Scrap Your Way to Happiness

Poor Neglected Blog Again!!!

2009-01-13T21:33:00.004-06:00

I can't believe I haven't posted since December 2nd!! I wasn't able to keep up day to day with my Christmas journal but I only have about 7 days left to complete for it to be finished. I post some pics once it's done.

I did so many Christmas gift projects that I am really behind again! I did do some Valentine's Day projects for the Memory Bounch Design Team. I'm excited about having Valentine's decorations now!

Here is a altered paint can that I punched holes along the bottom of...i put in a couple of flameless tea lights inside.

Journal Your Christmas Day 2

2008-12-02T15:49:00.003-06:00

I love the first real snow of the season. Looking out the frosty window to see a thick layer of snow covering everything in site. The tree branches struggling to hold the weight of the freshly fallen snow. Christmas lights glistening off of the snow mesmerize me.

Jackson seems to love snow as much as I do and we went outside today to play. We built Jackson's first snowman and he was so excited about trying to create all the important parts. The snow was perfect for snowman building. I snapped such a cute pic of Jackson looking lovingly at his first snowman.

Journal Your Christmas

2008-12-01T21:33:00.003-06:00

I read about this wonderful online class of sorts called "Journal Your Christmas" on Jen G's blog and I signed up for it right away. Christmas is my very favorite time of year and I love the idea of doing a special journal for Christmas each year. The first prompt today was about writing a manifesto for our journals. I'm going to jot some stuff down here on my blog and transfer it to my journal once I get my supplies all together.

My Christmas Promise
Christmas is my very favorite time of year and I absolutely love everything about it. I actually get depressed when the holidays are over because everything seems so bare and quiet. I want Christmas to be a special time for Jackson and I want to document all those little things about Christmas that I think I will remember but know I won't. I promise to write a little something about his magical holiday each day and to combine my love of photography and scrapbooking to create a journal to house all the memories. I am so very excited about this!

Fun Projects and Such

2008-11-23T21:08:00.002-06:00

Some additional design team projects I created for November. I had SO much fun creating!

One more layout...

2008-11-04T15:00:00.003-06:00

Last layout from Saturday!

Get Inspried Expo 2008

2008-11-04T14:53:00.002-06:00

I attended the Get Inspired Expo this past Saturday and had the pleasure of scrapping with some really cool scrappy gals! Brandy had a class with THE cutest mini album which I cannot wait to put pics in and finish. I didn't get as much done as I had hoped but had such a fun time! I cannot wait for next year!

Here are the layouts that I did on Saturday. As always I still need to do my journaling. :)

Who doesn't love a RAK?!!

2008-10-30T14:12:00.001-05:00

Found a really fun RAK at this fun blog Beates Verden
Check it out!! She is giving away some ADORABLE goodies!!

Design Team Projects

2008-10-26T14:56:00.003-05:00

Here are a few of projects I designed for Memory Bound this month.

More Layouts!

2008-10-21T19:36:00.003-05:00

I did these layouts a while ago but it took me forever to get pics and get them on the computer. Finally!

Hot Cocoa Holder

2008-09-30T15:01:00.002-05:00

This is a fun little gift idea! What a perfect way to help a friend warm up on a chilly day. And I just adore the little penguin. Reminisce really outdid themselves with the new fun, flashy papers.

Pick of the Patch

2008-09-30T14:58:00.005-05:00

Ok the new Fall/Halloween line from Reminisce is WAY fun! I just love the holographic feel to the papers. The pumpkins and the ghosts are entirely too cute. I had a blast with the layout and the little canvas.

My Snow Angel

2008-09-30T14:55:00.003-05:00

I still miss Hexi something fierce and I was really wanting to do a special page just for her. I love this pic of her in the snow and I thought the "Frosted" winter paper line from Reminisce would really compliment the photo. Love that turquoise blue color!

Design Team Layouts

2008-06-21T20:15:00.003-05:00

Here are my two layouts for the Memory Bound Design Team for this month. I used the fun new Reminisce train and swimming papers for these two pages. Jackson just LOOVES trains so I was so excited to see the new train paper. The sticker sheets make for fun boarders. I just matted them on some paper and added some pop dots to give them dimension on the page.

More New Layouts!

2008-06-19T21:25:00.002-05:00

More Layouts

2008-06-16T14:49:00.002-05:00

My poor neglected scrappy blog...

2008-06-16T14:42:00.002-05:00

I am so sorry scrappy blog for neglecting you for so long. I've been working hard on organizing my scraproom and I finally got to a point where I could actually do some scrapping. I had some serious mojo flowing and got lots of pages done . Yahoo! I am still behind but catching up slowly. So I finally have some new pics to share!

Here is a mini album I did for the Memory Bound design team. It was so much fun to do.

2008-04-28T21:42:00.002-05:00

Sqqquuueallll! I am SO excited!

2008-04-28T14:15:00.003-05:00

I am SO very excited that I can barely contain myself. I found out on Friday night that I made the Design Team for an awesome local scrapbook store out here called Memory Bound. I actually got the message at midnight on Friday and then I couldn't fall asleep for two hours because I was so giddy. This was my first attempt to get on a DT and I really didn't think I would be chosen because they had such an HUGE turn out for the call. I'll be going out to the store tomorrow to pick up my first product pack and I cannot wait to start creating! Yipppeeee!

Fairy Tale /Nursery Rhymes ATC's

2008-04-21T14:12:00.003-05:00

Shannon did an ATC swap on SisTV and I wanted to do The 3 Little Pigs because it's Jackson favorite story right now. I used Shrinky Dink plastic for the pigs. Hehe I LOOOVED Shrinky Dinks as a kid and was so excited to find out that they still make the plastic.

Mini Book

2008-04-21T14:05:00.003-05:00

I got one of those fun black books from Cosmo Cricket and did a mini book w/pics of Mark and Jackson. It was SO much fun to do.

New Layouts

2008-04-19T15:02:00.001-05:00

A couple of new layouts I did last weekend. Trying to get back into my scrappy groove.

I Heart Chicks Re-Do

2008-04-19T14:59:00.002-05:00

I revamped the "I Heart Chicks" page to make it a two page layout for a special project I am working on. I used some of the paper from the new Cosmo Cricket line. The Cogsmo line is SO great for boy pages. Love it!

Funny Scrappy Swap

2008-04-19T14:57:00.002-05:00

I did this letter "e" for a fun scrappy swap on Two Peas. It was a blast playing with girlie colors since I LOVE pink but scrap mostly boy pages.

More Pages!

2008-03-18T21:44:00.003-05:00

Here are some more pages from the weekend scrappy retreat! And BRANDY we need to get together and scrap soon girl!!! Thanks for the kind compliments. :)

Scrappy Weekend Retreat!

2008-03-17T20:48:00.004-05:00

I actually got to scrap allll weekend long and it was utterly wonderful! A small group of us booked the Walnut Place Retreat near Valley Junction and had a total blast. Walnut Place Retreat is a 1930's home that they remodeled to make it a scrapbooking/quilting/crafting retreat. It is a really neat place and honestly what could be better than great company, great food and serious scrap time!? We had plenty of space to scrap and really spread out. It is definite tell tale sign of a serious scrapper when your car is full of scrap supplies and your clothes and toiletries fit in a tiny duffel bag. LOL
I'll have to scrap the pics that I took while we were there but I was VERY happy to get 12 of Jackson's pages done. I was hoping to get more done, but I was pleased with what I was able to accomplish.
I will post pics of some of the layouts tonight and the rest tomorrow.
I cannot wait to go again!!!! :)

Jackson's Birthday Invite

2008-02-16T22:17:00.002-06:00

I worked on Jackson's birthday invitations at Archivers on Friday. I had such a blast scrapping with Shannon and Shauna and even got to visit with Brandy for a few minutes. The invite just cracks me up! I also made some cute ratty themed cards as a thank you and of course forgot to take pics of them...grrr.

More ATC's

2008-02-02T20:57:00.001-06:00

Here are some more ATC's I did for swaps on SIStv. One swap was for leap year and the other was for St. Patrick's Day. FUN!

New Layouts!

2008-02-02T20:55:00.001-06:00

Finally getting my flow back after the holidays and got a few layouts done. I am still deep in my ATC addiction but trying to catch up with my pics too.

Valentine's Goodness

2008-01-12T20:54:00.000-06:00

Worked on a few Valentine's Day cards yesterday. It is nice to work with pink and hearts since I am so used to working with boy colors. :) I REALLY need to get working on layouts. The holidays totally messed up my flow! ;)

ATC Addiction

2008-01-06T14:54:00.000-06:00

My name is Jennifer and I am an addict.....and ATC addict. I did a 12 days of Christmas ATC swap on SIStv and I am totally addicted. The uber awesome Brandy organized a Valentines ATC swap and I jumped on board right away. Here are the cards I made.

2007 Review

2008-01-01T14:06:00.000-06:00

Here's a little page I did yesterday to highlight a few of the changes in 2007 that affected me the most. The journaling on the tag says "Really love being a Mom for real...Scrap because I love it...Learn to be my true self". The journaling around the page says "This year I really loved being a Mom. I was too shell shocked to really enjoy it the first year. I scrap because I love to and not because people expect it of me." It is very difficult for me to write about my evolution as a Mom this year because I worry people will think less of me due to my revelation. I loved my son Jackson from the very first minute he was born, but that first year (especially the colic) was tough and it took me a while to feel comfortable in my groove as a Mom. I am totally looking forward to 2008!!

Some New Layouts....Finally!!

2007-12-22T20:59:00.000-06:00

Good grief...since the weather got all cold and snowy I've really been neglecting taking photos of my layouts. I can't seem to get good pics of them inside. So if anyone has any tip or tricks please let me know!

"ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh" (the sound of angels singing)

2007-12-10T19:51:00.000-06:00

I have THE most giving and thoughtful husband in the world! About a week ago he came home from work completely ecstatic because he had come up with the perfect Christmas gift for me. He usually complains that I am the hardest person to shop for (which is not true btw) so he was thrilled that he had thought of something all by himself. I had instructions not to open any packages that came in the mail (and I didn't even though I was dying to!). He was SO excited to give me the gift that he simply couldn't wait until Christmas. I thought this was incredibly cute and since I loooves me some presents I was happy to oblige him. He handed me the box and when I opened it I heard angels singing! It was my very own CANON REBEL XTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so shocked that I started to shake. I had mentioned the camera to him before in passing and how I hear all about it on lots of scrappy sites. I've read the manual and have a field guide on its way from Amazon.com. This camera is a bad mo-fo and I can't wait to learn about all the cool things it can do!

And without further ado...my new baby!

Fun Coaster Ornament

2007-12-04T21:55:00.001-06:00

I joined a fun ornament swap with Scrappin' Kids and I just finished my ornament. We were to make a coaster ornament (they were kind enough to provide the coasters) and put the initials of the child we were given for the swap. I hope my swap partner likes it!

Christmas is coming!!!

2007-12-01T14:03:00.000-06:00

I put up all our beautiful Christmasy goodness about a week before Turkey Day this year. I was so excited and just couldn't wait to have the stuff up. I'm working on lots of fun scrappy Christmas gifts this year and have lots of LO's I need to get pics of and post. I am having a ton of trouble taking good pics of my LO's though and its driving me nuts. I used to take pics outside but the weather is not really cooperating right now. I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!!

Faith in Action

2007-11-09T13:37:00.000-06:00

Today's challenge at Fancy Simple was the put faith into action. It's actually a very perfect challenge for me today because our local MOPS group did cheer boxes for this wonderful organization called Amanda the Panda that helps gives support to children that have lost a loved one. It's an amazing organization and the cheer boxes are used to help the children get through their first holiday without their lost loved one. What a heartwarming idea!

Thanks for the thought provoking week about Faith ladies!

"Seeing" Faith in a picture.

2007-11-08T13:56:00.001-06:00

To continue with the Faith theme at Fancy Simple today's challenge was to post a picture of a person, place or thing related to Faith. I chose a picture of my son, Jackson. I never thought I would have a child and becoming a mother forced me to really question what my beliefs were. And I have to consider what I am going to teach him about faith.

Questions about faith

2007-11-06T13:46:00.000-06:00

Today challenge at Fancy Simple includes some very interesting questions about faith. I'm sure they will get everyone thinking!

What is faith? To me faith is a belief in something bigger than yourself.

Who or what has most inspired your faith? My friends and family and my education.

Which celebrity faith craze most intrigues you? Scientology for sure!

What do you do to maintain and/or grow in your faith? I try to take time away from being busy in life to reflect on what is truly important to me.

Who do you have faith in? Love, family, friendship, and goodness in people.

Do you pray? What do you pray about? I don't pray.

How do you share your faith with others? My family and friend talk about our beliefs and faith.

What (or who) prevents you from being faithful? Horrors that happen to people and animals sometimes make me question my faith.

Do you have a faith-related pet peeve? What is it? When people try to convince you that THEIR beliefs are the ones you should believe.

Like the ladies mentioned I think that faith can be a touchy subject but its very intriguing to me to read about what other people believe.

New and final challenge from Fancy Simple

2007-11-05T13:12:00.001-06:00

I am sad that this will be the final challenge over at Fancy Simple . The past challenges have inspired me to question my perspective and the way I see and do things. I've learned some new things about myself and probed into a few things that I've been ignoring. I'm sad this is the last challenge because I've truly enjoyed reading everyones blog entries and getting a peek into how other people see things. It was a blast!

This last challenge is about Faith....something I've grappled with quite a bit in my past and something that I still grapple with today. I think that this week might force me to push my boundaries a bit which will be great!

Here is the quote I chose for today.

Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.

-- Thornton Wilder

Reaching out to make a connection...

2007-11-02T15:08:00.000-05:00

The challenge on Fancy Simple was to reach out and make a connection to a total stranger through a RAK. I've been the recipient of a RAK a few times and it is such an amazing feeling and I think the feeling of doing a RAK is even better!

I actually had this RAK done to me a few months ago and I decided to pay it forward today! I paid for the person behind me in the Starbucks drivethru. I pulled my car up so I could see the women's reaction and her surprise and HUGE smile made my day. :)

What a great way to wrap up the week!

The random acts that connect us...

2007-11-02T15:01:00.000-05:00

The challenge today at Fancy Simple was to reach out and connect to a total stranger through a random act of kindness. I've been the recipient of a RAK a few times and it is such an amazing feeling. And I think the feeling you get from doing a RAK is even better! Earlier this spring the person in front of me in the Starbucks drive through paid for my order and it totally made my day. Sooooo for the challenge today I decided to do the same thing. I paid for the person behind me in the Starbucks drive through. It was SO much fun to see their face when they pulled up to the window. (I had pulled my car up so I could see their reaction :) )

What a great way to wrap up the week!

Connections illustrated with photos...

2007-11-01T14:11:00.000-05:00

Using photos to illustrate various connections in our lives is todays challenge on Fancy Simple. Angie had mentioned that this theme has been a bit difficult because it can be very personal and can I think she is totally right. Since we've started this theme I've really been thinking about my loved ones and especially those that I've lost touch with. I'm hoping that all this thinking will get me to actually do something about it! Here are my pics:

My little family....my hubby and son. Family connection is SO important to me and I love having my own little family now.
A connection that melts my heart. My Mom and my Son. She wanted to be a Grammy for SO long and the bond they have together is wonderful.
A connection that I miss so my much my heart aches. I had to rehome our Great Dane Isla about six months ago because she and my other female dog started fighting. My pets are like my kids and it nearly killed me to have to find her a new home.
A connection that I am rekindling! I used to do dog sculptures before my son was born and they were so much a part of what made me who I am. I am started to to them again it feels great to be connected to that creative part of myself again.
A connection that is so very special to me. I've been an animal nut my whole life and I feel like I have a very special connection to dogs. My dogs are my furkids and I just love them to death!

Pop Culture Connections!

2007-10-31T14:07:00.000-05:00

Continuing with the connections theme at Fancy Simple

Some pop culture examples of connections:

Movie - Crash....Such and AWESOME movie and all about the connection people have and often don't realize it.

Book - The Color Purple - By Alice Walker

Gadget - The much loved and hated cell phone. My cell phone keeps me connected to my loved ones, especially those that live far away.

Can't wait to read the other posts!

Connect the dots....

2007-10-30T14:02:00.000-05:00

Continuing with the 'connections' theme at Fancy Simple here are some questions about our connections. Neat stuff!

Do you come from a large family? Is your family close in a traditional sense? I have a large extended family but have always lived far away from them (Mom's side in the UP of Michigan and Dad's side in Scotland!). I always wished that our family was closer but it is so hard with the distance. I've only seen most of my relatives in Scotland 5 times in my whole life! Although we did make a big deal of writing letters when I was young.

Do you like to throw parties of strange groupings of people? NO! I like to attend parties but I have social anxiety disorder and I would have a really hard time hosting a party with lots of different people.

Where do you make most of your connections? Funny enough..online! I actually met my husband on the internet and I've met many of my close friends via the web too.

If you wanted to make a new friend, where would you look first? I'm really bad at making new friends but I've met some of my friends through hobbies.

Who is your most trusted with a secret connection? Not sure

Who is your connection who knows the most people? My BFF Shannon seems to know everyone!

Who is your connection that you have lost touch with but would like to rekindle? My best friend from college.

Do you make a lot of new connections or stick with your older connections? I'd say a pretty equal mix of each but I have more older connections.

Have you ever had to move and start over? Uhh yea like 5 times since I've been married (9 years). Since I've been married I've lived in Utah, Michigan, Cedar Rapids, Ohio and finally Des Moines.

Do you believe internet connections are as powerful as real life connections? I certainly hope so since I'm married to on of my internet connections. LOL Yes see above. :)

New Theme from Fancy Simple!

2007-10-29T14:32:00.000-05:00

The new theme for this week is up at Fancy Simple. http://www.fancysimple.blogspot.com/

We are talking about connections this week. This is a topic near and dear to my heart. I consider my connection to my family and friends VERY important. I think part of the reason is because I grew up living far away from my extended family (on both sides) and we worked so hard to keep a close connection with each other. And now my DH and I live far away from both of our families and we try hard to maintain a close connection.

For the challenge today here is a quote about connection:

Herman Melville--" We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results."

7 Habits of Highly Effective Peeps

2007-10-27T22:32:00.000-05:00

The challenge today from the Fancy Simple website is to list 7 habits of effective people, and what you think effective means. I don't consider myself to be really effective per se...at least not all the time. I would say that I think an effective person is someone that takes good care of themselves and their loved one (emotionally and physically). So here is my list of 7 habits for effectivenessessess.

1. Eat healthy
2. Exercise
3. Laugh a lot
4. Nurture your passion(s)
5. Set and try to achieve goals
6. Be kind
7. Try new things

And there are LOTS of thing on that list that I need to work harder on. I really enjoyed this week with Fancy Simple. It gave me a lot to think about!

Trying to form a new habit!

2007-10-26T13:41:00.000-05:00

Today's challenge on Fancy Simple was to try to do something a little different today to break about from your normal routine.

I used to totally be that girl that didn't leave the house without makeup done, hair done and a cute outfit on. Welll that basically came to a screeching halt when I had my son. :P So today I decided to do my hair, my makeup and wear a cute outfit (complete with matching jewelry) even though I'm not going anywhere special. And you know what?? I feel GREAT!

It might not be realistic to try to attempt this every day but I'm going to try to do it more often because it's makes me feel good!

Habit Hunt

2007-10-25T14:08:00.000-05:00

The Challenge today on Fancy Simple was to snap pics of the following things:

1. Habits in Action
2. Good Habits
3. Not-so-good Habits
4. Habits to Aspire To
5. Habit Forming

This was FUN! I am really looking forward to what everyone snaps pics of for this challenge. I wish I could have taken more time to get some really neat pics but we have an overloaded schedule today.

Here are my pics:

1.Habits in Action- I check the Two Peas in a Bucket website about a billion times a day.

2. Good Habits - Trying to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day!
3. Not so good habits...Umm dark chocolate m&m's are evil
4. Habits to aspire to- I need to start working out more! I have a nice bike sitting in my garage.
5. Habit Forming- Scrapping mags. I bought a few and now I'm totally addicted to buying one almost every time I shop!

Habitual Blog Checking

2007-10-24T14:21:00.000-05:00

Today's challenge on Fancy Simple includes the question "which blog to you have to check every day?". There are actually LOTS of blogs I check every day. And I might actually scare myself if I admitted how much time I spend doing that. ;) Oh well its good for my mental health darnit!

Here is a really fun blog that I check every day. http://everydaygarbage.typepad.com/my_weblog/

I also usually check out all the blogs linked on my blog at least once a day.

More thoughts on habits....

2007-10-23T14:12:00.000-05:00

Today's challenge from Fancy Simply includes these questions:

What's your morning routine? Get up with DS, let doggies out and feed them, give DS breakfast, eat something myself, load the dishwasher, shower and get ready for the day! I would really love to be able to read the paper again but my son thinks its fun to rip the newspaper into tiny shreads and eat them.
What's your bedtime routine? Wash my face, brush teeth, read magazine or book for about a half hour and then sleepy time.
What's missing from your daily routine? Exercise!!! I SO wish we could afford a gym membership. I'm not disciplines to exercise at home.
What is a habit you're working hard to develop? Trying to learn to make some time for myself. I try to do something little for myself each day. It's really hard for me!
What is a habit you're working hard to break? Eating WAY too many dark chocolate M&M's.
At your favorite restaurant, do you always order the same thing or do you try the special? I almost always order my same favorite thing. Since we don't eat out often I want to be sure to get something I'm gonna love!
What things do you buy at the grocery store every single time you go? Ummmm (dark chocolate M&M's LOL)
What would someone close to you say is your most annoying habit? My DH hates when I leave tags on my clothes. I always forget to take them off of new clothes.
Which outside forces have the biggest impact on your routines? My son has the biggest impact right now because I really have to plan my day around him.
Describe the person you know who is most driven by habit. My sweet Mom.

I have a really hard time creating new habits and breaking bad ones. I will do soooo well for about a week and then I start to slack off. I find that if I write it down and post it somewhere I look often (like the fridge) I do much better.

New Theme Challenge from Fancy Simple!

2007-10-22T13:40:00.000-05:00

I had such a blast doing the challenges for Fancy Simple last week! I can't wait for the new challenges this week. This weeks theme is "Habits". Today's challenge is to create a time line for a typical day. I'm worried my time line may be a bit boring but excitement can be found in the everyday little things right?

Typical Monday
7:30 am- Wake up because my dear son is saying "Uppy, uppy, uppy" in his crib.
7:30-8:30- Breakfast, shower and style hair listening to Little Einsteins in the background. Chase Jackson around and try to get clothes on him.
9:30-10:15- Mommy and Me music class and Hope Church.
10:30-11:30-Run a few errands...hit Target and buy WAY more stuff than I planned to.
12 noon-Luchies! Yummy grilled cheese
12:30-1:30pm Play cars with Jackson, read Mr. Brown can Moo a trillion times
1:30-hopefully 3:30 Play on the computer and do a little cleaning while Jackson naps
3:30-5:00 Do some activity with Jackson...if its nice out we both love to hit the park
5:30-6:00 Dinner
7:00 Take Jackson and one of the pooches for a walk
7:45 pm Jackson's bath and bedtime routine
8:30 - 10:00pm Hopefully do some crafty stuff and play on computer a bit.
10:30pm Read a bit in bed and then nighty-night!

Good times!

Check out Fancy Simple and join in on the fun!!! http://fancysimple.blogspot.com/

Feminine Strength

2007-10-20T14:41:00.001-05:00

Todays Fancy Simple challenge was to demonstrate Girl Power in a creative way with at layout, photo or poem. I wrote a small poem.

Feminine Strength

Beneath the soft delicate skin,
under the carefully applied lip gloss
lies strength beyond all measure.

Strength rooted in a legacy.
Without the need to prove it exists.
My Mother gave it to me and
hopefully your Mother gave it to you.

The strength is enough to literally
move a mountain and is only limited
when we allow it.

A woman's true strength is unrivaled
even if she doesn't know it.
I won't let anyone tell me otherwise.

Check out other great representations at http://fancysimple.blogspot.com/

Today's Challenge on A Fancy Word for Simple

2007-10-18T14:29:00.000-05:00

More Girl Power!!!

This challenge really got the juices flowing and now I have a list of books to read and movies to watch or watch again.

The challenge is to list a song, book and movie that represent what girl power is all about.

1 song- I'm Just a Girl by No Doubt....I really love the lyric
"I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some"
Love the idea of breaking out of the mold of the weak, helpless girl. Rarrrr!

1 book title- Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts...Outstanding book!

1 movie-Erin Brockovich...Talk about a strong woman and how awesome that it was based on a true story.

Anyone can participate in these fun challenges at http://fancysimple.blogspot.com/

Have a great day lovely, strong ladies!

More Halloween Goodies

2007-10-17T14:47:00.000-05:00

I saw a few of these adorable "boo" wooden letters altered on 2Peas and thought they were so much fun. I scooped some up and decorated them with some of the super fun Halloween scrappy stuff out there. I'm also working on a altered haunted house. Ohhhh Scary!

GIRL POWER ROCKS!!!

2007-10-17T14:24:00.000-05:00

Oh how I love a questionnaire! This fun list of questions is today's challenge from the "A Fancy Word for Simple-Alter Ego" blog. I look forward to reading the answers on the the other lovely ladies' blogs!

Here is the link to A Fancy Word for Simple if you want to do the questionnaire yourself. Go for it! http://www.fancysimple.blogspot.com/

1. Name .....Jennifer

2. Pink ......LOVE IT!!!!! Love it lots in fact.
3. Signature shade of lipstick, lipgloss, etc.....Pink silly!
4. Do you have a best girl friend?....Yes indeed I have a few special women in my life that I would call my best friends. I consider myself VERY lucky to have them in my life too.
5. Do you have a woman mentor? ...No but I wish that I did. :(
6. Are you a woman mentor to someone else? ...No
7. Tomboy or Princess? ...I bit of both...total princess when it comes to primping but I love outdoors stuff too.
8. Favorite Girl Band ...Tori Amos
9. Are you a mom? Do you want to be one? ...I am the proud Mom of a spitfire little boy and also a Fur Mom to 3 dogs and 2 kitties.
10. Do you and your mom have any rituals? ...Shopping til we drop! And we talk on the phone every single day.
11. Fashion magazines - ...Yes please!
12. Do you have a feel good outfit? ...I did before I had my son...still working on getting my bod back. :)
13. Have you called your grandma or special aunt, or special older lady lately? ...No but I just sent my special Aunt a Halloween card today with pics.
14. Signature Scent? Soap...LOL
15. Favorite female tv character ...That is a good one...hmmmm....Wonder Woman!
16. Favorite place to hang out with gal pals? Archivers or any scrappy store
17. Did you ever ditch your girl friends to be with a guy? Do you still? No way
18. Friend you call when you need a laugh? Shauna, Shannon or Danielle
19. Friend you call when you need a shoulder to cry on? Shauna, Shannon or Danielle
20. Have you reminded your friends of how much they mean to you lately? No I need to do that! I try to remind myself that tomorrow is promised to no one. I need to let my friends know that they are so very dear to me.

This looks like fun!

2007-10-15T14:07:00.000-05:00

This looks like tons of fun and anyone can play! What is better than a chance to win free stuff!

http://www.fancysimple.blogspot.com/

4th of July 2007

2007-10-09T14:22:00.001-05:00

Here is the layout I did of Jackson's 4th of July pics. It was not easy to get him to pose with the flag. He kept wanting to hold it upside down or try to eat it. :P

Older Layouts

2007-10-09T14:19:00.000-05:00

I finally got some pics of layouts I did over the past few months! Know I don't feel like such a slacker. :)
This layout features pics of Jackson's first trip to Maggie Moo's. He had sorbet and just loved it.

BOO! Halloweenie Cards...

2007-10-08T20:55:00.000-05:00

Oh how I LOOOVE Halloween. I was so excited to make Halloween cards! I happened to catch Jackson making the perfect face for a Halloween card and I found some really cute paper. There are WAY too many cute Halloween papers and embellies out there. I could do some serious damage at the LSS's around here. I'm working on a couple of other Halloween projects and I'll be sure to snap some pics when I'm done.

Scrappy Canvas Bag

2007-10-08T20:50:00.000-05:00

I did this handiwork on a canvas bag from Hobby Lobby for a scrapbook swap I did. Fun!

THE face!

2007-09-03T20:49:00.000-05:00

Jackson makes this hilarious face whenever he is unsure of someone. I was so lucky that my friend Shannon happened to catch it on film! Even at 16 months he is so expressive with his face.

I Heart Chicks

2007-09-03T20:45:00.000-05:00

I found this AWESOME t-shirt for Jackson at a garage sale for $.50! It looks so cute on him and I knew it would make a fun scrapbook page. I find myself pre-planning pages more and more these days. I made the little felt chick on the page and hand sewed it to look like the chick on his shirt. Such a fun page!

New Blog for Scrapping!

2007-09-02T22:16:00.001-05:00

I decided to start a blog for my scrapbooking obsession. I've been drooling over other fab scrapping blogs and I thought this would be a nice place share photos of my layouts and provide links to the wonderful blogs I've been checking out. There is such an enormous wealth of scrapping info on the web...I truly had no idea! FUN!