Can 2007 Really be almost over??

I cannot believe how fast this year has gone by. Seems like it was only yesterday that everyone was freaking out about it being 2000. I hope 2008 will be even better than 2007. We have a lot coming up this year. First is my new job that I start on the 14th of Jan. Then our birthday grand slam. 5 birthdays in 1 week. YIKES! My FIL and MIL turn 60 this year. I turn 30 this year. My IL's celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. Lots of big celebrations this year. I hope to take the family back to Disneyworld sometime this year too. I am sure before I know it we will be saying goodbye to 2008 too! Time sure does fly faster the older you get. Here are a couple pics that I took from our trip to the snow the other day.

I hope you all have a safe and fun New Year's! Love the Pealer's!

Winter Wonderland Contest @ SWG

It’s a Winter Wonderland at Scrappin’ with Grace and Flair Designs for the Month of January. So grab your coat and hat and bundle up becuase things are gonna get Frosty in here.

The winner will be the person who has the most points at the end of the four weeks. That person will receive a prize package (details to follow)


There will be 4 challenges during this contest:

Challenge 1 will be posted Jan 1st and due Jan 6th @ midnight PST
Challenge 2 will be issued Jan 8th and due Jan 13th @ midnight PST
Challenge 3 will be issued Jan 15th and due Jan 20th @ midnight PST
Challenge 4 will be issued Jan 22nd and due Jan 27th @ midnight PST

Here are the rules for the Winter Wonderland Contest.

1. Sign-ups will be taken on the www.Scrappinwithgrace.com message board until Jan 7th at midnight PST! (please sign up under the sign-up thread) However, your first challenge will be issued Jan 1st!

2. Once you have signed up, your first assignment will be given to you on TUESDAY Jan. 1st…and you will have until the following SUNDAY to complete the assignment. All assignments will be due at midnight PST the following Sunday

3. You will be judged during this contest. You may drop your lowest score…which also means you may skip 1 week during the contest… (giving you a zero…which you would want to then drop)

4. You will be required to use product from Flair Designs for 1 of the challenges and also 1 of the extra credit assignments. If you do not have any of Flair Design products you may purchase them in our store.

5. You can earn “extra credit” throughout the contest and will be given 1 “extra credit opportunity” each week! This will be worth 5 extra credit points! Please note that extra credit is not mandatory! So watch out for these opportunities…they will be given at different times during the week and will never be the same thing.

6. No one will be eliminated during the contest! The person with the highest score at the end of the contest will be our winner! We will determine the winner by adding all of the scores together and subtracting out the lowest score.

7. Assignments will always be due on Sunday at Midnight PST! Please keep in mind that everything will be run on PST. You will receive your scores back no later than Tuesday at noon PST.

8. New layouts only please.

So are you ready to bundle up and get your scrap on? WE will see you on the boards at Scrappinwithgrace.com

Crop tonight at SWG

Come join us at http://www.scrappinwithgrace.com for our Crop tonight.
Each hour from 6pm-12am CST you will be issued a challenge ...you have 1 hour to complete that challenge and upload to the correct gallery...if you complete the challenge your name will go into the prize drawing for that hour...so we will have a winner EACH hour during the crop (how fun is that!!!)
Also we will have a grand prize winner! So lots of chances to take home some fun prizes!

We will be playing bingo at 7pm CST...this will be the challenge for that hour...so the winner of bingo will win a prize...:)

I hope many of you will come and join us...I know it is an insane time of the year...but if you can...we would love to have you here

We need YOU!

Scrappin with Grace is looking for it's next Design Team Coordinator. If you are interested please read on.

We would like to post an opening for the DT Coordinator. The challenge will run from today to Jan 6th 6 pm PST. We are giving you the choice of creating one of the following. Please post your image into our gallery...http://scrappinwithgrace.com/Gallery/DT-Coordinator-Applications

Create a layout answering one of the following questions:

Tell us what is your special dream is?

Tell us something that makes you unique?

What is your favorite saying/quote?

You will need to create an account at http://www.scrappinwithgrace.com so that you can PM Kristina the owner the following.



1. Why do you think you would make a good fit for SWG DT Coordinator?

a. Why do you want the position? What about the position entices you the most?

b. What can you offer to SWG as the DT Coordinator? Be creative.

c. How often are you online?

d. Show me your creativity. List one new idea for the site and tell me a little about it.


2. Past Experience?

a. Do you have any prior experience as a design team member, or coordinator? Give examples of a frustrating situation and a rewarding situation?

b. Do you have computer knowledge? How well do you know a computer? Give examples.


3. Are you committed currently to other sites/blogs/stores?

a. What level of commitment is at those sites?

b. Do you feel it will affect your commitment to SWG?


4. Why do you scrapbook?

a. Give me three reasons on why you scrapbook?

b. Do you want to be known in the scrapbooking industry?

c. Where do you mostly scrapbook? At home, with friends, weekend retreats, etc?

d. Do you attend CKUs, or other similar events?


Please link to your blog, your work, scrapbook resume, whatever you have….

We hope to see your application!

Big Changes for me!

Well the start of the new year will be something of a whirlwind for me. I will be having a bunch of new things in my life to get used to. First and the most exciting for me is that I am the New Special Events Coordinator at http://www.scrappinwithgrace.com. I have already lined up new sponsors and have the next two contest mapped out.

Second is I will be starting a full time job sometime after the start of the new year. I have not worked in almost 7 years so this will be a big adjustment for me and my family. My dear hubby will now have to learn how to style my daughters hair. I don't think he has ever done a ponytail in his life. He gets to be a full time WAHD.

And in addition to all this fun, January is our biggest birthday month for our family. We have 5, yes 5 birthdays in 1, yes 1 week. So that will just add on to all the madness of the new year.

I hope you all have your shopping done and your presents wrapped. I am off to do some holiday baking here in a little bit. Merry Xmas if I don't get a chance to post before Tuesday.

Merry Xmas from the Pealer's

I gotta thank Scott at CMK for showing me what Jib Jab had this season LOL.

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Yay Its Friday

Love Fridays! Especially ones where I get to go have fun later. Tonight is my Bunco night. Maybe I can escape the job dread for a couple hours LOL. Well since I have two yes TWO interviews next week I think that calls for some shopping tomorrow. Ya know I just can't wear that velour sweat suit to my interviews now can I? Macy's will make me happy! LOL . Anyways here is a LO that I completed last night. Papers are from Tinkering Inks's new Beloved Line.


Have a great weekend everyone!