Brandy Productions

My secret blogspace and June RSC

2011-05-28T09:08:00.000-07:00

It's kind of weird that I still keep my stuff posted here. Obviously, no one looks here. I don't really come over here, but even as I've become less and less scrappy, I like knowing there's one place I can come through and just see all the stuff I've made/used to make. It reminds me there's a creative spark in me still.

Just some SU! stuff I played with:

Later I embellish that last one a little more with some Crafter's Companion flowers and rhinestones to give to a girl, but I like this this way too. Anyway, this is what I made for RSC June. It isn't out yet, but no one looks here so it doesn't much matter what I put here :)

Um Wow:

Crafter's Companion:

April showers bring...more scraps

2011-04-05T19:53:00.000-07:00

April 2011 RSC stuff, a random collection because I was useful for once and not only made cards, but used some of the supplies for Andrea's baby shower and some other fun stuff. So yeah!

Some just for fun SU! ones:

Porkchop Show:

Colorbox (probably a fave supply haul):

My Rubber Stamp:

Tonja's Treasures:

Hydrangea Hippo:

And an HH album from Playa:

Lovegame - Feb 2011

2011-02-28T11:24:00.000-08:00

Yup, here's the round-up for RSC Feb 11 as I clean off my computer and get stuff where it's supposed to be...

Ying Etsy:

Scrapping Art:

Sideshow Stamps:

Crate Paper:

Maya Arts:

And just for fun, Dylan's book of ratters:

December doodleberries

2010-12-15T20:48:00.000-08:00

Stuff mostly for the Dec 2010 issue of RSC...

Some crop I don't even remember

2010-11-18T20:41:00.000-08:00

Yeah, it's easy to forget the crop when you're not bothering with DTs anymore... they probably went under anyway (no, seriously).

October tricks and treats

2010-10-09T21:15:00.000-07:00

Mostly for the RSC Oct 2010 issue, some fun stuff

Foodies and stash unite

2010-09-02T21:08:00.000-07:00

Starting to use up stash and make recipe book pages:

Sesame Street Inspiration

2010-09-01T21:11:00.000-07:00

Made this little book with a little Sesame Street on the brain...

Crate Paper clearance

2010-08-25T10:36:00.000-07:00

Getting it out of the stash:

and some randomness...

August lovelies

2010-08-22T15:52:00.000-07:00

So much made (and I love this sewing set...)

Summer scrap action

2010-06-02T20:18:00.000-07:00

And then some from RSC June 2010...

April Stuff... so much

2010-04-02T14:55:00.000-07:00

Here's some stuff I did for the April edition, so yeah.

April and more April

2010-04-02T13:28:00.000-07:00

April was fruitful, what can I say?!

RSC Feb 2010

2010-02-17T01:50:00.000-08:00

Some Valentines for RSC Feb 2010, don't know where the rest are...

RSC Dec 2009

2009-12-01T22:41:00.000-08:00

Uh, a little late getting these up...lotsa holiday cards for the Dec 09 RSC issue

Cardmaking Day...

2009-10-13T14:58:00.000-07:00

I did these for Cardmaking Weekend Crops in anticipation of a Tues crop day with the girls...only to be hit with the Swine. Oh well, at least I had these great cards and won a Simply Obsessed gift certificate (used for the October Crate Paper kit!)

RSC August 2009

2009-09-20T11:11:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the things I did for the last issue...

(this first one makes me think I could never buy anything but Stampin' Up! ever again and be absolutely fine!)

(and this one reminds me that a girl should not be without a little Fancy Pants in her stash)

Failed DT attempt...

2009-09-02T14:43:00.000-07:00

Playing catchup... these were for my failed attempt at joining the Serendipity team. Things happen for a reason and since we ended up putting the house on the market, it isn't like I ended up doing much scrapping. Still, I'll share... I thought these were winners

So Circus: Abbie and some Disney

2009-08-23T18:56:00.000-07:00

I had no problem with the SO ones, but I couldn't keep it together for the Serendipity Disney one. I would do parts of the recipe and then the other parts wouldn't seem right for my LO. No worries, it's been a productive week with 10 LOs and 7 cards. Whoo hoo!!

Abbie Ring One/ Pirates of the Carribean:

Abbie Ring Two:

12 Dancing Princesses, just not quite:

Yay, productivity!!

Some Disney crop ones...

2009-08-22T19:24:00.000-07:00

Wizard of Oz (part two of the NOLA trip):

Tinkerbell:

SO Circus: Anna's Day

2009-08-22T16:44:00.001-07:00

Got it done with time to spare and a visit to a friend completed...

Ring One:

Ring Two:

Cropping into two places at once...

2009-08-21T17:17:00.000-07:00

Sometimes more than one site has a crop and I feel the need to support them both. Nice, right? It means the challenges are just twice as hard, because I am trying to fit two challenges in one layout (and dang, some get picky!) Luckily, the circus only had two more projects today, so the rest of the night is all about the Disney challenges (and frankly, they are hard. I need to not have to fit two in!) So only one layout tonight that is working double time...

Lindsay Ring One/ Peter Pan challenge:

Lindsay Ring Three:

Happily Ever After - More Crop!

2009-08-21T06:18:00.000-07:00

I'll be playing catch up this weekend - Serendipity Scrapbooks is having their crop this weekend too! Make sure to join us there, the Disney theme should be cute and I know they've been working hard on these challenges. And did I mention Disney, that's what I am loving since it is just in time for my trip coming up. Come see:

http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=145&sid=9d838a516f714cd90dd43cc8c51ff159

Just to get you in the mood, here's me with Tigger back in 2001 when I went with the big, bad bank. Too bad I'm growing out a bad haircut again this time, lol

SO Circus: Jodi's Day

2009-08-20T18:20:00.000-07:00

Dude, I spent all day on the game. That's a lot of effort. Here's some stuff

Ring One:

Ring Two:

SO Circus: Trish's Day

2009-08-19T21:22:00.000-07:00

Another day, another LO and another card...

Ring One:

Ring Two:

SO Circus: Sarah's Day

2009-08-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

All three down, though the second ring game pretty much ate my day. Thank goodness I was at my mom's killing laptop time anyway and I lucked out with stealing wifi from a neighbor since she lost her WPA key. Grr. Anyways, my LO and my card:

Ring One:

Ring Three:

SO Circus: Ronda's Day

2009-08-17T18:38:00.000-07:00

Got two of three rings of her circus done, I just am not going to be able to paint my face or my son's. Too much pride, but ready to point and laugh at whoever else does it!

Ring One:

Ring Three:

This week, find me here...

2009-08-14T15:13:00.001-07:00

Yup, between this and the one next weekend over at Serendipity, I'm a-gonna get my scrap on!

A little more from a LSSS castoff...

2009-06-30T20:38:00.000-07:00

Thought before I left town I would do a couple more from the LSSS contest at Serendipity Scrapbooks even though I was no longer in the running... not a fan at all of the "Dude" LO, but they can't all be winners...the first is a great tweak of a CK layout. Now it's closer to an original!

Last Serendipity Scrapper Standing

2009-06-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

Neat contest they are doing over at Serendipity Scrapbooks, but of course I couldn't keep up with anyone cranking out 15 a night. I sleep! Actually, I was pretty impressed that I cranked out what I did with all that's been going on. The 8.5 by 11's are coming out of the fact that I decided all my grown up stuff needed to be no longer 12 by 12, so all those dated LOs are getting redone.

challenge 2:

challenge 3:

challenge 4:

Then I was voted off the island, lol =)

A little project...

2009-06-10T20:11:00.000-07:00

This was a last minute quickie for Ready-Set-Create...cute!

Have I shared these yet?

2009-06-05T13:56:00.000-07:00

Some of these were crops, some Ready-Set-Create for the June/July issue...enjoy!

Serenity Scrapbooks May Mayhem

2009-05-24T21:21:00.000-07:00

I'm having a BLAST over at Serendipity Scrapbooks, they're doing a great May crop thing called May Mayhem that you can find here and the actual Serendipity Scrapbooks site here. Come join me if you're in need of inspiration, look below and you can see I'm already digging through the stash and making magic happen. I'd love to see you do more...

Gonna see how much I can get done this weekend; thanks to Ellen for directing me over there

The first is the card to LO sketch:

And for the May 25th challenge:

And for the scraplifting Challenge:

and May Flowers:

and for the Simply Obsessed Challenge #2 for SO's got Talent...

May Loveliness

2009-05-04T08:59:00.000-07:00

The May kit from SO...check it out!

and a simple one for Dylan's school album, here's Halloween...

April make-a-roos...

2009-04-01T21:32:00.000-07:00

I did the SO April kit, wanna see? The paper was really girly, but I made it work =)

March Madness a la Scrap

2009-03-21T21:49:00.001-07:00

It isn't really madness, it's like three things...SO March kit...

What did I do in February?

2009-02-01T21:15:00.000-08:00

Well, ScrapFaith died and it wasn't my month at SO...but RSC had stuff due and there was a crop over at SO (that might I say I was very productive with...)

The RSC stuff (aka, bunches of cards):

I call these first ones, "Bye Bye Lynden and Loveland." These made lots of cards, the gift size ones going into goody bags for Dylan's schoolmates for the V-Day and Easter parties.

And from the crop...

January's makings

2009-01-02T20:53:00.000-08:00

I made stuff because I had to. Sometimes that's the best I can do. Jan kit from SO:

and then for Scrap Faith (which ended up being the last one because SF is now defunct...)

December stuff

2008-12-21T19:44:00.000-08:00

...at the new house. Hurray to my new scraproom.

SO December kit:

and for ScrapFaith:

and the adorable gifts I made for Dylan's classmates with cd's of .jpgs of all the kids doing their kid things during the first semester (Halloween party, field trip)

December Daily album

2008-11-20T20:44:00.000-08:00

I did it ahead so I could fill it, and then I got a job and got too busy and didn't do it. I guess it will be filled for 2009?

November randomness

2008-11-02T20:12:00.000-08:00

Liked this kit feat. Bella Blvd... whoo hoo

and I made this little ditty for Em for her birthday

along with her invites:

and I did this for ScrapFaith:

October SO stuff

2008-10-01T19:38:00.000-07:00

Here it is, the Pink Paislee stufferoo...

Random September

2008-09-17T19:10:00.000-07:00

I didn't design for SO this month and I am guessing these were for RSC Oct as well, who knows..

The secret here, KI sent us these letters before they had been cut and so I was feeling lazy...I wish I could do this with all my extra numbers!

And other random stuff for RSC

For RSC Oct - new Basic Grey

2008-08-24T22:41:00.000-07:00

I would feel bad about posting these since the issue doesn't go out until Oct 1, but I know that I only keep this up for Heather and the occassional drifter and Jen prolly can handle at most three people seeing these =) BG usually kills the creativity, but this time I came with no mojo and left with a ton of shizz

August Obsession and ScrapFaith

2008-08-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

The August Obsession was My Minds Eye Garden Party and the flocking alone was a fun new adventure, esp paired with the acrylic album

and the ScrapFaith based on the prompt on Unanswered Prayers

August SO Crop

2008-08-09T22:38:00.000-07:00

Got a little done and it sure was nice...

Ready-Set-Create Aug/Sept issue

2008-08-01T22:31:00.000-07:00

Out Aug 1, here's some of the stuff I came up with...

July Simply Obsessed and ScrapFaith

2008-07-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

Really enjoyed this Cherry Arte kit even if my mojo is awol...

and ScrapFaith, on whether God has blessed America

June ScrapFaith and random

2008-06-30T14:13:00.000-07:00

I was off from the Simply Obsessed roster this month so I pretty much did the Scrap Faith one, party favors, and uh, not much else...

RSC June/July issue

2008-06-01T16:52:00.000-07:00

Aunt Diane's wedding album as thanks for her help with Mom's 50th album

The other stuff for the issue coming out 6.1 --

May free for all

2008-05-31T07:52:00.000-07:00

Just the random stuff...some from the SO crop

And a game for the So crop in digi form:

May Obsession

2008-05-01T21:39:00.000-07:00

May at Simply Obsessed was the Crate Paper Sweet Branch line, and here's my work:

and then at Scrap Faith for the Mother's Impact challenge:

and then someone of another faith:

April at Simply Obsessed and ScrapFaith

2008-04-08T04:54:00.000-07:00

Let me say this, I didn't start out thinking that Pink Paislee was the shizz. Sure it was cute, and so is Basic Grey and a ton of lines that I never get around to making magic with. But oh my gosh this stuff rocks. I literally have like one sheet and two scraps left of it. Here's what I did with the Spring Fling and Office Lingo lines:

and some cards...

and of course, the clock for Rita

And at Scrap Faith for the "When you Knew" challenge

Scrap Scouts

2008-04-05T07:00:00.000-07:00

AC Bailey is having a cool competition and it makes me super excited that I am a member now instead of DT because I can participate. Every Fri there is a class and if you complete it that week you get a badge (aka, a round little image in your sig line that they put there at the end of the week). There are also Extra credit badges you can go for. I think it is running through the end of the May and there will be a scrap off if there are ties at the end. Doesn't everyone know I am going to DOMINATE this? It's a lot of free product, so I am in it to win it...

Week one's lesson was white space...

and an extra credit badge for Unique Techniques (threading ribbon through chipboard)

More as they come...and the SO reveal I will do soonly is super. I did so much awesomeness with the Spring Fling (dunzo) and Office Lingo (well dented)

Ready-Set-Create for April/May

2008-04-02T10:41:00.000-07:00

You know, it was a heavier digi/lighter paper edition for us this time and so there isn't as much as usual to post. I will hold off on posting the digi since it was all Mom's birthday album and I have a grand notion of finally posting the whole thing here at some point. So here are the other little things I did:

and then prolly LO's that ended up on here for other reasons using Beacon's adhesives. I don't usually reuse projects like that, but Jen is okay with it and I found uses for it all over while I was doing other stuff, like the arrow on the Rising Star LO for SO, etc.

So I did some other random stuff too, here's what I did...

Crop Madness

2008-03-17T00:17:00.000-07:00

SO and BYOM had crops at the same time and the only solution I saw was to do them both! I often combined a challenge from each place so I could post it both and support both efforts and the result was 2 samples and 11 projects I really liked...

Randomness

2008-03-13T11:11:00.000-07:00

A small smattering of things I've been randomly up to...

I usually think posting cards is dull, but I loved this one

Random LO's,

New Cherry Arte I picked up over at AC Bailey

Whoops, and from the SO Newsletter

Simply Obsessed March Kit and Scrap Faith March 1 Reveal

2008-03-01T07:23:00.000-08:00

As always, I'm a little behind getting these up...first my designs for SO for their Tinkering Ink line...

and then my ScrapFaith LO; I love this LO. If there is one thing I've gotten out of the SF experience, it is layouts that push my topics of scrap. This LO really is important to me because it captures what is going on in my heart, frustration that our nation continues to isolate certain demographics for unfair treatment and bigotry and I love that I had a reason to put something like this together. It's one of those LO's that a lot of people didn't notice and yet I thought it was the best thing ever and that was perfectly fine. I think that happens sometimes.

Ready-Set-Create special issue

2008-02-13T17:22:00.000-08:00

RSC has a special holiday edition for the spring holidays through Easter, and we used that opportunity to highlight the RAK products we received from Rusty Pickle...here is what I did with it all...

Random stuff...

2008-02-13T17:15:00.000-08:00

Between 31 Flavors and the Card Carnival over at Simply Obsessed, I've tried to use up some of the insane amount of crap I own!

ScrapFaith - both Feb challenges

2008-02-13T17:11:00.000-08:00

Feb 1: How you feel a deity's love

Feb 15: Spiritual Text Heroes

and the hidden journaling

Simply Obsessed Feb Reveal

2008-02-13T17:04:00.000-08:00

Shaime's kit is so much fun - yay Valentine's!! Here's my three projects (plus the altered "K" I gave Jen for RSC):

Ready-Set-Create for February/March

2008-02-13T16:50:00.000-08:00

Holy moly I did a lot...the digi I'll post when I am done with my mom's album -- that way you can see it all at once!

Around the Block:

Tada Studios:

Glitter Mist:

January AC Bailey DT Reveal/ ScrapFaith

2008-01-30T06:41:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I think this is my last DT reveal for AC Bailey. Love Erica and the DT coordinator, but I cannot do it anymore and I will leave it there. So the January goodies:

and for Scrap/Faith (rites of passage challenge):

So much missing!!

2008-01-29T20:50:00.000-08:00

that was enough school stuff (finished that album!!), now it is time for 31 flavors and Dylan's birthday album entries...

October Afternoon at AC Bailey, Jan reveal

2007-12-21T11:36:00.000-08:00

Loved this paper pack and the papers coordinate perfectly with the Stampin Up Earth Elements inks and crafts paints...

Just because (shocker!)

2007-12-19T16:22:00.000-08:00

Wanted to make sure I had everything on here before I sent Heather over to looksie...

and for the ScrapFaith Dec 15th reveal (another digi!)

Simply December

2007-12-11T14:05:00.000-08:00

And here are the rollouts for December's kit over at Simply Obsessed...

a card...

And my challenge for the newsletter (which I love!) -- the ad is from Entertainment Weekly for Dirty, Sexy Money.

Ready-Set-Create Dec/Jan 2008 issue - Second load

2007-12-11T13:35:00.000-08:00

Seriously, it is astonishing how much stuff I come up with! With Jason in Amsterdam this month, I had a lot of time to work on some goods...

Studio 8:

Jenni Bowlin:

Everlasting Keepsakes

and finally all the digi...

Ready-Set-Create Dec/Jan 2008 issue - First load

2007-12-04T11:03:00.001-08:00

I love being on this team so much! Jen Blackwell is the bestest person in the world to work with and she gets us hooked up with so much cool stuff. My Kit Club review club was 2 Croppin Cousinz - and no offense to any of the great kits I either design for or have been a member of - but this kit was sooo amazing, def one of the bestest ever. Here are the things I came up with for this issue...

For the 2 Croppin Cousinz kit review:

And for the rest of the issue...
McGill punches:

My Little Shoebox:

Then there was Lucky Feather:

Millenium Marking:

For Shan's Hindsight Challenge from All About Eve:

That's enough for now, I will have to post the rest a wee bit later...

December Reveal...

2007-12-01T13:42:00.000-08:00

Simply Obsessed will be later this month, RSC a little later too, but I've got my ScrapFaith and AC Bailey all ready to go.

ScrapFaith's Challenge- 50 last words (went all digi):

AC Bailey - My Mind's Eye Festive and Scenic Route Salem:

November Reveals...

2007-11-04T10:21:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I got so behind on posting my crap here...gonna play catch up here with November reveals. Wasn't my month to design over at Simply Obsessed, RSC wasn't due until end of the month, so it is just ScrapFaith and AC Bailey.

ScrapFaith -- for the two challenges and my "about me" one for the month:

Here's the AC Bailey Reveal for November 1 with the AC Elegant and MME Confetti:

and some Dreamstreet Jack...

Prom section completed!

2007-10-23T14:06:00.000-07:00

I finished the prom section of my teaching album from last year right before the weekend...if anyone remembers, the year's album is Elsie themed for continuity, but I thought I would step it up a notch for the prom section. I just happened to have the wonderful *American Crafts Elegant paper line* so I went with that and then used little bits of Elsie here and there so it would fit in the album. TFL! BTW, count up those pics!! Somebody clearly hit the Becky Higgins sketches hard!!

random

2007-10-09T11:55:00.000-07:00

just used up some fancy pants heather passed on (thanks!)

and these were from the Scraplovers crop which I visited to support my girl Heather

Different reveals

2007-10-05T07:48:00.000-07:00

Let's just go down the list of all DT stuff I've been hiding...

ScrapFaith stuff:

Simply Obsessed, October:

and for this month's newsletter challenge there:

Then there was the AC Bailey reveal:

and finally the assortment of things for RSC:

BYOM Crop...

2007-09-18T15:58:00.000-07:00

Don't get me wrong, I love all my online communities, but the girls at BYOM/KNK always have the bestest crops. This time I did 17 of 19, no kidding. Here are all but the ones I did for the Lamar Album, they are under that updated blog entry.

DT: Simply Obsessed for September

2007-09-09T11:25:00.000-07:00

Newsletter went out today, so here is what I designed for them this month...

That desk calendar was kinda cool, just brought it down to Kinko's and for $4 they laminated it and I can use it over and over again. Pretty neat.

Weekend cropping

2007-09-07T16:01:00.000-07:00

AC Bailey is having a crop all month long and Fridays are the big DT challenge days, so I plan on getting some good scrapping in. I've completed two challenges of the four put out today, here is one and the other is the party layout in the Cumby album. I was excited to get this kit out from MFM, I really liked it but I didn't do as much with it as I would have liked...

A Year as Cumby: The Album

2007-09-04T18:42:00.000-07:00

I am going to keep adding to this thread for a little while, so keep checking back to the same post to see where I've gotten with this project. I sorta feel like I could just keep going and going with it. The 8 1/2 by 11 format is really freeing and fun. I also used the Elsie fabric papers to alter an album, and I will need to post that pic too. Thanks for watching...

More as it comes...

Stuff that isn't for a Dt...

2007-09-04T18:25:00.000-07:00

is hard to come by sometimes...

I think this is awesome. It was fun and for once it feels like I am representing who I am. You know, not everyone in Scrapland USA is open to everything I think and I feel like I have to hide a lot. It is nice to let a little by.

Some stuff...

2007-08-27T11:32:00.000-07:00

It is pretty easy for me to get behind on these, so here's more...

This one was based on Liz's sketch: http://lgoldhawk.blogspot.com/

For the AC Bailey DT challenge: http://72.9.235.98/~scrapboo/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3755

RSC Crop - up to now...

2007-08-14T13:54:00.001-07:00

I've been bad about getting my stuff posted here over the last couple days, so it is catch up time...

a scraplift of one of Bre's for an AC Bailey challenge:

Circle challenge, hate how it turned out:

Because being in Heather's good graces is overrated:

an ad challenge:

and finally, 12 on the 12th digi for my blog:

RSC Crop - Challenge #1

2007-08-10T09:47:00.001-07:00

Make sure to head over to www.readysetcreate.com sometime between now and next Friday - Jen has a weeklong crop going and loads of prizes. It is great because there is none of the hectic pace of getting things done in one weekend, it is easy like the few summer days that remain.

Anyways, the first challenge will be posted in about ten minutes by yours truly, but it will be simple: Get out the newest thing you've recently purchased and use it on a project. I don't care if it a layout, card or altered but use the new stuff! I went to the LSS (I call it local even though it was an hour away) and got the Scenic Route summer release Sumner collection. It screams fall. I got some new thickers too, the cream soda ones, which I used as well. Can't wait to keep cropping, I love how much I get done during these things...

Change the world

2007-08-08T13:15:00.000-07:00

I assume he will anyway with the stellar DNA he's been provided with...

Sunshine and buckets

2007-08-08T09:50:00.000-07:00

I will admit it, while I found it easy to use the flowers and punctuation from the AC Playhouse collections, the summertime one with the buckets, suns, and fish was a little daunting. I think I came up with a fun use for them, and really like the effect of this layout. I liked using the sage green in the sun instead of just sticking to yellows and oranges. I think the effect is soothing and summery, reminds me of lemon lime. Anyways...

Some more AC fun...

2007-08-07T15:37:00.000-07:00

I've been working on these two last night and today, they were some fun. The one about my nephew is a little sad, we don't have any kind of decent relationship like I would like because of too much drama with his parents. My hope for the future is that we find a way to bond, but I will see if that is possible...that's right, only in time. It looks better in person, I think it looks a little flat scanned in. Oh well. I am going to use up the stash of AC I have for the sake of trying for the DT and, well, for the sake of ridding my supply of some more stash!

American Crafts past...

2007-08-06T12:00:00.001-07:00

Heather sent me an email pointing me towards the American Crafts design team call and it is ever so tempting. My guess is that there will be oodles of kick booty chicks who apply, but I think I will still take a chance and try. I am going to post what I've done up to now with AC stuff and then I think I will get to work with some new projects and get them on here before I apply. Anyways, here's the older stuff (and I mean papers, the thickers are already on absolutely EVERYTHING I've done lately!)... I am sure there are more, but this is what I seeso far... off to create some more. Fingers crossed that I come up with some bueno stuff so I feel ready to apply for the DT...

the BYOM kit stuff...

2007-08-05T13:42:00.000-07:00

...from the RSC Aug/Sept issue. One of the kits was American Crafts, the other Love, Elsie. The American Crafts was their premier kit, and those colors are so much fun! The thickers are amazing, and they go further than any other alphas because they go with so much and you can cut them easily to make other letters. Seriously, I've almost used every letter in my brown root beers, and that never happens!

DT postings

2007-08-04T11:02:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd go ahead and put in some of my favorite contributions to Ready-Set-Create online magazine for the August/September - it was a great issue! If you aren't a subscriber, check it out at www.readysetcreate.com and sit back and take in hundreds of awesome, inspiring projects. I am hoping that the exposure that kit club BYOM got in my Kit Club review article will help them grow, and I look forward to covering TWO kit clubs in my kit club review column next issue. We have a lot of great things planned for the next issue, so get signed up if you aren't already.

The cover layout:

Mmm..

2007-08-03T06:38:00.001-07:00

Thought I'd commemorate Dylan's first popsicle with this LO, this Scenic Route paper was made for summer! I wish I had gotten to use the paper a little more, but I started seeing it everywhere and it made me want to leave it alone. I loved the little Gymboree shirt in the pic and it begged for the paper, so I had to give in. I liked using diagonals after doing one of Cam's 4th birthday for RSC, and this was along that same line, very simple.

Summer loving

2007-08-02T13:30:00.002-07:00

Finished Premonition and it didn't end like that at all. I won't say how since someone might go rent it, but I was still a tiny bit surprised by the ending. Today was Blockbuster day (and for some reason we are on the three rental plan but they sent us four from the place not including what I traded out at the store, so I have a ton), and I had also rented some unknown movie called Mimi's First something or other. I got it because it had several B actors I like and Alec Baldwin who I find charming somehow even though I could get lost in his neck. I like the fact that he's an a-hole, what can I say? It was somewhat interesting (the back cover promised seduction and murder, who am I to pass that up?), I liked Carrie Anne Moss's character especially and how they "take care" of her. Anyway, while I watching that B movie I made the following LO. Understand that it is a scraplift of Heather's "Taking a Stand" and by lift I mean I straight up copied it. Whatever, that's what friends are for. Dylan has a 3 Shreks a day habit going, so I am off for my second viewing of the day. Ugh.

Dylan's first plane ride

2007-08-02T11:09:00.000-07:00

I did this LO last night and wasn't really feeling it. Something about the ribbon is very dated, but I really am liking the little MM word stickers that came in the MFM kit. Now I don't have to use up all my little vowels on dumb, boring words like "it," "is," "as," and so on.

I am watching Premonition right now and I have a feeling that this is going to end like Kate Chopin's "Story of An Hour" where the woman finds out her husband is dead and then comes to the realization that life is going to be awesome without him and she can finally live solely for herself. Then he walks through the door and she dies of a heart attack, allegedly from the devestation of having all that opportunity taken away. Anyway, the movie would be better if that's how it goes. She may save him and then I will be bored and it would be predictable. I think I will get the scrap stuff out now...

Motown Philly

2007-08-01T14:26:00.000-07:00

Used Liz's sketch and came up with this, great for unloading pics and Elsie. I like the Elsie stuff, don't get me wrong, but I ended up with too much of the crap and I still had loads to go through (as in I haven't even touched my Roxie orRiley!) Plus, it is a challenge to keep it looking like my stuff and not an Elsie clone-a-roo. Anyways, here is the LO from Philly.

Think I will use this site again...

2007-07-26T17:43:00.000-07:00

Everyone else seems to do it, so I will too. That way when I post for DT's or whatever, it can all be here! Here's what I have from the Denver trip, I did the Redstones one like a year ago and finally got around to the other two. Mix of KI Grateful and Elsie's Toby, and they work surprisingly well...

Tiny Dancer

2007-07-25T15:42:00.000-07:00

Just part of a challenge on AC Bailey Designs, I think it was to use blue, more than two type of ribbon, more than two pics and something over a year old. Those last ones would be the flowers from an old KNK swap. Love these pics of Dylan dancing, he was doing it to "Milkshake," Duh Duh Da Duh Duh, Duh Duh Duh...my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard...

Megan's Altered Clothespin

2007-07-24T14:01:00.000-07:00

Since Heather supplied both the paper and the pin, it seemed fitting that I should decorate it and send it right back over for Megs. There is a precious card that goes with it because in theory it is a birthday gift, but she may get it sooner. Who knows...

Momarazzi

2007-07-20T18:09:00.000-07:00

I had to do a "me" one for a DT call, and I already used my better "me" for RSC, so I did this. I was trying to be a little zany and creative, I think I got a little cluttered and nuts. Oh well...

Birthday at his Lake

2007-07-18T18:11:00.000-07:00

This was a redo of one stinker that was going nowhere...it won't win awards, but it is a lot better off than the original was. Personally, I think that line of 3 Bugs is easily an eyesore if you don't do it right. I tried to use it sparingly...

Used up some stash...

2007-07-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

and this BYOM kit is officially gone. I needed to clear some chipboard stash as well as use stamps, and ended up with this bad boys...

If kids were flowers...

2007-07-16T18:21:00.000-07:00

Ever find yourself in a LSS and you are so happy to be in one that you'll buy whatever? Me too. I bought this Jenni Bowlin paper and that was the highlight of the trip, but I did come up with this cute LO while I watched the Oscar worthy "Employee of the Month" with Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson who appears to only speak five times because I suspect she isn't very smart and can't remember lines. No offense, of course... Anyways, on to the show...