August Layouts for The ScrapRoom

In case you can't read the journaling, I was ranting about how my 2 kiddos never smile at the same time when I take pics. :P

My Aunt Judy

20 weeks preggo with my first surrobabe-8/21/07

This is sadly going to be my last month on the TSR design team. I have been a designer there for 2 years and it has been wonderful. It is now time for me to spend more time scrapping for myself rather than completing assignments. I look forward to that and I love the idea that I am done with deadlines.

Tammy is the best kit club owner on the web. I am going to remain a loyal customer there for life because no other club can touch this one. I have been with TSR since the very first kit back in December 2004 and began designing there back in 2006. The kits are always marvelous and packed with cool new products every month, the message boards are full of awesome gals to chat with and the monthly coffee packets that come with the kits are yummy. Thanks so much Tammy for offering such a wonderful way to scrapbook!

June Design Team Layouts for The ScrapRoom

You can't see it very well, but the epoxy sticker in the bottom right corner says "Boys Rule".

More June '08 TSR Stuff-2 Cards & A CD Holder

The Stamp used on the CD Holder is from the June Stamp Add-On Club.

Sneak Peek for The ScrapRoom

After taking a few months off from designing for TSR, I am so glad to be back! I missed completing design team projects for them but I really needed the break. Now I am ready to rock out my June assignments and this layout was the first one I did today. I just love the Pink Paislee papers (Spring Fling line).

The pic was taken 4/2/07 at Fletcher Park in NC. From left to right-Harper & Cole Bolick, Emerson & Hayden. I so miss the Bolick family! Hopefully I will make my way out to Asheville soon so that I pay them a visit (and Joanna can make me some of her awesome cookies that I don't seem to have the ability to duplicate, lol).

OH MY HECK!!!

I was alerted that the advertising for the new card book that I did a few samples for last year is about to be released. I was asked by Lark Books (Sterling Publishing) to create some quick and easy cards using beads just before we moved to Colorado. I only really had a day or two to complete my samples. Since we were moving, I didn't really have the drive to be creative but I ended up making 3 cute cards. They pay great money per project so I got paid pretty well for only doing 3 simple cards (as opposed to all those difficult and time-consuming projects I did for their Michael's Wedding Book where I still got the same pay per project and several of my projects didn't even get published-egad). Anyhoo, I AM ON THE COVER!! See the pink card on the upper left side? That is one of mine! I am totally thrilled and excited about that. It's hard to really see it in the pic but it says "amore" with letter beads. I strung the letters on wire and curled the ends. Cool huh?

You can check out more at: http://www.larkbooks.com/catalog?isbn=1600591469

February Layouts for The ScrapRoom

These pics were taken back when we lived in the mountains of NC. The top pic is of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the bottom one was taken from our last house. The views were definitely different than here in CO. Now instead of seeing millions of trees everywhere, we see jagged snowy mountains.

This was Thanksgiving back in 2005. We always hosted my parents and grandparents in our home. I will sooooo miss that tradition. We had them there for 8 Thanksgivings in a row.

Emerson had just discovered how to clap his hands in this pic. Don't ya just love those chunky thighs? lol

November Design Team Layouts for 3 Scrappy Boys

This is my best friend Tracy. I miss her incredibly. I forsee a trip back to Asheville soon so that I can see that new baby of hers. ;)

These are my first 2 ultrasounds for this surrogacy when there were 2 babies. They were done back in May.

These were my first positive tests from the surrogacy. I began getting faint positives at what would be the equivalent of 8 days past ovulation and got my first digital positive at 8.5 days past.

Sneak Peek at the December kit for TSR

I made this one using the Fontwerks kit. Don't ya just love the cute Santa jammies that my kiddos are wearing?

The ScrapRoom-November Kit Layouts

October Layouts for 3 Scrappy Boys

I had a blast using the October kit from 3 Scrappy Boys. My Mind's Eye makes some of my favorite lines so I was thrilled when I found out that Cindy would be using them in a kit. This is the boyish kit. There is a girly kit available also. :)

The ScrapRoom-August 2007 Kit

Harper Bolick and Emerson chilling at the fire station

Big E

Hayden's 2nd Birthday

My 28th birthday-the scan makes it look a bit crooked but it isn't IRL

May layouts for 3 Scrappy Boys

April TSR Sneak Peek Layout

Here's a sneak peek of the new April TSR kit. If you haven't checked them out before, you really should. This is the first kit that I ever subscribed to and that was 2 1/2 years ago. The kits have always been amazing and I am so thrilled to design for TSR now. Each month, Tammy puts together the most amazing mini kits. There are 4 mini kits in each monthly kit. You can get at least 8-12x12 layouts completed using the entire monthly shipment. You really do get a lot of bang for your buck as each kit comes with lots of awesome embellishments and the latest/greatest papers.

Anywhooooooo, April's kit is so exciting!!! The line that I used above is SEI Citrus Kick. I love the funky colors. The letters and flower stickers are puffy which the scan does them no justice. They look so much better in real life. The layout is missing some ribbon and I am waiting to get that in the mail. Notice the Top Ten journaling? That is an awesome stamp that is exclusive to TSR. It is actually 3 stamps in one-the border, the list and "Top Ten".

March kit from 3 Scrappy Boys (ADDED 2 NEW LAYOUTS BELOW)

I did this layout today in record timing. The mail man dropped it off around 2pm and I immediately took it up to the scrapbook room to create something with. About an hour later, I finished up my first design team assignment for March. I gotta say that I absolutely love this kit!! The colors and papers are so cool. The chipboard letters are a favorite of mine. If you are interested in getting one of these kits (there is also a pastel pink/green one), head on over the 3 Scrappy Boys while they are still available. The link is in my side bar. ;)

ETA: Here's another one that I completed tonight:

**Completed the layout above today (Saturday 2/10).

A Couple Layouts for 3SB