MyScrapHappyLife

Creating Keepsakes University Bus Tour Card Kit

My friend Jessica Guthrie is hosting a SoCal to Provo CKU Bus Tour this summer and I have added a signature treat for all those attending!

When designing a kit for these ladies I wanted it to be something that would preserve the memory of this trip. I came up with the little "University" decor card from a Keepsake Card Craft Embossing Board template. This was so much fun to design. A bit of this and that from my Studio and it was perfect.

I actually used a photo from Creative Escape of Mom, Heidi Swapp, and I. This was to demonstrate how to make this piece personal.

I hope this kit will keep the fun going long after the trip is over. Enjoy.......

Desert Scrapping Retreat

We made it out to Palm Desert this past weekend to hang with some crafty ladies for the Desert Scrappers Retreat!

It was quit a wild ride just getting there, Garmin took us out the 79 instead of the 10 so we went straight out through the mountains. Talk about Mr. Toads WILD ride........

So we presented kits from The Studio.

and as usual we brought the fun!

We have some new releases that will be available in The Studio as well, like the new
Sex In The City Purse cards
that benefit the the Go Red For Women program.

We also had some great booth buddies....

From Designs and Such Sisters Michelle and Ashli and Ashli's new baby girl...

They brought lots of bling from Kaiser Craft.

I would have spent more time shopping at their booth:) but I was super busy bringing the Embossing Board Fun!

The Studio gave away two gift baskets full of every kit we have! They were valued at $100 and contained enough kits to keep even the quickest cropper busy all summer!

Thanks to Lydia, Sharon, and Tami for helping me bring The Studio Fun to The Desert Scrappers!

Chino Scrapbook Company PaperCrafting Event June 14th

Do you consider Yourself a seasoned PaperCrafter?

Does nothing seem to make your heart skip a beat lately?

Are you looking for your next creative fix?

Well Chino Scrapbook Company is bringing you the event you’ve been looking for.
Join us Saturday June 14th from 10am to 5pm for a day of classes where I will present
The Glitter Girls Embossing Boards!
This smash hit Euro tool is sweeping the states and I am will be bringing you all of the
tips and tricks for mastering the technique used with the track system this tool provides.
I will also be demystifying how the women in
the U.K. create such FABULOUS cards with ease!
At this exclusive Chino Scrapbook Store event you will be attending 6 different
card classes through out the day.
Each class will demonstrate a different Embossing Board and Boarder Bar
as well as use unique embellishments from the U.K, and a design that will inspire and teach
you how to recreate many more cards!

AM Classes are as follows
Framey Board and Victorian Boarder Bar 1 cards
Romance Board and Victorian Boarder Bar 2 cards
Dress to Impress Board & Special Edition Purse Card

Lunch and Q&A with Andrea and her Design Team

Pm Classes
Bookatrix Board Special Edition Card & Perfect Pearls Accessories
Majestic Board and Victorian Variety Bar Cards
Ultimate Board Special Edition Wardrobe Card

You don’t want to miss out on this Unique Event! Reserve your spot NOW
for what promises to be a day dedicated to be a relaxing, creative and inspiring experiance!
(909) 547-2008

Max is back and were headed to Vegas for the Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo

Yes he's back and even without his "Meatballs" as Macie says, he is his same old spunky self! Last week when we visited him after the surgery he looked so sad!

So Brandon won the bet. The Vet said it was Barbie head stuck in his tummy. Not a whole head but a good bit with hair still attached! MAX! That was a $2,000 Barbie snack!
Anyway with Max on all of our minds I came across this book at Costco...

how stinkin cute? Then I find even more stinky cuteness with this little card....

We Love Max and are so relieved he is ok. And I am thankful for the excuse to be a major B about picking their toys up!

In the Studio we had a few fun classes last week and we have some new friends joining our Scrap Happy Life Club. I met Cheryl, Yvonne, and Jill at the Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo in Mission Valley a few weeks ago where we got them hooked up with some boards from KCC and these ladies are already turning out some great stuff check out this baby boy Bookatrix by Cheryl...

I love how she used glitter glue behind the silver peel-offs!

Now I am preparing 500 make-n-takes for the Las Vegas Rubber Stamp Round up this weekend May 3rd and 4th.

We will be presenting the Family Bookatrix Card make-n-take featuring the Daisy D's Beacon Hill collection...

Also, on Saturday night we will be BRINGIN THE FUN to the Rubber Stamp Round up Ice Cream Social and Crop with this quick yet compelling Shantung Love Card.

It should be a wild weekend! Yet, as I am packin up it feels really weird to be going to a big Scrapbook and Card convention with out my roadies Camie and Lydia:( I am bummed not to have the whole crew but I'll have to make do and bring IT to Vegas! I'll bring ya back some bling ladies!

San Diego Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo a HUGE Success!

Whew! I am just getting back into the swing of things after a
crazy weekend at the expo. Our Embossing boards from
keepsake Card Craft were the talk of the show and our
Purse make in take created a non-stop crowd!

Everyone enjoyed learning how to use our boards to make
extraordinary cards and designs.....

We also implemented our Peel Offs and were a huge hit....

Of course I couldn't do it without my entourage
thank you Mom, Lydia, and Tami!

We had so much fun we are packin it up at taking our booth
to the Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo in Las Vegas on May 3rd and 4th!

San Diego Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo a HUGE Success!

Whew! I am just getting back into the swing of things after a
crazy weekend at the expo. Our Embossing boards from
keepsake Card Craft were the talk of the show and our
Purse make in take created a non-stop crowd!

Everyone enjoyed learning how to use our boards to make
extraordinary cards and designs.....

We also implemented our Peel Offs and were a huge hit....

Of course I couldn't do it without my entourage
thank you Mom, Lydia, and Tami!

We had so much fun we are packin it up at taking our booth
to the Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo in Las Vegas on May 3rd and 4th!

Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo San Diego

Hey ladies it's the spring weekend we've been
waiting for at the......

this year it is held at the Scottish Rite Center in Mission Valley.
I will be there at the Keepsake Card Craft booth #20 sharing
FREE make-n-takes all weekend using their remarkable embossing boards!
This will be the official U.S. Expo debut. Even more exciting is that they have REDUCED
the MSRP to $19.99 a board. What a value. This is THE MUST HAVE TOOL!
Check out the adorable pieces we will be making with the boards.....

The Expo promises lots of good clean fun. Be sure to stop by and say Hi!

Scrapfest San Diego 2008 @ the Del Mar Fair Grounds

Camie Dye and I brought the FUN to the Scrapfest in Del Mar on Saturday!
I am still recovering, it was Crazy 9am to 11pm.
One chick told me she was going to sleep in her car! Those are some down scrappers!

Camie assisted me in teaching an adorable coin album make-n-take to promote the Scrap Happy LIfe Club at Yellow Bird!

I am in Love with Kits 2 Remember acrylic! I can't believe she punched the acrylic with the Zutter like no problem! She is so talented and her husband Rodney is adorable!

Of course Diva Danielle brought the divalicousness!

Even the Yellow Bird got Tiaraed!

Camie and I met so many Fabulous Sister Scrappers and rolled up the crazy weeken weekend by blinging all of our new Scrapbook diggs....

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Oh and I picked up some very cute chicks for my ENTOURAGE. Ghia and her sister Annie!!

Zen Scrapbooking Crop

Saturday Camie and I stole away a day for chatting and cropping!
We attended Jennifer's 9-9 Crop at this big beautiful church with an amazing little Zen Garden.

Camie and I brought a ridiculous amount of stuff. We were getting some funny looks on about our fourth trip in. But it was not long before we were teaching mini classes. I love that Camie brought her sewing machine and since I brought my rolling drawers she had a place to put it and was quickly teaching scrapbook sewing 101!

We wasted no time spreading out completly.

I always bring my friends extra goodies to crops like these. Something new. Camie had been considering a mini album christmas project from Bo Bunny. So I picked it up from Yellow Bird. This was her first Mini Album and she had so much fun decided to make 2. Check it out I got pics of each step for ya......

Turned out fab right!!!
I got a ton done too. Some pages that had been on my mind....

I had scanned some of Kenzie's dvd's and added the cover replicas to my layout with the Tween theme.

I love this picture and this cutie stamp so viola........

I used a circle journal stamp on transparency with Staz On so that it could be read clearly.

I had to color the stamp with Twinkling H2O's.

Oh and here is a sneak peak at the Disney Album I've started.

Time went by so fast at the crop that not long after the delicious potato bar it was time to pack it up.

Thanks Jennifer for all of your hard work! We couldn't have enjoyed it more!

The Creative Escape Scoop!

I can't believe I've been back from Creative Escape for 4 days and I just finished unpacking! Man, when the vacation is over, it's over! But!, while unpacking today I did go through all of the goodies I brought home from Creative Escape and took pictures for ya! Ya I know Im your best friend, ok here you go.

The Squaw Peak Hilton in Pheonix was so fab this year since they remodled all of the rooms.

This was a scrapbooking mom's dream vacation!
I had more fun this year than last because I got to spend more time with the fam and still enjoyed the inspiring fun! We spent 4 full days living in the pool! In the evening after the girls passed out I worked on more of the class kits and it was just so relaxed. My family was content and comfortable so I could really relax and be inspired.

Hello POOLSIDE BAR!

Macie loves to eat all of our cherries! Mackenzie was so excited that she was able to order from the poolside bar. She ordered and ate 3 grilled cheese in one afternoon! We can't get her to eat that much in a week. Maybe I should try serving her dinner in the tub?!

While soaking in the sun, lovin the fam, and being inspired I really did a lot of introspection.

This year for the Friday night extravaganza they based the concept for the project on this book by Kobi Yamada.....

Wow, thats a keeper and I gave one to my sis and Camie! I love the questions and maybe I can challenge myself to explore my thoughts on each question via a scrapbook page. Who's with me?

Oh check it, on the last night My sis Lydia, Kenzie and I R.A.K.ed our suite neighbors! It was so fun! If you don't know what a R.A.K. is, neither did I till last CE, it's a Random Act Of Kindness! We left a little late night croppin snack for our fellow students! Hey guys!

And of Course we got R.A.K.ed! By OUR ABSOLUTE FAVORITE CE Alumni Kelli Collins and Amy Totty over at the Polka Dot Chicks Last year they had the room next to ours and as we were going to the pool we ran in to them and they R.A.K.ed Macie and Mackenzie with adorable little mini album kits. The girls were thrilled! What fabulous Women.

It was so hard to leave!

I don't think Kenzie knows we saw her cute little note in the lobby!