Fun Little Mini Album & Some Scrappy Inspiration

(But first...oh yeah, they did do the Soulja Boy and the Cha Cha slide dances last night at Delaney's middle school dance. In fact, I think they were both done TWICE. She had SO much fun, her throat is hoarse this morning, and I was thrilled because she actually acknowledged me during the dance while I kinda wandered around all chaperone-like to make sure no bodies were jiggling a little too wildly! So, the first middle school dance was a BIG success and Delaney is still basking in the glow of making the newcomb team. Everything is good in Delaney Land today!)

Now...how about some scrappy creations?

First off, let me share a few shots of a mini album I made to preserve what I like to call "Sydney-isms." These are the funny little things that Sydney says that pretty much keeps me (and the family, and total strangers) in complete stitches!





I kept it real simple and easy, which is my favorite way to create anything! Used a fun circle album by Close to my Heart, some fun patterned papers by Deja Views. And then I just tore little slips of green notebook paper, inked the edges, and journaled on them. And then just wrapped some ribbosn around the handle. Super easy, but just a great way to capture the memories!

(It includes such "classics" as Sydney telling everyone about her and her family's super powers...singing G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S in Walmart and other public places...saying "Holy Gosh!"...saying that pirates say "Arrr.Twick or Tweat" at Halloween...calling her sisters La La and Pia...good stuff!)

Last night I actually completed three more page layouts, including the latest One Little Word challenge. But, I haven't scanned them yet...so, I will probably upload them sometime this weekend.

Now, since I've been in a sorta scrappy mood and I know a lot of my blog buddies who scrap love to find time on the weekend to work on pages, I thought I might give you a couple of ideas to jumpstart your creativity.

If your creative juices are running low this weekend, try a few of these ideas (these all come from Scrapbook Play, my new favorite scrap magazine that I'm totally getting SO many ideas from. And, in fact, I'm going to challenge myself to do at least one or two of these this weekend too!)

~ Use a blog entry for journaling on a page.

~ Compare pictures of you as a baby, with similar pictures of your children. Use the pictures are a jumpstart for your feeling about growing up, having a family, and change.

~ Put memorabilia on a page (ticket stub, brochure, newspaper clipping, etc.)

~ Create a monochramatic page (all one color, although using different shades of that same color) with ONE extra pop of a second color.

~ Use a fun quiz to inspire your photo selection and journaling. (The magazine itself provides some fun quiz options, but you know what else would work? Any of my fun Random Tuesday question & answers!)

~ And, finally, and this isn't from Scrapbook Play...Go to Unpubbed and "lift" my layout this week. The deadline for that is Monday!

(If you decide to take my challenge and use any of these prompts for pages this weekend or anytime soon, pop on the comments section and let me know.I'd love to see them!!)

I hope you all have a CREATIVE weekend!!

And if you are not a scrapper, I just hope it's a GREAT one!!!!

My plans? High school football tonight. Going to Alabama's Homecoming game tomorrow (Delaney's going with me, because McKenna is busy all day long with a Band/Color Guard competition) and Gary is working on fixing up McKenna's car. She turns 16 in almost 6 months!). AND...enjoying my new DVR (the cable guy is supposed to be showing up at "any moment" and I am beyond excited!!!! I can record a whole sesaon of "Heroes," catch up on shows that I'm never home to watch, record anything with the name "John Cusack" in it, and watch even more sports than I do now! lol)

So...I will see you on Monday!!!!!