SOO much to blog SOOO little time to blog!

That is how I am feeling these days! There has been SOOO much going on and I just run out of time or energy to blog! Sorry! I am putting myself on a better schedule for everything in my life as of Feb. 1 st I am going to be more efficient! ;)

So I have a great new hang out to scrappy chat these days Serendipity Scrapbooks! There is SO much going on at that board they have several weekly sketches, they just had an awesome crop over last weekend, they have a wish list promotion right now! Want $20, $30, $40 or even $50 of goodies off your wishlist for FREE???? This contest could be just the thing for you.January through Feb. 28th we will be having the Wishes come true Contest, where there will be drawings for goods off your wishlist.See how to participate in this contest:1. Register in the store and start making your wishlist2. Register in the forum - Post in the New Members checkin thread and then post a minimum of 9 other times on our message board.3. If you were invited Please make note in your New Members checkin thread who invited you. Then start inviting others. 4. For each person you invite and they complete these requirements you will be added to the drawings again.-The first drawing for the $20 wishlist give away will happen when 25 new Registered members complete the above requirements-The Second drawing for the $30 wishlist give away will happen when 30 more new members complete the requirements-The third drawing for the $40 wishlist give away will happen when 40 more new members complete the requirements-The Fourth drawing for the $50 wishlist give away will happen when 50 more new members complete the requirementsWhen we reach 1000 new members in the forum there will be another $50 drawing and ALL registered memebers in the forum will receive a FABULOUS digital/printable downloadable kit for FREE!!PLUS when we reach the first 50 new members (827 total members) All registered forum members will get a bonus downloadable/printable item. Then when we reach 902 new members ANOTHER downloadable gift.Lets get busy and start inviting new members: Tweet it, Facebook it, Blog about it and just start sharing about our forum**Your name stays in for ALL drawings and you be able to continue having your name added for all new members that mention you invited them and complete the requirements.**Wishlist giveaway items will be picked by store owner from your Wishlist and sent within a week of each drawing.


So make sure you head on over and register and tell them I sent you! They also announced a new contest they are going to be having as well, check it out here! And if that isn't enough to get you over there they are now taking pre-orders on LOTS of awesome new CHA winter items! Be sure to go to the store and order yours!

Here are a few of the LO's I have done for Serendipity Scrapbooks.

And this one was picked as the Pick of the Day at Serendipity Scrapbooks on the 19th!

And don't you just "love" this one? Be sure to stop by Paper Popsicles and enter your love projects today you could be the winner of the monthly prize!

Well I still have some more pages left to finish on my book of December, but here is a look at some of what I have done so far!

Well I just looked at the time and I need to run and get the little monsters from school!

Till Next Time!

TFL!

Valerie

Exciting Stuff!

Yes I know it has been forever! Holidays are crazy especially when you leave 2 calendars to be made till the VERY end! My resolution this is to do 1 month at the end of each month to avoid that AGAIN! And if I don't do it then I just don't make the calendar! I was in such a RUSH and finishing them literally minutes before we had to walk out the door on Christmas Day! Talk about cutting it close! I didn't even get a chance to get pictures of the pages I made! I will have to go to my parents and grandparents to get some pics of the finished product.

So I don't think I ever shared the sad news that Paper Popsicles was closing its doors and re-opening in January on the blog only. Well the BIG day is almost here! That's right this Friday they will open a whole new and improved site, and the store will still have those AWESOME Cheeky Radish images and the shaped cards as well! And I am SO excited to share that Melissa asked me and a few others to design with the first new shaped card for the new site! I saw this cutie and a million ideas jumped into my head instantly! He or she is available on the new site for FREE!! My first card is a big brother card for a friend who just had a baby and her little boy LOVES elephants, so how could I not make him a card! I used some fun Sassafrass paper on this guy and some fun twine to hold the sign around his neck! I cut the first elephant shape out of the pattern paper and cut slightly inside the outline of the template, and for the cardstock elephant I cut slightly outside the outline of the template to give the shadow to the elephant. I freehand cut out the ear for the elephant, and bent it slightly and attached the ear to the elephant.


For the next card I copied 3 elephants onto my page and had each trunk over lap a tail in front of him to create 3 elephants marching in a row. I cut them out and then using a circle punch cut out and attached the red circle to the back which I then trimmed the excess from, used a star punch for the stars, black glaze pen for eyes and a mouth, and Copic marker to make nails. I again freehand cut out some ears for each elephant and attached them the same way. I then took a Popsicle stick and cut it down to create a pole and cut out a cardstock flag and used my ALL time FAVORITE DoodleBug mini rub-ons. I used my trusty Zip Dry to attach the pole to the lead elephant's trunk and there you have elephants on parade!

Now aren't they just the cutest??!! So head on over to What's the Scoop? and get yours today! And don't forget to share what you create! Don't forget this FRIDAY they start all the new fun as well!

Well I need to get moving as I still have some things to do before work tonight, but I will be back with more fun stuff!

TFL!
Valerie