I scrapped on NSD!

Well, Happy National Scrapbooking Day to all my scrappy friends!  There are all kinds of games and challenges going on all over the place! 

I was trying to get in on some challenges today since it turned out (surprisingly!) that I'm home.  I wanted to try the one hour layout challenge that Scrapdango was doing for their "Be Inspired" Crop this weekend.  I got the layout done and was all good on time until...  the computer decided it wasn't going to cooperate!  I had to reboot the computer twice (for whatever reason?!) before I got the pictures off my camera though I did miss the one hour deadline as a result. 

The good news is that I scrapped some of my own pictures today and had fun doing it!  The challenge was to be inspired by one of a couple of clock images that the host posted.  That's where all the brads came from and then we needed to use ribbon (ric rac for me) and more than one font.  Love me my Thickers and chipboard lettering (in this case from Basic Grey)!

Have a great day and be sure to cheer very, very loudly for the Canucks tonight!  We're going to be kicking some Blackhawk butt here in the next bit though I have no illusions about it being a cakewalk!  Think it should be fun hockey to watch!  Enjoy!

Have a fabulous weekend!
Cheers,

More Cards and a Kid Video!

OK, so I managed to play with a couple more of the challenges at Scrapdango for their online crop.  The challenge this time was to make a feminine and masculine birthday card and I can always use a stash of these.  The feminine had to have at least 3 flowers (one of them could be floral paper) and the masculine card needed to have blue and green.  The masculine one is a design I often play with when I want a quick card!

OK and here's a little something that Kyle has been working on at school.  There is going to be a public speaking competition at school and they're memorizing a poem to do for that!  The Grade 1 and 2 classes will be presenting for their class rather than the school, but the couple of kids that do the best will also go to the gym to present.  I'm really proud of him for memorizing it and you can tell he's pretty happy about it too.  (*** Please excuse the raspy voice as I'm still getting over this bug and my voice hasn't recovered yet!)

If you can't see it here for any reason, try HERE!

PS Uncle Scott - he wanted to make sure that you inparticular got to see this!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and here's to a great week!
Cheers,

A Scrappy Card!

Even though I wasn't feeling great last night, I did manage to make a card and it was all done with some little scraps I had leftover from teaching a mini album class - a baby brag book using the Fancy Pants Little Sprout line.  The sentiment was done with my MM Slice machine and the Words and Expressions card.  The butterfly punch is by Martha Stewart and we're now selling them at the lss I work in!

This card was inspired by Kristina Werner and I've had this card in my mind's eye since I saw it.  Didn't actually go and look at it last night, but played with the design from what I remembered and it's amazingly similar really!  I did this for a challenge at Scrapdango and the New Beginnings online crop they're doing right now!

Need to get working on some class stuff for June classes believe it or not!  And this I can do even if I can't talk!
Cheers,

Scrapdango Happenings!

Check out the upcoming crop at ScrapDango!

I scrapped!

OK, so last night I actually managed to start a new book and do some of my own scrapping.  I find with planning new classes and then prepping them that I'm not scrapping as much of my own stuff.  Last night, I needed to work on a layout for a challenge for the online crop at Scrapperie this weekend and I had so much fun pulling this together with a combination of new and old!

I fully admit that this layout was inspired by one I saw on Jana Eubank's blog and I'm all good with that.  When you want something to be fun and easy, then make it fun and easy!  I got to play with some new Upsy Daisy papers, a new Cuttlebug embossing folder and a new Fiskars border punch, but also got out some older Making Memories paper, stickers, buttons and lettering!

Anyway, here's the challenge I posted...

Recipe Challenge - use the following on a layout!

An imperfect picture - Feel free to add more than one picture and the other(s) may be perfect if you wish!

Buttons or brads - Your pick!
Journaling on a journaling spot of some kind
A paper technique - tearing, distressing, rolling, etc
Stitching - get out your machine, use a sticker or rub-on, do it by hand - it's all good!
Ink or Paint - Your pick!

Feel free to add other things to your layout as long as it has the items in the above list! I sure did!

My layout has...
An imperfect picture - Fea blurry picture, but it's the only one I have, so I scrapped it!
Buttons or brads - buttons
Journaling on a journaling spot of some kind - done on the block with my title as well
A paper technique - tearing, edge distressing, embossing and punching
Stitching - I used a sticker!
Ink or Paint - ink on a lot of the edges after I edge distressed

Check out this and all the other challenges as well as games and other fun going on all weekend at Scrapperie!

And, yes, I've been saying for ages that I'm going to start reading again and just can't seem to find the time.  Well, I picked up a new book on a whim the other day, The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly, and have started it and am really enjoying it so far.  I used to be a voracious reader and want to get back into it for sure!

The boys have gone to get haircuts this afternoon, Matthew is sleeping and Sophia and I are just kind of hanging out.  A nice quiet afternoon for now...  And then it's off to work for me tonight!

Have a fabulous weekend!
Cheers,

WeScrap ABC Card Crop

If you LOVE to make CARDS, then weScrap has the Crop for you!

This was one I did for a challenge early in the month...

Beginning September 15th, everyday for 26 days, the iTeam will have a new alphabet card challenge for you! A to Z.... 26 challenges and 26 days of wonderful and inspiring cards!

Come and play along with the ABC Card Crop at weScrap.com!

We are now a FREE forum!!!! No membership required! Just register with the site and you are good to go!

myStamp BOX stamps are our crop sponsors and they have some awesome stamps for our iTeam to show off! You may even WIN a few sets of your own!

The closing date for all challenges is SATURDAY October 17th at 11:59pm PST (3 am EST, 2am CST, 1am MST).

Come and check it out along with the new kit!!  I'll post some more of my cards soon!

Cheers,

Fall Back into Scrapping Crop @ Scrapperie

It's finally here! I don't know about you, but I've been looking forward to a good crop for a long time!  Our Fall Back into Scrapping crop is based around the theme of this gorgeous time of year... You may notice that most of our challenges and games may revolve around that theme.

Participation in the crop is completely up to you. Play along as little or as much as you want. There will be ten challenges. Five challenges will be posted on Friday and the remaining five challenges will be posted on Saturday. You will have until Tuesday, September 22nd at 10pm CST to get the challenges complete. In order to get credit for completing the challenge, you must post to the Gallerie and then come link us up in the appropriate challenge thread. For every challenge, each person that participates will be entered into a prize drawing. Ultimately, there will be 10 challenge winners- one for each challenge. All prizes will be provided by Sandi, via the Scrapperie Boutique.

We'll also have tons of games, mini contests and other fun surprises to keep you amused all during the crop! Just simply follow the instructions that are listed in each individual thread.

Happy scrapping!
Cheers,

Christmas In July at WeScrap!

Come and join us for tons of fun!!

Scrapperie's Spring Into Summer Crop

Come join us at Scrapperie this weekend as we celebrate with our Spring Into Summer Crop!

Starting at noon today (Thursday, May 14th), we'll have challenges, games and some other fun surprises to keep you scrapping all weekend long. The majority of the challenges will be listed Thursday and Friday, but all crop challenges won't be due until Monday night at midnight- so you'll have plenty of time to finish them.

The rest of the weekend will be filled with games, contests and other great activities that you won't want to miss out on! So, clean off your scrap table and invite your friends (because you just might win) and be here to celebrate as we Spring Into Summer!

Hope to see you there!
Cheers,

My Sketch World Crop!

Looks like this should be fun, so come on over to My Sketch World and check things out before the crop starts!! We can all use a little inspiration now and then!!

Cheers,

WeScrap.com is Busy!!

*Please note that if you are currently on more than 2 DTs, you are ineligible to play. Sorry.


Check it out HERE!

A little of this...

...and a little of that! Well, it's been one of those days where I've been sort of all over the map, but got quite a bit done in the long run! I'm even pretty much ready to go to work tonight and know what I'm going to make for dinner.

Supplies: Cardstock is Bazzill. Patterned papers from October Afternoon, Bo Bunny and Basic Grey Journaling block is October Afternoon. Buttons are Foofala. Rub-ons are Scenic Route. Stickers for the title are Basic Grey and American Crafts Vinyl Thickers. "Good Stuff" sticker is October Afternoon. Chipboard heart is Making Memories and paint for it is also Making Memories. Misc ribbon from the kit. Ink is Palette Burnt Umber.

I did this layout with the Scrapperie Apple Orchard kit that I simply LOVE! It was a sample layout for the Stash Crasher Challenge that I just posted over at WeScrap for their Love Fest Online Crop this weekend! Come on over and check it out!

Nathan begged me to make muffins again this morning (the second day in a row!), so this is my picture of the day!

Funny how a single day puts such a different perspective on things though I even felt better after blogging last night and looked at all the wonderful little parts of my day that had felt so long and awful!

Better go try and finish off a few more things before I have to head out!
Cheers,

A Sketch from ME!

Hi all!

As part of the online Inspiration Crop going on over at Scrapdango, all the the design team members have come up with a sketch and then a layout sample to showcase it. I haven't done a lot of sketches of my own, but this was a lot of fun! I don't have PhotoShop, so I'm in the dark ages with paper and a pencil. Sorry it's a little hard to see, but here it is nonetheless!


Supplies: Cardstock is Bazzill. Patterned paper is Basic Grey and Scenic Route. Misc bulk brads. Title lettering is Making Memories stickers and American Crafts Chipboard Thickers. Ink is VersaColor Scarlet. Font is Moderne.

Are you doing anything scrappy today? I'm hoping to get something worked on today and I should actually be doing it now while George has taken the boys out for haircuts, but I seem to have a million other things I want to do right now as well since there's no one home - most of it isn't fun stuff, but is easier to do when no one else is around! Oh the joys of trying to keep up with 3 "boys" in my house!

Have a fabulous weekend!
Cheers,

Boys of Summer

Well, I know it's still summer here, but it's barely felt like it in the last couple of days! We had a pretty good storm roll in the night before last and it rained all day yesterday and a good part of the morning this morning too. It finally cleared up though and the boys and I went for a walk up to the mall (since the park was soaking wet!) and I did a few errands and then we had a nice lunch at Subway! It was a fun morning actually!

This layout is one that I just did using a sketch that Kerryn did and it was in the August Scrapdango newsletter! That thing is full of great ideas and inspiration, so you should check it out!

Supplies: Patterned paper is My Minds Eye and DCWV. Cardstock is WorldWin. Rub-ons are Kaiser Craft. Texture under title is Magic Mesh. Title lettering is American Crafts Thickers.

You should also know that there's an online Inspiration crop at Scrapdango this weekend (starting tomorrow), so head on over and sign in and play! You'll actually have a week to do challenges and get them posted too, so even better! Come on over and play!

Well, think that's about it for today! Going to take it easy this evening and fold laundry and watch Big Brother! Hope I get a chance to scrap a bit as well! Have a good one!

Cheers,