Latest Creations and Some Blog Candy!

Well I have been a scrapping machine lately! LOAD definitely helps as did the online crop at A PILE OF SCRAP! - I finally got the chance to take some pics in better lighting so I thought I would share today....and...

I think it's time for a little
Blog Candy!
So here are the details - for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate at the A PILE OF SCRAP! online store and some extra goodies from my stash you can have your name entered by
- Telling me which of these is your favourite and why
- Follow my blog
- Send a friend (make sure they tell me that you sent them!)
Simple as that ! I will leave this contest open until Sunday at Midnight :)
And without further ado, the creations!

We have a cool game on our forum that we play every month called Crop Circle where the winner from the previous month picks 5 elements you must have on a layout - this month we had to use punches, stitching, die cut paper, bling and ink. I am using up old pictures as I seriously need to get some pictures developed and my printer is out of coloured ink...
Next is the online crop stuff - we had an all 80s theme and some pretty cool challenges came out of it.
The Barbie Girl (remember the song by Aqua)- use some plastic on a layout
The white wedding challenge- use white cardstock as your base
The AIDS challenge - use red ribbon on your project
The Dirty Dancing Challenge (nobody puts baby in a corner so no corners on the base cardstock)
And the last challenge that I was able to get done was a Strawberry Shortcake cupcake card - this was a template that I found somewhere and forgot to take note - so if it yours, please let me know and I will make sure to let others know! I seriously need to take another pic of this as the background paper and my "mist box" are a little distracting!!

And this one was one that I played with at the LSS, experimenting with embossing powders and the Clearsnap design adhesives (that is the words under what is supposed to be the photos - I freaking love these!!) Scrapping without pictures is a rarity for me but I like how this one turned out.
And lastly are my LOAD creations - awesome prompts from Lain to use my stash has motivated me, now let's just see if I can make it through a shift at the LSS tonight without buying anything!

LOAD 1 -No Title Needed (all scraps)

LOAD2 - Vintage (me as a baby!) (old photo)
LOAD3 - Two (old stickers that I used as a mask with Glimmer Mist)

LOAD4 - Field Trip
Whew! And that is it! Hope you are having scrappy week too! Don't forget to leave a comment!

SOTW Feb 1 - 7 2010

Well I had a rather productive weekend .... I LOVE ONLINE CROPS!
Over at A PILE OF SCRAP! we had a lot of fun - we went a little crazy and had an 80s theme which is always good for a laugh :) I managed to get 3 layouts, a card and a headband done (yep, a handband is considered a scrappy creation when you glimmer mist and glue flowers on it!!)
I have really been having difficulties getting a good shot of my work but I think that is because it is so late and I am in my dark room. A friend suggested a light from Costco so I am hoping I can pick one up and see if my results improve.
The SOTW is a super quick one (and I will prove it to you!) - just using your scraps and pulling out some rubons! I used to be rubon crazy but haven't used them in a while so decided this would be the week. That and a little suggestion from Lain to use my stash - because I was crazy enough to join LOAD again!
I have to tell you how much I enjoy LOAD - yesterday I was really not feeling well at all. I put the kids to bed and was going to crawl in bed myself but remembered that it was day 1 of LOAD and I wasn't giving up that easy. As I sat down at my scrap table, I remembered Lain's LOAD prompt about using our stash...so I pulled out the top 5 pieces in my scrap box, pulled up the SOTW on the puter and TADA...a layout in about 20 minutes which is a MAJOR miracle for me!
So day 1 down, 27 more to go!! If you are looking for a fun and really inspirational way to scrap, LOAD is where you should be!
Well I need to go and pack up some stuff as I pulled the kids out of school today so that we could use up our waterpark passes before they expire - have a great day!
And now, the SOTW:

And my quick and painless layout:

Sorry for the picture quality...but if you were skimming, I did explain it earlier ;)
Have a terrific Tuesday!

How Does it Happen?

How on earth does a whole month go by in the blink of an eye?! I got a gentle reminder yesterday that I haven't updated in a while...and I honestly thought it was maybe 2 weeks at the most...OOPS!
Life continues on here - haven't done a lot of scrapping for myself but still getting some stuff done. My boss at the LSS is down at CHA and will be back tomorrow - I am excited to hear about all the good stuff to come! I like to look online but find it just isn't the same as seeing it in real life. I am pretty excited about Tim Holtz's new paper to come out as I love the look of it! There is a new cutter from Craftwell that looks mighty interesting and last night discovered that Slice has some pretty cool tricks up their sleeve too!
In other news, I took my middle son to see a specialist about a concern with his foot and am waiting to get some tests and results back so trying to stay positive about it all. It is amazing how supportive online friends can be - prayers and hugs are always a nice thing!
I am off this weekend so we decided to do an online crop over at A PILE OF SCRAP! - come on over and join in the fun!
And a few sketches for the week - a SOTW and new this year, a card sketch of the week as well! Hope you are having a great week!

The SOTW has very limited patterned paper in it...something I am trying to do more of this year - what do you think?
And the COTW, a quick little sketch....would love to see more layers addedto this plain old sketch tho! I think I may actually do this one tonight as it would give me a good reason to clean up the scrap area in preparation for the online crop this weekend!

On Line Croppin'

Us crazy gals are on-line croppin' over at A PILE OF SCRAP! If you haven't done an on-line crop, they are a lot of fun! The best part about it is that you can work at your own pace...which works well for me....in between, feeding, playing and refereeing my 3 children! Right now there are 7 challenges, a bingo and a photo scavenger hunt going on - come on over and join in the fun!! This is my first layout for Annik's challenge - the challenge was to do a monochromatic layout. This layout came courtesy of the top of my scraps box! And I have to admit, once again, that messy sewing is realllllly hard for me! Hope you are all having a fabulous weekend...and that it isn't snowing at your house like it is at mine! Where is spring?!!

I finally finished a second layout.....this one took a lot of time and doesn't look like it should have but there were a lot of little details. The printing on little pieces of paper always takes careful measurement (that and I seem to take forever to find the right font I want). This was one of my challenges that I posted - do a layout of "Top 5 or 10" things... I always wonder what my kids will think of these when they are truly old enough to appreciate them :)

Come Cyber Croppin With Me!!

Wooohoooo!!

Yep, it's time we all broke out the prizes and give some stuff away! Our Design Team Gals over at A PILE OF SCRAP were chatting and we all decided that this weekend a few of us may be SuperBored with the SuperBowl so why not do an online crop? And to top it off, we also have Crop Circle starting up this weekend too!!!

Sooooooooo....let's fill you in on a few little details

First off, in order to win any prizes, everyone must complete the Crop Circle challenge! Jeananne is going to post this on Thursday to help you all get a little jumpstart on things.

Secondly, you can choose to do any or all of the DT challenges - each DT member will be announcing their challenges - however many you complete, your name will be entered into a draw for the grand prize that many times! For example, if you do 2 of the challenges (plus the crop circle) your name will be entered twice!

You will have until midnight Sunday to post all of your completed challenges. We also have a bingo going on throughout the weekend and some fabby make and takes!! Each DT member will choose one winner of their own challenge and then there will aslo be the grandprize SO we have 4 DT prizes, the Crop Circle prize and the Grand Prize!........ and you never know, there may be an odd game or two thrown in with some extra prizes!!

Be sure to head on over and sign up - it's ALL FREE!!! I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!