Friday, December 17, 2010


Digi Dare 209

Look Mom NO Hands -

Yup this week I'm the host. It's my first chance hosting. Come and play!! All the Darer's found this dare so rewarding. I'm sure you will too.
Add for 209

Here is my page:
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Journaling: We had just moved to Minnesota and were living in an apartment. All of our stuff was in storage and we had moved from the warmth of Florida to the freezing wet cold of Minnesota in March. Nothing was familiar. Even the grocery store took some getting use to. In Florida they bagged your groceries but I was particularly annoyed that day to learn that in Minnesota, even if you had a 1 year old tagging along, you were still responsible for bagging your own groceries. Nothing was familiar.But as we were leaving the store and unpacking the groceries into the car, an older lady approached me, teddy bear in her arms.She said, “I was watching you. And you are such a good young mother, I wanted to give this to your adorable little daughter. Well of course I was certainly surprised. I thanked her bur I could tell that no Thanks were necessary. As we drove away that day, I was reminded that although Minnesota was unfamiliar, kindness can be found anywhere. That was 15 years ago. And to this day, I have no idea where that bear is, but the memory is always close to my heart.

Credits:
-Love is Keely-
by Karah Fredericks
-Wish List- Collab between CatScrap and Lilypad
-PJ Party- Collab between Kaye Winiecki and Juliana Kneipp Designs
-Frosty Alpha- by K Studio
Font is Scrap Color Me 8


Now just so you know - Everyone who plays along, also gets the Anniversary kit Dare to Be You FREEE:

annnnnd....

If you are here for the Wish List Qp, just keep scrolling down. It's there for a short time more.


Monday, December 13, 2010

Yoooooo Hooooooo - It's me again. Sorry it's been so dang long. I always have the hardest time deciding if I want to create or chat about it. Well so far, create has won out. LOL

But I'm here today for you...

And you are here today for...

WISH LIST

Good Golly Miss Molly is this sucker gooooorgeous. Quick put it on your wish list or better yet, go snag it and scrap your wish list!! (That is one of the awesome challenges with this kit at CatScrap, lol. I mean you might as well win something good as long as you are wishing, right!)
You can grab this goodie at CatScrap and The Lilypad. (I know like an explosion of awesomeness!!!)

What you say you need a little sampling???!! Well lucky for you, you are following a blog hop. Here you go:
http://www.box.net/shared/cm7pohiqd3

Hope you enjoy your little present from me to you. Happy Holidays!!!

Ready to move on to the Melanie's blog. Wassel on to http://tappingthedreamtree.blogspot.com/.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Digi-Dare and a Worthy Cause

It's a Digi-Dare friday!! #199 (Wow oh wow that's a lot of dares!!)

This week was all about how you help other people. I have to say, that at first I was so not looking forward to this one. It's not that we don't do things to help other, you know we give money to groups, cloths to Goodwill, help out at school, and give to church. But none of these things really inspired me to scrap. I mean it doesn't ever feel like we do enough!

But there is one thing we do, and we do it as a family, that will hopefully one day make a difference.

And before I knew it, I had a layout I love. Okay well it did take a little while to put all those elements on, lol. But it is always fun to dig through my Lilypad stash.

However, one of the things that really rocked the most about this challenge was that ALL of the layouts are just incredible. What an amazing creative bunch!!

So go check it out. Hope you are inspired to play along, cause you won't be sorry!!

And speaking of giving...
A new collab has been released to day to help a sweet digi-friend. Mary lost her 17 year old daughter last week. I can not imagine the pain she and her family are experiencing right now. This is never the way it is suppose to be and certainly one of the most painful experiences a parent can go through. This is certainly not a time to worry about hospital bills and funeral bills. So some fantastic designers have come together to create a stunning kit in Charlie's honor.
It is well worth the money for the kit, but more importantly it is well worth the money to support a family in need during this very trying time. It is being carried in two stores: Mscraps and Scrap Orchard and 100% of the proceeds go to benefit the Gonzalez family. (In case you are wondering, I am not affiliated at all with this project or stores. I am just a friend and yes I bought it.)

Friday, October 1, 2010


Holy Cow Batman!! Is there a ton going on this weekend in Digi-land. Let me say we have been scrapping, and planning, and all kinds of fun stuff at CatScrap. So check check it out...and at the end you will find a nice little QP reward. (After all you did follow the blog hop from the CatScrap blog right??)

First of all, I hope you checked out all the goodies going on at CatScrap. A new team (did you see who was lead. What are they thinking??), a new designer, a new challenge system, lots of games and forum fun...whew the list is endless!! OH WAIT I forgot to mention the glorious Catwalk. Silly me!

Now on to some inspiration.

I got one page done with Fiddlette's Designs:
Credits: Artsy Girl by Fiddelette Designs, About by Creashen, KStudio, and Something Blue Studio, and Stitches by Syrin

and here are mine with the CatWalk:
This one was for the Collection Challenge
Credits: Rainy Days and Sundays by Allison Pennington; Splash Alpha by Roben-Marie Designs; and Jumpers 65-68 by Crystal Livesay

and Finally the one you have been waiting for:
Credits: With All My Heart by Julia Makotinsky

I hope you likie, cause that is the quick page you are getting. (Ummm sorry. Without the handsome guy. Cause he is all mine.)

Now last but not least to grab that quick page:
--------->click here<-------- Now that you've seen my corner, it's time to mozy on over to Suzanne's Blog. Hope you have plenty of fun today at CatScrap!!

Friday, September 24, 2010

Sooooooo lots to tell, lots to tell. Sorry it's been such a dry spell. But lots of exciting things happening in my digi-sphere-- so without delay:


Is that cryptic enough. What am I trying to tell you???? Well all I'm gonna say is it's gonna be good and it's at the_lilypad.com. I CAN NOT wait.

Did you think I was going to challenge you? Well not with that yet. But I will challenge you with this weeks digi-dare. OMG was this ever fun!! This challenge is about scrapping about something that happened during your birth year. Now how fun is that for your kids and family to read and place you in history. Not to mention scrapping retro was way way fun! Here is mine:


Credits: After5Design November Collab: Flower Power; Chelle’s Creations: Out of This World; Creashen: Torn Bits 2; Pictures: Deviant Art; Font: Pea Sarah Quick

I love how all the layouts came out. So go ahead and click here to check out the dare. Then DO IT. You won't regret it.

and of course last but not least...just reminding you that CatScrap is still running their CT call. It won't be much longer...Call ends Sept 27th. SO GET THEM IN You do not want to miss this.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Sheesh I know it's been a while. Sorry. The kids go back to school next Tuesday and we have been summering it up! Museums, the State Fair, etc. But I had to jump on and tell you my most exciting news!!


I am a darer! A Digi-Darer. Can I get a Whoooot!! When the call went out, I was a little unsure if I had what it took. I don't always have time for challenges. Which is totally crazy cause I love love challenges. I love doing them, I love creating them, I just love what I produce...etc.

But oh happy me. I did apply and they did accept!! And I can not tell you how much I adore my first page for them. It really demonstrates everything I love about challenges.

The first dare is all about Birthdays (and yes you know you got tons of pictures, so no excuses for not playing) and red, white, and blue. You can see the details here.

Now get those birthday pictures out and come join in on the fun!!!
http://www.digidares.com/

Thursday, August 19, 2010



Perhaps you've heard the buzz all week long. Yup it's time for another crazy Catscrap Shindig! I really am not sure anyone quite throws a party like Catscrap. They are so super generous with the prizes. And this party is the biggest of 'em all. Happy 4th Birthday Catscrap!!

And just cause I gotcha here, I'm gonna take a minute to show you this impressive party schedule -


And I bet most of you are here for the blog hop. But of course before you get...I must give...we will be having CHATs. Yay!!



Oh and if a chat is not your game, there are tons of challenges and games in the forum. And you soo wanna win the goods. There is so much new wonderfulness in the store and a new collab next week with a guest designer whose store initials are PP. (But you didn't hear that from me.)

So yes, yes...the time has come...I hope I don't disappoint...(love comments by the way :)):
Here is the original-



And here is the QP-



You can download this baby here: My Beautiful Blog Page
This sweet little page was brought to you by the new Catscrap Collab Fall Reverie! (Free with $10 purchase)

Then you can mozy on over to Tez's Blog. Then head on back for some Catscrap Party Games!!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

I've spent more than half my childhood and college years on the Gulf of Mexico. First in St. Petersburg and then in New Orleans. And there is just something so special about that body of water. So it was so depressing to see the oil seeping out and knowing how awful a disaster is like that.

So when Sara Gleason asked me to be a part of promoting a Charity Collab designed to support the efforts in cleaning up the Gulf, there were tears in my eyes.

And then I went to download the kit...and holy crumoly smackaroly!! This is literally the largest download of goodies that I have ever had the pleasure to download. Wow oh wow. I made 3 layouts (which by the way I have never done with a kit) and literally could make at least 3 more.

So for those two gigantic reasons I would sooooo recommend to anyone that they should run on over to After5 and pick it up. Definitely a win for the scrapper and win for the environment too.

And in case I did not convince you, here is the press release:



For more than 90 days, oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico before the leak was finally "capped" in late July. It is estimated that approximately 4.9 million barrels (or 205.8 million gallons) of oil spilled into the waters. It has been one of the biggest environmental disasters in decades. Hundreds of miles of beaches, wetlands, and estuaries along the northern Gulf Coast have been impacted. The spill, though temporarily "capped", continues to cause extensive damage to marine and wildlife habitats as well as the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries. Families are without work and marine and land animals continue to suffer. And there are still many unknowns about the long term effects of the oil and of chemical disbursements used in attempts to curtail the flow and impact upon the regional coastline and waters.

Forty-five designers across the digital scrapbooking community have united with one shared cause: to raise awareness and to support recovery efforts for the environment and those impacted by this tragic disaster.

Participating designers include: Aja Abney, Amy Martin, Biograffiti, Boutique Cute Dolls, Createwings Designs, Deena Rutter, Designs by Cindy Schneider, Designs by Crystal Livesay, Dido Designs, Dunia Designs, Emily Merritt Designs, Fiddle Dee Dee Designs, Fizzy Pop Designs, FruitLoOp Sally Designs, Laurie Ann (Heaven's Gate Designs), Holliewood Studios, Holly Designs, Holly Spring Designs, Jazzmin Designs, Jennifer Barrette Designs, Jacque Larsen, Juliana Kneipp Designs, Kay Miller Designs, Kaye Winiecki, Kitty Designs, Kristin Aagard Designs, Lauren Grier, Leora Sanford, Loreta Labarca, Micheline Martin, Nikki Beaudreau, Paislee Press, One Little Bird Designs, Sabrina Dupre, Sahlin Studio, Sarah Cornish of My 4 Hens Photography, Shabby Miss Jenn, Studio Basic Designs, Sugarplum Paperie, Tickled Pink Studios, Tiny Toes Designs, Tracie Stroud, Vera Lim, Vinnie Pearce, and zinnias and swallowtails.

Hands Across the Gulf is our heartsong for this cause. This gorgeous kit representing the varied styles of the scrapping community, is positively overflowing with beautiful papers, unique elements, templates and Photoshop actions. All told, designers have contributed more than 100 papers and 200 elements, 2 full alphas, 18 templates, and 4 PS actions to Hands Across the Gulf.

Available for sale for one month only, 100% of the proceeds from this kit will be donated to the National Wildlife Federation and to the United Way's Gulf Recovery Fund.

Hands Across the Gulf arrives Sunday 15 August 2010 at After Five Designs.

So now maybe a little eye candy from me:






























Yes I do miss New Orleans. There is something magical about that place and it makes me so sad to see them go through so much! (By the way the photo is not mine so here is the TOU stuffs - Copywrite 2010 Roy Tennant Freelargephotos.com.)



































I have to say this is like one of my fav. templates ever. And that is saying alot since I have access to the best in the business!

Hey why are you still here...go now...click on the link now...

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
I'm in love with the Mailman this week!! Now yes, I've been stalking him for the sketchbook, but lo and behold, he brought me another surprise too!!

See this, this is the realization of a dream. It's been hard work, sweat, tears and worry. It all started, such a LONG TIME AGO, when I first opened my very first issue of Creating Keepsakes. I was thrilled, amazed, but most of all I said I want to create art like that!!! So yes, it has finally happened, I've been published in CK!! Yay Me.

Now I can't help think that all dogs have a lucky day now and then, but Thank you soooo much editors of CK. IT is such an honor!!


Now see this? This next item is creating such calamity with my emotions, lol. On the one hand I am so excited to get this project started. And on the other hand, if I start this project, I might ruin it. Yup this is for real. So I'm working up the nerve (and to be quite honest, I've been scrapping like a maniac) to crack it open and get busy. I'm sure excited will win sooner than later.
Now that you've waited, I've got good news for you too!! CHAT at the Lilypad!!!


Tomorrow, Friday the 13th at 7pm Central. There will be prizes too!!
See I told you it was worth the wait.
Hope to see you there!!

Thursday, August 5, 2010





Yay. Sketchbook has been sent!! Thanks Steve and Shane! Also learned there are 10,000 signed up. Wow. It's a good thing it's not a competition.

Here is a little more practice. This time practicing shadow and pattern from what I saw at Sarah's Band School:


Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Another random post. But I do have to say that when I decided to do a blog, I really didn't want it to be Wall of Torn Advertisements. I mean I super love all that I create for (I mean really, how lucky am I!!). But what I really want to explore is my artistic adventure. So on to my latest adventure:

It's been years since I sketched. Like 20 years maybe. But I've been inspired -

The Sketchbook Project
So for my birthday, I've signed up. I'm joining in and hoping for the best. Sure there is amazing artists joining in, sure the Brooklyn Gallery will be displaying it for all to see, but I'm stepping out naked and not perfect making the plunge.

And I'm so so very excited. My theme for the book is "I'm Sorry I Forgot You". I totally relate to this topic. I was totally traumatized by my parents forgetting me once and have since left my daughter somewhere. I know what sorry is! But I'm not sketching this rather personally tragic but publicly boring idea. Instead I have come up with some other ideas
- Sketch all the things I have left behind as I've aged (like perky boobs)
- "Forget" the book everywhere and let others sketch (this feels like cheating)
- Sketch a love letter to my DH (which feels a little odd since I doubt he would love it)
- Sketch a landfill will all kinds of junk left behind (maybe sketch it aging with somethings going back to the earth and some not) (This one feels pretty fake to since I don't recycle)

If you are reading this (and I'm not sure you are) let me know which one you like best!

So Yes I know I am an amateur so no heckling please (unless it is really funny, cause you know I love to laugh!):

Practice 8/3/10

Check out the web site. Super cool!! I could look at all the sketches forever. (well not mine, lol.) If you join in, or are blogging/flickr let me know. I would love company.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Yup look at me doing the random post. No give aways, no one directing you here..

But I hope there is someone out there looking, cause I want to show off July's Song Bird Avenue Kit with guest designer Laurie Ann HGD.



Tell me that is not gorgeous. This time all proceeds go to Mercy Ship. Mercy Ships is an organization that operates hospital ships throughout the globe. A worthy cause for sure! So if you would like to help, or want to play with this gorgeous kit, you can get it at Songbird Avenue but only until July 31st.

The butterflies and swirlies were so calling to me from this kit. So I made a little hybrid Thank You Gift Card holder for the kids teachers:





Friday, June 25, 2010

Are you ready??? For another scrapping fete???

Cause one of my favorite CatScrap events is happening right now. This very weekend!!

CATWALK - Whoooot Whooooot


But you probably know that right? That's why you are here. You followed Suzanne's blog to mine? And now you want your reward. Ahhhh...but it's not that easy. First I must remind you of the awesome CatWalk sale and invite you to join me for a CatWalk Chit Chat:



Yup that's right. Be a cool kid and come join us. I will be hosting WITH prizes!!
If you are wondering what time this is in your neck of the woods, check out this cool time converter, click here.

And then I must entertain you with my stunning pages!
First one - Summer Go Go (Whew is it fall yet? Just kidding!)Using Lynne Marie's Bikini Season, Syrin's Summeresque, Ju Kneipp's Summer Time and Natalie Martin's Chunky Sorta Cardboard Alpha and Over the Rainbow.



And Dishtraction using Lynne Marie's Bikini Season and Natalie's Citrus Burst Paper and Chunky Card Board Alpha.




Were you entertained...alright now you have earned your reward. Here is your QP.

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Hope you enjoy it.
After you download run along to Jess's Blog and grab your next QP. Hope to see you at the CHIT CHAT!!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Guess what!!! Guess what!!!

Someone pinch me because I can't even believe it....



Yup I won!!
Best Overall -


and if that wasn't enough (which it totally was!!!)
Best Layout Without a Picture -



Thankyou so much to all the judges and the organizers of the contest!! This really is an amazing honor!!!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Holy cow am I ever ever impressed with the new talent at Catscraps! And yes I feel so very lucky to be working with them. Just look at this new kit by Ju Kneipp - Strawberry Swing-


She based it on the new video by Coldplay which you can see on YouTube here.

Here is my layout with it:
Yes. All the festivities are over and it's a new day in digi world. (yes, I know it's way after iNSD, but I'm playing catch up so be patient :))I hope you found some awesome deals like I did. I stole on over the the new Deviant Scraps early and picked up two Holliewood designs I had been dying to try and while I was there played two challenges too.
All Hallows Eve and Junkyard
Of course the All Hallows Eve was for the what are you scared of challenge. So I made this:

One Morning

and for the Scraplift Challenge I made this one with Junkyard

My Way

But of course that was not all. I got sucked into the O'Scraps twitter world and had to grab some goodies there. Thank you so much to Emily Powers for dropping some of the best couponage ever. Picked up Nature Boy
and how could I possibly resist photo overlays. It's just not in my nature. Haven't used it yet. But I will have to carve out some time.

So finally this means not only did I start a blog for iNSD, but you can now catch me on Twitter too. Oye!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Well iNSD is almost over true. I hope it has been a great one. My dear friend Lex (mrshobbes) has dragged me into the modern world for iNSD. She enticed me with fabulous coupons from Emily Powers to join Twitter. So I have. I'm still a little lost, but I've found a few friends, updated my look there, and even got a Emily Powers kit for $1.00.
But while i've been busy, things have been hopping over at After5.com too. So run on over there to check out the fun and games. There are 6 new designers too! The games end tonight but the challenges run through next week.


And of course, sale, sale, sale. So hurry before it's all gone!! Happy iNSD Part 3~~