Today is the Day! No Housework Blog Hop!

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?

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

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!

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 . . .

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?????

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!

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