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SIStv

Have you all discovered Scrap In Style TV? I have been a member for awhile now and it is fab. I finally had a chance to watch some of the webisodes today. They are pretty great... not some high dollar corporate film but more off the cuff little ditties that only true papercrafters would enjoy. What I think really impresses me the most about SIStv is the great gallery. I cannot say I have ever seen a collection of layouts and projects that are more unique and cutting edge than what is in that gallery. It is a true inspiration. It is also a place where I will be stealing ideas and looks left and right. Poster beware!!! I need to get some funk in my junk! Truly I do.

2SCD Celebrity Chat REMINDER

The first official celebrity chat at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs will be tomorrow:

Catherine Feegel-Erhardt will be our celebrity guest for a chat at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs on Friday, June 29, 2007, at 9:00 p.m. EST.

I hope Catherine, as well as Memory Makers magazine, don't mind but I stole Catherine's image from her MMM blog.... oops sorry, my bad!!!

New Houston-area LSS

Look at this new LSS in the Houston area:

http://www.tracykeith.typepad.com/

I discovered it from a link on Heidi Swapp's blog.

It looks fantastic and will definately have to check it out on my next trip to the Third Coast.

(BTW, I have a spy going there this week to tell me how fabulous it really is!)

Love Me Some Bloglines

I have just recently discovered Bloglines. And I love IT! I cannot believe how easy it is to see all my blogs that I stalk on a daily basis, well mutiple times a day. I can see at any moment what blogs have been updated. I am nearing 100 on my blog list and love to add more! Check it out if you haven't!

2SCD Celebrity Chat

Catherine Feegel-Erhardt will be our celebrity guest for a chat at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs on Friday, June 29, 2007, at 9:00 p.m. EST.

I met Catherine last year at Creative Escape. Catherine is a talented scrapper. She is also a great person too! I am in a circle journal with Catherine and other chix from last year's Creative Escape. Catherine's CJ theme is "Pay It Forward", a motto that she lives by. A true inspiration.

Please come by 2 Scrappy Chix Designs for what will be a lively chat. The chat room is found on the home page. You must register on the message board to participate.

Current Event Comment

I was really saddened today when I read on CNN that they found the body of Jessie Marie Davis. She is the pregnant woman that was almost to term that disappeared a couple weeks ago. I really find it disturbing when anyone goes missing but there really seems to be a lot of pregnant women that have disappeared in the last several years. My goodness, I really find it hard to believe that bringing a baby into this world would cause someone to murder a pregnant woman. I usually just post about mundate life events or my papercrafts but today I wanted to give a commentary on current events. Life is cruel and unfair, and it is a real shame that somewhat normal people go to extremes to what they think solves their problems "short term". The police haven't given a reason why they arrested Ms. Davis' cop boyfriend for her murder but I just have to question why anyone has to hurt another person whether it leads to murder or not. For instance, I don't understand kids... how kids can be soo soo cruel to another child. I don't know... I really don't have anything important to say. I guess I just wanted to document my feelings for Ms. Davis and express my sympathy for her family. I need to give my family some hugs and kisses and tell them I love them!

Official 2SCD Design Team

The new Design Team has been officially announced for 2 Scrappy Chix Designs. I did kind of jump the gun and post about my new position with the 2SCD DT but I didn't name names. Now for the names:

Design Team Leader - Mary/flutteringby
Sponsor Coordinate - Joni/kix
Events Coordinator - Kim/TexasKim
Public Relations - Michele/prockyjo
Creative Member - Amber/scrappin amber
Creative Member - Angie/Angie
Creative Member - Kate/mommaobrienx7
Creative Member - Julie/scrappingal

New Challenge Blog

I was cruising the forums at 2peas and came across this great new challenge blog...

A true friend
A priceless treasure

It is precious... a challenge blog for our pets. As a scrapper that doesn't have children, I tend to scrap my pets.... particularly Sugar (White Boxer) and Baby (Yorkie). These two knuckleheads are the only two of 14 dogs that stand still long enough to take great pictures... or that are extremely photogenic. I just thought this challenge blog was a really smart idea.

Changes are a brewin'.....

I can happily say I am still a part of the 2 Scrappy Chix Designs Design Team. A new crew of chix have been selected for the regular Design Team duties of creating new projects for the gallery, online crops, challenges, and online classes. The inaugural Design Team chix have been assigned new duties to make the site bigger and better. My official title is Design Team Events Coordinator. This task entails maintaining the calendar, coordinating the online crops, and organizing the celebrity chats. The chats I suggested and volunteered for.

You would not believe how gracious the celebrities are that I invited to chat with the chix at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs. I sent out six invitations hoping to get at least one affirmative response.... guest what? I got six yes responses. Three I have finalized the details and the other three are reviewing their schedules to get back with me. So far the following chix are scheduled for celebrity chats:

Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. EST - Tammy Kay
Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. EST - Lisa Pace
Friday, September 14, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. EST - Amber Ulmer (also check out her challenge blog at One Little Word)

I so admire each of this chix's work. I hope you will join us during these chats. To chat, you must register at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs and the chat room is on the home page.

2SCD July 2007 Kit

The July 2007 kit at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs is now available for $19.99. Hurry there are only 19 kits left. This is the description of the kit:

July's kit includes 6 double-sided pattern papers and 1 sparkle pattern paper from the Cloud 9 "Brittany's Castle" collection. Plus 4 pieces of coordination Bazill Bling cardstock. 1 package of alpha stickers, 1 package of sparkle rub-ons, 1 making memories 8 inch chipboard flower, 1 7 Gypsies rubber band mini book, 3 hand crocheted white flowers, 3 chipboard puzzle pieces, 2 library pockets, and 2 slide mounts.

My Heart

Here is another Design Team project I completed for 2 Scrappy Chix Designs with the June 2007 kit. In addition to supplies from the June 2007 kit, I added Bazzill bling cardstock, Basic Grey book plate, flowers from Prima and Junkitz, Queen floral felt ribbon, doiley, journaling tag from www.elles.etsy.com, MAMBI rhinestone flower, misc ribbon, and tissue paper. My first attempt at a 6x12 layout and have to say I lurve it! I will be making more 6x12 projects!

I am also entering this layout for my www.onelittleword.blogspot.com entry.

Love, Elsie

Just some miscellaneous cards I made with the Toby line of Love, Elsie. Posted in the galler at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs.

A Summer of Moments

For more information on this class, see the message board at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs. Over a three month period, you will finish a complete album full of summer memories. You can sign-up for the class with or without the kit. Class size is limited, so hurry to 2 Scrappy Chix Designs today to sign up!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I will be having sweet sweet dreams about this man for a long time after seeing Ocean's Thirteen last night. An excellent movie for reals! You definately need to rush out to the theatre this morning, plunk down your pesos, and demand a ticket...... oh and maybe some hot buttered popcorn too! Really the movie was great. The hype was all that and a bag of chips. There were a couple moments in the movie that were predictable. But I don't care. They could have shown 2 hours of George Clooney standing there with his Cheshire cat grin and I would have been just as happy. Now Edward might not have been entertained them but he could always take the option of going out to the car and waiting for me!

Is it wrong to love skulls?

My fabulous finds at my local Dollar Tree! Now mind you, my hair is super short and I can't use any of these items except maybe the barrettes but I can rock the hell out of them on some papercraft projects!

2SCD DT Projects

Here are some Design Team projects I have made using the June 2007 kit from 2 Scrappy Chix Designs below:
Altered frame for the online crop. Added Urban Lily chipboard, Maple Lane Press frame, and MAMBI rhinestone "sweet" to the June 2007 kit to make this project.
This layout is really on a canvas. In addition to the patterned papers from the June 2007 kit, I also used pink tags, MAMBI glitter "K", butterfly and rhinestone/velvet flower from Prima, Urban Lily chipboard, and a clock face to complete this project.
Another crop project that was a sketch challenge with a twist. The sketch came from ScrapRoom Blueprints. I used silver Making Memories glitter alpha stickers instead of the black in the June 2007 kit. I also added a Basic Grey rub-on, Autumn Leaves journaling stamp with StazOn, and Sharpie for the journaling. In the bottom left corner, I also embroidered along on the the floral vines. The background cardstock is the sugar-coated cardstock from Doodlebug. It was not problem adding the rub-on to the textured paper.

2SCD Guest Designer

For June, 2 Scrappy Chix Designs is having two Guest Designers. One of our own chix was selected to be a Guest Designer, Becky/brisinger. Check out Becky's blog to learn more about her and to see some of her great work. Congrats Becky!

June at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs

The June kit at 2 Scrappy Chix Designs rocks the house! Includes 7 pattern papers from the Doodlebug black & white collection, 2 Doodlebug sugar coated cardstocks(one black and one white), 1 yard of American Crafts black & white ribbon, 5 Making Memories sweets flowers, 4 Making Memories glitter brads, 8 Making Memories button brads, 4 Heidi Swapp large flowers, 1 package of Making Memories shimmer alpha stickers, 1 large chipboard flower, and 1 large chipboard butterfly for a mere $15.99.

I love the black and white with just a hint of color added. And the sugar coated cardstock makes your teeth hurt it is sooooo sa-weet! Really I love the glittered look of the sugar cardstock. Adds just the perfect hint of blingage!


So not only do we have a rockin' kit this month, we have a rockin' celebrity Guest Designer. The one. The only. Amber Ulmer. Let me hear a big round of applause for Amber. She is a kick@$$ designer that has a young and fresh feel! Amber has also started a fun and funky challenge blog called One Little Word.

I hope you come by 2 Scrappy Chix Designs to check out the fun we have. Oh, we are also having a new Design Team call. Definately need to check that out!