2007 Has Arrived.....Where Did 2006 Go ?

I am sitting here trying to figure out where exactly 2006 wandered off to. It seems to have flown by and in some fleeting moments I feel I have missed it. It was a year of change and new experiences for me. New projects that are still in the works.

I joined Kindred Creations in 2006 and it has been a wonderful journey and experience for me. It has given me so many ideas as there are so many creative women that share on this site. It has helped me grow in both the digital world of scrapbooking as well as in the paper world of scrapbooking. It has brought me to where I am creatively today. Creating a space to create memories in, to share some fun moments with my DD and just a little space to get away.

I am currently working on a scrap room for me to do my work in and so all of my supplies can leave the office and the livingroom. Let's see, I am sure I have a few pictures to share with you all.

I started of with this room. Lots of natural lighting which will help and lots of holes to mend in the walls.

The samples below are the colors I have selected for the scrap room. The Bee's Nectar is more of a yellow than you see here.

Here is the room with a single coat of paint. I put the Bee's Nectar on the top and the Red Wagon on the bottom. My plans are to create a plaid pattern in the Red Wagon.

I took an image of my wall into Paint Shop Pro XI. Let me tell you, I just love this new version of this program. They have done some amazing work and created an amazing program for people like myself. So far I have the two coats of paint on the walls. In PSP XI, I added my plaid design and my black band across the top. The Bee's Nectar doesn't quite show up like it actually looks in real life. It is actually a light yellow and just makes the room pop.

I couldn't decide what size of squares to use for the plaid so I taped samples to the wall. After some deliberation I decided on the 8 x 8 squares.

This is the begining of the plaid design. I am using a very small brush with a guide to steady my hand. I think this is one of the hardest parts so far. I used a chalk line to mark out my pattern. Too bad our chalk was red...LOL I can still see it though, sometimes I need to move my head a bit to be able to.


Here is the start of the squares. I haven't gotten far but it is begining to take shape. I think I will finish this wall before moving on to the next.