i hate posting without something to show you … photos, layouts … just something to look at! and since i have no new layouts that i can share with you right now … i thought i would dig out some older layouts just for fun. if you've ever browsed way, way back in my albums in the sidebar … you may have seen these. but i just poked around my actual blog postings from way, way back when … and didn't find these shared. keep in mind … these are from exactly 2 years ago … i scrapped them back in august of 2006!
funny note … i have scrapped these photos of alyssa on 3 seperate layouts! that's how i used to do things … doesn't make much sense to me now. lol! but i had done a layout for an online design team thing … and then i scrapped them for a class i was teaching … and then i scrapped this layout here when i was trying for the scenic route design team (which i did NOT make, obviously). the large circle … traced a big bowl for that. the pen-drawn outline of the circle … i still like to do the pen thing now and then. and those cut out circles from the pattern paper … with gems in the centers … those are all pop-dotted like crazy. loved my pop-dots way back then too!
these photos of sarah crack me up! these were taken on her first birthday … and i didn't scrap them until 6 years later. and that was 2 years ago … and she is 9 years old now. did that all add up right? lol! this was one of those layouts where i had the design all thought out and got them embellishments perfectly placed like i wanted … and then had no idea where to add my journaling to where it looked good to me. i do that all the time!
these are another set of photos that i have scrapped at least 3-4 times! in color … in black and white … you name it! but they're great photos, right? lol! i was really proud of myself for using those clay letters and the little chipboard number … back then i used to think all that stuff was "too special" to actually use. so it was a big step for me to use them! and look at my number three reason to smile … because she's a "wingnut"! we use the term "wingnut" ALLLLLL the time around here!
and you know what? i made these layouts a full 2 years ago … and i still love them! i think they still represent the style that i have today. although notice all the inking … i never could scrap without inking the heck out of everything. lol! i'm not so fond of the ink anymore … gave that up quite a while ago! hope you enjoyed taking this trip down memory lane with me?!?! i found some other layouts tucked away that i don't think i've ever shared … so maybe i'll post those tomorrow. but rest assured … i am working on new stuff too!
Laura Vegas 
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