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Timestamp: 2010-07-01 02:50:02 UTC
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Deanna said...

Actually 2 sinks, and 2 mirrors is the "in" thing right now. Don't you watch HGTV?! (kidding.) If we were to win, we'd fix up our bathroom(s) too. Living in a 60 yr. old house has its drawbacks.

June 28, 2010 9:18 PM
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Congrats Deanna!!
Email me!
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On a scrapbooking sidenote, I made this card for the challenge on the American Crafts blog this week.
The challenge is to use 2 or more Thickers Accents on a project.
The 2 cute birdies from Dear Lizzy = 2 Thickers Accents.
Challenge complete!
:)

Supplies: Patterned paper, ribbon, chipboard embellishments (American Crafts), Cardstock (Co'ordinations)

:)

Thanks for looking!

gretchen

Dreaming & a super cool GIVEAWAY!!

Every now and then Lee & I discuss putting our house on the market and moving into something a little bigger.

{you know, for the "future"}

But then we start thinking about all the things that we would probably need to do to the house to get it ready to sell.

And the discussion ends.

ha!

One major undertaking would be to fix up our bathroom.

It looks cheap and I painted it hideously when we moved in.

Nobody sees it but us so I can tolerate it.

But it needs work!

Ever so often I start dreaming about what I would do to get it like I like it.

I would add some vanity items & my bathroom starts to look like this...

These lights.
But I would need 2 of them.

That's one set of lights for each sink.

I am done with sharing 1 sink.

2 is a must.
:)

Those lights would go over 2 of these mirrors.

I can do that right?
2 sinks, 2 separate mirrors??
Sure I can.

It's my bathroom.

It will be a his & hers bathroom.

With "hers" getting a little extra space.

And because I am dreaming here, I want my 2 mirrors & 2 sets of lights to go over this.

Yep, that is a bathroom I could get excited about!
{after I repainted the ugly walls of course}

But I might not want to move!

ha!

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Anywhooooo, here's the deal.

CSN stores have generously donated a $60 gift card to www.justvanities.com for me to give away to one of my blog readers.

Cool, huh??!!!

Maybe you can get something to help spice up your bathroom rather than just dreaming & rambling about it!
And actually there is alot more stuff on that site besides just bathroom stuff.

For instance, someone with a little girl needs to get one of these.

This piece is sooo sweet!

And I love this scalloped mirror!
:)

So want to win the gift card??
Just leave a comment here telling me what you would get with your gift card.
I will randomly pick a winner Wednesday night!
So comment away people!
Have a great day!
:)
gretchen

I finally got a chance to use some of the new Pack Your Bags line from Little Yellow Bicycle.

This is a very cool travel line!!

The papers are in great colors and textures.
And there is a variety of fun embellishments to match.

Here are some of my favorite things from this line:

These stickers are so cool!

And I love this sheet of paper!

Anywhooooo, there is the layout I made with this line.
It's about the trip Lee & I made to GA for his grandmother's birthday party & oyster boil.

Supplies: Patterned paper, alphabet stickers, die cuts (Little Yellow Bicycle); brads & pen (American Crafts); twine

I originally planned to add my journaling in strips on the bottom of the layout.

But I had too much I wanted to write and it ended up looking busy & cluttered.

Instead I added the journaling on the back of the layout.

I put numbers on the back of the layout just like I did on the front so the journaling corresponds to the correct picture.

I've never done this before and I think I like it!
{of course it might get annoying having to pull the layout out of the page protector to read the journaling. we'll see how that goes}

Hope you are having a great Sunday!
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Check back here tomorrow for a super cool giveaway!!
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:)

gretchen

Saturday scrappin'

What do you get when you mix a soccer game on TV, a kit full of Crate Paper from Scrapbook Mania, random paper scraps that are lying around, some Pink Paislee chipboard alphas I've been hoarding but dying to use, and a little bling?

{oh, and a cold Dr. Pepper!}
Well, you get this of course!

Supplies: Patterned paper (KI Memories-red, Crate Paper-all other), Die cuts & chipboard embellies (Crate Paper), Bling (My Mind's Eye), Chipboard alphas (Pink Paislee), Brads (American Crafts)

This looks a little Kerry Lynn Yeary inspired, doesn't it??!

I am pretty sure it was!
:)
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Hope you are having a great Saturday too!

:)

gretchen

P.S.
be on the lookout for a cool giveaway here next week!

and it is not scrapbook related.

curious??

hehehe!

:)

Have you seen the Jul/Aug CK??

Because I have a layout in there!

Supplies: Patterned paper, die cuts (My Little Shoebox); Alphabet stickers (American Crafts)

FYI:
I may be a little biased because they have been so nice to publish some of my layouts in the past few issues.
But for what it is worth, I have been really impressed with Creating Keepsakes lately.
The issues are full of great layouts by a variety of different people.
I feel that they have stepped up their game.
And I am liking it!
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There is a giveaway going on on the KI blog!
Leave a comment about your summer on this post for a chance to win some goodies.

Hurry though!
The winner will be drawn by midnight tonight.
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Anywhooooo, have a great day!

TGIF!!
:)
gretchen

MME challenge

I could not resist this month's challenge over on the My Mind's Eye blog.
This sketch is right up my alley!

The theme for the challenge is "I remember..." and this is what I came up with.

Supplies: Patterned paper, alphabet stickers are all My Mind's Eye So Sophie line. The bling is My Mind's Eye Lush. And the red heart I cut out of a scrap of KI paper that just happened to be within my reach. Yes I am a lazy scrapper & do not always like to get up to fetch something else.

This layout is about my Daddy Bill who passed away just over a year ago.
This picture of him is perfect. He is right in his element.
:)
Happy day!
gretchen

Just popping in to say...

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being published!!

be back soon!!

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Supplies: Patterned paper, chipboard letters & flowers (Crate Paper); Bling (My Mind's Eye); bakers's twine

Hope you are having a great day!
Happy hump day!
:)
gretchen