spring cleaning, organizing, purging...

Has that mood hit you yet? I'm all about it right now. It seems like every year I get more comfortable with just getting rid of STUFF. Stuff I've collected and saved over the years, papers, cute little chotchkes (sp?), just all kinds of stuff... I'm sorting and organizing and cleaning (REALLY cleaning!) and best of all making tons of donations to whoever wants to take it on. :)

So I bought four Scraponizers from my LSS, Scrapbook Mania, and am very happy with them. I stored all the little bits and items and embellies that I have a lot of and my inks and chalks and blooms and glitters and chipboard... aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Feels good.

So, are you in that mood yet? Getting there? Been there?

An acrylic album... FINALLY!

Am I the last person to have ventured into the world of acrylic albums? I see them a lot and just think they're so cool. I bought one about two months ago and honestly, had so many things I wanted to try, I didn't know where to start. But with my son sick with mono (eeek!) and a little time to clean my scraproom, I was ready to go.

Finally, two days later, it's done. I created an album I titled "The First Ten" referencing the first 10 years of my son's life. Not exactly a chronicle of the past decade but more of a quick visual reference in photos.

I used a lot of Stickles. I realized once I started using them on the acrylic that they look so SO great from both sides of the pages. I've included a slide show of the pages here. Just click on an image for a larger version. Hope you like it!

Oh, and HAPPY EASTER!!!