SOL reveal Tuesday....

Good morning ladies! Our new challenge is posted and it is a recipe challenge...not a food recipe..but a scrapping recipe. Go check out the challenge, the special guest designer, new word of the week, and the design team's layouts!

Here is my pg. for this week....looks better irl...really awesome shiny papers. I think my hubby looks so cute in this pic with our nephew Brayden...

Well, I have 3 sick kids...that equals one busy mommy....so have a great week and stay healthy!

SOL reveal Tuesday..

My pg. this week is actually a canvas...painted, spritzed with water, used a little bubble wrap, embossed with a little silver embossing, the papers are delicious with glitters and shine..and of course not a bit of this really shows up...but maybe if you click on the pic it will give you a closer look. It just was not sunny enough here today to take this pic...oh yeah, I pulled out my little tag next to Braydens pic to show where the hidden journaling tag is ...it does tuck down in there perfectly.



a few close ups...



...also there is a new prize for the month of November, winner for the October prize and winner of blog hop is also posted....and you must look at the DT pgs...gorgeous layouts!!!

Happy Halloween

just a little something...

I got this wonderful award from Carrie...thanks Carrie!



The rule.... Pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.



1. Where is your cell phone? hmmmm
2.Your hair? curly
3. Your mother? short
4. Your father? tall
5. Your favorite food? all
6.Your dream last night? ridiculous
7. Your favorite drink? coffee
8. Your dream/goal? renovate
9. What room are you in? homeschoolroom
10. Your hobby? kids
11. Your fear? cancer
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Paris
13. Where were you last night? game
14. Something that you aren't? quiet ;-D
15. Muffins? homemade
16. Wish list item? Canon
17. Where did you grow up? NH
18. Last thing you did? game
19. What are you wearing? sweats
20. Your TV? flat
21. Your Pets? friendly
22. Friends? awesome
23. Your life? happy
24. Your mood? tired
25. Missing Someone? sorta
26. vehicle? saab
27. Something your not wearing? socks
28. Your favorite store? TJMaxx
29. Your favorite color? purple
30. When was the last time you laughed? earlier
31. Last time you cried? earlier
32. Your best friend? understanding
33. One place that I go to over and over? bed
34. Facebook? nope
35. Favorite place to eat? moms



Thank you for the sweet award Carrie! Now I think most my blogging buddies have done this so I will just pass this on to Denise and Melissa




Just a quick pic of our little nephew....1 more sleep until Halloween........

Scrapping out LOUD! blog hop!

Good morning ladies....today our reveal is a bit unconventional but blog hops are totally fun!!





**Here is the order of the hop today:**
SOL blog



Denise



Jessica *you are here*



Aphra



Lou



Yvonne



SOL blog





So you should be arriving here at my blog from Denise's blog Scrapping from my Soul...if not pop on over to Scrapping out LOUD! and start there so you get the full effect!





As you have read, the challenge today is "the bigger, the better!" Oversized alphas and oversized embellies on your pg. this week!





Here is my pg....I made my own oversized embellies but tracing and cutting out the ghost and pumpkin. Unfortunately, I did not have any oversized alphas so I just skipped them....





For the next stop on your hop to Aphra's blog, My Scrappy Life





Have a great time and enjoy the blog hop reveal... we are looking forward to seeing your beautiful pgs. this week!





*ps. no sketch or word this week!*





:-D

Lucien is so excited to wear his Batman costume....only 5 more sleeps...

this is why I {heart} picnik

Now the other day when the nieces were posing for me I really did get lots of cute pics...this one I especially love Kendall's expression...Sydney is doing something weird with her face but overall they are cute kids, and gotta love that bat ring..lol..

Now, here is the original pic I took...there are a few things I did not like about this pic.. 1. too much of the neighbors house in the background 2. the fact that you can see too much of Kendall's tights... 3. the colors seemed washed out.

These are simple fixes...crop, add color, play with some filters... picnik.com You can even play around without registering.
After some cropping, enhancing, and playing around with some filters I get this final product...which looks a ton better than the original.
only one warning about picnik...it is addicting.. ;-D

ken and syd

ken and syd, originally uploaded by peacelovejoy36.

these girls are such sweeties and love to pose for photos....

SOL Tuesday reveal

Last week turned out to be as eventful week as the previous week....
*Hudsen received a concussion during his football game on Wednesday, and then on Thursday saw that he made the front pg. of the sports section..that helps a hurting head.





*Seth found out on Wednesday that his ankle was never broken just sprained and the PA at the hospital had it wrong....so he might be back to play in the last couple of football games...that helps a hurting ankle.





*I turned 30 *ahem* 9 on this past Sunday...that just hurts...cuz now I am in the 40th freakin year of my life.





*We finally returned our Jeep Commander to the dealership...we are finally done our lease...that helps the pocketbook!





Now I hope this challenge at SOL this week helps your creative scrapping juices to start flowing....this week your challenge is about time...go check out the challenge and the design team's take on the challenge....





Here is my pg....
boo time*I am in the middle as the bad witch....love the homemade costumes.. circa 1979





a few closeups...
the color on these pgs. came out so funky...looks as though there are two different purples on the top and the bottom but it is the same color..the lighting makes it look all weird. Hope you all give this challenge a try...check out the wotw and the sotw for extra entries!







Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!





oh yeah....I am thinking about joining a kit club. I have found a bunch and know of a bunch, but I want to know what your favorite kit is..??

New England Blogger...

New England Bloggers...As you can see from my side bar that I am member of New England Bloggers. I visited a bunch of blogs from this list (actually I visited them all) and thought I would share some of them with you.





*Art from the Heart
A blog by Catherine Matthews Scanlon
Creative, inspiring, blog with very creative cards, charms, pics, books, all with a delicious vintage flair. Catherine has authored 2 books...Art from the Heart and Sewing on Paper.(need to get a copy of that book!) She also an EK Success Creative Artist team member....go check out her blog!

Dead Celebrities
Blog written by Don Newbury
Seriously, a blog about dead celebrities.."A Tribute to the actors, authors, and musicians who have made our life a little more enjoyable." beautifully written blog and full of interesting facts about...well, dead celebrities. Go check it out!




Just a Flip Flop Mom
Blog written by Terri Smith
Fun blog with a sprinkling of all sorts of good stuff. Beautiful pics, books, vintage goodness, and recipes...stop by her blog!



Stampin' with Julie
Stampin' blog by Julie Masse
Gorgeous blog filled with stampin' inspiration. Julie is extremely talented stamper who designs for Paper Pretties, Kitchen Sink Stamps, and Rubber Soul. Check out her blog ..you will love it and she updates it frequently!



A Scrapmom's Musings
Blog written by Lori
Lori has a awesome crafty blog that is right now decorated for Halloween. Her blog is full of excellent layouts, inspiration, altered items and fabulous pics. She just gave away an adorable mini book (ohh it was cute!) in celebration of her 100th post. Check out her blog, become a follower, or just stop by and say hi!




Donna-Marie's Designs
Blog written by Donna-Marie Cecere
Donna has a beautiful blog. She makes gorgeous cards and works wonders with her copic markers and even shows which markers that she has used on her creations. She even has a list of her favorite copic combos. Check out her blog...she is super crafty!



Inkmistress Studio
Blog written by Christina Steeves
Christina is a very talented crafter...her blog is full of fantastic projects. She also has an awesome post with adorable Halloween treats. She also has information on upcoming crops. Check out her blog..you will love it!




I hope you enjoyed the blogs...but you should really go check out the full list at New England Bloggers!

Dress up your trees...

This week over at Spotlight Saturday with Hidden Potential challenge blog...you had to dress up your trees...so here is what I came up with. I did even pop a little stamping in on the background with some Versamark. Fun challenge! Make sure you check out
the design teams cards...they are fantastic. But, I am not really a great card maker so I opted for a layout instead! Enjoy!

SOL Tuesday again....

seems like the weeks are just flying by...it has been a very busy week at our house. Seth ran a road race (last Saturday) and came in 2nd place in his age group and then broke his ankle during his P.E. class 2 days later, we celebrated Lucien's birthday (for three days..we love cake)and he is now 8 yo., and Hudsen scored 2 touchdowns in his football game. That is just the past week.




Well, the challenge this week at SOL is to use naked chipboard on your scrapbook pg. I love this challenge but I really don't like naked chipboard...I find it very uninspiring..boring. We also have a new sketch and word of the week posted. Make sure you check out what the other ladies came up with for this challenge...really their pgs. are absolutely fabulous!




On my pg. I used chipboard numbers, stars, baseball bats and a baseball..mostly Basic Grey stuff. I hope to see you play along this week!





Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Scrapping out LOUD! reveal

Awesome challenge today at Scrapping out LOUD!...it is all about making a scene...on your layout that is... ;-D

This challenge had me a bit stumped...I did finally come up with a layout about the variety show that Seth, Lucien and niece Kendall preformed in this past April. It was easy to create the stage scene and then I added some hidden journaling under one of the "curtains" I was way out of my comfort zone with this layout.....wayyyyy Go check out the other design team pgs...they are so great!

We also have a winner for our September prize..the Mosh Posh kit...and we have a new prize for October full of serious goodies, a new sketch of the week, a new word of the week and a ton of inspiration!

Come and play!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Happy Birthday to Marit!!!!!!!!!!!!



Go by her blog and leave her some birthday love!



I just read about David Letterman this morning??? Ughhhh is all I have to say....



Football game this weekend, family dinner, and a bit of scrapping for the next SOL challenge...




Have a nice weekend friends!

It's Tuesday....

so that means that our new challenge is posted at Scrapping out LOUD! ...this week we want to see you doodle on your pgs...check out what the DT came up with also our Guest Designer this week is Tara Orr!



here is my pg...and some closeups..



sketch of the week:




and check out this spider the kids found yesterday...we identified it as a Shamrock spider...I had never seen one before. I get easily freaked out by spiders but I still thought it was kind of cool.







*just a reminder that this is the last week to play along at SOL for the Mosh Posh kit...and if you use the sotw and the wotw that is three times your name gets put in!



Have a great week!

SOL reveal

Scrapping out LOUD! challenge is posted and it is motif madness!....go check out the challenge and the DT pgs...gorgeous as always! Also do you guys know that we are giving away a Mosh Posh kit this month!

Anyway here is my pg... no. 6 with pics from Lucien's 6th bday party. I used a circle motif...can you spot all my circles?
Here is a pg. I did a while ago of the nieces on their first day of school...

and a closeup...

Have a great day!

more free stuff

Bree is giving away candy...yummy papers and a Martha Stewart punch...she writes:
"and the more people who start following me...

the more goodies I will add to the pot.

Stamps, punches, Rub-ons,

Ribbons, Chipboard!

All new lines of goodies from Cosmo Cricket,

My Minds Eye, Sassafras Lass, Basic grey,

Imaginesce.. the list can grow ... it's all up to you."

Go check out her blog, Artsy Fartsy Scraproom and see how you can win this deliciousness!

Free stamps

Ally is giving away another free stamp set....I won last month and got the cutest stamps...for free!! Go check it out and play along!

:D

Scrapping out LOUD!

challenge is posted...it is flowerific! The challenge is to add handmade flowers to your pg...easy and fun...and we also posted the September prize...a MOSH POSH kit! Now if that won't get you to play along I don't know what will!




Here is my pg. for this week...



a close up...Don't forget to check out the design team's flowerific layouts....lots of different and beautiful flowers!





Have a great day!
oh and thanks to everyone who commented on my sewing machine issue...but unfortunately I am going to have to put her to rest and buy a new one.

I need help....

I have been working on my sewing machine....and I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. When I sew on the paper the thread is bunching up big time on the back...need help!! I am sure I have the settings wrong but not sure what to put them on....

Here is a pic of my settings so you can see what I have going on...
Thanks in advance for any help you give!

Also, today is our Scrapping out LOUD! reveal...a challenge for you and a tribute to all English teachers...go check out the DT pgs. and play along!

Here is my pg....

We also picked a winner for the August prize...


Have a great day!