Some LO's

My Tag Challenge LO!+
A www.scrappygiaraffekits.com Challenge

A new challenge!

I sat down last night and thought about how a year or so ago tags on LO's were so popular, and now well they are not. SO I decided to make that this weeks challenge. Have fun!!

Other news, I am trying for the www.scrappygiaraffekits.com DT again. I just love the look of her kits and the board is so much fun! They have a fun Blog challenge too. CHeck it out... http://scrappygiraffekits.blogspot.com/

Some LO's

Just wanted to post a few LO's from this past weekend. The top 2 are using left overs from the past 2 www.scraphype.com kits. The Hat LO is using the October www.thescrappingedge.net kit.

Challenge #1

Here is the first challenge....

You need to:
use a 5x7 photo
use paint
2 pp
3 ribbons
and 2 embellishments of your choice
*this list inclludes no cardstock on purpose

I got the idea for this challenge from a thread on a mb about kits with no cardstock.

Good luck, have fun and link me baby!!!

Join Me

Anyone want to join me in a little scrapping challenge fun??

Well here goes, I am going to post 1 challenge a week for 8 weeks. If you want to join in the fun just post a comment with a link to your LO. The person who does the most LO's will get a RAK from me!! You will have to finish at least 5 of the challenges to qualify.

So I will post the irst challenge tomorrow!!

Carpe Diem

Had a FAB Halloween with the kids yesterday. Lot's of candy, cute costumes. Oh and Sal's Pizza!!! A good friend Gerry hooked the kids up with GOBS of candy and the cutest cupcakes. She is a sweetheart!

So I am no longer a member of the AMM DT :( They had too many DT's for just taking over the company. I was super sad, but realized that I only had 3 assignments since I started with them so I am not missing out on much.

OK well you all know how much I love to scrap, and try to make everyone around me scrap as much as me too right?? Well I think I am going to have some blogging fun. So keep an eye on this Blog for some new exciting stuff!! I am going to sieze the day and spead my love of scrapping with others!

Long time....

since I have blogged!! Been busy having fun, scrapping, taking trips to NJ, meeting up with online friends, just plain old busy!! I am so getting ready to take the kids trick or treating, Alexa is going to be a witch, and Wil is going to be Thomas. They are so excited!! I think we will split our time between Dobbs Ferry and Harrison.

Well I got my first DT kit from www.scraphype.com and it is AWESOME like always!! Michele really has that mixing gene!! I have done so much with it.

My www.thescrappingedge.net kit should be here anyday!! I can't wait to see what Amber puts together with that paper!! The TOO kit is awesome!!

I got my www.scraptildawn.com kit yesterday and can you say RAWKS!!! This is the only sub I have left and Kara is so sweet!! She puts some great kits together!! Next month she is going to have custom sxstamps and they look sooo stinkin' cute!!

Back to Regular Programing

That is exactly how it feels to be back in NY! Normal routines, getting out for walks everyday. It is GREAT!! Well guess what???? Heather and I went and met up with Michelle the other day!! (MichelleS) for those who are in the know We had so much fun, she is a sweetie pie!!

I am stillwaiting for my www.scraphype.com kit we had a little mail mishap. I have finished one LO, and have more planned since being here. I really miss having my scrap space. Can't wait to set up a new one, LOL!!

NY State of Mind!

Wow does it feel good to be back!! Just to be in familiar places and see familiar faces is FABULOSO!!!

I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my www.scraphype.com kit!! It is so PURDY!! If you have not checked it out yet follow the link and check that baby out!! It is screaming Fall beauty!

In 24 Hours!!

I have had such a great past 24 hours I just want to jump and dance and sing!!

First off guess who is moving?????????? YUP that would be us back to NY!! I can honestly say we gave VA a try and well it is not for us!! NY here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

So after we get that great news, I get an amazing email asking me to join the www.scraphype.com DT!! Yup, you read that right!! Woo Hoo!! I have been the biggest fan of Michele's ROCKIN' kits since her second one (that was when I joined), and now I am so appreciative of the opportunity to join the AMAZING DT!!

Limbo

Ever feel like life is just spinning around in limbo?? I do!!! 2 steps forward and 2 steps back not going anywhere. Just here in limbo, stuck in the everyday, never moving forward.

I think I need to do alot of scrapping this upcoming weekend to find a little sanity!! Or at least escape limbo for a bit.

The LO of Wil is the Sept www.thescrappingedge.net kit and the second is extras from the TSE store, mixed with a little kit.

What's up!!

Well life has been CRAZY again!! Let's see.... DH going to the track to play with his RC cars..... My Parents came for a visit and went..... Alexa started Preschool..... We found mold in Wil's room and the Bathroom on that side of the house.... Ah the list goes on.

I have been working on a new blankie for Alexa. Needless to say that is cutting into the scrap time, LOL!!

TSE started a new blog!! We all have our own (DT members) , and Amber used to have one. Now we have a new and improved one, Woo Hoo!! http://thescrappingedge.blogspot.com/ So stay tuned for lot's of fun there.

I posted a new Challenge on www.amillionmemories.com I decided to go with a manufacturers challenge this time. Those are always fun!! I can't wait to see all of the beautiful creations!

Woo Hoo!!

I scrapped my brains out this weekend!! I just scrapped til I could scrap no more..... took a break, then back to scrappin! Had fun with www.thescrappingedge.net crop!! Lot's of wrok but FUN!!

Did a couple LO's for www.amillionmemories.com we are doing a little Cherry Arte, and Basci Grey challenge!!

So not the weekend....

Ugh it is So not the weekend so not the weekend yet. It is only Tuesday and I feel like a month has passed since Sunday. I love that the dog is trained to "go" outside but not loving it so much at 12:30 AM or 2:30 AM. Anyone have any advice on how to make her stop eating the kids toys??

Alexa starts school sooooo soon. I cannot belive my little baby is going to school. Wil is going to miss her terribly!!

Dad is not doing very good and I am so sad I can't even Blog it!

I am all set for the www.thescrappingedge.net crop!! Woo Hoo will it be fun!! I uploaded all my DT LO's up into the gallery last night. I am so happy with my work this month!! I am so happy I had enough kit to make crop examples and I still have a bit to crop with too!! YEAH I love the Piggy Tales papers!!

The above LO is from the www.amillionmemories.com challenge. I ave to admit cutting out those pics was fun!!

Stress on Saturday

Well my Dad is home from the hospital and shoul dnot be. I knew my Mom woul dnot be able to handle him. Both physically and mentally this is just too much for her. Sometime you really have to wonder if the Dr really assesed the entire situation!! My parents are in their late 70's!! How is she supposed to be able to care for him!! He is in and out of lucidity, weak, and just too much for her. I want more than anything to go up and help her, but I just can't have the kids there. I can't have the kids seeing siezures, and seeing Grandpa go around asking if he can "go home" etc...

I need to escape from reality for 48 hours!! The dog had the runs last night and I had to take her out 3 times between 2 and 5. The baby did not even sleep in his bed for a second last night and he was way too snuggly. So I am working on 2 hours of sleep. I just want some quiet scrap time!! PLEASE!!!!!!!

I made a poor attempt for the Piggy Tales DT, and the Scenic Route DT this week. I found out about both the day they were due so I will not be too sad when I don't get a call. I have been scrappin my brains out this week for the mental vacation it provides, and the ability to preserve every second of my babies childhood!! I am almost ready for the www.thescrappingedge.net crop next weekend. I hope lot's join in the fun!! We are so laid back with out crops it makes it really fun and enjoyable for all!!

Ups & Downs

Well we know what is wrong with my Dad. He has alzheimers. I am so so upset!! One positive is that it is not cancer, which was what we feared the most. In all honesty I don't think either is good, and I just want my Dad to be healthy and live forever!!

Well At 3AM I hear a loud POP!! Well Mr Fatty Fat Pants (that would be Wil) broke the gate off the crib, YIKES!! SO first thing this AM he officially became a big boy with the Jr Bed. Not like he sleeps in the crib much maybe 12 Hours a WEEK!

Guess what I have in my kitchen!! Well it also arrived this AM!! A DISHWASHER!! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!! Bye Bye dishpan hands!

Came home from buying Wil new shoes due to the dog eating the last pair BAD DOG!! There in my mail box were 2 tickets from EZ Pass in NJ from June, UGH!! And my W-9 and design contract from Paper Crafts for my Tags!! Woo Hoo!!

I won a prize from www.scraptildawn.com during the crop on Tuesday!! Woo Hoo I never win anything. I also got some cute LO's done!! I am posting the one I won the prize for.

I got my www.thescrappingedge.net DT kit and have been scrapping my brains out! Don't forget to join us for the crop the weekend of the 25th!

Julie Who??

Oh yes the girl who can't remember to blog, LOL!!!

Well it has finally happened the baby says something other than "this"!! Woo Hoo!! Now we are blessed with "Ut Oh" all day long !! OMG it is so cute in his little voice!!

I was locked out of the house until 11PM with the kids last night (to long a story to even blog about), and came home to 4 messages from my mom!! My dad is in the hospital. They think he is having siezures. He is having lots of testing done today so should know more very soon. I wish I could be up there for my mom.

I am anxioulsy awaitng my http://www.thescrappingedge.net/ TSE dt kit!! Should be here in a couple hours!!

Proud Mommy!!

I am so so so super proud of my little princess girl!! Yesterday she wrote some letters for the first time. A, H, V, T, and E!! She also is starting to understand what letters make which sound!!

I have just been scrapping along!! I am meeting my www.amillionmemories.com goal. I am doing my www.thescrappingedge.net page a day, and I did the 2peas PP Challenge #1 Ali's 9 Squares!!

I Blog??

Funny that I never seem to get around to this!! IT IS HOT!!!! 93 again today!! God Bless the inventor of Central Air!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been scrapping with my stash so much this past week!! We started a weekly goals on www.amillionmemories.com my goal is 8 and I did 9 last week. 8 again this week , and I am upto 6 already!!

We are also doing a papge a day on www.thescrappingedge.net 3 days in and doing great!!

Everyone should come join. in on one of these!! It is a great way to use up all that old stuff before the CHA stuff starts hitting the stores and kits!!

What a week!!

So we had the wedding, the rain the hail, the grumpy kids, etc... Today I think the kids played catch-up!! We all went to bed last night and slept STRAIGHT THROUGH!! Now today the kids woke up so grumpy and fighting and a mess. Then they both took super LONG naps!! Both in bad on time tonight, totally catching up!!

I have been scrapping this week a great deal. Though not everyday, but the 3 or 4 days I have scrapped I have done 3 or 4 LO's.

After the Rain!!

Boy did it rain!!! My garden is destroyed, my yard is all mud, little brances everywhere, but thankful that was all!! I am hoping the grass will do better now after the drenching!!

Well the big family wedding is over. I got some FAB pics of the kids! Wil is a great dancer BTW, LOL!! They still are off schedule, but getting better. I cannot believe just how car sick Wil gets, poor baby. The ride up was a breeze, the ride home he could not handle. Note to self: only take him on long car rides between dinner and bed time. That seems to be the best for him. I guess he is just to tired to care if he is sick or not, LOL!!

It felt so good tro scrap!! Wow 5 day with no scrapping (or net, yikes) was really hard. I was so happy to do the challenge on www.amillionmemories.com we had to journal on a pic, and I love doing that. I am not a huge journaler, but I love to make it part of the design. I have tons of LO's with hidden tags with no journaling on them. I just hope that one day when I get around to the journaling on them I remember what was going on, ROFL!!

Marathon

This past weekend I had a scrapping marathon!! My www.thescrappingedge.net DT box came on Saturday!! OMGosh there was so much pretty paper that I just had to scrap until I couldn't scrap anymore!! When all was said and done I did 6 1 page 8 1/2 x11 LO's, 1 2 page 8 1/2 x11 LO, 3 12x12 1 page LO's, and 2 2 page 12x12 LO's!! The funny thing is I am still not tired of the PP in the kit!

Scrapping catch up

Everyone is finally feeling better. Kids were just really tired and sleepiy yesterday. I took advantage of the time and did some scrapping catch up. I was able to get 4 LO's done!! I had so much fun finally getting scrappy!!

Rain yeah!!!

It is finally raining!! It seems like forever since it rained last. My gardne grass and WATER BILL are very thankful!! Kids are being grumpy and lazy today. They want to go out so badly. I hope it is nove tomorrow Bill will be off. I am so hungry right now!! Dinner has been in the crockpot teasing me all day. I am making sweet and sour pork, YUMMMM!!

I have been scrapping today, kinda like the rain for that reason I did my www.amillionmemories.com challenge this week!! It was fun and I love doing family LO's!! I am waiting for paint to dry for the www.thescrappingedge.net challenge I posted.

Happy Scrappy Weekend!!

Bill is off tomorrow and we are spending the day at the beach with the family. I can't wait!! It has been so hot this week, and we FINALLY got some rain!! My water bill is thankful, LOL!!

We are croppin' at http://www.thescrappingedge.net/ this weekend!! We are going on night 2 tonight. I did get 2 LO's done yesterday, and I finished one up just a bit ago. It is very casual, and lot's of fun!!

I can't wait to get started on Beths Challenge on http://www.amillionmemories.com/ it should be a fun one!!

Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'

Yup I was singing that this AM!! Guess what??? The kids went to bed about 8 last night and, and, and, and.......................... YUP THEY DID IT!!!!! They stayed in their own beds all night long!!!!!!!!! Yes of course I had to get up like 3 times to check on them, LOL!! Real live sleep with out little kicks or punches or crying or anything!!

Oh what a beautiful monin' oh what a beautiful day!!

Since Bill was doing some maint. work last night I had quiet ME time for the first time in FOREV-VAH!!! I read mags and scrapped and reveled in it!!

Yup those are my new Elsie Stamps!! LOVE THEM!! Got them from www.amillionmemories.com

Times a FLYIN'

I cannot for the life of me believe it is almost JUNE!! Holy Moly!!! Where is all of the time and days and months going??????

I have been swamped, but I have been loving every minute of it!! I did some AWESOME DT stuff for www.amillionmemories.com I can't wait to reveal on June 1st!! 8 Projects so far. I want to get to 1 more! I gotmy www.thescrappingedge.net kit on Saturday and had to start creating right away!! OMGosh it was AWESOME to work with!! I uploaded so much to the gallery already! I did the page kits by Elannah again this month and they were so much fun!!

So Much Going On!!

It just feels like there is a million things going on right now, and there is not!! I cannot believe how long it takes to get a well baby visit here in VA!! Maybe we should not have picked the popular Dr?? Well My parents came and went and they only came to see us 1 time for a few hours. Really puts things into a new perspective!!

Alexa is having trouble sleeping in her room!! She wakes up all night long and turns on the light ceiling fan and TV. All of a sudden she says she is scared of the dark. A friend suggested a lava lamp!! I think I am going to try and find one today and a princess radio!! Maybe that will work. Her not sleeping is really affecting everyone now and it has been almost a week.

The weather is FAB!!! It has been so beautiful!! Bill myself and the baby were in the yard last night until about 8 last night. We had dessert and coffee out there. What a great feeling!! Things may be tight money wise, but times like that make all the move worth it!! I so want everyone to come visit!!

I am waiting on a ton of scrappy mail!! Cropper Hopper boxes for monograms alphas rubons and stickers!! Both DT packages!! I just got enough pics in the mail to do 30 LO's!! So I should be busy!!

NSD

Well yesterday was National Scrapbooking Day!! I was not as productive as I would have liked to be last night, I was tired. I did get to scrap for about 3 hours last night. I did 3 LO's and 1 card. I was so proud of myself!! I barely shopped!! I did get a few things that were on sale here and there!! I got my Fontworks Elsie polka dot alpha stamps!! I got those from www.amillionmemories.com amd I got my sunhine gift set from www.just4keeps.com !!

Busy Week

I can't believe it is Wednesday night already!! Bill's Dad is down kepping Bill pretty busy. My parents will be down late Saturday (not staying with us!!). I just cannot believe how fast it is going. The baby is teething, and not a happy camper. Alexa is not napping anymore, and adjusting to that has been rough for both of us.


I have been adding seriously to the stash lately!! I haven't even touched a kit I am saving them all and trying to use some "stuff" up!! I don't think I am going to get the Cricut!! I realized I don't use the XPCS that much, I use the QK more. I would have to give up so many trips to the LSS or shopping on www.amillionmemories.com for fun alphas if I got it. I don't think I am ready for that kind of sacrifice!!

Inspiration!!

Well I did my first Effer Dare yesterday!! I have to admit I have been an Effer stalker for a long time, and I had this pic out (my fave of me from a long time ago) and I really needed the inspiration to complete the LO!! Thanks ladies!!

BIG NEWS!!!

How excited am I????????????? Well while I was outside planting my corn in the ground I missed an AWESOME call!! Thank goodness for answering machines!!!!!! Well I got the message from Natalie from www.amillionmemories.com that I made their DT!!! Woo Hoo!!! I am still doing the happy dance!!! The really happy dance!!! AMM ROCKS!!! I have ordered from them as a customer and their super fast and have great CS!! OMGosh do the kits ROCK!!! I cannot believe I made the DT!!!!!!

Bad Blogger

Why can I never get myself to do this?? Well Easter is over, and was so much fun!! The kids had a blast with the egg hunt. We had a BBQ and enjoyed the beautiful day. Very rainy today, thank goodness for Sprout!! I think I will just give a run down on what the kids are upto...

Alexa can spell her name
She is learning to play her V-Smile
Wil is trying to use a fork
He gives kisses
They both love the beach, no fear of the water

I have not been scrapping every day, but have been able to get more then 1 LO done on the days I do scrap. I am lovin' all the new stuff I have been getting!! Alexa is becoming a very good scrapper for a 3 year old!! I have all her papers and stickers and glue set-up for her. She is too cute!!

Well well well

It has been a while since I Bloged!! That is what I was told by David so I thought I better get on that, and here I am 5 days later, LOL!!

The Monday (yes last Monday) Blog challenge was to write about what you can't live without!! Well My life is so full of so many things and amazing people I could not live without!! My hubby, who yes can drive me nuts!! but I could not imagine a day without him. My babues who are my 2 miracles and I just want to smother them forever!! My In-Laws who are such amazing people I am so lucky to have them!! My real life friends. I really feel so sad for people who cannot just pick up a phone and call a great friend!! Heather, I think we talk 2 or 3 times a day. I cannot wait to see that baby!! Robbie, who is like the good brother I never had. There have been so many times I have called him just to vent. He has always been there for all my life emergencies, and I love him so much for that!! David (AKA Poe, or Sir) Not one person on this planet can make me laugh like he can!! He is one of my oldest friends (almost 2/3's of my life), and I have no idea what my life would be without him!! Annie, though we don't talkmuch you are like my friend version of a soul-mate!! No matter what you know what is going on inside me, and I to you!! Here is a {{{BIG HUG}}} for you!!

Then there is my hobby/craft/sanity!! I scrap and have the worlds greatest online scrappy friends a girl could ask for!! We even have a new home to chat about our scrapping!! It is a board full of ladies that love to scrap and chat scrap, and make everyone else around them want to be happy and scrappy too!! Here is the link http://www.mylifetreasures.com/treasurebox/index.php Over the past year so much silliness has happened on these silly boards, and I am just happy for it all to be over and water under the bridge!! Life is GOOD!! I think what makes it so hard is that there is a tendency for people to get so wrapped up in the cyber world that they forget about the Real Life world and friends and that you never know who or what is really on the other side of that post!! I know myself and so many others just want to go to a board to escape the stress and have fun!! I am so happy that we have a new board to do that on!! When I am down or have IRL stuff I pick up the phone and talk to an IRL friend, and I guess I am lucky that I can do that and that I have so many great friends to do that with!!

I have also been so blessed this past year in my scrappy life (LOL)!! I subbed to a fantastic club, and reallyloved the owner so much. She was always great to chat with and her kits were to die for!! SO when I saw her DT call I was all over it. Now I am an Edger!! Amber is the bestest and TSE ROCKS!!! www.thescrappingedge.net is celebrating it's first birthday!! Amber is so awesome that she is giving a gift to all those who sub!! She really is the bestest most generous person ever!!

I also have been so lucky in my life to have the whole bunch at www.just4keeps.com not only is the store awesome!! but the board is full of some of the most wonderful and talented people you will ever meet!! Kathy and Jennifer have really made such a great community there!! I was so lucky to be there March guest designer!! Wow was I thrilled and stunned when I was asked, I was not worthy!!

Ah that brings me to the Willows!! Thank you so much Christina for that wonderful, enabling, fun, enjoyable place!! What a fun, enabling group!! Yes very enabling!! I just wanted to give a {{{big hug}}} to all the WIllows!!