Showing posts with label about me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label about me. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Weekend scrapbooking retreat

Last weekend I was blessed to have a weekend away....48 hours of nothing but scrapbooking!!! YAH!! I had signed up for it months ago so the anticipation and excitement leading up to it was crazy. And as an added bonus...it was the week of my birthday!

The retreat was held at a Bed & Breakfast out in the country and took about an hour to get there. It was a beautiful drive...gorgeous weather and everything was so green... (Thanks Lisa for driving!)







It was great having the opportunity to be creative almost non-stop for 2 days. It usually takes me a little while to get my creative juices flowing so it was really nice to be able to keep them going. I slept about 5 hours the first night but in true Jenn fashion...I didn't go to bed the second night. I was probably still wide awake from the excitement of the tornadoes and big storms that were all around us late that night. But not surprisingly, that was when I got the most done. I have a picture taken of me at 1:35 in the afternoon on Saturday and another almost identical one at 9:15 the next morning...same position, same clothes, messier hair. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to post them....LOL!

I worked on the album that I've been working on for the past three months. I got alot accomplished (another 14 pages) although it's still not finished. As of right now I can't share any pictures with you because it is a gift and there is a chance the recipient(s) may read this....soo....you'll just have to wait...sorry! 

The retreat was awesome! It was great to spend time with some lovely ladies hanging out in our "comfy clothes", eating yummy food, and sharing our creations.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Finally blogging...

In honor of national scrapbooking day, I am FINALLY starting the blog that I have been talking about for over a year now! I am currently a SAHM to a three year old and previously an accountant. I know...I know...you're thinking...how can an accountant be crafty? Will let me tell you it's not easy. I've been doing crafts in some form or another all of my life thanks to my mother. However, with having a type A personality and my father being a mechanical engineer...I am a perfectionist....which makes crafting a little slow. But I do like my creative outlets...whether they be scrapbooking, card making, needlecrafts, gardening, cooking, baking, cake decorating, designing Excel spreadsheets (yes I consider that a craft) or anything else that combines hand/eye/brain coordination and imagination.

I'm hoping that this blog will help me with the speed of my crafting...to kind of keep me accountable knowing that there may be people reading to see what I come up with next. And speaking of people...hopefully I'll make some new friends too! So we'll see how it goes...

And I'm off! (...to work on a scrapbook right now that I've been working on for weeks! Must get it done! LOL)

P.S. a shout out to my SIL Tazza and friends Kristie, Mandy, and Jamie for inspiring me with their blogs:
My Everyday Gifts
Stone Cafe Creations
The Cook, the Chef, and the Sous Chef
Creative Cents
Jamie's Stampin' Cafe