Lift Challenge

As I mentioned yesterday, there are a ton of challenges up at My Scraps and More.  Today's challenge is a 'Lift Challenge'.  I perused the member gallery and saw this amazing layout of Sherri's.

Now I don't do digital but I loved the design and I thought I could translate it into paper fairly easily.  Here is what I ended up with using the new LilyBee Buttercup line (available HERE).

Thanks for your inspiration Sherri!!  

If you want to play along, submit your layout HERE.

My Scraps and More

Have you taken my advice and checked out My Scraps and More lately?  Here are a few reasons you should:

1. An awesome online scrapbooking store -- Tammi has stocked the latest and greatest.  I recently ordered Crate's Story Teller and Pretty Party lines, some Echo Park Note to Self, Lily Bee Buttercup, and October Afternoon Sassparilla.  And that was just what I ordered, there is so much more to choose from!

2. Fun member boards to meet new friends and chat about scrapping as well as non-scrapping.

3. Daily Challenges --- every day is there is a new challenge posted by the DT.  You have all month to complete as many challenges as you can and each completed challenge will get you entered into a drawing for the monthly RAK.

4.  Crops --- set aside some scrap time but don't know where to start, join us for a crop.  Crop challenges, games and giveaways galore.  May will feature a "Mother May I" crop in honor of Mother's day.  Pre-crop challenges will be posted starting May 6 with the actual crop running May 9 through the 13th.  You will have until the 20th to complete your crop layouts.

Here is a sneak of the project I created for my Mother May I pre-crop challenge that goes live May 7.

I hope you will join us --- My Scraps and More

U & Me

I just loved getting to spend some quality time with the kids 

over spring break.  We rarely have that kind of time since someone is 

always at one sporting event or another.  

I think we all enjoyed the calm of being away and able

to reconnect with one another.  

This picture of my youngest and I was taken on our trip. 

I still can't believe she is already 6 1/2!  

This MME paper is fabulous!  It comes with all of the embellishment

clustering at the bottom left already printed on it.  In less than 5 minutes, 

I added the butterflies, cut out a doily, and pasted this all 

together.  Simple but fabulous!

Rainy Sunday

As luck has it, we have a light schedule today.  They boys are off at the Flyers game and the girls have a youth group event mid afternoon.  It is always nice on a cool rainy day to be able to spend time relaxing...reading, scrapping, organizing.  I even splurged this week and ordered my groceries and am scheduled to pick them up after dropping the girls --- another hour that I won't waste running around!

I am an avid reader -- my older two kids, not so much; but S, she LOVES to read.  Ah, be still my heart!! Even this morning, the older two are goofing around downstairs.  When I called to her to find out what she was doing.. "reading" was the response.  I love that girl!  :)

This layout is a bit more colorful that I am used to but I couldn't resist getting some of Amy Tangerine's sketchbook line.  My favorite is actually those fluorescent photo corners...they totally remind me of my childhood and leg warmers!  :)

Beautiful Inside and Out

I apologize for the blank post earlier....it appears when blogger updated their system, I lost the content to my scheduled post.  So, here we are again to share the goods.  I created this layout last weekend --- I am really into the weathered woodgrain papers these days.  I even have another layout in the works on my desk using the latest Crate Paper woodgrain.  Clearly, I am a fan.

For this layout, I used some awesome new Pink Paislee tags for the Indigo Bleu line.  Aren't they fabulous?  They come pre-printed with the stamped image and tape embellishment.  And then once again, since I was going good grain, I just had to throw in some natural twine.

The title stickers were actually much darker on my original version but they got lost on the grey backdrop so I took them off one by one and spritzed them with a little white mist.  I like that it makes them stand out a bit now but they are still secondary to the pictures and other embellies.

The Winner Is.....

Thank you for all of the wonderful comments as well as participating in My Scraps and More's first birthday blog hop!! The winner of my RAK is.....


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Katie Gelbaugh said...
I LOVE banners! I love that you used yours as a cluster!
<3
Katie

Katie -- shoot me an email at agreenspun@hotmail.com with your snail mail address and I will get the box of goodies out to you this weekend!

April 13, 2012 7:47 PM

A Week Already?

It's been a week already since I was away at the beach with the kiddos?! Oh, how I miss it already!! We are less than an hour from the beach here but so rarely get down there with baseball and other activities. It is a shame really. The kids love jumping the waves and boogie boarding. But I will tell you, the Jersey shore can't even begin to compare to the Gulf coast beaches of Florida!! The white sand, clear blue water, and seashells galore ... now that is what I call a beach!

I don't have too many pixs of me and the kids so I jumped at the chance to capture some shots with them last week! Thanks mom for offering to play the photog!



You might be able to tell but I machine sticked around all of the outer circles on this one. It looked for of naked without it. Can you tell how into circles I am these days? I was originally hoping to do a couple of different photos on this page but I finally settled on just the one.



Supplies: MME Miss Caroline, Pink Paislee Indigo Bleu, Bo Bunny and Jenni Bowlin journaling spots.

Party On

I hope you are all enjoying the My Scraps and More blog hop! There are some great RAKs and of course a TON of inspiration so if you haven't already, you should really check it out!! Click on over HERE.

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Speaking of inspiration, I am always my most creative when I have either new photos or new papers in hand. Luckily, this weekend, I had both so I was quite the busy scrapper.

One of my favorite photos from our trip earlier this week was of H getting stuck on the velcro wall at the science museum. She wasn't quite sure what to think at first b/c she actually got stuck and didn't immediately come down off the wall. With her slight frame, the velcro held for quite awhile and there she was dangling on the wall like someone had hung her from a hook. It was hilarious. I haven't laughed like that in quite some time. It is certainly something I won't ever forget.



Could these Amy Tangerine papers be any more perfect for this vibrant photo?! Love it!

Let's Party

Welcome to the party!!!!

It's My Scraps and More 1st birthday and we are so happy to have you joining us for our Birthday Party Blog Hop. If you have just started here you will want to go back to the beginning and start at the My Scraps and More Blog. The hop runs til midnight EST Tuesday April 17.

Here is the order of the hop:

My Scraps and More blog - http://myscrapsandmore.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://lisasscrappyhideaway.blogspot.com/
Tammy B http://corinthians517.blogspot.com/
Aubree - http://aubreesscraps.blogspot.com
Ginni - http://ginniscrappyworld.blogspot.com
Missy - http://littlenuggetcreations.blogspot.com
Kristin - http://somescrapsugar.blogspot.com
Wendy - http://disneydarling07.blogspot.com
Tracy - http://ascrapatatime.blogspot.com/

Now lets party scrappy style. Normally the guests brings presents to the party but we want to share the fun by doing things a bit backwards and providing gifts for you. For a chance at the big gift we have provided a sketch for you to work with. You will also need to check out all the design team blogs and leave them some love as each of them has a party favor for you to collect. Use the sketch and 3 of the party favors on a LO for a chance to win the birthday gift. Share your creation with us by linking your LO up to the blog hop post at the My Scraps and More blog. Our talented design team member Lisa has created this wonderful sketch for you to work with.


Here is the big gift you could win. The new Authentique Celebrate collection.



Now make sure as you visit each of the design team blogs you read carefully because there may be some more birthday presents to win along the way.

When I think birthday's, I immediately think of banners....what is better than a big birthday banner?

My party favor: BANNER

These days banners and banner flags are ever so popular so I couldn't resist including them here on my layout based on Lisa's awesome sketch!




I recently did a purge of my scrap room and have a big box of goodies to send out to one of our birthday guests (US Residents only). Be sure to leave a comment below and become a follower of my blog in order to be eligible.

Now, on with the party....head on over to Ginni's blog next!

Read more: http://myscrapsandmore.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=birthdayblog&action=display&thread=2563#ixzz1qnhLSJkh

Spring Break

I decided last minute to take the kids on a short trip to Florida for spring break. It seemed silly for us all to sit at home wasting good vacation days. So, Sunday morning, we boarded a plane to visit grandma. It has been a few fun filled days!

We have hit the beach...





Played at MOSI...









Gone on a dolphin ecotour and played at the aquarium....








But most importantly, we spent time with Grandma...







- Aubree

Location:Tampa, Fl

Down but not Out

We couldn't escape the winter season without a bit of sickness...we came close but couldn't quite make it to the finish line. Han is now on her second round of antibiotics for strep. Either she didn't beat it the first round or she contracted it again having only been off the meds for four days. With that, I am being treated for it as well. I felt pretty awful Friday afternoon and then woke up Saturday morning not feeling any better. Doctor was able to fit me right in and since it was the weekend and they don't have a rapid screening system, they decided to just treat me. I am hoping we will wipe this out of our systems before heading to Florida next week!

I took it easy most of yesterday...scrapped a bit and napped. Sick or not, there is nothing like a weekend afternoon nap!!!

On the scrap front, I am trying to get all of my DT work and challenges in order for My Scraps and More. It is going to be a busy, fun month over there. It is their one year anniversary!! From April 13 until April 17 we will be hosting a blog hop with many RAKs so be sure to mark your calendar to participate in the fun!

I think my favorite product these days are woodgrain papers --- I am just in love with them! I can't help pairing them with twine either....just so country perfect! Love it! I am also adoring my cameo! Here I not only cut the photo frames, I cut out part of the title and used the negative and paired that with a cut out script for the rest of title. It was really quite easy --- Silhouette makes it so easy to line up exactly where you want your cuts.