Scrapping the Guys

It's in the eyes . . .

2012-02-06T10:34:00.002-05:00

I have been MIA again. My life has taken a course of it's own. Lots of things happening that are out of my control. But I do see how God is working in my life during this time. Trying to put my trust in Him and see His will for my life. It's hard to let go of the control but I am getting there by taking baby steps each day.

So, here I am in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day, to share with you a layout I did recently for IIG! The challenge this month is to get a close up of eyes and scrap them!

My little Jackson's eyes speak volumes. Every little thing he is thinking or feeling is expressed through his sweet little eyes. Because of that, I really wanted the focus of the layout to go straight to his sad, puppy dog eyes in this picture. This picture was taken right after he threw a huge fit . . . don't even remember what about now! The saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul is so completely true in his case!

I used Basic Grey's Oliver collection on this layout. A little doodling around the edges with a white pen just to help bring it all together and ta-da!!!

Make sure to stop over at www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com to see what the rest of the DT has designed for you this month and then join in the challenge!

Heather

IIG Birthday Blog Hop

2012-01-21T00:00:00.003-05:00

A HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO IF IT'S GROOVY!!!!

Yeah! It's our 3rd year! In this day and age with so many scrapbooking blogs, it is great that we are still an active blog after 3 years! Sooo, thank you to all of our followers who have supported us!!!

We have a little blog hop going on today to help us celebrate! We hope you will enjoy and be inspired as you make your way through each of the Groovy Chics blogs! The DT will be showing special projects they have each made using the letters from the word "Birthday"!

You should have arrived here from Tammy's blog with letter 'R'! That means that I have the letter 'T'. I have a few fun projects that I made for you . . . I think I chose the easiest letter! hehe

So let's start with a TAG!!!

This tag was very Timmy inspired. I used my roller through distress inks for the background. I then stamped the flourishes with a distress ink, going off the edge of the tag.

I had so much fun with this metal! I embossed it using my Cuttlebug. I then took some alcohol inks over it to add color. Then I sanded it back down so the embossing would show clearer. Yes, those are real birthday candles, wrapped up with twine and tied in a bow.

I then wrote out my sentiment and punched out a circle. I then used glossy accents to adhere it to the back of a fragment tag. Tied it on with twine and added some scrap ribbon to finish off my birthday TAG!

The next item I made was a TREAT bag! I took some candy hearts and put in a ziploc bag! Then made the top by folding cardstock over the top. I decorated it with some eyelets to tie the ribbon through. The heart was stamped and then punched into a circle, inked the edges and pop dotted. Then I simply used alpha stickers to say "U R A Sweet Heart". Fun gift for teacher or you could make smaller for classmates! Or what about just giving to that special loved one!

Oh, but let's not forget about a ceramic TILE! This is a 6x6 ceramic tile that I decorated to be used for home decor. I cut the "JOY" out of vinyl and adhered. I then hot glued the ribbon on and added the embellishments! A little bling of course! So simple!

Oh, and since you all know me so well, you know that you can't get by without some TORN PAPER!! Whether it's on a birthday card like this one or on a scrapbook page, torn paper is a must for accomplishing that distressed look! So here is my birthday card to IIG with some torn paper on it!

I hope you have found some inspiration with my projects using the letter 'T' from birthday! Now it's time to hop on over to Sheena's blog at

http://www.sheenasadventuresinscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

to see what she has prepared for you using the letter 'H'!

Happy Birthday If It's Groovy!!! I have enjoyed being a part of you for the past 2 years! Love, Heather

Oh Baby!!!!

2012-01-11T20:12:00.003-05:00

This month's challenge over at IIG was to have negative space! Well, here is what I did for my part on the design team!! Meet Keaton . . . the newest addition to Shane's side of the family! He is our first great-nephew! Isn't he adorable?????

Made this page using mostly Simple Stories Baby Steps collection! Add some glimmer mist, a prima flower, a button and just a little extra and here you go!!!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me show off a real sweetheart!
Till next time ~ Heather

From snowy Indiana . . .

2012-01-04T21:55:00.002-05:00

Just a couple little things I want to mention . . .

First, this weekend is the big birthday blog hop over at If It's Groovy! Don't forget to stop by and follow along the blog hop for some great inspiration, some chances to win some RAK's and to see what BIRTHDAY means to our design team!!!

Also, I recently celebrated my birthday! WOOHOO!!!! For my birthday, I went to Archivers and purchased 2 items that I REALLY wanted . . . the Tim Holtz cargo case and trinket case! For a great description, check out Tim's video at www.timholtz.typepad.com. He gives lots of amazing ideas of how to fill these storage boxes . . . and also a look at a new paper storage case that will be previewing at CHA 2012!!! Be sure to check it out!

Want to see what my cases are holding? Check back in a few days and I will pics to share with you of how I filled my cases! Oh yes, filled . . . as in I need another one! Pretty sure that will be happening SOON!!!

Love ya'll! Stay warm!!!! ~Heather

Chipboard Lover

2011-12-11T18:02:00.006-05:00

Oh yes, I can admit it! I am a chipboard lover! If it was an addiction, I would most definitely be a junkie!!! So today I thought I would share with you just a few of my favorite things to do with chipboard by sharing some newer, some older and some never before shared projects!!

Let's start with something semi-Christmasy! Haha! If I had to design a stocking that fit my personality, this would have to be it! A little naughty, a little nice, a little girly, but with a whole lot of attitude!! I cut this stocking out of chipboard. I then inked it with some distress ink and then dry embossed it using my cuttlebug. I then took a darker distress ink and went back over the edges and embossing. I then added a top to my stocking with a punched edge and then did some stitching on the top and along the toe of the stocking! Of course, had to add a little Prima bling!! But then to add some extra fun, I took an old piece of canvas and used a Greeting Farm stamp to stamp on the canvas. Frayed the edges a little, colored her with my copics and attached her to my stocking!! How fun! A Jenni Bowlin pin just to bring it all together!

So, yes, of course on this layout you can see the chipboard gears! Simple enough right? I cut them using the Tim Holtz die on black and white chipboard. But the little fun part of these . . . if you look real closely at the background, you will also see a gear design! Nope, it's not the paper. I laid out the gears underneath the white cardstock. I then used a pencil to lightly rub over the chipboard gears to make the imprint of gears! They did double duty on this layout!
Another thing I love about chipboard is that you can always use it raw. A lot of times I will glimmer mist or completely ink the chipboard. On this card though, I chose to dry emboss the chipboard. I then rounded the corners and took some distress ink around the edges and over the embossing. Super easy and yet classy!

Well, don't forget the chipboard that is ready to go when you buy it! The flourishes on this layout are by Bo Bunny and they are self adhesive! Pull off the back and stick on! Perfect right! The color of these can still be changed but I chose to use them in the natural bought color this time! hehe! However, the journaling frame is a Technique Tuesday tile that was white. I used again . . . distress ink to make it the color I needed to match the other flourishes. Layed it over my journaling to bring the focus of what I had to say on this layout . . . which happened to be what I love about a fall day!
The flowers and leaves were something new for me on this Picking Dandelions layout. I took plain chipboard and inked it with different colors of distress inks. The large yellow flower was painted with Distress Crackle Paint. I then painted over the flowers and leaves with Rock Candy Crackle Paint! Heat it up with a heat gun and watch the cracks show up! I then added some yellow stickles to the yellow flower and smeared it around for a very thin coat of glitter. Layer the flowers on top of each other, add a button to the center and you have a really cute flower!

I made this photo tray for a girlfriend! I used the Bo Bunny Timeless collection and loved how it turned out! These are pictures of her kids that her niece had taken! I inked the chipboard letters to match the papers. I then added some glimmer mist to the letters to add some . . . uh, well, GLIMMER! hehe! The fence is a Tim Holtz die that I cut out of chipboard and then added some inking to to make it a little weathered. The gear was a Tim Holtz die (I have gotten my money out of that die! haha) that I used the metallic alcohol inks on. I then distressed it with a sanding grip and went back over with some distress stain! Chipboard is NOT just for layouts!!! :)

This is one of my all time fave layouts!!! Again, Tim Holtz die to cut the gears. I then glimmer misted paper to put in the background of the gears. Layered the gears and then added some metal gear embellishments.
But don't forget one of the easiest ways to make a chipboard embellishment match the project you are working on . . . adhere paper to it! That is what I did with this heart tag! I adhered the paper to the top of the chipboard heart. I then sanded the edges to get rid of any access paper. A little distress ink to highlight the edges and tada . . . quick easy tag for a gift!

And now a layout using the Bo Bunny Timeless collection that I also used on the photo tray! I have never been much of a "vintage" scrapper but this collection does the work for you! Added some jute to the chipboard key that was included in the collection and popdotted it over the keyhole chipboard embellishment. Added some flowers around the chipboard flourish. But could I leave it at that? Of course not! I then took a chipboard heart and inked it up to match the layout and then it was complete!

I love the look of raw chipboard and this was just another easy was to change it up but yet still have the raw color behind it. On the puzzle piece, I used a background stamp to stamp on the puzzle piece. Since distress inks also function as embossing inks, I stamped the background stamp onto it, poured on the clear embossing powder and then used my heat gun to finish it off. A little distress ink around the edges to pick up the color of the stamp and I have a great embellishment to add to my page!

So, there are just a few reasons that I love to play with chipboard and to add it to so many of my crafting projects! Check back next weekend and you will get to see the teacher gifts that I am making using old scrabble letters and of course . . . CHIPBOARD!!!!

Until then, thanks for checking in and hope you learned some new ways to get crafty!

~Heather

Tally Color Challenge

2011-12-01T12:51:00.003-05:00

Can it really be true? Has it really only been one week since I updated my blog? It's a miracle!!!

I did this layout for Lizzie's November Color Challenge over at TallyScrapper! Loved the colors and gave me a chance to scrap this pic of my niece's baby bump! Oh, and did anyone notice? I doodled!!! That is absolutely amazing for me!!! This is the ONLY scrappy thing I got done on my whole 4 day Thanksgiving weekend!

Hope you enjoy! I am going to try and warm up my freezing little fingers by taking a hot load of clothes out of the dryer and getting them folded!! haha

Hugs and warm wishes ~ Heather

Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T09:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all my peeps out there! What are the things that you are thankful for today??? I can name many . . . but mostly thankful that I am a child of God! Just like this layout of my dear friend LaSonda and I says, He has great plans for us!! For that, I am extremely thankful because without Him, I would make a real mess of my life!! haha

And make sure you stop over at Tallyscrapper.com! This layout was made using one of their monthly kits! I made it for the Round Robin we did over there!! I just adore these kits!!!! Lots of great women and great challenges and amazing inspiration so come check it out!

Hope you have an amazing Thanksgiving! Hope you get your fill of turkey and all the extras and find some time to take note all that you are thankful for!

God Bless ~ Heather

Rebel Rocker . . . Nov IIG Challenge

2011-11-23T20:37:00.002-05:00

Hey all!!! Wanted to make sure you are checking out the monthly challenges over at If It's Groovy!! www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com This months challenge is to scrap your style!

Here is my Rebel Rocker layout that I made for the challenge! I love to distress and rip and tear and ink things up!!! I also love using skulls and layering papers! Hey, I have a house full of testosterone so what else would you expect???

This layout was made using Tim Holtz papers, Rock Princess Cricut cartridge for the title and skull. Used some Timmy distress inks to color what was a cream colored star and journaling tag. Added some staples and a few eyelets with some jute through and all done!

Hope you enjoy! Now head your butt over to IIG and upload your style layout for a chance to win a great prize from Groovy Deb!!!

Thanks for looking because I love to share! :) ~ Heather

Estranged?

2011-11-23T20:21:00.003-05:00

I have become estranged! Not in the way most people think, but instead from my blog. I am so sorry!!! I have been busy with life in general, but I promise to be better!!!!

So in the time that I have been missing, I have still been creating!!! This is a canvas I made for my girlfriend (who is very musically inclined, unlike me!) for her birthday. Had the perfect frame for it too! Until I got it done that it! Then I hated the frame that I was going to put it in. Instead I chose to put it in this old beat up wooden frame . . . and I really felt it suited much more!

I made this layout using Bo Bunny's Timeless Collection, which I LOVE!!! I am not normally a vintage scrapper but was very happy with the way this layout of my hubby and his father turned out!

I did this layout for a challenge over at If It's Groovy! The challenge was to scrap about our hometown. This is the town that I grew up in . . . Fairmount, Indiana . . . hometown of James Dean and Jim Davis, creator of Garfield! Each numbered strip has a reason why you should visit this town!

Ok, now that I have made my promise to be less estranged, I guess I better follow through!!! Hope you have a scrappy day ~ Heather

1st Day of Kindergarten

2011-08-23T11:09:00.003-04:00

So, today was the day . . . my babies started kindergarten! Not an easy day for mom and dad! They were so excited . . . until they got there then the nerves kicked in! But they did great! What great little men we are raising!

Just to clarify . . . I did NOT make them dress alike. Granted, they do have to wear school uniforms but I DID give them the choice of color of shirt they wanted to wear and they all chose the navy blue!!

Carter, Grant and Jackson . . . time to head off to 1st day of school!

Jackson wants you to check out his cool new shoes!
Grant is sooooo excited! All I could get were crazy smiles from him!

Carter is strutting his stuff . . . and his new haircut!

My 3 little men are now in school!

And I am now learning what a stay-at-home mom feels like when all the kids are gone to school! I have got dinner in the crockpot, floors swept, laundry going, dishwasher unloaded and loaded and cookies baking in the oven for an after-school snack! Might even get some scrappy time in!!! I could get used to this . . . if I didn't have to go back to work tomorrow! Boohoo!!!

PS . . . Guess who got to lick the beaters from the cookie dough? That's right! ME!!! I think that's about the 1st time in the last 12 years that I have got to do that without sharing! hahaha

Been Busy . . . .

2011-08-21T16:43:00.003-04:00

Well, I really have been busy! Payton started school at Eastbrook Junior High last week. The boys start kindergarden this week! My babies - waaaaa! Besides working, Vacation Bible School, the running of 4 kids, ZUMBA, playing scrabble, jamming to my ipod and a new dog . . . welcome Roxie . . . life continues to be chaotic! Love it though.

But, yes, even in my scrap room I have been busy!! Here are just a few cards and layouts that have been keeping me busy from the cyber crop over at Tallyscrapper.com!! Have enjoyed all the challenges as it has really got my mojo flowing! haha!

Much more to share of the work I have been doing but I will leave you with these for today! Hoping to get one more layout done before going to Zumba tonight!!!!

Toodles ~ Heather

Been a while . . .

2011-08-19T19:02:00.002-04:00

Hey all . . . been a while and I have been doing lots of scrapping! Need to get some stuff posted for you to see!! In the meantime . . . heading on over to The Twinery @ www.thetwineryblog.com! They are giving away two ultimate twine giveaways today!! What a dream! Imagine all the projects that twine could be used on . . . I already have a few in mind!!! Go check them out!!!

Will be back later . . . tonight hopefully . . . to post some cards and pages I have been doing! ~ Heather

For some challenges

2011-07-16T15:16:00.003-04:00

Just some fun things that I have been doing for some fun challenges over at Tallyscrapper.com! You should really check out their site! Lots of great people and fun challenges and amazing monthly kits!!!

Got 3 months of my 2011 book done (6 pages or 3 2-pagers), February, March and April, at a crop last weekend with all the peeps!!! Need to do January, May and June and I will be caught up there!!! Will get pics and uploaded soon!!!

We have been spending lots of time in the pool and on the boat this summer!!! Loving the water and sun! Really should move somewhere we can enjoy it all the time! haha!!

Toodles ~ Heather

Raisin Boat Stamps

2011-06-23T19:51:00.003-04:00

Talk about some fun stuff!!! Raisin Boat stamps has been sponsoring IIG! Check out this lo that I did using their crossword puzzle stamp! It has so many uses that I decided that I MUST keep it!! haha!!! Be sure to check out all the different projects that the DT made using these fantastic stamps over at www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com! There will be lots more to come over the month so keep checking back both here and there!!

What's not to love about Crate Paper? Love them! And of course, I love my lil sis too!!! Hope you enjoy! Lots more to come . . . but until then . . . thanks for stopping by! Toodles ~ Heather

A sketch for fun . . .

2011-06-16T20:29:00.002-04:00

When I have a few free minutes and can't get to my scraproom, I sketch! I draw the lo's that are in my head! I then start to think of the papers and pics that would go with it. This way, when I do get to my scraproom, I am ready to get started and can hopefully crank out a few lo's in a short amount of time!

So, have a little fun and see what you can do with this sketch! Please leave me a link to your layout if you do use it! I would love to see what you create!

Tomorrow is Friday!!! Hope you are able to get some scrappy time this weekend!! I sure plan to! ~ Heather

Friends make our hearts sing!

2011-06-16T19:28:00.002-04:00

On my layout "Friends make your heart SING", the music notes were a touch that I just had to have. Though I may not be musical, my friend Shelly is the praise team leader at our church. I loved how the distressing and masking and layering turned out. If you look close, you may even see some hidden music notes that I cut using the cricut and placed inside.

Here's the story: Shelly and I were 2 years apart at the same small Christian university, lived in the same dorm and never knew each other while we were there. It wasn't until many years later when Shane and I started attending the church we currently go to that we met Assistant Pastor Jim and his wife, the Praise Team Leader, Shelly that we discovered our alike past! Shane now plays guitar with the Praise Team.

She is such an amazing friend to me now that I only wish that we would have met back in the college days so we could have had an additional 14 years of friendship . . . but God's plans aren't ours and He chose when to bring us together!

Been hanging out over at www.tallyscrapper.com quite a bit! Even purchased their June kit! Received it today and I am in love!!! Great kit - lots of Jenni Bowlin (which makes me very happy!) and Studio Calico! Can't wait to get busy scrapping with the kit!

And some other news . . . the DT over at www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com has been very busy producing lots of projects using Raisin Boat stamps, a fantastic sponsor!! Be sure to check out the blog for an interview today and lots of new projects by the DT debuting tomorrow!!

Till later, Heather

Serendipity . . .

2011-06-07T20:42:00.003-04:00

It's June and another challenge is going on over at If It's Groovy! Are you up for it??? This month is a serendipity challenge! Here is the layout I created for DT using Scenic Route papers! Why not show us what you can do using some scrap papers and some squares!!!

Have a good one . . . I am off to get t-ball uniforms washed and ready for tomorrow nights pictures and game!

Heather

Are you up to the challenge?

2011-05-18T17:07:00.002-04:00

Have you been over to www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com yet this month? We have a new challenge!! You need to check it out! You take a quiz to find out what your color is. Next, you do a monochromatic layout based upon your quiz results!!! Here is mine! As you will see, my color was green!

I chose to use Basic Grey papers and sticker diecuts. The title letters are AC Thickers. The journaling box is by Making Memories. Prima bling and flower of course. The butterfly is by Petaloo (I think).

My title is based on Christian artist Francesca Battistelli's song, "Free to Be Me". The journaling are song lyrics from the song! It's one of my fave songs! It says "Cause I got a couple dents in my fender, got a couple rips in my jeans. Try to put the pieces together, but perfection is my enemy. On my own I'm so clumsy. But on Your shoulders I can see, I'm free to be me and You're free to be You. . . But You look at my heart and tell me that I've got all You seek."

Up to the challenge? Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Heather

Winner, winner . . .

2011-04-30T17:43:00.004-04:00

Winner, winner of not a chicken dinner! lol!

Well, I thought we had a winner from the blog hop but I have yet to hear from her. So today I put my numbers back in random.org and pulled a new winner!!

Daisie!!!!!

Please write me a comment letting me know where I can reach you at to get your prize mailed to you!!! I have even added a few goodies to the package!!!

Heather

And we have a winner . . .

2011-04-13T09:31:00.002-04:00

I just want to start by thanking everyone who participated in the No Housework Blog Hop! This was my first time and truly enjoyed seeing so many inspirational blogs!!! The winner of my RAK was . . . CHRISTINE!!!! I hope enjoy the RAK that I have prepared for you!!! Please send me your email address so I can get your information to get your prize in the mail! Thanks again to everyone who played along!!! Hope you continue to keep up with my and IIG blogs! We have some great challenges going on over there so play along with us!!! Heather

Today is the Day! No Housework Blog Hop!

2011-04-06T21:59:00.003-04:00

Welcome to the National No Housework Day Online Blog Hop! If you have arrived not knowing until now about the hop, no problem . . . just go back to If It's Groovy at http://www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com/ where this hop starts and work your way through. You may find games, prizes, projects and challenges along the way! Perhaps you arrived here from Erica (http://www.allthingscrafty-erica.blogspot.com/) at her blog All Things Crafty. If so, fantastic! We celebrate this national holiday by scrapping today and into the weekend with projects that remind us of housework . . . or getting away from it! As you can see, I made a birdhouse to celebrate this holiday! Why a birdhouse you ask? What do birds have to do with housework? Well, let me tell you . . . I think "Housework is for the Birds!"

So here is my challenge to you . . .

1. Become a follower of the If It's Groovy Blog (http://www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com/).

2. Become a follower of my blog Scrapping The Guys (you are already here so why not!).

3. In keeping with the bird theme, create a project (card, layout, altered item, etc) that has a bird on it.

4. Leave me a comment on my blog stating which of the four of these you did or all and I will put you in for a RAK from me of some of my favorite things! (See below)

Do all 4 of the above and your name will be entered 4 times! Winner will be chosen randomly!

Thanks for visiting me!! Your next hippity hop will be on over to visit Laura at Let's Get Peachy! http://www.getpeachy.blogspot.com/. Hope you have a great time!

Are you ready?

2011-04-06T21:23:00.005-04:00

Are you ready for the National No Housework Day Blog Hop? It all starts tomorrow!! There are 42 bloggers participating in this event! How cool is that? It is all starting over at If It's Groovy www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com! You have all weekend to play along so be sure to join us! But before tomorrow gets here, let me tell you what IIG has going on this month as a challenge! We were challenged to scrap a layout using titles from the works of Hans Christian Anderson. Be sure to go over to IIG to see the wonderful works of my fellow Design Team members and what they were able to create! Here is a look at mine . . . This layout was really healing for me. This is a picture of my grandfather. I miss him so much even though it has been 5 years. I wanted to honor him and so I created this lo for my boys. My grandfather, their great-grandfather, passed away about a month before they were born. The journaling includes my thoughts on that, how much he would have loved them and his and my relationship. There is also more journaling underneath (note pull tab) that tells about some of my favorite memories of him. This is probably the most "vintage" I have ever gotten for a layout. I cut the center out of the paper and then cut the corners at an angle. I then sprayed the paper with water and used a heat gun to roll the paper into place. I like how it made a "frame" not only for my picture but also for the embellishments. Items used: Papers, buttons and diecuts were by MME Stella Rose (my great-grandmothers name) collection. Prima bling, ribbon and flowers. Yellowed chipboard buttons are Graphic 45. Title letters are by Studio Calico. Lace paper is Little Yellow Bicycle that is used a stipple brush and distress ink to age.

Right around the corner

2011-04-01T05:37:00.002-04:00

Are you ready for a great blog hop? It's just around the corner!!! Next weekend is the start of the If It's Groovy No Housework Day Blog Hop! Be sure to join us for some great times, great blogs, great challenges and great prizes! It all starts April 7th!

Design Team Projects to share!

2011-02-15T13:00:00.002-05:00

Well hello there!!! Thought I would stop by today and drop off a few layouts that I have been doing!!! These are all projects that I have done for Design Team over at If It's Groovy (IIG . . . www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com)! Make sure you stop over there and see all the great work! But don't just look , JOIN! Join in on the challenges going on to win some great prizes!

"My Love" - I had so much fun making this layout!!! This layout was made for the "Have a Heart" challenge going on IIG. As we all know by now, I love to distress!!! This lo was a scraplift from MandaK at sb.com! Wish I could take credit for it because I love it! I did make it my own but the inspiration was definitely from her!!! I loved the crinkling of paper! Also stamped some hearts on the paper but then didn't like as well as I thought so I sprayed some Smooch Spritz on it! First time I used it! Like it as much as I do Glimmer Mist!!

IIG DT was super lucky this month to have Nikki Sivils sponsor us! We got the wonderful "Sugar Cookie" collection!!! This pack was soooo fun to work with!! Lots of things included in it and I absolutely LOVED the canvas buttons (on "Love at 1st Meow) and the mini pink alphas!! These 2 lo's definitely got the Glimmer Mist treatment!!

Want to win your own "Sugar Cookie" collection? Blog hop on over to If It's Groovy to find out how!!!!

Will have more to bring to you soon!! I really have been busy scrapping, as well as playing with some new products! Alcohol inks, cricut vinyl to just name a couple! Will have some cool things to show you soon using those!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Smile and God Bless ~ Heather

A little bit of everything . . .

2011-01-22T07:41:00.003-05:00

Well, hello!!! Anybody missed me? Thought I would pop in for a quick hello!!! I really have been keeping busy!!! Lots of DT stuff that I can't show you yet but will as soon as they are available over at www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com!! We have a sponsor now so I can't wait for you to see the wonderful lo's that our DT has done with the product!!! No revealing it yet though!!! Soon, soon, soon!!!

Anyways, thought I would share a few cards that I have been making!!!

For a great friend that has been going through a rough time!!! God is only a prayer away! (Sorry, don't remember where this digital stamp came from!)

Made this card for my future BIL! He loves Harry Potter so this digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps was perfect! My friend Penny suggested using Glossy Accents on his glasses! Loved how that turned out! Have I mentioned that I love my copics!!!!

A birthday card for my little sis!! Her fave color is green so had to incorporate while using this cute Greeting Farm stamp!

Had a friend send me a message on facebook the other day that she is in need of prayer! Has a lot going on in her life!! I love the Creeper Crew rubber stamps over at the Greeting Farm! They have such great attitude!!! This one is Thursday! Inside of the card says, "Some days we need just a little attitude and a lot of prayer!"

Thanks for stopping by and hoping to have lots more to show you soon!!! Going on my fave weekend scrappy retreat this coming weekend! Will hopefully get lots done and lots to share with you!!

Love and God Bless ~ Heather

Up for a challenge?????

2010-12-21T08:02:00.002-05:00

Are you up for a challenge???? Head on over to www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com!! The challenge this month was to look in the dictionary for a word that you don't know and scrap it!!! I used the word plethora! I have heard the word throughout my ?? years (no need to tell EVERYTHING!) and thought that it meant "a lot" and I was basically right! When I looked it up in the dictionary, plethora means "an overbundance". I liked that definition a whole lot better!!! Here is my lo! Head over to IIG and show us your lo!! Could just earn you a prize! But you better be fast, you only have till the end of the month!!! Get moving!!!

Been busy with lots of Christmas projects! Can't wait to share them with you but not until after the people have received them as gifts!!! Would love to know what you have been working on!! Share with me!

Have a blessed and wonderful day! God Bless, Heather

2 whole weeks!

2010-12-03T16:58:00.002-05:00

Wow, I can't believe it has been 2 whole weeks since I have posted!!! I am so sorry about that! Been busy with lots of stuff, including having a wonderful Thanksgiving spent with family AND returning to work this week after 4 weeks off for my carpal tunnel surgery!!

If you haven't checked out the If It's Groovy Blog lately, you should head over there and have some fun joining the challenges!!!! Here is a little info about this month's challenge from Groovy Deb . . .

"Open up a dictionary!!! Do you ever wonder what a word means? Now is your time to find out!!! Open the dictionary and scrap a layout using the word you find!" After you do this, be sure to post it using Mr. Linky over at www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com or by emailing it to groovydeb@yahoo.com.

Will update soon with some of the projects I have been working on. Right now I am trying to finish scrapping a book for work for Take Your Son/Daughter to work day. Won't show that on here - ya know, privacy and stuff since it wasn't just my kids!!!

Oh yes, I am FINALLY on facebook so you can keep up there with me too! Be sure to find If It's Groovy on there also and click like!!!!

Have a great Friday!!! ~ Heather

Some DT projects to share . . .

2010-11-13T09:40:00.002-05:00

Happy Saturday my friends!!! Just thought I would upload a few projects that I have done over the last few months for Design Team over at IfItsGroovy.blogspot.com.

"Mi Mejor Amiga" is a pic of one of my best friends, Clara! She lives in Texas and I took this pic of her when I was there visiting this past National Scrapbook Day. The challenge for IIG was translation - to scrap in a language other then our normal language. Since Clara is from Puerto Rico and speaks spanish (as well as her family speaking fluently - beautiful to listen to!), I decided to put my title in Spanish! I made this lo using NO patterned papers!!! Everything was done using masks and glimmer mist! The top gingham pattern was actually done using drywall tape! I sprayed it and then removed the tape from my background paper. I misted the flowers as well and of course, then had to add some prima bling!!!

This lo for DT was for the challenge of using birds on a lo. I used a Timmy stamp for the big bird. The other birds are from some October Afternoon rubons that I had left over. Paper is BG Recess and then I used a variety of flowers and and bling! The mask is a Tattered Angels mask, also using glimmer mist to create the BG paper. My 4 year old Jackson shot this picture of me while we were at the pool at the campgrounds this summer! My budding photographer! He loves to grab the camera and snap away! Many times I will turn on my camera to find that he has taken several pics - and they aren't half bad! Might have to scrap some soon - "From Jackson's View".

I love how this lo of Payton turned out!!!! These pics were taken out at the campground last summer while Payton was fishing!!! The papers are from The Paper Loft "Dude" collection! (Thanks Sis!) I cut the gears using my Timmy Sixxiz Dies on my cuttlebug! I then put some glimmer misted papers behidn the gears! Who says you can't put bling on a boy page? I added some of Timmy's metal gears! Love them! The "YOU" in the title were some scrap thickers that I distress inked and then used a black marker to doodle around the edges!

Off to hopefully get some scrapping done today!! Hope you have a wonderful Saturday!

~ Heather

Another card!

2010-11-09T10:58:00.004-05:00

I hurried last night and got this card made for a couple from our church! I LOVE how it turned out! So sweet! And so simple! Hope you enjoy it too! I also took a ceramic tile and cut out their last name on some vinyl using my cricut and then put it on the tile. Has their name with a flourish under it and then Est. 2010. They loved it when I gave it to them at church last night.

Will update more later but in the middle of a training session right now via my lappy!

Have a great day! ~ Heather

Again? Seriously?

2010-11-06T07:34:00.003-04:00

I know what you are thinking!! Really! She is seriously posting again in 1 week? It's true! Wanted to share with you a card I made for our Youth Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month!

This card was made using Dead Doll Jack - a digital stamp from Dustin Pike! I am entering him into the Doodle Dragon Studio challenge this week! Challenge was to do anything your heart desires as long as you use a Doodle Dragon Studio image! Used my copics to color Jack! All the papers were scraps and then grabbed some BG buttons to finish off at the bottom of the sentiment!

More to come later! I actually did get a lo done this week! I have also been busy making some picture frames to donate to the Christmas in November craft fair. Those have to be delivered this morning! So, I must go get myself ready to do that. Normally I work there and take the pictures of kids with Santa! Because of my surgery last week, I have resigned the duties over to my sister this year! Hopefully I can still get MY kids over there to get their pictures taken with Santa - if they aren't too scared of him! HAHAHAHAHA

Have a great fall day ya'll! ~ Heather

Feel Better?

2010-11-03T16:05:00.003-04:00

Been making a few things while I am home following my surgery. I need to get busy uploading some things but this is a quick card that I did today for a lady at our church that recently had a hip replacement! Sending it over to her today!
This card is a lift of my friend Debbie's card! You can check out her blog at smalltowngurrl.blogspot.com! The digi stamp is from Greeting Farms!

Hoping to get this weeks challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studio done, as well as the challenge over at Kenny K's! Also working on some crafty picture frames to donate to a craft fair this weekend. Need to try and have those done by tomorrow!

Hope you enjoy and I will get more updated later! ~ Heather

Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge

2010-10-30T12:24:00.003-04:00

Made this card this morning for my nephew for Halloween! Going to submit it for the challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge to do something Halloween! Of course the best part of the challenge is getting to use Dustin Pike digi stamps! He is sooooo talented! You can check out his blog at www.dustinpike.blogspot.com!
So, I used this Beware digi stamp and colored with copics! Then I used a bunch of scrap paper to make the card! I used the MS Drippy Goo punch for the border and of course lots of distress ink!! The "Happy Halloween" stamp was from Stampendous!

Still need to get a few other things uploaded but hope you are enjoying this stuff as much as I am enjoying coloring with my copics! Finally have mojo to do some layouts . . . now if I could just get the kids to take a nap! HAHAHA

Have a great Trick or Treat Day! ~ Heather

Shock?

2010-10-30T12:20:00.003-04:00

I know, you are in shock, right? Me, posting 2 days in a row! What's up with that? Had time this morning to make a few cards. This is a digi stamp, his name is Roger, that my friend Debikini sent me! I used him to make a birthday card for my grandma! Used my copics to color him and then used some scrap paper & ribbon to make the card!!! WOOHOO for using scraps!!!

Been a while . . .

2010-10-29T07:09:00.004-04:00

My dear wonderful friends . . .

Sorry I haven't been in contact much lately! I had the 2nd of my 2 carpel tunnel surgeries yesterday! Hurting pretty good this morning! About to head back to bed but really just wanted to update everyone on what's going on!

3 1/2 weeks ago I had my first CT release surgery on my right hand!! Being right handed, I haven't been able to do much the past few weeks! But here is a card I did this past weekend for a cousins "Rock Star" birthday as she became a teen!! Happy Birthday Gwynn!!

I used the Dead Doll Madison digi stamp from Dustin Pike and colored her with my copics! Also colored the old white button I found with the copics to match her shirt! Must admit that this card is a lift - Jennifer Dove- of one of Dustin's DT members! I am in love with Dustin's images! You can check him out over at http://www.dustinpike.blogspot.com/! Warning! His site can become very addictive and you just might become a stalker! I know from experience! HEHE HAHA!

I did another card yesterday using Dustin's Dead Doll Jack! I will try to get it uploaded later today!

Also, don't forget to head over to http://www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com/! That is where I am a DT member, if anyone has forgotten! Groovy Deb is currently posting Halloween projects daily that have been created by the herself and the DT! Lots of great Halloween projects and ideas! Hope to see you there!!

BTW: We are looking for some new DT members, so if you are interested, email Groovy Deb!

Love you all! Thanks for your hugs and prayers through these surgeries and I hope to be back in scrappin' form soon! - Heather

Friday Sketch Challenge

2010-08-27T10:55:00.003-04:00

Happy Friday!! What a busy week. Here is a sketch I drew a few weeks ago with pictures of Carter in mind. He has so many funny facial expressions and I wanted to include them all in one layout. This sketch can be used for so many things. It could be a recap of your summer or just a fun weekend. If you use this sketch and want to show it off email it to me at guy_hs@sbcglobal.net and I will put it up on the blog and enter it in the drawing for the scrappy RAK. Here is how I used the sketch. Look at those cute little faces!!

Crate Paper-Brook Collection Product Review

2010-08-26T11:24:00.003-04:00

What I liked:
Love the colors! I like that it is versatile enough that it can be used on boy or girl layouts. It has some great patterns and even the solid colored papers have great designs that can be used as pattern paper. I love the quality of the paper. The kit that I got included alpha's and title stickers and some great die cuts.

What I didn't like:
My only complaint was that it was impossible to find in my area. I first found it while I was in Texas and only bought a few sheets. Once I started using it I knew I had to have the whole collection.

How I used it:
I used the papers and chipboard on my "Top 10" layout for reasons why I scrap. I did add some stickles to the chipboard pieces to ad a touch of bling. I haven't used it on anything else yet. Boohoo!! I just don't want to cut the papers up. I am hoping to use it soon. Crate Paper is very addictive, I have two more collections on the way that should be delivered today!! Way to go Crate Paper!!

Weekly Round Up

2010-08-23T11:55:00.003-04:00

This week was a busy week but I did manage to get a few things done.

This layout is of Carter he was having such a blast picking dandelions for me thinking they were flowers.

These cards I made with inspiration from the email from Archivers. I decided to make up some extra without a sentiment so that I am always prepared with a card ready to go. I used only scraps to make these. I love how they came out.

My Sketches...Your Layouts

2010-08-23T11:15:00.004-04:00

You met the challenge and here are you beautiful layouts!! This week we had 4 entries for the sketches I drew. The winner of the RAK will be selected at the end of the month.

This sketch was done by Nancy, you can find her at scrapbook.com
This layout was done by Ria, you can find her at scrapbook.com

These two were done by Megan, you can find her at scrapbook.com

Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Product Review

2010-08-18T18:59:00.008-04:00

This week I will be reviewing the Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

What I liked:

Everything!!! They are so versatile! You can use them so many ways and on virtually any project. One of my favorite techniques is to ink the edges of a paper or chipboard. I love how it drabs things up and gives it a vintage distressed look.

What I didn't like:

Nothing! I have every color and I love them all!!!

How I use it:

I use distress ink on probably EVERY layout or card that I work on. I love to use it on the edges of photos as well. I think it puts a bolder edge on projects and creates so much depth. I have also used it on a craft sheet with a mini mister to make unique backgrounds on pages or tags. I have found that setting it with a heat tool not only helps it dry faster but it also brings out the colors. On this layout I used the distress ink EVERYWHERE!! I inked all the edges of the papers, photos, and I even inked the chipboard.

Weekly Round Up

2010-08-16T11:00:00.004-04:00

This weekend the Mojo flowing big time. Here are the pages I can share for now. Don't worry you will see the others eventually.

Beauties: This page I did for day 9 of the 10 day sketch challenge. The twist was to use bling and as you can see, I did!!! It is not often I get to do a girl page and use a bunch of bling!! I loved it.

123 Jump: This page is for week 2 of the monthly sketch challenge. The twist here was to use summer pictures.

Chasing Sarah: This page is another layout for the 10 Day Anniversary Challenge of the Monthly Sketch Challenge. The twist was to do a count down. So my twist was 5 pictures, 4 papers, 3 embellies, 2 ribbons, and 1 journalling spot.

This card I did for the Card challenge of at Fiskateers. I lifted this off of Sandy.

Fridays Sketch Challenge (a little early)

2010-08-12T14:44:00.006-04:00

For the first Friday Sketch Challenge we are going to do something a little different. I am going to give you the sketches I drew this week. I want to see what you can do with them. If you do a page with any of these and want to show it off email a picture of it to me. I will be posting all the pictures next Thursday. Depending on how many pages get emailed I may even have a little RAK to send out. So get scrapping and email me at guy_hs@sbcglobal.net All pictures need to be received by Wednesday 8/18/10. Hope you enjoy the sketches.

A quick shout out . . .

2010-08-11T22:19:00.002-04:00

A quick shout out to my dear friend Debbie aka I-Blog-For-Bling . . .

A huge thank you for all your help here on my blog! Shoot, "HELP" is not even the right word! Help would imply that she helped me revamp my blog! When in truth, she has done it all!!! She is the one who has come up with new ideas and redesigned. She is awesome!!!!

So, Debbie, hats off to you and for all the work you have done here! I appreciate it so much!

Love you girl!!

Inkadinkado:Circles & Dots-Review

2010-08-11T19:36:00.003-04:00

This week I will be reviewing the Circle & Dots stamp set from Inkadinkado.

What I liked:

I liked that you can overlap the images and they blend together perfectly. I also like that it creates a fresh young look.

What I didn't like:

Honestly there wasn't anything to not like.

How I used it:

I used different colors of Timmy's distress inks (Gotta love Timmy!) to stamp on my background paper. I just placed them at random and in different colors. I love the effect that it had and because of that, I didn't feel the need to embellish the layout any more than that! It was the perfect touch. I liked is so much that I made 2 Thank You cards after using the same technique. Check out my layout of the boys and their ring pops below.

Weekly Round Up

2010-08-09T12:58:00.004-04:00

I want to send out a big Thank You to my friend Clara who got me this Paper Loft Dude collection. I love the colors and think the collection goes perfect with theses pictures I took last fall. I have had such a great time creating with these last week. The pages were inspired by the sketches from Jami's Monthly Sketch Challenge at scrapbook.com. Last week marked the 1 year anniversary of the challenge and to celebrate there was a new sketch each day. With my busy schedule I was able to complete 5 so far. Check them out.

Back in the SCRAP of things...

2010-08-04T17:12:00.006-04:00

I have heard the rumors...I am now here to tell you what really happened...

I was abducted by aliens and taken to their home planet, where they stripped me of all powers of communication and creative juices. They held me hostage until my friend, Debbie aka I-Blog-For-Bling, came to the rescue and paid the ransom and told them that I had been denying my blog way too long. They didn't have a choice but to release me!!! She is very convincing!!!

That is the real story! Seriously!!! No way that I could even make this stuff up!!!

So, I am back!! I am ready to share some new changes to my blog and even some layouts that I have had been working on prior to my kidnapping!!! I am still on the the DT at http://www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com/ Thankfully Groovy Deb was very understanding of my little predicament!! Please stop by there and check out what we have been doing and thank Deb for me!!

So new features coming to my blog are:

Mondays will be a weekly round up, where I will show all the projects I have been doing in the past week.

Wednesdays will be a product review to help aid your addiction to all the scrappy goodies the world has to offer.

Fridays will be my own version of a sketch challenge. I will draw up a sketch and show you what I did with it. If you want you can even send me the pages you did with my sketch and I will feature them here on my blog.

Blog Candy!! We all love goodies in the mail right....well leave a comment on any post and once a month I will choose one and send you something fun.

Last but not least is we are going to be posting the challenges from the ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com challenges here with a link so you can participate as well.

Design Team

2010-03-09T19:15:00.002-05:00

I did it! I did it! I am on a Design Team!! I am now a DT member over at www.IfItsGroovy.ning.com! I am on the Sweethearts Team - scrapping boys!! Perfect fit, don't you think?

Well, this was just one of my scrappy goals for the year! I am so honored to be offered a position at IIG and hope you will all stop over and check out all the GROOVY stuff that is going on!!!

Love you all, Heather

Book of Me . . .

2010-02-20T09:24:00.005-05:00

Here are a couple of the lo's I have been working on for Project 52 - Book of Me! There is hidden journaling on each one!!!! I have completed 7 of the 8 weeks so far! Will add my other 2 when I can get some good pics! Too much snow on the ground right now!

"Life Verse" is my favorite verse in the Bible. When we drew this topic, I debated and debated and searched and searched for what I was going to use. I have so many verses that will pop into my head at certain times, just when I need them! When I turned to this verse, and I had written in the margin of my Bible "Life Verse", I knew I had not only the scripture but also my title!

"I was Made 2 Love U" is my love story! This was the first time I used my gypsy!! I designed the title/heart while in the waiting room of the doctor's office!

My sb.com friends! Jennie (Virginia), Jenni (Indiana), myself and Clara (Texas)! When Jennie and Clara came to visit me, we were able to get together at my fave sb store - Archivers - where this pic was taken!!! This is for my . . . . fave sb store!

"Champions" is for my favorite sport played or fan! I am a big Yankees fan! We went to Yankee stadium for the last year of the old stadium to go on a Stadium Tour and catch a game! This is my nephew Tucker, my oldest son Payton, myself and hubby!

"Window Seat" was done both for a sketch challenge and for P52! This is for the view from my window. This pic was taken after some freshly fallen snow. It was taken from what should be my window seat filled with pillows, but instead is filled with toys!

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by!!

Love, Heather

Here I am . . .

2010-02-18T19:24:00.004-05:00

I haven't disappeared off the face of the earth! Seriously! I am alive and doing well!!! Not that you could tell from looking at my blog since I haven't posted since October! Shame on me! Not a lot new! We made it through the holidays and have had some wonderful time with friends and family!

Went to a weekend crop at the end of January! Had a great time with 25 other women (mom and one of my BFF included) scrapping the weekend away! Started a lot of work on my Project 52 Book of Me! I am really happy with the topics that Debbie and I came up with. They have been fun to scrap! This is my first attempt at doing an 8x8 album and I am finding it harder then I thought! However, I kinda like it!!!

Want to see a few lo's I have done recently? Yes! Oh good, I was hoping you would say that! Done both of these for a monthly sketch challenge on sb.com!

On "Twisted" had to use something that you wouldn't normally find on a lo or in scrappy room! I used bread twist ties! I sanded them and then glimmer misted them before twisting them around the hearts!

A fun time at the Block Party at our church this past September! Finally got to scrapping them and I loved the bold primary colors!

Have some fun scrappy stuff coming up! My friend Debbie is coming from Washington at the end of March (34 more days) to visit and scrapbook! This will be the first time we have met IRL! I am so excited!!!

In May I am planning a trip to Texas to spend a weekend scrapbooking with Clara and Jennie! We will be celebrating National Scrapbook Day (May 1st I believe)!

Thanks to all who stop by and check out my blog! Will hopefully have some more exciting news for you soon!

Love, Heather

Let's Add 1 More!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-10-10T12:21:00.003-04:00

This lo is one I done for a sketch challenge this week! I just love these colors and really enjoyed this sketch! Hope you like it too!

Another scrappy day!!

2009-10-10T12:08:00.003-04:00

It's Saturday!!!! I love Saturday's!! It's noon and I am still sitting around in my pj's! I LOVE that!! Of course, I was up till 2:30 am scrapping! But that doesn't stop the boys from waking me up at 7:30am!!! Who needs sleep when there is scrapping to do???

Did a virtual crop last night with "my girls"! Of course we do it every Friday night so last night was really no different!!! However, last night was challenge night! We were challenging each other so that we stayed motivated and got lots accomplished!! I got 2 lo's completed, 1-2page lo, and 1 card! They challenged me to get a lo done in 1 1/2 hours - starting from scratch!!! I finished on time!! Ready to see???

"God Knows" is a lo of my sb.com friends Clara and Jennie that came to visit me this past summer!!! This was the lo that I completed in 1 1/2 hours - with even a few minutes to spare! I used Sketch #72 from Creative Scrappers blog! (they have amazing sketches and amazing designers!) Check them out!

It's a cold, windy fall day!

2009-10-04T14:10:00.004-04:00

I love FALL!!! I love putting on comfy clothes and a large sweatshirt!!! Well, I think fall is here!! Cold, windy and yet love the fresh air!!!

Figured out the self-timer on my camera a little more last night. That resulted in a new picture of myself, as well as a few pics of me and my little men! Think I will change my pic on here to the new updated me!!!

Well, here are the card and lo that I got done this weekend!! Hoping to get more done here in a bit but thought I would upload here since I was updating on a challenge!!!

Happy Scrappy Day!!

2009 Goals! WOOHOO!!!

2009-10-03T16:22:00.003-04:00

My goal for 2009 was to complete 180 layouts!! Sounds like a lot you say? That is because for me, that IS a lot! But I just realized the other day that I have completed 165 of the 180 lo's!!! And it is just now October! With all the challenges that I am in for October, I should come up just short (2 lo's) of my goal by the end of the month!

So what is a scrapper to do?? Change the goal of course!!! So, as soon as I hit my goal, I am changing my goal! My new goal is 200 lo's for 2009! Bring it on!!!!!!

I also had a challenge goal. I slammed right past that goal months ago. I had never done an online challenge until 2009 and now I am completing 6 or 7 a month!!! My goal for the year was 6 or 8 - don't even remember!!

I did not set a card goal but have completed lots of them!! Talk about a savings from not going to the Hallmark store!!!!

Hope you are having a scrappy weekend!

Some lo's I have been working on!!!!

2009-10-03T15:39:00.010-04:00

Just realized that I haven't posted any of my new lo's in a while!! I have been very busy scrapping and doing a lot of online challenges, namely at scrapbook.com! I love all the challenges that I have been involved with but it is the sketch challenges that been helping me to accomplish a lot!!! I now LOVE using sketches!!

It wasn't all that long ago that my "TWIN" challenged me to get the triplets first year scrapbooked by October! I have made a dent in them (as you will see below + many, many others) but I am not even close because I have sooooo many pics of them!! It has definitely been fun to go back through their baby-baby days!! They do grow up fast!!!

From Your Head to Your Toes was done for a sketch challenge! The twist was to use journaling strips. I was at a crop when I did this lo! I ended up using a lot of Basic Grey Cupcake! It wasn't mine! LOL! It was my BFF's! By the end of the day, we traded! I took the remainder of the BG Cupcake and she took my brand new pack of BK Marrakech! It worked for both of us!!

If Only was not for a challenge except to work on the boys 1st year pics. I love to distress on my lo's - if you can't tell!!

Journaling says "If only . . . you could stay this way for always! I pray that you remain this close as brothers and you always protect and love each other and have an amazing bond."

This was the first professional photograph of the boys - taken by the hospital photographer!

Oh yes, and can you tell that I am loving the kraft paper!!!

It just takes Faith! Isn't that the truth? My whole idea was to get this Jenni Bowlin Bingo card in! I love these cards!!! I even got some bling and flowers on this lo with my boys!!!

These were my favorite pics from last years trip to the pumpkin patch!! Altered the sketch for this challenge A LOT but was really happy with the way it turned out. I cut the pumpkins from the cricut, cut the stems separately and then used glimmer mist on both! It was my first experience with Glimmer Mist and was happy with it!! I then freehanded the lines onto the pumpkins!

2 Cute 2 Spook was another sketch challenge! Lots of distressing (Timmy's Distress Ink - which I LOVE!) on this one!!! The purple and orange ribbon going up and down are K&Co adhesive ribbon that I just took the distress ink over. And I love the Martha Steward Drippy Goo punch!!!! The title was cut from Blackletter Cricut cartridge and then again distressed! The pumpkins and bat were some old, old, old Creative Memories diecuts that I used stickles on to bring them to life!!! (and to add a little bling of course!!)

Scrappy Saturday - not much!!!! TIP included!!!

2009-10-03T15:24:00.004-04:00

I have to admit, I am not good (at all!) about putting my finished layouts in albums! Why is that you ask? Well, because I don't scrap chronologically! So, recently, I discovered a solution to the lots of lots of layouts that were sitting up on a shelf - with no protection! *gasp*

I stopped in the local pizza place and I picked up 7 14-inch pizza boxes. When I got home, I wrote each of the boys names onto a box. I then added Shane and my name to another, another box for family, and one last box for vacation. What did I do then you ask? I went through all my completed lo's, sorted them by child, etc. and then put them in the correct box! I might add here that these were NEW, CLEAN, boxes!!! (You probably figured but I wouldn't want to steer anybody wrong!!) At least now they are sorted and safe from dust and other elements - such as sticky, dirty hands!!!

So, though I am not getting much scrapping done today, I have sorted my layouts, done laundry, finished an altered project (can't post because I am mailing to a friend), cut some diecuts on the cricut to send to a friend, started a couple of boxes to get to the post office to mail to some friends and went to a Tastefully Simple party!! I am printing some pics now for another sketch challenge!!

Got some scrappy time in last night and completed a sketch challenge layout and a birthday card. Will hopefully get more scrappy time tonight!!!

Happy Scrappy Day,
Heather

Thanks to all . . .

2009-09-03T19:44:00.005-04:00

Thanks to all my friends and fellow scrappers that voted for my Brotherly Love lo on sb.com! Not only was it featured on sb.com, but it was also the Featured Layout of the Day for sb.com on Facebook! I was so excited!! I am not even on Facebook and wouldn't have known it if another friend from a challenge on sb.com hadn't told me about it! Anyways, it really means a lot to me that my friends and fellow scrappers thought so much of my work!!

Another big thank you to Shelly for sending me the instructions on how to post a picture on here!!! And to think it was soooo easy! Well, I never claimed to be a technodiva like my friend Ria!!!

Not a whole lot more going on right now! I am signed up for 6 or 7 challenges this month! On top of a normal life! What was I thinking! Oh well, something I love, love, love to do is create lo's of my family!!!

Looking forward to spending some wonderful ( & hopefully relaxing) time with the family this weekend!! Hope everyone has a wonderfully relaxing, scrappy and safe Labor Day weekend!!

Must go for now as my kids want to take over the computer to play their alphabet games! Hey, it's a learning game!! Who am I to say no to that!!!

It's been a while . . .

2009-08-19T20:50:00.003-04:00

I was reprimanded by one of my best friends this week for not keeping my blog updated!! :) I love you Titi!! So here is an update on my life and the life of the Guys for the past month.

As I said before, I applied for a design team position but I did not get it! :( I am okay with that though! It was the first time that I tried for something like that but I know I am improving and can see my style changing all the time! I won't give up and will keep on trying!! In the mean time, I scrapbook whenever I can!! I love scrapping virtually with my friends on the weekends! It is great being able to get advice from other women who are very talented!!!

(If anyone can give me instructions on how to post my lo's here, it would be appreciated!)

Boys are doing great! Payton started Jr. High! Wow - I feel so old!! I have a child in Jr. High!! He seems to like it and is doing great! He has decided not to dance this year but is interested in getting involved with cross country and playing the drums in band!! Oh yeah, and he recently got braces!!! Between the braces and dress code, he looks so grown up when he heads to school!!

We are going through the potty training stage with Carter, Jackson and Grant! We have our good and bad days but that is to be expected! Hopefully soon we will be completely out of pullups! We have decided to hold off on preschool this year but thanks to Aunt Jennie, we are going to attempt to homeschool preschool!!! She is going to dig back into her skills from when she taught 3 year olds and create lesson plans and activities for us!!

We have been enjoying the summer and every opportunity we can to get in grandma's pool or out on the fishing boat!!! Getting lots of great pics but will not be scrapping those for awhile. Still working on a challenge from Aunt Jennie to get the boys 1st year complete by October. Don't think I am going to make it but all I can do is push towards the goal!!!

God continues to provide for us daily! We thank Him and praise Him for how He is working in and through our lives! Until next time . . .

The End of Another Week . . .

2009-07-10T18:27:00.002-04:00

I must say, I never thought the work day was going to end! It was a rough day but between a phone call from a best friend, some great online friends encouragement and strength from God, I made it through. Not without many tears shed, but I made it through!!

Payton was away at church camp this week. It was his first week away from home that he wasn't with family! He did a great job and loved it! Even said he is going back next year!!! He makes friends so easily that I knew he wouldn't have any problems!!!

I went to my evaluation for physical therapy for my neck, shoulder and back pain/tightness. I start therapy next week!!! I am praying that this relieves everything and I can get back to being "comfortable" again!!!

I sent in my first application this week for a DT. Can't wait to hear! Really praying about it!! It would be so cool!! I love their kits!!! Would be totally easy to get others hooked with all the great stuff they include!!

Besides that, not a whole lot happened this week! Pretty quiet - just the way I like it!!! Should be able to get some scrappy stuff done this weekend! Hoping to get at least a couple lo's and some cards done before another work week starts!!

4th of July camping trip

2009-07-10T18:11:00.005-04:00

So, hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July weekend!! Hope you got to see lots of fireworks!! (or BOOMS as my little men call them!)

My weekend started on Thursday last week!! We packed up the vehicles and boat and headed to a campground for the weekend! This was the boys' first camping trip! I must admit, I was looking forward to it a lot but was also nervous about taking 3 3-year olds camping for the first time! They did great though! They loved sleeping in a tent and going fishing!

We had raccoons and cats that got into our stuff the first night. We didn't see them but our neighboring campers did and scared them away! All they got into were the ears of corn and toilet paper. No major loss - Thank the Lord!!

We did experience a light rain over the weekend but Mickey Mouse's 3 Muskateers and a portable DVD player kept the boys entertained until the rain passed!

I think Shane and Scott (my BFF's husband - he and my BFF and their daughter went with us) were worried about the food for the weekend. They have to admit that Kara and I planned a great menu, the food turned out pretty good and they were impressed on a couple of occasions!! We even had a fish fry and fried up the fish that Shane and Scott had caught earlier this spring!

The best part of the weekend for me was watching the fireworks from the boat. It was relaxing and dark and people were letting them off from all around the lake so they were going off all around us!! It was a beautiful sight and it was so cool to see the reflection of the "Booms" off the water!

Yes, this means that I did not get any scrapping done over the weekend!!! But it also means that I got lots of new pics to scrap!!!

My first blog post!!!

2009-06-30T16:10:00.002-04:00

Well this "blogging" thing is all new to me but I am determined to figure out!! That's me - Miss Determined and Miss Competitive!!! I love a challenge and that is what this is for me at the current moment!!!

So, why is setting up a blog a challenge? For one, it is something I have never done before! For two, I am thinking of applying for a DT position and want a blog on the chance that I am lucky enough to get one!!!! (more info to follow if it happens)

So besides being a full time employee for a great company, I am also a mother of 4! I have an 11 year old! Yikes - he starts junior high this year and I am scared out of my wits!!! I also have 3 year old triplets - all boys!! My little men (all 4 of them) are my reason for scrapping!! They are growing up so fast and I want to be able to look back at my layouts and cherish the time they were little!!

Well, this is it for now!!! Lots more to do to make this "my site" and personalize it to me, but right now I have to take 4 boys to get haircuts!!! Thanks for checking in with us!!!