so very thankful

With many people pretending today is "Friday" on account of Thanksgiving here in the US, If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! is doing the same! Fashionista Friday #12 is posted today, and the prompt is "Thankful."

We'd love to see your thankful pages and cards. Above is the card that I made for my DT contribution this week. I love using the Maya Road chipboard trees set. They are just too darn cute!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the US readers. Who's participating in the Black Friday crazies this year? I am!! My MIL and I try to go out every year. I have no idea what exactly I want to go for, but I have my Michael's, JoAnn's, Kohl's, J.C. Penney's and plenty of other retail coupons ready to go. Not to mention all of the online scrapping sales going on!

What are you doing this weekend?

happy fall Sunday

Nothing much going on here, just lots of cleaning and yard work at the Fisher house. I made this page for The Studio's Charity Crop last weekend and just love how it turned out. It took forever to cut out these flowers, though, but I was committed to the look once I started. It was worth it, I love the look of it once I was done.

Don't forget to vote for the GDT spot on Sketchy Thursdays!! Take a mouse-click over there and peek at the entries for this month... they are all REALLY good! I'm excited to see who the winner of the Lil Scrappin Mama Dec. kit is going to be!!

11.19 sketchy thursdays sketch

The new sketch is up at Sketchy Thursdays! I am in a fall mood. I love oranges and browns, and just the overall look of a great, fall page.

These papers are from Jillibean Soup. I just love their stuff! The big, wood green button and the cardboard lettering are from Jillibean Soup, too.




Thanks for stopping by! This week's Sketchy Thursdays winner is going to get the December kit from Scrapbook Kit Club. And here's a peek to get you excited to play along with us.

reality vs. perception

The next Get Meaningful Prompt #27 is ready for you today! The idea is to think back on a situation where after-the-fact your perception versus the reality of what happened was completely different. I'm sure we've all had those moments when we are in the thick of things we can't see the forest for the trees.

I chose to make a page about having Nate. The idea to have a baby seemed all well and good until I had to raise him! As mothers, I'm sure we have all been there where we say, "Wow, this is a tough job!" My choices for him now are so much larger than the initial fleeting thought on whether or not we were ready to have him in our family.

(And don't you just love "lil Nate" in the picture? He was adorable from day one! In this picture he was only 3-4 months old, I believe. )

I used some more of my Lil Scrappin Mama kit for this. That Nov. kit is so darn versatile! I never get tired of using it. (Do you have one yet? Hurry up....) Thanks for stopping by!!

my 150 followers giveaway!

As promised, when I hit 150 I was going to giveaway a vintage mix set from my Etsy shop. The above picture is representative of what the winner is going to get along with some cool buttons and little extras that are also sold in my Etsy shop. Head on over there if you are interested in some holiday vintage mix goodness for making holiday pages or cards.

So, without further ado... the winner is: almondeyez2000 (Tanisha). Hi Tanisha!! Send me your shipping address to dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com and I'll make sure you get your vintage mix kit asap!

Thanks again to everyone who is a follower of my site. I truly appreciate each and every one of you. Make sure you leave comments so I can also visit your site!!

a little bit vintage

Hi there! This was one of the few pages I was able to make for The Studio's Charity Crop this past weekend. The picture is of me and my brother when we were little. The challenge was to scrap vintage, whether it be the style, the time period or the look.

Like the button flowers? I made those using corrugated cardboard, Maya mists, lace, old buttons and string. Don't forget, I sell these buttons in my Etsy store. I hope to put a few more in there over the next few weeks.

Thanks for looking! And thank you to everyone who sent me well wishes to feel better. I am finally feeling a bit more like myself. Big hug!

more lil scrappin mama and a chance to win!

I had a few minutes this weekend to try and scrap again. After being so sick all week, it felt good to get back into the swing of things. Here's another page I made using the November kit for Lil Scrappin Mama.



The first ever Friday Challenge over at Lil Scrappin Mama is going on right now. You'll need to:
1. Make a layout based on this sketch.
2. The layout must have at least one embellishment that you have created yourself.
3. E-mail your layout to kristie@lilscrappinmama.com to be judged...we will post our favorites and the winner will be announced next week.
4. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, November 17th, midnight CST.


The winner will get the November kit all for their very own!