We're just MAD!!!

MAD About Sketches, that is!!! Over at Cookin' Up Creations for the month of March, we're pairing our daily Blue Plate Special challenges with a sketch!!! It's gonna be soooo much fun!!! So, be ready tomorrow for the first one...and I'm posting it!!!! :)



And not to dampen the mood...really!! Today is my LAST day as a DT member at Scrap-Friendzy. What an amazing year this has been working with Amy and Cheryl!!! I am so thankful for the opportunity they gave me! I'm also really excited about the new team and seeing what they have to offer! I know they will do a great job!!!!! Come over and join us in welcoming the new girls tomorrow!!!

The Flu SUCKS!

Oh yeah...influenza has struck at our house. It started Sunday evening when both N and P started running fevers. I took them both to the doctor on Monday where P tested positive. N tested negative, but they said he probably had it too, based on his symptoms. N got over it pretty quickly...he went back to school yesterday. Pierson was still running a fever last night! And guess who else has it?? Yep...that would be ME and H! Today starts Day 3 for the 2 of us. I really hate feeling like my limbs could fall off! Where's that Mack truck that hit me?!?!?!

In all the sickness, I did get a bright spot when I received an email from Megan Hoeppner of Creating Keepsakes on Wednesday evening. I was featured on their blog yesterday!!! I submitted a page I made based on a layout I saw in the January 2011 issue for their CK & Me spot. And they put it on their blog!!! You can see my claim to fame HERE!

Well, now I'm off to hold down the couch some more...UGH.

Well, I haven't posted since the blog hop...

So I thought I'd come share a few recent pages and some randomness...

Here's one I made today as the example for my Friday Focus BPS challenge at Cookin' Up Creations My challenge was to use the strips of paper we have leftover from previous pages and quit hoarding them! Some of the strips on my page...I kid you not...I've had for at least 4-5 years! LOL! I actually got the idea for this page from either SBEtc or CK...but I can't remember which one. But, I masked off the heart shape and then spritzed with a Glimmer Mist type stuff (Ritzy Ditzy Glitz) and then stitched around the image that was left to make it stand out more. I cut my title from fun foam using my Sizzix and the Round-a-Bout alpha set.



And here are a couple from the crop last weekend at Scrap-Friendzy.






And while I'm on the subject of Scrap-Friendzy...February is my last month on the Design Team there. :( I have absolutely LOVED being a DT member, but I've been there a year and it's time for new blood. Amy put out a DT call about a month ago...and at first, I was thinking I'd reapply. But after much thought, I decided to step aside and give someone else a chance. I'll still be hanging out there, since the MB feels like home now! The call runs thru the 22nd...so there's still time to apply!!! Believe me, working for Amy is a BREEZE!!!!

And since my blog is not completely dedicated to scrapbooking...On Monday morning, a high school classmate was brutally murdered by his roommate. You may have even heard about it on the news... He was shot with both a handgun and a shotgun, and then mutilated with an ax. His killer carved words into his body and even wrote on his body after he killed him. A crime this heinous can only be committed by someone who is a complete lunatic. Yet, the media plays up the fact that my friend was homosexual and that his killer claims he was making advances toward him. The killer went to the gay club looking to experiment (or so he says) and then "turned straight" when they got back to my friend's house. I think this guy was just looking for his first victim... Anyway, Stephen was a kind, generous, caring individual and that's how I will always remember him. We had just recently reconnected on Facebook and he had not changed a bit. Tonight is the receiving...please pray for his friends...those that were close, those that were not so close. Pray for his parents and that they learn how his son touched a person's heart and made their lives better because of it...his family had shunned him because of his homosexuality. Pray for the killer and his family also...and pray that justice will be served to the fullest extent.

I have a Blog Hop Winner!!!

My 3 year old drew the name...and the winner is....



TRACEY...Garden of Grace!!!!!

Congrats Tracey!

I'll be in touch to get your address!

I want to thank EVERYONE who played along with us on this hop! And thanks to all my new followers! I hope I can keep this blog interesting enough to make you wanna keep reading!!! (and hopefully, sharing with your friends!!!) Thanks for all the nice comments you all made about my mailbox...they always make me smile!!! :)

Friendz with He{art} Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the last stop on the “Friends with He{art}” Blog Hop sponsored by Scrap-Friendzy! If you are following the links from the beginning of the hop, you should have come from Min's blog. If not, and you wish to participate in the blog hop, please start at the Scrap-Friendzy blog HERE.

Today, I am excited to share this Valentine's Day Mailbox I made a few weeks ago. I saw this cute little paper mache mailbox in one of the big box stores and knew it would be adorable for Valentine's Cards OR Candy!!!!! I used the Pink Paislee "Cupid" Collection papers from last Valentine's Day and had this cutie completed in NO time! I added some Sparkle Modge Podge over the top of everything, and VOILA!!!



Since this is your last blog, I'll be sending you to a thread on the Scrap-Friendzy forum where you can leave a message that you stopped at every blog. Don't forget you must leave comments on all the blogs to be eligible for the Blog Hop Prize. Now, GO HERE and post that you have completed the hop! If you're not a member of our forum, the sign up is quick and painless!!! Sign up and then come introduce yourself too!! Don't forget about the Crop that runs from Friday, February 11 through Sunday, February 13 on the forum – hope you will join in the fun!

In addition to the Blog Hop prize given by Scrap-Friendzy, I'm offering a small RAK too!! You just have to do 2 things...1) Become a follower of my blog and 2) Post about the Blog hop on your blog, your Facebook, or any other place that allows it!! Please link back here in the comment box so I know you did it. Each place you post gets your name put in another time!! Easy-peasy!!!

Thanks for Hopping with us...we hope you were inspired!!!!

PS...Just ONE more thing!!! Don't forget that Scrap-Friendzy is also looking for new girlfriendz to design for them!!! This is an AWESOME site to design for so check out the DT Call!!!

AND THE WINNER IS...

I did a really technical drawing tonight...I wrote all the names down, threw 'em in a lunch bag, and picked one!!!

And is was:

Life's Creative Adventures said...

What a great idea! I will have to try this.

I posted about the blog on my facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/michelle.r.mcdonald

Congrats to Michelle!!! I'll be getting in contact with you about your prize!!!!

To all the Blog Hoppers...

I will work on getting all the names written down for the RAK and do my drawing hopefully tomorrow...my little guy is sick, and I think I'm getting it too!!! I will let you know ASAP!

Stirrin' Up a Li'l Love BLOG HOP!!!!!

Welcome to your 2nd stop on the “Stirrin' Up a Li'l Love at Cookin' Up Creations” Blog Hop! If you are following the links from the beginning of the hop, you should have come from the Cooking Up Creations blog. If not, and you wish to participate in the blog hop, please start at the Cookin' Up Creations blog HERE.

Today, I am excited to share my altered file folder with you, made especially for this blog hop. I turned the folder into an accordian folded card, but it makes a super cute mini album too! If you want more details on how to make one, check out tomorrow's "Transformation Thursday" post in the BPS forum at CUC!





For my card, I used Pink Paislee papers from last year's Cupid Collection. On the front, I added a wooden heart (that I painted white and then used sparkle Modge Podge on), a ribbon flower, some lace, and one of the journaling cards from the collection. The center folds showcase pics of each of my boys. The last inside "page" has another journaling card and some paper flowers. The back is just another sheet of PP with another of the accent cards. I hope you'll check out my post tomorrow for more ways to use this mini album!!!

Your next stop on the blog hop will be Cassy's blog. Don't forget to leave a comment here, and on each stop on the blog hop. Then, make sure you finish up at the Cookin' Up Creations forum and post that you have completed the hop. Your name will be entered into a drawing for a fabulous prize! We're also hosting a weekend crop from Friday, February 4 through Sunday, February 6 on the forum – hope you will join in the fun!

In addition to the Blog Hop prize given by CUC, I'm offering a small RAK too!! You just have to do 2 things...1) Become a follower of my blog and 2) Post about the Blog hop on your blog, your Facebook, or any other place that allows it!! Please link back here in the comment box so I know you did it. Each place you post gets your name put in another time!! Easy-peasy!!!

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of the hop!