Julie's challenge- Let's see your first layouts.

Okay, so I found it, my very first page. But in the middle of scanning it our power went out. Go figure, middle of the day and it goes off. Now I can't get our scanner to send the images to the computer. I think I might have to wait for someone with more technical skill to bail me out. Anyways I did scan 3 newbies that I did when I first had Riley. I find them funny, but I will definitely not redo them. I like seeing how times of changed. So Julie, these will have to do till I can enter my other one. It's not too much different in style. I had the decorative scissors but I didn't really follow the trend of making shapes out of my photos. I Love this one of Jim in the shower with Riley. He is hanging onto daddy and just loving the water hit his back. I had found him a little bath robe in Michigan (at Carter's- a cool kids store) and so I thought they looked sweet. Here's our official first family photo! Zoom in on this one if you want a laugh. The photographer was so choked that I had to stop and breastfeed Riley because of course the only appointment we could get at Sears was during feeding time. Anyways, so we only got 3-5 alright photos. None of Riley & me, just Jim & Riley, and the family. But look at how my bobby pin sticks out. SEXY! I was really into the ripping and tearing stage when Riley was first born.

Here, I am totally proud of myself. I was doing almost all my scrapbook shopping in the states and taking any classes I could down there, so I entered the inking market , and started my love for rub ons. It was so funny, I bought a large dollar amount of rub ons down there,and came up to Saskatoon to get more, nobody had heard of them. I almost died. Now everyone has them, best purchase I ever made. This whole layout pretty much is an overlay.Notice all the single & double matting? Too funny. I stage this little photo shoot with a blanket my gramma crocheted for Riley. The stamp set, my gramma found me at a garage sale. Brings back memories of how I first started doing this.

This was fun. Old photos are totally cool to look back on. I wonder what we'll say about the styles we are doing right now. Can't wait. I should explain though. My very first album was my wedding album, and I was given really great advice. Don't ever cut your photos, especially not around people, don't use crazy and multiple shapes on a page and just keep it all squares and it will look classic forever. I never was a big sticker fan so I actually just did lot's of matting, but I did love the die cut letters. So I took this advice and consequently my first album is really not bad. I did use lot's of angel punches, but I kept all my background the same colour because my album was a handmade album, so my background was a beige. So it isn't very dating. I actually did quite a bit of my own hand doodling, which I think is cool, since I've always loved that and now it is back in fashion.

My awesome dentist, Dane Moore, got me in yesterday and fixed my tooth, so I am happy and feeling a lot better. Still a little sore, but no root canal, so I am very happy.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I can't wait to do some outdoor activites.