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Happy New Year!

2009 was a great year...Here's to an even better one in 2010!

Happy New Year!

Here is one last layout for the year, by Ana White.

 
 
Thanks for sharing your Resolutions with us Ana!

And Thank You to all the friends that joined in on our Challenges this year, it was wonderful that you shared your art with us!  See you next year!

~Tiffany~

A Birthday Gift

My sweet friend, Debbie, had a Birthday recently, and this is what I made for her.

I made a set of 9 cards,

 

And a cute little Tic Tac holder.

I also made a Gift Card Holder to match.  I made all the flowers using a one inch by 12 inch strip of paper.  I just kept pleating it, then I punched a hole in the center with my Crop-o-dile, and pushed the brad through the center.

I hope you all have a safe and fun New Years Eve.  The kids will be ay their Grandfathers, so Mom, Shad and I are going to our favorite place for dinner then to an Imax movie, I think.  2010...Here we come!!

~Tiffany~

Holidays

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  We had a quiet day at home with Shad's Father.  The next day, his sister Paula and her daughter Gavin came to visit us.  We hadn't seen Paula since her first year of college, and we'd never met Gavin, who is now 11.  Taylor and Gavin hit it off instantly.  How cute are they??

 

It's like 20 degrees outside...this was a 30 second photo shoot, before they ran back in the house!

Then on Sunday, Tay and I drove to Seattle to pick up my Mom.  We had lunch at this amazing Sushi Bar in Renton on our way home.  It was so good!  

So we've had a pretty busy house this week.  Paula and Gavin are back tonight, and Ashley and Cody just took all the kids to the Great Wolf to play in the arcade.  Ahhhhh quiet time.  Yeah right, what does Shad do while their gone?  Rock Band baby!  Not so quiet.

My Mom and I have been busy in the studio making stuff for the Craft Super Show and CHA.  I used my YUDU...and love it!

I made lots of these....

Cuz we are making some of these...

To go on some of these...

When everything is done, I'll post some "real" pictures.  But doesn't it just scream "Tiffany!" so far??  LOL  I made a few T-shirts with the Yudu, and will be making Lots more tomorrow.  The hardest part of using the machine is coming up with the ideas to print.

~Tiffany~

Week #26 Challenge

Yep...This is our last challenge of the year!  This has been so much fun, getting to know each one of our Designers through their weekly layouts and projects.  I think if  I saw them posted somewhere else, I'd know instantly who had made them.  Everyone here has a very distinct style.

Kim and Marcie are moving onto bigger and more exciting things, and we wish them the best of luck.  These are two amazingly talented ladies, you'll be seeing more of them in the not too distant future.  Thanks for spending the last 6 months with us ladies...we will miss you!

Rebecca and Sheri are staying on with us, and we are so excited to share lots of new things with all of you in 2010!  Perhaps a new ScrapTiffany Community?  Hmmmmm...sounds interesting.

So for our final Challenge of 2009, it's all about Resolutions!  Do you have a New Years Resolution?  I usually don't bother, because I break them within days!  Last year I wanted to get more fit.  So Shad and I joined a local gym.  We went for about 6 months before losing interest, which is a record for us!  This year I just want to try to be healthier.  We'll see how long this one lasts!

Here are the last Challenges from our 2009 Design Team.

~Kim~

~Rebecca~

~Sheri~

~Tiffany~

If you like to join us for the last Challenge of 2009, send your layout to Tiffany@ScrapTiffany.com by Friday.

Merry Christmas!

Family Tradition Layouts

Here are two layouts submitted by Dale Tiernan.  Thanks for sharing your traditions with us Dale!

~Tiffany~

Week #25 Challenge

We all have some sort of Traditions that we pass down to our children.  Whether it's that favorite old family recipe that you serve on Christmas Eve, or putting the kids in their Sunday best to go see the Santa at the Mall.  Traditions make up who we are, and who our Families are.

The one tradition that I most remember from my childhood was going to get the Christmas tree.  Growing up in Oregon, you didn't go to a lot to get your tree, you went out and cut it down yourself.  There weren't Tree Farms around there, we went up to the woods to get our tree!  We put on all our snow gear, packed some food, and lots of hot chocolate, and set out to find the perfect tree.  It always seemed like we walked for miles before my Mom would make her decision on what tree she wanted.  I always got to get my own tree for my room, that was my favorite part.  That's something I'll always remember, that was our Family Tradition.  What's yours?

Our Design Team shared some of their favorite Holiday Traditions with us this week.

~Kim~

~Marcie~

 

~Rebecca~

~Sheri~

~Sandie~

~Tiffany~

I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season with their families.  If you'd like to share one of your Holiday Traditions with us, e-mail them to Tiffany@ScrapTiffany.com.

No Shopping Yet.....

We had to drive to Longview yesterday so Ashley could buy a car.

Sorry for the bad photo, this was on my iPhone.

She paid for the whole thing herself, and it's all in her name.  Wow, she's growing up!  It's a cute little Isuzu Rodeo, and fits her personality perfectly!

Longview was a neat little town.  They had this amazing lake/park area right in the middle of town, it was really beautiful.  We'll definitely be making a trip back there this summer. 

So now that she has a car, she and Cody can start looking for work.  It's weird having someone home with me during the day.  It's usually just me and Ridley.  Oh well, it's nice having them here.

I have lots to do in my studio today, sending out the last of the orders and getting things organized for my Moms visit.  She'll be here on the 27th, and she's staying a week.  Yeah!

I'll let you know how shopping goes....

~Tiffany~

One more week!

OK, there's less than a week left to shop for gifts...I must get started today!

Wish me luck!

~Tiffany~

Toilet Paper Rolls???

Yep, it's true, we've finally brought toilet paper rolls into our scrapbooking!

 

But hey...we can make anything look fabulous, right?!  These make wonderful Gift Card Holders for the Holidays.

I got this idea from some of the ladies on 2Peas, but was really inspired by the beautiful ones that Stacy Pietryszyn had made.

I had a few scraps that I used on mine.

I think I would have painted the edges of the toilet paper holder, because the paper I used was a little too bright for the brown.  These would look much better with more vintage looking papers.

 

This would be a great little project for the kids, and you could put several together to make a little mini album.  Go to 2Peas and put Toilet Paper in the search, and you'll see all kinds of eye candy!

 

I'll have to pick up some gift cards when I start my Christmas shopping!  :(

 

As with all my projects...you can never have too much ribbon!

Thanks for looking....have a wonderful Thursday!

~Tiffany~

Another Great Sponsor!

Look what arrived in the mail yesterday.

My favorite Cat's Eye Chalk from Clear Snap!  I have a Chestnut Roan to put in every kit!  Thank you Clear Snap for sponsoring my class at the Craft Super Show.

Here's a fun Birthday card that I got from Debbie.  She knows how much I love Hot Tamales, so she came up with this super cute card.  

When you pull the white tab....the Hot Tamales come out.  Yummy!

Very creative Debbie.  Thank you!

Is Christmas coming too quickly for anyone else?  I have been so busy with so many little projects, I have neglected the whole Christmas shopping thing.  Maybe I can get to it this weekend.  Happy Wednesday!

~Tiffany~

Week #24 Challenge!

This weeks Challenge is all about the Birthday!  The cake, the decorations, the presents, all those things that make a Birthday a Special Day.  December is such a busy Birthday month in our home, so this was the perfect time for this challenge!  Thanks Design Team for you great inspiration this week!

~Kim~

~Rebecca~

~Sheri~

~Sandie~

I always do my challenges on Sunday mornings, but since I spent almost the entire day in bed yesterday...I didn't get mine done this week!  Eeeeeek!  Bad Tiffany!  So here are a couple of Birthday cards from my stash.

 

If you'd like to send us your take on the challenge, just e-mail it to Tiffany@scrapTiffany.com by Saturday.  Have a great week!

~Tiffany~

New Kits are ready!

This month we did two layout kits, one for Christmas, and one for Valentines Day.

You can order them here.

I had a great time at the crop yesterday.  Today I was so exhausted I got up at noon, took a shower, and then went back to bed until 4:30.  Apparently my body needed some rest!

Thanks for a fun day day girls!  I also ran into some of my "old" scrappin' friends, it was great to see them and reconnect a bit.

I only checked a few things off of my To DO list.

1.  The boys got the Christmas light up, and they look great.

2.  I got the Valentine Book done for my Scrap That! Class in February.

3.  And I enjoyed time with Family and Friends.

Thanks for all the Birthday Well Wishes.  I decided I wasn't going to be 41, I would just be 40 and holding.  I logged onto our Message Board just now, and clicked on my page...and it said I was 41!  It reset itself today.  Nice.  I think I'm going to back to bed.  See you tomorrow!

~Tiffany~

Happy Friday!

Any big plans this weekend?  I'm having a Birthday Crop with some of my sweet friends and my girls tomorrow.  I'm sure I'll get nothing done, as usual, but it's always great to see everyone and chat and eat and scrap a little.

Look what came in the mail yesterday.

And this....

 

Pink Paislee and Crafter's Pick are two of my wonderful sponsor's for the upcoming Craft Super Show in January.  I feel so blessed that they want me to represent their great products!  Anyone that knows me, knows I am a Die Hard Ultimate Glue Girl.  I have all the other adhesives, but this is what I use for EVERYTHING!  I probably have 6-7 bottles throughtout the house.  Love it!  And I think Pink Paislee has got some of the hottest scrapbook papers on the market today.  This years Christmas line was like no one elses, (gorgeous!) and the Valentine paper...I could just eat it up!  Thank you both for helping to make my class a success.

Dale Tiernan, one of our Guest Designers for 2010, sent in a layout (all the way from Australia!) for this weeks Sewing Challenge.

Great job Dale!  Thanks for playing along this week!

To do list:  Finish Valentine book for Scrap That!, Start Valentine book for Super Show, Find car for Ashley & Cody, Get those ding dang Christmas Lights up, Find a Kitten (Bodie needs a Friend) Finish Video for the Blog, Learn Chinese , oh sorry wrong list, Ummm...enjoy time with my friends and family, and start my Christmas shopping...seriously, not one gift in the house yet, really.  I'll have to try real hard on that last one.  Have a great weekend!

~Tiffany~

WOO HOO...Just Got A YUDU!!

My Birthday present arrived a bit early.....

And here's what it looks like out of the box!

I am trying to find the perfect design to make my first shirt.  Can't wait to use it.  Thanks Mom!  Love you!

~Tiffany~

A Quick Little Project

I wanted to make some sort of Gingerbread Man banner, and this is what I came up with.

I surfed the internet for a pattern that I liked, and when I finally found one, I tweaked it until the size was just right.  They are about 6 1/2 inches tall, and about 5 inches wide.  I used a lot of scraps from some mini albums that I made last year.

I adhered the paper to the front of the little guys, then trimmed the excess off with my craft knife.  If you don't have one of these....

You must get one!  I have one in pink, and I can't tell you how much more I use this one than the old standard one I used to have.  If you've never seen one, Google it.  Your finger slips through it, and it handles like a dream!  I got mine last year for my Birthday, and I've probably gone through about 10 blades, I use it A LOT!  It's called the Fiskars Finger Tip Craft Knife.

Anyway....

I also added paper to the back of the little guys.  I edged them in Stickles, and tied them together with ribbon and chipboard tags, and embellished with bling and bows.  I used my fabulous Black Glaze pen to make their faces, love those pens!

There are 6 of them strung together.  Turned out cute.

I had terrible insomnia last night/this morning.  I have been up since 3am.  I made 6 Christmas cards, cleaned my Studio a bit, packed up some goodies for my DT Girls, and blogged, cuz I forgot to do it last night.  Now it's almost time to get the kids up for school, and I'm about ready to crash!  I'll be back in that bed by 8:10am.  Shhhh....don't call me or ring my door bell.

~Tiffany~

Cutting down the Christmas Tree!

Shad swore...We will not get the Christmas tree until it snows! 

My response...Yeah right, we could die of old age before it snows here! 

Two hours later it was snowing.  Well the snow was gone by the time we went to get the tree, but technically...it had snowed!  The Christmas tree farm was just about 2 miles away, so it was a rather quick trip.  Thank goodness, because the wind was blowing and it was like 20 degrees.  Brrrr!  I picked the tree out in less than a minute, they were all beautiful.  We posed for pictures while Shad went to pay for the tree.

This is Cody, our new family member. 

They are so cute together.

 

Don't you love my hat?  I put it on, and thought it was too plain, so I'm like adding a flower to it as we are walking out the door.  The girls just laughed.  Typical Mom!

The boys came back for a family photo.  I sure wish there was snow on them thar trees!

Chance and Logan carried the tree to the truck and helped Dad load it up.  We were back home within 30 minutes!  That's my kind of tree hunting!

~Tiffany~

Week #23 Challenge!

Boy, the weeks of 2009 have sure flown by!  Only 3 more challenges left with this year's Amazing Design Team.  I truly appreciate all their inspiring art that they have created for us each week.

This week's challenge is all about sewing.  Hand sewing or machine sewing seems to add so much "more" to our layouts and cards.  Kim is the master of the sewing machine.  It's always adds the finishing touch to most of her layouts.  Here is the beautiful work from our DT this week.

~Kim~

~Marcie~

~Rebecca~

~Sheri~

~Sandie~

~Tiffany~

Thanks for all the great ideas girls!  If you'd like to play along with us, just e-mail your project, layout or card to Tiffany@ScrapTiffany.com

Meet our December Guest Designer...

Sandie McCarthy-Roberts

Hey there!  My name is Sandie, I am married to the love of my life... Gary... and we have one amazing son... Dana Joseph Maximillian.  (I do love that name in all its glory).  Dana is 17 now, and it seems like yesterday that he was my little baby.  I guess that's why he still is.  Gary and I have been sweethearts for almost 29 years... and married for almost 22 years.  Crazy when you think I'm barely 39.  Ok, so we've now established I'm a liar.

Our family also consists of 2 cats... Disney and Jaguar.  (Diz and Jag).  They are mischievous and needy critters... but just a pure joy.  And then there is Beau!  Beauregard Von Dog... the Problematic Puggle of Perpetual Need.   He owns the family.  Has us wrapped up around his baby talon. (sounds better than claw, yes?)  Beauregard is a mess of a puggle.  He is a demanding, contradictory, sometimes loud, bossy, snuggly, loving, and did I say demanding?... puggle that is just too much fun for us.  And oh yes... he's a terrible bed hog.  Gary and I fit somewhat off to a side, while Beauregard wedges himself in between us for the all important king spot... yep... smack dab in the middle. 

Gary and I own an Advertising / Marketing Agency, and we bring our Beauregard to work with us each and every day.  Owning your own company in this economy has been interesting, fun, challenging, and work... but working with my husband has been wonderful.  We get up in the morning, get dressed... and head into work together.  We work all day... head outside to our mini van... and head on home... once more.. .together.  It's definitely not for everyone... but it works for us.    Besides my family, and the Agency... I live for scrapbooking.  I have an office at home, filled with my stuff... or my *crap*I as my husband puts it.  He always forgets to put in the *s*.  But that's ok.  He has golf... and I have my scrap.  I am thrilled to be here with all of you, and I hope we have some fun together... and that we can inspire each other.  I'm looking forward to knowing you!

 

~5 random facts about me....

~1  I am writing a book.   shhhhh

~2  I am a Twilight freak.  I've read the book 6 or 7 times each... and have seen both of the first 2 movies.

~3  I am a marshmallow, as my husband and son tell it.  I live to take care of them.  Not terribly enlightened... but it's me.

~4  I am a DisneyWorld addict.  We've gone several times, and been on the Disney cruise.  And we're looking forward to going again this winter.

~5  I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer... the series.  Schmaltzy eh?  And I love musicals...  Oklahoma, HairSpray, HighSchool Musical, etc.

Here is a look at some of Sandie's designs.

We are also fortunate enough to have Sandie joining us as one of our Designers for 2010.  Welcome aboard Sandie!

Have a great rest of your weekend!

My December Daily

I have spent the last two months making 3 December Daily Albums, one for me, one for Ashley and one for Taylor.  I bought a ton of Teresa Collins Christmas papers from last year, so that's what I used on our books.

I love how they turned out.  I used all the numbers on the papers, I just cut them out with a circle punch.

This is the front cover of my book.  I have some TH Fragments and some snowflakes to hang from the coils, but I'm going to wait until I am completely finished to do that.

Inside front cover.

A few pages.

I have a huge box of embellishments for the girls to use.  So when they feel like working on their books, they just go into my studio and have at it!  I only did days 1-25, because that's all the numbers the TC paper had.  Next year I may go ahead and do all the way to the 31st.  We'll see how this year goes.  I have pictures of both the Birthdays for day 1 and 2, but didn't do much yesterday.  A trip to the Allergist and Walmart with my son was the highlight of my day.  Although I did have a cute "Bodie" moment, and snapped a few pictures.  Oh, forgot to tell you, my sweet little Bodie Boy

....is a girl!  LOL  Thank you Cody for figuring that out, it explains a lot!

Well I'm off to go grocery shopping, pick a Birthday gift and drop off Chance at his BFs house.  I have a class tomorrow and I think we will go cut down a tree on Sunday.  We are very fortunate to have several tree farms in our tiny little town.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  On Sunday I will be introducing our Guest Designer for December.  Here's a hint...she's also one of our New Designers for 2010!

~Tiffany~

The Big Announcement..........

I am have just been dying to tell everyone my Big Announcement....

I will be teaching at the Craft Super Show in Anaheim in January!  Yeah!  And I am so blessed to have 7 of my closest Friends and Designers accompanying me.  How awesome is that??!!  I will be teaching a Mini Album with the New Cupid line from Pink Paislee.  It will be filled with lots of tags, and pockets and tulle, Oh My!  Look how yummy this paper is!

I will be teaching on Saturday, January 23 at 3:00pm.  You can see the class description Here.

There are lots of fun things taking place at the Super Show, including the World's Largest crop attempt.  If you want to get tickets, be sure to use ScrapTiffany's Discount Coupon Code CRAFT06.

If you will be attending the show, check out our class, we have lots of amazing giveaways and surprises!  We hope to see you there!

~Tiffany~

Happy Birthday Logan!

Yes, it's true, there is another Birthday in the Haller household.  Our baby, Logan, turns 8 years old today.  I went into labor on Ashley's Birthday, and she begged me not to have him that day.  SO, being the great Mom that I am, I held him in for one more day!  LOL 

I can't imagine our family without all his sillines.

We love you Big Boy!  Happy Birthday!

~Mom and Dad~

I also like to wish Rachel Happy Birthday too!