I Love My Life! Challenge Winner

We've had some amazing *creativity* going on over at Scrapmuse this month! So many challenges to get those ideas flowing in your mind. And the best part is that you can choose whether you do one or you do them all....there really is something for everyone!

The challenge I put before everyone was to challenge you to remember to be thankful for the little things that make life good. For you that may mean a significant loved one, or simply that first sip of coffee in the morning. Whatever it is, I'd like you to scrap about it.

Here's what they needed to include in their layout (any size layout):

*Please use any 3 (or more) of the following colors: pink, red, brown, black, white or cream

*Include a die cut or punch

*Use a 2" x 12" strip of paper

*Add some dimension to your page (use a pop dot, layering or any technique that adds dimension)

*And you MUST journal!! :)

This is the sample that I did:

Journaling reads: I love my first cup of coffee in the morning. It's not so much the taste & the smell (which I love) but it's about the moment. The pause. It's a new fresh start. Every day.

There were so many wonderful entries!!! The layouts were absolutely gorgeous and I know you will want to see all of them in this thread at Scrapmuse.

But without further adieu...........our winner...........by random drawing..........is Rimalou (Rita!)! Congratulations, it truly is a beautiful layout about friendship. Definitely something that puts joy in our day!

Let me give you a peek of her layout:

Journaling Reads (tucked in behind photo): I am glad I have these wonderful ladies to call my best friends! Not only are they my scrapping buddies but more importantly, they are friends I can count on. My day is never complete until I get to talk to at least one of them. It’s always a fun day when we’re together. I Hope this special bond continues until we have gray hairs and wrinkles! LOL!

The fun and challenge continue over at Scrapmuse all month long, so there is still time to join in the fun! :)

*Winner* From My Blog Drawing.....

is Sandra Wilson! Congrats Sandra! If you could please private message me your address over at the Scrapmuse forum I will get your goodie right out to you!

BLOG HOP!!

Welcome to the "Spread The Love" blog hop for ScrapMuse! Feb 15-17


If you have just happened upon my blog, you'll want to start at the beginning of our blog hop (with Kimmy). Take the time to leave some love on each design team members blog post for the blog hop and once you have visited (and commented on) all blogs, leave a comment on the ScrapMuse blog to let us know about it. You have until Feb 17th to complete the hop. :)

Here is our blog rotation for this event:

1. Kimmy
2. Ruth (you are here :) )
3. Valerie
4. Deanna
5. Teresa
6. Holly
7. Berta
8. Missy
9. Janet
10. Chiqui
11. Pauline
12. Kristy
13. Janelle
14. ScrapMuse blog

ScrapMuse is a mid-month kit club which will soon be celebrating their 6th year of offering kits that feature all the latest and greatest scrapbooking companies such as Basic Grey, Pink Paislee, Prima Marketing, Fancy Pants Designs, Jillibean Soup and so much more!

ScrapMuse publishes a monthly newsletter (and it's a really good one I might add!!!) featuring great technique articles, inspiring layouts and fun tips. At the ScrapMuse website you will find an active, friendly message board and gallery. I seriously love it there! Everyone is sooooooo encouraging.

For information about ScrapMuse’s monthly schedule, including kit reveal, shipping, payment dates, and to sign up for the monthly ScrapMuse kit, please visit the Join Us page or email melissa@scrapmuse.com. Three and Six month prepaid subscriptions are available now in the store. All memberships and subscriptions will begin with the March 2010 kit. You can always purchase the kits individually if you'd like to give them a try too.

I would like to show you today a layout that I did with the December Specialty Kit: "School Boy" that you can find here.
Now, please hop over to Valerie's blog to catch more fun ideas on how to use your ScrapMuse Kit. Thank you for visiting us all today, we hope to see you on our Forum and have you join the fun of our month-long celebration of Love and ScrapMuse!

Oh, and did I mention BLOG CANDY to you? Leave a message on my blog and I will draw a name on wednesday for a fun little RAK I will send one lucky winner! :) Register over at our Scrapmuse Forum & introduce yourself there (be sure to tell me hello!) and I will send you an additional little something if you win here.

Look Around....

What are some everyday type of ordinary items that can be utilized in your creativity? I have seen some great tutorials on how to make paper flowers, ribbon flowers, cupcake liner flowers and more! Not just to be used on scrapbook layouts, but also on headbands and necklaces too. Really cool stuff! Add a little sparkly mist or some bling and dress them up even more!

Now that you are thinking outside that box.....what else can you use? How about the packaging from your supplies? The prima packaging is really cute and so are many of the other packages I've been getting lately. How about the box the come shipped in? That was my inspiration here. Try pulling apart your cardboard box and using the cool texture of the corrugated cardboard to throw a little paint down......a little mist...maybe some texture paste. Then build your next layout on that and see where it takes you! :)

How About a Little More Inspiration?

We have a sketch challenge for you as well! Check it out here!

Join us over at Scrapmuse this weekend for some fun and inspiration! Be sure to head to the forum after you check out the kits!!!

Need a Little Inspiration?

I've got the PERFECT thing for you......how about a challenge!? You can check it out here: Scrapmuse Challenge . Not only will it get your creative juices flowing, but it will put you in the running for a free kit!!

Free is good, right? *grin*

I'll be posting again soon with a little more inspiration. In the meantime I will leave you with this:

This is another layout that I made with the SWEET NOTHINGS KIT at Scrapmuse! :) I got out a "slightly" older photo........one of our engagement photos!

Here's close up so you can see the details in the stitching:

Be sure to stop by the forum and say hello! :)

Friends.....

It seems like often the people we spend the most time with are the people we never have photos of. On one hand that is good......we live in the moment. But for the scrapbook....not so good.

We had some time to visit with some great friends late last year and while these are the only two photos we took (and they don't sum up all we did), I am so grateful to have these pictures!

This layout is my take on this sketch at Sketchy Thursdays blog: