Been On A Roll.....

Thanks to THE SCRAP ROOM, SKETCH INSPIRATION, and HAVE YOUR WAY WITH PAPER ~ I was able to come up with these awesome layouts!  Thanks everyone!!!  Be sure to head over to their sites!!

Some Recent Layouts

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I have been spending time with my little man, trying to figure out what I can do at home for some extra money and just relaxing at home. So, anyway, I did manage to get some layouts done and here they are!

 Sketch Inspiration sketch #133

The Scrap Room August 2010 Kit

Echo Park - Sweet Summertime

Challenge #5 at Have Your Way With Paper

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 My own sketch #101

Basic Grey - Marjolaine

Thickers

Challenge #4 at Have Your Way With Paper

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 The Scrao Room April 2011 Kit

Cosmo Cricket - Tiny Type, handwriting

Adorn It - Tiny Black

Thickers - Daquiri

Basic Grey - Hello Luscious

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 The Scrap Room May 2011 Kit

Girls Paperie - Jubilee

Queen & Co - Rhinestones, yellow

Thickers - Gift Box, green chipboard

Thickers - Shoe Box, white chipboard

Sketch Inspiration sketch #222

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 The Scrap Room May 2011 Kit

GLitz - Laced w/Grace

Thickers - nutmeg chipboard

Challenge #3 at Have Your Way With Paper

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 THe Scrap Room March 2011 Kit

Little Yellow Bicycle - Twig

Challenge #7 at Have Your Way With Paper

Thickers - gift box

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 THe Scrap Room April 2011 Kit

My Mind's Eye - Gertie

Queen & Co - rhinestones, yellow

Memory Makers - Tiny Alphas, mixed ledger

Thickers - foam, cream soda & giggles; chipboard, gift box

Martha Stewart circle cutter

Fiskars - edge cutter

Galaxy Marker - broad point, milky white

Inkessentials - opaque pen, white

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 The Scrap Room February 2011 Kit

Echo Park - Little Boy

Challenge #8 at Have Your Way With Paper

Making Memories - Tiny Alphas, teal ledger

Thickers - foam giggles

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 The Scrap Room February 2011 Kit

Echo Park - Little Boy

Challenge #8 at Have Your Way With Paper

Making Memories - Tiny Alphas, teal ledger

Lucky You Crop Layouts

WOW! THe participation in the "Lucky You" online crop at Have Your Way With Paper is amazing!!! I'm so impressed with myself in getting SEVEN whole layouts done!! The inspiration in the Gallery is unbeleivable! Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this wonderful crop so far!

 Between the challenges, the amazing inspiration in the gallery and the Video Skyping I was able to complete all these layouts!

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 Challenge #6 - Use the word HAPPY in your title

I used My Mind's Eye, Complete Boy and my own sketch #97. Thickers again were used for my title.
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Challenge #13 - Use a sketch from anywhere

I used Colorbok's Family page kit and my own sketch #95

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 Challenge #5 - Use the word LUCKY in your title

I used The Scrap Room's September 2010 Kit (October Afternoon, Seaside); Thickers for the title; stash for the buttons and ric rac.

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Challenge #10 - Scrap a page all about your Wee Little One

I used The Scrap Room's March 2011 Kit (Little Yellow Bicycle, Twig) for the papers, birdie, butterfly and corner embellie; Thickers for the title; stash for the bling and flowers; my own sketch #96.

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 Challenge #8 - Use colors Green, Yellow and Blue

I used BoBunny's new line Ad Lib; Thickers for the title; Elmer's Painters Pen in white
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Challenge #9 - Use a treasured picture on a layout

 

I used Echo Park's Little Boy line; Basic Grey brads; Thickers; Elmer's Painter Pen in white

Thank you Trisha for the perfect Title!
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 Challenge #2 - Use as much green as you can on a layout

I used Basic Grey's Origins line; Thickers for the title; PSE 4.0 to alter the pictures to sepia tones; stash for the flowers and brads

Thank you Krissy for the perfect Title!

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"LUCKY YOU" CROP!!

Top o' the mornin' to ya, lassies!

It's been a wee litt'le while since we've sent out a newsletter, but we wanted to let you all in on a magically fun online crop happening on our message board.

**What: Have Your Way With Paper "Lucky You" Crop

When: March 17-21, 2011

Where: Have Your Way With Paper online message board and gallery**

Details: Find yer own litt'le pot 'o gold with our challenges galore! Both scrappy and non-scrappy challenges! Give us just a smidgeon of yer time, and who knows...you could leave with a TREASURE of yer own! Join us as we bring in Spring with a litt'le Luck O' the Irish.

Hope to see you 'round the board soon!!

BUT WAIT!!! That's not all!!!!!

Wishing you a rainbow

For sunlight after showers—

Miles and miles of Irish smiles

For golden happy hours—

Shamrocks at your doorway

For luck and laughter too,

And a host of friends that never ends

Each day your whole life through!

Please join us on a journey Over the Rainbow to end at the pot of gold that is the friends you'll make at Have Your Way With Paper. This "Over the Rainbow Blog Hop" will begin Sunday (March 13) and last right up until the beginning of our annual St. Patrick's Day crop (March 17)! The journey begins at Moore Than Words. Enjoy the journey, and if the fates should smile upon ya....you may end up with a piece of gold!

Please make sure you are a REGISTERED user (with user name and password) in both our message board AND gallery in order to participate in challenges.

Over The Rainbow Blog Hop

Welcome to the Over the Rainbow blog hop! The hop will end on Thursday, March 17th.

One of the things scrappers love most is COLOR! During this journey you'll encounter all seven colors of the rainbow and some of our favorite things about those colors. In order to play along all you need to do is leave a comment on each blog saying what you love about the color featured on each blog. You can even just tell us your favorite thing (scrappy or not) that is that color! Once you reach the pot of gold, post ROY G. BIV!! and you're done and ready to start cropping with us!

Hi! thanks for visiting my blog!

I am featuring the color GREEN.

Here are a few of my favorite green things!

MONEY - duh!

GRASS - I love to look out my window and see green grass growing everywhere.

SPINACH - ONLY if it's IN something or part of a salad. Canned spinach is nasty.

M&M's - only because, after you get past that green candy shell there's chocolate!

CUCUMBERS - I really just like the center of cucumber slices, but still.

NORTHWEST HS - green/white were our school colors
KERMIT - i love me some Kermy!

Next stop on the rainbow is BLUE

over at Rita's Blog! Have fun!

OH! and if you started in the middle of

the rainbow we started here: RED - Jenny

This is the order of the hop:

Jenny - Red

erin - Orange

Trisha - Yellow

Paula - Green

Rita - Blue

Stacy - Indigo

Krissy - Violet

Lisa - Direct to HYWWP

As an extra added bonus, I thought I'd throw in a little prize for ONE lucky hopper!

One hopper will get four double sided Basic Grey papers from the "Wander" line as well as a while sheet of embellies (which we all know, can be difficult to acquire sometimes).

C'mon! Get Scrappy!

Hey my lovely scrappy friends!! Make sure you mark your calendars...set reminders on your phone or email calendar. Ask your mom to remind you...YOU...yes YOU have plans the weekend of March 17th!

There will be a full sized crop that weekend, complete with prizes!! Thursday through Monday, no reason you can't join in at least some of that time!!!

Come join in on the fun at Have Your Way With Paper. Registration is FREE, quick and easy! Head on over now, so you're sure not to miss out! Can't wait to see you there!

Wintervention at HYWWP

What a blast! The Wintervention was basically to get us out of our winter-time woes and blues!

Six challenges for this mini-online crop at Have Your Way With Paper. I got four of the six done, but I did four layouts in two days!! That's a big deal for me! Here's just ONE of the layouts I did. This is for challenge #4. We had to go into our online gallery and find a summer themed layout and lift it.

I used My Mind's Eye "So Sophie" for all the papers except for the polka dots, which was "Ooh La La." The embellies are also My Mind's Eye from the same "Ooh La La" collection. The titles are as always, Thickers!

I printed my journaling on clear sticker paper and carefully adhered it to the MME embellie and attached it. I pop-dotted the journaling block as well as the green flower embellie. I still need to add my date to the ticket, but I want to use a certain date stamp. Once I buy it, I will stamp it on there.

I hope you will join us at our next online crop!

Jack Frost Crop!

Due to all the wintery "wonderfullness" around the nation, there's a great online crop at Have Your Way With Paper! It's the Jack Frost Crop! Head on over there and take part! There's lots of challenges with a RAK prize..... The Jack Frost Crop Ends 2/7/2011 !!! Don't miss out on the fun!!

Registration is quick and easy and FREE! Come on over, get to know our family and let us get to know you!

Here's jsut a FEW of the layouts from this fun crop!

Housewarming Crop Creations

I just wanted to share some of the amazing work created through our Housewarming Crop this wekeend. I hope you are able to join in the fun and do some fun challenges! Please enjoy the slideshow!

Housewarming Online Crop

This weekend (7/15-7/19) at the New and Improved, Have Your Way With Paper!

Head on over to the new board and jump right in! Help us Warm Up our new home! You're not registered? No problem. It's FREE to register and easy peasy! Just a little bit of info, your chosen screen name and *poof* you're done!

Tons of challenges and prizes for you to enjoy! Get to know everyone too throughout the message board while you're there.

I'm looking forward to loads of fun this weekend and I'll be looking for YOU too! Once you register, introduce yourself and let them know I (paula) sent you!

Can't wait to see you there and can't wait to see what you create!

Have Your Way With Paper is ALL NEW!

Yup! You heard right! Have Your Way With Paper has been re-vamped! It's the NEW and IMPROVED HYWWP site!!!

New Board!

New Challenges!

New Color!

New Logo!

The only thing that isn't new is......YOU! Come over and register for FREE and become our newest family memeber! Because, we are just that----a FAMILY!

There are NO ADS, tons of new functions, lots of fun CHALLENGES, amazing and friendly people and lots of FUN!!

Oh! One more thing! When you join, be sure to come back here and let me know!  I'll put your name in for a nice little giveaway!!!

Sketch Inspiration Sketch #126

Try this sketch out too! Trisha has a wonderful community full of great sketches for you! This sketch is part of Have Your Way With Paper this week too! Check it out and see what you can do with it!

HYWWP May 2010 Newsletter

May Happenings!!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!! Are you celebrating the big day for our obsession this weekend? Whatever your plans are, and certainly if you don't have any plans, please stop by the board this weekend and join us in our NSD online crop! There will be lots of challenges to help get the mojo flowing and prizes to keep your stash growing! There will also be challenges to help you get to know our members (and their galleries) a little better too!

The crop kicks off another month of weekly prize challenges, with the prizes this month comming from our sponsor for May, Crafter's Companion. Crafter's Companion has been extremely generous and donated not only sets of rubber stamps for the DT and for prizes, but also donated a LARGE prize for a month long challenge we'll have going on during May. Please check out all of the products available at their website!!

As our Crop kicks off our month of fun, May kicks off a couple of things. It's the beginning of Graduation and Wedding Seasons! Come by the site for card sketches and ideas for your card giving needs! Don't forget cards can be gifts too! What bride or new grad couldn't use a pack of thank you cards??

Hope to see you around the board soon!!

Teacher Gift Giving

It's May and almost the end of the school year. Whoa! Seriously? Showing your appreciation through gifts can be quite costly. As a teacher myself, I would like to share some ideas that will hopefully make teacher gift giving simple, thoughtful and inexpensive.

Teachers LOVE gift cards. They may seem impersonal, but they fit everyone! Trust me. Teachers have plenty of teacher themed trinkets (mugs, signs, magnets, etc.). So put the money you were going to spend on an apple mug and put it toward a small gift card. If you know your child's teacher, you will be able to find the perfect gift card. My favorites have included those from the coffee shop, the book store, Target, WalMart, and the local nursery. The best thing is that you can use your scrappy card making talents to make a thoughtful card to match the theme of your gift card. Book store card = Wind down from the school year with a good book. Coffee Shop = I hope you have a "latte" a fun/relaxation this summer. Nursery gift card = Hope your summer blooms just as you wish. The possibilities are endless.

Another gift I absolutely loved was a beach towel, sunscreen, and a magazine inside a beach tote. The parent included a handmade beach themed card wishing me a great summer of rest and relaxation. This gift could come together quickly for less than $20 depending on where you purchase your items.

Teachers always need thank you cards. Whip up a packet of thank you cards, wrap them in some pretty ribbon and give for the teacher to have on hand. I've also seen parents make personalized clipboards, post it note holders, and pen and pencil holders.

One year I received a card that had a picture on the front of my student holding a big sign that said "thanks!" I thought that was so cute and personal! Inside was a thoughtful note from my student.

Most importantly, nothing makes a teacher feel more special than reading a heartfelt note from a parent that gives examples of ways he/she helped the child that year. Placed inside a homemade card made just for the teacher and it's a winning gift.

Submitted by Erin Bailey (aunt e)

Sponsor of the Month

From the Crafter's Companion website:

Crafter's Companion is your one-stop shop for craft essentials.

On our web site, you'll find our innovative scoring tools and CD ROMs, plus top name brands such as Joanna Sheen, Keepsake, Flowersoft, Sakura, WS Designs and more.

Here at Crafter’s Companion we value your support and want to reward your loyalty. With this in mind we have built the Crafter’s Companion Members Club. It's free to join and gives you access to oodles of fantastic crafting content and a lively forum.
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Ongoing Challenges for May!

There's always something fun happening at our message board! Chatty contests, RAK giveaways, weekly challenges (now with prizes!!!!), and more! Come on over to the message board and check out the ongoing list of challenges: Click Here  (You must be a registered user to view challenges)

DON'T FORGET to check out our National Scrapbook Day forum for all NSD challenges, prizes, and giveaways! Let the party begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May Gallery Inspiration

"Mother's Day 2009!" by Trisha

"4 Generations" by Lynn

"Three Reasons Why I Love Being a Mom" by scrapmami

"You are Special" card by Roe

Sketch of the Month

This month's sketch is brought to you by one of our very own members, Paula! Paula has a newly created Ning Network site that she has made to share her wonderful sketches and great scrapbook tips! Please visit it and join today: The Scrapbook Speedway

We'd love to see your creations based on this sketch...please upload to our gallery or on the message board to show us what you've done. Enjoy!

Don't forget to check out our online gallery for lots of inspiration and great projects!

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Cosmo Cricket's in the House!!

Have Your Way With Paper's house, that is!

This month Have Your Way With Paper is proud to have Cosmo Cricket as our sponsor! If you want a chance to win some Cosmo goodies, head over to HYWWP and take on the weekly challenge. You must be a registered and active member of HYWWP, but don't worry, registration is free and easy! You will have a great time there and meet some wonderful and talented ladies as well as see some amazing work for inspiration in our gallery.

While there, don't forget to pop into the message board and check out the ongoing monthly challenges! There are several to choose from and they are all fun! Once you're all done creating your works of art, be sure to upload them to our gallery and show it off. Separate registration is required for our gallery, but again, it's free and easy.

Can't wait to see you there!!!

Have Your Way With Paper Newsletter - April 2010

Hi friends! Hard to believe another month has flown by, and while March at Paper was a pretty quiet month, cards and layouts and wall hangings continued to flood the gallery. In the quiet, seeds were planted, plans were made and as we enter spring, a time for new things, our community too will blossom. We're going to do things a little differently, a little more focused on giving back to our members. We've always had more than a few challenges and sketches available to provide inspiration. Starting this month, there will be prizes given for some lucky members that complete those challenges! There will be one 'prize challenge' each week!! Challenges will be posted on Fridays, just in time for you to plan your scrappy weekend! We hope you stop by to check it out starting Friday, April 2nd!

We are VERY excited to be working with Cosmo Cricket as our sponsor this month!! This company and their products just ooze fun! If you don't believe me, check out their website! You'll also find an amazing idea gallery, directions on where to get your hands on their MUST HAVE products, and even an escape hatch if your hubby catches you browsing for "more paper?? Seriously?" Be sure to keep an eye on our team this month to see the wonders they work with the Joyride, Material Girl and Garden Variety lines we can't wait to work with!

How long since you stopped by the boards to say Hi? Or the gallery to leave some love, or leave a layout to be loved on? No matter...we're always glad to see you!! Happy Spring!
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Easter Photo Tips

Easter is right around the corner, and it’s time to think about those pictures we will want to scrap once the holiday has passed. Here are some ideas to get you started. You may even want to start snapping those pictures before Sunday!

*The Easter Bunny shot…Need I say more?
*Dying eggs - Lots of great opportunities to get some very colorful close ups!
*Looking spiffy for the day! - Outdoor pictures are always great for showing off those Easter outfits.
*Pictures of the Easter decorations – Wreaths, rugs, serving plates, etc!
*Pictures of the Easter food table – Be sure to take it BEFORE eating and not with people eating at the time the picture is taken. Take some closer shots of the food that makes the Easter meal the Easter meal!
*The Easter Baskets – Wouldn’t it be a fun layout to show the before, during and after the Easter basket madness?
*The Egg Hunt – Get that camera setting ready for action!
*Spring animals – There are lots of ducks, geese, chicks, baby birds, etc around!
*Blooming flowers- How beautiful are tulips and daffodils? Capture those and use them to accent your spring layouts.
*Of course, don’t forget those family pictures that include YOU too!
Submitted by Erin Bailey (aunt e)
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Sponsor of the Month

From the Cosmo Cricket website:

To prove that they were certifiably insane, three years ago Eric and Julie Comstock, two artists, decided to start their own company. They launched Cosmo Cricket in the summer of 2006 at the Craft and Hobby Association trade show. The idea was to have the best designed paper, really cool embellishments and a lot of fun. Things took off much faster than predicted and the first year was a scramble just trying to keep up. However, now, three years later, they are running like a well oiled machine that only has a few loose bolts.

Here's how they do it: A really great sales guy. Lindsay Moore has been with Cosmo Cricket since the beginning. Julie called him up one day and said that they were starting a scrapbooking company and they were told he was the best. She continued that they would love to have him work for them and that there was one other thing....... they had no money and he wouldn't get paid for at least three months. He of course said, "Sign me up!" Because of his charming personality, or the fact that they didn't want him getting away, they decided to make him a partner. "He's stuck with us now," says Julie with a wicked grin.

f you would like to learn even more about Cosmo Cricket and the people that make up the company, visit their blog where you are sure to find more information than you could possibly have ever wanted.
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April through June Guest Design Team Member

Joining our team for a month in the spotlight is Michelle! Michelle has been a great addition to our forums, sharing cute stories about her kids, amazing photos from her travels and recipes from her kitchen! If it weren't enough that she has become 'one of us' on the message board, we've been blessed to have her share her creations in the gallery! Her layout style changes some from page to page, but all of her work is eye catching and full of love for her family. In fact, one layout in particular caught the eye of Lindsay, the sales guy from Cosmo Cricket, when he popped in to visit our gallery! We're so glad her hubby decided it was OK for her to share that page! Thanks Greg!


Michelle's Questionnaire:

What is your middle name? Lynne
What do you consider your best accomplishments to this day? My three kids
When do you scrap the most? When my 3 yr naps or at night when the house is quiet.
Do you prefer to scrap alone or with others? I scrap alone these days. I think I get more done.
What is your favorite food indulgence? Chocolate!
Who is someone you admire? My neighbor and my boss. My neighbor lost her husband 2.5 years ago and has two little kids. She is such a strong person! My boss as well because it was her son that passed away. They have been through so much the last few years.
What scrapbookers do you find talented and more fitted to your style? Lynn Ghahary, Kelly Goree and Julie Bonner
Describe your scrap space in 3 words: in total disarray
What is on your to-do list? Cooking (finishing up the last couple of weeks for the tax office), painting my office, moving my scrap room upstairs
What is your favorite scrap store? Archiver's
What is your favorite scrap line? Do I have to choose one??
What do you check out first when you come to HYWWP? The chit chat portion of the message board
What are your favorite TV shows? I really don't watch TV
What are your Top 5 Favorite movies? Pursuit of Happiness, Bourne Identity, 27 Dresses, PS I love You, The Notebook
What are your Top 5 favorite books? I don't read many books lately.. but my two favorites are Marley and Me and Time Travelers Wife
Describe your fashion style. comfortable.. or mom chic... I am a jeans and comfy shirt, no make up, hair up.. not fussy.
What is your favorite chore? I don't know that I necessarily have a favorite, but I guess I don't mind vacuuming
What is your least favorite chore? dishes and cleaning bathrooms
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Ongoing Challenges for April!

There's always something fun happening at our message board! Chatty contests, RAK giveaways, weekly challenges (now with prizes!!!!), and more! Come on over to the message board and check out the ongoing list of challenges: Click Here
(You must be a registered user to view challenges)

Sneak Peek at Roe's card sketch challenge:

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April Gallery Inspiration

"Hoppy Easter!" by Chelsea

"Eggs*pert Hunters" by Wendi

"Time to Color the Eggs" by Roe

"Easter '09" by Krissy

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Sketch of the Month

This month's sketch is brought to you by one of our very own Design Team members, Trisha! Trisha has a newly created Ning Network site that she has made to share her wonderful sketches! Please visit it and join today: Sketch Inspiration

We'd love to see your creations based on this sketch...please upload to our gallery or on the message board to show us what you've done. Enjoy!
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