Catching Up!

Just a quick post to catch up a bit - it's been a week since my last post ... bad blogger! We had a really busy weekend with my little brother's wedding and I am STILL trying to get back into the swing of things. And just to add to the craziness of this week is the fact that there are quite a few inches of SNOW covering the ground right now - when on earth does it snow in October in New Jersey?!? All I have to say is all of this white stuff better melt by the time we go trick or treating Friday evening - can you imagine? Trick or treating with snow on the ground? Here's a quick pic I took yesterday just to prove to my hubby that it really was snowing. He works about 30 minutes from our house and while it was just raining by him it was definitely snowing by us - so much so that they closed the schools early and I had to call him to go pick up Brandon since my car is useless in the snow. Crazy stuff I tell ya!


And what would a post be without a layout to share. This is one I did last week of the boys. I really loved these photos of them wrestling around on the ground and I couldn't wait to scrap them. Aren't they just the cutest? They are at such a fun age right now where all they want to do is be with one another. Of course this doesn't mean that they don't have their fair share of fights. But even when they're annoyed with one another they like to make sure that the other is close by - just so cute!

Got Sketch Blog is BACK!

That's right! Got Sketch? Blog is back with a new look and new features. Oh and guess who the new blog coordinator is? Yours truly! :)

Val has been so busy with the Got Sketch classes, other projects, and just being a busy mom of two that she has recruited me to help her keep all things "got" running smoothly. I am so excited about this since it was through Val's Got Sketch? blog that I first discovered her amazing talent and beautiful style. And now to think I get to help keep this amazing source of inspiration running smoothly for other scrapbookers out there? Too cool!

And to kick off the new Got Sketch? Blog Val has not only updated the look of the blog but we've added a new gallery feature through ning so that everyone can share the layouts they've created with the sketches. So now you can not only gain inspiration from our wonderful contributors but from fellow blog readers as well! And let me tell ya, we just opened the gallery today and there is already a TON of eye candy to be seen! You should definitely take a look if you haven't already. Plus we're doing a fun prize drawing as well for anyone who uploads their take on Sketch 69 to the gallery by Sunday, November 2nd. Now who doesn't like prizes?

Finally here is my take on Sketch 69. This was a really fun sketch and I got to use two of my new favorite additions to my stash - my Unity stamps and Basic Grey Offbeat papers. I've always loved stamping (was a stamper before a scrapbooker) and these Unity stamps are very cool and PERFECT for scrapbook pages. And the Basic Grey Offbeat papers are just so yummy - the bright colors and bold patterns are right up my alley. Love them!

So without further ado here is my take on our latest sketch.

Happy Monday!

Just a quick post to say Happy Monday and show a project that I did last night. This project was actually made with the Scarlet Lime project kit for September. Super cute with a nice vintage-y feel to it. It came together super quick and is now proudly displayed in my scrap space which btw I am in the process or re-organizing yet AGAIN! I really want to take some new pictures and post them but every time I think I have the room the way I like it I decide I need to change something else. Ah well, one of these days. In the meantime, enjoy your Monday (or what's left of it!). :)