Monday, April 26

April DT Projects Revealed !!

Hello and hope everyone is doing well !! We made it through Monday ...yeah !!


I wanted to hop on to reveal my Right at Home DT projects for April !! I was lucky enough to use Basic Grey's Kioshi collection of papers and goodies !! This is such a fun line of products and the Kioshi accessories are to-die-for !! Here are my projects ....  the details and techniques of the layouts can be seen on the RAH Blog !! TFL !!! Have a great week !!


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Thursday, April 22

Chasing Rainbows !!

After a few thundershowers loaded with lightning finally calmed down my neighbor called and said, "look out your window" ... I practically hung up on her and ran to grab my camera and caught these shots ... it was 7:00pm so the lighting isn't great but it was still worth tripping through the woods to capture the moment ...


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TFL and have a great FRIDAY !!  
  



Thursday, April 15

New Sketch Here !! Read all About it !!

As promised ... a new sketch is revealed today at Inspired Blueprints !! We LOVED this one !! The Design Team did a great job with it so please stop by the IB gallery and check out all the gorgeous layouts !! Our new DT will be announced soon ... the submissions were all great and it'll be a tough choice !! Good luck to all the applicants !!


Here is sketch #46 and my take on it !! TFL !!


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Wednesday, April 14

Getting closer to a 3-Day Weekend !!

Hello Everyone ... hope you are all having a great week !! This one is going by fast - work has been busy and I'm sooooooooo looking forward to a 3-day weekend so I can spend some time in my loft getting some projects done (that's the plan anyway) !!


I had Josh this past weekend and we had fun painting some canvas pieces I had lying aroung and then playing cars !! Like most kids, Josh LOVES to paint ... as you can see ...


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TFL !! I'll be posting a fun sketch from Inspired Blueprints tomorrow so please stop by and check it out !!



Thursday, April 8

Another Fun sketch !!

I just finished up a meeting with FEMA who came and assessed the damage to my basement. I'll know in a few weeks if I'll receive any funding for the losses ... if not, I keep saying that it could have been SO much worse !!


On a brighter note, there are some awesome interpretations of sketch #45 in the gallery at Inspired Blueprints ! I used some Basic Grey Kioshi papers and some pics of one of our younger scrappers at RAH - who is quite the artist !! Here is the adorable sketch and my take with some close-ups !! TFL and have a great rest of the week !!


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Tuesday, April 6

REALLY BIG NEWS !!

Well, I'm getting back into the daily routine after dealing with the minor flooding situation at home. It was major for me, but minor in the grand scheme of things compared to what others have endured !! I wish everyone who has suffered the wrath of the rain the best and hope that FEMA can come through for the many vicims of Mother Nature !!


I have some SUPER EXCITING NEWS !! I recently had three of my layouts accepted by Memory Makers for their upcoming "Big Book of Scrapbook Ideas" due out in May 2011 !! I'm beyond excited !! I have many, many forms to fill out and supply lists to send in so I'm off to get started !! Just wanted to share my news with you all !! YAHOO !! Have a great week !!



Monday, April 5

A New Week ... And Some New Layouts !!

Well, a very frustrating week is behind me ... thanks to my good friends, neighbors and especially family who helped me though this challenging time !! Time to move forward and put this behind me and realize that although there are alot of negative people around me there are way more positive ones to make life great !! That is one of the reasons I LOVE scrapbooking !! It's filled with positive, creative, supportive people and I thank God for that !!


I joined the Basic Grey Page of the Month Club at Right at Home !! Here's the scoop:


Each month you will receive a kit with supplies to create a double-page spread. These are just not any kits, they will be filled with Basic Grey's newest paper collections and embellishments to get you excited and creating with their newest goodies (like we need an excuse to get excited over BG.) Within the kit there will also be a full set of instructions and color photo of the completed layout for you to reference. After creating your double page layout you will still have materials remaining to do even more creating !!


Now, I liked the samples but I wanted to do my own thing with the collections. This first kit used the Origins Collection !! LOVE these papers and embellies !! So far, I've completed two layouts ... and I still have product leftover !! Here's what I came up with and I'm hoping to do a few more layouts !!


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Thanks for looking and have a great Monday !!



Sunday, April 4

Happy Easter ... and the March Flood of 2010 !!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE !! Hope you all have a great day with family and friends !! I look forward to seeing everyone's photos of the day's activities !!


My thoughts and prayers go out to EVERYONE who has been dealing with the aftermath of the March Flood of 2010 !! I only had 6-7 inches of water in my finished basement and have spent the past 5 days dealing with pumping, moving, tossing, ripping out carpet, fans going 24/7, purchasing a dehumidifier, cussing, taking advil, drinking, taking more advil ... you get the picture !! I can't even imagine the people with feet of water in their homes - hopefully FEMA has helped some of these victims.


I'm finally back to scrapping ... I actually managed to finish several pages at the Cape Cod Crop - which was a blast - and I'm just now photographing my projects !! Between the rain and the flooding - my focus has been salvaging as much as I could !! I will say it again - THANK-GOD I moved my scraproom from the basement to the loft last year !!


Before all the flood drama, I signed up for a really fun 12 day online Sketchbook class hosted by the wonderfully talented Kelly Purkey and the DT from Studio Calico !! We have received many sketches and am now finally starting them. Here's is what I did with the first sketch using SC Quliting Bee Kit !! Love, Love their kits BTW- please check them out !! They are loaded with awesomeness - my new word for the day !!


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TFL and listening and I'll have some Basic Grey layouts to reveal tomorrow so please stop by !!  
   



Thursday, April 1

More Good News !!

So, maybe this is my month -except for the flooded basement part !! I have a layout featured in April 2010 Scrapstreet Magazine !! This was such a fun layout and very dimensional !! I used some paint as well as my usual distressing and inking !! Here's the April 2010 cover and my layout (with some close-ups) which is featured here on page 9 !!!!


 


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Thanks sooooo much Scrapstreet for featuring me in your AWESOME magazine and TFL everyone !!!
 
 
 



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