Artist Tray

Gosh, I have been so busy lately. Although I feel like I haven't done much. 

I just finished my brothers wedding invitations... and wow, what will I ever do with all my time? 

Oh, yeah... bridal shower invitations, decorations, favors and giveaways. 

But, I still am making time for my own stuff... 

Like this little gem. 

A little wall hanging for my bathroom. 

I had been drooling over this artist tray from 7 gypsies for some time.

Finally I bought it and used it. Yippee!

Cheers. 

N

Challenged!

A Muse Challenge.... I'm Back!

So, maybe some of you know my obsession with A Muse... they have literally the cutest stamps ever~

If you haven't heard of them... check em' out! 

So here is my take of the Challenge this month... 

The inspiration...

I was really liking the simplicity of the card and wanted to keep the simple theme going... 

My Card...

Cheers.

N.

Not Above Bribery, Kiki Art Giveaway!

Alright Readers, you've been caught! 

I was wondering, for a long while, if my husband and my bff were the ONLY people reading my blog. So, I decided to do a little detective work and I found out.... wow, people really do read my blog!

Here is a little incentive, or bribe, to make your presence known... 

A treat box full of Kiki supplies could be yours, here's how:

1. Become a follower if you can and

or

2. Comment on this post making sure I can get a hold of you if you win :) 

Your prize... 

So, comment away and tell all your friends to come comment.... if I hit 25 comments, I'll double the prize~

and if I hit 50, I'll pick two names!

Ends: March 18

Thank you for commenting and visiting my blog.... your support keeps me going!

Cheers.

N.

(If for some reason it won't let you comment, please email me and let me know : nicolehrixon@gmail.com)

Check Out My New 'Pages'

I have added three galleries to my blog... so that way inspiration is just a gallery away. 

Check out the gallery pages under my header, 

'Gallery of Layouts' 

'Gallery of Cards' 

and

 'Gallery of Altered Art'... 

I worked on some cards today, on the list... 

1. Wedding Card

2. Thank you Card

3. Sympathy Card 

Here they are :) 

I used some scratch sheets from my last layout.

Cheers.

N

Doing it all...

Have you ever noticed that if you want to share your scrapbooking gifts with others you have to know it all? What I mean by that is, not only do you have to be a great scrapbooker.... You have to excel at blogging, following multiple boards, posting about others work, posting about yours.... and the last one and perhaps the most important, photography.

I resisted starting a blog and thought I would rather be scrapbooking than blogging about scrapbooking. But, I came around to it and actually enjoyed having a voice in the world wide web; even if no one reads it. 

And here I am on the cusp of the next step. I bought my first Digital SLR Canon camera. Whew. 

I kinda always thought, I am not a photographer and I like that my scrapbooking has an organic regular person feel to it. I didn't want to think that to fully enjoy the hobby I had to be some fantastic photographer. Now that I have finally given in. I love it. Yep, with cameras now a days you can literally point and shoot. It just captures what I want in a way better quality. But, I am still not a photographer so my people pictures are as organic as they were with my little Coolpix, just a way better quality. 

Here is the deal, I think that scrapbooking is literally the best gift you can give to your children. It's a life journal with photos. I don't want anyone to think that in order to scrapbook you have to 'do it all'... that is simply not the case. And, I know plenty of people who 'do it all' and its nothing more than some fashionable buttons next to a photo, not a meaningful story. I want to create the best scrapbook possible for future generations and for my husband and I to look back and remember this amazing journey. 

Check out the new Gallery Of Work page under my header to see a slide show of my work using my new camera. Here is a new layout... 

Start scrapbooking already!

Some older layouts... 

So much better quality, huh? Now it's just a matter of plugging along taking back log photos of my work... it would certainly help if it wasn't cloudy and raining!

Cheers.

N.