I, my friends, am addicted to stacks.

This sadly is only a portion of my, ahem, collection. I have a stack of paper for most holidays and seasons. I have stacks of cardstock, glittered paper, and foiled paper. I have mat stacks and die cut stacks. You name it and I've probably got it.

Every time these puppies go on sale I have the following dialogue in my head:

Becky: "Wow, this stack is adorable! And I don't have a stack with ferret paper!"

Reasonable Becky (usually in the form of my husband): "Yes, but Becky you don't have a ferret and therefore you don't need an entire pad of paper dedicated to ferrets."

Becky (doing quick math in her head): "But this stack has 180 papers for $9.99. That's like a penny a paper. I need it. I NEED IT!"

Now I don't really have a ferret stack but you get the idea. And I do use the stacks although not as much as I should. Here are some layouts I've made using my precious stacks.

This was at a "Where the Wild Things Are" movie screening. Calm yourselves people.

As I write this I am shamefully thinking of the two stacks I'm thinking of buying. Will I ever use all of this paper? Of course not. But it will be there when I need it. And that's the beauty of "collections." If I ever need a gold purse with a flower or a blue cardigan with polka dots, I will know exactly where to go.

So here's the question: what do you collect?

Until next time! =)

XOXO,

It's Sprrrrrriiiing!

Hey ya'll. I'm baaaaaaaack! I've been a wee bit distracted...

The view from Mix Lounge in Mandalay Bay

I went on a quick trip to Vegas. Being on a tight budget (and really there for a wedding), my friends and I had to get creative on how to entertain ourselves for a day or two. We dubbed it "Becky and Pauline's 21 things to do under $21." We didn't actually find 21 things. We got tired after two. But if you're ever in Vegas on a tight budget and not there to do "typical" Vegas, check out the Titanic exhibit at the Luxor (get your tickets at the Half-Price Tickets Stands!) and do not ride the Mardi Gras floats at the Rio unless you want to see the hot dancers up close. Then again...

And DO NOT wait for Snooki to show up at her club appearance because this is all you will see for an hour...



The Red Carpet minus Snooki



I'm never watching Jersey Shore again. You broke my heart, Snooks.

Back to scrapbooking!



Spring is in the Air!

 I have a class coming up on Monday, March 28 from 6:30-7:30 pm. In this class we will be putting a pennant together and I will show you how to emboss paper using an embossing folder and my Cuttlebug. This class is only $7 but is almost full so if you're interested, call soon! Call Scrapbook Buddies at (626) 286-2846 to sign up. You will need a tape runner, a glue pen, foam squares, and distressing ink.

Hope to see you there!

XOXO,

Best Creation Birthday Card Challenge

I've been SUPER busy working on some new challenges and classes so I will have lots to share in the next few weeks.

The latest challenge I decided to try was by Best Creation. The challenge was to create a birthday card using any of their paper. When I saw their new birthday line I decided to pick some up because I liked how bright and colorful it was. Luckily my best friend's birthday is coming up (so if you are reading BFF act surprised ok?) so this birthday card challenge was perfect!

Made this tonight while watching American Idol with the hubby (Stefano all the way!).

Happy Friday everyone!

XOXO,