Project 12 and the Throwdown

Good Monday morning, all! Our Monday morning is being brought to us by a snow storm which will accumulate 6 inches or so by the day's end. It's weird how some schools canceled and, of course, ours didn't. I really wonder what determines whether or not they should cancel...hmmm?

Anywho, just wanted to share a couple projects I finished this past week. The first is a double page layout for the Project 12 . Click on the link and you can read more about it. It will be fun to do this as I STUNK at keeping up with Project 365 last year. I feel apart around late May, early June, and just couldn't force myself to do it again. I still don't know what I'm going to do with the rest of the book...lol This is much easier and I'm liking that a Becky Fleck sketch is provided each month. I am going to just base mine on a monthly theme showcasing events/moments that I want to recall for the specific month.


Then I decided to help facilitate the use of my ever-growing scrap supplies by entering in to Memorable Seasons Scrapbook Throwdown. Each week a new "recipe" will be posted so we can "cook up" our creation...lol I like this analogy to Bobby Flay as he's one of my faves on Food Network. Week one's challenge was the Wedding Cake challenge. We had to use something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
So this is what I came up with although excuse the bad picture because I didn't take it until late yesterday evening and no matter what I couldn't get the coloring right. I will try to take another one today if gets any brighter.

Something Old: 12 yr. old wedding pictures
Something New: Prima flower that I colored with Shimmerz Bed of Roses spritz
Something Borrowed: Pink Paislee sketch
Something Blue: Pink Paislee paper and the ribbon

That's about all I accomplished...oh, almost forgot that I did finish up my nephew's baby book that I started last year. I gave it to my sister at her baby shower and promised her pages for 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Well, I can finally check that off of my to-do list because it's done! All I want to do before I hand them over to her to be placed in the book is add pictures for 3, 6, and 9 months as he's already that old....and already starting to WALK!! Can you believe it??? I can't!
Well off to start my day and figure out something for dinner. Wishing you all a fabulous one filled with lots of productivity! :D

Another layout

Actually one I forgot to share and it's one that I just LOVE because I used pictures of my son when I he was just a little one..miss those days! I used October Afternoon's Farm Fresh line that was featured in December's Back Porch Memories medley kit...gotta love some OA!!

BPM February DT Reveal

We get to show you our pretties...yay!
Here are the other things I created with the solo kit this month including a cute little Valentine decoration. I bought the wooden, heart plaque from the dollar store...can't beat that...and used goodies in the solo kit to come up with this!


This layout is for my 15 min. or Less Article. I used this lovely picture of our niece Kristy and her fiancee Mike. It's the same one used in their "save the date" card. I thought it was perfect to scrap with this paper line.


This layout is created using our monthly Becky Fleck sketch.


Thanks for coming by to take a peek and make sure to go check out the gallery to see all the other fabulous creations by the design team :D
FEBRUARY DT Gallery

Dabbling in Digital

Yep, I tried my hand at this once again. Our niece, Kristy, is getting married this year and was looking for a cute, but inexpensive "Save the Date" card. My MIL told her to ask me if I could help because she knew I had put together some cards in the past. I knew it wouldn't be that hard, but I knew that I'm not that digitally savvy either. Well, this is what I ended up with:


I like it and she did, too! I have to say that the digital thing is rather fun to play around with, but you still gotta love paper! ;^)

February...what?

Okay. Here we go with another year feeling like it's starting to fly by. I seriously need to learn how to slow down time. I would be rich if I could do that...lol

With it being the first, I get to show you what Paula has put together for this month's kits at Back Porch Memories -- gorgeous as always!!

The solo has one of my favorites -- Basic Grey Sugar Rush. Their paper lines never disappoint!


Here is the medley for this month


and some lovely stamps...


I got to work with the Solo...yay for me!! Like I said, I just love this paper line!

Got lots of stuff going on in this layout. I must have blacked out while creating because I just kept going and going and didn't know when I was going to stop...lol I spritz Maya mist and Glimmer mist, stamped the edges with a CTMH stamp and Staz-on, then I texturized the green pp with a Cuttlebug folder, and ruffled one of the papers to then finally realize I needed to stop...lol Anyway, it was fun getting all artsy because I don't do it often -- takes too long!

Make sure to go check out the kits this month and grab yourself one...or two

BPM January Kits

Here are a few more that I did with that awesome Monstrosity kit.




I think I got caught up with the word "cutest"...lol Those little guys in my life are just so darn cute though even if my little guy is no longer that little. You can see the rest of the talented design team's creations here: January 2010 DT Gallery
Got to go clean the house especially my scrap area!
Have a great day :D

Happy New Year!!

I had quite a time getting it together to come on here and post yesterday...results from a GREAT New Year's Eve....lol So here I am now wishing each and every one a happy new year filled with health and prosperity!!

I actually scrapped a layout since last month's DT requirements. It's for my challenge at BPM that requires you to "Ring in the Old". Easy peasy....use stash that's at least one year or older, so come and play. The layout I created for the challenge uses MME and October Afternoon from last year -- love those papers and I actually hated to cut in to them. Must be why I have that scrappy horder problem...lol



Then I bring to you my early layout from BPM. January's solo kit is featuring Sassafras Lass Monstrosity....LOVE this paper line!


The Medley kit will feature Pink Paislee Cupid Collection, Bella Blvd. Honey, I'm Home and Sassafras Lass Amplify --- awesome stuff!!! Oh, see that fringe on the bottom of the layout??? That was created so easily using these ---->
Cool, huh?
Okay....off to get that first cup of coffee to jump start my day! Have a great one!

Merry Christmas!!

Wow! Where has the time gone since I last posted on my blog. It's been busy....just so busy! Maybe I can take a bit of a breath now and get back to some regular crafting. Last month I did the member layouts for Back Porch Memories, so I didn't have any layouts I could post. However, with the upcoming coooool kits you best believe I'll be sharing. :D I have a few crafty projects I did for Christmas that I want to share as soon as I photograph them.

I'm just loving this new laptop Santa brought us! Now I can be connected anywhere in the house! LOL I wish you all a blessed Christmas full of love!

BPM reveal day!

Just can't say enough about the Fancy Pants Rough & Tough...perfect boy paper! I loved working with it this month :D






Go check out the rest of the DT's work here

I lied...

there will be no creating only the sites of a bed once again...sigh! At least it's a clean bed, but the fever is back and I'm feeling like poo. Please sickness go away!!!

Since the last post...

I actually got worse! I have spent the last day and a half in bed with a fever reaching 102.5 only getting up when it was most important! You can totally see how lost my hubs gets when I'm down. He's not used to taking care of the family 100%...hee hee! I have to laugh!

So I finally feel a bit better to get out of the old bed, plus I'm worried bed sores might start. Whenever I get sick or any of the kids, I want to go clean crazy! So today, I think I will get that bed of mine changed for sure and clorox some other things around here. It seems Collin and I were the only ones to get whatever this is and he's staying home with me today as his cough is non-stop day and night. Time to call the doctor again! On Friday when he went in Dave was told it was only a chest cold. I'm thinking it's something more or at least it sounds like more! We'll see!

Enough talk of sickness and on to some happy scrappy talk!
You must see this month's kits at Back Porch Memories! Oh, I just love them!
The Solo features the totally cool Fancy Pants Rough & Tough..woo hoo!

Then the Medley features WRMK Twirl, Crate Paper Seasons (TERRIFIC paper!!) and Bella Blvd. Plastino!


Oh, and look at these stamps!


I don't care what it takes, I'm getting to my craft room today to create!
My early layout for the month which I barely could get together through my chills....that was bad! There was so much more I wanted to do with this layout, but I had to give up...lol


And this month I host a challenge and I decided to go with an easy one -- a quote challenge. I love quotes as they are so inspiring. The one I used on this layout jumped out at me while in search of a good quote. I knew this quote would be perfect for a layout I've been wanting to about Dave going back to school after taking the buyout. We are so very proud of him!!
The string got in the way of the quote in the picture, but it reads:
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream -- CS Lewis


Off to take DD to school and then to get something done around here. I hope my body hangs in there until at least noon and then it might be time for a nap...lol Have a blessed day, everyone!

Happy Halloween!

This is one of my favorite times of the year and wouldn't you know the sick bug has hit me! It started with Collin and then crept over to me. I'm not bad, but just feeling worn down with a hacking cough and body aches. No H1N1...thank the LORD!! Just some little virus that decided to welcome itself. Still, I will get that jacket and shoes on of mine and take those kiddies trick-or-treating. Dave will hold me up and maybe give me piggy back rides when needed...lol Either way, I will not spoil my kiddies Halloween.

I'll leave you with a few pictures of some things I've created both in the way of food and crafts!
These cards are a lift of one that I saw on a blog some where -- sorry I can't remember to thank you. I thought they were totally adorable and since I had the same paper, I lifted away!


And then here are some rice crispy treats covered with white chocolate to simulate an eyeball. I made them for Marisa's class and can I just say they were DELICIOUS!


Hope everyone has a spooktacular Halloween!

Cropping

I participated in Transparent Touches Creepy Crawly Crop this weekend. I used a bunch of their challenges to give me some inspiration and motivation at the crop I went to last night given by Holly our favorite CTMH representative. We all had a fab time and she a super hostess giving out all kinds of "stamp fairy" prizes as she calls them. You can't go wrong with lots of prizes and lots of food and lots of laughs, now can you!!

Here are some things I created as I'm not the best at scrapping when it comes to crops. I just get too distracted and I swear there's something about sitting that just thwarts my creativity...really! I'm a scrapper who loves to stand, so sitting at the table makes me feel like a munchkin viewing my work...lol I know -- crazy! But I feel like I did a lot for what I normally come away with.
the Monster Mash challenge...lol

a sketch challenge

a scraplift challenge

the Candy Corn challenge

and a spooky card using some new CTMH stamps and embossing power...oooo....fun! LOL


We're off to get some pizza..mmm! I'm seriously craving some today! Hope the rest of your Sunday is spectacular!

Earth Love!

Cosmo Cricket Earth Love that is! This was one fabulous paper line that actually surprised me. I really wasn't all that wowed by it when it first debuted, but of course like most paper it won me over...lol Here are the other DT creations made with this month's BPM solo kit.
A layout for the 15 Minutes or Less article


This one is using the Becky Fleck sketch of the month


And this one is a just because layout. I was proud that I actually scrapped older pictures this month. You can't really tell in the photo, but I applied Shimmerz paints on both the clouds, the sun and the the thickers which I first painted then added the Shimmerz.


And finally I redid this little CTMH frame that I had received as a hostess gift.


Now I need to get my butt in gear and get some Halloween stuff done and some packing for a crop I am going to this weekend...woohoo!

It's that time again!

Time for you to see the October kits at Back Porch Memories, that is The Solo features Cosmo Cricket Earth Love....cuuuute paper for sure!


Then the Medley features Cosmo Cricket The Boyfriend, Bo Bunny Delilah, and LYB All Fall -- MAGNIFICENT papers!

Oh, and these stamps!! PURE cuteness!


Here is my early layout using the Solo kit this month. It was perfect for a picture of my little nephew. I used a sketch by Jana Eubank as a starting point -- love her sketches!


I've managed to scrap just a couple things this past month. One layout is of my niece's birthday and I used up some scraps from a former BPM kit. The other layout, using up more scraps from a former BPM kit, is one I did for an online crop and then didn't get a chance to participate in it after my camping weekend. You had to use paint to alter a photo or the paper. I opted to do both.



That's about it for now. I'm off to mail my beloved 55-250mm lens in for repair. It no longer focuses and is still under warranty, so I'm praying it is covered. Last week my other favorite lens, 50mm 1.8, dropped out of my camera bag and busted. I only paid $90 for it and it's going to cost me a minimum of $45 to get it repaired. I'm thinking I might just look for a used one. I've seen a few on Craigslist running $70-80. We'll see
Have a great day, ya'll!

Camping fun!

This past weekend we headed to our favorite camping KOA in Monroe. Each year we go to enjoy the Halloween fun and to inhale the smell of campfires...ahhh! Well, of course just like last year, some one got sick from all the fresh air...lol Actually it was two of us -- Marisa and I. Marisa got the cold and I got a sore throat that I'm afraid might be strep, but not 100% sure so I'm going to get it checked out tomorrow. I'm going to share some photos of our spooky weekend. It just comes and goes so fast, so thank goodness for pictures or I might not remember it!

Our tent...as I told my SIL, she cast us out of the village...lol


Gabby and Marisa decorating their pumpkins.

Collin loved riding this rental bike as he still hasn't mastered riding a two-wheeler yet :(

These were some of the pumpkins decorated for the contest.


Okay...I never laughed harder when I saw my brother dressed up in his costume. Total Austin Powers! Groovy, baby!

And here are most of us dressed up in our costumes. This is the first year I dressed up...lol

I just loved Marisa's costume!

A picture of the beautiful scenery!


I'm definitely going to be printing up these pictures and scrapping them soon!