Scraptivations Challenge 6!

I feel so happy when I get to play along at Scraptivations! I always have high hopes to join in all the challenges, but since I have a spectacular DT to help out, I guess the pressure to create is off a bit... This LO is all the more exciting since I made it on a little getaway I went on this weekend. Some friends and I went up to a cabin on a lake just outside of town and had our own little scrapfest :) I got a  few other things done (and I also have some pics to share from the last several weeks) but I just have a minute to share this one for now! Be sure to head over to Scraptivations to see the challenge, the other girls' projects, AND to check out the fabulous June sposor! *happy dance*

Here's my LO...

This gorgeous Echo Park paper from the For the Record line is from the PersonalScrapper.com April kit and the pics are from our first camping venture of the season.

Alas, I can almost taste summer... 9 school days. 8.5 since the last day is a half day. Scratch that... 8 and a third- we only go for just more than 2 hours... not that I'm counting or anything... :)  Hopefully blogging will be less of a chore then. It's not that I think of it as a chore. It's just not been priority for a bit. Well, we'll see if a touch more free time will fix it :)

Happy summer to all of  you!
~Til next time <3

Final Sketchabilities Reveal...

It's quite sad for me to not be a part of the Sketchabilities team anymore... I would have LOVED to stay on for another term, but I just wasn't able to meet all the expectations while running Scraptivations at the same time. So, as they say, all good things must come to an end :( I'm also hoping though, that the saying, "when one door closes, another one opens" is also true... :)

Here's Karan's beautiful sketch (one of my favorites, and possible the fastest LO I've created in forever!

and here's my take...

Most materials are all from the March kit from personalscrapper.com featuring My Mind's Eye

I loved creating this one! I found an awesome flower tutorial on the Your Scrapbook Stash blog a couple of weeks ago, and finally got to put that to good use! (See the flowers on the ends!) I think they are some of my very favorite flowers to date!

As for the homefront, things will hopefully be a tad bit more relaxing this week... WE'RE ON SPRING BREAK! Yep, I'm 125% excited about it! No getting up at the crack of dawn... No hustle and bustle of making sure we get to the seemingly 25 different places we need to be, on time no less! Just hanging out, doing what we wanna do! Well... I guess there are those 17 different home improvement projects that just keep getting put off... *sigh* At least they'll be done at home, right? :)

In other scrappy news, I am not a new member of the latest Jillibean Soup Design Team... Those that I know who made it are truly UBER talented, as well as knowing a few that didn't make the team who are also just fabulous... There's always a next time, and with this company, I completely intend to make sure I get myself ready for it. It's always weird though, you know? Trying to figure out what the "right" things to say on a DT app are... For me, it's hard to put myself out there and just be me. So with that, this little blog here is one of the things I intend to work on. I need to practice being me. Sounds silly to some of you, I'm sure, but I'm hoping some of you know exactly what I mean...

I'm also working hard on my very first Punky Sprouts album! So excited to get it all put together and posted! Lynn is getting all the DT bios posted up too :) Head over there and see what the other girls have been up to. I love how each of our styles are so unique, yet they all have their own way of showcasing Shelly's fun albums! Pretty cool (typed in my best Miley Cyrus impersonation lol )

Thanks for hanging out with me!
~Til next time <3

Finally, A Little Creative Time...

It seems like it's been ages, though I know it hasn't really been quite that long :) I was able to go on a getaway this weekend to a wonderful scrapping retreat sponsored by our one little LSS. The retreat was wonderful- had awesome food prepared for me (no dishes to wash either!), wonderful company (got to know the gals from said LSS a bit better), and got several scrappy projects done. A girl can't ask for too much more!

Seems like I've got a few irons in the fire about now. The Scraptivations DT is up and working on the first DT challenge, so I got that taken care of. I got at least 2 of the 52 Week challenges done from PersonalScrapper (I need to check my list for a 3rd and possible 4th). But most importantly, I went wild with all my Jillibean Soup stuff to give myself some more to choose from to submit to the JBS design team call... Oh, wow... That's all I can say if Jill were to pick me. I just LOVE Jillibean... *sigh* I will officially take all well-wishes, prayers, and finger crossings at this time! Deadline is Tuesday, but I'm putting the finishing touches on a project to send it tomorrow.

Here's my latest...

From the March PersonalScrapper kit 

My MInd's Eye Stella Rose

Jillibean Soup Monster Stew

October Afternoon Weathervane and Campfire

The inside of this card says "is picture perfect!"

Jillibean Soup Pasta Fagioli

Jillibean Soup Chicken Noodle Soup

These didn't come out of the retreat, but I realized I hadn't posted them...

Bella Blvd. Lovey Dovey

And this is one of the layouts published in SNR

Jillibean Soup Atomic Soup and Alphabet Soup

If you take a look through my gallery in the sidebar, I'd love to get some feedback about which JBS stuff you like the best! Off to finish some flowers!

~Til next time <3

SKetchabilities #41

Thanks everyone for the love you've left here and on FB for my exciting announcement! I think I'm a bit in denial right now (yeah, still!) Such an amazing opportunity! I can't wait to get started on my first Punky Album! Since I'm off work today, I keep meaning to get in my craft room, and when I think of stuff I want to work with, all I keep thinking is, "That would be so cool in a mini-album!" So I guess some layouts and cards will have to do for now... :) Erica is having another crop at PersonalScrapper-extended for slow scrappers like me even- so I need to get some stuff done for that too. I think I will plunk tomorrow away near completely for ME. What a concept, huh?

It was sunny out today, and I tried to get a few shots of the kids. They will work, but  I was really hoping we'd make it outside, but it just never happened. Maybe when Miss A wakes up from her nap I can grab a few shots. Totally needing some great pics to get my mojo jump started I think. Speaking of pics, I'm on the lookout for a great photog/Photoshop class to take-either or both really. If the sun and moon align just right, I can get some really great shots, but I'm wanting needing to learn to do some stuff on my own. Leave me a little line here if you've got some ideas for me, k?

I haven't had a chance to post my take on Karan's latest sketch, so here it is...

I loved this one (always do!) I wasn't able to get a bigger pic, so I opted for smaller one to fill it in.

This gorgeous Bo Bunny paper is courtesy of my Personal Scrapper Secret Sister Erica! We actually ended up having each other- too funny! She completely spoiled me seeing as how she's got access to all my favorite scrappy things! I did, however, have to hide a few of my peanut M&Ms since that was the first thing my little darlings noticed! Can't wait to play with some more! I was MORE than happy to find her some goodies as sort of a thank you for all she does for us each month. She really is an amazing business owner and person! Love ya Erica!
Need to go get the little one up from her nap so she doesn't stay up all night. We're headed out with some friends to go bowling with a bunch of our kiddos, so we're pretty stoked for that :)

~Til next time <3