Make it Your Own Challenge Video

Here's the you tube video for Northridge Publishing with the fabulous Kristine Mckay (My Craft Channel) interviewing me about my "Make it Your Own" challenge!



I don't think I'll ever get comfortable seeing myself on camera!

Make it your own Challenge

My friend Lori Allred, marketing director for my craft channel asked me if I would participate in the "Make it your own Challenge" put out there by Northridge Publishing
She would give me a scrapbook page out of the new issue of Scrapbook Trends magazine

and then I turn around and create something that was inspired by that page. It could be anything really...a card, craft whatever.

Since I am an interior designer by trade and not a crafter, my inclination was to say "NO WAY"! However, I have a hard time telling my close friends no,
so I said Y-E-S to the challenge.

The scrapbook page I was given was one that involved pennant banners.

Such a hot trend right now in everything I have seen crafty. What on earth could I do with a pennant banner that hasn't already been done?
In true "NICKI" fashion, I came up with a G-R-A-N-D-E idea and after 2 trial runs, scrapped it (no pun intended)! After several more craft *FAILS*, the day before it was due, I came up with the last revision and one that worked...
Are you ready to see what I came up with...

TAAA-DAAA!
REVERSIBLE EASTER PENNANTS
These pretties hang in the two windows that flank my front door and almost act like a valance for these windows. Both sides color coordinate and have cute vintage easter images so I can see them inside my house and visitors can see them through the windows. Pretty fun, right?

I'm working on putting a tutorial together for these so hang tight...more to come!

Davis County Ballroom/Endeavor Elementary Performace

So my kids ballroom dance...
They both take at Davis County Ballroom.
Here is some video one of the mom's took at an elementary school they performed at with their teams!

Claire's Team/Jr. High age kids


And one of Jake's Team/Elementary school age kids


I am so proud of them. I think it takes real guts to get up and dance in front of people and they do so awesome performing.

19 Years of Marriage

Okay...Today is 19 years of marriage for me.
I have lived longer with my hubby than with my parents.
How weird is that?

This is me and him at ages 3 and 5. We started out as neighbors.
He was the kid who ran over me with his big wheel on my circular driveway and along with his partner in crime, (my cousin Mark), broke into my house and stole my crackerjack. He denies that it ever happened...

And aside from being coerced into marrying me by my entire extended family, I think we have a pretty good life.

Love you Spoosh.

Studio 5

So here's the Larson's version of a Spooktacular Halloween!

 

 

Spooky Happy Home

I am so very excited to announce that on Friday my house gets to be the spooky "Happy Home" on Studio Five.  Come and see what Halloween is like at my crazy decked out house!

P.S.  If you miss the show you can view it online here!

Mouse, Paper, Scissors Class

Okay. I could hyperventalate right now!  I won a class on the big giveway they did on My Craft Channel.  It's called Mouse, Paper, Scissors with Heidi Swapp and Jessica Sprague.



I just adore Heidi Swapp and have been a fan for years.  I can't wait to take this class to see what kind of projects I get to make.  Her scrapbooking style is so intriguing to me and a huge source of creative inspiration for me.  Maybe, just maybe, I'll learn some Heidi secrets so I can scrap like her!  And I definitely could use some photoshop tips from Jessica Sprague.  This is going to be awesome!