Seasons of a Boy - Mini Album

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I created the above little mini album last weekend for Jen Gallacher's 'Make Mine Mini' Week 1 Class on the 2Peas Education Board.


Instead of 7 days in a week, I did the season's of a boy...

Supplies: K&Co Raw Chipboard Album, Ranger Distress Inks, Prima 'Dude Collection' papers, rubons, epoxy stickers and ribbon; 2peas 'Old Type'font; Dymo Sticker maker; Uniball White Pen; SU scallop punch.

Thanks for looking!!!

OH my Gosh! I'm The Featured Layout of the Day!!

OK..

You're going to think I am crazy!

I was just peaking over at the Hero Arts flickr group, doing my break-time surfin' and there was a thread started that said 'Guess who is the featured layout of the day at 2peas? RrlScrapGal (Andi)'!!!


Woah!

Knock me over, Rover!!!

2peas is the place for all things scrappy, stampy, chatty and just plain shopping fun!!! Awesome classes.. I'm lovin' the Educational Board and Stampin' Board (always!)...

Thank Goodness I used Hero Arts Stamps in the layout! Now THAT would have been embarrassing! Tee Hee!


So, here it is: The link! Click that baby, and follow the link to go to the card in life size format!


BTW, the card, was a two-fur, one for this weeks Hero Arts challenge (to create our own message) and also for this week's Week2 Stamp Camp on the Educational Board - to use Alpha stamps!

Yippee!

Thanks Hero Gal Pals!!!!

Winter Fest 09 - More Photos!

Trash To Treasure
Oops! I forgot to post the 'trash' part - meaning, my 'before' photo!
Anyway, I recycled a Easter Themed container (scrappy goodness)
and used some adorable Cornish Heritage Farms Stamps
to create a fun Easter Scene!
I also did some 'masking' with the bird houses...

(OK, these photos are in reverse! OOPS!)
(Click on photo to enlarge... )
This photo card is for the Pets Challenge and the Hero Arts Shaped Card Challenge.
It's actually a dog house. See that little stinker???
that is Bugsy. And he is 'so in the doghouse'!
He steals eggs from the chicken house, and anywhere he can find them in the yard.
Bad, bad, bad, super cute lovable doggy dog!

Front of Shaped Card
Peaking through the door!

Bugsy In the Dog House - Here He is!
(click to enlarge and see that guilty puppy face!)

Ok, the pet project featured Hero Arts Stamps, Buzz and Bloom Alpha Stamps
and a whole lot of Love Elsie goodies...
The rub ons were horrid! Must be too old... but dang they are cute!

U R A Star!
This one was for the Do It Again and Again Challenge - meaning, repetitive stamping
(creating a background - the blue and white)
and using it on your project, and the Die Cut challenge as well.
I used Hero Arts and Stampin' Up stamps
on this baby.
And of course, I didn't load my background paper shot!

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The 2peas Winter Fest '09 ended at 9pm Sunday night... I was crankin' until 8:30 pm! Sami joined in, too! And let me tell you.. What a hang over! I was zapped on Monday! Why, it's Wednesday and the fog is finally lifting!! (Or is that from St. Patrick's Day???, details, details)

Oh my... What an awesome event! Such great challenges, such great eye candy, and what an inspiring week! That gallery is just rocking with gorgeous work! I feel so darn lucky to 'get to do' these things! Tee Hee!

So, I am sharing a few more of my creations... There are more... Seriously. I was so darn motivated! I see I have to update my blog and remove the banner... Oh my.. just like any event! Gotta take down the signs!

Hey! I 'won' two challenges! I'll share that in the next post... they warrant their own special air time!

Well, off to bed I go. The kids are asleep, and I am up past my bedtime!

Sweet Dreams...

Some Creations - WinterFest '09

My Entry for Godelieve's Short Card Challenge!
Stamps: Hero Arts and Cornish Heritage Farms
The card is the front of a regular card, folded in half.

One of My Cards for Becca's 'Bird' Challenge at 2Peas
and Anne's Keep it Simple Challenge
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms
Ribbon: A RAK from sweet Dawn!
Making Memories Patterned Paper

Another Card for Becca's Bird Challenge,

and Anne's Keep It Simple Challenge
and Sue's Embossing Challenge
Yes, a three in One!
Sue was very clever.. She would not let us use the most common embossing colors!!!
I had to dig deep into my stash...
The stamped image is from an Inkadinkadoo stamp
Patterned Paper is Making Memories

Another for Becca's Bird Challenge

and Sue's Embossing Challenge

and Sue's Text Challenge
(And, those are two separate Sue's!)
Another three in one!
patterned paper is Making Memories

And This Baby???
This has been my favorite of the weekend.
This is for the Kelly's Don't Be Square Challenge - as in 'don't create a square card'.
Turns out, it fit just right in the Hero Arts 'shaped card' challenge this week!
Yippy!
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms (Super Cute Tree) , Hero Arts (Awesome Swirls and Stars in the Background - stamped with white ink - and a RAK from Jacqueline!!!!), Stampin' Up (all the circles, and sentiment).

A Side View
My card was created with 2 die cuts from SU.
I really need a die cut machine!!!
(Can you hear the cricut chirping and calling my name???
Hello? Hello? Cricut? It that you???)

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I apologize for the 'flood' of creations! I am so bad at posting one card at a time! I admire those of you that savor your creations, one at a time....

Above are my creations from this past weekend for the 2peas Winter Fest 2009 Event being held on the Stamping Board... (it lasts until this Sunday!!!). Several of us are hosting various challenges to kick our creative juices into over drive... I tell ya, those girls are just amazing! LOTS of great work being shared in the 2Peas Stamping Gallery!

So, if you have time and want to play there are 4 days left! YES! I'm hosting the Little Houses Challenge... I am on a little house kick and see them everywhere!!!!

Thanks for Visiting!
Take Care!

Testing!!! Winterfest Banner!!!

Guess what's coming to 2 peas!

WinterFest 2009!!! Starting this weekend..

If you love to stamp, come on over! ALL abilities are welcome! We will have some challenges and it's a great way to get your creativity going!

I will be hosting a 'Little Houses' Challenge... I have a post over there at my 2peas Blog with all the details... and I will be starting a challenge thread this Friday on the Stamping Board... Here is the Blog Post to give you a head start: 2Peas 'Little Houses' Blog Post

Here's a link to the Master Thread: WinterFest 2009 Stampin' Peas

Hope to see you there!!!

Snow Land Boy - Layout

I found my other layout! This was for the 'Celebrating the Seasons' Class over at 2Peas... Each month we are to do a layout related to our seasons..

This layout features several photos of Jake battling that huge snowball!!! Too darn fun.. I was spying on him from the living room window.. These photos are shot from inside the house...and on Dec. 29th, but I am using it for January...

BTW - We have been under an Inversion for over a week! The sun has popped out just a couple times to taunt us... Oh how I miss that big ol' yellow orb!!! Come BACK sunshine!

Some Layouts to Share

Digi Layout of Sami's New Birthday Duds

Traditional Layout (paper, stamps, etc.)
of Jake Making His Monster Snow Ball!

Just thought I would share some things I have worked on lately! The layout of Jake was for the Hero Arts 'pocket' challenge, and the layout of Sami is for a 2peas Digi Class for January.

I have another layout of Jake, but can't find where my darn computer filed it! ARG! It's a 12x12 layout that was 'stitched'. Every time I do something different in Adobe PSE3 (take photo, take scan, or create new canvas, or save as jpg) it files it somewhere funky....

Still learning that darn program...

Have a great day!

Why I Just Had to Play the Lottery Today!

A Card I made for Ann,

and entered into the SOF Beautiful Women Challenge

(2 Birds With One Stone)
The little cards I made

for nine talented 2peas girls that won the Challenge I hosted at 2peas
and I entered into last week's 'Three Things' Hero Arts Challenge!

What's this? A necklace I won??????
Get Out! Thank you Deborah!

Hero Arts Stamps I won
from The Super Talented Kelly Goree of Basic Grey!

OK.. For some crazy reason, I have been on a winning streak in my little scrapbook stamping world! This is scary stuff... I mean, what the heck is going on?

It all started with Jacqueline... remember that beautiful box of goodies that came all the way from France? She sent it in June and we worried for months that it got lost? Well, we must have prayed far too hard for 'the prize to arrive' - because prizes just keep coming!!!! Seriously! Jacqueline!

Here's the rundown:

1. First, Jacqueline's Box of goodness. Stuffed full of papers, stamps, embellishments and cool France goodies!

2. Then, Hero Arts went and ran a week of paper related inspiring posts and give-aways with some very cool manufacturers! Like Basic Grey! Hot Dog! Well, I won something from Kelly Goree's blog! Kelly is on the Design Team for Basic Grey..I love her blog. And I won some stamps! Yep! Some Hero Arts Stamps! So darn lucky...

3. Well, as my lucky streak would have it.. then I won one of the challenges over at 2peas during World Card Making Day and Stamptoberfest! Deborah hosted a challenge, and had us all make a card for a special woman in our lives... Remember my friend Ann that I spoke to you all about? My friend that battled breast cancer over the summer??? I made her a card.. It's posted above.. anyway, I won the challenge and Deborah is sending Ann a pair of beautiful earings - made by Deborah! And, she is sending me a necklace and earings that match Anns! I can't wait to see Ann at our book club next week! I won't be able to wear mascara ... Tears will be flowing...

4. I'm not done! Roni over at Ink Stains hosts several challenges and swaps. You remember Roni - she was our hostess for the Fat Book Swap I was in for 4 months! And, she is a designer for Ranger??? As in RANGER? The folks that make so many cool products? Anyway, Roni is always sharing fun techniques and products and does giveaways! Well, shoot dang! I won one of the giveaways for some Paper Artsy Stamps! HOT! Love those stamps! Well, technically, I was 2nd choice! The real winner did not claim her prize so Roni drew another name! LOL! Thanks Roni!

5. And, then...GASP! You know that super cool altered artist T!M who also has a connection to Ranger? LOL! Well, Mr. T!m also shares some real cool tutorials and tips and tricks regarding his products on his blog...Remember last year when I did my 'Tim style tags' from his 12 Tags of Christmas???? .. Well, one day, Mr. T!m was giving away 3 sets of the new Ranger Distress Stickles! This happened on the weekend I was supposed to be gone for 4 days on a scrapbook retreat! But no, I was home, licking my wounds, and being grumpy because of all the bad stuff that happened (I have a post wating in draft form!)... Anyway, I left a comment... and I won!!! ACK!!! And the best part? The super sweet email message I got from T!m!!!! Love that guy... Go read his blog... He just got back from Disneyland! I think that should be his next RAK! A trip with Tim to Mouseland! Tee Hee!!!

6. OK.. About now I started getting freaked about all these winnings... I have had several friends email me and tell me to go play the lotto! So today I did... And darn it! Two other things happened today! First... Cornish Heritage Farms started a new blog.. yep.. another one to add to my list of faves... I follow several of the DT members - Kim Hughes, Becky Olsen, Jennifer Roach, to name a few! Well low and behold.. I was one of 10 peeps that will be getting a new stamp!!! Thank you CHF!!! PS... The owner Liz lives on a farm... I love reading her adventures on her blog! Cracks me up! You know, misery loves company!!!

And the last news to share ...

7. Hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen.... I entered another Hero Arts Blog Challenge and I WON 2nd Place!!!! Crazy!!!!!!!! Last weekend, again, while I was licking my wounds about not getting to go on my4 day scrappy retreat, I held my very own virtual retreat at home... I had 1 day - after all the misshaps subsided!!!! So, instead of catching up on Scrapbook pages, I made some cards for the gals that won the challenge that I hosted over at 2peas during World Card Making Day and Stamptoberfest.. My very own Fat Book Page Challenge! Anyway, I did one of my multitasking challenges... you know.. catch up on some needed to do work and enter a challenge at the same time! Woah! My little babies won 2nd place! There's a photo of them up above ....

So, I am now officially on cloud 9...... I mean, when it rains it pours!

And yes I did play the Lotto...today...

If I win.. oh my...after I faint... Disneyland peeps.. Disneyland...

Thanks for listening to my news! Crazyness, isn't it?