Thoughts2Paper Christmas/Holiday ONE-DAY BlogHOP

Are you ready for some Christmas Fun in August...I know I'm ready for some cooler weather and the smells of the Christmas season....I just today bought my first Yankee Candle "Spiced Pumpkin" which is my all-time favorite!!

Well, Thoughts2Paper is having a Christmas/Holiday One-Day BlogHOP...each designer has made a special Christmas project to share with all of our friends!!! And to top that off, I'm the NEW Forum Coordinator for this fabulous online community and this is my first post using some of the awesome goodies found in the Thoughts2Paper Store!! I can't tell you how excited I am to be part of such a FUN and Talented Group of ladies!!

So let's get this HOP started!!
Here's what you need to do....

• Start at the Thoughts2Paper Blog and "HOP" on over to every blog you are directed too
• Each of the designers have made Gorgeous Christmas Projects using items from the Thoughts2paper Store
• Make sure to leave a comment on EACH designers blog(you have to do this in order to be eligible for the Grand Prize)

So for my Christmas Project, I decided to make a Christmas Banner....

The Pennants are made of Chipboard and I used the gorgeous Collection "Christmas Mint" by SEI, just love these papers. I added some bells and wire for the finishing touches.

And the owner of Thoughts2Paper is graciously giving away a $40 gift certificate to the Thoughts2Paper Store as the Grand Prize Winner for this Blog HOP. So get to "hopping" and make sure to leave a comment on ALL of the designers Blog.

**Make sure to STOP by the Thoughts2Paper Store, we are having a HUGE SALE, get 40% off of your purchase. Use Coupon Code to use is CHAROOM...make sure to use all caps and put the code in at the end of checkout**

So now for your NEXT Stop on the BlogHOP, just click on the "Thoughts2Paper" BlogButton (below)...

Thanks for stopping by and "Hopping" with me and Thoughts2Paper!!

~Laurajean

Another FABuLous DirtyScraps Challenge!!!

If you haven't stopped by DirtyScraps, to check out the AWESOME challenges, well then, you are just MISSING out....we have another great challenge this week for you...


Challenge #16: Your LOVE hurts Me

It's funny how people hurt the ones they love the most.
Sometimes is it so toxic you have to cut them off, sometimes you
can handle it but it's a daily struggle, sometimes you just avoid it
altogether. This challenge is all about those who love to hurt you
or just blindly hurt you while saying, "I love you".
No it might not be intentional, but it still hurts.


Maybe its the sister who constantly says how horrible your
children are, or the friend who always criticizes your weight.
Or the parent who only sees their child who makes mistakes
and does not acknowledge your accomplishments.

Its ok to see the pain, and its ok to still love them.

It's therapeutic to be aware!!


Now GO get Dirty!!


Here is my layout for this challenge....

**This Boy is Loved**


We also have an AWESOME sponsor
for this Challenge...
Scrappy Jo's

$20 Gift Certificate to their Online Store!!!

So DO GET DIRTY!!!

~Laurajean

My BIG NEWS....I'm so excited to share...

That I'm officially designing for a

NEW online Community, Thoughts2Paper.

Liz aka Javagirl is the owner of this

awesome NEW online community. She has

some great designers and a fabulous ONLINE

store.

Up till this point, Thoughts2paper has been a

blog and store and she has decided recently to

add a forum, so I'm going to be the forum Coordinator.

I'm really EXCITED about this NEW venture for me.

I look forward to when the forum is completed and

we can start having some fun!!

But till then, check back TOMORROW for the

Thoughts2paper Blog Hop...Some awesome Christmas

projects to share, as well as some awesome Giveaways!!!

MME Challenge #14 and ScrapFit BlogHop **WINNER**

Just a quick post today...
I've been trying to do the Monthly
challenges over at MME Blog, just love their NEW
collections and well I'm trying to win some of
it....
This was the Sketch for Challenge #14...

Here is my layout using this sketch....


I used alot of different MME Papers on this layout:
*MME Dreamy2 Dazzling "Girls Only" Born with it/Rain Drops Paper
*MME Dreamy2 Dazzling "My Girl" My Princess/Pink Circular Paper
*MME PennyLane Feeling Groovy "Life, I Love You" Love Birds Paper
*MME Wild Asparagus "Mother" Stripe/light green Paper
*MME Bohemia Barefoot "You & Me" Transparency Flower

If you haven't checked their blog out...head on over!!!

AND

I wanted to thank everyone that came to my blog for
ScrapFit's One-Year Birthday Celebration Blog Hop,
I had so much fun reading everyone's comments....
AND
I promised a little RAK for visiting....
So without further ado...
the
WINNER
is
#11 Faye Marie

Send me your email addy girl and I will get your RAK out
to you...
here is my email:
billandlaura@embarqmail
In subject, put ScrapFit's Rak Winner

Don't forget to Check out the current WorkOut #26 over at
ScrapFit!!! We have some Awesome Sponsors and this WO Sponsor is

The Little Black Dress Kit Club

Have a GREAT week, my friends!!!
~Laurajean

Are you ShOCKED....I am!!!

I can NOT believe it...I actually blogged
three, yes 3 times this week...I do believe
that is a record...lol!!
Well, we have another FAbuLous
Workout from ScrapFit....

ScrapFit Workout #26: Dress it Up!!!
For this workout, I want you to dress up
your layout, card or altered project!!
Use your bling, use some sparkle, make
it shine!!
And what the perfect sponsor for this
Workout then "The Little Black Dress Kit Club"


They have offered one of their awesome Kits
and let me tell you, they are Fantastic Kits...
You are going to want to be in the running for
this prize!!! Thank You so much

"The Little Black Dress Kit Club"...You ladies ROCK!!!

Here is my project for this Workout....

I used lots and lots of stickles (all over the

butterfly and then outlined the ghost butterfly

with more yellow stickles, added some Stardust

stickles to the stamped sentiment and added

some HS black bling)

Also, don't forget about ScrapFit's One-Year Birthday

Celebration Blog HOP is still going on till the 18th. Make

sure to get all the details over at Scrapfit!!

Have a Wonderful week!!!

~Laurajean

OMG, I'm so Happy and Excited!!!!

I have some fantastic NEWS to share...but I can't quite announce it yet. As soon as its officially announced, then I will share with all of my friends!!! I have to thank my good friend, Cristal...Love you girl!! And of course, the sweet lady that is putting this all together.

So until I am able to tell you, I've been working on some challenges and just having some fun scrapping...

Here is a layout I did for a challenge over at Tallyscrapper....
**GiggleBox** ( just a quick layout I did of my son, Kaleb been giggly. He has just got the cutest laugh)

I also have a sneaky peek of upcoming Workout #26 over at ScrapFit!!
Workout #26 will be out on Aug. 15th, make sure to check it out.

ALSO, don't forget about ScrapFit's Birthday Celebration Blog Hop going on NOW...Get all of the details on ScrapFit!!! And if your hopping, check out the Blog HOP Post below!!!

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The Newest Challenge is up over at DirtyScraps!!!! And Team RAW
did a fantastic job with this one....

"The Games We Play"

Games are for Children right?
I don't think so!! From the playground to kindergarten to High School
and beyond....life's little games.
It's so easy to get caught up in the emotional games,
material games and power games as an adult.
This challenge is all about recognizing those games.
Maybe you have a relationship that you are always trying
to one up eachother? Or you have a friend that is always trying
to drag you into their drama. Whether we like to admit it or not,
everyday we face some sort of game!!
So go scrap it and go get dirty!!!!

Have a wonderful week my friends!!!
~Laurajean

ScrapFit's ONE-Year Birthday Celebration Blog Hop

August marks one year since Kelly started the ScrapFit Challenge Blog!! It's our ONE year Blog Birthday and You are invited to join us in our Celebration Blog Hop!!!

Well, lets get this party started right!!
Here's what you have to do:

• Start here, at ScrapFit for the Celebration Blog Hop and "hop" over to every blog that you are directed to.
• Each of the Designers have made a layout/card with a recipe challenge for the birthday celebration
• Make sure to leave a comment on each designers blog
• Our Blog Hop will CLOSE on Wednesday, August 18th.
• To increase your chances of winning ONE of our fabulous prizes, you will need to do ONE or ALL of the following...(make sure to leave a comment on the ScrapFit Post with what you did)

**Do the Recipe Challenge (below)

**Become a follower on the ScrapFit Blog

**Complete the Scavenger Hunt (details on the ScrapFit Blog)

Here is the Recipe Challenge:

• Every party needs cards, so use Cardstock as your background
• Wrap that present really good, use some bright colorful pattern paper
• Don't forget your bow, use some ribbon
• Since its our 1-year Birthday, lets see ONE Photo, ONE button, ONE brad, ONE rubon and ONE embossed item
• Have to have confetti, so lets Mist that layout like confetti falling

Here is my recipe layout:

(I also used Creative Scrappers Sketch #116 for this layout)

So what's a party without presents, so for our ONE Year Birthday, we are giving away some awesome prizes from ScrapFreak and Scrapstreet!! Also, if you leave me a comment on my blog, I will pick one random person for alittle something from me!!!

I hope you are having a fabulous time on our Birthday Celebration Blog Hop and enjoying all of the designers artwork along the way-----Now your NEXT stop on this party train is the lovely Mikki's blog!! Hop on over and leave her some lovin'!!!!

Thanks for stopping by,
~Laurajean

Happy Birthday to ME and ScrapFit!!!!

First off, I want to thank everyone

for ALL of the

Birthday Wishes

that I got by email, Facebook

and websites!! I had a good

birthday, okay an interesting birthday!!

My kids and hubby made me

breakfast in bed before my hubby left

for San Diego, CA.(cuz he wouldn't be

here over my bday) Well, he was

suppose to be gone for three weeks,

and ended up in the ER in SanDiego and found

out he has a herniated disc and so they sent

him home early, with screwed up flights, he didn't

manage to get home til Sunday, on my bday.

I had to drive to Raleigh to pick him up, so it

wasn't the day I had planned, but atleast he was

home with us!!

Speaking of Birthday's...

ScrapFit is having their ONE year Birthday!!!!

Join us for a month long Birthday Celebration.

Well, we are going to start out with

Workout #25 "Wet-n-Wild"

for this Workout you need to use

mist, paint, stickles, ink---any one

or all of them!! For an added twist,

I want you to get some paper

wet, create something with it

and use it on your layout.

And we have any AWESOME Sponsor for this WO from

Paper Poppy Kit Company

Here is my layout for this Workout....

All month long, ScrapFit will be celebrating their

ONE year Birthday. So to start off the party,

ScrapFit will be having

a "Celebration Blog Hop" from August 11-18!!!

What a fun way to get to know all of the

NEW Fitgirls and win some Fitabulous prizes.

The sponsors are from

ScrapFreak and ScrapStreet.

Thank you to ALL of our fabulous

Sponsors this month!!!

~Laurajean