I've been really busy...

I liked making those mailboxes SO much that I've ended up making 12 of them! *gasp* I know. I made 6 for my SIL, 4 for a friend, and 2 for my own girls. It's just so addicting to make! So here are more pictures of some of the ones I've made. TFL!

Catching up

I've been away for awhile, with good reason. I took the girls to Mississippi to visit family in Hattiesburg and Ocean Springs, and of course to celebrate a little Mardi Gras. It wasn't too big of a deal, but we had fun! It's always amusing to me to watch my girls interact with their cousins. Caroline was a little infatuated with Ben. He enjoyed pushing her in the baby doll's stroller at mock 3 speeds all around the house. She enjoyed following him around and playing in his room. Em and Gracie were more attracted to Sarah Kate, since she's more of a baby. Emma dressed SK up in all kinds of Mardi Gras beads, and held her whenever she could.

We went to Ocean Springs for Grams' birthday, which was another 1 1/2 drive down to the coast. (It's still hard to recognize because of The hurricane.) It was the first time for Grams to meet SK, and she was just tickled pink by her. I think her exact words were, "Well, I guess you just have bare-headed babies!" as she stroked SK's peach fuzz we call hair.

Overall it was a really fun trip! It was so fun to see Sarah, Mike and the kids. I can't believe how big they're getting, and I know they think the same thing about our girls. It's tough living so far away from family. I wish we could live closer somehow.

Also while I was there, Sarah "ordered" 5 more mailboxes from me. It's been really fun decorating them. And yes, I'm still in love with them. I'll have to add them to my slide show so y'all can see. I still have 3 1/2 more to make! But it's so fun! EAch one is different too!

Oh, and right before we left for Mississippi, I was thrilled to find out that I'd made the Simply Obsessed design team!!! WoooHoooo! I really love the site, and can't WAIT to get started. This weekend they're having a mini "impromptu" crop. Stop by and check it out if you can! It's just a few challenges to get your mojo going.

Anyway, I think that's all for now. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to keep everyone informed. Here are a few pictures from our trip! Ta-Ta! :)

I've fallen in love

Isn't this mailbox just adorable? I've fallen in love with them! I got it (and 8 others) at Target to alter for Valentines Day, and I'm just smitten with them! On this particular mailbox, I used the Crop Addict February Manufacturer's kit, which happens to be Scenic Route's Loveland. And I LOVE it! I'm really having a blast designing with that kit! It's right up my alley!!! Rich, vivid colors, with a little funk too! Love it! Love it ALL! (Can I say the word "love" any more in one post? I don't think so!) :)

Waaaahhoooooo!

I'm so excited!!! Scrapbooks Etc. just called, and want to publish one of my LOs!!! WooooHoooooo! I can't believe it! They want it for the May/June issue, which means I'll be in BOTH CK AND SBE in the month of May!!! OMGosh! I can hardly contain my excitement!

When I set my 2008 scrappy goals, one of them was to get published. I thought that, you know, I'll submit,submit,submit, and maybe SOMEONE will pick something up! Now, it's not even the end of January and not one but TWO mags want my LOs!! And they're not just any ole magazines either! I'm so excited! Thanks for letting me live in the moment for just a minute. I'm sure I'll come down from Cloud 9 soon!

Now I get to hang this sign in my galleries!!!



I've always wanted to do that!

WooHoo!

Just a quick check in to brag a bit--My "Year in Review" page I made with the Crop Addict Feb. kit won LOTD at A Million Memories! WooHoo! Check it out! It's always nice to receive some props for all the hardwork that gets put into LOs! Thanks for letting me share! :)

More layouts and some ramblings

I've been scrapbooking like crazy lately! I must go in spurts, but I have all the ideas and I can't keep them all straight. I guess it'd help if I weren't being a little ADD about it all too. This morning alone I started altering a frame, put it down. Then started making a card (all of a sudden fallen in love with card making). Put it down. Saw some paper out of the corner of my eye like it was beckoning me to play with it, so I grabbed it and ended up making a LO I'm really happy about. It's very Heidi Swapp-ish. Now if only the next scrapping "star" will be Heidi, then I'll have a one up. (Check out Coordinates Collections Scrapping with the Stars contest, here.) See? Even my ramblings are becoming ADD stream of conscience writing! It must be my frame of mind--that or the fact that I went to bed at 1am!! Anyway, as I was saying, my scrapping has been all over the place. There's so many LOs I want to do. A couple that I have to do, and what do I do instead? Start altering and cardmaking!! What in the world!!! Well, here's what I've done so far. Sorry for the babble. maybe next time I'll be a little more clear headed! And stay tuned, because I've got more LOs and cards coming!

Crop Addict's February kit

Here are the layouts I did with the CA Feb. kit . I must say that I really enjoy being on a Design Team, and my creativity has been stretched so much! I love it!