Don't forget!!!

You still have time to get in on a great rak/prize. I will be stuffing a big ole' priority flat rate box FULL!! I love giving stuff away.

Halloween Projects and a RAK PRIZE Challenge

Prize Rak posted at the Bottom.

Rak/Challenge ends March 1.

I had an awful thing happen that I already posted about once, but just so I can share my frustration again I will. My computer crashed in November just after Halloween and my daughter, Sydnie's birthday. So, I lost all those pictures - except, the ones that I had uploaded to my Facebook account. I was able to get them from Facebook to print, but because they had been sized down for Facebook my quality wasn't the best. But, at least I have something from Halloween. All of Sydnie's birthday was lost.

I really loved both the Smaller-than-a-Breadbox and Bigger-than-a-Breadbox kits from Apron Strings in October and created these very quick projects two weekends ago. I was limited on my scrapbooking time so I promised myself to do very quick - 30 minute - layouts and stuck to it!

Lauren's page:




**This is the Basic Grey Eerie collection. Note the tag and overlay go together. So, it is easy to write on the tag with regular ink and then add the overlay. The Trick or Treat tag is from Little Yellow Bicycle and all of this is part of the Apron Strings kit.


Taylor's page:

More Basic Grey Eerie. The Owl is My Mind's Eye Boo to You and the beautiful silver label holder is Making Memories. Again, all part of the Apron Strings kit.

Sydnie's layout:

Cooper's layout:

Sydnie's and Cooper's pages are both mainly My Mind's Eye Boo to You.

I was lucky enough a few years back to be published in this great sketch book and it just so happens that I have an extra copy. This book has 110 pages of fabulous page ideas! There are 67 sketches in this book that have sketches that range from 3 pictures to 18 pictures per layout! This is a great scrapbooking tool if you love two-page layouts - or even if you don't since you can lift just one side of each sketch.

The pages are all set up like this: Each set of pages has a sketch with 4 interpretations. The sketches are in order so that the book starts with 3 photo sketches and then 4, 5, etc all the way to 18 photos.


So, this valuable reference tool can be yours plus more great stuff! I have several scrapbooking supplies - some new and some leftover pieces and parts - that I am mailing with this book. I have many kits that are not used at all, but I just don't have the pictures for them. The prize will be a Flat Rate Priority Mail box full of great stuff!!

So, what do you need to do?

It is easy. Look at my layouts above - very simple and very much alike - and either lift one with any theme you choose or show me your Halloween layouts with your own design. Then come here and link me to your creation.

This challenge/rak contest will run from now until my March 1. So, get scrapbooking!

The fine print: please only link one creation and enter only once. I will use a random number generator to pick the winner. Please put an email address in your comment so I can find you if you are the winner. If I can't find you after you win within 1 week I will draw another winner.

Want some FREE chipboard?

Everyday this month Magistical Memories is giving away FREE chipboard. Just go HERE and leave a comment in the new releases for your chance to win.

All you have to do is leave a comment each day under the picture of the new release by the end of that day for an easy chance to win!

RED RED RED

I made this page up yesterday using my FAVORITE color and some chipboard for the Magistical Memories January Challenge. I had a set of these great ZODIAC signs (Magistical Memories Chipboard) for everyone in the family so I thought I would finally use one for this goofy picture of my daughter.

The paper used is BoBunny Harvest Dot and some Basic Grey Boxer. I also pulled out some of my old Daisy D's rubons and these cute little pearl accents that I love! I think I need more of these. The funky black tag under the Zodiac is a hang-tag from my kids clothes.

Magistical Memories January Sketch Challenge

I finally had some time to do some serious scrapbookin' over the last few days. I have my stuff spread out all over! This is all I can share for right now and I did this using the January Sketch over at Magistical Memories. Go HERE to see the sketch and enter for a chance to win.

I just love all the itty bitty letters - they are one of my favorite scrappy products right now. Featured above is the Magistical Memories Fancy Frame and Single Music Note. I also matted two of the side pictures in a leftover Magistical chipboard page from a mini-album that I didn't use. You also can't tell, but this GCD Canta paper above is glittered! All the black has a beautiful layer of glitter and the yellow and blue are so very pretty.

Thank you for looking.


Keep checking back because I am getting ready to give away a full Flat Rate Priority box stuffed full from purging again.

A few changes this year.

Well, this year will be bringing some changes to my life. For one, I am going back to school for my Master's Degree. Second, I am going to be even more serious about my working out and running so that this year I can run at least a 5K - that is my goal anyway. So, with a full-time job and school starting and then my free time spent at the gym and a few precious hours at home each night before bed I have had to resign as a designer at Magistical Memories Chipboard. I LOVE the fabulous chipboard over at Magistical, but I just didn't have the time to dedicate myself as a designer 100% and do not want to give less. I still think ALL of you should go over there and check out all the fun stuff and new designs this year and I still plan on using my great chip in my time and posting my projects here. And there is a DESIGN TEAM CALL over there at Magistical going on RIGHT NOW!! So hop on over.


Another change is that Lori has "reprogrammed" our schedule over at Apron Strings kit club and therefore the Sous Chefs there will be doing a bit more designing than in the past. I have been a part of Apron Strings since 2005 and really do think they have a terrific kit club every month! I started to leave my position there as well, but then I decided that if I were to do that I might not do any scrapbooking at all this year so I stayed to keep up my scrappy inspiration. So, here is just a peek at part of the Bigger-than-a-Breadbox kit for January at Apron Strings:





Oh, here is a funny from an aging, tired woman whose brain doesn't apparently work before 9am or after 6pm: After completing the above, I was informed that our house number on Trout was "4353" and a few years before living there we lived at "727 Divot" LOL! Happy New Year! Off to change my house number.

Apron Strings December Kit Projects

So, yes, it is January and these are a few of my December projects from Apron Strings, but, well, you all know how the Holidays go. If you want a super great kit with many options and a great store for add-ons and a super blog full of great ideas and a FREE monthly newsletters then go on over and check out Apron Strings.