Hot ATC's to share....

Happy Wednesday. Hope you're all doing great and enjoying your summer. I can't believe July is almost over! I'm looking forward to my week vacation in August. It'll be nice to have some down time to relax and be with my family.

My weight loss journey is still going strong. I started on May 9th and since I'm fast approaching my 3 month mark, I wanted to share a before and after photo. It's been slow going but in a way I'm glad cause they say the slower the better. Okay here goes...

July 2009

June 2010

I wanted to share cause I never thought I could stick to something for so long and have the determination to stick it out for the long run.
If there's something out there that you want to do or achieve just go for it, you can do it!!!

I also wanted to share some ATC's that I made for the Eclipse and Vampire Hotties ATC Swaps over at scrapbook.com.

Gary Oldman as Dracula
Quentin Collins ~ Dark ShadowsBarnabas Collins ~ Dark ShadowsSam Merlotte ~ True BloodJacob, Bella & Edward ~ EclipseEdward Cullen ~ Eclipse
Have a great rest of the week!!!
Hugs,

Big Idea Festival!!!

Hey everyone!!! Just wanted to share this with you all, head on over and check it out. Here's what it's all about...

Head on over to Big Picture Scrapbooking and register for the FREE festival packed full of big ideas this August! Join us for 13 fun-filled days featuring 13 of our talented instructors. Each instructor will share 3 project ideas with you - that's 39 projects, all for free!

We will be showcasing the creative styles of:

• Nic Howard
• Stacy Julian
• Elizabeth Dillow
• May Flaum
• Jen Mohler
• Tracey Clark
• Georgana Hall
• Elisha Snow
• Lisa Day
• Tami Morrison
• Amy Sorenson
• Jessica Turner
• Karen Grunberg

Each instructor will be using items from the July Cocoa Daisy kit, and showing you tons of different ways you can play with product! Please click here for a complete supply list, which includes the general items that each instructor used to create her projects!

Oh, and don't forget the fun daily challenges and amazing giveaways, generously provided by some of our favorite manufacturers:

• Cosmo Cricket
• Pink Paislee
• Helmar USA
• Doodlebug
• Jenni Bowlin
• Lily Bee
• Prima
• Unity Stamps
• Nikki Sivils
• American Crafts
• Bella Blvd.
• Girls Paperie
• Crate Paper

You won't want to miss this summer extravaganza! Registration is completely FREE, and you'll have forever access to the materials in class!

Reserve your spot today by clicking the "Purchase" button below!

I can't wait, it's gonna be fun!

P12 January to June 2010

Note: My P12 2010 slideshow has been moved down to the bottom of the screen :)

Scrap the Boys challenge!

Have you heard of Scrap the Boys?  It's a great challenge blog just for boy layouts and I love it!  This is my layout for their latest challenge "Just the Facts" which was to list vital information of your boy right now.  Now over at Challenge Masters they have this great technique challenge to make pinwheels and scrap in a patriotic manner.  I've always wanted to try this and I love the way it turned out.  I added my pinwheel to my layout and scraped with a red, white and blue theme.  There's still time to get in on these challenges, so check it out :) Marlene

Christmas Wishes in July

Hello hello fellow bloggers.  Long time, no chat!!!

 

Life just gets so busy.  Well summer is in full swing.  Kids are out of school for the summer.  My little guy Maxwell worked so hard this year and he’s promoted to 4^th grade.  I’m so proud of him.  Michael passed all his regents and I’m so proud of him also.

I’m continuing on with my weight loss journey and going full force.  I’ve lost a total of 14.4 pounds since I started in May.  All the ladies in the Loose It Challenge at sb.com have been so encouraging and sweet, we’re all in it to win ~ well, actually loose LOL

Okay I don’t know about you, but I’ve started a Christmas Wish List.  I’m sure I’ll be adding to it as the rest of the year goes on, but this is what I got for now:

Yardsale Hidden Treasures Sunnyville DS Game

I absolutely love these hidden item games, just so so so much fun!

Skechers Shape-ups for Women

These look so cool and they say you can loose weight and strengthen muscles!  I just hope that if/when I get them I don’t break my rear end.

Fuji Instax Mini

Lately I’ve been obsessed with Polaroid pictures and this camera instantly prints out credit card-size instant color photos, how cool is that?

HTC HD2 T-Mobile

I seriously need this phone LOL It’s got the biggest screen of any phone out there.  Oh I can’t wait!!!

Do you have any wishes for Christmas, let me know!

Hugs

Dirty Scraps Challenge No. 13 is up!!!

Challenge #13 (Lucky 13 LOL)

Love/Hate

Most people have a love hate relationship with their body, there are parts they LOVE and parts they HATE or both!

Maybe your toes are sweet as cherry pie, or your hair is less than model-rific?

Choose a topic and scrap your love/hate relationship. You will be surprised at how many others feel the same way or struggle with body/self esteem issues.

Now go get dirty!

We have a FABULOUS SPONSOR and even MORE FABULOUS PRIZE!!!!!!!!

Listen up all your Dirty Scrappers...do you want to win a 50.00 Gift certificate to Keller's Creation's??
Then get to creating!!!!!!!!!
OMG we are thrilled to have Keller's Creation's as a sponsor this month!!!!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy Birthday America! Hope you all have a great one! I'll be back soon with a new blog posting :) xxx Marlene