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We are having an Online Crop this weekend over at We Scrap!! The theme is "Bring in the New" and there are lots of fun challenges to play along with..and the best part- PRIZES!! Crop Chocolate is our sponsor and you would win a $25 gift certificate to their store! Woohooo!!!
My Challenges-#1- One Old, One New
Here's a link to the thread: Challenge #1
Challenge #2- Something Old, Something New
Here's a link to the thread: Challenge #2
So come on over and introduce yourself and play along!! We will be having all kinds of fun and games all weekend over there! Hope to see you there!! And as a side note, be sure to come back to my blog tomorrow for the Little Red Scrapbook Blog Hop! More Challenges and More Prizes to be had there!! Hope you have time for a croppy kind of weekend!!!
Posted at 08:26 AM in Little Red Scrapbook, scrapbook layouts, We Scrap | Permalink | Comments (2)
Here's my Little Red layouts and more...
My favorite of this month. I did add the little flags to this page but they could easily be replicated with papers from the kit. ;)
Next..this is a little out of my normal style but I like how it turned out! I was inspired by a sketch for We Scrap..it's sort of cool how it spun into this.
Last up, the Maya Mist was a product I hadn't played with before. It's much more opaque than the Glimmer Mists...very cool... I think I might need another few colors. I also broke out a "vintage" Heidi Swapp mask for this one...I LOVE how it turned out!!
For those of you who normally follow along with Little Red, we usually have 4 designs each month but this month, we are having a blog hop!!! So I've saved one design for the blog hop, which will be January 26-29...hope you'll come play along- there will be prizes!!!
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Well, it's that time of the month again...Little Red Sneak time! I seriously love this month's kit...
It features Lily Bee Memorandum and the mix of embellies...swooon...
There are still a few available so run, don't walk if you want one!! I bought the add on and the ribbon add on, too, so you will see those in my sneaks. As well as a few little flags from Pink Paislee and Girls Paperie..(which could be easily replicated with the kit but I liked the colors)
Here's a few sneaks to tide you over till the full reveal..
And because I'm actually pretty freakin' happy about this, I finished my 2011 Project 12!!
Here's November:
Yes, I realize that I completely diverted from the sketch..but honestly, I really didn't like the sketch this month..no way did I have over 20 photos from November so, yeah. My book my rules. LOL I don't think the Project 12 police will care.
And December:
I have a few more embellies to add to it, but I can't find them right now..lol..I think I need to clean up my scraproom. But no matter, the project is finished. I'm super happy with this fact. It makes me feel like I'm not behind. I know that every month, the highlights of our month are represented in the scrapbooks and that makes me SUPER happy. I can merrily scrap my moments and if I don't get to the birthday or recital pics or whatever, they were still scrapped somewhere and that is good enough for me!
So now, I'm eagerly waiting (do you hear me tapping the refresh button Davinie?) to hear the announcement for the 2012 Project 12...."they" have said the project is changing but how?? I am on pins and needles!
Hope you all are enjoying your holiday weekend (yes, another day off of school for the kids after three weeks off!) and getting some scrapping done, too!
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So I did it. I caved to the project envy... All the "cool kids" were doing it and now I am, too. Project Life.
It's a big commitment, one I hope I'm up to sticking with (other than with people I tend to be rather fickle!) and one I am actually SUPER excited about!! I couldn't wait for the Type A page protectors to be in stock- I figured if I waited for that it would never get done so I used the page protectors I had on hand and you know what? I love it. I still need to add my computer journaling on the top card but here is my first week-love how it turned out!!
Show of hands.. Who's with me on Project Life?? What have you found to help you with the process??
Posted at 03:38 PM in Current Affairs, family, Project Life | Permalink | Comments (3)
2011 was a great year for my family..full of lots of life's significant moments and family time...
I started off the year focused on Scrapbooking.. (what a suprise, I know!) and at CHA...thanks to my sweet friend, Sonda, who was able to get me a ticket. :)
After seeing the pictures of myself at CHA I realized I needed a haircut...sooo....voila! I chopped off like 7 inches and felt a lot more like my sassy self!
Cammy turned 9...(with Strawberry cake!)
Wine tasting at Malibu wines...Kari had been sick and this was one of her first outings- I was so happy she was able to get out!
Maddie got her drivers permit, which was pretty much the focus the rest of the year...she was always trying to get us to let her drive...which is a very hard lesson in control and letting go!!
Cammy and Jillie had their annual dance recital...this was the first time she got to be in opening and finale...it was so great to see!!
The very next day Maddie celebrated her Confirmation at temple...a big moment in her religious education!
Then, such a bummer, Cammy fell off the bar in the yard and broke her arm! :( Right before swim parties, camp and all!
Jillian graduated from middle school!!
We celebrated her birthday at an Abba Concert in the park..dancing and singing!!
I took the Brownie troop camping and we performed our bridging ceremony with a campfire for our families...they were so excited to be Juniors!
Then we took a family vacation to the beach...including a day trip to Santa Barbara where we visited the Santa Barbara Mission
Maddie got her braces off!! Finally...that only took like 4 years!!
Jillian made JV Cheer at school...her whole summer revolved around cheer camp and cheer practice...
Kari and I were lucky enough to go away scrapbooking two weekends in a row...the first to Inspiration Unlimited in Vegas, the second, to Cayucous for a retreat...we had a GREAT time!
Cross one off the bucket list here...taking the scout troop Float Decorating for the Rose Parade!! While the work was sort of tedious, it was a really fun day and something the girls want to do again!
Hanukkah this year was full of great memories, but the best one was suprising Maddie with a car!!! She got her license a few weeks before and sharing a car with me wasn't going so well...so we got a new one!
All in all, a great year...and we are looking forward to 2012 being even BETTER!!!! Happy New Year everyone!!!
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Today I'm sharing one of my favorite recent pages, created with my all time favorite line, Lost and Found 2...the Rosy collection...
Oh my gosh...I have hoarded the burlap trim....I confess I only have a little bit left because I used it on so many pages!! Don't you just love the homespun touch it gives everything?
You should have hopped here from Suzanne's blog, but if not, you will need to begin the blog hop at the My Mind's Eye blog and in order, hop to the designer's blogs collecting the words to the secret phrase, finishing back up at the MME Blog. ((Don't forget to leave comments on the designer's blogs so you have a chance to win the Bonus Prize!!)) Lastly, be sure to leave a comment on the MME blog saying you finished the hop *and* email Amber the entire secret phrase at amber@mymindseye.com.
1) Grand prize: After visiting every blog, email Amber the secret phrase. One winner will receive our 12 Days of Christmas collection and both Kraft Funday collections!
2) Bonus entry: We will randomly draw one of our designer’s blogs and draw one winner from the comments on that designer’s blog. This winner will receive our entire 12 Days of Christmas collection!
From here you will hop to Karen's Blog Have fun!!
Posted at 11:00 AM in My Minds Eye | Permalink | Comments (147)
We have been totally enjoying family time this week. Many years Hanukkah is early and the kids are still in school...this year we have been off and really enjoying family dinners and candles and time together...
Because I still don't have a camera (which I'm really, really hoping changes on Sunday) I have been playing with all the photo apps on my phone and getting artsy photos this year..lol...here's a few of my favorites from this week...
Lighting the candles last night at Grandma and Grandpa's house...
Tonight's candles....everyone is lighting their own Hanukkiah this year...this one happens to be Jillian's...
and mine...I love this Hanukkiah..it's spectacular on the last night!
and a little bit of our mantle...
and a little bit of what we were doing while we were waiting for dinner to bake...
The real fun will be had tomorrow afternoon when we decorate them...it's so hard to be patient and wait for them to dry! LOL Then, tomorrow night we are headed to Candy Cane Lane on the double decker bus....it's so much fun!!! Saturday is the big family party (I will be helping cook tomorrow!) and Sunday is Christmas and our smaller Grandparent's party here...that will be a VERY exciting day!!
I hope all of you have been enjoying the holiday season and are either enjoying time with family already or ready to celebrate!!
xoxo
Posted at 09:36 PM in Current Affairs, family | Permalink | Comments (1)
I have three blog posts up on three manufacturer's blog today :) Can't lie..I'm pretty excited about that! Even got a 'whoop whoop" from my 16 year old, lol...
Come see the fun over at My Mind's Eye where I share my favorite holiday recipe for S'mores Crack Toffee. ;)
Then hop over to Crafting Jewish Style to see my Cookie Exchange plans!!
Lastly...Just Imagine Kreaxions for my Thank You card...
Hope everyone is enjoying all their holiday plans and celebrations! Our family enjoyed the first night of Hanukkah last night...and wish you and yours a Holiday Season full of Light!!
Posted at 02:41 PM in Crafting Jewish Style, Just Imagine , My Minds Eye | Permalink | Comments (4)
I forgot to post my Little Red designs for December...it's been really busy around here...I'm so sorry for abandoning my blog...hoping to have some time to catch up over the three week winter break!
Anyway, here are my designs for December..
First, my sketch challenge page:
the snow girl I made from the cream flower in the main kit..I just cut it apart and used each circle separately...
Next..
For this one I used lots of little goodies from past kits...the stars, tags, quotes, Jenni Bowlin buttons and snowflake button are all from past kits. I added Dollar tree snowflakes from my stash and the mitten button, as well.
Lastly, I'm not sure I like this one...
There's just a little too much going on for me...but hey, it's a photo/memory scrapped, right? This tells the story of Jillian's Holiday Bowl performance from last winter...where they danced wearing practically NOTHING in 30 degrees and then were FREEZING and every food counter in the stadium was sold out of hot chocolate...we walked about 2o mins with her freezing and finally found a guy wearing a chocolate dispenser on his back..ahhhhh....we couldn't believe it!! LOL
Lastly, a little gift card holder inspired by Karrie's challenge::
So that is the Bo Bunny goodness that was December..you are NOT going to want to miss out on January's kit...I'm just sayin'...it might be one of my favorites...I am so excited!!
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