Design teams items and challenges

I took a few minutes tonight to do some creative stuff, since I have been doing mostly work lately. I created the two tags below for 2 different challenges...

1st challenge is the Card challenge at Challenge Masters- create two tags

2nd challenge it fits into is Frosted Designs- use a scallopNext, is my favorite lottery ticket holder that I created for the Practical Scrapper's Design team- this week it is "anything Christmas" -easy challenge come over and play with us! I am also entering this in the Frosted Designs challenge for scallops.
This could also be used for movie tickets, gift cards, etc.

I wanted to play along with the Dollies again this week... so here is my card for their "all white" color combo.

Also, I played along with their "Shopping" challenge.

I used the 12.3 sketch from Sketchy Thursday! I love this sketch and can see using it over and over again.

I used some of my new Jillibean goodies that arrived in the mail today from Jillibean.

Check out all the amazing things she sent me!

I was really hoping for the corrugated alphabet letters and she sent some. I have not been able to find them, so I can't wait to create something with it...

Other goodies include:

Grandma' Soup paper- favorite Christmas paper that is out this year

buttons

ribbon

sprouts

acrylic stamps

One of our advent activities earlier this week was baking blueberry muffins.

We had a blast! The kids don't care too much for sweets, but love these!

Tonight I am grateful for...

sleep

scrapping time tonight

work getting completed quickly tonight

great school day tomorrow

kids feeling better soon

breakfast tomorrow

Don't forget to pop over to both Scrapping the Music to play along with "Smile" and Scrap that Poetry to play along with "The Road Not Taken"

Busy for awhile

I am sorry I haven't posted in awhile... things are extremely busy here... I promise I will be around to visit blogs and play along with challenges... but I need to get through report card time, conferences, etc. Hopefully I can post soon.

Scrapping the Music and much more...

OOOOHHHH, I have a new favorite song, Uncle Kracker's Smile. It is my #1 on my regular playlist if you'd like to hear it! (just pause the Christmas music). Or stop over to Scrapping the Music this week and play along with us.. there are so many things you can do with this song. Here is my layout!!! Journaling strips read:

You're better then the best, I'm lucky just to linger in your light,

Cooler then the flip side of my pillow, that's right, completely unaware,

nothing can compare to where you send me, you make me smile like the sun,

fall out of bed, sing like a bird, dizzy in my head, spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night,

You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe, shine like gold, buzz like a bee,

just the thought of you can drive me wild, don't know how I lived without you,

cuz everytime that I get around you,

I see the best of me inside your eyes,

OOHHH, you make me smile!!!

I used paint, glimmer mist, randome things and created this Anything goes type of layout while listening to the song... I was dancing too! I sponged the journaling strips to get a distressed effect and match my color scheme. I hope you smile!!!

On Saturday, Grammy and I took the kids to Giant to see Santa, they went right up to Santa and said hello, we gracious and adorable. They told Santa what they wanted and had a blast.

Jeremy watched the kids so we met him there with Makenna and I was able to get 3/4 cousins with Santa. She wasn't too keen on Santa and needed Bryce to stand by his side and then she stood by Bryce. (Reminds me of my favorite picture of me and my sister with Santa when we were little... I am smiling... Catherine is crying....)

Then, Grammy, She She, Pappy, Jean, Jenn, Randy, Justin, Faith, Tyler, Gavin and I played Bingo to try to win some toys. Well, it was so much fun. Here is what my cards looked like. It was intense. She She was the lucky winner and went home with a monetary prize... Faith won a door prize.

Gavin and Justin with Bingo dots on their noses.

Jean and Pappy deep in thought during Bingo. They are so cute together.

When we got home, it had snowed and snowed... all Clara wanted to do was play in it... she was all dolled up and just sat herself down in the snow. She does it every year... 1st thing when she hits the snow she either sits in it or does a snow angel. So they had a snowball fight...

It was great packing snow!

Snow much fun!

Winter view

Today, I taught my coworkers how to make some Christmas gift card holders, lottery ticket holders, and tags. I had a blast with the ladies and got a few of them "hooked" on scrapping! We said we were going to make it a tradition! Can't wait until I can host it at the cabin!

Lottery ticket holder

This Gift card holder design was created by my friend Buffy...

Tonight I am grateful for...

activities with my kids

kids behavior with Santa, at church and in general

(they are such good little kids and I get compliments all the time.)

Scrapping with kindergarten today... I had a blast

yummy snacks

new favorite song- Smile

the blog hop- so many visitors to my blog- I hope they continue to come back and be inspired

snow

and

snow that melted!

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Thank you to all who joined me in our blog hop for Ch{all}ange Masters this weekend. We hope you found lots of inspiration!

My RAK winner is...

Sally Cranney- please email me your address so I can get your goodies out to you!

I hope you all continue to pop back in and visit!

Jingle Bell Hop

If you didn't begin at the beginning of this blog hop,

click here to go to Ch{all}ange Masters blog,

so that you don't miss out on all the great blogs and RAK's being given away!

Blog hop info: Blog hoppers are required to visit all 23

blogs and leave a comment on each blog to be entered to win the overall RAK.

Return to the Ch{all}ange Masters blog and make a comment saying you finished the hop and one person will win $25 to your choice of online stores! Winner announced on Dec. 11th!

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Welcome! I am on the Color Masters team and I am sharing stories, projects and my own RAK... so sit back and enjoy!

First project are some gift card holders that I created..

they make great stocking stuffers or main gifts!

Second project are handmade tags- I used some of my new Stampin up goodies!

Here are a few cards that I haven't shared yet on my blog!I created these lottery ticket holders to give away this year for Christmas as stocking stuffers! Story: My favorite gifts that I have given are always the handmade ones. Last year, I made scrapbooks for my father in law and nephew. I have numerous ones that I have in mind for this year!



Advent tag book: I created this tag book on Monday for my kids and I to use throughout the holiday season. On each tag, there are special activities or things for us to do together. On some tags there are even special treats for them. It has been keeping them busy as well as "scheduled quality time". Last night, the tag read: Bryce gets to watch a movie with Pop Pop and Daddy and Clara gets to scrapbook with Mommy. The other day, we all watched a Christmas movie while cuddling on the chair together then reading a special Christmas story before bed. Today, we will be baking blueberry muffins!!! I highly suggest this for your family!

Favorite Christmas Movie: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Favorite Christmas Song: White Christmas

Favorite Christmas Memory: My Aunt Shelley sleeping over and my grandparents arriving really early to watch us open our Santa Gifts!

Other favorite memory: Watching my Pop Pop sit on Santa's lap!

RAK- How to win my RAK (pictured above- handmade goodies!)

become a follower (if you are not already one)

leave me a comment listing your favorite Christmas Song and something you are grateful for

I will choose the winner by placing all names in a hat and allowing my children to choose a name. I will post the winner on Monday, Dec 7th. Stop back to see if you won!

Your next stop is Renee... Happy Holidays!

On the first days of December...

Well, I don't have pics of my December Daily to show you, but here are some pictures that will be in it!On Wednesday, we got our first 2 Christmas cards in the mail from Nana and Pap Pap!
On Thursday, the kids and I watched Rudolph.

All cuddled on the chair together... it made my bad day disappear!

Today, I visited our house to see the progress... I haven't gotten there in forever. I walked in and it felt like home. Almost all the framing is done. You can see the one large window that got put in. The other one broke as it was being put in.

This is our bedroom.

Our bathroom

Framing of the kitchen and Bryce's closets.

View as I left

Things happen in 3's...

On the 2nd, Jillibean began giving out Random Acts of Kindness to supporters, I was chosen as one of their 1st two giveaways!!! I love Jill and her products!

Yesterday, I found out that I won a RAK on a blog that I visit!

Today, I won 2 tickets to Christkindlmarkt which I am going to with my mom and kids on Wednesday!!! Whoo hoo!

Tonight I am thankful for...

HOME

quality time with the kids each night

RAK from Jillibean

My mom reading to my class, the kids preschool class and visiting Christkindlmarkt on Wed.

my new favorite song that I scrapped tonight for Sunday's Scrapping the Music Song- can't wait to share and to add it to my playlist!!!

Playing Bingo with Mom C., Pappy, Jean, She She, and Gavin tomorrow!

Scrapping with the Kindergarten Krew this weekend!

Jingle Bell Hop Tomorrow!

Scrap That Poetry, Practical Scrappers, and more!

Scrap That Poetry challenge #5

check out the challenge hereI love this picture that my sister took of Jonathan and Clara at the reunion. The two of them are on a road that is less traveled... I can't wait to see where they end up!

I hope you can join us for this challenge! Due December 14th! There is a RAK given by Tonia!

This week's challenge at Practical Scrappers is to make Christmas cards! Here is a card that I created using only tiny scraps from another card that I made. I folded the paper and added some distress stickles for ornaments! Come play along with us this week! If you saw one of my previous posts, you know I love the decade of the 50's... about 7 year maybe 8 years ago.. I suggested celebrating the 50th day of school by dressing up like we are from the 50's. We set up a museum, stretch out our phonemes in words using bubble gum and hopping in hula hoops, we write what we wish we had 50 of, have root beer floats and end the day with a sock hop! Here is my grade level team this year! This year, Quinette was able to have a juke box delivered to the school for us to use for the sock hop!!! Now if only I had some saddle shoes!!! I need to start searching ebay for a size 8! Here are pictures of our museum... Tiny tears Baseball cards were created in 51, playdough, Mickey Mouse Club Paper dolls, Barbie, Tammy dolls, Pez, and Mr. Potato Head (1st ones used parts in real potatos) I wish I could post pics of my 5 and 6 year olds... they look so cute all dolled up and greased up!!! Here is a pic of Becky and I teaching the Hand Jive! It was a wonderful day!