Catching Up

Well, I have been busy....lots of scrapping lately. Last week I received my prize from Fiskars from the Fiskateers online crop. It was the Heidi Grace Winter kit, which I totally love!! I only had 2 sheets of the paper before, so I can't wait to start creating with it.




















I made this wooden heart with wooden "Love" for a contest challenge on Scraptivity! The challenge was to make a 3D project showcasing flowers and brads.


















I made this round card for a challenge on LilScrappers



















I also did 2 sketch challenges on iScrap

Organizing

Well, I went to Ikea on the weekend and got a bunch of things to organize my scrapbooking area. I put all my buttons in little glass jars, got a cute shelf for on top of my desk to keep stamps and ink etc. handy, as well as some hanging baskets for the shelves behind me. Yesterday I went to Walmart and got some organizers for my chipboard letters. I love how it turned out! They were in the tools section for screws etc. My larger letter sets won't fit and the dividers aren't removable, but still not bad for $6 each! Saves a lot of space this way.

Feeling Lucky!!

It was a busy weekend with 2 online crops. One at iScrap and one at Fiskateers. I got a few LO's done, which I will show in just a minute. I was lucky enough to win a crop rak from Fiskateers! It will be a surprise though...and I am sure I will love it!!

On Scraptivity! in December I won a prize for the November kit contest. It was a huge Pine Cone Press library pocket calendar kit and Junkitz 8x8 calendar kit with lots of papers etc. I will be all set for creating my calendar's for next year. In December on Scraptivity! also I won a set of the new Basic Grey Santa Baby acrylic stamps. I am just feeling so lucky these days!!

















And this weekend there is another online crop coming up at Creative Crafts and Stickers. I will also be busy this week with the start of the 2 contests at Scraptivity! Can't wait to get cracking on them!

The Power of 5!!

I am participating in iScrap's online crop this weekend and this is one of the great challenges on there!

1. 5 things I can't scrap without: patterned paper, black pen, glue dots, ink and rubons

2. 5 places I have traveled to most recently: Kemptville to visit my brother, Orleans to visit my brother-in-law and family, beyond that...Starr Gymnastics, Walmart and Costco LOL!

3. 5 things I watch on TV: I could probably name 50, but I'll narrow it down to my favourites...ER, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Big Brother and Seinfeld

4. 5 foods I can't stand: cabbage, seafood of any kind, stinky cheese (Limburger etc.), meat cooked rare and crepes (it's a long story)

5. 5 reasons to visit iScrap!: the awesome online crop going on now, the gallery full of inspiration, the great contests, friendly scrappers and fun, fun, fun!!

Great new Contests at Scraptivity!

I know it has been forever since I have blogged, I never seem to have the time. I have to do better in 2008 LOL!

I am very excited about 2 new contests just announced at Scraptivity!

Scrap Away the Winter Blues with Scraptivity!
http://www.scraptivity.com/tell/viewtopic.php?t=25438&highlight=
This contest is for anyone, you do not need to be a kit subscriber and has lots of challenges for points. The winner will be published in the Canadian Scrapbooker and receive $400.00 in scrapbook supplies. The 1st runner up receives $200.00 in scrapbook supplies and the 2nd runner up $100.00 in product. And there is a bonus prize draw for $100.00 in scrapbooking products!

and Scraptivity’s Next Apprentice
http://www.scraptivity.com/tell/viewtopic.php?t=25435&highlight==
This contest is only for kit subscribers. There are 12 weekly challenges and at the end work will be judged on uniformity, quality, visual appeal, creativity, and overall completion of the challenge by Jackie Ludlage and her team at Canadian Scrapbooker magazine. The lucky winner will be published in Canadian Scrapbooker magazine and will become Scraptivity’s Next Apprentice. They will receive $400.00 of scrapbooking supplies which includes a 6 month kit subscription with a spot on our Design Team for the full six months.
1st runner-up receives $200.00 worth of scrapbooking supplies and
2nd runner-up receives $100.00 in products.

I am so excited for them to begin next Monday and will be participating in both contests!

October Updates

Wow, it's so hard to keep up to date here! I have to make more of an effort. So what's new with me.....?? Well, a few weeks ago I got a layout accepted into the Basic Grey gallery. That was a first for me, so I was pretty excited. You can check it out here:

http://www.basicgrey.com/catalog/idea_gallery_info.php?idea_gallery_id=23525

October is my month as Guest Design Team member at Savvy N Sassy, so I got to do a lot of creating!! This is the beautiful ribbon kit I received:


















http://savvynsassy.com/shoppe/product_info.php?cPath=22_30&products_id=497


These are my first 4 creations with the ribbon kit. I absolutely LOVE the huge ric rac, and black is great for almost anything. I just noticed I used it on all of my projects :)
I am hoping to get more done next weekend. We have been busy painting our house and I can't wait til we're done!!

















































Here is my challenge for this month on Savvy N Sassy:

http://www.savvynsassy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3403

And if you want to be a Monthly Guest Design Team member at Savvy N Sassy and receive your own ribbon kit, here is this month's contest:

http://www.savvynsassy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=8&sid=6d1ce5f8d18b31a387833b2981449ec8


That is all my updates for now. I'll have to come back and post a few more layouts when I have time. I have been creating like mad lately!!

New TLC Products

At the end of July TLC launched more new products. I had so much fun playing with the new Hot Fudge kits and making a Family Chatter Bookz mini album.