I'm a Gem...again!

Wowsers!  I was chosen as one of Scrapbook Challenges Gallery Gems once again.  I needed this bit of good news after the week I have had.  You can check out my layout and the others on their blog here. 

The layout chosen was one of my very favorite from last weekend's crop at Sauder's Historic Village.  There's a few reasons it stands out to me:
1. I used bright colors - I have come to accept that I am not a pastel kind of person.
2. I used multiple embellishments - brads, flowers, and buttons (my favorite)
3. I had only one photo to focus on - I usually cannot decide on what photo I want to use to tell my story and end up clutter the layout with a ton; but my son's expression in this one photo says it all

Now, to be fair, this awesome layout was not of my own making.  I was totally inspired by a layout titled "Adore" over at the Studio Jullene blog.  I get inspiration from a lot of places, and I always try to share when I actually remember where it comes from!  So a big THANK YOU to Jullene!!!

Scrappin' Inspiration

I am so excited!  I am going on a scrapbooking get-away next weekend.  I love these weekends when I get to surround myself with hundreds of creative people who share my addiction.  I have been spending my morning preparing myself for this adventure: pulling supplies off my shelves, packing up photos and papers, and most importantly checking out blogs.

Here are a few things that I may be scraplifting next weekend!

"let them eat cake" at LA Creations

"hedgehog" at Daughter of the King

"Splish Splash" at Bee Cee Creativity

"Adore" at Studio Jullene

"Yellow Brick Road" at Basement Chronicles

These all inspire me for multiple reasons; do they inspire you? 

Just Another "Un" Day

Ever have one of those completely uninspired kind of days?  Well I am having one right now.  In fact the only thing I am really inspired to do is to curl up in the recliner and veg-out to Nick Jr with my 4 year old. 

What do you do when inspiration has left the building?  How do you jump start your creativity?

Here is a photo of my "Inspiration" wall in my craft room at home. 

I attached 4 squares of cork board to the wall with double sided foam sticky squares.  My method is to tack items up there as soon as they catch my eye.  I don't ask questions or over-think why I like any of these things, I just stick them up there because they inspire something inside me.

And because it is the new year and tons of people are organizing their scrap-spaces:

Here is a current photo of my scrap room - I am a little embarrased to post this because it is still in the process of being cleaned up & out.  But hey, nobody's perfect! 

I'd love to hear about what inspires you!  Post a comment below about your inspiration or a link to your scrap-space.