I dare you to be economical this holiday. I dare you to start early-- like today --on your 2010 holiday goals. I dare you to make it simple. I dare you to make it homemade --with love and with STASH! I dare you to make time today to plan out what holiday cards you are going to make for the 2010 season this year. Regardless of religion, we all celebrate life and we all love to give, and receive, gifts and cards. I also DARE you to use up some of those older holiday or winter papers, solid cardstocks, ribbon trims, and metal embellishments or rubber stamps. Do not buy cards this season--those store bought cards cost uncomfortable amounts of money which you can now save (--or spend on something else on the gift lists!) YOU DO HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES ON HAND! I know you do. LOL Do NOT try to fool me. If you do this project from stash I know you will have a fabulous feeling of self-worth at the end. Using what we have on hand confirms us and enriches us. Why did we buy it if not to create wi...

I HAVE POSTED THIS A FEW TIMES ON THE LOOP AND ALSO HERE. I hope Anna claims her prize from us! And the WINNER IS ..... Anna! who posted this: Anna said... I'm having a garage sale (to clear out some of my extra scrapbooking/stamping items) then will be working on craft show items for pretty much the rest of the weekend along with getting page kits ready for a crop at the end of the month. I'm scrapping over 400 pictures from my parents' trip to Alaska last summer! 6:26 PM Thanks to everyone who played! Keep scraping! Rockester

Keep on those scrappin' goals! It's a big weekend--an extra long one for many people! That means relaxing, vacationing, taking more pics, and FUN! For some of us it also means getting the yard work in shape, clearing out a bin or two in the garage or workroom or having a garage sale! Whatever your plans are for the weekend, enjoy the process! You could win a prize package!!! ScrappersChallenge (meaning me) is giving away a prize this weekend! Some of it (stamps) are thanks to other generous Challengers and some of it (fibers) are from my friend Sue P. The rest is from me, yours truly. We want YOU to leave a comment here below about what you are up to this weekend --and how you plan to tackle all the remaining 2010 items on your scrapping TO DO list??? Also, why not subscribe to the Feed from this blog (in the column to the upper right) so you follow the posts? Then, you won't miss anything new! What am I up to this weekend? Yard work, getting some of my stuff ready f...