Thursday, November 19, 2009

Scrapbook.com Gift Card Giveaway  

Ideas for Scrapbookers is having a $20 dollar gift card giveaway! It’s so simple to enter…

“All you have to do FOLLOW the blog. That's it. By "following" the blog, your name will be entered into a chance at a $20 gift certificate to scrapbook.com! To have your name entered into the drawing twice, share the news on your blog, facebook, twitter, etc. To follow the blog, you can log in with google, blogger, AIM, or yahoo. Then click to follow on the right sidebar! To let us know that you shared the news at another place, please post a comment letting us know where you shared the news OR email Pam at scrappingpam73@yahoo.com letting her know.

You have until Nov 22nd, Sunday, to play along. They will randomly pick a one winner based on the “followers” sidebar, who shared the news links, and the "follower" emails Pam receives. One lucky person will win a $20 gift certificate to scrapbook.com!”

Monday, November 16, 2009

A Little Bit of Fall  

I have been loving the weather here lately. The temperatures are finally bearable, and I just want to be outside! Brandon and I have been having  little adventures during the day while the girls are gone, but you’ll read all about that in my Project 365 update! (You knew I was going to work that in there somehow right? )

Wednesday was quiet around here. The kids had a rather laid back day which is always good. Lately my house resembles the WWE because when they get in arguments they tend to fight. I’m not kidding, I’ve actually had to literally PULL them apart. I hope it’s something they grow out of quickly!

Jordan gets the picture of the day for Wednesday. She was sitting quietly in front of the TV, but she wasn’t watching TV. She was drawing on her magnetic board. My grandma bought them for the kids last year and they haven’t put them down yet.

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My house was shaking like a leaf on Thursday from the construction going on behind us. They are putting in a new part of our subdivision and the noise was driving me crazy. I figured since there was no way I could get peace, that Brandon and I should walk back there to see what was going on. I put him in his wagon, and off we went. We walked about 30 minutes to get there, then we watched the big trucks building the new road. Brandon was thrilled! One of the trucks even honked the horn at him. On the way home we were checking out all of the wildflowers blooming on the side of the road. There must’ve been at least ten different types! I snapped a photo of these “lellow” ones that Brandon pointed out.

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We went to the library for story time on Friday, but Brandon got really shy so we had to leave early. I decided to take him to the park because it was such a beautiful day. We played for about an hour before we had to leave to go home for nap time. He did not want to leave. I had to pick him up to get him to the car and he was kicking and screaming. I hate that because then everyone looks at you like you’re killing the kid! He is lucky he’s cute. Here he is on his favorite part of the play set. (The “birate” ship.) *Note his tongue hanging out while he concentrated. He gets that from me. LOL

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Our leaves don’t change much here in the Fall. I wish they did. I get envious when I see some of my friends’ beautiful photos of Fall foliage. So when I was in the backyard on Saturday, and saw this bit of red on a tree over my back fence, I decided that it was “my” bit of Fall. So I had to take a picture. Hey… you take it where you can get it right?

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Ronnie went to the race track with his friend Chuck on Sunday. They had an absolute ball racing the cars and having “man time”. LOL He came back happy, and really… that’s all that matters. He took this picture of his friend’s car and his car side by side, and that became the photo of the day even though I wasn’t there to take it.

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Today Brandon and I spent the morning at the doctor’s office. I had some high liver levels on my last blood test, and they wanted to repeat them. Bubs was so patient while we saw the doctor, but when he saw them coming at me with the needle to draw my blood he totally freaked out and cried. I felt so bad. The tech even tried to give him a little car so he’d calm down, but it didn’t work. Hopefully these results will come out okay and I won’t have to go back for a while! Today’s photo is the exterior of the building that my primary doctor works in.

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Scrappersaurus DT Work  

I had a blast playing around with these Best Creation papers that I got from my good friend Dee over at Scrappersaurus.com.

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You would not believe how much sparkle these papers have in real life. Click on the photo to zoom in and view it closer. Seriously. Sparkly! Because the papers were so pretty, I couldn’t just have PLAIN flowers… so I jazzed them up by spraying the Limited Edition Glimmer Mist that I got as well. What color did I use? Pumpkin Pie of course! What else!? LOL I cut the swirls out of an extra sheet of patterned paper and also added additional pumpkins to the bottom row. I used dimensional adhesive, so they just pop off the page!

Journaling: Usually I have to beg for help carving our family pumpkins, but not this year! Mom and Ronnie's friend Chuck came over, so I put them to work! October 31, 2009

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Jordan Digital Kit Freebie  

I’ve been going back through my kit files, and I came across this one that was inspired by Jordan. Made with a velvety texture and bright colors, it’s got a ton of papers and embellishments included. Here is the paper preview…

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I don’t have an embellishment preview, BUT I did make a quick page out of this layout, and I packaged it in with the embellishments for download. You can see a few of the embellishments on the layout. I included stitching, frames, buttons, jewels, and a pink velvet alpha. The quick page doesn’t have a title on it, I only added it for my personal layout.

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Download links:

Paper

Embellishments


Don't forget to download the free digital template that I made for Ideas for Scrapbookers too! Here's the preview...

Click here to go get it!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Paint Yourself A Rainbow  

I haven’t done a Project 365 update in a few days, so it’s about that time again! Don’t worry, I’ll be brief. I have a million things on my to do list today. (When don’t I?) Those of you who are wondering about Jordan… I just got off the phone with Children’s Hospital and her testing is scheduled for December 1st. We’ll know more after that. I’ll be sure to keep you posted.

Last Friday I was having a bit of a down day. I am pretty discouraged about how long it’s taking me to heal from my surgery, and I spent most of the day reading instead of scrapbooking or cleaning house. It was nice to have some down time, and just rest. I snapped this photo of my cozy chair with my reading light on, and my book on the arm of the chair.

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Saturday was a blast! Ronnie helped with the kids for a while after he got home from putting exhaust on his Camaro. I was able to sit down and scrapbook! I made a HUGE mess. I took a photo of one of the piles of scrappy stuff I had out on my desk. I couldn’t even see my computer anymore.

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Ronnie went grocery shopping on Sunday. He ended up buying neat twisty straws for the kids. We’re weaning Brandon off of his sippy cups, and Ronnie figured that the straws would entertain him and take some of the sting out of taking the cups away. As you can see, Brandon really liked them. He’s been getting sick with a runny nose and a cough, so I’m glad that he’s willing to drink. I don’t want him getting dehydrated.

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We got some pretty rough weather from Ida (hurricane/tropical storm) yesterday. Not a lot of rain, but the winds and dark clouds were really something. The kids’ school let them out three hours early so the buses wouldn’t be driving in the worst part of the weather. The clouds were just racing across the sky because the wind was so strong, and we didn’t even get the main part of the storm. This photo was taken at 2 in the afternoon!

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Today the wind is still kicking, but the temperature is pretty nice. I walked out to check the mail and noticed what a pretty day it was, so I went back in and dragged Brandon outside with me. We ended up watercolor painting. He had a really fun time and kept telling me he was drawing the sun because it was hot. Then he’d make a circle or a squiggly line and tell me, “Itsa you Momma”. Too cute.

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I have a layout to share too! I have to admit that I’ve already scrapped the photos I took today on this layout. That’s the wonderful thing about digital scrapbooking. Instant gratification! LOL It just all fell together when I saw Sue’s new word art.

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Supplies:

52 Inspirations :: 2009 {Week 46} by Sue Cummings
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=23410
From My Notebook: Extraordinary by Sue Cummings
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=22999&cat=331&page=2

Okay, so I didn’t keep this post brief, and my to do list is looming… so I’d better go!

You Gotta Learn Sketch and Template  


Want to pick up a super cute sketch and digital freebie template I created based on this layout? Or would you like to download the .svg file that I used to make the decorative edge along the top? I'm the contributing artist today over at Ideas for Scrapbookers! You can pick up both freebies here.

Enjoy!
Heather

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Ideas for Scrapbookers  

Pam Callaghan's new blog, Ideas for Scrapbookers has announced the team of contributing artists, and guess what?! I'm on it!!! I'm so excited to get to work with such a talented group of girls. I spent the morning visiting their blogs, and you should too because there is a lot of inspiration and talent among these ladies! Here are the links...

Danielle Holsapple: http://danielleholsapple.blogspot.com
Delaina Burns: http://delainas.blogspot.com
Julie Howard: http://retrojulie.blogspot.com
Melanie Holzwarth: http://www.arkmom-scrappilyeverafter.blogspot.com
Sarah De Guzman: http://redoaklines.com
Susan Goetter: http://susangoetter.blogspot.com

The best part of this announcement is that YOU could win $50 dollars worth of GCD Studios products! Click here to head over to Ideas for Scrapbookers to see what you have to do!

Be sure to follow the blog when you get there because there will be tutorials, templates, challenges, digital free items, contests, and much more!