Save the date!! And a peek for tonight's class!

On July 8th, you'll want to head over to Paper Popsicles for an awesome Fresh Start crop for lots of fabulous challenges and prizes!! There will be new challenges throughout the day...at 8am, 10am, 11am, noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 7pm Central time...and there will be a some random RAK's!!! You'll have until noon the following day (July 9th) to complete as many or all of the challenges. So put it on your calendars and be there because we'll be having a blast! :)

I will also be posting the July class over there TONIGHT!!! It's a really cool do-it-yourself word album! You're going to love it and it's not hard at all!
The great part is that you should have everything you need in your scrap room already. (Unless you are like me and have to buy new goodies just for fun and inspiration! )

Before the class, you will need to decide what word you want to create. Here are some ideas-
SUMMER (the 3 Bugs paper in the store is perfect for this!!)-various summer pics
FUN-Summer BBQ’s, trips to the park
POOL- Swimming photos and memories
FAMILY-Display extra photos you develop
BABY- Pictures of a newborn
LOVE-Pictures of you and your honey or an after wedding memento for a friend
TRIP- Family vacation photos
PARTY- Birthday pictures

Here’s what you will need for the class-
Chipboard- I used some extra I had from packages of paper. (If you don’t have any, you could just use heavy cardstock.)
Trimmer
Craft knife
Ruler
Letters to trace (can be die cuts, chipboard, or you could even freehand them)
Scissors
Adhesive- I used a wet adhesive for the book and tape runner for my photos
Sand paper or sanding block (helpful to clean up rough edges of chipboard)
Coordinating papers and embellishments
Ink
Hole punch
Binding- rings or ribbon

So gather up your supplies and meet us over in the How-To forum at Paper Popsicles for the class tonight!!

Here's a small peek of my project-

Positively Paper!!

I've been busy working on samples for the paper class coming up on Feeling Scrappy!! Here's the scoop-

Positively Paper Class
Class Starts July 7th on Feeling Scrappy! As scrapbookers we all have a bit of a love affair with paper and what scrapper doesn't have more paper then they will ever use? This course is designed to provide you will tons of fun and unique ways to use up that paper stash! During this month long class you will be challenged to use new techniques that are taught in a step by step format with lots of helpful photos and examples. The class forum is a friendly and supportive environment and you will walk away not only with stunning pages but also with a smile! This fun class is suitable for any level of scrapper - we hope to see you there!

The cost for this class month long class is only $25.00.

Click here to sign up!!

Layout and cards

Here's my page I made for Rachel's color challenge on Feeling Scrappy's Scrap with us. We had to use bright summery colors. You still have until tonight to complete challenges for the Scrap with Us and earn the chance to win some prizes!


Here are cards I made for our Cards for Soldiers on Feeling Scrappy. We send them all to one of our awesome members who lives in Germany (she has an APO address so it doesn't cost extra to send them). Then she takes them to a place that gives them to the families of wounded soldiers who are staying there to be with them. They don't have time to shop for cards (I am sure that's the last thing on their mind) but they often need to send some for one reason or another.) We make different themed based ones every month. This month we are making all-purpose cheery cards. I hope you'll join us one of these months and make some cards for a good purpose!


And lastly, cards I made for my scraps challenge-

Photo challenge and layout

Here's my layout and with Feeling Scrappy's photo challenge photos. I totally grunged up the page with my Tim Holtz grunge hammer and roughed up the edges of everything. I thought it went well with the boy theme. Joshua is SUCH a BOY!! Dirt, mess, carefree and energetic! I also used a cool theme pack from Paper Popsicles.

Scrap with us TODAY!

We are hosting a Scrap with us day on Feeling Scrappy. I hope you'll join us for chatting, scrapping, card making and prizes!! We always have a blast. Check in if you can and say hello (even if you don't have time to scrap!!)

A layout to share and other stuff :)

Just finished this page for my Kitchen Keepsakes album. This is for a challenge on Feeling Scrappy. I got this recipe from my good friend Christine (hi Christine!) and I have taken it many places when I've been asked to bring a salad. It's sooo yummy! (Sorry about the blurred out last name. :) )

Make sure to check out the new class on the Paper Popsicles message board...I posted the supply list and a sneak peek of the project there. We will be making word albums with stuff you already have in your scrap supplies! Lots of fun so be sure to register and join us if you haven't already.

Lots of stuff going on!

Working on the Paper class for Feeling Scrappy right now! Lots of great ideas to use your paper in unique ways on your layouts. I hope you'll be joining us for the class!! Feeling Scrappy classes are always a lot of fun.

I've also been finishing up July's How-to class for Paper Popsicles. It's about ready and we'll be posting a supply list on the board soon. Hope you'll check it out once it's up!!

Stay tuned for a couple of new layouts...just developed a few pictures for my Kitchen Keepsakes album and I plan on posting them here once I get them finished.

Have a great day!!

Father's Day

We had a nice BBQ at my parent's house on Saturday night in honor of our fathers. Lots of great food and company.

Here's Jeremy with the kids and his dad-

Here's me and my dad-

Love you both!!

First how-to....

I posted a short tutorial on Paper Popsicles using these cool cards. They are a lot of fun to play with and are available in their store for a great price! (As well as lots of fun papers and embellishments to decorate them. I hope you'll go check out the tutorial on the message board under the How-To forum. :)

Ad challenge

Kari Ann has a monthly Ad Challenge on Feeling Scrappy. For my layout, I used a great little theme kit I bought from Paper Popsicles awhile back. Fun challenge! Thanks!

Member of the Month Contest!!

Want to be Feeling Scrappy's next Member of the Month? We are having a contest-I hope you will all try!!

Here's how it works-
You have the entire month of June to complete items for the contest if you are interest in playing.

The winner will recieve:

* Member of the Month Status for July (MOTM badge and they post a Challenge on the 15th)
* They will be highlighted on our main website
* They will receive 1/2 off our Positively Paper class in July.
* They will also receive a small surprise package of scrappy goodies from Jayne.

Here is what you need to do to win: (You do not have to complete ALL of these but the more the better!)

*If you want to play post here (in the appropriate thread) with your current number of posts. (We will look again at the end of the month and see what your total is so we encourage you to get us chatting! :) )

*Complete as many of the June Challenges as you can please keep track of these either in your sig line or post here at the end of the month with what you completed.

* Help us spread the word. Post a link and something about Feeling Scrappy on your blog or another place you hang out if allowed.

*Complete a layout using this beautiful sketch by Rachel post your results here.



The July MOTM will be the person who completed the majority of the items listed above. If more then one person qualifies we will draw the winner at random.

Page Maps Layout

Last month, I had a layout on Page Maps...I think I forgot to post it here. Oops!! It was a hectic month for us. Anyway, here it is. It was a landscape page map.

Day out with THOMAS!

Guess who got to meet Thomas the Tank Engine and ride in one of his cars??? Joshua was a very happy boy!



Abby even sat still for a tattoo of Thomas! Ha ha.


My parents, Auntie Crystal and Jeremy joined us for the big
day. Joshua was the only one impressed with the train ride-not too exciting for anyone except for a three year old!

Auntie Les

The weekend before we moved, Lesley came out for a visit. We all loved seeing her! Here's a picture of Jeremy with his sister and the kids.


And Joshua has been making this face most of the time I try to take his picture!!!

New challenges, a layout and an announcement!

Been trying hard to get settled in our new home. Still going to take some more time, but it's getting there. Finished up my second layout for a challenge on Feeling Scrappy. All of the new challenges have been posted there so I hope you will check them out. You get entries into the monthly drawing when you complete one or more of the challenges. For one of my challenges, you need to scrap an everyday moment-something that happens often in your home and that isn't related to a special occasion. Kari Ann has a great photo challenge that goes along with this idea so you can complete two at once!! i will post more about the other challenges as I get them completed. Here's the layout I made for my challenge. I used my newest sketch that you can see below. The sketch is also up as our monthly sketch challenge.

If you have never participated in any of our challenges, I hope you will consider playing along this month!!! I would love to see all of your work. DOn't worry about it being good enough or not-all memories and layouts are important, precious and reason to celebrate!

And my announcement is that I am joining the Paper Popsicle's team as a class instructor! I am currently planning the first class which will be posted in July. PP has a great little online store with everyday prices being below retail. There's also a huge clearance section right now-go check it out! Their monthly kits are always wonderful. Go treat yourself to some new scrappy goodies! I just placed my order...what are you getting? :)