December kits @ The ScrapRoom!

WOW!! I am very excited to be able to get my hands on these kits! What an awesome combinations of papers for just about every feeling that Christmas brings to our lives. Its traditional, its festive, its humorous, and its vintage all mixed together.


BASIC GREY JOVIAL (top left):
1 sheet Button Nose (2-sided)
1 sheet Coal (2-sided)
1 sheet Pomegranate (2-sided)
2 sheets American Crafts Brown Sugar Cardstock
1 sheet Jovial Chip Stickers (varies)
(3) Jovial Pieces (varies)

CRATE PAPER SNOW DAY (top right):
1 sheet Festive (2-sided)
1 sheet Candy (2-sided)
1 sheet Melt (2-sided)
2 sheets Sea Glass Bazzill Cardstock
5-6 pieces Snow Day LAYERED Chipboard (varies)

JILLIBEAN SOUP CHRISTMAS SOUP (bottom left):
1 sheet Turkish Bay Leaf (Kraft background)
1 sheet White Sugar (Kraft background)
1 sheet Sweet Christmas (Kraft background)
2 sheets American Crafts White Cardstock
(3) Melissa Frances Chenille Candy Canes
(1) Melissa Frances Paper Bag & Tag (varies)
approx. 1 yard Red Striped Bakers Twine

GIRLS PAPERIE TINSEL & TWIG (bottom right):
1 sheet Tinsel & Twig (2-sided)
1 sheet Festive Brocade (2-sided)
1 sheet Holly Berry Floral (2-sided)
2 sheets American Crafts Black Cardstock
(1) 6"x 12" Tinsel & Twig Alphabet Sticker Sheet (varies)
(1) 6"x 12" Tinsel & Twig Elements Sticker Sheet (varies)
1/3 sheet Tinsel & Twig Tiny Words Sticker Sheet (varies)

Interested in one for yourself? They're available at The ScrapRoom now! Subscription cost is $21.95 per month or if you want to just try out a kit for a month its $25.00. Shipping either way is a flat rate of $7.50. Don't delay, these are going fast!

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The Tree Elves!

Love, love, love this time of year! The wonderful smells of cookies baking, sampling the sweet goodness of handmade candies, the outdoor lights with all those decorations, and the TREE!! We decided years ago to get an artificial tree since we love having it up for over a month - I know, most people think we're nuts! And then there are others who claim that its not a Christmas tree without the smell of freshly cut pine engulfing your home. Well, we fixed that problem too. We found these candles at Bath & Body Works that smell so delicious! The scent is called Fresh Balsam and they will burn forever. YUMMY!!

Yesterday we were just wanting a relaxing day of getting the tree up, lights on, and watching the girls decorate the tree. Well, the tree went up without a hitch, but.............. why is it every year there's at least one strand of lights that won't work - did the year before! - or is only half lite!? Lucky us, we had not one, not two, but THREE strands go bonkers on us! GRRRRR! After four hours, we finally had the lights on the tree and well into decorating. In the end, we had a great time watching Makayla put on one ornament, while Ruby was taking off two! Definitely more fun than we've ever had! :-)


Now today, I will assemble my pages for my Holiday Memories album. I decided to make mine start at Thanksgiving because that is just as important a Holiday for us because we truly do have so much to be thankful for. And before I forget what I wanted to journal for the past couple days, I better get to it.

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SNOW!!

It's rare for snow to show up this early around these parts, hasn't happened in seven years! So yesterday, SURPRISE!! And since this is Ruby's first snowfall to "play in" I couldn't help but snap a pic. Poor kiddo can't even move in all those clothes!! :-)


Today, the forcast is for more snow - up to 3" - and VERY COLD temps - high teens/low twenties!! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! I'll be sure to come back with those photos if the forcast comes true!

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Lilly Bee - layout #1

I've decided to move onto the Lilly Bee Catching Fall for this next layout. I've been a bit preoccupied, and my own creativity was absent, so I decided to use a sketch from Allison Davis' Sketches For Scrapbooking Vol. 4 to create yet another layout from our annual visit to the pumpkin patch.

What is it about the pumpkin patch that makes it such a special treat for the whole family? We absolutely love it and spend the entire day doing a wide array of fun activities. Here is my son and his little family on the hunt for that perfect pumpkin!


Onto the next one!

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One more!

It's been a long time since I received a kit that I had to absolutely destroy before moving onto another! This Bo Bunny Olivia was just too stinkin' adorable to just tuck in with the rest of my stash. Here is my fourth and final layout using those papers. Ruby & Makayla in their Halloween costumes before heading out for trick or treating.


And the remnants of such a fun kit:


Now I HAVE to find another kit to dive in to! Until next time....

Godspeed

Easy sketch!

When I get caught in a rut for a design for certain photos that I know I want to scrap, I pull out my sketches for inspiration. Here is a layout I created using more of the Bo Bunny Olivia line. Check out Valerie Salmon on the Scrapbooks Etc. blog where you'll find the sketch that I used for this layout that can be flipped and made into three different looks. I love when I can use the same sketch over and over, and hers are so versatile and easy to accommodate my needs. :-)


Ruby has discovered her big sister's crayola window markers and is just having a blast. The expressions on her face are priceless!!

Off to decide what I can do with these scraps I have left over, or maybe move onto another kit from my ScrapRoom goodie box for November. :-)

Godspeed

Bo Bunny kit!

When I saw the sneak peek of the Bo Bunny Olivia line, I wasn't sure it was my cup of tea. Now that its in my hands, well, WOW!! I just LOVE the colors and chipboard that is included and went right to work last night. Here are two layouts I have created so far:

Our little Ruby has got to have the most infectious giggle that I've ever heard from a baby! You can be in the most rotten of moods, but once she starts to giggle, its all that's on your mind and you're instantly cheered up and joining in with her!


Here we are carving pumpkins and since this was Ruby's first Halloween, we wanted to see how she reacted to the "pumpkin guts", as Makayla so graciously calls them. :-) She did not hesitate one second to dive right in and help her Daddy! She kept going back for more and more, and even did a taste test that I'm sure she won't want to do again!


I still have plenty of paper left for more layouts, so onward and upward! Back to the scrap table......

Godspeed

it's here!!

I received a rather heavy box today from The ScrapRoom!! I ordered some of the past kits in their Cherry Picker Sale! , and the FABULOUS Echo Park's A Walk In The Park line. LOVE, LOVE my goodie box this month!! Off to play!

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oh boy, its a wet one!

Our walk tonight is gonna be a VERY wet one! It has rained all day and no sign of letting up. I think layers are in order for tonight's walk and an investment in long underwear just might be in order after this one - EEK!! Time to dress warm, or at least try to. Wish me luck!

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time change

Another summer has passed us by and Autumn is settling in. Our days are getting chilly, the leaves have turned and are falling to the ground, and its time for the semi-annual time change here in the US. I love getting an extra hour of sleep and getting out my warm, comfy sweaters!

Godspeed

starting today......

.... I'm getting on track. Literally! I met up with a small group of friends at the high school track and we did 2.24 miles this evening! It sure feels good, my tailbone is a hurtin' machine, but I have to do this and stick with it this time!

Right now I'm sipping on a teensie glass of red wine while cooking up some yummy stir fry. After dinner, a dip in the hot tub to relax, then veg in front of the tv with my honey. Ahhhhh!

Godspeed

November TSR Reveal!!

It is loaded with lots of fall-like colors and I'm already wishing it were at my doorstep!


LILY BEE CATCHING FALL (upper left):
1 sheet Fall Festival (2-sided)
1 sheet Flannel Sheets (2-sided)
1 sheet Candy Apple (2-sided)
2 sheets Bazzill Blue Spruce Cardstock
1 pkg. Catching Fall Chipboard Stickers

WRMK MAPLE GROVE (upper right):
1 sheet Sycamore (Die-Cut Edge)
1 sheet Elm (2-sided)
1 sheet Aspen (2-sided)
2 sheets American Crafts Butterscotch Cardstock
(2) KI Memories Black Happy Words Scribbles (Word Borders - varies)
(1) WRMK Fall Embossed Die-Cut
(1) WRMK Family Embossed Die-Cut
(1) WRMK Cornucopia Embossed Die-Cut

BOBUNNY OLIVIA (lower left):
1 sheet Oliva Stripe (2-sided)
1 sheet Honeydew (2-sided)
1 sheet Ambrosia (2-sided)
2 sheets American Crafts Coffee Cardstock
(2) Olivia Noteworthy Journal Pages (varies)
(3) Jillibean Soup Green Grid Canvas Flowers
(5) Maya Road Turquoise & Brown Leaf Pins

OCTOBER AFTERNOON CAMPFIRE (lower right)
1 sheet Camp Stripe (2-sided)
1 sheet Animal Tracks (2-sided)
1 sheet Tent Trailer (2-sided)
2 sheets Bazzill Cajun Cardstock
1 sheet Studio Calico Wood Veneer Stars
includes (7) Wood Stars

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