NSD LOs so far, and a toot!

Well, Natl. Scrapbooking Day has come and gone, and I'm proud to say that I actually got quite a bit done. Simply Obsessed had an anniversary crop to celebrate the day. And though I was there chatting quite a bit, I actually had to finish up my DT LOs for them and do my challenge samples. So, I was scrapping away, but no one could really tell. Oh and just a side note, the SO Scrap Room contest starts today. Check it out!

Here's what I've accomplished so far. I still have 2 LOs in the works too.


This was my sample for Anniversary #1--clocks Yes, it's Heidi's make-n-take from the Scrap Etc. Event, but I spruced it up quite a bit with paint, ink, buttons, rub-ons, ribbon, and a 7 Gypsies tag. ;)


This was my sample for Anniversary #9--Willow With a wee bit of stretching involved, we ended up doing pages from when we were growing up. These are ticket stubs from my middle school years including my first concert, New Kids on the Block! This was my first non-photo LO too.


And lastly, I did this for Anniversary #6--Sugar which in this case meant stickles. And even though I took the picture at night, which didn't yield great results, I'm still not completely pleased with the end result. I may go back and embellish more later on today. I LOVED working with the stickles though! I just wish the picture showed their sheen better. Here's a close-up:



And now for my "toot". I found out last week that I'll be the June Guest Designer for Coordinates Collections! Wooohoooooo! I can't wait to get the kit and get started! I'm getting the Flip Flops kit, which is all kinds of girly! I'm so excited! Thanks again Jamie for picking me! :D


CC's June Flip Flops kit
If girly's not your thing, then check out their High Heels kit.
And the kits are sooo affordable! $17.95 plus shipping! Wow!

It's the little things...

that are music to my ears! Like being in my scrap room and hearing, "Moooooommmyy! I pee-peed in the pooootttttyyyy!" And even though she half missed the potty and got it on the rug, that little voice just rings in my ears! Maybe we're making a little progress! Here's to hopin' at least!

Ballpark fun, a proud Mama, and a little NSD action

Yep, this is what the girls REALLY do while their daddies are playing ball! LOL!




Mama's proud! My girl's a ballplayer! Well, sort of. We'll have to work on technique later, but she loved playing with the bat, ball and tee. She just giggled and giggled whenever the ball would fall off the tee! Yep, she'd poke it more than hit it! Oh well! That'll all come in time! I did LOVE that she walked up to the tee left-handed all by herself. I promise I didn't prompt her a bit! So she's a natural lefty! Yay Caroline! I see lots of playing ball in your future! (hint, hint Bob bob! ;) )

On a scrappy note, if you don't have anything to do for NSD (Natl. Scrapbook Day for those of you who don't know the lingo) then head on over to Simply Obsessed! Jamie and Shauna have a commemorative NSD kit, many add-on specials, and are giving away AMAZING prizes! So go check it out! We're celebrating with pre-crop fun today, and then at 5pm EST the crop and challenges begin! Hope to see you there!

May layouts from Crop Addict

Here's what I did with the Crop Addict May kit, as well as the mfr. kit that Crate Paper provided. With the club's kit, I couldn't help myself but think of nostalgic pictures of our dads--Josh "the #1 Daddy in our house", my dad "Bob bob", and his dad "Gramps". These papers had a great masculine feel and were easy to distress with a little ink. I also did a little door hanger for the baby boy my cousing and his wife are expecting in August.

Also this month, everyone got a manufacturer's kit from Crate Paper. I received the Katlin line, and LOVED working with the bright pinks and purples. The colors were perfect for my playground pics, and Sarah Kate's photos. If there's a little girl in there that you don't recognize, don't worry you're eyes aren't deceiving you. No, instead we as a DT decided to do a photo swap to mix it up a little. I scrapped a picture of Kim Hackworth's daughter and will be mailing her the LO soon!

Fun MM papers!

I got the awesome priviledge to highlight the Product of the Week for this week over at Coordinate Collections! I was so thrilled that Jamie asked me to do this "favor" for her, when really I was jumping up and down to do it! I got to work with the Making Memories Animal Cracker line, with a little Fancy Pants felt thrown in there too! What a treat! Here's what I did with it!


I made this one as a gift for my cousin and his wife who are expecting a precious little boy in August. I LOVED working with the blues, greens and oranges. So much fun!


This is the close-up of the elephant and some jounraling spots. After Saylor is born, I plan on writing in all his birth information like date, height, weight, etc.


This is Sarah Kate with one of our friend's daughters. They're only 2 months a part and it's fun to watch them grow up together!


detail of the butterfly, stitched antennae, and curling ribbon


This is the Maya Road lunch box tin I got from Simply Obsessed. I made it into a shadow box to house all of Sarah Kate's baby things. I put a premie diaper, her hospital bracelet, her footprints, her NICU pacifier, and a picture in there.



from the side

SO's May kit is up!

And it's gorgeous! It's the new Sweet Branch line from Crate Paper mixed with some MME's 29th Street Market and some Daisy Bucket velvet embellishments. I really love all the fun colors, and can't wait to jump right in! Be sure to check it out at Simply Obsessed! The add-ons are a la carte, and sooo fun!

A taxi ride, an earthquake, and a ton of fun!!!

I had such an amazing time at the Scrap Etc. Event in Nashville! I can't begin to tell you what fun I had! First, it's good to just get away for a bit, but second it's always fun to get to hang out with friends you don't get to see that often. oh, and the scrapping? It was fabulous! As soon as I get my pics in the albums I'll post pictures. We did 3 mini albums, one from Heidi Swapp, Gretchen McElveen, and Vanessa Hudson. I also did Bingo cards with Jenni Bowlin that I plan to make into a wall hanging. I didn't get to do my minis with Wilna Furstenburg or Angelia Wigginton (see followin story) but I brought home the kits and plan to get to those soon!

So the scrapping was great, but I had a few little misadventures myself. Thursday when I got to the hotel I met up with Virginia and Morgan, who were working the Event, and jumped right in to do whatever they needed up doing. After a long day, and a fun dinner (at 11pm) I went to bed at 12:30 totally exhausted. At 2:30am I woke up with a MAJOR UTI, and in so much pain I was on the verge of tears. So I called Scott (my OB) woke him up to call me in a Rx. So at like 3am I took a taxi by myself with this Indian dude, who I just prayed would take me to the right pharmacy. It was like riding with Abu from The Simpsons. He was like 'did you call a taxi? would you like a pharmacy?' (said in my best Abu/Indian-sounding voice). I was scared but in more pain, and the pain won out, so I just trusted him. Then back at the hotel while waiting for all my meds to kick in I decided to sit in the hallway, and read. I didn't want to keep my roommates awake, so I just sat out in the hall. All of a sudden, the floor started shaking and the doorframes creaking!!! I'm a Southern girl, never ventured further west than Arizona. I'm not familiar with earthquakes, so I was totally freaking out. Actually, at first, I thought that I'd mistakenly taken too much medicine and I was hilucinating. But then I checked my waterbottle beside me, and it was sloshing around, so I knew it wasn't just me. anyway, I ended up going to sleep at 5am. I slept through Wilna's class that morning but felt much better the rest of the weekend! Thank goodness for Scott! I would've been sick all weekend, if he hadn't called in those meds for me right away!

To top off such an incredibly fun weekend, when I got home I walked in to my very own scrap room!!!! While I was gone Dad and Kathy watched the girls (and I'm VERY grateful). But Dad also took it upon himself to tear down a wall in my laundry room to give me a little nook of sorts to scrap. I knew that he was going to do it beforehand, but I was amazed when I came home. He went way above my expectations or anything I had imagined, and the room just blew me away when I first saw it!! I'm so excited and can't WAIT to get all my stuff squared away and organized in there. (because I came home with like 100 lbs. of more stuff!) SO, not only was it a great weekend, but then my sweet Daddy gave me one of the best welcome home presents any scrapper could ask for! I owe he and Kathy BIG TIME!!!

Hopefully soon I'll get some pictures of my projects and my room and post them soon! Hope everyone had as great a weekend as I did! Off to play with my girls!