My daughter just finished Kindergarten! I’m sad and excited at the same time. She had a very special teacher who she loved and so together we decided to make her s special gift. As a teacher myself, I take my daughter’s teachers gifts very seriously! Now, as a teacher, I love a gift card, don’t …
Its that time again! Time for A Scrappy Blog Hop! his week’s theme: use either the word Time or Memory. I chose Time. I can’t claim this LO, its a total scraplift! But, I loved it so much, I had to copy it. My baby just finished Kindergarten this week..sniff, sniff… So to honor her …
I do alot of “scraplifting.” And I mean A LOT! So, I was recently challenged to “Lift Yourself.” How fun! I had a hard time deciding which LO I loved so much to do it again. I decided on this one. I did this LO a few years ago, and its one of my very …
I challenged some of my online scrpping friends to complete a sketch that was featured on DI. It was originaly from Got Sketch. Here is the sketch: My version: And, some of my friends:1. Heather 2. Jen 3. Lacey 4. Katie 5. Ashley 6. Margaret 7. Kristen Now, I promised them a PRIZE for participating. …
This week’s challenge was to do a LO that had no pictures, had some kind of embossing and had only 20 things. Yikes! OK, so I can handle the embossing, and maybe even the no pictures, but I HATE being limited on my quantity. I am a “throw lots and lots of embellies on a …
Here is a recent one I did for Daily Inspiration. The challenge was to use the word “Time.”
Blog Jump Time! This week, we are focusing on Mom! I have to say that becoming a mother has defined me as a human being. I always knew I wanted to be a mom, but I had no idea how much it would change me. I have a purpose now. I also have to honor …
This is the last week of the Rise to the Challenge contest and I didn’t like what I made, so I made another LO. I didn’t like it much either, so I decided to submit the first one. It has to have no pictures and some kind of memento as the theme. It also has …
This week’s challenge: Symmetry & MonochromaticMake a symmetrical LO that is also monochromatic. (monochromatic means only 1 color, no black, no white etc…. ) (Your photo is the only thing that can have color other then the color of choice in your monochromatic) Your LO must include the following:Technique – Stamping (Be creative!!)Elements – Brads …
This LO is based on a sketch over at Creative Scrappers. It was a 1 Hour Sketch Challenge. The inchie is from a swap and the butterfly was a paper piecing I did for a swap. Didn’t end up using it for the swap, but I still liked it none the less. Isn’t that lace …
Creative Scrappers is having a Birthday Bash with two weeks worth of festivities! I love their events. Always gets me very motivated! This one is very different from my normal style, but I like it. I needed to get all the pics on one page. I see one of my tickets fell off… Wonder where …
OK, so I threw a {mild} tantrum last week over the critique of my LO. I guess the judges are afraid of another outburst from me, so they didn’t say much this time! LOL. I have become *that* student! Ooops! Anyhow, the rules this week were to make your photo the center of attention in …
Happy Earth Day! How about a Scrappy Blog Hop in honor of Earth Day? Here’s the challenge: Recylce something on your LO! Easy enough right? I used a piece of a cardboard box. I ripped some of it off to reveal the inside. Want some activities for your kids? Check out No Time For Flascards. …
I’ne been stuck in the house for 4 days with a sick family- uhg! Luckily, I have not caught the bug…yet. I have been able to sneak in a little scrapping thankfully! This is actually an old one. It was for a challennge on Daily Inspirations to journal in three different ways. I also included …
I feel like I have a never ending stream of zoo pictures. I mean, how many pages can one really have of the zoo? I think I need to stop even developing those pictures! The only reason I scrapped these was because I had this cute little swap tag (made by Tiffani I believe) and …
I’d like to share a couple of amazing things i have found around the blog-o-sphere this week. Inking Idaho made these adorable Carousel Purses. OMG! Love them! She found the tutorial at Stamps, Paper, Scissors. Wouldn’t these be perfect for teacher gifts? Dawn, over at Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts, one of my very favorite SU blogs, …
I am participating in a challenge over at ASP called Rise to the Challenge. Each week a challenge is posted and you are to complete the challenge and submit your LO to be judged on 5 criteria, unknown to you. Each LO is given a score out of 50. Here are the rules for this …
Hi everybody. Its been a crazy, crazy week. Dealing with sick babies now. Sigh… Anyway, here are a couple of things I have that I can post. Today’s challenge at Daily Inspiration is to use warm colors. Here is my contribution: And, I also did these cute little clocks for my Time Swap:
Todays challenge over at Daily Challenge, is to incorporate a digi element (made by Day) on your traditional LO. You can download your own here. They are super cute! Here is my take: I also used a differnt version to make a swap item (Spring Journaling Tag.)
Whats not more fun than a few noodles and some Elmers glue?? Not much! I found this activity on 5 Orange Potatos by way of The Crafty Crow. If you have never dyed noodles, its very simple. Pour some noodles into a gallon baggie. Add a few drops of food coloring and a little bit …
Its spring and that means lots of windy days! Spend some time doing a few activities that focus on the wind. My favorite book about wind is The Wind Blew, by Pat Hutchins. Another good one is called Feel the Wind by Arthur Burros.Gather a few items from around the house that can be easily …
Recently on ASP, we were asked to share our five most favorite LOs. There have been many over time, but these are my five favorite LOs from the last year. Can’t really pinpoint why, but I just love them. A few were contest winners, so maybe thats why.
