You've Got Mail...........

.............and it's full of love!!! Our challenge this week over at The Cuttlebug Spot was to create an altered mailbox. I used one of the little metal mailboxes from the Target $1 bin but you can use a template and make it from chipboard or cardstock! So, let's see how you'll get your "love mail" this year!!!








I'd love to see what you create for this challenge so make sure you link back to The Cuttlebug Spot and if you like, to my blog!

Thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!

Love is...........

It's been a while since I've played with my Maggies and wow, it felt good to color these girls again!!! This card was for two challenges, Heather's "add some stamping to your project" challenge over at SD4U and the "love somethings" challenge at Stamp Something!




Roses are red, violets are blue, Where is the place to be for Valentines, Scrapbooking Deals 4 U!!!

Are you looking for a fabulous place to play and crop this Valentine's weekend? Hop on over to Scrapbooking Deals 4 U and join in on the fun that will be had and def the prizes to be won! The crop starts on Friday, February 12th and goes through Sunday, February 14th with 10 super fun challenges and several games - all with a chance to win prizes! The grand prize for the crop will be a 3 month guest designer stint chosen by the site owner Martha. There will be 2nd and 3rd prizes as well and each challenge will have a random RAK winner too! If you stop by make sure you sign up and post your welcome and mention you wound up at SD4U via my blog - I get a little chance at a little something too if you do!!! Either way, SD4U is a great place to play and the kits, well, they are just fantabulous!!! Can't wait to see you there!!!

Not feeling so great today so I'll not yap too much! Thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!

Ain't No Other Man

...............of course not! Rob is my guy! We are like two demented peas in a pod and I love every minute of it! We have been through a lot together and are crazier about each other now than we have ever been. So, I dedicated this LO to my darling hubby letting him know there never has been nor will there ever be another man for me!! I love you my darling!!!

I used a sketch created by Kristine Davidson and posted over at Scrapbooking Deals 4 U as the sketch challenge this month. All supplies except the pin, brown cardstock and jumbo flower came from the kit. I added some ink to the chipboard heart and then put some stickles on it for a little glitz. If you are looking for a new kit club I highly recommend SD4U - it has been amazing being able to scrap without having to spend time looking for what I need, especially with the crazy busy schedule I've been having lately with work and school. Anywho, enough jabbering from me!!!



Not sure how much scrappy stuff I'll have the next few days as my parents are in town visiting. Caitlin will be 18 on Tuesday so they flew in on Thursday to celebrate with us! They will be leaving on Tuesday so we are having her party tonite and can't wait for her to see her gift - I'll update with pics tomorrow most likely!

Thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!

My Gift

A quick LO I did using my kit from SD4U - it's been great being able to scrap again without having to spend most my time looking for stuff to use considering I've been so short on time lately!

The title of this one speaks for itself, I truly feel that my kids are my gift in life. They do stupid stuff from time to time but hey, who doesn't. It never changes the way I feel about them. I give my kids unconditional love no matter what they have done - sometimes I don't like them a whole lot but I never stop loving them! LOL





I'll have another LO to post tomorrow that I am working on tonite along with pics from Cait's 18th birthday party that we are having tomorrow. Her birthday isn't til Tuesday but my parents flew in from Texas for the weekend so we are gonna celebrate just a bit early! I sure hope she likes her gifts!

Thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!

I'm creative...........

"....you can't expect me to be neat too!! My creative space could be 10x10 or 25x25, either way it is going to be a mess. For me, part of the creative journey includes pulling everything out to go through and see what sparks the next level of creativity!!! Karen - 2010"


I was stuck last night, not able to sleep and knew i wanted to scrap. Problem was none of the pics I had printed out and had ideas for were working the mojo. I went to the bathroom and came back to my mess and it hit me, the creative journey is the fun part of scrapping for me so scrap my mess. No, I'm not original on this one and others have scrapped their messes before, but this is my journey and my time so I scrapped it!!

Just for fun here's my mess:



Yep, that is what my dining room looks like after about 15 minutes of me sitting down to scrap. Now mind you, part of this mess is my darling daughter's this time around but I can achieve this look on my own as well!!! LOL

In my continuing search for my mojo after taking the pic of my disaster I went on the search for a sketch that would just help me flow. I have been a follower of Pencil Lines for quite some time but have never used any of the sketches..........until now!!! So this LO is based on sketch 171 over at Pencil Lines. I've you've never checked them out before I truly recommend them - I am off to find more sketches to use for some of the ideas I have flowing!!!


My LO:



Close up of some of the details, I've seen the ribbon folding done before but never really did it til tonite, I felt this piece of lace just screamed to be folded and then I grabbed the stapler because I wasn't getting my adhesive positioned right or something and just gave up!!!



And my flower was made out of two Sassafrass Lass stickers that I put on plain white cardstock so the backs weren't sticky, cut them out and bent the petals this way and that til I got the desired look.



That is all I have to show today but I have 2 layouts sketched out and am off work tomorrow so hopefully I can have a quiet day of just me scrapping!!! But now, I am off to the shower, then to meet a girlfriend for lunch before she goes to class and I go to work!!! Thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!

Wedded Bliss

This week at The Cuttlebug spot we are celebrating with the colors black and silver. I kicked this one around in my head for a while trying to create something stunning and well, I ended back up at the start and grabbed a stamp. Although I don't think it is elegant and stunning, I do believe it is quite cute and befitting the situation!

My card:



Other than my card I accomplished nothing this weekend! I ended up working off and on the majority of relaxed in my recliner the rest - well, I was guinea pig for Cait's first ever photo shoot for class, check out this pic, my fav from the whole shoot :)



Being a lover of photography myself I know the lighting isn't perfect on this one but I do love it!

Thanks as always for sotppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!

Rock Out............

..............which is exactly what he did! This is Dylan on his 16th birthday hooking up the new amp we got him. I have had this pic printed for a while wondering what to do with it but always coming up empty. When I got my January kit from SD4U and saw the "Rock Out" I knew exactly what I was going to do! I ended up getting 4 layouts completed, my pinwheel flower and sour cream carton all from the 1 kit and I have enough scraps I could make another card not to mention the alphas and 3 more word art pieces that I can use with something else! I am really digging their kits - it is so nice to have a kit club going again. Anywho, it's time for you to............


Rock Out!!! LOL



Tonite I started working on my design work for The Cuttlebug Spot and got this card all finished to realize I wasn't even working on the right challenge........ugh!! I so hate when I do that!! At least I was able to do the card sketch challenge at SD4U with this one!!



Off to try again for my DT work and I have a layout in mind I'd love to get done tonite so we'll see!! Thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!

A Couple LO's

Not much to show lately - busy week with work but I managed to sit up til 3 this morning scrapping and laughing with Cait. I got two LO's done one using the Honey I'm Home kit from SD4U and the second using Spread Your Wings, also from SD4U!! You really should check them out if you are looking for a new kit club - which I was and am so happy I found them!!! Wait til you see the kits for February, they are amazing!!!







OK, that is it for now - thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!

Let's Party

That is our theme this week at The Cuttlebug Spot and what a fitting time - we have had the holidays and then started off the year with birthdays for my Mother-in-law, a nephew and then in a couple weeks my baby girl will be 18 along with my nephew celebrating his birthday the same day Cait turns 18!!! We get a little reprieve then til the end of March when it is my darlin' hubby's birthday!!!

I chose to make a super fun pinwheel for my party favor this week. Don't you just remember growing up playing with these and having so much fun with such a simple toy? Those were definitely amazing days when life was so much simpler! I used papers from my Honey I'm Home kit at Scrapbooking Deals 4 U and my nesties to cut out 4 cardstock scalloped circles and then 2 patterned paper circles. I embossed the cardstock circles then cut both the scalloped and patterned paper circles in half and assembled as shown! In addition I threw together one of the cute sour cream containers just to use up the last piece of that paper!!











If you are in the mood to "party" and make some favors please share with us by stoppin' by at The Cuttlebug Spot and linking up to our challenge!!

Thanks for stoppin' by and I hope you have had a scrappy start to your New Year!!! More to come from me hopefully this week if I get some time away from work!!

Snow Puppy

Have I mentioned how much fun I am having with my new kit club? Well, if I haven't let me tell you that the kits at Scrapbooking Deals 4 U are just awesome! I have done 2 layouts with the "Honey I'm Home" kit and still easily have enough for 2 to 4 more layouts without having to reach for anything that didn't come in the kit. I did choose the lazy way out with this layout though, I used a chipboard swirl from my stash instead of pulling out the Cricut tonite to cut the swirl from the cardstock in the kit but hey, that is OK because I am accomplishing one of my goals for this year - use from my stash!

My LO:




This was such a fun LO to work on because I just adore my pup Daisy. She is so much fun and always plays so hard on our outings. She really had a great time back in October when we got our first snow and she and I drove up into the mountains and had a great time!

Thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!


PS Go Cowboys!!! I was on edge the whole game tonite but da boys brought their A game!!!