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Pictures from our vacation to SD last summer. This layout was done for the color challenge (red, white and blue) at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking.

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not Scary

Sorry the picture isn't the best, the sun is so bright today. These are pictures of our girls in October 1985.

This week's challenge on the Scrap Attack blog is to used the colors orange, brown and yellow.

I used sketch #283 at Splitcoaststampers, Thank you for the inspiration Sally.

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Girly Girly friends

Layout done for the ad inspiration challenge on the Scrap Attack Scrapbooking blog.

Melissia, Ginny & Emily dressed up then went around the neighborhood "selling" (giving away) pictures they had colored. June 1984

Supplies Used
embossed cardstock - Love Elsie
pp - Reminisce
stickers - Reminisce, Bella Blvd
bling - Prima
brads - Queen and Co, Around the Block
Rub-on - Rusty Pickle
journaling spot - Ellie's Studio
felt - Fancy Pants

t-ball team

Here's my take on the sketch from the May 6th Scrap Attack Scrapbooking blog challenge.

Supplies used:
cardstock - Stampin Up
pp - Crate Paper and Scrappin' Sports and More
arrow - Scenic Route
alphas - Sassafras Lass
stamped star - Stampin Up
baseball brads - Hot off the Press (RAK from Lauri)
ticket - Maya Road
rub-on - Basic Grey
stickers - Bella Blvd

This is Melissia (youngest daughter) playing her one and only t-ball season.

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Queen of Hearts Crop

This past week-end I participated in the Queen of Hearts crop over at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking.

There were 8 fun challenges and because of the offer by my awesome DH to take Katie to the birthday party of one of her friends on Saturday I was able to complete them all. There were also several games and impromptu challenges. If you missed this one, come on over to the board and check out the monthly challenges. That way you'll be around for the next crop.


This picture still makes me laugh.

1} This was a menu challenge.
My menu:
Appetizer - Butter Poached Lobster Salad - die-cut paper
Side Dish - Steamed Spinach - 1 photo
Main Course - Beef Wellington - embellies my choice
Dessert - Molten Mocha Cake - pink
Beverage - Shirley Temple - journaling strips
Mandatory Item: Hershey Kiss - heart



2} We were to do some type of paper folding - I made the paper flower, hadn't done this type before and it was easy and fun. Papers are by Dream Street.

Pictures are of Katie opening her gifts after her birthday party - the favorite was her first Webkinz, a black kitten she named Ava and loves to this day. Ava sleeps with her and often goes on adventures with us.



3} For this challenge we were to use "love" in the title or journaling. This picture is of DH's nephew and his bride. The papers are by Cosmo Cricket.


4}More wedding pictures - we were to use a love song for the title or journaling.


5}We needed to find something in our stash we didn't like and alter it to work for our layout. I had the Stampin Up! silver star brad I wanted to use, but it was to shiny for this distressed layout - so I rubbed it into the Staz-On Timber Brown ink pad.

Pictures are of us feeding the donkeys in Custer State Park, South Dakota.

6} Another hand made paper embellishment, the heart flower. After a couple failed attempts, I really like how this one turned out. Great way to use up some of those odd scraps of pp. Papers are Basic Grey.


7} We were to use a playing card or card element on our layout. I chose a heart, since I was trying to get these wedding pictures scrapped.

8} Scrapping someone or something that has stolen my heart was an easy challenge in some ways, my family means a lot to me and I have a ton of pictures - the hardest part was deciding which pictures to scrap. These pictures are of Katie and me at Disney in 2007. Papers are 3 Bugs in a Rug.

To top it off I won two of the impromptu challenges and one of the games. But, the best surprise was getting the "Queen of the Crop" charm, who doesn't want to be Queen? I've already spent my gift certificate on some items from the Pre-order section. Thank you to Lauri and the fabulous Design Team for putting together this fabulous crop.

Now I need to get back to scrapping so I can use up some of my stash before this next order comes in.

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We've Finally Arrived!

There's a new challenge at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking that just might become my favorite - Scrap Your Stash. I've always liked recipe challenges and love the possibilities of using up stash to make room for new stuff, plus it seems to work no matter what pictures I'm ready to scrap next.

Supplies used

pp - Little Yellow Bicycle "Pack your Bags" and Basic Grey "Periphery"
Sticker #'s - LYB
ribbon - LYB
Buttons - Stampin Up!
Border Sticker - LYB
metal circle clip - Stampin Up!
stickers and journaling note - LYB

Hat vs Books

Here's my layout for the February contest at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking.

Supplies used:
cardstock - Stampin Up!
pp - Little Yellow Bicycle "Pack your Bags"
alphas - American Crafts thickers and Basic Grey
stickers - Little Yellow Bicycle
filmstrip - Tim Holtz
spray - Tattered Angels "coffee Shop"
brad - unknown (from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking kit)
button - unknown

February contest

From the Scrap Attack Scrapbooking message board:

Ready to take your imagination for a ride?? Well Little Yellow Bicycle has partnered with us by sponsoring our February contest! LYB never disappoints me and I am head over heals in love with their new collections that just debuted at CHA! They are a great company that offer scapbooking supplies for all levels of crafters.

I’m sure you will love their collections as much as we do so we’d love to see what you are creating using their beautiful lines. Regardless of your scrappy level, everyone is eligible to win as we will be pulling a winner at random. Speaking of winning…Little Yellow Bicycle has donated 4 YUMMY prize packs! Listed below are the details of the contest:

• Your layout or project must contain at least 75% Little Yellow Bicycle products on it (you may use any collection you like.)

• Your entry must be new and made specifically for this contest.

• 1 entry is allowed per person and this is open to US and Canadian designers.

• Deadline for entry is midnight PST on February 28, 2011 with a winner being announced within a week.

Please email your submission and contact information to ScrapAttackScrapbooking-at-msn.com with Little Yellow Bicycle contest in the subject line. You are also encouraged to share your work with us on our blog, message board or Facebook page but please make sure you first and foremost email your submission.

If you are in need of Little Yellow Bicycle supplies, we have a store stocked with wonderful collections. You can stop by the Little Yellow Bicycle section of the store to pick some up!

Good luck, I can't wait to see all the wonderful layouts/projects submitted! Thank you Little Yellow Bicycle for being a wonderful partner and sponsor for us!
If you are in need of Little Yellow Bicycle supplies, we have a store stocked with wonderful collections. You can stop by the Little Yellow Bicycle section of the store to pick some up!

Good luck, I can't wait to see all the wonderful layouts/projects submitted! Thank you Little Yellow Bicycle for being a wonderful partner and sponsor for us!

Good Times at the Ocean Grill

Supplies used:
Basic Grey pp
Shimmerz Spritz Seafoam
Chatterbox diecut journaling piece
Making Memories journaling book
ScrapWorks vinyl applique
Adorn it tiny treasure alphas
Basic Grey alphas
Pink Paislee chipboard alphas
Stampin Up! cardstock, pp, die-cut stickers
Magic Mesh
misc. brads, twine, rick rack and google eye

Inspired by Emma Ruth Fronda for the November lift challenge at XOXO Girls. The fabulous prize is offered by Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!

home at last

Supplies used:
DCWV mini scallop cardstock
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "Silver Sugar"
SEI pp and die-cuts
Chatterbox Artsy.licious chocolate tinsel pp
AC Thickers
Paper Studio pearl brad
Stampin Up! cardstock, ink
MM stamps
lace from stash
unknown silver cardstock

Inspired by Cheryl Whitaker for the November lift challenge at XOXO Girls. The fabulous prize is offered by Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!

rockerville

Picture taken at Vero Beach this summer.

Supplies used:
BG pp, alphas, stickers, feltie bird
Stampin Up! twill tape, cardstock
Li'l Davis Designs paint splattered on tape
Maya Road sheers
Melissa Francis family sticker
unknown twine, ribbon, brad

Inspired by Kimmie Jaster for the November lift challenge at XOXO Girls. The fabulous prize is offered by Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!

Happy Holidays

Supplies used:
DCWV mini scallop cardstock
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "Silver Sugar"
SEI pp and tab
Fancy Pants felt star
Prima pearls and crystals
Daisy D's tree
Queen and Co red Christmas felt
unknown crocheted snowflake, pearl brad, tree, ribbon, silver, green cardstock

Inspired by Katherine Blue for the November lift challenge at XOXO Girls. The fabulous prize is offered by Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!

You and me

Supplies used:
Love Elsie pp
Stampin Up! felt flowers, mask, rhinestone brad and rub-on flowers
Tatterned Angels Glimmer Mist "Olive Vine"
Basic Grey chipboard circle
Fancy Pants felt (pink) flower
American Crafts felt (purple) flowers
Scenic Route twill tape
misc. buttons, brads and eyelets
charm from Michael's
DMC thread
unknown rub-on title, cardstock, tab

Inspired by Sharon Bertolino for the November lift challenge at XOXO Girls. The fabulous prize is offered by Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!

Scraplifting with the XOXO Girls

Supplies used:
paper: Dream Street, Love Elsie and unknown
Title stickers: Glitz Teeny Alpha
Title Rub-on: Basic Grey
chipboard flower - Pink Paislee
Distress stickles - Ranger
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "Olive Vine"
flowers, butterfly rub-ons and stickers - Stampin Up!
DMC thread
journaling spot, ribbon and crown - unknown

Inspired by Andrea MacDonald

Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is the November sponsor over on the XOXO Girls blog! If you are not familiar with their site, they are a scraplift blog! They have a large design team with an enormous range of scrapbooking styles to choose from. I think everyone get's scrappers block from time to time and scraplifting is a wonderful way to jump start your creating.

What exactly does scraplift mean?

Basically it means copying others' completed layouts in whole or in part, for your own personal use, by adopting design elements and ideas that you like and incorporating them into your own creations. Of course everyone likes to get credit for their ideas so remember it's proper etiquette to give credit to the person you are scraplifting ideas from whenever you borrow someone's ideas.

Deadline for entry will be November 30th. Please make sure you visit the XOXO Girls blog to upload your submission. This contest is open to residents with a US or Canadian address and the lucky winner of this contest will win this fabulous prize valued at over $40 donated by...Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!


It's the complete Crate Paper Snow Day collection + some extras! How's that for an awesome prize!!

Paradise Found

The Scrapbook play challenge on Scrap Attack Scrapbooking was to use a found item for stamping. I used the eraser end of a pencil and stamped dark blue dots on the light blue flower. They showed up a lot more until I decided to spritz the whole layered flower with Clearsnaps Smooch Spritz.

Supplies used:

Karen Foster pp and stickers
Stampin Up! cardstock and rub-ons
KI Memories lace cardstock
Queen & Co felt flowers
misc flowers