CatScrap officially turns 5 Today!!! Whoooot. Happy Birthday CatScrap!!!!

I truly can't believe it's been five years. I haven't been around CS quite that long, but I do remember being a CT member for birthday #3 so I suppose I've been around almost as long. I've seen plenty of good scrappers and designers come and go. I definitely miss some of the old faces. But I always love welcoming new ones too. You never know others will inspire you. One thing is for sure, CatScrap is still inspiring me after all these years.

Oh there I go on with my reminiscing. Sorry....what you heard there was a party or something...blog hop....or something.....yup!! And here you can pick up not one but TWO pages.
I'll lay mine out first for ya:
Here is my layout in full view:


If you oh so love, and I oh so hope you do, you can grab it here: http://www.box.net/shared/52vxg8eg21k9pn8cux9b

And thanks so the talented Raji you can also pick up this one:

Looooove eeeet? Then grab it here: http://www.box.net/shared/s261t22lk6oaemj2om6n

Now while I'm at it (PRIZE ALERT) I should let you know there are plenty of opportunities to grab the kit that made this beauty and lots of other goodies on CatScrap FB/Twitter/Blog, and and and there are challenges going on with the bonanza prize of a $25 GC to CatScrap up for grabs. So head to the forum and check check that out. (oh and course a killer sale in the shop, lol)

Hope you enjoy the QP and the celebration - kitty CatScrap style!

Now run along to Jassie's blog http://jassiescraps.blogspot.com/ and scoop up some more pages!

So if I'm updating my blog, then yup that means another awesome CatWalk and another awesome CS blog hop. WHOOOT

And all I have to say is thank goodness Juliana Kneipp had this kit ready when I got home. So perfect for the pictures I snapped on Grandpa's boat!


Like it. Cool. Then feel free to grab the QP below:

You can grab the qp here: http://www.box.net/shared/am1hil96y675s4txftuz

Now off you go to the next hop - Elaine's home (which I totally stalk by the way. She doesn't know it, but I can't help it. Such cute daughters!!) - http://ultracoolmama.com

Thanks and have a cool summer!!

What a cliff hanger...sheesh!! Sorry about not posting here in like forever. See the funny thing is, I've been doing new things, just not sharing about them.

So you may wonder what dragged me back to my lo full neglected blog. Well just a gift for you...my faithful (and possibly non-existent) followers. It's time to CELEBRATE another

CATSCRAP CATWALK

Yup that means Pahhhrrty Pahhhhrttty Pahhhrrrty...CatScrap style. Yup chats, challenges, games, Prizes, Prizes, Prizes. Now just so you know (and because I have you held captive and I made the graphic...) I will post this first:
Now on to the free stuff. These are my finished layouts with the Spring Catwalk:
I used Little Butterfly Wings Springalicious Templates; Fiddlette Design's Spring-A-Ling-A-Ding-Dong; and Julianna Kneipp's Wish You Were Here kits.

This is for the Six Word Memoir Challenge (you should so google this project. So cool.) and used Spring-A-Ling-A-Ding-Dong by Fiddlette Design; Vintage Blooms and Schmootzy Alpha (older product) by Nancie Rowe Janitz.

and Finally
Using Flying High by Torta Gialla; Spring-A-Ling-A-Ding-Dong by Fiddlette Design; Wish You Were Here by Julianna Kneipp; Spring Fever by Nancy Kubo; Altered 365-May by Something Blue Studio; and Fresh Alpha by Creashens. And yes...this is your QP!!
You can downloaded it RIGHT NOW here: http://www.box.net/shared/30a0j11evl

And just cause I you know I love ya...and Nicole wanted to share too...Here is ANOTHER beautiful QP -
She used the gorgeous kit by Torta Gialla Flying High.
You can download this lovely here: http://www.box.net/shared/gnm91jr598


Now you can head on over to Tanja's blog: http://thundersscrapblog.blogspot.com/ to keep on Hoppin'.

Super hope you enjoy all the Catwalk has to bring your way!! Keep checking out the CatScrap blog/forums to keep updated!

Project New52 -- Guess it's Project New46

After all I'm a little late starting it. But better late than never on improving yourself right?? One of the bummer things about being 40 as opposed to oh say 2, is that there is less "new" to learn. Now now, I know I really don't know that much and there is still plenty to learn, but you kinda have to go out and seek. It's not like learning is forced on you like when you are young. So when Christine (listgirl) and Peppermint rolled this out, I thought sure. Sounds like a cool idea. You can find out more about the project (and these innovative ladies) at their respective blogs: Frick on a Stick and Adventures of ListGirl.

So I'm thinking this post could count right? Naaah. Just kidding. I will learn something new this week and share it. What it is, not sure just yet, lol. And that I leave you with an image:


When you are through changing, you are through. ~Bruce Barton

So it's getting to be that time of year. The time when the white all around me in Minnesota starts to grate on my nerves. It really is lovely and on the one hand I really long for the cool and crisp of winter in about July. But nothing, I mean nothing, makes a flower more beautiful or appreciated than snow on the ground for 3 months. I mean in the summer they are all so common place and competing with everything around it. But in the winter flowers are the unique, the colorful, and so missed.

So today's challenge at the Shutter sisters is color therapy. Now I could totally use this as an excuse to go look at the flowers at Bachmans. But really where we see color most, and the places we most visit in the winter, are places like museums. Fortunately this area is full of them. Recently we escaped to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. It's one of the coolest places on earth I'm sure. Not only does it have tons of cool inspiration from tons of places all over the world, it is also free. Can't get cooler than that!! And the first thing you see when you walk in is this:




Tell me this sun is not glorious. I mean really, almost as glorious as the original. The amount of work and joy that went into this project just literally radiates out.

I SO love this!

That is all. Have a colorful day!

Whoot!!BlogWalk!! WHOOOT!!

So did you find your way over here from Madlen's blog. She is so dang talented!!

Well of course I did do a page with the Catwalk. But maybe you could see how it is so not QP possible.


But that doesn't mean that there isn't a QP here. The oh so talented Nicole Martin has made this beaute for you!


and you can pick it up at: http://www.box.net/shared/zfh9kbx0pk

Now that you've grabbed another QP, it's time to move on. You will be heading over to Sandra (aka julismama. Just click here: http://sandraskleinerscrapblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/catwalk-winter-2011.html

Hope you enjoy!!