three year olds have best friends, too!

This past fall I went with Nate and his preschool class on their pumpkin patch field trip. I have been meaning to scrap pictures from that day for awhile now. It was great to see Nate playing with his classmates. I don't usually get to see that for an entire afternoon, and I loved it! My camera was flashing all day!


The Design Dollies helped inspire this layout design with their Holiday Trifeca Challenge. Oh my... it is a sketch, a color challenge and buttons galore! So fun!

You have to link up by Jan. 3 at midnight (I know, I am a procrastinator). Click on over here if you want to see what the details are to play along.



And a note to my friends at the Dollies ... I know, I am such a bad, sporadic player!! My New Year's resolution is to play with the Dollies more. Seriously... it is!! (That and other serious, life-improving promises.)

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Boyfriend (pp, chipboard), Making Memories (alphas), Colorbok (rub ons)

win some copic markers

It's time for another second chance challenge at Sketchy Thursdays. Mostly because we love to give things away and having only one challenge a week isn't as fun as having two! This challenge is 100% compliments of Heidi. She even got her first sketch made for this ... I am one proud mama!!!

Here's that great sketch she took a stab at.


And I had fun making my sample inspiration for this. I am still in a Valentine's Day mood apparently.


Here's what you have a chance at winning! Remember, we draw winners randomly, so don't fret, ANYONE can win as long as you play. All it takes is an entry that looks like the sketch to get you entered to win these markers. And it doesn't HAVE to be a card, it can be a layout, too.

Copic Ciao - Set 8 Manga Primary Kit Marker + 1 Multiliner Pen

All you need to do to be entered in the drawing for these babies is link up your card or layout to the comments HERE on this post by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on 1/12. The winner will be chosen by random drawing 1/13.

have some hope for the new year

Scrap That Poetry has posted the next challenge. Challenge #7 is Hope, by Emily Dickenson. You can create a layout, card or project that uses the words from the poem in your layout or as an inspiration in your work. The winner of the challenge will be the guest designer for challenge #9 as well as recieve a RAK from Jennifer. You have until 10 a.m. (EST) on January 14th to post your link to this post HERE.

Hope
by Emily Dickenson

Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul,
and sings the tune - without the words,
and never stops at all,
and sweetest in the gale is heard;
and sore must be the storm
that could abash the little bird
that kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
and on the strangest sea;
Yet, never in extremity,
it asked a crumb of me.

This page was made using a picture from 2004, when hubby and I had our engagement pictures taken right before our wedding. The journaling says "You always hope that your love story is the best one of all." And that is the hope that I have.

I did some more misting and masking. I did a combo of three kinds. Glacier and Vanilla Breeze Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and Blue from Maya Mist. The paper I started with is from Pink Paislee. White rub ons from Cosmo Cricket finished the look off. And, of course, more of the great corrugated alphas from Jillibean Soup. LOVE 'EM!! I really liked how soft and romantic the end result was.

Well, I hope to see some of you playing along over at Scrap That Poetry. Thanks again to Jennifer for letting me GDT for Challenge #7. It was so fun! Hope I can do it again some time!

twas the night before...

I'd like to say this is the last you'll see of Christmas pages, but to be honest, I took a lot of pictures! :) This page does have a few special purposes, though.

It was made with mostly the Scrapbook Circle January kit (I threw in the red Thickers and the snowflakes, but the rest is Scrapbook Circle). The Pink Paislee Cupid line seems to work out really well for Christmas, as well as Valentine's Day!

The prompt over at Scrap That Poetry was Twas the Night Before Christmas... and I just squeaked in! The page is due by 10 a.m. today, so here it is! Just in the nick of time!! (Saint Nick... that is!)

The story behind this page is really cute. A family friend (who is pretty much another uncle or cousin), Kevin, plays Santa every year for the family Christmas Eve party. The older kids have caught on, but there is a whole new batch of younger kids that completely believe that this is the real Santa and that he is making a house call. It was amazing! This is the first year Nate was really, really into it.

And that bottom picture, where Santa is looking Nate right in the eye with a knowing look... yep, he was telling him to be nice to his mom, dad, grandma, papa and not to get any more strikes at school.


And ... It's Thursday!! It's time for your newest Sketchy Thursdays sketch challenge. Here is the latest sketch for you to play along with. The sponsor this week is Meyer Imports. Check out the Sketchy Thursdays challenge site for the details on the yummy prize they have put together for you all to play for! I'll give you a hint... Meyer Imports sells glitter.


So there you have it! A little poetry, a little more Christmas and some sketchy goodness for you! See you all in 2010... Have a great New Year!

the best of 2009

I've seen a few Top 10 countdowns and best-of posts for the 2009 year, and I love the idea of that. Then, my new friend Julie at My Favorite Things challenge encouraged us to pick our #1 favorite layout and link it up to the challenge site. Well, when Julie speaks, I listen (lol)!

If you haven't found this challenge yet, check it out. I am putting it on my 2010 list for challenges to make time for, because I really do love the concept for this challenge site. And the people there are fabulous!!

So here are my top 10 runners up from this year with the #1 at the end as my submission to the Favorite Things challenge.











The above layouts are in no particular order, just kind of as I pulled them from my folder, but this is my #1 favorite layout from 2009. The infamous 9/24 Sketchy Thursdays sketch, my "This Daddy" page. I love this page!! I love the picture, the moment in time, the paper cutting, the empty space, the journaling, the title... love it all!


Thank you to everyone who's stumbled upon my blog in 2009! All of the friendships I have made are what I am most grateful for this year. 2009 started off as a really bumpy year for me. It was one of those years that the minute it started I wished it was already over. Now that 2009 is behind me and the bad parts are fading away and healing, I look forward to starting a hopeful 2010 with great new friends and a wonderful scrappy support system.

Big hug to you all! I'll be back tomorrow with the next Sketchy Thursdays sketch for you. We have another great sponsor for you, and so far 2010 is looking FABULOUS for new sponsors!

more scrapbook circle january kit

The January kit for Scrapbook Circle seems to keep going and going! I made a few pages, a cute flip book (I still have to add pictures to it before I can share it) and this Valentine's Day goody bag. The only pieces of this project not from the kit was the bag and the ribbon.

So scoot on over to Scrapbook Circle and get yourself set up with a monthly subscription! You don't want this kit to pass you by!!


Hope everyone is having a good week! It is super cold and snowy here today. The high temperature is in the teens. That's all the weather man said, "teens." It's so cold here they didn't even assign it a number! Brrrr... stay warm, peeps!

scrapbook circle january kit reveal

Did you get a gift card you want to spend? Want to spend it on some very well-coordinated scrapbooking supplies? Well, then Scrapbook Circle's January kit is the gift for you!!

Here is a look at some of the projects I completed with this kit. And in a few days, you can pop on over to Scrapbook Circle and get a January kit of your very own!



There are so many great color in this kit. I loved that they were both bright and muted colors. It made combining them so much fun. And don't you just love those new Thickers?! YUM!!!! Little hearts, too cute to pass up!


This is a look at the pages I made. I also used the scraps and made a few smaller projects that I will pop back in and show you later this week.

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season ... on to New Year's!

wishing you all happy holidays!

With Christmas Eve arriving tomorrow, I wanted to make sure to send all of you warm holiday wishes!! Thanks again for reading my blog this year! And thank you to everyone who plays along with Sketchy Thursdays. Next year promises to be just as much fun.

From my family to yours, happy holidays!

time for another sneak peek

I've already shown you the bright and vibrant colors that are in the January kit for Scrapbook Circle. How about now I share some of the more muted and vibrant, colors?! How about a peek at the Thickers that are in this wonderful kit?

Hope you enjoyed the peek! Very soon I'll be able to share all of the wonderful goodies that are in this January kit from Scrapbook Circle!!

Happy holidays everyone, and thanks for stopping by!