One Little Word class winner and some Nikki Sivils gingerbread land

Wanted to share my last projects for Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker today! I'm so thankful for my spot on that team - Nikki was one of the first companies to take a chance on me as a creative designer just over 1-1/2 years ago! SO much has happened since that time, but getting those first spots as a designer gave me the foundation I needed to accomplish many of the things that I have! ^_^ Nikki and her team have been fabulous to work with!

All of these projects use the super fun Gingerbread Land collection:

And I popped in to random.org to grab a winner for the Ali Edwards One Little Word 2012 class giveaway! It gave me this one:

 Anne said...

Oh how cool. Thanks for the opportunity.

Congrats!! Shoot me an email at chicscrapper at gmail dot com and I'll send you the coupon code to give you a free checkout to activate the class! It starts next week! I've chosen a word for myself for several years now, and it's a great opportunity for growth throughout the year! 

silly boys and a couple of thanksgiving cards

I so have to laugh every time I look at this photo! I pulled the boys together for a little photoshoot of them over the summer {to send a framed photo of them to their grandma for her birthday}, and when I asked them to "high-five" thinking it would make an awesome photo - this is what I got! Them holding hand almost like dance partners! Pretty soon we were all trying not to roll on the ground with the laughter that the situation produced...

I put this layout together with goodies from the Nikki Sivils You're a Hoot paper line, and a few random things from the Lil' Monster line.

And a couple of cards to celebrate the holiday this week:

{I used the paper dolls cricut cart to make the tree and leaves, and the brackets are all cut from the storybook cart.}

growing big and strong

Just sharing a quick page that I did for Nikki Sivils this month! And... both of our boys have pretty yucky colds today, so I've been back and forth just trying to keep them feeling better.

Hope your Monday's better than mine! lol

fresh supplies

I always love this part of getting ready for school. Stacks of notebooks, pencils and fresh crayons!

This was our first day of school last year - 3rd grade. Wow.

We'll be starting this year soon as well!! The summer just flew by, didn't it?

final projects from Nikki Sivils cha releases!

Wrapping up the week of the big, big trade show for crafting and hobbies - everyone has/is headed home - sounds like everything was lovely!

Here are my final projects featuring Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker's brand new lines:

I've been on a bit of a journey this year healthwise. I felt pretty yucky for most of it. I'm finally feeling better and looking forward to the second half of the year! This layout features Nikki's new release, Get Well Soon.

This is a fun one! Featuring a recent upcycle project I started! ^_^ Features Nikki's line: You're a Hoot.

And finally, this layout featuring the guys trimming our Christmas tree last year! That I used the Gingerbread Lane line for! So fun - and there's more journaling on the pull card on top...

And yes, I've got a confession. Not sure why, but... maybe it has to do with all the health yuckies I've been dealing with... I had sort of struggled with my papercrafting in the last few months. But the last few weeks? I've fallen back in love. It's such a good feeling. I've done a lot of projects - and enjoyed every moment of it! Some I've shared, others, not yet! I'm not sure I can explain the sense of renewal I've felt the last few weeks - letting some things go, re-doubling efforts for others - I feel lighter, happier, more inspired.

And yes - one last thing if you're still with me! I have a thickers project up on the American Crafts blog today! ^_^ Have a wonderful weekend!

bookworm

Is it silly for me to say that I love the fact that our oldest has become a bit of a bookworm? He's pretty typically more of a sports guy, so I love that he's also picking up one of my loves - reading. I can't tell you how many times I've walked in to check up on the boys and this is the sight that greets me! 

A lot of my free time in the last week has been spent working on projects for the upcoming CHA show - so I'm glad I can start sharing them all!! Nikki has said that she'd like us to go ahead with her's, since she posted all of her upcoming lines here.

CHA summer goodies from Nikki Sivils

Just popping in quickly to share a layout I made with Nikki Sivils brand new goodies for the upcoming Summer CHA show!

This was made using her new My Lil' Monster collection:

We're going through a bit of a rough spot right now with the little guy. Like, he's growing up and learning to let go of mom and dad a bit - and then we turn around and he's acting childish {like throwing tantrums? Hello?! Where did that come from?} I know it's his way of trying to work through the emotions of becoming more independent and feeling out of control at the same time, so we're riding it out. {Not without punishment of course. Sigh.}

Pop over to Nikki's blog to see ALL of her upcoming collections, and enter for a chance to win them!! ^_^

scrapbooking summer

Just a quick post to share a few projects that I put together for the Nikki Sivils, Helmar cross promo! They very generously sent us a bunch of their adhesives to play with, and these are a few layouts I put together with them!

This is the one I shared a peek of the other day...

Shots from fun at the sprinkler park that's a few blocks away. The boys love it... we need to head back as soon as all of these storms clear out!

Silly photos from our trip to the Seaquarium in April. Of course everyone had to have icees to cool off!

And my jam making adventures from a few weeks ago:

It turned out so yummy. We've enjoyed lots of bread buttered with Earth's Balance Butter {a great all-natural alternative to butter that even my guys enjoy!}and some of this jam. And we had it on oatmeal this morning. Mine also had a wee bit of coconut milk with it:

Oh so good!

school is cool! a sneak peek from Nikki Sivils!

Can you believe it's that time of year again?!! I think I'm in denial. I've been so super busy on several fronts that the time has just been a blur. Anyway - yes! It really is time for product peeks for the upcoming Summer 2011 CHA! ACK!

So far, love, love what I'm seeing from Nikki Sivils! Her stuff just keeps getting better...You can check out the full line of "school is cool" on her blog now!

Here's a little peek:

She has added collection kits, punch-outs, 6 different alpha stickers on one sheet of stickers as well as a sheet of stickers that are all just elements that coordinate with the collection! I personally love all of the patterns that she's added... For a closer look at this line and a little peek at her Lil' Monster line as well - stop by her blog!

Nikki Sivils and Elmer's Craft and Tell!

Welcome to the Nikki Sivil's Elmer's Glue Craft and Tell blog posting!

I loved working with the products that they sent - it's always great to be able to try different types of adhesives, and see how you feel about them! They also sent great stuff from Exacto! I love, loved using the scissors {I think my old fiskars just got trumped}, and the fun pink mat they sent as well! This was me curled up on the floor crafting in front of the tv the other night until my eye lids were just toooo heavy:

And this is what I ended up with. I took some fun photos when we were at the pool a couple of weeks ago...

{I also had fun trying out this new set of diecuts - lacey circles from Spellbinders...}


I'm sure you'd love to know what YOU need to do to win some fun Elmer's products?  Well, just visit EACH of the Diva's projects on their blogs and leave a comment.  All of their blog links are at the beginning of this post.  After that come back here and tell me.  You will have until June 12th at midnight CST to leave comments (this applies to Julie's post and her team also).  Come back on the posts on the Nikki Sivils blog for a chance to win the prize that they're giving out and then you will need to post on Julie's for a chance to win hers!    We will announce both winners on the evening of June 13th.

 Here's a list of the girls on my team for today:
Mimi Leinbach
Rae Barthel
Liz Qualman
Julie Tucker-Wolek


Be sure to stop by for some great inspiration!

Also here are some fun links for you!  Go to their Facebook pages and tell them that the Divas from Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker sent you over!!!!

Elmer's Website: www.elmers.com

Elmer's on Facebook: www.facebook.com/elmers

Elmer's on Twitter: www.twitter.com/elmers

X-ACTO Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/xacto

Nikki's helping tornado victims

please check out the info, and see if you can help out!

chirp, chirp

I had a fun package the other day!

I peeked inside and found some more goodies!

Pretty soon I'll be chirping away!!

A HUGE thanks to provocraft and Nikki Sivils for arranging the cross-promo!!

happy spring

a little late...

But, this was one of the projects that I bundled off the CHA back in January at the last minute without getting photos... so here it is! Now that it's back home... :)

you make me happy

...when skies are gray...

I'm still a bit in shock as to how quickly this school year is hurtling to a close... it's keeping me super busy!!

huh?!

Ever hear that one before? "You're not gonna put that on a scrapbook page, are you?!" Who me?! NEVER...

Anyway! Hop over to the Nikki Sivils blog to participate in this challenge! Make us laugh for April Fools. While you're there, check out the details to win a guest designer spot! Nikki is fabulous to work for!

painting eggs

Earlier this month, I emptied the shells of a bunch of eggs for another project - and our little guy couldn't resist. How could I when he asked so sweetly?

birthday wishes!

for the sweet, Nikki Sivils!

Pop over to her blog to wish her a happy birthday, and you'll also be entered for some fabulous stuff that Julie put together!

family

For the Nikki Sivils Challenge this month! You can check it out on the blog... and go enter!

spring cleaning

Yep! Lots of that going on here lately! It feels good to clean things out. I love how much cleaner things feels when there's no clutter on the counters and tables. ^_^

february challenge at nikki sivils

It's a love challenge! I decided to showcase the growing relationship between our boys. Oh, they fight like crazy right now, but honestly, I know they wouldn't know what to do without each other... Go check it out and play along for your chance to win your choice of one of Nikki's paper lines!

And in other news, it's good to be back online to day. There was a mixup with my google account over the weekend {more info here, since I wasn't the only one affected.}My email still isn't back up - so if you need to contact me, you'll have to do it through facebook right now! Thankfully, they were able to get my blog back up through the night, and I'm able to log in and post. Yay! Baby steps, right?!

Have a lovely Tuesday!