Back to School Crop at Memorable Seasons!

The Back To School Crop is in full swing over at Memorable Seasons and I thought I would share my challenge for it here as well. I hope you'll join us!

We all learn a lot during our school years. It seems like all we do for those years is absorb new information and knowledge. But, did you ever think about how much learning we do in our everyday lives, at any age? So, that's what this challenge focuses on...learning OUTSIDE the classroom. The challenge is to scrap about a non-school related learning experience. It can be about you or someone else, doesn't matter. Think about the possibilities...learning a musical instrument, a sport, a child learning to ride a bike, etc. There are lots of possibilities here!

And this is my example I created using my Studio Calico Here and There kit. This layout is about a cooking class I took a couple years back with a bunch of girlfriends.

Remember to:

* Create a new layout or 2 cards for this challenge.

* Upload your creation to the gallery and link back to this forum post by Monday, Sept 16th.

All those who complete the challenge will go into a drawing for a little RAK from me!

Crop time at Memorable Seasons!

Hey all! I wanted to let you know that we are having an online crop over at Memorable Seasons this weekend. The festivities begin tomorrow and go all weekend long! We will have challenges, games, prizes and chit-chat! I'd love to see you there. Come check it out! And here's a little peek at the layout I created for my crop challenge...

Color Your World Crop at Memorable Seasons!

Memorable Seasons has cooked up some colorful challenges to help you celebrate National Scrapbook Day. We are so excited to share our inspiration with you and to award some prizes. So come and join us starting this Wednesday, May 1st for the fun!

Starts: Wednesday, May 1st

Ends: Monday, May 6th by 5am EST

Prize: We will have a grand prize of a GC which will be based on points. Each challenge completed will give you 1 point, one winner from each challenge will be voted (by the DT as the favorite) and be awarded 2 points, and be looking for ways to earn bonus points that will pop up anytime during the crop time period! Be on the lookout for other prizes scattered throughout the challenges also.

Rules:

1. Challenges will be offered Wednesday evening through Saturday morning and all creations are due by Monday by 5am EST.
2. To qualify for each challenge you must create a new layout or 2 cards for the challenge.
3. You must upload your creation in the gallery and link back to the appropriate challenge.
4. Bring a friend!
5. Have fun!

Birds Of A Feather A Celebration Of... Crop!

Do you know what May 4th is? No, not the Kentucky Derby...well, okay, yes. But do you know what else it is? It's National Scrapbooking Day! That's right! And we are celebrating over at Birds Of A Feather all weekend long. The festivities start on Friday and I really hope you'll join us for some challenges, chit chat and the famous Birds Of A Feather Bingo. FYI...I am the reigning Bingo Queen so I challenge you to take me down...[insert evil laugh here]. Come join the fun!

Birds Of A Feather Crop Layouts!

So, my first crop at Birds Of A Feather has come to an end and I really had a blast! So of the nine challenges issued this past weekend, I completed six of them. And I am pretty happy with that! So, without further adieu, here are those six layouts...

(Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Basic Grey papers, alphas, stickers, felt embellie and clip; EK Success leather tag; Studio Calico wood veneer; Dymo labeler; My Minds Eye washi tape; Sakura pen; StazOn ink; Inspired to Scrap sketch.)

(Supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Basic Grey papers, journaling spot, 3D embellies, fabric brads and rub-on sentiment; Prima flowers and chalk ink; Bella Blvd alpha stickers; Kaiser Craft rhinestones; Crafters Workshop template; Zig Photo Signature pen; StazOn ink.) 

* I also created the above layout for the third Last Scrapper Standing Challenge at Memorable Seasons. * 

(Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; My Minds Eye and Pebbles papers; American Crafts alpha stickers; DCWV Pressed Petals jelly alphas; Prima rubons; Jillibean Soup twine; Making Memories mini-brads; Zig Writer pen; StazOn ink; Inspired to Scrap sketch.)

(Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Little Yellow Bicycle & Jenni Bowlin papers; American Crafts Thickers; Pink Paislee tiny alphas; The Paper Co vellum; Doodlebug pearls; DMC floss; Sakura pen; Inspired To Scrap sketch.)

(Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Basic Grey papers, stickers, alpha stickers, clip; American Crafts Thickers; Darice sequins; Signo and Sakura pens; Inspired To Scrap sketch.)

(Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Fancy Pants papers; Pink Paislee alpha stickers; Queen and Co washi tape; miscellaneous sequins; StazOn and Colorbox ink; Sakura pen; Cricut Expressions die-cutting machine.)

I'm a ScrapChick at Birds Of A Feather!

I am so excited to share this news with you all! This is the news I got via email last Sunday night that I had to blur out in my Week 7 Project Life spread because it was top secret...until now...

I am a ScrapChick at Birds Of A Feather Kit Company beginning March 1st!

I am pretty new to the boards over there and must thank my friend Nicole Wise for introducing me to Birds Of A Feather and all the lovely chicks in the "Hen-House." And I must also thank Amy, Birds Of A Feather's owner, for this amazing opportunity.

If you are not familiar with Birds Of A Feather, I highly suggest you check it out! There is the wonderful forum (aka "The Hen-House") full of great chit chat and awesome challenges, the beautiful gallery, and the gorgeous kits that Amy puts together each month. Seriously, you have to check out these kits. And each month, there are always coordinating pretty extras you can add onto your kit. Oh, and did I mention there is the second annual Lovebirds Crop happening this weekend? Come join us for the fun; I've got my first Birds Of A Feather challenge posted as part of the crop!

Finally, in honor of the new Birds Of A Feather ScrapChicks, I am giving away an awesome RAK! My RAK box is chock full of goodies from some of my personal favorites and I plan to fill a priority box for one lucky scrapper. So here's how you get up to three chances for the RAK...

1. Just leave a comment on this post! Easy peasy!
2. Be (or become) a follower of my blog and leave me a comment on this post letting me know you follow.
3. Be (or become) a member of Birds Of A Feather! If you join, be sure to introduce yourself in the "Welcome to the Hen-House" forum.

I will draw a winner on Thursday, February 28th!

Lovebird Crop at Birds of a Feather this weekend!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Then come join us over at Birds Of A Feather for the second annual Lovebirds Crop! For three days, February 22nd through the 24th, there will be loved-themed challenges, chit-chat, hottie avatars and a heated game of Bingo at 5:30pm EST. But, you have until Wednesday the 27th to finish the challenges! So you can still participate even if you already have a busy weekend planned. So come register in the "Hen House" (forum) so you are all set to go. I hope we will see you there!

Memorable Seasons 2nd Annual Sketch-a-thon!

Has your mojo gone missing with all of the Holiday activities? Has it been awhile since you've had the chance to create? Well, we have a fix for that! Come join us at Memorable Seasons for the whole month of January in our annual Sketch-a-thon! Sketches every day of the week from various places, prizes weekly and a grand prize! What more could you want? We can't wait to see you there to jump start your creating for 2013! And just a little teaser - make sure you keep your eyes open this week over at Memorable Seasons, because Wendy, our fearless DT Coordinator, has a few fun things planned to finish up 2012!

Members Challenge Us Crop At Memorable Seasons & Scraplifting Yourself!

Hello all! If you are looking for something to do tomorrow, the Memorable Seasons "Members Challenge Us" crop is happening! This is such a fun crop because the MS community members, not the Design Team, issued the crop challenges. And, even though the crop started on Thursday, there is still plenty of time to play along because the deadline to finish the challenges isn't until Wednesday, August 22nd! So if you are interested in playing along (and maybe winning a prize or two), head on over to the crop forum and get scrapping!

I issued a challenge to scraplift yourself! Here is the layout I chose to scrap...

And, I love this design so much that I've scraplifted it several times before...

But that didn't stop me from scraplifting it again to create this brand new layout...

Hope to see you over at Memorable Seasons! Have a great rest of your weekend everyone!

I am honored to be Member of the Month at Memorable Seasons!

I was in total shock when I opened the thread for the August Member of the Month on the Memorable Seasons message board and saw my name there. Shocked and happy! In honor of being MOTM, the Memorable Seasons Design Team all lifted one of my layouts. You can see them all here, but I thought I would highlight one of the lifts created by Tami because she chose to lift a layout that is very special to me - it is the first layout I ever created with a photo of Liam on it.

Here's my original layout...

And Tami's lift...

I would love for you all to check out Memorable Seasons, register and give the MOTM scraplift challenge a go! And, as added incentive, Memorable Seasons has a "Members Challenge Us" crop coming up this weekend. Lots of fun in store for sure! So come stop by for a visit!

Olympics Crop Over at My Sketch World!

Okay, so I may have disappeared this summer. Can I just say it has been crazy busy? Like, CRAZY busy. But I have found time to scrap! I just haven't posted much here. I know, shame, shame on me. So, for the next few days, I will be putting up a daily post with what the heck I've been up to in my scrappy world these past couple of months. 

First up, I wanted to let you know about the Olympic-themed online crop happening at My Sketch World. They have three challenges up already and will posting a challenge daily through August 12th. You have until August 19th to get your entries in for an awesome grand prize. There are also fun games going on throughout the crop and lots of great chit-chat with some wonderful people! So check it out! This is the second MSW online crop I've participated in. The first was their annual ABC crop this past June. So that was one of my fun scrappy endeavors this summer. I had a blast and cranked out a whole bunch of layouts AND cards during this crop. Here are my creations from that crop!