Time keeps on slipping

Where does the time go? It's a busy season, isn't it. Lots of school activities and the holidays are fast approaching. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I haven't. But I am making some pages for family in the states. I don't know if they peek at my blog sometimes, so I can't really show the pages here yet. But I do have some more pages from the incredible designs at The Digichick.

Becoming a CT member for TDC was one of best decisions I have made regarding scrapbooking! (Okay, so scrapbooking decisions aren't usually life altering, but this one was near that.) I'm having so much fun and learning to use a wide variety of designs. I HOPE I am becoming a better scrapper in the process.

Have had some fun these past two weeks using digital supplies to make hybrid projects too. The little envelopes I made are perfect for gift cards and New Year money gifts (those of you in Japan know what I'm talking about).

又二週間がたちました。バタバタするな時期ですね。クリスマスのお買い物は始めていますか？私はまだ買い物していないけど、いくつかのページが出来ている。アメリカの家族はこのブログを見ているかどうか分からないから、まだギフトページは展示しないね。 CTのページも出来ているからそれを見せられます。

デジタルスクラップ材料からハイブリッド封筒が作りました。パソコンでデザイン、印刷して、組み合わせて、飾りをつけて出来上がります。ギフトカードやお年玉にぴったりです。作ってみませんか？

Too busy playing

I've been a lazy blogger these past two weeks. Too busy making pages, and not enough time displaying them. Having tons of fun at TDC, I absolutely love it there. The women -- staff, creative team, designers -- are wonderful. Its better than I could have ever imagined! And here is the proof!

ちょっと久しぶりですね。ページを沢山作ってもブロッグに2週間乗せてない。。。良くないですね。The Digichickのクリエーチヴチームになってから毎週毎週楽しんでいる。本当に遊んでいるの気持ちです。TDCのスタッフ、チーム、デザイナー皆様はとっても素敵です。いつ楽しんでいる！

These last few pages aren't for TDC, just some other kits that I've been wanting to use.

November Crop Schedule

Nov 10th, Tuesday: Beginner Scrap (Open theme. 1st-time scrappers welcome.)

Nov 18th, Wednesday: Open Crop (Open theme. Any level, including 1st-timers okay!)

Nov 29th, Tuesday: Advanced Scrappers Group (Repeat of October challenge for those who couldn't attend. Autumn colors challenge. Any photo theme is okay, but we will only be using the papers shown below.)

Limit: 6 participants.

11月10日(火）初心者スクラップ　(テーマ自由になります。初めての方や、経験者でも大丈夫です。)　連絡は遅くなりまして申し訳ありません。まだご予定はなければ、是非いらっしてどうぞ。

11月18日(水）オープンスクラップ （普段火曜日に来れないの方、初めての方や、経験者でも大丈夫です。テーマは自由になります。）

10日と18日もスクラップをやってみたいのお友達がいらっしゃいましたら是非お誘い下さい！

11月24日（火）：上級者 （先月のチャレンジい来れなかったの方のため、10月チャレンジ用紙を使ってみましょう。テーマは秋色ページです。写真のテーマは何でもいいですが、当日使う用紙種類は決まっています。）

定員は6人になります。参加ご希望の方はお連絡下さい。

Family times

Almost exactly ten years ago, my husband, our daughter, I and his parents drove up to Hakone to view the changing leaves. It was a beautiful day. This photo was one of those photos that just happens... we weren't posing, we weren't ready and we didn't know that camera was pointed at us. We just looked over and click! Maybe that's the best way to have a photo taken. The journaling is a poem by Albert Camus, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."

10年前に主人の両親と5人で紅葉を見るため箱根へ行きました。とっても楽しかったの日だった。主人は写真を撮るつもりのを知らなかったです。ただ主人に見たら撮ってもらった。やっぱりその撮り方がいいですね。






















This next one is a page I made about my family from Sri Lanka. About 6 years ago I began to sponsor them through World Vision. I have found it to be a life-enriching experience. We are so blessed and I want to share some of our blessings with those less fortunate, and World Vision is a truly responsible and trust-worthy organization. If your interested in learning more, please take a look.

スリーランカにも家族がいます。6年前からワールドビジョンのスポンサーになりました。自分でもスポンサーとして本当に恵まれています。～"何か”はきっとできる。～　是非見て下さい。

The journaling reads:

This is the Appuhamy family in Sri Lanka. This is my family. I have sponsored them for the past 6 years through World Vision. At first I didn't know what to expect. But over the years we have gotten to know each other through personal letters, and of course through correspondence with World Vision. The girl's name is Samanthi. She calls me Auntie Holly. I cry nearly every time I get a letter and a photo of them, just to know how incredibly different our lives are. They are always so grateful and loving in their letters to me, thanking me for the assistance we offer to them. But to tell the truth, we are the ones who have been far greater blessed to be given the chance to take care of them. We love you, Appuhamy family.





















This last page is my CT page of the week. I was only able to make one page again this week. But I absolutely love the kit, A Grand New Day by Danielle Engebretson, that I got to use. The page is about some of my daughter's nicknames.

今週のCTレイアウトは1枚しか出来なかったけど。娘は色んなニックネームについてです。

Thursday Galleries

Its probably not the best layout I've made, but I like this one. Its a letter to my Grandpa and my Grandma. I never met my Grandpa (my father's father). He died before I was born. I always wondered what kind of man he was, what kind of Grandpa he would have been. On the other hand I knew my Grandma (my father's mother) very well. She only lived about a 20 minute drive away and we were able to visit often. My favorite memories of her were when she took me fishing. She was a wonderful Grandma.

マイベストレイアウトではないですが、気に入りました。お祖母ちゃんとお祖父ちゃんへの手紙です。お祖父ちゃんに会った事無かったです、生まれて前にいなくなりました。時々どんなお祖父ちゃんになれたかしらと思っていました。お祖母ちゃんと、とっても仲良かった。大好き大好きなお祖母ちゃんだった。近くに住んでいたし、よく訪ねることも出来ました。時々魚釣りへ連れてくれた事は大好きな思い出。立派なお祖母ちゃんだった。





















The rest of these layouts I made with this weeks new releases. I really love these Whimsy Houses. Aren't they cute! Being a CT member for TDC is a blast, I feel like I'm a little kid in a candy store.

後のレイアウトは新発売デザインで作ってみました。Whimsy Houses は気に入りました。毎週CTメンバーとしてレイアウトを作るのは楽しいです。遊んでいるの気がしますね。