QOTW

I've attended my share of day and weekend crops as well as hosting them myself. I'm fast running out of ideas for fun crop games. So...

"What is your favorite crop game?"

A layout to share...one I did at an all day benefit crop in Chicopee yesterday. Flowers are Petaloo Color Me Crazy petals sprayed with Smooch Spritz, Basic Grey Boxer line papers and Bazzill cardstock. Pictures of a trip to Calder Race Track in Miami, FL.

Ad Tuesday: Spring Fling Card Class

Add a little "pop" to your spring themed cards with Flower-soft. Here are a couple of sneak peeks.

Class fee is $20 and you will go home with 5 beautiful cards. Please bring adhesive, trimmer and scissors. Thursday 3/25 at Holden Rec Ctr from 6:30 - 8:30pm.

To register, call Holden Recreation at (508)829-0263

Tuesday Ads: Classes at Holden Rec.

I have been teaching at the Holden Rec for over 2 years now. The place is great, easy to get to from I-190 and the people in the office very helpful. If you've been thinking about taking a class with me there, please do not hesitate. I offer a variety of classes from scrapbooking to stamping and am introducing a Cricut 101 class this spring. If you would like more info on the classes, feel free to contact me. The classes I am offering are...

Spring Fling Card Class - 3/25 6:30 - 8:30pm $20
5 cards highlighting a cool product called Flower-soft.

Cricut 101 - 4/8 or 5/15 6:30 - 8:30pm $30
You will bring your cricut to learn on, materials will be provided.

Celebrating MOM Card Class - 4/14 6:30 - 8:30pm $20
5 cards for those most dear to you.

Disney Magic Scrapbooking Class - 5/15 6:30-8:30pm $20
2 double page layouts that introduces hidden elements for additional photos and journaling.

Question of the Week

Do you take scrappy classes?
If no, why not?
If yes, where? At a scrapbook store? Consultant?

Personally I haven't taken a lot of scrapbooking classes. I find that I am a visual learner and can easily reproduce a look just by looking at a picture. When I do take classes, it is at CK conventions as well as online classes.

ps. Check back tomorrow for a sneak peek of my Thursday class at the Holden Rec.

Thursday Deals: Core'dinations Buy

Similar to my Bazzill Bulk Buys except we are buying Core'dinations cardstock. If you haven't seen or heard of it before, it's a color core cardstock therefore if you sand or tear the paper, the inside is a different color/shade. Check out their website...http://www.coredinations.com.

This buy includes the Color Core, Black Magic, White Wash, Jenni Bowlin and Gemstone lines...2 colors from each line, 5 sheets of each color, totaling 50 sheets of paper.

Price is $25.00 includes shipping to me and tax. If you would like your papers shipped to you, it will be an extra $8.00. Otherwise, we can meet up or you can pick/collect at one of the crops I'm vendoring at (check side bar of right for schedule).

Deadline for ordering noon 3/19/10. 4 spots available.

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

From my family to yours! Anyone have any "green" projects to share?

Tuesday Ads: Just Scrappin All Day Crops

Just Scrappin' All Day Crops

When: March 27, 2010
Where: The Hampton Inn, 328 Main St., Sturbridge MA
How Much: $40
Includes..

lunch & dinner
Tool Table with Cricut, Quickutz and more
On-site shopping provided by Jean's The Crop Shop
A Welcome gift, door prizes and games!
Make n Take (usually a 2 page layout)

Seats still available - you must pay in advance to hold your seat!
Contact me for more info.

Nosy Monday

Do you have a preference for 1 page or 2 page layouts? Why?

Looking through my idea books and magazines, I noticed that they highlight mostly 1 page layouts. I like to have both in my albums depending on how many pictures and how "big" of an event or milestone it is that I am scrapping. And just for fun, a share from my lil' guys' album.

a week?

Yikes! Has it really been a week since I've posted? Wow! How time flies when one has a to do list a mile long. Back to back events, parenting, volunteering, mothering = one very busy person here. I have to get back to my mile-long to do list but not before I share 2 of my latest page kits featuring Cricut's paper dolls :)

Rock Stars - a fair amount of smooch spritz and smooch inks went into this layout.
Faith - This is of Darin's baptism but it's being sold as a 1st communion layout. There is a choice of boy or girl paper doll and comes with a 1st communion rubon title.

More Paper Dolls

I'm hooked. Officially! Angela are you reading this? If you thought I was hooked, it's even worse now!!! I spent yesterday and today working on paper dolls for my page kits. They are so much fun and the details, the details are what's killing me. My 1st communion girl doll - she has pearly shoes and lace on her dress. Wait 'til you see her in person! Even my boys are hooked.

They made their own rock star paper dolls and put on a show for me before bed last night. And this little girl...well she *hearts* the cricut too!

Paper Dolls

*scroll down for the QOTW*

I fell in love with both the cartridges when they first came out and have always had good intentions to use them but don't use them as often as I like. Yesterday, while trying to come up with an idea of a slumber party invite...I had a lightbulb moment...dug into my Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge and found the perfect paper doll. Check it out! The doll...in his sleeping bag.The guy pops out and there's the invite details. Cool huh? And this guy...he's going on my son's Baptism layout, in fact he's wearing the same outfit he wore! He's also going to be featured on a cool Baptism/1st Communion layout - debuting at Cool Crops Andover this weekend.My Question of the week..."What would you name this guy? What about the girl version?" Post your choices in the comments on this blog. If I pick the name you suggested, I'll send you the boy and the girl paper dolls.

AdornIt Challenge

Found this today and think it's a great idea. I would love to do this...anyone else doing this?

The challenge for February 2010! The theme is “Lucky Everyday.” Your challenge is to create a layout that shows what makes you lucky everyday. Use any title, colors, and supplies you’d like, but - HERE'S THE CHALLENGE - use the following elements somewhere on your layout.

Challenge requirements:

- Something with polka dots

- Ribbon that has been pleated or folded

- A journaling spot

When considering what’s lucky in your life, think about the little “dailies” that bring you joy. Maybe it’s the view out your back window, or someone’s goodbye kiss. Maybe it’s your favorite hobby or food or book.

As for the requirements, the polka dots can be on your papers or embellishments. By folded or pleated ribbon, I mean that as you add ribbon to your layout, pleat or fold it and secure it with glue, stitching, or staples, adding a fun dimensional effect. A journaling spot is a small round (or other shaped) spot with written or typed words that you adhere to your layout. You can use it as a title, sub-title, or journaling.

Here are the layouts I created for this month's challenge! Notice the polka dots, pleated ribbon and and journaling spots on each layout!

Go here for the rest of the blog post.

Out and About!

Finally...a day that I can say I stayed home. I've been on the go forever and out of the house for several days in a row. For some of you, it may be the norm but it's hard for this little homebody. Saturday was "Just Scrappin' in Sturbridge"...a little shout out to all the ladies that attended. We had a blast getting our fingers all smudged with ink and everything covered in smooch spritz, even my laptop!!! Check out my girls working on their make-n-take...Monday was spent on the road checking out this beautiful venue for Just Scrappin's very first weekend crop. The place is beautiful, the space HUGE and the price just right. Working on the details etc. and will hopefully have details for you soon. I am so excited!!!

Nosy Monday

I spent my morning checking out a hotel for Just Scrappin's first weekend event. So I want to know...

Do you attend weekend retreats? Why? Why not?

Why do I scrapbook?

Found this gem hidden in my archives and thought I'd share. We're on winter break here so I'm taking a break from blogging as well. I'll be back to my regular schedule on Monday. Until then...

Why do I scrapbook?

Why do I scrapbook? Let me count the reasons.
It's not just something to help me pass the seasons!
Crafts and hobbies are not foreign to me
But "scrapping" is an addiction, you see!
It's so much more than cropping and matting -
It's being with friends, laughing and chatting!
It's a bond of preserving precious memories
Of our very special friends and families!

Some cardstock, mulberry & a pair of scissors
Oh what we can do with all those pictures!
With all the right tools, you'd just be amazed
At what we accomplish in a scrapping daze!
It's not JUST the pictures we want to preserve
The stories behind them need to be heard.
Journaling can be challenging for some,
But well worth the effort when done.

From cardstock and background paper we pick
Then of course you must have adhesive to stick!
Die cuts, stickers, and cut outs to embellish
And the vellum, fibers and eyelets we relish!
These pages we fill give us so much pleasure
Our families will have them for years to treasure.
I could go on and on and on to be sure
But that boredom you may not endure.
So this concludes my scrapping soap box
But man I'll tell you, this hobby rocks!!!

~Unknown

Choosing Embellishments

I sometimes get hung up on choosing embellishments for my pages and more often than not, give up and leave it simple. This article by Debbie Hodge explains her thought process on picking embellishments...check it out! I'm definitely going to give those theories a shot when I scrap next.

my Question of the Week

So I spent the weekend away at Theresa's Crop...thoroughly enjoyed myself scrapping, staying up late, dealing and working. Gotta love my job! Got home on Sunday afternoon, unloaded the car, laid down for a nap and then vegged in front of the TV watching the superbowl. Today, I slept in late (as late as I could with kids to get to school), cleaned house and feel as if I got run over by a truck. Is age catching up to me? I can't spend a weekend staying up late without feeling the consequences on Monday? So my question for you is...

"How long does it take for you to recuperate from a weekend crop?" Do you bounce back like it was just any other weekend? Or do you move at snail pace for days after?

A few pictures from the weekend to share...our fabulous hostesses plotting away on their "Let's Make a Deal" themed weekend.The gang and our winnings after almost getting "zonk-d" out! We won $19 each :)And me scrapping away :)

Off to a Weekend Crop!

Happy Friday! The car is all packed up, the house is all set...just need to post this and I'm off :) Hopefully I'll see some of you at Theresa's crop. If you'd like to stop in and say hello and do a spot of shopping, feel free to drop by. I'm at the Doubletree Inn in Westboro.

First off, some layouts I put together while at an all day event last weekend.A new page kit.And a challenge for you. I want to see your winter layouts. Post a link in the comments or email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) your .jpg file.

Wacky Wednesday: Allison's blog

I stumbled across Allison's blog from another blog. Her layouts are awesome and today she even has a basic shapes mini demo on how to make cute and easy embellishments. So super easy and so cute, I might just have to give it a shot today on second thought, maybe at this weekend's crop. I'm a little buried in work right now. From reading her blog, it looks like she owns(?) a scrapbooking store and draws sketches. In fact, she even sells sketch idea books. There's a link on her blog...I bought 2 today and will post a review on it when I get them.

Ad Tuesday: Holden Rec Classes

I have been teaching at the Holden Recreation Center going on 2 years now. This month, I have 2 classes.

Gifts from the Heart Class *limited spots available*
Save money, give handmade this Valentine's Day. Make 3 cards that are easily reproduced with basic supplies, and a gift "exploding" album. Nothing says love like handmade! Please bring adhesive, trimmer and scissors. Thursday 2/11 (6:30 - 8:30pm) Cost $20

Disney Magic Layout Class
Make 2 double page layouts thwt will highlight your precious Disney memories. We will use the Cricut machine and learn to add hidden elements on your layouts. Please bring adhesive, trimmer and scissors. Thursday 2/25 (6:30 - 8:30pm) Cost $20

To register, call Holden Recreation at (508)829-0263