Hodge Podge Art

What's YOUR Favorite Season?

Hello scrappers!

Thank you ALL for being so patient with us as we get caught up on our tight schedule and make a few minor changes to the Hodge Podge Challenge! A few goodbyes have been said...But we are SO EXCITED to welcome Darcy Baldwin and Pamela Donnis to our already AMAZING sponsor list.. These girls will just make things even MORE SO!

THANK YOU TO ALL participants for our letter "Q" and "R" challenges.

Winners of those challenges are:

Letter "Q"

Questions you asked today 2010 by Bush Girl

I absolutely LOVED her page. email me....jacque[at]larsenfamily.com to claim your giftcards to Aja's and Traci's shops!

Letter "R"

Right Now by fallenan9e1

Her journaling is AMAZING. So heartfelt. I loved it. email me.....jacque [at]larsenfamily.com to claim your giftcards to mine and Gina's shops!

NOW!!!!!!

For this WEEKS challenge! What is YOUR FAVORITE SEASON!!!!

Mine ofcourse is Fall or Autumn. Autumn even sounds PRETTY! Well, fall here in NM is absolutely AMAZING. I look forward to it year after year. Which is WHY I chose this to be our challenge this week. So now you can scrap YOUR favorite season. The winner of this challenge will win a $10 GC to My store, and a $10 GC to Michelle's store.  So come play along. The next winner could be YOU!

Now for some inspiration!!

by Me

CREDITS: Kit is Autumn Bliss by Nikki Beaudreau, font is by Darcy Baldwin.

by Emily

CREDITS: Template by Crystal Livesay; Softly Falling by Dani Mogstad; brackets by Amber Clegg; wordart by CD Muckosky

by Pamela

CREDITS:
Her Story, Vintage Ransom Alpha, and Vintage Papers and Frames by PixelWorks; Doodle Me Stitches 4, Layered Up in You Scallops and Not What I Expected by Lauren Grier; Rosebuds and Lace by Pamela Donnis

JOURNALING:
I feel a constant struggle to balance—husband, kids, school, home, career, church, hobbies, community. Some days I am so exhausted and overwhelmed I hide in my room and cry because I'm not sure what else to do. After lots of sincere prayers and talks with family and friends, I'm beginning to see that I really just CAN'T DO IT ALL. At least not right now, all at once. And it's okay. My daily tasks or level of busyness don't define my worth--something I've been afraid of for a long time.

I'm beginning to understand there is a season for everything, and for me, this is my season of cuddling my babies. A season of reading books and catching caterpillars and singing silly songs. A season of planning birthday parties. A season of bike rides and trips to the park, and gifts of dandelions and shiny pebbles. A season of rare but must-make-meaningful date nights with Jared. A season of breathing through the tantrums and runny noses and messes and remembering that "this too shall pass." And most importantly, a season of learning to appreciate where I’m at--because one day I will miss this.

 

by Nikki

CREDITS: Pumpkin Spice by Jenn Barrette, Font - 2 Heathers by Darcy Baldwin, Template freebie from The Daily Digi

JOURNALING: Living in the South, Summer lasts a LONG
time. After nearly 7 months of scorching
Mississippi heat, when cool Fall air finally
arrives it's as if the entire Southern States
heave a huge sigh of relief. The air, the colors
and the wonderful Fall smells are finally on the way.
The leaves here begin to fall about mid-October
and from then til mid-November, just about
6 short weeks, we experience my absolute favorite
season of the year.

by Darcy

CREDITS: Pumpkin Spice by Jenn Barrette, Pumpkin Spiced Latte by Dani Mogstad, String Me Along Alpha by Zoe Pearn, Collection 61 template by Janet Phillips, staples by Amanda Heimann, Fonts: DJB A Bit of Flaire by Darcy Baldwin

JOURNALING:  pumpkin spice, apples, baking, color, crunchy leaves, crisp air, scarecrows, candy corn, thanksgiving, harvest, homespun, pumpkins, mums, new television, new beginnings, change, relief, soup, cinnamon

by Whitney

 

CREDITS: Along Came Summer from Rachel Young & VW Designs; Backyard Bliss from Rachel Young, Gina Miller & Kate Hadfield; Dance Your Dance from Rachel Young & Eclectic designs by Gabi; Waterpark from Jacque Larsen & salin studio; Effervescent,Sunshiney Day, and Studio Stocks all from Pixel Gypsy; font: DJB A Bit of Flaire

JOURNALING: I love the warm sun on my skin. The heat baking away any worries I might have. Long days running around in the yard with the kids. The log nites spent catching firefloes. The countless cook-outs and trips to the park. All of this and so much more is why I love summer

by Kelleanne

CREDITS: Baby Bugs by Amy Wolff and Jacque Larsen, Sketch Pad by Jacque Larsen, Border Frames Vol. 1 by Jenna Desai, Luv Song alpha by CD Muckosky, Blues 'n Greens alpha by Kate Hadfield, Kaye Winiecki and Valorie Wibbens, Bottom of the Toybox by Jacque Larsen, Jenna Desai, and Karah Fredricks.

JOURNALING: Oh how I love the spring. There is something about those first few days of warm weather after a long cold winter. Just when you think the cold won’t ever stop and that you will always see snow on the ground, sunshine peaks through. The days become warmer and the grass starts to turn green again. You know at that point that grilling parties and swimming are not very far off. Shorts and ice cream eaten outside are only weeks away. I love knowing all that all of that is coming up and that we have the whole spring and summer ahead of us to enjoy it before the cold shuffles in again.

by Lauren

CREDITS: Cori Gammon and Kaye Winiecki Christmas Wonder, Gina Miller Merry Jingle; Good Tidings, Simple Singles Template No 4, Shabby Miss Jenn and Kate Hadfield Bundle Up, Kate Hadfield Polka Dot Alpha, Font Darcy's Fancy

 

We can't WAIT to see what YOUR favorite season is! Don't FORGET to post your finished pages in the Hodge Podge MSA gallery. That's where we choose our winners from and that's where we LOVE to leave you praise. Just a reminder the winner for this Season Challenge will win a $10 GC to my store as well as a $10 GC to Michelle's store! Come PLAY!!!!!!! -J

R is for "RUSH"!

Many apologies for the jam-packed prompts - we're trying to get back on schedule here at the Hodge Podge! While you're working on your Q page you can go ahead and knock out an R page, right? You bet!

Here's my page, my obsession with reality television is well documented - so it was a no brainer for this prompt.

CREDITS:

On Telly by Chelsea Parsons, journaling font is Pea Devon available at www.kevinandamanda.com

 

by Nikki:

JOURNALING:

like most people i find it hard to list my own attributes. we all tend to be very self-critical and i'm certainly no different. one thing i can say about myself though is that i'm very reliable. most people who know me are aware that they count on me to get it done...whatever "it" may be. i'm the perfect person to be designated "tasks" which means i find myself much more often being a "follower" rather than a "leader" in situations..but that's okay with me...i like the feeling of accomplishment that comes with whatever i do...and I like knowing that people feel they can count on me.

CREDITS:

Everything You Are 2 Scoops by Lauren Grier and Kristin Cronin-Barrow, Template by Sara Gleason

 

by Jacque:

JOURNALING:

you have the ability to find art all around you. even on a cloudy, drippy rainy day. you are so creative, i love that about you. lars -fall 2010

 

CREDITS:

Kit is collab Art and Soul by Krista Sahlin and Holly Designs, font is by Darcy Baldwin.

 

by Pam

 
JOURNALING:

Out of all the things to do at Mimi and Pa’s house, it was fun to see the girls take a break from the toys to just sit and read together.

CREDITS:

Back to School felt elements by Pamela Donnis, stitch from Chewy (blog freebie) by Pamela Donnis, Alphagraphics alphabet by Jacque Larsen, Paper from At the Bus Stop by Lauren Grier

by Emily

CREDITS:

School Crush and BYOAlpha by Lili; Template from Grow with Love by Crystal Livesay and Sara Gleason

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You'll be playing for a 10$ to Gina's shop and 10$ to Jacque's shop.  Make sure you post your pages at the MSA Hodge Podge Gallery!! And you'll have until next week to finish this one, too. I can't announce the winner of the Q challenge since it was just posted yesterday - haha.

Happy Scrapping!

~ Peppermint

Q....it's about time.

ACK!  We (I, Rachel) messed up.  Somehow our rotation got off and now we're fixing it.  We're lucky we have Jacque to keep us in line!  SOOoo...this is late, but it's time for the letter Q!

Are you the queen of everything?   Do you like quills?  Or quails?  We want to know!  Here are some inspiring layouts from our team:

 

Layout by Kelleanne

CREDITS: Boy oh Boy by Designs by Lili and Leora Sanford, My Little Mister by Micheline Martin and Shawna Clingerman, Baby Steps Vol. 3 by Tiny Toes Designs, font 2peas think small, photo treatment by Pioneer Woman
Journaling: Things move pretty fast around this house. There aren’t many moments of peace and quiet. But every once in a while you guys will just sit. Take a moment and do nothing. Nothing but relax and regroup. They don’t happen very often, but I enjoy ever one of these quiet moments.

 

Layout by Emily

CREDITS: So Much to Say and basic alpha by Lauren Grier

 

Layout by Nikki

Credits: Antique Sewing Essentials by JenU Designs, Template by Katie Pertiet, Alpha by Weeds and Wildflowers Designs Fonts: DJB Rebecca Script and CK Mama O

Journaling Reads:
 

My Great Grandmaw Lily was one of the last of a great generation. She wore old fashioned dresses and sunbonnets and spent many many hours quilting. She passed away when I was 8 years old but before then she made matching twin-sized quilts for me and my little sister's beds. They're bright and colorful and full of tiny squares made of polyester since she used scraps from clothes made during the 70's. I will treasure them always and remember her every time I use them

 

Layout by Rachel

Credits: Homecoming Solids, Uncommonly Ordinary Alphabet, Paper Towels by Rachel Young, Decorative Stitches by Val Wibbens, Drop Shadow actions by Traci Murphy

 Journaling reads: I’ve always wanted to do it…but I’m afraid of jumping in.  Maybe someday I’ll be as amazing as Jaime and work magic with thread and cloth.

 

Layout by Lauren

Credits: my photo overlayed with Holliewood Studios All Hallows Eve papers alphas: amy martin marked alpha; holliewood studio scarlet letter; sjd junk yard alpha; studio sara scarl amelie font: go crazy

 

Get scrapping, hodgpodge-y friends!  I can't wait to see your pages.  You'll be playing for a 10$ to Aja's shop and 10$ to Traci's shop.  Make sure you post your pages at the MSA Hodge Podge Gallery!!

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The winner of our Letter P Challenge is Jaymez with this beautiful layout

Congrats girl!  Email me at rachelyoungdesigns at gmail dot com for your prizes!!

 

 

The Letter "P"

A little late.

But better than never, right?

The Letter "P"

Thank you TO ALL who participated in our last challenge, "Simple Goals".

There were some AMAZING layouts created. It is so good to get our goals, no matter HOW simple they are documented down on paper. We will be more likely to complete them if we write them down. You can see the wonderful layouts in our HODGE PODGE gallery at MSA. Stop by and leave some praise. Also, join in on our fun challenges and POST your pages in the gallery and YOU might be our next winner!!! The winner I've chosen from the 'simple goal' challenge is Cristina's '6 goals' layout. congratulations! Email me

jacque[at]larsenfamily.com to claim your 2 $10 GCs.

Now for some "Letter P" inspiration.

by Emily

 

CREDITS: Nostalgia by Paislee Press and Creashens; Wordart by Paislee Press

by Kelleanne

 

CREDITS: Wishing Jar and Gallery Frames vol. 2 by Paislee Press, Wordart from Creator by One Little Bird, Taking shape collaboration by Zinnias and Swallowtails and Tiny Toes Designs, font Adler, photo action by My Four Hens.

Journaling: Every time I look at you I can’t help but think of all the possibilities you have to do so many wonderful things. You can be anything you want. You can follow any dream. The whole world is yours for the taking and I cannot wait to see what you do with it. I have no doubt that you will do great things in your life and I will be there to encourage you every step of the way.

by Lauren

 

CREDITS: Dunia and Studio Basic Boy's Don't Cry, LWD Zig Zag Circle, Anna Stiched By Anna White, Gina Miller Goopy Stamped Alpha, Emily Giovanni Glitter Splat

by Michelle

 

CREDITS: Rain On My Parade by PixelWorks, Pet Mania by Kaye Winiecki and Holly Designs, Simply Shaded alpha by Kaye Winiecki, Late In Summer template by Amy Martin

Journaling: Poor little Jack. He looks so pathetic in this picture. This was the second day we had him. We brought him to a groomer to shave off all that matted, mangy, urine-smelling hair. But they couldn’t finish the job. He got too aggressive with them when they got to his face so he was left with ridiculous eye-brows and a goatee. Without
his hair you could really see how skinny he was. It makes me furious to think about how they were mistreating him. He has been a handful but I’m so glad we rescued him.

by Nikki

 

CREDITS: Babycakes by Dani Mogstad, Template Set 68 by Cindy Schneider, DJB Sarah Print by Darcy Baldwin

Journaling: Oh how you love your "pappy"! We always called it "pacie" when Avery was a baby but since you started talking, you've called it your "pappy" and it's stuck. At 20 mos I try not to let you have it except when you're sleeping but whenever you find one you pop it in your mouth and it's
so cute I can't hardly stand to take it away. You've got to where you actually chew on it more than anything else and so most of them are flat and useless but you love them anyway. The funniest thing is that you have about 4 in your crib with you whenever you go to bed and you lull yourself to sleep by switching them out every few minutes. It's so cute and your Daddy and I can even hear you swapping your Pappies over the baby monitor. We took Avery's away when he was 2 1/2 and I'm sure we'll do the same with you but I'm not looking forward to that day because you love your Pappy so much!

by Traci

 

CREDITS: Various papers and elements in my stash by: Weeds & Wildflowers, Lori Davidson, Michelle Coleman, Traci Murphy, Meredith Fenwick, Corina Nielsen, and SherryJD.

by Whitney

 

CREDITS: By the Sea from Pixel Gypsy; Knocked Down Alpha Vol. 4 from Dysfunctional Design; Waterpark collab from Jacque Larsen & Krista Sahlin; Dated Take 2 from Aja Abney

Just a REMINDER:

Post your finished layouts in our HODGE PODGE GALLERY at MSA.

We chose our winners from that gallery every week.

Maybe this time it will be YOU!

simple goals

Hi everyone! Gabi's here today with journaling prompt challenge. How is everyone doing? We are having here a very last day of summer before school starts tomorrow so we are going to enjoy the day all together.

I'm a huge fan of Elise's work so when I saw here simple goals post I knew that I will do a list of mine as well. And here goes the challenge for you today. Scrap about your simple goals for the rest of the year. Our Hodge Podge team did their homework as well :)

Aja

CREDITS: Your Baby Book Template by Emily Merritt at TLP; Well-Educated and Tiny Alpha by Aja Abney at Oscraps and SBB.

Kelleanne

CREDITS: Dandelion Wishing by Kasia, Double Bloom vol. 1 by Zinnias and Swallowtails, Alpha by Gina Cabrera

Traci

CREDITS: Matryoshka by Rachel Young & Lilje Designs, a couple of buttons from Rachel Young's Good Things to Come kit, some stitches I threw in.

Nikki

CREDITS: Just Breathe 2 Scoops by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Lauren Grier, Template by Sara Gleason, Font - CK Mama O

Emily

CREDITS: G is for Goals by Emily Merritt; Retro Techno by Cori Gammon; Template by Fizzy Pop Designs; Snipped Alpha by Valorie Wibbens; Talk bubble by CD Muckosky

Alice (our guest)

 

CREDITS: Matrioshka collab kit by Lilje & Rachel Young ; Sidekick Alpha by Rachel Young.Font : My font by Darcy Baldwin

(me) Gabi

 

CREDITS: Valorie Wibbens - Just because papers, A stitchy mess; Gabi Rytirova - Pure, Label dates, Simple basics - coming soon; Amber Clegg - Chunky alpha - black; Jenna Desai - Spray dots mats @ the-lilypad. Ali Edwards - Everyday twill @ designerdigitals; Emily Powers - Metamorphosis - paper (retired); font: another typewriter

This week we are playing for $10 gift certificates from Peppermint (One little bird designs) and Rachel. Please don't forget to post your pages into Hodge Podge Art gallery over at MSA.

Are you ready?

Aja's winner from her shopping list challenge is jaymez. Congratulation!! Please email me at garynka at gmail DOT com for your prizes. Thank you.

What's on your list?

Hi, everyone!  Aja here with your weekly prompt.  I thought it would be fun to document something that seems mundane, but will be really cool to look back on later. So this week's challenge is to scrap your shopping list.

Ready for some inspiration from the team?

Kelleanne

CREDITS:  Pinching Pennies, What's for dinner, Cleaning day, and Potty time by Pamela Donnis, Spring has sprung papers by Cori Gammon, Funland by Jacque Larsen, Messy Machine stitches by Emily Merritt, iDad by Emily Merritt, Mismatch type Alpha by Jacque Larsen, Fun and funky alpha by Designs by Lili, Template by Tiny Toes Designs, Font Pea Karen's script.

Nikki

CREDITS:  Moom! What's For Dinner 2 Scoops by Julie Billingsley and Lauren Grier, Bad Sewing Machine XII: Don't Be a Square 2 by Traci Reed Grocery List Template from ScrapGirls.com.

Jacque

CREDITS:  Kit is Farmers Market by Valorie Wibbens, AlphaGraphics by Jacque Larsen, font is FG Cathies Hand.

Journaling: a typical week of groceries in our home consists of: 2 loaves of bread, a flat of eggs, 3 gallons of milk, lots of butter, tons of toilet paper, laundry and dish detergent, toothpaste, 10 pounds of hamburger, 20 pounds of chicken, 5 pounds of pork, lots of cold cereal, bagels, cream cheese, at least 5 pounds of cheddar, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, tortillas, crackers, chips, fresh fruit and veggies, fruit roll up and lots of other snacks for lunches and after school. cleaning supplies and storage containers are needed nearly weekly. turkey and other deli slices, pasta and rice, ice cream, cones and popsicles during the summer, i can’t live with out paper plates and napkins. a family of six goes through a lot of food and miscellaneous supplies each week. at least one person at any given time of the day is hungry. hopefully, i have something on hand for them to eat.

Emily

CREDITS:  Art Start no.5 and Class Act by Aja Abney; G is for Goals by Emily Merritt; Funky Junky Old School by Kate Hadfield, Rachel Young and Michelle Godin.

Me (Aja)

CREDITS:  Vegetable Patch by Kate Hadfield at TLP; Hands Across the Gulf Collab at A5D; School Crush by Design by Lili at TLP; Preschool Palooza by Kate Hadfield and Emily Powers (retired).

This week we're playing for $10 from Jacque and Gina, so get scrappin'!  Don't forget to post your pages at the MyScrapbookArt Hodge Podge Gallery.

And a big congratulations to Cintia, our layout winner from last week!  Please email me at ajaabney at gmail dot com to claim your prize!

The Letter O!

Emily here bringing you today's challenge...let's scrap the letter "o"! I can't wait to see what you come up with. Here's some inspiration from our team:

myself (Emily)

Our House by Aja Abney; Story Starters by Aja Abney and Crystal Livesay

Lexi

Credits: Using Yours and Torn Bits 3 by Creashens, Ciao Bella by Leora Sanford, Oh My Brushes! by cre@bisontine, Stamped Blocks No 14 by Katie Pertiet, lens flare by FruitLoOp Sally, fonts: Jellyka St Andrew's Queen, Cheboygan

Kelly

Journaling: I had been wanting orchids for the longest time, but things just kept getting in the way. No place to put them, and then we were moving. But once we got settled in the new house I went out and finally got them. I just love the way they look in front of the window. August 2010

CREDITS: Memory of you by Kasia Designs, Sidekicks packs No. 14 by Fizzy Pop Designs

Michelle

Credits: Simply Shaded by Kaye Winiecki, Cloud 9 by Lauren Reid and Designs by Lili, Me by Valorie Wibbens and Emily Merritt, Movie Night by Kate Hadfield and Holly Designs

Whit

Credits: Good Foundations, Sidekicks Solid Papers, Sidekicks Patterned Papers, Sidekick Alpha all from Rachel Young; August Studio Grab bag from Pixel Gypsy; Sketchbook Pages from Kate Hadfield; Life Recorded from Sir Scrapalot

Nikki

Credits: Army of One by Kim Hill, Template by Kaye Winiecki

Tali

Credits: Preserved template by zinnias and swallowtails; Roxy's Palette by One Little Bird; Dainty, Pitter Patter, Kalea's Bits No. 1 and Kalea's Bits No. 3 by creashens; Free Spirit Alpha by CD Muckosky. Photo by and used with permission from Moxie Blue Photography.

Journaling: You are our oldest child. You came first. You broke us in, taught us how to be parents. We learned everything about babies on you. I guess you were sort of our little guineau pig. We really couldn’t have gotten luckier with a first child. You slept through the night early, potty trained early. It will be interesting to see how your oldest child status shapes your life, and since your daddy and I are also the oldest of our siblings, it is neat to see you interact with your little brothers as the big sister. I think they are 2 lucky little boys to have you as their big sister!

Jacque

CREDITS: Background paper by Michelle Underwood, AlphaScraps and paper pieced bus and arrow by Jacque Larsen, font is 2 peas Chicken Shack.

Journaling: school supplies are purchased. new clothes are bought. early bed time has been implemented. teachers have been met. jump start is over. it is time for school. mom is ready for you kids to get...OUT OF HERE!

Remember that today we're playing for 2 $10 GC's to my store (Emily Merritt Designs) and Gabi's store!! Don't forget to upload to the MSA Hodge Podge Gallery!

The winner from last week is: valeriapiemonte!! Email me at emilymerrittdesigns at gmail dot com to claim your prize from last week!!

Today in the Present

Okay, so the title makes no sense, but in my head it's totally clear!  Rather than a Today in History, I thought it would be fun to make a Today in the Present - things that are currently in your life, or things that you can't live without TODAY...so when you've put your album together at the end of the year, and your kids or families pull them out years from now you can have a Today in History page!

by Me (Traci)

CREDITS: Rachel Young: Dance Your Dance elements, Pink paper (recolored)  , Tagboard alpha by Bergit Kerr, [url=http://trendland.net/?s=cooler+than+me&x=0&y=0&=Go]photo Mike posner[/url], Funky Junky Spring alpha by Kate Hadfield, Leopard Print alpha (recolored) by Gina Cabrera, Carelessly Crumpled paper by Kate Hadfield, Typekey alpha by Amber Clegg, “ring” and “today” alphas by Kim Christensen, sun by Kaye Wineckie (made from her stars and a sun).

by Emily

CREDITS: Cloud 9 by Lauren Reid and Lili; alpha by CD Muckosky

Now onto the Letter N

Hi friends!  It's Rachel here and we're moving onto the letter N!  So get your thinking caps out and find something out about yourself that starts with letter N.  I can't wait to see your entries!  Ready for some inspiration from our crew?  Here you are!

Layout by Emily

CREDITS: Old Skool by Kate Hadfield; Kraftaddict by Valorie Wibbens; Alpha by CD Muckosky
JOURNALING: in school i was always kind of a nerd. i remember i never had my mom bugging me about doing my homework because i would just do it after school before i did anything else.

i remember being in high school and being in all the a.p. classes i could be in. my goal was to get over a 4.0 so that i could be one of the valedictorians. then i moved back to utah for my senior year of high school and i remember that the only required class i had to take was english. i filled my schedule with easy and fun classes. i spent a lot of my senior year having fun, skipping classes and enjoying my friends. i still was a good student, but i finally lost a bit of the nerdiness.

Layout by Nikki

Credits: Dear Diary by Kristin Cronin-Barrow, Contrary Kraft Alpha by Shawna Clingerman, Bad Sewing Machine XVIII: Kinda Kleen by Traci Reed, Template by Cindy Schnieder

Journaling: At 36, I'm starting to feel it. Aging...4 years from the big 4-0. It's so hard to believe that so many years have gone by so quickly. It's nice to be able to look back on my life so far and be content. To know that I'm right where I'm supposed to be...right where I want to be. My life is far from perfect but it's mine and I love every minute of it.

Layout by Lauren

credits: one little bird storyteller paper; tranquility flower, catrine aged frame; cd hoo olws you alpha, viva destination stitch recolored

journal: i love taking naps with my cat. all i have to do is get her favorite blanket, whistle for her and she'll curl up right next to me and snooze the time away. it's so peaceful and comforting.

Layout by Whit

Credits: Wish Cardstock from Rachel Young, Salvaged Spellers-Back in Black from Rachel Young, Backyard Bliss from Rachel Young, Kate Hadfield & Gina Miller, Dated Take 2 from Aja Abney, By the Sea from Pixel Gypsy, Knocked Down Vol. 4 & Stick To It-Watercolors from Dysfunctional Design

Layout by Rachel

Credits:  Salvaged Whites, Uncommonly Ordinary alphabets by Rachel Young, Kraft Addict by Valorie Wibbens, Basic Black White Alphabet by Jacque Larsen, Splat Mats, Suzie Q Alphabet, Free Spirit Alphabet, Together by CD, Uber Mini 18 by Amy Martin

Journaling:  I feel like I say it all the time,. no. no running in the house, no eating
downstairs, no you can’t ride your bike without a helmet, even if you
get sweaty, no yelling, no playing with my camera without asking
no sneaking Popsicles  from the fridge, and many many more.  Sometimes
I wonder if you’ll remember all the times I’ve said yes because it feels like no
comes out of my mouth so much more often.  Just remember that I love you and that's usually where the no comes from.

Today we're playing for 10$ from One Little Bird Designs (Peppermint) and 10$ from my shop!  Get scrappin'!  Don't forget to post your pages at the MyScrapbookArt Hodge Podge Gallery.

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Congrats to VIXEN for winning last week's challenge with this page:

Such a great page!!  I love all the paint and fun elements.  Email me at rachelyoungdesigns at gmail dot com for your codes, Vixen and congrats!!

If I had only known then ...

I'm not the type of person to dwell on the past, nor am I the type to have a lot of regrets - but lately I've found myself heading in directions in life that I wish I would have explored earlier. For me they're not necessarily huge things, just a lot of little things. The older I get the more experiences I collect, and the more anxious I feel about the eternal "race against the clock". Why didn't I do this earlier? What took me so long? All those years - I didn't know what I was missing out on!

So this week, I thought this topic would make a great addition to our All About Me albums. Create a page about something you wish you had known "back then" - whether it's one item or an entire list.

But before I dazzle you with inspiration from the team, it's time to announce last week's winner!
Cintiascrap with her Magic Vacation layout. I fell in love with her bright, summery color palette and those drawn waves across the bottom. I mean, seriously, I'd like to crawl into that page and take a vacation IN it. Congratulations Cintia!

This week you're playing for Gift Certificates to Kate Hadfield and Rachel Young's stores! Make sure you post your pages in the Hodge Podge Art gallery at My Scrapbook Art, and leave a comment here so we know you've played along!

A little inspiration from the Hodge Podge Team to get you started:

LAYOUT BY EMILY

Credits:
Not What I Expected by Lauren Grier

LAYOUT BY NIKKI

Credits:
Once Upon a Story Collab by Emily Merritt and Designs by Lili, Template by Valorie Wibbens

LAYOUT BY TALI

Credits:
Motivated by K Studios, Pretty Krafty 2 by creashens.

LAYOUT BY RACHEL

Journaling Reads:
If only... Look how cute we are! Lookat our cuteness hiding behind our “lumberjack” clothes. (what my Dad called us behind our backs). Granted it was the 90s and your choices were body suits or baggy...we chose baggy. And don’t even get me started on my make-up choices. I’d love to go back in time and wear cute clothes that showed off my cute figure and cute hair and  make-up. If only I’d have known

Credits:
Foux du Fafa by Rachel Young, Template 13 and Pink Flurry Alphabet by Kaye Winiecki, In Style by Jacque Larsen

LAYOUT BY PEPPERMINT

Credits:
Storyteller by Paislee Press + One Little Bird, Everyday Word Art by Ali Edwards