BLOG CANDY!!!

Who doesn't love candy??? Especially BLOG candy!!!

Well over at Rose Blossom Legacies, Brenda is giving away enough sweets to make you check your dental coverage :)






Her giveaway includes:

• Cosmo Cricket Jack's World - sticker sheet, 2 journaling sheets, 2 journal tags, and 9 pieces of matching printed paper 
• CTMH Clover Meadow - 12 sheets 
• Fancy Pants Mixed Media 8x8 album 
• Rolodex for altering 
• Inkadinkado School stamp set 
• Me & My Big Ideas Smile chipboard sticker 
• Colorbok Cute chipboard letters 
• Creative Imaginations school rub-ons 
• K & Company Rough and Tumble grand adhesions 
• Slick Writer pen 
• Primary colored safety pins 
• CTMH chipboard - swirls, brackets, square frames, round frames 
• 4 yards red ribbon 
• Bag of diecuts from the Slice Fall/Back to School card 
• Big bag of brads, eyelets (couple hundred or so various colors and sizes), bookplates, and buttons 

That is over $75 of yummy, scrappin' goodness. So, click HERE to head over to her blog for your chance to win....and don't forget to pass the word along :) The draw is tomorrow, September 1st....so don't delay!!

She Said Yes!!

It all started on June 6, 1996 on a warm summer day. Martin (my husband) and I had been taking on the phone every night until the wee hours of the morning and we were spending every day together : ) But on that day we decided to make our relationship official and become a "couple". Then on Sunday, December 19, 1999, on the bridge where I first told him that I loved him (just so you know, he said 'I love you' first and was awaiting my response), he asked me to be his wife....and I said yes! That day marked the beginning of years of memories, both happy and sad, but 14 years later, we are still together.

Actually, when we got engaged, I had not yet discovered my addiction to love of scrap booking, so when Martin took these photos, I just kept them in an album. I recently organized my photos and decided that it was time to give this photo the love it deserves :)

You're Never Too Old To FINGERPAINT!!

Every so often I get the desire to do something different. The last time I got this urge, I shaved off all of my hair; but this time I wanted to spice up my scrap life and shake things up a bit :) While blog hopping one night (whilst the children were peacefully sleeping....) I was reading a particularly intriguing post that focused on using paint on layouts....unable to resist the urge, I quickly flipped through my photo box, selected the perfect pictures and got to work. This is my finished product.......... 

Now, I must admit, I didn't really take a professional approach to painting. 

Basically, I used my fingers and the lid from my jar of Mod Podge to create the circles :) 

This is definitely a technique that I will use in the future.

     Thanks for the inspiration Keandra!!!

Journey to Size 12.....

So, I have decided to take better care of my body and try to shed a few pounds so that I can return to my post marriage, baby, career etc. dress size which was a 12. Now, some of you may be thinking, "Size 12,  that's not that small". But when you are six feet tall, size twelve is like size 6!!

I have acquired a personal trainer, an aerobics DVD and I have committed to eating better....the latter being the more difficult of the three pieces of my size twelve puzzle :)  I created this weight loss journal to track my successes, triumphs, and any bumps in the road; I will be sure to keep you updated about my progress as I go along.

I used envelopes, my Zutter, ink, and paper scraps to created this little book. My plan is to record my weight and measurements each month along with my thoughts. The purpose of the envelopes is to include pictures that  take as I make my transformation. But I won't be posting any "before" pics until I have chiseled out my beach body and I have something to brag about :) Wish me luck.....and say a prayer for me. I met with my trainer earlier today and I am pretty sure that my body  will be frozen in whatever position I fall asleep in tonight!!