scrapbook stuff...cheap!!!!!!!

i will share my christmas cheer with you!! from now until midnight december 26th, scrap-a-latte http://www.scrap-a-latte.net/store/home.php is having a "get what you want for christmas sale". the entire store is 45% off!!!! shut up...it's true!! the code to use is Xmas45. go there and get crazy!

back! by popular demand! cards of christmas past

here ya go! a look at older erickson christmas card pics. please note that my old scrappin' skills were not as mad as today's skills! :)

ALSO.........

the blog candy winner is TONYA:

This is FABULOUS!! What an awesome and creative idea. My favorite Christmas tradition is exchanging ornaments with my mom. We each buy each other one every year and it is so fun to see what we pick out or make for each other. It is something we have done since I first left home and I look forward to it every year. FANTASTIC blog candy. Thank you so much for the opportunity!! Tonya

congrats! email me your address (coolkidprz@aol.com) and i will hook ya up with some unity goodness!!

merry christmas, hip hoppers!

history of the erickson christmas card:

so, in 2003, i thought it would be fun to send a different kind of christmas card (sorry ron's mom!). luckily, my conservative husband was on board and the kids really had no choice. it has become quite the tradition and expected event for family and friends. here's a list of past cards:

year 1: have a white trash christmas (this was my favorite and will be revisited again in the future :) )

year 2: have a groovy christmas (70's style)

year 3: have a "napoleon dynamite" christmas (here i learned ron does a kick ass napoleon impression and i loved him even more)

year 4: rockin' around the christmas tree (80's hair band, LOVED doing the big hair again. megan, on the other hand, cried, "why can't we have a normal family like every body else?!?!")

year 5: ho ho ho and a bottle of rum (pirates)

year six: see above

so there ya have it! leave me a comment of YOUR favorite christmas tradition and you will have the chance of winning some unity stamps (i have a recipe set to give away and some random ones). it's better than the prices is right!!!

FOR THE RECORD:

begin hip hop here: http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

AFTER my blog, go here:

http://herebygrace.typepad.com/here_by_grace/

have a super christmas!

deck the halls

knocked out people: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/793-uk__320a_middle_school_madness

circle lined stamp: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/171-kit_uk145w_road_trip

worn grid (IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS STAMP, GET ONE!!!): http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps?search=worn+grid

months: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/1222-uk197_our_life_our_stories

tree: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/1336-us533a_trinity_trio

all aboard the HIP HOP train!

oooh oooh! have you ever been on a train? aside from the one at the zoo, i have been on one once. in college. it was cool. i met a guy. we hung out as i went from michigan to maryland. seems like a different lifetime.

begin your hip hoppin' here:

after me blog, ride the rails on over to laura's blog: http://www.lauralooloo.blogspot.com/

she's a nifty chick who gets crafty with cards.

layouts:

my little brothers

people faces, speech bubbles: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/793-uk__320a_middle_school_madness

the details, numbers: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/1222-uk197_our_life_our_stories

shooting stars

worn grid: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps?search=worn+grid

hip hop, pop 'n lock

hello and welcome to another addition of HIP HOP. woo hoo! be sure to begin your hoppin' at angela's blog http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/. after leaving here, pop 'n lock your way over to christi's blog http://alteredambitions.blogspot.com/ and check out her crafty ways!

hard knock life
circle stamp: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/171-kit_uk145w_road_trip
brackets, heart: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/1189-kom8_remember_happiness_august_kit_of_the_month
scallops: http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/1180-kom9_friendship_love_miracles_september_kit_of_the_month

have yourself a super hip hop day while i am home from school with what might just be the flu. :(

blog-a-log

there is some big stuff going on at scrapbook news and review http://www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com/joomla44/ this week. things culminate with an all day crop on december 13th. you should head on over to the boards and check it out!!

my layout for you today features a couple of very special embellishments. the red and white felt circle (with twine) came from a hallmark gift bag. the santa was cut from a target paper plate! shut up, it's true! so i challenge you to try getting a little crafty and resourceful with embellishments like these.

one person who challenges and inspires me is brooke lein. i have the pleasure of working with her through unity stamps. her blog has FANTASTIC music, great creations, and a ton of ideas. i also enjoy her photos and witty sense of humor. maybe i like her because she is cool like me. :) anyway, treat yourself and head on over to brookie's blog http://brookelien.blogspot.com/ and check it out. it'll make you happy. and, for some reason, if it does not...well then you are just not right!