updated: Scrapbook Challenges Blog Hop!!

Scrapbook Challenges is a great place to get inspired! Weekly sketches, a fun scrappy forum, and other challenges offerred through the month will really get you scrapping!!

Hop on the Blog Hop :
Start there, on Pamela's blog and follow through the wonderful design teams blogs. Enter for prizes....join Scrapbook Challenges to keep having fun!!

Here is this week's sketch

here's my take! i know it's pretty simple, but i wanted something fun to be able to use for a quick birthday page.

I just love the details that Pamela puts into each sketch and you can take them: twistem-turnem-flipem, and you have a layout that is all your own! Plus, on Scrapbook Challenges it is so much fun sharing your layouts--so join in and get ready for some layout-love!

Want to see what other members are doing during the blog hop: Check These Out!

SO, what are you waiting for! jump on in the blog hop and the scrapbook challenges FUN!

secret santas

Being a part of some fun message boards relating to scrapbooking, I was able to join in on two secret santa swaps! I had a blast shopping for B of defiance, OH and J of MO. In return, I rec'd goodies from B and from G in VA.....

here's what I rec'd, and I hope my recipients enjoyed their packages as well :) (click to make bigger if you'd like)

From G at www.scrapsistersstudio.com
I love the big flowers, the tim holtz (i'm a TH virgin!), and all the goodies are great...I couldn't decide what to use first!!!


From B, through Jingle's Super Fun Blog
She's my bloggy friend now too, go see her great stuff right here! She knew i love pink and black, crocheting too and just fun girly homemade things...see that cute bind-it all book and pen and stand with bling!? Yup, homemade and pretty much love it!!! Thanks B,....here's to more sharing of ideas and creations in 2010!

Dec. 25

crochet flowers

i'm so going to try and make these:

right here.

some more Xavier Love!

these little 8x8 pages are fun to do! (the square shape is tough getting used to since 8.5x11 is my thing lately...

and, he's a cool little dude so he doesn't get the cutesy baby stuff, and I'm okay with that!

pages of my nephew!

the first, of many, pages of our nephew Xavier!

something other than scrapping...

saw this online (sad, don't remember where.....) and thought "I can do that!" So i shopped for the supplies and had fun creating these for a neighbor, an ornament exchange, and some others.