Check Out This Review of My Book, "Sporty Scrappin"

Check out this review on Scrapbooking.com about my book, "Sporty Scrappin' Snappy Snippets That Score"!!!

Fancy Pants Designs - Kraft Kuts

Being a mom of two boys, I am constantly on the look out for paper or embellishments for "boy" pages. I always find lots of pinks and purples, or paper with flowers - and don't get me wrong, I LOVE that paper, but, it's really hard to incorporate that paper into a "boy" page.

I also love BLING...and lots of it, but how many boys want to see their pictures covered with glitter and rhinestones??? (I promise, I am going to make a point, just bear with me)

Recently, I discovered a new company, Fancy Pants Designs - and I LOVE them!!! The first set of paper I bought from Fancy Pants Designs was the Artic Chill line. It is still perfectly stored in my scrapbook closet, but, I do have good intentions. I plan on using that paper to scrapbook my Winter Storm 2009 pictures. Since that first purchase, I have been hooked.

Recently, my local scrapbook store began carrying Fancy Pants, I got so excited! However, at the moment, the lines they are carrying are more for "girl" layouts...but, I didn't get discouraged. I was determined to use some of their new paper. That's when I found Kraft Kuts. It is a little girlie, but, I wanted it so bad, I knew that I could figure out something I could do with it. I took pictures of my boys in front of my uncles irises, and decided those would be the perfect pictures to use on this layout. I am SO please with the result.




Supplies Used:

Fancy Pants Designs - Kraft Kuts
Cricut Cartride - Cuttin Up
Bazzill Cardstock - Yellow, Blue and Green
Stickles - Cotton Candy, XMas Red, Yellow, Turquoise, Diamond, Vintage Photo Distress Stickles, Peeled Paint Distress Stickles
Doodlebug Design Bumblebee Glitter Sugar Coating
Diamond Glaze
Color Box Fluid Chalk Inkpad - Dark Brown

IT'S CHALLENGE TIME!!!!

I'm going to try something new. Each month, I will issue a new challenge. It may be scrapbooking related, it may be card making related, it may be paper crafting related, you never know what kind of challenge I will come up with, that's why you need to check back often.

My first challenge, well, it should be no surprise really...It involves my own book, "Sporty Scrappin'".

I have taken a quote out of my book, and challenge you to use it somehow, in a 12 x 12 layout. I will choose a layout as the winner, and the winner will receive an autographed copy of my book, "Sporty Scrappin'".

The quote is - "Basketball - Not Just A Game"

Please email me (momfor2@hotmail.com) your submissions by 05/31/2009. I will choose a winner by 06/07/2009, once I contact the winner, I will post the information here.

If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to email me. I can't wait to see all the wonderful layouts!!!

Have fun!!!

Exciting News!!!

I'm so excited, and can't wait to share my good news!!! I got on the design team for my local scrapbook store!!! I wanted this SO bad. I have never been on a design team, however; I have dreamed of being on one. I never submitted anything to be on a design team before either...so, I have to submit 2 projects per month, beginning this month. I have already got one ready to go...the bag book I posted two days earlier. I am just so excited, and can't wait to get started!!!

Thanks for reading my good news!!!

My Favorite Resource Book for Kids Layouts

When I scrapbook, I like the title of my pages to stand out. I like to use stickers, transparencies, and vellum quotes already pre-made some of the time, but since I got the Cricut for Christmas, I really enjoy making my own titles out of coordinating paper on my layouts. I have several books to help me find just the right quotes, however; my favorite quote book is "The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Kids, II". If you have kids, or you do layouts relating to kids, this book is just what you need. Not only does it have quotes for every kind of event possible, but it also has original poems as well. I never leave home without this book when I'm going to a crop.

This book retails for $19.95, and you can purchase it online at www.BluegrassPublishing.com.

Happy National Scrapbook Day!!!

It's been such a long time since I have posted anything...I don't know where to begin. I have so many ideas, and just don't know which idea to start with.

First of all, I should say that I hope everyone had an awesome National Scrapbook Day, and got lots of scrapbooking done. I spent the last two days at my local scrapbook store, Simply Scrapbooking, cropping away!! I had so much fun and the owners of the store were absolutely wonderful. I can't wait until my next crop there, May 29.

Occasionally I "google" the title of my book to see what stores are selling it, and to see if any new stores have picked it up, and tonight, I was pleasantly surprised to find this review at Scrapbooking.com.

I am ALWAYS searching the internet trying to find the newest scrapbooking products. I like all scrapbook produts I find, but there are just some companies that I just LOVE and cannot get enough of their paper and embellishments. My most favorite company is definately, Bo Bunny, they have so many different lines, and they cater not only to girls, but to boys as well, and, since I am a mother of two boys, that makes me very happy. Below is a Paper Bag Album I created using Bo Bunny Abbey Road.

SNOW DAY!!!!

Normally, here in Kentucky we don't get much snow...

Take a look at these pictures I took from my back door this morning.