I've Moved!!

I have a new home on the web! You can catch me being bloggy at http://herebygrace.typepad.com/here_by_grace// !!! Come on over and visit me!!

Don't forget to Vote For Me!

If you have a chance, please go by www.ScrapsAhoy.com to vote for me in the Idol Contest! You have to register to vote and it only takes a second. I really am having a great time with this contest. There are 7 rounds and we are ending up the 4th. I love how it's pushing me to expand my style and scrap more than one photo at a time. The layout I've posted today is a scraplift of the talented Teresa Olier. Today is her birthday, so some folks at 2Peas got together to lift her in honor of her special day. I really am honored to have been in on her surprise because I just love her work! If you want to see more of her stuff, check her out at one of my favorite sites where she's on the DT; of course that would be CreativeXpress! Soooooo glad tomorrow is Friday!! Be blessed!

Scrap-Tastic Design Team Call

1. September's contest winner will be the Girlie of the Month in November!!
2. Then, in October, the contest winner will be our Girlie of the Month for December!
3. At the end of the year we will choose a permanent member to join our DT based on the past 8 Girlies of the month!

*The new DT Girlie will be choosen based on their talent, participation and how much fun they are to have here at Scrap-Tastic! *

**This month's contest is to create a LO using pp from 4 DIFFERENT manufacturers. The LO must be new and made for this contest. Your image should be of good quality. If it is blurry, it's hard for me to see your work/detail. Also, I will need you to be able to produce good quality images to be posted into the gallery if you are to become a DT Girlie. Make sure you list the manufacturer of the different pp along with all other products and techniques in the details. Your LO may be a one- or two-page LO, 12x12 or 8.5x11. You may enter as many LOs as you'd like! Actually, the more LOs the better, that way we can get a sense of your "style"!

**Upload to the "Design Team Tryouts 2006" section for your LO to be considered for this contest. Entries must be posted by 11:59 CST on September 24th. The winner will be announced on September 30th.

Here's a little info on what's expected of a Design Team Girlie:
*Design Team members must be active members of the Scrap-Tastic community, this means posting on the boards, leaving comments in the gallery, posting challenges/questions and just being social!
*Each DT member will be required to submit at least 4 LOs/projects per month. Each month I will send you product either from the store or from a sponsor. You must use the product for 2 of the LOs/projects, the other 2 LOs/projects you may use any product. The 2 LOs/projects that you create for Scrap-Tastic may only be posted in other galleries if you mention that they were made specifically for Scrap-Tastic.
*DT members should use the Scrap-Tastic DT blinkie and promote Scrap-Tastic where ever and when ever possible! I want each DT member to be proud to be a Design Team Girlie!!! *Each DT member will have a simple task and will change from month-to-month. i.e... challenges, art inspirations, games International scrappers may apply. Although, I will need to work something out with postage. What do you get as a DT member?
* Free product! Who doesn't like that!! Some months I will have sponsors and you will receive what they give me. Other months, you will have your choice of products. It may be from a particular manufacturer or you may get to choose the color you receive. It all depends on what's going on for that particular month.
* 15% Discount at the Scrap-Tastic store. * Your own bio on our Design Team page.
* Each designer and their work will receive wonderful exposure, and I will do everything to encourage and showcase the DT's work to manufacturers.
* Did I mention free product???
**** If you have any questions, please let me know and I will answer them as soon as I can. Comments are welcome as well.

Imagie, Create, Scrap Ezine Call

Imagine, Create, Scrap E-Zine Call!!
Deadline: Tuesday, September 12, 2006

For our September issue of The Memory Garden we want to see your layouts about the following subjects:

* Back to School
*Festivals
* Doodling
Please send your submissions to submissions@imaginecreatescrap.com. Submissions must be in .jpg format and no larger than 150kb in size. Please include and supplies used and if you did not take the photo, please credit the photographer.
Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, September 12th.

Feeling Loud and Colorful Today!

I don't know why, I just felt like doing a loud page, so I chose my loud child to feature!(LOL) I hope everyone had a good Labor Day! I didn't do much this weekend which was just fine with me. You know, sometimes I LOVE to have nothing to do with nothing planned for the weekend. As Martha Stewart says, "It's a good thing!" I did go out to see dad today, and he's still weak from his heart surgery, but that's to be expected. Say a little prayer for him when you get a chance! Be Blessed!

Altering Me!

I've been in an altering mood lately! This is a switch for me because I've never considered myself to be into the altered arts, but I'm so feeling it right now! Here are a few items I've altered that I really like. One is a cards lunch pail that I've had for a while, and the other is dominoes! I really had a good time making the dominoes because it allowed me to really be artistic! I love the way they came out too! Tons of fun! And hey, I've moved on to round 4 in the ScrapsAhoy Idol Contest! Now I need the help of my family again! I need votes in order to move on to round 5, so if you've got a minute or two will you go over and vote for me again? If you aren't registered there you can't vote, but it only takes a second to register, so PLEEEEEZE help me stay in this contest by voting for me! Here is the direct link:http://www.scrapsahoy.com/content/round_4/round_4.htmlThanks guys!