tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217704592009-10-16T17:36:58.530-05:00Doesn't every girly-girl need a place of her own?Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12154660078920449361noreply@blogger.comBlogger594125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21770459.post-84072663588024154302008-06-10T19:51:00.003-05:002008-06-10T19:54:34.253-05:00

Okay, it's official. I have a NEW blog. . .a new blog that looks almost identical to THIS blog.Because that's just the way I roll.When I started this blog, there were like three of you reading it. And you understood why it was called Lolo Schpadora. But no one else does. and no one else can spell it. (sometimes even I can't spell it.) SO, without further ado . . . .the new, but practically

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but my sitemeter disappeared. and other stuff might too.why?because i am making a change.i'm moving.no, not to typepad. i'm sticking with blogger, but i am getting a new addy. something pronounceable. something easier to spell. something NEW! (and i can't believe no one had the addy yet!!!) Wooohooo!Watch for a link to my new home sweet home soon, once I get things up and running. Moving is

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Come on, have you checked out Unity yet? Angela is a wild woman, and she is giving away amaazing deals all the time. If you've felt tempted by any of the Unity stamps, keep tabs on her blog, and at SplitCoast, because she posts new deals QUITE frequently. AND she even has a neat storage rack available to store the stamps now!!! This page is using some stamps from the June Kit of the Month, as

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This week at CPS we are sharing Father's Day cards with Tami's sketch. I had to bust out the owl stamp once again! I couldn't resist! I cut out an extra set of wings, and curled them up a little bit, but it's a bit difficult to see in the photo. I really like this card though .. . .fairly sweet and simple!! And another fun sketch this week! Be sure to go check out the other cards throughout the

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I was SO excited to be invited to submit some cards for a new BOOK coming out in December. I will have seven of my eleven submitted cards picked up. Here are a few that DIDN'T make the cut. But that's okay, perhaps I will just submit them for something else!!! (card goodies: Happy Birthday Wishes - Sassafrass Lass paper, October Afternoon notebook paper stamp, and Unity birdie. Sweetwater

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Green and orange are such fun summery colors to use. . . I have two things I have used this color scheme for. . . the owl card is for the Kim Hughes Blitz going on at Cornish Heritage Farms . . .the challenge includes this color scheme, buttons, ribbon (which I fudged on just a bit!) and stamps! The second card, is my INCREDIBLY belated wedding card for Sabrina and Paul. (umm, SURPRISE, sabrina!!

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Okay, the last time I actually MADE a BOOKMARK, I was probably like 12 years old. But when I was 12 years old, I think I made quite a few of them! Somehow though, this lovely skinny stamp, was just screaming. . ."Make me into a lovely little bookmark!!!" So i did, and my sweet Mary Page is going to be getting it in the mail!! (Whether she wants a goofy bookmark or not . . .heck, with three

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Okay, I added a little site feed thingie to my sidebar. . . i don't really know if i did it right. so go subscribe if you haven't done so on your own, and we'll just see how it works!!! (and if its all screwed up because i didn't know what i was doing, then let me know!)

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This week's sponsor at Card Positioning Systems is Innovative Stamp CreationsThey have some really interesting stamps, that are a bit different from what I usually use. . .and the sketch and stamps stretched me a bit - which is always a good thing!!! Go check out ICS - you might find something you HAVE to have!!! I really loved this circle background stamp from the first second I saw it! I knew

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once upon a time there was a girl who managed to hurt her fingers in some totally unknown way, and now her hand hurts when she pulls milk from the fridge, writes her name, types on a computer, or plays with paper. this is a disappointing situation when those are all the ways the girl usually spends her time. at any rate, even through the pain, i shall push past to share another unity june kit

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Happy mail greeted me when I got home from our trip yesterday . . .the NEW June Kit of the Month from Unity! (You can see all of the images here) I made five cards, and a layout last night with them! Here is the first one . .. all of the stamps I used are in the kit! I will share some more projects this week. (Or, if you are totally impatient, you can look at all of them in my Splitcoast gallery!

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Raquites it's your lucky day!!!! You are my random winner!!!! Send me your address and I will get your goodies out on Monday! (tomatoL at aol dot com) Hooray!Seriously, thanks for all the comments you all left . . .whether you normally leave a comment or not. . .. (but those of you who don't, should say HELLO more often!!!!! That way I will remember to come and visit YOU too!)Have a great rest of

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Last year, I took the plunge, and went semi-non-chronological with my 2007 scrapbook. (this means, that all of 2007 is in one book, and the photo storage pages in the back with extra photos ARE chronological, but my layouts were divided into categories, rather than date. Somewhere on my blog there are photos of my system. Frankly, I am to lazy to go find them.) So, here we are, practically

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I forgot that I actually DID make something right before we left town, that I can SHARE! these cards are the outcome from the paper purging I have been doing. I was going through patterned paper, and cut up a whole bunch into card-sized pieces. I whipped up 10 cards with this paper in less than an hour. And part of my cut-up paper stash is what's going into a goodie box for one of you lovely

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Apparently, I have become so boring, that no one visits my blog anymore. Not that I can blame you - I have been working on a lot of projects that I just can't share yet, (plus we've been out of town for what seems like ALL month!) Today, once again, I really don't have much to share . . . .except for some little peeks, of some of the things that I "can't" share. We are leaving town again today,

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The new CPS sketch goes up today, and here is my card! I was feeling seriously challenged on this sketch. Me and the circle format were not really playing well together. I told the circle to go jump in the creek, and the circle told me to find my creative mojo and work it out. So, I did work it out. I just fudged the rules, and made it work for me. Rounded edges = circle format. Close

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I have been busy busy around here, whipping up projects like a madwoman. . . .but unfortunately, I have nothing that I can share! Just so that I don't feel gulity for not sharing anything . . .here are a few little peeks at some of what I have been working on! I'll share more when I can! So, life is getting back to normal, now that we are home and that Eric is done with school. We

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It's shocking I know, because I have done so few layouts lately. I am really just becoming a card-making girl it seems. Here are a few pages from last month's AND this month's goodies at 4 Scrappy Sisters. I realized I never shared LAST month's pages! Whoops!I am off to get the little man down for a quiet time, and then I have to get some WORK DONE! I am working on some cards for a BOOK, and I am

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things i love:-kim hughes stamps-FREE kim hughes stamps (for getting published with them!)-the colors on this CTMH paper-the stripes that I made with my Scor-Pal-my favorite people who have/are graduating-the sweet girly girl cousin of mine who is getting this card-my child who is hollering in my ear and isn't going to let me say anything else. i have to GO.XOXO(stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms

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I told eric that this card was in HONOR of him, but that he can't HAVE it. I was totally amazed that this graduation cap brad that I had hanging around, fit SO perfectly on this duck stamp from Sweet N Sassy Stamps (our sponsor over at CPS this week!)Sweet N Sassy has some quite cute clear stamp sets - Pond Pals is totally my favorite. Go check them out, and go check out the great sketch at CPS

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just wanted to share a quick photo of our wonderful day on saturday!!!XOXO

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Sweet hubby graduated on Saturday and we are HOME. all three of us!! Life is GOOOOOD. These are the announcements that I made for Eric's graduation. I started with precut announcements from Staples, that come all ready to print on. I printed the info, and then stamped the flourishy thing, added photo corners to the top, and wrapped a strip of paper around the bottom. I folded the corners in

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Here's a little sneak of what's to come at 4 Scrappy Sisters . . .beautiful bright colors, and lots of fun embellies! Here's a little sneak of my weekend:driving to meet Eric tonight after his two-week trip. We'll meet in orlando for graduation weekend! Ice cream social tonight, and graduation festivities on Saturday! Don't bother checking for me again until Monday .. . because I won't be here!

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i know you recognize this stamp set, because I have been using it like crazy. And even though this set isn't new, please check out the Unity blog to see the NEW RELEASES TONIGHT!!! And come party with the girls at the Unity forum at SplitCoast tonight! 10pm EST! There will be games and FREE STAMP GIVEAWAYS!!!(card goodies: Unity Stamps, CTMH paper and ink)

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12154660078920449361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21770459.post-81913492510436994982008-05-14T21:00:00.004-05:002008-05-14T21:11:41.457-05:00

this was the one and only card i accomplished using all CTMH product, for my sweet mommy since I have been working in her scrap room this week. UGH! i should be super motivated having a whole room of goodies to play with, but i haven't gotten much work done! (but i do have a few Unity goodies to share tomorrow night!) Speaking of Unity Stamps. . .be sure to join us at the release party at

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