SCRAPIN HAPPENS!!!

The King

2010-12-29T21:47:00.004-06:00

Just a quick 12x12 layout I did using the sketch from Sketchy Thursdays Secret Sketch Challenge.

It's Tooth Fairy Time!

2010-10-14T22:50:00.006-05:00

Long story short, my son had to have two teeth pulled on Wednesday. This may not seem like a big deal but he is not even four years old yet. I am so proud of him, he did such an amazing job. The dentist was great and he was very patient with him. My son has not even had any discomfort and it has not slowed him down one bit. Here are just a few pictures of his new smile and what the tooth fairy left for him.

It is hard to see but his right front tooth is gone.

He is showing his treasure box that he received from the dentist.

Yes...here is his teeth.

He just had to show me exactly where the hole in his mouth was. Lol!

And this is what the tooth fairy left him, along with some money.

Weekly Gratitude-Goodbye Hugs

2010-08-17T17:35:00.005-05:00

This week I am so thankful for the goodbye hugs that I receive from my husband and my son when I am heading out the door. Just recently my son has been asking me not to go to work and yes this breaks my heart. Now he has started to tell me these crazy stories just as I'm walking out of the door. He does this knowing I will listen as long as I can just to hear him talk, this is just the cutest thing. He often stands in between me and the front door saying "Please don't go momma." I love knowing that he loves me and loves our time together. He has also begun to say that he hasn't gave me bye bye hugs and kisses so I will give him more. I like how he has already figured out how to hang on to those last few seconds of time before a separation. Yes I know I should not be encouraging this behavior and that in the end I will be paying for it, but the moment in time for a goodbye hug is so fulfilling and will always hold a special place in my heart. After all I'm sure as he gets older there will be times where I will be lucky to get a goodbye wave, so I definitely cherish these special times.

Conected-Sketchy Thursdays

2010-08-05T19:13:00.008-05:00

This is my take on this weeks Sketchy Thursdays sketch.

Bubbles

2010-06-16T12:37:00.003-05:00

Here is my take on the Sketchy Thursday sketch for this week.

These pictures are from our spring break vacation this year. We had such a blast, we were at the children's museum with my mom, I think she had more fun than my son,lol. My son was so excited about the being inside a bubble, he just could not believe the bubbles were so big. My son did not want to leave the bubble station, the poor child behind us had to wait forever for me to finally drag him out. It was such a great day, I can't wait until next time!
Thanks for watching the video and have a great day.
I hope some scrapinhappens for you today!

Two Quick Cards

2010-06-14T20:44:00.003-05:00

Thanks for watching.

I hope some scrapinhappens for you today!

Just Us

2010-05-21T19:08:00.008-05:00

This is my take on the sketch for the June Guest Desiner Challenge at Sketchy Thursdays.

Have a beautiful day. I hope some scrapin happens for you today!

New Video-"Friends"

2010-05-04T11:37:00.002-05:00

Sorry I've been mia but it is finals week at school and I have had my head in the books. I was able to get a little scrapbooking in for NSD but not as much as I would've liked. I can't wait to finish school so I can have more time with my family and scrapbooking. I hope everyone enjoyed their scrapping holiday and is geared up for another great year of scrappy time. Have a beautiful day. I hope some scrapin happens for you today!

Weekly Gratitude-Online Crop

2010-04-13T23:19:00.006-05:00

This week I am so thankful for having the opportunity to participate in an online crop over at Life on the {scrap}beach. With being so busy in school and working over the weekends, it was so nice to take a day to myself to set down and get some scrapin done. I was able to complete two layouts and I am so pleased with how they turned out. The first one is a an Easter layout based on a sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches. I did make a video of this but I haven't got it up on youtube yet.

The next layout was based on a sketch from Sketchy Thursdays.

It felt so good just to be able to have a few minutes to scrap and relax. I hope everyone has a beautiful day.
I hope some scrapin happens for you today!

Weekly Gratitude-Holidays!

2010-04-05T11:23:00.003-05:00

This week my weekly gratitude is for holidays. I am very thankful that I get to spend time with my family and create new traditions and memories. We had a great Easter this year. My son is not into the egg hunts yet, he is only 3, I hope this changes by next year. He does love eating the ham, I think this is his favorite part of any holiday. He is just like his daddy in that sense, now if I can get them to eat and then wash the dishes. I may be asking for a miracle. Lol!!! I hope everyone had a great Easter. Have a beautiful day.

I hope some scrapin happens for you today.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T10:03:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone has a beautiful day!

Always Smile

2010-04-02T10:29:00.002-05:00

Another video I did of a card I recently made. I think I am finally getting the hang of making videos. If you have any suggestion please let me now. Thanks for watching and have a beautiful day!

A New Video-The Dress

2010-03-31T09:39:00.002-05:00

Weekly Gratitude, Spring!

2010-03-29T09:18:00.004-05:00

I am so grateful that spring is in the air. It has been a long and rough winter this year and I am ready to get some fresh spring air. Spring creates such a wonderful feeling. It gives you a great burst of energy to get those long awaited duties done. I can’t wait to start mowing the yard again and cleaning out the flower beds. I was able to spend my spring break with my darling son and lovely mother. We had a great mini vacation; we went to the local children’s museum and aquarium. Even with the enormous crowds we were able to enjoy ourselves and the time we had to spend together. I hope everyone else had a great spring break. Here are a couple pictures from the children's museum. Have a beautiful day.
I hope some scrapin happens for you today!

My First Project Video!

2010-03-12T19:07:00.003-06:00

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Weekly Gratitude

2010-03-08T17:12:00.006-06:00

Today I would like to start a weekly post that I have seen a few other bloggers doing of what they are grateful for. This is a great way to put everything in check and realize how great we have it. I seen this on a fellow blogger's site for some time now and have been planning on starting it but haven’t seemed to get around to it. With family, school and working full-time my blog seems to be put on the backburner. I love checking everyone’s blog. I hope to have a blog someday that other people would love to wake up to in the morning and it is on their list of blogs to check while drinking their morning coffee. I know it will take time and effort to get there but this is a future goal. If you’ve made it this far thanks for listening to me ramble, now on to the good stuff.

For this week, my weekly gratitude is time. With having such a busy schedule I am so grateful to have the time three days a week to spend with my darling son (Josh), and allow him to set in the driver’s seat of my vehicle where he can pretend to drive. As most of you know how focused three year olds can be, Josh is focused on cars. He gets so much enjoyment out of being able to play with the steering wheel, all the buttons that he can turn and push, and putting the seat belt on and taking it off. I go to school three nights a week and on those nights I meet my husband at a neutral spot to swap out our son. I joke that we are sharing custody because we have such opposite schedules and our time together is very limited. These are just a few sacrifices as a parent and spouses that we make every day to create a better life for our children. I would also like to say thank you to my husband for sticking with me through this time and remind him and myself that it will pay off in the end. I hope everyone remembers to focus on the positive, believe me I know how tuff this can be. This is why I am so grateful for time.

Valentine's Day Card

2010-02-08T22:10:00.002-06:00

This card was made from the items that I bought from the dollar spot at Target. I think it turned out pretty good for just a couple of bucks. I am trying not to spend much money this year on craft items, sometimes it seems like I spend more than I scrap. I hope to clear out the clutter in my scrap area before I spend anymore money. I know this is wishful thinking but at least I am going to try.

A Work In Progress

2010-01-05T19:44:00.003-06:00

Granny Deb's Lil Monkey

2010-01-02T21:24:00.003-06:00

This is an album that I made for my mom, for a Christmas gift. I had a great time with this album, I wanted it to be about the pictures instead of the embellishments. This is the reason that I scrapbook, to let the pictures tell the story. In my mother's words I had an amazing subject to work with and I have to agree with her. Lol! My son is the greatest thing to ever happen to me. Everyday he teaches me something new about myself. Being a kid I never knew how hard my mom worked for us kids and the sacrifices that she made, she never made us feel as if she was making sacrifices. I truly understand now why my mom made the decisions that she made And I appreciate everything that she has done for our family. My mother is the strongest person that I have known and will probably ever know. I am so proud of the accomplishments that she has made in her life. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mom! You deserve all the happiness this world can bring.

First Snow in OKC

2009-12-24T17:25:00.002-06:00

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Secret Beach Babe Gift!!!

2009-12-15T15:49:00.001-06:00

My Great Granny

2009-11-13T20:19:00.008-06:00

Here is a Lo that I did for the challenge over at the My Mind's Eye blog. This Lo is my take on the sketch that was provided. The winner of the challenge gets to pick any three collections to take home. Can you believe that???? The paper I used is from the "Complete Boy" paper collection. I used the same papers to make the flowers. The journaling spot is actually a stamp from the "Laundry Line" collection that is stamped on more of the "All Boy" paper collection. The growing everyday glittered sticker is from the "Enlightened" collection. Of course I had to add some ribbon, bling, buttons, and Thickers for the title. I had such a great time creating this Lo, the flowers are handmade, all the distressing, Glossy Accents on the title, and even machine stitching. I normally don't do much stitching on Lo's because my sewing machine is always put away and I'm to lazy to drag it out. Needless to say, I have now created a permanent place for my sewing machine to be set up in my craft room so hopefully I will use it more often. Everyone has until November 19 to enter so get your Lo's in.

TFL, I hope some scrapin happens for you today!

My Donation to Locks of Love!!!

2009-11-09T15:34:00.003-06:00

I just wanted to show everyone my donation to Locks of Love. This is a great non-profit organization that provides hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children who are suffering from medical long term hair loss, from any diagnosis, in the U.S. and Canada. I have been wanting to cut my hair for quite some time but always had an excuse not to, so finally here is the result.

I still cannot believe that I was walking around with that mess on my head and after it was cut it looked like a dead rat laying on the counter. Lol!!! There was not even a tear shed, yes it was time for it to go. When I came home my son, who will be 3 next week, said "Oh Momma your hairs all gone, I'm gonna go get you some more hair." He even jumped in his motorized car like he was going to the store, lol. I have to say that I am soooooo happy with my cut, and believe it or not I have natural curly hair so I can wear it curly or straight, it is very versatile. I am thankful that I could help out even with such a small gesture. I hope everyone has a beautiful day and happy scrapin!

Pure Determination

2009-10-15T07:00:00.001-05:00

I love how this turned out. My son is growing up so fast and I had the greatest memories when I was putting this layout together. Children are the greatest blessing in the world. I love how they live in the moment. My son teaches me something new everyday and I am so thankful to be his mother.

TFL

Have a happy scrapin day!

2 Months Since Last post!

2009-10-08T23:13:00.003-05:00

Well life has taken a toll on me, school has started back for me so this means less scrapin time. I have had a chance to join a great online community over at the scrap beach, hosted by Kathryn. Kathryn host a live scrap chat every Thursday and also an all night crop once a month with the live feed as well. There are a ton of challenges and prizes. This is a really great place to hang out, scrap and be able to chat with everyone. Kathryn and Mr. Lifeguard(Kathryn's scrubby) are wonderful hosts and a ton of fun to hang out with. I can not believe the inspiration at the beach, everyone is very talented and they love to share all their ideas. There is a 24 hour chat box so no matter what time of the day you are able to chat its open. This is a great place to hang out and I hope to see you there.

Have a scrapin day!

My Sketch World

2009-08-11T20:15:00.002-05:00

These are a few cards that I did for the ABC Summer Crop at My Sketch World. I don't normally do cards but the great Ladies at MSW have inspired me to try it out. I am very pleased with how these turned out, and plan to continue my endeavor into the card making world. This is a great month long crop that has a challenge for every letter of the alphabet. There are also fun games with prizes involved. We are into week two but you can still enter and finish some challenges to be entered into the drawing for the grand prize.

TFL

Have a beautiful day!

Faces of My Angel

2009-08-06T10:46:00.003-05:00

This LO was for the July Sketch Challenge at A Walk Down Memory Lane. I had so much fun with this sketch, and the Ladies on the message board are great to hang out with. I can't wait for the August challenge. This LO is of my DS and it is inspired by the cute facial expressions he makes. Everyday I am truly amazed how one little guy can be so expressive.
TFL

Have a beautiful day!

Just Married

2009-08-04T13:43:00.003-05:00

Here is a 2 page LO I did for my Brother in law and his wife. This is a few pictures of them on their wedding day and at the reception. I will be giving this as a Christmas present this year. I am very pleased with how this turned out. The colors for this LO were the colors of their wedding. I left the journaling spot open so they can write their own special message. I also plan to frame these so they will be ready to hang. I love the idea of giving hand made items for Christmas, I feel that it defines the true meaning of Christmas. I love when someone takes time out of their busy schedule to personally think of and hand create something for another person. I have to admit that I do often take the easy way out and get gift cards, but this year I am planning on hand making something for my family. I have wanted to do this in the past but I have always been to worried about if the other person would like the present or not. Maybe I'm just getting old and don't care if they like their gifts or not. LOL! I hope I can stay on top of this this year so I don't have to purchase any gift cards. With the economy the way it is, this will be my personal stand against needless purchases... except on scrappy items.

TFL

Have a beautiful day!

Happy Birthday Mom!!!!

2009-07-29T12:35:00.004-05:00

We hope you have a great day today. We love you and miss you and can't wait to come down to visit. Treat yourself to something special today you deserve it. You only turn 35 once... well for the last 15 years or so. Lol!!!
I love you Mom

Happy Birthday.

GGS Trade Mini Album

2009-07-27T20:00:00.000-05:00

I finally finished my mini album for the Girls Gone Scrappy kit club. The album was inspired by Marion. Marion has been creating these shuffle mini albums and I wanted to have a try at it. I am pleased with how it turned out and I hope my trading partner is happy with it. Every day I am so inspired by all the Ladies at GGS. Everyone is very talented and its great to see all the different twist and turns of techniques that they come up with. Stephanie I will get this in the mail tomorrow, I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get it out to you. I hope you enjoy.

TFL

Have a beautiful day!

FAMILY

2009-07-24T13:32:00.002-05:00

Just a quick LO of my son with his Daddy's side of the family. This is another LO following a sketch from MSW. I haven't had much time lately and following sketches has really made it easier to finish a LO.
TFL

Have a beautiful day!

And Then There Was You

2009-07-16T14:16:00.002-05:00

Here is another LO done from a sketch at MSW. I'm not sure why but lately I have been finding it easier and faster to get LO's done working from a sketch. I love the versatility of a sketch and how I can flip it upside down or on its side to fit my style. I love being able to start from a great foundation and changing it up and adding different elements and watch it turn into my little masterpiece.

I hope everyone has a beautiful weekend!
TFL

4am Feeding

2009-07-14T13:03:00.002-05:00

This is a LO I did following one of Lucy's sketches over at My Sketch World. I love how this LO turned out I think it has to be one of my favorites. This is pictures of my DH feeding our son at 4 in the morning when our son was two days old. My husband was such a help and was so excited about our new addition to the family. TFL!

Have a beautiful day!

Blog Candy!

2009-07-05T22:21:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone, Bona, a fellow GGS, has some great blog candy to give away. Please check out her blog and videos.

TFL
Have a beautiful day!

My Inspiration!

2009-06-27T21:30:00.000-05:00

This is a LO that I completed for a contest at My Sketch World. The goal of this contest was to create a LO, using one of the many sketches in the Sketch Gallery, and to show what truly inspires you as a scrapbooker. They also have a separate contest and Card Sketch Gallery for all you card makers out there as well. Let me tell you, I could not believe the amount of sketches in the gallery to choose from, and the versatility of these sketches is just amazing. It does not matter your style or the number of pictures you want to use, I guarantee you will be able to find a sketch to meet your needs. You still have time to enter, the deadline is July 10th, so go and check it out.

Since the contest was about what inspires me as a scrapbooker of course I had to do a LO of my son. My son is truly my inspiration, not only to scrapbook but also to be the best person that I can. The reason he inspires me to scrapbook is, I want him to know that his story is important enough to be documented and told. Even if his story is ordinary to others, to me it is extraordinary.

The materials I used for this LO were from a RAK that I won from Marilyn. Marilyn designs for Scrapbook Challenges, and if you are ever in need of any inspiration just head over to her blog and check it out. Please be sure to leave her some love.

The Race is On...

2009-06-26T10:06:00.002-05:00

Check out the Rusty Pickle for a chance to win some goodies and to follow the Amazing Race 2009.

First Mini Album with the Bind-it-All!

2009-06-25T11:46:00.004-05:00

Recently I purchased the Zutter Bind-it-All. I got a great deal because I was able to use a 40% off coupon, I paid $41.99 before tax, regular price $69.99. Awesome! I got this idea from Angela, a fellow GGS. Angela is always finding great deals and spreading the word. Also after receiving my GGS trading mini album from Jessica and seeing the binding on it, I had to have it. I recommend that you try it out a few times before you attempt your first binding project, just to make sure you get the hang of it. Trust me, I learned this the hard way. I ruined the cover of my mini, no worries, it was an easy fix. Luckily I had enough product to simply redo the cover. Yes I did try it out a few times myself before but, obviously it was not enough. LOL! I am very happy with the mini album but, the binding sends it over the top.

Materials used: My Mind's Eye Designer Paper, ColorBox Ink, Prima Flowers, Studio18 Rhinestones(from the dollar spot at Michael's), Misc. ribbons and brads.

TFL
Have a beautiful day!

Cupcake Blog Candy!!

2009-06-23T22:54:00.002-05:00

For a chance to win a great selection of cupcake goodies, please check this out. Card-E-ology has a great blog candy giveaway to celebrate 2 years of blogging. You have until July, 1 to enter.
Have a beautiful day!

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-22T10:35:00.002-05:00

Of course I had to work today, but I was able to do some scrapping while on the job. Shhhhhhhhh, don't tell the boss! I was at my local scrapbooking store and seen this awesome kit for a word album(DAD) for Father's Day. This is the first word album that I have done. I even used the lovely insert for the back page of the album. I was just going to get the word book but the colors in the kit were just perfect for my husbands taste. I purchased the kit and of course I did a few things differently but, for the most part I followed the kit. This was a fast and easy project for Father's Day and I had a great time working with the word album. You can find the kit here. I hope everyone had a good Father's Day. TFL
Have a beautiful day!

Materials used: Bo Bunny "DAD" Board Book, Bo Bunny pattern paper, Bo Bunny alpha's, clipz and ribbon from the Play All Day collection.

Smile!!!

2009-06-19T21:00:00.000-05:00

Here is a layout I did for the Impromptu Crop at A Walk Down Memory Lane. This was for the recipe challenge. This layout came together very quickly for me, usually it is a challenge. The recipe was great, it called for:
1 cardstock
4 different pattern paper
3 flowers
3 buttons
1 ribbon or trim
chipboard (no alpha's)
Thickers or letter stickers

I actually followed the recipe, usually I can't seem to get something to fit in.

Materials used: Thickers, Prima Flowers, ColorBox Ink, Provo Craft Pattern Paper, and misc. buttons, ribbon, cardstock and chipboard.

TFL
Have a beautiful day!

Thank You Jessica!!

2009-06-18T21:00:00.001-05:00

This week I came home to a special treat, yes I received my mini album from my trading partner with Girls Gone Scrappy. I would like to say a special thank you to Jessica, the mini album is totally awesome. I can not wait to fill it with pictures. The colors, red and black, are completely amazing, these are my favorite colors. I don't know how you knew that but thank you so much. I haven't taken any pics yet but please check out Jessica's blog to view the pics she posted. Also Marion still has a few open spots left if anyone would like to join Girls Gone Scrappy. Check out the GGS website and shoot Marion an email to let her know that you are interested. The club has been a ton of fun, we've been chatting everyday, everyone is very helpful and willing to share advice. Thats all for now. Have a beautiful day!

Check this out for a chance to win a Bind-it All with 6 sets of rings.

Mini Album, Girls Gone Scrappy!

2009-06-11T17:15:00.001-05:00

So here it is, this is my mini album for my trading pal with Girls Gone Scrappy. The site is public now so please check it out, you can also click on the blinkie on the side bar. I hope my pal enjoys it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. I apologize for the picture quality. It has been raining for the past 3 days and I can't seem to get good lighting in the house, so the color is a bit off. The Album itself is from the dollar spot at Michael's. The paper is Me & My Big Ideas, Parisian Flourish, also from Michael's. I used various Prima flowers, metal accents, buttons and cardstock. TFL
Have a beautiful day!

Blog Candy!!!

2009-06-11T10:30:00.004-05:00

Please visit Creating From the Heart for a chance to win some amazing prizes. This is just a taste of what is going to be given away.

TFL
Have a beautiful day!!!

Mini Album Kit Club!

2009-06-10T13:50:00.002-05:00

So check out this AMAZING kit that I received from Marion. Marion is the host of the mini album kit club, recently titled Girls Gone Scrappy (awesome name by the way!). The kit is a Tim Holtz kit and it's all about distressing. The kit is filled with grungeboard, metal accents, distress ink, pattern paper, ribbon, misc. embellishments, and antique papers. You can check out Marion's video here and another great video by Kathryn. The kit club will be going public soon so everyone will have access to the gallery to see all the members creations. I am very lucky to be part of this club. I am enjoying meeting and getting to know everyone. Marion does have a few spots open to join the club, just check out her blog and let her know that you are interested. Again thank you to Marion and all the ladies from Girls Gone Scrappy for allowing me to be part of this amazing club and for sharing all the ideas and inspiration. TFL
Have a beautiful day!

Blog Hop RAK!!!

2009-06-03T12:34:00.001-05:00

What a great surprise I came home too. These are my winnings from the Scrapbook Challenges Design Team Blog Hop. This was the first blog hop that I have participated in and it was a blast. Everyone was so nice and there was plenty of opportunities to win something. My prize was from Marilyn, a Scrapbook Challenges design team member and a great lady. Marilyn's work is very inspiring so please check out her blog and give her some feedback. All the items are top quality products and coordinate very well with each other. The possibilities of creating several top-notch projects are endless. Thanks Marilyn, I can't wait to start using all these goodies.
TFL Have a beautiful day!

Great Weather = Outside Fun!!!!

2009-05-27T12:24:00.001-05:00

We had a beautiful day yesterday, not to hot but hot enough to set up the pool. This was completely my DH idea. I have to admit I was a bit sceptical at first, yes I am ashamed of myself. It turned out to be the best day that we've had since we moved to our new place. My son was so excited and he had so much fun playing with his daddy in the pool.

DADDY-ICHI

2009-05-26T15:27:00.004-05:00

This is my DH on his scavenger hunt for his birthday present. I love doing crazy things like this to surprise my husband, it makes me feel like a kid again. His present was a collection of Zatoichi. Zatoichi is a blind swordsmen from Japan who travels by walking from town to town saving the underdog. The stories are just amazing and if you don't mind reading subtitles then I definitely recommend this collection.

Now back to the layout. I haven't added the journaling yet, I am very bad with journaling. I save it for last thinking if I get the layout done the journaling will just happen. As you can see it doesn't happen for me. This is a very simple layout with very few embellishments. I find it very hard to scrap pages of my husband because I don't want the layouts to look to feminine.

Thanks for looking and I hope everyone has a beautiful day!

Laughter

2009-05-21T10:45:00.003-05:00

This is a layout that shows our everyday happiness. I truly believe laughter is the best medicine. I hope I can instill this in my son and that he can try to find enjoyment in everything in this world. I hope everyone has a beautiful day. TFL

Little Monster!!!

2009-05-20T11:48:00.003-05:00

This layout was inspired by this sketch. This is a great sketch with tons of room to do your own thing. I really enjoyed the versatility of this sketch and plan to use it again.

It feels great to be able to get some scrap therapy and relax. I am out of classes for the summer. Finals kicked my butt. I finished with all A's. YEAH!!!! I have to send a shout out to my mom who just graduated from the RN program. She is such an inspiration and the hardest working and strongest person I know. I love you Mom. Thanks for everything.

I hope everyone has a beautiful day and remember to see the magic in the world!

HAPPY EASTER

2009-04-12T10:48:00.001-05:00

I hope everyone has a beautiful day.

What A MONTH!!

2009-04-10T21:23:00.003-05:00

If anyone out there has moved in the past few months, I feel your pain. We just moved from an apartment to a beautiful house. It has been tough with school, work and the family, but we got it done. It is a great little place in a wonderful neighborhood and, we finally have a yard. YEAH!!! My DS has had a blast being able to go outside and have a place to run and play of his own. I did not realize how little privacy we had living in an apartment, until now. It feels good to have our own little place to call home. We still have a few things in boxes, but it is coming together nicely. I have definitely been having crafting withdrawals. Soon it will be summer and I will have more time to get things done. My DH and I were able to drive around and check out some of the local shops and I am so excited to say, we are surrounded by antique and thrift stores. I am in heaven!!! Now I have to figure out how to have a free minute at the same time I get a free buck to spend.

My POOR Blog!

2009-03-09T19:01:00.004-05:00

Well to say the least I've been terribly busy. I went back to college after nine long years and I forgot how stressful that can be. On top of that my DH's work laid off several people, thankfully he was able to keep his job, but his schedule has changed a bit. I think now, halfway through the semester, we have figured out our new routine. I have not been able to do much scrapin but spring break is coming soon and I will have some free time. I really need some SCRAP therapy, I miss seeing a finished LO and the magic that happens in between or as my DH says the MESS! My son has been such a trooper through all of this change, I think he has accepted it better than me.

I hope to have a few LO's done soon. Hope everyone has a beautiful week.

Paper Bag Album

2009-01-10T19:24:00.005-06:00

I made this album a while back and just now getting around to posting it. I have to say these are great little projects, fast, easy and fun. It is good to have the feeling of accomplishment when you start something from nothing and wind up with a great finished product. This is the first paper bag album that I did myself. I got the idea from MARION. Also check out her blog, you will get a ton of great ideas. I hope everyone has a beautiful day!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2009-01-01T16:55:00.004-06:00

What a great year it has been and i can't wait for what is to come. My New Years resolution is to post on my blog at least 4 times a week, spend some time doing something for myself at least once a week and exercise more. I don't do resolutions so i hope I can stick to it.

On a different note I start school on the 12th and i am officialy scared to death. It has been almost 10 years so alot has changed but it is time for a change in myself as well. Woots for me!!!

What a wonderful suprise for me. On the 28th of Dec I had surgery and my DH's work sent these wonderful flowers to me. Thank you ,it was the highlight of my day.

I hope everyone has a beautiful day and a wonderful start to the new year.

Life Happens!

2008-09-23T22:39:00.003-05:00

I missed the deadline for the entry of the LO for the Design Academy. LIFE HAPPENS!!! On to bigger and better things. I'm already behind on keeping this blog, I will try to get better. I've picked up some extra hours at work this week so that means less time to CREATE. :( Sorry no pictures at this time but I did start this great pocket album and will get some pictures up soon. You can watch a great tutorial on this project here. I hope everyone has a beautiful day.

I MADE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND!!!!

2008-09-18T13:14:00.000-05:00

Well first of all this is my first post and I am very excited to start and continue this online journal. Now to the good stuff, I made it to the next round in the badgirlskit.com Design Academy. This is only the first week moving on to week two but it is the first contest that I've entered and I didn't expect to be selected to continue. If I don't get selected again that's OK, i've already exceeded my expectations. This is the LO I entered for week 1. I am working on the assignment for week 2, which is mixing patterned papers. This has been harder than I thought it would be. I will have the finished project up soon. I hope everyone has a beautiful day!