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A couple of cards

2010-09-25T14:44:00.001-07:00

Just thought I'd share a couple of birthday cards I made for a couple of ladies I work with. Next is a LO of the day we went to the beach in August, I used all supplies from my stash. Trying to keep up with the class I'm currently taking at Big Picture Scrapbooking, but not doing so well, it's a good thing there's no time limit! Oh, well!

Feeling Inspired

2010-09-06T08:19:00.000-07:00

Happy Labor Day! Today I wanted to share a piece I made that was inspired by a sheet of paper my daughter brought home. I don't have any idea who makes it, there is no marking on it, but it's quite cheery and it just called to me.

Also, week one challenges are posted at Challenge Masters http://www.challengemastersonline.com/ Lots of good ideas to start with as well as at Big Picture Scrapbooking. I'm currently taking a class on using your stash, so I'll have to keep you updated on my progress.

Thanks for looking, enjoy your day off!

First day back

2010-08-30T15:21:00.001-07:00

Well, we all survived our first day back to school. The girls even found out that some teachers aren't as bad as they had heard. I've tried to instill in them to never judge someone they've never even met, so I hope this is something they'll keep with them.

On a scrappy note, I did this white jewelry box for my daughter. I found the box on clearance at AC Moore and used Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers line to decorate it along with some stickles. This also works for the altered challenge over at Challenge Masters. Gotta go get ready for tomorrow, thanks!

Brigitte

Late Summer Fun

2010-08-29T16:17:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling kinda restless tonight, getting ready for the new school year to begin. Right now , it looks like we're all ready to go, which means it's time for me to go back to work. I did have to go in for a few mornings this past week. Luckily we were able to sneak away for the day to Ocean City. We had never been there before, but now we know where everything is and will be sure to go back in the future. It couldn't have been a more beautiful day!

I just registered for an online class to use your stash over at Big Picture Scrapbooking, I can't wait for it to begin, I'll be sure to post my progress as I go. Well, I better go,have a great evening and thanks for looking.

I'm a winner!

2010-08-05T07:16:00.000-07:00

Yay! I won for the last post I made for SPCC. I will be receiving Stampin'Up product. Can't wait. Sorry for such a short post, but we have a really busy week. I'll be back in touch soon!

SPCC #58

2010-07-31T11:49:00.000-07:00

Hello! I feel like I'm finally getting back into the groove of things. I'm just making the deadline for this weeks SPCC color combo. The colors to be used were crumb cake, soft suede and certainly celery. I dug deep into my stash with this photo of my oldest, it's from five years ago! But, at least it's finally getting done. I could never be on of those people who scrap in chronological order, bless those who can.

So here's my list of supplies: cardstock:American Crafts, ink:StazOn, flowers and leaves:Prima and Webster's pages-bloomers, Punch:Martha Stewart, wood accents:K&Co., flower stamp:Stampin'Up, letters:Thickers, numbers:MyLittleShoebox, and finally I used green Stickles on the butterfly.

We'll I hope you enjoyed it, I have to go finish getting my oldest ready to go to the beach with a friend, I'm sooo jealous! Have a great weekend!

Sorry!

2010-07-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

Sorry about that! I'm having some computer trouble! Here's the layouts. Thanks!

Some new LO's

2010-07-28T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hi! Another HOT one here in PA. I had the chance to do some scrapping this past weekend with my fellow Berks County Scrappers! Here are a few layouts that I was able to get done. The first is of the annual Father/Daughter dance at the girls schools, they always have a great time! The paper is K&CO. and the flowers and I believe the letters are Prima. The lace is just from my stash.

The second is of the girls at an Easter egg hunt. An older couple at church hides over 300 eggs every year for the kids to hunt! SO fun! Anyway I can't for the like of me remember who made the paper. The flowers are of course Prima. The little circle ties are dug from old stash and I believe they are colorbok. The twist tie is I Kandee, another oldie but goodie. I had gone through a bunch of stuff hoping to sell at our crop, but things didn't go so well as far as that,sooooo maybe another time. Anyway I hope you enjoyed looking. I'm getting ready to go to CKC with my croppin' buddies on Friday! Can't wait!!!

Busy week

2010-07-19T15:57:00.001-07:00

Hello, just thought I'd take a few minutes and update you on our happenings here in sunny very hot eastern pa! I can't complain though, it's better than snow any day. I have a lot going on this week. The girls are going to day camp all week, I have a VBS meeting, a haircut, Jade's 10th birthday, and birthday sleepover, along with our local scrap groups summer crop with yard sale and our church picnic. So, by next week I think I'll just be ready to hit the pool. I am excited about getting to crop and hopefully pass on some older and unused scrap items. I thought I'd share a page I did for the color challenge over at Challenge Masters. http://www.challengemastersonline.com/ The colors to be used were: Lime green, purple, orange and aqua. I couldn't believe that I had just bought a paper by Bo-Bunny with those colors in it, along with Karen Foster stickers. I love the dimension of them. I also added a little more glitz with Stickles. The pictures of of the girls going down the slide at a very nice pool we get to go to when we head back to western pa. I don't usually put so many pictures on a page, but in this case I just had to. Something different for me. Hope your having a great summer!

I'm B..A...C...K!

2010-07-11T10:33:00.000-07:00

Wow, sorry for the long break there, first the computer died and then I just haven't been able to even get into my scrap space. I have two cards to share, nothing special. One is for a new neighbor. I used a cuttlebug embossing template, a doily, a bird stamp form Hero Arts, and some brown fibers. The next is just a simple white embossed card that is from a great deal I got on sale. I used blue chalk on the embossing, the cut out is from a sheet of Fancy Pants paper with a bird sticker I got in the dollar spot of Michaels, and the friend sticker is from Cosmo Cricket that I just bought on a scrap shopping trip with the girls! (Thanks Deanette and Bev)

Well, that's it for now, I'll be starting more challenges again soon, hopefully using some the new goodies I bought!

MIA

2010-06-11T07:55:00.000-07:00

Sorry, if I appear as if I haven't been keeping up with things. My computer died a few weeks ago, and my new one doesn't come in for another week. So for now I can't post. Have a great weekend-see you soon!

Challenge Masters color challenge

2010-05-24T13:38:00.000-07:00

Hello again, I wanted to share the challenge masters http://www.challengemastersonline.com/ color challenge for May. The colors to be used were black, white, sage green and rose red. The supplies I used were Bazzill card stock, Prima flowers, rub-ons from ACMoore, Martha Stewart punch and a doily. This pic is of my two girls on Easter in front of our church.

Thanks for looking, I must finish dinner, homemade rolls just came out of the oven and the ham needs to go in, yum!

Challenge masters-Happy "bird-day"

2010-05-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

Hello!, just dropping by with a challenge for the card challenge at Challenge Masters. It had to be an unusual shape. Basically anything other than rectangle, and be a birthday card. So here's what I came up with. The paper is DCWV, stickers are Making Memories, the branch is K & Co. and the 3-D bird embellishment is from Jolees. I just fell in love with the bird, and thought that this would be a cute way to use it.

Speaking of Challenge Masters, they have a new home! Visit http://www.challengemastersonline.com/ to find lots of challenges and inspiring work.

Thanks for looking, I'll be back soon with the LO I did for the color challenge.

Father - Daughter Dance

2010-05-08T15:10:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd share a pic of my husband and girls last night. Our borough has a Father/Daughter dance once a year. They always have a blast and it gives me a few hours all to myself! I used some $ that I received for Mothers Day and treated myself to a pedicure! Very relaxing. Speaking of Mothers Day, I hope you all have a great day. We have church and soccer, but other than that, I think I'll sneak in a nap! Hope you have a good one!

Brigitte

National Scrapbook Day

2010-05-02T16:23:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I know that I'm a day behind, but luckily you can still participate in the challenges over at CHALLENGE MASTERS http://www.challengemasters.ning.com/ They have a ton of challenges going until midnight tonight. So don't wait! I made this LO for the sketch challenge. Just used scraps with am embellie from K & Company and Thickers with Stickles. Have a great evening, thanks for looking.

Brigitte

Challenge masters-April challenges

2010-04-24T08:34:00.001-07:00

Hello, it's a beautiful day here in eastern PA, and it's my oldest's birthday! So shortly we'll be heading off to her party. Until then I thought I'd share a couple of cards I did for challenges over at CHALLENGE MASTERS. They have a ton of groups to join in on, so if you haven't checked them out you really should- http://www.challengemasters.ning.com/

The first one is for the April color challenge and was to include: yellow, blue, spring green, and grass green. Supplies used were: cardstock:bazzill; rub-ons:basic grey; alphas: thickers; stickers: Heidi Grace; crocheted flower: other and mesh was magic mesh. Yes-- I dug deep in my stash for that one! Trying to use up some old stuff.

Next was the challenge for the April card challenge and it was to be a Mother's Day card with 2 layers, at lest one flower, a swirl and some glitter or stickles. The colors were turquoise, white, yellow, and light green. The supplies I used were cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: American Crafts; flowers: Prima; letter stickers: Making Memories; swirl: Prima; butterflies: K & Company. I used a light touch of stickles on the butterflies.

Thanks for looking- off to take birthday pics. Have a great day

Brigitte

Spring has sprung!

2010-04-19T12:42:00.000-07:00

Oh! My, have I been a bad blogger. Sorry about that, I had no idea that so much time had lapsed. We've been busy with family business here. My oldest daughter had her heart surgery (very successfully) though, she's now having severe migraines, so wish us luck with that, and my dear sister-in-law has lost her battle with cancer. So we're hoping to be moving on to better times here.

I thought I'd share a picture of some of the flowers out the front of our house. Hopefully the warmer weather is here to stay. I'll be back later this week with some things I've done for CHALLENGE MASTERS.

Thanks for looking, .....Hugs,

Brigitte

Challenge Masters Color Challenge

2010-02-26T10:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday everyone! We're having yet another snow day here. My girls are mad because I won't let them go sledding, one has pneumonia and the other a cold. What's a mom to do? At least they can still play with the neighbor girl, and I can work on scrappy stuff.

I wanted to share a card I made for the color group challenge over at Challenge Masters http://www.challengemasters.ning.com/ It's a great site, lots to take part in. Our colors to use for this particular challenge were fire, blush, chocolate, and vanilla. They were taken from a beautiful picture in a Pottery Barn catalog.

Supplies I used were: card stock-Bazzill, patterned paper-Imaginisce (polka dots and stripes), The sentiment sticker is from K & Company, leaf and bling -Prima, and Stickles. I also used some ink on the crinkled brown circle and the rim of the card.

Thanks for looking, off to clean the fish tank(blah!!) and hopefully make some more cards to send out. Have a great day enjoying whatever weather your having.

Page maps challenge

2010-02-22T05:27:00.000-08:00

Hello, and happy Monday morning to you! It's sunny here today, we're supposed to get rain/snow later, so I'll enjoy the sun for now. Today I'd like to share a LO I did for Page Maps. www.pagemaps.com/blog.php Every month they send out fantastic sketches to play along with. This month the prize is given from Scrapdango. You can check them out here --http://www.scrapdango.com/ A very nice place with great kits. My LO is 8 1/2 x 11, which I don't normally do, but I enjoyed a change. The pics are of my daughters in my nieces wedding. The papers are from GCD Studios, ATD Story of Us.I know you can't tell, but they are pearlized-very pretty. The bird I cut out using my Slice, still loving it! The alpha stickers are foam, by Thickers--of course. The flower is Prima, journal paper is Making Memories and I used Stickles for the birds eye. I can't for the life of me remember who makes the background card stock- the black that is glossy embossed, if you know, maybe you could remind me. Well, I better run, gotta walk the dog and get to work. Thanks for looking, have a great day!

Challenge Masters

2010-02-14T11:07:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day! I thought I'd share a Valentine's card I made for a challenge over at Challenge Masters. They have a terrific site, lots of groups to pick from. You can check it out at http://www.challengemasters.ning.com/ Well, gonna go spend some time with my sweeties, hope you have a good one.

Valentine's project

2010-02-13T06:15:00.000-08:00

One more day! The kids are itching to know what they're getting. We always do something little, this year they are each getting a book. I still need to make a card for them, I guess I better get on that! I thought I'd show a small project I did. I used 8 x 8 paper, then used the heart punch by fiskars for the border on the black. I don't know the manufacturers, it's paper I've had around for a long time. Then I used my slice to make a bunch of 1 inch hearts, which I crinkled with a pencil before attaching to the scalloped heart -also done on the slice. Lastly I added a small Prima flower and pearls. I got the inspiration from a woman named Sue, check her blog on the right-it's called of photos and paper. She is superbly talented! Mine's a little different than hers, but I'm pleased with the end results. Well, I better get going , housework needs to get done today. Thanks for looking.

Whoa! That's alot of snow!!

2010-02-12T13:05:00.001-08:00

We've gotten 42 inches of snow in the last five days! The kids( and the dog) are having a wonderful time, as far as me and my hubby go, not as much. Lots of shoveling! But it was a beautiful site.I felt like we awoke to a land of marshmallow fluff! As you can imagine there has been no school. The girls were disappointed that it was cancelled again today, because they miss their Valentines party. Hopefully they can have it on Tuesday. I hope so too, I made treats for the teachers and bus driver. That's what the first pic is. The rest are obvious, snow!!!Thanks for looking, I'll be back with challenges I did for Page Maps and Challenge Masters.See you then!

Valentine Cards

2010-02-07T11:54:00.000-08:00

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Do you all have plans for tonight? We have a party at our church where we all bring our lawn chairs and watch it on the big screen. First we have soup, hot dogs and grilled cheese along with a potluck of snacks. We use a canned good offering as admission to support our local food bank. We're looking forward to it.

Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I thought I'd share two cards. The first is one I made with some scraps of American Crafts paper and Bazzill. I used my Slice to cut out the heart and then put an American Crafts chipboard heart on top. Very simple, but I like the colors.

The second is just Bazzill, that was embossed with a Cuttlebug template and inked. Then I cut out hearts from the same American Crafts patterned paper as the first and made a flower. I topped it off with some bling, a ribbon stem and a Prima leaf. Well, I still have to make my praline dip for tonight, so I better get going! Thanks for looking.

You Did It!!!

2010-01-27T10:26:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon, Today I thought I'd share a LO I did showing my daughter on her bike. I did actually spend some time cleaning up my scrap room, amazing what you come across. I made a deal with myself to use up a lot more of what I already have. For this LO I used a kit I have from 3Birds. It's a great company usually featured on HSN. All products are from the kit except the lace and journaling spot.

I did find out that I may be receiving a Slice in the near future!!! I never really looked at these types of things simply because I know they aren't in the budget at this point. So I'm very excited to see if it will work out or not! I've also been asked to lead a Middle School Ministries at our church as well as do a few bulletin boards for our Womens Sunday School class, so I think the Slice would be great for doing the boards. Wish me luck! Thanks for looking.

Hapy Birthday....

2010-01-21T05:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday, this week has really been flying by. Seems that lately we have had something going on everyday and evening, but I guess that's just the stage of life we're in right now. I'm sure someday I'll miss it. Anyway, enough rambling. We had my youngest daughter at the cardiologist yesterday. Looks like she too has a few issues, but luckily nothing as serious as my oldest. So for now we just go with the flow, more testing to be done. Just have to trust in God that we are right where he wants us right now.

So on a brighter note, I thought I'd share a pic of some forever flowers that I made for my boss for her 50th birthday. She's a super sweet person, and we all went together for gifts and goodies. I also did a little card with some stamping,fabric and three dimensional hearts. Well, thanks for looking, I am lucky enough to have today off, so I'm hoping to find some time to clean out my scrap space-such a mess!

Happy New Year !

2010-01-11T12:19:00.000-08:00

Wow! It's hard to believe how long it's been since I last posted. I must apologize for being away so long. I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. Santa was VERY good to me. Before Christmas, my husband and I celebrated our 15th anniversary. He got me a beautiful diamond cross necklace, I had been wanting something I could wear everyday. Then, we got a wonderful new NikonD5000 digital SLR with multiple lenses and case. WhooHooo!!! Now I just need to figure out how to use it!! LOL Anyway enough jibberish, I thought I'd share a few LO's that I made on Sat. at our local scrappers Christmas party. Those women are just the best! The first LO is one about our dog, just loved this pic of him, and the second is of the girls decorating the tree. I actually scraplifted the idea from Rachael Hall-she is sooooo talented. You can find her work at A Million Memories. That's all for now, I'll be back soon, thanks for looking!

Christmas gifts

2009-12-19T05:40:00.000-08:00

What a snowy Saturday we are having, we are now in the 8-13 inch range. So glad we don't need to go out today, can't wait to get some great pics! Just thought I'd share a pic of a Christmas card I made for my co-workers. I made several different versions, but I forgot and sealed all of the envelopes! So this is the only one I could show. Then I made journals for all of the women in my Sunday School class. I promised myself that I'd use what I had, so that is why they are all different. I like some better than others, but overall I'm pleased with how they turned out, the great thing about making gifts for people who don't scrap is that they don't care if your paper is one day old or two years old. Well, I better go finish up some house cleaning so we can play in the snow! Thanks for looking

Avon and SPCC

2009-12-18T12:47:00.000-08:00

Well, TGIF! So glad the weekend is here, and only one week until the big day! I plan on making some chocolate chips and some peanut butter fudge tonight. Yum! We're expecting some snow here this weekend, I made sure to stop and get some new snow boots for the girls. Luckily they weren't too hard to find.

Anyway, I thought I'd share a card I made for this weeks challenge at SPCC. The colors are pumpkin pie, bordering blue, and always artichoke. I haven't been able to do much with this lately, so I was glad to get the chance.

Also I don't want to forget to tell you that I'm officially selling AVON again. I used to sell it years ago, and I thought it might be a way to earn a few extra bucks with products I use. So now I need all of you to check it out! You can order online 24/7 at www.youravon.com/brigittekowalski

Thanks for looking!

A busy December

2009-12-14T12:35:00.000-08:00

Wow! Can't believe it's been so long since I've posted. Sorry, time just seems to be flying by. I don't really have much scrappy stuff to share. I've made a few things,but I'll have to get the pics taken and loaded later this week. Just thought I'd hare a few pics from the girls plays and musicals.

Teachers Gifts

2009-12-02T16:23:00.000-08:00

Hi, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We had a nice day, quiet, just the four of us. We didn't head back to Pittsburgh because the girls were in the church play on Sunday and they had dress rehearsal Friday and Sat. All of their hard work paid off, it was a fantastic night, and everyone did wonderfully.

I haven't had time to work on any challenges, I've been busy making projects for Christmas gifts. I made these two for my girls teachers, I only wish that I'd been able to get another apple. I love that. I decorated it the whole way around so that it can sit on her desk. Well, I'll be back later this week . I am getting to go to a crop on Sat., so hopefully I can get more accomplished there. I also have a few more items ready, but I'm a little short on time now. Thanks for looking. Have a great evening.

Spcc #24 and 52 sketches....52 weeks#46

2009-11-20T05:08:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday everyone! I'm looking forward to a night in tonight, which is a change for us. Turns out that our Bible study group has been cancelled for tonight, so we just have to be at the church in the morning for play practice. It's hard to believe that the play is next weekend! I hope it goes well for them, they've really worked hard.

Anyway, just thought I'd show an 8 x 8 page I did for SPCC and for 52 sketches...52 weeks. The colors for SPCC were: bashful blue, real red, and certainly celery. The LO is of my step-sister with her maltese(Ashley). The cardstock is Bazzill, the flower sticker is by Making Memories, the chipboard backing around the photo is Maya Road and the foam alpha stickers are from the dollar section at Target. I can't remember who the patterend paper is by.Head on over to their sites and check them out, lots of great talent there. Have a great weekend!

Finally Friday at SPCC

2009-11-17T15:41:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd share a canvas I did for the Friday challenge at SPCC. The challenge was to alter something. I painted this canvas, then added dew drops and transparent stickers, glitter and a button. The letters are some very old alphas that I finally had chance to use, I knew they'd come in handy someday:)

We have quite a busy week here, soccer party, play practice, bible study, and had dinner guests last night. Also got to go see Stars Wars in concert for John's B-day on Sunday in Philly. It was great, not too keen on how high our seats were, but we got used to it. We received two great packages from my mom and sister packed full of crafting goodies, the girls and I are having a blast!

Please keep my step-dad in your prayers. He had heart surgery today, haven't heard any news yet.

Oh! before I go, just wanted to let you know of a GREAT site! It's www.challengemasters.ning.com There are tons of great ideas and groups. I joined the altered group. Check it out, there's something for everyone. Have a great evening.

Christmas Combo #13 and Matryoshka Dolls

2009-11-14T15:07:00.000-08:00

Whew! It's Saturday already, this is the first day in months that we haven't had to be anywhere. Actually Talia's last soccer game was today, but she isn't allowed to play so that's what kept us home. Besides, it's rainy and dreary here today. Makes for a perfect crafting day. First, I did a card for SPCC. The colors were, not quite navy, whisper white and pale plum. There are great challenges each week. You should really give it a try! I can't wait to post on the challenge from Friday!

Next, I just had some fun making this fold out card of matryoshka dolls. I have always loved these! Never had any though, so when I saw this tutorial on Scrapscene,(http://www.scrapscene.com/) I had to give it a try. I'm happy with the result, hope you've enjoyed looking

SPCC #23

2009-11-10T12:41:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm actually ahead of schedule for this one! I really liked the color combo this week. I did a scrapbook page about my step-grandmothers 90th birthday.

Turns out the dog is ok, he has colitis, got a few shots and some meds so he is on the mend. Talia is back to school, she can't carry anything. She's still pretty sore, so now we play the waiting game. I'll just be relieved when everything is over. Thanks for looking, have a great day!

Christmas Combo #9

2009-11-09T06:11:00.000-08:00

Just remembered that I didn't share the card I made for combo #9. I thought the colors worked well together. Thanks for looking.

SPCC #22-Blessings in Disguise

2009-11-09T05:57:00.000-08:00

I'm very behind this week. It's been a crazy week for us. My oldest daughter was hurt in her soccer game last Wed. and to make a long story short, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We were unaware that she has serious heart defects and if this injury had not happened, then we would not have known until it could have been too late. So Thank God for that game. She will have to have heart surgery, but should recover just fine and be able to do all she wants.

Now onto SPCC. I really didn't get to spend the time doing what I wanted for this, so I just made a little note to send to a neighbor. Hopefully this week will be a little smoother. The dog has been up sick all night and now is bleeding! So I have to have him at the vet in an hour, I hope I still have a job to go back to, wish us luck!! I really can't afford any more!!Thanks for looking and letting me vent! Have a great day.

Talia's take SPCC Christmas combo #11

2009-11-04T05:33:00.001-08:00

Talia wanted to try her hand at the newest Christmas combo from SPCC. Here's her take on it.

Thanks for looking, I have to get the dog out for his walk before I go to work.

Day of the Dead-Talia"s skeleton

2009-11-03T05:43:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to share Talia's skeleton. She was chosen as one of three students in her Spanish class to have her skeleton shown at the high school for the day of the dead celebration. We stopped by last night to see it. It was too high up to get a pic of her with it, so I'll have to do that after she gets it back. There was a very nice display of the students work, very touching.

On another note today is my hubby's birthday, so lucky for me we get to go out for dinner!!!

SPCC Christmas Combo #10

2009-10-31T13:35:00.001-07:00

Hello and Happy Halloween!! Hope everyone has a safe and fun evening. I thought I'd do a quick post before everything begins. I know--a Christmas card on Halloween, but you can't start too early for me. I LOVE Christmas! I used Basic Grey for the patterned paper and the poinsettia is prima. Well, hope you have a spooktacular night!!!

SPCC #21

2009-10-29T12:26:00.001-07:00

Hello, I thought I'd share the card I did this week for SPCC. The colors were-bravo burgundy, ruby red and creamy caramel.For some reason I COULD NOT get a good picture!! It is very simple, but every time I tried adding something it looked cluttered. I used foam squares to make the middle square and leaf stand out. Thanks for looking.

52sketches...52weeks #43

2009-10-28T05:49:00.000-07:00

Good morning, I thought I'd try to post before I have to get to work. Still having a tough time with Sam, (our dog) having separation anxiety, hopefully the vet can help. I never know what I'm coming home to anymore. If anybody has any helpful tips, I'm all ears.

I loved this weeks sketch on 52 sketches ..52 weeks. I've been trying to figure out what to do with these pics of Jade's new retainer. I've had the sassafrass paper for a while now. This just seemed to fit well.

OOh!! I almost forgot, I've been chosen for a RAK from SPCC for world card making day! I'm so excited! I'll have to share my package when it comes. See you later---

Trick or Treat

2009-10-26T12:10:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful day here in PA, though I do have a nasty migraine. Hopefully it will be gone soon. I thought I'd share pics of the girls in their costumes. Talia doesn't get to dress up this year for school, but we live only a few blocks from a huge outlet center. They had trick or treating for the kids on Sat. Everyone was just crazy for Talia's costume. She was a Hershey's Kiss and Jade was a Hollywood Starlet. Well, I have lots to do this evening, Dr's appts and sports practices, not to mention dinner! Thanks for looking.

SPCC Christmas Combo #7

2009-10-21T13:00:00.000-07:00

Hi! What a beautiful day, on my way home from work I caught the temp and it was 73! Just thought I'd share a card I did for SPCC. I used the snowflake embossing folder from cuttlebug and then used pop dots on the blue paper, the snowflake is acrylic with a dew drop on it. I finished it off by adding stickles to the embossing. Thanks, have a great evening.

SPCC #20

2009-10-20T05:30:00.001-07:00

Good morning to all. It's a cool brisk day here in PA, thankfully not raining. I love fall. This weeks color combo at SPCC is perfect for a fall LO or card. I thought I'd share a LO I made showing my youngest picking out mini pumpkins at the orchard. I have to say I didn't come up with the idea of basic tree on my own, but it is fabulous! I saw a woman using the cricuit to make it at a ScrapPink crop last month.I've included a pic to show the dimension of the pop dots also. Thanks for looking.

Happy Friday and SPCC #19

2009-10-16T14:42:00.000-07:00

Hello and Happy Friday to all! It's cold and rainy here in PA. We're enjoying just staying home this evening, a good chance to catch up housework. Anyway, I once again participated in this weeks color combo at SPCC. I made this card for a co-workers birthday. I love using those embossing templates from cuttlebug and even better that they work with my sizzix machine. Thanks for looking.

Finally Friday Challenge SPCC

2009-10-10T13:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday everyone. We had soccer games bright and early this morning, yes, in the rain, but they did well. Now we just have to see what tomorrow brings, wish us luck!! Now, onto the challenge-- this week for the Finally Friday challenge at SPCC was to use flowers! I absolutely love using flowers, can't get enough! I was needing to make an anniversary card for my mom and step dad, so this was the perfect opportunity. Hopefully she isn't seeing this ahead of time! I just used green card stock, paper from collage press, a fiskars punch and flowers from K and Co. and of course the mini alphas--I'm totally addicted to those! TFL!!

SPCC #18

2009-10-09T11:12:00.001-07:00

Happy TGIF to everyone! We have a long weekend here for Columbus Day. I'm looking forward to it. It's pretty dreary here right now, though I'd rather it rain now than tomorrow. Talia plays in a soccer tournament this weekend. We have two games on Sat. and two on Sun. and of course ours is the first game in the morning. (7:30 am), so I'm hoping the rain holds off until afternoon.

So back to card making. This weeks colors for SPCC were not quite navy, soft suede, and dusty durango. I thought I'd make a birthday card since I need one to send to my nephew. Just used card stock a small piece of patterned paper, I inked the edges with brown ink and used pop dots and brads for the happy birthday. Thanks for looking!

WCMD Combo #4

2009-10-05T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hello, again- so this is my last post for today! This time I used combo #4. I never would have put these colors together, but it's really growing on me. I used another flower punch from SU. Just a note-If you need any Stampin' Up products or want to play along be sure to check out http://www.thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/ It's a great site!

WCMD Combo #2

2009-10-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

Hi! it's me...again! So now we move on to world card making challenge #2 and the colors for this one are: pale plum, chocolate chip (yum) and bermuda bay. Again I used the same Stampin' Up set and a SU punch. Thanks for looking!

WCMD Combo #1

2009-10-05T13:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to world card making day! Ok, I know it's a little late, but you have all week to play at SPCC! There are five combos to chose from. I did this card from the first combo of: night of navy, orchid opulence, and garden green. Love this combo together.The stamps are from Stampin' Up and are still in the latest catalog.

SPCC Christmas Combo #6

2009-10-05T13:20:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone! I''m happy to report that my cold is starting to subside a little. I did have the chance to make a few cards for challenges at SPCC. Here's mine for the latest Christmas combo.

Talia's pick SPCC #17

2009-10-04T13:59:00.000-07:00

My daughter, Talia has been watching me these past weeks and is very interested in the color combos I've been using. So this week she wanted to play along, I know she's probably too young, but I couldn't tell her no. Here is her card.

Thanks for letting her share.

SPCC Christmas Combo #5

2009-10-03T07:57:00.000-07:00

Ok, So I forgot to show the combos for the last combo! Ugh! Too much cold medicine I guess. Here's the next combo, I know the pic is hard to see the snowflake paper, but it's a metallic paper with flocking by Heidi Grace, with an embossed strip from Bazzill and a rub-on. Thanks!

SPCC Christmas Combo #4

2009-10-03T07:50:00.000-07:00

Happy World Cardmaking Day to everyone! Today I thought I'd share a card I made for SPCC. It's not a combo I'd normally use, but I'm pleased to be challenged to try new ideas. I'll keep it short, we're busy with soccer games and sleep overs here today, not to mention that I'm fighting a losing battle with a sinus infection. Thanks for looking.

SPCC Christmas color combo #3

2009-10-01T12:45:00.000-07:00

I've been trying to play along with SPCC Christmas combos as much as I can. I like that it encourages me to make more cards and in plenty of time for the holidays. For this card I used Bazzill cardstock, GCD Studio rub-ons, and Three Bugs In A Rug patterned paper. I have to say that it is my least favorite, you know when you have something in mind and it just doesn't turn out that way?

Sketch #39 and SPCC #17

2009-10-01T12:17:00.000-07:00

Well, happy Thursday to everyone. It has definitely turned to fall here in eastern PA, and I have the cold to go with it. Turns out I was able to use one layout for both SPCC and 52 sketches...52 weeks. I love that both these sites are allowing me to use what I currently have. This LO features our dog-Sam. If you know us, then you know the many adventures we have with him.

In Your Eyes

2009-09-30T05:49:00.000-07:00

Here's another page that I got done this past weekend at ScrapPink. I used Fancy Pants and Collage Press papers, with a strip of decorative edge Bazzill and a Maya Road journaling tag, the title is Thickers(of course). I'm really liking that size of font for LOs. I haven't been able to figure out what to do with some of the pics that Talia took at her digital photography class this summer, but I think this did it. I have another LO for next time of more pics she took. She is very knowledgeable when it comes to her camera and photoshop.

SPCC #16

2009-09-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

While at ScrapPink I also had the chance to complete this LO for SPCC #16. We had the opportunity to go to the Renaissance Faire over Labor Day weekend. It was childrens weekend, so they had a few extra things just for the kids. My girls absolutely loved it. They didn't remember being there when they were younger, but they can't wait to go back again.

SPCC Christmas Combo #2

2009-09-27T15:27:00.000-07:00

I had the chance to go to a fantastic event sponsored by Scraptacular (my LSS) for breast cancer. It was called ScrapPink. I had a great time with all of the ladies and completed 6 layouts and 2 cards. These are my two for the Christmas color combo over at SPCC. Thanks for looking.

Sketch #38

2009-09-27T15:19:00.001-07:00

Well, I had good intentions of posting before now, but life just gets in the way sometimes. So here's my LO for this weeks sketch at 52 sketches...52 weeks

SPCC #15

2009-09-17T12:04:00.000-07:00

Here's my take on this weeks color combo over at SPCC. At first, I wasn't sure what I'd do with the colors-we're not really big on Halloween here, but I'm really liking how it turned out! Hope you think so too. Thanks for looking.

Yay Me!!!!

2009-09-16T17:12:00.001-07:00

Sorry, Just have to toot my own horn for a minute! Just found out that I made top five at SPCC Color Combos for this past week. This is only my second time entering, so I was really surprised! Can't wait to share what I made for this week.Thanks,Samantha!

Sketch #37---52 sketches...52 weeks

2009-09-16T14:49:00.000-07:00

Well, we've made it to Wednesday. I absolutely loved the sketch for this weeks challege at 52 sketches..52 weeks. It seemed to fit perfectly with the photo I wanted to use. My girls were just in my nieces wedding this past weekend. Everything was just so beautiful. I could post pictures for a week, but I won't put you through that. I know that everyone thinks their kids are the most beautiful. So here's my take on this weeks sketch. Thanks for looking.

Happy Tuesday...

2009-09-15T17:50:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd share a card I made today. We were away for my nieces wedding and I'm still trying to get caught up. Last load of laundry is in now. Thank goodness! Anyway, I made this for an occasion I forgot about. (oops!!!) It's going to be from my girls. I just love this alien/monster paper. It's so cute. I had bought a few sheets of it to do a LO with my girls and one of their friends showcasing some little stuffed animals, and I'm glad that I've found a way to use some more of it. Thanks for looking, I'll be back more this week with a few challenge LO's.

Sisterhood of Scrap Challenge

2009-09-09T15:50:00.000-07:00

Wow! I made all three that I wanted to get done this week. I had originally wanted to do four, but I'll settle for three. Anyway, this LO is for SISTERHOOD OF SCRAP. It was to include 3 brads or eyelets, a dash of striped paper and a sprinkle of glitter. This is the first time I'm partcipating there, I've followed them for quite a while and I've finally had a chance to join in. Check the link at right- they're a great bunch of ladies. Thanks for looking!

52 Sketches 52 Weeks #36

2009-09-09T15:41:00.000-07:00

Here's the layout I did for 52 Sketches 52 Weeks. For some reason I was unable to post the sketch so you can see it by going to the link at the right. Two of three challenges down, one to go.

SPCC Challenge

2009-09-09T13:56:00.000-07:00

Well,it's that time again and I actually got the challenge done this week! Sometimes I think I need more deadlines to actually get more done. I am currently packing to go to my nieces wedding on Friday. Both of my girls are in it. But, I really wanted to try and get a few challenges done before we leave.So here is my interpretation of the color combos for this week at SPCC. Just a quick card, I'm glad that this site is helping me to overcome my card making slump.Thanks for looking.

I forgot!!

2009-09-05T15:18:00.001-07:00

I actually do have a few layouts to share,I forgot that I had submitted these for a contest(that I didn't win-oh well- maybe next time). The first is of my youngest at her pool party-9th b-day.The second is of my oldest overcoming her fear of diving and the third is a wall hanging I made for my hubby's cousin. I used an embroidery hoop with Lil Sprouts paper and ribbon and such. It's super cute in person, I also painted the hoop to match. That's all for now, thanks for looking.

Where has time gone?

2009-09-05T15:00:00.000-07:00

Whew! Hard to believe that another week has already past. The first week of school went well. Talia likes her new school and Jade loves her teacher. For me, it's been crazy- the cafe was totally remodeled and it's gonna take a few weeks to get straightened out. We served 400 people in 11 minutes!!! That was just one lunch! Needless to say I didn't get any of the challenges done I had planned on for this week. But, you should still check out the sites for SPCC and 52 sketches...52 Weeks.They are always so inspiring.Hopefully I can get something done this week, but I'm not making any promises. We head back to Pittsburgh for my nieces wedding next weekend and both of my girls are in it. Can't wait to show pics. On another note, we had a very nice day at the Renaissance Faire today-the girls loved it. So I leave you with a pic form the first day of school and the Ren. Faire.

Sketch #34 52 sketches 52 weeks

2009-08-29T11:17:00.000-07:00

Well, It's Sat. and I did get to go to a crop last night. Had a really nice time. This is a LO I did for this weeks challenge at 52 sketches 52 weeks. It's a great site, if you haven't cheked it out, you should! Have a great weekend!

SPCC#12

2009-08-27T07:11:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's hard to believe that it's already Thursday! Only a few more days before school. The girls have picked out their outfits and backpacks are ready to go. Which means I'll be back in my routine too. Luckily I get to go cropping Friday night at Scraptacular with Jackie. I have a few weekly challenge sites that I have been following ,but have never entered. I'm hoping to get a few done at the crop. One of the sites I follow is SPCC. Above is the color combo and my layout using them. I'll be back on Sat. with more to share. Thanks for looking

Happy Monday

2009-08-24T06:34:00.000-07:00

Well, next week right now the girls will be in school and I will be back at work. Summer seemed to go by so fast this year. On that note, I thought I'd share a notebook I made for a teacher gift. I just covered a composition book with paper from October Afternoon's Cherry Hill line. Then used a few die cuts from the same line with chipboard people carrying an apple covered in glossy accents and Thickers for the title. TFL.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

2009-08-23T10:40:00.001-07:00

Wow! This is the first year we planted a garden, and we over planted-just a bit. I picked THREE DOZEN tomatoes yesterday alone. I guess we'll know better for next year. I've been making rounds to friends and neighbors and I have a feeling I may be going again. LOL! At least we were successful.

Under Construction

2009-08-19T08:34:00.000-07:00

Hi! My name is Brigitte, I live in Eastern PA. This is my place to share with family and friends. I do believe that there is inspiration in everyday, sometimes we just have to look for it! Please bear with me as I take the plunge into the blogging world!