tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23959500550685119112024-03-19T06:39:55.526-04:00Thrifty SistersChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00665750331699773777noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395950055068511911.post-72350329032747393752015-03-20T11:28:00.000-04:002015-03-20T13:30:28.558-04:00Julies Blogoversary Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">How exciting! So happy to be a part of ....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe it's been a year already!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well first things first...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">here is the list of bloggers joining us,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(very unused and sadly neglected ) blog.</span></div>
Julie - <a href="http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.c<wbr></wbr>om/</a><br />
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Amy Hurley-Purdie - <a href="http://amyhurley.typepad.com/my_weblog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amyhurley.typepad.com/<wbr></wbr>my_weblog/</a><br />
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Brenda - <a href="http://centralnyscrapper.blogspot.com/2015/03/julies-3rd-blogoversary-celebrating.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>centralnyscrapper.blogspot.com/<wbr></wbr>2015/03/<wbr></wbr>julies-3rd-blogoversary-celebra<wbr></wbr>ting.html</a><br />
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Paula - <a href="http://scrapaddictsattic.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>scrapaddictsattic.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Kary - <a href="http://karyg.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://karyg.blogspot.com.au/</a><br />
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Ruth - <a href="http://ruthscraftyplace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>ruthscraftyplace.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Miwa - <a href="http://miwannascrap.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>miwannascrap.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Karen - <a href="http://www.kernowdesigns.co.uk/blogoversary-blog-hop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>www.kernowdesigns.co.uk/<wbr></wbr>blogoversary-blog-hop/</a><br />
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Chris- <a href="http://thriftysisters-chris.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>thriftysisters-chris.blogspot.c<wbr></wbr>om/ </a><br />
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Regina <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Freginaeaster.blogspot.com%2F&h=fAQFhD8oX&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>reginaeaster.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Kathy - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upinthenightwithkat.blogspot.com%2F&h=CAQFAM8mF&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>www.upinthenightwithkat.blogspo<wbr></wbr>t.com/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcreatedbydonnak.blogspot.com%2F2015%2F03%2Fjulies-blogoversary-hop_20.html&h=rAQGgdnJG">Donna K </a><br />
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Gwen - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwindchimesandlilacs.blogspot.com%2F&h=qAQFhm6dL&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>windchimesandlilacs.blogspot.co<wbr></wbr>m/</a><br />
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Ema - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fema-gination.blogspot.com%2F&h=fAQFhD8oX&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>ema-gination.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Polly - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpazasproductions.blogspot.com%2F&h=eAQFdhNaS&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>pazasproductions.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Lucy - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flittlescrapsoflucy.blogspot.com%2F2015%2F03%2Fcome-celebrate-julies-3rd-blogoversary.html&h=NAQHMXdHO&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>littlescrapsoflucy.blogspot.com<wbr></wbr>/2015/03/<wbr></wbr>come-celebrate-julies-3rd-blogo<wbr></wbr>versary.html</a><br />
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Beth - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnursiebethsbeauties.blogspot.com%2F&h=HAQFzCgWL&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>nursiebethsbeauties.blogspot.co<wbr></wbr>m</a><br />
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Corrie - <a href="http://corriescrafts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>corriescrafts.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Maria - <a href="http://riacreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>riacreations.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Karen - <a href="http://karey2005.blogspot.com/2015/03/julies-blogoversary-hop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://karey2005.blogspot.com/<wbr></wbr>2015/03/<wbr></wbr>julies-blogoversary-hop.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's a lot of ladies! I can't wait to hop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know that some of the ladies are offering prizes so be sure to read through their whole post and do what needs to be done...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll admit..sometimes,i just look at the pretty things,so without further ado....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a small canvas that I sprayed with Delusions inks,covered in toilet paper and white paint. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the branch with rolled up TP and the leaves are UmWoW Chipboard covered in paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The little owl stamps,I received from a friend(wish I could remember who)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> and then I scattered beads here and there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now...I make these things as we all do and </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Art Abandonment.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtAbandonment/">ArtAbandonment</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I plan to abandon this little fella sometime soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Off you go now,see what other beautiful creations await you...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Regina <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Freginaeaster.blogspot.com%2F&h=fAQFhD8oX&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>reginaeaster.blogspot.com/</a> </span></div>
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00665750331699773777noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395950055068511911.post-45118291911710437152014-09-26T20:00:00.000-04:002014-09-26T20:02:08.021-04:00352 ways to say..I love you..<div style="text-align: center;">
Welcome to the blog hop...<br />
If you just stumbled onto it head back<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corriescrafts.blogspot.ca%2F2014%2F09%2Fcreative-blog-hop.html%3Fm%3D1&h=LAQEl-3MC"> here</a> and check out my friend Corries blog.<br />
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I started a project back in January ..</div>
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I think..</div>
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Everyday write down a little message to my husband.</div>
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Why I love you,what I appreciate about you..etc etc..</div>
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Well it was going well until one thing led to another and..</div>
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I couldn't finish my June book.</div>
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My FIL passed and life went downhill around here..fast.</div>
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My husband left in June and my scrapbooking things..</div>
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they started collecting dust.</div>
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July was a dreary month but </div>
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the sun came out to play again.</div>
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I decided that no matter what..I was going to finish my project.</div>
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It wasn't going to be 352 days but I think I can let that one slide.</div>
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I picked up my pen and began again.</div>
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I started a few times in July,</div>
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have three little books that I started and couldn't finish..</div>
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simply depending on the day...</div>
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But I did it.</div>
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I finished July and I did August too.</div>
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I am currently working on September</div>
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You see,I didn't stop loving him. </div>
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Ever. </div>
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I needed to finish this for him,</div>
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for me.</div>
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And I feel good about it. </div>
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I can't say what the future holds but I know at the end of this year he will have 10 little books that he can look through and remember,</div>
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I love him.</div>
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I was supposed to save them up and give them as a Christmas present but if you know me.</div>
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.I'm impatient.</div>
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I finished them each month and left them for him to find.</div>
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Here are just a few of them for you...</div>
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Well my friends this has been an exceptionally hard year for me. </div>
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So many things have happened and it has rocked my world. </div>
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Not in a good way either.</div>
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If it wasn't for the support of my BFF and my four legged furry friends that just seem to know when I needed a cuddle...</div>
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I think I would have wandered out into the forest and joined a merry band of gypsies....</div>
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So today we celebrate our friends. </div>
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The ones that we have had our whole lives,just parts of our lives...the ones we have never met but reach out to us through emails and facebook chats..online forums and chat groups to the four legged ones that can be so moody yet seem to know exactly when we need some love.</div>
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We all need friends to lift us up,to laugh with,cry with,get crazy with or to just be there when we need them.</div>
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Thank you to all my friends far and wide. </div>
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I hope this year is the best year of your lives and I love each and every one of you.<br />
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<i> </i>I received a smash book from an online friend a while back and I never really understood what to do with it since I am a more organized scrapper and messy stuff can drive me nuts but I decided to pull it out along with my markers and play while watching The Walking Dead.<br />
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So this is what I came up with while playing..I love this quote because I am lucky enough to have a friend like this.</div>
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It's ok..just having fun colouring really so I thought I would TRY to do an actual page...<br />
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This is the baby of our cat family.<br />
We were told a few years ago that he had feline leukemia and were advised to have him put down.<br />
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Well after crying for a week I chose to treat his fever and let him live as long as possible.<br />
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I think it's been 4 years now and he hasn't been sick since.<br />
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And of course like a good friend..he was helping me take my pictures..making sure I got his good side...</div>
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Another online friend encouraged me this year to get crafting again. She told me I needed to join the next ATC group so I took a deep breath and said..ok.</div>
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Here is a sneak peek of my ATC's I sent out this week ..</div>
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I really had fun with these.</div>
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She has provided us with an amazing sketch for this weeks challenege.</div>
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She is also hosting a challenge on UmWow Studios blog.</div>
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Now for <a href="https://www.cropchocolate.com/">Cocoa Creations's </a>challenge.</div>
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Here is the sketch provided by UmWow Studios</div>
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I took this sketch quite literally.I tried using some Dylusions inks but that failed.<br />
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<a href="http://umwowstudio.com/#">UmWow studios</a> layered clouds,take note arrow,misc arrows and a little hexagon.<br />
I used Everyday Eclectic paper and some new washi I bought.<br />
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It was my DD's first day of school and last first day of school at ZPS...sniff.<br />
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Here I used some more arrows from <a href="http://umwowstudio.com/#">UmWow Studios</a><br />
(I'm all out now..time to reorder..)<br />
A couple <a href="http://www.vlvstamps.com/#">VLVS</a> stamps.<br />
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more Washi from...umm..Peachy cheap I think.<br />
The card base is from Stella and Rose card set.<br />
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So with the retail side of CC closing we were all wondering what was goingto happen to the rest of the site.</div>
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Well the current design Team got together and decided to restart the weekly challenges.</div>
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YAY!!</div>
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Thanks to Jon and Amber we are currently running on the same site the same way we all love!! </div>
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So each of us have signed up for a week to offer the challenge and the winnings!</div>
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This is my week to offer up a little goody package.</div>
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This past week my husband celebrated his birthday and I thought it would be a great challenge to make a birthday related project.</div>
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There are already some great projects!</div>
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Here is my birthday card.</div>
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00665750331699773777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395950055068511911.post-6218137163722269462013-05-10T07:57:00.000-04:002013-05-10T07:57:50.049-04:00Farewell my Friend<div style="text-align: center;">
Well today is the last day that Cropchocolate will be selling product.</div>
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Very sad day indeed.</div>
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We all love this family and will continue to support Jon and McCall anyway we can!</div>
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That also means my time on the design team has come to an end.I was really looking forward to seeing what the next team could cookup for us.</div>
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Our last theme was Family.</div>
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How appropriate.</div>
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All the ladies I have shared this great adventure with have truly become extended family for me.</div>
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I wanted to show a project that would help to remind me of these great ladies everyday.</div>
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I came up with a canvas that I think you might like.</div>
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I covered my canvas with wrinkly paper and used ink to highlight the wrinkles.</div>
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I printed out maps of the US and Canada and the cut pieces for each state and province.America,you have a lot of tiny states.</div>
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I next made flags with everyone on the DT's names and hometowns. </div>
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The heart is for CC and Amber.I used some of UmWow Studios arrows to point the way.</div>
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I used up a bunch of my 6x6 paper pads for this project.I tried to make sure that every single state and province was a different paper.</div>
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I have this hanging on my wall as a reminder of a wonderful group of ladies I will likely never get to meet but I can call them</div>
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00665750331699773777noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395950055068511911.post-10130060483558297012013-05-06T10:53:00.001-04:002013-05-10T08:10:57.852-04:00National Scrapbook Day!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
So as you all know..or should know..Saturday was NSD</div>
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Over on Cropchocolate it is a bittersweet week for us.</div>
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We are celebrating NSD all week long !!Yay!!</div>
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Yet we are losing the retail portion of Cropchocolate..boo.</div>
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What does that mean?Well Jon will be letting us know exactly whats going to happen but basically,they just won't be selling product anymore.</div>
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The rest of the site and the blog will continue.</div>
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It is a great big family over there and as sad as we are for losing the best deals in the world!!</div>
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At least we still have the site to chitchat and share.</div>
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All week long the Design Team has offered up some challenges for us.</div>
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There are prizes along the way and lots of great projects to see.</div>
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I have most of the challenges complete,check back to see if I get them all done! </div>
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I used fine and dandy paper<br />
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Paradise Beach CS<br />
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Christmas Time CS</div>
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I still am not sure what an art journal is but I gave it my best effort!!</div>
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I hope you enjoy it!<br />
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I started this page one day with no clear idea of what to do but I knew I wanted blue all over.</div>
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The next day I got the news my cousin had taken his own life.</div>
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I wasn't sure how to feel about this,he battled a drug addiction for most of his 45 years and burned a lot of bridges.</div>
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I tried not to think I just grabbed some stuff and created.</div>
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Sad for such a loss.</div>
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Years of bitterness and desperation now all left to one feeling of sadness for a life lost.</div>
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A life wasted.</div>
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I guess for some people an art journal is an expression of their talent.I think for me,it's going to be about the emotions I feel.</div>
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Whether that is sadness,confusion and despair or happiness,love and renewal.</div>
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I love Spring,it represents a chance to start over,to grow,to appreciate beauty once again after a long bleak winter.</div>
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Your next stop is... <a href="http://www.creatingmypeace.com/">Tameko Mays </a></div>
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If you haven't already PLEASE check out my friend DeeDee's new business adventure.</div>
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Her and her hubby are making chipboard embellishments and theyare to DIE for!</div>
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I am just an idiot whe it comes to figuring out how to use them...no really I am.I can't count how many times I have tried to use them and not been happy with the results.</div>
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It's strange because when I look at her stuff it makes me giddy inside and I just HAVE to have some...wierd I know.</div>
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So here is a little tag I came up with after a little trial and error.</div>
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Every month there are amazing projects!</div>
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My little jar has cracked glass on it. <br />
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I was inspired by the beautiful papers in this collection<br />
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I have had these butterflies for ages so thanks for the inspiration! <br />
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Looking back through all the DT projects I can see that there were plenty more places for inspiration.These ladies are so talented!!<br />
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Since no one got three out of four..you all get a chance to win..as long as you tried!<br />
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<cite class="user"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/08753924299305118667" rel="nofollow">by belle</a></cite><span class="icon user"></span><span class="datetime secondary-text"><a href="http://thriftysisters-chris.blogspot.com/2013/04/grandmas-quilt-project.html?showComment=1366765596772#c7585224266179850631" rel="nofollow">April 23, 2013 at 9:06 PM</a></span></div>
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OK, I guess KÃ thy, Nina, Jasmine and me ;). I love this project Chris!! GREAT upcycling!!</div>
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Pm me and I will send you your goodies..if you hurry I'll do it today! </div>
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She didn't sew or knit but she did live beside a golf course.</div>
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Well as a kid I remember walking through the fields collecting golf balls.</div>
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We'd give them to my aunt who would sit and peel them.Ever seen the inside of a golf ball?</div>
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It's not that exciting.</div>
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When I saw this next piece at the secondhand store,I knew I had my project plus it reminded me of a patch work quilt.</div>
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I have been wanting to do a shelf or something for my DD to hold her nail polishes and I thought this would work quite well.<br />
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I saw a tutorial on using Almers glue to create dimension to a project so i decided to try it out.<br />
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I just came home from hosting a crop this weekend and I met some really awesome people!</div>
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This week I recieved some AMAZING chipboard from fellow DT member DeeDee Catron.</div>
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I have struggled on exactly HOW to use this stuff!I love it but my mojo went on vacation!</div>
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It finally came back and I managed to make a project to submit into this weeks challenge on CC.</div>
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My creativity has been lacking lately..thank goodness for Pinterest!</div>
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This months theme for the DT on Cropchocolate was nature inspired.<br />
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Nature inspired..hmm grass...trees...animals..sheep!</div>
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We have sheep!!See how cute they are....<br />
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Dogs like chicken,I want laying hens someday but I guess they can't roam free...hmm chickens...EGGS! I know I will decoupage Easter eggs!!</div>
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<u><b>CC Product</b></u><br />
FP/Artist Edition<br />
BoBunny/Gabrielle<br />
TH Distress inks<br />
Jillibean Soup twine<br />
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Spanish Moss<br />
Florist wire<br />
glue/water<br />
tea <br />
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I am holding a crop next month and this is our door prize!!<br />
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Wouldn't you just love to win this!!<br />
Most of the goodies come from Hot Chocolates (goodies bags) from Cropchocolate.com <br />
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I have been baking and baking it seems like for a few weeks now.</div>
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I do love to decorate cake but I love scrapbooking even more....too bad I haven't had any time for it.</div>
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I made this one a few weeks back you might remember my post <a href="http://thriftysisters-chris.blogspot.ca/2013/01/bread-maker-i-am-not.html">Bread Maker I Am Not</a>...<br />
well this is how the cake turned out.</div>
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This one was for practice.The gems aren't edible .I bought them from <a href="http://cropchocolate.com/">CropChocolate.com</a></div>
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My niece had her 6th birthday and I made her this cake covered in buttercream icing and flowers.</div>
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Instead of a big cake I made a small one with cupcakes to match.</div>
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The exact same day I had my MIL's 60th birthday party to go to and I was nominated to make the cake.</div>
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I recently began making smash cakes for a friend.</div>
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These two cakes were made the same day..talk about stressful!</div>
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My mom is on the board for New Frontiers a group that places and takes care of handicapped persons.My aunt lives in one of the homes they support and this is for their 22nd Anniversary.</div>
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Here's another smash cake for Steph</div>
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.here's just a little extra cake and icing..I have a whole bag of extra cake in the freezer...want cake?</div>
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I have another smash cake to do for next weekend...stay tuned to see that baby.</div>
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If you just popped in to see what I've been up too be sure to head back to the start and hop along with us.</div>
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There will be blog candy along the way and some really great projects too.</div>
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Julie wanted us to celebrate friendship.</div>
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I know I have made some really great friendships here online and chances are I won't ever get to meet these new found sisters but we can have lots of fun together regardless.</div>
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I chose to make a couple cards to share with you.</div>
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On the left I used some scrap paper,inked it up and spread rock candy along the edges.I then used my sewing machine to stitch on a heart over some burlap.Quick and easy.<br />
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The flower on the right card is made from layers of tissue paper,I really like it ,looks better IRL.<br />
I was going to send one of these to a friend I have been missing lately but we just started to reconnect again!I am so happy!Friends are the best!!</div>
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Even my daughter was in the friendship mood the other day when they had another snowday.</div>
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Her and her BF wanted to make some cupcakes.</div>
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Meet Maggie.</div>
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She is one of two Goldens we inherited with our new home 7 years ago.</div>
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Maggie is blind and we know her days are numbered but she's still one of the smartest dogs I have ever seen.</div>
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Maggie and her sister Jessie have lived here their whole lives and their former owners just couldn't take them when they sold so we adopted them.</div>
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Best decision ever.</div>
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I thought I could use this little box to keep some of my favourite pictures of them. </div>
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Let's face it we all have too much stuff.The thought process as to why we need it differs from person to person of course,we all put value in different things.</div>
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Open any cupboard or drawer and you will see a lot of junk that you just can't get rid of because you MIGHT need it.</div>
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The truth is you most likely don't need it,well at least not all of it.</div>
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How many elastic bands do you really need?</div>
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How many dead batteries can you fit into just one drawer anyway?</div>
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I know for me I bounce stuff around thinking I will find a spot for it later..as long as THIS spot is neat and tidy.</div>
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I'm not sure why I feel like I need to keep everything maybe because growing up my mom didn't keep anything.</div>
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The funny thing is,the older I get the more I realize,I don't need this stuff cluttering up my house.</div>
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Last summer friends of ours had a house fire.It destroyed their basement and everything else in it.The fire didn't reach the upper floors but the smoke did.The whole place is a write off.I always thought that would be great!</div>
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You would be able to purge all that stuff you have been saving and not feel guilty about it.Then go shopping for new stuff!!</div>
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The reality is,it would really suck.</div>
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Along with the stuff I hate but keep due to guilt..I would lose some treasured mementos.</div>
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I have been trying for weeks now to make homemade bread.</div>
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Not only is it better for you..it's cheaper!</div>
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Well that is if it actually turns out for you,which none of mine have.</div>
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I don't know what my problem is but I can NOT seem to make this stuff.</div>
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I have made buns and they turned out..OK.</div>
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I just can't do bread.</div>
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Yesterday I tried again and failed.</div>
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January's Design Team challenge is Ice.</div>
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When I think of ice I think of diamonds...maybe because that is my birthstone,maybe because they are just so darn sparkly...</div>
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Whichever the case,I decided to make an upcycled jewery holder.</div>
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Most of the time my stuff is jumbled in a ball in a drawer so I thought I would maybe also get some organizing done.</div>
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I started with a cheap(75c) item from the thrift shop.I think it was meant to hold keys.</div>
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This paper line is Lost and Found~MME.I love it and it will go perfectly in my daughters room..oh ya did I mention,this will never hold all my stuff so I gave it to Emma.</div>
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I also used a paper towel holder to match that will hold her bracelets.</div>
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I love how this turned out and it was so easy.I plan to make one for myself but maybe on a bigger scale.</div>
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You should have gotten here from <a href="http://miwannascrap.blogspot.com/">Miwas</a> blog. </div>
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If you haven't already guessed..I'm Christina but my friends and family call me Chris.</div>
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I made it to the next DT for CC and I couldn't be any happier!</div>
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Well I could if I was sitting somewhere warm typing this post..</div>
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Brr it's cold here.</div>
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There are a few things you should know about me.</div>
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I snort sometimes when I laugh.Can't help it.</div>
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My favourite flower is a pink tulip.</div>
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I had the most awesomest (that's a word right?)car when I got my licence...</div>
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a 1978 Camaro!!<br />
I miss that baby.</div>
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My favourite colour is green..no red..no pink..wait I can't decide..ask me tomorrow.</div>
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I am not a perfectionist as my mother likes to say..if I was my house would be much cleaner than it actually is..I just like things done ..<br />
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I mean when<i> I </i>am working on a project I do want it to be perfect don't we all?</div>
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I think my first project turned out pretty awesome..even if I do need to tweek it a bit...well maybe my mother was right....</div>
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My second entry most of you have seen and it's one of my favourites.Not sure how I'll ever top this one.</div>
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I loved making this house.I added so many little surprises that each time you look you see something new.My DD couldn't keep her hands off it so now it sits up on a shelf until next Halloween.</div>
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Well 2012 is over..finally.</div>
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We all escaped the end of he world,actually it was a pretty nice day.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Join us this weekend for the New design Team Blog HOP where you will get to meet the new team and see some amazing projects!</span></div>
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Jenni aka mom2two created this great layout of her family ice skating at Rockefeller center..how cool would that be!</div>
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See her post <a href="http://blog.cropchocolate.com/2013/01/old-is-new-again-by-mom2two-jenni.html">HERE</a></div>
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This week is Jasmines project.I just love her little house all covered in ice.</div>
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Isn't this cool!Check it out <a href="http://blog.cropchocolate.com/2013/01/it-takes-village-by-wildflower-jasmine.html">HERE</a></div>
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I chose Miwas Halloween cake from<a href="http://blog.cropchocolate.com/2012/10/calorie-free-cake-by-miwa-miwa.html"> this post</a></div>
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The extra stress of the holidays are over so we thought it would be
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I did my first layout of the year!!</div>
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So a couple ladies over on CC have decided to showcase their favourite things that they have done this year and I thought maybe I would join in..</div>
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AS you will notice not all of them are scrapbook related.</div>
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I don't remember why I did this acrylic album but one lucky person got it in the ,mail.It was a challenge but I liked it and since I don't use mini albums I thought I would just give it to someone that does.</div>
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This past spring we were informed one of our cats had feline leukemia and we were advised to put him down.This picture reminds me of how much we love him...and we chose not to put him down..he is doing well and hasn't been sick since.So glad I listened to my gut instinct instead.</div>
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This was a challenge based on your favourite book.Inside is a dragonfly for DRagonfly in Amber.</div>
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This past Thanksgivig we went camping and it was honestly my favourite camping trip ever.</div>
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This was my bigest project and I did this for Octobers DT.</div>
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Probably the most time consuming but I just love it.</div>
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