And the Winner...

...of my Blog Candy during the

7th Anniversary of Scraps of Color is...

Christel!   (Scrappin' Sista)

And here's her winning post:

Scrappin' Sista said...

I love how you incorporated the swap into one LO. You did a great job. The swap looks like fun. SOC swaps are a lot of fun. TFS and the chance to win.

Out of 26 entries, she was chosen via the Random Generator at #21.  Thanks for posting, Christel and for hopping with us as we Celebrated our Sistahood!  Please email your full address to me ASAP so I can send your goodies!

And thanks to all who participated in the Hop and left comments, joined my site and all the encouraging compliments on my layouts.  I do appreciate each and every one!

Well, that's all for now!  Hope to see you over on the SOC, and please continue to check in as I keep you posted with more fun and info.  And as always, remember to...

...Let LIFE Inspire You!

Well, it's the last day...

...of our 7th Anniversary

Celebrate Sistahood Blog Hop!

And so in honor I'd like to share on my final post, a layout of one of my Scraps Of Color friends I had the pleasure of meeting in person.  Cheryl found out I lived near Nashville, messaged me and then took the time to meet up with me and have lunch.

 Shopping at Kirkland's!

We spent a wonderful day together and I learned so much about her and I hope we can do it again someday. Maybe I can come down there!

And I really hope to meet and crop with many more of the talented and blessed sistah's of the SOC.

 SOC All About Me Swap pages

So, I hope you've enjoyed yourselves and even stopped by the SOC website to take a look around. Keep the faith, stay focused, don't forget to follow me and leave me a comment on all three of my blog postings to win my prize pictured on the first blog. I'll hit the generator on the right and announce the winner here on my blog NLT October 28th! (sorry, US addresses only!) And as always remember to...

...Let SISTAHOOD Inspire YOU!



It's Day TWO...

...of the SOC 7th Anniversary
Celebrate Sistahood Blog Hop!

So today I'd like to share some the the various activities we have over at Scraps Of Color! They help bring out the creative in me and I hope they will inspire you, too!  We have several groups of interest you can join; a gallery full of projects you can post in; a magazine you can submit ideas to; and swaps, crops and of course hops you can join, to name a few.


One of my favorite swaps is the Secret Sistah Christmas Swap. We list our favorite scrap supplies and goodies for our sistahs information, swap names and info, and then we send our "secret sistah" their fave goodies up until Christmas!



It's so fun to get packages, but it's even BETTER to receive!

And my sistahs are so creative with their gifts!



Sometimes I do get in a little slump or have a "creative block" and I need something to pick me up or get my creative juices flowing-it's always hardest at the start, I don't care WHAT it is you are doing!

So once in a while, I look at craft or scrap booking magazines, and peruse my favorite craft store, and even hit my fave craft community forum galleries or blogs for a few ideas. All these avenues give me the lift I need to get things going!

I also enjoy the many contests we have. And the prizes are always nice:

So, those are just some of my reasons why I celebrate the Sistahood of SOC! What are some of the avenues you use for your inspiration?  What gets YOUR creative juices flowing?  Leave me a comment and don't forget to join this site to follow me!  And stop by my blog on Sunday for the third and final day of the Blog Hop and check out my latest creation in honor of our Celebration, and also to qualify for the Blog Candy pictured in my day one post (sorry, US address only!) and as always...

...Let Scraps of Color Inspire YOU!

It's Scraps Of Colors' 7th Anniversary!

Celebrate Sistahood Blog Hop

In honor of Scraps of Color's 7th Anniversary, myself along with some talented paper
crafters, have teamed up to honor and celebrate sistahood and the wonderful
women in our lives who make us laugh, cry, shout, scream, play, live!

During this hop, each sistah blogger will inspire you by sharing

her stories and creativity, and will also be offering up some blog candy!

What is blog candy you ask? It's a giveaway!

And do I have something sweet for YOU!  Just take a look:

It's a Cricut Expressions 12X12 Cutting Mat and

Ooh La La Paper kit by My Mind’s Eye! Yummy!

So sit back and get ready to be inspired with the Celebrate Sistahood Blog Hop. 

Just start here, check out what I've created, and follow the rules for entry

and then move on to the next blog hop participant

for your chance to win again and again.

In the Beginning...

My first connection with Scraps of Color was through the African American Scrapbook group on Yahoo. I had been into crafting for as long as I can remember, so when scrap booking started to define itself of course I jumped on board! I searched through various magazines to gain information on the products available to this new hobby, and found my first forum at CK, among others. Although the forums were fun, friendly and introduced me to new ideas and online galleries, I felt "distant", and I never quite saw a reflection of "me" there. When Tiare created the first SOC forum I was delighted to be a member. On SOC, we share our art, skills, information and LIFE together!

My first swap ever was a calendar swap. It was so much fun to do and the pages that my sistahs created were BEAUTIFUL! I received many compliments on it from my hair clients and I'm glad that I made mine a perpetual calendar so I can I still use it today!

Here's a layout I created featuring pages my sistahs and I made:

 

We have a wonderful group of card making sistahs (and a brotha!) here that create some beautiful and uplifting cards. I’ve found that the more I make cards, the better I get. I usually like to participate in the annual Christmas Card Swaps.

Here’s a photo of my last Christmas Card Swap:

So, you see we have a talented and creative group of crafters here, and I feel so blessed to have found SOC. So, that's all I have for now, but please make sure you stop by Saturday for day two of my blog posts!

Don't forget to visit each blog between Friday, October 21 and Sunday, October 23 for more inspiration and chances to win. This hop closes on October 23, 2011 11:59 pm EST. Winners will be posted on each blog on or before October 28, 2011. So be sure to check back!

Now hop on over to Kate's Blog!  And remember to...
Let Blog Hopping Inspire YOU!

SOC Blog Hop Roll-call:

 

Tiare: http://www.iclassygirl.com

Treva: www.scrappint.blogspot.com

Patricia: www.triciatreasure.blogspot.com

Da Shawnna: http://creativedaze.dashawnna.com

LaShawnda: http://lashawndawrice.wordpress.com

Margaret: http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspot.com

Tina: http://www.parablesproductions.blogspot.com/

Cyndi: http://nashvillesscrappinsisters.blogspot.com/

Teniera: www.giftsgalorebyteniera.wordpress.com

Karen: http://www.in-the-spirit.blogspot.com/ ßyou are here

Kate: http://www.kateblue.blogspot.com/

Yvonne: http://www.grantinfavors.blogspot.com/

Who's a Disney FREAK!?!?

...I AM, I AM!

Totally bit by the Disney Bug!!!

Our first trip ever to Walt Disney World took place August 20th thru the 27th. My sister always goes each year and this year, after seeing her photos, we decided to take the plunge. We saved up and began to plan. This in itself is a process! I think we got a great deal and we decided to drive. Then there's AUGUST! Yes, we went in August and yes it was really hot, but it was the best time to go because it was cheaper and in most places the kids started back to school.

We drove down to Florida on Saturday-it was our first time ever in Orlando, too! I love to travel so we took our time and stopped to see the sights, eat and rest. When I saw the first palm trees and then the Orlando exit...my excitement hit full force!

I booked the resort online through Hotwire.com Hotdeals and WOW, let me tell you...I MUST be CRAZY! See, you don't know what hotel you get until you book it and PAY! Hey, what can I say, like living on the edge! LOL! But we got a great resort for a great price and I advise you now, STAY THERE!! Wonderful, beautiful resort, and a great staff.

Lake Buena Vista Resort and Spa

Each day we had an adventure, full of magic and fantastic experiences. Such a great place, so much fun--really made us feel like kids again:

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Downtown Disney's Cirque Store and

Typhoon Lagoon

...and the adventure continues...

Disney's Animal Kingdom and Sanaa Restaurant in Kidani Village

Magic Kingdom (thought it would be too "kiddie" but oddly, my favorite park!)

Epcot

Mickey Golf Carts, Monorails, Yacht Club chillin' and dinner at Ohana's in

the Polynesian Resort

All of this made such great memories and I can't WAIT to go BACK! Planning right now as I blog!

Until then, you are never too old to...

...Let DisneyLife Inspire YOU!

Just spending a nice quiet Saturday weekend blog hopping and really enjoying it. It's in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with my online scrap group Scraps of Color. Click the link to join the fun and
...Let Life Inspire YOU!