Ren is Lost in Paper

Cute Tape is Having A Givaway!!!

2012-01-24T12:57:00.001-08:00

http://www.cutetape.com/

Washi on layouts is the best!

I loved using Washi tape in negative space it seems too pull my layouts all together.

Using it to hold tid bits of paper works great. Since it is removable you can move it even after you pressed it in to the paper and it does not tear a thing or leave a mark. I love this stuff.

I really love using washi tape! It is so easy to use and always adds that pop of color that you need for a layout!

Here I used it to hold a note card for 30 days of lists.

It's the perfect amount of sticky to adhere on all sorts of paper.

If I were to win $100.00 of washi tape from Cutetape.com I would split half with my best friend in Minnesota. As it is now when ever I get new washi tape I send her some stuck on page protectors and mail it to her just to share.

Thanks Cute Tape for sharing the chance at this awesome givaway with us!

World's BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

2012-01-19T08:04:00.000-08:00

Okay these are really the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies I have ever baked. I usually use the Toll House Recipe. But this one tops the Toll House Recipe by far!!! I got the recipe from I Heart Naptime ~ http://www.iheartnaptime.net/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/

I baked these last night! It's okay to have Chocolate Chip Cookies for breakfast right?
Thanks I heart Naptime for sharing this yummy recipe with us!

Currently

2012-01-17T14:51:00.000-08:00

Obsessing over; cleaning my scrap corner
Working on; Etsy items
Thinking about; what I am going to do when I get home
Anticipating; finishing my travel journal
Listening to; Pandora Radio - One and Only by: Adele <3
Drinking; water
Wishing; I was still on Vacation and not at work :)

2012-01-09T14:07:00.001-08:00

This is where we spent part of Christmas Day! It was warm and such a beautiful day the water was amazingly clear you could see all the way to the bottom of the ocean. It was a nice day to walk the pier of Redondo Beach~

2012-01-09T13:22:00.000-08:00

Here is the pipe cleaner word that I wrapped in Embroidery floss since I did not have yarn! As seen here on My Bestie's 52 weeks of crafts blog post! http://allthingschula.com/search/label/52%20weeks%20of%20crafts

2011-12-28T13:55:00.000-08:00

I WAS... broken
I AM... stronger than ever
I THINK... about the strength of Mother Nature
I WONDER... if anyone will remember my kindness when I am gone
I WISH... my Mom found a job
I SAVE... too much stuff
I ALWAYS... try to think of others
I CAN'T IMAGINE... life without my husband
I BELIEVE... in mermaids
I PROMISE... to be kind to others
I LOVE... my life
I SCRAP... things to be remembered

11:11 on 11/11/11

2011-11-11T13:42:00.001-08:00

1.) I was Facebooking at 11:11 on 11/11/11.
2.) wishing my Sister a Happy Birthday!
3.) At work
4.) Getting ready for lunch
5.) Getting excited for the weekend
6.) I am sad today
7.) It's a beautiful day outside
8.) I need to go for a walk
9.) I need to thank a Veteran
10.) I am so excited about time off from work the week after next! Eeek!!!
11.) My husband loves my though all my imperfections and for that I am so eternally grateful!!!

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd342/valsue/reneesig-1.png

2011-09-02T08:20:00.000-07:00

Created this layout using Shimelle's Sketch: http://www.shimelle.com/paper/1192/scrapbooking-sketch-of-the-week/

Thanks for looking!!!

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2011-08-11T08:48:00.001-07:00

Here is a card I created for a challenge on our SLL blog.

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2011-06-20T10:47:00.000-07:00

I think this is my favorite card that I have ever created. It was for my best friend Val! I loved the colors!

2011-06-20T10:43:00.001-07:00

A homemade Birthday Banner for my co worker.

This is a layout Val and I lifted from Amy Tangerine for SLL!

2011-06-20T10:40:00.001-07:00

This is one of the Memorial Frames I made for my mom's best friend, her mother passed away after being so sick with stomach cancer for more than a year. So sad! My mom's friend Linda loved her frame and has it hanging in her den. :)

2011-06-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

This one was also inspired by a Word Challenge at The Scrappers Sanctuary. Utilizing the word "Wish" its a very personal and hard to talk about subject. So I am putting it out there I am hoping to get some sort of healing from this...

2011-06-01T09:21:00.001-07:00

I created this layout utilizing The Scrappers Sanctuary's Black and White challenge with a little blue and using 2 patterned papers. But I couls not figure out how to upload on to there forum so here it is :)

2011-05-25T13:59:00.001-07:00

This is a layout of my Mom's Birthday March 17, 2011. We took my mom Bar hopping which she has never done before. We started off at 38 degrees which is the temperature they keep the tap beer at, there is 100 beers on tap. But I had a Crown Royal and diet coke. Because: "Beer before liquor make you sicker". So I will not start off with beer and move to a mixed drink cause I don't want a hangover lol!!! Then, we were off to Frontera's Bar and Grill this is where the photo was taken. We had appetizers and more drinks. We had a great server and stayed there a little longer that expected then we were off the Tony Roma's Bar where they have happy hour all day every day! That was okay the drinks were cheap weak so by this time I was ordering Crown on the Rocks no coke lol! It was a fun night. Then we went to our place for music, cake, ice cream and presents. It was so much fun!!!

This layout was created for Scrappy Jo's National Scrapbooking Day. I did not get to participate the day of due to Grandma breaking her hip so lucky for me the due dates were extended until 5/22/11 so I could complete a few of them. I was so happy to be able to scrap finally!

My Bestie

2011-04-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

My best friend Val and I were in a scrapping slump and we decided to challenge ourselves and come up with our own rules. It has been fun and very calming to my everyday stress.

our rules were:
1.) we had to scrap eachother. Something we have not done before...
2.) was to include different alpha's
3.) was to utilize 4 different papers
4.) was to include a stamp on your lo

and this is what I came up with.

2011-04-13T07:56:00.000-07:00

NAILS....

Been so into my nails lately:

2011-04-08T12:41:00.000-07:00

ABC's of Me!!

I got this from my Besties Blog "All Things Chula"
She said:
abc's of me
I saw this on scenic glory
this morning by lindsay so i thought I would give it a try! It was fun!

Age:37
Bed Size: Queen
Chore you hate: dishes!!!
Dogs: None.
Essential start of your day: Kiss from the Hubbs and Coffee
Favorite Color: Pink
Gold or silver: Silver
Height:5'4"
Instruments I play (or have played): None.
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Kids: Zero and don't want any...
Live: With my Husband in Alhambra, California
Mom's Name: Ruth
Nickname: Reanie, Ren, Rain-Rain, Nae, Bean, Hunny Bunny
Overnight hospital stays: Nope.
Pet Peeve: ignorance.
Quote from a movie: The only one I can think of is "Great Balls Of Fire" Top Gun??? Random I know???
Right or left handed: Right
Siblings: 3 - (2)brothers and (1)sister there might be a few I don't know
Time you wake up: 4:40 AM
Underwear: Black
Vegetables you dislike: all of them!
What makes you run late: me not wanting to get out of bed for work. Other than that I am almost never late.
X-rays you've had done: Yes, Teeth,ankle, hand. For broken bones :)
Yummy food you make: Chicken Tostada's
Zoo animal: Monkeys

Im linking my post up to lindsays here: http://scenicglory.blogspot.com/2011/04/abcs-of-me.html

2011-03-28T14:04:00.001-07:00

under construction

2011-03-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

I seen this on All Things Chula's Blog and thought I would

look in my bag: This is what I found...

What is in my Bag?
One very heavy wallet
Phone
Purse hanger
Galaxy Tab
3 – OPI Nail polishes
6-Emergen-C
One FULL Cosmetic Bag
Hempz Lotion
Gilchrist & Soames Lotion
Tootsie Rolls
3-pens
5-hair clips
Altoids Wintergreen Mints
Brown Embroidery Floss
Glass Case
Camera
Change
Nivea Kiss Recovery Lip Balm
Panty Liner
Mail - bills
Gift cards : Starbucks, Amoeba, Ralph’s, BC Café
Tissues
Bobby Pins
3-pairs of earrings
Address Labels
Macy’s coupons
Misc papers
Gum wrappers
Is this why my purse is soooo heavy??? Off to clean out my purse…

2011-03-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

Here are a few of my Challenge layouts:
Lately I have been needing a challenge to get going on my scrappy stuff. I just have not been in the mood lately. But thanks to my dear Val at Scrap, Laugh, Love blog and Mary and Renee at Scrappy Jo's I have been inspired.

Venice Beach, California a must see if you visit SoCal...

Feathers was the prompt:

This is what I came up with: I used the Pink Paislee prize paper Val shared with me...along with some washi tape and some feathers that Val sent me from her Grab Bag of the Month Swap on Scrapbook.com. I love that swap!!! And some fabric rosettes also inspired by Val...

Here is a card using the TWINE prompt from Scrap, Laugh, Love:

I used the twine for the love bunting. This card was made as a wedding card for someone so special...and again the doillie, heart eyelets and twine from Grab Bag of The Month swap at SB.com hosted by Val

2011-01-26T09:15:00.000-08:00

Purple Pumpkin is having a great give-a-way!!! http://purplepumpkincrafts.blogspot.com/2011/01/giveaway-time.html

Check out her awesome stuff!!!

2011-01-03T08:42:00.000-08:00

This is my challenge entry for SLL. Since I don't own any yarn, I used this sticky yarn I have had in my stash for a while. I made flowers with it and added a brad.

2010-12-21T14:30:00.001-08:00

Here are a few of the Christmas cards I made this year. Most of which were special orders.

All of these were made with one .99 cent sheet of paper and some stickles and ribbon and some matching papers and you made cards for pennies each. I love it and they still look nice.

These were special order gift tags super easy to make using nestabilities dies.

Mikey Mouse Snow glob card made with my cricut - special order...

Special Order - Tinkerbell

Special order Hello Kitty Christmas card using the Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge.

Santa special order for a sweet baby boy!

Airplain snow globe special ordered for my godson. He will love this!!@

Tim Holts 12 Tags of Christmas Day 5

2010-12-09T11:19:00.001-08:00

This is my version of Day 5 - I inked my tag and stamped the pine and added some bling... Mine is alot more plain than Tim's but I like it. And most of all I had fun getting my hands all full of ink lol!

Tim Holts 12 Tags of Christmas Day 4

2010-12-09T11:15:00.000-08:00

This is my version of Day 4...I used Broken China to ink my tag. Then I sprayed my tag with Perfect Pearls. I made my own charms with beads I had in my stash. Then I embellished...this was a fun tag.

2010-12-07T08:40:00.000-08:00

This is Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas - Day 3. My take on his tag. This was a fun one for me being that I actually had a couple of the products used here. http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/12/12-tags-of-christmasday-3.html

2010-12-03T13:45:00.000-08:00

12 Tags of Christmas Day 2....http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/ This is my take on day 2. I used my blenders and inked the tag then misted it with water. Stamped florishes and some branches of pine. I added glossy accents and some clear sparkly glitter. I did not have a metal bird so I embossed a humming bird and stamped Merry Christmas. Added some black vintage velvet trim and some silver beads and voila! That's my take...

2010-12-03T13:31:00.000-08:00

Day 1 of Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas.

http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/

This is my take on his Christmas tag.

I used plain old manilla folders to cut

my tag out I was able to get six out of

one folder. Then I purchased a .29 cent

Christmas pick at M's and the fence at J's.

I cut the house out of cardboard I purchased

from Printworks. Made the wreath out of

twisted paper and added a holly jewel.

Used a Tim Holts ticket backwards and

stamped Merry Christmas on it and inked

it up. This was really fun. Thanks for the

inspiration Tim and my bestie Val for

encouraging me to follow along...

2010-12-02T12:42:00.000-08:00

This is a layout for Scrap,Laugh, Love Challenge.

One word to describe 2010 - the word I chose was "Unpredictable" my parents re-married after 13 years of being divorced. Well some people never change...My dad is a recovering alcoholic and although he has not had a drink in over 8 years he is still the same angry, jealous, selfish man he was as an alcoholic. Although they jumped into marriage too soon, I am glad that my mom is free from him. She deserves to be happy and no one should hold her back. We are still a family without him and with the love we have for eachother that's what binds us together. Life is not always what you think it will be and it's okay cause we will get through this. We just need to dust eachother off and get back up and live each day to it's fullest. I know everything happens for a reason. That's why we cannot live life with regret!!!

2010-11-08T12:57:00.000-08:00

Here is my creative corner! It's a corner in our living room. I don'r have a scrap-room but I do have my corner.

2010-11-02T12:49:00.000-07:00

Here is my layout for this month's challenge at Scrap,Laugh,Love blog....

2010-10-28T07:48:00.000-07:00

Here is another "Tin" I created for the Challenge and Scrap,Laugh,Love blog!
I used a mini mint tin and added BG Kioski Paper strip to the bottom and painted the lid. Used punches and bling...It was a fun little project I filled it with candy and ready to give it to someone special.

2010-10-07T11:14:00.000-07:00

Here is the tin I altered using Tim Holtz - Alcohol Inks. One of the challenges at Scrap,Laugh,Love blog!

2010-09-13T10:29:00.000-07:00

Me and my hubby in Las Vegas. This originally was a Gabrielle Pollacco layout that we were to lift. I found the perfect papers and picture and lots of stickles and this is my favorite lo right now! Thanks Val for shopping for BG for us :)

Thanks to my Dear Friend Val for texting me about a Online Crop at Scrappy Jo's. I was taking a nap after I went to the SMALL Heirloom Rubber Stamp Show. So I jumped up at started creating it felt so good to complete the challenges. I stayed up until 11:00 PM to finish all the challenges it was so much fun! Thanks Val!!! Thanks Renee and Mary for hosting the crop. I cannot wait for another one!!!

Post It Note Holder:

Primary Colors "Love" Card.

My dear Nephew and his Kindergarten photo. He does not like school at all.

In Memory of my dear cousin Johnny may you always rest in peace...

This was a lot of fun and cannot wait for the next crop! Next time I won't make such a mess of my scrap space lol!!! Bling was everywhere!

2010-09-10T09:07:00.000-07:00

Here is the Bulletin Board I created from Val's tutorial on our Blog ScrapLaughLove....

2010-08-03T14:32:00.000-07:00

Here is a lo by Irene that she made a tutorial on for Scrapbooking Supplies R Us. This is when I met up with her at the Consumer CHA in Anaheim in January 2010. The full article link is below!!!

http://www.scrapbookingsuppliesrus.com/blog/article/view/?article_id=10288

2010-07-20T10:24:00.000-07:00

Here is Tim Holtz and I at the Original Rubber Stamp Convention in Carson, California. I learned so much from him my head has been bursting with ideas.

My favorite dream

2010-07-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

My dearest Grandfather passed away almost 4 years ago...Although I miss him dearly, I never remembered him in my dreams. My Mom, sister and younger brother all dreamed of him accept for me. Well on July 6th I was taking a nap around noon time. There he was singing Happy Birthday to me. He looked so healthy and strong like I will always remember him. I love you Grandpa and you are always with me no matter where you are. You taught me more than you will ever know! I miss your kisses the most!

Super Candy!

2010-06-22T15:15:00.000-07:00

Peter is giving a way great candy! see here http://scrapfanaat.blogspot.com/2010/06/nieuwe-super-candy-bij-325-volgers.html?

2010-04-27T09:59:00.000-07:00

2010-04-27T09:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a layout I created using the BG Lemonade line. This is my sweet hubby and I at brunch on the hillside at Luminaria's. This is after 12 Mimosa's. As it is my eyes disappear when I smile and here they are almost closed. Lol. Fun times with the family and my hunny!

I cannot believe I did this!

2009-07-09T12:32:00.000-07:00

What am I doing blogging...lol

Here are a few of my latest creations: