We have a mini Cooper in the house............ :)

Here he is!!! It was a beautiful day yesterday so Cort and I took the babies to the park. Little Cooper was 2 days old in the pics, and Kaya is almost 1 year old. The outside temp was almost 70 degrees, it was a gorgeous day. It's hard to believe almost a year ago Kaya was little like this. She had the same dark hair too! Wonder if Coop will keep his dark hair.













Here is big sis Kaya, she didn't take but a second to pull off her socks. She has one off in this pic-




















Here she has swiped Cooper's new bear, thrown her minkee blankee on top of her head (where she likes to carry it), and she is talking to the bear -

Contest, link to free stuff, and more!

Hey everybody, how the heck are you all doing today? Pretty fab I hope! Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends, I hope it is healthy and blessed for you and your families.
OK, on to news.

First, my dear friend Ali sent me a link to a new DT call for a dear friend of hers- Noella Arsenault. She has a super blog titled Creatively Yours with a fab contest going on right now for TWO guest DT members for November. Make sure you check it out! If you love free sketches too (who doesn't, I know) then there are boatloads there for you to see. Good luck to all who enter!

Next, one of the DT members at Citrus Tree Studio, Nicole Stark has designed a hybrid scrapping challenge for the month of October with some FREE templates and tutorials. SOOOOOO cool! You will have to create an account at Citrus Tree Studio message board to see the challenges, but it is def worth it. I have a challenge listed on stretching your pp or cs with a little tutorial on how to do so. That is also in the monthly challenges area. Hope you stop in and say hi to us!

Last but def not least, my fab friend Beverley Todd posted a link on her blog about the new blog of a company she is a DT of CTPUBblog and I checked it out and it is super. They are a company that does a variety of crafting, scrapping, and sewing books and products and the link is to their new blog. tfs Beverley!!!

Well, I am off to sew a bit more on dgs quilt, it is turning out sooooooooooooooo cute. Darling little frogs. Since I pretty much make all my own patterns, it is always exciting for me to see if it turns out the same in material as it looks in my head, if ykwim! heh heh I'll post a pic when I am done. Hope everybody has a fab week!

Want to see a cute baby bug? ;)

Isn't she adorable? I sure think so! I love the sketch I used to create this LO too, it's one of Becky Fleck's Sidemaps. I love how she uses all sizes and configurations and shares them with everyone. She is the best! She has a contest going on right now if you would care to check it out- Becky Fleck's current contest
It's about what you love, and there is a stinkin' AWESOME prize! Whoever wins it is going to be one lucky duck! It's from a company called Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs, and boy do they have fabulous stuff!!! Really nice of them to contribute such a fab prize, and of course, it is super nice of Becky to have the contest.
Anyway, I certainly do love my dgd, I am amazed how that little girl has filled my heart with love and joy in only 10 months. I scrap about her all the time now!
Hope you all have a fab weekend, and thanks for checking out our little baby bug dgd!

Couple of RAKS!!!

Check it out- RAKS you will have to sign in to view the post, but I am doing 2 RAKS at Citrus Tree Studio.
One RAK ends Friday evening and one ends Sunday night. Deets for the one ending Sunday are up and Deets for the one ending Sunday will be posted Friday.
It's alllllllllllllll about cards............. come play with us!

Sneek Peek of the FAB September Kit- Poppy Hill!!!

OK, this was sooooooooooooooo much fun to play with! Lots of color and variety in this kit. You can check it out here at Citrus Tree Studio to see for yourself.

I am off to work on some more projects now. I have a boatload of things I am working on right now, can't wait to show them to you.
Have a fabulous week all!!!

Some fun things made with the Citrus Tree Studio Aug kit!!!

Here is a sneakpeek of a little mini album I recently finished with the fab fab August kit from Citrus Tree Studio! Pop on over there and check it out, it is LOADED with goodies!
Cindy is also having some fab contests this month, lots and lots of prizes and the challenges go up in a few days. Stop by the mb and introduce yourself, you might just want to stick around once you do. ;)

Another little tidbit I wanted to pass along- Erica's Craft & Sewing Center is having their HUGE semi-annual sale. Things are selling out quickly, so stop in as soon as you can. Up to 75% off some fabrics, patterns, and lots of assorted goodies! Lots of other sales too, check it out. Please remember sale item quantities are limited, and when something is gone, it is gone!
We also have tons of new fabric that just arrived (reg price) and people are snapping it up like crazy, so check it out. When you check out, leave me a little note in the special instruction area saying hi, I love reading those notes!

Have a fab weekend everybody!!!

Check this out!!!!!!

There is a SUPER fab new kit site opening tomorrow! Check out the details, there are some fab fun prizes too! You will have to create an account to see the mb, so hop on over there and get signed up! Here's a link for ya -Citrus Tree Studio

I have a challenge I will be posting there in a few days too, and you will see what the DT cooked up with the August kit. I couldn't stop playing with it!

The owner of the site is a fun scrapper, so please come join us as we have loads of fun and make some new scrappin buddies.

Hope to see ya there!

BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But I can't tell you quite yet.
I will tell you in a day or 2 though................

Stay tuned. :)

Without further ado................... the winners!!!

Hello everybody! Are you ready to see the winners of the Erica's coupon challenge and Beverley's fab 40th Birthday Challenge???

Well here they are.............

Pattern winner of Erica's coupon challenge is StampinCats! Congrats, please email me your addy!
Next 2 names I pulled for a small RAK are Jo and Stacy! Congrats ladies, please email me your snail mail addies!

Winner of the Fab 40th Birthday Challenge celebrating our lovely Beverley is VColbourne!!! Congrats! Please email me your addy so I can send out your prize.
Lil RAKS go to Jay and Beverley! Congrats ladies, please email me your snail mail addies!
Thanks everybody for playing!!!

Deadlines are fast approaching!!! Don't forget there is Blog Candy at stake!!!

Hellllllllllooooooooooooo!!! How are you all doing? Having fun with Beverley's birthday bash??? Creating lots of fab entries for the challenge here? For all the challenges spread through all the fun blogs?

How about the Erica's challenge I have posted too? Are ya participating?

Here's a card to tell you how I feel about you participating in the challenges!

Well, the time for picking winners is almost here! Please remember to post your links back to the correct threads below so I can check out all the fab work!

Happy Monday everybody! Hope you have a faboo day! :)

ps- I will draw the winners and post this weekend for the Erica's link challenge and Beverley's fab 40 birthday challenge. Thanks to all who participated!

40 Days Celebration Challenge

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Time for a challenge! In honor of Beverley's big 40th birthday bash I am hosting a fun challenge. Here's the scoop-
It's a fab forty challenge. You don't have to use 40 things, the theme is FABULOUS. You have a choice of several items as well as a few must haves. Here are the fab must haves-
one piece cardstock
two pieces patterned paper
Plus choose three items from the list below-
Felt
Fabric
Floss
Fiber
Flowers
Findings (brads, metal items)
Freebie (one item of your choice)
Here are the items that are free to use (they don't count as your free item, anyone can use them)
ink
stamps
thread -regular sewing, not floss
sanding or distressing
trimmers, punches, cutters, etc...
1 color pen for journaling or doodling
The theme? What you think is fab! You can create cards, layouts, or altered art.
The rules- Please post a pic on your blog with a link back here when you are done creating your fab project. Due date is midnight EDT July 15, 2008. All eligible entries will be put in a drawing for some fun blog candy.

Any questions, please feel free to email me. Have fun and let's get celebrating Beverley's fab 40th!
Can't wait to see those fab creations!

Contest starts tomorrow!!!

Alrighty, is everybody having fun with Beverley's 40 Days of fun Celebration????
Tomorrow I will post my challenge for the birthday bash. Did you see the partial pic of some of the blog candy the winner will receive? It's to the left of this post! Besides the beads, stamp, ribbon, lace, and bling, the winner will also receive 2 pieces of fun felt (sized about 8 1/2" x 11") and a DMC Floss.
What do you have to do for the challenge? Well, I can't spill all the beans, but it involves one piece of cardstock, 2 pieces of Patterned Paper and 3 of something else. You will have to check back here tomorrow for details about the something else. :)
You can create a card, tag, or layout for the challenge, and you have until July 15 to finish it. I'll chat with ya tomorrow..............

ps- don't forget about the other contest I have going, the Erica's contest! Win some blog candy there too!!! Ends soon, check out the details below.

Couple of links you should check out!!!

OK, I was stalking, whooooooooops, I mean visiting my fab friend Beverley's blog to see if she had posted anything lately because something very fun is happening June 30 over there ,(shhhhhhhhhhhhh, can't tell, you'll just have to check it out) & I was so happy to see a gazzillion new things to look at and read! Take a peek here.

One of the fun things happening is a faboo link to Jo's Blog- This Creative Chaos (love that name btw!), where Jo has posted some fun fun fun new stamps, and BLOG CANDY!!!! The stamps are so stinkin adorable I just want to grab them right off the monitor. :) Here's a link so you can see for yourself, and sign on up for that blog candy fun!

Hey, don't forget to check out the coupon code for Erica's, it's good for 20% off reg priced merchandise til July 15, 2008 (where there is more than fabric, beads, felt, buttons, and other crafty things, believe me!!!). I can tell you, I LOVE Erica's, we have soooooooo much fun stuff available to create and play with. The blog candy link is in the thread below, so check it out. Don't forget you can email me if you have any questions.

Coupon and a giveaway!!!

Hellllllllllllllooooooooooooooo!!! Remember when I mentioned that there was gonna be a giveway? Well, here it is! Anybody that comments on this post, with a link on their blog to Erica's Craft & Sewing Center and the fab coupon code my bosses gave me to share with you all will be entered in a drawing for a free pattern by Lazy Girl Designs. It is the Miranda Bag, and it is really fun to make. I made the store model, which you can see pictured right next to the fabric packs and patterns in the top pic above. You can see more details here.
The drawing for the pattern will commence on July 16, 2008, since the contest runs til July 15, 2008. PLUS, you can use this fab coupon code - STVSVRY8 in the coupon code anytime you shop online from now til July 15, 2008 and you will save 20% off regular priced merchandise. We have boatloads of goodies, so check it out!!! More good news- At Ericas, we charge actual shipping costs with only a $1.00 handling fee, no matter what size your order is. That's it, no sky high fees, no inflated shipping costs. We ship worldwide too. I work in the internet/shipping department, and let me tell you, the ladies shipping your packages pack each one as if the package was going to their very best friend, which means very verrrrry carefully.
I will also do a few drawings for some blog candy from me for people participating, so let's see those posts and links! (little hint- can you say ribbon??? Felt??? Beads??? hmmmmmmmmm.....)
OK, here are the official rules-
1) Post a link to Erica's Craft & Sewing Center on your blog.
2) Mention this coupon code somewhere by the link- STVSVRY8 which is good for 20% off reg priced items good thru July 15, 2008.
3) Come back here and post a link to your blog showing the link and coupon code and you are entered in the drawing.

How easy peasy is that? lmk if you have any questions. Just send me an email and I will get back to you.
Alrighty then? Have a fab fab week!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo, had fun!!!! :)

SISiversary was a blast!!!!!!!!!! Lots of ideas and met so many wonderful and fun people! Of course spending time with Heather and Dawn was beyond priceless, and our oh-so-fab roomie Cassandra was a complete blast! Loved getting to spend time with these 3 awesome people and look forward to doing so again someday.
To everyone I was lucky enough to meet at SISiversary, thanks for the camraderie! You are all truly creative and inspiring. Loved meeting ya!

OK, mushy stuff over. :) Time for a wee update. I will be posting news about a contest this weekend. Here's a sneak peek for you now though. They gave me a coupon code to share from work, WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Here it is - STVSVRY8 and this little gem is good till July 15, 2008. It is also good for 20% off regular priced merchandise and you can use it as many times as you want til it expires. How about THAT?!?!? Pretty stinkin' exciting I say! Here is the link to where you can use it - Erica's Craft & Sewing Center
Go check it out, it is fabooooooo!!! We have boatloads of wonderful stuff! Shipping is actual cost plus a $1.00 handling charge and that is all (and we ship all over the world! Really!!!). We def don't gouge ya on the shipping, cause who likes to pay huge inflated shipping costs??? Not me, that is for sure!!!
Anyway, I will be posting a thread for you to link up to if ya share the lub by posting that oh-so-wonderful coupon code. Then you will be in a drawing for something creative and fun. Alrighty then? More details to follow soon!
Have a fab fab week!

My word, I have been so busy, how bout you???

I have been burning the candle at both ends lately. It's bright, but wearing out, so I hope to have a wee bit of free time soon.
I posted a few pics of one of my latest projects, a cute little tote bag perfect for a young man or as a diaper bag. This one is going in my etsy shop. It's loaded with pockets- 8 to be exact!! I have lots more pics of projects to post.
I hope to post things when I return from SISiversary. (Thanks Heather!) Can't wait to go, it will be boatloads of fun I think!!! Have a fab fab week all!!!

Holy cow, where does the time go??????

My word, time just flies right by! I promise to get my rear in gear and get updating soon. YIKES.
I hope you are all doing well. I have been working a lot, and not creating nearly as much as I would like to. I hope to rectify that this next week. I have a diaper bag to create, and the material is sooooooooooooo stinkin' cute I can't wait to dive in. It's for a brand new little boy, and the material is little bitsy cowboy things. I'll post pics as soon as it is finished.
I had 2 layouts picked up for Scrap'N'Art Ezine too, I was pretty excited because they do a beautiful job. I will post a link for you to sign up for the ezine if ou want to, it's free and it's fab.
I am also super excited because my fab scrapping buddy Heather won a trip to SIStv's crop and asked me to go. I can't WAIT!!! It's in Tennessee in mid-June and it sounds AWESOME! Thanks so so so SOOO much Heather, you are a peach!
I was also asked to be on a new DT, beginning in August. Details available soon....... :)
OK, off to do household stuff and then get my rear in gear and plant some flowers.......
Happy creating all!!!

I love sparklie stuff!!!

Here is a pic of some jewelry dangles I have been working on for the little clear acrylic albums I am making. I just love looking at them, they are soooooooooo pretty irl, wish you could see them!!! I have made about a gazillion, cause I love them. :)
I am going to be doing some make-n-takes at a Girl's Scrapbooking Weekend in Edwardsburg Michigan on April 19th & 20th, as well as attending it with my dd - can't wait!!! (Email me if you are interested in info on it cause it will be a BLAST!) So I have been busy working on projects for that, as well as working on things for my etsy store.
I have also ordered some new stamps from a company I have never ordered from before, and am thinking about ordering some new stamps from another company because the stamping bug has bitten me BADLY lately!!! I already have a gazzillion stamps, but I really love creating with them. Oh my, I have been playing with lots of stamps, ink, acrylic, and paper the last 2 days and I have been having a BALL!!! I'll show ya some of my creations soon.
Speaking of which, I need to get my rear in gear and get back in my creating space. Have a fab fab Sunday everybody!!!

Working on new projects!!!

Oh my! I can hardly find space on my scrapping table to put even a tiny object down!!! I have sooooooooooo many projects I am working on right now I can't believe it. I also have 2 different quilts I am working on, and a baby diaper bag for a friend too. WOOOOOOOO, creativity has definitely been hanging around my lil scrappin/sewing room!!! This little Coke themed Rolodex is a gift I made for my mom for part of her bday present. She has Coke things everywhere, so I thought this would be a good theme for her birthday/anniversary rolodex. It was a fun project, if you are thinking about making one, you should! :)

I also have a 2 page layout in ScrapStreet's April ezine this month, check it out if you have time- ScrapStreet my 2 pg layout is under April Showers and is of my mom, my daughter and myself last summer when we went to a fun outdoor Trace Atkins concert. Really wet but really fun! Probably the dorkiest pic of me ever, but hey, ya gotta sacrifice for your art, right??? ;) he he

Happy creating and I'll have more pics to share soon!!!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everybody!!!
Maybe spring will finally arrive now. :) It's still snowy and cold here. I am itching to do some spring projects, so I might just do them anyway. Anybody else in the mood for spring, or better yet, summer? I am thinking boating and being on a lake relaxing. Doesn't that sound FAB? Ah well, hopefully it will be warm and sunny before long.
In the meantime, I wish you all happy creating, and hope you have a blessed day.

Taxes are very painful..........

Well, I never like gathering and sorting all the stuff needed for the accountant to do the taxes, and this year was harder than most. Last Saturday I was sorting my bazzillion piles (I reallllllllllllllly need to start doing this as I accumulate things, it is a giant patootie pain to do it just before taxes, yikes). Anyway, I went to get up and grab another pile of things for the shredder and I felt a sharp poke. YOWCH! What the heck? I looked down and saw a broken needle on the floor and the ball of my foot had a little smidge of blood on it. I couldn't see anything else, but it did hurt like the dickens. I washed it, put some neosporin on it and limped around for 4 days. On Tuesday when it hurt even more to step, I thought dang it, I better get it checked out. After I stepped on the stinkin' needle I wasn't sure if the needle was already broken (I had a few broken needles on my little desk area that my sewing machine sits on, since I didn't want to throw them in my pretty woven basket trash can because they might fall out and I might step on them, how ironic is THAT???? Sheesh.) Anyway, my dr couldn't see me, too busy with flu patients, so I went to the walk-in clinic. They were super nice there, and tried really realllllllly hard not to laugh at me for being such a dork. I did hear quite a few - WOOOO, that's a doozy, isn't it? remarks though, but that was to be expected after anyone saw the xray of the one inch chunk of needle wedged deep in my foot up between my bones. RATS! Not only did I have to have a tetanus shot now, I had to have surgery on Wednesday! Not in my plans, but they couldn't get it out of my foot any other way.

So that reinforces my belief that taxes are indeed painful. :)

I hope to be back to posting something snazzy soon. Have a fab week, and remember, throw your broken stuff out right away, so it doesn't catch up with you later..........

Winner of the Page Plan Challenge is..............

Da da da DAHHHHH!!!! :)

By a blind draw we have a winner. It is......................






Cheryl KVD!!!

Congrats and thanks for participating!!! Send me a pm with your mailing addy and I will get your blog candy out to you.

Everybody else, please pm me your addy too, I have a little surprise for you as well.

A great big ole TY to Alicia for her fab sketch too!

How are you doing with the contest?

Are you having fun with the fab sketch that Alicia Barry did for us? I can't wait to see all the beautiful creations!

Also a great big ole thank you to Beverley for selecting me to recieve an Blogging Excellence Award! :) How fun is that? For me it is REALLY fun! ;)

Don't forget to post your links with your contest entry LO in the thread below, or send me a pic (400 pixel size is perfect). You have until Friday night Feb 29 (leap day, how exciting!!!) to do so. Happy scrappin' everybody!!!

Page Plan Contest!!!

Here it is! Alicia Barry has done a beautiful Page Plan (sketch) for our contest. Want to win a little blog candy?
The contest officially begins right........................now! :)
Rules- Make a creation using the supplied Page Plan
When you are finished, click on this link and send me a pic (no larger than 400 pixels please) of your finished creation by 11:45 pm EST February 28, 2008 or post a link to your LO in the comment section in this thread and I will draw a winner from all entries on February 29,2008 (leap day, how about that?).
So have fun and get creating!
Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Want to check out more of Alicia's work? Here is a link to her blog.

The winner is..............................

for the Becky Fleck CardMap Challenge I hosted on MCC............



Kym Pope!!!

Congrats Kym!

Thanks for playing along everybody!

I will be hosting a new sketch challenge here next week, featuring a sketch done by one of the talented instructor's at MCC - Alicia Barry!

Stay tuned for details, they will be posted this weekend.

Prize Pack

Here is a pic of the prize pack of card embellishment goodies for the Becky Fleck CardMap Challenge I am doing at My Creative Classroom. Want a chance to win it? You have 2 options, sign up for the newsletter here or head on over to MCC and sign up for the newsletter there. You will be emailed the password to get into all the freebie areas and contests, including the Becky Fleck CardMap Challenge. To be eligible for prizes you have to be on the newsletter list, so hurry and sign up! Everything starts TONIGHT! We have BOATLOADS of things going on, and it is all so fun and exciting! It lasts all week, so stop in anytime. Any questions, please email me.
Hope to see you there!

WOW!!!!

I am so stinkin excited!!! I have been working on my classes at MCC, and have some great offerings for the spring semester. PLUS, I have a snazzy free easy altered candle class that will be available during the Grand Opening Kick Off, and the wonderful Becky Fleck CardMap Challenge (she did a very unique CardMap for us for the event) is up in my class area and available for viewing on Jan 27th. I have a fun prize for that contest, you'll have to stop in check it out! I may pop with excitement before the 27th gets here though!!
We have a boatload of prizes for the free challenges (there are WAY more than I have told you about, you will have to pop in and see for yourself) and so many activites planned for this event I just can't WAIT! My goodness, the classes the other instructors are offering are absolutely fantastic too.
I sure hope you have signed up for the free newsletter, it will contain the required passwords to get into all the contests, challenges, and free classes. If you haven't signed up, make sure you sign up before the 27th! There is a LOT of info that will be visible to you on the 27th. So if you go over and check things out before, you won't see all the FAB things we are working on. It's like a big secret, just like a wonderful present...... :)

Well, this stinks!!!

I came home from work tonight to check my email and the dang hotmail program is unaccessible!!! What the heck happened??? SHEESH!

I feel totally odd and out of sorts, because I always check my email as soon as I come home.
Yikes, I apologize if you have tried to contact me and I haven't responded.

If this continues too long, I will post an alternate email addy. It's one I rarely use because I really don't like the features.

Card Sketch Contest - using a Becky Fleck cardmap!

To celebrate the grand kick off event at MCC, besides the absolutely FABULOUS free classes, challenges, games, and prizes all happening over there, I am going to have a card sketch challenge in my classroom. Becky Fleck (love her sketches, she is so awesome!!!) was kind enough to do a card pagemap for me for this event. I will post the sketch in my class at My Creative Classroom and you will have the week of January 27-Feb 2nd to create something snazzy. Upload your card creation to the gallery I will have available there by 11:00 pm EST on Feb 2, 2008 and you are entered in the drawing for a prize. I'll tell you what the prize is once the contest is a littttle bit closer. I just wanted to get the dates out there for you so you can be sure to jot it down on your calendar. I'll have a link for the sketch contest here on my blog, but you have to upload your entries in my class gallery. Alrighty then? Feel free to fire away with the questions! Have an awesome weekend!

Ready, Set, Create

I have a project going in the Feb/March issue of Ready, Set, Create! I love that ezine. Jen is so super nice too. Have you checked it out? It's really nice.
We're going to do a little contest- first person to check out the Feb/March issue when it is available and post back here with the location of my project and what it is will win a little blogcandy from me. I'll post this again as it gets closer to the date the ezine is available. Subscriptions to Ready Set Create are really reasonably priced and well worth the price.

Happy New Year, thank yous, and an update for January

Happpppppy New Year everybody!!!!
Here is the pic of darling card Cathy sent me that I told you I would share a pic of.
loved it, ty so much Cathy!!! ty also to everybody that has let me know they received their blog candy. Send me a pic when you do anything with it, I'd love to see!
January Update
While you are penciling in your plans for the new year 2008 (WHAT? Can you believe it????) make sure you set aside some time the week of January 27- Feb 2 for a fantastically fun Grand Opening Kick Off Event at MCC, put on by all the DT members and Instructors. I can't spill all the beans yet, but we are having boatloads of contests, games, challenges, freebies, and more!!! We are working hard on our brand new completely revised user friendly format, our awesome classes,and all the games, contests, galleries, CHATS, tips, tricks, and techniques and more and it is freakin FABULOUS!!! My word, I can't begin to tell you how excited we all are. Jeri has competely redesigned and added a lot of fantastic features to the site based on all the great feedback we got during the sneak peek. Let me tell you, you definitely DON'T want to miss this Grand Opening Kick Off!!! It's invitation only to be eligible for the prizes and some of the freebies, so make sure you sign up for the newsletter so you are eligible. The newsletter will give you more enticing details too. :) So sign up here if you haven't already.
Don't know about you, but I can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!!! :) I'll post more details as the month progresses. Have a fab New Year!