Label Tulip, puppies, and other things that make me Smile!

I love the site, Label Tulip! They found me on Facebook and I hoped over to their site to sign up. WOW! The kits are fabulous and the designers are amazing! I have completed a few projects for their Birthday Countdown Celebration going on.

Today has been the best. DH surprised me with an Ipod Touch. Oh, no...technology, but I think I'll get the hang of it :) We also adopted a precious new little Chihuahua named Sugar Belle. She will actually be coming home with us on Wednesday after her girlie surgery is complete. She is the sweetest thing!

I got the great news that 2 of my recent layouts will be published in the July/Aug issues of Scrapbook News and Review. WooHoo!

I'm just full of smiles today! Have a great weekend.

Fabulous July!

I can't believe it is already July! What have you been up to? We have had the most wonderful week at Houston's baseball tournament (Go, Chaos!), watching Brannon, Jennah, and Jacob at their swim team match (Go, Woodhaven Waves!), and enjoying time together at Six Flags amusement park. The weather has been beautiful. These are a few of my fav pics!

July 1st marks the beginning of Scrapdango Sketchapalooza. A month long sketch extravaganza with tons of inspiration and great prizes. Come by and check it out.

Friday is reveal day at Lotus Paperie. This week's challenge is to cut a design from patterned paper and use it on a layout. I loved this challenge! My new collection of Anna Griffin paper was perfect with its gorgeous flowers and swirls. We would love to see what you create!

Have a fabulous Fourth of July weekend!

Who loves Big Brother???

One of my fav sites, Paper Secrets, is having a fun game that will allow you to play along with the TV show, Big Brother. How to play: Each player will send $5 via PayPal or snail mail for each spot they would like to fill. The first person voted out of the house will get a RAK. The runner up will get a $15 gift card to the store of their choice & the winner will get a $50 gift card to the store of their choice. Come on over and check out the fun! There are still a few spots left.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all of the daddy's out there! Sending a BIG HUG to my honey who is out of town on business today. "Happy Father's Day, Kevin! We love you!"

Fabulous Friday...

Well, we finally got the internet/cable working again today. YEAH! I've missed being online, but it has given me more time to create in my studio (corner of the basement :)). Here are a few of the projects I've been working on.

Visit Lotus Paperie for our latest creative challenge...using negative space. This was definitely a challenge for me, but I love the result of my layout, "Wind Beneath my Wings".

The big June reveal also took place this week at Scrapdango. I had the pleasure of designing with the Spice Kit and it was filled with lots of My Mind's Eye goodies. Stop by to see all of the incredible creations with both the Sugar and Spice kits this month.

And...last but not least, Pink Persimmon, hosted a very COOL paper doll challenge. I had a great time decorating my paper dolls and using them on a layout about me and Jennah.

Have a great weekend!

The latest challenges...

The challenge this week at Lotus Paperie is to use felt on layout. I love the texture felt adds to my projects--flowers, swirls, letters... This is the layout I created for the weekly challenge.

Scrapdango is featuring LOAD (Layout A Day) challenges. Each day a creative inspiration will be posted. Use that idea or one of your own to inspire you to create a layout, card, or other scrappy project for the day. Can I create a layout a day for 30 days? I accept that challenge.

Just Be Me

I couldn't resist entering the Lily Bee "Just Be Me" Mini Album contest. Have you seen their gorgeous paper? I created this layout about all of the things that bring me joy. Have a great weekend!