The {Stamps} of Life sponsoring Chatty Scrappers!

The {Stamps} of Life by Stephanie Barnard is sponsoring Chatty Scrappers during the month of June! We are super excited to work with these high-quality, made in the USA stamps! Tune in to Chatty Scrappers in the month of June to see what we've created with them! For now, you can visit both sites here:

http://chattyscrappers.net/
http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm

SUPER Scraplift Challenge for May! Lifting Julie Bonner...

Over at Chatty Scrappers this month, we are scraplifting talented artist Julie Bonner for our SUPER Scraplift Challenge!

Here is Julie's layout that we are lifting:


And a link to Julie's Blog: http://julie-bonner.blogspot.com/ and her 2peas gallery: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/userprofile.asp?user_id=429260

Click here for the link to the challenge! http://chattyscrappers.net/forum/index.php?topic=3889.0

Anyone can join in at anytime! When you are done with the lift, just PM me on Chatty Scrappers (username: ScrappyC) and I will send you my email address to send your version of the layout to! At the end of the month we will post all of the lifts at once!

National Scrapbook Day coming up!

It's that time of year again, a special day just to celebrate our favorite craft!! Come over to Chatty Scrappers for our challenge/tutorial filled crop from April 30- May 3rd!

www.chattyscrappers.net

Spring is Here?

I know I say this everytime, but TIME FLIES!! Lots of things have been changing around here. Sold a vehicle, bought a vehicle...bought a camper?? LOL! Looking forward to some camping this summer!! Thinking about returning to college also. FIL was diagnosed with lung cancer, has had part of his lung removed and is recovering. Mom was here for a visit, it was good.
I am realllllly looking forward to my brother's move, which will be much closer to us. For the first time, in a long time, he will be a 4 hour drive away, instead of a 3 day drive. The time is closing in, his departure will happen the 2nd week of April, but I'm not sure when I'll see him...but hopefully not too far after his arrival to Kentucky! I did just see him in January...but I am selfish when it comes to my "little" brother.

My baby is 7...

I am feeling the years are flying by toooo fast...my baby girl turned 7 today! She had a bowling party with 4 of her closest friends and her sister!

In scrapping news, we have been plugging away at the SUPER Scraplift Challenge over at Chatty Scrappers!! Here is the January layouts! We lifted a fabulous artist named Ginger Williams. Here is some info on Ginger:
I'm 29 years old and have been married to the love of my life (Marc) for 9 years now. We have 3 wonderful boys, Ty (7), Blake (4), and Spencer (2). We moved into our first "real" home here in Texas a few years ago and we love it here.

Besides scrapbooking I love to read, surf, swim, go camping, sew, quilt, eat chocolate, and I also love photography! My favorite subjects are my boys of course, but I also enjoy the opportunity to do photo shoots for friends and family.

As for scrapbooking I've been doing that now for about 12 years, but it has been the past 7 years where this hobby has really exploded for me. I have had the opportunity to work as a scrapbooking instructor, design for several wonderful companies (currently designing for Keeping Memories Alive, Queen and Company, & Melissa Frances), have layouts and projects published by most major scrapbook publishers, and best of all, I am having a great time recording those sweet (and sometimes not-so-sweet) moments of my life I never want to forget!

I also wanted to add a huge thank you to all of you sweet people here at scrapbook.com! You overwhelm me with all of your kind words about my work! Thank you all so much! Your kind and sweet comments mean so much to me! =)

You can check out her work here:

http://www.scrapbook.com/myplace/index.php?mod=galleries&u=167875

And here her blog: www.truekodakmoments.blogspot.com

Check out Chatty Scrappers for all of the completed scraplifts here:
http://chattyscrappers.net/forum/index.php?topic=3670.0

SUPER Scraplift Challenge layouts posted at Chatty Scrappers!

Our first Chatty Scrappers SUPER Scraplift Challenge is done! There were lots of great layouts, and our featured artist even scraplifted herself! You can find out more about KariAnn at her blog: http://nkbsweeney.blogspot.com And she says, "I currently design for Kraft Girl Kits and have been a Guest Designer at ScrapFreak and Paper Popsicles. I was recently laid off BUT on a happy note we are expecting #3 in Jan/Feb.!!"

Here are the layouts:

Original:


LIFTS:

Angela (scrappychick):


Sandy (gmathis):



Christine (SierraScrapper):


Janice (FidgetMarie):


Carrie (ScrappyC):


KariAnn Sweeney:


A big thank you to KariAnn Sweeney for allowing us to scraplift her, and to all of the participants at Chatty Scrappers!!

New Challenge at Chatty Scrappers

With the fall of Mojoholders Blog, I have now started a new challenge at Chatty Scrappers!! It will be somewhat of the same basis, only monthly instead of weekly! We will find a talented scrapper, scraplift them, and post all of the scraplifts at the end of the month. I am really excited about this endevour, as I was really sad to see Mojoholders go. (sniff sniff)

For our first "Super Scraplift Challenge" we are lifting a talented artist named KariAnn Sweeney! Check out the challenge, and the layout that we are lifting here http://chattyscrappers.net/forum/index.php?topic=2879.0.

Also, don't forget to check out the Chatty Scrapper September Sponsor, My Favorite Things stamps and the gallery! http://chattyscrappers.net/forum/index.php?topic=2905.0

On a personal note, I've not been well. Pneumonia hit me hard last week, but with the help of modern science I am back on my feet!!