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Thanks again....and I can't wait for you to see the new place and have a chance to win some goodies!!!

I'm Moving.......

Not houses, but Blogs! I have started a new blog and would like all of you to follow me :) In the next few days I will also have my new site up and going so stayed tuned for the new info....

Thanks

"HOME" decor project tutorial

For those of you that have been waiting...thanks for your patience! I finally have the Home decor tutorial that I promised, I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it! Remember, if you have any questions feel free to email me!!!



Thanks :)

Life Is Good!

Things have been so busy lately, that I just can't keep up on here. I am not complaining though....I love my crazy busy life! Here are just a few pictures of what we have been up to:

We planted part of our garden, and the girls even helped.




They were so excited to make the stakes and plant all those seeds! I was excited to use my new Cosmo Cricket line and scrap it all ;)

I took an online NSD class with Fiskateer Rebecca Peck. We each received a paper pack from Colorbok and a kit with Fiskars goodies. I had never used one of their board books before so I was excited to dig in....here's my finished book:



It's one of the first books that I have completed and I am soooo happy with the outcome.

The other book that I recently completed was after the class I took at Paper Studio. Jen Davis designed a "treasured Mom" book and I took her idea and ran. You can see hers at here.

And here is mine based on her class:



I gave this to Curt's mom, and she loved it! What a great Mothers Day gift :)
Thanks Jen!!!

I also dug out some older papers that I had and finally used them, here's what I created....

Creative Imaginations: this one has tons of hand cutting on it







GCD Studios:



Thanks for looking, come back soon for an easy fun and scrappy home decor project!!!!

Cosmo Cricket Inspiration....

My take:



Challenge:


My take:



you can still jump in and play too....check it out at Cosmo Cricket!

too many to mention.....

There have been soooooo many things that have been keeping me busy lately, too many to mention. But I wanted to give an update on some of the highlights. I have to say that today was an amazing day! I put my Fiskars CFD training to the test and took a trip to Minocqua to the Paper Studio. I loved it from the minute that I walked in. It matched my scraproom with all the black and white! Absolutely adorable :) Micalea and Jen were great hosts and all of the ladies were so much fun. Thanks again, ladies I can't wait to visit again.





Another great surprise is.......





I have a Layout in the March issue of Scrapbook News and Review! This is such and honor! It's a Layout of my dad and Olivia when she was little. If you're a subscriber.....check it out :)

Speaking of Olivia, my BIG baby girl turned 10 at the end of March. I cannot believe that she is 10 already....where had the time gone? Just yesterday she was little....But not any more! I just cannot believe how big she's getting ;)



and if you haven't done so already make sure that you check out the If it's Groovy site and take some of the new April challenges! There's so many to choose from, that there's one for you....I just know it. Our Dollbabies challenge for the month is Black and White, upload your entry today at IIG





and don't forget Deb's Shadow challenge:




I would love to see what you come up with as this is my last month with the IIG team. Maybe you'll see me back in the future :)

Sooooo...after all that, what have you been up to?

hellllloooo.........

It's been awhile, that's for sure! But i have been up to some scrappy goodness lately and wanted to share my latest projects with you! I found some "new" to me papers recently and I just had to play with them....so I hope you like my new pages ;)

Lily's First birthday:



This was inspired by the February sketch over at the Creative imaginations blog....I fell in love and had to try it.



Lily's Second birthday:



Olivia's 5th Birthday....I know I'm a little behind :)



And don't forget that Monday is March 1st....that means check out the If It's Groovy Ning site to see all the new monthly challenges!!!! IF IT'S GROOVY NING Here's a sneak peak of the Dollbabies Challenge for March....think GREEN!



Come on over and join us!!!

It's Her Party and She'll Celebrate if she Wants to.....WINNER!!!!!

Congrats to Natalie:

Hey girl, I have an entry for you to look at.
http://timelesslegacydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/01/push-me-pull-me-funny-birthday-card.html
Later!

Please send me your info so I can mail out your prize!!!


Join us today through January 31st to celebrate If It's Groovy Birthday party! Stop on over to the IIG site and join us!
******EDIT: We have extended the deadline through the end of January*******
~~~Have your Cake and eat it too~~~
What girl doesn't like to have their cake....and eat it too! Think of this as a fat-free challenge to help us all with that New Years Resolution!!! My Challenge for you is to create a LO, Card, or altered item that represents some kind of Cake! Here's an example:



Don't forget that once you complete the challenge to stop on back and leave a comment with the link of your creation to win a prize! And not just any prize....a Birthday Present for you!!!

Are you Ready?????

Are you ready for the IIG Blog Hop? If it's Groovy is celebrating her Birthday and we want to give YOU all the presents! Join us January 4th-10th for your chance to win some fabulous prizes! Watch here or check out If It's Groovy for more details!!!

Check out this Blog Candy

Check out this great giveaway!!!

http://craftymakes.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-blog-candy-giveaway.html


And don't miss this one:


http://mabiestampin.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-versary-candy.html

December 2, 2009

Date: Wednesday December 2, 2009
Weather: Partly Cloudy High of 31
Snow: None



Olivia was our "Guest" server for dinner tonight, she even designed these fun cookie cutter shaped dishes for our deserts. I think that we have our very own little Martha on our hands! She had a half day of school today and was even invited to a friends house for a Christmas party, she had a blast. They ate cookies, and played games. S total chatter box when she arrived home.

December 1, 2009

Welcome to December...I have to say that this is one of my favorite months of the year! There is so much going on and so many things to do, I just love every minute of it. This year I have been inspired by Ali Edwards to complete a December Daily journal so that when all of the craziness is over I can look back and see what really happened! And being our first year in our house I wanted to capture all the new traditions that we will start and all of the old ones that we carry on from our families. I am going to track my month a little differently that most of the December Daily journals that I have seen due to what I think will be easier in the end, just in case I fall behind. Which is wayyy more than likely to happen if you know me at all. I am going to keep a record here on my blog so that once I can start to scrap it all I have to do is look back online and see where we were and what happened that day. I hope that you will enjoy my very December Daily! So after all of that...On with the show!



Date: Tuesday December 1, 2009
Weather: Partly Cloudy High of 34
Snow: None

Most of the day was spent at Nana and Papas to take down a HUGE pine tree that was starting to lean towards the house. Curt cut down the tree and we all pitched in to help. Most of it will be used as fire wood. But at least now we won't have to worr about it falling on the roof once the snow finally falls. Lily was such a great helpfer today she even hauled branches in her wagon for us! Olivia arrived home from school just in time to help us with the final clean up for the day.

Glad to be Back!!!

Hi everyone! I hope that everyone had a great Holiday weekend, and that you are recovered. We had a quiet thanksgiving here at home, and spent some time up in Northern Wisconsin over the weekend. It sure was nice to get away and relax. We even woke up to a BRIGHT white surprise on Sunday morning. The kids were all thrilled and couldn't stop taking about it! But by the time we headed back south to get home, the snow was just a distant memory. But it was such a huge difference that 24 hours can make! I do have to say that I am glad to be home though, nothing beats my own bed!

SATURDAY


SUNDAY



Don't forget that tomorrow is a new month, and that means a new challenge up at If It's Groovy. Don't forget to visit....and while your there click on the "FOLLOW ME" link and let Deb know that Jen sent you :) You won't regret it, it's a great inspiration...and who can't use that every now and again??? Here's a sneak peek of what's to come in December.....





Can't wait to see you there....

If It's Groovy....

Have you been keeping up with me? Make sure to check out the If it's Groovy Challenge Blog and see what's going on.... Here are my most recent layouts so make sure to keep an eye open for them and join in the challenges :)

Fall Fun

If you've been a reader of my blog for awhile you know that fall is my favorite time of the year.....so I wanted to share this fun project that I created for our house! I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did making it.

GyPsy WomAn!!!

Have you seen this new phenomenon? Have you heard the buzz?? Have you caught the fever??? Well buckle up and get ready for the chance to win the Gypsy.

I know that you want one.....check out this great new blog and see how you can win on:

cuttingabove.blogspot.com

Scrappin' Garage Sale.....

We've recently moved and I am starting to clean house.....visit my new blog to see what I have for sale!!!!!

http://scrappingaragesale.blogspot.com/

Thanks :)

Come on Down.....

Thank you to those who participated in the Blog Hop Challenge! I have chosen and winner and it's........Com on Down.......Nikki Love! Nikki contact me and I will send out your prize package :)

Check out her LO:




Congratulations!!!!

Busy as a bee.....

I have been busy this weekend, and trying to get some challenges done for the If It's Groovy 80's Blog Hop. I have to say that I did accomplish some of them, but just not enough time to get them all done! Hope that you enjoy :)

Neon Challenge:



This is Olivia's take on the challenge (she's only 9!!!):



Black and White dot challenge, & Pretty In Pink Challenge:



3 Manufacturer Challenge, & Some Kind of Wonderful Challenge:



Heavy Metal Challenge, and the 80's Slang Challenge:



Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Layered Challenge:



80's Slogan Challenge:



Rock Challenge: