TSB on Simply Scrapping Crafts

Hi all!!! Just wanted to let you know about another challenge happening at Simply Scrapping Crafts. This one is in The Stamping Boutique group. The challenge is to use Red, White, and Blue. It begins today and runs until June 30th. You do need to be a member of the TSB group. We would love to have you join the group and our twice monthly challenges.

Here's my sample. I decided to use an image that wasn't necessarily patriotic!!! I love this image from TSB.  It is fun to color.  The sentiment came from My Favorite Things.

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

Blessings and hugs,

TLL Monthly Challenge -

Happy Monday all!! It's my first Monday of summer vacation and I'm loving it. It was so nice to not have to get up and rush everybody out the door. It is mornings that I really like the least when working.

Anyhow - couple of challenges to share today.

THE LATTE LOUNGE - Monthly Progressive Challenge
The Latte Lounge - June Monthly Challenge continues. This is a progressive challenge so each week we add a new requirement and more sponsors. I hope you'll play along this month. Our Theme is Nature/Outdoors. This week you need to add the color brown. 
CURRENT SPONSORS - The Stamping Boutique, Digi Design House. 2 more sponsors will be added this week as well!! So be sure to stop by the TLL blog to get the info!!

Here's my sample -

Image - The Stamping Boutique
Paper - Digi Paper from JLJ Designs - Back to Nature
Sentiment - Unity Stamps

As always, I am grateful you stopped by today. Enjoy your week!!
Blessings and Hugs,

Challenges here, there and everywhere....

Sadly I don't have any samples today but I did want to spread the word about some fun challenges going on!! :-)

The Latte Lounge - June Monthly Challenge begins today. This is a progressive challenge so each week we add a new requirement and more sponsors. I hope you'll play along this month.
Theme - Nature/Outdoors

Ippity on Simply Scrapping Crafts - Challenge #3 - Tooty Fruity - We want to see your projects using fruit of any kind. We want to see layouts, cards, tags, ATC, journals, collage, etc. We want to see anything your heart desires as long as you are using fruit. Please enter only once, but if you use an Ippity or Unity stamp, you will be entered in the drawing twice.

With this challange we will have just one prize. That prize is your choice of a stamp set from my Ippity Sales blog. We would greatly appreciate you inviting family and friends to our tight little group. The more the merrier. Please note that you do need to be a member of the Get Hippity with Ippity group.

TSBonSSC - Challenge #3 Ribbon or Lace. This challenge will run the entire month of June. Challenge #4 will be introduced on June 15. You do not have to use an image from The Stamping Boutique, but if you do, your entry will be placed in the drawing twice.

The prize for this challenge will be two images of your choice from The Stamping Boutique. Now let’s get crafting. You do need to be a member of the TSB group at Simply Scrapping Crafts.

Paper Creations, Ink - Ribbon or Lace" Theme Sponsored by The Stamping Boutique. The Prize will be 3 free images of your choice!

OK that wraps it up for today. I'll be back later this week with some samples to share!!

Have a great day.

Paper Creations Ink Challenge #2 - Ribbon or Lace

PAPERCREATIONS INK Challenge #2 starts today!!! I am so excited to share this!!

CHALLENGE INFO - use ribbon or lace
SPONSOR - The Stamping Boutique
PRIZE - 3 TSB Digi Images of your choice
DEADLINE - June 14, 2011

Of course it's always fun when I get to use digi stamps from The Stamping Boutique!! Tracey has been hard at work on some really unique and fun images. I chose to use her Marilyn Monroe. I felt like she was perfect for a ribbon or lace challenge!!

Thanks for coming by today. Be sure to check out the other challenge posts today!!

Family Happenings...

WOW!! Time is just flying by. We are so busy with the end of the year activity. I can't believe K is now done with elementary school. Next year she will be moving to a 5-6 building next year. My little Nat is finishing Kindergarten.

Here is my oldest. She is so sweet and forgiving. Her classmates described her as kind and funny - what more could a Mom ask for??

Here's my little Nat. She was adorable in her Teddy Bear Play!!

Nat and her Kindergarten teacher who was also Kendra's teacher.

I have been crafty the past 2 weekends so I'll be stopping by to share some of my work as well as some challenges that will be taking place in June.

As always, thank you so much for stopping by.
Blessings and Hugs,
Melissa

I'm very excited to announce .......

there's a new site in town!!!!!!!

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Today is the official opening of Paper Creations Ink!! This site is the creation of my friend Sara and her fiance Michael.  They've put a lot of time and effort into setting up a site that's a little different!! Here's what Sara has to say about the new site -

Michael and I (Sara) wanted to create a place where you could find a wealth of knowledge, read about the current events that are taking place around the paper crafting community, discover more ways to be able to make a difference by being involved with a special cause, and be able to have FUN while creating. Isn’t that one of the main reasons we all have come to love paper crafting?

The site will have a list of causes to support with our papercrafting.  You will also find challenges, tutorials, event information, and other exciting news!! We hope you'll stop by often!!

The challenges will be posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. So let's get started with our first challenge - a Sketch!!! It will run from May 15th at 12:00am CST to May 31st 11:59 pm CST.

I used an image from my Unity Kit of the Month - March 2011

I hope you'll play along!! Thanks for coming by!!
Blessings and Hugs,
Melissa

In A Scrap Creation OWH Blog Hop!!!!

www.operationwritehome.orghttp://www.operationwritehome.org/guidelines.htmlwww.inascrapcreations.blogspot.comwww.melissacreates10.blogspot.comwww.stampdetails.blogspot.comwww.cardsbyshirleyg.blogspot.comwww.ppearsonsplace.blogspot.com

It's In A Scrap Creations' very first blog hop. I am so excited to be part of the hop because it's not only about In A Scrap Creation because we are also doing a OWH preview. OWH stands for Operation Write Home. Some of the design team created cards for the troops to use to send back to their families when they are deployed. These will be sent to OWH to be distributed to the troops abroad. 

I decided to post my hero thank you card. These are also sent with the cards overseas to thank all the wonderful men and women serving in the armed forces so far from home!!

There are specific guidelines you need to follow if you want to join us in making cards for the troops.  You will find them here.

We'd love it if you created our own card and/or cards to ship to OWH. If you do, please post it on your blog and link it in the comment section of the post on the IASC blog.

This is also our IASC new release weekend. This month is "Silly Owls"...the set is $3 and you get 6 images (that's only 50 cents each)...these are pre-coloured and ready to use for your quick card needs. You will find them listed here.

I'm really sorry I didn't get a sample using these fun new images so I'll get one posted ASAP!!
You'll definitely want to check out all the wonderful creations from each of the DT members!! Here's a complete list of blogs on the hop. Be sure to leave a comment at each stop so you'll be entered in a drawing for the Silly Owl set.

In A Scrap Creations Blog
Melissa   (that's me)
Heather 
Shirley 
Pat
Amanda  

Thanks for hopping! Blessings and Hugs!!
Melissa