I'm here!

Sorry, for those of you patiently waiting to see if you were the Freebie Friday Winner on Monday. This week is just flying by. Soo, yesterday I had the 3 names wrote on paper and folded up in my hand. Mya drew a name for me and this is who she picked.

Big congrats to Shelly!! If you could e-mail me your addy, I will try and get the package out A.S.A.P.

I have some great projects that I have finished and I am just dying to get up here, I just need to give them out first!!! Hopefully this weekend, (fingers crossed) I will be able to give them out so it is safe for me to post them here so you can see them!! (wow that sound funny, did that make sense?)

I can't wait for our 4 day weekend to begin!!! Friday is "Fair Day" and Monday is "Labor Day"....it's like a mini vacay!!! Hope you all have a fun filled weekend!

Freebie Friday!!!

Thanks for stopping by! I am taking this idea from the wonderful Shelly! I always enjoy joining in her Freebie Friday giveaways...so I thought hey I could do that!! Up for grabs is 1 self inking 7 Gypsies "Congratulations" stamp!!!!! I stamped a piece of cardstock (which I won from one of Shelly's giveaways!) so that you can see how nice and juicy mine comes out!!

Leave a comment on this or the previous post about scrapbook rooms and I will have one of my girls draw a name on Sunday night!!! I'm excited are you?

*Update for previous post* The room is almost done!!! I just have the countertops and bills left!! My large fold up table is completely bare and there is nothing under it now!!! Yay!!

Creative Chaos...todays task

Ok, so this is a bit on the embarrassing side, but it is total reality. My scraphaven is UNorganized right now....I have SO many projects that are in mid-stride that all of my workspace is completely covered in projects. I got this idea from Susan Weinroth's blog...I liked the honesty (which is SO me) and thought I would give it a try! So here is what I am tackling today...wish me luck! Lets break it down here:

MY POOR ROOM...

you can see how it used to look in the upper left corner of my blog

EXHIBIT A:

1. decorative scissors pouch needs to find a better home. 2. stacks of yarns egg crates and other supplies that need to be put away. 3. Scrap paper binder out for current projects 4. Box FULL of manuals from electronics-toys-appliances-etc. I got this out yesterday to find my sewing machine manual because I could not get my machine to sew vinyl without snagging (still struggling a bit). 5. My purse...not sure why it is here? 6. (bottom left corner of pic..I had a hard time finding it just now too) Mya's Christmas frame from last year...it suddenly surfaced in the dining room, so it wound up here. 7. Gift bags and more gift bags..um these should be in the closet where the rest of the decorations are...but my stash is getting so big it is hard to fit it in there. 8. In the purple bag is a project that never got off the ground VBS books for the kids I bought enough supplies to make 25-30 mini books from Oriental Trading and the supplies did not come in until after VBS ended...sigh. In the bottom of the basket...um is magazines, books, pencils, receipts and things from around the house that needed to be put away. OK so this was a good idea at the time to clean the house and bring this with me from room to room, putting things in here that did not belong in each particular room, but then I didn't unload it after I was done (good intentions gone bad!) 9. Another basket that is full of birthday cards, newspaper clippings and other memorabilia that I plan on stuffing into scrapbooks. Oh, how does my hubby put up with my pack-rat behavior??? I can't help it everything feels so special to me...it is hard to let go.

EXHIBIT B:

Oh yes there is more. 1. A recently and mostly-completed super-mini album. 2. A stack of items that I am getting rid of everything but the Caboodle was NOT claimed so it is going to the thrift store....goodbye junk! Hey look I can purge items...yay for me!!! 3. Stack of mail-receipts-bills-magazines that need to be put away (starting to feel like crying now) 4. Sewing machine is out and being used for the last few days....need to get a ton of sewing projects done! 5. Yard of vinyl, my newest project!!! Can't wait to show everyone....Shelly already knows though (wink, and thanks for the super cute idea)! 6. Wooden organizer full of stamping inks which is supposed to be in the armoire, but I need it out for current projects. 7. On top of the counter is a few projects in the making (a gift, wedding invitations, and a project to make and attempt to sell) plus a few items that need put away or find a new home 8. The girls' purple and pink laundry hamper that the stitching is coming out of...needs sewed back together.

EXHIBIT C:

Oh yes, here is the finale. 1. Stack of bills-receipts-printed craft projects 2. VCR- You may ask why? Well I was trying out this software that connects a VCR to your computer so that you can burn all your VHS to DVD...yes a novel idea, but it wouldn't install on my Windows Vista...so luckily by neighbor let me borrow her laptop!! But seriously I need to buy the upgraded software so I can finish this project on my own laptop. 3. Box of wedding photos. I was making a DVD for our wedding which I am going to include all these too!!! It's going to be so cool when I'm done! 4. The stack of mini-VHS from our video camera, I went through every single one of these last Friday trying to find our Wedding videos....and nothing was labeled at the time. Well everything is labeled now..pheew. 5. Stack of clothes that need mending and a poster to return to my boss. 6. Under the desk is a bag with more clothes that need mending not to mention did you look at my Jerry-rigged curtains (hanging by 2 safety pins off of the curtain rod brackets)...tisk tisk. Yes, I need to sew a lot.... that's a lot, a lot, a lot!

Eeek, everyone please tell me your creative space gets a bit chaotic. I'll admit mine is beyond being OUT OF CONTROL, but not for long. Does anyone have tips for hoarders and pack-rats??? Your help would be great!!

School is in!!!

Well, the first day of school has come and gone! The girls wore their new outfits and toted brand new backpacks full of new school supplies. Shaylie was fortunate enough to find her best friend Keely from Kindergarten last year! To my excitement they are in the same class again this year!! I am so happy for her, Keely is a super sweet girl and I am glad that they will be able to blossom their friendship some more this year!

Supplies: School Days Quick page by Christy Skaggs at godigitalscrapbooking.com; and font Scrapkids.

Mya looked totally fashionable in her new Hannah Montanna get-up, with detached sleeves and all! I think it is pretty cute...I don't know how I feel about the barely laced Etnies though??? They look like they can fall off of her feet at any second.

Supplies: School Days Quick page by Christy Skaggs at godigitalscrapbooking.com; and font Scrapkids.

If you have kids in school, go grab todays freebie at GDS, I provided the links above...you can finish 2 layouts in under 10 min!!! SWEEEET!

Just for my neighbors!!

My neighbors have the cutest two little girls and I couldn't help but make them a scrapbook page after I was given a couple pictures of them!! They are both 6"x4" perfect for printing and slipping into a brag book!

Supplies: Natures Breath GDS Aug. 08 Collab Kit from GoDigitalScrapbooking.com; and Appendix3 font.

Techniques: I layered 3 frames over the picture (wooden, green flowers, and twigs), added drop shadows to 2 of the frames and bracket, added a flower in her hair and then lightened it and desaturated it until it matched the lighting on her forehead.

Supplies: Angel Of Mine Freebie Kit by Lori; Allembert, and Bookman Old Style fonts.

Techniques: I lightened and lightened the saturation and color on the photo. I added an outer glow and drop shadow to the title of the page.

I have a ton of projects that I am working on and getting ready to start....arggh if I just could complete a few of them to get em' up here....you'll know when they are done though...I promise!!

I'm Gettin Digi with it!!

I kind of stole the title of my post from the T-shirt a scrapbook store retailer gave me...I think you can see it in this post here or just scroll to the "Feeling" some Love post below.

You may have noticed I have posted a few digital products recently. Well it was only a matter of time before I became addicted to this. And with GoDigitalScrapbooking having a free daily download every day...how can I not afford to do a quick digital page every day!!! The problem is I want a bigger hard drive...ooooh or a server, ah that would be awesome! But we can all dream right? Speaking of dreaming, I stopped by Office Max yesterday and they had a computer I WANTED. It was an HP 22" touch screen oh, wow, me and the girls had fun playing with it!!! It was HUGE and so fun to touch the screen...I wonder how doing graphic design would be with it?? I could draw items with my finger!! Hehee, that thought makes me giddy!




Here is todays Free daily download at GDS (Go Digital Scrapbooking)! The only thing I had to do was plop the pictures into the 4 holes and I typed all the text....that's it!! If you want to try out digital scrapbooking this is the best way to go! Quick Pages are already put together and all you do is ad the text and pictures. This one normally retails for $1.5o, so even if you paid for it, it would still be cheaper than "regular" scrapbooking!!!

Supplies: Sunkissed Honey Quick Page by Lori Giles at GoDigitalScrapbooking.com; Papyrus, Pristina, Ruritania, and SA-Eckles fonts; and Photoshop Elements 2.0.

I recently made a card digitally for a fellow blogger friend Shelly!! I made it in Photoshop Elements 2.0 printed it out, cut the two pieces apart and adhered it to a blank card. The top section is actuall the inside of the card, and the bottom is the front of the card. You can kind of see the actual card in her post here!! If you have never been to her blog you have to go right now...she makes the cutest tags and cards and has an adorable addiction to owls (hence the theme to the card ;)

Supplies: Bliss of Happiness Page Kit by Verena Karolyi
at godigitalscrapbooking.com; Owl made with DB Animal Occasions font from Scrapnfonts.com; Decaying Kuntry font; Photoshop Elements 2.0.

Techniques: I added drop shadows on the owl and frame to give them more dimension. I also put a Wood pattern overlay and a bevel on the owl.

Do you like to scrapbook digitally? You should give it a try and let me know what you think of it!

Busy busy bee!!

For starters, I began making a journal to track my accomplishments each day, in an effort to feel better about myself (since I am an evil critic and killer to my own self esteem). It is a horrible habit that at the end of the each day I reflect on all the things I "DIDN'T" get done and never look at how much I really DID get done.


I got the idea for this wonderful journal from Donna Downey's Blog where she made her amazing art journal. Which mine is Kindergarten grade compared to hers, but I am not naturally artistic (bummer). However I made it work for my own needs...which is just to pick myself up after "I am kicking my @#$ do ya mind?" (movie quote from Liar Liar..hahaha) Sorry I digress...bad tendencies to put in every little detail and thought (still rambling).

So if you go to Donna Downey's website there is a video on how to make this book, and she does a much better job, but this is just a quick rundown. First you take a stack of newspaper and I even used the sale inserts. I used an 8x8 piece of acrylic to hold down over the newspaper and tore the pages into 8x8 pieces. You can tear about 3-5 pages at a time.

Then you use just a plain glue stick to glue about 10 pages together. I went through about 1 glue stick per completed page (3 total) but it could be that they were older and drying out. I like the look of the rugged edges, so I don't line them up "perfectly". What was extra cool is I finally used my brayer, by rolling it on each page after gluing it to get the wrinkles and air bubbles out!!! I have had this for about 3 years and never had a use for it until now!!!

Here is 3 pages (3o sheets of newsprint) all completed, they are nice and thick now, kind of like cardstock.

Donna suggests to paint them first with a white acrylic paint, which I did. Then just add whatever colors you want to your page.
Here are some more painted pages.
And a couple more painted pages.
This is the index or first page in the book. I do not have a cover yet, I would like to get some of that sheet metal like Donna shows on her blog, but we don't have any in town that I know of yet. I will be checking the new art supply store in town later today. I just used my handwriting on the pages with markers.
Here is yesterday's journal page!! I am pretty stoked about it, I know it is kind of boring, but they are just things that I accomplished yesterday written randomly across the page. There are a couple of doodles, but the point is to document my accomplishments. I am sure over time they will get a little more artsy, especially if I don't have a ton of things written down.

Totally cool idea huh!?! Big HUGE thanks Donna for being so creative!!

Next up I downloaded another freebie today at GoDigitalScrapbooking.com and put a 2 page digital layout together. I found the quotes on the internet and used pictures from last months vacation at CJ Strike. It was such a beautiful sunset, I'm glad I had my camera with me!!

Supplies: Natural Inspiration Add-On kit by Verena Karolyi at GoDigitalScrapbooking.com; Pristina font.

And last but certainly not least...I just had to share this awesome pic that I took at the races last weekend. It is the whole Team 49 Racing all together...which let me tell you is a rare shot. I am so proud of all of them, they work so so so stinkin hard on their cars and really...if you ask me...I think they are all very talented drivers. Sniff sniff, Love you guys and I'm so VERY proud of you all even if you don't get the respect you so very well deserve!! So here they are from left to right (which is youngest to oldest) in their I.M.C.A. modifieds; 49S Bobby Steensen, 49C Chris Steensen (my hubby!!), 49T Corey Steensen, and 49K Scott Steensen.

If you are ever near Elko, NV during April-September you have to come watch these guys at Summit Raceway...it's nail biting and butt clenching enjoyment (not kidding) let me tell ya!!

Vacation Freebie Template

I found this freebie template for a digital word page in a vacation theme!!! As soon as I was done downloading it, I whipped out last years vacation pics and put these all together in less than a half hour!!!! How cool is that?

The template came from godigitalscrapbooking.com and the direct link to the kit. It was created by Jilly Beans. Isn't that a cute name? I actually saw a license plate here in town that says that....hmm wonder if there is any affiliation or if it is just coincidence?

I also made a card the other day....you ever do something that makes you feel retarded!!! I hope I'm not the only one!! Not telling why, but I made this for someone special!!! I threw all this together with some of my paper scraps....I have a LARGE paper scrap collection, that is pack rat in me again, but hey they are all organized in folders by color. That is organized pack rat...thank you very much :P

Supplies: misc purple scrap papers; purple fibers; purple ink by pretty colors; and swirl alpha stamps by Stamp Craft.

Tinkerbell and a little decor

I just recently finished this Tinkerbell album which contains pictures that are almost 6 years old.

If you only knew how far behind I am scrapbooking....eek it makes me cringe. OK, so I technically have been a scrapbooker for 9 years (since my first daughter was born), but I haven't had any time to really work on anything between children, work, school and all the normal things that go on in life. So now that I am finally working part time from home, I have the freedom to start to catch up...pheeew!!!

Anyways this is an EK Success accordion album. I think Mya (who was 3 and is now 9) looks so stinkin cute in these pictures dressed as Tinkerbell! Shaylie didn't make a bad ballerina for her first Halloween either! I will more than likely journal on the book soon so that we can remember this all better 20 years from now when they fade from our minds!

If you look super close you may notice that some of the pictures have a seam in the middle where I have digitally overlapped 2 different scans of the album (This is the same for any other 2 page layouts I post). I do not alter the scrapbook in any way when I do this, it is just that I can't scan 2 pages at the same time, so I use Photoshop to seam the 2 scans together!!! Supplies: 6x6 accordion Tinkerbell album by EK Success; and white pom-pom's.
Supplies: Fairy Glow (green), Tinker Bell Phrase and Bubbles paper by Sandylion; Light Perfectly Plum and Dark Pretty Pink paper by WorldWin Papers; blue chipboard flower by Colorbok; yellow/blue polka dot paper flower by Prima; blue sticker button by Button Ups; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.
Supplies: Fairy Garden (purple), Tinker Bell Phrase and Butterflies paper by Sandylion; Dark Belgium Blue and Dark Luscious Lime paper by WorldWin Papers; pink iridescent paper; purple paper flower by Prima; pink and green button; green embroidery floss; purple fiber; Tinkerbell ribbon charm and purple sheer ribbon by EK Success; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.
Supplies: Fairy Garden (purple), Tinker Bell Phrase and Butterflies paper by Sandylion; Dark Belgium Blue and Dark Pretty Pink paper by WorldWin Papers; green chipboard flower by Colorbok; Tinkerbell chipboard cut from package (MacGuyver scrapbooking again!); green fiber; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.

Psst, by the way isn't that an amazing painting in the background? It is about 4'x4'! My Mommy painted it!!! She is sooooooo soooo talented....Mom you should paint more!!!

Supplies: Bubbles, Tinker Bell Phrase and Fairy Glow paper by Sandylion; Dark Luscious Lime and Light Perfect Plum paper by WorldWin Papers; pink and orange chipboard flowers by Colorbok; gem ribbon brad by Oriental Trading; pink rick rack by American Crafts; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.

Supplies: Fairy Glow (green), Tinker Bell Phrase and Bubbles paper by Sandylion; Light Perfectly Plum and Dark Pretty Pink paper by WorldWin Papers; blue chipboard flower by Colorbok; yellow/blue polka dot paper flower by Prima; blue sticker button by Button Ups; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.
Supplies: Fairy Garden (purple), Tinker Bell Phrase and Butterflies paper by Sandylion; Dark Belgium Blue and Dark Luscious Lime paper by WorldWin Papers; pink iridescent paper; purple paper flower by Prima; pink and green button; green embroidery floss; purple fiber; Tinkerbell ribbon charm and purple sheer ribbon by EK Success; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.
Supplies: Fairy Garden (purple), Tinker Bell Phrase and Butterflies paper by Sandylion; Dark Belgium Blue and Dark Pretty Pink paper by WorldWin Papers; green chipboard flower by Colorbok; Tinkerbell chipboard cut from package (MacGuyver scrapbooking again!); green fiber; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.
Supplies: Bubbles, Tinker Bell Phrase and Fairy Glow paper by Sandylion; Dark Luscious Lime and Light Perfect Plum paper by WorldWin Papers; pink and orange chipboard flowers by Colorbok; gem ribbon brad by Oriental Trading; pink rick rack by American Crafts; green and purple ink by Pretty Color; zig-zag deco scissors; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.
Supplies: 6x6 accordion Tinkerbell album by EK Success; and Tinkerbell ribbon charm and ribbon by EK Success.

I feel like I have gotten a lot done today!! Not only did we look at 9 houses today, but I got these pots done also!! If you look back to this blog entry where I show my scrapbook room you will notice them sitting there on the floor (4th pic down), unpainted. That picture was taken back in January, yes, it is about time I got these blasted things painted!

Supplies: spouncer brushes; paint brush; burnt umber and teddy bear tan by Plaid; and Varnish by Delta Ceramcoat. Yes I only used 2 colors!!!
The leftmost pot I painted with the Burnt Umber and then used a stiff spouncer brush to stroke the Teddy Bear Tan paint on. The middle pot I used a sponge spouncer to but the Teddy Bear Tan on and then I used a paintbrush that had uneven stray hairs on the tip to brush the Burnt Umber up and down about 3 brush widths. I then took the brush and stroked it side to side to give it kind of a denim look. The pot on the right I used the sponge spouncer and dabbed both colors on randomly (both individually and then mixed). I didn't like the look of it enough, so I went back over the whole thing with the stiff spouncer and did the Teddy Bear Tan first and went back over it with the Burnt Umber. I topped them all off with a coat of Varnish to keep the acrylic paint on when they get watered, so now they are nice and shiny!!!

I wanted them to match, but be different. Does this look like something you would buy in the store or does it look totally homemade??? Sometimes it is hard to tell when you made it yourself. What do you think?

What's on my playlist

After reading Donna Downeys post on what's on your playlist. I decided to post what I like to workout to. I copied 3 snapshots of my playlist and pasted them together here!!

I currently have 80 songs (6.4 hours) on my workout playlist and the songs are mostly techno/dance and R&B/Hip Hop. Some songs are to inspire me to want to look hot and sexy therefore driving me to workout harder (i.e. Thong Song, Glamorous, Milkshake, Wait, All Night...etc.) to break a sweat and drop them pounds. These I usually play while stretching, walking, and warming up.

Some songs I like because they have an excellent beat for running (Get Down, You Make Me Feel 2002, Float Away (which sounds kind of slow, but I loose every thought in my mind when this is playing and my feet hit the treadmill with the bass beat...this song brings me total body and mind cohesion!!!), Light, Without You, etc. All the faster beat songs I listen to while running on the treadmill or riding my stationary bike.

The remainder songs, which are usually popular hits give me something fun to focus on and bob my head to while I lift weights (4 Minutes, Don't Stop the Music, Stronger, It's like that, my Humps, etc.)

Well that's about it!! What do you listen to when you work out? If you don't workout what kind of music inspires you to get your body moving?

New Header!!

Finally!! So after a few months of this blogging experience I have finally designed my own header!!! I used the Bliss of Happiness page kit from godigitalscrapbooking.com. It was designed by Verena Karolyi! Then I added pictures of Chris, Mya, Shaylie and myself. The little birdies represent each of us.

I thought this kit was super cute and it is about time that I start using some of my digital scrapbooking supplies.

Feeling Some LOVE!!!!

This 'LOVE' album was a gift to my husband for Valentine's Day. Making this book helped me to realize that we do not get our picture taken together very often...it contains almost every picture of us together that we have (minus our wedding photos). Since I am often the only photographer I am missing from our families photos (not that I like my picture taken :P).

Supplies: LOVE word album by BoBunny; misc yarns and fibers; book rings; pictures printed on Epson R1800; and Scotch ATG 714 tape gun.
Supplies: XOXO Expressions paper by Carolees Creations; word sticker (red) by 7 Gypsies; 'MY' silver glitter chipboard letters by K and Company; black Sharpie fine point marker; 'I Love you' vellum word runner by Around the Block; and black and Port Wine ink by Memories.
Supplies: All Dressed up (dot) paper by DCWV; Loves Me paper; pink flower index card by Mead collections; black cardstock by EK Success; word stickers (red) by 7 Gypsies; black Sharpie fine point marker for journaling; various stickers and glitter heart brad by Making Memories; paper flower by Prima; lace (cut from my girls' old baby socks); white thread stitched with Singer sewing machine; blue chalk; and black and Port Wine ink by Memories.

Detail of stitching on the black photo mats, not to mention a cute close up of us ;)

Supplies: XOXO Expressions paper by Carolees Creations; Heart Quotes paper; pink flower index card by Mead collections; black cardstock by EK Success; word stickers (red) by 7 Gypsies; black Sharpie fine point marker for journaling; various stickers and glitter heart brads by Making Memories; paper flower by Prima; lace (cut from my girls' old baby socks); white thread stitched with Singer sewing machine; 'I Love you' vellum word runner by Around the Block; heart sticker and 'I Love you' brads by nameless $1 store brand; pewter country heart brad by Creative Impressions; blue chalk; and black and Port Wine ink by Memories.

Supplies: Heart Quotes paper; Red quote paper; pink flower index card by Mead collections; black cardstock by EK Success; word stickers (red) and circle stickers by 7 Gypsies; black Sharpie fine point marker for journaling; various stickers and glitter heart brads by Making Memories; paper flower by Prima; white thread stitched with Singer sewing machine; metallic red country heart brad by Creative Impressions; wine colored light and lofty yarn by Red Heart; black and white polka dot flower by Petaloo; blue chalk; black plastic ribbon holder from toy packaging; and black and Port Wine ink by Memories.

The black plastic piece that is holding the yarn came from the packaging of one of the kids' toys!! You know those annoying things that have a wire twisty in them...yup that is my Mac Guyver scrapbooking skills again!!!

Supplies: Loves Me paper; All Dressed up (dot) paper by DCWV; pink flower index card by Mead collections; black cardstock by EK Success; red corrugated cardboard from a scrap pack; word stickers (red) by 7 Gypsies; black Sharpie fine point marker for journaling; red and pink gel pens to highlight 'loves me' on the paper; various stickers and glitter heart brads by Making Memories; paper flowers by Prima; white thread stitched with Singer sewing machine; 'Kiss' brads by nameless $1 store brand; lips and chocolate kisses brads by Eyelet Outlet; red heart felt stickers by Queen and Company; and black and Port Wine ink by Memories.

Techniques: I used the black Sharpie and red and pink gel pens to highlight the words "loves me" on the background paper.

Techniques: To highlight us in the photo, I used Photoshop CS3 to to outline the background image of our kitchen. I then desaturated the selection and put a filter on it (I believe pencil) to take the detail out of the selection.

Supplies: red quote paper; pink flower index card by Mead collections; word stickers (red) by 7 Gypsies; black Sharpie fine point marker for journaling; black swirl felt stickers by Queen and Company; various ribbons by American Crafts, coin charms; and black and Port Wine ink by Memories.

Techniques: I used these cute coin/token/charms that were sold with the intention of putting them on necklaces or key chains, but I thought they would be better served on my scrapbook!!

OK....Somebody Stop Me!!!!

.....Cause I've been shopping again. OK, in my defense, my main purpose was to go buy some supplies for an upcoming gift album (can't tell you yet) and to buy some paper and ribbon for some wedding invitations I am working on. And then one thing let to another and I have this pile laying before you...and some others that didn't make the shot. Three stores later and thankfully in a reasonable $$ amount thanks to the dollar store I came home with all this. The best part???? that T-shirt was FREEEEEEE!!! Yay, Thanks Marcia!!! The owner of my local scrapbook store is so sweet and generous you can check out the store I shop at most...Cherished Friends!!



In the spirit of love here is a link that is sure to inspire some tears of joy (at least it did in me!) I got it in an e-mail and I loved it so much that I had to post it here!!!