Happy World Cardmaking Day Too!

Hey Everyone! Have you spent today making cards? It is OUR day :)

Here is one from Heather and a little of what she has to say about her awesome card...
Deb♥

I love this crossword puzzle stamp from Raisin Boat! I have been able to use it soooo many times!! On this card, I used the stamp and then ripped the edges off. I then stamped an alien robot from Recollections, cut into a circle and matted! Lastly, I wrote out the text on a piece of scrap paper, inked the edges and adhered it and tada! All done and so quick!!! Now I have a cute card to put in my son's lunchbox!

National Book Month Oct 2011

This is the month of books! We love them, we buy them, collect them, check them out of the library, hang out at book stores and read them! Now it is time to create them! I challenge you this month to join The Groovy Chicks and create your own book! Let's call this AutoBioScrapping! Let's write our autobiographies in a scrappy way :)

Here are some prompts to get you started:

I was born in ___________________ to___________________________.

I went to these schools________________________________________.

My best friends were___________________________________________.

After graduation I ____________________________________________.

I have always enjoyed__________________________________________.

My goals for the future are____________________________________.

Friday Night Card Sketch with Michelle

In honor of World Cardmaking day tomorrow here is a new card sketch from Michelle :) Enjoy! Show us if you complete cards using her sketch :)
Deb♥

Scrapbooking Great Grandma

I have been spending time working on my family tree again lately so I thought I would share with you today a lo I made of ym great-grandma :) I never had the chance to know her other than to sadly attend her funeral when I was about 4 years old. As I have been told she lived in one of the nursing homes close to my home, but children were never allowed there. My mom said she would always ask about us (the kids), but never wuld get the chance to see us again. Isn't that sad? Ridiculous too! We should be encouraging the young to be closer to the older generations, if for nothing else to learn how to associate with generations outside of their own. Do you agree?


Well, lucky me to have this picture of my great grandma, Cornelia with her daughter and grandchild. Make sure you are marking pnames and places on your photos so that one day someone who comes across it as I id this one will know who is in that precious photo :)
Deb♥

Postage Stamp Challenge: Jen

I have to admit, when I started to work on this challenge, my dh thought I was crazy cause I was rushing around the house tearing stamps off of our card and bill envelopes. lol! But I laid out all my stamps- Christmas , patriotic, and brown liberty bell ones and the brown liberty bells just spoke to me....see I maybe I am crazy. lol! I just thought how cool they would be if I grouped them together with some lace and made a flower(p.s. I used a gluber to hold it all together) with them for this page of my daughter! And so I found this postage patterned paper added some bling swirls, and layered some cool brown and tan ribbon for texture then added the tags and words around the pic and put my postage stamp flower I made. Tfl!

Postage Stamp Challenge: Sheena

I discovered by doing this project how few real stamps come on our mail these days. I think that is kinda of sad. I love my mail during the holidays with all those cheerful stamps. Since I didn't have enough postage stamps for my project, I made some of my own using a couple of "stamp" clear stamps. This is a great option especially if you would like your project to be archival.

Friday Night Card Sketch with Michelle

Enjoy!

Postage Stamp Challenge: Tammy

For the postage stamp challenge this month, I decided to do a vintage-y, layered tag (that I will most likely add to one of my Etsy kits). I used a piece of a vintage map, inked along the edges, as the background. I took a stamp that came on a piece of mail that day and peeled it off :) Can you see it behind the "EXPLORE" sticker? Then I layered stickers, stamped over them, and glued the three vintage buttons on it. I love layering! Thanks for looking!! Tammy

Postage Stamp Challenge: Groovy Deb

For the challenge this month I found some of my acrylic stamps with a postage theme! I inked up with ink and acrylic paint. Now I have a place for my love letters from long ago~FINALLY! TFL!
Deb

Postage Stamp Challenge:Viji

I loved this challenge. When I first heard about it..I was thinking how am I going to do this now!! But it really forced me to think out of the box. I looked through all the envelopes I had saved from the cards and letters I have received. I found this very cute heart stamp. I decided to use this stamp and looked for an old photo of me and Sid back in college. We were much in love that time..We still are ;) LOL!

I used Pastel Pink DCWV cardstock as my base and inked it up. I love inking!! I used both the stamp and the negatives of the stamp to make the title of my layout. I chalked around the stamp to get the white blocks with postage border to write my title in.

I had tons of fun working on this layout! I hope you will give it a try. Looking forward to see what you all come up with!

The sketch I used is from 52sketches52weeks. They have awesome sketches.

Supplies: Fiskars Sure Cut Deluxe Trimmer, DCWV Pastel Cardstock, Frances Meyer Pattern Paper, Crafter Workshop "Dots all Around" Doodling Template, Nestabilities Classic Circle, Sassfras Flowers, Buttons, Red Chalk and Ribbon from my stash, CTMH Red ink, Fiskars Pink Ink.

Postage Stamp Challenge: Michelle

Here is Michelle's take on this month's challenge...lookie how sweet :)
Deb


When I was given this postage challenge I thought about a few ways to go about it. One was using old correspondence I had. Another idea was to just add cancelled postage stamps my Grandmother gave me to old photos of her. But then I took this pics of my son and the title not only hit me. But the benefit in the end was two-fold, his collection of pages/layouts is so small compared to his sister's pages/layouts.

The day I took this pictures was apart of a daily ritual that happens whenever my husband works the night shift. We go out on the front lawn watch him get in the car and wave goodbye as he drives away. For some reason this works! My son, Luke has a hard time not being attached to dad when he is around. I guess by watching him pull away Luke knows Dad is off to work and will be back. Anyway, on the way back into the house Luke stopped to say, "Hi" to the wooden craved bear and tell me while pointing, "Eyes, Nose & Mouth". Finally sealing it with a kiss!

I fell in love with a paper pack from Creative Memories, called Rugged which fit this page perfect. I used one of the 12x12 papers and used the matching Storybox Journaling/Matting papers that are 6 1/2 x 4 1/2. Added my own collection of cancelled stamps Used the Cricut cartridge Simply Sweet to cut out my title. Pop up the single letters with foam and used the negative piece cut from the word Kiss..

September Groovy Challenge

For this month I challenge the Groovy Chicks to create layouts using postage stamps. Unusual? Maybe but some of the stamps have self stick and can make cute embellies! Then, thee are other ways to use them as well and we are about to spend the week showing you what I mean :)

Heather is up first and I know you are going to love what she has created!
Deb

When I found out our challenge this month was using postage stamps, I wanted to go along with something related to "Leaving my Mark", but instead using "Leaving my Stamp". But on what? What is something that I do or that I am involved in that people will remember in years to come . . . something that says "She left her mark here."? I struggled and struggled with this.

One thing that I really enjoy doing is coaching t-ball. This is my 2nd year and I just love those kiddos! We may not be that great, but hey, our kids are 4-7 years old and they are learning the basics. And the parents LOVE me because I like to run the kids (& they all love to run) so it ensures they are tired when they go home after a practice or game! But most importantly, I like to have fun with the kids! It's all about the sportsmanship!! We do exercises and I let different kids lead and we yell when we count! I chase them around the bases, normally as many times as they like! That seems to be their favorite thing to do. I want to make sure they are having a good time and that everyone gets a chance to participate.

I used postage stamps that have actually been used around my layout for a border. I then stamped the stars that run along the top of the patterened paper and highlighted with a white pen. The "Children At Play" is a stamp from Raisin Boat stamps (check them out at www.raisinboat.com). I then added some punched stars and buttons. I doodled around the stars and the picture to pull the focus into the pic and make the stars stand out. The journaling says "Leaving my STAMP on the life of a child. I loved coaching my t-ball team!"

Who knows, I may have the next Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez or Andy Pettite on my team (yes, I am a Yankees fan). . . but for now, it's all about having a good time while learning the basics!! Maybe they will remember me when they are making their millions on the field! hehe

Make Your Own!

Silvana did! Wanna see? Also, just a little note of thanks to Silvana for her awesome term here at IIG! It has now come to an end. We saw amazing projects from her this past year and it has been great working with her!
Deb

Went I need a quick handmade embellishment to finish or to cordinate a project I'll just get a huge paper clip some scraps, ribbon or whatever I have on hand and make one like these ones in the picture.......is so easyyyyyyy probably only takes five minutes or less , I hope this idea is helpful and next time you need a emebellishment think of this.

Friday Night Sketch with Heather

Let us know if you use the sketch from tonight or any other :) We would love to see each of your takes on them :)
Deb

Off the Page with Heather

How thoughtful of a gift and it is so much fun to just come off of the page sometimes! WTG Heather!!!
Deb


I found these cute little Letter Hooks at Michaels. Said they were $2. Great! I will buy one for 2 of my best friends, alter them and mail them off!!! Went up to pay for them and they rang up for $1.20 each! BONUS!!!!

These were really simple! The "C" is what they looked like when I bought them. I added 3 different purple alcohol inks to my blending tool felt and dabbed away on it till I got the effect that I wanted. Too reach the smaller areas, use a q-tip or take felt off blending tool and fold to reach into the crevices. I added a little bling to mine upon finishing it just to dress it up a little!

I did the "C" in browns (their fave colors, purple and brown). Sometimes I really enjoy just playing and experimenting with new ways to use things that I already have!!!

Bug Hunting

Let's visit with Michelle tonight!
Deb


I had taken pictures of my daughter all decked out with her bug finding gear. I had a paper pack in mind called, "Wings" only problem was her "BUG" hunt wasn't too successful as far as "BUGS" go! She did however find a bunch of snails and spiders! BUT I loved how the colors of her outfit and gear went with the papers.

I did a technique new to me using a spray pen. Not sure if there is a specific title to the technique. But it is a form of masking. By placing my acrylic sentiment stamp down on the paper to mask the area to be sprayed. I used my spray pen and sprayed the area. You can adjust the level of coverage you want just by spraying more or less. I allowed everything to dry: I left my stamp in place until the paper dried so I didn't create any smudging! After everything dried I cleaned off the stamp and attached it to a block, then stamped down my sentiment in the masked area left. Look for it on the center strip between my pictures....I had fun with this new technique and I am going to try is out again! I have already saved some of my pieces from the cut outs on my Cricut. By the way you can use just about anything. I have used the remains of my glue runners for misted gears...The possibilities are endless!

Baby Jen T!

Aww! Look at Baby Jen! She has a great idea to dig through parent's pictures and work on BOM!!! When is the last time you worked on a layout for your own BOM? Today is the day :)
Deb♥


As I go thru my mom's old picture box and dig up pics of me I have been trying to scrapbook them right away so that I can keep my book of me going so they don’t get lost again. This is a pic of me at about 1 yrs old. Wasn’t I cute!? I just decided to keep this page pretty and simple and I used a patterned paper with colors that remind me of clothes I wore as a kid. And a little bling in the letters and corner brads. Tfl!

Let's Talk Water Color Pencils

A friend over on the Fiskateer board ( Hi Beth!) had some questions about the use of water color pencils. Since I just made a water color card this past week I thought I would share with you here what I did and explain how I got the water color look :)

First I stamped the images with a black ink on my scrapbook paper, but in addition to stamping on that paper I used water color paper and stamped the butterfly two more times.

I used a yellow water color pencil and simply colored in some spots on the stamped butterfly images. I inked up my stamp once more and added a few tiny drops of water to the stamp to smear the ink a little, then stamped again over the same image. Next I used the paint brush to swirl the colors together a little bit and PRESTO I had a water color butterfly to pop up on top of my already placed images on the card :) On the inside of the card a ribbon was placed with another butterfly hot glues to the ribbon to become a ribbon book mark :)

Hope this helps you! Working with water color pencils is very easy!!!
Deb♥

Friday Night 2 Page Sketch with Heather

It is Friday so here is a great 2 pager that we hope you can work on :) Created by Heather with an example!
Deb♥

Cards by Viji

Viji is sharing a neat little trick with us today...get the ink out!
Deb♥


I wanted to show you how to make some very easy cards. I love stamping and it is a fun way to create your own pattern paper. I looked through my stamps, selected a few and just started stamping. Then, I added some ribbon and stamped the sentiment. I had a plain orange ribbon, so I stamped the little flowers on it to match my pattern paper. This was my first experiment with stamping on ribbon and I really liked the way it came out. I am definitely going to do more ribbon stamping in the future. Let's see what stamps you have hiding in your treasure and get stamping!

A Wedding Announcement

From Silvana we have a beauty today!
Deb♥
I didn't even think of doing something like this with a wedding invitation until a friend ask me if I could make scrapbook page or something like a keepsake with the invite to give it at her friends rehearsal dinner as a present. I said "sure I can make something special" and I started to search for ideas on the Internet. I found a few places where they sell shadow boxes with babies keepsake and other ideas, among them wedding invitation so that's what I ended up doing for her. This is the result and I'm so happy to tell you that she and the bride LOVE IT. So if you didn't know that you can make this with some of our scrapbook supplies, now you know =)

Message On My Hand: Sheena

Jake, one of my best friends son, was a special little boy who left this earth too soon. She had always said “make everyday count” to remind her to not take any time with him for granted. After he passed away, that phrase continued to remind us, life is precious, try to enjoy every minute of it.

Message On My Hand: Tammy

So what to write on my hand? That came pretty easy for me...I am always telling everyone to "think positive". I truly believe that if you put "positive" thoughts out, you get them back. It's all a matter of attitude :) I like the idea of vision boards. You put thing on the board that you wish for, or desire. Seeing them and thinking about them can help you reach your goal. I went to Target and got a four pack of cork tiles. I used my Fiskar's cloud punches to punch some clouds and glues them down, and added a little Stickles. Then I glued a chipboard "dream" on top of that. Along the side I glued down a chipboard "wish", and with my I-Rock, I designed the rainbow swirls with some hot fix jewels. I poked holes in the top and threaded some ribbon through so I could hang it. Then I thumbtacked my picture of my hand with the words "think positive" on top. Now it was just a matter of tacking on some stuff I "desire" ;) I want to be a size 8 (got there in 2009, just need to focus!!!), I am going to a taping of "Ellen" soon, and I'm hoping we win tickets to the 12 Days of Christmas. I want a grandbaby :) And my dream for retirement is to buy a bike rental place in Maui...my hubby is a bike guy, I think it would be perfect! What are your dreams?? Tammy

Announcing a Winner, Is it You?

So after collecting and collecting comments from all of you who commented on Raisin Boat projects, and consulting with random.org I now can happily announce a winner! I wish all of you who faithfully came by and left luv could receive a prize! Our winner is Kelly Massman :) Congrats and I will wait to her from you with a mailing address. You may contact me at groovydeb@yahoo.com within 30 days ") Thanks!
Deb♥

Friday Night Card Sketch with Heather

Heather has a card sketch for us tonight :) Enjoy!
Deb♥

Meet Tammy, Returning Designer

It's been awhile since Tammy has been a design team member here but we are welcoming her back with open arms! I know you will see why ;)
Deb♥



Hello...my name is Tammy. I make my home on the left coast, in Huntington Beach, CA (the O.C. LOL!). I live with my husband of 18 years, Eddie, and my 18 year old daughter Courtney and 15 year old son Hunter. My oldest, Jessica, is 26 and recently married. She lives in Northern California in beautiful Carmel. We also have an old black lab named Jake, a chubby beagle named Abby, and our female calico cat name Pablo. Fortunately we recently gave away our iguana! Unfortunately, our sweet chinchilla, Bob Saget, passed away last Christmas. We are going to stick to normal pets from now on ;)

I don't work outside the home, but help my husband out with our business, and recently opened an Etsy shop. I started scrapping about 10 years ago when my daughter Courtney was involved in musical theatre and was doing about 3 plays a year. The pictures were piling up, so my friend got me to start (I had dabbled in it, but not really getting everything into books). Little did she know what a monster she'd create! I love challenges, especially sketches. And I don't think I have a style...I sometimes will do a certain thing over and over till I get sick of it because I like the look...then I move on :) I bought a Cricut, but don't use it! I do like my Slice, and I love my punches. I also love fussy cutting...it's such an easy way to make embellishments that match your paper :) I also enjoy altered arts and card making.

I also love musical theatre...to watch ;) I have season tickets with a group of girlfriends, and look forward to our nights out, with dinner before. And when I love a show, I will see it often!! I've seen "Rent" more than 6 times, and "Wicked" at least 3. I have too many other favorites to name, but I just love them because the music makes them fun, does that make sense? Other than that, lately my husband and I have been "being tourists in our backyard"...seeing things locally that we either haven't yet, or it's been a long time. It's a fun way for us to spend time together.

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? The "Tammy" movie with Debbie Reynolds...they named my little sister Debbie

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last year when my best friend's 19 year old son lost his battle with cancer

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Sometimes

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Honey Ham

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Oh Yes!
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes - 3

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I think so :)
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I used to think so, but now that I'm older...no!
FAVORITE CEREAL? Lucky Charms

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yes, but I usually wear flip flops!

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? yeah, sometimes

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Coldstone Cake Batter mixed with raspberries

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Smile
RED OR PINK? Pink

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My smile

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My oldest who lives far

WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? None ;)

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? A granola bar

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? "World's Dumbest" is on in the living room

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Orange

FAVORITE SMELLS? The ocean, vanilla, cake and cookies baking

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My husband

MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE? Beach house

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Basketball, cause I understand it!

HAIR COLOR? Dark Auburn (that's what the box says LOL!)

EYE COLOR? Hazel

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? I did, but they started bothering my eyes :(

FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican, LOBSTER!

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I don't remeber! Yikes

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? gray

SUMMER OR WINTER? SPRING OR FALL? Summer

HUGS OR KISSES? Both

FAVORITE DESSERT? anything sweet! I love buttercream frosting!

STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO? Both

COMPUTER OR TELEVISION? Both

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I don't have time to read...I skim magazines :)

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? No mouse pad...track ball :)

FAVORITE SOUND? Kids laughing

ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Jamaica and Hawaii

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I played the flute in school. I have OCD

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? California

WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW? California

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE? Yellow

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR? White

Meet Viji, Our Newest Designer!

I have been a crafter since I was a kid. I made 36 cards for my dad to give to his colleagues for New Year’s when I was 12. I used scissors, blade, sketch pens and color pencils! I have done a course in Fabric Painting from Camel Institute(Something like Crayola here). I love to paint. I have done a basic course in stitching back in India. I have just started doing small stitching projects at home. I recently stitched a curtain for my sons playroom! I started scrap-booking after I came to the US(2005). I love scrap-booking! I have tons of photos to catch up!

I have worked for a total of 4 years in the Commercial banking division of Barclays Bank London and Standard Chartered Bank London back in India. I worked as an accountant in Houston for 2 years before I had Anurag. I have a Masters in Finance. I can speak 4 languages- English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil! I live in Houston, TX but I’m originally from Chennai, India. My Favorite Music is Indian South Indian Classical (known as Carnatic) and Indian Hindi Bollywood Songs:). I can hold a tune pretty well. I love love love Indian Food, Mediterranean (love hummus!) Food and Italian Food! I love anything with chocolate!! I love water, mango milkshake and hot chocolate! I love bright colors- red, orange, yellow!! I like anything colorful!


I am turning 30 this year :( not too happy about it! I guess I will get used to it!


I am really looking forward to being a part of IIG Design Team and knowing all the members! Very Excited! I hope I will bring something nice and inspiring to the team!



WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yep! My Mom's close friend who was with her at the hospital when I was born!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Don't remember..Usually when I am Watching a romantic movie!

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yes

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I am Vegan! I am big on veges!

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Anurag a very active and adorable 2 Year Old Boy!

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Oh yeah! I rock:)

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Almost Never

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yep

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
I would love to...I am scared though!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Kashi Crunch Honey Almond Flax

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No, not usually!

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yeah in some things!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Chocolate...anything chocolate!

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Hair!

RED OR PINK?
Both!

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My Nose:)

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My mom and sisters!

WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Bare feet!

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Spinach Potato Curry with Rice!

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
I am watching How I met your mother?!

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Multicolor! I can't select any one color!

FAVORITE SMELLS?
Chocolate, Cinnamon, Cardamom

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My cousin.

MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
Beach house!

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Basketball!

HAIR COLOR?
Black

EYE COLOR?
Brown

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No! I should be:)

FAVORITE FOOD?
Indian

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
A Bollywood flick "Delhi Belly"

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Pink

SUMMER OR WINTER? SPRING OR FALL?
Spring or Fall

HUGS OR KISSES?
Both!

FAVORITE DESSERT?
Anything Chocolate!

STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
What??Can't hear you:D

COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
Computer

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
None

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don't have one!

FAVORITE SOUND?
Rain Falling on the ground, Waves, Anurag's Laughter

ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Neither

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
USA

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I paint!

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Jodhpur, India

WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
Houston

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?
We live in an apartment. It is white,grey with dark grey,brown and beige bricks!

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
Steel Dark Grey!

Meet Sheena, Our Newest Designer!

Hi fellow scrappers! I am Sheena. I am from California. I am the mom of 2, my daughter, Ashley is 20 yrs old and my son, Devin, is 5 yrs old. I am married to a pretty awesome guy. Ken is very supportive of my hobby and I am thankful for that. I currently work part time as a pharmacy tech, so I get the best of both worlds, part of the day I feel like a SAHM and the other part of the day a working mom and the satisfaction that goes with it.

I starting scrapbooking about 13 years ago but even before I started “officially” I would always put little stickers on my photos telling what it was. I feel this hobby has enriched my life. I really enjoy telling the stories that go with the pictures and tapping into my creativity. In more recent years, I have really made my scrapbooks more of a priority and started playing with more techniques. One year ago I became a Fisk-a-teer and started sharing my work online. That has opened a whole new world to me. I am really enjoying sharing my work and seeing others’ work from all over the globe.
I look forward to being part of this team and creating with you all.
Sheena

Some fun Q&A:

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No but my Grandmother chose my name.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
A few days ago

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Not really

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Smoked turkey.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes, I would like to think so.

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Yeah, probably more than I should.

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Never

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Right now it is Special K, cinnamon pecan

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes and no

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Vanilla bean

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their smile

RED OR PINK?
Red

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I don’t have as much patience as I would like

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My family that lives out of state

WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
none

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Iced coffee and a blueberry muffin

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
My son telling my husband a story J

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
I am not sure about this. I guess yellow(doesn’t that mean Happy?)

FAVORITE SMELLS?
Babies just out of the bath, outside right after a rain, chocolate chip cookies baking, Macintosh apple candle burning

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My BFF of 20+ years

MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
Most days I’d choose the mt hideaway.

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
No thank you.

HAIR COLOR?
Blond

EYE COLOR?
Brown

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No, glasses

FAVORITE FOOD?
pizza

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings for sure.

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Cars 2 with my family, it was the first movie that my son watched in a theater

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Purple

SUMMER OR WINTER? SPRING OR FALL?
Fall

HUGS OR KISSES?
Yes, please

FAVORITE DESSERT?
Chocolate!

STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
Cardio but don’t love either of them

COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
Both

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Women, Food and God

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don’t have one at the moment, thanks for the reminder to put it on my list J

FAVORITE SOUND?
My sons laughter, water falls, fav music

ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Missouri

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Hmm, not sure about that.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
CA

WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
CA

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?
Yellow and white

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
Red

Hurricane Irene :(

If It's Groovy is behind. Yep. No power over here in VA so no way to upload all the goodies that await you :( Hurricane Irene decided my hometown is her landmark, and did she ever make one! Please know that I look forward to getting back to all of you who come by and visit us :)

Hopefully we will have power restored by tomorrow and I will no longer get a few minutes online at Starbucks or the grocery store.

Meanwhile here is a pic of our Starbucks parking lot as we try to enter:



See you soon!
Deb♥

Friday Night Sketch with Heather

Little did Heather know but as Liftateer and Card Lifter at Fiskateers I chose her sketch to be represented in the Lift Off! Online crop being held at Fiskateers this weekend. Come here to see how it was used and give your guesses...

http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/2011/08/23/guess-the-liftateer/

Copy and paste that into your browser and take a guess at who made which layout or card. It is for a Fiskars prize whoopee!

In the meantime here is Heather's fun scetch for you to try also!

Goodbye Darlene

Saying goodbye to Darlene is difficult because she has been here at IIG for so long, but she is a busy mommy going to school, taking care of her little dollbaby, husband and expecting baby numero dos! We will sincerely miss her here at IIG, but wish her much success at anything she chooses :)
Deb♥



It's been quite a groovy journey these last 18+ months on this IIG train but sadly, my time here is coming to a close this month. I have really enjoyed all of the monthly challenges, very wonderful fellow groovy chicks DT, and all the encouraging comments on my works from the IIG followers!

IIG is my first DT position and I have seen my art evolve so much in little time thanks, in part, to all the many innovative challenges set by Groovy Deb! Off the top if my head, my favorite challenges have been the "sandwich" challenge, the "shadows" challenge, and most recently, the fabulous Raisin Boat sponsored projects! How fun were those!?

I've had a great time with IIG and I'll miss this team and the wonderful group of dedicated followers! You can continue to catch up with me on my personal blog, scrappygolucky.blogspot.com in the future to peak on my next works.

Thanks so much for the space and chance to hopefully inspire some of you! See ya'll around the blog world!

xoxo,
Darlene
scrappygolucky.blogspot.com

Goodbye Doreen

We here at IIG are going to miss our good friend Doreen as she steps down from her IIG thrown, but wish her so much success at everything she is working on and the very best of great health!!!
Deb♥




Hi friends,

I have been a DT Member of “If It’s Groovy since November 2010.
“IIG” was my first ever DT and I have enjoyed every moment of it. Not only was it a fun way to get inspired and a way for me to “bust-out” of my comfort zone, but I made some new friends along the way. I am leaving, not because I don’t want to be a part of this Team any longer, but because I want to open up a space to allow another person to join and experience all the fun I have had.

Deborah asked me if I want to leave some parting words for our followers.
Of course I do but it’s been so hard to think of something to write because even though it is my decision to part ways with “If It’s Groovy”, it still makes me sad.

So what to say?
I guess “Thank You” would be the appropriate thing to say.
>“Thank you”, Deborah, for taking a chance on me and allowing me to be part of your group.
> “Thank You”, to my Fellow Team Mates, for inspiring me and making me laugh! Some of you did that on a daily basis (Heather, Darlene!)
> “Thank You”, Followers, for checking in and leaving love on my projects.

And Although I will no longer be a DT member I will still be stopping by from time to time.
Can't wait to meet the new members and see what scrappy goodness they have to share!
Wishing you much love and happiness!
~Doreen~ <3

Ribbon Organization with Silvana

Super idea from Silvana today!
Deb♥

Do you want an easy and super cheap way to organize your ribbons? Well I saw this idea somewhere on the Internet and I thought I would share with you =)
I don't have to much space for my ribbons just a drawer that was getting pretty full and completely chaotic.... so this was an easy solution for me.
With some recycled cardstock from a box of tissues or cereal (rectangular shape 6" x 4 1/2" ) and a Crop-o-dile or a hole puncher you will be able to make this.
Follow the directions in the pic and do as many as you need you can organize by color ( my personal choose) size, kind etc etc .


So what do you think of my before and after =)

Message On My Hand: Heather Round 3 :)

I have been on a weight loss journey! It took me 4 months but I have hit my first goal of 25 lbs lost!!! So . . . what am I doing to lose the weight? I am eating right and I am doing Zumba! I LOVE ZUMBA!! Not only am I sweating and losing weight and getting toned, but I am having a great time doing it and making lots of new friends!!

As you can see, I wrote Zumba on my hand . . . one letter of the word per finger! The shirt I am wearing is from the first 5k that I completed recently. I participated in Race for Grace with a bunch of my Zumba friends. Our instructors were one of the sponsors and their design is on the back of the shirt!

I must admit, I HATE TO RUN! Love to walk but have never liked running! But lately I have started mixing things up a little and have been putting some running in with my walking! I am actually starting to like it more and more! It's so much better with an ipod jamming in my ear while I run. And I love doing it with friends who not only encourage but also push me harder then I would push myself! Push through the pain!!! I even now chase my t-ballers around the bases . . . and can go around several times!

Why though? Why am I doing this? Well, of course, I want to look good! HAHA! But I also want to be able to play with my kids without being winded. I want to be healthy. I want my family to be healthy and I want to be their example!

So, let's not forget to scrap ourselves! Scrap the things you want to achieve. Scrap the things that matter to you. Scrap what's going on in your head.

Message On My Hand: Heather Round 2 :)

Well, as I previously said, I loved this challenge! Had so many ideas! I wasn't planning on using this pic . . . I preferred the picture that I used on the "Just Do It" layout because of the attitude.

But then . . . I was at a crop with 30 women on NSBD just creating away. Was telling a fellow scrapper about the challenge and she showed me some paper she had just bought. It had owls on it and was sooooo cute!!! I instantly said "Give a Hoot - Don't Pollute!" I knew instantly that I would be creating a 2nd layout for this challenge! My friend, April, was nice enough to give me these 2 sheets of paper! The owls sitting on the tree limbs and the other was covered in owls. Some of those owls bellies even read "Give A Hoot"! How perfect!!!

It's not often that I get to do a pink lo! In a home with all men, it just does NOT happen! But this was about me and these cute little owls wearing pink shirts and Giving A Hoot about our planet!!!

I used my new We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy tool for the first time on this lo! I love the look of stitching on lo's but I don't have a clue as to how to sew!! This makes it easy and adds just a simple touch! The flowers (inked with Tattered Rose distress ink), bling and leaves are by Prima. The tag was handmade and inked. Give a Hoot was done using Calligraphy Collection cricut cartridge and Don't Pollute were some brown rub-ons with a little extra jute that was laying round. Ta-Da!!! All done!!!

Let's keep our Earth clean! HOOOOOOOO knows how long we have here so we better take care of it while we can!!!!

Be on the lookout, I just might have 1 more On the Hand challenge layout for you!! Isn't sharing our message a fun thing to do??? Share yours with us!!!

Message On My Hand: Heather

When Groovy Deb presented the "On the Hand" challenge, I loved it from the get go!! The ideas in my head just went CRAZY!!!! As you will see, I liked it so much that I decided to do a couple of different layouts to share with you this month!!

"Just Do It" came about by my best friend Clara. She was visiting me in Indiana from Texas for NSBD! I wanted to get the pictures taken so I could take them to a crop we were going to! I had the idea of "Save the Earth" from my blingy Elmo t-shirt . . . hard to see but there are little rhinestones on the shirt around the earth! We have recently started being more cautious about things we can do to help out the earth, such as recycling. My whole family is getting into it!

So, when Clara got ready to take the pic, I told her I wanted one with a little 'tude!!! (Attitude that is!) Clara came up with the title! I just happened to have the tree kraft paper from Scenic Route, and I knew it would be perfect for the natural feeling I was wanting for the layout! Then I used some Basic Grey patterned papers to help pull it together! Fell in love with the outcome!

Hope this layout not only inspires you to participate in our "On the Hand" challenge this month, but also to get you thinking about ways you can help SAVE OUR EARTH! ~Heather

Message On My Hand: Darlene

This months If It’s Groovy challenge is to make a layout featuring a photo of your hands with a message on it. I figured this would be a good a time as ever to write a bit about my hands and how they have always been one of the things I am self conscious about—they’re so wrinkly and “old” looking, and they have been for as long as I can remember. So here I wrote a bit about my feelings in regards to my too lined hands, and figured if my children inherit this wrinkly hand gene, its totally OK, because my grandmother has always had her hands this way too, and I think of the unlikely way we are very alike. :)

I took some pictures of the front and back of my hands, made the images black and white, and used random fonts that I have downloaded to write onto my photo before I printed it off the computer. I think I liked this photo-title idea. I should do this more often. :)

I used a bunch of mixed Basic Grey collection pack paper and embellishments throughout, as well as, some scraps of a We R Memory Keepers embossible designs (Vintage Blue), and some DCWV Hippie Chic epoxy stickers for the flowers.

Won’t you give this “On the Hand” challenge a go? We would love to see what you come up with.

Friday Night Sketch with Heather

Here is another from Heather! Let us know if you try it out and we will share your work here on If It's Groovy :)
Deb♥

Message On My Hand: Michelle

When I first read this challenge I started thinking about what I wanted to say on my hand. I knew I wanted to used both my hands. So, I mentioned to my husband I would need his help in taking the pictures. Since he is not the best picture taker and he mentioned if I hear the song, Daddy's Hands. I checked out the lyrics and he became part of the page!

I used Cloud 9 Design - Luster Rustin Piece double-sided Cardstock. Printed out the lyrics Daddy's Hands by Holly Dunn and my journaling on Granite Multi-purpose paper. Torn the edges and inked them with Grey Flannel Ink from Close To My Heart. Used textured black cardstock as my photo mats edge distressed them to show the white core. Took the Burlap Rope made Hitch knots and attached them. For my title I had 3 sheets of leftover Creative Memories letters in black that I sanded down a bit with a nail file, for a rustic look.

Message On My Hand: Jen T

My message on my hand is “live well, laugh often, and love much”.(That has been my favorite saying for years!- I even have this saying on the hallway wall in my house) Words I try to live by- hence, my title :) I had a ton of fun doing this page and taking the pic of myself and my hand...though my baby girl looked at me like I was crazy as I laughed the whole time trying to get a pic of myself for this page. O.K. I had a lot of fun! And so, I then pulled out these cool brown and tan papers I had and used a sepia tone on my pics to unify my page. Tfl!

Message On My Hand: Silvana

Since the day I read about this challenge I loved the idea ...... I had lots of ideas of what my layout would look like...and all include pics of my kids and as you can see I didn't use that idea ...first because it was nearly impossible =) seriously try writing something in the hand of a 18 month girl ...and them try taking a pic of her and her brother with their hands open so you can read the words...like I say impossible LOL. Instead the other day I brought them to the park near home and I also brought a Sharpie marker just in case =) and I wrote in my hands "I love scrap" asked my almost 5 year old son to take a pic and what do you know it worked ........I not only love this layout because it has a pic that my son took, but it says a lot about me and who I am and what I like. I wanted to use this beautiful paper (thanks Darlene for the it), but I didn't want to cover the design so this is what I did : used the paper as a frame and accented the butterflies and flowers with some bling.

Hope you girls enjoy this layout =)

Message On My Hand: Groovy Deb♥

Time for our new challenge!!!

As list mom here at If It's Groovy I try to constantly strive to come up with interesting challenges for the Groovy Chicks and all of you who choose to play along with us. Since I have been scrapbooking for such a long time I also like and need the challenge to myself. I am so excited about the challenge this month as it gives us a chance to share with all of you and those looking at our scrapbooks something important from our hearts. For me I chose to work on a Faithbooking page because I want to make sure my scrapbooks reflect that my faith is of utmost importance to me. I chose to write Romans 10:9 as it sums up exactly what the Bible has written for all of us to know exactly how we can one day go home to Heaven :)Here is what I came up with :) TFL! Come out and play with us. You have until August 31 to email me at groovydeb@yahoo.com with your entry. A prize? Of course!!!





Deb♥

Mark Your Calendar!!!

Hey Groovy Friends!

On August 26-28 make sure you are over on the Fiskateer board! I will be hostessing an online crop with my other Fiskateer friends known as the Liftateers and the Card Lifters. What we do is scrapbook and create cards based on previously shown work in the Fiskateer gallery :) Liftateers are celebrating the start of year three and the Card Lifters will be starting year 2. Come and play along with the games and challenges for PRIZES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope to see you there :)
Deb♥