Lisa's Space

Cheap Plastic Drawers

2010-08-23T15:10:00.003-05:00

Some spray adhesive and scrapbook paper helps to make these cheap plastic draws looks a little better!

Before and After

2010-08-21T17:25:00.005-05:00

After

Before

There are many of my early pages that I would love to redo and I try not to do that. But this one I just couldn't resist. I really didn't like the first one.

Someday

2010-02-02T22:06:00.003-06:00

I finally finished the wedding album for my friend that got married last April. You do have a year to give a wedding present, right?

Now I'm working on invitations for my sister-in-law's 40th birthday party. The list just keeps growing!

Then I committed to making an album for a silent auction. ...I'm thinking mini album.

Someday I hope to start scrapping for my pleasure but I don't see that happening in the near future. I miss doing stuff just for fun!

Progress

2010-01-12T08:53:00.003-06:00

I'm up before 9am and that's a big deal for me...lol

Yesterday I managed to finish 3 scrapbook pages for a wedding album that I have been working on for months, only 6 more to go. I can't wait to finish this so I can do something fun just for me!

Baby Boy

2010-01-11T22:03:00.001-06:00

THIS IS A REPOST, I HAVE TONS OF THIS VINTAGE SHEET MUSIC AND I CAN'T USE IT ALL. I AM SELLING IT 3 SHEETS FOR $1.00 PLUS SHIPPING. LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

I did this challenge with Scrap Your Crap's bead challenge in mind. I thought the alphabet beads looked like a baby bracelet. The color scheme is for Scrap City's challenge to use brown, tan and blue. I used Bazzill brown card stock, Basic Grey patterned paper and the sheet music is from a 1948 Magazine of music. The sheet music had already began to deteriorate, I spray it with a perservative that made it archivally safe to use with photos. I love the vintage look of this layout.

Child Services please...

2010-01-11T11:29:00.004-06:00

I need to vent so here...

To the woman at the Selmer Moose Lodge Saturday night you are the epitome of an unfit mother!

My brothers band had a gig at the Moose Lodge, hey you have to start somewhere, Saturday night. I arrived around 7:30PM to a group of several already very drunk rednecks. The band hadn't started playing yet so the lights were up and if was pretty quite in little room where they we going to play. I noticed a beautiful baby girl about 6 months old all dressed up, a headband with a big bow on her little bald head, her chubby cheeks were bright red and she was being passed from one drunk to another. I thought okay she's just showing off her baby and she will leave once the band starts playing...not. She was still there wide eyed still being passed around to anyone that would take her when I left at 11:30pm!

Dear Unfit Mother at the Selmer Moose Lodge,

You have a beautiful baby girl. I'd bet that if that baby could talk she would have told you,"Take me home, read me a story and put me in my nice warm bed. Really, Mommy it's 12 degrees outside and I don't want to be here."

You are a child abuser and you have no idea. You obviously didn't want to be bothered with motherhood. That little baby spent hours in a tiny smoked filled room with a band blaring very loud music in her tiny ears. I never heard her fuss or cry, someone was holding her all night, usually someone with a drink and a cigarette in their hand.

Believe me I will never be named mother of the year but this so infuriated me that I needed to put it in words. I never put my daughter in this situation and I managed to raise her to adulthood without too much damage. I only wish one of the adults there would have told you to take your little darling home or get a babysitter when you want to go out and party. Just think the next time, "Does my baby really need to be exposed to smoke, loud music and drunks tonight?" If she could talk, she would have said NO!

You're lucky that I have no idea who you are or I would be on the phone with child services telling them this story instead of venting on my blog. Please start acting like a real mother and take care of this baby.

Sincerely,
Visitor at the Selmer Moose Lodge

New Year

2010-01-11T10:57:00.003-06:00

I know half of January is gone but as the procrastinator that I am Jan. 11th is pretty early.

1. I resolve to get back to scrapping because it really makes me happy and I finally moved into the spare bedroom and out of the dining room.

2. No more sleeping till noon even if I didn't get to sleep until 4am.

3. No more moving from the bed to couch and turning the TV on to watch stupid Lifetime movies that I've DVRed, I should never have gotten that damn DVR but now I don't think I can live without it...who wants to watch the stupid commercials!

4. No more checking Facebook a 1000 times a day and playing Bejeweled Blitz for hours. When I say just one more game, mean just one more game!

5. Quit saying "I'm going to lose weight", because I'm not just live with it! Get rid of those size 4 jeans that are taking up space in my closet.

Vintage Sheet Music

2010-01-07T22:06:00.004-06:00

After cleaning out my Grandmother in law's house I found stacks of vintage sheet music. I have used some in layouts, but I can only use so much. If anyone is interested in purchasing some sheets, let me know. I will sell them 3 sheets for a $1.

I am having trouble reposting my layout using the sheet music. Check out my August 3, 2008 post.

2010

2010-01-02T20:44:00.001-06:00

Okay I fell off the scrapbooking wagon last year during some home improvements. My resolution is to turn the toy room into my scrap room, I am about half way there. Once I'm all organized in my new space I am going to be a scrapping demon!

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T14:26:00.002-05:00

Happy Easter from Bella!

March Design Team Layouts

2009-03-04T19:00:00.004-06:00

Our March sponsor at Scrap City is Charlie's Scrappin' Store.

She sent us some Coredinates card stock and flowers to work with. The Coredinates is awesome to distress and emboss, it strong enough to take crumpling, inking, tearing and embossing with ease.

My Rock, My Daddy

2009-02-26T20:22:00.002-06:00

I loved this picture of my Daddy (isn't he cute!) by the pool at my brother's house on Labor Day weekend. (Yes I'm that far behind!) He is always there for me no matter what and I wanted to pay tribute to him with a layout. This page was designed for the technique challenge at Scrap City, the challenge was to sew on a layout. I machine stitched the scalloped circle to the background paper and I hand sewed the buttons to the layout.

King of the Grill

2009-02-08T19:40:00.003-06:00

My LOAD for today! This is not for any challenge or team work, just a layout for Greg. Everyone loves his cooking especially from the grill.

Thanks Dream Designs

2009-02-06T11:20:00.002-06:00

Our February sponsor at Scrap City this month is Dream Designs, check out the gallery for some great inspiration!

The layout from 2/4 "Good Time" was also done with product from Dream Design.

LOAD 2/4

2009-02-04T14:29:00.003-06:00

It's not too late to get in on the fun at LOAD with Lain. I did it last year and was able to complete a layout a day, this is a great way to get caught up. These photos are from Labor Day, so that shows how far behind I am.

No Mistake

2009-02-02T17:07:00.005-06:00

There are no mistakes in scrapbooking! I laid out my paper for this layout and one of the cats chewed off part of the heart, so I cut that part off and repositioned the heart. I didn't like the way the stamped Christmas turn out so I used Stickles to cover it. So while this may not be the layout I had in mind when I started it turned out fine!

Scrap Your Crap's challenge this month is to use Red and Pink in a layout. The patterned paper was left over from a Fiskars rak, I think it's Heidi Grace.

ATC Swap at Scrap City

2009-01-29T09:13:00.007-06:00

We had an ATC swap at Scrap City. I had bought these stickers in a cute little gift shop in Portland and knew they would be perfect for an ATC. The sticker look vintage, but have current day sayings. I painted, stamped, embossing, blinged and stickled the cards, these were so fun to make! The pics aren't great because the weather was so yucky I had to take them inside,

LOAD

2009-01-25T11:46:00.002-06:00

Last January I did the "Layout A Day" challenge with Lain at Scrap Happy. She is having again next month. It's a great way to catch up on your scrapping and the prize is a good incentive. Check out her blog and see how to register if you're up for the challenge!

Calendars

2009-01-15T11:42:00.016-06:00

This was like doing 24 layouts at once and it's why Ashley and Debbie didn't get their Christmas gifts until mid-Jan! This year I am going to try and do a Calendar layout each month.

Scrap City DT Jan. Cards

2009-01-05T15:55:00.015-06:00

I don't make a lot of cards usually just when I need one, I will whip one up in a hurry. This month at Scrap City it's all about cards so I had to make 5. I really enjoyed taking my time on the these and now I will have a few ready when I need them.

Bolt

2008-12-17T14:53:00.003-06:00

This is a bad pic but the best that I can do without my laptop! This is another layout from the Cosmo Cricket Jack's World line for Scrap City's DT.

I Love Cosmo Cricket

2008-12-16T12:52:00.004-06:00

I used Cosmo Cricket's Jack's World paper and ribbon on this layout of Ben's School Picture and I wrote in white on the bottom of the grade to try and match the background paper.
Also, Cosmo Cricket paper for Bella's treat jar. I used the Black chip board for CC and went over it with Pearl Ex.

There is still plenty of time to get in the running for the prize this month at Scrap City.

Hunting Season

2008-12-10T12:51:00.003-06:00

I made this layout for Scrap City's theme challenge this month. The challenge is "Seasons", so I used hunting season, it can be anything really Fall, Winter, Seasons Greeting, Football Season...you get the idea. Go check out this month's challenges and the great prize for this month.

Our sponsor this month is Cosmo Cricket and I am working with the Jack's World line, which is adorable. I will post my projects around the 15th.

So Sorry

2008-12-10T12:47:00.002-06:00

I have been a bad blogger! I think I have finally gotten my creativity back and am getting some things done. My laptop is on the fritz and I never knew how much I missed it 'til it was gone. I miss blog hopping while sitting on the couch. It's just not as much fun sitting at the desk in a room by myself. Anyway, please forgive me! I am trying to get back in the swing of things and I hope to be visiting your blog soon.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T20:04:00.001-06:00

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. I'm in Florida visiting Greg's parents and I will be home Saturday. I am so ready to get back to scrapping!

Twilight Review

2008-11-21T03:06:00.004-06:00

Kristin and I just got home from the midnight showing of Twilight. OMG, it was awesome! Edward is so hot!

My RAK for the SC Crop

2008-11-19T21:31:00.004-06:00

I am giving away this We R Memory Keepers page kit to the person who recruits the most new members to Scrap City during our crop this week. The paper is really great heavy weight and gorgeous design and colors. It comes with a sheet of alphabet stickers and a sheet of die cuts to match the paper.

Game Show Crop

2008-11-19T12:40:00.004-06:00

We have some awesome challenges for this crop and some great prizes. Come over and join us at Scrap City for this fun crop!

Update on Bella

2008-11-19T09:10:00.004-06:00

This was taken Monday night, she was spayed that morning. Her wounds have healed wonderfully and the surgery went well. She's doing great today. It's hard to believe that we've only had her 3 weeks, she is so much a part of our family already and I can't imagine not having her.

Bella prefers to wear bandanas to hide her scar. The scars are part of her character but I hate people always asking me what happened to her when we go to PetSmart!

She is so smart she has learned sit, shake and lay down easily. She could learn more, I just don't know how to teach other commands! Anyone know any tricks I could teach her?

November Creative Team

2008-11-18T10:27:00.004-06:00

Another sketch for Scrap City, most of the patterned paper is SEI from one of Noel's kits.

Scrap City Design Team Projects

2008-11-14T15:44:00.006-06:00

This layout of Leanne and Ben was done from a sketch. The patterned paper is Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket.
This is for my Scrap City design team challenge this month. We had to scrap a layout about an addiction and I always have a Diet Coke in my hand. I cut some embellishments from a carton the coke came in, for the background I painted the paper silver then sprinkled with glitter.

Mini Album From Garbage!

2008-11-13T13:15:00.004-06:00

I made this mini album for my Niece from garbage! The album holder is a Jiffy muffin mix box, they are the perfect size, and the pages were cut from cardboard. I had a Heidi Grace kit that I was wanting to get rid of so I used most of it on this project. The pictures I used were from this summer when she spent a week with me, these pics weren't worthy of a layout, but perfect for a mini album for her. I did this for the altered challenge at Scrap City.

I'm sorry that I've been such a bad blogger lately. My laptop is not working so I'm chained to the desk instead of blog hopping on the coach!

Here's a yummy recipe to using Jiffy Cornmeal Mix so you can get some empty boxes and this stuff in really cheap. This is a great side dish for the holidays and it's so easy.

Corn Casserole
1 can of creamed corn
1 can of whole kernel corn
8 oz. sour cream
1 box of Jiffy Corn Meal Mix
1 tbs. sugar
3/4 stick of melted butter
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients together pour in casserole dish and bake for 40-45 minutes, until it's a little brown on top.

Daddy's Baby

2008-11-05T15:41:00.005-06:00

Scrap City has their November challenges up, check them out we have some good ones this month. This is the sketch challenge, I really like the format.

I know it's fall but I am so behind on my scrapping that I still have tons of summer pics to scrap. Hayes is such a Daddy's boy he would prefer for Justin to tote him around all the time! These pics are from their Florida vacation. I love the one where he's laying his head on Justin's shoulder.

I'm still working on getting my scrap stuff organized by color, I think it will a great system if I ever get finished! How do you organize by color, manufacturer or by type? I would love some tips.

New Arrival-Welcome Bella

2008-11-01T10:23:00.008-05:00

I know this picture looks like one of those big headed stuffed animal dogs, but she loves me so much I can't get a picture without her walking towards me!

Kristin and I went to the animal shelter on Thursday, they had a full house so there were plenty to choose from. I walked right by this little girl and really didn't notice her because she wasn't barking or jumping, she was just sitting there. We took a few dogs out in the yard to play with and thought we had found the one we wanted. We went in the office to fill out the paperwork and we were going back to the cage when this one caught my eye. She looked up at me with the saddest eyes I've ever seen...it was love at first sight! I went in the cage with her and she crawled up in my lap, I knew she was MY dog. Her name is Bella and she is the sweetest puppy ever. The vet says she is at least a year old but not much older than that. She looks like a miniature lab and weighs 28 pounds.

I was hesitant to put a picture of her injury on here but I wanted to remind anyone looking for a dog to please not go and buy one. There are so many in shelters waiting for a chance to have a real home. Bella was so scared because some very mean person had hurt her and more than once. This gash on her back is healing well and will leave another scar, she has a scar on her hip from a previous injury. Abused dogs make the best pets they are thankful to be saved. So I encourage you to adopt a needy dog.

We had a Halloween swap at Scrap City and look at the great happy mail I got from Wendy! I can't believe there are Thickers that I didn't have, these are glittery lavender and will look awesome on a layout for one of the girls, pretty flowers, great Halloween stamps....thank you Wendy!

Two Looks

2008-10-23T09:48:00.005-05:00

I love the neat, clean look of the layout with the negative space, but I love piling things on too! The top layout was done with little embellishment. The layout below I painted raw chipboard, then covered it with glitter and tied ribbon to it. This is a good example of me not having a particular "style" of scrapping, I like to mix it up.

First Task at Lime Light

2008-10-21T14:17:00.003-05:00

Our first task at Lime Light was to make a set of 2 cards and a bookmark for Marines. One card is for the Marine, one for them to send to a loved one and the bookmark can be for either. Check out our blog for more pics. I am so happy to be part of this charitable design team and being able to use my hobby to help others, even if it is such a small thing as a card.

The Whole Thing!

2008-10-20T12:20:00.002-05:00

I made my own embellishments for this layout. I cut donuts out of cardboard and sprinkled them with bits of cardstock.

Lil Monsters

2008-10-13T16:11:00.003-05:00

Logen is a vampire and Hayes is a bat this year for Halloween. This layout was done for Scrap Your Crap's new challenge to use up your old Halloween stuff, the buttons that I sewed to the fence are several years old. The vampire was made using Cricut's Paper Doll cartridge that I have had for awhile and never used.

Also, I am so excited to be chosen for Scrap City's new design team and I can't wait to get started working with these very talented group of gals! Thanks Wendy for making me part of your team.

Go Logen Go

2008-10-09T17:36:00.004-05:00

I've been a bad blogger and I really need to make my blog hopping rounds, too! I have been trying to reorganize my scrap space and it's been a slow process. I am in the process of sorting everything by color and I think once I finish it will a great system. Stacy Jullian was on Scrapbook Memories a few weeks ago and stated that was how she worked, so I thought I would give it a try.

I finally finished a layout today though. The journaling on this layout is was done on a Maya Road sheer plastic index card. I had so much to say that I attached a piece of paper folded accordian style, then attached to card and page and used paper clips to hold the spot.

Spread The Love

2008-10-04T10:51:00.001-05:00

Help Angelique spread the love by nominating someone to recieve a special message from her. She is part of our Lime Light design team and is always doing something for a worthy cause, check out her blog.

Kristin's Pre-K Group Pic

2008-10-02T11:43:00.002-05:00

I've been working on an album for Kristin using mostly current photos. I was challenged at Scrap City to do a school themed layout and this was perfect for her album to add an older photo and one that I wouldn't scrap for my album since it's a group photo. I journaled quite a bit about her 4-K experience because she will likely not remember much about this time in her life.

Altered Candle Holder

2008-09-30T14:48:00.005-05:00

Hobby Lobby has their candle holders 50% this week, so I paid $2.50 for this one. Scrap City's challenge this month was to alter a candle holder and this is what I can up with. I used green alcohol ink on the top portion, then alternated paper strips and ribbon from last year's Christmas stash, then tied ribbon with mini ornaments to the stem, used a gold paint pen on the rim and used red gems on the base. This would make a great hostess gift and it was really cheap to make.

MY BCFF (best cyber friend forever) lol

2008-09-28T18:00:00.002-05:00

Here are some photos from my trip to Seattle. Cathy and her precious baby girl Nika entertained me for the afternoon, it was like chatting with an old friend rather meeting someone for the first time!

Go Logen!!!

2008-09-27T20:35:00.004-05:00

Logen had a great game today! I think he's getting the hang of soceer this year and learning the game. I love this shot, usually both teams are all huddled around the ball but I was able to get this shot when he kicked the ball in bounds.

I finally got a months worth of pics developed and I hope to do some scrapping tomorrow.

Scrapping The Not So Perfect Photos

2008-09-24T18:50:00.003-05:00

No matter how many pics I took I could never get a photo with all four of them smiling and looking at the camera. I still wanted to scrap these pics, I love the colors and it was Mother's Day. I really like the way the layout turned out and I love the candid shots.

This is for Scrap City's scraplift challenge. I used American Crafts patterned paper and Thickers.

Lime Light and Scrap Your Crap

2008-09-24T13:13:00.003-05:00

Don't forget about the awesome RAK at SYC, the layout is easy to complete all you need to do is use a pen or marker. We are giving away 2 gift certificates from Noel Mignon, her kits are awesome!

Lime Light's blog will be up and running sometime next week. It does explain a bit about what we are trying to accomplish, papercrafting for charitable causes. I am thrilled to be a part of this DT and being able to help make someone in need by crafting. So please add this site to your blog roll and check us out, you could help with our projects.

Where'd My Creativity Go!

2008-09-23T11:14:00.004-05:00

I am going to scrap today! I haven't done anything since we got back from our trip, but I'm finally unpacked and caught up on laundry so I have no excuse.

I'm hoping once I get in there to scrap I will come up with something. In the mean time I will show off Cathy's adorable ATCs. When I met her in Seattle she had this cute little goody bag for me, she is so sweet and thoughtful!

I'm Back!

2008-09-19T18:04:00.003-05:00

We had a great trip to Seattle and Portland, the weather was incredible! I went to a Seahawks game, did a lot of touristy stuff and I met one of my blogging buddies.

Cathy was so sweet to pick me up and entertain me for the afternoon while Greg was working. It was great meeting her in real life. I spent a wonderful afternoon with her and her precious baby girl Nika, went to see her beautiful new house and met her hubby, too. We have a lot in common and it was like spending the afternoon with an old friend and not someone that I was meeting for the first time. Thank you so much Cathy! I will post pics once I get them loaded, I haven't even unpacked yet!

In other great news I made the design team for a great site that is just starting, Lime Light. The blog is not yet up publicly, I will post link when we go live. This is a different sort of thing the founders of Lime Light are doing. We will be doing charitable paper crafting, cards for soldiers for example. I am looking forward to this opportunity to put my paper crafting to use for a good cause. They also have a great Cricut site, check it out.

I am way behind on my blog hopping but I promise to get caught up soon!

Scrap Your Crap = Leave Your Mark

2008-09-15T11:35:00.002-05:00

I used my Uniball Signo white pen to journal in swirls on this layout for SYC challenge. We have a great RAK on this challenge so check it out.

Kristin was twirling around like a 4 year old in this little sundress and I loved the shot from behind. I friend of hers took this pic.

Northwest Bound

2008-09-12T23:39:00.002-05:00

I am leaving tomorrow to tagalong with Greg on a business trip. We will be in Seattle for a few days and then Portland. I normally don't go with him when he's working, but I've never been to Seattle or Portland so I decided to go this year.

I hope you all have a great week and that you aren't effected by Ike. I will be back next Thursday evening and hope I get my scrapping mojo back!

Just Like Mimi

2008-09-09T15:15:00.004-05:00

Logen has just started wearing glasses and he wanted Mimi to wear hers to take a picture.

This is for Scrap City's sticker challenge this month. I used the letters that I inked and applied glossy accents for this layout. The striped paper is 7 Gypsies, the lined paper is Making Memories and the cardstock is Bazzill Bling. The journaling spot is from Cosmo Cricket.

Letter Sticker Tips

2008-09-09T15:08:00.005-05:00

I got the most out of this sheet of letter stickers. I used some of the letters as they came, I used a yellow marker on some, I inked and then used glossy accents on a title. I used a 3 for an E and an upside down W for M.

Thanks American Crafts

2008-09-08T16:16:00.003-05:00

I had a problem with the vinyl Thickers sticking on some papers, I think the high humidity here caused my problem, so I sent an email to American Crafts explaining my problem. They told me to send them back to them and they would be happy to replace them. Not only did they replace them but they sent me 2 extra packages of Thickers and 100 sheets of patterned paper. I am so glad to deal with a company that stands behind their product and I will be more likely to use American Crafts products in the future.

Whiz Kid

2008-09-05T10:39:00.003-05:00

I captured Logen's concentration on the game he was playing on my laptop. Once you get him to the right site he can do everything else without any help. He is a 4 year old computer whiz!

This is the sketch challenge for Scrap City.

RIP Casey Baby

2008-09-03T10:31:00.004-05:00

Yesterday I had to put Casey to sleep. This was one of the hardest things that I've ever had to do. She lived a good long life, she was 20 and I know that I was fortunate to have had her in my life for so long. I know it was the right thing to do, her quality of life has not been good for the past few months, but that did not make it any easier. We buried her at the lake, she always loved being there. Here are some layouts of her, the springtime one that I made for her was at the lake and the photo was taken where we buried her.

MIA

2008-08-29T09:30:00.001-05:00

I will be at the lake for Labor Day weekend and won't be back until Tuesday. No internet. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Birthdays

2008-08-28T14:03:00.002-05:00

I usually only make cards when I need one, I hate spending that much time on these when I could be doing layouts which I prefer spending my time on. But I have Greg's birthday on the 29th, Kristin's 30th and my nephew Ben's is on the 2nd. So I've spent today working on cards that I need!

Altered Box

2008-08-27T17:35:00.006-05:00

I altered this crayon box for a swap at Scrap City. The Xyron really comes in handy with covering a box with paper, much more efficient than glue.

Even Better Coupon

2008-08-27T10:01:00.001-05:00

This one was a mistake but they are honoring the coupon for 40% of your entire purchase!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DKJZN1pMpmE/SKw94T4bzXI/AAAAAAAAMWg/507fkUe7I-0/s1600-h/coupon.jpg

Blog Giveaway

2008-08-25T19:39:00.002-05:00

I saw this on Pinky's blog. Vanillia Joy is having a crafty giveaway everyday this week. Go on over there and enter to win Cricut today. They are having a different prize everyday and they are giving away some awesome stuff!

Crazy About Clips

2008-08-25T12:56:00.004-05:00

This week's challenge at SYC is to use any kind of clip on your layout, paper clips, binder clips and kind! There is no minimum just try and use as many as you can. I used 4 on this layout of Cassie in Equador. I love this Bo Bunny paper and it was perfect for this layout with the green and hot pink.

No Training Wheels

2008-08-24T19:20:00.003-05:00

My creative juices have not been flowing this weekend, but I did manage to get one layout done. I cut the yellow cardstock out using a template that I made from a piece of patterned paper in that shape and then sewed it to the polka dot patterned paper. I cut the title and the fours from the Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge, I am really loving this cartridge. I had gotten to where I seldom used the Cricut, but this cartridge has some really cool functions, I also cut the tiny frame from the same cartridge.

Logen is a natural on the bike his Momma just held on to the back for a few seconds and he was off!

Glitter

2008-08-24T19:15:00.003-05:00

I read an article that stated the best way to apply glitter to chipboard was with Glossy Accents or Diamond Glaze...wrong! The best way is to run it through the Xyron, the top border was done with the Xyron and the bottom one was done by applying Glossy Accents with a paint brush. It is obvious which was is the best! I just thought I would pass that tip along so your don't make the same mistake that I did.

Michael's Coupon

2008-08-22T09:28:00.001-05:00

Here's a 40% off coupon for Michael's:
http://www.michaels.com/coupons/081908/coupon.html

Please Vote!

2008-08-20T18:50:00.005-05:00

Kristin took her first opportunity to vote very seriously. I am so proud of her for keeping informed of the issues and making her choices based on what she believes. Her grandmother was the Election Register for the county and I supposed it has been ingrained in her the importance of voting. I believe that today's teens are more conscious of importance of voting have witnessed the events of 9/11 at a young age. I know that Kristin cares about the future of this country. I believe that we all should feel that way and go vote, it's your civic responsibility. I hope that I have influenced someone to vote.

It was a primary that she voted in and the voter turn out was extremely low. All the poll workers made a big deal of her casting her first vote and gave her a round of applause, she wasn't embarrassed as I would have been she loved the attention!

Simply Kristin

2008-08-20T12:13:00.003-05:00

I just didn't want to add much to this photo so I just cut out part of the patterned paper and added some bling which makes this layout simply Kristin. It's her style, simple but pile on the bling (jewerly)!

This was another layout out I did last weekend for the Scrapadilly crop and I won a very cool package of Cosmo Cricket paper.

Punch It Out!

2008-08-18T10:28:00.004-05:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Your Crap is to use at least 3 punches on a layout. I used 4 on this layout of Cassie in Equador.

8-16-77 A Moment In Time

2008-08-17T11:30:00.004-05:00

It's "Death Week" in Memphis so when I had a challenge to scrap a moment in time I thought of Elvis. 8-16-77 is one of those day's that you remember where you were when you heard that Elvis had died. Thousands of people still flock to Memphis from all over the world for the candlelight vigil held every year at Graceland on the day he died.

2 More Down

2008-08-17T09:55:00.003-05:00

More layouts for the Scrapadilly weekend crop. The crop lasts through today so I am going to see how many more I can get done today. I would love to win the prize!

These challenge were to use an altered piece of chipboard and create a layout with butterflies.

Pool Time

2008-08-16T12:20:00.002-05:00

Another layout for Scrapadilly's weekend crop. This one had to be an activity you only do in the summer. Here's Christian and Chandler in the pool.

RAK Winner-Amy

2008-08-16T12:17:00.001-05:00

Fellow blogger and Fiskateer Amy won my RAK. Congrats Amy!

Weekend Crop At Scrapadilly

2008-08-15T21:09:00.005-05:00

Scrapadilly is having a weekend crop with some great prizes and challenges. The challenge on this layout was to make a page using 5 or less things, mine were 1. Cardstock 2. Cardboard 3. Brads 4. Scalloped border 5. White pen. I got the idea from the beggers with the cardboard signs saying "Will Work For Food"!

Kristin will probably look back on this years from now and wish gas was $4.00 a gallon!

PS: I will draw a name for the RAK tomorrow at noon CST, so you still have time to post a comment on the post from 8/13 "Play Hard". I have quite a pile of stuff from my stash, ribbon, stickers and stamps.

Pinwheel Tutorial

2008-08-14T09:10:00.015-05:00

Cut a 3 inch square from double sided patterned paper.

Find center of square and poke a hole, then cut each corner to about 1/4 inch of center, then poke a small hole on the right side of the cut.

Fold the edge with hole in it to the center, line up all 4 holes with the hole in the center and secure with a brad.

That's it...easy!

To keep it from squishing up in the page protector put foam dots under the folds.

Don't forget the blog candy on the post below!

Play Hard

2008-08-13T19:10:00.007-05:00

This layout is for the sketch challenge at Scrap City. Most everything on this page is from Noel's latest kit. I cut the title from a new Cricut cartridge called Graphically Speaking, I really like this cartridge and I hope I start using my Cricut more often.

I've finished all the challenges for Scrap City this month. Can anyone give me some good challenge blogs, I'm not crazy about sketches or cards? And since I haven't had a RAK in awhile I will draw a name from the comments on this post to win a scrappy package of happy mail from my stash, I just got a huge order from Frugalities and I would love to share.

edited: I will put your name in for the RAK even if you just leave a comment, but please somebody tell where to find some good challenges. And by the way, don't just come here for the RAK and never come back again, come visit often! lol Anyone is welcome to add me to their list.

ps. I will put a tutorial up tomorrow on how to make the pinwheels. I use them instead of flowers on my boy pages sometimes and they are really easy to make!

Blog of the Week

2008-08-12T13:21:00.004-05:00

I am thrilled to get this honor and I didn't even know about this site but they made my blog their blog of the week. Check it out www.everythingcricut.blogspot.com

Take a Hike!

2008-08-12T11:10:00.003-05:00

Cassie went to Equador for month this summer to live with a family there and get a Spanish credit. She gets her adventurous ways from her Daddy! I still can't believe she went and she loved it!

This is for Scrap City's technique challenge this month it was to use paint on your layout. I created a mat with paint.

Vellum eeeewwww!!!

2008-08-11T09:35:00.003-05:00

You know you have it and you know you hate it, so why not use it up? Join us this week at Scrap Your Crap and get rid of that vellum.

I used on this layout to make waves and I used it ove the photo and torn away the middle.

This is Chandler and Christian in Florida last month.

Surfer Dude

2008-08-10T16:18:00.004-05:00

Chandler with a very cool looking board in Florida last month. I left the journaling spot blank for him to fill in.

I used Scrap City's first ever kit on this layout. The paper is We R Memory Keepers and of course Thicker letters.

I Have My Life Back!

2008-08-10T16:15:00.003-05:00

I was skeptical about all raves concerning Stephenie Meyers Twilight series of books until I picked up the first one August 1st. I have now read all four books in a little over a week. They were all consuming so beware if you start to read these you can't do anything else!

Altered Letters

2008-08-07T17:13:00.004-05:00

I bought these letters a few months ago for $1.50 at Hobby Lobby with the intention of altering them. Scrap City's altered challenge this month is wooden letters, so this was a great time to do these for Cassie's dorm room. The owl is her sorority's symbol and her bedding is pink and brown.

Princess Cassie

2008-08-05T19:18:00.003-05:00

I actually completed a layout that wasn't part of a challenge! Cassie had to dress as a "famous person" for a party and she choose Princess Grace.

The patterned paper is SEI that punched a border around, I used pearl brads, some silver screen and silver string.

What's This?

2008-08-02T13:17:00.006-05:00

What is this? A foggy picture because it's so hot and humid that when I walked outside the lens on camera fogged up!

I found the coolest blog Cheeky Magpie and she shares some really great stuff, the template for this is on her site! I found her site via Cathy's blog. Anyway, here's what it is!

I Can't Put This Down!

2008-08-02T10:12:00.004-05:00

I have seen so many bloggers that were reading this book that my curiosity made me buy this book at Target yesterday. It was in the young adult section but I bought it and didn't even read the description of the book, so I had no idea what is was about. I started reading it last night and I am about half way through this almost 500 page book! There are 3 more books in this saga, so I will probably have my nose in a book for the next month!

Ugly Paper

2008-08-01T19:23:00.004-05:00

What do you do with ugly paper? I am a patterned paper hoarder and I have some really ugly paper. Cathy sent me a cute little notebook for my birthday, so I took her idea (her paper wasn't ugly!) and used my ugly paper to make notebooks for my daughter to take to college. She loved them and I got rid of some ugly paper!

Picnic

2008-07-31T10:50:00.004-05:00

Logen at the neighborhood picnic feeding llamas and riding a pony.

The coupons are from a Hero Arts stamp set, the patterned paper is Basic Grey's cupcake line, the gold butterfly was in one of Noel's kits and I used my Fiskars threading water punch on the blue cardstock.

This is for Scrap City's color combo challenge. SC had a crop this month along with their usual monthly challenges, I created over 30 layouts and 2 mini albums this month. Needless to say my scrap room is a mess! So today, before the new monthly challenges come out, I will reorganizing my scrap room again.

Alphabet Journaling

2008-07-30T14:36:00.004-05:00

This was for another Scrap City challenge to use every letter of the alphabet to describe someone. I wrote them with a pink pen, inked the edges with pink and of course used my Thickers, these are vinyl.

Thanks Judy

2008-07-29T18:42:00.006-05:00

Thank you Judy for this little gold card! I love your blog and getting to know you over the last few months.

The rules of this award:

1. Only 5 people allowed.

2. 4 have to be dedicated followers of your blog

3. One has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.

4. You must link back to whoever gave you the award. Quite simple really it is a way of saying thank you to those who take time out for wonderful comments to boost your day.

Now I would like to give this wonderful award to:

Krissy is one of my newest "cyber" friends and Tennessee Vol fan! I am going to break the rules, just because I don't always play by the rules. Missy is also a new friend from Scrap City and I want her to have this award too!

Missy

Tina's Tag

2008-07-29T17:08:00.002-05:00

I am tagging anyone who reads this and wants to answer these questions on their own blog/site. Put the link in the comments section so we can read your replies!

1.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
I was named Lisa after a character on As the World Turns
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I usually tear up at least once a day, I had a good cry about 3 weeks ago
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
yes, unless I'm in a real hurry
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
1 daughter 19 and 1 step daughter 20
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Of course!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Oh yeah!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
No, I had them out when I 9 months old
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No way! I am afraid of heights
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Raisin Bran (healthy) Cap'n Crunch (indulgence)
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
I don't wear many shoes that tie, but when I do I untie them
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Physically no, emotionally yes
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Blue Bell homemade Vanilla with Hershey's Chocolate syrup
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
In women, their hair (I'm always looking for a new do) Men, their eyes
15. RED OR PINK?
Red
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I procrastinate
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST
My Mother
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Doesn't matter
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
none
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Rainbow sherbet
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
TV in the background, whatever my husband is watching in there
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
orange
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
The ocean, chocolate chip cookies baking, fresh mowes grass
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My husband
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yes, she's one of my best "cyber" friends
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
football, I am so ready for the season to start
27. Hair Color?
Blonde
28. EYE COLOR?
green
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Pasta
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings!!!
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Mamma Mia...loved it!
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
White T with University of Tennessee on it, did I mention that I am so ready for football season!
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer most of the time, but today has been the hottest day of the year, heat index is 108
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Big bear hugs
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Nana's strawberry cake
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I don’t know???
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND
???Who knows???
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
nothing at the moment
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
kittens
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Nashville Star
2. FAVORITE SOUND?
My brother and his friends playing guitars and singing
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
The Stones
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME???
Alaska
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I don't think so, but Logen thinks I can make anything!
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Tennessee
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Everyone!!!!!

Wow that was long! You are tagged if you want to answer all these questions and you're not tagged if you don't!

Scrap Your Crap Challenge

2008-07-29T08:33:00.004-05:00

The challenge this week at SYC is to create a page using inspiration from a book or magazine. Out of all the scrapbook magazines I have laying around I chose to use a Saturn ad that caught my eye in Real Simple magazine. I think the inspiration for their ad came from a scrapbook page! There are paper flowers in the ad. Come on over and play, you get your whole layout from a magazine or just the colors or elements.

And the Award Goes To

2008-07-28T21:30:00.003-05:00

Greta gave me this beautiful award to adorn my blog:Here's the rules:

1. The winner can take the logo
2. Place a link to the person that sent you the award
3. Give the Award to at least 7 other Scrapbooking-Blogs, which by its currency,the issues of choice and for their designs are especially noteworthy
4. Put a link to these sites on your Blog.
5. Write a comment on their Blogs that they’ve won an Award.

I am awarding it to Tina, Nessa, Jennifer and Wendy for the great crop at Scrap City and to Robin, Carol and Judy for playing along with me! All you girls are awesome!

Scrap City Weekend Crop

2008-07-25T19:17:00.006-05:00

Scrap City is having a crop this weekend to celebrate the Grand Opening of their store. Come on it to the City and check out all the fun challenges for the crop.

This is for the button challenge, the challenge was to use at least 10 buttons on a page. I sewed over 25 buttons to frame this picture of my nephew Ben.

This is for the sketch challenge. My Daddy and Nana at the fireworks show July 4th in Waverly.

The challenge here was to use a quote, I decided instead of searching for a quote I would use one from my brother...Beer up!

This challenge is to use Black and White photos.
The challenge is to create a Chirstmas in July layout, the catch is blue has to be the primary color for the layout.

First Check

2008-07-24T17:38:00.005-05:00

This is for Scrap City's wildcard challenge this month. The challenge was to use 2 patterned papers from different manufacturers, the orange and blue is 7 Gypsies and the ledger is Fancy Pants. You also had to use flowers, buttons, bling and stamp/ink...the bling in on the swirled stamped image.

This is a photo of Ashley and her first check from a real estate closing after getting her license. I left the journaling spot blank so she could fill in the details.

The Mall

2008-07-23T14:11:00.005-05:00

It's true, I HATE the mall and even more with a four year old in tow! I would go to Mars if Logen asked me to go but I don't think he will be asking me to go to mall again. If you ask him where CC (that's what he calls me) hates to go he says."Da mall". We had this made at the photo booth at the mall and we had no idea how to operate it so I had to hold him up to even get a little of us in the photo!

This layout is for Scrap City's color combo challenge this month it's orange and turquoise.

FYI vinyl Thickers do not stick to Bazzill Bling cardstock and I had to glue dot every letter.

Clock

2008-07-22T13:03:00.003-05:00

I this for Scrap City's pre grand opening challenge. I used a cd, covered it with paper for the Rock Star collection, used ultra thick gold embossing on the edges and heart shaped jewels for the numbers.

Scrap Your Fabric

2008-07-21T14:19:00.004-05:00

It's use up some of that fabric stash at Scrap Your Crap this week. Even though I don't sew I have had this Christmas fabric for a long time, I used it instead of patterned paper in the Christmas layout. Noel is having a Christmas in July challenge, so this will work for hers, too.

I found the fabric that was left over from making this dress at husband's grandmother's house and just had to use it with the picture of Cassie wearing the dress.

Tee Tee's Member Challenge

2008-07-20T23:47:00.003-05:00

This is the first simple layout I've done in awhile and it sure felt good! Tee Tee's challenge at Scrap City was to create a layout using one picture, paper and ink. No embellishments! This is a picture I took of my daughter yesterday, she actually liked this layout. She thinks I get too froo froo with the flowers and bling, I have to admit that I like this too. Thanks for a great challenge Tee Tee and layout completed in under an hour!

Carol's Challenge

2008-07-20T18:22:00.003-05:00

Carol's member challenge at Scrap City was to do a silhouette. Her instructions are on the blog. But I did it a bit different, I had Logen stand in front of the door with the blinds closed and took a pic with no flash, then in my photo program I outlined his silhouette and darkened it, then I printed the pic onto regular paper, attached it with repositionable adhesive to black cardstock and cut it out.

I used Prima Paintables paper for the background paper. I colored the red with a marker and the goldish color I painted with Twinkling H2O for a shimmery effect. I used a Unity rubber stamp and white embossing powder for the name plate. I painted a coat of black acrylic paint over the silhouette and then a coat of clear crackle paint. I know all this doesn't show in the photo, this looks a lot different in real life!

Family

2008-07-19T12:46:00.006-05:00

Scrap City is having a member challenge this weekend, where we get to make the challenges. This is Pearl's challenge to create a layout using 2 pictures, flowers, chipboard and the colors pink, yellow and green. These pictures are from Kristin's high school graduation party one pic is her and her Grandaddy and the other is her and her Deb. These are two people in her life that she knows she can always count on.
This is a close up of the Bazzill 'N Stitches paper, I just used a straight stitch.

Christmas in July & Signs of Summer

2008-07-18T12:41:00.005-05:00

I think this is the first layout that I've done with no faces of people on the page. This is for the scraplift challenge at Scrap City. Things in this layout are sure signs of summer at the lake, wakeboarding, beer (that is a picture of a sign that hangs on the deck) and Leanne's fancy pedicure! Leanne don't sue me for posting your toes on the internet!

Noel is having a Christmas in July challenge and the winner gets one of her kits. Her kits are awesome and you can enter as many layouts as you want. So get out those Christmas pics that you were so sick of scrapping earlier in the year and scrap them. It actually made me feel alittle cooler, well that and the A/C blasting!

Priceless

2008-07-17T23:17:00.002-05:00

1. Cafe curtain rod $1.99
2. 2 packages of curtain clips $3.98
3. Getting to admire all my Thickers....priceless

I bought some extra rods and clips to start working on my rubons and stickers next. This is really a cheap storage solution and I can see what I have so I am more likely to use them.