change is good!

I don’t talk about my “year to remember” class that I am teaching at big picture scrapbooking much… I guess it’s cause while I am teaching, the stuff I am actually doing is weeks and weeks ahead of what I am showing the class… so I get all excited about something I am working on, and then I can’t  show it to anyone for 2 months, cause then it would ruin the surprise, or throw the whole timeline out of whack…
But this month has been a really powerful subject…for me, and I think also for students in the class… each month there is a different “life challenge” that we start out with. And then all the projects and stuff I teach are related in some way to that message. this month, the message is about CHANGE.  After all, change is really the ONLY constant in our lives. It happens all the time. it’s the only thing we can really count on! and for most of us… maybe we resist change a little. Maybe it’s nice to get into a routine that you don’t have to think about, you don’t have to make adjustments or alterations… you just can go with it! so, then when change comes about, it’s a bump in the road, throws us off…  etc.
Anyway… I have been contemplating change a lot. I thought that having Capri would be a major change, after not having a baby for so long… and well, I was right!  And TWO babies… In one year…will require MORE change. More adaptation. And with that change comes necessary re-evaluation of what is most important, what is highest on the priority list…I admit to being one that is somewhat resistant to change. 
Anyway,  this page represents the ART challenge for this month… and is a precious reminder to me…that ‘change is good’… I used my butterfly stuff… as a reminder that “if it weren’t for change, we wouldn’t have butterflies”… course, if you think about all that stuff metaphorically    … it’s good stuff!

if you are in my Y2R class, and you have completed your layout, and posted it on your blog... i would love you to post your link in my comments so that everyone can see your interpretation!

Comments

[christina cole]

absolutely LOVE this layout heidi! you look so cute pregnant and the butterflies all over the layout are so cute....

good luck with the new baby and all of your projects! :)

[kelly s]

you are so cute with your baby bump!
i hope you will take some pregnancy pics of yourself before it is too late! everyone always feels so "big" in the moment, but I always love to look at photos of myself pregnant (especially if it will never happen again)
love the colors too.
God bless and i hope you have a wonderful birth :)

[Nitty.Gritty.]

This is beautiful. ANd so is your attitude in life! =)

[Rebecca]

I ♥ this layout, great colors & embellishments. Very cute photo too - pregnancy suits you!

[Kitty]

Hi Heidi,
You look great! Just wondering... I looked on the Big Picture website and I couldn't find your class. Is there a direct link to your class that you can post?
Thanks!

[Maria Hanson]

I'm AYTR student and I LOVED this month's art challenge. It was so inspiring, so fitting for me right now. My layout is posted on my blog http://mariamillerhanson.typepad.com/beautiful_life/

[chanel]

i am in the class .. you can see my one here
http://chanel73.blogspot.com/
i agree, it was very inspiring!

[MommmyKnows]

Very pretty, both the mom and the layout!

[Sophia Allison]

I have loved reading your journey thru your last 2 pregnancies. I am 4 months pregnant with my second and so excited...love you LO, the colours are great!

[vickie k]

Love your layout! You are just too dang cute pregnant! I am in YTR class but hate to admit that I haven't even logged in to the classroom in months...I am going there now!! LOL!!

[Annie Adams]

Heidi, you are so pretty pregnant! I posted my LO on my blog and had tons of fun creating this using the techniques you have taught us...thanks for a great class!! The link to my blog is ...http://annieadams.typepad.com/

[erin yamabe]

beautiful:)

[Lara]

So lovely! I did an art journal entry regarding this same thing (metamorphosis, butterflies, etc). I love the way you pulled the theme & products together. And you look so dang cute, too! ;)

p.s. Note the YEAR on your layout!!!!

[Michelle]

Love this LO and the idea behind it! You are such a glowing mama-to-be!

I'm loving checking out the other LOs you students have done. I'm still wishing I got in on that class!

[Caroline]

What a great idea I love seeing other peoples work " annie adams " you rock right up ther with Heidi,love your LO's.
Can us non YTR students see more samples of your work Hiedi? You inspire me.
I wish I knew how to use your masks,I went on to your other blog and read the directions but I just can't seem to get it.
They look to be very easy but I just draw a blank when they are in my hand. HELP please???

[diane mcvey]

You look so adorable, and your family is just precious! I can't wait to see the new little addition! OH WHAT FUN!!! And Capri walking is just the cutest thing ever...she is SUCH a DOLL!! Oh, those were the days...when my guys were LITTLE!!! :)

[stamperalex]

Great page - thanks for sharing! You are beautiful pregnant!

[Bobbie Powell]

Love the layout..I finally was able to find some of your alphabet masks and love them. I am the envy of my fellow scrappin' friends, and I have to share them. LOL!

[Jaymie]

Here is my layout for AYTR - great fun!

http://jbrooxd.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/06/a_year_to_remem.html

[Sonia]

That is a beutiful LO with a wonderful message. I also enjoyed seeing the few others that were posted here in the comments! Fantastic job Ladies! I really wish I had joined that class!

[Kristi]

This was an AWESOME challenge, Heidi. Thank you! I really needed it. :)

My layout is in the gallery and at http://its-who-i-am.blogspot.com/

[Talia]

My layout is on my list for tomorrow night...can't wait to get working on it. *change* is definately something that I am needing right now. love love love your layout!

[Catherine Matthews-Scanlon]

I just love all the butterflies on that layout! I keep hoping that they'll be coming to a store nearby SOON.....

Change is good.... :-)

[jessica T.]

I never looked so cute when I was pregnant! The layout is very fresh and energetic. Lots of changes with two babies, yet different when you have older children and extra eyes and hands to help out. You might even be able to fit a shower or two in! ;)

[Nichole]

This is my June LO: http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?gallery=1&cmd=display&layout_id=1171097

This assignment has totally changed my outlook on life. Thanks, Heidi, for the powerful inspiration!