*My Little Shoebox December Assignments*

Here are my assignments for the month of December for My Little Shoebox. I must admit that I was playing catch up this month due to some family matters, holidays, kids and my hubby's birthday. I am happy that I was able to finish my work even at these stressful time.

We had a lot of stuff going on for this month for MLS. We got to play with some Shimmerz and My Acrylic Album provided us with mini that spelled our names. This is a first for me! We were also challenge to scraplift one of Michelle Lanning's fab LO. See my take below! I love love the Blingz they were so much fun to play with and very addicting as well. So...here we go!

It's Your Cake!

Fourth B-day

*My scraplift of Michelle Lanning's LO Challenge*

Happy hellos

Hi!

My Acrylic Album and Shimmerz Assignment.

This is the first time I was able to play with a mini album that spells out my name. I thought for a long while what I will use this mini for and finally came up with this concept:

All About Me on 2009

Here are some of the pages!

I used the Hottie Pink Blingz for the flowers. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Blingz!

I also added the hottie pink on my butterflies!

I just want to say HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby Jorge! It was his Birthday yesterday and we spent the day with our friends Cheryl, John and their daughter in Seattle after picking them up from the airport. They took us for lunch at Mizo Japanese Steak house. I only have a couple of pics but John will post a video of Jorge dancing while they sang him a japanese version of Happy Birthday on Facebook . Hahahaha! It was a simple but happy day. I wish you many many more birthday baby! Well that is it folks. Thanks for coming by and checking out my work, blurbs and what ever else you get out of this lil ole blog of mine! Have a great day!

I *LOVE* Virtual Crops!!!

My Scrapbook Nook had a Virtual Crop this past weekend and I took way advantage of it. I think they had like 27 challenges....and I participated in 12 of them. WOW! I'm telling you, my butt was pretty much glued to my scrap room/computer area all weekend long. Although I did take a break Friday night to go to the movies with the fam bam to watch 2012. Which was GREAT! Anyway, I thought I'd share with ya what I was able to make this weekend. This is by the way the most I have done in a crop...EVAAAA! Ok, warning lots of pics kay! Oh sorry for the poor quality of the pics, it's really hard here in Washington to get good pics, its really dark all day long right now.

A Day in the Life Challenge!

My First Born Childd

Lily Bee Lovelies Challenge: Using 2 elements from Nov. Kit
*My Love Story*

Using Nook Nov. Kit featuring Lily Bee Audrey Line. AC black thickers, flowers are from my LA find and bling from Prima

Grateful For Challenge:

Must use ribbon, lace paper and journaling about what you are grateful for.
*America*

Using all papers from Nook Nov. Kit Lily Bee Audrey line, AC red thickers, ribbon from Mikael's and lace paper from My Little yellow bicycle travel line.

Crossing the Border Challenge:
Must use some border punches on your LO
*My Cute Pumpkins*
Using everything from Basic Grey Ambrosia line and 2 Martha Stewart punches (big flower bed and Arch Lattice)

*Completely Adore You*

Multi tasking Challenge: Must do sewing or stitching on your page

Materials: SEI PP, Basic Grey Archaic line, AC yellow thickers and Bingo card

*Your Smile*

Your Weakness Challenge: Using only 4 colors, 2 different alpha and journaling .

Materials: October Afternoon PP, journaling spot and black alpha, MS butterfly punch and AC yellow thickers

*SMILE*

Same, same but different Challenge: Not your usual way of scrapping. Try a new technique!

Materials: Making Memory shape paper, AC thickers, MS lattice arch punch, black card stock and Chatterbox buttons

Small Photos Challenge:

Materials: SEI PP, Zva bling, MS arch lattice punch & flower bed, pink flowers with pin from dollar store and Bazzil white card stock

(Could not think of a tittle yet, so I left it alone for now. These are this year school pics that I got last week. Perfect way to get those pics scrap and I am grateful they will not join the other school pics in the drawers waiting to be scrap.)

*Fall pics*

Monochrome Challenge: Pick one color and using shades of that color

Materials: SEI pp, Scenic Route pp, MS punch, Kaiser Craft bling, Petaloo flowers, AC white thicker, Adornit little alpha and ribbon from Mikael's.

*CARD CHALLENGES*

Christmas Card Product Challenge: Using stamps, ribbon and buttons

Materials: Daisy D Xmas pp, ribbon Mikael's, Stampin Up Angelic stamps, Versa Mark ink, SU real red ink, prima flowers, MS string, buttons unknown, gold embossing powder and white card is from Mikael's value pack pre-made cards with envelope.

3 cards same supplies challenge:

Materials: MME ribbon PP & embellishment sheet, Michaels silver ribbon and Stampin Up brown Card stock. I also used lots of pop dots to create a 3D look.

I was able to make 4 cards since she allowed us to use 2 of the same color card stock!

Everything but the kitchen sink challenge:

Using 2 elements that are not from scrapping supplies!

Materials: MME pp, pop dots, MME embellishment sheet frame and bird, glittered stars are from Xmas decor and raffia are from sea shell home decor package.

I enjoyed making all these LO's and cards. I so love these crops cuz it keeps me motivated and excited to play with all my goodies at home I am constantly hoarding. Right now there is a 12 Days of Christmas Crop going on at Webster's Pages and I am off to do that too. I am hoping I can use up all my new WP and add to my growing finish LO's, projects and cards! Whew! Thanks for looking!

Christmas Projects????

So....I have been really thinking about the projects I want to create before this year ends. I have been wanting to make a December Daily Album (thanks to Ali E.) since last year but have never gotten to do it. I have alot of projects in my head that never gets done and then I end up kicking myself in the rear end for not doing it. UGH! It's a never ending battle I tell ya!

So I think this year is the year I will actually get my stuff together and do some xmas projects. At first I didn't know if I should make a mini album that will hold ALL our past and present xmas memories or just do one like Ali, just focusing on the month of our December month activities. Now I don't have to choose! I am doing a Dec. daily album and I have sign up for Jessica Sprague Holidays in Hand (which is free by the way) that will be a mini for past and present holiday memories. PERFECT right?

Now I just have to get my materials ready and make up my dang mind as to which paper line I will use up for these projects. You don't understand! I have so many choices as far as xmas line to choose from so I cant make up my mind. I have October Afternoon, SEI, Websters Pages, KI and Anna Griffin xmas lines. So many products to choose from so little time. Now I REALLY NEED TO MAKE UP MY MIND and GET TO IT! Yes, I am yelling at myself. I don't know, I really don't know which to use, I might just mix them all up...huh? There's no rule, I just need to get going and create my minis.

Are you guys doing anything? If you guys are in the same boat as me...let me know. Maybe we can motivate each other and share our creations or lack there of. Heee

My funny guy!

Do not be fooled by his clean cut and handsome face. He is a total goofball and a NUT! He is going to kill me for posting these pics but they just make me laugh! He totally cracks me up, this man! Pics below are from the same day at the reception!

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low....apple bottom jeans...boots with a fur.. the whole club was looking at him! Oh yea baby! That is my baby going low, he is always down to party! OMG! He is sooooo crazy and I LOVE HIM!

And yes, this is him again at work during an obstacle course traning. NO place is safe from this goofball!

*MLS Assignments for November*

I am IN LOVE with IN BLOOM! There I said it? I must confess I really did enjoy playing with this line. The colors are perfect for my little Angels pictures since she is always wearing pink. Here are 3 LO's I did using the In Bloom line from My Little Shoebox. Hope you all enjoy looking at them as much as I have enjoyed creating them.

My Angel

I really did go to town with my embellishments with My Angel. I have been hoarding these mesh flowers and sparkly butterflies just for the perfect LO. And this was it! It was just perfect for all the colors. They go so well together.

My Girl

I used my fancy lace trim for this LO. I bought so much goodies from downtown LA that I have not wanted to use in just anything. But with this LO it was calling my fancy lace and I am so glad I used it, it made the LO stand out. This is by far my fave pic of my daughter.

Bikini Girl

This is a pic of my daughter on her 4Th birthday party in Georgia. She got this bikini as a present from my cousin Rose and she is just in love with it. In fact to this day this is her fave outfit to go swimming in. It has a matching dress and slippers and she just loves them. I had to create a LO just for that. Hee!