am finally getting around to scrapping my husbands side of the family...we don't have very many pictures of them for some odd reason so I work with what I got...it ain't much...maybe 10 pictures?

He doesn't remember how old he was exactly in this picture; he thinks maybe around age 16 or so...10th or 11th grade...hence the reason why we scrapbook!  So that when you are 50 and can't remember....LOL...but this is the hubs and his dad who we still miss terribly..you can see why my kids have that crazy metabolism and are all so dang tall ???? The Boddy side of the family is all vertically challenged!
I think I used tons of October Afternoon here....vintage rubons I'm gonna guess may be Cosmo Cricket...and of course I had to add my favorite supply- AFlair for Buttons typewriter button :):)

I went down in the studio to organize stuff for the CCH yard sale (which I may or may not have time to finish) and found some 2010 projects that I started and never finished SO this next 30 days is about UNFINISHED projects and my will to "gettemdone"....So, I had this absolutely gorgeous black album from Canson that I received from L last year and I hoarded it!  Got the lovely Cosmo Cricket  Circa 1934 collection LAST YEAR and hoarded that too!   Started the album, put it down and forgot where I put it til now...so for now, here is the WIP and I promised myslef that I HAVE TO finish it {complete with journaling} by my deadline.



what about you?? Same boat??  If so, please share so I won't feel so bad!

and scrapbooking really isn't original, we are all just imitating "something" that we've seen; doesn't have to be a layout; could be a work of art in a museum, an ad, a photograph, a quilt...art is always a reinvention of the wheel in a way...it's anything that our eyes, mind or brain captures...so one of my blog buddies hipped me to this site accidentally (she left a comment and I went to her blog and then hopped there since I always hop to new blogs that way)..anyway, for those of us who  HOARD have a paper/embellishment supply, THIS site called Counterfeit Kit Challenge was right up our alley!  Reuse, reduce, recycle right ??? So anyway, they take a current popular kit club from the web, get inspired by it, then guide you to use your stash to re-create it! Their challenge is for you to create  your own custom kit, share it and then share your creations !
This month, their chosen ONE was the Feb kit from Scraps of Darkness shown here:
and so I challenged myself to round up some supplies that I already had both used & unused  to create this:






I chose to of course include 3 sheets of my "go-to" black cardstock as a freebie, then I added:

• 6  12 x12 papers Jenni Bowlin Red & Black III
• 1   12 x12 misc journal PP ?? maybe Cosmo Cricket ??
•  2 6 x6 sheets GCD Studios Winter Wonderland papers
• 1 pack Prima rhinestones
• leftover pack Fiskars quote stickers
• Maya Road rose trims pieces
• 2 Melody Ross for GCD Studios die cuts
• Making Memories star brads
• Making Memories 5th Avenue piece journaling sheet
• Making memories metal accents
• leftover heart chipboard
• Jenni Bowlin cream vintage buttons
• Cosmo Cricket tiny type alphas
• Creative Imaginations piece overlay
• Jenni Bowlin ledger banner stickers

I'm not a big flower fan so that's why I don't have any in MY kit but may make my own after I get started-will reveal some projects this week!  I challenge you to join up HERE to to get that stash used!~  Maybe we could even do a kit trade to see what folks come up with!

thanks to my enabler, I mean friend, MandyKay Starner, I am in lust with the new Cosmo Cricket collections and am gonna bombard you with some of the pics...My favorite collection of the 3 reveals is called SOCIAL CLUB and it is right up my alley!  I'm a big fan of earthy tones and of course yellow is my fav color so...

since she rocks the Cosmo Cricket, she has some to giveaway!  No, I take that back, not just SOME, but TONS...$ 100 worth of CC goodness...hop over to her blog  today and check out her creation (I'm only showing a peek since I didn't ask AND I want you to hop over for details....smiles and good luck !!!

is a fall inspired challenge......you gotta use this as your jumping/starting point....
and since my front door doesn't resemble anything remotely near that Pottery Barn awesomeness, (is that a word? )...I was just inspired by the gold color and the fall of it all....and the fact that Thing 1 is my NATURAL BEAUTY.....here's my take on it; wish I had had a leaf punch though :)
all products used are from Cosmo Cricket with the exception of the cardboard (recycled from the box my Disney pasta plates came in) and of course the Thickers and little piece of twine. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful Wednesday everybody!

One of my scrapbooking goals is to do something {anything}on the Cosmo Cricket blog/ DT...Went to their blog today and I see that they are opening up a honorary design team spot for the month of November!!  I nominated myself but it'd be cool if you could hop over there and nominate me too-I'd love you forever if you did :)  LOL  

Not only that, but they just unveiled their new line called Circa 1934...as you can see from some of the pics here, this is soooooooo ME and I'm gonna need the whole collection!  Go to their blog, check out the whole collection, drool too and don't forget t to throw my name {kate blue} in the ring for consideration!!

love the hidden tag in there too :) and BG paper

love the wooden accents and felt border :)

with the bare number of supplies....went to a crop @ Piktails in Orlando and met the fab group of STC (Missie, Kelly and Amy & moms) and had a blast!  As always, I met many new friends and talked and laughed entirely too much and only did 2 layouts in about 5 hours....it is so hard to crop when I don't have chalks, bling or all my papers but I tried! Loved using my Cosmo Cricket, Kaiser, Jenni Bowlin and 7 Gypsies supplies plus other scraps I had packed....sorry for the bad pics but I forgot about taking pics until the sun had set a bit....

so I thought I'd jump in and enter since I haven't scrapped in awhile...
have to use 95% Cosmo Cricket (easy-I got plenty)...AND...THE WINNER WILL GET TO SEE THEIR CREATION FEATURED ON Cosmo Cricket 's BLOG for all to see!!!  I personally think it needs to be me but I'm biased aren't I???

a quick Cosmo Cricket LO:  for Heather since she is the birthday girl for 40 days over at Scrapgal.....

ScrapGal  is hosting a 12 month challenge called My Top Ten. Every month, a new challenge will be posted. This month's prompt is "Resolutions".  Could be Resolutions or Anti-Resolutions-u pick.


 I don't do resolutions since that means you may have to actually stick to them, so I just scrapped stuff I wanna do in general...thanks Chez for letting me use the sewing machine!!!  And again, I'm using up more of  my Cosmo Cricket and Jenni Bowlin goodies!