Note to Self

I decided again this month to create a layout for the Echo Park project challenge --- here it is...completely different than anything I have ever done.  I enjoyed working with the large format picture.  I don't print large format often but I am so happy I opted to buy a printer a few years back that could handle this size!  I may start working with larger pictures on my pages more often!

I love the blue/red/brown/black color scheme of this line!  As you can see I added a few Crate Paper elements as well in the embellishment cluster.

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!