SHCG: xmas in texmas, love it. The photos show the wonderful time you had with your family, love the Angels pose pic. LOL. I like the mix of pps you used, the inking really added and the glitter glue adds to this LO. Your journaling is stellar as usual, it made my mouth water and brought a smile to my face. I like the staggered presents. The stocking pic is fun!
SHCG: Love the title. Sometimes I cringe at using the photo pps, but they look wonderfully at home here. I like your cute xmas present embelly trio, and your mix of polka dots with stripes. The boy pic is too funny, especially with your dad and bil laughing at Greg and your other bil. Too bad Sally's face got cut off in the Sal's angels pic. Nice mix of action/candid shots with posed group shots. The stocking photo is such a nice addition to all of them. I love the neutral tone of the journaling block. I'm impressed with your spelling of the Filipino dishes--all my faves! Yum, so glad they made it on this page in writing. So crazy the timeline between scrapping this page and Caruso's arrival. I love how you shared that it seemed like a lifetime ago, definitely use that line again on a page somehow. That's my only suggestion. Otherwise, that's it. Great festive spread! Next year, you'll have Caruso in all this annual family fun. Makes me smile in anticipation.
SHCG: Pretty layout! I like the colors that you've used here and it's amazing how much journaling you've gotten onto a page with so many photos- great use of space!
SHCG: What a great LO! So great to see your work! I enjoy the journaling-as usual! I think everything is perfect the way it is! I love the title, the inking, the photos, the blink, the design...everything!
shcg - so fabulous to finally see this LO! I love all the journaling (per usual). My only critique is that I would have preferred the blocking on the right page to be more square -- all of the edges lined up even with cropping, etc., kwim? That's the only thing that catches my eye. Love that you got this page and all of these memories done before Caruso's arrival.
This was the last LO I scrapped before I became a MOM, giving birth 7 weeks early last Halloween... I remember coming home from the hospital (while our baby was still in the NICU) & seeing this LO where I left it out for the Stickles to dry...it seemed like it was scrapped a lifetime before instead of just a few days!
This is my response to Chris' 2010 Biweekly Challenge 25 (Tis The Season), Lisa's 2011 Biweekly Challenge 2 (Use Your Supplies - this uses older DCWV pp & stickers leftover from my Xmas '07 mini book) and my own intermittent Catch-Up Challenges for Scrap Happenzz Critique Group. I followed Sketches by Suzy's sketch #6 for this. The scan doesn't really capture the shininess of the gems under the title or the silver & gold Stickles, oh well.
Journaling for anyone interested: After San Antonio, Greg & I were off to Houston for an incredible Christmas! Mon 12/21/09 - Amazing to see my parents – the house was clean & welcoming, w/ stockings hung for every family member! Had DELECTABLE spinach enchiladas at Sylvia's! Tues 12/22 – Mellow day because Greg & I had a downtown evening! Flying Saucer dinner (Iphone saved us on rainy crazy freeway) - I had a “kick arse chicken sandwich” (cheese & mild jalapeno mayo) w/ a warm tater/vinaigrette salad & a hummingbird (pear cider w/ Framboise) – yum! Great time w/ Susan at the Rockets game, they beat the Clippers, nice stadium, cute mascot Clutch! Wed 12/23 – Le Peep breakfast w/ the 'rentals – G & I split delicious breakfast tacos & blueberry wheat pancakes. Then Katy Mills outlet shopping! After that, old fave (new locale) Marini's Empanadas – got bbq brisket & strawberry/whipped cream, mmm! Final Katy stop – ARCHIVER'S! That night, we went to pick up Shirley & ate at Thai Spice (hot & tasty green papaya salad). At the house, had fun unearthing dreadful retro clothes from my parents' closets. Thurs 12/24 – After savory breakfast tacos by Mom (eggs w/ apple chicken sausage), James Avery jewelry shopping - Mom & Dad treated Shirley & me like princesses! (Sally & Sarah got gifts later). At home, Shirley made excellent grilled cheeses, then Sally's family arrived! Daniel & Sarah are taller than me, & all 3 kids are cute as ever! Hectic month for ‘em – since Jon's being transferred to Sweden, they went there, then home to MN, then TX for Xmas, to go to CO for New Yr's! Chilled & chatted, great spirits. Eventually, we all went for a Tex Mex Christmas Eve dinner at Pappasitos. Back at the house, the kids played on Greg's Iphone & people looked at my Thanksgiving '06 in MN scrapbook LOs. Fri 12/25 – Merry Christmas! Awoke to more breakfast tacos & a nice lingering morning chat w/ family♥. Opened our stockings! Eventually I made sesame green beans, others cooked too & relatives started showing up!! Fantastic to see family! FOOD was excellent – I'm not a big turkey fan but it was cooked so well w/ a great gravy – thanks Mom! Notables: my Penzey's Spices salad dressing & green beans, Shirley's eggplant & Chinese broccoli, Aunt Eva's tortellini & alfredo dipping sauce, plus the pansit, adobo, lumpia Mom & Dad ordered. Desserts: my lowfat chocolate cake was good (altered from a mix, better heated w/ fat free cool whip), storebought cuchinta & Mom's Watergate salad. Then presents! Got fabulous stuff (including a Judge Judy hoodie & book from Greg!) & gave fabulous stuff – tons of fun! Took group pics in various combos! Later, traditional living room karaoke – marvelous that everyone got into it! “Last Christmas” was a usual classic, & did a hilarious “I Will Survive” w/ Sally & Shirley! AMAZING time w/ everyone. After extended relatives departed, some of us played a HILARIOUS “Game of Things”! -- What a phenomenal as usual family Christmas! Dad & Mom were incredibly hospitable & generous. Awesomeness in abundance. J
Does this project or one of it's images contain pornography, profanity, or other illegal or offensive material? If so, please report it and our moderators will come by and clean it up in a flash.
July 29, 2012
June 17, 2011
June 16, 2011
June 12, 2011
June 06, 2011
May 23, 2011