Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!

Small Reno Turned Larger Project

Decided during the Let's Scrap blog hop that I wanted to make a place for my sewing machine in my scrap room; knowing I would sew on more layouts if I didn't have to bring out my machine every time I wanted to use it. So anyway, getting the sewing machine set-up ended up including some new shelves, then I had to buy pretty matching storage boxes, then I had to run out and buy pretty matching jars for my flowers and buttons (thank God for the Dollar Store), then I had to sort through buttons, flowers and embellishments. I am sure you get the idea and I am sure you have all been there at one time or another. My only regret is that I forgot to take a picture when the room was in complete chaos. Now I have a new problem; I go into the my scrap room to scrap and all I want to do is admire my new storage.
Here are pictures of the new shelves and as you can see the sewing machine is ready to go.

Elizna Parsons has issued a month long challenge at Let's Scrap. Follow this link and you will find all the details.
http://letsscrap.ning.com/forum/topics/march-month-long-challenge

I finished my take on the challenge last at the first of the week just needed a chance to take a photo of the layout. I have been playing with burlap on my layouts and cards; this layout was the perfect opportunity to use burlap again.

Here is a close up of the burlap leaves, I love how they turned out.

Winners Posted

Congratulation to Christine d'Argent, she is the winner of my blog candy.
All winners of  Leap Around the World blog hop have been posted at Let's Scrap http://letsscrap.ning.com/forum/topics/winner-winner-chicken-dinner-1
A huge Thank You to every one who became a follower of my blog and participated in the blog hop. I will definitely play along in other blog hops in the future. I am pleased with all the cards I was able to create, with the added bonus of having cards ready to send.

Hello and Welcome to your next stop in the


If you came here from Chelsey Davis @ http://www.scarycutecreations.blogspot.com/ then you are in the right place! If not, Mindi Brown @ http://scrapchat-n-coffeetalk.blogspot.com/ has the hop order to help you find your way.
I am so excited to be a part of this blog hop. I am, also, a blog hop virgin and hopefully this will not be my last. If you want to see all the lovely creations by the participants go to Let's Scrap galley and check them out.
Here is the sketch I am showcasing for the hop:

And here is my example:

Now here's the fun part! Blog candy! I have decided to give away an assortment of embellishments suitable for cards or scrapbook layouts.

This is how easy it is to enter my random draw.
-Be or become a member of Let's Scrap which you can do by clicking here http://letsscrap.ning.com/ it free, easy and fast! Once you get there I am sure you will love it.
-Become a follower of my blog.
-Leave me a comment telling me you are playing along.

If you would like a second chance in the draw
-Make a card or layout from the sketch I have posted and upload it the the gallery at Let's Scrap. Please tag it as such
11-17-10, LEAP50. Please note there is only a space after the comma and LEAP is all capitals.
-Leave a link to your card in the Let's Scrap gallery in the comments section here on my blog

The hop ends at 11:59pm Central Standard time February 29th, which you should be able to track using the clock on the main page of Let's Scrap.

Thanks ever so much for visiting. You have reached the final destination on Leap Around the World Blog Hop. Thanks for having joined us; if you have gotten lost along the way or have joined the hop in the middle, Mindi Brown @ http://scrapchat-n-coffeetalk.blogspot.com/ is the beginning of the hop. You don't want to miss out on any of the fun!