Scraptures....National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop

***if by chance you have come to my blog first hop on over to Scraptures Blog....for the start of the blog hop.....http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.ca/

Welcome to the Scraptures

National Scrapbooking Day

2012 Blog Hop!

To take part, all you need to do is visit each of the blogs in the order given. We are sure that you will be inspired by what you will see. Our design team has been hard at work! Leave a comment on all 5 blogs and then return to the Scraptures blog and post a comment that you have completed the blog hop. Choose any design team members take on the sketch that inspires you & scrap-lift it. Post it on our Facebook page in the album provided, in our gallery or on your own blog and add it to the Linky party below by Monday, May 7 at 7 pm for a chance to win a prize!

Here is our blog hop order...


Scraptures http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.ca/
Shannon http://varyscrappy.blogspot.ca/
Teresa http://just--t.blogspot.ca/
Chelle http://maybecreative.blogspot.ca/
Tracy http://tracymittleholtz.blogspot.ca/
Laurie http://mycreativenonsenseandotherscrap.blogspot.ca/
And then back to


Scraptures http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.ca/





Now on to the hop.....


Welcome....I hope you have enjoyed the hop so far... and of course they saved the best for last (LOL!!)

you all know by now what the sketch looks like but just in case here it is again.....
Here is Creative Scrappers Sketch #42

My colour that I chose for this blog hop is ORANGE...  Kurt's favourite colour is Orange...and he has this Orange hoodie that he loves...and when I mean loves..he hardly ever takes it off...so of course when I had to pick a clour orange it was...so here it is...my take on the sketch.....

Now dont forget to head on back to Scraptures blog and post a comment that you have been to all 5 blogs...here is the link again.....http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.ca/

Thanks for stopping by my blog...check out scraptures website for more exciting National Scrapbook Day Challenges....

XO Laurie

Finally...

Ok...so you are all wondering (well maybe not all but some for sure)...where the heck have I been... so I thought I would do a little bit of an update... I have not been blogging for awhile and for that I apologize...life has gotten super duper busy and I had to focus on my family.... Alot has changed in my life over the last few months... and all I will say is it is for the better... I am still on my weight loss journey although that got put on the back burner as well and with 15 pounds to go....I will get there...
On a crafty note... I am back at it... Scrapbooking became a throne in my side...I used to love it and then it became a chore and something I had to do...now I am back at scrapbooking for myself.. and I love it...
Well with that being said.....Saturday is National Scrapbook Day... and I have been asked by the New Owner of Scraptures to help with their blog hop...how could I resist...so I have been scrapbooking again for me but also for scraptures.... YEAH!! boy have I missed it... so stay tuned to Saturday....and let the blog hopping begin...and while you are at it check out scraptures website... New Owner,,, New Look,,, same great place to hang out... and chat..http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.ca/

Laurie

FITMAS.....week one of 12 weeks


What is FITMAS you say... Well... here it is Bikini or Bust is hosting this challenge 12 weeks of fitness before Christmas...So for Christmas I am giving myself HEALTH... yes this is perfect for me....getting my health back and what a great way to finish all I have accomplished with FITMAS
http://www.bikiniorbust.com/2011/09/15/the-12-weeks-of-fitmas/

I have not yet taken my measurements or done any of that yet but I will get to it right after work... here is the link to Week #1 of FITMAS...
http://www.bikiniorbust.com/2011/10/03/first-week-of-fitmas-a-shredmill-for-hiit/

I do not have a shedmill and the weather this week does not look the greatest...but I will do this I want to be the fittest I can be for Christmas...

Laurie

7 Day Push...week #5 but my first week...

Week # 5 : 7 Day Push
(but my first week)

I found this challenge on twitter from @afterninetofive (Ashley) http://www.afterninetofive.net/ and what a great challenge for me No Desserts for 7 days... Starting today... this is going to be a hard week to do this as Saturday we have a wedding but I am sure there will be lots of fruit for me to choose from instead of having cake....
I am still joining in.. and I am hoping that I will be able to keep up this No Desserts for the rest of the month or even longer...

so this week I will stop eating sweats and I will start eating more fruit and still drinking more water...

Yesterday... I did not eat sweets... and today so far so good... so I am 2/7 YEAH!!!

I will continue on my work out regimen and continue pushing towards my bikini wearing goal in November

I am hoping with this challenge that it will keep me motivated and not eat sweets...

Thanks Ashley for creating this weekly challenge...

thanks for stopping by...

Laurie XO

Scrap~tures July Kit Reveal...

Well I can't believe that the reveal for Scrap~tures is here already...I have to say that using this kit has been fun fun fun...I love summer and what more could a summer lovin gal like me want then Echo Park Summer Days....
I create these 4 layouts for the reveal...and many more to come in the next 4 weeks (with the Scrap~tures Sizzling Simple Summer Sketches 4 week blog Challenge...)

This is the sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches which will be posted on their site tomorrow http://www.sassylilsketches.com/ we are special and got to use it a day early thank you Cherie and Katie. Check out http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.com/ for more details on this months sketch challenge

here is my take on the sketch
My next layout I used the Sketch that Christa posted for the July 1st finally Friday sketch

This layout is actually on the back side of the above layout...and this layout is my take on the one word challenge...which is "Summer" check out the post here for more info on this challenge http://www.scraptures.ca/forum/index.php?topic=3627.msg44699

And a close up and personal of the title....

and now for...my last layout..I bet you can't tell I love flip flops....

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the gallery at http://www.scraptures.ca/gallery/index.php for the other layouts and cards the other Scrap~ture ladies have created

Laurie xo

ps...in case you were wondering about my getting healthy and work out regiment I have decided to do Jillian Michaels ripped in 30 I loved the 30 day shred but 2 months of it I was ready to move onto something else... I started it July 1st and am loving it so far...it is intense but I am doing it..I will share my thoughts about it through out the month...

30 Day Shred {Week 5}

30 Day Shred {Week 5}
Well it is the end of the 30 Day Shred Challenge. I am so glad that I joined in on this challenge it was exactly what I needed!
I am proud of myself for waking up at 5:40am and getting the work out done everyday...yuppp everyday...for the next month I have not decided if I am going to do the ripped in 30 or no more trouble zones both by Jillian Michaels but I am doing something that is for sure...November will be here before I know it and I will fit into that bikini and rock it...With that being said...here are my results.... recap...

Before Picture


My Before Measurements:
•Arms: {L} 12.5 {R} 12.5
•Legs: {L} 24.25 {R} 24.25
•Waist: 38
•Waist Lower: 44.5
•Hips: 43

I am soooo surprised. That Jillian was right if you follow this DVD you will see Results and that I did... you cant really tell by the photo but I can sure tell by my clothes... The capris I am wearing are a medium.. I have not worn a medium in a very very long time..
Here is my After photo. (taken by my 5 year old DH was not home)

My After Measurements:
•Arms: {L} 11.75 {R} 11.75
•Legs: {L} 23 {R} 23
•Waist: 35
•Waist Lower: 40
•Hips: 41

I am not very comfortable revealing my weight but I am happy to announce that since the beginning of June and doing this challenge I have lost 5.5 pounds and a total of 14.5 pounds since starting the 30 day shred May 1st

I just want to thank Sarah from http://naptimemomtog.com/ for hosting this challenge without seeing your post on June 1st I am not sure what I would have done this past month...but having that motivation and other women doing this challenge certainly helped..

Thank you for stopping by...

Laurie xo

PS stay tuned Scraptures reveal is fast approaching and I am incharge of the blog challenges...hope you can join me...a little hint..it will include Sketches and Summer...ok not a very good hint but I can't give it all away...

30 Day Shred {Week 4} Plus a couple of days

Yes...plus a couple of day...was suppose to do my weekly post on Thursday but it has been one of those weeks... Thursday I rode the "Big Bike" for Heart and Stroke..with my Friend Amanda and her Husband Brent for Inspire Marketing....it was so much fun..then Friday I went on a field trip with LittleKs Class...60 kids at a farm...what a fun day that was...and then Friday night Greg and I went to see USS ~ a Toronto Band at the Studio Theatre in Hamilton... and then YESTERDAY...Saturday...this co-insides with Re-Shaping it All...Yesterday Greg, the Boys and I were all baptised together...it was a great day...we really wanted Stephen to perform the service before he and his wife Pleuntje move to Belgium ... it was a great day... We will miss them...they leave on the 6th of July...and I think I have asked them that question 12 times already ... "so when are you leaving??"
Now on to Today...I have completed most of my goals...but with a busy week it was hard to do some of them...
But yes I have completed the Shred work out everyday this week... and to me that is the most important goal...
and on to this weeks goals....

is to continue continuing on... with all the goals... we are on the home stretch...and June 30th is around the corner... YEAH!! can't wait to see the difference in my measurements from June 1st to June 30th...

The best part of doing the challenge...is it is bettering me as a person..and I am only gaining confidence and something else to add a healthy lifestyle...

Thanks for stopping by
Laurie XO