i've taken a little scrap-break lately ... needed to get my stuff cleaned up and reorganized after a couple of months of project on top of project and the manic accumulation of new stuff. i can't think when i can't find work space, so it became urgent to do a little supply reduction surgery.

i spent three nights going through pretty much everything i own and creating kits to sell at my local scrapbook store's annual garage sale ... if you're in the minneapolis area the weekend of june 30th, stop buy and look for some amazing deals!! quite honestly, a major chunk of my stuff will be donated to a scrapbook-in-the-classroom organization. if my stuff can help teachers and kids, i'm all for it.

and seriously ... look at all the stuff i had to go through - and this is just the paper! at least 50% of what you see here will be leaving my basement. streamlining is one of my favorite things to do!! and honestly, reducing what i have to choose from makes me scrap so much more easily and quickly ... looking through what i own, honestly seeing it and deciding whether i really love it or will ever use it, refamiliarizing myself with what i have and where i have it ... it's a great way to jump start creativity and enthusiasm for playing with products.

in other scrappy news, i recently was the guest designer for my friend kirsten hegman's amazing monthly kit club, those were the days. what an awesome, awesome kit she sent my way!! new fontwerks papers, gorgeous hambly stuff, fun little bits of this and that ... so cool. here are the projects i made for her:







and this little mini-album project makes me so excited ... the north shore of minnesota is one of my very favorite places to go, and i'm heading up again in two weeks with my mom, my sister, and the kiddos while our menfolk are in the boundary waters fishing and living without running water and electricity for a week. i think our week sounds better.




now that my area is cleaned up and purged, i'm ready to start scrapping again!! i've rediscovered some amazing papers that i can't wait to play with, i have renewed energy, and i've amassed way too many great photos lately. time to get busy!!