Woohoo!

Boy, What a week and weekend! First, I am so happy that I got to see my sister and my nephews this weekend. I worked on some layout for the Nursery Rhyme Challenges on Cookin' Up Creations. Here is the list of challenges so far:
7/1 - Sunday - Start of Nursery Rhyme Challenges - Hey Diddle Diddle
7/2 -Monday's is make up day - a review day - no challenge. See our Cookin' Up Creations Blog
7/3 - Tuesday's Challenge is Humpty Dumpty
7/4 -Wednesday's Challenge is If All the World were Paper
7/5- Thursday's Challenge is Pop Goes the Weasel
7/6 - Friday's Challenge is Queen of Hearts
7/7 - Saturday's Challenge is What Little Boys are Made of (also a sketch see below)
7/8 - Sunday's Challenge is ABC

Saturday's Sketch # 219 from Nuts about Sketches

Then, On Thursday 7/5 - I watched the Ustream from Prima introducing their new collection Welcome to Paris with host Drew Scott (he has a wonderful youtube channel also Cardofmyeye). I am so excited to have won the goodie prize from them.

Prize includes: 6x6 Romance Novel paper pack, Primrosa Woodland 3pc pack, Shades of blue little roses 6pc pack, Cling stamps they are spool labels 13 pc pack & Buttons 12pc pack all so beautiful.

 Also a few weeks back Mommys Crafts Side was doing some prize giveaways on Facebook. I won one her prizes; a very cool  bottle cap kit. Actually 3  mini kits - a zipper pull, a necklace & a key chain.  She has a lot of wonderful items for sale in her shop. She also does a lot of workshops. Go check her site out. 

Now, my Scraptastic club kits were supposed to be here today but, my post office messed up and sent it to the wrong place. I hope it will be here tomorrow.

I wanted to remind everyone about dear hubby's contest ---> See post below. Also I wanted to share some sketches and layouts with you. I didn't post them the last 2 Mondays. Here they are:

Sketch #185 (created by Pamela Young)

I didn't create a layout for this sketch yet

Sketch #186 (created by Pamela Young)

Here is the layout I created based on the sketch

Close up of the flowers and lace embellishment.

Here is a layout I created for the challenge I posted on Scrapbook Challenges this month. It is an AD challenge using Anna Griffin's ad in Creating Keepsakes magazine.

This is the inspiration AD:

My layout:

Close up of the details

If you create a layout using any of these sketches or Ad inspiration please link me I would love to see them.

So, it's Monday and that means a new sketch from Pamela and a new layout from me.

Here is the wonderful sketch pamela created.

Here is the layout I did based on the sketch.

Close up the flowers and hand beaded butterfly I created.

If you create a layout based on this sketch please link me I would love to see it.

I would like to thank all of the wonderful people that stopped by and played with all of us - Scrapbook Challenges Design Team- during the Blog Hop this weekend. Also,Thank you everyone that join Scrapbook Challenges and became followers of my blog. I do appreciate it!!

Now, I'll be posting a bit later the Winner of my RAK. Which is a brand New, designed by me scrap Tee. (I'll post a pic in a few). Along with a few other goodies.

Okay, today is Monday so that mean another wonderful Sketch by Pamela and a new layout from me.


You fill my heart with gladness

Close up of tree and title


This week is my turn to post a challenge on Scrapbook Challenges. I decided to do an Ad challenge. I was inspired by this Bo Bunny Ad.


This is what I came up with. Falling in love with you


Close up of flowers


Close up of cluster

Close up of journaling


If you create a layout with either the sketch or the Ad please link me to your creation I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Welcome to Scrapbook Challenges Blog Hop. This is a long post but so WORTH IT!! Read, play and have fun!

This blog hop is design to help you get to know the Scrapbook Challenges Design Team, Pamela the owner of Scrapbook Challenge and the Scrapbook Challenges site better. During the hop you will notice lots of prizes and a challenge(see below), I hope you participate in all of them.

Now, Let me tell you a bit about Scrapbook Challenges and Pamela the founder of Scrapbook Challenges. We have a weekly sketch challenge, with an original, never seen before sketch designed by the amazing Pamela Young, a highly talented and published artist. Pamela start her once little group a few years back. Her little group has grown to over 1700 members.

Every Monday, Pamela posts a new sketch along with DT LO's. We also have a photoshop, a digital and technique challenge posted once a month. Plus, we also have other wonderful challenges that are issue by the design team members. Everyone who completes a challenge gets entered into a drawing for a prize from our monthly sponsor. Pamela does a fantastic job securing amazing sponsors each month!

Five random facts about me:
1. I can't live without music!!!

2. I am my family's Weird Al. I love to change to words to Pop songs to make my own songs.
3. I am a Lego maniac - I really love them and can play with them for hours with or without the kids.

4. I have 2 brothers and 1 Sister
5. I grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey. Same as Frank Sinatra. I just don't have the blue eyes.

Here is Pamela's Wonderful Sketch

Here is my layout based on her sketch.

Close up of the cluster & flowers


So, Get started at Pamela’s Blog. I know you don't want to miss any of the fun this weekend. Before you hop on - be sure to read the entire post. You'll see why!

Start here --->1. Pamela, http://pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/
2. Sookie, http://totallydoodles.blogspot.com/
3. Rowee, http://simplemom-lovingmom.blogspot.com/
4. Melissa, http://www.melissapriest.typepad.com/
5. Marilyn, http://www.melonscraps.blogspot.com/
6. Lyndsay, http://saweetp1113.blogspot.com/
7. Katrina, http://www.paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
8. Iris, http://www.irisbabaouy.typepad.com/
9. CJ, http://www.cjalmeda.blogspot.com/
10. Cathy, http://beautifulscraps.blogspot.com/
11. Brynn, http://bzbdesigns.typepad.com/
12. Beth, http://cute1screations.blogspot.com/
You are here ----->13. Annie, http://littlewingscreates.blogspot.com/

Here is the list of Prizes and how you can win them.
The winners will be announced on Sept 28th!
How do you get a chance to win any of these great prizes? All you have to do is participate in this blog hop, leave a comment on all of the blogs, give the sketch a try! It’s not a long blog hop...there are only 13 of us. So start with Pamela and leave a comment! Then hop on!

1. The prize for one lucky person who comments on ALL the blogs will win 2 fabulous kits from Apron Strings Monthly Kits. Yes, you read that correctly!


2. Our second RAK goes to one lucky person who plays along with us this weekend. All you have to do is make a layout based on the sketch(Everybody who does a layout based on the sketch gets entered into a drawing to win). Then you can post a link to it Pamela's blog or in the Scrapbook Challenges group. So, what do you win ? This stamp set from Unity Stamp Company:


3. One person who does the best detective work and answers the questionaire (see below) will win this awesome stamp set from Unity Stamp Company


The Questions are as follows:
You get entered into the drawing for this one by sending Pamela an email, at pamelacy@msn.com, with the answers to these questions:

1. What is the name of our guest blogger today?
2. Name one of our newest DT members.
3. How long has Scrapbook Challenges on myspace been around?
4. Which Scrapbook Challenges DT member also designs for Scrap Within Reach?
5. Are you a member of Scrapbook Challenges on myspace?

This is your last stop on the hop. Please feel free to check out all the great stuff at Scrapbook Challenges to continue on with the fun!!

Bonus RAK: Plus, to have another chance to win a RAK from me. Join Scrapbook Challenges (so the you can play with us all the time), leave me a comment here telling me that you did and become a follower of my blog.

Thanks for stopping by and playing with us!!

I wanted to share this. I am not sure what to call it. We finally decided on Zeborse. Yes, for Zebra and Horse. My oldest DD took these pictures of a Horse? Zebra? Anyway, We went about 5 minutes away from our suburbian home to the country. And one of the farmers has this Zeborse on their property. The kids were amazed by this. My youngest DD was in love!! She LOVES zebras and horses - so this animal is perfection to her.
If you know what this is Horse or Zebra we would love to know.*** I did some googling and I found this site on Zorse ***
So maybe that's what is .

It's Monday - So that means I have a new layout for the sketch that Pamela of Scrapbook Challenges has created.

Here is the sketch

Here is my layout. Now, the little boy is my DS and the guy with him is a friend of our family. DH, DS and our friend had a guys day out at a local car show. I working on some older pictures lately. It's been fun remembering the kids when they were so little.

If you create a layout using this sketch please link me to your creation.

Wow! it seem like I haven't been on here in such a long time. Well, my company is finally all gone. We had family and friends over to celebrate DD graduation, also winning first place in the county at the movie awards -- for the movie - she & the rest of her gifted created. Our DS promotion and nomination to the gifted program.

I did squeeze in some scrapbooking in all the festivities. I did a layout using Scrapbook Challenges Sketch created by our talented leader Pamela. I usually post it on Mondays. I did a few mini albums I'll posted those in a bit.

Here is the sketch

Here is my layout. I have been wanting to scrap these pictures forever. I decided to do the title old school - I was inspired by the movie ad for Away We Go & the print ad for Huggies diapers. The flowers are I cut from fabric.

If you make a layout using this sketch be sure to link me to your creation.

So, I'm feeling better today. I had a full and sick crazy last week. we're officially on summer break!! Yeah!! The graduation was fantastic! I loved that they did a flash back of each child and teacher from baby to current.

I have to share that on Tuesday my DD had her 5th grade social. A boy in her class gave her flowers. She was the only girl to receive flowers. To tell the truth - the boy has had a crush on her since 3rd grade. His mom told me at the graduation that he saved his money and tried to find her purple roses(her favorite color) but, couldn't find any. So, he got her these instead. How cute is that!!!

It's Monday! That means a new sketch and layout. Here is the sketch that Pamela of Scrapbook Challenges created.

Here is the layout I did. I love this layout because it includes all the grandparents in my children's lives. It's also a sweet picture of my girls and my mom who is no longer with us. She was so proud of the girls that day. She loved celebrating school accomplishments. The kids & I really miss her.

Close up of title. Roller Pink Thickers & Making Memories Sabrina tiny alphas

Close up of branches I drew & hand cut these. Then I stickled them because they needed a little something.

I'm not sure if you remember me telling you that I went to a Fiskateer flip flop crop last month. One of the challenges we had to do was create flip flops. These are my flip flops. I found the orange flip flops at Walmart. I used ribbons & fibers to decorate them. I also made some charms of Fiskars tools for them. I made them using Shrink film. I didn't win the contest. :( but, I did have fun creating the flip flops.

Close up of the four charms I created.

I drew & hand cut the charms. I first drew them on paper. Then, I traced the tools onto the shrink film with a sharpie. Then I used color pencils & Bic marks to color them. Then shrank them with my heat gun. I think they turned out cool!

If you create a layout using the sketch please link me to your creation. I would love to see it.