tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71674508493645145822023-12-15T14:32:12.969-05:00Life of a Scrapping MomJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-47395879359426316592013-02-18T17:50:00.001-05:002013-02-18T23:09:33.967-05:00Love is in the.....house! I have never decorated for Valentines Day in the past. But after pinning so many ideas on pinterest, I figured perhaps it was time to actually complete some of these crafty ideas. So I got to work with my scrapbook paper and my cricut and created a few things. <br />
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For the love banner I used the Doodlecharms cartridge and some of my scrapbook paper that I received last year in one of my monthly kids. A little bit of stickles on the edge and it was all done. The Love sign in front of the candlesticks came from the dollarstore....you have to love the dollarstore! The heart day idea came from pinterest. I purchased the wooden scrabble tiles at Michaels Art and Craft Store (with my 40% off coupon of course) and I had a frame just laying around the house. Again I used some scrapbooking paper from the same kit as the banner paper. Then for the rest of my table I looked around my house to see what I had. I was quite surprised at the things I found. A wedding frame we got as a gift that had been tucked away for years, a red candle holder that I received as a christmas gift and the beautiful Candlesticks we received as a wedding gift. I have a lot to learn yet for creating vignettes. I found it hard since I have the window in the background instead of a wall. So now that Valentines is over I will keep it up for a bit until I am ready to decorate for Easter. I have already been a pinning fool to find ideas. LOL </div>
Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-15890372858562159432013-01-29T12:56:00.000-05:002013-01-29T12:56:53.758-05:00Finding the light and a card A few years back I found out about a lovely lady who does online photography courses. She has this way of explaining things that doesn't require a lot of thinking. I find some concepts on photography a bit confusing. Picking up a DSLR camera for the first time and wanting to get off the auto setting can be scary. Katrina Kennedy makes it less scary and easier to figure out. I don't believe I am close to using the manual setting but I am happy to play with Aperture and Shutter priority until the time comes that I am confident enough to move on to manual. <br />
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So when I found out that she was going to be running a Capture your kids class through her website <a href="http://captureyour365.com/">Capture Your 365</a> I knew I had to sign up for it. Her step by step lessons are fantastic and she is always available to answer your questions in the forum. Then there are all the photos being posted that inspire me to change the way I think when capturing the everyday moments. This weeks lesson is all about finding the light. Something that I find hard to get right (especially when indoors). So I seized the opportunity today while my son has been home sick and snapped away. It is a rainy overcast day but I think I still managed to get some good light and learn more about my camera and what settings I need to change to get a good photo indoors. So here is the photo I took of my little guy as he was lying on the couch watching t.v this morning. Whenever he gets a nasty cold (or croup in this case) his eyes always water. So that is why he has a tear. <br />
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Next onto my card. I was playing up in my scrappy room and decided to make a card for my hubby for Valentines day (here's hoping he doesn't read my blog before then). I got the idea from Pinterest to cut out the heart and put paper in behind it. It's not a fancy card but it is one I know he will love. <br />
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Stay tuned for a layout. I started working on it last week but had to stop so I am hoping to get up to my room later on today and finish it off. Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-78174711845305930242013-01-05T18:57:00.001-05:002013-01-05T18:57:31.930-05:00Resolutions!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever heard of one little word by Ali Edwards? I am not sure when she started doing this but I decided this year I would join in. I haven't signed up for her class but I figured I could pick a word and hopefully stick with it. One thing I find I always struggle with is keeping up with my resolutions. I always seem to have grand plans and then they fizzle pretty quick. So it came to me one day....my word for 2013 will be CONQUER. This will be the year that I conquer all of my resolutions. </div>
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To start out I wanted to write out my resolutions and keep them somewhere that I would be able to take a look at them when I needed a reminder. The perfect solution came in the mail from a friend from New Brunswick. I had participated in a secret pal exchange with a group of ladies that all share my love of scrapbooking. My secret pal sent me a Smash book for Christmas....I was so excited to find it in my box of Christmas goodies. I knew this book would be dedicated to me and what I did in the year 2013. I also knew I wanted to make it something that was simple and easy and didn't take up a lot of my time to complete. So I came up with this page for my resolutions and included my one little word "conquer". </div>
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And here is a close up of my goals. The little notepage came with my smash book. Normally I wouldn't have 10 resolutions but I figured why not. Already I am doing well with #7 - blog more. Number 6 is one I really need to work on...especially with my kids. <br />
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Thanks for taking a peek into my world and I hope you are having a fabulous start to 2013! Happy Crafting! Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-8736321673881103552013-01-03T17:07:00.002-05:002013-01-03T17:07:35.297-05:00WOW! It has been almost a year since I last posted and sadly a year since I have scrapbooked. Time seemed to have gotten away from me. I have decided many things are going to change and one of them will be to take the time to do what I love...scrapbooking! I will be back to post more about my plans on that but for today I wanted to share a little something that my daughter and I sat down and did. She has a birthday party that she is going to tomorrow and I thought it would be fun to make the card together and then make a few other things I saw on pinterest. <br />
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So first off the card. Last year I picked up the Paisley cricut cartridge for a good price but have never used it. They have such cute images on it that I decided I needed to use one of them for the card. That is where this little guy comes in. <br />
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Isn't he cute! Next I figured we should do an easel card. I have never done one before and I knew it would be an easy one to do with my daughter. So after making the frog we set out to find matching pattern paper. I really like the one we decided on. The frog seems to 'pop' on it. Next the saying isn't fancy but I didn't think we needed one for an 8 year old. I printed one out on cardstock since I don't have a lot of stamps...just generic ones. So this is what we ended up with. <br />
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Now for the pinterest idea. I got the idea from <a href="http://www.mychicnscratch.com/2010/07/two-step-owl-punch.html">here</a>. I thought they were so cute and super easy to make as an add on to a birthday girl that loves to read. So my daughter picked 2 animals from the Paisley cartridge and we started cutting. I am very pleased with how they turn out and can't wait to make a few for my daughters birthday. <br />
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Until next time....Happy Crafting! Oh and sorry the pics are a bit dark. It was later in the afternoon when I took them and since they are heading to their permanent home tomorrow this is the best I can get. Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-42826943381016111402012-01-12T22:45:00.000-05:002012-01-12T22:45:00.419-05:00Another LOAD layout<div>I love scrapping my kids school photos. I also love putting information on the layout that describes what they like that year and who their teacher was. That way they will have the memories later on in life. The paper is from Simple Stories Elementary line. I fell in love with it when I saw it at the store. I used liquid pearls around the edge for my border. I love using them on my layouts. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIx1_pHIbrv1-4SdVWGxE1DyeDV8XjZ3o9D-KLWDBs41TkwyrjKru6cjnHgG-fouOHHfRvrg31kjCMuGysWEMBhq-ZyAbCEkj-QnW1lxwDbWkoZ110ufp_ygU-eT-DZtiIH5YIhBvyl0YG/s1600/grade2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIx1_pHIbrv1-4SdVWGxE1DyeDV8XjZ3o9D-KLWDBs41TkwyrjKru6cjnHgG-fouOHHfRvrg31kjCMuGysWEMBhq-ZyAbCEkj-QnW1lxwDbWkoZ110ufp_ygU-eT-DZtiIH5YIhBvyl0YG/s320/grade2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696215705449513602" /></a>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-42988960060567115172012-01-11T22:35:00.000-05:002012-01-11T22:35:00.708-05:00Tickle Patch<div>At the beginning of 2011 we took our son to see an eye specialist. We had noticed in the summer of 2010 that his left eye was starting to turn in. In Feb 2011 we found out he would require surgery on the muscles of his eyes. While we waited to have the surgery done he was to wear a patch on his good eye for 2 hours a day. The doctor called it a tickle patch whenever he had to wear one at his appointments. He always told them but it doesn't make me laugh. What a silly kid he is! He wasn't fond of wearing it at home each and every day but we kept telling him it was helping his eye get better. He no longer has to wear it and hopefully after 2 surgeries the problem will have been fixed. His most recent surgery was in Dec 2011. It will be a while until we find out if the 2nd one did the trick. This is one of the first layouts I have done for this important journey in his life. I am sure I will have many more to share with you over the next few months. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWa9iyLSnUFPxpwXyYSai-RPakg1dqAUFBRNPS7k8PjmArnd73EHD85Dftjg22XW3S4xexecQr2TfgrPYDsrq6WgTLsLFKsIbk-wtcFoCwaK3OpLYpxSmCCYt_KdyyqdjkRI_BWGzEmpux/s1600/ticklepatch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWa9iyLSnUFPxpwXyYSai-RPakg1dqAUFBRNPS7k8PjmArnd73EHD85Dftjg22XW3S4xexecQr2TfgrPYDsrq6WgTLsLFKsIbk-wtcFoCwaK3OpLYpxSmCCYt_KdyyqdjkRI_BWGzEmpux/s320/ticklepatch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696213232480240146" /></a>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-92106672276287642172012-01-10T22:27:00.002-05:002012-01-10T22:34:32.960-05:00True Beauty<div>As promised here is one of my layouts from the mini 2 week LOAD I am taking part in with APOS. This time around it is a sketch LOAD done by Vicki from A Pile of Sketches. I loved how this one turned out. I used on of my monthly kids that I get from my LSS - Scrapping Great Deals. I took the photo back in Oct when we attended a close family friends wedding. The kids were invited as well. My daughter loved getting dressed up and going to her very first wedding. She definitely has True Beauty both inside and out. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwSJTuWWhnmF9DkcVx5MPqYiaV9zA615wh6QvR-i3n5EpOQynUbYtNemk5dy23eY-GMuMuhJkCcaDDFAbRw1x1vfYqjCB9wheaMLq_UveMHeeL_P9RT7bh_qYqC4TwPXG4yDmWBOLVOEx/s1600/truebeauty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwSJTuWWhnmF9DkcVx5MPqYiaV9zA615wh6QvR-i3n5EpOQynUbYtNemk5dy23eY-GMuMuhJkCcaDDFAbRw1x1vfYqjCB9wheaMLq_UveMHeeL_P9RT7bh_qYqC4TwPXG4yDmWBOLVOEx/s320/truebeauty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696211448169471218" /></a>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-14075344370245450092012-01-02T09:38:00.002-05:002012-01-02T09:46:23.385-05:00Happy New Year!!Wow! It's been a while since I have posted. It has also been a while since I scrapped. That is going to hopefully change. Now that the holidays are over I plan on sitting down and scrapping as much as I can. Things have slowed down at work (I work in retail) so that means less hours for me. I am good with that though since it means more time at home to get things done. To start off the new year I signed up for another LOAD with A Pile of Scrap. This time it is all being done through Facebook. It is a sketch one (I love using sketches!!) and each sketch is done by Vicki from <a href="http://apileofsketches.blogspot.com/">A Pile of Sketches</a>. <div><br /></div><div>The other exciting thing going on here is for Christmas we surprised the kids with a vacation to DisneyWorld. We leave on January 21st and they can't wait! (neither can I). I am already imagining all of the photos I can take and all the layouts I will be doing. Yes you know you are a scrapper when you start dreaming of layouts. I was even excited to find a forum online dedicated to Disney layouts. It is called mousescrappers.com. I have been checking it out and getting lots of ideas for photos I can take while there. </div><div><br /></div><div>So for now I have no photos but be sure to come back as I start LOAD today and I will post some of my layouts for you all to see. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy New Year!!!!</div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-84111468724262347942011-10-31T10:42:00.001-04:002011-10-31T10:42:54.388-04:00We have a winner!<div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Hi everyone.. just wanted to say thank you to all who took the time to leave comments on our blogs!!! we love hearing what you have to say!!<br /><br />with out further ado.. the winner of our blog hop "BLING IT ON" is:<br /><br /><br /><br />RETTA!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Congrats Retta and please send your mailing address to <a href="mailto:missusg@missusgmoments.com" style="color: rgb(7, 16, 186); ">missusg@missusgmoments.com</a> and we will get your little prize packet out to you soon!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-19048728336529720452011-10-28T08:00:00.005-04:002011-10-28T22:17:38.834-04:00Bling it On blog hop!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We are doing a blog hop right here.... right now!!!<br /><br />Our term for the APOS! inspiration team has quickly come to a close and we thought it would be fun to do a little blog hop to wrap up. So between the 6 of us we came up with the theme<br /><br />BLING IT ON!<br /><br />Each of inspiration team members were tasked with creating a canvas using buttons, ribbon/lace and bling. I sure hope you take a moment and check them out.<br /><br />The bog hop starts with Diana and will continue on through the following order:<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://missusgmoments.com/">Diana</a></div><div>Jen (me!) </div><div><a href="http://scrappinkels.blogspot.com/">Kelsey</a></div><div><a href="http://pddreams.blogspot.com/">Megan</a></div><div><div><a href="http://scrapadoodledoo-lilyteaka.blogspot.com/">Michelle</a></div><div><a href="http://tams-totallytams.blogspot.com/">Tams</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now onto my canvas. I started by using glimmermist on mine and didn't quite like</div><div> the shade so I used Colorbox fluid chalk ink on it. Then I added some Marshmellow glimmermist. Next I created my flowers by tearing a circle and then creating my petals by tearing down to the centre. Rolled the edges and added some more brown ink. Added some buttons and bling to the centre. My lace is down the one side and the butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch. The letters are cut with my Opposites Attract cricut cartridge. I am very pleased with the final product and can't wait to find the perfect spot for it in my house.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat4JFE9slCYGGL5TyTg2JcSdCs7HsbDAUtewPqdfDTXju9iYIXvPyiIqfVYzhl76d8Qwj017TJVTiZpAJXpp2F0UDv4hBC6xa4xDawO0WWrXL1ouO-Gt-eCSYlO3VGoyHV_Rlr7o-TBn7/s320/canvas2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668511049619001394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now hop on over to <a href="http://scrappinkels.blogspot.com/">Kelsey's</a> blog to check out what she did. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-1866150768901452542011-10-21T23:03:00.002-04:002011-10-21T23:05:55.620-04:00Online crop time!Once again it is time for the online crop over at the <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum">APOS</a> forum. This month it will be hosted by Michelle. She has added the twist of having clues for the challenges for everyone to take a guess at what the theme is. What a cool idea! So if you have some free time this week head on over to the forum and check it out. Don't forget to show everyone your beautiful layouts.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-42385549002029202162011-10-10T23:04:00.002-04:002011-10-10T23:11:44.726-04:00Inspiration time again<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Well it was my time again to inspire the girls of APOS with a challenge. I decided to use a challenge that I received during LOAD since I loved it so much. My challenge was to use your packaging from your scrappy supplies instead of just throwing them out. I did this layout during LOAD. The middle strip was from packaging I had for some sticker titles I own. I loved the pattern and love pink, black and white colour combo. <div><br /></div><div>So I challenge you to start using up your packaging more. You can use them on your layouts, cards or any altered item really. Don't forget to come back and let me know what you did and provide a link so I can check it out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Happy Scrapping!</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3JScC3-7XqAg_yPXW7fif-YLa19YKOiwoi1BztxQDSNDWMBNtRHOZR_OtpHME1l_RScVgGil1c4Ax_BfkBQk4CKuaNKhbIcnal_6Belx9wdp_zTDdGAaAPdDi7z4frvYwKnFM7yuS38j/s320/dance.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662066889550072978" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-85551024807353236502011-10-02T23:01:00.004-04:002011-10-02T23:10:39.159-04:00Fun with my I-rock<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Each month over at APOS! we showcase a scrappy product. For the month of September it was my turn. I decided to highlight the I-rock tool by Imaginsce. I absolutely love mine! Up until now I used it for my scrapbooking layouts and cards. I decided to branch out a bit and try other things. In looking around my house I found 2 thinks I could add some bling to.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>First is a glass dish I bought at the dollar store. I decided to add a "C" to it for candy and add some of our favourite treats inside...Skittles! I tied ribbon around the lid and there we go all done and looking pretty for my kitchen counter.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KLbvBP05UnTum27RySrfDsez23VMNx_ilyGoo4gnbsp3zkt7ykACzIRL-4ZqmumoQVhsNbz60aI2B-BqhzXUZ1L4mtRTcCo-xHYEEjC6BeH8Yb13PWj_FxjiumWqVY24IebhChdmM9_k/s320/jar.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659096735540163874" /><br /><div>Second I found some tealights that we purchased at Ikea years ago and had been put in a drawer. I added some orange bling and plan on putting this one (and a couple others) in my bathroom. </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzAFEgV5iUKUG2zwgprFkkIHTzB6i0PR6ym4tu3SVtuTW4ff50OEhHxy3qCwjFYEdbJ27SvzRY6jIO6kLUiLVHxOvjha03Prl3tJfm6sdieYBbe_SXjtRG16pYRGxzD6ZCHE-rbiMitT3/s320/candle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659096738941485554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px; " /><br /></div><div>Lastly I scraplifted this card from <a href="http://www.imaginisceblog.com/2011/04/release-party-day-4-jewels.html">Melinda Spinks</a> (off the Imaginsce blog). I fell in love with it as soon as I saw hers. I made this card for a very special family friend that is getting married this weekend. This was used as her bridal shower card. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wRZWk8A3dNMRV60aJeXEqf9yTBKFKq_KRjoVvq0DzYJeNx893hbHM7w802WgWA7ao1Y82Ht4HG5mzpo8Ac6RcREPYLtzwayPaCMGP1UfXxd6qKe2EuEikBP2c1h1DEInFej8oAxfQKyi/s320/card.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659096743128938306" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-22633157669367281512011-09-26T20:59:00.003-04:002011-09-26T21:16:49.783-04:00More LOAD<div>As promised here are some more layouts from LOAD. Sorry the pictures of them are crooked. I really need to work on taking a nice straight picture. </div><div><br /></div><div>This first one we were to use items that we have had for a while. This was paper from a kit that I purchased months ago at my LSS. I loved this photo of my daughter blowing out the candles on her cake. The flowers were cut out from one of the patterned papers. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6VN4aLTWqnyymWUH9kRHVF29lyygepaImZhx-sV_VS7DnQGWQlK0O2ZzKks6ZFwCs9XJYgdLDbiTlAXSnaTXkjAoEw9er3BeW_uNd8DPOEoXRqsnrArXsjEUUK_mXvR8msqOxas0AKre/s1600/wish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6VN4aLTWqnyymWUH9kRHVF29lyygepaImZhx-sV_VS7DnQGWQlK0O2ZzKks6ZFwCs9XJYgdLDbiTlAXSnaTXkjAoEw9er3BeW_uNd8DPOEoXRqsnrArXsjEUUK_mXvR8msqOxas0AKre/s320/wish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656838157502969266" /></a><br />This next one we were to scrap a moment or event that we have been meaning to for a while. These photos were taken last October at my son's first dental appointment. I used a line called Elementary by Simple Stories. I just love doing grid layouts. They come together so easily! <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jp3763X3IbsYiWOu7OTDykb4PDpiU5EZpqZEHbqv362rIEr2zPcveEdVUaH88MYkx0bYK_s6vUNXjlWzGSbb7bkmag6i6eTgtyMZN8fbHn_afYtEQaG6qGelliImjD_5oCNi0pbT7skt/s1600/smiles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jp3763X3IbsYiWOu7OTDykb4PDpiU5EZpqZEHbqv362rIEr2zPcveEdVUaH88MYkx0bYK_s6vUNXjlWzGSbb7bkmag6i6eTgtyMZN8fbHn_afYtEQaG6qGelliImjD_5oCNi0pbT7skt/s320/smiles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656838155791004354" /></a>Lastly this one we were to use something on our layout that we love to use. I love using my border punches. I love what they add to the layout. I especially love the Martha Stewart Punch around the page punches. Slowly but surely I am adding to my collection. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDcVQcbZcR2aB2m55cLWOzg7YajdmBqqEfkNKxkFADfaO5B4oLQLezzovl0l1tJQIyD8x7APCwIJex_91JKxwsRn10IBZwPMPb1biOno2Kz95fvs1UrHXr3d92TXzotPu1km8QElCJatq/s1600/gingerbread1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDcVQcbZcR2aB2m55cLWOzg7YajdmBqqEfkNKxkFADfaO5B4oLQLezzovl0l1tJQIyD8x7APCwIJex_91JKxwsRn10IBZwPMPb1biOno2Kz95fvs1UrHXr3d92TXzotPu1km8QElCJatq/s320/gingerbread1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656838139341475730" /></a><br /></div><div>I am sure I will have more layouts to share soon. Until next time...happy scrapping! </div><div><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-45991252858049543612011-09-25T00:10:00.003-04:002011-09-25T00:40:05.173-04:00Layout a day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I love participating in LOAD (layout a day). APOS! has a couple of them per year. Sometimes they are month long ones and other times it is a 2 week LOAD. This time it is a 2 week load. I get so much inspiration from them. At the end of it I will have 14 layouts done. It can't get any better than that! <div><br /></div><div>For this layout we were given a sketch for inspiration. I used the Apple Cider line by Imaginsce. </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJD7ZeTrIHv7qNKfG3uksl8ECfIxt2k-vRPyeOvEFOUgi06P9zQtTzX5uyVym6JGdB7pT_GQWPDbtjDctcdeZ0K_OnxSleCOgpMOPpfWTUDVef3g2cOxR2RwPd20dof1HDv3gDZrEf3AA/s320/haymaze.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656149929501952786" />This next one we were supposed to scrap our favourite person, place or thing. I of course picked my kids. I also scraplifted this layout from <a href="http://cheekydesigner.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-release-day.html">Lori</a>. When I first saw her layout I loved it! </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbh_18Hle0D3XJQUqmvb_MQ5Z94oc6nmjra-HhU2DxKCrUFRlyx09kghVeounxbsJB-UVRhkMxGFU97dNYlFQy89ZLZLsdau0Tx0GFPUcMxTErXQmzUgECsg3LhADvVCuUpYDBvJXpvrp/s320/before.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656149934706572082" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't wait to show you some of the other layouts I have done. We are almost done week 1. Until next time happy scrapping!</div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-81930537568696616172011-09-23T22:36:00.002-04:002011-09-23T22:45:26.332-04:00Splashing good fun!<div><br /></div><div>Over at<a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum"> APOS!</a> for the month of September we are having colour challenges. I knew as soon as we found out we were doing colour challenges I wanted to do a summer layout with some beach photos we took this year. I was inspired by a layout that <a href="http://cheekydesigner.blogspot.com/2011/08/sgds-august-scrapbooking-kit-reveal.html">Lori</a> (a local scrapbooker) did. I fell in love with it. I also absolutely love this Bo bunny line....so fun and summery! </div><div><br /></div><div>I challenged the ladies to do a layout using yellow, blue and white. I just love the die cut paper! </div><div><br /></div><div>Be sure to check back later on this weekend. I am doing a mini LOAD (layout a day) at APOS! and I have a few layouts to share with everyone. Until then happy scrapping! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDkyaFDHPC0q1w5VCCZyBihW1rQY892rCkvM_aV8wzYBy7vjsoec82ir4U7EIO_HgL8laAUXJB560GBSqzRyl2IbRFThnwn59klE9EvM3RGpc8WA6wdgkwaviVyNkdVA0pAeEOK7fvlBf/s1600/splishsplash.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDkyaFDHPC0q1w5VCCZyBihW1rQY892rCkvM_aV8wzYBy7vjsoec82ir4U7EIO_HgL8laAUXJB560GBSqzRyl2IbRFThnwn59klE9EvM3RGpc8WA6wdgkwaviVyNkdVA0pAeEOK7fvlBf/s320/splishsplash.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655749737117792978" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-65151006480421925742011-09-14T11:04:00.002-04:002011-09-14T11:07:29.936-04:00Just a quickieThought I would do a quick post to let everyone know about the online crop this weekend over at <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum">A PILE OF SCRAP. </a> This month Kelsey is hosting. I hope to get in a few layouts in between our busy weekend that we have planned. <div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for another post this week for the colour challenge I am doing over at APOS. I am working on it today and hope to have it posted on my blog by tomorrow night. </div><div><br /></div><div>Until then....happy scrapping!</div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-61204674364577724842011-09-04T11:43:00.000-04:002011-09-04T11:43:00.363-04:00I love working with sketches<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>I always find lots of inspiration from sketches and I was super excited when Vicki from <a href="http://apileofsketches.blogspot.com/">A Pile of Sketches</a> asked if I could work with one of the sketches. I had so much fun with this one. I used some glimmermist, crackle paint and a bit of stitching. I used the Elementary collection by Simple Stories. I thought it was a perfect time to do a layout about school when we are about to send the kids back for another year. Head on over to the sketch blog to check out some of the other sketches. You won't be disappointed.<div>
<br /></div><div> <div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TZ4OraYqK1cdlNWBd06nUck9BoHd1HY6AT_BJDErVfueJH_qEERwHbRv9wO8z2LYvz2gZTqLPwPoTQl2aE4DP3c0n1b4pB1S3PcN0eHHfdEkYNh67hmnlRJ0qUWKqYRN44Q88UZl7PKO/s320/carpettime.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647048193688705410" /></div><div>
<br /></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-78209191313919242112011-08-16T13:15:00.002-04:002011-08-16T13:19:18.875-04:00K.I.S.SYou heard me right....KISS! That's the next theme for the online crop at <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum">APOS!</a> In case you didn't know we have an online crop each month over at A PILE OF SCRAP forums. They are always so much fun and this one will be just as fun as the others. This time <a href="http://pddreams.blogspot.com/">Megan</a> is hosting it. I am super excited since we don't have any plans this weekend so I will have lots of time to scrap! Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-67769221179886853552011-08-11T16:30:00.003-04:002011-08-11T16:58:51.278-04:00I love doing girly projects!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>I have wanted to make a door plaque for my kids for quite some time now. I purchased a couple of canvases a while back and finally decided to sit down and create. I belong to a monthly kit club through <a href="http://scrappingreatdealsblog.blogspot.com/">Scrapping Great Deals</a> and when I saw some of the papers from one of their kits I knew they were perfect for what I wanted to do. I am pretty sure I mixed and matched from a couple of the kits but I am not positive. <div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div>The base patterned paper is from the Hello Luscious line by Basic Grey (Raspberry Syrup), the flowers and butterfly are made with the Chanteause line by Kaisercraft. I used iridescent gold glimmer mist on the flowers and also over the whole background paper I used Distress Crackle paint in clear Rock candy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div>Now while editing my photos I noticed one of the kids dropped some food on it. I guess that will teach me not to leave my stuff on the dining room table. Oh well...my daughter still loves it and I had lots of fun making it!</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65JBx8CGk18cAW5rIY6rjGHoJtfCFl0zLti6DoR7OICLcLjrE1xTfZqWkuN_e_lT2tvXdglD1fXJpqIs0jY0uoGmv59U_LRA9cXo97u2oSoe7o-7zbNIzepefxaaAPmkiLBOOedyomwSm/s320/syd%2527sdoorplaque.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639704809506035490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">Close up of my flowers. You can't really tell but there is glimmer mist on them. </div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHzzvCpv3tYugKoIN97fbZtppGZTOJo-9tIEC5TxRn1p454DY9PbEz1nO5S6neWey8R1HH6cM-OvqNJfwvj2hFEOCygwHB84m8BpYUIza7khKrqSIVaFbZb0nrej3-Yu3iybDk9uTaSLF/s320/rosecloseup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639704817156664610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px; " /></div><div>Close up of the crackle paint I used. </div><div>
<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4BoOyH9VCK-KM19bFqbIkiHKLXzPvTj7SlW5JUsKraDqrkIZl7YgMlGGw5nvWA0knZNE-azHJSb2TkXbc5TVKsAT84RO8DJB2kF-gExvbb6D9kx0lCxndCrlaN9wVCmtUEwJ2KvEsZ-0/s320/crackle+closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639704811838966322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-54789562414416798032011-08-09T22:46:00.003-04:002011-08-09T22:46:01.632-04:00Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer :)<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>Yes you heard that right....RUDOLPH! I know it's not quite Christmas but I am having fun making some of my Christmas cards. Hopefully before I know it they will be done and all I will need to do is mail them out come December. So if you are like me and want to get a head start on your Christmas cards head on over to the <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum">APOS!</a> forum. <div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://scrappinkels.blogspot.com/">Kelsey</a>, a fellow inspiration team member from APOS! proposed we make a card that was inspired by a Christmas song. Right away Rudolph popped into my head and I knew what I wanted to do. In December of last year I found some templates from myscrapchick.com and I couldn't pass up this cute one of a reindeer. I just love this as a card! I will be making a few more of these cards for sure. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0wSnSdkPEA0ncfHFVkEuttsFispAiL9gaCEMyHiJ6-QZMFOXlfjZvmxXR0lmJbJKxVbYJIPuwscmrM494VbHJtiTmwatrJFfa4JcXmnIx0-z_RQvOZNadGDTSUGESpIPm3wMwW8_7yNZ/s320/rudolph.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638683419553148770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 320px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-8735648541865847122011-08-08T22:32:00.003-04:002011-08-08T22:45:32.730-04:00Crop circle time!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>The last Friday of every month the <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum">APOS!</a> forum hosted a crop circle. It was like a recipe challenge for scrapbooking. The person hosting lists 5 things that need to be included in your layout. We had taken a bit of a break from doing this challenge but <a href="http://tams-totallytams.blogspot.com/">Tammy</a> brought it back for the end of July. Check out the <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/t12106-tams-inspiration-challenge-july-29-crop-circle">challenge</a> over at the forum and while you are there check out some of the other challenges going on. Her inspiration came from the holiday New Brunswick Day. <div>
<br /></div><div>Here are the 5 things we needed to include in our layout. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div>1. 1 photo </div><div>2. 4 of one thing on your layout</div><div>3. the colour black </div><div>4. the colour purple</div><div>5. Use both french and english on your layout. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Here is my layout. I scraplifted it from the April 2009 Scrapbook Etc magazine. </div><div>
<br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0t2mNUuTbgUOE9kPyb0uQ2BWrfiPfQYDT64CHfzSkVTOHvZW5zLkafjAzBONTrdmUjZNund1v4Qjk3XsLQ2VYF5nH8y9YrlFjgnAUHhmYUyA3LjC6qYRjA9BF74EoUekFsQYTeFJXE4Q/s320/Forever+friends.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638681574272529922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px; " /></div><div>
<br /></div><div> </div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-29664218239307057342011-08-03T23:03:00.003-04:002011-08-03T23:06:26.395-04:00A Pile of Sketches!Princesspea (from APOS! forum) aka Vicki has started a new sketch blog. The first sketch is fantastic!! So if you love working from sketches be sure to go and check out the new blog. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://apileofsketches.blogspot.com/">A Pile of Sketches</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't wait to use this sketch and plan on spending the weekend scrapping. Stay tuned for hopefully lots of new layouts and perhaps a card or two from the Christmas in July challenge over at APOS! </div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-68576291206635602852011-07-26T17:39:00.002-04:002011-07-26T17:52:38.840-04:00Summer is keeping us busy!I can't believe we are almost at the end of July. The kids and I have been keeping ourselves very busy (more so for my sanity). Lots of fun happening here and next week we are taking them camping for 2 nights. We have never gone camping with them before and they are super excited. We leave in a week and I am already planning what we will eat and making lists of what we need to bring with us (always the planner I am!) <div><br /></div><div>In my scrappy life I seem to have hit a wall and there is no mojo here. I always seem to go through these ruts. One thing that always helps me is to head on over to the <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum">APOS!</a> forum to check out the weekly challenges that are going on. </div><div><br /></div><div>The inspiration challenge this week is from Kelsey. She challenged us to do a layout about someone/something we are thankful for. She also wanted to see some journaling and use something we have had in our stash for a while. Go <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/t12037-kelpy45-s-inspiration-challenge-july22nd">here</a> to check out her layout and don't forget to come back here later on this week and I will post what I came up with for the challenge. </div><div><br /></div><div>Diana came up with a fantastic Christmas in July card challenge. Her neverending card is amazing! I have never heard of this kind of card but I know I will be trying it out soon. Don't forget to go check out her card <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/t12034-missusg-s-christmas-in-july-card-challenge">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>And one last thing. Meg is putting together an All about Me album over the next several months. It will focus on what you are instead of what you like. This is also on my scrappy to do list (boy is my list getting long ). Meg's first couple of pages are fantastic!! Here is a <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/t11744-all-about-me-album">link</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Well I think that is all for now. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Scrapping! </div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167450849364514582.post-24672615683939528452011-07-15T09:11:00.004-04:002011-07-15T09:27:07.280-04:00Inspiration time!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >This week I had the pleasure of coming up with a challenge on the <a href="http://apileofscrap.1forum.biz/forum">APOS!</a> forum. I recently purchased a new sewing machine and was inspired by it. Now I didn't use it on my layout I opted instead to hand sew everything but I plan on using my new machine in the near future to create a few things. That is the great part about stitching on your layouts if you don't have a sewing machine there is still a ton of things that can be done by hand. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >When looking around the internet I found lots of inspiration but there was one site that</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" > I just loved. I used a sketch from them. It is called <a href="http://www.sketchsupport.com/">Sketch Support</a>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Now onto my layout. I hand drew the scallop border at the bottom and then punched holes then hand stitched. I stitched around my stars and part of my titl</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >e. Lastly I stitched around one of the background papers. I used</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" > the Snow Day paper by Crate paper. I loved that </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; "> I didn't have to use it for a winter layout. The paper is really versatile.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; ">And don't forget the online crop that starts tonight at 6 pm (NB time). The theme is games and I can't wait to see what Tammy has for us. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T7lvLZzrVPTZkIIRexvjAVjJsmsatLsPa4tAxPwgvOj3XWv34MU8pyFJjiChgbxhQqeUz2Cl-77yPUL47HVTqcSYyuRHM9hwUU-uxwg7021-fmGvtjhbji26jNtYQvLxnoPXYnmlW0bH/s320/wolffull.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 159px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629569718041727138" /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xh-BAQpeyynwqiyOvuk3-hjzqz25XrXLlAHDyy0YuiQK1slAPjs_sM6iXSkCX_EOFQ6WdI5Yv5mjqOeEKcmWa5oM5HFrvjSpgA-WpNqnA7teNQGBobbIC7Ll89lm-ymO9AuZSfWFKfUL/s320/wolf.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629568765147187346" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslXq1w4UdoMgSd9WunXOoIcqyi4_YnYWAR3R_hojLdqTCOJxC-q0zh-2FX-2YKo7WSd2elUvgOk3XEhw0Ju_-9erpkf3JsNnFmVbwTL64UzVB1GmtuKNxU4Z5GjBRq1btuPdKxnrCz5s-/s320/wolf2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 311px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629568777553358578" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3txEHEmcT1HQK8BEwpnoEcwGucmtCH2o-egTx9U9CstU21xhQvB4k5eowmSTIEW3R87KML-tjWplbrQBV4x7RV42SoACcoOeAqrhOGowuGEiRp7guhtCSoyaQhIInsbFUdVSwwxHUX-6t/s1600/closeupstars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3txEHEmcT1HQK8BEwpnoEcwGucmtCH2o-egTx9U9CstU21xhQvB4k5eowmSTIEW3R87KML-tjWplbrQBV4x7RV42SoACcoOeAqrhOGowuGEiRp7guhtCSoyaQhIInsbFUdVSwwxHUX-6t/s320/closeupstars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629568796969476994" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_glktTTrh9pCCLzocNOmF0hR0Plh30GIbDxixmXplWgN85ykSZ86qz2F3e02SwMU7DWH1LqED3P1ESQBPz5t0AwCS-zQQR3YaOcnMOjzga2CnC4ALaCYB992QLjQd0mW7nkF6QITmORmr/s320/closeupletter.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629568783249449938" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058922808269096065noreply@blogger.com0