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Just Wednesday

2012-02-01T09:25:00.001-05:00

Here we are on Wednesday again. I've not too much planned, other than continuing to have a bit of fun with Cocoa Daisy's January kit, Tea and Cupcakes. Its a wonderful mix of Amy Tan, Studio Calico and Sassafrass.

When the big guy and I were at MGM Grand in July, I spent hours by the pool. I snapped this one night about 7:15 PM. I'd been reading, looked up, and saw I was one of maybe only ten (10) people left still outside. Well us, and a lone beach ball!!!

Just Sunday

2012-01-29T14:40:00.002-05:00

Hey all, hope you are enjoying your Sunday! Its a bright sunny one here, but kind of cold.

This week absolutely flew by. I'm really busy at work, which is good, and I'm thankful, but some days, all that yellow all over my desk (liability files are yellow in our office), is a 'tad overwhelming.

Today, I'm enjoying a full afternoon of creating (no football today) and am enjoying my January Cocoa Daisy kit. So glad I subscribed, to - I'd been several months without a kit subscription.

Anyway, excited to say I made the next round of the layout contest at Practical Scrappers. We were provided a few photos of quilts for inspo and had to use four (4) of a list of six (6) specific items on the layout. I went with chipboard, buttons (no surprise there), a tag and ribbon.

Here's my submission.

There's lots of inspiration over there again this week. Check it out.

So, I've already completed one layout today....

and am off to start another!

Enjoy your Sunday.

Just For Fun

2012-01-23T16:04:00.001-05:00

The other day, as I was going through my stash - at this point I don't even remember what I was originally looking for - and I discovered rubons and stickers from Studio Calico's State Fair Collection. I had forgotten that I even had it and when I saw it, I loved it all over again.

So then I thought to myself..........cool, I'm going to do a layout with these and then started going through patterned papers. I'm one of those scrappers that brings photos to my page instead of doing it the other way. Anyway, I found a few options, but then decided I would go with using just the rubons and stickers, not use any patterned paper at all. So thats what I did, with some buttons and trims thrown in, of course!

The page was quick and easy.

So then, that got me to thinking about using up some other stickers and rubons, so back to my stash I went. This time, I printed my photo on cardstock and then used lots and lots of stickers from October Afternoon's Seaside Collection and again, some buttons, clips and trims.

Effective, quick and fun! Why not try grabbing a "whole sheet" of something and putting it on a layout? You'll be glad you did!!

On another note,

photo from patriots.com

THE PATRIOTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still sky high about that one!!!

Enjoy your Monday!

Just Practical Scrappers

2012-01-21T07:48:00.002-05:00

The snow is falling here today and my plan is to stay in my pj's all day and create - pretty happy about that. We've had a mild winter so far, so its great to see the white stuff falling. Its what makes it feel like winter I guess. I met with a new snow plow guy yesterday, so not worried about having to shovel and there are plenty of snacks in the house - let it snow!!

Anyway, there's been a contest going on over at Practical Scrappers (wicked inspiring website) and I decided to give it a go.

I entered this for the first round

Had a blast folding, stapling and stitching all the paper strips on the left side. These are awesome double sided papers from the CI Kid Doodle Collection, and I wanted as much of them as possible to jump off the page.

The contest is currently in the second round. We were provided two (2) sketches to create by. I used this,

and ended up with this,

so love the Amy Tan stuff.

There's lots of eye candy over there and voting is now open. Fifteen (15) will advance to the third round. If you have the time, stop by and vote. You will surely find some major inspo while you are there.

I'll be back tomorrow with a fun challenge and thanks for stopping by!!

Just More Than Thrilled

2012-01-20T06:47:00.000-05:00

I woke up early this morning to find a few inches of snow had fallen over night - finally. Now, at last, it feels like winter. Looks like another 7" or so are due tomorrow. Yay!

So then, as usual, I checked my blackberry for emails, only to find this.

I am completely, totally, positively, just thrilled.

Congrats to everyone, and thank you, Pretty Little Studios.

Just Wednesday

2012-01-18T18:43:00.001-05:00

and I've been playing with some Amy Tan goodness.

and digging into my stash. Specifically, some yumsters from the Studio Calico State Fair Collection. This one layout set me off in a different direction, with an idea to experiment with......

I'll post the full layouts and as they say, "the rest of the story" toward the end of the week.

Took the big guy to physical therapy today, too. So very proud of him, walking like a regular guy already. Its so nice to see him without a walker or crutches.

Enjoy your night!!!!

Just Go Pats and Smooch

2012-01-15T09:03:00.002-05:00

Oh, what a football game it was!!! Yep...........the Patriots took Denver 45-10! Congrats to them and here's hoping for the AFC win next Sunday - can't wait. I'm already thinking about which football game snacks I'll be serving!

Photo from Patriots.com

Its wicked cold here this weekend - I think its only 10 outside right now - so I spent some time inside in my footed fleece pj's yesterday afternoon, hanging in my scraproom.......

OK, I'm so thankful for my parents........they've been married for over fifty (50) years.....talk about relationship inspiration......

Just Happy

2012-01-14T07:35:00.001-05:00

I busted into my Santa Sack the other day and had some fun playing with all the different papers, chipboard bits and stickers. There was a wicked neat Sketch Thursday sketch on their blog, so I played along.

I mixed some hand stitching with some machine stitching,

and was happy with the end result.

The flower on the bottom is paper with diamond glaze, the other, chipboard.

Well, we are super excited here in New England for the Patriots game tonight! Here's hoping Brady and the guys end up with a "W"!

Have a happy Saturday!

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-11T13:55:00.000-05:00

Just 2012!

2012-01-08T10:30:00.002-05:00

Hello and Happy 2012! Four weeks since my last post.....yikes! Lots going on though - the big guy had a total knee replacement smack, dab in the middle of December, on the 13th actually - to say it was bad timing is an understatement.........anyway........here we are anew in January.
We enjoyed the holidays, despite his incapacity, but I must say, I'm glad he is almost a month into the mend now, and things are slowly creeping back to normal. Very slowly.....

And there went a month pretty much! Between playing nurse, shopping for gifts, working and the other everyday things that come up, I've found little time to scrap, but did find some........and oh....did you get a Santa Sack from October Afternoon? LOVED IT!! I only got the last one, but next year, I want all five!

As to the December Daily - I'm only up to the 18th, but I'm getting there...and none of the journaling is done. I think I'm going to type it all up and then cut little strips.....

A trip to Macy's,

Fun T-shirt I bought at Wal-Mart,

A lazy day, all day,

Another Creative Imaginations project, among a couple of others I'll post very soon.

Thanks to them and their amazing Design Team Coordinator, Cheryl Mezzitti. I had a blast working with their products.

If you are scrapping today, check out this fun challenge at Cocoa Daisy. This was wicked fun. I'm doing a second layout with it.

The weather has been unusally warm here. Yesterday, in the 60's! I met a friend for breakfast, and then spent a good chunck of the afternoon with my nose in a book. I've been plowing through this,

If you like this sort of thing, don't miss this. It will make the hairs on your neck stand up......

Read John Grisham's new one, The Litagors, in December, too. Another good read by JG.

OK, I'm off for now. Going to grab a coat, the big guy and his crutches and go for yet another walk up and down the driveway!!!

Enjoy your Sunday!

Just December

2011-12-03T07:42:00.001-05:00

Hello and hope all enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday! I had a mishap in the kitchen again. Suffice it to say I underestimated how long it would take to cook the turkey and dinner was a couple of hours later than planned. Oh well..........we did enjoy it, just not when we thought we would.

Anyway, I haven't blogged much, but I've been busy, lots of it paper and glue related. I was crazy excited to be asked to guest design for Creative Imaginations this month and was completely inspired by the products I received. I've been having a blast creating for a couple of weeks now.

Oh, I always love a mini album.....

Check out the rest of the book on the Creative Imaginations Blog. I've a few layouts and another book that will be coming up over the next few weeks. And while you are over at the blog, check out the cool Christmas feature taking place this month. Inspo!!!!!!

I've started snapping for December Daily. Having fun with it so far.

And today I'm strapping my camera around my neck and heading to the mall with a friend after we indulge in eggs benedict at a local breakfast spot. Enjoy your day!

Just Perfect

2011-11-16T20:05:00.000-05:00

My all time favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. I watched it again the week before last actually. Imagine my surprise when I saw this on Pinterest, pinned via Tammy Higinbottom.

Its perfect. And so true.

Do you Pinterest?

Just Ready for the Pictures Now

2011-11-13T12:09:00.002-05:00

Happy weekend everyone, hope you are enjoying.

Well, I did it, and I'm thrilled about it. I finished my DD album on Wednesday, and now, its all ready for the pictures - so psyched about that. Now, here's hoping I have myself camera ready every day.

Will be posting the pages out of order, just the way I created them. For some reason I'm having a terrible time photographing and trying to scan these, so for now, I've a mix of a few.

I left some of the album pages white so they can be full page photos, with white AE "25 Days of December" overlays, purchased here.

photo from Designerdigitals.com

I kept the pages pretty simple, but seriously, can't wait to add more ribbons, clips and stuff once the photos go down.

On some pages, I used border stickers cut in half and then stuck together back to back, to give the pages a fun, colored edge.

From this album, I've moved on to this one. I got a SWEET box from my favorite Magpie yesterday and I don't think if was ten minutes from opening my box to getting into my room.

And for now, we're off to a birthday celebration - the little guy has hit ten years old.

Just A Start

2011-11-07T07:27:00.001-05:00

Well, I was psyched to find a little chunk of time to get to some scrapping over the weekend - its been too long., and, unlike any other year, I'm finding myself in a Christmas mood in early November. Blame the DD!!

I decided I wanted to keep the inside a little simple in order to give myself a better chance of following through and completing it this time. I've still got to add buttons here and there, but its a start.

I started getting "antsy" doing the pages in order and started jumping around - like from page four to 18........still a ways to go though.

I'll post more pages, in order, this week.

Enjoy your Monday.

Just the DD Album Base

2011-11-04T09:59:00.000-04:00

Well, its done!

1. Apply fabric to CoverAll

2. Smooth with brayer

3. Cover inside of album

4. Bind pages (these albums have three sections of pages, or what they call "signatures"

5. Make it pretty with "stuff"!

Tonight, I start the inside pages - can't wait!

Enjoy your Friday!!

Just December Daily

2011-11-02T13:56:00.001-04:00

Hey all. Hope your Halloween was enjoyable. I was home anxiously waiting for a few trick or treaters and was thrilled when three finally showed up. That was it. Three. I had enough candy for lots more than that, so when they rang the bell at 7:30, I gave each of them a full bag of chocolate.. One had this really cool Scooby-do costume on - Loved it.

So, I'm on board for Ali's December Daily this year. Its my second attempt, and I hope it works out better than the first - we got flooded out of our apartment for almost three weeks and I never got back to it, so I wanted to give it a go again.

I'm going partially from my stash, using a white 5 x 7 Bazzill Cover All album - yikes - I can't even remember how old that is.............

Lots of fun ways to bind in this book, which is old, too...........remember this?

(photo joann.com)

Anyway, decided t a o go with a white, mint green, gray and red theme -.

I adored these mint green and white polka dot adhesive fabric sheets I found on clearance at M's this morning, and things fell into place from there. Not sure what I'm going to do for numbers yet.........

So, I'm in my jammies, gonna have me some soup and salad, and am off to build a book!!!!

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Just Happy Halloween!!!

2011-10-31T07:17:00.000-04:00

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Just October

2011-10-26T08:01:00.001-04:00

Well, a month since I've blogged. The short version -among a few other things, the big guy had yet another heart event and was hospitalized and our family suffered a tragic loss with the sudden death of my 34 year old cousin. Please say a prayer for Stephen - drug addition is a cruel thing.

I'm convinced that every once in a while, a particular month presents challenges one right after the other - October was like that. But, all one can do is have faith - I am though, glad this month is coming to a close.

We were fortunate though, to be able to get away for a bit, take some time, and try to relax and refresh. ........

I finally managed to start doing some Halloween decorating around the house when we get home. Gotta love Martha - I had picked up these cool bottle labels last month from her tons of Halloween craft items. What a quick, simple, fun way to create that spooky spirit. I saved a couple of wine bottles and an olive oil bottle, washed them out and reapplied Martha's labels. I refilled the bottles with water and added some food coloring. The end result? I love my tray of creepy potions in the kitchen!

I've not scrapped for quite some time - since my last Magpie kit, actually. I am starting to miss it a bit, and am off today, so here's hoping! I've an Amy Tan class that I totally missed!

Enjoy your Wednesday. Happy to see you again.

Just Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-21T18:31:00.000-04:00

Just Amy Tangerine Reasons To Smile

2011-09-16T07:16:00.000-04:00

I was thrilled to be able to snag a class kit from Amy Tangerine's Reasons to Smile class. To say I love her fun, spunky designs is an understatement.

I called my mini "Smile for Summer", and here are a few of the pages.

Stitched tags - such a cool idea.

Kraft star stickers - yum,

Fun die cut pieces,

and dimensional stickers.

And I love that the pages are all different shapes and sizes.

Next up, The Good Life, at BPC. REALLY looking forward to that one.

Have a happy Friday.

Just Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-14T07:58:00.000-04:00

Just A Fast, Fall Wreath

2011-09-12T07:00:00.002-04:00

So, for a quick fall door decoration,

Supplies:

Grapevine Wreath Ring

Leave Garland

Fall Berry Garland

Tools:

Glue Gun I (love my Martha one)

Wire cutters

This went together REALLY fast.

Using the wire cutters, cut up the leave and bead garlands into small pieces. Glue to wreath base. Done!!! Not rocket science, I know, but it really was kind of fun.

I made one for my mom, too.

Enjoy your Monday.

Just Never Forget

2011-09-11T08:30:00.001-04:00

image from usf.edu

Just Friday

2011-09-09T07:15:00.001-04:00

Well, Irene really kicked us in the butt - I'm so glad to have our power back on and finally, after two weeks, feel "normal" again. Mother nature really can throw a wrench into things for sure. We had no power for almost five days, like many others, and it really, truly was awful. We are all electric at home, so, needless to say, those cold showers were really starting to put me in a bad mood. The big guy and I ended up checking into a hotel - I just couldn't take it any more. In the end, we are thankful - it could have been so much worse.

My friend and I followed through with our trip to the Cape, and despite the lack of power there, we did make the best of it. We laughed, ate, shopped, hung on the beach - all that Cape stuff. We came home a day early, but we had fun - who needs power, right? We still had daylight.

Here's our cottage,

Fun at the beach,

The water was WICKED cold,

I've more pictures to edit and post.

I've also some Magpie layouts that I wasn't able to post earlier. Tara has done it again, so head on over and snag yourself a kit before they are sold out. Lots of fun stuff in the box!

Here are two more, and, as always, except the lace, twine, and a punch here and there, these are created with ONLY supplies in the kit,

I've more to post over the weekend, and, oh my love, I spent the day on Wednesday playing with my Amy Tangerine loot!!

Enjoy your Friday.

Just Love

2011-08-26T17:40:00.002-04:00

I'm jumping on for another Magpie peek and then I'm off to pick up some hurricane supplies.......they've just officially changed us from watch to warning, so I'm thinking I'll pay attention, and better be safe than sorry. Really though, this was in the mail box today, so I'm thinking its all I really need to keep myself occupied as Irene makes her way through.......

A huge thank you to Amy Tan and American Crafts. Can I just say L.O.V.E.!!!!!

And here's that Magpie peek. Again, I say LOVE!!!

Just

2011-08-25T07:38:00.000-04:00

Yesterday by the pool was a blast. We had pizza, played silly games in the water and with some mod podge, scrapbook paper and lots of embellishments, altered frames. There were also a few water cameras involved.........

Man I love those two little people

OK, another Magpie peek.

Enjoy your day!

Just Summer

2011-08-24T08:55:00.000-04:00

Well, here I am two (2) weeks later. I've been embracing these last few weeks of summertime, just noodling around, getting nothing much else done in the process, including blogging. When I'm not at work, I'm at the pool. When I'm not at the pool, I'm sitting outside reading - you get the picture.. I must admit, there's a tiny part of me thats ready for fall........ ready for all of those indoor activities, like maybe spending a day in my jammies and playing with paper and glue all day. Pretty soon, right......

Next week, I'm off with a girlfriend for a mini end-of-summer getaway on the Cape.......we'll be on the beach, staying here......sooooooo circa 1960,s...... I love it.

I hope Irene doesn't dampen our beach plans.

We did manage to get to a fun birthday party, with cool flip flop cupcakes a couple of weeks ago.

And, speaking of summer...............a peek of a layout from the next Magpie kit.

I'm off for yet another day of summer fun with the two little ones......pizza by the pool. I'll be back tomorrow with another peek.

Just Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-10T06:29:00.000-04:00

Just Monday Miscellaneous

2011-08-08T18:27:00.001-04:00

Well, when I got to the pool on Friday, this was waiting for me,

Gotta love my dad!!

Did only a little bit of damage at the outlets on Saturday, and none of it was at Calvin Klein. There were some amazing sales - Ralph Lauren was 30% off the entire store, but there was a line waiting to get in so I passed on that. Same thing at Coach. I did, though, snag two cute t-shirts at Talbots and two pair of shorts, five shirts and a cool, sleeveless cotton sweater at Eddie Bauer, so I was all set.

And then I headed off to the pool. And used my new chair.

Yesterday was one of those stay at home in your jammies kind of days. I got lots of photos printed out and started scrapping a mini book and a layout. Hoping to finish those projects over the next week. Back to work again tomorrow.

Here's another Magpie layout. I used both my 14mm and 20mm Epiphany Button Tools on this one - fun for button lovers for sure. And there is that stamp again!!

2011-08-06T08:30:00.003-04:00

Hey all and happy Saturday. Any fun weekend plans? Its actually a long weekend for me - I have Monday off as well. The forecast calls for clouds and rain, so I'm hoping to get a chunk of crafty time in at some point. I've been dying to dive into last month's Magpie Club Bits and Bobs kit. Totall all over some Miami photos and these little bits.

This morning I'm heading to Wrentham for a little retail therapy. I'm in the mood for Calvin Klein.

Anyway, I've another layout for you today and I'm hoping you grabbed one of the August Magpie kits - I believe they are sold out. If you missed it, better sign up for a subscription to start next month - certainly the September kit will be just as fabulous.

COMPLETELY LOVED the lluggage tag and map here. There was a Pink Paislee Pixie Stix in the kit, and I used it on the river in the map.

Always fun to stich on the photo.

And the usual layering of bits.

I think this one was my favorite this month.

And now, I'm off to shop. Enjoy your weekend.

Just San Francisco

2011-08-03T18:18:00.000-04:00

Hey all on the first Wednesday of August. Hope you enjoyed. It was a picture perfect day here today. And you know, I wish I had my camera with me at the pool today. I believe my parents are still rolling around laughing at the vision of me exiting the pool, wrapping my towel around myself, sitting on my chair and suddenly, without warning, the bottom canvas completely tore away from the side bar and on to the deck I went. Splat. I guess I need a new chair now.........and maybe a new diet!!

So anyway, as promised, another August Magpie layout.

On this one, I cut one of the luggage tags and post cards, stamped them with the terrific TT stamp in this month's kit, and stapled them on the side of the layout.

I cut up and layered lots of bits and pieces under the wallet sized photo and, for the bottom of the photo, cut out the city scape of the Hambly paper and slid the bottom part of the photo behind it.

I added in some buttons and a couple of stickers.

And then I was done.

Have a great rest of the day. .

Just August Magpie

2011-08-02T19:48:00.001-04:00

Hello on a Tuesday. Its been a hot one here, and as I sit and type this, I'm thrilled to see that it just started raining, so hopefully, it will be a cool night. Haven't had one of those in some time now.

So, how fun, the August Magpie kits have gone live and are ready for purchase. The kit has some Hambly, new WeR "travel light" papers, embellies and stickers, really neat postcards, maps and well, lots of really cool stuff for all of those vacation photos.

The big guy and I spent a week in Las Vegas on our honeymoon and then took a road trip from there to Sedona, AZ for the second week. I can't believe that was a little over seven years ago now, and I can't believe it took me that long to get the perfect paper to scrap a particular Sedona photo, but this kit.............yeah.........there was that perfect paper, right in front of me.

The paper has a cool postage stamp edge and the top has cut out spots, so I wove some other papers and some twine through the cuts.

There was a neat, stamped shipping tag in the kit. I used a water pen and some blue ink to color in the letters.

And, to keep with the columns printed on the paper, I chopped my photo into thirds (I know, right, seven years to get it scrapped then I cut it up!). I also cut one of the other tags in the kit to use as a large photo corner.

And here's the end result.

I'll post another layout tomorrow. For now, I'm going to go just sit and listen to the rain..............

Just Sunday Magpie Peeks

2011-07-31T17:58:00.003-04:00

Jumping on really quick to say,

the July Magpie Kit is a MUST HAVE........

Just Summer

2011-07-29T20:38:00.002-04:00

Well, as is typical..........during the summer months there are lots of things I don't get to as often as I'd like, blogging being one of them - I'm too busy floating in the pool, being lazy on the beach or doing anything else that involves being outdoors........Its the first summer in a while that I've been working during the day, so those days off are far more precious. I'm reading this while I'm soaking up the rays......

And, although I'm not creating as much as the cooler months, the warm nights work out just fine. I so look forward to getting my Magpie kit each month. This month was not exception. When it arrived, it was love at first sight - its all about travel!! All the little bits are just perfect.

Check it out

I've more to post over the weekend. Enjoy your Friday.

Just Photo Manipulation

2011-07-15T07:00:00.002-04:00

AMAZING..................

Photo Manipulations by Erik Johansson
Erik J is a 21 year old Swedish photographer.

Just Play

2011-07-14T18:31:00.000-04:00

So, I spent most of the day today watching films of retinal detachment surgery.......I love my work, but sometimes.........its just weird.........

Anyway, another Magpie layout, "Play", with some random hand stitching, brads through buttons and there is that cool transparency again - loved it, the yellow bikes,

and more felt.

Just More July Magpie

2011-07-13T07:44:00.001-04:00

With stitched circles, some embossing with white Zing

and a piece of transparency stapled on some felt.

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Just Monday

2011-07-11T20:21:00.001-04:00

Man, a week goes by fast! I hope all enjoyed a fun-filled holiday! We were on vacation all of last week and had a great time.

I spent most of my days lazing by the pool.

And the lounge chairs in the water were just awesome.

There were some fun non-pool activities.......

And then it was back to the office today, where I had to navigate around way too many files in my office before I could make it to my desk.........thats the hard thing about vacation. But then again, I'm bound to catch up eventually.

I've not had any creative time for a couple of weeks now, but until I get back to that, I've many Magpie layouts from the July kit to share. I find the summer weather always cuts into my creative time...its hard for me to keep inside when the sun is shining......

Make sure to check out what Tara has put together for a kit this month. As usual, its awesome!!!!

I'll be posting a fun card and another layout on Wednesday.

Just Happy Birthday America

2011-07-04T07:08:00.001-04:00

(Image from photohome.com)

Just Welcome July

2011-07-02T07:30:00.001-04:00

Barbeques, beachballs, bathing suits and sunshine. Flip flops, sunglasses, lemonade and ice cream. Fireworks, vacation, cheeseburgers and swimming. Welcome July. So thrilled it has arrived. Its my absolute favorite month, and I sometimes dream I could live my life out on the beach for its entire 31 days.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to breakfast with a friend this morning and then floating in mom and dad's pool for the rest of the day, and the big guy and I have an adventure planned that I'm really excited about .......

I do hope you had a chance to check out and buy one of the new Magpie kits at reveal yesterday. Its a fab one, and I had a blast creating with it. I always love the little bits and pieces in the kits, and this one was no exception.

So, speaking of July and Magpie, and dreaming of living my life on the beach,

Loved the tags and Hambly in this kit.

Enjoy your Saturday!

Just Magpie Reveal

2011-06-30T21:13:00.000-04:00

Hey all,

Jumping on quick after a crazy kind of day at work with a couple more July Magpie peeks............full reveal is tomorrow, so hurry, hurry!!! This kit is truly awesome!!

See you tomorrow!!!!!

Just Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-29T09:02:00.001-04:00

Just Saturday

2011-06-25T10:17:00.000-04:00

Hey and happy Saturday!!! I'm planning on a little shopping and a little scrappy - its been raining and cool here for days so I won't be hanging out in the pool, that's for sure.

As to the shopping, I'm hoping to do some damage here,

As to the scrappy, I'm still playing with my July magpie.

Really cool stuff in that box...........

Love me those circles!!!!

Enjoy your day!

Just Switchflops

2011-06-23T19:49:00.001-04:00

Well, I think I've mentioned before how I have a passion for flip flops so, you can only imagine my surprise when I discovered these..............

Lindsay Phillips Switchflops.........I tell you, I am TOTALLY, completely, absolutely on flip flop cloud nine....................

These are brilliant...............I just can't believe I missed them when they first hit the stores.........

Check this out!

I got me some within a day and a half of learning about them from one of the attorneys at work. Store locations are listed on the Lindsay Phillips website.

I went with the "Emma" style,

and a black, a pink and a red strap,

Seriously, how cool are these!!!!!!!!

Just Been

2011-06-21T08:24:00.000-04:00

Wearing...........

cooling ...............

decorating...........

breakfasting...........

talking.................

lacrossing.........

reading with
b..........

and magpie"ing"...............

Just Lord Stanley

2011-06-16T06:50:00.001-04:00

Amazing............

photo courtesy of nhl.com

Just Home

2011-06-07T07:56:00.000-04:00

The May Magpie kit was full to the brim with all kinds of neat embellies. I couldn't resist setting the papers aside, and creating a layout with just a little paper, and lots of those fun bits............like the Pink Paislee stickers, calico fabric, sparkly rick rack, wooden bingo nubers and stamped tags,

And the wooden stars, JB journaling cards, Studio Calico label stickers and so much more........

So, I printed my photo on 12 x 12 vanilla cardstock, and played with some bits.

Enjoy your day!

Just Shopping

2011-06-05T08:22:00.003-04:00

Well, I found shoe heaven............

If you are local, get to Frugal Fannies. There were tons of shoes, more than DSW!!! I tried on Coconuts, Guess, Steve Madden, Coach, Jelly Pops, MeToos, BOC and more. It was in one word, heaven.

I got these in brown,

and these, in black

and I plan on going back - I never even got to swoon over the ginormous loads of clothes!!

And now, I'm off to the gym and then DSW - there are bonus reward bucks today.............

Until the next tine, another June Magpie layout.

Just Thursday

2011-06-02T19:31:00.000-04:00

I can't believe its Thursday ! With the holiday on Monday this week, I was off from work from last Friday through yesterday so, this being my second day back, it felt like Tuesday and I don't work on Fridays right now, so here it is Thursday and after two days, I'm off again until Monday. Nice.......... I've got a couple of layouts in mind...............and I'm in the mood for new shoes.

So, needless to say I was pretty disappointed last night when the guys in black and gold lost the hockey game. I still cannot understand why a professional hockey player, an adult no less, would bite someone.............yeah.......Bergeron got bit in the finger by Burrows, one of the Vancouver guys.............way, way not cool. Nonetheless, it was a spectacular display of hockey, just not a "w" in the Bruins column. Here's hoping for Saturday.

Anyway, I've got another layout to share from the wonderful Magpie June kit. I love, love, loved this kit. Its a perfect mix of Pink Paislee and Jenni B with a little Studio Calico, too.

A bit of fussy cutting on this one, including the JB card packaging that shows the card designs and I matted one of the photos on a piece of cardboard so it sticks up a bit.

I'll be back shortly with a couple more!

Enjoy your Thursday.

Just Wordless Wednesday - June Maggpie Kit

2011-06-01T07:23:00.001-04:00

Just Congrats Boston Bruins - Eastern Conference Champions 2011

2011-05-28T09:14:00.001-04:00

photos by Foxsports

Now, lets bring that cup to Boston!!!!!!

Just Hey All

2011-05-27T20:29:00.001-04:00

and happy Friday. Well, I've been meaning to update all week, but I kept getting distracted - the weather has been spectacular after what was about 13 days of rain, B and I are still reading Pretty Little Liars, on book four, I'm oving the gym and going more and more and other miscellaneous stuff.

I've also been all caught up in the Stanley Cup playoffs GO BRUINS!!!!!!! Tonight is game seven against Tampa Bay. Fingers crossed..........and really, who didn't catch Idol fever this week!!

I've been without my truck since Tuesday - OMG $2,189.53 worth of damage from my little altercation with the garage..........I'm not sure I'll ever get over that whole thing - or ever pull into the garage ever, ever, again.

And, on to the scrapping..................GO GET A JUNE MAGPIE KIT!!!! I won't give away any more details yet, but it is absolutely magnificent. I''ve so enjoyed creating with its contents. And of course, I have peeks..........

Ok, they are dropping the puck................ more peeks to come!!

Just Wordless Wednesday

2011-05-18T07:29:00.001-04:00

Just Back

2011-05-16T19:54:00.000-04:00

....... after a little blog break thanks to that BIG BLOGGER BLIP

........after having to work an extra day last week which really crunched my time - I hate going off schedule.

........after managing to destroy the headlight and entire driver's side front quarter of my Envoy by having a collision with the side of the garage. I know - go figure. I crashed into the garage. I still don't know how that happened, but lesson learned.

......after having agreed to have a private little book club with my favorite niece and having to read the first two books of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liar series. Oh my!! There are eight of them!!!! Thankfully, I've been given a three day break before beginning book three.

......after a chinese lunch with one friend, an italian dinner with another, and breakfast with mom and dad.

Yep, sometimes things just get hectic and time doesn't allow me any creative time. But, I got my June Magpie Kit in the mail today and IT IS THE BOMB!!!!!!!! So tomorrow, its off to yoga in the morning and then I'm locking myself in my room for some peace and creating - no reading, no working, no car crashing, no out to eats - just peace and creating. Look for some peeks really soon.

Until then, a couple of cards created with May's Magpie Kit.

Just Wordless Wednesday

2011-05-11T07:38:00.000-04:00

Just A Sudden Road Trip

2011-05-10T09:22:00.001-04:00

So, I got up Friday morning, full of energy, and ready to take on nothing but playing with paper and glue for NSD. Then, just after I settled down in my room, the big guy said, hey, lets go to MGM Grand for the weekend. It took just a teeny bit of convincing - we threw some things in a bag and were gone within the hour. I was bummed to miss all the fun happenings at Studio Calico, but.................. we had a blast.

Love me those red velvet cupcakes

polka dot black forest cake

a room with a view - 26 floors up

and you must try this luxury bowling thing

LOVED this wall paper at the bowling alley

We indulged way too much!!!!! I just can't resist room service .

I'm off to yoga now, and when I get home, I'm going to have my own NSD! I took lots of photos, so I'm thinking mini book. The big guy is working today, so I know I won't have any sidetrips!!

Just Happy National Scrapbook Day

2011-05-07T09:42:00.003-04:00

Popping on to wish everyone a fun-filled NSD! Create, play and enjoy your snacks! I'm otherwise engaged - away from my scraproom - but am looking forward to diving into some paper and glue tomorrow!

Until then, how about misting a frame for your photos,

And I know I keep repeating myself, but I hope you have checked out the May Magpie kit - its just full of yummy, scrappy goodness The layout above is yet another made from it, and seriously, I didn't add anything much from my stash on any of them.

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.

Just I Wish........

2011-05-05T07:23:00.001-04:00

and a few more little details.

Like zig zag stitching and a torn fabric strip,

scrunched up fab rips by Studio Calico a staped piece of rick rack, paper clip and some layered chipboard,

And so, another layout from the marvelous May Magpie kit.

Just Wordless Wednesday

2011-05-04T07:19:00.001-04:00

Just Some Little Details

2011-05-03T07:59:00.001-04:00

First, a big thanks to Margie for coordinating the OLW blog hop on Sunday, and thanks to all of you who visited. It was fun, wasn't it?

Since then, I've been noodling around between work and the back yard, enjoying the warm weather we've been having. So much outside looks and feels like summer now. I LOVE it.

Anyway, I've another Magpie Kit layout to share with you, with a few close ups of the little details. I love little details. I'm such a white space scrapper, so I usually have lots and lots of details clustered around my photo. I do hope you've checked out this May Magpie kit,. Its packed with Cosmo and Studio Calico, with a bit of Basic Grey and more thrown in.

So, some little details.

like lcut up banner flags and edging just about everything with paint,

a spurt of hand stiching,

more stitching, on ribbon to make a little gather, attached with tiny staples,

and sequins attached with french knots

The end result?

So thats it! Done.

For now, I'm off to a yoga class.

Just OLW Blog Hop - May

2011-05-01T11:00:00.006-04:00

May 1st, and you know what that means........................... OLW is on the hop again, so here we go!!

Our class assignment this month was to write a letter to ourselves, a letter that speaks of maybe how things are going, or where you want to go. And leave it to Ali - she ROCKS!! Have you heard of FutureMe? Totally cool. My letter will be sent back to me next year on May 1st. I'm not posting it here, but I enjoyed writing it, and it will be fun to discover where things end up a year from now.

We were also to include a photo of ourselves, so I went with this one, edited in LoFi. Perfect for those of us who love all things retro. Its only 29 bucks and well worth the fun. It gives you the ability to add films, moods and frames to your photos.

And another, just for fun.

Thanks to Magpie Girl Sheri, for turning me on to that!

Next up on the hop is Miss Cindy, right here.

If you get hopping too fast and need to start again, the full list of today's hoppers is below.

Margie	http://xnomads.typepad.com/blog
Lisa Allen	www.backtoallen.com/writers_blog
Joy	http://www.undiscoveredjoy.blogspot.com/
Abbey R	http://athomewiththerichardsfamily.blogspot.co/
Jill C.	http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
Sam	http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/
Amanda K.	http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com/
Cheri A.	http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com/
Rebekah P.	http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/
Lynn W.	http://crafty-creativity.blogspot.com/
Nikki	http://www.inkyart.com.au/
Monica B2	http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/
Chrissy	http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com/
Jan B.	http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com/
Jen S.	http://www.byjen.com/
Monica B1	http://www.scraplifters.blogspot.com/
Katrina	http://k84mansramblings.blogspot.com//
Julie Ann	http://julieannshahin.blogspot.com/
Jenn	http://www.studiojenn.blogspot.com/
Donna B	YOU ARE HERE
Cindy	http://seriousplay.typepad.com/
Jamie	http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com/
Karen D	http://womenontractors.blogspot.com/

In other fun things, the Magpie Kit revealed yesterday! If you love Studio Calico and Cosmo Cricket, be sure to check it out!

And on one last note, there's another fun hop going on here.

Enjoy your Sunday, and thank you for stopping by.

Just Friday

2011-04-29T08:19:00.002-04:00

So, I've been up since 4:00 AM watching the royal couple wed - amazing. I think in my next life I want to be a princess!!

Anyway, here are the last of the Magpie Kit peeks. Kits go live tomorrow. You should get one!

I'm certain I'm going to have to nap today, but after that, I'm hoping to find some scrap time - its tough with the big guy home...........

Enjoy your day.

Just More Sneaks!!

2011-04-28T07:00:00.002-04:00

And I'm telling you, you are going to LOVE this kit!!

There's fabric,

and such cool bits and pieces in it - check out the wooden butterfly,

One more sneak tomorrow!!!

Just Magpie Kit Sneak Peeks

2011-04-27T06:47:00.001-04:00

Hello all! Hope everyone had a fun holiday. We had a great time. So, check out these cool, clear plates I used on the Easter table,

with a white tablecloth,

and a little color.

Loved the look of it.

Anyway, it was a sunny, 77 degrees yesterday. The big guy (he's on vacation this week) got the lounge chairs out of the shed and I grabbed a book and sat outside for a few hours reading. It was heaven.

We discovered this along the way - a loner, all by itself, with nothing but grass all around it. KInd of strange, I thought,

And now, I am thrilled and so excited to share some Magpie Kit Club sneaks. Full reveal will be on April 30th. Lots of scrappy goodness you won't want to miss! So, without further ado.....

I'll have more sneaks for you tomorrow! Until then, have a great day!

Just Happy Easter

2011-04-23T08:36:00.001-04:00

Enjoy your time with family, friends and chocolate!

We're hosting the fam here tomorrow, so I'm off to the stores to pick up something for dinner and something to wear. I suppose I should have wrapped it up yesterday, but I got sidetracked with a few bright colored twines............

I'll be checking in early nest week with some of those Friday scrappies!

Just some cheery

2011-04-21T19:00:00.040-04:00

Hello all and hope you are enjoying this sunny Thursday. I've had a crazy busy week at work - one of my new cases that I spent most of my time on was a double fatality - sad stuff at work sometimes - police reports, autopsy photos - but I've gotten used to it. Kind of. When it really gets to me, like this week, I tend to go for the cheery in my off hours.

Retail therapy works - I think I've mentioned my mascara addiction before. Here, Lancome Hypnose Drama in black. LOVE

I know, I know.........way too much talk about the royals lately, but I picked this up,

Summer and wedge sandals.......a match made in heaven! The Jessica Gabbie Wedge Sandal has found its way to my closet!

Loved finding this in the mail box,

And more cute little flowers in the yard, do you know what these are?

Sorry I haven't posted my Magpie Club sneaks yet, but they are coming soon!

And now, for the first time this week, I'm off to do a little bit of creating.

And tell your guys and dolls you love them. Life is fragile and can be gone in an instant.

Just Wordless Wednesday - Pinterest

2011-04-20T09:00:00.008-04:00

photo from color by Sheri

Just A Magpie Kit Club Sneak

2011-04-18T07:05:00.035-04:00

Jump on over to the website and get your kits!

I'll start sneaking layout peeks this week.......

until then, here's a layout I did yesterday as a result of a fun lift the person above-you challenge over at Studio Calico. I lifted the wonderful Missy,

Enjoy your Monday.

Just a rainy Saturday

2011-04-16T13:37:00.002-04:00

and I'm playing with rubons on twill.

Its a great day for experimenting. I'm thinking I'll eat a little lunch, take a little nap, and get right back to it!

Just Magpie and Other Scrappy Stuff

2011-04-15T14:31:00.001-04:00

Hello and happy Friday, and, as promised, the first Magpie peek is wild!!!! Check it out right

here!!!

More to come on Monday!

On another scrappy note.......

The incredibly talented Miss Sasha re-challenged my messy desk challenge earlier this week with a little twist - either scrap your messy desk or create something with pieces of an old Studio Calico kit.

I went with pieces of the old (and one of my faves) Who's Who and this time, came up with this

I stamped on the Punky Sprout Canvas bloom for fun - wouldn't it be cool if there were checkered flowers?

Enjoy the rest of your day! The rest of mine is cleared for creating........

Oh! An update on things popping up in the yard,

I'm thinking that spring is officially here!

Just Creating

2011-04-14T09:27:00.002-04:00

So, that box in my previous post? That was my awesome Magpie kit and I've been playing with the yummys inside of it these last couple of days, and having a blast doing so.

Check in tomorrow for a sneak peek!

Just Wordless Wednesday - Magpie

2011-04-13T07:17:00.002-04:00

Just Six Saturday Randoms

2011-04-09T13:23:00.000-04:00

1. I love, love my new Epiphany button maker!

2. I'm so glad I signed up for Kelley Purkey's Sketchbook 3

3. This was a really fun one with the two little ones last night.

4. Still organizing. I'm going to use this big white binder and fun circle divider sheet set to keep all of my dowloaded and printed on-line classes in.

5. There are still things popping up in the yard that I can't identify

Although, I know these are daffodils.

6. My favorite photo of the week - such a pretty pony tail.

Enjoy your weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Just the Mess on my Desk Layout

2011-04-07T18:12:00.002-04:00

and as you will see, I didn't have any patterned paper on my desk. ........certainly a mish mosh of other stuff, but no patterned paper! Its all right though, I went with it!

Studio Calico fab rips, OA labels, buttons, ribbons, old Scenic Route rubons and a ticket,

an old HS transparency corner, MM chipboard alpha and some twine, who knew?!!! I must confess though, the Image Tree alphabet was in my stamp drawer and not officially on my desk.

Add a piece of torn cardboard.

The end result,

We've had blue bird blue skies today and it was fairly warm at about 60. I'm off for a walk. Enjoy your night and thanks for stopping by.

Just Wordless Wednesday - UTTE

2011-04-06T08:21:00.001-04:00

Just A Peek at the Scrap Room Redo

2011-04-04T20:18:00.001-04:00

Hello all and happy Monday.

OK, so I'm so very excited about being a Magpie Girl, so, in anticipation of the arrival of the first kit, I thought it a wonderful reason to redo my room.

I went with orange and green....the walls are pale yellow.

I apologize for the bad lighting.....it was rainy today, gray and gloomy, and, I took these at night.

The big guy snickered at the lime green polka dot curtains....

chipboard, inks, stamps, buttons, brads .............the green box is ready for Magpie

punches...........

more paper, cardstock, embellishments, mists...........

printers, computer, more drawers of stuff........

adhesvies, idea books, die cuts............

SC kits..............

I've got a few things left to do, but tomorrow I'm off from work, and am looking forward to creating in my new surroundings.

Enjoy your night!!

Just A Layout

2011-04-02T08:52:00.001-04:00

from yesterday.......... I pulled out some twine, and glossy accents,

a transparency piece and some puffy paint,

and here is the final outcome,

Enjoy your weekend!

Just April OLW Blog Hop

2011-04-01T08:49:00.005-04:00

Welcome April! Here we "hop" again! And I'm not "fooling"!!!

So, OLW - I find myself thinking of "serendipity" a lot.....and sometimes, serendipity is finding me.

March was all about action and the ONE action I've been putting off was joining a new gym. Last year at this time, I was wearing this, in my third month with it, with three more to go,

I lugged that hip to ankle brace around for so long - it still haunts me . When I think back, I can't for the life of me figure out how I slept with that thing on. So, for those reasons and a few more, I kept putting off going back to the gym. The thought of tearing up my knee again was just too frightening. Well, thank you for the push to take action Ali, I did it. On March 12th, I finally signed up at a gym. I've been going only three times a week, but I'm starting to have more confidence in my leg. I'm not so sure its serendipitous, but it was an important action for me to take. Perhaps the serendipty will kick in when I end up in a size 2 when I was hoping to get to a size 4!!

Anyway, I haven't finished my journaling yet, but here's the page.

I popped some crystal brads through the tabs the twine wraps around

and, when you flip it out, there is a butterfly on the other side as well.

I had my birthday this month, so I used a large page protecter for those special birthday cards I got. Yeah........that little girl's envelope is on the top. That 12 year old penmanship makes me giggle. We've got a sleepover at auntie's house next Friday - if you have any ideas on something fun to do, please let me know - auntie is running out of them!!!

On the back side of this page, I popped some extra circles on top of the page protector for some added dimension. And oh!! How I adored all that "big" stuff by Bazzill! I was psyched when I found this big paper clip!!

And, to catch up on february (I loved doing the page of small photos), I ended up with these, Its a cool effect, isn't it?

On a final note, I challenged myself one day last month to create a page with the mess on my desk, the one there in the photo,with that fat Martha Stewart ribbon. I should be posting it next week. Here is the photo again,

So, there you go!! The hop goes live at 8:00 AM PST. From here, I send you to Joy's blog for more March action.

In the event you get lost along the way, here is the entire list.

Margie	http://xnomads.typepad.com/blog
Amanda	http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com/
Donna	http://donnabryantdurand.blogspot.com/
Joy	http://www.undiscoveredjoy.blogspot.com/
Jan	http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com/
Jamie	http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com/
Nikki	http://www.inkyart.com.au/
Monica B2	http://www.questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/
Cindy	http://seriousplay.typepad.com/
Stacey	http://www.TheAcornGarden.com/blog
Katrina	http://k84mansramblings.blogspot.com/
Rebekah	http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/
Monica	http://scraplifters.blogspot.com/
Chrissy	http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com/
Jill	http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
Lisa	http://makeyourownescape.blogspot.com/
Kathryn	http://www.katlodesigns.com/
Jennifer	http://www.studiojenn.blogspot.com/
Jen	http://www.byjen.com/
Sam	http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/
Miranda	http://mirandasscrapsite.blogspot.com/
Lynn	http://www.crafty-creativity.blogspot.com/
Cynthia	http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/
Cheri A	http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com/
Deb	http://blakleyhomeplace.blogspot.com/
Nicky	http://www.seejanebake.blogspot.com/
Karen D	http://womenontractors.blogspot.com/
Tina	http://ryzmomplus2.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Kimberly	http://foreverdaisies.blogspot.com/
Abbey	http://athomewiththerichardsfamily.blogspot.com/
Julie Ann	http://julieannshahin2.blogspot.com/

Lisa A http://backtoallen.com/writers_blog

Thanks for hopping in!

Just Wordless Wednesday - October 2011

2011-03-30T10:00:00.000-04:00

Just Spring on the Way

2011-03-29T08:02:00.001-04:00

Its been pretty cold here - too cold for late March - like still in the 30's and a "snowy mix" is predicted for Friday. Winter has grabbed on and just won't let go, or so it seems anyway. But, when I was poking around the yard on Saturday, I was thrilled to discover a little spring color.....Its fun too, because I have no idea whats going to pop up or where things may be - we moved in in late June so its our first "spring" in the house - just have to ignore that I need a coat, hat, gloves and boots to navigate around and discover!!

These are near the mail box,

These in the back, near the garage,

And these, in the back, below our bedroom window.

I'm really not sure what they all are, but they are just enough to keep the faith that spring is really on its way!

And now, I'm off to meet a friend for breakfast, get a hair cut, head to the gym and then come home and spend the rest of the day creating.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Tuesday!!

Just A Friday Fifties Note Set

2011-03-25T14:44:00.001-04:00

Hey and happy friday!!

I've been playing with my new cartridge.............totally a blast, but honestly, I found myself having to refer to the instructions more than I thought I would have. The whole "layer" thing was new to me! I'm not feeling completely Cricut savvy yet, but I will persevere.

I ended up starting with a little note card set............

Totally forgot how fun it was to sew on chipboard...

I've got two more just about done.

And today, despite the cold (its going to be twenty (20) degrees tonight!!!), this, this morning, was a sure sign of spring for me!!

Enjoy your Friday!!!

Just So REALLY Excited

2011-03-21T18:45:00.002-04:00

about this!!!!

A huge thank you to Tara, the original Magpie Girl!!

Man, talk about serendipity!!!!!!!!!

Just the Fifties

2011-03-20T19:53:00.000-04:00

I adore all things of the 50's, and bring it into the house whenever and wherever I can.

And I love the television shows.......... The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Leave It To Beaver.....................

It looks like the 50's were fun times, simple, and genuine. I love what the generation represents..

So, moivng on,

I have a Cricut, the smaller, older one. Its actually a replacement one (lets just say its a UPS story............and I ended up with a new one) for the first one I had and it ihas been sitting brand new, unopened in its box for quite some time now. I had been thinking about trying to sell it and maybe get a Silhoutte but, yesterday, I saw this, and all ideas of selling it went out the window.

I just HAD to have it.

LOVE the car (we have a phone like it, only blue), the coke bottle, the Route 66 sign!! The font looks pretty cool too. It all just looks so fun!!

And I have a few ideas about what I'd like to do with some of these images, and can't wait to play with this on my day off Tuesday. Stay tuned!!

Just Friday

2011-03-18T13:22:00.001-04:00

in my scraproom, playing with a big tag, some buttons, and the Studio Calico Sunday sketch.

Thanks goes out again to Miss Emily and Waleska for the inspo. And really, how awesome are those exclusive Crate/Studio Calico labels? Yum.

And now, I'm off to catch up on OLW projects!

Enjoy your weekend.

Just Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

2011-03-17T20:19:00.000-04:00

Image from theliteratehousewife.com

Just Happy Birthday

2011-03-14T19:52:00.001-04:00

to me, last Friday, and we celebrated all weekend. It was awesome.

I went with a peanut butter and chocolate ice cream cake

We ordered lots of chinese food

and hit Legal Seafood for chowder, did a little italian and went out to breakfast.

I got a few presents

one of them, a lamp. LOVE IT!!!!!

There was a little birthday scrapping

And some really pretty cards

It was a fun three days.

Enjoy your night.

Just Hello

2011-03-10T20:35:00.001-05:00

on Thursday. Man, was it crazy busy at work this week. I had a couple of research assignments that kept me in the office between 9:00 and 6:00 every day. And in all my years of paralegaling, both were situations that I'd NEVER had to research before. It was fun, but I'm glad both assignments are done.

I only found a little bit of time for creating. If you had told me last year that when my Studio Calico kit arrived I wouldn't open it for a few days, I would have thought you were nuts - not so any more. Now I feel like there just isn't enough time in a day.........

Anyway, here's a peek.

I'm loving Ranger's Glossy Accents again. There's a few dollops on the yellow flower.

I finally managed to get some "green" going for St. Patty's Day too.

And plowed through this on my lunch hours.......

Next up,

Off to watch American Idol..........

Just Thanks and A Page

2011-03-05T12:00:00.003-05:00

So thank you to everyone who stopped by during the OLW blog hop. It was another fun, inspiring one, full of cool photos and takes on words. Be on the look out for another one on April 1st.

And oh boy............ Studio Calico's Candy Shoppe, the February kit. Talk about one little word: LOVE

The new label stickers rock - I grabbed some 7 Gypsies rubons from the stash that just seemed to fit wonderfully!!!

And now I'm off to the Macy's one day sale..............

Enjoy your weekend.

Just the March OLW Blog Hop

2011-03-01T11:00:00.061-05:00

Happy March 1 everyone! So glad to be rid of February, and so glad to be that much closer to spring! And because its the first, the OLW crew is blog hopping again. Our assignment this month was to take nine photos that captured our word. I fell behind thanks to that nasty strep I had, but did manage to capture a few snapshots of serendipity. Well, what felt like serendipity to me anyway!!

This day in February I expected to be snowed in, but really.............,

Polka dot pillows and ones that sparkle, too,

Houndstooth fingernails,

This is totally cool,

And this one, I found on line when I googled serendipity,

And hmm........serendipity...... I was pretty thrilled when I saw this!!!! The marvelous Miss MLE hosts a sketch challenge on the CP blog each month I love her sketches every time and the other day finally found a little ttime to play with this one. Its a fab combination - CP and Miss M's sketches!! Add it to your March "things to do" list. And thanks for the shoutout Miss MLE.

So anyway, I now direct you to my fellow OLW'er Lynn. Have fun!! There are 44 of us this time!

And if you get lost along the way

1. Margie http://xnomads.typepad.com/

2. Monica B http://scraplifters.blogspot.com/

3.    Jill                        http://jillconyers.typepad.com/

4.    Miranda                 http://mirandasscrapsite.blogspot.com

5.    Donna                        http://www.donnabryantdurand.blogspot.com

6. Lynn www.crafty-creativity.blogspot.com

7. Stacey http://www.TheAcornGarden.com/blog

8. Lisa http://backtoallen.com/writers_blog

9. Cassie http://craftycassiescorner.blogspot.com/

10. Abbey http://athomewiththerichardsfamily.blogspot.com/

11. Nicky http://seejanebake.blogspot.com

12. Holly http://lovingrobots.blogspot.com/

13. Karen http://breathenowsmile.blogspot.com/

14. Claudia http://creative-moms.com/

15. Rebekah http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/

16. Kimberly http://foreverdaisies.blogspot.com/

17. Kat http://www.katswonderings.blogspot.com/

18. Kristina http://ciqis.blogspot.com/

19. Jan http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com/

20. Nikki http://www.inkyart.com.au/

21. Amanda http://www.scrappnbee.blogspot.com/

22. Lisa http://luluoz.typepad.com/

23. Sam http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/

24. Maureen http://cookingmylife.blogspot.com/

25. Kristi http://theprojectofme.wordpress.com/

26. Tere http://terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com/

27. Karen http://womenontractors.blogspot.com/

28. Katrina http://k84mansramblings.blogspot.com

29. Monica Bergler http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com

30. Mandy http://captureandcreate.wordpress.com

31. Lisa http://makeyourownescape.blogspot.com

32. Chrissy http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com

33. Lee http://linarstudio.typepad.com/embracelife

34. Jen www.byjen.com

35. Sylvia http://baxtersmom1.blogspot.com/

36. Christianne http://christiannemarra.blogspot.com/

37. Cheri http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com

38. Joy www.undiscoveredjoy.blogspot.com

39. Beth http://justbebeth.wordpress.com/

40. Jennifer L www.studiojenn.blogspot.com

41. Kathryn www.katlodesigns.com

42. Heather www.scrappyhare.blogspot.com

43. Cindy http://seriousplay.typepad.com

44. Cynthiau http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/

Just recovering

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from a strep throat that kept me with a fever, sleepy and really quiet for the last three weeks or so but am feeling better now and getting back into the routine. And able to talk again! I can't remember being that sick since I was a child - long, long ago..............Man, its tough when you are allergic to penicillin.

The snow has finally stopped and thankfully, there isn't another storm in sight. Rain yes, like today, but none of the white stuff. Hurry up and get here spring, I say!!

So anyway, got back to my scrap room .........

dug deep into my stash on this one. Well, as deep as I can since that MASSIVE purge when we moved. Anyway, these large black letter rub ons were Arctic Frog!!! And the white letter stickers, Heidi Swapp.

I'm not quite sure how this all happened actually, my plan was for something entirely different.........

Love that wood grain stamp from Studio Calico!!

And I totally missed most of the month in the OLW class but thankfully, still have a few days to work on our assignment. Another blog hop on the first of the month is coming too.

I did manage to snap a photo of my sickly self, in my zebra pajamas, in front of the zebra shower curtain. Funny what fever does to you!!

And now I'm off to OPEN my Studio Calico kit...............the February one!!!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Just another challenge layout......

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and thank you to the amazing Kimberly from the Studio Calico Design Team!!!!

Just A Thank You

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for all the fun comments here yesterday during the OLW blog hop! It was fun, and I can't wait to hop again next month. It was such a blast to see so munch inspiration on so many blogs.

And speaking of inspiration.............a quick one from this morning, as I still watch the snow falling outside........

The design team has been hosting lots of fun CHA challenges over at Studio Calico this week and this layout combined four of them. You may want to get over there and check some of them out!

Have a happy Wednesday!