Junque bracelette

Saturday I taught the Junque Bracelette at Scrap-Masters, it was such a FUN class. Everyone sort of was overwhelmed at first but by the end of class, they were as in LOVE with these bracelettes as I am. I made this one tonight just because I love pink and green! So CUTE! Girls, if you've never made these, you have to try one! It's a very reasonable kit too. I wish I had taken my camera, it would have been so cool to get pics of everyone's when they were done. I don't know what is up with me lately and my forgetfulness, jeez!


Also I walked into the family room tonight to witness the scene below. Matt watching football with his best furry baby girl! :) I'm not so sure I can compete with this!


Oh, by the way, those are flames from the fire place poking out of Macy's head, she only a little devil some of the time! :D

Having Cake and eating it too!

The kids and I made a VERY impromtu trip
to North Carolina to attend Grace's 1st birthday! Gosh it was fun! I miss my sister so much so it was so great to spend time with their growing family (Brandy is due with a little baby boy in JAN!). Everything at the party was so cute, she had a pink and black poodle theme! Cute!!! This cake had marshmellow fondant polka dots! YUM!

I'm working on some cool stuff for January and February for Scrap-Masters so I can't wait to share it with you! My gypsy bracelet class this Saturday may have the largest attendence of any class yet! :)

Oh, while in N.C. we went to the coolest paper and beads store called Panopolie in Raleigh. Serious eye candy there! I would have loved to take a picture of the sun streaming through the jars of beads in the front window, but alas...no camera! The shame...

Tracy Miller

Tonight I'm taking a short photography for scrapbookers class from Tracy Miller (garden girl and photog extrordinaire). Should be super cool! Can't wait!

And here's a picture 'cause I don't like to blog without one! :D It's Macy's extreme closeup...I love her little monkey face!

Edited to add: I just was at Chris Jenkins blog (http://chrisjenkins.typepad.com/) ...I love that blog, her photos rock and she had one of the songs from Happy feet on there. In Callie's tap class they tap to it and it's such a happy upbeat song, I LOVE IT!!! Speaking of Callie, that girl is totally ROCKIN' and I'm so incredibly proud of her! Her tap instructor asked her to try out for another, more advanced class so she basically skipped 21/2 LEVELS of tap! She's in there with girls who are 17 and have been tapping for years and she's only 10 and this is her second year. Her instructor (who reads Callie like a book) felt that Callie is the type of kid who can step up to the plate when pushed and boy is she being pushed but she's kickin' some major booty and doing great! Go Callie!

Thankful

I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was very nice. The kids were VERY interested in helping me make and bake everything. Wednesday night we made apple pie, pound cake, brownie bites, blueberry crisp and baked rice pudding! Whew! So cool that they want to learn this stuff, especially Callie and Cole. I want them to have those skills plus doubling recipes is good for math! LOL

Thinking of everything that I'm grateful for had me thinking of my (unloved, lol) KI layouts. I'm so grateful that I finished that album. It
put into words so many thoughts that I don't normally say to the kids and I'm glad that they are now all on paper and in one place! Anyway, our computer had died so I never posted any of the layouts so these are a few that I had in the ki album. If you have any questions, just ask :)

Friday I worked at scrap-masters doing the make and takes that I designed (except for the variation of a micro album that Glenni Light did with us at the scrap getaway. Very busy but fun day! Did you all venture out yesterday?

ROCKSTAR

My youngest has a super strong personality, as this post will reflect! :)

Peyton has a pair of jeans from the Children's Place that she calls her "rock star" jeans because of the worn and torn look they have. They are dern cute for sure! About a week ago, while at Target, I spotted this cool tee that was black with a heart and wings and the sleaves are sheer with roses on them sorta tattoo looking (okay, don't go calling social services or anything :) ). It's super cute and I immediately thought, "ROCKSTAR JEANS!" She's worn the outfit about 3 times in the last 7 days, totally loves it! So I combined my love of the band Nickleback and Peyton's outfit and got this layout for the DT at Scrap-Masters.

Another couple little Peytonisms, I hope I'm not boring you to tears! While at lunch the other day, my Dad called me and when I told him I was at lunch with Peyton and my friend Lisa, my Dad asked to talk to Lisa. We've all vacationed together so he likes to tease her now and then. When I handed the phone to Lisa, Peyton exclaimed, "I didn't know Pop Pop was Mrs. Lisa's daddy too!" :)

Last one, I promise: We had a pasta bake tonight and it's not Peyton's favorite. Callie and Cole sure enjoy it but pasta is not P's thing. Anyway, she had gotten up from the table and I told her she needed to have one more bite of pasta and wash her hands before she played. She said, "but MOM, Queen's don't LIKE noodles!" I hadn't really noticed the crown on her head because it's such a common fixture but it was after that comment that I noticed her....ummmm, cloak! Duh!


I'll add some layout info. The border is Tim Holtz distress embossing powder, I love that stuff cause it's NOT shiny. The Rockstar is Heidi Swapp iron ons. The cardstock is Bazzill ('cause there is no other!) The heart is also Heidi. The wings are my own drawing.

Christmas photos...

A family friend asked me to take some holiday shots of her boys this weekend and here's 2 cute ones I got. I LOVE me some big brown eyes! I know the composition on the top one isn't all that but the interaction of the boys was so sweet!

Whimsy Works

$%*&@!! Verizon!

We haven't had internet in almost a week! Jeez, someone's out to get me! I have a cute layout I'll post later.

class projects

Here are a couple store projects. The top one is leapfrog bazzill, american crafts patterned paper, the little scallop rectangle is k&co. the envelop is bazzill, a pink hks flower, making memories velvet letters and the arrow stamp is from a jenni bowlin kit. Man I love me some jenni bowlin studio! That girl just rocks! Isn't this pic of Callie and Peyton cute! :) Gosh, I'm feeling the 81/2 by 11 layouts lately. *Edited to add the journaling...You can't read it and it's kinda funny: Moments like this almost make me believe that you are always angels! :D

I'll be teaching this bracelet on Dec. 9th. I'm in LOVE with it and I could totally make it even more "junque" but I can't since it's for a class. I'm going to have to make another since I'm having a hard time turning in the class sample because I want to KEEP it! LOL I love yummy buttons and I could just load this thing up with them!



This last picture is of Peyton, it just totally makes me happy. She's such a goof! Halloween day she asked me if I was just going to be a "Mommy" for Halloween...ummm yeah, that's it! LOL


The twins are at such a cool age. They are still "kids" but are so totally blossoming. 5th grade is such an incredible year of change, they are growing so much intellectually and physically. It's neat but it also makes me sad, they won't be little much longer!

oh my

I've been crazy busy but g o o d busy. I took a part-time position with Scrap-Masters as the class co-ordinator. I'm trying to get up to speed with that plus get all my holiday samples in for the design team and the class samples. I need a 30 hour day! I'm having fun though!

I'll try to post a pic tomorrow, 'cause what's a blog post with-out a picture!

dress form fun

Oh, some of you may remember Lily, my mannequin. This summer I completed her cousin, Bette. She's a little sexier but in a classy mature sort of way like Susan Surandon! :D

She's clothed in Making Memories boho chic. That's a white Heidi Swapp flower dyed turquise with Ranger spray in the color called "bottle". The flowers around the top of the bodice are punches with glittery centers (stickles by Ranger).

here's a couple

I got tons of scrapping done while on my computer imposed hiatus. Here's just 2 of the things I did. Well, the pumpkin one I did while at the OBX scrap getaway. THE GETAWAY was way way way AWESOME! I can't even begin to describe how cool it was!  

I have to share...

There are so many things I want to post on here but I'll just start with my sweet and gorgeous neice. I love this shot I got at the pumpkin patch!

10 weeks

Yeah! OH YEAHHHHHH! I'm back. 10 weeks later and a new computer but I'm back. Jeez, we went through laptop hell will our DELL and they won't be getting anymore of my $. Today we bought an hp with lots of bells and whistles and it even has it's own media card reader! :) I have way too much to say and so many sites to visit. I want to personally thank Corinna for keeping my memory alive! LOL

*&@$% computer!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! First I'll tell you I'm at my neighbors! Our computer has been in the shop 3 weeks! GAWD, I'm dying here! Anyway, only have a second...my girls both have had strep throat, Callie missed the entire 2nd week of school. Now my throat is soar as of this a.m. and Cole had to be picked up from school early today because he was wheezing. I miss you all, I miss the pub and I MISS MY COMPUTER!!!! :) Please tell me you miss me too! LOL :) Bye, hopefully I'll be back soon!

Back to school

So they went back. It's always a little sad a little happy. It makes my heart ache to know I only have one more year till they are all in school.
I'm really dreading next year!

This was the first year for C and C that they totally seemed at ease with all of it. They are growing too, too fast. I don't even know what to say
but it makes me so sad but also so excited for what the future holds for them!

A couple more from today

Don't forget to give me some c.c. Y'all! :D

Birthday Pics and Hellmart

So today is the big b-day. You know like the 5th anniversary of my 31st birthday. Real fun! :D When I told the kids the way to make me happy today would be to let me take their pictures they were moaning and groaning. But they wanted to go to Walmart (URGH) to finish supply shopping for school. So we struck a bargain. Cooperative portraits=Walmart. Good deal right?

They were VERY cooperative except poor Cole's eyes were swelling and he was sneezing his head off by the time we were done! I am really happy with my pictures especially considering I'm still getting to know my camera! Let me know what you think and I'd love some creative critism too!

Bad blogger BAD blogger and my new baby

Blogger kicked me off or something but here's the rest of the album.


OH LOOK! I got a new baby. I'm in love with her, she's so gorgeous! Shhhhhh, she doesn't know she's not a drebel so don't tell her! But she is a S3 IS and I can't wait to take the kids pics with her.

Flower book

Here's a preview of my next class. Well, we know circles are still hot so here's a circular little mini book with the journalling in a circle too! I used the K-ology line, gosh it's pretty! Nice paper and great designs too! September 5th at Scrap-Masters if you are interested!

The hubby started back to school today. EWWWW, I've got mixed feelings about it, nice to get back into a routine but all those work clothes....yuck!

The kids start on Monday. Again I like the routine but I'm sure that
the "sucker for punishment" side of me will miss 'em!

Gosh...

Cole know's how to give me a heart attack for sure! Yesterday, he and Callie went to the pool with my friend Lisa and her kids. When he walked in the door at the end of the day he looked like he had on a red mask around his eyes. He thought he'd wear David's goggles swimming. Apparently they were not latex free and he KNOWS better but thought they'd be fine! So now 18 hours later and a bunch of benedryl and he looks fine but gosh! Swear, he's going to be the death of me! :D
 

126 SHARK TEETH

I'm back from Surf City on Topsail Island, N.C. We had a WONDERFUL time and the weather was gorgeous. It was so nice to spend time with my entire family. I've been busy, BUSY since I've gotten back. I started a new job the day we got back and I've been working on some scrapbook deadlines.

This first picture is of my neice Kady and my daughter Callie looking for shark teeth. The entire beach is not gravely like this, just here and there but that was the best place to find the teeth. Gosh if 2 of us found so many teeth, how many sharks are there?!!

My nephew Marty has two broken ankles but was able to get waterproof casts and had so much fun doing "normal" things. He spent a lot of time in the boat but thankfully was able to "swim" too!

Finally, a picture of SWEET baby Grace. It's blurry cause I had a fingerprint on my lense but cute nonetheless!