Scrap-Friendzy is having a Sketch A Thon Month!

I love working from sketches.  The girls at Scrap-Friendzy always have something fun to do every month with lots of prizes and points and great all over company.  Here are some of the projects I have squeezed in this month already.  More to come!

Tag! You are It!

I have really fallen in love with Pixie Dust Studio's digital images.  In fact, along with the many freebies they offier, I just purchased an Edward from Twilight and a Harry Potter.  I used the Harry Potter on a fun layout the other day...I will post that later.  Pixie Dust Studio has a Challenge blog HERE.  Every weeek they have super fun challenges.  This week was to create a project that is a tag or has a tag on it.  I decided to make a tag:

What I like about this was the fun snowflake.  I cut the snowflake with my Expression (Accent Essentials) then I used Liquid Applique on it and applied heat to make it puffy looking.

My Copics were used on the image.  Isn't she sweet?  It is difficult to see here, but IRL, there is flocking on the hat and on all of the pom poms and buttons.

Thanks for looking and HAPPY SCRAPPING!

Refresh Me at Tiddly Inks!

As I said earlier in the month...you will be seeing more of me now.  I found Tiddly Inks and their challenge blog through a friend of mine's blog.  I love their images too.  I am just in the "try me" phase over there.  This week they have a challenge called "refresh me".  You are to create an all white card with only the image colored.    I love how this turned out!  I embossed some cardstock with my cuttlebug folder and I wet embossed the bottom of the card with a background stamp.

Sguigglefly Fun!

I have been having fun with Squigglefly this weekend.  They had a Digi Day at SNR Card Universe tonight for just some chatter.  I have already found alot to do there and on their challenge blog.  I made some cards here for both places today.  They both work for the "white team" at SNR Card Universe for Squigglefly's Color Bowl Challenge.  The red card works for the Squigglefly Challenge #80: Put Your Heart Into It.

 The sentiment is from Squigglefly here.  I love the crisp lines in the sentiment.  I do not think I could ever ink a stamp and get it to look so nice!

I used the heart background paper for this card and the journalling spot both from Squigglefly.  I really like how this one turned out!

Thanks for looking and Happy Scrapping!

Project Count 2010

I have made it a habit to count how many projects I do every year.  The only way I know how to do this is by creating a calendar specifically to record due dates of projects and tally marks of the cards, layouts, and "other" projects I do every year.  For 2010, I was able to successfully complete:

CARDS:   241

LAYOUTS:  45

OTHER:  150

This year, I will do the same.  I think this keeps me mindful of all that I can accomplish even though I work full time and have 3 kids.  Here is my 2011 calendar book:

Autumn Grace in Winter!

My friend Melissa at Needful things has been a big inspriation to me for many years now.  She has really devloped her Copic coloring skills and has found many teams to call her "home".  I found her at Pixie Dust Studio recently and their Challenge Blog always has some fun things to do.  Their digis are super sweet.  Isn't this one fun too?  This week's challenge is  to use one of their digis (they always have freebies...) and make sure you include two ribbons.  I was proud of myself for using nothing but junk in my old stash.  Isn't Autumn Grace just so sweet.  The coloring options are so numerous with her!

Thanks for looking at Happy Scrapping!

You Are my Shining Star!

I finally got around to doing some challenges again.  The Copics were dusted (!) and the paper was found.  Some Odd Girl has terrific digi images.  They play on their blog and at SNR and PCP.  They even offer monthly freebies which is where I found this gem!  The Digi Day challenge this weekend is to create a valentine's/love project that DOES NOT feature RED or PINK. It can have them in it but it can't be the dominate color.  I think I did well!  Why do you take a whirl at this?

Thanks for looking and Happy Scrapping!

Join me for Sketches and FUN FUN FUN!

I have had so much fun participating their challenges.  This month is a sketch a thon.  I love sketches so this is right up my alley!   The ladies at http://www.scrap-friendzy.com/ are down to earth and so friendly.  And what I love the most is that I have a chance to use up all of those silly papers and things I collect for years but don't seem to touch!  Come join me and tell them I SENT YOU!

I'm Back...and Some Blog Candy!

I bet I got your attention!   I am back!  I promise to be more active and show you what i have been working on.  Beleive it or not, although I have been MIA from the computer world, I did squeeze in some projects and took pictures to post.

My dear friend, Melissa at Needful Things has AWESOME blog candy up for grabs.  Check it out:

Complete Collection Kit for The Thrift Shop by October Afternoon

214 Piece Collection Kit of Apple Jack, by Sassafras

Autumn Leaves Scribbles Number stamp set

Autumn Leaves Scribbles Alpha stamp set

Autumn Leaves Talking in circles (boy) stamp set

Autumn Leaves Flower Stamps stamp set

Pluss he's adding the stamp set from Autumn Leaves Messy Dates.  
Hope over to her blog and check out the deets!!!

School is In Session!

So Scrap Friendzy is having another month long party.  Now we are in School and we are learning all sort sof new techniques.  There are pop quizes, after school activities, classes.  Whew!  It's like I am really back in school again!   Here are some of the goodies i have done so far.  This first one is folding your paper and added some football lacing somewhere on your page.  I really like the folded background.  Simple yet effective!

This next one was a preassignment to make a page with an inspiration from a child's lunch box.  The lunch box I modelled after was a ladybug box: red, black and white.  I used a picture of my little people on their first day of school.  I took the picture in our backyard before we headed out the door.  All of the paper products were from Jenni Bowlin.

How can you go to classes without having a calendar to write down all of your assignments?  Here is mine using my very favorite Webster's Pages papers that i have been hanging on to because my LSS doesn't sell them...

The blouse below was the inspiration for my new blog header.  We were supposed to go back to school in fashion.  I decided my blog needed a face lift and the colors on this blouse were a perfect fit for my mood.

Sorry Becca....I forgot to put my new watermark on my photos today.  I haven't put anything on my blog for eons so I guess I am out of practice!  Please join in on the fun at Scrap-Friendzy.  It isn't too late.  The community is drama free and not pretentious...I really am having fun and getting alot done!  Thanks so much for looking today and Happy Scrapping!

Scrap- U is set to Begin September!

I think you should join us for fun, tutorials, inspirations, and good friends at Scrap-Friendzy's Scrap U!  If you decide to join me over there, don't forget to let everyone know on the Welcome Page for Scrap U when you register that I sent you!  Happy  Scrapping!

Vote for me PLEASE!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the end of WEEK 5 at Scrap-Friendzy's Camp Friendzy. This week's challenge was called "MESS HALL". The challenge was to find trash or recycling items for your page. We needed at least 2 items. I used bottled water caps and smashed them with a hammer then added color to them using some alcohol inks (these are the flowers). Under two of the flowers are the left over spool parts from some ribbon that I used for another project. I also found some amusement park tickets in the recycling bin and they were the right color for my project here:
Don't you just love this Echo Park Paper? I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
Vote for me today and Sunday so that I can move on to the next round PLEASE!!!!!
VOTE HERE.
As always, thanks for looking and Happy Scrapping!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mother's birthday. She is a fantastic woman and a Peacemaker in the family. She has a great sense of humor too. Although she lives about an hour from me, I sure do wish at times she lives right next door so I could visit with her everyday...especially so we can play Bananagrams....and then I can tease her (gant away now people....**Snicker**)
Anyways...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER!

Isn't this paper AWESOME!?!?!? Echo Park Paper.....it rocks!

Do you want a $25,000 Room Makeover???

REAL Services/ Area 2 Agency on Aging is hosting their first fundraiser and perhaps YOU will be the lucky winner!   The grand prize is a $25,000 room makeover!!!  Only 2000 tickets will be sold; each ticket is a mere $50!!!!

Hurry!  The ticket sales end august 24th. The drawing will be held August 25th (you need not be present to win). There are plenty of other prizes to win!  For more information contact me or visit our website at www.realservices.org.  

Proceeds to benefit programs serving our aged and disabled in our communities.

More Goodness from Camp-Friendzy!

Well we are finishing up the 5th week at Scrap-Friendzy's Camp Friendzy. Last week the campers had a week to play catch up and finish up any bonus challenges and even do some "over acheiver" challenges. So here is what I completed:

Thanks for looking and Happy Scrapping!

It's Here It's Here! It's Finally HERE!!!

I have been waiting a loooooong time for this book by Summer Fullerton and Kimber McGray to arrive and it finally did! My first official published work is here:

Now to wait and wait and wait for the next book where I will have 2 layouts featured....with my little people's pictures!!! Wahoo! Thanks for looking and Happy Scrapping!

Time to Vote for Me: Week 4 of Camp Friendzy!

This week's challenge was on H20. The water challenge. Use a clear element (that is the circle), scrap about something related to water (slip and slide), have a wave or wavey paper (used my Cricut), Splatter paint or spray/mist something on the paper (yup, got it!) The details:Making Memories Noteworthy paperBazzill BLings cardstockSplattered some paint (three colors)Daughter playing on slip n slidewaves cut from cricutClear element is the circle around the middle upper picture, edged with white staz on and a slick writer pen used on it for writing.
Scrap Frienzy's Camp Friendzy has been a blast! Would you vote for me here TODAY? I would love to have a small ego biscuit this next week and move on to the next round!!!!
Thank you so much for looking and happy scrapping!