X is for Xtras

kit : Shabby Kitchen by Jessica Edwards

Ohhh, how I wish Jessica Edwards were still in business!  She had such adorable kits!

Here are some random facts about me, some "xtras" as I call 'em :)  I keep plugging away at my Alphabetize Me 2012 pages and it's so fun!  Hope you are having fun keeping up with them as I go along!  More pages are posted on the orange clothesline's FB page so check it out!

C is for Clothesline

I thought you'd get a kick outta these, with the CLOTHESLINE and all :)  hehehehehe - I had fun making them.  Using the kit "Backyard Bliss" by the Lilypad.  The letterset is also from the Lilypad, it's called "Clipped." 

Pretty simple pages but they say it all!  Continuing on with my ALPHABETIZE ME 2012!  Check out the orange clothesline's FB page for more!

"U"

I would honestly rather pluck out my eyebrows right now than go grocery shopping, know what I mean?  Talk about unmotivated!  I have my list made and coupons clipped, I just need to do it but can't seem to get up and go!  Sheesh!  I wanna just sit and scrapbook ALL day! 

Speaking of which, I've been having fun scrappin' when I can!  I've had some recent doctor's appointments for my "chronic" headaches that have been keeping me busy so that kinda bites... but I want to get to the bottom of it.  I had an MRI this week as well as my first ever physical therapy. 

Enough about that mumbo jumbo, I wanted to show you this page that I'm kinda excited about, for the letter "U."  I had fun journaling this one!  I repeated the journaling, but in a different fashion.  I wanted it to have a "newspaper" kind of feel, does it?  Let me know what you think!  See even more of my pages on my FB page for the orange clothesline!

my Uggs, they are so ME!  Just as my ALPHABETIZE ME 2012 book should be! :)

more ALPHABETIZE ME 2012 goin' on

Here are some more ALPHABETIZE ME 2012 pages I've been having fun creating! 

I was asked the other day if these pages were from a kit.  NOPE, I've created each of these pages on my own - and had fun in doing so!  And this wasn't an idea I stole from someone, I came up with it one day when I was relaxing with my kids and hubby around, just putzin'.  I rarely have scrapbook pages about me.  And what a fun way to celebrate who I am than an alphabet book about what makes up ME!?  So from scratch, this is ME, alphabetized :) 

I hope you are enjoying the ride to learn more about me!  Some of the letters have been tricky to come up with words, in fact, I still have many without words yet... but I'll get there. 

The beauty is there is no rush. 

FUN stuff, something different and FUN, a rewarding scrapbook guaranteed!  Not just for me, but my family too. 

ALPHABETIZE ME 2012 pages

I've made a start!  And it's been so fun :) 

I've been scanning in old pictures and searching through

all sorts of digital photos.  I'll keep the pages coming!

Personality!

I have no idea what's up with my header, but I'd rather have it nice and clear than distorted like it's looked for a while now!  So it's teeny, but that's ok!  Cause it's not pixely anymore.  Is pixely a word?  Now it is!

How have you been?  It's been a pretty quiet day I'd say.  Got to help in my son's 1st grade class this morning which was a real treat.  He's so fun.  So silly and full of personality.  Now I'm home and sitting on the couch next to a dog who is also full of personality!  Never a dull moment ;)

Hoping you are having a good Thursday as well and feeling motivated to scrap!  I'm having fun coming up with words for my ALPHABETIZE ME project, especially with your help that I've been receiving on Facebook.  It's fun to compile this list of words for each letter!  Last night I sat down with the kids and we went thru the first of many boxes of old photos.  Knowing it would be chaos, I simply asked them to make a pile of pix that had ME in them.  So they did.  There's a start.  The words are coming together for each letter of the alphabet, and the pictures will follow.  What a fun project! 

To think, there will be a book about me.  A fun keepsake and conversation piece!  Now... 5 years from now... 20 years from now!  HA!  What a hoot!  (who ever came up with that expression anyways??)

...introducing ALPHABETIZE ME 2012 by the orange clothesline

Hello and happy new week everyone!  I can't believe it's Monday all over again :)

It's almost time to take my youngest to preschool but I wanted to tell you about my newest project.

I am going to do a scrapbook about ME.  Yep, ME.  I'm not sure about you, but I rarely have photos that include me, let alone scrapbook about myself.  SO...  I thought this year it would be fun to start a project, I'm calling it ALPHABETIZE ME 2012.  I started it on the orange clothesline's FB page last night, asking for some help.  I would love to hear your input.  I need to come up with words that best describe ME, one for each letter of the alphabet.  I am going to do an alphabet book about myself, digging through all of the "old, new and anything in between" photos of me :)  What do ya think?  Sounds fun, doesn't it? 

How fun will it be, years from now to look back on it?  Not to mention for my kids someday, even grandkids to look at it?

Of course I'll show you my digital scrapbook pages in progress along the way!  I've already got some fun words to get me started.  But I'd love your help!

Email me at theorangeclothesline@gmail.com with some words that you feel describe me or click on over to my FB page and share there.  I'd love to hear your thoughts :) 

ALPHABETIZE ME 2012!  A scrapbook about me!  FUN!