Randomness

I promised you a winner from all of you that left comments about which of the new My Little Shoebox lines was your favorite.

I wanted to do a cute little post with pictures of me drawing the name out of a jar, etc. etc.

But alas, this is all you get.

I have run out of time & really should be packing for CHA anyway right now.

But I promised a winner before I left so a winner you will get!

AND

THE

WINNER

IS...

LINH!!!!!

YAY!!

And since you are local girl, Linh, I have left you a copy of this new book from Memory Makers at Scrap Etc.

Enjoy!

OK what else?

I've been making a bunch of stuff lately!

Well I was busy making stuff this past weekend rather than clean my house anyway.

But that is not really anything new...sadly.

I made some more stuff with the July kit from Scripts.

This is a little gift bag (cut with the Accucut) & then a notecard & envelope (also cut with the Accucut).

And since I was on a roll with the cards, I decided to go ahead and use the rest of the Jenni Bowlin journaling cards for a couple more.

Now on this one you have to imagine a "welcome" just to the right of the heart & above "home". Duh! I forgot to add the "welcome" before taking this picture & was just too lazy to take another picture. Sorry!

The newest collection from Scrap in Style goes on sale early next week.

I can't post my layouts yet but I thought I would at least leave you with some teasers to hopefully get you fired up about it.

Sorry, I know it is not much but I will post the entire layouts next week.

Until then, this will have to do:

And last but not least, I made this layout for the 5th week of the BHG Ultimate Summer Challenge they are doing over on their website.

The challenge was to use vacation photos and a template/sketch-thing they provided.

Well my layout made it into the top 10 this week & I need your votes to help me win this week!

I am in like last place right now so help a girl out!

Go vote here: BHG week 5 semi-finalists.
And just because I find my own journaling entertaining, the journaling reads:

Even though we love Disney, I have never considered us to be crazy Disney people like some people I know (coughcoughBSmithcoughcough). But 3 trips in 5 years of marriage & 1 more in the works does sound awfully freakish. Ready to go back!?

I am off to CHA at the crack of dawn in the morning so have a great weekend friends!

peace,

gretchen

TGIF!

Is it just me or do weeks after a holiday seem like the longest weeks ever?

Good grief!

So thank goodness its Friday (well, tomorrow anyway)!!

On a more positive note...

I have more sneaky peeks of fun new My Little Shoebox products to be released at CHA.

I am pretty sure Helen (My Little Shoebox owner and designer) saw inside my heart when she created these mini alphas!

And how fun are these:

I got on a bit of a card-making kick last night.

I just got my hands on the new Scripts kit from Scrap Etc. + I needed to make a couple of cards for a couple of friends = perfect timing!

I usually hate the cards I make but for some reason I was on a roll, whipped out these babies, & actually like them for once.

These cards are using the cardstock, Jenni Bowlin journaling cards, and Basic Grey paper and alphabets from the kit.

I used the same basic design for the first 3 cards-just turned it around and changed the paper & cardstock...easy!

(FYI: the polka dotted paper here is the packaging from the Jenni Bowlin journaling cards!)


In other very important news...
Katie
&
Virginia
are both semi-finalists in this week's challenge over at BHG Scrapbooks Etc. Ultimate Summer Challenge.
They need your votes so that 1 of them will win this week!
Go vote for them here.
Virginia's layout is the "Thanksgiving" layout.
Katie's layout is the "Gulf Shores" layout.
You can vote 1 time every day through next Tuesday.
What are you waiting for?? GO VOTE!! It will be good practice for November.


TGIF people!
gretchen

Sneaky peeks

Well it is almost CHA time again.

For those of you non-scrapbookers (of which there are probably NONE however who actually read this), this is a great fun time for those of us to do indulge in the pasttime we call scrapbooking.

It is the time of the year when new products are released to satisfy our healthy cravings for cute colorful crafting goodness.

And I have a few pictures of these said products to share with you.

These are 4 new lines from My Little Shoebox.

Please don't hate that I will have some of this in my hands any day now.

Do you have a favorite??

I think I might like Sugar High the best but Orange Marmalade is running a close 2nd.

Tell me what your favorite is & I will pick 1 winner from all those who comment & send you a box of goodies before I leave for CHA next week.

As far as these new products go, don't be jealous.

You can get some too.

Hopefully it will be coming to a scrapbook store near you very soon!

Have a great week!
gretchen

Happy July!

I really just wanted to post for 2 reasons:

1. I wanted to let you know that I made more muffins just now. Successfully. Full of blueberries!! Since I had an extra can (you know, "left over" from last time) I decided to double up on this batch. And they are yummy!

2. I want to say Happy 4th of July! I might not get a chance to blog again before the big day so I wanted to go ahead and wish you well. Enjoy the 3 day weekend! I know I will!

While I've got you here let me direct you to a fabulous (if I do say so myself) little Etsy shop.

Paper/Hanger

There you can purchase the kit to make these 3 family-themed layouts:

The kit includes everything you need to make the 2 single-page layouts and 1 double-page layout above.

Instructions & pictures of example layouts are included.

You can also find a few of these little bags at Paper/Hanger:

OK I think that is enough shameless-plugging for now!

Have a great long weekend folks!

gretchen

Scrap happenings

If you are in the mood to scrapbook over the next couple of days, then you are in luck!

Scrap in Style is doing on online slumber party Monday and Tuesday.

So check it out! There will be games and challenges and prizes and downloadable goodies and freebies and lots of fun to be had by all!

While you are over there you should also check out the new collection called the Girly Girl.

It is full of Basic Grey, Pink Paislee, Websters Pages, Making Memories, and Maya Road.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that there are specials in the Boutique during the slumber party also.

Let's see, there is free shipping for orders more than $50 (just don't tell your husband!) & if you order the Girly Girl (which I highly recommend) you get a free bottle of glimmer mist.

Here are a few things I made with the Girly Girl:

I know I have already shown you this book in my last post but I thought I should share some of the inside pages also.

I could not wait to do a layout with all my pics from SISiversary!

(I added the black cardstock & red accents on this one but everything else is from the collection)

I love these Making Memories felt letters & the tiny glitter letters are so cute (& the glitter doesn't come off on your hands-gotta love that!).

And a little card...

One last thing...if you place an order at SIS on Monday or Tuesday then your name is entered into a drawing to win a big ole prize!

Wanna see it??

1 Happy Camper Owl Tote Bag

1 6x8 Scrapworks Anthologie Album

1 Pack Roller Rink Thickers in Purple Glitter

1 Pack Hambly DIY Rub Ons in Kelly Green

1 Pack Sassafras Bloosoms in Blue

1 Pack Making Memories Passport Border and Tag Stickers

1 Set of Jenni Bowlin Journaling Cards

2 Sets of Jenni Bowlin Tickets

1 Set of Jenni Bowlin Crown Numbers Rub Ons

1 Craft Pick, 1 Craft Scratcher, and 1 Craft Knife by Tonic

1 Scotch Craft Glue w/2 Way Applicator

1 Set of Happy Camper Buttons

1 White Signo Pen

1 Scenic Route Caught On Film Stamp

1 Set of Fontwerks Alphabet Stamps

4 Bottles of Vintage Glass Glitter

1 Bottle of Glimmer Mist

1 Roll of SIStv Teal Houndstooth Gaffer Tape

Um, I think I am going to place an order! :)

Happy scrappin' folks!

gretchen

I've been scrappin'

So I thought I should share some stuff with you.

I received my first box of My Little Shoebox goodies this week & I couldn't wait to dig in!

I am not exaggerating when I say that my husband has been a yard-working fool this summer.

I don't know where his fascination with the yard came from but I am lovin' it!

This flower box was a little weekend project for him & it looks really great in our backyard!

I made this little pocket of tags (there are Bible verses on the tags) for a sweet friend.

This next one is just a little one about myself.

If you look closely, you can see a line of journaling that reads, "I am not a good cook."

I am not lying about that.

I have even done an entire layout about my lack of cooking skills that lists a bunch of kitchen mishaps I have had.

I have a new one to add.

I made some muffins this afternoon when I got home from work.

Now you ask, "What kind of muffins did you make?"

Well, just muffins.

You ask again, "No, like what flavor of muffins?"

Laughing, I have to tell you that they are just "muffins" because I forgot to add the blueberries.

And what is probably even worse is that I didn't even realize what I had done until after I had eaten about 1/2 a muffin!

Wow!

**LAYOUT REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION...BE BACK SOON**

Have a great weekend friends!

gretchen

Short & sweet but a shameless plug nonetheless

Scared of clear albums??

Unsure of what to do with them??

Bought too many of them and left them sitting in a drawer somewhere pitifully unused??

Well you are in luck!

I did a little tutorial today over at Scrap in Style that will hopefully take the scariness out of making a clear album & maybe even get you inspired to make something with one!

You can check it out as I walk you through a simple way to make a clear album.

Check it out here at the Tutorials & Challenges blog!

And there is a little RAK involved if you are willing to play along!

While you are over at Scrap in Style, you might as well check out the one day sale going on right now.

You can get 20% off your entire order!

Use this coupon code: ONEDAY.

Sale ends at noon (central) June 27 (that's Friday people!).

TGIF!!

gretchen