Smiles of Sunshine Scrapping

Christmas Presents

2010-12-13T20:49:00.002-05:00

Ok, as promised, here is what I've been working on! The calendar and additional 4 LO's are for my mother in law for Christmas and the 2 mini's are for my sister-in-laws (hope they don't watch, but yet again, not sure they even know I have a blog...LOL!!)
Hope you enjoy!

Roberts Crafts & DCWV Giveaway!!

2010-12-03T18:10:00.002-05:00

So I've been following DCWV blog for a little bit now and today they announced this HUGE giveaway! They are teaming up with Robert's Crafts store (located in Utah) to giveaway an awesome prize to one lucky person! Here is a picture and list of things to be included:

Vinyl--We grow Great
Vinyl--Such a big
Vinyl--Life is not
Wall Art--Puppy Dog Tails
Wall Art--Crowns
Wall Art--Paris Weekly
12x12 Eco Stack
12x12 All About Girls Stack
Sweets Icon Epoxy Stickers
8x8 La Crème Stack
4.5x6.5 Pets Stack
12x12 Rock star Stack
4.5x6.5 Old World Stack
Metropolitan Box of Cards
Brights Box of Cards
8x8 Jewels Stack
8x8 Linen Stack
12x12 Natural Stack
4.5x6.5 Café Mediterranean Stack
8x8 Mariposa Stack
8x8 Mango Frost Stack
4.5x6.5 Safari Kids Stack
Mango Frost pop-up shapes
Rock Star Metal Plaques-Diva
8x8 Street Lace Paper Stack
Street Lace Epoxy Alpha Stickers
12x12 Colorful Life Paper Stack
Colorful Life Chipboard Pop-ups
12x12 Black Currant Paper Stack
All Occasion glitter Rub-ons
All Occasion Alpha Epoxy Stickers
Animal Crackers Icon Pop-up stickers
Be Mine Alpha Epoxy Stickers
Be Mine Saying Pop-up Stickers
Blossoms Icon Epoxy Stickers
Grade School Rub-ons
Grade School Icon Pop-up stickers
Grade School Icon Epoxy Stickers
Mariposa Alpha Epoxy Stickers
Nana's Kids Rub-ons

How AWESOME is that?? And even better.....you DO NOT have to live in Utah to win! They will ship it to you! So head on over to THIS BLOG POST to enter!!

Thanks for looking! See ya soon!

Amazing Young Man Scrapbook Designer & A Giveaway!

2010-11-21T13:00:00.006-05:00

Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting in awhile, but I've been super busy! 1 - Looking for a new job and 2 - Trying to create Christmas presents for my in-laws...so don't worry, there will be some scrappiness going on in my house which I will post when I'm done! Right now I'm playing with some Graphic 45 Christmas Past paper and 2 chipboard albums bought in the $1 bin at Michaels (a Christmas Tree and an Ornament!)

Anyways, I wanted to let you guys know about this FABULOUS designer I found on YouTube about a month or so ago. His name is Drew (YT name is Cardofmyeye) and he does some outstanding work; making cards and mini albums! When I first saw one of his videos, I was like "man he sounds so YOUNG!"....turns out he is! He is only 15 and has only been scrapping for a year!! You have got to stop by his blog and check him out. Here is the link to ScrappyHappiness. Go NOW and check him out! He is gonna be the next Tim Holtz for sure (who he was fortunate enough to meet and take classes from a little bit ago!!).

And the giveaway I mentioned....he is giving away a Cricut cartridge because he just reached 1000 subbies on his YouTube channel! All you need to do is leave him a comment on his blog to enter to win. It would be nice if you subbed his channel and became a follower of his blog as well! There are also 2 other ways to be entered as well, so be sure to read his blog!

Ok, that's it for now! Thanks for stopping by. Hope everyone has a Terrific Turkey Day!

Hugs,

Karen

What's happening?!

2010-11-13T10:08:00.002-05:00

Again, with being the bad blogger...LOL!! I've been a little preoccuppied with trying to get some Christmas presents done, that I've neglected my blog.

I was able to get a few projects done for If The Shoe Fits blog. You can check them out here.

I did this page of my oldest daughter's Freshman year in High School. The "Grizzlies" paper I purchased from my LSS and it's a custom made paper they had made for all the local schools in their school colors and mascots.

And this one I did for The Shoe's Holiday themed challenge. These are of my family at Christmas in 2001 while we were stationed on MCB Camp Pendleton, CA. Thankfully, all my husband's family is in that area and we were able to spend it with them.

Thanks for stopping by! Head on over to The Shoe and see what this weeks challenge is! I will hopefully be getting some scrapping done this weekend and will be able to post pics soon!

Hugs,

Karen

Have Stress?? Must Distress!!

2010-10-10T09:35:00.002-04:00

I have been a bad blogger the last 2 weeks...LOL!!! Too many things going on all at once, I guess! I have been trying to come up with some ideas for Christmas presents for the extended family, ones that I don't have to spend a lot of money on and ones that will be unique to the person getting it! I've decided to do some mini-albums for the nieces and nephews and a 8x8 calendar for the MIL/FIL. The calendar was coming along ok, until I ran out of ink in my printer!! I don't have the extra cash right now to buy the color cartridges, but hopefully in the next month I can get it ordered!

Anywhoo....This weeks challenge over at The Shoe was to Distress!! It can be inking, tearing, etc....whatever you do to distress!! I've done my "Cherish" page using all CTMH products and inking my colonial white paper with brown ink. Not my best work, but it's still cute!!

So, stop on by The Shoe and enter your project. No back-linking please, only new projects.

This project I did for the week before over at The Shoe. It was to use orange in your project. I LOVED how this one turned out. Unfortunately, the pic I took here isn't the best, but the photo in the LO was of my 2 daughters, my Uncle and my Aunt riding the Griffon at Busch Gardens. It was my Aunt's first time riding it and the look on her face is so totally hysterical!! I just love it!!

Around We Go!

2010-09-28T11:25:00.003-04:00

Here lately I've been getting a lot scrapped, you just haven't seen most of it yet (they are for challenges that haven't posted just yet!!) But I have the day off today and have been "lurking" on a website called ScrapyLand. Their gal Susan is just the funniest lady and I just LOVE her Starting Blox! Plus they have a store that I've been dying to shop at, just don't have the luxury of any extra scrapping money right now...LOL!! If you are into QuicKutz, you have to check them out!!

So today, I decided to do her current one, Starting Blox #17 and I knew I had the perfect pics to do! This is my oldest daughter and her grandma riding the ferris wheel at Knotts Berry Farm last year. I fussy cut a couple of images (the "send 25 cents and the red 2 card) from the scrap side of the paper and used for embellies.

Supplies:
CS: Bazzill; PP: Sassafrass Lass; Ink/Spray: Shimmerz in Cotton Candy and Red-y or Not; Gel Writer Pen; Adhesive: ATG and EK Success Pop Dots.

Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

The Shoe Challenge - Flowers!!

2010-09-24T12:54:00.002-04:00

The challenge over at The Shoe this week is.....are you ready for it?.....FLOWERS!! Super easy right? We use flowers on almost all of our projects anyways, so this is simple!

I've been trying to do all my girls' school pictures, but it's so hard to decide what to scrap and how with them. However, once this challenge came up I knew I had the perfect picture to scrap of my youngest daughter from her school pic last year. I just LOVE how it turned out!!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. And stop on by The Shoe and get your project turned in for a chance to win our Shoe Blinkie to post on your blog!

Supplies below!
CS, PP, INK - CTMH; Flowers - Handmade by Lorinda (Etsy store, AtwaterMoon); Gel Pen - Sakura; Ribbon - American Crafts; Adhesive - Xyron X and ATG gun.

The Shoe Color Challenge - Sept. 3

2010-09-03T11:46:00.001-04:00

This weeks challenge over at The Shoe is another Color Challenge. Again using the Copic colors as inspiration (this will be an ongoing thing...LOL!!)

The colors this week are: Coral Sea, Coral and Copper.

And here is my take on the colors. This is my oldest daughter getting her braces on (top pic before, bottom pic after, and little pics while she was "getting wired").

Supplies used:

CS: DCWV; PP: unknown; Flowers: Sizzix and Burlap fabric; Alphas: American Crafts & Making Memories; Paint: Adirondack; Chipboard: Unknown.

The Shoe Color Challenge - Aug. 27th

2010-08-27T06:39:00.000-04:00

This week's challenge over at The Shoe is to use the following Copic colors on your LO. Now, you don't have to actually use Copic's, we just thought that there are a lot of Copic users out there and what better way to get them inspired too!

The colors this week are: Ocean Green, Nile Green and Nile Blue. I hope you enjoy my take on these beautiful colors!

These are pictures from last summer (09) on our vacation to San Diego.

Supplies used:

CS: DCWV; PP: K&Co; Alpha: American Crafts; Punch: Fiskers; Adhesive: ATG Gun; Pen: Gelly Roll; Paper Piercer: CTMH; Thread: Unknown.

Come Here Little Birdie!

2010-08-24T11:31:00.004-04:00

Here is a LO I did based on a sketch provided by Scrapbook Chicks Facebook Page. They have a fantastic store (Click Here to visit) that I've ordered some cute and reasonably priced goodies from, so be sure to check out their Facebook Page!

Supplies used:

CS: DCWV; PP: Pink Paislee; Stamps & Ink: CTMH; Cork Embellies: Pink Paislee; Alphas: American Crafts & Making Memories; Punch: Martha Stewart; Adhesive; Adtech, Zots & Scotch; Flowers & Bling: Unknown.

Blog Giveaway - Wait until you see it!

2010-08-16T21:19:00.002-04:00

So I was perusing the PageMaps blog and came across her list of "must read" blogs. One of them is Simply Tiffany's blog and she is having an amazing giveaway!! CLICK HERE for the details!

Now, I had never even heard of this, but I went to their website and it sounds like a great product! You can draw sketches (right to your computer), mark-up documents in your own handwriting and it even INLUDES Photoshop Elements!! This might be one of my "if I ever have any 'extra' money laying around, I need to purchase this item" kind of things....LOL! Or, here's to hoping to win this awesome prize!

Fashionista Friday Diecut Challenge

2010-08-13T13:23:00.000-04:00

This week's challenge over at The Shoe is to use Diecuts....simple, right? You would think so, but I'm not a big user of Diecuts, I pretty much do simple pages; some fancier than others too...LOL!

These are pictures of my 2 daughters and their 2 friends when we went camping for the first time in our new trailer. We were down at Lake Gaston, NC and it was a bit chilly (way back in April). Of course, the girls see the camera and start acting all crazy and these are the pics I got!

All these pieces (except the white CS) are from Storytellers Club, March 2009 kit. They are laser diecuts and come on 3 different sheets so you have plenty to choose from, so I decided to use 2 borders, one of which says "It's a ZOO in here", that I found absolutely perfect for these pics.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have found some inspiration to use animal pattern paper in a different way, just like me!

Chillin' on the Metro

2010-08-12T14:36:00.002-04:00

I was able to get a page done....FINALLY!! I just love these pics of my girls riding the Metro in Washington DC. We went up there camping for Father's Day and these were the only 2 pictures I took the entire time...LOL!

I love the way it came out, and it only took me about 10 minutes to do it all! Supplies:
CS: CTMH; PP: CTMH; 2 Labels: CTMH; small alphas: QK Sophie; Chipboard Letters: unknown; Adhesive: Ad Tech and EK Success Pop Dots.

Page Maps Sketch & Prize

2010-08-05T15:05:00.004-04:00

So yesterday I was blog hopping and decided to go to Page Maps to see what was going on over there, not just their blog but to see any new sketches that they may have had. I stumbled upon the sketch challenge for this week (deadline August 15th) and decided I would give it a try. I'm not much for entering challenges, but Holy Moly, did you see the prize they are giving away?? If not, see below and CLICK HERE to go directly to Page Maps blog.

Here is my take on the sketch. I used a 5 x 7 pic of my daughters and nephew on the Riptide ride at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA from last year. I've been wanting to scrap it for a long time, just didn't know what to do until I saw this sketch!! I just LOVE that the picture is of them upside down on the ride!!

Here is a list of products I used:

CS: DCWV & Bazzill; PP: Echo Park; Prima packaging; Stickers: Echo Park and Thickers; Tag: Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz; Journaling tag: Joanns; Punch: Fiskers; Ribbon: Unknown.

Thanks for stopping by and Good Luck everyone who enters!

Happy 17th Birthday Isaiah!

2010-07-20T13:41:00.006-04:00

This is my nephew, Isaiah. I can't believe that he is going to be 17 on July 25th! It seems like just yesterday he was this cute little baby of 11 months when I first met him (he was exactly 7 months old when his uncle and I got married) and actually, it was the first time I had met any of my in-laws. I won't be able to see him on his birthday, again, since we live in VA and they live in CA. But I made this beautiful birthday card for him and I'm sure he knows how much I love and miss him!

I hope you enjoy the easel card and I've listed the products used below.

CS: Bazzill and DCWV

PP: MME and DCWV

Stamps & Ink: CTMH

Punch: EK Success

Alpha: QK Sophie

Adhesive: Adtech & PopDots

Been too long (Pic Happy Post)

2010-07-10T14:59:00.007-04:00

I cannot believe how long it's been since I last posted. I guess it is because I have been super busy so far this summer, between working and "vacationing" (aka camping), I haven't really had much time. This week after our trip to Lake Gaston, I did have a few more days off and decided to get some scrappiness going on! I hope you like what you see!!

Here is a page of my youngest daughter and her baby cousin Grace at Coronado Beach, CA last July. That was the first time they had met, but you would never have guessed it! Gracie loved her cousin immediately!

This is a page from our night out to see "Legally Blonde: The Musical" on New Years Day this year. You couldn't bring cameras in, but thankfully I have one on my Iphone!

This is a page of my husband's first surgery ever! He had to have knee surgery to clean up a medial meniscus tear in his right knee.

I used a LO sketch done by a woman named Susan for Scrapbook Chicks "Finished in 15" class through Ustream. She is fabulous and funny!

And these Layouts below were Page Kits I purchased from Out on a Limb Scrapbooking. If you haven't heard of them, you most definitely should check them out! Super Cute stuff!!

My girls playing Guitar Hero at Sea World San Diego, July 2009.

My daughter Sarina and her cousing Christian riding the rides at San Diego County Fair, 2009.

And these are my oldest daughter, Breanna, getting buried in the sand by her sister and 3 cousins, Isaiah, Josef and Noah at Coronado Beach, CA.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you all enjoyed your Independence Day! Hopefully I will be able to get back on here soon with some more scrappy goodness!

Til next time!

xoxo,

Karen

FF #36

2010-05-28T01:14:00.003-04:00

Where has the time gone?? I haven't blogged in awhile, since I've been crazy busy! We bought a travel trailer and my parents bought an RV, so we've been camping a lot here lately. I just love going out and seeing new places.....and the kids seem to enjoy it too (except when they want to hang out with their friends....LOL!!!)

Here is a page I did for The Shoe blog. It was a photo inspiration of this photo:

I decided to use the "princess" part of it and used pics of my daughters and our friends kids from our WDW trip (April 2007). We had breakfast with the Princesses at Epcot and it was so cool and we had a blast. Below I've listed the items used for this project.

Products:

CS & PP - CTMH (Key to My Heart); Flowers - CTMH White Daisy blooms (painted); Punch - Martha Stewart Doily Lace Trim; Paint - Craft Smart (from Michaels) in Ivory & Aqua; Shimmer - Shimmerz Paints in Babys Breath; Eyelets - Unknown; Bling - Kaiser Craft Pearls in Champagne & Teal; Grunge Paper - Tim Holtz; Alphas - AC Thickers Glass Slipper & Marcella by K; Pen - Gelwriter; Tools: Crimper - Unknown; Sizzix Big Shot, Tim Holtz Alterations Die "Ornamental", Cropadile; Adhesives - Zots, Glossy Accents, Adtech Dot Runner, EK Success 3-D Dots.

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo- Karen

Fashionista Friday - Mother's Day Theme

2010-05-07T08:00:00.001-04:00

This week over at The Shoe our theme is Mother's Day....of course! It is coming up this Sunday, May 9th and what a great way to celebrate by creating a lovely LO or card for your Mom!

This LO I made is of my mom and I in 1974 and just her in 2004 (I've blacked out her face per her request.) This picture of the LO does not do it justice, it is really quite pretty in person. I am a lot like my mom: we look alike, we got gray hair early, we laugh alike, we have the same sense of humor, we married men who are just alike, we don't like our pictures taken, we both had 2 girls, etc....I could go on and on!

It took me awhile to go through all the albums of pics she had at her house to find the perfect ones, and let me tell you, there are not alot of pics of my mom or of her and I together (hence the baby pic of me!) She is my world, and I don't know what I would do without her!

I've titled this LO "You are so beautiful to me" and unfortunately I've lost my list of supplies that I used for it.

Thanks for stopping by and checking it out! I hope you all have a terrific Mother's Day!

FF #32 - Chocolate & Teal

2010-04-26T08:25:00.001-04:00

FF - Chocolate & Teal
Originally uploaded by dixylady12

Today I am sharing with you my "Wizard of Oz" play page that I made for The Shoe blog for their color challenge. Turns out that the teal color was just perfect for this!! I just love the Chocolate and Teal together!

The stamped image I used says "No one gets in to see the Wizard, Not Noone, Not NoHow"!! I bought that at a stamp convention last October and was waiting for this play so I could use it.

Products used:
CS - Coordinations paper in Teal & Chocolate; PP - from StoryTellers Kit club; Ink - CTMH; adhesives - Pop Dots, Scotch & Herma.

Update, Layouts & Cards (lots!!)

2010-04-18T16:59:00.003-04:00

First off, I would like to apologize to my readers (all 7 of you....LOL!!!) I haven't updated my blog in FOREVER!! I've been kind of busy with work, family & life in general and just couldn't find the time to post!

We have recently purchased a camping membership, a travel trailer and my husband had knee surgery (just this week) and I have been taking care of him....although he is finally up and around, thank goodness!!

Here are some things I've done in the past month, some just for myself and others for The Shoe blog, which I have neglected to post on there, but I did do them!!

This page was done for the March 19th challenge at The Shoe. Our mission: Trees!! We must use trees somehow in our project. My pic has trees and I also stamped some trees at the bottom.

The products I used were:
CS -Bazzill; PP - MME (Laundry Line Coastal & Flirty); Paint - Adirondack in Pink Sherbert; Ink - CTMH in Blush; Stamp - CTMH "Aspiration"; Pen - AC Slick Writer in Brown; Tag - Joanns; Adhesives - Zots, Scotch, Herma; Sketch - Page Maps August 2007; Unknowns - Buttons & Flowers

Next, I did this page for the March 26th challenge at The Shoe. Mission: Recycle!! I used the corrugated inside of a USPS box and sprayed shimmer stuff on it! This is my daughter, Sarina, acting silly in San Diego!

Products used:
CS - DCWV; Corrugated board - USPS; Paint - Tattered Angels in Lemon Meringue & Fruit Punch; Alphas - AC Thickers Daiquiri; Bling - Best Occasions; Flower - Prima; Pen - Sakura Black Glaze; Adhesives - Zots & Scotch.

This card was for the April 2nd challenge (Use Eggs). It didn't come out the way I had hoped, but it's still cute!Products used:
CS & PP - DCWV; Stamps - CTMH "Easter Eggs"; Ribbon - Offray; Ink - CTMH Citrus Leaf, Blush, Crystal Blue & Orange; Gems - Darice; Adhesives - Scotch; Pen - Sakura White; Sketch - CTMH Originals.

And last but not least for The Shoe challenges is for April 9th's Color Challenge (Kraft, Pastel Blue & Pastel Yellow). This is my oldest daughter and her cousin riding a ride at the San Diego Fair last July. Too Cute!

Products used:
CS - Bazzill, DCWV; PP - Unknown; Shimmer Ink - Shimmerz Vibez Sunset Strip & Jeni B Bleu; Flowers - Unknown (white & sprayed); Adhesives - Scotch, Herma, Zots; Ink - CTMH Heavenly Blue; Font - Americana BT; Brad - Unknown; Sketch - Page Maps August 2007.

Now onto some stuff I did just for me...LOL!! These are from the San Diego Fair on July 3, 2009. We flew from Virginia to California that day and went straight to the fair from the airport (because Joan Jett was playing that night at the fair!!) We had so much fun, but were exhausted the next day!

This pic is my youngest, Sarina, eating a Gigantic Turkey Leg at the fair. Eyes bigger than her stomach!

Products used:

(Most things are from the Little Red Scrapbook March Kit) CS - Bazzill; PP - Sassafras; Tag - Unknown; Adhesive - Herma, Scotch; Bling - Recollections; Alpha - AC Daiquiri (in white & painted); Paint - Adirondack in Pool; Pen - Gel Writer.

And lastly.....Another one from the fair. This is my oldest daughter with her youngest cousin. They have never met (she was born WAY after we moved from San Diego), but you wouldn't have known that it was their first meeting! Gracie just loved her "new" cousins like crazy!

Products used:

Again, most from the Little Red Scrapbook March Kit! CS - Bazzill; PP - Sassafras; Tag - GCD Designs; Sketch - Page Maps June 2007; Sizzix Big Shot; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder; EK Success corner rounder; Shimmerz Vibez in Sunset Strip; Pen - Gel Writer; Alpha - AC Thickers Gift Box; Paint - Adirondack in Pool; Adhesives - Scotch, Herma, Zots & Pop Dots.

Well, that's it for now!! I have one more project I need to get done for The Shoe Fashionista Friday Challenge coming up this week. I'm hoping I can get it done tonight after dinner, but won't post until Friday!! I also missed this past Friday's challenge, which was an inspiration challenge, because my mother brought over the wrong albums!! I'm thinking I might have to go to her house and get the pics I need so I can get that one done this week too!

Thanks for stopping by and reading!! I will try and update again this week!!

Til next time,

Karen

Easter/Spring Card Challenges - FOR YOU

2010-03-16T16:24:00.003-04:00

I didn't go to work today (technically it is my day off, but I go in sometimes to do some catching up). I wasn't in the mood to do anything, but then I ran across a few challenges that came up on my "follow" list that I just had to do (in between going grocery shopping and making food for our office party tomorrow...LOL).

Anywho, here is the card I made that I'm going to title "For You" and I am going to give it to my Momma for Easter. I just love those cute little critters....not sure if they are hedgehogs or porqupines, but they are absolutely beautiful!

I'm entering this into several challenges that I've listed below the card.
Challenges:
Karen's Doodles - Easter/Spring using one of her images
The Pink Elephant - Anthing spring
Secret Crafter - Anything goes
Mojo Monday - Sketch challenge
Pile it On - Pastel colors

Products used:
CS - Bazzill, DCWV & CTMH
PP - DCWV
Ribbon - American Crafts
Punch - Fiskars Apron Lace
Image - Karen's Doodles Click HERE to purchase images
Color - Derwert Water Color Pencils
Blending Pen - CTMH
Sketch - Mojo Monday #130
Ink - CTMH in petal
Bling - Darice gems
Adhesive - Scotch, Xyron & Zots

Thanks for checking it out! Til next time!

xoxo,
Karen

FF #26 - March Color Challenge

2010-03-12T06:00:00.001-05:00

This weeks challenge over at The Shoe is a color challenge.....Black, White and Green, which fits perfectly for St. Patty's Day right"? Well, I didn't go that route but I made this beautiful LO of my girls in their soccer uniforms which just so happened to be green! I titled it "Joy Beautified", because that is what they are to me.

Be sure to stop on over to The Shoe this week to see what the other GDT's did for this challenge.

Til next time!

xoxo,

Karen

Products used:
CS - DCWV
PP - Reminisce "Goal"
Joy Vellum - DCWV
Rubons - "sassy" and "sweet" - Oriental Trading
Alphabets - Oriental Trading
Chipboard Heart, Ribbon, Brads, Flowers - unknown
Sketch - Page Maps March 2008

Happy Birthday Noah!!

2010-03-06T20:38:00.003-05:00

On Tuesday, March 9th, my nephew Noah is turning 9!! I totally cannot believe that he is almost to the double digits! He has grown up so quickly, but is a super, crazy, funny boy....you should see some of the looks he gives and some of the cutest little comments he makes (see picture below for one of his funny moments from my vacation back to San Diego last summer!!)

I also used a Freebie Digi Stamp from Bugaboo Stamps that is so cute!! Be sure to check out their website HERE for some awesome stamps you can buy!

When my lovely sister-in-law, Angel, was expecting him, they told her during the ultrasound that she was having a girl. She was excited because she had 2 boys already and wanted to get her hands on some girlie pink stuff. When we had her baby shower, she got plenty of pink things and I made a comment that it would be "funny" if it turned out she was actually having a boy!!

Come delivery day, I got to the hospital late (I worked in the City of San Diego and he was born at Camp Pendleton Navy Hospital in Oceanside, CA which is about 45 minutes away with no traffic, 1 1/2 hours if there is traffic). My husband was stationed on Camp Pendleton, so he was already at the hospital waiting for me. When I walked up to him he told me that the baby was already here and that it was a little boy. I said "You're lying!!" and he said "Unless little girls come with little winkies, it's a boy!!" My poor sister-in-law was a little upset, but she soon got over that (he is her little sidekick now and I think her favorite....LOL!!) I had to run to Walmart to get some baby boy clothes since all they had were pink frilly things!! So instead of an Eliana Isabel Leilani Vasquez, we got our Noah Joaquin....and I wouldn't trade him for the world!!

Thanks for letting me share my story of my nephew's birth with you all. I love recounting the day he was born!! Til next time,

xoxo,
Karen

Products used:
CS - DCWV (blue) and CTMH (white)
PP - DCWV
Digi Stamp - Bugaboo Stamps
Blending Pen - CTMH
Color Pencils - Derwent watercolors
Font - Boring Showers
Emboss Pen - Zig
Emboss Powder - CTMH (clover meadow), Ranger (copper)
Ribbon - unknown
Ink - CTMH (clover meadow)
Stickles - orange peel, yellow, antique linen, waterfall & black diamond
Scallop Border - cut from my WB

Totally Tubular!

2010-03-06T20:33:00.002-05:00

I began scrapping these photos a couple of months ago and then got super lazy...LOL!! They are from our trip to Wintergreen for Christmas vacation when we went tubing the day after Christmas. It was the first time for all of us and we totally had a blast.

Normall I would give you a product list below, however, since I started this a while ago I've forgotten what products I used...ha ha, I'm sorry.

Til next time....

xoxo,
Karen

FF#25 - Dr. Seuss Birthday Challenge

2010-03-05T06:00:00.001-05:00

It is March and guess who's birthday month it is?? Dr. Seuss!! So this weeks challenge over at The Shoe is to celebrate his birthday. I've done a page called "Oh The Places You'll Go" featuring my DH and myself parasailing in Great Stirrup Cay Bahamas for our anniversary last year. I used quotes from his book that fit PERFECTLY with these pics: "It's opener out there in the wide open air" and "You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sites! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights!".

I pulled the red from the sail to use around my title and for the flowers, and put blue jeweled brads as their centers. It's not a perfect page (I don't care for the stickles around the title, but I can always go back and change that), but I think it turned out pretty good. Now, just to scrap the other pics from that trip and I'll be golden (it's only been a little over a year since then...LOL!!)

Be sure to stop by The Shoe to see what the other GDT did for Dr. Seuss' birthday!

Til next time!

xoxo,

Karen

Products used:

CS - Bazzill & DCWV

PP - My Minds Eye "Complete Boy" collection

Quotes & Title - Dr. Seuss "Oh The Places You'll Go"

Brads & Flowers - unknown

Stickles - Xmas Red

Sketch - Page Maps May 2008

Cut title with my Wishblade using my Dr. Seuss font

Prima's got a SURPRISE!!

2010-03-01T07:43:00.003-05:00

Prima has a big surprise for us all, but they're not spilling the beans just yet. Click HERE to find out more about it!!

Crazy for Plaid - FF #23

2010-02-19T10:00:00.004-05:00

For the challenge over at The Shoe this week is Crazy for Plaid.....simple, right? Just use plaid in your project!

This is from our cruise in 2009 to Nassau, Bahamas where my silly DH decided he was gonna grab the Pirate (inappropriately) in front of the Tortuga Rum shop. Of course, I just had to snap a picture of him doing it, huh? That's why I love him.....he does the silliest, craziest things to make me laugh!!

I also made another one, this time with my PaPa at his 88th birthday party. I don't have very many pics with just he and myself, so I just knew I had to get one taken with him.....I just love him to pieces!

Hop on over to The Shoe and see what all the other DT members made this week. I look forward to seeing your work!

Products used:
CS - unknown
PP - Fancy Pants - Best Friends
Adhesive - Zots, Herma Vario, Xyron, EK pop dots
Font - Hey Gorgeous, which I cut using my new Wishblade!
Hand - Wingdings
Metal Divider - MM Tag Words FA
Paint - Twinkling H2O's in Orange Peel
Ink - CTMH in Autumn Terracotta
Punch - EK Success Edger Punch (notebook paper look)

Products used:

CS - DCWV

PP - Cloud 9

Mulberry Paper Sky Blue - unknown

Punch - EK Success

Paint - Adirondack in Cloudy Blue

Sketch - PageMaps (Dec. 2007)

Chipboard - Art Blanche "Merkin"

I Love You Card - The Shoe FF #22

2010-02-12T08:35:00.002-05:00

So the challenge over at The Shoe blog this week was a Recipe challenge. The recipe is: ribbon, hearts and 3 eyelets. Of course since it is February and Valentine's Day is Sunday, I decided to make a Valentine inspired card. Head on over to The Shoe and see what all the other wonderful DT members made! Can't wait to see your work!

Products used:
CTMH Card Confidence Originals pg. 25
PP - Creative Imaginations
CS - unknown Pink & Red
CS - DCWV Black
Stamp - Smitten from CTMH
Ink - CTMH black & holiday red
Ribbon - unknown
Adhesive - Zots & Herma Vario
Eyelets - Eyelet Outlet
Pop Dots - EK Success
Chipboard - unknown
Paint - Adirondack in Snow Cap

Snow Much Fun!!!

2010-02-09T13:54:00.002-05:00

No scrapping post today, but boy, I can't wait to scrap these photos (and I'm not posting all of them, that would be too much!!)

These were taken on January 31, 2010, the day after our "big" snowstorm in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. We decided to get dressed up in our ski gear and go make snow angels in our backyard. Of course, there were some snowballs thrown too....LOL!!

Since we moved back to the area 4 1/2 years ago, it has never snowed. It was a lot of fun to watch it fall and then get to play around in it (for the next week...too!!), but let me tell you it was no fun to drive around in! Also, the schools were closed, so my girls did not have school for a total of 7 days....can anyone say "Cabin Fever"??? They were grateful to go back on that Thursday, and so was Mommy!!

Be sure to come back on Friday and see my latest creation for The Shoe blog. Until then....

xoxo,
Karen

A Wishblade and My 1st GDT entry....

2010-02-05T15:30:00.007-05:00

I went and bought a Xyron Wishblade this week (only $149 at Tuesday Morning) and I've installed the software....now what?? It is a little intimidating to say the least, so I've joined the Yahoo group on the subject. Hopefully they will lessen my anxiousness at using it! I would love to be able to cut out words, in one of the 1000's of fonts I have on my computer, with it. I will keep you posted....LOL!! And now, FINALLY, my very first assignment for If the Shoe Fits blog came out today....YIPEE!! I'm super excited to be on the GDT over there, as they are wonderful ladies! If you are looking for weekly inspiration to get your scrap on, this is the place to visit!

Now, the challenge this week is a COLOR CHALLENGE....Red, Pink & White. I've created my "Je T'aime" page for this weeks challenge. Although I absolutely LOVE my layout, the other women on the DT with me are PHENOMENAL!!! I guess that just means that I need to up my "game" and start to think outside of my comfort zone. You can Click Here to go directly to the challenge.

Here is my recipe of items used:

1 - Flowers - cut out with Sizzix (brads, cs & pp unknown-from my stash)

2 - Alphabets - AC Thickers Daiquiri

3 - CS & Stripe PP - white & pink from CTMH

4 - Ink - CTMH in Hollycock, Holiday Red and White

5 - Stamp (inside the tag) - CTMH

6 - PP Circle - Deja Views "Lovely"
7 - Tag - MM

8 - Scallop cutter - Cutterpede

9 - Love Metal circle - CTMH

10 - Stickles (on Flowers) - Xmas Red

Thanks for stopping by....until next time....

xoxo,

Karen

The snow is coming down!

2010-01-30T09:05:00.002-05:00

Well, the weather man was right for a change! I can't actually believe it is snowing here!! I totally kept telling everyone it wasn't gonna happen, but I guess I'm eating those words right now...LOL!

Here is a pic of my DH standing in front of our house. It's funny, he doesn't like snow or coldness, so I am very surprised at how giddy he was this morning. When we went skiing/snowboarding for Christmas he wasn't that excited about the snow, but I guess it's because it wasn't actually falling then, it was already on the ground....LOL!! I want him to go out in it and make snow angels so I can take pics, but he doesn't want to "ruin" it....are you kidding me?? In front of our house, down the street view.

Backyard pics:

My oldest daughter is not so excited about the snow. She's just laying in her bed sleeping, so I guess I wont' getting any pics of her in her snow gear playing in it. I'll update if she changes her mind. On the other hand, my youngest daughter isn't even home so I have no idea how she is enjoying the snow. I guess she and her friend will have some fun playing in it. Hopefully her friends mom will take pics and share with me....LOL!!

Since I don't plan on going anywhere in this mess, I will be home scrapping the day away if my DH will let me...LOL!

Til next time....

xoxo,

Karen

Another Room Makeover down!

2010-01-26T17:58:00.004-05:00

Well, Sarina's room is FINALLY done!! Yeah.....she is so excited! My mom did an outstanding job on both of the girls rooms and I know she is happy that she is done...LOL!

Here is the before shots of Sarina's Room:

And the finished product. At the top of 2 walls is a really dark purple and on the other 2 is a pink. At the bottom is black and is separated with a white chair rail. It is the "grown-up Princess room".

Here is the decopauge my mom did with scrapbook paper....again, terrific job Mom!!

This is Sarina's photo board, where she can put pics of her and her friends or cards she receives.

My mom painted these diamonds on the walls.

And lastly, this bustierre lamp. Isn't it the cutest darn thing you've ever seen???

That's it for now. Stay posted for my future postings on my scrapbook related happenings over at If The Shoe Fits blog. My scrappiness begins February 5th!!

xoxo,

Karen

Exciting News!!

2010-01-22T15:03:00.003-05:00

I have some exciting news to share....I was chosen to be a part of the GDT at If the Shoe Fits...Scrap It blog today! I'm doing the happy dance! I have been in a scrap rut before the holidays, due to so much going on, but have gotten some of my mojo back. I can't wait to get started on my projects for the month of February!

In the meantime, stop on over to The Shoe and see what they have going on for the rest of January! Their Fashionista Friday #19 challenge was announced today. So CLICK HERE to see what the challenge is.

I look forward to working with the talented ladies over at The Shoe. Also, stop by my blog later this weekend (hopefully) to see the finished product of my youngest daughter's room makeover. It is absolutely gorgeous....my mom did a terrific job!

xoxo.
Karen

Scrap "Room" Makeover

2010-01-19T10:15:00.005-05:00

So, I was going to scrap this weekend but discovered I was out of adhesive....are you kidding me? I was at the store on Saturday and had I known that I would have bought some more. Oh well!! Since I couldn't scrap, I decided I would rearrange my "room", which is actually my bedroom closet...LOL!

My mom had bought me the Jet Max cube things for Christmas a year ago and they had been sitting in my garage because I just didn't want to put them together. She also got me the Embellie Center from MM, but I haven't gotten around to hanging that yet either! Oh well, one thing at a time.

Here is my mess before:

And here is after:

Now I just need to get my hind-end to the store to buy more adhesive so I can actually get in there and scrap!

Til next time!

XOXO,

Karen

Room Makeover - Nearly Complete

2010-01-13T20:35:00.003-05:00

Well, Breanna's room is nearly complete! It will be finished, hopefully, at the end of the month when her chest of drawers comes in and we are able to decorate around it (to figure out where everything else is gonna go).

In this 1st picture, the item in the middle is actually made out of scrapbook paper! Who knew my mom could do something with PP??!! I'm very proud of her! She took a regular piece of canvas and decopauged it with the PP, added ribbon and embellished it. It came out beautiful, right??

Here is Breanna laying in her new bed, of course on her computer!

The dresser in this picture is actually going to be donated to a guy at my hubby's work (who has 9 kids under 12). So she will have a big empty space right there where we plan on getting a makeup vanity & chair, with the mirror (on the floor in the pic) is going to go right above it.

And then this lamp! It is too cute and came just like that. I don't know where she purchased it, but it is fabulous!

Next up is Sarina's room, which is going to get started tomorrow. She is super excited about that! This time I was smart and took a "before" picture, so when I post the progress on her room I will post the before pic.

Thanks for reading! I will be back this weekend with some new posts (hopefully) as I am participating in some online crops from my groups on CafeMom.

See ya soon!

5 Challenges in 1 Layout....WHAT??!

2010-01-12T10:45:00.002-05:00

I totally did 5 challenges in 1 layout since I posted this morning! I can't believe it!!
The layout is of my youngest daughter, Sarina, 11th birthday in 2008. Below are the Challenges I completed with this layout:

1 - Nuts About Sketches - Week 91, I just flipped the vertical 4x6's to horizontal
2 - Sketches by Tamara - Challenge #102: Use Rub ons, Flowers and Bling (the rub on is the word WISH)
3 - The Pink Elephant - Challenge #49, Birthday themed
4 - Practical Scrappers - Glitter/Bling, which are the flower centers, the dots above the pic on right, in the word Celebrate (which I recolored with stickles) and the CROWN is glittered
At last, but not least 5 - If the Shoe Fits - Fashionista Friday #17 - Chipboard, which is the word Celebrate at the bottom.

Here is a list of items I used in making this layout, which is now one of my favorites!!

CS - DCWV

Rubon - Oriental Trading

Lace CS - KI Memories in Bouquet Cosmo

PP behind the lace - MME in Laundry Line Coastal Lucky

Ink - CTMH in Ocean (distressed CS around Wish)

Chipboard - Colorbok

Flowers - Bo Bunny & Miscellaneous ones from stash

Crown - MM Glitter clears

Stickles - Majenta and Aqua

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog. Be sure to visit the blogs listed above for some great ideas and inspiration!!

2 New Pages & A Room Makeover

2010-01-12T08:39:00.003-05:00

Besides trying to scrap, my daughter's rooms are getting 360 degree makeover! I'll explain more below.

So this weekend I got a little scrappy....not much, but it's a beginning! I scrapped pictures of my girls opening their Christmas presents on our vacation. The tree was TINY, but I took a picture of it anyways and decided to put it on their LO's. Besides clothes (naturally), they both received a digital camera and an ILUV alarm clock/radio/docking station for their IPOD's. Boy were they surprised!

Breanna's Page (above) Recipe:

CTMH - Jingle PP, CS, & Diecut (cut out another ornament & pop-dotted it...it's the red shiny one at the bottom right)

Ribbon - AC

Stickles: Xmas Red & Icicle

Sarina's Page (above) Recipe:

CTMH - Jingle PP, CS & Diecut (cut out another present and stickled it & pop-dotted)

Ribbon - Joann's Craft Essentials

Stickles - Aqua & Xmas Red

Now onto the Room Makeover! For their Christmas gift, my mother is redoing their bedrooms from top to bottom. Instead of choosing who got to go first, the girls decided to have her flip a coin and Breanna won the toss. I really wish I had taken a picture of her room before so that you could see what she was up against, but she started while I was at work and I didn't get the chance to. But to give you an idea, Breanna's room was Mint Chocolate Chip Green, with accents of Turquoise! I mean, it was pretty, but she chose that when she was 10 years old and she is turing 15 in 2 months....time for a change! She is also going from a full-size bed down to a twin to give her more room....her furniture took up most of the space.

Anyways, her room is black, white & a gold-ish color, with a "plaid" on one wall. It doesn't look plaid to me, but it looks really awesome. I can't wait until it is completed and we get to see all the details my mom puts into it. I will post pics of the finished project when it is done. And I will post when Sarina's room gets started (she is going for the "grown-up princess" feel in her room).

Ok, I'm going to try to get some scrapping done for a couple of challenges I've found while blog-hopping. I've got 2 hours before I have to get ready for work.

Have a great day and thanks for reading!

2010 and I'm off to a slow start!

2010-01-03T10:46:00.004-05:00

But at least I started, right?? Below is a LO I made of my 2 daughters & their Auntie after their 1st time snowboarding. I LOVED this pic and knew I had to scrap it when I got home. It helps that my hubby got me a HP Photosmart A532 wireless photo printer for Christmas....this printer ROCKS! All I had to do (after following directions) is to insert my SD card from my camera, chose the picture I wanted and hit print! It does 4x6, 5x7 and I believe 4x11 panoramic pics (although my camera doesn't do panaoramas). I'm gonna love using this and the pictures print out so crisp you would think I had them professionally printed!

Anyways, back to the LO. I did this for a challenge over at If the Shoe Fits... for Fashionista Friday #16. The challenge was to use 10 of one embellie (and I hope that 10 PP works)....not sure you can tell, but there are actually 11 PP on this page. I also took the sketch from Scrapbooks, Etc. magazine's Aug/Sept issue (page 20) and switched it from an 81/2 x 11 page to a 12x12 page.

Stop on over at The Shoe every Friday for their challenges....they are a great group of talented women and they love meeting new people!

Supplies used:

- CTMH Aspen PP & CS (except the white one lined like school paper, which is Lily Bee's Vintage Poppy diecut)

- Alphabets - American Crafts Thickers (in vinyl...not sure what font though)

- Paint - Adirondack (in Aqua, Lemonade & Sandal)

- Chipboard - unknown (the snowflakes & photo corners)

- Pen - a regular Bic ink pen

New Year Promises.....I think!

2010-01-02T10:12:00.003-05:00

Ok, so a New Year is here and I've made myself some promises. I'm not calling them "resolutions" because, you know as well as I do, when you do that they just go right out the window. So here's a list of PROMISES I've made to myself:

1 - Lose 10-15 pounds. I paid for this tummy tuck 2 years ago and I've just gotten back into the habit of eating anything I want and not watching my weight, hence I've gained some of it back and I hate it!

2 - Organize my scrap "closest". Yes, I called it a closet, because technically it is!! Now just to get all the clothes out of there so I can actually get in there and scrap....which leads me to #3.

3 - Scrap more!! I've got a zillion pictures laying around that I would love to get scrapped, but because of #2 above, I just don't feel like getting in there!

4 - Blog more! I'm terrible at getting on here and just posting what I feel or what I've been doing. I'm going to try and be better at it.

5 - I'm sure I'll come up with a few more, but mainly those are it (for now!)

Well, in other news: We just got back from our Wintergreen Resort vacation in Nellysford, VA. This was the first time we had gone to the snow and my youngest daughter had a blast! Both of my girls took snowboarding lessons with their Aunt, but my oldest didn't care for it to much. However, my youngest is a natural at it! She even attempted to teach my husband on our 2nd to last day there. If we let her, she would just go and not come back until her lift ticket was expired! Now I'm thinking we are going to have MANY more trips to the mountains for snowboarding!

Below are some pics of us during Christmas. Hope you enjoy and I will be back soon with some finished scrapbook pages (I hope...LOL!!)

Here we are outside the condo we rented for the week:

Here is my youngest, Sarina (in pink) teaching her dad how to work the snowboard....isn't that cute??

Here are my 3 girls (well, one of them is my sister) at the end of their 1st day snowboarding. My youngest doesn't look too happy, does she? Nope, she was tired and wanted to take a nap (hello....she's 12 1/2!!!)

5 Little Monkeys & Blog Candy!!

2009-10-05T13:44:00.002-04:00

So, it has been a while since I've sat down and scrapped. In fact, this page was done about 2 weeks ago! It is one for my MIL for the calendar I am "trying" to make her for Christmas...LOL!! Now I just need to get motivated and sit my butt down and do it.

This is titled "5 little monkeys". The picture was taken at Sea World San Diego back in July, 2009 while my daughters and I visited family. The kids had all played games and each of them won monkeys, so we decided to get a picture of kids with their "souveniers"...LOL! And wouldn't you know it, my youngest daughter actually made me bring home that polar bear....he got stuffed into a suitcase all by himself, I almost didn't have enough room in the other cases for our clothes!

Anyways....here is the menu of items I used:

DCWV Tahiti stack (all PP)
DCWV Neutral & Bright (CS)
Thickers stickers (all letters & number)
Adirondack paint
Stickles
Flowers & Brads (unknown)

As for the Blog Candy....stop by and visit my dear friend Tracey's Blog. She is giving away some amazing stuff for following her blog, leaving a comment and/or posting a link to her page on your own blog. Her blog is Scrappin Trackside and she does awesome work...be sure to check her out!

Ok, now I'm off to find some more inspiration so I can get scrappin' on my MIL's present! Thanks for stopping by!

Got Pudding

2009-09-15T08:19:00.002-04:00

So, I'm kinda out of my scrapbooking funk. I've done a couple of pages in the last few days, but that was probably because I didn't have to work, and the fact that I have some awesome pics from our San Diego visit with family that I want to get done.

This LO was from a sketch by my friend Tanisha over at The Shoe (If the Shoe Fits...Scrap It blog). Of course I modified it to come up with this particular setup and also by making it an 8x8 page instead of my normal 12x12. I will be sending it as a gift to my dear SIL for my niece's birthday present and then I think I'm going to do the same LO and use it in a calendar I plan on making my MIL for Christmas.

So here's the story behind the LO: We (my girls, my 2 SIL's, my 4 nephews and 1 niece) were at Coronado Beach, CA having a day of togetherness....we hadn't seen each other in 4 years!! Well, we had brought some pudding for the kids to snack on but we forgot to bring spoons!! That didn't stop my almost 2-year old niece from eating hers, as you can see. That pudding on her face (I know, you can't really see it in this pic) was priceless!! She is just too adorable for words!

Here is a menu of items I used:

DCWV cardstock (brown and blue)
DCWV Tahiti stack (PP)
Recollections flowers
CTMH pendant (it says "Cherish")
K&Company Recycled chipboard
Gelly Roll glaze pen (white)
Unknown brads
Unknown tassel

Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog! Head on over to see my friends at The Shoe, they would love to have you!!

Until next time!

Twilight update and Beach Bums LO

2009-09-12T21:46:00.010-04:00

So it's been a LONG time since my last post. Of course, I've finished reading all the "Twilight" series books (over and over again) and am counting down the days until "New Moon" the movie comes out. In the meantime, my daughters and I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Facinelli (who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the movies) during the summer. He was such a nice guy and he even gave blood at the American Red Cross Blood drive he was there to support. Here are some pics of the event:

Ok, so enough about "Twilight"....well for now anyway LOL!! Here is a LO I did of our vacation to San Diego over the summer. I still have TONS of pics to scrap, but this one is a favorite of mine. This is of my girls, my niece and my 4 nephews at Coronado Beach, CA.

Supplies used:

DCWV Cardstock (Black & Red)

DCWV Tahiti stack (striped pp)

DCWV Vellum quote "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children"

Cricut homemade flowers

Kaiser Bling gems

CTMH alphabet stickers (Bums)

Thickers alphabet & accents stickers (beach & swirls)

Joann's tag (for hidden journaling)

unkown ribbon

Hopefully I will be able to scrap some more tomorrow & Monday since I do not have to work. If so, I will definitely be posting them.

Thanks for stopping by! It's off to work I go now!

My "Twilight" Saga....

2009-05-30T01:14:00.002-04:00

So I bought "Eclipse" today and just finished reading it about 10 minutes ago (1:00 AM).....I started reading it at 3:00 PM!!! Now I just learned from my daughter that "Breaking Dawn" is in her locker.....AT SCHOOL!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!! I'm debating on whether I should get my butt dressed and headed over to Wally World right now to buy it.....I don't think I can wait until Monday afternoon to start reading it. I've never gotten into a series like this, where I just HAVE to start reading the next book IMMEDIATELY. Now I know what I was missing.....why did I wait so long to read "Twilight"????

Ok....my mind is made up.....it's off to Wally World for me! I'm so excited!!!!

No Scrappiness going on here.....

2009-05-28T19:58:00.002-04:00

I haven't scrapped anything in the last....ummmm...few days!! I've been super busy, trying to work, study for a test tomorrow, keep my kids and DH fed, house cleaned, etc!! BUT, I have FINALLY gotten on the bandwagon that is known as "TWILIGHT"!! I know, a little late, but now that I know what it is all about I AM HOOKED!! I read "Twilight" on Memorial Day (yes, in 1 sitting) and then I bought "New Moon" yesterday and finished reading that today!! I came home and asked my daughter were "Eclipse" was and she said my sister had it.....dang it, my sister lives in Northern Virginia....no time to have her send it to me because I will go crazy with anticipation!!! So, instead, after my test tomorrow I will be running my butt on over to the great Wally World and buying it. Thankfully my daughter still has "Breaking Dawn" in her bedroom, so I will not have to run out and get that one! I know, crazy right???

Well, as soon as I can get those books read I will be back to my scrappy little self.....I HOPE! I have so much I want to do, I'm going to TRY and make a Calendar for my MIL for her birthday in June, but I will not be giving it to her until July when I fly out to San Diego to see them....YEAH VACATION!!

Well, thanks for reading (my lovely 2 followers!!! LOL!!!) and anyone else who happens upon my blog!

Friday Color Challenge Black Tie Affair

2009-05-23T11:57:00.002-04:00

So the challenge over at If the shoe fits blog was to create a card or LO in Black & White, and ONLY Black & White...no other color (not even the pics). This LO is of my "Soccer Stars"...Sarina & Breanna. This was a little hard for me, as I have never done my photos in Black & White...NEVER!! But I absolutely love how the pics turned out...I'm going to have to do this more often!

Card Challenge Wednesday

2009-05-21T10:52:00.002-04:00

So over at If The Shoe Fits...Scrap It (http://iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-day-is-it-card-challenge-wednesday.html), they had a Beach-themed card challenge for Wednesday. This is what I did (also for a crop on CafeMom). It is the "Surprise Pop-Up" card that I learned how to do from YouTube (here's the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYS2WIEOEbQ )

Welcome!

2009-05-21T08:50:00.003-04:00

Ok, so this is a FIRST for me! I have never blogged before, but I figure "why not give it a go!!". So here I am, ready to post my first blog....YEAH!! This is just a place for me to post my scrapbook pages and the cards that I create....either for myself or others (like other blog challenges).
I hope you all enjoy my page....I need to figure out how to customize it, so any tips would be greatly appreciated! Maybe I'll have to ask my wonderful friend Tracey (over at http://scrappintrackside.blogspot.com/ ).....I just LOVE her....she's the greatest and she makes the most amazing scrappy pages & cards I've ever seen. So stop by her blog and see her wonderful creations!

So here are a few of my creations so far:

This LO is from our Bahama anniversary trip. This is my DH and I "Snorkeling in Freeport". I used one of those 12x12 pages that has 2 side 6x12 flaps that open up:

Birthday LO of my oldest daughters 14th Birthday. The girls are in their bathing suits in the jacuzzi tub filled with bubbles!!

Here is on of "Our Hero"....my husband from his last deployment in 2007:

This is ME at Thanksgiving 2008.....posing for the camera (which I'm always behind....LOL!!!)

Well, I hope you all enjoy! I will try and get some other things worked on and posted soon!

Thanks for stopping by!