{Sparkle-Tude of the Day: 1/9/14}

 

Each quarter, my agency conducts meetings, with attempts to keep the line of communication open with all staff, share any news that may be going on, just business in general.  Also it is a time to get together as a whole as there are a handful of offices and we do not get to see each other or touch basis, so we have these meetings.  In 2011 we had a guest speaker by the name of Sheryl Roush and she was speaking about your attitude in the work environment....and how it can be infectious in a great way or in a poison type of way. Makes sense right? Whatever attitude you give off, others can sense it or feel it and definitely can see it.

 

She was also marketing her book called "Sparkle-Tudes" which is a self help / inspiration book that has gazillions of quotes , inspirations, insights for a sparkling attitude, energy boost, gives you the ability to have a calm reflection period and makes you bring on a new perspective of things, no matter how dim or dark things may be.

 

I share these quotes with my co-workers, close friends and I would like to share with you...hope you enjoy!

 

Quote for the day:

 

When stressed or going through a difficult time, it is essential that you take the time to relax in order to replenish your mind, body, and spirit. Nurture your well-being  by creating an oasis of calm in your life.  Getting calm allows you to get a fresh perspective and helps you cope better physically and emotionally with your troubles.  Being able to control at least one aspect of your life, in this case time to yourself, helps you get a grip on the rest of it .  For success, take the “t” out of “can’t”.

-          Anonymous

Also, take this bible verse and stick it somewhere where you can read it daily:

"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
Philipians 4:13

Apply these words today!

Enjoy!
Tricia!
XOXO

{ScrapOurStash Challenge #11 - Happy New Year!!!}

I'm baaaaaack!!! With a 2nd term of ScrapOurStash!
I apologize for not keeping my blog updated, and I am going to try harder this year to do so!

I agreed to do a 2nd term of ScrapOurStash because not only do I absolutely love the moderators, but they come up with some great challenges! And the prizes....very nice! How could you skip out on these RAKS!? The motivation is great and I hope you become a follower and become inspired! We have a great design team that will creating great stuff this term and I invite you to check out each and every one of their blogs!

We want to start off by saying Happy New Years and would like to get this party started without any further hesitation! On to the 1st Challenge of the year!

Create a layout in which you must add the following:
(5) of one item
(4) of another item
(3) of one more item
(2) of yet another item AND.....
(1) RUB ON!!!

All items used for the countdown must be PREMADE/PACKAGED scrap products. (Example: (5) Flowers, (4) Patterned Papers, (3) Wood Veneers, (2) Chipboard Pieces, (1) Rub On.
Get it!?

You are allowed to add whatever else you want to your layout as long as you meet the requirements to set forth in the countdown. In  your blog or gallery post, you must list the items you chose and how many for each item.

Most importantly, if you are unsure of the guidelines, please click HERE for the SOS Challenge Guidelines!





My take on the challenge:



We get a kick out of playing along with Elf on the Shelf. My daughters Elfs name is Miracle...and sometimes Bre enjoys Miracle and her shennnigans and at times she (Miracle) just gets a little out of hand with her pranks! Bre always is a little sad on Miracle's departure day....on departure day Bre is able to finally touch Miracle as she doesn't need much more magic since she's headed back to the North Pole!

The items I used in my countdown Stash Challenge:
(5) Wooden Veneers
(4)  Enamel Dots (green)
(3) Photo Corners
(2)  Flair Buttons
(1) Rub-On

Also to add, I am a long time member of the ScrapRoom Kit Club in which I absolutely LOVE!!! All the products I used to create my layout were from the TSR December Kit, with the exception of AC & Pebbles Alphas.

The ScrapRoom is generously offering the randomly drawn winner with a nice $20 Gift Certificate!! How can you avoid that!?
What do you have to do?? Make sure you complete a layout inspired by our January "Countdown" Challenge and link it up to ScrapOurStash blog by 1/29/14 11:59PM (PST) to be entered!

Be sure to check back daily for inspiration by our awesome design team! Happy Scrapping!!!


Thanks so much for looking and I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge w/ ScrapOurStash!

Hey peeps! Thanks for stopping by again! Join us again for yet another challenge at ScrapOurStash!

Come play with us a good game of Tic-Tac-Toe! For this challenge, all you need to do is use 3 in a horizontal, diagonal or vertical line. All 3 items must be visible in your layout! =)

  

 

Here is what I did with the challenge!

I chose, Washi Tape, Decorative Pins and Twine..all yummy right?

 

I enjoyed using Fancy Pants, "Park Bench" & Lily Bee designs while designing this page.  I also love the flowers from Maya Road & Prima used in the lower right hand corner. Did I mention, Washi?

 

 

 

 

And the prize you are creating for! Below is Teresa Collins, "Tell Your Story" Collection...which I absolutely love, love, love!

 

 

Don't forget to go over the challenge rules! Do be eligible, you must link up your layout with Mr. Linky no later than October 29th, 11;59pm PST.

Enjoy and happy scrappin!

 

Tricia

Welcome to Scrap Our Stash ABC ~123 Blog Hop!!

 Welcome to Scrap Our Stash ABC ~123 Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from Robin's blog.   If not, click HERE and head back to the beginning of the hop.   You will not want to miss any of the designer’s awesome inspiration and/or the details on how to enter into the SOS prize drawings!  

The design team was challenged to create a layout inspired by our choice of one of three sketches and our choice of alphas (stash items) to include on our layouts.

Here is my layout inspired by Sketch #1 and using stash items: (GH) Graph Paper & Hearts).  

In this layout I chose to feature myself and my one and only as she is usually my main attraction in my layouts! The layout shows a few of her multiple personalities with her facial expressions! 
Love her always and forever! 
I enjoyed doing this layout as these were a few older pictures I was able to dig out of my picture stash, along with some cool geographical shapes and I just love this Teresa Collins line, "Tell Your Story".  All of the embellishments included on this page came coordinated with this line with the exception of the wooden hearts. 

                                                                      

And here is the sketch:

To thank their followers and show their appreciation for the support and participation in the hop, Scrap Our Stash will be awarding two prizes for hop participants!!!

Here are the details: 

For the first prize drawing you must:  Visit each of our designer’s blogs and leave a comment.  Once you have completed the hop, return to the SOS Blog and leave a comment letting them know you have completed the hop.  You will have until Sunday, September 29, 2013 ~ 11:59 PM (PST) to leave a comment and your name will be entered to win the following prize: 

Complete the ABC ~ 123 Blog Hop Challenge and link it up on the SOS Blog, no later than Friday, October 4, 2013 ~ 11:59 PM (PST) and your name will be entered to win this Grand Prize Package:

Challenge details and rules can be found HERE!!

Thank you for visiting my blog and hopping along with us!  

Your next stop on the blog is: Elizabeth!

Here is the list of blog hop participants:

Dulcinea

Joefil 

Robin  

Patricia 

Elizabeth 

Lindsey 

Lee-Anne 

Kerry 

Jenni 

Manda 

Kelly 

Carol 

GDT Megan

Rochelle 

Brenda 

Scrap Our Stash

ABC & 123 Blog Hop! Are you GAME!?

Come HOP with us! Yay! It's a blog hop about to go down!

 


Tons of fabulous inspiration from the Scrap Our Stash Design Team and September Guest Designer, Megan Laine!...AND...there are prizes, and a great challenge which you will have a week to complete!

The fun all starts Friday September 27th at 6:00 am (PST) and will end September 29th 11:59pm(PST)
Make sure you check back to get started!

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible hopping along on the

Scrap Our Stash ABC ~ 123

hop trail next week!!!

Sketch With Stash #7 Challenge

 

Apologies, but I am super late posting this challenge!

Here is the Sketch with Stash #7 challenge!

 

For this challenge you must do the following:

1.) Create a layout using the sketch below...and...

2.) from YOUR stash, you must add chipboard to your layout!

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

To be eligible for the September prize drawing, you must submit your layout by using Mr. Linky to the right side of the blog on ScrapYourStash, no later than 9/29/13, 11:59 PST.

 

Please please do not forget to check out the guidelines for the challenges! =)

 

You also still have time to enter your layout for the 1st challenge (last post), "Oh The Places We Go"! Deadline for both: 9/29/13.

 

Complete both challenges for the month and you will have two entries into the random prize drawing!

 

Here is my take:

 

 

 

"Happy Gurlz!"

This photo was captured on a Girls Getaway cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. Boy did we have the time of our
lives!
...
I dug into my many bins of items and found a few chipboard pieces that I have had forever and a day. I used the little oval shaped piece of chipboard and sprayed paint over it to give it a little shimmer. I also used some of Heidi Swapps' chipboard words, alphas, some fun twine, washi tape and a few other odds & ends I found!

This layout made me relive the fun all over again!

 

Now GET TO SCRAPPIN!

Stash Challenge #7 - "Oh the Places We Go!"

This month over at Scrap Our Stash, your challenge is to create a Travel Themed Layout…..and yes there is more….you MUST include the following from your stash:
(at least one of the following premade embellies): 
• Airplane
• Train
 • Bus
 • Motorcycle
 • Bike
 • Or Boat
 …………..and........that’s still not all!
** You must also include a travel signage embellishment. are you wondering, "what is travel signage?" (don't worry...I had to google it too!)

Here is my layout for your dose of inspiration!

Below, please check out the wonderful prize that you will have a chance of winning: Bo Bunny’s, “Detour” 12x12 Collection Kit…looks CUTE!

 To be eligible for this fabulous prize…you must meet all of the SOS guidelines and upload your layout using Mr. Linky, which you can find on the side bar. Layout must be loaded by September 29, 2013 11:59PM PST.

Have fun creating!!
Please also make sure you check out my design team mates to see what they came up with! I guaranteed you will be inspired to do somethin! Well don't just sit there! get busy!