A New Year, trends, and goals...

Okay, so I did this last year HERE. They were my scrapping trend predictions... If you read it I think I did pretty good... except that little bird was not totally gone, but you must all admit, he was replaced by the ever big-eyed owl...
So here are the predictions for 2008...

1. Wood... yep, the minute I saw wood grained Hambly I knew it was next... just like we all love the American Crafts letters in vinyl, felt, and foam, soon we will be buying them in thin wood. Yep, you read that right, wood grain letters will be here soon... I can hear the lumberjacks coming now...

2. The White Sharpie will be the new black pen of choice. Now, I realize this is no big feat of ESP here. I mean, the minute Ali E says she likes something we all want it too. (um, and rightfully so, has she steered you to a crappy product yet???)

3. Orange is the new black and its pal is brown. Yep, that color combo will be all around, and brown will be another favorite journaling pen color, and edge inker.

4.Mini Book... no, we will not throw out our 12x12 page protectors, but the mini book love will be through the roof this year. People may even tour Beth's house to see all of hers, and the Zutter Bind it All will be on lots of wish lists...

5.Buttons. It is the year of the button. Seriously. Gramma's everywhere will get all excited that we are asking for their old button boxes, only to find out we are using glue dots to adhere them to pages for scrapping endeavors.

So, there you have it. Those are my predictions for the world of scrapping.

Onto personal goals...

1. Update Blog more often so that I stop receiving e-mails asking if I am alive... LOL :)

2.Write at least two cards or letters a month.

3.Keep up with the read through the Bible in a year program in my Bible study book.

4.Keep my office and scrap area more organized.
5.Get rid of some of the crap, yes crap, that is in my house. We have too much stuff and I think it is choking me out of breathing space.

Scrappy Goals

1.Keep up with this...

A Gratitude Journal. It is the idea off Emily Falconbridge's blog. You write down something you are thankful for every day for a year. I made mine and will decorate the pages as I go along if need be with some buttons, ribbon, etc. I left a few pages out as I want to use photos as actual pages throughout the year too. I used all my favorite greens and blues, cause those are two colors I am thankful for. :)

2.Scrap Alden's baby book. I am behind now, so I am playing catch up...

3.Um, scrap Emerson's baby book.... heehee

4.USE MY STASH! Ugh, I have a ton of stuff and I resolve to use it up and try and stop buying more. I am not making some outlandish "buying freeze" statement, but really... gotta use what I've got ya' know?

5.Learn to take better photos, and have professional ones done a few times. My friend Kristin (a photographer) took some of Alden and she gave them to me... they are awesome. So awesome I want to save them for their own little post.

So there is 2008 in a nutshell... We brought in the New Year with some friends and fun and laughs... that is a good thing to be number one in my new journal. :)

Here is the rest of the Christmas mini... all done yesterday, and that made me happy! (cause my 2006 holiday one is still in its "almost" done state on my desk! How tragic eh?) As usual, click the pictures to enlarge them...

These two are the inside covers, and I still have write a little quote or something inside them.