Scrap Addict Giveaway

Helen has some yummy candy up for grabs over at Scrap Addict Giveaway:

There's a lot of stuff up for grabs here. Tons of chipboard, from


Scrap FX and various other manufacturers. Pink Paislee &

Maya Road mistables & stickers, Studio Calico rub-ons, printed

glitter die-cuts & beautiful Prima butterfly embellishments.

Head on over to Helen Tilbury's blog HERE for more details!

LOAD #32 & 33 - Sun Kissed

This is #32/33 LOAD (LayOut A Day) for the October challenge over at Let's Scrap. It is a layout of DH & DD in the pool in aruba.

I used the Basic Grey sketch 10.22.12:

I used mainly Basic Grey for this entire page.  The paper, book plate, and book clip was all Basic Grey.  I also played along with Scrapbook Challenges - October Stamp Challenge "Overcoming Fears". The challenge for the experienced stampers, was to do a layout with 3 different stamps on, or to use 2 different ink colours on your layout. I actually used 5 different stamps: the circle, the straight stitch, the aruba letters, and two different journaling blocks.  All are from CTMH except one of the journaling blocks is from 7Gypsies.

Here are a couple of close-up pictures:

Materials Used:  paper - Basic Grey Hello Luscious; Bookplates - Basic Grey; Bookclip - Basic Grey; title - ScrapYourTrip; stamps - CTMH & 7Gypsies; ink - CTMH; chevrons - Quickutz corners.

Thanks for visiting!

LOAD #30 & 31 - Little Fish

Yeah!  I completed the LOAD (LayOut A Day) challenge over at Let's Scrap. This is the second time I have tried a LOAD challenge, but the first time I have ever completed paper layouts. Last time I used digital Project Life pages so it didn't feel like I had really accomplished the challenge.  This time I did 30 LO's, 20 cards, and 27 digital layouts!  WOW.  That is amazing for me and I am so excited Let's Scrap hosted this challenge.  Here is my layout:

I actually love how this layout turned out.  I used an intricate chippy, painted it, and then backed it with the same dark blue color to help it stand out. I used baker's twine and stickers that I used pop dots behind to add to the dimension. I love these rub-ons from daisyd's.  I hope you like!

I played along with Apron Strings Croptober challenge #15 to use the following Page Maps sketch:

I love Page Maps sketches and this one is no exception. It worked perfect for my page.

Here are a couple of close up pictures:

 I used green gems from Forever in Time to replicate seaweed on my title.

I love rub-ons. This one from Daisyd's was perfect for my journaling.

Materials used: paper - old CTMH, rub-ons - daisyD's & MME Bohemia; ric-rac - Wrights; stickers - Creative Imaginations; chippy - unknown; twine - MME Lime Twist; popdots - Forever in Time; brads - CTMH.

Thanks for visiting!

LOAD #28 & 29 - Splash

Happy weekend everyone! The October LOAD (LayOut A Day) challenge over at Let's Scrap is almost over.  I am very close to meeting my goal. This layout is #28 & 29, another Aruba layout. I love these photos, but they printed too dark so I really struggled with this layout. I'm not happy with it, but it is complete and the story documented so I am moving on. Sometimes I think the more I scrap the better my pages get, and sometimes I think the more I scrap the worse they get.......does that happen to you?

I used Let's Scrap sketch 10-24-12, but I really scraplifted DT member Cathy's fabulous layout:

I also played along with Scrapbook Challenges - October Stamp Challenge - Overcoming Fears.  The challenge for the non-stampers is easy, overcome your fear of not stamping! Beg, borrow or use the stamp in your stash to add it to your next layout.

I used a set of large alpha stamps from CTMH for the title. I'm really not so great at stamping and I messed up, so the s is off, but it is another LO complete.

Here is a detailed shot:

Materials Used: paper - Best Creation Inc., unknown; rub-on - Imaginesce & Cosmo Cricket; ink - CTMH; alphabet stamp - CTMH; journaling note - Making Memories; stickers- Me&MyBigIdeas; brads - CTMH.

Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

My Scrap Space

Since we've moved into our new house, I've had to reconfigure my scrap room. We don't have spare money at the moment, so I've had to make due with the elfa pieces we had at the old house. For the most part they adapted ok, although there are still some things I would like to rearrange.  Here is my new scrappy home:

 My completed albums are on the top shelf and my often used items are in easy reach. 

This is how I store my ribbon and stamp pads. It makes it easy to pull down which every color ribbon I wam working with. I also have generic rub-ons and misc. embellishments hanging her to remind me to use them.  

Since the room is so big, we have doubled its use into a family room. That way Maddie can play on her mat while I scrap and Juan watches soccer.  It's nice to have everyone in the same room together.  This is Maddie's spot, although she usually ends up at my feet under the tables.

I find the more items I see, the more items I use.  "Out of sight, out of mind", so I keep lots of stuff in view. These are my felt border strips and ribbon rolls.

Thanks for visiting my little piece of heaven. Hope you enjoyed the quick tour!

Project Life - Week 42

Welcome to Project Life 2012! If you are new to my blog, welcome! I hope you will stay a while. I'm Jessica, wife to Juan, mommy to new baby Maddie. I am also an electrical engineer by day and I am participating in Project Life, a different way to record our lives by taking one photo a day. This was inspired by the fabulous Becky Higgins who has put together a wonderful kit to make this challenge easier.
I am using the digital Cobalt kit, find it at http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/2011/10/new-product-has-arrived/ This digital version uses Shutterfly and is SUPER easy to use! See my completed pages for 2012 at http://scraplifterdesigns.blogspot.com/p/project-life-layouts.html
Each Monday/Tuesday, I will post my pictures/journaling from the previous week. Project Life Tuesday was created by Jessica Turner over at The Mom Creative and Project 366 Rewind is hosted by Sarah at Naptime Momtog and Gina at Chic Homeschool Mama. They both host a linky for readers to link up their pictures. So if you want to join in or want to see others POTW, just click the buttons at the bottom of this post.
And finally, my POTW (pictures of the week):

Sunday - Juan add some more Elfa shelving in my scrap room today. We also headed out to the Farmer's Market to pick up a couple more pumpkins! I love this picture of Juan and Maddie in front of downtown Dallas. We also decorated our front tree with our scarecrow, hay and pumpkins. Maddie loved it and wanted to play out there for hours.

Monday - Juan has been taking Maddie on morning walks around the neighborhood, so her stroller was in the house. Our little monkey couldn't resist climbing on it! It was a beautiful afternoon, so we sat on the patio and had dinner at Matito's. Maddie loves lemon and sucked on this one the entire time.

Wednesday - No, this isn't a horse.  It is Maddie's learning toy; but apparently all she is learning to do is climb on top of it. I definitely see broken bones in our future.

Thursday - We've moved all of the chemicals and cleaning supplies up out of the lower cabinets. As a result, there is nothing but toilet paper and klenexes in our bathroom cabinet. Maddie has figured out how to not just crawl into the cabinet, but all the way through it from one side to the other, we have dual sinks in our bathroom. This is how he found her!

Friday - Maddie and Juan took me to lunch today at Grimaldi's. Maddie loves food. She loved the salad, the red peppers, the mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, and the pizzza! We always get the sausage, pepperoni, mushroom pizza, delish! She also loved the pizza crust. I'm so glad we can still take her out in public to eat with us. She is such a good baby!

Saturday - Lots of firsts for Maddie today. 1st time to the Texas State Fair. She loved the midway. We let her play the "pick a duck, win a prize" game. I don't think she realized it was a game or that Mommy and Daddy had to pay; but she really enjoyed all of the ducks in the water and picking them up! Since she is 31" she was just tall enough for the kiddy fish ride. She wasn't quite sure what was going on at first, but then had a blast. She had her first salt water taffy and first corney dog....both of which she loved! We even let her taste her first Dippin Dots (ice cream).  She was very tentative of those little balls, but once they were gone, she signed the word for "more" over and over. That is what she is doing in the last picture with Juan. We were only there for about 3 hours, but it wore her out. She was out before we even made it back to the car! Great day at the Fair!

Project Life - Week 41

Welcome to Project Life 2012! If you are new to my blog, welcome! I hope you will stay a while. I'm Jessica, wife to Juan, mommy to new baby Maddie. I am also an electrical engineer by day and I am participating in Project Life, a different way to record our lives by taking one photo a day. This was inspired by the fabulous Becky Higgins who has put together a wonderful kit to make this challenge easier.

I am using the digital Cobalt kit, find it at http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/2011/10/new-product-has-arrived/ This digital version uses Shutterfly and is SUPER easy to use! See my completed pages for 2012 at http://scraplifterdesigns.blogspot.com/p/project-life-layouts.html

 

And finally, my POTW (pictures of the week):

Sunday - We gave Maddie peanut butter on crackers for the first time today. She liked it, although I don't think she was so keen on the stickiness. She didn't have any sort of reaction, which thrilled me! Yes, this is our little monkey climbing into the dishwasher. She will climb ANYTHING! We also put in the earrings that her brother, Adam, gave her for her birthday. They are so cute, but she immediately lost one (which we thankfully later found) so back in her original ones go!

Monday - I came home today to find Nana Hooters tied to Maddie and Maddie dragging her all over the house.  Yes, my DH is a little boy himself! Maddie is really standing a lot on her own and balancing, even one step once in awhile, as seen in this photo; but still no walking.  I also learned that my layout of Maddie was a Gallery Gem this week over at Scrapbook Challenges. I have been posting a lot of layouts and participating in a lot of challenges the past couple of weeks.  I was also a featured photo twice at Let's Scrap and have won scrappy goodies from the Paper Girls, Scrapping Everyday Miracles, and Apron Strings!  How cool is that? Talk about inspiration. I can't wait to receive my goodies and use them for another creation.

Tuesday - Our bushes in the front are flowering beautifully.

Wednesday - Our liittle monkey found the step stool. I was using it to reach a cricut cartridge in my scrap room and she was trying to pull me off it so she could climb it. When I wouldn't come down, she tried to climb up it with me still on it! She is so silly. She was mighty proud of herself when she go to the top.

Thursday - silly girl in her playroom. Yes that is a shape in her mouth....yes, the entire shape. She has inherited her mother's large mouth. Also, she loves her alpha mat. We can ask her to find almost any animal on it and she will search diligently and then show us where it is. She also loves to tear it apart.

Friday - Juan has become addicted to Legos. After not working for a couple of months, he is craving anything related to puzzles and building. Maddie still puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. Today it was a toy sword and a wooden elephant that Daddy bought her at the DMA. She also has taken a liking to Go-Gurts. They are a great snack.

Saturday - We took Maddie to Celina's Big Orange Pumpkin Patch. We actually let her lose in the patch, which we never do and she had a blast. She eats everything, so we are always afraid she will each the grass or the dirt.  Well, she did eat dirt, twice; but for the most part so just explored and checked out the pumpkins. There was also a hay maze, a hayride, a petting zoo, hot dogs, and so much more. It was a great time. Juan put her on top of a huge hay bale and she loved it, but she thinks if she gets down "feet first" she can get off of anything! She also climbs everything possible. We weren't surprised that she climbed up the little hay bales, but when she tried to climb over the fence, we realized that she has absolutely no fear....silly girl. She is also still in her kissing phase, so of course the pumkins had to be kissed. We all had a great time!

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