Mojo's Morsels and other Scrappin Bits: May 2013

Saturday, May 25, 2013

May layouts

Okay so I know, I have been a little MIA this month- but there has been a lot going on around here- birthdays, graduations etc.... I have had very little time to keep up with myself. I have however managed to squeeze in a little time to myself. So here are the results of my May retreat and friday night crops at home....

Use Your Stash Challenge

How big is your stash? I can tell you that after 19 years of scrappin', I have enough bits and pieces to scrap for 6 years without buying anything but adhesive and page protectors. I say, it's about time I get inspired to use it!

As some of you know I have been planning retreats for years with my favorite friend Wanda, and at each retreat we have tried to come up with a challenge to inspire our scrappers. We, however, have never actually had the time to play any of the games ourselves. Lately, I have been feeling so uninspired and finding myself copying the layout sketches I use, almost to the letter, and that is not what scrapbooking is to me.

SO... the gauntlet has been laid down. We have challenged each other to use what we have been hoarding, stashing and buying for the past 20 years.

We have assigned points to every kind of scrapbook embellishment or paper we could think of, 100 points being assigned to items we find hard or impossible for us to use like metallic thread or preprinted diecuts, and all the way down to 10 points for those that we have stashed so many of and use often, like brads.

The challenge runs for a period of one year. We keep score of our own pages and have to show them off at the monthly hostess club we have going this year.

For me it really is more about using my stuff and completing as many inspired pages as I can do. We are both having a blast rediscovering new ways to use the things we never thought we would use again. I am finding inspiration in a pre printed die cut frame circa 1998...and loving it! I will try to periodically post my layouts and inspiration I find along the way.

SO grab your best scrappin pal and join us in our quest, challenging each other to find new inspiration in old scrappin supplies that you have stashed but not actually used in a very long time!

My Mantra

I am a scrapbooker...

I am a memory keeper, a rainbow chaser, a legacy leader.

I will persuade myself, my friends and my family not only to live the life we dream,

But to document it in a creative and meaningful way.

I am a scrapbooker...

I am a memory maker an explorer of life, a dreamer and a do'er

I will discover the pathways to adventure and lead others in the journey;

Creating enduring memories for myself and those around me.

And leaving lasting footprints in the sands of time.

I am a scrapbooker...

I am a historian, a journalist of today's reality

And I am a stooryteller, a writer of tomorrow's imagination.

I will use my God given inspiration to record life as it is today and to embrace the future as it will be.

I am a scrapbooker... I am a loyal friend, a shoulder to cry on, a social butterfly with an optimistic heart.

I will be a shining example to those around me

To encourage my children to leave their mark upon this world in the best way they are able.

I will teach them to enjoy life to its fullest and leave a trail of memories for those who will come long after us.

I am a scrapbooker...

I am an artist, a creative muse a mojo.

I will allow myself to savor every memory.

Exploring new techniques, while remaining true to my own unique style.

I will endeavor to inspire others to let their creativity flow. And together we will build a creative pathway to our future by embracing the past and learning its lessons.

I am a scrapbooker...

I am a mother, a lover, a daughter a sister and a friend. I will encourage my family my friends and my children and my children's children to remember...

that while it is important to know where you are going,

It is equally important to remember from where you have come.