Welcome Back!

I know that everyone and their uncle has a scrappy blog these days. And I have a couple of places where I find great challenges and great friends to chat scrappiness with, but I have found lately that I've really missed the creative aspect of presenting my OWN challenges to you like-minded gals, and I've gotten a bit of feedback that you may be interested in "hanging out" with me here and playing along. So....welcome back!

Let's start out with an easy challenge, with one caveat. You need to make this worth my while, so go let our buddies know that we are back, and leave a comment on THIS post to let me know you are here and ready to PLAY! If I get ten or more comments I will randomly draw a name to receive a RAK! So, go tell your friends to pop on over (and sign up as a follower so they won't miss any of the fun!) and leave a comment.

Just for fun, since it is always weird to leave a comment when there isn't much to say...how about in your comment you let me know whose new CHA release you are most itching to get your hands on. I'll share some of mine below.

Yup, I'm still here! Nothing major to report but I didn't want you to think I'd fallen off the face of the earth, so I thought I'd share a few layouts. Hope you enjoy!

Do any of you love ad inspirations as much as I do? Print advertisements are are such fertile ground for a scrapper's creativity in so many ways...and I've recently come across a wonderful blog that makes it easy to find wonderful choices in ads. Check out Dotty Divas and if you scroll down you can even see the layout I created from the current ad!

Up for a Challenge? Or Two?

As many of you know, I lead the Faithbooking team over at If It's Groovy. Well, a new month means a new challenge! Deb has taken a unique slant and is offering up a Chinese New Year's-oriented challenge which can be found here: Here's a sneak peek at some of the fun.


And for even further inspiration and fun, check out the Faithbooking challenge here, where we've taken a verse from an often-overlooked Book of the Bible, Song of Solomon. Here's a look at my layout for this month's challenge.


Once you are there you can poke around the site and you will find many more fun and inspiring challenges. When you check it out be sure to stop and say "howdy!"

And the winner is....

I made a visit to random.org today and of the 19 entries submitted to the Birthday Bash Pretty Ribbon Challenge, the number selected was 16! That means the lucky winner of my challenge is Karen-Lee!

Take a look at her beautiful layout and the darling ribbon flowers.

Karen-Lee, email me your mailing address and I will get your album out to you!

Last Call!

Today is the last day to submit an entry for the Pretty Ribbon Challenge...do we have any last-minute beauties?? And while you are here, don't forget to take a peek at the slide show on the side bar. I've had some gorgeous entries thus far and I know you will want to see them and be inspired!

Ready for some more grooviness?

We couldn't keep the fun all to ourselves any longer! We've now moved over to If It's Groovy @ Ning where we can have all the interactive fun we want! Please stop by and join us for an inside look at all the inspiration from the many teams of designers, to chat about all things scrappy (and non-scrappy!), check out our swaps and trades forums, and visit all the birthday bash challenges in one place!

Before you go, though, please check out all the AMAZING work turned in in response to the pretty ribbon challenge! You can find it at the sidebar on your right. If you haven't turned in your layout yet, or know someone else who would like to, remember the challenge is now open until Jan. 30th!