My Daily Rant

The little things

2012-01-08T21:53:00.007-05:00

The past few days have been about the

little things...

Which have gone really well with my

"one little word 2012"

simplify.

Enjoyed a great relaxing weekend with the family.

Took down the rest of the xmas directions.

Got the house back into order (somewhat).

Caught up on TiVo (OMG...I had a ton of stuff to watch!)

And the dreaded laundry...blah

And something I am ecstatic about...

I was on the waiting list for Karen Russell's photography class

and this past week received an email from her that

a few openings had come available!!!!!

I about jumped out of my skin when I read it.

I couldn't type my information in to register quick enough!

REALLY.REALLY.EXCITED.ABOUT.THIS!!!

I have been wanting to take her class for sometime now

and the opportunity finally came around!

The class starts tomorrow and I feel like I am

back in elementary school...

Have been getting all my "supplies" together

reviewing all the information on her site..

Yep. Quite excited!

Which will help me take MUCH better photos for

Project Life.

I am almost finished with 2011 and

started Week 1 of 2012.

On another note....

I have been stalking this site

Lisa Leonard Jewelry

and for xmas I ordered this....

I.AM.IN.LOVE!

It's exactly what I had been wanting/hoping for.

It's beautiful even my husband loved it.

On the front I have my son's name and

on the back it says 'my love'.

Check out her site I am sure you will fall in love just as I did :)

Thanks for stopping by

and I hope you all have a wonderful week :)

Simplify & Project Life

2012-01-07T17:20:00.004-05:00

Happy New Year!

This is the year that I simplify things.

Simplify = My word for this year.

I've never participated in the "One Little Word 2012"

but for some reason this year it seemed a good time to try.

I chose simplify to remind myself everyday that I can

still do the things that are important and I know that life

is hectic but I can still simplify things and enjoy life.

Another thing that I started this year was Project Life

this has been such a blessing for me.

I dove in head first and haven't looked back.

I did all of 2011 in 5 weeks! Yep...5 weeks!

It has been LIBERATING!!!

I have an entire year of pictures in an album!

The guilt has been lifted.

I'm not feeling the stress to make all these

elaborate pages which half the time I am only

using one or two pictures per layout.

I still have a few things to complete throughout the album.

This weekend I plan on finishing all the journaling.

So I thought I would show you how it turned out.

I love the simplicity of it and I have turned a few friends onto it also.

It seriously has been a joy to work with!

Some of it is basic and some of it I added a little extra.

I hope you enjoy it :)

So it still needs a little work but I am pretty happy with it.

I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Hope you all have a wonderful happy, healthy New Year!

Thanks for stopping by!

Holiday Joy

2011-12-16T10:16:00.005-05:00

These are the things that are making

me incredibly happy and thankful these days :)

Jake performed in his very first band concert this past week.

It was the Winter Concert and my heart

just busted with joy watching him play!

He was amazing :) So proud of him!

And this...

Jake made the "A" Honor Roll and

we just got his certificate yesterday!

SO SO SO very proud of him!

And this is just making me happy!

I have been stalking Becky Higgins website for

quite some time now debating on whether

or not to get Project Life...

I was nervous about getting because

I have NEVER been a simple scrapper

and I really thought this kit was more basic

and for beginners...

Uhhhh...can I say...LOVE.LOVE.LOVE!

It is EXACTLY what I have been needing to

get a kick in the butt to get my pictures into

an album! It's simple, it's fun and most

of all it's taking away the guilt I have been

hanging onto with all my pics either being

stuck on the computer or stuffed in a box!

Truly.Love.This.Kit!

Already started using it and not done yet...

still going to add other stuff to it...

but off to a great start!

Thank you Becky!!

Thanks for stopping by and I wish

all of you a blessed and Happy Holiday

whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah

or another holiday I hope you have a

wonderful time with your families :)

Feeling Inspired...

2011-12-06T09:23:00.005-05:00

This is the first year in a very long time that I

am REALLY feeling the whole Christmas vibe.

Every year I feel that I am struggling to keep my

head above water to get everything done.

This year I made a HUGE effort to get ahead

and I have to tell you that I am loving it!

I did my decorations early this year and

I just have a few small things left to buy.

FEELING.REALLY.GOOD.RIGHT.NOW!!

Not to mention that I have been cranking the

holiday music this year in my car...

Yep I am the crazy blonde singing her little

heart out to xmas tunes while driving! LOL

Anyways.... I found this blog

http://cain81art.blogspot.com/

by Linda Cain

SHE.IS.AMAZING!!!!

I fell in love with her work especially

her holiday tags.

And I had to re-create the one that she did.

This is my version...

This tag just SCREAMED to me

Merry Christmas!

And I learned a couple of really cool techniques.

So check out her blog I am sure you will love it!

And a few pics from around the house...

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a great weekend!

A few new things...

2011-11-22T21:40:00.004-05:00

It always amazes me how I blink

and the holidays are

RIGHT.AROUND.THE.CORNER!

I always say every year that I am

going to start my shopping early

I am going to do things around

my house that have been neglected.

I am going to put up my decorations early.

I am going to make my christmas cards early.

Mail the cards out early.

And once again...I AM NOT EARLY!!

I feel behind on everything!

So today I took a few minutes to create

sort of "a beginning xmas list"

and ordered a few things online.

It wasn't much...

but I feel MUCH BETTER already!

Not to mention Black Friday...

I will be the crazy one getting up at

stupid o'clock to shop...

And as I do every year...

I will get through this one too :)

So enough blabbering....

and on to the good stuff....

The Bride

(Supplies: Patterned paper - Basic Grey, Pink Paislee Mistable Paper;

Chipboard letters - Pink Paislee; Flowers-Prima; Resin pieces - Prima Shabby Chic;

Pearl flourishes - ZVA; Punches - Martha Stewart; Mist - Tattered Angels; Ribbon - Pink Paislee; Distress Tool - Prima)

This is ONE thing that I had a jumpstart on for the holidays...

I really LOVE the new Pink Paislee Shadowbox frames

and I was thrilled to be able to create with one.

This one I did to hang up during the holidays this year...

The picture is of my son from a trip that we took

to Vermont when he was about 6.

I adore this picture of him and knew right away

that I wanted to use it on this project :)

Winter Wonderland

(Supplies: Shadowbox Frame - Pink Paislee; Patterned Paper - Bo Bunny;

Cardstock Stickers - Bo Bunny; Canvas Animals - Prima; Resin pieces - Prima Shabby Chic;

Floral Vine - Prima; Snowflakes - Spellbinders; Stamp - Hero Arts; Embossing Powder - Zing;

Mist - Tattered Angels; Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Chandelier; Snow - Diamond Dust)

Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Score!

2011-11-16T17:41:00.002-05:00

So today kinda got off to a rough start...

Until about 5:00 when I came home to

three lovely little boxes at my front door :)

DAY.GOT.MUCH.MUCH.BETTER!

I am locking myself away in my office tonight

and playing with all my new goodies :)

Doesn't take much to make me happy ;)

Have a great night everyone!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-28T18:42:00.006-04:00

Decided to take the day off from work today

since the boy was out off of school today.

It was great just to relax and hang out together.

So since I didn't have to be up at stupid-o'clock

this morning I stayed up late last night playing round.

I've been messing around with some

ideas for a wall hanging for Halloween

and have been wanting to do something fun

with the Authentique halloween line.

And this is what I came up with...

Products used: Shadowbox frame - Kaiser Craft; Patterned paper - Authentique;

Stamps - Pink Paislee; Embossing powder - Zing;grungeboard - Tim Holtz; vine - Prima; flowers - Prima;

spider - Pottery Barn; black spray paint; Ingvild Bolme Prima distresser; stickles; mist - Tattered Angels

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend

and Halloween! Enjoy all the treats! :)

A quick card & frame

2011-10-26T21:56:00.004-04:00

Thought I would get an early

start on Thanksgiving this year by

making some cards to send to family.

I've only been saying every year that I

want to make cards and send them....

needless to say...this is the 1st year ;)

I love the new Orchard Harvest Spellbinders

and couldn't wait to use them....

ONLY I had to wait because I then found the

matching stamps to the dies at Unity Stamps! :)

Got the stamps yesterday and just had

to play with them...was driving home

from work praying that we wouldn't

have a TON of homework tonight...

WE DIDN'T!!!! Yeah me!

Products used: Kraft Cardstock-Paprertrey Ink; Patterned Paper - Echo Park Victoria Gardens;

Brown paper - Basic Grey; Stamps - Unity; Dies-Orchard Harvest Spellbinders;

Stickles; Copic Markers; ribbon - Michaels; jute

And I finally finished the frame that I started

to go with the shadowbox frame that I previously posted.

I had made that with a album and I wanted to make

something for her husband-to-be also...

He told me that this picture that I used

is one of his favorites so I coordinated with the

things that I made for her and made him a frame for

his desk.

Products used: Frame - Michaels; Patterned Paper - Pink Paislee Nantucket;

Cardstock - Papertry Ink; Punch - EK Success; Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dyed;

Fasteners - Tim Holtz; Flower - Pink Paislee Mistable Flower; Mist - Tattered Angels; Bling - Zva

Overall a pretty simple frame to do and makes a great gift!

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy the rest of your week! :)

Happy Harvest and Showers of Happiness

2011-10-24T10:26:00.006-04:00

So friends of ours are getting married this coming weekend...

And for two of their shower gifts I decided to get crafty!

And this is what I came up with...

Again...I apologize for cruddy pics...

still waiting to replace my cameras ;)

And I took these as I was FLYING out the door to the shower...

(Products used: Shadowbox Frame-KaiserCraft; Patterned Paper - Pink Paislee Nantucket;

Flowers - Prima; Bling - Zva; Birds & Bridge - Prima Shabby Chic Treasures;

Vintage Trinkets - Prima; Paint - Ranger Dabber Snow Cap)

(Products Used: Album - Basically Bare; Patterned Paper - Pink Paislee Nantucket; Flowers - Prima;

Bling - Zva & Want 2 Scrap; Chipboard label - Want 2 Scrap; Chipboard - Pink Paislee;

Mists - Ranger & Tattered Angels; Stencils - Prima; Punches- EK Success & Martha Stewart;

Stamps - Pink Paislee; Ribbon - Pink Paislee, Papertrey Ink, Various)

As I have mentioned before...

I LOVE this time of year!

I love that the weather cools

off just a touch (I'm in Florida...it ONLY cools off a touch!)

I LOVE decorating the house for fall

and for Halloween and I still love

taking Jake to the pumpkin patch...

even if he gripes the whole way there...

I'm not even sure if he will go next year... :(

He is growing up so fast and everyday there

is just ONE more thing that he is getting to old to do...

Or that just isn't COOL to do...

So I am trying to enjoy it for as long as it lasts...

Jake was not thrilled to be taking pictures...

I just thought this pumpkin was so cool looking :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week :)

LOVE decorating for Halloween!

2011-10-17T11:25:00.005-04:00

One of my ALL time favorite times of the year is Fall...

Unfortunately living in Florida we don't get a REAL Fall :(

So.. I make a great attempt of at least decorating so that it

feels more like it. This past weekend I started pulling some of the

decorations out of the attic from hell and got a few things up...

I love it!

I made this Halloween banner last year for Jake's

Halloween party... Still LOVE it!

Happy decorating :)

A Previous Post

2011-10-16T23:35:00.005-04:00

This was an album that I had did some time ago

and I was speaking with a friend who wanted me to re-post it for her.

So for those of you who hadn't already seen it...Enjoy...

For those of you who have...

I have a new album I will be posting

very shortly :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week :)

A quick sneak peek...

2011-10-08T20:47:00.003-04:00

Just a quick sneak peek

of things to come...

Hope everyone is doing well...

See you soon :)

Summer has come to an end...

2011-09-01T21:35:00.005-04:00

Summer has come to an end over here.

No more long days at the beach or hanging outside in the pool...

Now we are neck deep in homework, studying and back to school stuff...

Jake has started Middle School and so far he's surviving! :)

Not quite sure if I am... But he seems to be doing ok.

Over the summer I created an album for the cruise that Jake

and I went on for his birthday back in April. I wanted it simple because

of the amount of pictures that I wanted to add. I like the way it turned

out and I was able to fit a ton of pics in it.

Sadly though the pics I took of it weren't the greatest so I apologize in advance.

I had to use my Iphone and I just couldn't get great pics. I would

have loved to use my regular camera but last week some

charming individuals decided to rob our home and take

just about everything :(

We are still dealing with the whole thing it's been a complete and utter mess.

I think we are all still a little traumatized.

It's hard to be in the house and it's REALLY hard to be home alone.

I'm still not quite sure how I feel about the thing...

One day I am depressed the next day I just feel violated

and the next day I am a very pissed off little blonde chic ;)

I'm sure in a few weeks things will get better.

But the MOST important thing is

no one was home and no one was hurt!

So enough about all that fun stuff...Here is the album:

I also created a card and gift bag for a friend...

Thanks for stopping by. Hope everyone has a

wonderful LONG relaxing weekend :)

Summer fun

2011-08-15T10:38:00.005-04:00

We took a quick end of summer trip over to Naples for a

nice long weekend. I love that it's only 1.5 hours away from us.

It truly is one of the most beautiful beaches around.

The water is calm and crystal clear. The sand is like powder.

Makes you never want to leave...

I found this layout from Leah Fung in this past months issue of

Scrapbooks Etc. and I loved everything about it...

It was exactly what I wanted to do for a few of the pics from our trip...

So I scraplifted and this is what I ended up with...Thanks Leah :)

And here are a few pics from our trip..

Hope everyone enjoyed their summer.

I know mine went by WAY to fast this time.

Thanks for stopping by..

Now off to get my little man ready for

Middle School... :(

Summer stuff...

2011-07-18T10:54:00.005-04:00

This summer just seems to be blowing by so quickly...

I usually LOVE summer as there is NO homework...

Which means a nice, peaceful household :)

But this summer seems to be zooming by quicker than usual...

Maybe because Jake is heading to Middle School this year...

Can we say.. *sigh* UGHHHHHHH!!!!

Or maybe because work has been super busy this summer...

Or maybe because our summer started off with of this....

Ric had to have shoulder surgery...

And is still on the mend...

The doctor told him this week...

ANOTHER 6 weeks before he can do anything!

It's ALREADY been 6 weeks...

FUN FUN!

A little of this... Celebrating the 4th

and this...

Hanging with this adorable sweet thing...

A little summer sunshine...

He cracks me up sometimes...Just dancing away...

LOTS of this....

And a little of this....

And FINALLY got these!

And we randomly saw this yesterday driving home...

Don't see too much of these guys around...

Hope you all enjoying your summer!

How did this happen...

2011-06-08T10:28:00.003-04:00

How did he go from this.....

to this...

So FAST!!!

This is Jake at his 5th Grade Graduation...

I cannot believe that he is going into

Middle School next year...

It has FLOWN by so fast.

I feel like we just walked him into

kindergarten for the first time....

It's so bittersweet.

I used to chuckle at people when they would say

"enjoy him while he's young..it goes by in the blink of an eye"

SO SO SO TRUE!!!!!

So it is the end of the year and his teachers

are amazing! I have loved each and everyone of them

since Kindergarten. So I made each of his teachers (if they

are still there) a card to Thank them for taking

such amazing care of my kid and teaching him

all the things he will need to know.

Products Used:

Cardstock, Patterned Paper, Stamps, Ink : Papertrey Ink

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities

So thank you for stopping by and taking a look.

I am now going to go curl up in a corner and just

pretend my little man is still that little tiny baby

that we brought home 11 years ago :)

EP Fresh Faces Campaign

2011-05-25T19:31:00.006-04:00

Super excited this month!

Echo Park is having a

"Fresh Faces Campaign"

Design Team call.... (insert small squeal here)

I am super excited about this call.

There papers simply make me

HAPPY!

I cannot help but smile when I look

at all the beautiful colors...

So, I took the plunge...

I am submitting a few things and

hopefully Echo Park will love them!

So here goes...(wish me luck)

"You Inspire Me"

Products Used:

Paper: Echo Park; Flowers: Prima/Martha Stewart

Punches: Martha Stewart; Stamps: Jenni Bowlin /Tim Holtz

Mist: Tattered Angels/Ranger Perfect Pearls; Bling: Prima

Metal Embellishment: Tim Holtz; Vine: Michael's Crafts

Pearls: Prima; Paint: Viva Inka Gold in Violet/Steel Blue

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Pen: Creative Memories

Ribbon: Michael's Crafts

"Summer Days"

Products Used:

Paper: Echo Park Summer Days;Punches: Martha Stewart

Dies: Spellbinders; Stickers: Echo Park Summer Days

Template: Crafter's Workshop 6x6 Template

Mist: Tattered Angels/Ranger Perfect Pearls

Ink: Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz; Pen: American Crafts

"Finally Able to Relax"

Products Used:

Paper: Echo Park; Stickers: Echo Park;

Punch: Martha Stewart; Die: Spellbinders;

Bling: Prima; Leaves: Prima;

Flowers: K&Company; Chipboard Letters: Basic Grey;

Pen: American Crafts; Glossy Accents

A big Milestone for us...

2011-05-14T11:13:00.007-04:00

My son is about to graduate the 5th grade...

He is growing in leaps and bounds..

I cannot believe how quickly time has gone.

It feels like just yesterday that my water broke

2 months before he was actually due to arrive...

It feels just like yesterday when I left him for the first time

at preschool and cried the entire day until I picked him up...

I cannot believe how fast time has just flown by...

And this week my little man went on his first overnight fieldtrip

with his 5th grade class to Kennedy Space Center and Epcot.

It was his first time being away from us..

other than staying at my mom's or his cousins for a night.

I was a NERVOUS wreck!!!!!

I imagined every single bas scenario that there is...

But..he did AMAZING!

He had the best time with his friends.

They barely slept a wink but they had such a great time!

I would love to post a bunch of pics that he took...

ONLY he accidently DELETED all of them but 7...

5 of which were pics of his hotel room ...LOL

But he did get these...

And to thank his wonderful teacher who put this whole trip together

I made her a card and gave her a GC for a mani/pedi...

I figured that she needed to relax a little

after spending 48 hours straight with my kid ;)

I'm hoping to get a little scrapping done today...

Here's a little sneak peek of what I have been attempting to work on..

Thanks for stopping by... Have a great weekend :)

I've been playing...

2011-05-03T21:26:00.004-04:00

Just a few things I have been working on lately... :)

Thanks for the inspiration MM :)

Thanks for stopping

..Have agreat week :)

Once Upon a Springtime...

2011-05-01T18:19:00.004-04:00

My MOJO came back when I saw this beautiful line...

I. AM. IN. LOVE!!!!!!

I cannot help but smile when I look at

Once Upon a Springtime from

Graphic 45...

It's simply just

HAPPY!

The second I saw it I knew what

I wanted to do with it.

CUT. IT. UP.

And I did....

14 long hours of cutting this gorgeous paper....

I cut and cut and cut...flowers, fairies and bunnies!

I stickled and used glossy accents throughout the layout...

unfortunately the pictures do not really show it :(

Thanks for looking :)

Have a wonderful week!

Jake's 11th BDAY!

2011-04-10T19:57:00.017-04:00

Be forewarned....VERY photo heavy :)

So about a week and half before Jake's birthday Ric and I were totally stumped about what to do for Jake's 11th birthday and we were racing around like crazy trying to figure out what to do....Jake really wanted to just go away to Captiva for the weekend and was driving us crazy to book something. I went online and looked into the same place that we had previously gone too which was a wonderful place and a great price....BUT since Jake's bday comes around spring break everything that we looked into was a FORTUNE!!!! So needless to say...Captiva was out. So me feeling like the guilty mom started looking into other things and we decided to do this....

Yep..... Jake and I went on a cruise! I lucked out and found a great deal on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas.... Unfortunately hubby is NOT a big fan of cruises...So it was just me and the boy! I thought Jake was going to jump out of his skin when we sat him down and told him... He was sooooo freaking excited! I couldn't get him to bed until almost 11:00 that night he was wired for sound!

So....we went on our journey and I have to say it was EXACTLY what we needed. Just the two of us and no responsibilities except for being to dinner on time :) It was truly a great bonding trip for both of us! I loved every minute of it!

On our way onto the ship....

The ships Promenade...It was BEAUTIFUL!

Three story dining room....

Enjoying our first drinks (wink.wink) when we boarded....

An evening stroll....

Johnny Rockets 50's Diner

Breakfast with my little man... and feeling extremely RELAXED!!

Formal Night...Lots of Fun!

We have a new roommate..... Meet Swanie :)

And another new friend who Jake referred to as George :)

Chilling out at the hot tub

Enjoying the scenery.... I haven't been this relaxed in I don't even remember how long....

Mexico!!!!

Lots of fun on the paddle boats....

Water Trampoline!

Banana Boat!

A little bit of ice skating on the ship! Who'd of thought.... :)

Happy Birthday Jake!!

Birthday started off with a wonderful breakfast and Jake started it with a yummy doughnut :)

Birthday round of golf...Jake won :)

and a birthday milkshake...super yummy!

Happy Birthday to my little man! I love you and had the most wonderful trip!

New friends...

A beautiful ending to a beautiful vacation!

We had the best vacation together and I will cherish all the great memories that we made! Can't wait to do it again :)

Have a great week!

Saturday stuff...

2011-03-12T12:20:00.009-05:00

I usually LOVE saturdays..

I LOVE that I don't have to be to work

and I especially love that soccer season has ended...

and I'm not spending the whole weekend on the fields...

I LOVE laying around in pj's all day

and just vegging out...

But today I'm tired!

I woke up at 3:30 this morning

and haven't gone back to sleep...

And I REALLY REALLY wanted to just sleep in today :(

and I really wanted to have boatloads of

energy to go outside and just enjoy

this totally incredible weather that we

are having today in sunny FLA!

But obviously my body had other plans for today...

including venturing into my scraproom

(I think I actually heard a slight gasp when I opened the door).

And so...I scrapped...It felt GREAT!

I've had these pics of Jake

that I took of him back in January that

I REALLY wanted to scrap...

and now I have....

(sorry for the crappy pics...

had to use iphone couldn't find my camera...)

It's just a start there are MANY MANY more pics

that I took that I love...and those will scrapped soon too ;)

These are a few layouts that I did a while back that

I completely forgot about and wanted to share...

This one is from Jake's 10th birthday...

I can't believe how time has flown...

He will be 11 next month...

This was from our 16th

wedding anniversary from last April!!!

We are heading into our 17th year...YIKES!!!

This is from our trip to Washington, DC...

LOVED LOVED LOVED this trip!

Jake had a great time and really loved seeing all the sights!

Hopefully everyone is having amazing weather like we are today!

Enjoy your weekend :)

I'm still here...

2011-01-21T15:16:00.004-05:00

Ironically... It's been a year to the day of

my last blog post... Sad but true!

But I am still here... It's been a very busy year for us here at the Friedberg household.

Jake started the 5th grade this year (sniff...sniff) and soccer

season started which has pretty much sucked the little bit of spare time I had to myself out.

Work has been hectic...

Life has been hectic...

I went on a hiatus from scrapbooking for a year... It's been a year since I have done anything scrapbook related. I'm still trying to put my finger on why I took the break but the best thing I can come up with was maybe a little bit overwhelmed and little mix of uninspired....

Still not quite sure but for now that is was I'm going with.

So... I finally actually sat down and did a layout...

I just recently turned '40" yes the big 4-0....

Wasn't quite sure how I was feeling about it but now I am actually feeling pretty good about it. I am happy, healthy, have a great family and on some days don't think I look 40. So I did my first layout in over a year on my turning 40... I enjoyed doing it and working with scrappy stuff again but most of all I enjoyed being able to journal (which not usually a huge fan of) my thoughts and feelings on turning 40.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

911...I'm having major heart palpatations...

2010-01-21T12:13:00.006-05:00

Yes... my heart is ready to bust out of my chest over all the new products being released at CHA Winter....I am slightly depressed that I will not be there this year to touch, fell and basically molest all the new goodies...So...for now I will just stalk blog after blog looking for all the stuff that I cannot live without.

Here are a few of the things going on my wishlist... What do you have on yours?

New Tim Holtz Embossing Folders...WHOA...Super cool!

New Jenni Bowlin Embellished Butterflies!

I will own these in EVERY color!

New JilliBean Soup

Sassafrass

Prima...Need I say more...

Webster's Pages Bloomers

More Prima

More Tim

American Crafts

American Crafts + Elizabeth Kartchner...Dear Lizzy

Thanks for stopping by...

I'm sure I will post again with more MUST HAVES!

Have a great day!

Getting back into the groove....

2010-01-17T20:55:00.007-05:00

Now that the holidays are over and the New Year has begun I am finally able to get back into the groove :) I've been working on a few things over the past few weeks and it felt really good to be scrappin' again...I missed it!

I tried something a little different for me in this 1st layout...I had purchased a Valentines wall hanging from Joann's and it had this really cute stitched group of hearts on it and I thought..that would make an awesome Valentines scrapbook page...so I tried it...

Even though it was completely not what I usually tend to do...I loved doing it. It was fun! Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest - still trying to figure out better lighting in my house to take them ;)

This layout was using Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses...

I pretty much LOVE anything Basic Grey ;)

And some more Basic Grey...the new Origins line...sooooo pretty!
I love this new line....

And more from the Origins line...

And a little Prima....

This layout I did for my mom's album this was her first grandbaby. I used mostly American Crafts paper on this one..

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope everyone has a Happy and Healthy New Year! :)

Bad Blogger Award ....and 39

2009-11-22T21:30:00.010-05:00

I have awarded myself the BAD BLOGGER AWARD.... It's been nearly 2 months since I last blogged....Yes...it's true... Hence the wonderful award I have given myself... I would love to say that I was off on some amazing 2 month sebatical in Italy drinking lots of fine wine.... but uhmmmm...no... not so much... I'm just a HUGE slacker!

So let's see how quickly I can catch all of you up... Well for starters... We took Jake to Washington, DC in October to see all the wonderful sites. He LOVED it! It was truly a great trip... I myself really enjoyed the trip... The architecture on the buildings was incredible. Living in Florida we have absolutely no architecture so being in DC was a pleasure. We did EVERYTHING!!! And I mean everything....we walked for miles and miles and saw everything from the White House to the National Archives. Definitly a trip worth taking. Here are a few pics from our trip.

The White House

The Capitol Building..Which is absolutely AMAZING!!!

Washington Memorial

At the National Museum

Lincoln Memorial

Arlington House at Arlington National Cementary

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

These were just a few of the pics from our trip...I only took about 1500..... :)

So....on to the other goings on in our life...

I went to New York last weekend kinda as a pre-birthday trip with my girl Mimi...Lots of shopping, caffeine and REALLY REALLY good wine!

But let's start with the shoes...for those of you that know me you know that I LOVE shoes....so I fell in love with these shoes at Saks...Yes they are $895.00 Jimmy Choo's... I dreamt of these shoes for weeks...And then....I was reading InStyle Magazine and to my pure SURPRISE/JOY/ELATION...Jimmy Choo made a collection of shoes for H&M for ALOT less...And wouldn't you know that they made the shoes I had been dreaming about in my PRICE RANGE!!! And the collection was going on sale that Saturday morning that we were going to be in New York... So we got up at 5:30 AM on Saturday morning (after going to bed at like 3:00) and stood in the raining, cold, windy weather until 10:15...only at which point they allowed us to enter the store and then we had to wait until 11:45 to be allowed into the actual collection. But patience is definitly a virtue...because I.GOT.MY.SHOES!!!!!!! Very happy...Very Very Happy! :)

And the rest of the New York visit was fabulous!!! The food, wine and sights were AWESOME!!! I absolutely love New York especially this time of the year when the leaves are changing and the weather is chilly...(definitly could have done without the rain...) Great trip! Loved It!

And yes...my bday was this past Friday

and it ROCKED!!!!! Friends...Wine....Hot pair of Jimmy Choo's and

It was P.E.R.F.E.C.T.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I will definitly not wait so long to Blog...

I am Card Crazy...

2009-09-27T20:36:00.003-04:00

Yep...I've been bit by the card making bug...for years I never made a single card...had absolutley NO interest whatsoever...then one day I found Unity Stamps....and they do ALOT of card making with their stamps...then I found Papertrey Ink..need I say anymore...I was sold...I loved them all...everytime I look in galleries I scour them for beautifully stamped cards...now everytime I sit down to work on something I have to make a card...so I guess the question to you all is...i've made like 50 cards...what the heck do I do with all of them...?????

So here are a few more that I made....Enjoy...thanks for stopping by...

Supplies used: Cardstick, pp paper, stamps, ink - Papertrey Ink; punch - EK Success; ink - Unity Stamps; machine stitching

Supplies Used: cardstock, pp paper, stamps - Papertrey Ink; ribbon Maya Road; machine stitching

Supplies used: cardstock, pp paper, saying stamp - Papertrey Ink; pumpkin stamp - Unity Stamps; copiic markers; swiss dots - cuttlebug; spellbinders label die; embossing powder - AC Zing; glitter - Great Impressions

Supplies used: cardstock - Bazzill, Papertrey Ink; pp, stamps -Papertrey Ink; stamps - Inkadinkado; Martha Stuart punch; black glitter embossing poder - AC Zing

Gotta Love...Little Yellow Bicycle

2009-09-12T11:47:00.006-04:00

And "UM"

Go Canes!!!!!

Ok...Back to Little Yellow Bicycle.... ;)

I always love everything that they come out with and I love that they have a HUGE variety of embellishments with every line that they make...

I cannot wait to use their new Autumn Bliss line...

Love Love Love all the beautiful fall colors...

I got to use their new Halloween line which is alot of fun....

Supplies Used: PP, Embellishments - LYB; CB Letters - Pink Paislee; Cardstock - Bazzill; Machine Stitching

Supplies Used: Carstock - Bazzill; PP and embellishment - LYB; Cats Ete Chalk; Machine Stitching

Supplies Used: Cardstock - Bazzill; PP - LYB; Brads - Creative Imaginations; CB Letters - Pink Paislee; Stickles; Machine Stitching

And a quick card using Papertrey Ink....

Supplies Used: Cardstock - Bazzill; PP, Stamps - Papertry Ink; Bling - Basic Grey; Machine Stitching; Archival Ink, Cats Eye Chalk

Thanks for stopping by...Have a great weekend!

Nice long weekend...and a little scrappin'

2009-09-07T20:17:00.009-04:00

Hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing day off on Monday for the Labor Day Holiday....

Mine started with laundry and cleaning up the house...

so not relaxing in the beginning...

But it ended nicely went out to a nice dinner with hubby and

Jake to the Melting Pot...

Love that place...

then I was able to actually get some scrapping done...Hurrayyyyy!!!

I know..it's been too long! :)

This week has been a little hectic I am still struggling with all the homework and projects that Jake has to do in 4th grade!!!

It's unbelievable!

We don't get much downtime either...

I race home from work and then we dive into homework for at least 1 1/2 hours...

then dinner..bath...reading before bed and then bed...

the nights just seem to FLY by so fast with all this homework and stuff...

Is summer here yet ;)

Here are a few things that I was able to complete

on this nice long weekend that just passed...

ENJOY!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Unity - Le Chic Vintage...and a few cards

2009-09-04T22:21:00.004-04:00

Ok...

Got my new Unity Le Chic Vintage kit today and all I can say WOWIE!!!

It's awesome...

I love all the fabulous stamps, plus the paper and the awesome new Unity ink!

I am seriously going to have some fun with this kit....

Here are a few more cards that I did tonight...

I did two of each and will be putting them together as a set for a gift...

Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by and have a WONDERFUL holiday weekend! :)

I am SOOOO in love with...

2009-08-30T10:58:00.006-04:00

PAPERTREY INK!!!!!!!!

If you have had the pleasure of using their products

then you know exactly what I mean!

I have been stalking their website for months...thanks to Betsy Veldman....

But I held back because I am a touchy feely kinda girl...

I need to hold products in my hand and buy it right then...LOL

So I waited...

and to my surprise Papertrey Ink was the booth next to ours

at the CHA Consumer Show :)

Can we say OH SO HAPPY!!!!

I bought ALOT of stuff from them...I was a happy little girl!

So with that being said... YOU HAVE TO TRY THEIR STUFF!!

It rocks!

Their papers are OUTSTANDING...

their stamps are AMAZING...

the ribbon just BEAUTIFUL...

and the colors are to DIE for!!!

Not to mention the girls that own it are FABULOUS!

So if I haven't possibly gotten through to you at this point!

CHECK OUT PAPERTREY INK...

You won't be sorry!

http://www.papertreyink.com/

This is a card I did for my boss' bday this coming week.
A total scraplift from Julie Cameron.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock - Raspberry Fizz, Patterned Paper - Raspberry Fizz, Stamp - Floral Fusion: PaperTrey Ink

Cardstock: Bazzill

Cuttlebug, Martha Stewart Punch, Fiskars Punch, DewDrops, Machine Sewing

Supplies Used:

Cardstock - Ripe Avocado, Patterned Paper - Autumn Abundance, Stamp - Autumn Abundance: Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: Bazzill

Buttons CI, Ribbon Michaels, Copic Markers, Stickles, Machine Stitching

And a couple of layouts - the first one is from Jake's first day of school.

Supplies used:

Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye; Cardstock - Bazzill; CB Letters - American Crafts Thickers; Labels - Jenny Bowlin; CB Accent - Little Davis; Sheers - Maya Road; Machine Stitching

This next layout I used Basic Grey's lemonade collection...

Love love love all the colors in this collection.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock - Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Chipboard Letters and Shapes - Basic Grey

Pearls- Kaiser; Cats Eye Chalk; Machine Stitching

Thanks for stopping by! Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Studio Calico...Take Flight LO

2009-08-29T10:23:00.003-04:00

Finally got some down time to actually sit down and do a layout!

School just started for us this past Monday and I have to say that

Jake actually enjoyed his first week of 4th grade...

I know the big 4th grader!!!

I cannot believe it!

So I took some pics from the first day and for whatever reason

I LOVED this pic of him...

he's not even looking at the camera but he was just

SO determined to walk by himself to school that day...

I had to "follow him"....

So this is what I came up with using Studio Calico's August kit.

Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

WOW....4th Grade & Kreativ Blogger....

2009-08-24T09:56:00.016-04:00

Today my little guy entered the 4th grade!!!!!!

I cannot believe that he is already in 4th grade.

The time has just flown by...

It actually hurts my heart to think that before I know it he will be all grown up....

I just adore him...

I hope he has a great first day today!!!!

This is Jake and his little friend Jacob on their first day of 4th grade!!!

A big thanks to Kim for the award!!!! You my friend are way to SWEET!!!

You can check out Kim's awesome work at http://myrandomscrapthoughts.blogspot.com/

With this prestigious award comes the fine print:

In order to accept this award you must:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award - Check
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog. Check see above
3. Link the person who nominated you for this award - Check
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting - not so sure about this one...
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers - Check see below
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate - Check see below
7. Leave comments on all 7 blogs letting then know you nominated them - done

Here are my 7 Kreativ Bloggers:

Hilary Kanwischer: Because she is so incredible talented...

I could look at her stuff all day long...

www.hilaryscraps.typepad.com/hilary_kanwischer

Angela Unity Stamps: Because she is the sweetest thing in the world....and I am slightly obsessed with her stamps ;) ....her stamps ROCK!!!!!

http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

Betsy Veldman: I don't think I need to explain this one...She's amazing!

www.scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh

Nichole Heady: Because...I met her at CHA Summer 09 and thought she was the sweetest thing EVER...and then fell in love with her blog....not too mention that she is the amazingly/talented person behind Papertrey Ink!

www.nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment

Brooke Lien: Because her blog is totally fun and inspiring!

http://www.brookelien.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Howell: Because she has the CUTEST little girls in the world...

and she seriously makes me laugh!

www.stephaniehowell.typepad.com/my_weblog

And last but not least...

Laverne Boese: Because she is an amazing person and I adore her...

www.laverneboese.typepad.com/ebb_and_flow

Here are the 7 things people might find interesting:

1. I have to read a magazine or book everynight before I go to bed.
2. I could survive on mashed potatoes alone...and would be quite happy.
3. I am NOT a morning person ;)
4. I was a total tomboy as a kid.
5. My dad taught me how to shoot a gun when I was a teenager....I was pretty good at it to... But would never ever pick one up now...
6. The night my dad died was the only night I didn't go to the hospital to see him.... I had a dream that he said goodbye to me and woke up to the doctor calling and telling me he passed :(
7. I used to be a hairdresser.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

I promise I will be getting crafty soon and posting stuff....I just need to get through the beginning of school...ugghhhhh!!! Who knew at almost 40 I would be doing 4th grade homework everynight... ;)

Harry Potter and a few cards...

2009-07-19T10:52:00.004-04:00

So we went to see Harry Potter last night...I thought it was great...much darker and more grown up then the last few...poor Jake fell asleep half way through it :( He was SOOOO tired. I liked that this movie told more of the actual story...like Tom Riddles past and whatnot...Anyways...if you are a HP fan go see it! Here are just a few silly shots from our night out to Harry Potter...

(Yep I took this pic of the movie screen when it started...not to shabby!)

Here are a few cards that I have been working on using my fav stamps from Unity! Seriously if you are not familiar with Unity...check them out! They rock.... http://www.unitystampco.com/ You won't be disappointed!

Supplies used for all cards: Unity Stamps, Basic Grey PP, Bazzill CS,

Distress Ink in Faded Jeans, Kaiser Bling/Pearls, embossing powder, ric-rac, machine sewing

Thanks for stopping by...Enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend! :)

Finally went to a crop this weekend...

2009-07-12T20:17:00.006-04:00

It has been so long since I have been to a crop and this weekend I spent the entire weekend at Cherry Blossom Studio cropping my little heart out! We had a blast...needless to say I would have liked to get more done...but you know these weekend crops are not all about cropping...you have to mingle and chat...eat...goof off....mingle...eat...chat some more...see were this going....

So here is what I actually did do while I was there...

Enjoy whats left of the weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Summer!

2009-06-23T22:35:00.006-04:00

I know it's been awhile since I have posted....

but it's summertime and I am definitly slackin'...

We have been enjoying it so far...

been swimming alot, bike riding, and even made it to the beach!

Yesterday it was actually 100 degrees here...

And I mean that literally! It was SOOOOO hot...

and then today torrential downpour and lots of thunder and lightening...

welcome to South Florida ;)

Hope everyone else is enjoying there summer!

Here are a few layouts that I have done...

unfortunately I haven't really been scrappin' too much and

I am hoping that I will get a chance to soon...

I just got all the new Basic Grey stuff and CANNOT wait to play with it! :)

Mother's Day layout

Supplies used: Stampin' up PP, Basic Grey Chip Stickers, Bo-Bunny Chunky Letters, Kaiser and Prima Bling, Unity Stamp, Martha Stuart punches, Cats Eye chalk ink

Turning 9 Layout

Supplies used: Basic Grey PP, Basic Grey Chip Stickers/Die Cuts/Rub-ons/buttons, Prima Bling, American Crafts Precision Pen

And I will leave you with a sneak peek of something that I am currently working on...

Thanks for stopping by...Enjoy your week!

Extreme Home makeover...and a few cards

2009-05-31T20:02:00.005-04:00

I tell myself everyweek that I am NOT going to watch Extreme Home Maker.....I watch it and I am a HUGE puddle on the floor...I bawl like a baby EVERY time...yeah I know...sad but true! But it is such a feel good show for what they do for these families and I cannot resist watching it!!! I am a sucker for the sappy stuff!

Anyhoo....it's been a rainy weekend here....AGAIN...which means time spent at home....and a little shopping....

a few things I have my eye on....

Love this dress...totally perfect for summertime in Florida...and all can be found at Ann Taylor Loft...LOVE that store!

and also got some card making done...

Have a FABULOUS week!!!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Just a few more cards...

2009-05-25T21:04:00.006-04:00

I have NO idea where this card making thing came from...LOL!

I used to never make cards...

but now I can't stop!

I spent this wonderful rainy Memorial Day making more cards...

Hope your Holiday was well spent and relaxing..

I know mine was ;)

Love Card

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, DCWV Spring Matstack, Unity Stamp, Ranger Embossing Powder, Cats Eye Chalk, sewing

I had some K & Company Grand Adhesions stickers laying around

so I came up with these cards...

Extremely simple to do!

Celebrate Card

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, DCWV Matstack, K & Company Grand Adhesions, Cats Eye Chalk

Happy Birthday Card

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, DCWV Citrus Matstack, K & Company Grand Adhesions, sewing, Cats Eyes chalk

Wine Cellar Card

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, Stamps Happen Stamp, Copiic markers, Ranger Distress Ink, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fabulous week! :)

A weekend for scrapping and relaxing....

2009-05-24T20:09:00.006-04:00

It's been a LONG time since I just sat down and scrapped for the fun of it...No deadlines...No projects to do for companies or DT's...just a nice weekend to scrap for the fun of it...and that is exactly what I have been doing! I even pulled out my sewing machine :)

Celebrate Card

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, DCWV PP Matstack , Unity Stamps, Inque Boutique Ink, Kaiser Bling, sewing

For You Card

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, DCWV PP Matstack, Unity Stamps, Inque Boutique Ink, Momento Ink Tuxedo Blk, button, twine

Friends Always Layout

Supplies Used: Bazzill CS, Lily Bee PP, Unity Stamps, American Crafts Thickers letters, Cats Eye Chalk, Copiic Markers, punches, button, twine, sewing

The weather here has been horrible...torential downpours and black skies for DAYS...But I actually LOVE it when it's like this. It makes me feel like I don't NEED to be anywhere...that I can just kick back and relax in my house...needless to say I wasn't going anywhere since we were basically flooded in...

We now have waterfront property ;)

I hope everyone enjoys there nice long holiday weekend

and thanks for stopping by! :)

A quick card....

2009-05-19T22:19:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone!

Just a quick post today.

Worked on this card last night for my boss' daughter who just graduated high school.

The stamp is from Unity's kit this month!

I have to say I LOVE LOVE LOVE this month's kit!

It totally ROCKS!

Other than that everything is staus quo!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, Fancy Pants PP, Unity Stamp from May kit, Scenic Route rubon, Stickles, Cats Eye Chalk, Copiic Markers, Ribbon, foam dots

Unity Kit of the Month BLOG HOP!!!

2009-05-14T21:48:00.011-04:00

Happy Friday Hip Hoppers!

Welcome to Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop!

Unfortunately my ADHD kicked in before I finished reading what we needed to do and ended up doing some projects from all kinds of kits...

so you will be getting a little bit of both... ;)

If you did not start at Unity's Blog with Angela for the blog hop then you need to head over there to begin...

www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com

Thanks! Card

Supplies used: Unity Stamps, Hero Arts white card, Basic Grey PP, Cuttlebug, Whispers Ink, Kaiser Pearls, Ribbon

Hello Card

Supplies Used: Unity Stamps from this kit http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/454-UK199A_Flirty_Flowers , Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP, Sassafrass Lass button, Whsipers Ink, Cats Eye Chalk Chestnut Roan, Ribbon Michaels

Sending Happy Thoughts card

Supplies used: Unity Stamps from this kit http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/2130-KOMMARCH09_Simple_Life , Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP, Distress Ink Walnut, Copiic Markers, Stickels, Ribbon Michaels

You have Grown So Much!

Supplies used: Unity Stamps from this kit http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/2205-UK409A_CONFESSION_i_luv_unity , and from this kit http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/2130-KOMMARCH09_Simple_Life , Sassafrass Lass - PP, Cardstock Stickers, Number's Chipboard, Brads; Bazzill CS, Distress Ink Walnut, Cats Eye Chalk Chestnut Roan, Copiic markers, Glossy Accents

Now hop on over to the super talented Sara

*** www.scraphappie.blogspot.com ***

Thanks for stopping by and have a FABULOUS day!

My Blog got a facelift...and A Unity Blog Hop coming your way!

2009-05-13T09:22:00.007-04:00

Good Morning everyone!

It is raining here and pitch black out...I LOVE days like this! :)

Yep! The blog got a new facelift....And I LOVE it! Veronica over at Veronica's Kreations is downright ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!!!

Not too mention the BEST prices EVAAAA!!!!!!

So If you have been skirting around trying to decide if you want a more updated look to your blog or just something that is a little more you...

then definitly check out Veronica..

She is a doll.

And it doesn't matter what you have in mind...

she CAN create it!

I swear everything I told her I wanted she did it and it was what I had envisioned....

so don't waste time she usually has a wait list so go check her out here... http://www.vkdesignco.blogspot.com/

shoot her an email and see what she can do for you!

Go..go now...tell her I sent ya!

Yep! And it's that time again...

Unity Stamps will be hosting another Blog Hop this weekend!

Come and join in all the fun!

Angela has some great things happening over at Unity

and you definitly DON'T want to miss out!

Over a hundred women have gotten together

and will be sharing some SERIOUS Unity inspiration with everyone!

So make some time to come and join us...

grab a cup a joe and kick back in your jammies and enjoy all the Unity goodeness!

Go to http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/ to join us!

Guess who's being featured on Unity today???

2009-05-05T00:00:00.003-04:00

Me!!!

And I am absolutely thrilled that they asked me to do this!

As most of you know I have LOVED Unity since

the very first time I laid eyes on them...(down in the dungeon at their first CHA)

which is saying alot because at that time...I wasn't even a Stamper! :)

I thought their products simply ROCKED...

not to mention that Angela and Chris are absolutely the bomb-diggity!

Sweet sweet people I tell ya!

You can find all the unity goodness at

http://www.unitystampco.com/

So here are a few things that I did using Unity stamps.

Here's to my 15 minutes of Unity fame!

Thanks A Bunch Card

Supplies: Unity Stamp, Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP, Kaiser Bling, Memento Black Ink, Cats Eye Chalk, Copiic Markers, Sewing

Tickled Pink Card

Supplies: Unity Stamps, Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP, Memento Black Ink, Copiic Markers, ribbon

Hello Card
Supplies: Unity Stamps, Bazzill CS, Memento Markers, Copiic Markers

Spend it Like You Have it! Card
Supplies: Unity Stamps, Bazzill CS, Kaiser Bling, Cats Eye Chalk, Memento Black Ink, Copiic markers, ribbon

Too Cute

Supplies: Unity Stamps, Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP, Prima Bling, Kaiser Bling, Basic Grey CB Letters, buttons, Cats Eye Chalk, Gel-A-Tins Embossing powder, Glossy Accents

My Handsome Man

Supplies: Unity Stamps, Basic Grey PP, Making Memories PP, Basic Grey CB, Kaiser Bling, DewDrops, Inque Boutique Ink, Cats Eye Chalk, Stickles, Glossy Accents, American Crafts Precison Pen Black

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS day!

Cherry Blossom Studio new website and upcoming events...

2009-04-29T14:39:00.005-04:00

Just an update....

Cherry Blossom Studio's new website is up and running...

check it out!

http://www.cherryblossom-studio.com/default.htm

Don't forget to sign up for the Fabulous Donna Downey classes

and Debby Shuh classes coming in July!

If you would like to take one of Donna or Debby's classes just go to Cherry Blossom Studio's website and click on events!

Classes are filling up QUICKLY so don't wait!

Have a GREAT day!

:) Yep...I'm being featured....

2009-04-20T14:09:00.003-04:00

On my absolute FAVORITE

company's blog next week!!!

How flippin' excited am I????

Well...let me tell you....

As you all know I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this amazing company...

Unity Stamps!

And last week I was having a pretty rotten week

when I got this email from Unity's DT Coordinator AJ...

They wanted to feature ME on there blog....(this is the part where I read it over like 12 times and then started jumping up and down and my son thought I was having an attack of some sort).

Needless to say...I WAS THRILLED!!!!!

I have never been 'featured' anywhere and well I was beyond excited!

So..there it is...I will be featured on Unity's blog next Wednesday.

So I need to get my groove on because I now have to create stuff to put on my blog.. :) I tell ya a women's work is never done ;)

So visit it me next wednesday at Unity

http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

and check out all their really cool stuff ;)

Have a FABULOUS day!

Happy Anniversary!

2009-04-16T13:42:00.004-04:00

Yep!

2 1/2 years of dating

15 years of marriage

9 year old son Jake

5 year old dog Mack....

=All good stuff!

It's 15 years today that Ric and I were married!!!

Wowie!!!!

It doesn't seem like we've been married for 15 years!

Amazing!

Well...Happy Anniversary Ric!

It's been a GREAT 15 years together!

It's SHOW time!

2009-04-10T17:22:00.006-04:00

It's official Cherry Blossom Studio has opened!!!!

And it is FABULOUS!!!!!!

If you haven't already had the opportunity to check it out...You MUST!!!

Michelle totally blew it through the roof on this one and the store is BEAUTIFUL!

So get your little booties over there ASAP and check out the new store

and all the goodness inside!

You will NOT be disappointed!

Here are a few things that I did for the new store...

The first one is a Class Schedule that with feature all the monthly classes.

I got the 'house' at Michaels and the paper line is Best Creations - Cherry Blossom line!

This is the Grand Opening banner that I did using

the same Cherry Blossom line and I created it by using my cricut....

Thanks for stopping by have a fabulous weekend!

If you celebrate Passover....

HAPPY PASSOVER

If you celebrate Easter....

HAPPY EASTER!