Scrappin the Memories of My Life

Making Resolutions

2009-01-02T10:47:00.001-08:00

I welcomed in the brand new year by falling asleep right after midnite! Oh well....I am not the party animal I used to be.

It is also that time of the year to make new resolutions. I, quite honestly, totally suck at doing this. I never write them down, so I conveniently forget them...lol. So I thought I would jot them down here. Let's see if this will work or not!

1. WEIGHT LOSS: I want to lose 20 lbs. this year. I think this is an easy amount that can be achieved with simple and easy tasks. Yes, I know, I need to lose more, but I don't like setting myself up for failure. Achieve a simple resolution and anything else I would lose is just icing on the proverbial cake!

2. SCRAPPING: Oh this one should be easy! Yeah right! I decided I was not going to get in on the hubbub of the Project 365. If I have a chance, then I will take an appropriate picture. What I decided to do was to keep a diary. I am jotting down things that happen in the news and what happened in our daily lives here. Like I said on a message board, I want to leave the grandkids and such a written document of life in 2009. Anything can be newsworthy in my mind...lol. I also want to do more challenges (thanks Sweet Shoppe for doing them daily!), both digitally and paper scrapping. I am going to use up my supplies that are just sitting there in bookcases in the scraproom. I have already started making more cards.

3. CLEANING: I am going to get better at scheduling my cleaning of the house. I am not Martha Stewart. I accept that. But I can schedule things better so I have more time during my days off.

4. ORGANIZATION: Again, organization is not my strong suit. I am doing all this by baby steps. First I need to purge things AGAIN! I love lists...just never look at them again. This will change!

5. ENJOY LIFE: This is the most important resolution. I want to enjoy all that life has to give. I am afraid I get lost in the day-to-day schtuff and forget to have fun. I want to take photography classes. I want to learn to bake bread the old-fashioned way.

these are my resolutions for the year 2009. I think they are simple enough to achieve and fulfill. Time will tell.

Till later my blog friends.

Just Where Have I Been?????

2008-12-27T21:21:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!! I have definitely won the bad blogger award!!!! Nothing since July?!?!? So much has happened ... I am just glad to be able to scrap again!

What has happened?

Back in mid-August, Roger had the stroke. Luckily (and I do thank God everyday) that it was what the doctors called a "good" stroke. I had no idea there was such a creature... a good stroke. His balance and equilibrium is still off, even now. We have a neurologist appointment in January, 2009 and hopefully we may be able to find some new information then.

John is being his normal self as is Ryan. Ryan is still working full-time at Walmart. I can only guessitimate that he is still loving it!

Suzanne and Josh are doing awesome. In fact, my wonderful daughter has nabbed a spot on the Elemental Scraps Creative Team!!! WooHoo!!!!

Me? Not much. I am finding my scrapping mojo. I thought I had lost it for good. I was burned out and now I am enjoying the creativity! I wanted to scrap some cards today, but alas....not a chance. We had some extremely heavy rains and, lo and behold, our basement flooded and part of my scraproom. Papers are airing out now as we speak! In fact, we have several fans drying our basement out.

Just for showing off...here are some of my attempts at some Christmas cards this year. A couple of them are hybrids, using Tracy Ann Digital papers and Baers Garten designs! Thanks for looking and I promise I will keep this better updated!!

Credits: Katie Pertiet "Decked Out Elements"; papers from an older Christmas Slab.

Credits: Shabby Christmas mini kit by Baers Garten Designs

Credits: (Please excuse the awful scan of this card. It was a bit too fluffy for the scanner!) Paper from Basic Grey Blitzen line and the poinsettas I picked up at Walmart!

Credits: Basic Grey Blitzen Line, flowers from the $ shop (what a cool find!!!). The sticker was in my stash FOREVER!

Credits: Festive Kit by Tracy Ann Digital Arts (this is definitely an oldie but goodie).

If anyone is actually reading this...thanks for sticking around with me! I am planning on sticking around!!!

Posting Some Layouts!

2008-07-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well.. here I am on a fab Thursday nite ... just posting some layouts!!

CREDITS: Pemberly kit by Amanda Dykan, word art by Mary Ann Wise, and font is Missed Your Exit.

CREDITS: Pemberly kit by Amanda Dykan, template by Cate at Purple Paper Flowers, white alphabet by Dani Mogstad, chipped alphabet by April Staker, and font is Snidane.

CREDITS: Black paper from Black Is In paper set by Susan Robinson Designs, Revitalized kit by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, font is CK Ali's Writing and template from the Jael'icious set by Chrissy Williams.

CREDITS: Independent kit by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, template by Trish H. Designs, and Clean Crumpled Alphabet by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs.

Well....Again I waited till Saturday to post!

2008-07-19T19:14:00.000-07:00

Here it is Saturday again! A slow week, but everyone in the house is starting to feel icky. Of course, not John. If he was ever home....then he might get sick...lol! As I type, poor John has decided to go "skate off some anger"....lmao. I guess I had better stop sending his girlfriend the goofiest pics of him! Nah...She needs to know what she is getting in to!

Well..I need to announce my new Creative Team! You must check out the So Tell Me Your Story blog. This is a super opportunity to scrap about the most important person in your life...YOU!!!! I am totally adamant about letting my future generations know all about me. I want them to know what I was thinking and dreaming of. I have so many heritage photos that I wish I knew more about the person. Come check it out!!!!

On to a few (oh, who am I kidding! I didn't post the past couple of days) layouts! Beware..this will be a long one!

CREDITS: Rowan kit by Sherry Tierney and Rachel Martin, word art by
Rhonna Farrer, metal swirl flourish by Carrie Stephens, felt star by
Jenna Desai, and font is Rickles.

CREDITS: Just Breathe freebie mini kit by Lucy Marino, shaped
template by Jen Caputo and word art by Mary Ann Wise.

And this layout is just what John gets all bent out of shape about...lol. Check him out!

CREDITS: About A Boy kit by Jenna Desai, template by Monika
Martinson, Dyno Label alpha by Christina Renee Designs, Black
Crumpled alphabet by Chirpi Designs and font is Firenze.

CREDITS: One In A Million kit by Misty Cato, template from
freedigitaltemplates blog, white alphabet by Gina Marie, black
alphabet by Elaine Bittencourt and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Template by Anna Russell, Aquilegia kit by Enkay
Designs, Flocked Alphabet by Christina Renee Designs and font is
Petitscript. Poetry is Love Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda.

CREDITS: Template by Kresta, Aquilegia kit by Enkay Designs, word
art by Mindy Terasawa and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Blue Violet kit by MellowButterfly Designs and word art
from Digital Scrapbook Place.

CREDITS: Boho Mojo kit by Cori Gammon, template by Jennilyn Designs, font is The Blue Cabin, Dyno Label and Flocked Alphabets by Christina Renee Designs.

CREDITS: Template by Cindy Schneider, I So Pretty kit by Misty Cato
and Jennilyn Designs, and fonts are Mad Avenue and Kayleigh.

CREDITS: I So Pretty kit by Misty Cato and Jennilyn Designs, word art
by Anna Aspnes, and font is Pea Mystie.

CREDITS: I So Pretty kit by Misty Cato and Jennilyn Designs,
template by Monika Martinson, white paper from the Sugar paper set
by Chirpi Designs, black alphabet by Elaine Bittencourt, and font is
Pea Mystie.

WHEW!!! Thanks for sticking around!!! Catch up with ya all later!!!

Saturday is a Day to Create!!!

2008-07-12T17:52:00.000-07:00

Whew! It is a muggy Saturday! But it's cool in the air-conditioned house...lol! And what better to do than create some layouts for challenges! Of course, the only other plans we had for today was a company meeting. So here is what I did the rest of the day:

CREDITS: Going Places kit by Misty Cato.
SCRAPLIFTED: Tri_Mommy @ 2Peas

CREDITS: Template by Meghan Mullins, Bubblegum Princess kit by
Gina Miller and Zoe Pearn, and font is Olive Oil.

CREDITS: Going Places kit by Misty Cato, template from the Inspired
by Holly template set by Bree Clarkson and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Bubblegum Princess kit by Gina Miller and Zoe Pearn,
template from the Lots to Say template set by Chrissy Williams,
stitching by Dani Mogstad, and font is The Blue Cabin.

CREDITS: Blue Violet kit by Designs by Mellowbutterfly, template by
Cate Sforza, and word art by Katie Pertiet.

Now off to to load to all the galleries and get down to some more creating before bed!

What a great Friday!

2008-07-11T15:50:00.000-07:00

Hey all! What a great Friday I have had! Got my butt up this morning and hit some of the yard sales in town. I was able to pick up some mroe birdhouses to alter and 4 pairs of jeans for me! If I have to work around hot plastic and grease, then I will continue to find my clothes at yard sales. Each pair was 50 cents and in perfect condition! I am making a promise to myself to alter these birdhouses!!!

Later in the afternoon, Roger and I got perttied up and went to the theater. We seen Hellboy II and may I say what a great movie it was! I highly recommend it!!! Of course, we are fans of that genre of movies.

And I have done a few LOs for the challenges over at Sweet Shoppe Designs!

CREDITS: Marco kit by Libby Weifenbach, template by Aggie Aviso,
Dyno label alphabet by Christina Renee and Chipboard Alpha No. 7
by ON Designs.

CREDITS: Lovely Lady kit by Libby Weifenbach and doodle swirls by
Debby Bradley.

CREDITS: One in A Million kit by Misty Cato, template by Jen Caputo,
and font is Friz Quadratta TT.

CREDITS: Lovely Lady kit by Libby Weifenbach, Pattilicious template
by Chrissy Williams, swirl by Genevieve Sass, polka dot alphabet by
Micheline Martin, glitter alphabet by Vickie Stegall and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: All American Girl kit by Misty Cato and Robin Carlton; font
is CK Ali Edwards and photo mask by Flirtatious Brat (Sweet Shoppe
Designs).

Yes...I am working on yet more! I have more challenges and new CTs that will be coming up soon! Stay tuned!!!

Suzanne is looking for a CT Team!!!

2008-07-05T20:48:00.000-07:00

First of all...Suzanne is looking for a CT Team! Calling all newbies!!! Check out this thread at DigiShopTalk!!! You can email me with any questions!!!

And (insert drumroll) here are some layouts:

CREDITS: At The Beach kit by Sherry Tierney and chipboard
alphabet by 2 Sisters Designs.

SCRAPLIFTED: Peppermint @ Elemental Scraps

CREDITS: One in a Million kit by Misty Cato and template by Missy
Strand.

CREDITS: Life is Good kit by Amanda Heimann, Angielicious II
template by Chrissy Williams; circle brush by Tracy Ann Robinson,
Knitted Felt alphabet by Zoe Pearn, and font is Knit and Scraps.

CREDITS: One in a Million kit by Misty Cato and template shape by
Mikkel Paige, and font is Juice.

CREDITS: Hey Girlfriend special collab kit by the designers at Sweet
Shoppe Designs, frame by Misty Cato, and the stripe template by Dani
Mogstad.

CREDITS: Template by 2 Sisters Designs, All American Girl kit by
Misty Cato and Robin Carlton, and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Summertime kit by Susan Robinson Designs and word art
by Jackie Eckles.

CREDITS: Twist freebie mini-kit by Marianne Wahlberg and font is
Lima Bean.

CREDITS: Rowen kit by Sherry Tierney and Rachel Martin, stacked
alphabet by Kim Christensen, bracket shape template by Jen Caputo
and font is Calvin & Hobbes.
SCRAPLIFTED: CKMOM12673 @ ELEMENTAL SCRAPS

Remember to check out her CT call!!! I would love to see what you come up with!!!

Did you have a good 4th of July?

2008-07-04T22:38:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! How was your 4th of July? Ours was quiet! We did the BBQ thing and then went over to the carnival to watch the fireworks. They are getting pretty wimpy lately and lasted a whole 2o minutes! Took longer to get across town! I tried to take some photos of the fireworks. We will have to see how they develop!

Here are some layouts that I was able to finish today! Hopefully I will get some more done tomorrow!

CREDITS: Into the Blue kit by Victoria Greenlees; paper clip by Tara Dunston, and sketch from June 2008 Page Maps.

CREDITS: Into the Blue kit by Victoria Greenlees; font is Seabird Light.

CREDITS: Creme paper from the Naturally Cardstock paper set by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, blue paper from Independent paper set by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, maroon paper from Velvet Strawberries by Creative Confusion, swirl label brush by Andrea Victoria and stamped alphabet brushes by Michelle Coleman.

CREDITS: A Girly Dream kit by Susan Robinson Designs, bracket template by Jen Caputo, brad by Sugarplum Paperie, and word art by Mary Ann Wise.

CREDITS: Black paper from the Black Is In paper set by Susan Robinson Designs, frame by Lisa Whitney, Nature Child brush by Tracy Ann Robinson and swirl brushes by Art of Illusion.

As usual...till later my friends!

Announcing a Sale!

2008-07-03T17:55:00.000-07:00

Just popping in on this July 3rd to announce a sale over at my daughter's shop!!!! You must stop by and check out all the goodies for only a $1 from today to July 10th!!!

Another quick note! My tests did come back and all is good! Whew!!!! I will be back this weekend with some layouts!!!

Waiting for Results...Totally Not Fun

2008-06-28T19:55:00.000-07:00

Forgive my strange heading for this post, but I am waiting for results of a biopsy and I am just running scenarios thru my mind that aren't good. I had gotten an abnormal mammogram 2 weeks ago and had an ultrasound this past Wednesday. Let me tell you, though, my heart just sank when the radiologist came back into the room and asked if they could proceed with the biopsy. They finally got a hold of Dr. Blanchard and the biopsy began. Considering how nervous I was and everything, it really wasn't that bad at all. They numb the area and the Head Radiologist talked me through everything. I am bruised a bit but not in pain. One of the ladies from the Breast Center at Phelps County Regional Medical Center came in and gave me some booklets and thoughts on what will happen next. But, I am still waiting for the results and those should be around mid next week. Please, if you are reading my blog, say a little prayer for good results!

Now on to some better things! I am a July guest for Michelle Batton, better known as Mellow Butterfly Designs! Here is a link to her shop: MellowButterfly.

Here are just a couple of layouts I did with her new A Touch of Japan kit :

CREDITS: A Touch of Japan kit by Designs by Mellow Butterfly and Acrylic Polka Dot alphabet by Loreta Labarca.

CREDITS: Template by Shazbutt's Digi-Scrapz, A Touch of Japan kit by Designs by Mellow Butterfly and word art by Katie Pertiet.

AND .... I am a Lazy Cow!!!!! Ok...that doesn't sound particularly good, but trust me! It is!!! I am doing some layouts for Kate F of Lazy Cow Designs over at PickleberryPop! Here are a couple of layouts for the Night Garden kit!

CREDITS: Night Garden kit by Kate F, template by SugarPlumPaperie, Glitz Alphabet by Vicky Stegall and the font is Pea Sue's Print.

CREDITS: Night Garden by Kate F and word art by Robin Carlton.

And lastly! Here is a layout with Suzanne's newest paper pack!!!! It is totally awesome to say that my daughter is a digital designer!!!! I think it is soooo cool!!!!

CREDITS: Beach Relaxation kit by Susan Robinson Designs; Sand Border from Moroccan Ocean Sunset kit by Chirpi Designs; font is Olive Oil; Black Stitched Alphabet by Meredith Fenwick; Chipboard Alphabet by 2 Sisters Designs and {Still} Mixin It Up template by Chrissy Williams.

Till later my friends!!!

No news is good news!!

2008-06-22T19:13:00.000-07:00

Not too much happening here in Rolla! But in digiland....I have some layouts to share with ya!!

CREDITS: A Touch of Whimsy kit by Sherry Tierney, template from the Mixin It Up set by Chrissy Williams, Felt Alphabet by Amy Bleser; and the font is Pea Happy Girl.

CREDITS: A Touch of Class kit by Sherry Tierney, template from the Mixin It Up set by Chrissy Williams, Black Alphabet by Elaine Bittencourt; coaster from Favreau Designs @ Zig Zag Scraps; word art circle from Messy Stamper set by Misty Mareda; and the font is Missed Your Exit.

CREDITS: A Touch of Romance kit by Sherry Tierney, template from the Flying Solo template pack by Chrissy Williams, and alphabet by Dani Mogstad.

CREDITS: Happy Dance kit by Eva Kipler; shape template by Jen Caputo, brushstroke paint on photo by Lauren Grier; and black alphabet by Elaine Bittencourt.

CREDITS: Hey Girlfriend collab kit available at Sweet Shoppe Designs, shape template by Thaty Borges, alphabet by Dani Mogstad, and font is fontdiner.comLoungy.

As usual...till later my friends!!!

Howdy Howdy!!!!

2008-06-19T16:48:00.001-07:00

Howdy my friends!!!! What is going on in my life??? Not much...but I will still let you all know...lol!

Yesterday was Manchester Packaging's employee appreciation BBQ. As usual, the food was great and this year we even had a dunking tank! Roger kept reminding me to bring the camera, but of course, I forgot! But it was alot of good time and fun to dunk our bosses into the nice, cool water!

Suzanne is getting her store stocked up with some really cool designs! Her store is over at ScrapProfessor! Please come and check it out! There are also some very cool challenges over in the forums there! Keep checking back....I will be posting some LOs with her very cool designs!!

And today...well...I got a couple of LOs for some challenges done. I am working on some more, but I will post those later!

SSD COOKIE DECORATING 101 #36

CREDITS: All-American Girl kit by Misty Cato and Robin Carlton;
template by Aggie Aviso.

SSD JUNE TREAT

CREDITS: Red background paper from the Red Is In paper pack by
Susan Robinson Designs; floral paper and butterfly from the Bold
Blossoms kit by Graziella Caprice; Doodle Flowers by Gypsy Chick;
word art by Carrie Stephens; tab by Jackie Eckles and font is Olive Oil.

SCRAPLIFTED: HOLLY GRIEGO

SSD RECIPECHALLENGE #36

CREDITS: Adorable Me collab kit by Misty Cato and Betty Jo Martin,
Scalloped Alphabet by Robin Carlton and acrylic flower element by Jill
D-Zines.

SSD SWTSB #34

CREDITS: Gitchy Gitchy kit by Robin Carlton and MandaBean; scallop
shape template by Thaty Borges, Kraft Frame by Katie Pertiet
(recolored) and font is Trebuchet.

SSD TELL YOUR STORY #9

CREDITS: All-American Girl kit by Misty Cato and Robin Carlton;
fabric template by Tracy Ann; and the font is Elementary.

Cross your fingers for me tomorrow....I have to go the Gyno doc! Not fun!!!

Till later all!!!

Just a few LOs!

2008-06-15T18:55:00.001-07:00

Evening all! Just dropping in on the blog to share a few more layouts! I am an honored June guest with Bree Clarkson from Sweet Shoppe Designs! She has the most fab templates!!

Here is one of the many you will be seeing from the Wedding!

CREDITS: Bloom and Grow kit by Zoe Pearn and Double Up #1 template by Bree Clarkson.

And this one is the sweet girlfriend of John! She is now living in Germany but will be back home in Rolla sometime this month! I definitely smell a new scrapping buddy!

CREDITS: Haute Spring kit by Zoe Pearn, Double Up #2 Template by Bree Clarkson.

Till later, my friends!!!

New LOs!!!

2008-06-14T15:39:00.001-07:00

I am back today with some new Layouts for my different CTs!!!

My true, first attempt at an extraction...and might I say what a good job I did! lol!

CREDITS: Bohemia Love digital kit by MME; Love digital brushes by MME, and fonts are Vivaldi and Scriptina.

CREDITS: Bohemia Love digital kit by MME; font is Waterfalls.

CREDITS: Adorable Me collab kit by Misty Cato and Betty Jo Martin and template from the Girl Talk blog for Dani Mogstad.

CREDITS: Adorable Me Collab kit by Misty Cato and Betty Jo Martin.
SCRAPLIFTED: GoneWithTheWind @ Polka Dot Potato

CREDITS: Picnic kit by Designs by Kristi and alphabet by Kim Christensen.

CREDITS: Moroccan Ocean Sunset by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs and font is Snidane.

CREDITS: Secret Garden kit, Splat Mask, Black Crumpled Alphabet and Doodle Brushes all by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs; Word strips by Katie Pertiet and font is Tekton Pro.

This is just a few....I wanted to get these up and posted since I feel like I am getting behind! My mojo went South for a bit after the wedding, but I am back and ready to scrap!!!!

AWESOME NEWS!!!!!

2008-06-13T19:20:00.000-07:00

Well, please forgive me for not being around for a bit..but good news!!

Where to start????

Well, Suzanne and Josh tied the knot in sunny Florida on June 6th!!! Allow me to show you some pics!!

Here they are with the wedding coordinator...saying their vows. I cried like a baby!!

Securing their union with the sand they stood on when they said their vows.

From left to right... That is John, Josh and then Ryan. Of course, they are all my sons now!!!

I am so proud, though, of my two boys (Ryan and John) who dressed up pretty good for this wedding!

And the happy couple!!!! Let me introduce them....Josh and Suzanne Robinson!!!

Now even more great news! Suzanne has opened up a store to sell her new designs!!!! She is selling under Susan Robinson Designs at Scrapprofessor!!! Check out her store! She is uploading new stuff as I type!! Look for some new LOs with her designs in the very near future!!!

Also...I am just full of great news aren't I? I am also a June guest for Bree Clarkson at Sweet Shoppe Designs!!!

Whew!! Till later, my friends!!!!

Yet Even More Layouts...Where Do I Find the Time?

2008-06-01T18:46:00.000-07:00

Now that is a great question. I see the question posted at 2Peas all the time. There is never enough time in the day to scrap. Well, personally, I just make time to be creative. But I am much luckier than most. I normally have a 3-1/2 day weekend available to me. I do all my errands and such on Wed. afternoon and Thursday. Sometimes there is a doc visit on Friday. But I have all day Saturday! This is my creative outlet...my relaxation. Trust me, I will find time to relax!!!!

So what did I do on Saturday??? A bunch of layouts for Chirpi Designs and GetDigiWithIt!!!! And I found out that I will be a June guest for Bree Clarkson at Sweet Shoppe Designs!!! Talk about being excited!!!!

CREDITS: Sundrenched kit by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, fabric template by Leora Sanford, alphabet for the word flower is Clean, Crumpled Alphabet by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, recolored flower from Mum's The Word kit by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, and word art is by Mary Ann Wise.

CREDITS: Urban Retreat collab kit by Victoria Greenlees and Ann-Marie, stitching by Dani Mogstad, template by Fairytale_Studios, wire flower by Weeds & Wildflowers and Black, Crumpled Alphabet (the word Beware!) by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs.

CREDITS: Fruitylicious by Traci Reed, template on the Hawt Mama blog, and Acrylic-o-Holic alphabet by Traci Reed.

CREDITS: Berry-Licious kit by Heather Manning, shape template by Jen Caputo and font is The Blue Cabin.

CREDITS: Berry-Licious kit by Heather Manning, torn fabric template by Leora Sanford, stitching by Dani Mogstad and felt alphabet by Amy Bleser.

CREDITS: Japanese Garden kit by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, template by Kresta at TheDigiChick, and word art by Mindy Terasawa.

CREDITS: Sundrenched kit by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, template by Patti Knox and font is The Blue Cabin.

CREDITS: Japanese Garden kit by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, background paper from Natural Cardstock paper set by Victoria Greenlees of Chirpi Designs, template by Rachel Giallongo and word art by Mary Ann Wise.

With all that...I bid everyone a good nite! Till later!!!!!

New Challenges Up At BBSD!

2008-05-31T11:40:00.001-07:00

Howdy!! My new challenges over at BuzyBee Scrappers are going up as I type! Come play along with us!

Here is my LO for the heritage challenge:

CREDITS: Rough Dirt by Melissa Herzog and Flying Solo template by Chrissy Williams.

Scraplift Challenge:

CREDITS: Blissful Mini kit by Melissa Herzog, Flergs' Funky Swirl, gem by Sugarplum Paperie, flower and frame from Happy Chappy kit by Melissa Herzog, and word art by Britt Designs.

Paper 2 Digi Challenge:

CREDITS: Blissful Me mini kit by Melissa Herzog, Tracy Ann's Felt and Glitz Swirl, Flergs' Funky Swirl, shape template by Kari Henzfelt, word art by Daniela Peuss, glitter flower by Traci Sims; black flowers, white tags, and words by Christina Renee Designs and Krafty Frame by Katie Pertiet.

New CT Team and Happy Memorial Day

2008-05-27T19:18:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! First of all...I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day. Not much happened here at our house. We worked on Sunday, off on Monday, and had a totally weird Tuesday! We went in at 10 am (now I can get used to that!!!!) and we have to work all day on Wednesday!

But I do have some awesome news! I am proud and honored to be part of the new GetDigiWithIt creative team!!! You must check this store out! What is the best part of this store??? It has to be the opportunity to use My Minds Eye, Daisy D and other traditional paper scrapping companies as digital kits!!! Woo Hoo!!!! I love this!!!!

Check these LOs out! These papers are from MME's Wild Asparagus line - Brothers and Sisters.

CREDITS: Paper from the MME Wild Asparagus Brother and Sister digital kit, flowers from the Altered Flower kit by Jackie Eckles, flourish brushes by Genevieve Sass, creme notebook alphabet by Amanda Heimann, black grid alphabet by Misty Cato and frame by Kylie Clark.

Paper link

Multiple Beauty Brush Link

CREDITS: Papers from the MME Wild Asparagus Brother and Sister digital kit, brushes from the MME Beauty kit, word art by Anna Aspnes and font if FG Maria.

And here are some LOs for the various challenges at Sweet Shoppe Designs:

SSD PAPER 2 DIGI #21 - LAUGH

CREDITS: Chatty kit Misty Cato, fabric templates by Leora Sanford, word art by Jackie Eckles, flourish masks by Jenna Desai, glitter paper by Katie Pertiet and font is Pea Mystie Caps.

SCRAPLIFTED: Jamie Warren @ 2Peas

SSD SLOGAN CHALLENGE #20 - GET YOUR SMILES ON

CREDITS: Sundrenched kit by Victoria Greenlees, flower from Mum's The Word kit by Victoria Greenlees (recolored), Clean, Crumpled alphabet by Victoria Greenlees, and template from Purescraps.

SSD SWSTB #33/TDC SCRAPLIFT 5/21 CHALLENGE - SIBLINGS

CREDITS: Hullaballoo kit by Eva Kipler, word art from Audrey Neal and alphabet by Amanda Heimann.

SSD - POP ROCKS #20 - EVERYDAY SHOES

CREDITS: Urban Retreat collab kit by Victoria Greenlees and Ann-Marie, frame from the On Display Frames by Misty Cato, shape template by Jen Caputo and font is Minion Pro.

SSD - COOKIE DECORATING #35 - Braden

CREDITS: Template by Cindy Schneider, Grown With Love collab kit by Paula Duncan and Julie Billingsley, and font is Pea Tracy.

As usual...till later!!!!

New LOs for challenges and CT Teams!!!

2008-05-18T18:59:00.000-07:00

Once again...I was BUSY!!!! Let me show you some of what I accomplished this past weekend!

Here are 2 from the Fresh kit by Dawn Inskip

CREDITS: Fresh kit by Dawn Inskip.

NDISB LINK:
[URL]http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2296[/URL]

And the rest are for various challenges!!

CREDITS: Urban Retreat collab kit by Victoria Greenlees and
Ann-Marie, template by Dani Mogstad, and recolored flowers from the
Mum's The Word kit by Victoria Greenlees.

CREDITS: Grown with Love kit by Paula Duncan and Julie Billingsley,
template by Chrissy Williams, font for the word Inside is Devil Inside
and font for the journaling is Pea Alesa.

CREDITS: Coffeehouse kit by Misty Cato, template by 2 Sisters
Designs and font is Grenoble Light SF.
Kit link:

CREDITS: Zoe kit by Misty Cato and template by Crystal's Digital
Template Shop.

CREDITS: Hullabaloo by Eva Kipler, word art by Audrey Neal, shape
template by Jen Caputo.
SCRAPLIFTED: Puppet (Jenny) @ Scrapbook.com

CREDITS: Imagine That collab kit by Misty Cato and Robin Carlton;
template by Chrissy Williams, and alphabet by Dani Mogstad.
Kit Link:

CREDITS: Template by Cinnamon Designs, Is It Any Wonder collab kit
by Robin Carlton and Scrapkitchen Designs, felt alphabet by Amy
Bleser, and font is Pea Carrie.

CREDITS: Zoe kit by Misty Cato and, template by Chrissy Williams,
and font is Pea Courtney.

CREDITS: Revitalized - Cherry Bits by Victoria Greenlees and
template by Chrissy Williams.

CREDITS: Template for challenge by Kissed Studios, Wildflowers kit
by Shabby Miss Jenn and font is Grutchline.

Where have I been????

2008-05-16T10:35:00.001-07:00

You know, I promised myself to be better with this blog, but then I go back to work! As usual, though, with all this new meds that I am on, I have come down with some kind of bug AGAIN! Ugh...what is up with this???? I have the worse sore throat evah and my chest feels like someone is sitting on it. So I go for my usual 2-week visit to the doc and he gives me a script for some antibiotics. Sounds like a plan huh? Seven pills cost me $25 (insurance copay)! Unbelievable...just too much!

All rightie then! Let's check out some LOs I did last nite....I am in a creative mood again!! Thank goodness! Being sick and creative just doesn't mix very well!

These layouts are for some of the challenges over at Sweet Shoppe Designs!!

CREDITS: Rooty Tooty Collab kit by Misty Cato and Lauren Grier, template by Aggie Aviso for the challenge; and word art by Katie Pertiet.

CREDITS: Chatty kit by Misty Cato, template by Chrissy Williams, and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Rooty Tooty Collab kit by Misty Cato and Lauren Grier, bracket mat and frame by Laurie Anderson and font is Pea Kari.

I need some kind of ticker for our vacation to Florida! Sue's wedding is just 3 weeks away!!!! I haven't even got the boys' outfits yet or even mine...lol! I have yet another doc appointment in Jefferson City on May 3oth. Perhaps I can go shopping up there...selection here in Rolla just SUCKS!!!

Till later!!!!

Another Rainy Wednesday!

2008-05-07T20:20:00.001-07:00

Well...this is mid-vacation for me. Countdown to the next work is starting..ugh!

I am desperately trying to organize the upstairs...I am so bad at organizing. I got things STREWN all over the place! Well, now Roger is off work for the rest of the week. Maybe I can get him to help...lol! Oh wait...we have to do the basement too! UGH! I am an organizer's nightmare...lol!

On to some LOs:

CREDITS: Freak Out kit by April Staker, black paper from Tuscan Romance kit by April Staker, template by Chrissy Williams, and Chipped Alphabet by April Staker.

CREDITS: Freak Out kit by April Staker, bracket template by Melissa Bennett. brush word art by Mary Ann Wise.

CREDITS: Imagine That collab kit by Misty Cato and Robin Carlton; template by Kresta @TheDigiChick; and Notebook Paper by Misty Cato.

CREDITS: Flying Solo template by Chrissy Williams, Cherry Bits #1 - Revitalized by Victoria Greenlees, stitching by Dani Mogstad, font is Tahoma and stock photo from the internet.

CREDITS: Grown With Love collab kit by Paula Duncan and Julie Billingsley; template by Chrissy Williams' and font is Hey Gorgeous.

Well...the weather signals are going off again...time to shut down for a bit till some of these storms pass thru!

A Tuesday post!

2008-05-06T07:37:00.000-07:00

WOW! Here is a new thing! A post on a Tuesday...lol! That is what happens when you get a vacation!

May I show off some LOs?

The first four here are for the challenges over at Buzy Bee Scrapper!

Here is a LO for the Heritage challenge:

CREDITS: Rough Dirt kit by Melissa Herzog; word art by Katie Pertiet.

Hive Challenge:

CREDITS: Floral Girl mini kit by Melissa Herzog, brad from Happy Chappy kit by Melissa Herzog and word art by Tracy Drane of Tracy's Scraps.

Scraplift challenge:

CREDITS: Rough Dirt kit by Melissa Herzog.

And the Paper 2 Digi Challenge:

CREDITS: Rough Dirt kit by Melissa Herzog and font is Tracy.

These next two are for my May guest spot with Dawn Inskip! Wow! What a designer!!

CREDITS: Evitangel Collab kit by Dawn Inskip and Heather Manning; shape templates by Jen Caputo and Christine Nash.

CREDITS: Evitangel Collab kit by Dawn Inskip and Heather Manning; frame from PolkaDotPotato.

Dawn's kit can be found here:

http://digistore.treasurestoscrap.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1367

http://shop.scrapscandistyle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1455&zenid=03638340df4966d42ea909b7283e3962

and

http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2597

Run, don't walk, and check some of her kits out....You won't be disappointed!

Till later!!!

How was your NSD?

2008-05-05T05:41:00.000-07:00

How was everyone's National Scrapbook Day?? Mine, well it was great! I didn't get much done of course, but I did shop till I dropped...lol! Thanks to the stimulus check, I was also able to let Suzanne shop till she dropped!

I do have the pleasure of working with Misty Cato, who is now proudly selling her schtuff over at Sweet Shoppe Designs!!! Check out this Chatty kit LOs!

CREDITS: Chatty kit by Misty Cato; which can be found at Sweet Shoppe Designs @ [url]http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2605[/url], template by Di Hickman, and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Chatty kit by Misty Cato; which can be found at Sweet Shoppe Designs @ [url]http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2605[/url], template by Amanda Lee, and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Chatty kit by Misty Cato; which can be found at Sweet Shoppe Designs @ [url]http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2605[/url], template by Chrissy Williams, and font is Californian.

I am planning on doing a BUNCH of LOs today...Wow..it has just been beautiful outside though...What a great time for a vacation!!!

Till later my friends!!!

Busy Day Yesterday!!

2008-04-28T19:09:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful day I had yesterday! There is nothing better than a day off from work to get the system refueled! Thank goodness my job allows our birthdays to be a paid vacation day!!! One of the perks!

Of course, going back today was a bit of a downer, but I only have this week and then it's vacation time! I planned this vacation around NSD!!!! I can't wait and Sue will be online with me too!!!

I got a bunch of LOs done for several challenges over at Sweet Shoppe Designs. Just a little note about the LO titled My Scars. This was truly the first time I have ever taken a picture of myself where the scars show or even journaled about it. It is me and it is a story that I want my kids and their offspring to know about me. These LOs may be hard to do, but are a necessary evil in my mind. I want my descendents to know everything about me...bad, good or even ugly.

On to the LOs:

CREDITS: Haute Spring kit by Zoe Pearn, template by Amy W. Designs and Cardstock Alphabet by Meredith Fenwick.

CREDITS: Some of Me, Some of You collab kit by Lauren Grier and Robin Carlton, Lil Sunshine alphabet by Dani Mogstad, frames by ON Designs, and font is Tahoma.

CREDITS: Template by Cindy Schneider; Haute Spring kit by Zoe Pearn; and font is Tracy.

CREDITS: Flying Solo template by Chrissy Williams, Weekend kit by Victoria Greenlees, and font is Tahoma.

CREDITS: Some of Me, Some of You collab kit by Lauren Grier and Robin Carlton and Lil Sunshine Alphabet by Dani Mogstad.

CREDITS: Some of Me, Some of You collab kit by Lauren Grier and Robin Carlton, template by Lilia M.; Scarlet Heels White Alphabet; Two Sisters Chipboard Alphabet, Scarlet Heels Krafty Labels; and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Flying Solo template by Chrissy Williams, Uncomplicated kit by Shawna Clingerman and flower by Betsy Tuma (recolored).

A bright, beautiful day!

2008-04-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning to the most beautiful day outside....bright and sunny. Want to know what the bummer is???? We could have had that yard sale. Oh well...maybe in a couple of weeks! What we will probably do is try to set things up downstairs instead of outside. That way, everything will stay dry and clean. And the best thing? We won't have to lug everything up from the basement to the carport.

With not having to worry about that...I got some LOs done last night!!

Here is one from Sueli Colbert's Happiness kit!

CREDITS: Happiness kit by Sueli Colbert, template by PureScrap and
Monogram Alphabet by Eva Kipler.

The next 2 LOs are for challenges over at TheDigiChick!

SCRAPLIFTED: LOVESHERBOYS
CREDITS: Spring Fling kit by JanaM, wave template by Christine
Nash.

CREDITS: Multifarious kit by Tracey Monette; sketch by Annscraps @
TheDigiChick; and font is Kabel.

And the rest are for the challenges over at BuzyBeeScrapper!!

Font Challenge:

CREDITS: Template by Chrissy Williams, Happy Chappy kit by
Melissa Herzog, and font is Sketch Rockwell.

Heritage Challenge:

CREDITS: Chrissy Williams' Angielicious II Template, Earthly Natures
kit by Melissa Herzog, alphabet by Laura Ping from the Slightly Worn
kit; and font is Maiandra GD.

Hive Challenge:

CREDITS: Poppin Boy Grunge mini kit by Melissa Herzog; alphabet
by Dani Mogstad and Star Flourish by Lemonaid Lucy.

Quote Challenge:

CREDITS: Earthly Natures kit by Melissa Herzog, Angielicious II
template by Chrissy Williams and font is Stylistic.

Paper 2 Digi Challenge:

CREDITS: Happy Mini kit by Melissa Herzog, cream and black
background papers by Betsy Tuma; Shandy Vogt Add-a-Border
(recolored) and word art brushwork by Lynn Grieveson.

I am off to work on some projects!!!!

I am on a lucky streak lately!!!

2008-04-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

I may not be able to win the Powerball (I always get my tickets) but I am sure lucky to be able to work with some wonderful designers!

I dropped a note to Chrissy Williams over at DigitalCandy and she has allowed my to be part of her template CT team!!!! I am so excited!!!

With all the dentist and doctor appointments this past 2 weeks, I finally have some time this weekend to do some LOs. Keep those fingers crossed that the rain stays away and I just might be able to have that yard sale!!! I need to get the schtuff out of the basement!

Here are some LOs for Misty Cato's CT team...I totally love her designs!!!

CREDITS: Homespun Love kit by Misty Cato, stitching by Dani Mogstad, template by Kresta @ TDC, and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Homespun Love kit by Misty Cato, torn template by Jen Caputo, ribbon by JanaM.

I need to do some type of ticker here! Suzanne's wedding is coming up so fast! June 6th will be here before I know it.

Monday and the work week is almost over!

2008-04-14T20:06:00.000-07:00

Whew! I tell ya what! Sometimes it is a blessing in disguise to work these 12-hour shifts. My work week is half over now!

It's gonna be a busy week, though, for the household! Ryan is getting used to working a full week (5 days) at Walmart and he is still loving it. Roger is having some pain problems...I so wish the operations would have helped him. We are pretty well out of ideas now. He has a doc appointment on Wednesday to see about his thyroid cyst and a dentist appointment on Friday.

Well .. here comes some of the awesome news I was talking about!

I have just become a Duncan Doughnut! Now before everyone gets too excited...I mean I snagged a CT spot with Paula Duncan over at Sweet Shoppe Designs and I am totally psyched to get working on her awesome designs! Plus there is more!!! One of my fav ladies has offered me a guest spot .... Misty Cato!!! WOWOWOWOW! You must check out her blog...great tuts to help with digiscrapping! Here is the link: Misty Cato Designs plus a possible May guest spot with Dawn Inskip!

Let me show off a couple of LOs for challenges over at Sweet Shoppe!

CREDITS: Flutterfire kit by Robin carlton, background paper by MadScraps, inked edge overlay by Kris Myers, and template by Aggie Aviso.

CREDITS: Background paper and Alphabet paper is from Puttin On The Ritz by Patti Knox; A Little Piece kit by Lauren Grier; frame by Lemonaid Lucy; shape templates by Jen Caputo; stitching by Dani Mogstad; and Katie the Scrapbook Lady Fill-a-Bet alphas.

Hopefully, I can get things in order and will be able to show off my new CTs!!!!

Quiet Saturday!

2008-04-12T22:03:00.000-07:00

Well...so much for getting too much done today. We had a company meeting this morning and when we got home, it was definitely nap time for this chickie!!

I got some fab news coming in the next couple of days...I can't wait to spill it!!!!! You will have to be patient!

Here are just a couple of LOs I was able to finish up tonite! These are for challenges...have I said how much I love challenges??????

CREDITS: Treehouse kit by Victoria Greenlees and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Template by Traci Reed from Hawt Mama's blog; Moroccan Ocean Sunset kit by Victoria Greenlees and font is Milk and Cereal.

CREDITS: Background paper is from Puttin On The Ritz pack by Patti Knox, Amy Wolff Fancy Cut Shapes, Traci Sims Glittery Flowers and flourish, Betsy Tuma daisy flowers; Lili @ ScrapArtist photo frame, Katie the Scrapbook Lady Fill-A-Bet alphabet (recolored with Puttin On The Ritz papers) and font is Pea Martha. Scraplifted Yvette

Some sad news and some layouts!

2008-04-11T17:01:00.000-07:00

First...some sad news in the digiscrapping world. DigiScrapShak is closing down for several months. Here is the sale information:

I will miss them! It has been a blast working with all the designers. In fact, I emailed one of the designers.. the awesome Sueli Colbert and asked if I could be on her CT and she said YES!!!! I won't let everyone wait too long before I post some LOs from her creations!

But here are some for the challenges at TheDigiChick this week!

CREDITS: Sketch by Jule @ The Digichick; Life is Good kit by Amanda Heimann, Iced Alphabet Dots by Katie Pertiet and font is Nueva Std.

CREDITS: Boho Mojo Add On kit by Cori Gammon, bracket template by Laurie Anderson, notepaper alphabet by Misty Cato, Redju's torn paper template, staples by Tara Dunston, and Color Your Own Flourishes by Christine Smith.

CREDITS: Orange Fizz kit by Victoria Greenlees, frame by Kylie Clark, raffia and journal spot from the Delicate Dream kit by Victoria Greenlees, Flower Delight freebie by Chaos Lounge, and Natural Cardstock background pp by Victoria Greenlees.

I will post later on this weekend! We have a company meeting tomorrow! BLECH!

Sweet Sunday!

2008-04-06T19:48:00.000-07:00

Well...today wasn't too bad...ignoring people does help...lol!!!

Have I told anyone how much I love watching Lord of the Rings....umpteenth time..even with commercials. I LOVE THESE MOVIES!!! One of my top favs! I must do a LO on them!

Here are just a couple for the challenges over at BuzyBeeScrapper! I even got my daughter involved!

CREDITS: Happy Chappy kit by Melissa Herzog, template by Rose McDigital Designs; alphabet by ON Designs and font is Pea Martha.

CREDITS: A Guy Thing kit by Melissa Herzog, frame by Thaty Borges, template by The Paper Tag and fonts are Pea Martha and For The Hundredth Time.

CREDITS: Beauty Queen by Melissa Herzog and white felt alphabet by Amy Bleser.

Saturday..Saturday!!

2008-04-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

Well, Saturday is here and the work week starts up tomorrow! Hopefully, the week will go by fast. Then again...hmmm...I have a doc appointment on Wednesday, treatment on Thursday and a company meeting on Saturday. BLECH!

I only have a few LOs tonite...I did up some cards and will post those at a later date!

These are for my CT at Chirpi!!!

CREDITS: Refresh kit by Victoria Greenlees at Chirpi.co.uk; template by Janet Philips, alphabet from the Delicate Dreams Mini Kit by Victoria Greenlees at Chirpi.co.uk and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Refresh kit by Victoria Greenlees at Chirpi.co.uk; template by the Studio Crew at Scrapbook Graphics, alphabet from the Delicate Dreams Mini Kit by Victoria Greenlees at Chirpi.co.uk and font is Calisto.

Loving Free Time!

2008-04-04T15:43:00.001-07:00

I gotta love when I get a free moment in all the chaotic things that go on in our house! I get SOOOO much done!

On to the digital creations I did last nite...yes ... these were all done last nite!

CREDITS: Tuscan Romance kit by April Staker, word art by Mary Ann Wise, and Annie Manning's Resize for Web action.

CREDITS: Little Flower kit by Graziela Mendes, Pro Black and White Photoblast action on the photo, template by Rachel Giallongo and Annie Manning's Resize for Web action.

CREDITS: Sue Isaacson's Black Glitter Grid paper; Jessie Edwards Web challenge papers; Frame by Katie Pertiet, Pop Cluster brushes by Katie Pertiet; Katie's Jewels alphabet by Patti Knox and Annie Manning's Resize for Web action.

CREDITS: Groovy Kinda Luv by Misschifis Scraps and Annie Manning's Resize for Web action.

CREDITS: Little Flowers kit by Graziela Mendes and Annie Manning's Resize for Web action.

CREDITS: Papers by Katie Pertiet from a previous challenge; template by Janet Philips; word art by Lynn Grieveson; font is Lucida Bright and Annie Manning's Resize for Web action.

CREDITS: Papers by Anna Aspnes, challenge element by Mary Ann Wise, font is Kabel and Annie Manning's Resize for web action.

CREDITS: Happy Chappy kit by Melissa Herzog, Alphabet by Elaine BIttencourt, frame by Kellie Mize and Annie Manning's Resize for Web Action.

CREDITS: Life is Good kit by Amanda Heimann; stitching by Dani Mogstad, chipboard alphabet by 2 Sisters and Annie Manning's Resize for Web Action.

CREDITS: Groovy Kinda Luv by Misschifis Scraps, alphabet from Graziela Mendes' LIttle Flower kit, frame by Gina Cabrera and Annie Manning's Resize for Web action.

Sunday Creations and a Sunday Rant!

2008-03-30T20:31:00.000-07:00

From what I understand about blogs, you should be able to journal your everyday life. Well...I want a second to rant. I can talk to Roger about this and I do; but geez...it does get old. Let me preface by saying I do like my job. I can handle the hours and the workload. It is a factory so it's not rocket science...KWIM? But there are people who literally drive me up a wall and make me actually want to quit just to get away from them. There is a guy (I will leave them nameless but if they read this...they would definitely know who they are...lol) who absolutely hates me. Why? Because I am friends with the supervisor. This doesn't mean I get special treatment or anything. It just means I can count on him if I should need help. That's it. Nothing more. But this guy will sabotage anything I do. For Pete's sake...it's a damn factory...we make bags. There is no need for backstabbing. Same for the older lady that works with us. I DON'T want her job. I never have. In fact, I got her that job. I made sure that the test was easy enough for her to pass. I got her nominated. UGH! These are the reasons I absolutely hate Sundays.

Enough...I could type forever...but the bed is calling me for another 12 hours tomorrow of work.

Can I show off some more creations? This first one is one that is long overdue. Thanks to Sweet Shoppe Designs for the challenge and the opportunity to finally thank my Dad for all the wonderful things he taught me. It dawned on me last week that he has been gone for 20 years now. Such a long time without him.

CREDITS: Papers by Jessie Edwards; freebie template by MNICAIAS
and alphabet from Slightly Worn kit by Laura Ping.

CREDITS: Fancy Pants kit by Robin Carlton and template by Shandy
Vogt.

Spelling test!

2008-03-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

I was browsing the message boards over at Sweet Shoppe Designs and the blog challenge was to take a spelling test!

Let me see if I can do a link here: http://www.blogthings.com/howsyourspellingquiz/

Now don't cheat! Take it and see what your score is!

Mine? My best subject in school was English...so I got a perfect score. Now if I can only learn how to type like I spell...lol!

Well..It's Saturday!

2008-03-29T17:27:00.001-07:00

Well...another week has come to close at our house! I never did get around to making any cards for the sale in April. I have got to do this...I am such a procrastinator. We did get up to St Louis for a doctor's visit. Roger isn't feeling any better and the doc was absolutely no help at all. We are finished with him, appointwise. We will need to find another doctor..ugh!

Obviously...the last couple of days I did DO something....digital that is!

Here they come folks!

CREDITS: Mod About You by Dani Mogstad; template by Anna
Russell and fonts are Clingy and Kabel.

CREDITS: Bracket template by Laurie Anderson; Happy Go Lucky kit
by Victoria Greenlees at Chirpi.co.uk; stitching by Dani Mogstad; the
number 1 from Faith True Kit by Victoria Greenlees @ chirpi.co.uk; and
glitter strip on the number 1 from chirpi.co.uk.

CREDITS: Blue paper, flowers and frame from Mum's The Word by
Victoria Greenlees @ Chirpi.co.uk; tan paper and ribbon from Delicate
Dreams freebie by Victoria Greenlees @ Chirpi.co.uk; template for mat
by Melissa Bennett.

CREDITS: Papers and alphabet from the CT Appreciation kit; template by Emily Powers and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Moment kit by Sueli Colbert; Black & White conversion by Photoblast; template by Janet Philips and font is Kabel.

CREDITS: Happy Chappy kit by Melissa Herzog; scallop edge
template by Jen Caputo; and Gridwork alphabet by Misty Cato.

CREDITS: Glitter Grid paper by Melissa Herzog; Bent frame by
Melissa Herzog from the Choc-O-Love kit; filigree brush found on
Deviant Art; fonts are News Gothic and Scriptina.

CREDITS: Happy Chappy kit by Melissa Herzog, Gridwork alphabet
by Misty Cato and font is Lucida Bright.

BuzyBeeScrappers LOs

2008-03-26T22:27:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Posting my creations for you today! Well, actually it's late Wednesday night but I am not yet sleepy...go figure!

CT Layout:

CREDITS: Happy Mini kit by Melissa Herzog, flowers by Bren Boone; Lil Sunshine alphabet by Dani Mogstad, and font is Myriad Pro.

Another CT LO!

CREDITS: Happy Mini kit by Melissa Herzog; flower from the Choc-O-Love kit by Melissa Herzog, Lil Sunshine alphabet by Dani Mogstad and font is Tekton Pro.

My layout for the Paper 2 Digi challenge over at BBSD!

CREDITS: A Guy Thing kit by Melissa Herzog; flowers by Betsy Tuma; word art sticker by LaWanna DesJardin.

My layout for the Hive Challenge #1

CREDITS: Twinkle Pink kit for challenge by Melissa Herzog and word art by Katie Pertiet.

Thanks for checking these out!!

Sue and Josh are coming down!!!

2008-03-22T08:30:00.000-07:00

YAY! Suzanne and Josh, as I am typing, are getting ready to come down for a visit! This will be the first time they have seen this house since we moved around Christmas! It really does suck with our schedules. It's too hard to see each other. I don't see it getting any easier, but you never know.

Time to show off!

Here are some LOs for my CT at DigiScrapShak!

CREDITS: Blossom's Garden kit by Christine Mortimer AKA Crafty Bloss; template by Amy Watson; alphabet by Meredith Fenwick; and inked overlay by Kris Myers.

CREDITS: Daisy freebie kit by Designs by Krista; brackets by Cznydesigns, and template by Amy Fenner Creations.

On to some challenges!

Scrapbook Graphics Studio Starts

CREDITS: Sassified papers from Mirranda Reinhardt; frame by Karah Fredericks; Funky Swirl from Studio Flergs; Urban Flower by Kari Henzfelt; and word art by Mary Ann Wise.

Sweet Shoppe Designs

CREDITS: All Organic kit by Kay Miller Designs.

Sweet Shoppe Designs

CREDITS: Template by Bree Clarkson; My Shining Star kit by Traci Reed; flourish by Genevieve Sass; and font is Pea Mystie Caps.

Sweet Shoppe Designs

CREDITS: Midnight in the Garden kit by Kay Miller Designs and brush word art by Mary Ann Wise.

I want to thank anyone who is browsing here! Your support and comments are greatly appreciated! I love ya all!

HERITAGE CHALLENGE AT BUZY BEE SCRAPPER!

2008-03-20T11:36:00.001-07:00

I almost forgot! Please check out the challenge over at BuzyBeeScrapper

I want to give everyone a chance to do up some layouts using those pictures that you might not think of. I love my heritage photos! They are a part of my history and I want to share that with my children!

So drop in over there, register and take part in some fun challenges! I am working on a couple of scraplifting challenges too!

A little heads up! Here is my LO for the challenge!

Beautiful Day

2008-03-20T11:02:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness....it is a beautiful day today! It's 60 degrees right now...a high forecasted of 66 degrees! I took Ryan out for a bit...he decided to rent a camcorder from a local rental place. I know..I know, they are way expensive there. But this is giving him a chance to try one out..to see what he is looking for. I know he is wanting to film himself playing the guitar. Ya never know, maybe my son is a budding director! Nah..probably not...lol!

I am doing a bit of digital work today with the promise of some paper scrapping tomorrow! I definitely want to work on my cards and things that I want to sell at the garage sale. We will see as usual.

Now on to big and much more interesting things! Layouts!!!

Here is some more for the Chirpi CT team!

First one is with the new kit...Happy Go Lucky!

And of course, a layout from the kit!

CREDITS: Happy Go Lucky kit by Victoria Greenlees @ chirpi.co.uk; stitching by Dani Mogstad; and fonts are Pea Mystie Caps and Pea Carrie Script.

Moroccan Ocean Sunset kit:

CREDITS: Overlay by Kris Myers; Moroccan Ocean Sunset kit by Victoria Greenlees @ chirpi.co.uk; scallop and bracket templates by Jen Caputo; Dyno-style alphabet by Christina Renee Designs; and date stamp by Meredith Fenwick.

Lastly, a quickie LO for the sketch challenge over at Polka Dot Potato.

CREDITS: Template by Rachel Giallongo; Sweetest Thing paper pack by Krystal Hartley; ribbon hearts embellishments by Amanda Heiman; and Sew Sweet alphabet by Krystal Hartley.

Couple of LOs tonite!

2008-03-16T18:16:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of more layouts that I didn't have a chance to post yesterday! These are for the CT at DigiScrapShak!

Whew! Believe it or not, this is how I relax from 12 hours of work!

CREDITS: Moment kit by Sueli Colbert; Lauraskathi Painted Alphabet; and font is Kayleigh.

CREDITS: Moment kit by Sueli Colbert; Bracket template by Jen Caputo; Wave template by Christine Nash.

Enabling April Staker and DigiApeDesigns!!!!

2008-03-15T14:11:00.000-07:00

Let me do this real quick!!! Wow...2 posts in one day - go figure!!

Check out April Staker's awesome new store - DigiApeDesigns

She definitely has some awesome kits and embellishments there!

CREDITS: Diggin' Solids paper by April Staker @ DigiApeDesigns;
journaling font is Kabel and title font is Squealer.

CREDITS: Black background paper is from Tuscan Romance kit by
April Staker; other papers and embellishments are from Sweet Pea kit
by April Staker; template by Patti Knox and font is Girls Are Wierd.

CREDITS: Vintage Blues kit by April Staker and Chipped Alphabet by
April Staker.

CREDITS: Vintage Blues kit by April Staker; Flourishy element by
April Staker; scalloped edge template by Thaty Borges; and the font is
Scriptina.

A little TOOT for me and Buzy Bee Goodies

2008-03-15T12:29:00.000-07:00

I wish you could have seen me! I got a mention in Misty Cato Designs' blog! It totally makes my day! Definitely check her blog out! There are some great tuts and freebies there!

Now to enable all you digi scrappers to BuzyBee Scrappers

and here are some of my LOs!!

CREDITS: Beauty Queen kit by Melissa Herzog; torn paper template by Jen Caputo; cluster frames by Nancy Comelab; Dates Bits 4 by Misty Cato; and white cardstock alphabet by Meredith Fenwick.

CREDITS: Beauty Queen kit by Melissa Herzog; Purty Buttons by Christina Renee Designs; template by Chrissy Williams; alphabet by Jessica Alger.

As soon as I get a chance, I will come back and do some more LOs!

Great weather = LOs...It works for me!

2008-03-13T20:34:00.000-07:00

WOW! Yesterday's weather was in the upper 70s...today, it was around 60! Spring has GOT to be around the corner!!! I even got some layouts finished today! Tomorrow I am planning on some paper scrapping...will it happen?

Of course, here are some digital pages!

Here is one I did for a challenge over at ScrapbookGraphics. It was a scraplift challenge with a theme of homesteads. This was an awesome opportunity to get this pic scrapped of my Dad's house in Ada, Oklahoma!

CREDITS: Timeless Journey kit by Manuela Zimmerman; font is Book Antiqua

I am totally loving this opportunity to CT for Victoria Greenlees! She is just awesome!!

CREDITS: Moroccan Ocean Sunset by Victoria Greenlees @ chirpi.co.uk; font is CK Ali's Writing.

Still loving any chance I have to scrap Alexis!

CREDITS: Amy kit by Lauraskathi; Painted Alpha by Lauraskathi; and font is CK Ali's Writing.

Enough for today! Tomorrow is yet another day!

Little Posting for Today!

2008-03-10T20:03:00.001-07:00

Howdy!

First...I spent the entire day at work today with the songs of Michael Jackson and "Thriller" running thru my mind! UGH! That is what happens when you repeatedly watch MTV's America's Best Dance Crew! If you haven't seen this...you have GOT to watch it...these guys and gals are AWESOME and outta this world in their hip hop dancing!!!!

Secondly, I was totally busy this past weekend .. doing up a bunch of digital LOs! Let me show you a few more please! The credits for each LO is under the particular LO!

CREDITS: Faith True kit by Victoria Greenlees @ chirpi.co.uk; background paper by Jeannie Papai; and template by Di Hickman.

CREDITS; Slightly Worn and Hello Blue Sky kits by Laura Ping Design; frame cluster by Nancy Comelab; wire flowers by Weeds & Wildflowers; flowers by Chaos Lounge.

CREDITS: Hello Blue Sky kit by Laura Ping Designs.

CREDITS: Moroccan Ocean Sunset kit by Victoria Greenlees at chirpi.co.uk; template found on IkeaGoddess' blog; and small date from Lil Date Bits 2 by Misty Cato.

CREDITS: Mum's The Word kit by Victoria Greenlees @ chirpi.co.uk; template by Di Hickman; Sparkling Gems by Victoria Greenlees @ chirpi.co.uk.

CREDITS: Moroccan Ocean Sunset kit by Victoria Greenlees at chirpi.co.uk; block template by Amanda Lee; Word Art by Cinzia Loosemore; and font is Impact.

WooHoo! I got me a new CT Spot!!!

2008-03-09T19:38:00.000-07:00

WOOHOO!!! Thank you April for the chance to be on your CT! I definitely have all your schtuff and totally love it! In fact....here are some of my creations with the new Sweet Pea kit over at DigiApeDesigns

Of course....I did some layouts for DigiScrapShak!!! I picked up Graziela Mendes' minikits!!! These are totally awesome with lots of great colors!

CREDITS: Template by Chris Greiser; Mini kit #3 by Graziela Mendes; stitching by Dani Mogstad and stamped alphabet by Sophia Sarducci.

CREDITS: Block template by Amanda Lee; Mini kit #1 by Graziela Mendes and fonts are Scriptina and Ribbon Happy.

Here is a LO I did for a scraplift challenge over at ScrapbookGraphics!

CREDITS: Paper by ON Designs; frame cluster by Robin Carlton; Glitter stars by Blythe Evans; flowers by Christina Renee Designs; cardboard alphabet and flourish by ON Designs.

And finally, a LO I did for the sketch challenge over at The DigiChicks site!

CREDITS: Jeannie Papai's Down-n-Dirty 2 paper pack; 2 Sisters Chipboard Scrap Stash alphabet; 2 Sisters Chipboard Scrap Stash journal circle; font is Pea Mystie.

Well, enough LOs for now...I did several more, but I will post those tomorrow! Work is slow, but long! So I here the bed calling me! Till later!

Trash 2 Treasure Hunt over at DST

2008-02-23T17:46:00.000-08:00

Whew...Saturday is almost over. We didn't get all that wintry crap we were supposed to get this weekend...thank goodness for that. As I am sitting here typing my thoughts, I have a steaming bowl of thick, homemade stew with fresh-baked honey wheat bread....YUM!

Roger decided with nothing on TV today, we would have an Indiana Jones marathon...I have honestly not seen these...lol. I did my usual Saturday routine...digi scrapping my heart out. I have got to get some paper scrapping done...maybe next weekend. We are planning on a major re-do of the living room and dining room. I have too many supplies that are scattered between these 2 rooms. We will move everything to the dining room for convenience.

Enough boring schtuff...time for my creations!

First, I picked up this awesome kit over at DigiScrapShak for my CT requirement this week. It is by Carla of Meus Scraps! Here is a preview:

And here is a super cute pic of yours truly!!

CREDITS: All papers and glitter swirl by Carla/Meus Scraps at DigiScrapShak; Katie Pertiet word art brush; and Dani Mogstad's Ultimate Stitches.

And these beauties were from Chirpi Designs

CREDITS: All embellishments and paper from the Faith & True kit by Chirpi Design; Template by Fabella; and font is Tekton Pro.

CREDITS: All embellishments and paper from the Faith & True kit by Chirpi Designs; Split template by Emily Powers of 2 Sisters Designs.

Most of my Friday night and Saturday morning was spent searching for clues in the Trash 2 Treasure hunt over at DST! Some clues were completely mind-boggling and others were simple and easy. I love all the wonderful freebies I was able to pick up! There is even a contest to make a layout with the goodies you picked up. Here are a couple I did with mine!

CREDITS: Papers by Kim Hill @ CG Essentials; freebie template by Chrissy W.; flowers by Mad Scraps; pewter brad by Faith True Designs; and brush word art by Katie Pertiet.

CREDITS: Avant Garden papers and embellishments by DSA Guild Designers; frames by Dawn Wilson; and white paper is from Contempo Retro by Mad Scraps.

Enough for now! Off to catch up on my message boards!!!

2008-02-21T21:18:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I am feeling tons better here! Thank goodness for that!

Now to get caught up on all the CT LO's!

Today is BuzyBeeScrappers!

Check out this kit:

Here are some LOs I did with them! All embellishments and papers are by Melissa Herzog over at BuzyBeeScrappers! Sweet Girl layout's template is by BZB Designs!

Thanks for checking these out! Till later!

2008-02-18T16:01:00.000-08:00

Whew...I got hit with the nastiest of flu bugs Friday. Oh this is bad...I actually have missed 2 days of work. That is definitely something that is out of the ordinary for me. Roger is sick too and I miss someone taking care of me.

But I wanted to get this updated real quick...I was accepted on yet another CT team!! Chirpi - Vici Greenlees has graciously invited me to join her CT team....You must check out her store.. AWESOME!!

Here is the linkie: Chirpi

Just a few quickie layouts I was able to finish before I finally succumbed to the flu...lol!

DSS CT team LO

CREDITS: Sherry Ferguson Designs Shabby Sugar kit; frame by Gypsy Chick; word art from DigitalScrapbook Place.

CREDITS: Gisella's Garden Fantasy pp; glitter border by Holliewood Designs; Glitter frame by Gisella; Ribbon by Annie Manning; Shaved Wood Flowers by Kelly Thompson and Word Art by Scarlet Heels Media.

This is my first attempt at blending a photo to the background! Not too shabby in my opinion!

I am gonna go get something to eat, possibly another first in a couple of days!

NEW CT TEAMS!!!!

2008-02-14T20:34:00.001-08:00

WOW! What a fantastic week! Other than the blistering cold and icy conditions at the beginning of the week, I was accepted to 2 new Creative Teams!!!

First, I was accepted as a Lifeguard at DigiScrapShak

Then I was accepted for a guest spot with Gisella Geovanni at Sophia Sarducci

This is a great opportunity!!! I totally love their products...Look for previews and layouts for each in the next couple of days!!!

I need to get back to the job of cleaning this silly desk off! Till later!!

Pics of My Newest Goodies!

2008-02-08T16:07:00.000-08:00

Whew! What a day yesterday....Roger ended up cancelling his doctor's appointment and we hit the stores!!! First I finally got a chance to visit Archivers! It has been a good 6 months since I have been there! I was like a kid in a candy store...almost couldn't decide what to get .. lol! Lets look!

A good selection of papers from Making Memories Noteworthy collection and the new Two Scoops from Basic Grey.

Here is some of the fab new diecut-like papers ... most are by Making Memories and Rhonna Farrer.

These are Making Memories chipboard shapes and alphas I picked up at the Hot Spot for only $1.99 each! What a way to feed my chipboard addiction!

These were the only Inque stamps I could find! Plus a cutie bird by Mindy Terasawa!

Some great chipboard shapes from Basic Grey - Periphery collection .. and at 25% off!

Wilma alphabet from Basic Grey's 2 Scoops collection...great alpha!

I got this Stemma pack of paper at Target for only $6.98!

And another Stemma pack of paper...Why am I such a sucker for these paper packs???

Oh, now this is my fav buy of the day! Of course, we HAD to hit Best Buy! Roger wanted to get a new monitor (he did and it is a great looking 22-inch one! I am so jealous!) and some new games! Plus I got the DVD burner for my computer - I think I will be able to back up my stuff much better with a DVD burner.

I decided to go browse the digital cameras. I definitely need a new digi cam for our trip to Florida. Of course, I was drooling over the Canon Rebel DSLRs and I noticed this beauty. I know...I know...it is a still camera that uses 35 mm film and all, but I wanted something with some heft to it. It was normally about $250 and had a clearance sticker at $133. I got a worker so I could just peek at it. This woman was awesome! She told me that it was reduced down in price that morning, but she hadn't had a chance yet to reprice it. I figured $100. NOPE!! I got it for $44.49!!!!!! What a price! I went to Walmart a bit ago to get some film and now I can play! I will definitely be posting some new pictures!!

And yes....I still want a digital camera...I am just not sure what I want yet.

And last, but certainly not least, I finally have gotten on the bandwagon and got an ATG gun! I was able to get it off of Scrapbook Addicts from a great lady! Now ... to patiently wait for the adhesives to come in from Framingsupplies.com!!!

I also ordered some of the KI Memories lacy cardstock from an online store and was able to order some scalloped circle punches from Joanns.com for 30% off. But I am gonna have to wait till next week for those babies to come in the mail!

Well...the sweet smell of homemade BBQ meatballs is reaching me and I am just starving! Off for now!

Rainy Wednesday!

2008-02-06T18:32:00.000-08:00

What a fitting end to my work week....just cold and rainy. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a brighter day. We are off to St. Louis for a dr. visit. I know Roger doesn't want to go, but I imagine this will be the last visit to this doctor. The surgery on his back went fine and all, but, unfortunately, not much has changed in the pain and soreness. I am just at wit's end on trying to get to the bottom of this ailment of his. Is it muscular or bone? No one can seem to say...just trying to do surgeries. Wish us luck.

Of course, I HAVE got to hit Archivers while we are up there! Oh yeah! I am just excited!

Here are some LOs I did last Saturday!

CREDITS: Krystal Hartley Sweet papers; Swirl by Jenna Desai; journal spot and word art by Katie Pertiet; and font is Pea Crystal. This was a layout I did for a challenge at 2Peas for the BOS challenge!

This next LO is one I did for the PolkaDotPotato Ad challenge. This is my first 2 pager!!!

2008-02-02T09:18:00.000-08:00

Well...Here is my attempt to get better at posting to my blog!

I so need to work on the wedding album for Sherry and Brian...but I just can't get into it. Josh and I took wondercul pictures and all, but I can't get any mojo flowing to finish the book.

Let me plug my CT work over at DragonFlaireStudios

I did some layouts for Fotosusu's kits!

http://www.dragonflairestudios.com/store/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=34&products_id=533

And, of course, some LOs I did:

Here is her Fireside Delight kit... a total beauty for heritage photos!

http://www.dragonflairestudios.com/store/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=34&products_id=447

Off to do some more digiscrapping! See ya for now!

A New Month!

2008-02-01T10:23:00.000-08:00

Ahhh! February is here! Gosh, the month and years fly by so quickly! We are 5 months from Sue and Josh's wedding. I definitely need to get the hotel reservations made, etc. Of course, I was waiting on the tax refund, which should be here any day now.

What snow we got yesterday and last nite, is pretty much gone now. They went ahead and cancelled school and all, but it gave John an honest day off...lol.

Time to give a heads up to a new kit at BuzyBeeScrappers!! Here is a pic of the whole kit!

And...drumroll please...a few layouts I did with the kit!

CREDITS: Choc-O-Love kit by BuzyBee Scrapper Design; flourish by Christine Smith; and word art from Digital Scrapbook Place.

CREDITS: Choc-O-Love kit by BuzyBee Scrapper Design; template by K-Joi Studios; Stamped Alpha by Sophia Sarducci and font is Joyful Juliana.

2008-01-31T16:42:00.000-08:00

What a week! I guess everyone has finally gotten over the flu bug that bit us big time! Now it's my turn to feel crappy!

I am, though, totally disappointed in the snow we got today! I want to get some pics of snow, but not today! We got maybe an inch or so. So much for those weatherpeople calling for 5-8 inches.

But with all the above going, I definitely wanted to show off some of my new creations!

CREDITS: Makayla kit by Bren Boone; Ledger paper by Janel Kretschman (Pink Poodle Studios); Vintage Stax cluster by Robin Carlton (Sweet Shoppe Designs); Ribbon by ON Designs; Staples by Tangie Baxter; and the font is Pea Mystie.

CREDITS: Janet Phillips One Photo Template; Bren Boone's Antique Garden pps; Meredith Fenwick Cardstock Alpha; and font is CAC One Seventy.

CREDITS: Template by Jen Caputo; PPs from SW Acid paper pack by Bren Boone; Black paper from the Luscious Solids by Bren Boone; Flower by Bren Boone; font is Segoe Semibold.

CREDITS: Jessie Edwards Reminiscent pps; Jen Caputo torn paper template; frame and ribbon by Katie Pertiet; ON Designs cardboard swirl; Notebook paper and leather flower by JanLynn Brokken; Tattered flower by Scrappony; Felt ribbon by Patti Knox; Elaine Bittencourt black chipboard alpha; and font is Toby Unleashed.

CREDITS: Anita Stergiou Straw Kissed Ice papers; buttons by April Staker; flourish by Christine Smith; and word art freebie by Weeds & Wildflowers.

CREDITS: Background paper by Betsy Tuma (Fine Wale); Inspired papers by Katie Pertiet; word art by Mary Ann Wise; alphabet by Ping Designs; flourish by Jenna Desai; and flowers by Atomic Cupcake.

CREDITS: Melissa Bennett's Scrapyard pps; stitching by Dani Mogstad, Corduroy bloom by Isabella Mancini, Alpha by Christy Lyle and heart tag from Atout Coeur's blog.

Now that I am caught up with all the BOS challenges at 2Peas...I need to work on some LOs for my CT teams!!! As long as I am feeling better, that will be tomorrow!

Wow! Blogging isn't as easy as I thought!

2008-01-19T10:44:00.000-08:00

Wow...Thanks to Suzanne, I was reminded how long it has been since I have blogged. I guess I do need to keep this up. If nothing else, just as a reminder of what has happened in our family!

First! For anyone interested, here is Sue and Josh's wedding site!

http://www.mywedding.com/joshsusan

This is a pretty good site for those that are getting married and all! There is a place for pictures and such, plus a chance to start up a blog.

Second and as for our family. Not too much here... we got the move over and done with the last week of December. We are completely settled in now...thank goodness!

Here are some peeks at some LOs I have done this week! I just added some of the others to my Slide show....and the rest are in my gallery at 2Peas!

CREDITS: Bootleg Flowers kit by Rikki; word art by Daniela Peuss; and font is Prissy Frat Boy.

CREDITS: Summer kit by Laura Ping Designs; Sunshine word art by Mary Ann Wise and Sun by Katie Pertiet; Ribbons by Shabby Princess; and Stitching by Dani Mogstad.

CREDITS: Bejeweled Solids papers by Jeannie Papai; Flower, Journal cards and frame by Christina Renee Designs; and heart templates by Dani Mogstad.

Got some things done!

2007-10-13T20:16:00.001-07:00

Well, there is nothing better in life than coming into some extra moolah! We got bonuses at work and I spent mine rather quickly...lol. I am now a proud owner of a Cricut! I have been wanting for so long. I have a couple of cartridges...Stamped, Christmas Cheer and the one that came in the box! Now to do some paper scrapping!

What did I do today??? A couple of digi LOs!

This LO was for the challenge on The Meadows blog!

CREDITS: Ali Folendore Saturated PP, Julie Johnson floral border, Paint the Moon Smooth as Silk ribbon, Lemonaid Lucy frame, wire word Joy from Weeds and Wildflowers and the font was Tracy.

Next LO was for a challenge at DigiScrapShak :

CREDITS: Papers and embellies from a grab bag by Graziela Mendes, the template was supplied by DigiScrapShak and the font was Highland Perk.

Well, its back to work time for me!

Got a few Layouts finished today!

2007-10-06T20:38:00.000-07:00

Well...I was able to get quite a bit of work done today! Nothing like a Saturday with no real work to be done. Well, except for laundry!

Here are a couple of layouts I did for the CT at Buzybeescrapper!

Both of these layouts were made with the Little Princess kit by BuzyBeeScrapper! Beautiful kit!

Here are some more! Yes, I was busy!!!!

This is a layout for the DigiScrapShak's October quote challenge. The quote itself is by Winnie the Pooh and fits the picture perfectly!

CREDITS: DigiScrapShak Andrea Designs' Akemi kit; Mary Ann Wise (Designer Digitals) Double Take word art and Mareen's Print font.

The next two layouts are for the Book of Scraps challenge at 2Peas!

CREDITS: Christina Renee Design paper, swirl and flower elements; word art freebie by Katie Pertiet (Designer Digitals).

CREDITS: Claudia Campbell (Elemental Scraps) Tequila Sunrise kit; freebie word art from Digitalscrapbookplace.com; and Andrea Victoria (Designer Digital) swirl label.

Well, enough for now...it's time for bed and work for the next 3-1/2 days!!!

Awesome News!

2007-10-05T19:34:00.001-07:00

Here we are again...not too bad of a Friday!

I got an invite to join the BuzyBeeScrapper CT!!!! Totally awesome! There are some awesome things in the store! I am planning on working on some new things tomorrow!

On a personal note.. poor Ryan. We took a nice road trip to look for a vehicle. Boy, you do get what you pay for...lol! He only has about $600 saved up so far and you definitely can not buy much for that. Let's say it was a comic moment several times today.

I'm off now to work on challenges!

A long weekend ... UGH .. how I hate those!

2007-09-29T21:22:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been quite a busy 3 days off for me. While we were up in the city Friday, Roger and I did a quick search of about 6 cemetaries for my dad's grave. No luck. My memory always seems to leave me when I need it the most.

I did get some bad news today from my Aunt...my eldest cousin has died from what the docs think was a major heart attack. He was 50...so young. What bothers me the most is the fact that I hadn't seen him or the rest of the family for over 15 years or more. I need to get together with the family...they are gone way too fast.

As usual, though, my scrapping mojo hit me at 9 pm tonite! Here is a LO I did for the font challenge at DigiScrapShak. I used a very cool template from Tracy's Scraps' blog called Clustered. All the papers are from Jeannie Papai's Delicate Grunge PPs. The stitching is from Dani Mogstad's Not So Basic Stitchings.

Welcome!

2007-09-27T21:15:00.000-07:00

Hi! Welcome to my little blog! I am planning on big things for this blog! I am looking to share some of my layouts with you, my other crafty endeavors and just my ramblings on different topics!

Lets start with a layout of my eldest son using the RockStar kit by Penny's Miscellany.