Cropper's Cottage Cyber Crop!

Calling all Cybercrop Divas!!!

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ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST CYBERCROP FOR THE NEW YEAR!!!

January 1st – January 7th Croppers cottage will be hosting 7 days of classes, challenges, chats, contests, and prizes.

Our theme will be for all of you DESPERATE SCRAPPERS out there so we hope to see you on Wisteria Lane for our week of fun and games.

The crop will officially kick off at 2:00 pm on Sunday, the 1st. Watch for an announcement in one week, on the 7th of December at approximately 9:00 pm (central time zone) with the schedule for the week including class lists, kits, and challenges. (Watch this space as that time may change…I have a Christmas party to go to that night )

We are really excited and hope that you are too. This is a fantastic way to jump start the New Year with a jolt of creative inspiration. So which Desperate Scrapper will you be???

Find us here at www.cropperscottage.com

Hope to see you there!!!!!!!!!

Celebrity Look Alike

Okay..can't resist..this link was posted on Scrap Jazz. You can go to this site and upload a picture of yourself to see which celebrity you most closely resemble! Talk about fun!

Okay..I used this picture of me:




And my results were:

Lucy Lui!!!!!!!!!!!! (I checked it out though and our face shapes are alike..definitely not our eyes!)
Renee Zellweger
Penelope Cruz..hey Matthew..how about this!
Hilary Clinton (that's different!)
Jennifer Aniston..WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

So here's the link..go give it a try!

http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php?s=1&u=g0&lang=EN

Let me know what you get!

Merry Christmas

Well the Sandvoss family had a very nice Christmas this year. Our tradition started off as always with going to my Grandparents house on Christmas Eve. The kids were so excited during the day and had changed the countdown calendar to 00 days remaining. Then Connor got the idea to do an hourly countdown..needless to say they were really really excited!!

Snapped some pics at Grandma and Grandpa's house..here's a really nice one of the r5 of us...



The picture of the pj's left for the kids by Santa..the kids were trying to outwit us and wouldn't go downstairs knowing he was coming soon!haha



Fast forward to Christmas morning..lots and lots of presents to open..here's some good pictures of the kids favorite gifts they opened..

Here's one of Haley's..


One of Parker's...


And one of Connor's many cool gifts..(that I want!)


So what did I get you ask..a matching pair of Tanzanite earrings set in Platnium to match my ring I was given 3 Christmas' ago..a complete and total suprise! The best kind!! He also popped into my stocking the Black Eyed Peas and new Madonna Cd's!!!

It was a really nice holiday! Hope yours was too!!!!!!!!

Weekend Update

Wow..the weekend before Christmas and we were definitely busy! Saturday got up early, headed to Gymboree..had fun..sold tons..bought some too!(When don't I?) Then headed home, got a bite to eat, headed to the Cigar store for a surpise for Mark & Scott, then Target(DANGER!) then back home. Painted my nails while watching Hitch(LOVE THAT!), got ready, picked up babysitter, then headed to pick up Mark and Tammy..and on our way to heaven.......Bahama Breeze and their Bahamarita's!!!!!!! Best drink ever! And their onion rings and their amazing food..it's the best there! We took them out to thank them for referring a friend to Scott to sell their home. Lots of fun!

Sunday involved all things Christmas! Christmas cards, candy, gingerbread house, Chrismtas ornaments, Christmas presents and more! But it's all done and that's what is important to me! I still have some present to wrap..well all the presents to the kids from Santa that is..and need to pick up some treats for Parker's Xmas party..but such a good feeling of things being done! Hopefully these items I ordered early last week show up in time!





And as a final note to our weekend we watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith. A movie with much controversy..but it's hard for me..I like Angelina in her Tomb Raider's..so I knew I would like her in this and with the hunky Brad. Well, I wasn't dissapoitned at all In fact..I thought it was a great movie..fun, action, all that I expected. And surpised when who else should be in it...but Vince Vaughn. Interesting huh? Wonder if he helped fuel the fire as he would have been on set with those two! Nonetheless..I liked it and the life they live is theirs to do!

Well, I'm off..trying to be a better blogger this busy time of the year..have a good one!

Christmas Pictures

Well last night was the night! The night my parents came over for dinner and to take pictures of us for our cards. I wanted to do something different for a change instead of packing everyone up and going to Picture People at the mall. So..what started off as a quiet evening and thoughts of sweet, soft photos..wound up being a funny, three ring circus event with lots of veiled threats to the boys of xmas presents that will dissapear if they didn't knock it off!LOL The funniest thing is that I took pictures of all their antics knowing that those would be the best ones to scrapbook of all of the "posed" shots we were aiming for!

Here's a sneak peek into our crazy photo shoot!(don't forget you can click on them to see them bigger and use your back arrow to return to see more! If you dare!)











But admist the chaos and complete silliness..we did manage to get some really really good ones..here's just a peek..

Flurries

Flurries floating, flying, frosty flurries everywhere..........




Do you feel it? I felt it the whole time I worked on this and the entire time guess what? I couldn't stop smiling! Bet you smiled too!!!!! Do click on this to see it a bit larger! I wish you could see it in person as those snowflakes are raised up and those tiny touches of rhinestones..are just right!!:-)


Flurries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And hey..aren't this new Bo Bunny papers and stickers fun!

New Layout

Here's a new DT layout. I needed to use these large vellum quotes. At first..not my style..but last night I got the one out..and I tell you...this is my new favorite layout! And the poem is really neat..it's a starter poem for an album. So this is the first page for Haley's new book I just got her.

Snow Pictures

Check these out...some great ones of the kids!!!!!!!!!!!

Life

Wow..it's been a while! And that doesn't mean I haven't thought about stopping to blog..but lately it's just seems too indulgent when there is so much to do. But I do promise to at least try to get back to posting pics and layouts if anything! Although I'm sure you really missed my sarcasm and attitude rants over things right?

Well our house is decorated and looks great! I added just a few new things this year..but the biggest change is that the tree is downstairs. I wasn't sure how I would feel about it..but you know..it looks great..fits perfect and now I don't have to worry about the little guys messing with it. Here's a picture of it..I swear it looks right out of a department store with how much is on it...



Is that one loaded tree or what? Connor, Haley and Parker helped this year and did a great job. It's absolutely amazing how many ornaments we now all have with receiving at least one or two every year.

Here's a shot of it with lights off...love this..



This week we are having my Mom and Dad come over for dinner and take our Xmas pictures for something different. I've got us all wearing pink for the girls and green for the guys. Can't help it! Blame Target and all those adorable pink, green and red things that they have in the $1 section! Loved it all..great fun colors!

I worked this weekend on some Xmas ornaments for the little ones I watch. Trying something different..will post those as soon as they are finished but so far so good!

So that's it for now..I'll post some pics of the kids in the snow..but I'll try better to keep up!

Julia