Run run run as fast as you can...

...Good thing it's 30-Minute Thursday, because that's about all the time I have today!

When I get stressed (like I have been for the past few weeks -- could anyone tell??), I NEED to scrapbook. Even if it's only to sit down and play with the papers on my desk and reorganize my supplies one more time... I need that creative time and space. That's why 30-minute projects are so awesome; they fit right in there!

This week I've been dealing with:

-Husband out of town
-Holiday stuff
-The G'awful (g*d-awful) California Missions project (a requisite for every fourth grader in California which would be quite fun if it didn't hit the week before school gets out for Christmas)
-Two articles for Simple
-Laying the groundwork for the "Get a LOAD of This" layout-a-day challenge for January
-Knitting a few presents
-Technological issues
-Kids' Christmas parties next week (thank goodness I am only room mom for one)
-Christmas cards that still have not been sent
-and a partridge in a pear tree.

Let me say, I am a wee  bit crabby. Making this page helped.

I find three 4x6" photos to be very difficult to scrap. Three on a 12x12 page feels a tad crowded, but three on a double-page spread seems too empty unless I have a ton of journaling. Seeing as this is a 30-minute assignment, I went with three on one page and put the journaling on sticker tags.

Your challenge: Use rub-ons on a page. Now, isn't that easy? I could have told you to use 10 photos on a page (like I had to for a recent Simple assignment). But I'm nice. Crabby, but nice.

Last week's winners:
Amy!

Kylie!

Cathy!

JenMcG!

Yes, once again that was EVERYONE who entered! (There is a chance I missed someone who emailed their entry directly to me, but I cannot find it... if that was you, please resend!).

Now I am going to eat some festive red and green peanut M'n'Ms.

Comments

[chris]

Yeah, I can relate - to the mission project! We have less than one week to go and 1/2 of the project (writing and drawing) still needs to be done. I think if we didn't have to deal with our kids' homework, it would make life SO much easier!

[Maria]

I can totally relate too! Hope things get easier for you! I LOVE the layout...you made the pictures look fabulous of course! Sabrina's mission project wasn't due for her until last March! I think it's cruel to have it due around the holidays!!!

[Amy]

wow...Thanks!! and try not to drive yourself to fruitcakeism with all the holiday craziness....time will work itself out...

[stephanie]

Mine's up - thanks for the prompt!

http://www.punkin-press.com/blog/?p=1213

[sockiepuppetsmom]

Awww man!I totally missed out!

[melita]

I have been out of the loop for a bit, but I will try and get this one done!

[Kylie]

I SO know what you are talking about (the creative time part). Today we have three Christmas parties between 3 and 8 and two of the parties are on top of each other.

Yesterday, as I was making food for my husband's office party, which coincides with my middle son's school party, and thinking about all of the other things I have to do and all the packages I STILL have not mailed, I became overwhelmed with the need to scrapbook! I thought I was odd. Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone!

[Tina]

Here's mine, Lain: http://www.simplescrapbooksmag.com/studio/details.ihtml?idx=86406

And thanks for the kick-in-the-pants push I needed to scrap SOMETHING. I've been time-challenged myself as well, lately.

[linda woods]

WOW!Before I even realized it is me on your pages, I thought HOW COOL!
Well,I for one am really excited about The AWFUL Mission Project. I've never been excited about the AMP before, but now I am!
SEE YOU SOON!!!
:)

[Amy]

here's mine Lain...thanks
http://www.caffinatedcropper.blogspot.com