Some Halloween Goodies

Here are a few things I've made this year for Halloween. I signed up for this workshop with Jamie to create a Spooky Spider Jar, but I was unable to attend. I got all my supplies from Jamie and finally put it together today. I love the look with all the candy inside! With some of the leftover supplies, I made this card using the sketch from a Card Challenge on ScrapCity and 2 Sketches 4 You . I'm going to let Andrew give it to his teacher at his party later today.And speaking of cards, I made this one for the Inkadink challenge last week. Annessa is going to give it to her teacher today.And lastly, here are their treat bags they'll be giving out today at their parties. I printed the wording, "Have a Safe and Happy Halloween From Your Friend Annessa/Andrew" on the cardstock, cut it out and added the stamps from Close To My Heart.I picked up these cute bags at Big Lots on sale yesterday. They are made out of a canvas material and I am planning to get them monogrammed on the back with the kids names. Maybe "Annessa's Loot" and so on!

Some Recent Layouts

I got some scrapping done this week. Here's a run down on what I've done lately.

1. Challenge #3 over on YMBD. This contest had to be cancelled due to some unfortunate circumstances. Too bad because I had moved onto round #4. Oh, well. Here is the layout I had done:
2. This next layout is a Two-fer. I used Sketch #114 over on Scrapbook Challenges and used the "recipe" for the Scrap Whispers Challenge #4.
3. I also did a few layout for the Scrapbook Circle Boo Bash that was held over the weekend. Here are the three I did. Hey, and I was lucky enough to win 3 RAKs! I smell happy mail on it's way to me!
4. Dixie Pieces is celebrating their one year birthday with a month-long challenge celebration. Here are a couple layouts I've done for them.

I've got several more layouts I want to get done this week. And for this reason, my housework is surely suffering! Hope you are having a great week!

Please Go Vote!

It's that time again. YMBD is taking votes for the layout you like the best for Challenge #3 in the "So You Think You Can Scrap?" Contest. This week's challenge was to complete a layout using something other than the normal squares, rectangles, circles, ovals, etc. that are generally used as the main focus on the page. Eight contestants will be eliminated after the vote. You have until Sunday evening to go vote (remember only one vote). Here's the link: Vote Here

Scrap Update

Where oh Where to begin! I feel like every time now that I come over here to post, I have a billion things that I want to share! I guess if I posted more often, I wouldn't feel that way, now would I?!

First of all, I'll share my layouts I did over the past week. This first one is from the "So You Think You Can Scrap?" contest over on YMBD. Challenge #2 was to use your favorite ice cream flavor to inspire your layout. Here's what I did:Any guesses as to what my favorite flavor is? The vote was this weekend. Would you believe that I totally forgot about the whole thing and didn't get my vote in?! I'm so ashamed.....But happy that someone voted for me. Enough to get me to the next round! I'll be working on Challenge #3 this week.

The next layout is what I turned in for Challenge #3 over at Scrap Whispers (on time this go around I might add). Tic-Tac-Toe was the theme to use as your inspiration. Here's what I did:While I was working on it, Nessa came down and asked me what I was doing. I explained the challenge and what I had decided to do with it. She told me she wanted to do one too, so she did. It was SO good. I emailed it along with mine to Georgina and she asked if we could put it up with the rest of the DT as a guest layout. Don't you know that just made her day! Here is Nessa's layout but be sure to go see it over on Scrap Whispers too. And while you're at it, jump in there and do this challenge! There's a cool RAK up for grabs!

Lastly, I finished up my layout for Sketch #113 over on Scrapbook Challenges. Simple, yet it still took me three days to complete!
And now for some BIG news! If you have children that scrapbook, if you know children that like to scrapbook or just some crafty kids in general, Mark your calendars now for November 1st. This is the start of our (Me and DD) Challenge Blog for Kids! There are tons out there for us big scrappers, but not that many, if any at all for kids. So the idea for KidsCanScrap was born and the concept has been growing nicely. I have felt around to see if many would be interested and have gotten a good response. I have also gotten confirmation on some pretty awesome prize sponsors! Two of them are Scrapbook Circle Kits and American Crafts! Check out the new Teen Line from AC:Are you as excited as Nessa and I are?! I hope so! Come on over and visit KCS and be sure to bookmark it so you can come back on November 1st for our first challenge!!!

A Couple Layouts from the Weekend

Friday night was our monthly crop night. I had done so many layouts the week before that I really didn't have anything that had to be done, so I just enjoyed myself and scrapped whatever. I did really want to go ahead and do this above layout because I had taken some pictures of Amelia in the cutest outfit ever and already had in mind what patterened paper I wanted to use on a layout. Am I the only one that does that? Is it bad to buy clothes because you can already picture what a great page it will make? LOL, anyway....I finished two layouts.

Isn't it wonderful to have a BFF to scrap with? I get together with Leah nearly once a week. And if we don't get together physically, we usually try to scrap together virtually using IM or Skype. As Leah did her layouts, I watched and loved what she was doing, so why not scraplift her? I scraplift people I don't know all the time, so why not?? So if you go over to her blog, you may see a couple of hers that resemble these. Thanks Leah for your inspo!!I've only done two layouts this week so far. I plan to try and scrap tonight? Anyone up for skype?

Who's Up For A Challenge?

Ok, so if you know me well, you know that I LOVE challenges! There's nothing like a good challenge to get that mojo going and to get some serious layouts done. So anyway, I wanted to share a few with you that are going on now!

1)Scrap Whispers: Head on over and check out this week's challenge-to create a layout with no faces. Georgina just announced today that these challenges are up for everyone to participate in now AND she's got an awesome RAK to give away to one lucky winner this week. Here's what I did for this one:
2)Scrapbook Challenges: Need a Sketch? How about this one over on SC. There are also two great challenges given by two of the talented DT members over there.

3)I am a new DT member over on Scrapcity and they have tons of challenges offered up on their forum. Please go check them out too!

There are lots more out there too! I have some of my favorite challenge sites listed in my sidebar. I wanna know which challenges you participate in. Leave me some links in the comments about some of your favorite challenge sites!

What's Been Going On?!?

A whole lotta' scrappin' is what! I have gotten so busy with challenges and contests and submissions here lately, I had to go buy myself a calendar to put down what I want to get done and when I need it done by! Do I sound as crazy to you as I sound to myself? Ha!

First of all, I've been famed! Check out Unpubbed to see me as the featured famer! Ahh....I'm soaking up my 15 minutes of fame..... Here's the layout that I won with:
And here is the layout that I picked as my recent favorite to share on the site:I used my new October kit from Sweet Pea Scraps to make it. I cut out a lot of flowers, swirls and even the tree branch, but it was so worth it. I love the colors in it too! If you are looking for a kit, you need to get this one!

And speaking of kits.....I got to pick up my kit from Jamie Scraps last week and I just about tore that thing to pieces. What I mean is that I used so much of it, all I have left is scraps....and I am even planning to use those too! It is so good that I just cannot let it go to waste! Here are some of the creations I did with it:
This kit is fabulous and works so well with this time of year! It too is a must have! Go on over there and place your order now!

I haven't officially announced that I was picked as a DT member for the challenge site, Scrap Whispers. It all happened so fast. I submitted, I was picked, I accepted, I had to do the first challenge and get it returned all in a matter of a few days. So a little info: Scrap Whispers is a great challenge blog that uses the idea of the "telephone" game where you sit in a circle and whisper a phrase into the ear of the one next to you until it gets all the way around and then you announce what you heard and laugh at how it progressed into something different from what it was originally. Well, this is all done with a layout and gets scraplifted by each member of the team. In the end, the layouts are all revealed and you get to see each persons take on the one passed to them and how the "whisper" progressed. You can read more information about it here. The whole process takes about 2 months and there are also weekly challenges to do in the meantime. Points are awarded to the winning team and then there is also an individual winner who has the most points. I will be reminding you all when it is time for sign ups to play again so you can all join in and play this fun scrappy game!

I used the above layout from Jamie's kit, as my example for the Scrap Whispers 1st Challenge. The challenge was to use Nancy Drew as your inspiration.

There is a new sketch over on Scrapbook Challenges and this is my week to host a challenge. You can see my challenge HERE.

Thanks to all those who went over to YMBD and voted in the "So You Think You Can Scrap?" Contest! I made it to Round 2. This week's challenge is to do a layout based on your favorite ice cream flavor. I'm a chocolate kind of girl, so that's what I did. I can't post my layout here until after the voting takes place this weekend. Don't forget to go over and vote for your favorite layout! Just look for the link to vote for Challenge #2.

So You Think You Can Scrap?

There's a contest going on over on Your Memories By Design. This is round #1 where everyone enters their favorite layout and then they are all voted on over this weekend. The bottom 8 will be announced on Monday and out of the contest. So head on over there and vote for the layout that you like the best! There are 53 great layouts to choose from!

A New Month and Some News to Share

I'm excited to tell you about my dear friend Jamie and her new business venture! She has created her own kit club as a demonstrator for Stampin' Up and today is when the first kit debuts. I'm so excited for her and wish her the best of luck with this new endeavor. And I've been honored as she asked me to be one of her designers for her kits! I will be meeting up with her today to get my supplies. I will be making layouts/projects for her to use as examples on her website. I am SO excited to get started on this project.

AND, today also brings you the new challenge over on Inkadink where I am guest designing this month. Please go over there and check it out! I know that the team has done some awesome work and will have some great RAKs for prizes at the end of this challenge.

And speaking of RAKs, Kim S. is the winner of the RAK giveaway from September 1st. Contact me, Kim to set up a delivery of your goods!