About where I live...

My friend's little girl is doing
a project for school.
The children are writing letters to
people from all over and asking
that a letter be written in return.

I of course had a bolt of inspiration!
I Used my 50 States Cartridge to
make a card with the state flag,
state bird, & state flower.

Inside I wrote the letter back
to Emily about where I live.
Talking about near by day trips,
the weather and facts about the state.
I was even able to include postcards
for the nearby areas of interest.





I hope she gets LOTS of letters back!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Scrappin'!

Happy Anniversary...

Justin's great uncle and aunt recently
celebrated their 52nd anniversary.
What an inspiration!

I knew I just had to send them a card!
I came up with this and was able to cut
out enough of everything for extra cards
for my stash as well as for a class!
The girls are ready for a class!

It's simple yet elegant!



Thanks for looking!
Happy Scrappin'!

Starting my pregancy/baby album...

I figure if I start now and
make the pages, I might be
able to keep up just alittle.
Lol, we'll see.
One page down many to go!

I picked all bright colors
to use for the album.
In other words I've been
collecting papers, hehe!



This is the last day for Crop Lo's
that I completed however it's not
the last day of projects I've
completely recently! Yay!

Stay tuned!

Baby it's cold outside!

OMG, I never seen REAL snow before,
until our trip to Chicago last year
for Joe's Navy Boot Camp Graduation.

Before heading to the Museum of
Science and Industry we took a
walk on the shore.
Beware, don't ever focus on the ice
on the top of the water, as it moves
with the wave you may get sea sick, lol!
But it's so pretty!



Thanks for looking!
Happy Scrappin'!

Winner for No Housework Day!

Sorry for the delay!
My mind has been wondering.

So with out further delay our
lovely winner for National No
House Work Day is :

JAZZY!

Congrats!
Please be sure to email me
with your address so I can
send out your prize.

Jazzy makes beautiful cards so
be sure to check her blog out!

Thanks ladies for commenting
on my project as well as
sharing what you'd rather
do than housework!

Oceanside, CA

Awww the smell of fishy water!
Can you believe I kinda
missed it from Va?
Any who, Joe took us to Oceanside
to enjoy a wonderful lunch on
the Pier at Rosie's Diner!
(You can see the diner in the background.)
During our LONG walk to the restaurant
we took plenty of stops to take photos.




Geeze how I miss the beach, but at the
same time the desert isn't so bad, our
biggest issue is dust storms and tumble weeds.
Beach side means big storms, & hurricanes.
I'll sit tight in my boring, safe, town and
dream of going to those beautiful places.

Thanks for stopping by, just a few days to go!
Happy Scrappin'!

Botanical Gardens

Mom and I had a day to wander
while in Cali, so we took the
opportunity to visit Balboa
Park in San Diego!
It's huge and so beautiful!
WE went to 2 museums and
the Botanical Gardens.

Here's momma showing off her new
bag indicating where we are!



Mom and I took advantage of being
in a scrapbook store for the Crop.
Nearly everything on this page is
NEW items from the store, lol!
But the hubs can't say I bought
it and never used it, haha!

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Scrappin'!

Goodness Age is creeping up on me!

It's not often I find photos from
birthdays on my hard drive so when
I found this one from my 27th
birthday last year in October I knew
I had to scrap it.
(I'm still 27, swear!)

I used January's ScrapbookSussies Kit!
I LOVE Sussies!



Thanks for lookin!
Happy Scrappin'!

Safari!

In January both Dad and
Joe came home on leave.
We had a busy couple of weeks
going back and forth to Tucson
and Phoenix and during one of
our trips stopped at Cabella's.
The boys were in their happy place!

They have many displays of
animals through out the store,
however this is one that caught
mom's eye with the elephant!

So here are Mom, Dad & Joe
on pretend Safari!


Thanks for Stopping by!
Happy Craftin'!

Fly!

In March Daniel flew Snoopy
down for the weekend and the
boys spent time fixing it up.
Justin even made new slip covers
for the plane (yet another lo.)

When Daniel was to head back to
Tucson, we were gonna meet him
there to do some shopping.
Momma went along for the ride
and got to Snoopy in all it's
Orange and Yellow Glory.

We got lucky with it being
such a beautiful day out.



Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Scrappin'!

Snoopy!

You all might have already seen the
Mini Album I did with this photos,
but it was a must for a LO.
The Album was a gift for my BIL Daniel.

Daniel was so excited that he
got to purchase his first
airplane before he was 21.
I went with him to do the
checks before he bought the plane.
I made sure to take plenty of
photos to document this event.
Here's the LO I did to
keep for my scrapbooks!


TFL! Come back SOON!
Happy Scrappin'!

Who's toy is that?

Buzz Lightyear has made a
huge impression in my life.
In fact this is the 2nd,
yep 2nd post all about him!
Since that first post he's
had a few more adventures.

Buzz has many battle scars, melted
hand, yellowed helmet, missing rockets,
and most recently a broken Leg.
He even has a new nickname, one
which dates us both horribly.
He's now Grandpa Buzz according
to my little friend Joshua.

So during that Marathon Crop
did a page just for Buzz.
There's even a pull out
journaling spot with his story!
Many of the ladies who saw my page in
progress kept asking, "who's toy is that?"
Well mine of course, lol!




TFL! Happy Scrappin'!

Are you Feeling Crabby?

My brother is CRAZY!
When we went to see Joe in San Diego,
we went to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner.
YUMMY!
Joe acted like the crab was attacking
him, so I just had to take photos!
And I love how they came out!




I used the Life's a Beach Cricut
Cartridge to make the little Crabs.
I was so upset with myself at the
crop for not remembering to take
little bitty googly eyes!
But here is it all done! YAY!

Thanks for stopping by, come
back for another LO tomorrow!

Happy Scrappin'!

Are you Ready?

Are you ready to see new projects
here on Leading a Craftastic Life?

I'm am so ready Ready!

It's been so LONG!
But it's finally time to show
off all the recent projects!

A few weeks ago, a few of us ladies
went to Tucson for a Marathon Crop!
Geeze that was fun, and so exhausting!
But it was very and I mean very productive!
So productive in fact I completed 11 LOs.
Mom & Kay completed their first
full 12x12 LOS with photos!
And Jen Completed quite a few LOs too!

So what's my point?
This week starts at least 11
days worth of projects to share.
A project a day keeps
the inspiration fresh!

To Start off the week my LO
for this months Challenge!

This is my little cousin
(I lied he's taller than me)
Kristian last May after
his First Communion.

Isn't he a cutie?
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Scrappin'!

National NO Housework Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to the National No
Housework Day Online Blog hop!
If you have arrived not knowing
until now about the hop, no problem
...just go back to If It's Groovy where
this hop starts and work your way through.
You may find games, prizes, projects and
how do-you-dos along the path :).
We would appreciate it if you sign up
to keep in touch with us by "following"
and would love your comments!

Perhaps you arrived here from
Life With...(Julie), Great!

Hope you enjoyed that stop
and the others so far!!!

We celebrate this national holiday by
scrapping today and into the weekend
with projects that remind us of housework
or getting away from it!!!
Take the day off, put up your feet and let's hop!

House work has been like a four letter word here
at home lately. With company coming and going often.
Now that's I'm pregnant I rather nap then clean, lol!
But it must be done, sometimes.
(especially after this project, lol!)
But from April 7-10 We'll be celebrating No House
Work Day, which should in fact be every day!
So in honor of this very
important day I made this sign.




I used a $1 store platter, SassaFrass Papers
& the house from Sweethearts Cricut Cart.

Become a Follower & leave me a comment
about your favorite thing to do
when NO Housework is Required!
Be sure to leave an email in the
comments so I know where to contact you!

I'll be giving away the prize below:


Thanks for your visit, please head over to
see Scrappy Side of Me (Jen T) Enjoy!

The following List is
your stops along the way!

1. If It's Groovy (Groovy Deb)
2. Life With...(Julie)
3. Leading a Craftastic Life (Kristin)
4. Scrappy Side of Me (Jen T)
5. Peg's Crafting Corner (Peg)
6. All Things Crafty (Erica)
7. Scrapping the Guys (Heather)
8. Let's Get Peachy (Laura)
9. Creating Sensations (Vanessa)
10. Everyday Me (Michelle)
11. Basement Chronicles (Maya)
12. Love to Create (Misty)
13. Scrappy Go Lucky (Darlene)
14. Dragonfly Destiny (Jean-Marie)
15. Andrea's Metta (Andrea)
16. Red Car Productions (Krista)
17. Greets N Treats (Becky)
18. Paper Universe (Silvana)
19. The Limitations of Thought (Irini)
20. Step Into My World (Becky)
21. From the Owls Nest (Sharon)
22. Creations with Becka (Becka)
23. Crafty Go Lucky (Valerie)
24. Crafty Diva Lounge (Jen)
25. Just a Glimpse...(Jenneke)
26. Scrap it Girl (Kimberly)
27. These are a Few...(Julie)
28. Really? That Just Happened (Doreen)
29. Nikki Sivils (Julie c/o Nikki)
30. Marci's Scrapping Spot (Marci)
31. Scrapbookers Anonymous (Theresa)
32.Intrepid Thread (Julie)
33. Scrapbooking SOS (Michelle)
34. Flamingo Scraps (Amanda)
35. Scrapbook Abundance (Jana)
36. Artful Delight(Leeanne)
37. Mommy of 5 Kidz (Misty)
38. Designs by Diana(Diana)
39. Polka Cabana(Jeannie)
40. A Day in the Life...(Kelly)
41. MarBare Scraps (Mary)
42. One by One...(Karel)

Craftastic Challenge #23 April 1-30

*****ATTENTION!*****
I am no longer able to send packages
to international countries.
Participants must be in the US.

Are you ready for challenges?
Here's the details:

Below you'll find 4 challenges.
2 LO Challenges, 1 Card Challenge and 1 Altered Item Challenge.
You are not being asked to do all challenges, though.
For each Challenge you submit to me your name will be
entered into a "raffle" for the monthly RAK.
So if you do one challenge you will be entered once, do 4
then you'll be entered 4 times.
This is just a way to Challenge you and give you the chance
to try new techniques.
If you have suggestions on RAKs or Challenges let me know
and I'll be more than happy to try to incorporate them.

Layout Sketch
For this one just follow the sketch and make it your own at the same time.
This Sketch is brought to you by the talented Becky Fleck of www.Pagemaps.com.


Layout Shopping List
Use at least 3 of the following items in a LO.
~ 2+ Photos
~ 2+ Buttons
~ Flowers
~ Stitching
~ Color Teal
~ LARGE Monogram
~ Border Punche
~ 3+ Pattern Papers
~ Stamp
~ Journaling
~ Doodling

(If you combine LO Challenges 1 & 2 your name will be entered an extra time, so instead of 2 chance to win the RAK it'll be 3.)

Card Sketch
Follow the sketch and make it your own at the same time.
This Sketch is brought to you by the talented Becky Fleck of www.Pagemaps.com.


Outta the Box
This Month we're celebrating
NO Housework Day on April 7!
So This month Make a project using this idea.
A sign, an altered house object like a broom.
Anything ...!
Check out the up coming post for this event!

Submitting your work is easy,
either post a comment here with the
link or email me a photo @ craftasticlife@hotmail.com.
Just make sure to put in the Subject Line
"Craftastic Challenge #22"
and the Title(s) of your project(s).
Multiple entries for a challenge are welcomed!
Challenge ends April 30, 2011.

*****ATTENTION!*****
I am no longer able to send packages
to international countries.
Participants must be in the US.

Now for goodies!!
I'll be adding a mini
album to all RAKs when there are more
than 10 entries for the Challenge.
Here is the Prize:



Have fun ladies and I can't
wait to see what you create!!

No Winner for Craftastic Challenge #22!

We didn't have any entries for this
challenge so It'll be played again in May.