Thank you for sharing that story. I have Facebook and an email if you wanna share. I miss my boys being little but so glad ones nearly grown and the other half way there.

Lol. I can't get the boots outta my mind now. To stinking cute. And I'm so glad they allow such independence at such a young age. That's how it should be. Allow the child to be not try and mold them into what you think you want them to be.

I recall my oldest was 4ish and was helping me hang up my clothes and being a single mom working ad a nurse and then nights doing 2 different jobs I was always go go go. And laundry was done when i was on my last pair of clean scrubs. Lol.

Well he was helping hang clothes and I go put them away and tell em we got to go. Grabbed our things and headed to church. This particular day I was hosting a little surprise birthday thing for the pastor and his wife and a few of the church crew. Everyone comes in straight from church. They sit down while i grabbed refreshments and head out back to the grill to get things started. It's about 2 hrs in and we just finished eating and doing cake. Then I see in the corner of my eye the pasters wife running full force up to me with this look of urgency. I was speaking to someone and didn't want to be rude and just stop them in the middle and remove my attention to Mrs Annie. But we both knew Mr Jack would talk your ear off while you're house burns down and wouldn't even notice anything was going on around him. Amazing man. But she ends up pulling me away and she bends way down, I'm only 4'9 and a half on a good day, but she comes to whisper in my ear and im all freaking out like what are you doing. Hahah. I didn't realize how very awkward it is to hands over mouth and whisper infront of everyone. You just don't do that as an adult anymore, but she said you're aunties are in the living room at the mirror. I'm like my aunties. But i don't have any aunts. Completely Confused I go to the living room to see who's there and no one that I would say was an aunt. Or anyone that seemed to be waiting to see me.

So head back to the din area, amd grabbed gifts and here she comes again. And she's like why didn't you get them.

I was like Mrs Annie. I don't have aunts. You must have me mistaken. She looked at me now confused as ever, she grabbed my arm drug me to the outside of the living room and said. " you're PANTIES are hanging on the mirror. OMG I NEARLY DIED. every pair of my underwear were on this metal mirror that had vines and leaves. Do not know how in the world I missed that but sure enough there they they were. With nearly every eye ball on me as i went to get them off. But then like I said I'm 4'9. And my oldest was born nearly 3 foot long and 12 and a half pounds. At 17 hes 6'9 . So him standing on the couch would have them where I couldn't reach them. And as I went to get something to reach them down the pastors beautiful son who I had the biggest crush on walks up and asks are they clean. THANK GOD they are. Hahaha. I say yes and he starts untangling about 30 pairs of underwear and my spaghetti strp under shirts that i wore at work under my scrubs. And he grabs at least half of what was on there and of course the rest had become tangled and stuck on this mirror

The rest were lace and they were mostly thongs so what happened was my son wrapped this pair around several of the leaves and pushed through the lace. This man sits there trying to get these underwear off my mirror to save me complete embarrassment, only for it to be prolonged with this last struggle. I run to my bed room come back down stairs and hand him scissors and tell him to just cut them off. He had the nerve to say heck no, these are really nice. I thought I was going to die. Finally he did get them off and I had his baby 6 years later. Bahahaha but after that I was very thorough with checking behind my son when he helped. Except the time he made me breakfast on a day off and cooked the shells with the eggs. He said he thought it looked strange with the white things in there. Lol. You got to love kids.

I can say I have never gotten embarrassed after that. I was able to get through that. Nothing could cause me embarrassment ever again. And it hasn't.

Thanks for your time and creating this space for me to share this story. I've not thought about this in so long. Hahaha. So thank

I don't agree.

Just kidding. Gotta keep you on your toes. Lol. I'm trying to figure out how do I post a project on here .

It's only letting me post one photo. But these packs come with double sheets of 5 different 12x12 sheets. Frames and die cuts. Plus stickers and letters. Which I use and make more die cuts by putting the stickers on cardboard from any of the items I save that we use. ( cereals, crackers, Amazon boxes. w/e) but these are from hobby lobby and I got this one for less than 2 bucks. Reg price is 6.99 which is still very good for what you get. I think.

I went to Esty and got Pokémon digital papers and printed them out for an album I made my 7 year old son. I can email you what I have if you like. Save you a few dollars. Or you can go on there and look up boy themes digital papers and see what they have. I also got a paper pack from hobby lobby on sale that has like fishing I think and military. They may still have them. And i think they full price are 6 bucks and some change. Let me see how old this post is. Lol before I go digging things out. You may not even need any of this rn. Lol

Just wow Frances. You're really blowing up. So happy for you. Also so happy for all that joined, knowing your giving in to those creative urges that we all probably had for some time before we finally gave in and said " let's do this". I feel like during these times of crafting and creating we get to explore and express ourselves in a way like no other. So I comend all you newbies ( I'm kinda new as well so I know the excitement your having. ) for making the choice to do this and Thank you all for allowing us to be a part of your authenticity. Can not WAIT to see what everyone comes up with.

Just remember, to always have fun with what ever you're creating. Let your inner child go wild. For you will be thanking you for doing so. That inner child can really make life so much more fun if you allow them to. ( a lesson I've been learning while doing shadow work. My creations have allowed me to regain a beautiful relationship with my inner child.. so thank you Frances so much for making this space for everyone's wacky, unique, adventurous, beautiful and innocent inner childs. Lol. You're doing massive healing globally and didn't even know it. Much love to everyone here. Now let's go have some fun.. shall we.

I have an album made with this same paper pack. Well actually it was in the beginning days so I would find images and save then and crop then print them out. I've only been using paper packs for about a year and those have come from sales at hobby lobby. But this looks so BEAUTIFUL. I used rhinestone paper and individuals. As well as glitter and holographic paper as well. I've always thought of weddings to have that elegance and bling. ( been married two times but never had a wedding lol. Might be why I love love creating albums for weddings and babies. (2 topics my cut off has been created for)

I'll get mine posted soon so maybe you can get some inspiration for yours. ( not that you need it). I know most of my creations have had many ppls ideas be my inspirations.

This answers my question on one of your albums. If you drew out your creations first or if you just went with the flow. I've started drawing out an album compiled of a bunch of your designs into one book. It's going to be something. And I just realized I do have one of the albums I've made from your free video. I made several but only have the one left. I'll post a video on here soon. I've also sent you dm. Kinda needing some personal help on something I've been avoiding. But this person's been waiting months and I can't get past this hump I'm stuck at and just thought maybe you could give an outsiders opinion with someone with great creativity like yourself. Hoping is not asking to much. I mean we could do a 900 number set up and charge 9.99 a min. I'll just be talking very very fast. Would probably write a script to follow so I don't find myself with a 45 min conversation ( you know how I can get lol) anyways. Just when ever you find a min of free time. I'd REALLY appreciate you for possible saving my behind on this project that's already taken way wayy to long to get to the purchaser. Until then. Sending you and everyone on here joyous energies for their creative spaces. Much ❤️

wow, Stephens n a whole other level. I love the back page. I had actually made my son a Pokémon book that I cute out all the characters and had tin from various of containers and placed different background onto so he could use the magnets to place his Pokémon and act out the battles. but to use a picture as a puzzle now thats cool. thank you so much for sharing this with us Frances. Ohh I almost forgot to mention. Ive also used lights. those fairy lights with the little white box on and off  switch. I had them connected to the flowers and beaded hangers I had on the covers. You could absolutely use them for pages as well. I cant wait to see anything you do come up with. Thanks again

I love your hair and how you didnt tell Sampson you were recording but still acknowledged him. such a good momma. debating on making this one now  or.. theres just so much to choose from

I cant get enough of your work. Just a few questions, if you dont mind. When you are coming up with a new design do you sketch out each page or do you just kinda go with the flow, also, have you ever become stuck on a book when It come to designing. I have one that Ive completed all the pages for, and now its time for decor, But the theme this person wanted was the roaring 20s. She picked out the blue art deco paper, But because I'm left only with 2 colors, blue and gold, and I dont like putting pictures of other people in an album that is created for photo's, I'm just lost. What advise would you give someone that finds themselves like me, stuck and cant find that way out. so to speak. btw, its been nearly 4 months now, and I'm REALLLY needing to get this to the purchaser