More...and its not the weekend!

I was looking over the challenges at Coordinates Collection and I happened to see the March Challenge Thread. Hey...I can do this and between Sunday night and Monday night...I got them done. So here they are:

#1 - Sometimes (Bright Bold Colors)


Raven Bazzill, Creative Imaginations Teal Narratives, MM Pink Check PP, Bo Bunny Shabby Chic PP, American Crafts Ribbon, Primas, Buttons, Felt Butterfly, Stickles, Letters from Target, Cat's Eye Chalk in Black.

Based on a sketch from MojoHolders #102. Scraplift of Angie on the site.

#2 - {What?} (Flowers popping up everywhere)


Hersey and White Bazzill, Daisy Bucket "In the Meadow" PP, Ribbon, MM Rub-On, Bazzill and Prima Flowers, Buttons, Cricut George Font, Zig Pen.

Based on a sketch from MojoHolders #88. Scraplift of Maria

#3 - *Finally* (Save Mother Earth - use your stash)


The Paper Company Deep Sea Blue, Powder Bazzill, The Paper Studio Wedding Gray, Chatterbox, Sticko, Creative Imaginations and a Misc. PP, Star Bling, HS Brads, Cat's Eye Chalk x4, Tim Holtz Grunge Board.

Based on a sketch from MojoHolder #104.

#4 - Fat Tues. (In Like a Lamb)


Parakeet and Raven Bazzill, American Crafts Metropolis PP, Thickers, Bling, Misc. calendar, Cat's Eye Chalk.

Based on a sketch from MojoHolders #95

Its a Crop!

Chatty Scrappers is having a Spring Crop on April 1-6th. Come and check them out! You will need to register first and wait for approval but tell them that Carla sent you over and it shouldn't be too much of a wait.

Crop Weekend

There is a crop going on at Coordinates Collection this weekend that Mel is putting on. 7 great challenges to get your mojo in gear.

#1 - Those Darn Leprechauns (make a layout predominately of one color)


Fave: This is my favorite house that I like to look at and slow down when I drive by.
Ivy Bazzill, Misc. PP from my stash, Rub-on, die cut leaf and tulip, buttons, MM Glitter brads, Jolee's Dragonfly and flowers. Journal Circle from Etsy.

#2 - Over the Rainbow (use at least 5 different colors)


My Grandson: This is my grandson...the egg...my youngest daughters "son" for Skills for Living. She had to carry him around all week. I made him an origami crib to be carried around in.
Bazzill Kraft, Sunbeam, Festive, Whirlpool, Leapfrog, Admiral and Powder. MM Jack PP and Just the Edge Stars in White, Ribbon, SEI Letters, Cats Eye Chalk in Lime Pastel

#3 - All the Sparkles (bling, bling, bling)


I Miss Them: I love(d) this show and I miss it still.
Bazzill bling in Black Tie. Bazzill in Petal and Cupcake, Rose PP from Joanns, Primas and Petaloo flowers, Say w/ Crytals Bling flourish, buttons, HS bling photo corners, Doodlebug and MM Rub-ons, MM letters in pale pink, Ribbon.

#4 - Recipe for Pixie Dust


Take a Picture With Me: My girls at Ren Faire this last year with the German guys they stalked all day. The guys only agreed to take a photo with them if it could be "manly" and the girls countered with them for a "womanly" picture also.

1 Cardstock - Java Bazzill
2 PP - Crate Paper Prudence Collection
3 Embellies - Glitter boarder, brads and Cat's Eye Chalk in Chestnut Brown.
2 Photos
10 Words - Journal Box
1 Ribbon
1 Reusable - stamp on Journal Box

#5 - Field of Wildflowers (Use your scraps)


My youngest at a wedding earlier in the month.
Raven and Maraschino Bazzill, Carolee's Music PP, Ribbon, Bling, Brads, Letters from Bo-Bunny, Doodlebug, and Creative Imaginations.

#6 - Pete and Repeat (Scraplift)


I Love You: My husband and I at the wedding reception. Every few years I get a good pic of us...it would have been better if he would have put the glass down like I told him too.
A scraplift of Christine V's "Create" layout.
Kraft Bazzill, Scenic Route Graph Paper, Twill Ribbon, Rub-on and staples.

#7 - What's in Your Pot of Gold? (use 4 different fonts)


My daughters before the wedding.
Black Dot Bazzill, SEI Black Orchid PP and solid paper around the pic. SEI Letters, MM Glitter Letters, SEI Black Orchid Alpha (lime), Buttons and Kaiser Crafts Aqua Dots.

Surfing...

So I was surfing day before yesterday and I was on Sasha Farina's blog. I looking at what all she has and then I find her area on "Stalk-Worthy" blogs-the 1st blog listed is Aleida Franklin...so I clicked. Needless to say that my jaw dropped. If you check it out - close you eyes when you click for her blog and start scrolling down - get away from the top and just read what Aleida has to say about her family, her life, her scrapping. How she goes about looking at what she has instead of what she doesn't. Its been quite a while since someone's blog has touched me like this.

I just wish that I could live half of my life as she seems to have lived hers. I am sure that we could as a nation learn something from this wonderful woman.

March Layouts

These are what I have so far. I am a "weekend" scrapper. Friday, Saturday and Sundays are my time to get a lot done.

{Miss 'Tude}


My middle daughter with the look that I have came to know when she gets mad.

Jenni Bowlin Vintage Red Journal, Vintage Red Dots, Maraschino and Raven Bazzill, MME Journal Tag, MM Glitter Letters, Misc. Black Ribbon x2, Maya Rd Velvet Ric Rac, Bling, Prima Flowers, Button, Brads , Cat's Eye Chalk in Charcoal.


5 Mins.


My DH violating my Nikon.
Prism Cardstock in Green, Magenta and Cream. Heidi Grace Paradise Point Paisley, Black Cream Soda Thickers, Brads and Buttons.

a night to remember


Details from my nephews and his new wife's wedding.
Java, Pistachio, and French Vanilla Bazzill, Printed paper by ?, MME Journal Tag, HS Bling, Sassafras Lass Chipboard bird, Ribbon from the wedding favors, brads.

Halloween 08


Some of the girls from my work who dressed up for Halloween (I am Tracy Turnblad)
Pansy and White Bazzill, Paper Station Cobweb and Dots paper, American Crafts Amplified Fuzz Tone, Fancy Pants Glitter Cuts, Paperbilities Letters.

Every house Needs a handyman


Kraft, Bon Bon, Green, Lemon Drop, Misty, Red and French Vanilla Bazzill, Graphic 45 BontanicaBella Secret Garden, MM Glitter Letters, Prima Flowers, Say It With Buttons, Ladybugs, Bees, Dragonflies and Butterflies, Bling.

Dream


This is from one of the swap that I was in. (I still can't believe I used it!)
Teal Bazzill, MME 29th Street Dream Collection, MM PP, Ric Rac, Bling, Brads, Buttons, Stickles, Cats Eye Chalk in Creamy Brown, Zig Pen in Chocolate.

Courtney


My daughter.
Cupcake, Leapfrog, Limeade and Bon Bon Bazzill, Sandylion PP, HS Flower, Cats Eye Chalk in Moss Green, Buttons, Bling and CI Letters.

Tattoo Girls






My daughter getting airbrush tattoo'd at the Ren Fair this last year.
Kraft and Vanilla Bazzill, EK Success Beauty Stripes and Beauty Dotted, Cosmo Cricket Ric Rac from Halfway Cafe Collection, Letters from backside of Beauty Dotted in Tear Drop Dropless font from Cricut, Maya Road Chipboard, Cats Eye Chalk in Brown and Buttons.

The last 2 months

These are from January:

These are from February:

Moving Blogs

Ever since my great deletion of my 1st blog that I was very happy with but got too happy with the delete button on accident...I just can't find a groove that I fit into with the new blogs. So here I am again....going to try to start again and hopefully fit into this one. I like the name (of course) and the title because it is true.

Starting again:
My name is Carla. I am married, have 3 daughters but only 2 at home. I have 2 step-children also. I live in Texas with my two dogs, one cat, one rabbit and 5 fish.
I work outside of the home and am crossing my fingers that it will continue to be that way since I am very close to being 100% vested in the company. This last February made 7 years since I started. I am in customer service and I take care of returns and credits for my branch.
I started scrapbooking in October 2005. I thought that it would be "neat" to keep a record of my wedding planning, the wedding, and then the honeymoon. Little did I know at the time that it was an addicting hobby to have. I have completed over 250 layouts along with all the countless cards that I have given away because I am not a card sender, all the altered journals and items that I have also given away. I have my own scraproom...well I take over half of the room and the other half is the office area.
At one point, I was big into swapping and was a swap hostess for "Its a Scrapbook Swap Thing". I didn't use the majority of it and it caused my mailman to hate me. I was on a short lived design team for "The Shaker Box" but the owner merged with another board and we were all let go so that little endeavor was about 2 months. That one hurt. I was so excited to be on the team because I felt like I was scrapping what people liked and then boom...it was over. I didn't scrap for a few months after that. Now The Shaker Box is back and I have no desire to go back.
I am back though, I have challenged myself to a scrappy diet. I haven't bought any scrapbook supplies at an online store, Michaels, Hobby Lobby or my local LSS's. I have only made it by on what I have in my stash, my monthly kit that I get from Bring Your Own Memories and the adhesive that I have allowed myself to buy. This started on January 1st and my goal was to go through May 1st but I think honestly that I can go further. Once I got my my initial shock of only looking-no buying it got unbelievably easy to walk away and come up with my own ideas on how to recreate what I found for sale.
My scrappy goal for the year is 183 layouts. As little cards as I can make and 4 altered items/mini albums.