Giveaway - Fantastic - Scrapbooking - Blog Candy

Run don't walk to sign up for this fabulous giveaway...3 chances...just follow the directions...good luck...

http://www.lovejoypaper.com/2011/04/spring-cleaning-giveaway.html

Blog Candy Alert

Here's another one guys n gals...some gorgeous things on this blog to share...head on over and follow the directions and you too could be a winner...

http://creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/

It's On-Line Crop Time once again at...

Hope to see you at http://www.scrapadilly.com/ for another awesome crop...

Some New Stuff...

A couple of LOs that I started at my Saturday Crop and finally put the finishing touches on them at home...I have like 3 more to do...The crop is 7 hours long and I try to pack up kits to get me through...Most of the time I add the journaling or the title once I get home...This saves me from having to take everything but the kitchen sink...So far it's been working out well...Haven't posted any of my LOs for a long time, and decided I need to start posting more and more...I did get my inspiration from Becky Fleck Page Maps 2...Thanks again Becky...I just wish my camera would take better photos...They seem to look so much better IRL...Thanks for looking and enjoy your evening...

Blog Candy Alert

Want to  win some kewl scrapping goodies????
Follow the link and instructions....

http://thescrapfarm.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweet-heart.html?showComment=1302661032692#c2260963577027143795

Blog Candy Alert

Want to win some prizes?????????? Head on over to here and follow the steps...fun fun fun...If you mention June sent you, I get an extra chance to win...Good luck...

http://emily.kincke.com/gearing-up-giveaways/comment-page-1/#comment-276

Artistic Sydney...

Just had to share this card that was created by my 12 year old darling granddaughter, Sydney...I just did the assembly work...She's definately putting me to shame...Hope you have time to leave her a comment or two...She'll be thrilled to pieces...Have a great Monday...

Hard to believe...

that my one month adventure as Guest Designer for Gel-a-tins Stamps is over...It was definitely exciting for me...The Design Team that is in place for the next several months are some veryyyyyyyy talented ladies and I hope you'll all stop back to leave them some love...Plus keep your eyes open each month for a different guest designer...If you have the opportunity try out for something like this, go for it...you've got nothing to loose and lots to be proud of...

In case your new to my blog, here's the link for the Gel-a-tins site...

Have a great week...

http://gelatinstamps.blogspot.com/

Cleveland Area Scrappers...

looking for something to do Saturday, April 2nd???  Here's the perfect thing...Hope to see you there...

New 2U Sale


Saturday, April 2nd from 9am to 2pm

Scrapbooking and Stamping Items for sale

Everything from paper to tools to ink pads

You won't want to miss this great re-sale event at

Immanuel Assembly of God

6486 West 130th Street

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Ooops...All most forgot...

the most important thing...
If you want to order any of the Gel-a-tin stamps head on over to the their site...Make sure you also check their blog out for more exciting creations by the design team...
http://www.gelatinstamps.com/shop/index.php

Looking for something new???

Then head on over to the http://gelatinstamps.blogspot.com/ to see all the fantastic ideas on how to use their stamps...Gel-a-tins has been taken over by Bonnie and it's a whole new start for the stamps...I have the opportunity of being a "Guest" Designer for her for the month of March...I created 3 cards and one of them is currently being featured on her blog...The stamps come in the cutest tin ever and I found that to be a fantastic way to store them...I plan on stamping the images of each stamp on a card and then adhering that card to the top of the tin...This way I can just look at the tin to see what's inside...I decided to use white pigment ink on my card and I just loved how it turned out...Another thing I just loved was the fact that I have a bad habit of not cleaning up my stamps and blocks immediately after usage...This time was no different...When I finally did take them down to be washed, I just used warm water, an old toothbrush to get in the nooks and crannies on the stamps, and let dry on a paper towel...they adhered back on their backing beautifully and when I went to use the stamps for another card it stuck right back to the block like it had never been used...To be honest, that doesn't happen with a lot of the clear stamps I've purchased...Here's a photo of my card and if you want to check out all the other design team members creations, just head on over to the blog...Thanks for stopping in and hope to see you again...Have a wonderful day...

Looking for some scrappy challenges????

Then head on over to http://www.scrapadilly.com/ for this months on-line crop...Lots of kewl challenges, you can declare paper or digi, games, chit chat, inspiration, and a whole lot more...No need to pack up your stuff and head out the door...just click on the link above and come on over and check it out...

Giveaway - Blog Candy

Mention that June sent you and we can both win...Thanksssssssssss...

http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2011/03/05/spring-flower-contest-somebodys-going-to-win-some-petaloo/

Scrapbook Inspiration

Not sure about all the scrappers our there, but my inspiration doesn't come easy...Unfortunately I have a hard time creating without something visual in front of me...I have an envious jealousy for those that can just sit down and no matter what it just all flows...My stuff flows alright, downhill...So I have had to resort to other means of getting the creativity flowing...I have purchased both Page Map Books by Becky Fleck and they are two of the best purchases I have ever made...A friend of mine and I have challenged ourselves with her Page Map 2 book by completing 2 layouts each week until how ever long that takes us...

I spend a lot of time at http://www.scrapbook.com/ going through their gallery...since I've become more of a paper snob, I tend to search for the paper line that I happen to have and get inspiration from that...

So a huggggggggggge thank you to Becky Fleck and to the scrappers at http://www.scrapbook.com/ for your inspiration...

I am not signed up at http://www.scrapbook.com/ but I always manage to give credit to the site for their inspiration...

If you haven't already done so, I highly suggest you take some time out to check out both of these for your inspiration...

Have a great day...

Another On Line Crop Coming Up...

It's time for another on-line crop at http://www.scrapadilly.com/

Don't look, but run on over there sign up and have some fun...Lots of fun challenges, great company, and inspriation...

Hope to see you there...

Digi Quick Pages

I am in love with Digi Quick Pages...If you are a scrapper ad you have one photo that is just awesome and nothing to go with it in your stash, the quick page is the way to go...Don't get me wrong, I love playing with paper, but by the time I would go out and get a stash for one photo, would definitely cost more than the cost of having an 8 x 8 digi quick page printed out...Yes you could use what you purchase for another paper layout, but then again, it could just sit there collecting dust, never to be used again...Of course, it's up to every one's individual preference...My preference is a quick page...Plus there are so many awesome FREE pages out there...don't forget to give credit to the person that created the page...follow a blog hop...you never know what you'll find...If you prefer to take it a step farther, than you can make your own digi page...I'm still learning and as with most things, practice, practice, practice is a must...Also save, save, save your work...even the most proficient people in the digi world will tell you, don't forget to save your work...I would also recommend an external hard drive if you are in to any digi stuff...backing up your files is another thing...If a couple of days goes past and I haven't worked on a quick page I tend to forget some of the easy steps...The other day was no exception...I payed around for quite sometime before I decided to search for some help...I found one of the best and easiest to follow quick page tutorials and I would like to share that with you...Here it is in all it's glory and I am sure you will agree it's easey peasey to follow...Here's the quick page I created...Thanks for looking, have a wonderful day, stay safe, and enjoy...

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/digitalscrapbooking/ss/howtoquickpage_3.htm

Digi Quick Page

I've been doing a bit a dabbling in Digi Quick Pages...Still learning the ropes...Plus there's many freebies out there for you to try before you jump into buying digi kits etc...What I do like about it is that it's free, you can fix a mistake quickly, you can color coordinate much better, no sticky mess and several other reasons...I do like the end result and I have had some of the quick pages printed out in 8 x 8...Once printed I found that although I liked the end result, I missed the feeling of working with the paper, flowers, punches and all those other fun things...Digi pages printed out, also are just flat...you see the depth...but not like doing a paper page...Of course people like or dislike things for different reasons...this is just my personal opinion...I also like the fact that I seem to do better using multiple photos when I do a digi quick page...but then again, everyone has their own preferences for their own reasons...

Here's a QP that I did using a freebie from Connie Prince - A License to Drive...

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend...

Happy Monday Everyone...

Wanted to wish everyone a happy Monday morning...I'm going to be starting off the New Year with eating healthy...besides I need to loose a few pounds...also going to be dusting off the treadmill and my goal is going to start at 15 minutes of walking...doesn't sound like a lot, but it's better than nothing...Personally I'd rather walk outside because at least I feel like I'm going someplace, but the weather hasn't been too accommodating for doing that...I'll start some laundry and then walk to the beat of the washer...

Completed my first layout of 2011 today...Opened up a brand new album...Need to put some dates on the other albums too...I don't scrap in any order so I at least want people to see the difference in the pages as the years have gone by....

Want to attempt to change my blog to look a little more appealing...I like the look of other blogs with 3 columns but I just can't seem to understand how to do that...so maybe I'll be able to find something basic that will work...I'm sure changes have been and many updates on blogger that I could use...

Also want to start including more tutorials that I have saved in my favorites...for no other reason than to share and maybe keep myself on a roll with trying new and different things too...

Again, enjoy your Monday...