'Tis the Season For Giving

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is looking forward to the upcoming New Year. Those who know me well know that I just adore animals. I've been a volunteer for Heart of Texas Lab Rescue for years, and when they put out a call to foster a dog for Christmas, I just couldn't say no. After all, who wouldn't want to be "home" for Christmas? So, here is my temporary foster fur-kid to join my already 2 fur-kids. Enjoy the pics.

Bow down to your all mighty pack leader. LOL!!

Labradors of each flavor.

In other news, the latest DT challenge for A True Friend challenge blog is to create a layout or gift idea for the pet lovers in your life! Here's my take on the challenge!

Last but certainly not least, get ready for Scrap For A Cure's January Kits coming out on January 3rd! They have a "Main" kit and a "Mini" kit (which isn't mini at all!) and both are loaded with the latest beautiful papers and embellishments! You won't want to miss it! Here are some sneaky peeks so you can look forward to the real stuff! Go check us out and come join the forum, too! We'll be sure to give you a warm welcome!

2010 is almost here---let's make it a good one and remember to count your blessings! Happy Holidays!!

A Challenge & A Giveaway

Have I told anyone that I love sketches? Nothing beats a sketch to get my creative juices flowing! Anyway, My Mind's Eye is having a blog challenge and the winner will receive one of everything from three MME collections of their choice! Deadline is Dec. 17th at midnight, so hurry! Here's my challenge entry!

Here's the sketch (awesome, isn't it?!):

And here's my take:

Gotta love those lollipop flowers, right? I got the idea from Helen Croft's blog and they're super easy! Just cut 3-4 circles of different sizes & they don't need to be perfect. You can ink them, glimmer mist them, stickle them, paint them...you get the idea...then put a pretty little somethin' in the middle, like a brad, and you're done!

In other important news...I just found out about this great giveaway by GCD Studios and thought I'd share with all of you. They are giving away 10...yes, TEN...of their new collections! All you have to do is sign up to be a GCD Studios follower and leave a comment on their blog by January 1st! Easy peasy, right? Here's the linky and the blinkie! Good luck, everyone!

Tickled!

...that my blog was chosen for this week's "Inspiration Alley" over at Pocket Full of Papers! Isn't that the coolest?! They've got a really great bunch of designers over there, so go check out their fascinating work! And a big thanks to Tammy for taking the time to check out my blog and choosing me! I'm truly honored!!

Happy Dance!

All of you like to follow blogs, right? Well, I have been lurking around (OK, just short of stalking, LOL) one particular blog for quite some time. Who in the world am I talking about, you ask? Well, it's Helen Croft's blog called Scrap A Little. It is always filled with fun tips, tutorials, sketches, giveaways, and just all-around pure scrappy inspiration. You NEED to check out this blog! So, anyway, when I heard she was starting her very own design team, I just had to apply!

Well, I am excited to announce that she chose me for her DT! Thanks so much, Helen!! You won't be sorry! =) Here are my layouts that I submitted to try and get my foot in the door! They are based on two of her very own fabulous sketches!

Here's the first sketch and my take on it:

And the second sketch & my take:

Thanks again for stopping by! Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

'Tis the Season

...to be jolly! Well, for my 2 pooches, they're not exactly thrilled. It's that time of the year when I pull out those dreaded antlers and ask them to smile for the camera. Well, not really. Anyway, here's my DT layout for "A True Friend" blog. Our challenge is to show our pets preparing for Christmas.

Aren't they funny? Notice how my chocolate lab is still clinging to his filthy, stuffed Halloween ghost. Sorry, buddy, that holiday is long past...Christmas time is near!

In other news, here are my layouts published in Scrapbook News and Review's November issue.

Thanks for taking a moment from shopping to come and visit my blog! 'Til next time!

Published LOs for November

Here are my published layouts from the November issue of Scrapstreet e-magazine. For those of you who are looking for some inspiration, this is a great place to go, and the best part is that it's FREE! I was truly inspired by the Cuttlebug challenge in this issue. It is so full of die cut and embossing techniques in both layouts and cards- truly awesome!

'Til next time!!

Thankful

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend and made it through Black Friday! I have much to be thankful for and I feel truly blessed! I have to give a special thanks to my scrap buddy, Zandra. I've worked with her for years, but have had the wonderful opportunity of getting to know her as a person! She is one of the most kind, selfless people I've ever known, and last week, she brought me this big bag of Making Memories stash. Now, this is some major scrappy eye candy, don't you agree?! Thanks, Z!!

Here's a layout I made using just a tiny morsel of this stash! It's based on a sketch over at 52 Sketches, 52 Weeks...

Hope everyone has a great week...it will be Christmas before we know it!