Meow layout & Creative Challenges

First of all, I am sorry I haven't posted in a while!! Things around my home have been just crazy. Kids going and coming, Stress of layoffs or serious job cuts, kitty injured her front paw by jumping from places to high for her, classes for work, volunteering at the school after work...and my list can go on...

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This Kitty looked identical almost to Bella... So cute..

Okay a lot of you have been waiting for the October Creative Challenge! This month's Challenge is using sparkles & rub ons. You can do a 2 page layout, single page layout, card, something out of the box etc. All entries must be in before Oct. 20th so we can vote by Oct. 31st. Winner will win a $10 gift certificate to Archivers!!
Please email me a picture of your project to creativewhimsyscrappin@yahoo.com

Creative Comments Challenge starts today as well... Oh don't we love the first of the month!! So many great things start for us to win!! The winner will win a set of 5 cards, each a different design, inc. envelopes.

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Good Luck to you!

Another Long Day

We have had a few busy weeks.I have been scrapping working on layouts and cards and will get pictures posted soon. With School starting, finding a kitten in our backyard, training for work, its been just busy all the way around.

Below is the picture of the kitten we found in our "fenced" yard. Actually my dog Toby found her and was playing with her right before Labor day, I called around for 7 hours trying to find a shelter that would take her. After calling varies vets etc, I finally got a hold of a sweet woman "Vet Tech" that took her. But that didnt last as you can tell she found out she was pregnant and since she already has four cats and a toddler she couldnt keep the kitten. So we got her again last Thursday evening...
We have named her and have vet appts lined up and everything. And my dogs seem to like her and be jealous of her at the same time... its very interesting dynamics.

Meet Bella she is about 6-8 wks old. Isn't she sweet...

She is hiding in a Close To My Heart box that we bent the flaps into triangle for feet on the bottom so its raised, and the main flaps as to a point to give room of movement...

Will get pictures of my creative moments soon!!
Thanks for your patience and thank you everyone for your awesome comments!!

I will be doing the Creative Comments starting Oct. 1st-31st. Prize will be spooktacular!!
Creative Layout Challenge will be also starting Oct. 1st more info to come... theme will be School Layouts (daycare, preschool etc counts)

Summer's Blast

HI EVERYONE!
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and staying safe! We had a wonderful July 4th spent it with family which is the best way to celebrate!!

What I have in this post:
Summer Storms, Creative Layout Challenge & Tips, Creative Comment Winner Announcement. And My Birthday Special!!!

I have been busy lately from trips to the beach, library, and planning our summer vacation. I have done some scrapbooking and hope to get it posted tomorrow, since I have nothing going on... Yippee! Summer really keeps you busy doesn't it... but then you have to appreciate it as soon Minnesota's winter is upon us again... :-)


We had some Summer Storms roll in the last few days...
Thursday 7/10; we got hail damage on our siding, roof, & broken tree limbs. Other neighbors have holes in their siding... we got off lucky! 60+ mile and hr winds, and hail bigger than nickels... the straight line winds hitting hail on our windows sounded like someone throwing huge rocks, the windows shook really bad... After coming up from the basement our kitchen was sopping wet to the middle of our floor... rain came right in the seams...Again very LUCKY! Went outside later in the day noticed my garden smooshed, bird nests out of the trees some with broken eggs... but our family was okay and our friends are too... The insurance company is going to love us... and we are already getting flyers and phone calls from people that want to have our business... crazy how word gets out... before we even call...

Friday 7/11 There was a wide band of storms all the way North to South of us... It produced a few tornadoes. Here we just got, hail (again...) high winds, rotating clouds and possible funnel clouds, lots of lightening some even touching the ground. Once the storm passed through it was a rather quiet night...

Here are some pictures from Friday's storm:

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Picture taken from the North side of my home as it was rolling in, pretty impressive isn't it!

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You can see the trees how they are moving..

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Impressive isn't it!

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These clouds were rotating, dipping, and acting so alive! This picture shows a possible funnel cloud, it was rotating and going up and down...

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This picture was taken from the drive way on the South side of the storm as it was rolling in...

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This was taken again from our driveway looking straight up... these clouds were spinning in circles, my neighbors 5 houses down were yelling for people including myself to go inside as it looked like it was coming down... the sirens went off just as I took this picture and I headed downstairs with my children and fur babies, as my hubby sat upstairs watching the storm. He loves to watch these things... Why I don't know... I grew up in a trailer home and storms terrify me!!

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Creative Comment Winner for June is: Sandra T. CTMH sister!
Sandra contact me with your address and I will get your creative comment prize in the mail for you!!
Accepting JULY Comments and will have the name randomly drawn on the 31st! So Comment away!!! GOOD LUCK!!

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Creative Layout Challenge for the Month of July:
Buttons, Buttons, & More Buttons!!

Any theme, any colors, any products... but must have buttons.

Ideas you can use buttons for:
~Inside Flowers
~By themselves as an accent
~to dot i's or inside a letter
~use for ladybugs etc
~use to frame a photo
~create a mosaic
~ if you're able cut button in half and use for shoes on a figure
~use with ribbon
~hang tags or other varies things
~use hemp, wire, or waxy flax, or even sewing string inside
ETC...
As this is getting posted after July 1st, ALL Challenges to be accepted for this challenge must be submitted by August 7th! Please email me a photo I can use to put on a slideshow for people can vote for their favorites.

Email me creativewhimsyscrappin@yahoo.com
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July 22nd is my Birthday!! Exciting isn't it! So I am offering a Birthday Special
I am requesting donations to be given to the ASPCA
An Honor Gift is a wonderful way to celebrate the special people, animals and events in your life—and give the gift of life for animals in need.

As an animal lover, and an owner of a puppy mill/abused dog (Toby). It pains me to see those animals suffer because of people unwilling or unable to care for them properly.

To those that donate online, send an ecard my way for my birthday! It means a lot to me and to those animals in need of food, patience, & tlc!

Thanks, it means a lot!

Layout Challenges went Postal!

Since our Layout Contest was a tie on poll votes, Kisha & Kami both got to split the $10 prize! Congratulations to both of these Ladies! I mailed out your prizes to you ladies, so please let me know when it arrives to you! Picture to the right is the prize they won with a card, may vary by color and type.Thank you again for joining in on the fun and would love to see more of your works in Challenges to come!

Another Layout Challenge will be posted next weekend between June 20-22nd, so check back often!! You may be the next LUCKY WINNER!!

Also, Don't forget to leave comments to be added to the Creative Comments Challenge for the month of June!

Comment Challenge Winners

Thanks to Random.Org for picking these winners.
Winner: #6 bellameabhn
Runner Up: #12 Jamey

Winner needs to contact me within three (3) days of this posting, and I will send you your Creative Comment Prize!

If Winner doesn't contact me Runner Up has the opportunity to win. Email will be sent out to the winner & runner up.

Thanks for playing... ready to do it again?

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Comments placed June 1st-30th are accepted for the Creative Comment Challenge

National Scrapbooking Month: Fun & Goodies

National Scrapbook Month

There are lots of good things going on this month, this is what I know of...
CTMH- tidbit calendar different than last year! Awesome fun!
Archivers has wonderful sales this weekend!!

I will be doing a drawing from those that leave comments at the end of the month, the one that gets drawn will win a gift. I will post the winner on here as well as email if available in their profile, if the winner doesn't email me within three (3) days of the post a runner up will be announced. Good Luck & Happy Posting!!

Have anything else you know about for Scrapbooking Month feel free to share!!


Card Using Laid back paper & Paradise stamp set