Zoo in September

This post is kind of fun because I made this layout from pictures that my sister took on her phone and uploaded to Facebook while she was at the zoo in Oklahoma with my mom, dad and brother.

I copied them from FB and did this layout in Las Vegas before they even got home from the zoo!! For some reason it was cracking me up to do this! LOL

Have you ever done something like this? Copy any pictures off Facebook??

I turned the sketch and used some paper from My Minds Eye. I made the lollipop flower and used some ribbons from my stash and a nice swirl rubon. I spritzed the heck out of it with Glimmer Mist in bronze.

It was just a fun layout to do.

The sketch is from the Sketch A Thon at Sketches4you (link on sidebar)

It is the final (I think) sketch (#14).

You still can participate in the Sketch A Thon. You have until Oct. 4th to post your creations. There will be tons of prizes!!

So rush on over and get busy!!

Feeling Silly

I am feeling a little silly because I made this layout several days ago and totally forgot to post it (anywhere!). LOL It is a scraplift that I did for Stacy R's Monthly Challenges at Sketches4you.

http://sketchesforyou.ning.com/group/stacysmonthlychallenges/forum/topics/late-augearly-sept-scraplift

It was a nice little break from Fall/Back to School/Halloween. That is all I have been scrapping for the last few weeks.

Stacy's original layout is really pretty and so summery (don't you think?) My subject matter is a little different.

It is about a time my two oldest boys, my goddaughter and I were stranded during a snow storm in a tiny smoking room at Motel 6 in Santa Rosa, NM for 4 days with 2 of us sick and 4 dogs (one of which would NOT go to the bathroom #2 - and didn't for 4 days!) (TMI - I know! lol) We only had snack food and water although this little town is used to snow storms and keeps its Main street plowed so we did try to get out to eat once a day. The highways around us were all closed. Miserable!

I used paper from My Minds Eye Glitter book Signature Christmas. (all of that paper is beautiful!) And a gorgeous flower strip from Bo Bunny. It is so yummy I could just eat it up!! lol Ribbon from my stash, crystal Stickles, random snow flakes from my stash.

I also made this next layout for the Sketch A Thon at Sketches4you (link on the sidebar). It is for challenge #13. I really liked this sketch a lot. It was such a fun layout to make. I used some old Halloween pictures of my youngest son. He is wearing his older brothers Halloween costume. My older son never got to wear it because he was too sick on his first Halloween to bother dressing him up. Anyway, I think Riley looks adorable in these pictures (if I do say so myself! lol).

We met with Realtors yesterday to try to decide which to work with and to get this house selling started! Wish us luck!!

Just a Card Today

Hello and I hope everyone is having a great Monday. I made this card yesterday but since I had already posted once, I decided to wait to post it until today.

I made it using scraps from my last layout. And some bling and a bit of ribbon from my stash.

I am entering it into a couple of challenges (if they are still going on..lol)

Wee Memories (CAS)

http://suchins.blogspot.com/2010/09/challenge-24-dt-hop-sponsored-by-simon.html

Simon Says Stamp Challenge (Sketch)

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/simon-says-jay-jays-sketch.html

I have 5 kids in my office all wanting something from me, so this is going to be short. See you tomorrow...

Happy Birthday Lara!

Today I posted MY Sketch A Thon sketch. (SAT) I didn't personally make it.(the sketch) It is a Pagesmaps sketch. I gave everyone a little advance time to work on this by posting the sketch as my card challenge for September 15th at Sketches4you.

I made the Wishing You Were Here card to show as an example when I posted it then.

Now that I am posting it for the SAT, I decided to make a new card to help inspire people to participate!

So really if you make this card you can qualify to enter into two separate challenges and be up for two separate RAKs! And if you make it with a fall/back to school theme. You get your name in the hat twice on my card challenge and you get two points in the SAT.

Does that make sense? If not ask me questions and I will answer them. But what you should have gotten out of that was that you should run...not walk...to Sketches4you (link on sidebar) and do this contest and post it in both challenges.

I GIVE OUT GOOD PRIZES! You will want to win them!! lol

I am also entering one of these cards in the Anything Goes challenge at
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/.

As we were cleaning yesterday, I only had time to scrap this card.

But we did try to end the day with some fun time with the kids in the pool. The water is still warm (from the sun - we have no heater)(we live in Las Vegas).

We stayed in the pool until almost 8pm. The kids had a blast. We got out showered, had a late supper and then Mommy fell asleep! LOL (super early)

Still more to clean today. I don't want to be embarrassed when the Realtors come look at every nook and cranny of my house tomorrow!! lol

Hopefully I will still have a little break to scrap today. I should already be cleaning but needed my coffee and to catch up on the computer.

I hope you are all having a marvelous weekend and I want to send out a birthday greeting to sweet Lara who is 3 today!! Welcome to the Terrific Threes!!! We love you girl!!

2 Cards and 1 Tag - All Halloween

Sadly, (for me) this is going to be a house cleaning day...boooooo. Obviously you can tell I am not that in to house cleaning. We are getting ready to put our house on the market to sell and we need to make it all sparkly and clean. The housing market in Las Vegas is in the tank so I am not getting my hopes up but we have been transferred and we have to try to sell. Hence....the house cleaning.

The really bad part is when they start showing our house....I will have to try to keep the house clean ALL THE TIME (?!?!?) and take 5 kids and 3 dogs away from the house while they show it. What can you do with 5 kids and 3 dogs....?? It kind of limits you.

I am thinking I will try to keep a "house showing" kit in the car with dvd's, books, snacks and bottled water.

Can you tell how much I am looking forward to all of this??!! lol

Just thought I would share my pain. LOL

Today you are getting cards and a tag... I made these cards and tag a few days ago but have been posting all my layouts and just haven't gotten around to showing them to you. So here you go.

Here are 2 cards and a tag I made for the Sketch A Thon still going on at Sketches4you. (link on the sidebar) (go check it out!!)

What do you think? I would love comments...good or bad...

Have a great Saturday.

Happy Friday

Here is the newest sketch challenge posted for the Sketch A Thon at Sketches4you. It was posted by Michelle and it is Sketch #11. It is a beautiful sketch. I really enjoyed making this layout. I used some Indian Summer paper from Basic Grey. I used a Martha Stewart punch to do the edge punching on the card stock. I spritzed these white flowers with Burnt Red Glimmer Mist. I had the swirls but they were in Black glitter so I re-glittered them gold to match. I used my i-rock to add some bronze bling and my gold stickles for some extra sparkle.

I like how it came out and these old picture of most of my kids (this was taken before my 5th was born) are fun. We had just finished soccer practice and they were messing around. I always took my camera and I got a couple of cute shots.

I plan to enter this in the Sparkle Challenge at Delightful Sketches http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ and also in the Glitter Challenge at Lil Red Wagon http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/

I can't believe it is already Friday! This week really flew by quickly. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Please check out Sketches4you (link on sidebar) this Sunday. I am posting my Sketch A Thon sketch and would love to have as many people participate for the RAK as possible!!

Make it Crafty Blog Candy

Hey go check out this blog candy giveaway and check out the awesome blog while you are there!! http://www.makeitcrafty.com.au/challenges/welcome-new-dt-plus-celebration-candy

Make it Crafty is a fab blog and you will be happy you went and took a look.