Summer Survivor Challenge #1

Our Summer Scrap-cation is in full swing at Scrap-Friendzy and we are having a blast!!! There have been some amazing challenges and fun games and chatter going on over there and we'd love to have you join us!

Today, we are kicking off our Summer SURVIVOR Game!! The 1st Challenge has been posted HERE Everyone is welcome to join! Contestants will have until midnight(cst) Friday, July 3 to upload your entry into the gallery.

Here is the example page I did for this challenge:

The challenge is all about vintage/ shabby chic inspiration! I used a piece of 12x12 cardboard that was packing for a recent scrappy purchase!! I just tore off the first layer on one side and let the corregated part show. I love the vintage feel it gives my page! Other vintage elements that I used were lace, ribbon, pearls, paper flowers/vines, an old button that I've had forever in my stash and ofcourse, I had to used my fluid chalk! I also did the krinkled paper technique on some of my paper. Here are some close-ups:

Exciting Summer Announcement!!!

I am sooooooooo excited to announce our Summer Event at Scrap-Friendzy!!!!!!!

Beginning Monday, June 15 through August 15 we will be hosting:

Each week, we will be posting fun challenges & games that you can complete and earn FRIENDZ POINTZ! At the end of the Summer, the member with the most FPZ will win a cool prize & a DT Spot!! 2nd & 3rd places will be rewarded cool prizes too!!

Also, on Friday, June 19 we will start a "Inspiration Paradise Survivor" Game!! Every 2 weeks we will post a new Survivor Challenge, you will have 1 week to complete your entry for voting. Each week, scrappers will be eleminated leaving a sole Survivor at the end of the Summer! The winning survivor will be awarded a cool prize and a DT Spot!!

A Summer vacation is supposed to be relaxing and fun, and we've got tons of fun things planned on our Scrap-cation that you DO NOT want to miss!!! So come spend your Summer in Inspiration Paradise!! Join Scrap-Friendzy TODAY!!!

I went to Heaven yesterday.......

.......Scrapbook Heaven, that is!!!!lol Every year to celebrate her birthday, I take Mama to the Arlington-Great American Scrapbook Convention. This year, Ronda and Tammy went with us! We had a blast! Our day was filled with tons of laughs, fun and scrappy goodness! Here are a few pics of some of the goodies I bought:

Flowers, embellies & bling!!

Alphas galore!!

Paper, paper, and more paper!!! 92 sheets to be exact!!lol

May Madness!!

May has been a whirlwind of craziness! We have been so busy with all of the end of the school year activities.... I don't even know where to start!! Guess I'll start at the beginning!!
We kicked off May with a Mini-Relay For Life at the Elementary. Nanny came and Ally got to walk with her on the Survivor's Lap! The girls know all too well the affect fighting cancer can have on a family, and we are so happy that Mama is finished with treatments and doing great!

Speaking of surviving... another big deal this month was Beth going away to camp for the first time! The National Junior Honor Society went to camp for 3 days. Beth had a blast and although I was pretty nuts while she was away, I did survive!! (Here she is climbing the 90 foot rockwall!)
The middle of May was filled with Mother's Day events(you can see the projects I made in the post below) Ortho appts, meetings, field trips and extra dance practices getting ready for our big Dance Recital! The theme this year was "Disney Mania". For the opening number, Beth was Tinkerbell and Ally was Chicken Little. Beth's costume was easy, just ordered it online, but Ally's was a stinker! Took me forever to finish it and on the day of dress rehearsal, Mama had to come to the rescue and help me finish it!!(And as you can see in this pic, she hated it!!lol) It was all worth the hard work, recital was great and the girls did a wonderful job on all of their dances!

The week after recital, Beth's Theater Arts Group preformed "Cindy Ella Goes To The Prom, Baby!" It was a cute modern day version of Cinderella and Beth played Cindy Ella! They did a great job!
More May events included Ally's Field Trip to NASA, Elementary Field Day and finally her 5th Grade "Graduation" Luau.

I can't believe my baby will be going to Jr High next year! They grow up waaaaay to fast! I'm so proud of the girls, they did a wonderful job in school this year. Here they are with some of their awards:

Guess that's it for May! I'm so happy the girls are out of school and things can calm down a bit..... we hear the lake calling our name!!
~AMY~

Mother's Day Projects

I hope all of you Moms had a great Mother's Day weekend! I had a wonderful, relaxing day with the people I love! It was so exciting to celebrate Mother's Day with my Mama after the madness she has survived in the last 10 months! Thank God all of it is behind us and we are so happy to have her healthy again!
I can finally share the Mother's Day projects that I made for my Mama & grandmothers this year! I used the 12x12 wood squares by Kaiser all of these:

You can see close-ups of each in my Scrap-Friendzy Gallery or 2Peas Gallery!!

May Newz from Scrap-Friendzy!!

Don't miss the fun happening at SF this month!!

We're going to do something a little different, just for fun!!! Instead of earning Friendz Pointz this month, we are going to earn flower charms to build our May Flower Garden!!!
Check out the May Challenges section of the FORUM often throughout the month to see all of the challenges and contests to inspire you this month!!

For more information on the flower charms and how you can earn them, look HERE