QT Call!

Dream of being a QT?

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4 LO's per month in 4 galleries
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6-month commitment

What you get: Full access to my stuff

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Send your email to suzyqscraps AT gmail DOT com, with Suzy's QT's in the subject line.

Deadline is Sun, Mar. 22nd.

I hope to make a decision by the 25th.

LAYOUTS!

I know, I haven't posted any of my LO's recently. I've been sooo busy!!! (And I haven't been posting my Project 365 pictures, but I promise that I'm still taking them--I haven't missed a day yet!)

So, to start with, here's a LO using Just Beecause by Amanda Heimann:


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It's 30% off this week at Scrap Orchard during the store-wide (minus CU) sale!

And here's a LO with some super fun papers by SaraAmarie (Stitched Up Papers). This is week 3 of Project 365:

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Here's a LO with my very own Capture Life: The Collection. It's week 4 of Project 365:

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Remember, this collection is 70% OFF until Feb. 12th (that's Thursday)! (And if you want a freebie quickpage, scroll down to the next post. And if you want a freebie pack of wordart, scroll down 2 posts!)

And here's a LO using Amanda's Alpha Love, Sara's (and Eva Kipler's) Saturday in San Diego, and my Capture Life: The collection:

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Not too bad for one day--I haven't scrapped in a whole week! Hopefully I'll have more news to post soon.

Extended sale, LO pics, a small CT call, and a CHALLENGE

Hi everyone! I decided to extend my sale through tomorrow (probably ending sometime around noon Eastern). So hurry on over to Enchanted Studio Scraps to pick up on some great deals! (Like my Crumple-bets alpha packs--they're less than $2!)

Okay, so I think I forgot to mention, in all the prep and excitement of opening my store, that I made my dream CT! Yep, that's right--I'm on AMANDA HEIMANN's CT!!! Holy cow, her designs are amazing and I feel EXTREMELY humbled that she chose me to be on her team. I totally :heart: her stuff!

So let me show off some of the LO's I've done this week with her awesome stuff. :)

The next 2 LO's are with Come Out and Play (oh my gosh, this is such a fun kit...it's only available through Scrapper's Guide, but it's such a steal of a deal...you can read about it on Amanda's blog here):


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And these 2 LO's are with Smooches, a collab kit Amanda did with Ziggle Designs, which you can pick up at Scrap Orchard here:


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Last LO with Amanda's stuff. This was done using a TON of stuff from almost every Amanda kit I have (and I have quite a few, lol--I was a guest for her last August too). I entered it in the current Hodge Podge Art challenge:


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All right, I think that updates me on Amanda's stuff...but there will be more to come, I can promise you that!

On to my little CT call. I'm only running it about a week, but I totally need a couple of dedicated scrappers to be on my team!



You can read more details about it here.

Last thing. My first Mystical Mottos challenge is up at ESS. You can check it out here. And here's my LO (using my kit Puddle Jumpers):


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Whew! Long post. Thanks for sticking with me. I'm really excited about next week's new release (if I get finished in time, lol). Come back and visit soon!

Catch Up Time

Lots to catch up on!

First up, here's a LO I did with the January collab by the designers at Enchanted Studio Scraps (where I'll soon be selling, yay!):


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Love the colors in this kit!

SaraAmarie (yes, I'm still on her CT) has had a couple of new products. Here are 2 LOs using Fusion (a really pretty Valentine-ish kit that yes, you can use for boy LOs too, as you can see below!):


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And then Sara, Heather Roselli, and Libby Weifenbach collaborated on a Vegas kit called Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. I don't have any Vegas pics, but the colors worked great for this LO:


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And now my Project 365 pics:

Day 22


Day 23


Day 24


Day 25


And finally, my sale is still going on at Digital Scrap Cafe ($US) and Color Line Design ($AUD)--30% off thru the end of the month. Check it out.

Quick Post

Just wanted to jump on and point you to SaraAmarie's blog here. She's doing a Random Christmas Countdown and giving away pieces of a kit each day. The kit will go up for sale in mid-December. Check it out!

Layout of the Day!

A LO I scrapped today was featured on the Layout of the Day Blog. WOOT!!! Here it is, using Sara's new collab with MandaBean, Warm Noses and Toesies (released last week at Sweet Shoppe Designs):

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I just love the colors in this kit. I'm sure I'll be using this one over and over...

Sara also released a kit a few weeks ago called Here Kitty Kitty. Here's my LO with it, showing my 2 kittens in September:

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And last week she also released a collab with Traci Reed and Heather Roselli called Flower Child. Such a fun kit to play with!

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I haven't scrapped in a whole month, but today I managed to squeak out 3 LOs. It felt GREAT! Hopefully I'll have more LOs to post soon...

Ice Cream Personality

Wow, am I behind in blogging or what? Time to catch up!

First, a typing test, for FOBTY 9/25:

92 words

Typing Test

I know I used to type over 100 words per minute, but since I don't type much anymore, I'm happy with that score. (Also, it's harder to type fast on a laptop, lol.)

Last week's FOBTY, favorite fast food restaurant: Hmm...I sure don't eat out very often, but I think my favorite would have to be Arctic Circle. I've had some fun dates there with my dh, and I LOVE being able to get an ice cream cone or shake (to share) after a quick bite to eat. But since we now live in the middle of nowhere, we don't eat out very often.

And this week's FOBTY:

Your Ice Cream Personality:

You like to think of yourself as a fairly modest person. And it's true that you don't talk yourself up... but you're also pretty happy with who you are. You are incredibly cautious. You rather miss out on something than make a mistake. No one would ever call you wild... but they would call you responsible. You are a very open minded, liberal, and flexible person. You love many things. You tend to have tastes that range from down home to cosmopolitan. You tend to have a one track mind. You prefer not to multitask. You can be a big dramatic and over the top sometimes. You are bold in every way

The Ice Cream Personality Test

Hmm...some of this is totally correct, like being "incredibly cautious," but I don't think I have a "one track mind." And I'm definitely not bold or dramatic.

A lot of my most recent LOs have been for Christmas presents, so I don't want to post them here. Bummer! Some of them are really cute.

I guess I can show these 2 LOs. They were using SaraAmarie's 2 newest kits: Sweet Silly Monkey and Silly Monkey, respectively:


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Isn't my niece adorable?

And my little boy:

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Could You Be a Vampire?

Sheesh! I haven't blogged in a couple weeks...oops!

Let's start with FOBTY, shall we? Last week we were challenged to take a quiz to determine how "real" we are. Here are my results:

You Are 10% Real

Well, you probably feel like a real fraud. At least you were real with yourself when taking this quiz. Break out of your fake persona and show people who you really are. Even if they don't like it, it's liberating to stop living a lie!

How Real Are You?

Hmm...depressing...but I think the quiz isn't totally accurate. However, I do know that I don't often show all of the "real" me to people. I'm shy, and I'll admit it--I'm often afraid of what others will think of me.

Today we were challenged to take a vampire quiz. (I guess one of these days I'm gonna have to read those oh-so-popular Twilight saga.)

You Could Be a Vampire... If You Had To

Like most people, the thought of being a vampire has crossed your mind. But you're not sure if you'd do it, even if you could. Living forever doesn't sound half bad, if you could live forever with the people you love the most. But do vampires even love? And would the vampire version of you even be you? It's all too much to contemplate. Luckily, the chances of you ever becoming a vampire are astronomically low. What you would like best about being a vampire: Living forever What you would like least about being a vampire: Blood stained teeth

Could You Be a Vampire?

Ha, ha! Pretty funny.

Fall is my favorite season, and it's just around the corner. I live on a ranch in the desert, and I'm so grateful for the few trees that are planted around our home. I just noticed yesterday that the green leaves are starting to turn gold. And the cooler weather is divine!

And here are a few recent LOs...

Last week Sara teamed up with Eva Kipler to create Saturday in San Diego. Here's one LO that I did with it:


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This LO was for a scraplift challenge at The Digi Chick, and I really love how it turned out. It's one of my favorite pics of my little boy when he was a newborn:


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Recently, I've been using some of the challenges at different web sites to scrap my wedding pics. I did a paper scrapbook of my wedding, but I wanted to do a few digi pages too. Here's one I did the other day (a Paper 2 Digi scraplift):


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I Am a Certified Color Genius

At least, according to the Crayola Color Quizzer. I haven't looked inside a box of 64 crayons for a long time, but I managed to finally get all 64, with only 17 mistakes. And somehow that makes me a Color Genius. If you'd like to give the quiz a try, you can find it here.

Smudge is learning to walk. He's been pulling himself up on furniture and has started walking along furniture. He even tried to take a step on his own, only to discover that gravity is stronger than his balance right now. This kid is determined to walk and be just like Mom and Dad, so I'm sure it won't be long...

I finished my month as a guest for Amanda Heimann. I had so much fun promoting her products. Here's the last LO I did as a guest on her CT, using Coconut Tree:


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SaraAmarie released a new kit last week called Teddy Bear's Picnic. Here's a LO I did with it (the background is actually from Basically Embellished Papers):


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And here are a few LOs I've done recently that I really like.


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And I think this might be my new favorite:


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That's all for now. Hopefully I'll be back this weekend with a LO to showcase Sara's newest kit.

Drag Racing, Purses, and Haircuts

Interesting title, I know, but I'll explain everything.

We were out of town for a week, attending a wedding, spending time with my Dad (who recently returned from Iraq), and seeing my brother off on a mission. Crazy busy, with all the activities and all the shopping we needed to do. Since we leave in a rural area, trips to "town" require a lot of planning as far as purchasing needed supplies and groceries.

Last Monday we went to Lagoon (an amusement park) with my family. I was so surprised how well Smudge (9 months old) and my nephew (21 months) did. They were such happy little boys and barely cried. And thank goodness Lagoon has quite a bit of shade. We were there most of the day. Dad wanted all the guys to be able to do some drag racing there (which you have to pay extra for). They had it all set up--3 groups of 2, and the winner from each group would get to drive in the final race. However, only 2 of their 4 cars were running. And Mom had already bought the tickets. And my bro-in-law's friend was still at Lagoon-a-Beach with his fiance, so my oldest sister got to ride in his place. They still ran the 3 groups of 2, deciding that those who got the best times would get to go again (two of whom would get to ride at the same time, and the last person would have to race against one of the workers).

My sweet husband was one of the winners, and he gave his ticket to me so that I could have a turn. I was the lucky driver who was going to get to race one of the workers, but my Dad decided to buy an extra ticket, and I ended up racing against my brother. You get 3 runs. (It's relatively safe and simple. No steering required, as the car is on a track. And you only get to shift once before you reach the finish line and it automatically brakes for you.) Before I raced, my sister had the best time out of everyone. I didn't care what times I got--I just didn't want to look like a fool. I tried to follow the advice of my dad (and brother, and husband, and sister, and brother-in-law). As soon as the light flipped green, it was left foot off the brake, right foot slamming on the gas. And I ignored the "shift" cones, instead listening to the engine for when I should shift. (I use to drive a stickshift, so I'm not an idiot.) I did all right on the first run, barely beating my brother. We were going almost 70 mph when the automatic brakes kicked in. What a rush! I have to admit, I wasn't paying close attention on the 2nd run, and my brother totally beat me (which was probably good for his ego). But on my 3rd run, I was determined to do AWESOME. I didn't shift until probably 3/4 of the way down the track (way past the "shift" cones). The resulting speed slammed me back into my chair--HOLY COW! Not only did I beat my brother, but I also got the FASTEST time (of our family, anyway). Although I know my brother was disappointed that he didn't win, I don't think it bothered him too much, because he was so PROUD that I got the fastest time. He kept reminding me how fast I was the rest of the time we were visiting.

Hopefully, I'll have some pictures to post soon.

My brother is so awesome. I love him so much, and I'm going to miss him and his sense of humor while he's serving his mission these next 2 years.

Next up--purses. Oddly enough, given my gender, I am so not a purse person. I can never find one that I like. I tend to forget them. And they just get in the way. I've had 1 or 2 that were close to perfect, but just not quite. I got in the habit of just carrying my credit and debit card in my back pocket. Not safe. So then I bought a man's wallet. But I soon discovered that the pockets of women's jeans are mostly for show, and entirely useless in functionality. This year, I decided to get more organized, so I've been using a planner as my wallet. But it's hard to shop while you're carrying a planner. And I didn't ever want to set it down in the cart (mostly because I was afraid I would forget it, and slightly because I was afraid someone would steal it). So while we were in town, I set out to find a purse. Once again, I found one that was almost perfect at Wal-Mart, one that was casual and could fit my planner. Since it was on clearance, I decided to go ahead and purchase it, thinking it was the close I would ever come to finding the right purse. Boy, was I wrong. While I was shopping at Ross for some jeans for dh, I happened to wander through the purse collection (just in case), and there, hanging all by itself, was the purse of my dreams.

(Well, almost. I would have preferred a dark blue to bright red, but color isn't really that important.) Since I really hadn't used my new purse, I bought the red one, and hoped that I could take back the other to Wal-Mart. I didn't have the tags for the Wal-Mart purse, so I was fairly certain they wouldn't take it back. But they did! And that's why I like shopping at Wal-Mart. And now I have the purse I really, really want that I really, really like that I'll really, really use (and hopefully never lose).

Haircuts. This is about Smudge, not me. So my little boy has the most adorable curls. But his hair was getting so long and unruly. I was adamant that I wasn't going to cut it until he turned 1 year old. So I started using hair gel to keep it curly and out of his face. That worked for a while, but his hair continued to grow, and soon even the gelled curls were hanging in his face. And then it started losing some of the curl because it was too heavy. So I broke down Sunday and gave him a trim. It's still long, but at least it's manageable. I'm fairly certain he'll need a few more trims before his 1st birthday, since it's almost 3 months away.

To end this super long post, I just want to share 3 LOs I've done recently.

This LO features Sara Amarie's newest kit, Namaste:


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I think this next LO is my new favorite. It was for a scraplift challenge. I used Amanda Heimann's new collab with Eva Kipler, A Mojito Kinda Day:


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And this is another new favorite, using Amanda Heimann's collab with Lauren Grier, First Bell (and stealing Snickers' advertising slogan):


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Grease

Time to update the blog again. I had no time this weekend, so I didn't get some LOs up like I wanted to. First, though, it's time for another FOBTY at SSD. Last Thursay, we were challenged to take this quiz. Have you ever seen Grease? (Maybe it would be better to ask who hasn't seen Grease.) Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of the movie, but I had a sister that used to watch it almost daily. I guess some of it sank in, because I got 12 out of 15. Don't know if I should be proud of that score or not...

Next up, recent LOs. These are some of my favorites from a couple of weeks ago.

I love how this LO turned out. It used some of Sara Amarie's awesome products (Basically Embellished: Papers, Set Free):


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The background in this next LO is also from Basically Embellished: Papers. The rest of the products came from Cari's Day, which is a super cute kit:


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This LO used Set Free, also by Sara Amarie:

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I just love this LO of my dad (using several of Sara Amarie's products):

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And this cute LO of my little boy (using more of Sara Amarie's products):

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I used Amanda Heimann's Just Ducky 2 kit to do this LO:

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And finally there's this LO, featuring my brother (using products by Sara Amarie and Heather Roselli):

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I didn't get any scrapping done this weekend, but I'm sure I'll get to some this week. Hopefully I'll have some more LOs to post in a day or so. (I really need to get a slideshow set up, lol.)

Show Me Happy!

Last week's FOBTY at SSD asked for happy LOs. Here's a recent LO I did that makes me smile when I see it:



I love the picture of my baby--such a cutie! And I love the kit (a new collab by Amanda Heimann and Lauren Grier called First Bell, available at Sweet Shoppe).

Speaking of Amanda Heimann, I'm a guest on her CT this month. Woot! She has a fabulous kit called Coconut Tree that I know I'll be using over and over again--the colors are AWESOME. Here's a LO I did with it:



Still LOVING that I'm on Sara Amarie's CT. Wahoo! She has a fabulous kit in her Naturals Collection called Canyonlands that is perfect for scrapping pictures of the national parks in Utah. I've been using it to scrap some LOs of our trip to Bryce Canyon in 2006:







I have TONS more LOs I could post, but I think I should probably just figure out the slide show and put them on there, lol.