Just a slice, please

OH emm GEEEE!

If I've been a little quiet lately it's because I've been sitting on fun news and I am sort of bad at keeping secrets!  LOL   So rather than spill the beans I've kept quiet but now I can shout it out!  

 

 

First off, VERY excited to announce that I will be joining the Scrappin Sports Design Team for the next 6 months.   I may actually get caught up on all the girls soccer, softball, dance and cheer stuff!  Yay!  You can see the announcement on their blog here.

And JUST as exciting to me, I am the Guest Designer over at My Mind's Eye this month!!!!  OH my gosh...my absolutely postivitely favorite manufacturer and I am so blessed to be working with all the sweet ladies on the blog this month!  We will have sketch challenges and loads of inspiration so be sure to follow along over there, too!!  My Mind's Eye Blog

So, if I'm not as posty this month, it's because I'm being SCRAPPY!  LOL  Off to hit the scraproom...  hope you all have a scrappy day, too!

Little Red Scrapbook Blog Hop!!

 

Welcome to Little Red Scrapbook's "Out with the Old, In with the New" Blog Hop! With the start of the new year we all like to set goals and think of new ways to get organized. With this in mind we have come up with some fun challenges that may help you get started. If you started here on my blog you will need to go back to the Little Red Scrapbook Blog and start there for all the rules and ways to win. If you hopped here from the LRS blog then you are in the right place!!! You are on STEP 2 of the Blog Hop!!

STEP 2: Second you will need to visit all FOUR blogs and leave a comment on EACH blog. This is important so we know you have been to all of the blogs. If you have left a comment on each of the blogs your name will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win the orange colored inspired “hodgepodge” prize. Another easy peasy way to win!

STEP 3: Once you’ve done that, you will need to check out our Facebook page, and LIKE us. This will put your name in another random drawing for a chance to win the green color inspired “hodgepodge” prize.

STEP 4: For a chance to win the Love LRS Grand Prize head on over to our message board and say hello, then upload your project and/or layout for any of the design team challenges posted on our blogs to the “2012 Out with the Old, In with the New” gallery. The Blog Hop challenges will run from January 27^th until midnight January 30th. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

Then on February 1^st, be sure to check out our Facebook page, or visit the LRS community or the LRS blog to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

Okay, onto the FUN part...my challenge!!!

My absolute favorite part of the new year is starting a new calendar. I always select the same style calendar and then decorate/alter it to make it my own. I just love the process and it really does make me super happy (it's the simple things, people!) to see it by my desk!! Here's this year's calendar, created with January Little Red Kit...

Nothing too tricky here...I just used some of my favorite Lily Bee papers and the "remember" sticker, ribbon from the add on kit, alpha from the add on alpha kit (oohhh..these are AMAZING little letter stickers!) and kraft doily from the add on embellishment kit (I told you before you were going to want the WHOLE kit and caboodle!) to create my cover. I even made a cute little flag for my paper clip using a scrap and a flair button from the kit. :)

Sooo...now, here's the challenge. ** Create something to help keep you organized for the new year!! ** It could be a calendar, but it doesn't have to be...use your imagination. (I am thinking I need to create some tags for my supply baskets in my scraproom, or maybe a cute little framed project that I can use an erasable pen on to write messages to my family on...you get the idea) then upload your creation to the Challenge Gallery (don't forget to say what challenge it is for) and you can link it back to my Challenge Thread in the forum. Easy Peasy!!! Have fun with it and I can't wait to see what you create!! Be sure to stop by the message boards to say hi!!!

From here you will be hopping to my sweet friend Kristii's Blog:

Kristii Lockart http://www.kristiilockart.blogspot.com

 

We Scrap Online Crop Weekend!

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!!!

The whole enchilada and news!

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!!!

 

Some sneaks and Project 12

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!

 

 

Project Life

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??

Top Moments of 2011

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!!!

My Mind's Eye Holiday Hoopla Blog Hop!

Hello!!!  Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Welcome to the My Mind's Eye Holiday Hoopla Blog Hop!! I hope you have been enjoying the secret phrase scavenger hunt and all the wonderful inspiration from all the designers!

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.

There are two ways to win...

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!

You will have through Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at midnight to hop. Thank you so much for stopping by and taking time during this busy holiday week to hop with My Mind's Eye!

From here you will hop to Karen's Blog Have fun!!

 

 

 

Bits of the Season...

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

 

A very bloggy day!!

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!!