Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I saw this, and just HAD to share it!! Seriously!!
I got 9 layouts done yesterday, can you believe it? I can't! I am definitely feeling the scrappy bug again, even upset I don't have any more projects to work on. I will find something though, never fear! Unfortunately, I can only share 4 of them for now, the rest are sketches that' haven't been released yet-so will you just have to wait! ;)
.
Speaking of sketches, I had totally forgot to inform you all the Scrapbook Challenges has moved from MySpace in Ning. We are hoping with the move, that more people will join up, I know some of you had already mentioned that preference (Jingle, lol). Find our new home here...
http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/
.
SC Challenge, Scraplift Rowee. I also combined this with an SSS font/title challenge, using the butterfly as a letter.
Wait, did I tell you that the AMR ladies switched over to a different board, where we have full control? Scrap Sisters Studio! Just as good as AMR, but without the drama of having an unreliable mb! Come check us out!
Back to the layout...I used BG Lime Rickey pp, Cricut-cut butterfly from wunderkrafts, GSD sticker letters, buttons, and brads.
SC Fold a Corner Challenge.
I used Cosmo Cricket Dutch Girl pp/die cuts, MM letter stickers, stick pin, ribbon, Prima flower, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Martha Stewart border punch, and Cosmo Cricket chipboard.
SC Family Tradition Challenge.
I used BG Mistletoe & Pear pp, Paper Studio brad, and MM Flower Patch letter stickers.
SC Movie Title Challenge.
I used Bazzill cs, AC Amplified pp, ribbon, ribbon slider, Prima flower, buttons, and BG White Chocolate chipboard letters.
And if that wasn't enough for you, here is more ROB!! Growl!!!! LOL
As much as I am thankful for the eye candy that is Rob/Edward, I am thankful for all my loyal readers, especially during my absence. You guys are the best!!! You are the reason I blog!!

A Heap of Scrappy Goodness

Yeah, so Rob Pattinson isn't scrappy, but he sure is nice to look at, don't ya think?
Over the last month, I have gotten quite a bit of goodies in the mail! I just wanted to share it all with you, so here is all in, in no particular order...
.
Got this from Gay, just because!
This is from Grammy-b, as a swap RAK!
From Gay again, swap RAK. and no, the crackers weren't included, lol!
A prize from Gloria from a challenge.
Swap RAK from Scrappin{jewlz}, cute ribbons! There was another, which I found on the floor after taking the photo.
From Kelli. She bought this Edward stamp from The Greeting Farm, and thought of me! She made a card with one image, and sent me 7 more for me to use!! She even put Stickles all over his face and arms so they sparkle! How totally cool!!
Got these from Lisa/LBOregon.
Scrappy Girl sent these as a swap RAK.
She sent this too!
I got this a while ago, but don't know who it is from, it was postmarked in GA! If it was you, I would love to know so I can thank you!
That is it for now. I will try to get something done in the next few days, and share as soon as I have something!! I am trying very hard to keep up with the scrappiness, I want it to become part of my life again. My life has become a balancing act...Fan Fiction (Twilight) and scrapbooking. Toodles!

Hello

Yeah, I am back. For now anyway, I haven't been feeling very scrappy lately. No excuses here,
just nothing scrappy.
.
This is what I have up to.....Rob Pattinson (aka Edward Cullen) and Twilight/New Moon. I have also been doing LOTS of reading online.
Seriously, how can you resist this????
Okay, enough of that, onto the stuff you came here to see, scrappy stuff!!
This was a hottie challenge I offered a couple weeks ago at the Scrap Sisters Studio online crop.
Guess who I did my Hottie challenge about????
I used Bazzill cs, BG Eva pp, Thickers, MM journal sheet, and some crocheted flowers made by LBOregon!
A challenge for the same crop, use tape.
I used Bazzill Bling cs, BG Junebug pp, GSD letters, buttons, stamped die cut from Jewlz, and masking tape.
Scrappy's Fast Food Challenge, I used a Crystal Light container, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird pp, and BG Blush letters.
I made this over a month ago, for a challenge on Scrapbook Challenges, making a border.
I used Bazzill cs, BG Figgy Pudding pp and letter stickers, lots of hole punches, and Creative Imaginations stickers. The poinsettia is just a bunch of teardrop shaped pieces of cardstock.
I made this ATC for a fishing swap at Split Coast.
I used Cosmo Cricket Snorkel pp, fishing lures, fishing leads, fishing swivels, Studio G stamps, Nestabilities, CB Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, and Kaiser Crafts rhinestones.
I am sorry it has been so long. Do you guys mind if I post more Edward Cullen/Rob Pattinson photos??? Let me know!

12 Cards, One Challenge

Believe it or not, all of these cards are for one challenge at AMR. The Friday team challenge, make 12 cards, one for each month of the year.
.
January
Bazzill Dotted Swiss cs, DCWV glitter paper, Bazzill Bling cs, Studio G stamps, Silver Stickles, American Crafts velvet ribbon, and buttons.
February
Bazzill cs, Basic Grey Bittersweet pp, SU stamp (unknown), CB heart die cuts, BG buttons, Kaiser Crafts pearls, and Cotton Candy Stickles.
March
DCWV cs, Creative Imaginations pp, Studio G stamps, Bo Bunny ribbon, Silhouette cut shamrocks, Bic Mark-It markers, Gold Gel Pen, and Green Stickles.
April
Bazzill cs, Scenic Route pp, Studio G stamps, Inkadinkado stamps, ribbon, Pink Stickles, and Eucalyptus Stickles.
May
Bazzill cs, BG Wisteria pp, Studio G stamps, buttons, and Stardust Stickles.
June
Bazzill cs, BG Mellow pp, Studio G stamps, Cloud 9 Design raindrops.
July
SU Riding Hood Red cs, SU Rockabilly Express pp, SU Good Morning Sunshine pp, Studio G stamps, ric rac, Kaiser Crafts pearls, and SU Pacific Point and Riding Hood Red ink.
August
Bazzill cs, Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine pp and tag, buttons, and ribbon.
September
SU Kiwi Kiss cs, SU Good Morning Sunshine pp, Studio G stamps, and buttons.
October
Bazzill cs, CB Spooky die cut, CB Spiderweb Embossing Folder, Inkadinkado stamp, Black Diamond Stickles, and Orange Peel Stickles.
November
Bazzill cs, Bo Bunny pp, Felt Fusion felt, Inkadinkado stamp, and rhinestones.
December
Bazzill cs, BG Wassail pp, MM Stamps, and buttons.
Thanks for checking in again, here's hoping I can get more done, because I have been out of the scrappy loop for a while. I am still trying to juggle my new life with scrapping!
.
Oh YEAH, how could I forget, Happy Anniversary Cliff! I love you more than you know!!

Get Well Wishes, RAKs, and ATCs

I have gotten lost of scrappy mail in the last week or so, and if you are a regular reader, you know that I love to share what I get, no matter big or small!
I got this card and RAK from Paulette/parknslide on SCS with a swap.

Jana/mn-jana-oh from AMR sent me this as a prize from a challenge.
A couple RAKs from Julie/scrappin{jewlz}.
Got this one yesterday from Anne Marie as a prize from the AMR crop.
While in the hospital, Lisa/LBOregon from AMR brought me this! Her 7 yr old daughter made the card, and Lisa made the crocheted flowers.
I have been getting get well cards from my AMR gals!
Bren/Grammy-b
Scrappy Girl
Karen/KMG
Deb/Haapyhrt
Thanks to all the ladies who have sent me cards, they really helped brighten my day!
.
I spent this past weekend, working on ATCs, I had fallen behind.
.
AMR Scrap Pink, with Breast Cancer Theme
I used DCWV cs, October Afternoon pp, Studio G Stamp, "skittles" and ribbon.
AMR October Crop, Pop Culture ATC swap
I used my new Twilight rubber stamps, Bazzill cs, October Afternoon pp, Glaze Pen, Kaiser Crafts rhinestones, and Stardust pen.
AMR Twlight Swap
SU Dusty Durango cs, Pink Paislee Vintage Moon pp, Twilight stamps, cream cs, buttons, embroidery floss.
AMR Christmas swap
BG Mistletoe and Pear pp, BG Figgy Pudding stamp, Mike's Christmas ribbon, Studio G stamp, Christmas Red Stickles, rhinestones.
AMR Thanksgiving Swap
Plain cs, Cosmo Cricket Souvenir pp, Inkadinkado stamps, brads, misc ribbon, cut turkey with Silhouette.
SCS Other Christmas Carols swap
Bazzill cs, BG Wassail pp, SU Season of Simple Grace stamp, Satin Pearl embossing powder, SU Always Artichoke ink, Fired Brick Distress Stickles, Champagne Glitz Stickles, and rhinestones.
I have one more day of blogging planned, and hopefully by Thursday, I will have more to share with you!!! Tomorrow, a 12 card challenge!

Whirlwind Week

What a week I had. I spent last weekend and 1st part of the week in the hospital, with respiratory problems. As a result, I have quit smoking, am eating healthy, and now on an insulin regime for my diabetes. I am feeling so good, happy, and very empowered. I am super excited for the changes I am making in my life, and look forward to the physical changes in the future!
.
Now that I have explained my absence, let's move on to the scrappy part of my life, which is the point of my blog, lol!
It is Monday, which means a new sketch at Scrapbook Challenges.
Sketch 166
My take on the sketch.
I used Bazzill cs, Bazzill Just the Edge border strips, Basic Grey Romani pp (I think), Thickers, Tim Holtz Tag, Prima Flowers, and Milled Lavender Distress Stickles.
Last weekend was the AMR October Crop, which I had to leave early to go to the ER, but I did manage to get all the challenges done before I left-priorities you know! There are some regular monthly AMR challenges mixed in here as well.
This was for AMR's Oct 1st half Product Challenge, Use Paint.
I am out of foam brushes, so I used my God-given tools, my fingers.
I used Bazzill cs, MM Paint, K&Co chipboard sprayed with Glimmer Mist, RAK'd tag and handmade embellishment, Thickers, and punched/pieced flowers with rhinestone centers.
AMR Oct 1st half Scraplift Challenge.
I used Sassafras Hog Heaven pp, stickers, and letters, Prima flowers, brads, buttons, and Thickers. The inside scalloped paper, is part of the same paper that is the outside edge-I cut the scallops out, then pop-dotted the whole scalloped piece inside (does that make sense?).
AMR Crop, Sketch Challenge
I used Basic Grey Mistletoe and Pear pp, Cuttlebug snowflake die cuts with DCWV Glitter paper, Bazzill chipboard (inked), MM Hullabaloo letter stickers, and Kaiser Crafts rhinestones.
Here is an example of how I am eating. Spinach Salad with canned salmon, carrots, red peppers, tomato, boiled egg, homemade lemon garlic vinaigrette. It was SOOOO yummy!!
Back to the scrappiness, I made this bookmark for a challenge during the AMR crop, make a tag/bookmark using alcohol inks.
I used a variety of Inkadinkado stamps (from the Costco packs), then used 5 colors of Ranger alcohol inks till I got the look I was going for, BG fibers, eyelet, and regular plain white cs.
AMR crop challenge, Bookmark Card.
I was feeling really, really bad, so I got really lazy on this one. I used Special Moments (Dollar Tree) stickers, and Creative Imaginations rubons. Inside is a bookmark using the same supplies that is perforated so the bookmark can be detached.
Interestingly enough, my DT had a little crop the same day. I joined late, so I only got one challenge done, we had to make a card based on the Something Old, New, Borrowed, Blue wedding concept.
I used Bazzill cs, BG Two Scoops pp (old), SU Crazy for Cupcakes stamps, Kaiser Crafts rhinestones (new), MM Ribbon (blue), and Bic Mark Its markers. The something borrowed, is supposed to be a scraplift or sketch, I used a sketch.
It was my turn for a challenge last week at Scrapbook Challenges, so I chose the paper piecing technique. I really wasn't feeling well, so I am not super happy with the outcome.
I used BG Figgy Pudding pp, BG Infuse ribbon, BG buttons, Creative Imaginations rubons, and SU Season of Simple Grace stamps with SU Inks. I stamped each item in separate colors, cut out, and pieced together.

And The Scrappiness Continues

As promised, here is the rest of the stuff I got done this weekend.This one is for a SC challenge, Ad Challenge.
I used BG Phresh & Phunky pp/letters/tag, TT Technique Tile, unknown felt flowers, and some fiber.
AMR Sketch Challenge Week 2.
I used Bazzill cs, MM mixed lines pp and ribbon, crocheted flowers from Lisa, BG buttons, and Thickers.
AMR Font/Title challenge, Oct first half-use brackets in a bold way.
I used Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday pp, Bazzill cs, die cut flowers from Julie, chipboard brackets-inked and covered in Glossy Accents, Thickers, hand dyed "skittles", Flair badge, and unknown sticker.
I made this altered composition notebook for my cousin's birthday.
I used BG Sultry pp/letters/chipboard, Glossy Accents on the letters, and CB Flowers die and Cuttlekids Fairytale Alpha die for the butterfly.
I made a matching card, BG Sultry pp/brads, Bazzill, American Crafts ribbon, EKS stamp, and CB Flowers die.
A couple ATCs....
This is one I made for the Kids Only swap over at Swap Addicts Anonymous. I wanted to make the kids in the swap an ATC from me.
I used BG Cupcake pp, SU CS (Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede), SU Perfect Party stamps-stamped with inks matching the cs, Nestabilities, Stickles (Lime Green, Waterfall, Cinnamon), and clear "skittles".
This one is for AMR, September Crop swap-theme is fall.
I used Bazzill cs, DCWV Doodlin' Around the Page pp, Cricket Doodlecharms for the leaves/acorn, CB Flowers die, Studio G stamp, and a button.
A couple RAKs I have gotten recently, this one is from Lisa/LBOregon (AMR). Her daughter is in the Kids Only swap on SAA, so she made me these crocheted flowers as a hostess RAK!
Then, scraprageous/Lucinda sent me this stamp set from EK Success, along with some teeny tiny rhinestones (little square packages at top of stamps).
I got really sick yesterday, so I didn't get anything else done, scrappy wise. I am hoping to get some done today, since it seems I am feeling better today. For now, this is all I have to share, so here's hoping for some progress so I can blog tomorrow!!

Monday, A Little Late

Another Scrapbook Challenges Sketch! Sorry it is a day late, I guess I spaced it, lol!
Sketch 164
The layout I did for the sketch.
I used MME Bella Bella pp, Thickers, Adorn It little letters, die cuts from a RAK, and a button.
A card for Basic Grey Challenges, based on a sketch by Martine.
I used Bazzill cs, Basic Grey Blush pp, CB Asterisks dies, Kaiser Crafts rhinestones, and a stamped image I got from a swap so I don't know what it is, lol! I colored it with color pencils.
For my birthday last week, I got a $10 gift card from Michaels. So I printed a 40% coupon, and picked up this stuff! A Cuttlebug die cut set, Asterisks, and some Studio G $1 stamps.
Cliff made me this card for my birthday. He pulled out my Stampin Up Blender Pen and my inks, not to mention the Stickles, lol!
I also snagged this stamp set at Barnes and Noble!! $15 dollars for 8 rubber stamps, plus they are TWILIGHT!! Woo Hoo, now I want to do another Twilight ATC swap!!
I got quite a few layouts done this weekend, and will share tomorrow!!

This Weekend's Stuff

Please bear with me, as my blog headers are huge!! I have tried to fix it, but can't seem to get it to work. I know it looks dumb, lol! I have played a little in the html, but nothing works. If you know how to fix it, I would love to hear from you!
.
I didn't get a whole lot done this weekend, I have rediscovered Facebook games, lol!!! But I did manage to get a couple layouts done and an inchie swap.
.
This is for Scrapbook Challenges, Yummy In My Tummy Challenge.
I used all Pink Paislee Captivating pp scraps, My Little Shoebox mini letters, Thickers, Special Moments (Dollar Tree) stickers, and a button.
AMR Scraplift Challenge-Sept #2.
I used DCWV cs, Black Market Paper Society (RAK) pp, Magic Mesh, ribbon, Prima flowers, and stickled Thickers, and hand dyed "skittles". I colored Edward's eyes a pretty golden brown, lol!!!
For a swap I am hosting at Swap Addicts Anonymous-All Holidays Inchies. There is a group for each holiday, then seasons! I am doing all groups, of course! LOL
New Years, Valentine's, St Patty's, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthday, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall.
I used Bazzill cs, Studio G stamps, brads, rhinestones, snaps, LOTS of Stickles, and a variety of different pens.
I got a few swaps back too!
SCS Beach Inchie swap. Apparently there were a few drop outs!
Part of the same swap, the Beach Theme ATCs.
AMR Months of the Year ATCs.
I won a random prize from the Beach ATC/Inchie swap, got this from TiDbItOlOgLsT54.
Got this from grammy-b at SAA with her gorgeous Fruit ATCs as a hostess RAK. Thanks Bren!!
I better get to work really soon, or I won't have anything to share, lol!!
Thanks for stopping by, my readers are the best!!!

Back To Our Regular Broadcasting

I have had this ready to post for a few days, just had to wait till the blog hop was over. :)
.
I made this card for Basic Grey Challenges blog, embossing.
I used all BG Porcelain pp, BG Eva stamps, Quickutz Polka Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing border folder, Studio G stamp, buttons, and pop-dotted the flower center, flourish, and sentiment.
This is also for Scrapbook Challenges Stamp It and Make 'Em Pop challenge.

September Digi Challenge over at SC, Make Your Own Desktop Wallpaper
I used elements and paper from Summer Driggs: Sweet Springtime.
SC Challenge, Use Same Photo More Than Once.
I used Stampin' Up! pp, but don't know what line since it was a RAK, lol. Also used DCWV cs, Prima flowers, Thickers, and buttons.
I also got my Michael Jackson Tribute Songs ATCs back.
I will have more to share tomorrow, I got lots of scrapbooking done this weekend!! WOO HOO!