I received this blog award yesterday from a fellow scrapper friend of mine, Katt. Thank you, Katt!

I'd like to pass this on to 3 blogs that I follow and love:
Lisa: http://positivelylisa.blogspot.com/
Lindsay: http://lindsaysthreelittleblessings.blogspot.com/
Brenda: http://brendacarpenter.typepad.com/

Celebration Time/Giveaway!

Saturday, May 2 is National Scrapbooking Day! To celebrate, I've come up with a fun challenge.

Want a challenge that can involve your whole family? One that your kids are SURE to love? Sound good? Okay...then here you go!

To start NSD off with a bang, let's CELEBRATE! What do you think of when you hear the word "celebration?" Well....CAKE, of course!

So your challenge is to bake a cake, cupcakes, any kind of yummy goody....and either write with icing or make a card to set in front of it that says "Happy National Scrapbooking Day" or "Happy NSD" for short. You must take a picture of your yummy baked goody/goodies with the words and link your photo here on my blog by midnight, Saturday, May 2. Just think...if you make it early, you will be able to eat some cake on NSD! :) I know your kids will love to get in on this, and of course everyone loves to eat cake!

What's in it for you besides yummy cake? Glad you asked! All participants who link their creations in a comment on my blog will be put into a drawing to win this:



This is a retired set of 4 Stampin' Up! "Alphabet Soup" rubber stamps! The "thank you" stamp has been used once, but everything else is brand new. So what are you waiting for?! GET TO BAKING AND CELEBRATING! Remember to post a comment to this message with the link to your photo.

Want TWO chances to win? Add yourself as a "follower" of my blog, and your name will be entered twice!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!!!

Sketch #17!

Sketch #17 is up at 52 sketches...52 weeks! Be sure and check it out and upload your interpretation for a chance to win a FABULOUS prize from The Mosy Scrapper! Here is the layout I did with this sketch:



By the way, this week was my week to post a Tutorial in the forum at 52 sketches...52 weeks. Be sure and check it out to learn my "Hole Punch Technique" and tell me what ya think! I'd LOVE to see your projects using this technique!

Spring

I just love Spring! The renewal of life, the warmer weather, more time outside, Spring cleaning and decluttering....okay, you get the picture. This year, we did something we've never done before. We went to a botanical garden about an hour away. The boys had so much fun! I've already posted a slideshow of all my pictures from there, but I finally got to scrap a layout today of what I consider one of the CUTEST pics of the boys ever. I don't think I really did it justice, but here it is:

Blog Crop and Happy Earth Day!

Hey everyone! Head on over to the Paper Trunk blog and join in on their blog crop! It starts on Earth Day (today) and ends on National Scrapbooking Day (May 2). There will be a challenge posted every day on the blog. Be sure and check out their awesome Showcase for some great inspiration as well! :)

In honor of Earth Day, here is a recent layout I made of Aaron playing outside in our backyard. I tried to keep a nice "backyard" feel with the outdoorsy papers and embellishments. Most of the papers and embellishments were sent to me by my Secret Bunny at Have Your Way With Paper. Thank you, Robin! :)

New Sketch Up at 52!

It's Sunday, so you know what that means! A *new* sketch has been posted at the 52 sketches...52 weeks blog! It is a really cool sketch, and the Design Team has done a great job with providing samples. There is another CUTE kit you could win for participating too...check it out here!

New Easter Layout

So hubby bought me a subscription to a monthly scrapbooking kit club, Scrapbook Deals 4 U for my birthday. I'm loving it so far! I chose the "Swing into Spring" kit and made this layout today using the kit:



By the way, there are TONS of great challenges going on over at Have Your Way With Paper....if you're needing some inspiration or just a fun, cool place to hang out and meet some wonderful fellow scrappers, you should definitely check it out!