Safe & Sound in Disney

We're here in good old Florida safe and sound. Ryan LOVED the airplane rides! We are so excited and have been going nonstop since we arrived yesterday afternoon.

Good Stuff:
1. We hit the Magic Kingdom & Epcot so far.
2. Tomorrow is Typhoon Lagoon.
3. Having fun already.

Not so good stuff:
1. Dropped my camera already and busted my lens. Somehow managing to make it work.
2. So got caught in a major downpour without rain gear...soaked!
3. Time is flying already....the good stuff just seems to go by so fast!

Otherwise, no complaints. Loving it! These two are making it all worth while. Their excitement is contagious!
Hope you are all having a wonderful week. We sure are!!!

T minus 19 Hours and Counting....

I am really starting to get excited now. I simply can't believe that we will be on the airplane to Disney in about 19 hours! I feel like we have been waiting for this forever, yet it seems like just yesterday that we booked the trip (it was October). Time is such a strange thing. It flies, but it doesn't. Tough to explain, but I'd be willing to bet that you guys know exactly what I mean.

So, this will be my last blog post before our trip. I want to,once again, thank everyone who was kind enough to take the time and give me some Disney recommendations. One of my closest friends and I sat down until 3 a.m. on Friday night surfing a website that she uses when she goes to Disney. It is All Ears Net. Boy, it was filled with pictures, info, and little details that you just might miss. Great resource. For anyone planning a Disney trip, it is a must visit site. I understand they also have a newsletter that you can sign up for. Pretty Neat.

One of the neatest things that I found was DiVine. Isn't she amazing? If I didn't know about her, we would have been sure to walk right past. Now, I'll keep my eyes open. Psssst...I'm the only one who knows about this, so I'm hoping it surprises everyone else! I'm also keeping Push a secret, too!

So, as I was packing and making sure we are all ready, I actually had the chance to scrap a little. I finished this layout today while Ryan visited with his Dad.
More Fancy Pants goodies. I love these pictures of Ryan. He is getting so big, so fast. I have to bribe him now to take time from his busy schedule for pictures, and I took these about a month ago. He's still my little baby, though!

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful week. I will be taking my laptop along, but who knows if I'll have a chance to do anything with it, so if you don't see me around these parts....see you in August! Thanks for stopping by!

Ultimate Summer Challenge & RAK Winner!

I received my letter in the mail yesterday telling me that I was the winner of Week 4 of the Ultimate Summer Challenge on the BHG Scrapbook, etc. website! Boy, was I over the moon! Of course, people at the BHG SBE website chose the 10 semi-finalists, but it was the public who voted mine as the winner that week. That is what is really exciting! It truly is a wonderful feeling knowing that enough people liked my design the best to vote for it!

The big challenge lies ahead now. After the 10 weeks are over, there will be 10 finalist who will compete for the BIG prize! Believe me, looking at the other winners, it will be quite the competition. BHG SBE will give us an assignment that we will have about a week to complete. Then, they will post our work up on the website for the public to vote once again. The layout with the most votes wins! What a nail bitter, huh? Well, that's not until September, so I have some time to wait and be a nervous wreck...LOL!

In other news, Ryan chose a winner of the RAK that I will mailing out. He picked number 1:

Sara said...
You are going to have a FANTASTIC trip! We go all the time so I'll give you a few pointers & email you the rest (if you don't mind)In the Magic Kingdom you've got to see The Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Magic Carpets of Aladdin (just like a dumbo ride), Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, Astro Orbiter, Tomorrowland Transit Authority (no lines & it's relaxing!), Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (get a fast pass) , Stitch's Great Escape! (get a fast pass), Mickey's PhilharMagic (Great show get a fast pass), Dumbo & the Mad Tea Party-teacups.
7/21/08 12:12 PM

So, Sara, please send me an e-mail at Denine2@aol.com with your address, so I can get your goodies in the mail as soon as possible! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to comment and for all of the wonderful Disney tips. You guys really helped me out a lot. I have all of the tips printed and packed, so I can use them when we get to Disney!

On a not-so fun note, my clothes dryer died yesterday. Poop! I put the clothes in and walked away. Almost 2 hours later, I remembered that my clothes were in the dryer (oops!), so I went to get them out and they were still wet. So, I guess the dryer died mid-cycle since they felt sort of warm. Geez, just when you think that you are ahead of the money game...BAM!...something happens to throw you right back to the beginning. I am sure you guys can relate. Oh well, such is life. It's not life threatening and no one died, so I can't sweat the small stuff!

Since posting without pictures is no fun, here's a part of the layout that I am working on today. My new fun experiment...pipe cleaners (with some beads, of course)!

Not finished with it yet, but it's for the next HOF Challenge over at Creating Keepsakes. The challenges are the 1st of every month, so go check it out on August 1! Ok...off to finish scrapping! Have a super day!

Tomorrow's RAK

So today was a very productive day around the house. I finished my work rather quickly...amazing what one can get done without interruptions! I hope to scrap a little tonight. I have some wonderful Making Memories goodies that I received as part of my HOF prize package that I am dying to use! Wish me luck.


I will be picking a winner for my RAK from this post tomorrow afternoon. I took a quick picture of the things that the winner will receive. There are a few more things, but there has to be a little surprise involved....right?

Included in the RAK are some papers from Scenic Route, American Crafts, Sassafrass Lass, and Pink Paislee. There are some adorable and colorful Pink Paislee letter stickers, some American Crafts Thickers Accents, and some Crate Paper letter rub ons. And since I am so into felt these past few weeks, I included some of my all-time favorite Creative Imaginations Creative Cafe felt pieces....some words and flowers. Oh, how I LOVE the Creative Cafe! Also, I tossed in some of the new Core'dinations cardstock...you know the textured stuff in the great colors with another color on the inside. What a wonderful concept! Great for when you tear or distress your paper edges! And, then you find the ever popular, never go out of style, always loved 7 Gypsies clear buttons. Phew! That was quite a bit to type!

So, this wonderful package of goodies will go out to one lucky winner. I will take the comments from all of my posts from this week until tomorrow to have Ryan pick the winner. So, leave me a comment to be entered!

I am off to scrap....enjoy the rest of your day!

Fancy Frame

Probably about 5 years ago, I bought these 2 cute wooden craft frames. I was doing some designing for Pebbles, Inc. then and used one of the frames for a project. The other frame got lost somewhere in my my scraproom only to resurface yesterday. Well, I took it as a sign and decided to do something fun with it...a little change of pace from the old 12x12 routine.

I gathered some of my favorite things....beads, wire, felt, floss, and chipboard and went to town. Here is what I came up with:

What a fun frame project this turned out to be. I am actually going to head out to Michaels to see if I can find more frames to work with. I had such a great time adding all of the goodies to this frame. Here are some pictures of the details:

This is going to be a gift to the one little girl in the picture. I really hate to part with it, but I just know she will love it!

I am really enjoying all of the Disney tips that everyone is leaving in their comments. I am printing all of your e-mails and comments to take along with me. I so appreciate all of your help. If you happen to have any tips for Disney, please leave a comment here. I will include your name in the drawing for the scrap goodie RAK!

Enjoy your day!

Thank You ScrapFreak!

I just want to give a big shout out and thank you to all the girls at ScrapFreak!

I had the pleasure of chatting with the girls last night on their chat board, and I felt so welcome there. I have to say that they are truly a wonderful community of scrappers.

With the scrapbooking community, in general, growing more and more each day, it is sometimes hard to find a place to call home, a place where you can get to know everyone and share this wonderful hobby of ours. The girls at ScrapFreak have that going on and more. They are fun, friendly, and a little bit crazy (we all need a little craziness, right?).

Thanks again, girls! And if you look to the right------------------------------------------>

Somewhere down there, you will see I added you guys to my blog! Yippee!

Don't forget to stop by my thread from yesterday with a Disney tip (or just a "hi") for a chance to win a fun RAK! Enjoy your Tuesday!

In Just One Week...

....I will be on an airplane off to sunny Florida and Disney! Yippee! I have tons to do before we go, so my posts may be a bit short and infrequent. Who knows? Maybe I'll get done quick and get to scrap before I go. I guess only time will tell.

If any of you guys have any suggestions on things "not to miss" while in Disney, please leave a comment here. I have not been there in almost 20 years, and I want to try to get as much in as possible. Let's make a RAK out of this. Post a Disney suggestion here before this Friday the 25th. I will then pick a winner for a fun scrapbooking goodie package. Cool!

So, I did get some scrapbooking time in yesterday. I used some fun Fancy Pants goodies...one of my favorite companies!

I also used some acrylic paint for the title letters. I haven't used paint in ages! It was fun. I also used some Coasters from Imagination Project...I really miss that company. Good to have some stash when you need it, huh?

Well, off to start the day. Have a great one and thanks for stopping by!

I've been tagged!

First off, last night was a beautiful night here, and I was lucky to catch this picture of the moon in the clear night sky:

Isn't the world just an incredible place?


Ok, so my crazy friend, Miss Becky Fleck, took great pleasure in tagging me this morning. I wasn't planning on blogging today, bit she roped me into it. So, here goes:

Ten years ago: 1998, huh? What was I doing then? I hadn't started scrapbooking then, and I wasn't a Mom yet. When I look back on it now, I can't even imagine how I filled my time. I guess I watched a lot of TV, went out with my friends, and was enjoying being a new homeowner. Oh, and I know I slept a lot more, too!

Five things on today's to-do list:
1. Clean Ryan's closet and get ready for the new school year.
2. Try to stay cool.
3. Laundry...ewe!
4. Straighten up my scrap desk getting ready for my Creative Sunday.
5. Go out to dinner with a few girlfriends (yippee)!

A snack I enjoy: Ice Cream. It has been so hot here lately that I could eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

Things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Open a stray cat clinic for my friend, Candy (she practically runs one out of her house the way it is)
2. Take my entire family on a vacation abroad.
3. Take all of my friends on a cross country trek (think Thelma & Louise with out any crime...well, no killing at least).
4. Buy a Hummer!
5. Get a pool!

Places I have lived:
1. Pennsylvania
2. New Jersey

I am tagging:
Stayce
Jess
Linda
Andrea

It'll be fun to see their answers!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbooking & Home Decor

I love to scrapbook. I know that I have probably said that one thousand times, but it's true. I just love it. And I love to show off my work. Not in a "look what I can do" way, but in a "hey, look what I did" way, if you know what I mean. I sometimes get sad that my pages end up in albums. Not that I don't like albums because I do. They serve a purpose. I just want to have my pages around me so that people can see and enjoy them...and, to be honest, so I can enjoy them, too. Admit it, don't you find yourself just staring at your latest creation? I know I do. When I have completed a page, I leave it standing up on my desk, and I find myself just "stopping by" to check it out now and again. So, I decided that it was time to formally display some of my work.

Now, I know this is not a new idea. It's not earth-shattering or ground-breaking, but it is fun. I went to Michael's and picked up several 12x12 adjustable depth project frames (aka shadow boxes). They are just perfect for my layouts, especially the ones with lumpy embellishments. Can I say that I am just loving these things! I made a little photo collage of them hanging on my wall:

I am just so excited about these. And the cool thing is that I can change the layouts in them anytime I want to display my new work! How neat for a bit of quick redecorating!

If you are interested in displaying some of your artwork this way, you can pick these frames up at Michael's. They are normally $20, but I got all of them with my 50% off coupons. So each one was only $10 plus tax. I am sure other craft and hobby stores carry similar frames, too.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend! Thanks for stopping by and for all of your nice comments!

Scrapfreak Chat & Halloween in July

It has been a typical July here in PA...hot and humid with lots of sun and some thunder showers here and there. Some days, the heat just gets to me, and I feel like a slug. I guess I should suck it up because in less than 2 weeks, we will be in good old Florida where I am sure the heat is much worse. Yesterday was one of those slug days where I felt like doing nothing. I don't like that because I always feel better when I get things done. I am not a "sitter". I like to keep going, and my mind rarely ever shuts down. I was dead set on scrapping something, but that never happened. Sometimes, I am full of creative energy, and sometimes I feel like I could not create my way out of a paper bag...LOL!

So, I was thrilled to be asked to be a part of a chat at the Scrapfreak website. I am pretty excited about it. I know several girls over there from other message boards, and I look forward to chatting with them once again. Plus, I love to talk about scrapbooking with people who "get it", so I think it will be fun. It will be on Monday, July 21 at 7:00 PM CST. Stop by the Scrapfreak chat room if you have a moment. I love to meet new people and make new friends!

Anyway, since I was not feeling the scrappy vibes today, I will share with you a layout that I did a little while back for a Halloween call for BHG Scrapbooks, etc.
Unfortunatelty, it didn't get picked up, but I like it anyway. After all, that is what matters most! Hope you enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Spring Cleaning & a Recommendation

Ok, so spring passed about 2 months ago, and I guess I am a bit late. It has been a little busy around here. Preparing for next school year and my new job as a History teacher, renovating my house (turning it from a duplex into one house...yeah! More room), preparing for our Disney trip (2 weeks left to go), and your basic everyday tasks...these things have all kept me on my toes. So, while I remember monthly to back up my computer (as I mentioned a few posts back), I do not always clean my computer up. This time, however, I did. I got rid of tons of useless files, deleted web history and cookies, defragmented my hard drive, etc. A part of this clean up involves organizing scans of my layouts. This helps me to see what was published and what is available for publication. Then, if a call comes along, I know exactly where to go to see if I have something that fits. In the process of doing this, I came across a layout that was published by BHG Scrapbooks, etc. in their Page Planner Special Issue. I thought that I would share it here as I like to have some eye candy to go along with my posts.
So back to the point...for those of you who have not seen this publication yet, it is basically about how to use other layouts to "scraplift" and make your own layout. It gives sketches and tons of layout ideas. I highly recommend this book. It is loaded with awesome ideas and uber talent! I think it would be great for all levels of scrapbookers...beginning to advanced. So, if you are looking for a good idea book, this is a good one to try!

If you happen to be one of the lucky scrapbookers published in it, please leave me a comment with the page number(s) in it. I would love to see who created what! Enjoy your day!

Have you seen this?

I guess those readers who are scrapbookers know that CHA Summer is right around the corner. Unfortunately, I won't be attending the show this year. Fortunately, I will be going to Disney instead...so I think I can pass up Chicago this year...LOL! Anyway, as the show approaches, we see all of the Scrapbook product manufacturers hype up their new releases on the web (hence, my Tinkering Ink goodness.) I have been blog hopping, and I ran into some goodies that I have to mention here. I predict that both of these items will be a HUGE hit at CHA!

1. Prima: Retail Friendly Hybrid-What a fabulous concept to help merge the gap between paper and digital scrapbooking where both parties are in a win/win situation. Just look at their chipboard tags that coordinate with the digital images on the disc! Pure Genius. Check them out on the Prima blog.

2. Creative Imaginations: Karen Russell's Pre-printed 12x12 page protectors WITH pockets-Page protectors have been around from the beginning of time (ok, so maybe I exaggerate a bit, but you get the idea), but these page protectors are the SH*T! Protectors with gorgeous designs already printed on them and little pockets for your goodies, whether they be photos, paper, embellies, or what! They are the last 2 items in the picture below, BTW. I can't wait to see what the designers do with these, and I can't wait to get me some myself! Really...you have no idea! If I have wait too long, I might go insane! Anyway, you can check out more of Karen's beautifulreleases on her blog, here.
3. And last, but certainly NOT least, you have to check out the new Beadles at the Tinkering Ink blog! What a fun product with so many possibilities....for scrapbooking and lots of other crafts! These are definitely going to be a hit at CHA! Make sure to stop by the Tinkering Ink booth to get your fun Make & Take!

So, that's my first review of CHA goodies. I will be sure to let you guys know about anything else that I believe to be a "MUST SEE." I am sure there will be more! Peace!

PHOTO ShaZAM

Again, while I was blog hopping, I ran into the wonderful blog of Jessica Sprague. She showed a technique for adding some pizazz to your pictures, and I thought that I would try it out. Of course, I mentioned in a different post that I have been using some actions, but I always welcome an opportunity to learn. So, I gave it a shot. This is my before picture:

Sure, it's a nice picture. It could use a little boost, though. So, I gave it a pic-me-up here:


I think I like it. I would like to play more to see what else I can do to make improvements, but it certainly looks better to me. Maybe a little color boost is in order...we'll see. Digital photography rocks...experimenting is so much fun! Stop by Jessica's blog to see her steps for a little ShaZAM, you could win a cool camera strap! Peace! Happy Saturday!

I'm a lucky girl...

Something got me thinking yesterday about how lucky I am. Often times, we find ourselves complaining about things from day to day. Life is not always easy. Stress, work, bills, gas prices, bad drivers, etc. I could go on and on about the things that can get to me. However, when I stop and have a minute to look at the big picture...my life is pretty darn good. I am blessed with so much...health, family, friends, a decent home, a job that I love, my wonderful son, etc. I guess I could go on and on about the good things, too. In thinking about my blessings, I have to include my ability to scrapbook. It might sound odd to some people that I would be thankful for something like scrapbooking, but it really is a blessing to me. The creative outlet is so good for my spirit. I am so happy while I am creating, and I get giddy when I create something that I love. I know that some of you reading my blog can relate, too. Maybe that is why I wanted to say it here...because I know that I am not alone. I know that there are so many others out there who feel like I do. I like that I can share my work with others, and I love to see what others create.

I have been kind of spoiled this summer. Between creating lesson plans for the upcoming school year and improving my home, I have been able to enjoy surfing message boards, galleries, and blogs to see some incredible scrapbooking, read some great stories, and "meet" some very sweet people. It almost makes me sad to know that I will have less time for these fun things once school starts in the Fall. I am enjoying it while I can, and I want to thank everyone who has left me praise in my gallery and nice comments here on my blog. With all of the nastiness that has surrounded the scrapbooking industry as of late, it is wonderful to know that there are good people out there....and we won't let the "scrooges" get us down!

On a scrappy note, some of you may have heard about The Ultimate Summer Challenge over at the Scrapbooks, etc. website. It's a 10-week challenge where each week participants create layouts based upon different challenges. A panel of judges then chooses the top 10 layouts of all that were received in a given week. The public then votes on those 10 layouts to choose a winner. At the end of the 10 weeks, 10 winners will then compete for the grand prize of $2500 (quite the prize, huh?)

Here is my layout for the 8 Photo challenge (this is week 4 of the challenge):

(click to enlarge)

I had lots of fun with this layout. I mentioned before my addiction to beads lately...this time I added them to wire. I just may have to try my hand at jewelery making one day...maybe. Next weeks challenge involves scrapping your vacation pics with a collage that you download. Has anyone given any of the challenges a try? If not, why don't you? It's fun! You can vote for your favorite layout here. It's going to be a tough competition with many wonderful layouts.

Well, off to Home Depot to haggle for price on new carpet. Enjoy your day!

Tinkering Ink Reveal: Becoming Green

I know I already said this about the Retro Metro line, but this line has to be my favorite line that Tinkering Ink is revealing at Summer CHA. Ok, so it is a toss up. Retro Metro is bright and bold and fun, and I adore it. This line is a bit different, but it has stolen my heart in its own special way. Maybe it's the kraft background. Maybe it's the cute little butterflies. All I do know is that I am loving it! I swiped the photo in this layout from my friend, Stayce's, blog. Neither she, nor Miss Becky Fleck, know that I did this layout. I sure hope they don't mind their faces plastered on the Internet...LOL!

I also created this little card with the Becoming Green line.

Yes, that is more beads that you see. I told you that I was addicted! Only a few on this card, but I think just enough to raise the cuteness factor! You can head on over to the Tinkering Ink blog to see all of the papers from this beautiful line, and then you can stop by the Becoming Green gallery to see what the other DT members have done! Thanks for stopping by! Peace!

Public Service Announcement

While I am sitting here doing my monthly computer back-up, I thought I would do a little blog post to remind everyone to back-up, too. Nobody wants to lose precious pictures or precious anything for that matter. Have a good night!

Tinkering Ink Reveal: Retro Metro

Ok, so I have been up from 4:30 this morning for some odd reason. I guess my body was done sleeping (I'm sure I will pay for that later.) I decided to do my blog post early since I just simply could not wait to share my scrappy goodness from the Tinkering Ink Retro Metro line. This line has to be my favorite one that TI is releasing at CHA! The colors, the patterns, the styles...they all just make me so happy! This layout shows you all of the awesome colors that you can find in the Retro Metro line...greens, blues, pinks, reds! I swear every color of the rainbow is there! So so fun!
For my second layout, I chose a little less bright of a paper for my background! Don't you just love all of those circles! I cut some of them out, backed them with another patterned paper and added some brads for texture! You can click on all of my layouts if you want to get a closer look!

My last Retro Metro project was this cute little card. When it is closed, one flower overlaps the other. I am not a big cardmaker, but I have to say that they are fun to do (and they don't take me nearly as long to make as layouts do.)

Don't forget to stop by the Tinkering Ink blog and the Retro Metro gallery to see what the rest of the DT has come up with. This is one of my favorites! Roree makes a mean card like no one I have ever seen, I tell ya! Thanks for stopping by and Enjoy your day!

RAK Winner & PageMaps Blog

Just a super quick post tonight. I had Ryan pick a winner for my July 4th RAK, and he chose #3! That means Chrispea gets a package of scrap goodies. Yah! If you drop by Chris, shoot me an e-mail at Denine2@aol.com with your addy!

And I also wanted to tell everyone (if you already did not know) that the most awesome Becky Fleck of PageMaps fame has started up a blog! Isn't that great? You can visit her at her PageMaps blog where she is having a sketch contest to celebrate her new "bloginess." Give it a shot. You could win some BasicGrey goodness, and her sketches are super fun to work with!

Stay tuned tomorrow for more Tinkering Ink reveals! Have a great night!

Tinkering Ink Reveals: Beau Jardin

Another day and another beautiful line being released from Tinkering Ink. You guys have got to head to the TI Beau Jardin Gallery to see what the other TI DT girls have done with all of the gorgeous, bright, and bold papers from this line. Here is a layout that I did:
I cut the little flowers from one of the papers...aren't they just the cutest flowers ever? I also did a little card with the same flowers:

I had such a fun time creating with this stuff...and that's what scrapping is all about for me...FUN!

I will be picking a name later today for the winner of my RAK from this post. If you haven't already done so, drop me a quick comment on it. Check back later to see if you are the winner! I just love making up little goodie packages for RAKs! Off to wash the car! Enjoy your afternoon!

Tinkering Ink Reveals: Yuletide 2

Good morning, and I truly hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. I appreciate all of the firework photography tips that you guys have shared. I did not get any fireworks pics....yet. My downfall was my lack of a tripod, and I am so not a steady handed person. We do have another fireworks display near our home in a few weeks, so I still have a chance. Actually, there have been fireworks in the sky almost every night for weeks now, so I just know that I will have plenty of opportunities to take some pics. I do have a tripod handy now, so I am ready to go!

We had a great time this weekend, and I already had a chance to scrap some of our pictures. I will share that layout on another post though because this post is all about the Tinkering Ink Yuletide 2 collection. What a beautiful collection of muted colors that are so very versatile. They added some awesome new designs to an already awesome line! I did this layout about some winter snow fun.
And I also created this holiday card.

You can check out the Tinkering Ink blog for a reveal of some of the other DT members' work. They also have a Yuletide Gallery with more samples...how cool is that! Keep your eye out for more sneak peeks of their other lines this week!

And don't forget to leave a comment on my last post for a chance to win some scrapbook goodies.

Enjoy your day!

Happy Independence Day RAK

I hope that everyone has a safe, fun, and memorable holiday and weekend! While you are celebrating, take time to say thank you to all of the people before us who have made this country what it is today. I have a wonderful life, and I am not so sure how it would have been had I not been born in the good old USA!

I had my little "Uncle Sam" pose for a few shots. Trying to get an eight year old to sit still for a picture is like trying to sew buttons on ice cream. He is still cute, though.

An ever bigger challenge for me is those dreaded fireworks shots. I try every year, and every year I fail. Does anyone know of the perfect camera settings for my DigiRebel for the fireworks? I wish I had time to Google that. Please, if you know, tell me.

If you have some fun July 4th shots of your own, link me up! I'd love to see them. Anything July 4th related would be great. You could also link me up to any July 4th scrapbook layouts that you have done. I will send a little goodie package to one random poster who links me up in their comment by Tuesday July 8th. Maybe some BasicGrey, Making Memories, Tinkering Ink and other fun stuff! How does that sound? Good deal! Enjoy your holiday!

Happy July & Little Yellow Bicycle HOF Challenge

This month, the HOF girls and I used the product we received in our prize package from Little Yellow Bicycle. The line that we received was the Delightful Collection by Sharon Ann, which has great color combos of pinks, blues, oranges, and greens. I had some wonderful pictures of my niece, Emily, that I really thought would work well with this line. Since I do not often work with such a girly color palette, I was worried that I would not be able to pull it off or that things would not "pop", but just kind of blend in together. So, to solve my problem, I combined the girly colors of the patterned papers with black. I know, it might sound a bit odd, but I really think it turned out nice.

I often get on these tangents where I seems to pull toward a certain product or technique. For some reason, it just happens. I think I mentioned that before. Anyway, I am on a bead kick right now. I have this very strong urge to make jewelery, and I spend so much time in craft stores admiring the beads and jewels. Since I really have no idea how to make jewelery, I have been buying beads for my scrapbook pages. It has really been fun, and I love how my pages turn out.

You can see this page and other pages by the 2008 HOF game girls by checking out the CK gallery, and you can join along in the challenge to win a prize from CK on the CK message board! I'd love to see some pages with this LYB line or any of their other awesome lines! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!