Scraphappy

The Hoppin' Pad

all about The Lilypad today!!!  we have a ton of stuff going on that, we hope, will interest you!!!

on top of ALL of that, we also have a new site design, new tutorial section (that will be steadily filled with ideas), a chat room, a set of monthly challenges and much, much more.  i invite you to come on over and make yourself at home?!

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one of the challenges that will become a monthly challenge is the template challenge.  i haven't really ever been much of a template scrapper; however, when i really am stuck and need a starting point, i've finally learned templates (or skteches) are one way to help get me over the hump.  so, to open our monthly template challenge, head over to TLP and grab this template for free... then, let's see what magic you can work with it!!!  check the detailed images in the product for what some of the Pollys worked with this template!

THIS IS FREE!!!!!!
but, please come play along in the challenge - we'd love to see your creations!!

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it's new BYOC time... here are some fun products i have made to contribute to helping you make your own kit...  i can never have enough paint, so these paint splatters have already come in handy for me.  the alphas are just a fun little addition with a lot of texture.

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if you missed this announcement yesterday, i'm running a weekend sale in my store... check it out!!!  c'mon over and stock up on some templates and other goodies at this great, discounted price!

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some of you may be interested to know we are holding a TLP blog hop for the weekend.  how does it work?  well, pretty simple, really.  you start here at my blog, download this little freebie and then head to the next blog on the list.  from there, each subsequent blog will have a link to the next where you will also find more goodies including QPs, coupons, freebies and more.  so, start here, grab this Quick Page freebie and head over to the next after that.  the only way to find your way through is to hop from blog to blog, so enjoy the hopping!

if the first link doesn't work, please try the second.  if that doesn't work, please try the third.  if the third doesn't work, try the fourth. etc. etc.  if that doesn't work, please lmk, and i'll upload it again.  these links will only be around for the next few days, so don't miss this great QP!

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from here, head on over to Julie's blog.  she will then direct you to the next and so on.  if then next blog in line isn't up yet, please give it a bit - we are all on different time zones and made every attempt to get the timing just right, but sometimes, well, you know...    the first person to compile and share with us (on THIS thread) an album or set of projects using ALL of these QPs and/or templates will receive a $30 GC to the store! 

thanks so much for stopping by!  if you grab anything here, i'd appreciate if you'd leave a comment.  if you do use anything i've got here, please link back so i can take a gander at your work - always great fun to be inspired by others.

Layouts & a Sale

what's going on?  how was your halloween?  got all the pics scrapped?  i sure don't - i've got them all still sitting on my computer.  hopefully in the next few days, i'll get them at least off the camera and onto my laptop.  which reminds me i need to run some backups of pics very soon.  which further reminds me i need to research some EHDs.  haven't done that in a long while.  see how one things rolls into another?  if i write things down, i tend to be more apt to remember to actually do them.  just ask DH - he's been bugging me to buy him some protein shake mix for like a week, and i'm going right now to do it because i just wrote it down.  ok, now that is done - he will be happy.   

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have a bunch of fun stuff coming at TLP this weekend. we've got a new BYOC release, a new guest designer, a new staff designer (here's a hint - her first name starts with an "L"), as well as a bunch of events including a blog hop that will start here at my blog and go on to a bunch of others (i think we have 10-15 signed up already) that will include freebies, QPs, coupons, and more.  be sure to check out TLP on friday/tomorrow, for more details. 

so, to kick things off, i've started my sale a little early - how about 45% off all my products (discount will show at checkout).  enjoy some templates to kick-start your creativity!

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here's a layout using some of the Cocoa Daisy goodies from the October kit - the layout is on the CD blog (i missed it and looked at the wrong blog, i guess!). thanks.

here's another i did a long while back attempting to use lots of ribbons and different stamps.  it was actually one of my very first attempts at stamping....  i enjoyed it! :)

here's another layout, featured on the Kenner Road blog just recently that uses a bunch of old(er) KR goodies.  there's a little product challenge there - c'mon over and play! 

Costumes

bad mom that i am...  only two of the kids have their costumes ready and those costumes are ones that they've had around the house for a long while.  as of now, DD2 will be a unicorn and frogger will be a race car driver.  DD1 wants to be a witch, a good witch, so i'm going to work on that today.  will be interesting to see how that turns out.  the kids are super excited for tomorrow night.  we are heading to neighbors' for pizza, then to a church festival and then out to trick-or-treat.  by the end of the night, they should be pretty wiped.  good thing is they will all have naps tomorrow afternoon to prepare!  :)

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here's a couple more layouts to share.  this first one is a fun one using a new collab by Cinnamon Designs & Nikki Beadrueau (she's been a busy designing lady) called Daydreamer.

this second layout is of DD on her birthday last year.  she was having fun all dressed up (all stuff she got not 15min earlier as gifts).  she's really not a uber girlie type; however, on occasion, she turns on the super princessy stuff!  pretty cute to see.  this layout uses Karah Fredricks's kit, Being a Princess.  i had a little bit of fun here layering lace.

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finally, have some new templates available at TLP today.  these are great (i've actually used two of them and i don't often scrap with templates or sketches).  don't miss a deal on them - they are buy the big one, get the little one free, today until thursday next week!

Quick!

if he is around, go, right now, and give your husband a huge hug.
then, go and give your kid(s) a hug.
don't say anything other than, "i love you."
then back to business as usual.
repeat this every day, sometime during the day.
there are those who wish they could still do this every day.
but they can't - the ones they love closest to them have passed on.
we take it for granted.
a simple thing that is SO very important.
for everyone.
just go do it.

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a quick layout to share... this layout uses a fab collab between Amy Wolff & Nikki Beaudreaux called Smarty Pants.  have a few more but will share in the next day or two.  the clock has caught up with me this morning! :)

A Decade

love.
officially 10 years.
time flies.
love.
better.
bigger.
stronger.
through it all.
new jobs.
moving.
kids.
fat times.
moving again.
new jobs again.
more kids.
lean times.
more of the same.
love.
still going.
thankful.
BLESSED.

School

here's a fun LO i enjoyed doing with some of Kristen Rice's new goodies, Sweet Pete.  Frogger is hilarious - ever after seeing DH drinking a cold beer from a can, Frogger finds a canned drink and says, "mmmmmm!  my cold beer!"   in this case it happened to be a Sprite (and, no, Frogger hasn't ever had cold beer).

 

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got this via email a couple of days ago...  i don't usually share stuff like this, but i think it's a very good comparison between then and now....  how do you feel about some of this stuff?  some may be on the extreme end, sure, but, then again, some may not...

SCHOOL - 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario:
Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.  

Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
 
Scenario:
Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.  Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse.  Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang.   State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.  Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
 
Scenario:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.  

Scenario:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum.  Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.  

Scenario:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007- ATF, Homeland Security, FBI called.  Johnny charged with  domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.  He is found crying by his teacher, Mary.  Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.  Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

fall break

day one of fall break done.  on to day two.  we spent all day outside for day 1.  perfect - we came in when it got dark.  day 2 calls for a visit to the aquarium with some of the kids' school friends.  should be a great time.  we seem to end up over there 3-4 times  a month and it never gets old.

we finally got some great news on a family business type thing we've had going on.  now to coast a bit.  whew.  hopefully it will continue on track and things will settle down a bit.  i didn't realize i've been holding my breath for ~6mths until yesterday!  no wonder i've been so light-headed and disjointed?!  haha.  ok, maybe that's just a normal thing?!  ;)

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working on getting some digi stuff done.  A5D has some great, new goodies recently released - check 'em out here!  here's a couple of LOs i did with some stuff - the first makes me happy with the serious face.  the second is my attempt at the super-digi look.  what do you think?