Scrapbook Club

Once a month girls from my scrapbook club get to come to my house to make a layout that I design. Here was last month's layout...

We used some DSP from the Sweet Pea 12x12 pad, a metal-edged tag, and the top note sizzix die with the big shot!

Our color combo was: Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Real Red, and Kraft. We also used the Versamarker with the Color Spritzer tool and clear embossing powder to make the splatter background on the Kraft cardstock. I wanted it to look more like sand, but it ended up really cool and looking like splatter paint.

I used this layout to document my favorite pictures of Brooke when she was 10 months old!

Cards in the Mail Saturday: Chocolate Bunny

We received this card in the mail for Easter from my Mom! Isn't it so cute?? The only things Stampin Up about it are the cardstock, ink, and Melon Mambo ribbon. But who could resist that chocolate bunny stamp and the cute Easter paper! Thanks Mom!

Card Kits

As a demonstrator, I do a lot of card making events and when I get home, the extras usually just get placed in a stack of cards to finish at some point in time. This was one of those cards...

I had to change it up a little bit because I no longer have the stamp set I used on the sample card! So I used the flowers from Vintage Vogue in the Ocassions Mini Catalog. The sentiment can be found in a stamp set from Paper Trey Ink! A black line around the whole card and a little black grosgrain ribbon and we are complete!!! Oh don't forget that little black brad in the center of the flowers!

3x3 Cards

Brooke received a cute little 3x3 card for Easter from Grandma Kathy. She loved that thing. She spent several minutes just looking at it, would show it to everyone and not let them take it, and carried it all around on Sunday. She still holds on to it and it's been 5 days since she received it! But today she started to tear paper off of it with her mouth...so I think it's time to put it away!

Who would have thought that 3x3 cards are the greatest things for kiddos?!!

P.S. Isn't the way Brooke is sitting in this picture cute???!

Summer Mini Catalog Pre-Order

The Summer Mini Catalog begins on May 1! As a demonstrator we get to pre-order things from it on April 1st. It took me a while to decide what I wanted but here is what I have coming to my house:
*Sweet Scoops stamp set in Clear Mount.
*Bitty Buttons.
*Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.
*Happy Grad stamp.

I should get this next week and while I can't post pictures of the items on my blog, I can make samples and show them to you!!! So check back for a little sneak peek!

Color Renovation!!!

Stampin Up is renovating their color families and I'm so excited about it! Starting July first...there will be 31 colors retired, 10 old In Colors brought back, and 5 NEW colors added to our Color Collections! Check out the new color collections here:

(Please note that Crumb Cake in the Neutrals Collection is the current Kraft color.)

And here you can see all of the colors that will be retiring and you will no longer be able to purchase after June 30th.

I am so excited about these changes!!! If you have some favorite colors that are retiring, I suggest you stock up now! I will also be selling all of my ink pads, reinkers, and papers on July 1st. They will be available on a first come, first serve basis!!

Happy Easter!

I pray that God shows you all many blessings this Easter season!

Here is the card that I sent to a few friends and family! I love the new American Crafts, Dear Lizzy line that this patterned paper comes from. And the cute chocolate bunny is from a "Hot Spot" stamp set my mom got from Archivers! I finished it up with a few SU brads and some So Saffron ribbon! So easy and so cute!

Cards in the Mail Saturday: Cute Chick

I will be starting a little thing I will be calling "Cards in the Mail Saturday". So...if you want to have a card featured on my blog, I have to get some mail! I love mail!

This first card came from Grandma Jean. She always comes up with something cute for every holiday and I often use them in my scrapbooks! I just love this card! Don't you??

Craft Room Organization

As you can tell...I have none right now! But what is that over in the corner to the right???

A little bit of organization!

And a little bit more over here! Can't wait to show you the room when it's complete! I'm finding a place for everything and everything will have a label so I can find that place again! It's gonna be so pretty!!

2010 Goals UPDATE!

As many of you may remember from this post, I came up with 10 goals to accomplish this year. Since we are done with the first quarter of 2010, I thought I should give you all an update! Some things are done, some have been set back a little, and some I'm right on track to finish in December. So here goes...

I failed to take pictures on January 1st when I weighed in at 175 (yes...I'm telling you guys all the details). And since January 1st, I have gained 3 lbs. That would put me at 178. UGH!

See...this picture says it all...UGH!

But now that I've posted pictures of me at my greatest, I have a new motivation to get down to my 155 goal weight by December 31st, 2010. Since it's no longer winter...we seem to be healthier and can head to the gym more! In fact we went there yesterday and my legs are killing me! Also, we are outside more in the mornings and afternoons moving more!! YEAH! So hopefully those things, coupled with eating better, will give me a better report at the end of this quarter!

GOAL #2: Finish taxes by the end of February. CHECK! We finished them in the middle of February and have already received our refunds and put them towards our mortgage balance! It feels so good to be done early!

Kristin is my best friend and I told her at her wedding in May of 2008 that I would make her a scrapbook for her wedding present. Well I have all of the pictures organized and ready to be put on pages.

I have 6 layouts complete and about 15 more to go! I plan to do this before their anniversary this year!

I have completed the books in the stack on the right. FOUR! WOO HOO! And the stack on the left consists of the books I hope to read soon!

Don't tell me how it ends. I'm almost halfway through it!

GOAL #5: Make a fondue dinner. Haven't done this yet. I think this would be a fun thing for spring!

As you can tell...I haven't gotten very far with this one! Ha ha! But I'm having a garage sale at the end of April...so I have 29 days to atleast go through it and get stuff out that we don't need anymore! I'm on track here (atleast in my mind)!

GOAL #7: Clock 300 miles of cardio at the gym. I have currently completed 44 miles. I have revised this goal to include miles that we walk outside too! Averaged out...I need to do about 7 miles per week from here on out to keep up with this goal. I better go on a walk today!

I'm on my way. Have some completed but still need to finish about 12 card packs I have in this box!

We are doing great with this goal! In January we went to Noodles & Co. and then to see New Moon (Sam said I could pick since my birthday is in January). In February we went to Pei Wei for our Valentine's dinner and then we headed to Nebraska Furniture Mart to by a bookcase for all my scrapbooks! We ended the night with ice cream! And in March we celebrated our 6th anniversary with dinner at The Bristol and staying the night at The Chateau Avalon while my parents watched Brooke! It's been fun...can't wait to see what we do these next few months!

GOAL #10: Write a will. Haven't even started on this yet.

So there you have it! Sorry I have been gone from blog world these past few weeks. I am going to try to update more frequently this month!!