Hot Springs

Hot Springs, AR has become one of our favorite vacation spots! We loved it so much we bought a time share week there. Having four boys means going on vacation places where they can hike and climb around - and of course you can't go to the National Park without sticking you hand in the water to see if it is really hot - well it is - 143 degrees worth!

This LO is based on a sketch from My Scraps & More and for a challenge at Flying Unicorn to do a LO about boys and ScrapFit to journal "around" something.

Well... I ran away from home!

I hit a scrappy slump! I know we all do. Life got busy, work was hectic and the boys were going 20 different directions. BUT I have an awesome husband! He took off work Monday and handled life for two days so I could retreat. I was able to go to our time share in East TX and just relax and unwind - and guess what! I actually got a few pages done! Sooooo here is my return to scrappiness:

These are all based on sketches from My Scraps & More:

This LO was to scrap something you are proud of - this is my oldest DS and I am so proud of the young man he has become - we had a rough start, but he is very hardworking, caring and compassionate!

 

This LO was for a challenge at Scrap Friendzy to scrap someone who inspires you. This is my Mother-In-Law who battled breast cancer and won - she has always been a fighter!

This LO is for a challenge I posted on Scrap Friendzy - in honor of breast cancer awareness we are doing "Think Pink" Challenges all month long. My challenge was to create a LO where "Real Men Wear Pink" and to scrap a boy or man and use pink on the LO!

This one is based on a sketch from Sketchy Thurdays and I made it for a challenge on Scrap Friendzy to scrap "Overcoming a Challenge" - the boys faced the challenge of riding a skim board, I'm not completely sure they overcame it though!

Scrap It to Win It!

Go check out My Scraps and More! They are having a Sketch-a-thon across the month of October! Lots of great sketches and many prized to be had! Tammi is also running a sale on some great scrappy stuff!

Scrap Friendzy Design Star Challenge

It is my turn for a design star challenge over at Scrap Friendzy - come check it out and play along!

I love watching all kinds of design shows, they are so inspiring! My favorite ones are the shows that have a tight budget. With 6 people in our family we don't have a lot of extra money to spend on design things, but we just rearranged the house and I now have a scrap room - I still have to decorate it right?! So here is a project that I made for my scrap room!

It is a  pin/dry erase board. The backing is a piece of foam board left over from one of the kids school projects. I painted one side pink and glued on some acrylic inserts that came in my art bin to use for a dry erase board (I have never used them for anything) and added a piece of fabric with spray adhesive on the other side for my pin board. I wrinkled the fabric before I glued it on to give it an even look (much easier than trying to get it perfectly flat and smooth!)

 

Big News!

I have been chosen to be on the Design Team over at Scrap Friendzy! It is such a fun place to be a part of, everyone is very friendly and they have great monthly challenges - some of which will now be brought to you by yours truly! Come by and check us out!

Summer Craziness!

Well for a lot of people fall means returning to school, sports, jobs for some and a long list of other activities - I on the other hand am so glad fall is here! For me even though we have places we have to be, at least it is a predictable schedule! I actually know what direction I am going every day. Summer has been so crazy I haven't done but maybe a dozen LOs all summer, so even though life will still be a bit busy I am glad for a little more structure. With that said here are a few of the LOs I have gotten done in the last week or so!

 Here is a LO of my boys and their cousins in one of their favorite places - up a tree! Scrapfit Workout #49 asked for a banner - which I'm not fond of so I did a nontraditional banner made of a ribbon vine with flowers hanging from it. The paper is Pink Paislee and I created a tree out of rafia and Petal Soft.

This LO is also from a ScrapFit challenge Weekend WarmUp #12 to use scallops on your page. This page is made from paper and embellishments by Fancy Pants and has a scalloped border and a scallop tag under the flowers.

Spa Weekend!!!

Join in the fun over at Scrap Friendzy this weekend for a "Day at the Spa" Crop! Lots of fun, challenges and prizes to be had!