Going to China

Here is a just for fun page I did the other day.  All pps, and embellishments (with the exception of the border strip and the alphas) is from a Dixie Pieces kit.  The sketch is from the Scrappiest.  It fits two other challenges- the supply list challenge from A Cherry on Top and the Scrap Room pop up challenge.

Bella packed all her belongings (ok, NOT all of them, but . . . ) in a baby stroller  and came into our room and announced she was going to China to see Kailan. 

ACOT Crop

The ACOT  summer crop is going on now.  They are giving away a ton of prizes and gift certificates.  There are a ton of challenges happening. I have done three so far.  And here they are

This is for the 6-7-8 challenge.  6 brads, 7 pearls, and 8 circles.   Papers are from a Dixie Pieces kit.

 This is for pictures that are at least 5 years old.  Papers are from a Coordinates Collection kit.

 And this one is a scraplift page.  Papers are from a Dixie Pieces kit.

35 bringing fun back

Well today is my birthday. I am 35. I know it is silly, but I have had a really hard time with this birthday. I was so happy to finally turn 30, but 35, sheesh. I think it has to do with what was happening when I was turning 30. Now I look back and compare what was going on five years ago and what is going on now. Don't get me wrong, I love my life. I am happy being a stay at home mom and I have a wonderful husband, and a great house- needs work, yes, but great none-the-less. I just feel like I have something somewhere. And I have lately realized what I have lost.

FUN. I have lost fun.

Don't get me wrong, cleaning the house, changing diapers, picking up toys, doing endless laundry, and things like that have their place. They are the chores of life, right? But they can be devoid of fun. So I have decide that this year of my life I am going to bring fun back. Yep, you heard me right. I am going to somehow bring fun back into my life. And here is the page I made to commemorate this event.

Two challenges for this. First the sketch is Sketchy Thursday's. I changed it up a bit, but . . . and second Dixie Pieces has a challenge to celebrate yourself as the birthday girl.


PP and floral border are Webesters Pages. Lace is May Arts. Pearls are Queen and Co. Bling is Zva and rub on is Basic Grey.

baby jail- ACOT and Dixie Pieces

Here is a page i did yesterday and finished today. It is from the sketch challenge at ACOT. I am also using it for a make your own challenge at Dixie Pieces. (and all the pps came from the Dixie Pieces June kit)- I will explain that challenge in a moment. And ScrapTiffany has a pp challenge this week, so I will send it to her also.

So here it is. I actually like this one, LOL, first one in a while I can say that about.



I inked around all the edges of the pps, minus the background one. The alphas are cut with the big kids slice cart. I even attempted some stitching on it, but . . . I am still not very good at it. The journaling is across the bottom and it says, "where little girls go when they won't take a nap."

So, now for the DP challenges. Basically they are offering up a guest spot in August, for the person who gets the most points. You get points for layouts, and for items that are on your page. So for this page I get 21 points, and my points breakdown like so

Layout- 5

Brads- 2

Stitching- 7

Distressing- 2

Hand journaling- 3

Flowers – 2

- total - 21

So if you want to try for the guest designer spot at Dixie Pieces, please do so. And if you do, and you go over and introduce yourself, tell them I sent you. (But say it in this post.) And they will give me more points. LOL. Help a sista out, y'all.

Scrap it With a Song Reveal

This week's song at Scrap it with a Song, is "A Love Story" by Taylor Swift. Just hearing the words "a love story" always reminds me of princess movies (watching one right now actually) and the end where they ride off together and "live happily ever after."

So I decided to use the picture of my husband and I riding off in a horse drawn carriage at the end of our wedding ceremony to our reception venue. It sounds much more romantic than it was, as our carriage driver was a talker and wouldn't shut up. LOL.

Anyway, here is the layout,


Almost all the elements for this page came from Dixie Pieces April kit. I added the flowers, the ric ric and the scalloped border.

sassy lil' sketches- mystery reader

I went to a crop this weekend and got to scrap a little bit for fun. Here is one I did using a sketch Sassy lil' Sketches.

I recently started a subscription to the uber fabulous Dixie Pieces monthly kit club. So the cardstock and pp came from their May kit.

My NSD Challenges

I am going to keep this short, as I have managed to severely sprain a neck muscle and I think my meds are kicking in soon.

Anyway, for NSD Dixie Pieces is having a big crop. There are quite a few challenges over there. I posted one of the challenges and here it is

"In addition to it being National Scrapbook Day, it is also National Mother Goose Day. So in honor of NMGD I want you to scrap about Mother Goose, or a nursery rhythm. Some possibilities include your favorite nursery rhythm or your child’s favorite.

I had a hard time picking just one favorite, so I decided to honor them all.

If you want to play along and get a chance to win the big grand prize you have until next Monday.

And at A Cherry On Top, there are a ton of challenges going on. I was in on two of them, and here they are

Challenge #7

Who was bigger in the 80's than Madonna?! For this challenge we want you to be inspired by this photo.

and here is my page

Then there is also challenge #17, use the title of a 1980's television show as inspiration for your layout.

here is mine

All ACOT challenges are due by Tuesday.

Have fun.

National Scrapbook Day- its almost here

I know there is a lot going on this weekend for NSD. Seems like every site has stuff going on. I will popping in here and there, but two places you can definitely find me are Dixie Pieces (hosting a challenge tomorrow morning) and A Cherry On Top,

So get some scrapping done and stop by and say hi. I will pop in tomorrow and share my challenges.

naptime

This page as done using the monthly sketch for the scrap-room. Tammy at dixie pieces has a challenge to use glitter on a page. She posted a tutorial a little bit ago about how to glitterize (is that a word?) a flower. So I used stickles on the flower. I also only had one pick glitter brad, so I had to make the other one.

Anyway, I think this picture is very sweet. But the story behind it is pee in your pants funny. Literally- sort of. When she is really tired but won't nap Jon encourages to rest by using him as a bed. So she climbed up and fell asleep on Jon's back watching tv. I was at my craft table working and saw this sweet picture and grab my camera and snapped away. A few minutes after I took the picture I hear Jon say, "Come here now and get Bella." I knew immediately what happend. She pee'd all over him. It was SO funny. So when I look at the picture, I can't help but laugh.


The papers are Americana Craft. flowers are prima with stickles. The bling is recollections (no idea why the upper one looks like it is missing jewels- weird.) Border pieces are bazzill as is the cardstock.

Two more challenges - My 3 Hearts

Ok I have to say that I really love the way this turned out. And I especially love how every picture totally reflects my family.

Ok, first of all, this is from a sketch and for a challenge at the Scrap-Room. The PP and cardstock came from their monthly kit. The hearts, ribbon and big doily heart came from a game at Dixie Pieces. It was a round of winner takes all, and I won. Lastly, I am going to use this for the Candy Shoppe Designs recipe challenge; the challenge called for

-picture(s) of your loved one

-any type of doily - even the paper kind

-flowers *to taste

-hearts*to taste

-lace

-the colors pink & red *even a pinch will do!

The flowers are not that easy to see- and I totally hope this counts- but they are on the hearts. The one stamped heart, has a flower in it also. So here it is,

PS- don't forget the EDS Blog Hop, it is still going on.

two more

Both of these are based on sketches from Nuts About Sketches. The first one, "2 Girls in a Box" is for a challenge on Dixie Pieces to use number papers or something else with numbers.


Lately I have been doing a lot of single photo or two photo pages. I have so many multiple picture layouts to do that it is a bit crazy. So I made myself dig out a kit I made months and months ago and do this page.

Two new ones

Here is a layout I did for a few different challenges. Scrapbook Challenges has a challenge to use paint- there is paint on the picture, and on the chipboard pieces. ACOT has a challenge to journal about family- the journaling card is tucked in behind the paper. Finally this is also from a sketch from the Scrappiest. And I have to say that I love the way it came out. Patterned papers are October Afternoon.

Here is another one that I did recently. It is for a challenge on Dixie Pieces to tear papers. And from a new blog entitled Dirty Scraps. The challenge was to do a layout about something that annoys you or bothers you. But to put a twist on it and bring out the positives.


Journaling reads: One of my biggest annoyances is when I don't get "me time". I get so irritated and short with the girls that I end of not liking myself. I try to stay positive and remember that they are only little once. Soon they won't want me around. So I need to step back, take a deep breath and enjoy these moments. Me time or not.

Things I can't live without

This page is for the weekly challenge at Scrap Tiffany.  The challenge is to scrap about the things you can't live without.   Although ideally I would have added electricity to it- after we lost ours the other night- but the pics were already printed.  I am also using it for a altered alphabet challenge at Dixie Pieces.  The gray paper is Basic Grey, the red is Bo Bunny- as are the red alphas.  The flowers are Heidi Swapp and the grunge is Tim Holtz.   Pink alphas- not sure. 

A shout out to Dixie Pieces

I ordered three of their kits on sale on the first and I actually received them on Monday. So yesterday I sat down and created this page. I used a sketch from The Scrappiest. The page is actually for one of Dixie Pieces challenge- they have a fantastic forum with wonderful challenges. So if you haven't heard of them check them out.