Family Photo

This past weekend my family was able to take pictures since my son was in town for a visit. More pictures to scrap! Don't be surprised when you see the same picture on your holiday card!

Fall Swap

I haven't really had the opportunity to get alot of scrappin' done but I did want to share some of what I have been doing. Over at Mocha Scrappers we did a fall swap and I received some really nice goodies from Keya in Winston Salem, NC. I received some paper, stamps, hand lotion, scrapbooking bling and some peanut M&Ms. She also sent me a beautiful handmade card and the items were wrapped in some creative packaging which was one of the suggested ideas! Thanks again Keya for my goodies.

National Card Making Day

The following cards were made today as part of my participation in National Card Making Day and an attempt to use my scraps! Christina over at Creations with Christina, hosted challenges and giveaways on her blog and I made some of my cards from her posted challenges. I completed cards for challenge numbers: 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7.

Money Holder

My MIL asked me to make a simple card so that she could give checks/money to all the graduates that sent her announcements this year. It took me forever to complete the task, I wonder if she'll still use them, if she's anything like me I say better late than never because you can always use money! The inside of the card says congratulations and I stamped the envelope with a fiskars stamp.

Encouragement Cards

I made these two simple cards for the weekend card challenge over at SOC. The challenge was to make a card to lift someone's spirt. I hadn't scrapped in sometime and I'm so looking forward to when I can scrap again regularly. I'm happy to say all paper used was from my scrap stash!

Scrapbook Blues

I've got the "Scrapbook Blues" so I haven't done too much crafting lately; so I haven't posted any projects. I'm trying so hard to get motivated but it hasn't worked. What have I done laterly, I went to the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Virginia Beach last month. I took two classes, shopped, completed some make and takes and the best thing was to meet some fellow scrappers from Scraps of Color (SOC). I completed my first Artist Trading Card (ATC) for a challenge over at SOC, maybe I'll post it! I've been working on some graduation cards for my MIL, it is taking me way too long to make them! I think I've just got too much going on and I can't concentrate on scrappin' right now! Maybe I'll just chill until I go to the Shades of Color Retreat next month, just use this down time to get prepared.

The Perrys

The picture used in the LO is of my DD, DH and myself taken at a family reunion in Chicago. I used this LO for a Technique Tuesday Challenge over at Scraps of Color, the challenge was to used pattern paper background. I used paper from a heirloom paper pack and a MS family punch and the cricut cartridge Don Juan for the title.