tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31283969033565703872024-03-09T21:46:46.855-05:00A Scrapper's LifeTheresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-29190552003897055812013-03-14T21:54:00.001-04:002013-03-14T21:54:54.938-04:00<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3495246/?claim=s3eu3mxaeuf">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-76828803843625097232013-01-01T11:52:00.000-05:002013-01-01T11:52:40.448-05:002013 One Little WordHello and good morning....<br />
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Instead of putting together a list of resolutions this year, I decided to participate in Ali's OLW again. I did it in 2009, 2011, and now in 2013. I never committed to a word last year. i must admit, sometimes my follow through sucks.<br />
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let's just be honest with each other here... it's only friends here, yes? lol...<br />
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I've decided that I need to get back to basics... so, my word for 2013 is............<br />
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less stress</div>
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less food</div>
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less procrastination</div>
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less money spent</div>
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less couch time</div>
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less tv time</div>
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less internet time</div>
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worry less<br />
less mess<br />
less of me..literally.<br />
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You get the idea... =) Less... really is more. I'm really excited to reflect and think more about my word for 2013. Are you selecting OLW? If so, share it with me. I'm debating about taking Ali's OLW class over at Big Picture Classes to help me stay in touch with my word over the year. </div>
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I'm back blogging sooner than expected in 2013. who knew...<br />
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Toodles....</div>
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can you believe another year is winding down and a new one beginning???? i am amazed at how much truth there is to time flying by as i get older. I always just pooh poohed it when i heard my mom or someone say this in my younger years because to me, time lagged by then. or so it seemed.. how i wish I had that same feeling now.. now, days are done in a blink and I'm left wondering how i got to where i am... does anyone feel the same???<br />
It makes me want to cherish my time and every day that much more..... ahhhh. it must be the new year upon me making me reflect and think about such things... =)<br />
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I am very fortunate to know so many wonderful people, and those not so wonderful..well, i don't expend a lot of energy on them... sad, but true.<br />
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Ever here the quote...<br />
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it really has some meat to it.. to me, it says... surround yourself with people that will lift you up, encourage you, and make you a better person because of it. </div>
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Ok.. enough reflection and rambling... ;) here are a few pictures of what I've been up to, creatively. Trying to finish my December Daily... I have the cover and all the inside pages prepped and ready for pictures and journaling.. woooo hooo. I took the 25 Days class over at Studio Calico and my binder is a scrap lift of Ali's and Maggie's cover... simple and I didn't have to think much.. i need simple sometimes. i over think things...<br />
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and having fun trying to keep up with December's photo a day at <a href="http://fatmumslim.com.au/">http://fatmumslim.com.au/</a>. I will be doing January too. here's a few December pics..<br />
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I love Instagram... so much fun....<br />
and if you are wondering if I ever finished playing along with my motography class, well, let's just say that I read the intro and downloaded all the apps.. ;) Honestly.. I need to finish something soon. this was not it i guess. lol.. that's why I love forever access.. i can go back and complete it at anytime.<br />
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And it doesn't stop me from joining more things and taking more classes... here are a few to take a look at for 2013. maybe something will resonate with you...<br />
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<a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/creative-jump-start-summit-2013/" target="_blank">Creative Jump Start</a> by <span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2a47; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">Nathalie Kalbach</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.kerribradford.com/the-history-project/" target="_blank">The History Project</a> by Kerri Bradford<br />
<a href="http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/cleansimple2/class-info/" target="_blank">Clean and Simple Card Making 2</a> @onlinecardclasses</div>
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Cheers... and I hope to be back again soon in 2013. no pressure though... ;)<br />
Happy New Year!!!! stay safe...<br />
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Hello!!! I mentioned in my previous post that I was taking the <a href="http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/holidaycardworkshop/" target="_blank">Holiday Card Class</a>. I loved it. So many tutorials and time saving tips. I learned so much about card making. I've been scrapbooking so long, but only dabbled in cards here and there. Now, cardmaking is becoming a primary focus of my crafty time... I LOVE stamps!!!! so it's a perfect marriage.. me and stamps.. actually, it's more like a family, since I share my time with paper and photos too.. heehee. =)<br />
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I want to share with you the first card I made from Day 1 class.<br />
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It's a small 3x3 card. Who doesn't love mini cards???? I will give away some as gifts and use some as gift tags on presents. So far, I've made over 50 of them. I've been using old cardstock from my stash and a Basic Grey paper kit. The centerpiece is a couple <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/collections/all-products" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn</a> stamps. I love the new holiday ones.<br />
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Here is a card I made using a Studio Calico background stamp. I used <a href="http://www.americancrafts.com/default.aspx?PageID=49&CategoryID=82" target="_blank">American Craft</a> ink markers to make the color progression...<br />
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The next couple are cards I made with some of the new<a href="http://unitystampco.com/" target="_blank"> Unity</a> background stamps. I heat embossed with some clear embossing powder. I really love these stamps. so fun.<br />
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I will share more crafty items as I get time. Have a fabulous weekend. =)<br />
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Toodles....<br />
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Geesh, not even really sure what to write... it's been so long. I have been crafting, a little here and there.. just can't keep up with the hectic pace of a daily blog and doing all the other things I enjoy. I've settled into knowing that I'll post when I can, and I have no commitments.. it's very freeing... no pressures. =)<br />
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If you've been visiting me over time, you know I'm an all or nothing kinda gal, and my latest obsession is card making, stamping, and taking online classes... yes, lots of classes. I like the fact that the classes are something I can complete at my own pace, do what I can/when I can, and gives me lots inspiration. I'm completely addicted to the classes at <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/" target="_blank">Studio Calico</a>. I think I've signed up for most of those, with <a href="http://maggieholmes.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Maggie's </a>Happy Little Moments being my fave so far.. Also, have a lot of the Ella Publishing, which is part of <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/ebooks.php" target="_blank">Big Picture Classes</a> now. A few from <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/" target="_blank">Two Peas</a>... Hitchhikers Guide and Divide & Conquer.. and most recently, <a href="http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/holidaycardworkshop/" target="_blank">Holiday Card Workshop</a> from <a href="http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/" target="_blank">Online Card Classes</a> and {Mo}tography at <a href="https://jessicasprague.com/" target="_blank">Jessica Sprague</a>.<br />
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After watching the tutorials and videos from <a href="http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/holidaycardworkshop" target="_blank">HCW</a>, I think I'm even more obsessed with card making and want to make all my own homemade holiday cards. And I've been having fun downloading the apps and I'm excited for the inspiration of {Mo}tography. I'll become even more crazy about taking iPhone pictures and annoy my friends/family with my camera out and in their face..lol... or make strangers wonder what I'm doing when I take a picture of my grocery cart or the fruit stand... who's guilty of that sort of stuff???? heehee.... ;) That class will be great for my December Daily and Project Life, which I will be officially starting in 2013.<br />
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Anyone else a class taker???? If so, share the ones you love or the teachers you enjoy. I'm always looking for something to inspire me.<br />
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Here are a few stamp companies I can't get enough of...<br />
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I have not forsaken regular scrapping.. still love it. Here is my most recent layout... Used a <a href="http://noelmignon.webvanta.com/" target="_blank">Noel Mignon Kit</a> called <a href="http://noelmignon.webvanta.com/kit-single/1021036-west-coast-kit" target="_blank">West Coast</a>.. love the colors in this kit.. If you are looking for good bang for your buck and lots of variety.. these kits are it. Noel does a great job.. =)<br />
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So, there is it... a bit of what I've been doing.. I'm more active on social media, like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. But I will do my best to post my crafty endeavors here as well.<br />
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Toodles.... =)<br />
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I'm back again, so soon you ask??? lol.... =)<br />
I'm getting back into the crafty groove. Decided to play along with <a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2012/08/lawnscaping-challenge-make-your-own.html" target="_blank">LAWNSCAPING</a> since I picked up a few of the new <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/collections/all-products" target="_blank">LAWN FAWN</a> stamps from my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ScrapbooksGalore" target="_blank"> LSS, SG&M</a>. I gravitated towards the word bubbles in <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/products/a-birdie-told-me" target="_blank">'a birdie told me'</a> and thought I'd give that one a go. I love smileys and decided to use that as my inspiration stamp for the background. Owl is from '<a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/products/critters-in-the-forest" target="_blank">Critters in the Forest'</a><br />
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it was by sheer luck the background lined up.. ha!!! It took me a while though... =) Used Jenni Bowlin inks. </div>
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These new stamps are super cute aren't they??? i love em.... =) </div>
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The summer has been really busy. Lots of activities and weddings. We already went to 2, one more in September. I always stress about what to wear. I actually found a cute dress for this last one.<br />
Enough about me.. I want to share a layout I did.<br />
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My LSS, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ScrapbooksGalore" target="_blank">Scrapbooks Galore & More</a>, asked me to make a layout showing how to use the <a href="http://authentiquepaper.com/" target="_blank">Authentique</a> sticker sheets. People are baffled by them I guess. I love them. I love using the little words all over my photos. So, I grabbed two sheets of paper from the <a href="http://authentiquepaper.com/products/Lively" target="_blank">"Lively"</a> line called <i>spirited</i> and <i>vivacious</i> and the matching sticker sheet knowing exactly what picture I was gonna use. My BFF Lea has a couple cute kids and this picture from the splash park this summer was perfect for the paper and theme.<br />
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And I figured I'd use the <a href="http://blog.authentiquepaper.com/2012/08/august-sketch-challenge.html" target="_blank">Authentique sketch</a> from this month too. double whammy.. heehee. anyone ever watch that game show called "press your luck"? not sure why I just thought of that. lol.<br />
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A little misting, stamping, some washi, flowers, a few brads, and tada!!!! a finished layout. I haven't made one in a very long time. Felt pretty good. </div>
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I'm loving cards as I mentioned in my previous post and I'm SUPER excited that <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/kits/sneak_peek" target="_blank">Studio Calico</a> has started a CARD kit.... why, yes, please. Of course I signed up. Who wants small 6x6 papers to match the exclusive 12x12 sheets... ??? this girl!!!! lol. Can't wait to see the kit and get my hands on the goods. </div>
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Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!!!! Trying to soak up the last fun days of summer. See you all again soon. </div>
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Finally have a few items to share. I think I've found my latest obsession. Making cards. They are quick and fun to make. I haven't gotten too fancy with them. My goal is to use up lots of the stamps I've been hoarding.. i mean collecting. lol..<br />
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Now, the key is to use the cards and give them away. Right??? I need to get better about that. Here is what I've done lately.<br />
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I've come across some cute items at <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>. I <i>LOVE</i> their die and stamp coordinating sets. I haven't used the couple I just received, but I will be soon...<br />
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This stamp is from their Pure Innocence collection. I think they are so dang sweet and cute. =)<br />
This one is called "My Balloon"<br />
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Colored with Copics<br />
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This is from My Favorite Things as well. The "Who's That Girl" series called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/Lets-Chat?filter_name=that%20girl" target="_blank">Let's Chat</a>. I'm always with my iPhone, so I thought this one was cute. The sentiment on the inside says "We've been friends since phones had cords". =)</div>
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Just received my newest Unity Stamp of the Week. This was a fun one. I tried out my new Platinum Liquid Pearls. I need to perfect that along with my copic skills. </div>
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Stamp: Capture Life</div>
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Another Unity stamp. Called <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/product/805-im-here-itty-bitty.aspx" target="_blank">I'm Here.</a><br />
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Unity: <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/product/652-matching-socks-itty-bitty.aspx" target="_blank">Matching Socks</a><br />
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Lawn Fawn Goodness... fitting for how hot this summer has been. Used my <a href="http://noelmignon.webvanta.com/kit-single/976438-boardwalk-kit" target="_blank">Noel Mignon Boardwalk kit. </a></div>
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And last, but not least... a layout. I used my <a href="http://noelmignon.webvanta.com/kit-single/817104-jack-and-jill-kit" target="_blank">Noel Mignon Jack and Jill</a> kit for this.<br />
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Been watching lots of movies lately and trying to stay cool... Who watched the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises??? i loved it.. I got a little teary eyed at the end.. I've loved <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000288/" target="_blank">Christian Bale</a> since I watched him in America Psycho. I loved that movie too. Great 80s references.<br />
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Have a fabulous week my friends.. I get to scrap this coming weekend so I'll have more to share soon.<br />
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Toodles.. =)<br />
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Well, my fun, relaxing vacation came to a quick end.. so sad.... it never lasts as long as I need. I was back to work on July 23 and I was soooooo busy trying to catch up. This is the first I've had a chance to blog... I was trying to keep up with the CHA goodies being released. I was seeing lots of pictures on Facebook of the new products.<br />
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I actually started a pin board for some of the items that caught my eye.<br />
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On a side note, I wanted to share some of my fave iPhone apps that make scrapping and picture taking so much fun.<br />
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Here is a list of my all time faves with a few examples...these are used more than any other apps I have.. and I have a lot!!! =)<br />
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<a href="http://hipstamatic.com/the_app.html" target="_blank">Hipstamatic</a> .99 cents for the basics including some great films and lens options. You do need to pay for extra film and lens combos<span style="background-color: white;">, but worth every penny.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">. my all time favorite app. nothing comes close to this one. I love putting it on random and just seeing what combo is used. it never disappoints. </span><br />
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One of my fave combos is Jimmy Lens and Kodot XGrizzled Film..<br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> - free. my user id is "chattyscrapper" if you would like to friend me.. =)<br />
My favorite filter is Nashville. I like the soft filter it gives and the black border. I find that my photos turn out best with this when I take the picture with the built in iPhone camera, then use the instagram app afterwards. the picture quality is better this way, in my opinion. It also lets you control the area of the photo you alter.<br />
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And for all you who want to use a windows app to view your Instagram feed, check out this software. very cool. <a href="http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57467982-12/instagrille-2.0-puts-instagram-on-your-desktop/" target="_blank"> InstaGrille</a></div>
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This one is fun for slicing up photos and showing just pieces of pics.<br />
The pics are from last year's Thanksgiving.<br />
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<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instacollage-pro-pic-frame/id530957474?mt=8" target="_blank">InstaCollage Pro</a>... .99 cents. this has a free version. the ads really bugged me.<br />
what i like about this is that it's square and works well with Instagram.<br />
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<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-collage/id448639966?mt=8" target="_blank">Pic Collage</a><br />
this one is fun for overlapping and getting lots of pictures on a canvas.<br />
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<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grid-lens/id490495120?mt=8" target="_blank">Grid Lens</a> .99 cents<br />
This is sort of like Diptic, but has more frame options and it's not a square photo<br />
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<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vintage-camera-pro/id462409212?mt=8" target="_blank">Vintage Cam Pro</a> .99 cents, but there is a free version too.<br />
this one has great filter options.<br />
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<a href="http://photo365app.com/" target="_blank">my365</a> .99 cents. this one is cool because you can make a monthly calendar of photos and you can share them with friends like on Instagram. I've been using it faithfully since July 1. I love using it and seeing my month of pictures at a glance.<br />
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I think that's it for now. I have 50 photo apps on my iPhone. Crazy, huh???? I will review a few more and let you know what I think of some others. I haven't even used some of them. Just not enough time in the day. They all have some fun quality.<br />
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If you have a Photo App you love, let me know in the comments.<br />
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Toodles... I'll be back again with some cards and a layout I made. I haven't had a chance to take photos of them yet.<br /><br />Happy Summer!!!!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/169/48C277135627856B3830D765DA3B629C.png" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px !important;" /></a>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-26185785251438013082012-07-07T11:35:00.002-04:002012-07-07T11:35:48.683-04:00Happy Saturday!!! a quick catch upHi there friends...<br />
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Thanks for sticking with me while I've been on a hiatus. =) The last few weeks have been busy, my birthday is near the end of the month and then the July 4th holiday.<br />
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I typically try to celebrate my birthday all month long... I don't think I kicked it up as much as usual, but I still had a great birthday week. ;) My hubby always takes me out to eat on my birthday.. we go to this awesome Japanese Steak House called Genji. it's been a birthday tradition for years. Afterwards we went to see the movie <a href="http://www.tedisreal.com/" target="_blank">Ted</a>. If you like Family Guy and that sort of humor, then you would enjoy it. Lots of references to the 80s. oh... and my hubby splurged and I got an iPad for my birthday.. been wanting one really bad. I ordered a cool cover and matching iPhone case. I'll be sporting it in style... lol.. =) if you have an iPad, share apps you love in the comments please.<br />
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Another highlight of my celebration weekend was a fun day spent with my dear friend <a href="http://finallyscrappin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lea</a>. We spent all day Saturday at<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/" target="_blank"> Ikea</a>, stopped at <a href="http://www.archiversonline.com/stores/44-novi-mi" target="_blank">Archiver's</a>, and wrapped up the day at <a href="http://www.redrobin.com/" target="_blank">Red Robin</a> and a stop at Dairy Queen on our way home. You should see the cute items she got me for my bday. I will share pics once I get them off my iPhone.. i think she likes me... ;)<br />
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Here are some pictures from our day trip to Ikea... it's so fun and very overwhelming.. so much to see and buy.. =) <br />
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And lastly, one of the things I've been wanting to do more of is take photos with my DSLR. So, we took Lea's kids to the spray park and playscape this week. I took some fun pics of her kids.. here is a collage using a <a href="http://www.kerribradford.com/" target="_blank">Kerri Bradford</a> storyboard. I love Kerri's digi files. So easy to use. This one is from storyboard #6 and is 10x6.<br />
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I have more fun pics to share from this day, but Lea hasn't seen them all so I'm waiting to surprise her with them. They all turned out awesome.<br />
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I used <a href="http://www.gettotallyrad.com/products/radlab/" target="_blank">RadLab</a> to process my photos before adding to the above board. RadLab is super easy to use with Photoshop Elements. I like that you can preview your photo before applying the action.<br />
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I'm off and running today. lots of errands and things to do. I'm in charge of our family reunion the weekend of July 13 and I'm hosting family that comes into town on Thursday. I'll be crazy busy the next week or so, but will hopefully have lots of family memories to scrap.. =)<br /><br />See you all soon. Toodles. =)<br />
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I started a new position at work this last Monday and I think I'm back on track to being more of myself.. I have so many interests that I want to pursue and I want to jump in full throttle each and every time.. Well, maybe not full throttle... cause my tendencies are to over do it so I'll try just do things half cocked. We will see what happens... lol..<br />
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Right now I'm wanting to do more of the following.............<br />
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Take more pictures and refine my photography skills<br />
Scrapbook<br />
Art Journal<br />
Make Cards<br />
Create tags and lots of them<br />
Finish things... and I mean anything goes here... lol.<br />
Spend more time in the garden<br />
Exercise regularly again<br />
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and that's not including all the fun family and friend time I want....<br />
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That's a lot of stuff to cram into a day/week/year that involves a full time job.. we will see. I think my natural tendencies as mentioned above are to try to do it all, get overwhelmed and then just stop doing it all together. I need to do baby steps... and be ok with doing just a little bit here and there. Can you say obsessed??? my dear husband thinks I take things over the top.. he may be right.. 15 years with me and I think he may have figured me out. ;) I think that is what happened with blogging and scrapping.. I needed to step back and do something else for a bit... <br />
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I've been feeling a bit sentimental lately too...<br />
I'm not sure why I'm pouring this all out here, but it feels good... I hope I'm making sense. =)<br />
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I am grateful for all the friends I've made online and hope to be back on a regular basis. I will put a schedule together for my blogging and try to make it more manageable and something that doesn't consume me..and make time for other things I love..<br />
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With that my dear friends... I'll leave you with a couple photos of one of my passions, that is gardening... I stopped by the greenhouse yesterday and plan to get some things in the garden today...<br />
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Happy Sunday! See you again soon.<br />
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Hi, Does anyone read this anymore??? =) I've been MIA in blogger land. I can't seem to get out of my funk.<br />
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My dad died in 1993. I don't think I've ever been to his grave on Father's Day. I'm such a bad daughter. I'm not good with that sort of thing.. my emotions. I'll cry at a tv commercial, but when it comes to my own life and the people I love and care about, I emotionally shut down. I'm getting better as I get older...<br />
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I want to share a couple pictures...<br />
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My brother invited me to my dad's grave, so I conceded.. Glad I did. It was nice spending time with my brother and talking about my dad.<br />
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My Dad, circa 1970s<br />
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I hope you all have a great day and spend it with those you love.<br />
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Hugs. xoxo<br />
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Its been a while since I've felt like blogging. I needed to take a break. Trying to balance my time.. and trying to make an effort to be off grid more. I find the Internet sucks me in... and can be a time waster. I was really productive this weekend and it was nice. Got some things done around the house and actually spent some time in my crafty space. Thought I'd get some layouts photographed and uploaded.. it's been forever.<br />
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This is a layout I started on my weekend crop retreat back in March and finished at home. Used some old school Pink Paislee. One of my favorite lines. My mom and brother last summer. =)<br />
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This is a layout I made with one of my Studio Calico kits, <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/kits/story-hour" target="_blank">Story Hour</a>. Me and Lea hit up the LSS one Friday night. It's a real treat for us to do that.. =) I used a sketch from Shimelle's class over at <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/classes_and_events/classes/78-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-scrapbooking/" target="_blank">2peas, Hitchhiker's Guide to Scrapbooking</a>. Got out a Crafter's Workshop template with my Mr. Huey's. My little niece with a friend at the carnival last summer. We were getting ready to get on the Ferris Wheel. </div>
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I've been using my Studio Calico kits a lot lately. This one is done with <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/kits/daydream-believer" target="_blank">Daydream Believer</a>. I stamped the fabric ribbon with the word 'summer', from an older SC stamp. I think it turned out fun. I've been on a stamping kick.. My cute little niece again, with my cousin..<br />
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And lastly, here are a few cards I've made. I made tons of cards on National Scrapbook Day instead of layouts. Just felt like using up some of my <a href="http://www.unitystampoftheweek.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Unity, 'stamp of the week'</a>, Stamps. </div>
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Simple Daily Blessings.. used some Jillibean papers. </div>
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Balloons to U.. more Jillibean papers and I used my Tim Holtz markers to color.<br />
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and last, but not least, a card made with a new Lawn Fawn stamp, <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/products/stay-tuned" target="_blank">Stay Tuned</a> and the fun background stamp, <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/products/teeny-tiny-backdrops" target="_blank">Teeny Tiny Backgrounds</a>. Simple and easy.<br />
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Anyone else struggling to manage their online time??? Any tips? I'm thinking I want to put a time limit for the day to be on the computer.. That wouldn't include my iPhone time.. which also is so easy to get caught up with. it's a mini computer. </div>
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Toodles.. =)</div>
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I'm back!!!!! and sharing a little bit of my stash..
This month, <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a>, is celebrating their last month of challenges and we wanted to have some fun.. our blog is and was always about stash usage.. so we decided to share our stash and ask you to do the same.. so hop over and link us up with some love.. =)<br />
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This is a picture of my space as you enter from my laundry area.... it's a dungeon area in my basement so it's dark down their. It's amazing I can create anything down there... lol.. i have a lot of lights hanging around...<br />
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This is a close up of my desk where I create layouts. I have two workbenches that you can't see along the wall behind this area where all my altered items are for misting and getting messy.... </div>
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My STUDIO CALICO kits... Believe it or not, there is some order in there.. I need to swap out some brown bags for clear so I can see the contents.... </div>
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Here is a link to a video on You Tube.. I made this a while back to show my CRAFTERS WORKSHOP template storage. You can see my benches in here... love em..<br />
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I actually video taped all my stash and will try to get it edited so you can see my space clean and orderly. These pictures are as it looks today... I was down in my space scrounging around and trying to put some order to it all..... =)<br />
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I will be back with some layouts I made.... need to edit them and get those posted.. see you soon..<br />
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Hi there friends.... I hope you are ready for a fun challenge this month. <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous' </a>new challenge is to use MAPS and BRADS. Yes, two things I know you all have. The more brads the better and you can stamp your map, print it off, or cut up some fun map paper.<br />
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Here is my take on it... I used a sheet of paper from a Pink Paislee line.. and then some cute post cards from a MM line of travel papers. The clouds were stamped and cut from a Lawn Fawn stamp..brads are from Sassafras. I even dug deep for the little alphabet brads that I used in my title. I have 20 brads on here...<br />
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The title says... A Journey is best measured in Friends, rather than miles.<br />
Considering this is the last challenge over at <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/2012/04/aprils-challenge-and-bit-of-news.html" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous </a>this month and I wanted to do something fun to help honor my friends that helped make SA one of the best challenge blogs.. =)<br />
The DT girls have out done themselves as always and I can't thank them enough for always rocking out the challenges. I consider them friends and am blessed to know them... don't stop following their blogs, they are so talented. =) <br />
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So hop on over to the blog and see the inspiration. There are lots of fun things planned for April. Come play with us.. and celebrate STASH usage with us... =)<br />
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Cheers!!!! and see you again soon.... =) <br />
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Hello!!!! I promised I'd be back with the latest Scrapbookers Anonymous challenge.<br />
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I was excited to work with this month's letter. I have some <a href="http://hamblyscreenprints.com/" target="_blank">Hambly</a> overlays and <a href="http://www.loisirsharmonie.ca/" target="_blank">Harmonie</a> papers that have been itching to be used.<br />
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The wood grain transparency is from Hambly, and the paper strips, gold flourish, and little journal spot on the top right are Harmonie. And there are a few little gold Hearts and the word Happiness on the ribbon at the bottom....Oooh. I almost forgot, but the red paper the picture is mounted on is from Heidi Grace Designs. It's hard to tell but there are words on it about family.. </div>
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So head on over to <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous </a>and check out the rest of the DT's work. Fabulous!!!!! Thanks for stopping by.... I hope to be back again soon.... </div>
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Yes, I'm alive... and adjusting to Daylight Savings Time.. I hate it. always messes me up. We lost an hour last night. So, it says 11am, but really my body thinks 10am.<br />
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Since I posted last, lots going on... I've been swamped at work and still plugging away at my prep for a 5k. The 5k is next weekend. Ack! It will happen, but I'm not sure I will be running the entire time.. I'll let you know the outcome. I slacked off really bad while <a href="http://finallyscrappin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lea</a> was in CA. She kept me going and I didn't workout once while she was gone. No excuses.... but I did have one small excuse. I did go on a mini vacation myself. Our yearly crop retreat was the first weekend in March. Me and 5 friends scrapping our hours and days away. Thursday - Sunday. Heaven!!!!! The only missing link was my peep Lea. First time in years she hasn't been with me... sigh.. but California isn't a bad place to be either, I'll forgive her.. and there will always be more retreats in our future. =)<br />
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Sooooo. here are a few of the layouts I created...<br />
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Used my <a href="http://noelmignon.webvanta.com/kit-single/718096-charm-school-kit" target="_blank">Noel Mignon, Charm School </a>kit... a picture of my favorite place for ice cream =)<br />
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a cute foot pic of my new 'great' nephew. Used Teresa Collins baby boy line.<br />
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The new <a href="http://www.mymindseye.com/OBS/OBS.asp" target="_blank">MME Bright Side</a> papers.. my hubby playing the slots on his bday. =) love the chevron papers in this line.<br />
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Another layout with Noel Mignon, Charm School kit. my uncle with my sweet little cousin. this is an awesome kit. love it. so many fun papers and embellies.<br />
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<a href="http://www.echoparkpaper.com/collections/yours-truly/" target="_blank">Echo Park. Your's Truly. </a> the paper strips are from the front packaging insert. No paper was harmed making this page.. lol.. =) this is my friend and her boyfriend.. he was helping her at a scrapbook garage sale. that is true love, yes???<br />
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More MME, Bright Side. my favorite sheet of paper in the whole line.. cute!!! my little doggie who needs a haircut. =)<br />
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I will be back again soon with the March A to Z for <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a>.. Come check out this month's challenge. =)<br />
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See you soon..<br />
Toodles...<br />
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Hi!!!!! I decided to actually create a layout just because...I didn't have a sketch to work with or any inspiration, then came across this photo I had of my <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/" target="_blank">Studio Calico</a> kit on our back porch. So, I wandered over to the <a href="http://studiocalico.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Studio Calico blog</a> to see what the sketch was... well, it had a square photo on it so I thought it was meant to be... =)<br />
I canceled my subscription over the holidays trying to be frugal and honestly, it was the longest two months...ever!!!!! =) I felt like I was missing out on all the fun and shop bonuses for being a kit member... I decided to cave and joined back up with the February kit. Glad I did. It is one of my faves.<br />
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Here is what I did with the sketch...<br />
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Every month there is a 'packed by' card and some cute index sized cards with advertising and this month there was an ad with the new 2012 lines on it.. so I used both as part of my embellies... <br />
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Glad to be back and part of all the craziness over there... =) What better way to kick it off with a layout about it..... <br />
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!!!!<br />
Please don't forget to stop by <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a> and play along with our latest challenges. <br />
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Well, HELLO there!!!! yes, I've been missing in action. Lots going on, but as always, I am back with the latest <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a> challenge. =)<br />
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This month is the "great' letter "G". I have lots of fun papers to wade through so I decided to select the pictures first.. I had some from my 40th birthday crop that I hadn't done anything with so I used a photo template for the pictures, then popped the one of me, Lea, and our friend Sara. As I looked at the photos, the flamingo really stood out for me. Carol, the LSS owner, decorated the place up for me since I wanted a beach theme... nothing better than having a few flamingos around.. lol.. the most hated lawn decor of all time I think. They get a bad rap, but done tastefully, they have their place.. =)<br />
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I really dug deep for the base sheet. This is an old Glitz line from 2007 maybe.. it's old. as is the sheet of wild Glitz paper under the photos. Then I used some Graphic 45 and made sure to use Girl in my title...<br />
this was a lot of fun. If you look closely, there is even a flamingo and palm tree brad on the green circle..<br />
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And if you read the sign, yes, I did celebrate my birthday that year for a whole week. It was so fun.. and there are a few peeps missing in these photos.. there was 8 of us cropping... always a good time.<br />
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Have a great day and hope everyone is recovered from all their Valentine chocolate =) Hurry over to <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a> and see what the DT made and join in the fun...<br />
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See you soon... Toodles. =)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/169/48C277135627856B3830D765DA3B629C.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-79930381239415024232012-02-01T09:00:00.000-05:002012-02-01T09:00:11.938-05:00Scrapbookers Anonymous February Challenge!!!Hello there peeps!!!!<br />
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I've been a bad blogger... just haven't had much time to get crafty. Each day consists of me going to work, then coming home and immediately going to the gym, where I spend at least an hour.. then by the time I get home, cook dinner, and get some relax time, I just don't have much more in me...<br />
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One of my 2012 resolutions is to get back in shape and lose some weight so I've been working hard on that. Lea and I have been training for a 5k in March. It's getting easier every time we run... and I'm not dreading it as much as I did when we started. that's a good thing.. =)<br />
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Ok. sorry to bore you all with that, but it's the story of my life these days and here we are, the first of the month and another <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a> challenge layout. This month, we are asking you to use STITCHING and HEARTS on your layout. I used both machine and hand stitching.. then punched lots of hearts with some Martha Stewart punches, adding a felt heart, a heart doily, and heart chipboard. I used my WeR stitch tool for the 'love' words and then machine stitched on the top corner and below the<br />
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The picture is from last summer. My great niece and little cousin were obsessed with my brother's water feature.. they had a lot of fun.. =)</div>
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Head on over to the <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a> blog to see what the DT created. fabulous inspiration.. hope to see you play along with us.. </div>
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/169/48C277135627856B3830D765DA3B629C.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-23078853292250045182012-01-15T13:29:00.002-05:002012-01-15T23:33:05.811-05:00Scrapbookers Anonymous... A to Z is....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
the letter "F". I've been waiting patiently for this letter, because <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Fancy Pants</a> is one of my all time Fave manufacturers. I remember loving the new kraft lines they started putting out and working hard on talking my LSS into stocking the paper. I needed a steady fix and was so thankful she hooked me up. =)</div>
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I was on a Christmas streak when I put this together and wanted to challenge myself to use 3 different FP Christmas lines on this layout. I used <a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/fp-556.html" target="_blank">Happy Holidays</a>, <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/christmas_magic" target="_blank">Christmas Magic</a>, and <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/tradition" target="_blank">Tradition</a>. All the embellies are FP too except the black word stickers, which are Authentique.<br />
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Sorry for the bad picture. Could not get this to work out no matter how much altering I did in Photoshop.<br />
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Head over to<a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Scrapbookers Anonymous</a> and check out the inspiration from the DT.. it's good to be the Letter F...<br />
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I'll be back to share my Take12 photos... Have a fabulous Sunday!!!! </div>
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Toodles. =)</div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/169/48C277135627856B3830D765DA3B629C.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-19830123021010467892012-01-11T23:01:00.001-05:002012-01-11T23:06:12.764-05:0031 Thank You Cards, Card 2<br />
Hi. I'm back. I'm on a blog posting roll.. I'm trying to be more crafty on a regular basis. =)<br />
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I wanted to share my latest card from<a href="http://www.ellapublishing.com/catalog/ebooks/31-thank-you-cards"> 31 Thank you Cards</a>. This one makes me more happy than the last one I completed. Used a lot of old stash for this one. used the scraps from card 1 too. The idea was to use a grid. so I filled each grid with lots of odds n ends.<br />
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Card #2<br />
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On a side note, my friend <a href="http://elise-shannon.blogspot.com/">Elise</a> has started a blog called <a href="http://elise-shannon.blogspot.com/">Sew Material</a>. She is an awesome seamstress. Always <i>tearing</i> it up.. pun intended... lol.. =) She actually made the dress I got married in. She is so talented and I want to share her blog in case you need some sewing inspiration.<br />
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If you do stop by her blog, say hi and tell her I sent you over.. =)<br />
I'll be back soon with the latest<a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/"> Scrapbookers Anonymous</a> A to Z challenge. Don't forget the main challenge is up and running. come join in the fun.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/169/48C277135627856B3830D765DA3B629C.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-38275588973453874272012-01-08T16:34:00.001-05:002012-01-08T18:38:32.600-05:00Card 1 of ThirtyOne!!Hi,<br />
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Am I the only one who feels like there is so much inspiration out there for us crafters, that it is slightly overwhelming??? There are so many ideas, blogs, challenges, classes, tutorials, projects, programs.. you get the idea. I'm not complaining, because I love it, but I'm very compulsive and have a tendancy to want to try to do it all... which we all know isn't possible. I get paralyzed and then do nothing... So, I tried to select some projects for 2012 that would support my scrappy goals and get me out of my comfort zone...<br />
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I really want to ramp up my card making abilities, so to help me out with that, I downloaded an Ebook from<a href="http://www.ellapublishing.com/"> Ella Publishing</a> called <a href="http://www.ellapublishing.com/catalog/ebooks/31-thank-you-cards">31 Thank You Card</a>s. I did the first prompt and my card is below. Not very creative, boring really....I followed the guidelines pretty closely.. It was to create a card with a coordinating paper line. I used a MME 6x6 paper pad .. I decided to break out my <a href="http://epiphanycrafts.com/">Epiphany</a> button tool and create a matching button too..<br />
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I don't know why I struggle with cards, but I do..<br />
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<a href="http://www.ellapublishing.com/catalog/ebooks/take-twelve-guided-inspiration-kit">Take Twelve</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.ellapublishing.com/catalog/ella-fun/list-it-everyday-life-digi-plus">List-It! Everyday Life(digi plus)</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.ellapublishing.com/catalog/ebooks/scrapbooking-everyday">Scrapbooking the Everyday</a></div>
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What attracted me to these downloads were the work at your own pace aspect. No deadlines and pressure, which for me is a giant plus.<br />
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What has you inspired this year so far??? Lea has me inspired to try the prompts at <a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/tutorials/creative-jump-start-summit-2012/">Creative Jump Start </a>as well.. see what I mean about trying to do it all... sigh... too much bling, bling pulling me in all sorta directions... lol.. =)<br />
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My OLW is still brewing btw...<br />
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See ya soon.<br />
Toodles. =)<br />
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and yes, every year, I make resolutions... every year, I complete a few and fail on a lot. I look at it as opportunities and challenges. =)<br />
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here is what I would like to do in 2012.<br />
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<li>loss weight</li>
<li>run a 5k</li>
<li>clean one room a day</li>
<li>save more money</li>
<li>spend less money</li>
<li>limit eating out to weekends and special events</li>
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As for scrapbooking goals, here is what I'm gonna work towards...it's gonna be the year of completing unfinished projects. =) who's with me on that one. you know you have some.. lol.<br />
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<li>52 cards</li>
<li>52 layouts</li>
<li>5 upcycled projects</li>
<li>cut my scrapbook budget in half</li>
<li>complete my 2009 P365</li>
<li>complete my 2010 and 2011 December Daily albums</li>
<li>complete some art journal prompts from a class I took in 2010 and actually bind the journal when complete</li>
<li>and the hardest one, no new paper for the first 2 months of 2012</li>
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And I will be picking another <a href="http://aliedwards.com/one-little-word">One Little Word for 2012</a>. I will post about that later as I'm still thinking about that. I hope to have my decision made within the week.<br />
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2011's OLW was<a href="http://chatty-scrapper.blogspot.com/2011/01/nuts-about-sketches-144.html"> 'renew'</a><br />
2009's OLW was <a href="http://chatty-scrapper.blogspot.com/2009/01/focus-thats-my-word.html">'focus</a>'<br />
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I didn't do a OLW for 2010, not sure why, but I love how it makes you reflect on the past and your future. We can all try improving some aspect of our lives, yes? and it doesn't hurt to have some inspiration along the way.<br />
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I have lots more thoughts and ideas on how I want to grow as a paper crafter.... more to come as January unfolds.<br />
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I'll leave you with a picture of some of the tags I made over Christmas..<br />
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I'll see you all soon.<br />
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and don't forget to check out this month's challenge over at <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a>. =)<br />
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Toodles.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/169/48C277135627856B3830D765DA3B629C.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562338451129977736noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128396903356570387.post-37030446195592707702012-01-01T10:23:00.000-05:002012-01-01T10:29:18.723-05:00Starting 2012 off with a bang!!!Good Morning!!!!<br />
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Can you believe 2012 is here already????
Time is flying by so quickly.. lots of great things to be thankful for in 2011 and lots of new things to look forward to in 2012..
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what better way to start the first post of the year, but with a challenge layout for <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/">Scrapbookers Anonymous</a>. You must check out what the DT did... always so inspiring!!!!! <br />
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This month's challenge is to use paint, mist, or ink and masking.
I used a Crafter's Workshop snowflake template with white Mr. Huey mist. The paper is WeR and I used some vintage Heidi Swapp ghost snowflake that were hiding in my stash. Like how this turned out overall. I had trouble with the masking, but I went with it and learned a few things I would have done differently for next time.<br />
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Because I procrastinated in December, I was able to incorporate another challenge into my layout this month. I used the <a href="http://birdisthewordchallenge.blogspot.com/">Bird is a Word</a> prompt, 'wonder'. I was inspired to use it after seeing <a href="http://lizzyhill12.blogspot.com/2011/12/bird-is-word-challenge-wonder.html">Lizzy'</a>s layout using it. The funny thing about that word is that it's exactly how I feel right now... i 'wonder' how it is I'm functioning after the fun night of shenanigans. I spent it with some of my fav peeps... I hope Lea is feeling better that I am. i can only hope... =) <a href="http://www.eastlansingbars.com/tag/johnny-vegas-shot/">Johnny Vegas</a> was really nice to me last night... today, not so much.. lol.<br />
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It's still gonna be a great day... lots of tv and relaxing with my hubby... . see you all again soon. <br />
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Toodles... =)<br />
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