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Look at all the cool doodles.... characters... all kinds of wonderful elements! Great for cuties and great for scary....

Isn't my Mace just so cute! This is from last year, but I loved Larisa's new kit. The characters are just too much! I need to find a way to fit them into all my halloween layouts! :)

Wow, has it realy been over 3 months since I posted here?

I can't believe it. Time is just leaving me. I never seem to have enough time in the day to finish something I started. I know I spend way too much time on facebook, but I don't think that is the problem. I think I just can't focus. I get too distracted too easily.
It's like going into the grocery store and I know what I want to get. By the time I get to the check-out line, I'm trying to remember everything I need, but then I see the Rag Magazines... and forget about it! I'm looking at every cover getting more and more discussed. They pick on celebrities and wanna be celebs, like Jon & Kate plus 8. Why are they even in the news? I don't understand the appeal that they have. Ya, they have 8 kids. so what? The Osmond family has 7 children and they could sing and dance. Now, there is something I watched every week. I just don't get it. Now, people seem to be so concerned that the show might not go on. I heard this on the radio today. What will happen to poor Kat and the kids. OMG, i read a report that they earned over 2 million buck making that show, if they don't have anything to show for it, I certainly don't feel sorry for them. You know who needs or pity, The 8 kids who are in the middle of something that is hard to deal with in private, Let alone in front of America. I feel for them.

Fun Fun Fun at Appleton! Here are a few pics from this month's Rodeo.

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Is it April yet? Where did March go? It feels like I posted here yesterday, but wow, it's been a while. I'm back on track. I have completed a few Layouts. Are you holding on to something? Watch out. Make sure you are sitting down and not drinking hot tea. I Scrapped with ... ( looks around to see if anyone can hear me) ... Paper. OMG I know, I'm shocked too. I have missed it so much. Most of you know that I'm the Queen of paper, and yet, it seems that I only scrap layouts digitally. I think it's weird too. I am bag to my old self again. I did a few paper LO and a few digital ones.


I'll start with the digital one because, let's face it, it's easier to post....

Shelby and Romeo walking in the woods on a nice spring day. OK, they are not in the woods, but I really do like the look of this LO. Larisa of Garden Girl Designs has a cool kit out, Happily Ever After Mega Kit. It's on sale right now at Scrapable.
I think there are a lot of cute LO that will be coming from this kit.

Garden Girl Designs

I think it's time to show you more of my friends Layouts. I'm having a lot of fun working with the creative team that Larisa ( and Shannon) has put together. I'm going to start with the Woman herself, Larisa.

She does a wonderful job creating these kits and she's pretty good at Scrapping.
I love this new kit she has released. It's so Magical!!!! It's called "Happily Ever After". You can find it here. It's on sale for a little while. It's a huge kit with lots of papers and elements. Hop on over to her blog and see what she's all about.

Chosen for Layout of the Day

WOW,

It's wonderful to have someone comment on a Layout that you post, but it's Super to have a website choose your Layout to spot light. It's not the first time this has happened, but it just shocks me every time. Listen to me, every time, like it happens every week. Well, I can say it has happened on March 5, 2009 and Feb 24, 2009. Hey that's once a week! Yay me! I can't remember the first time it happened, funny, you think that I would remember something exciting like that.

OK, so here is my latest Layout that I'm so excited about. It's the new kit from Larisa of Garden Girl Designs. It's called in daddy's Shoes. you can get it HERE . I knew when I saw the word art, my daddy my hero, I had just the right Picture. Whenever i look at this picture, I remember all the emotions that I was going through as a confused teenager. My Pops would try to tell me things and I did try to listen, but I think something happens to our ears while we are in that stage of life. At least i can remember a lot of the advice he gave. I still hit myself on the forehead every now and then.... Douh!!!!

Thanks Pops! I love you!

Valentine Dance Feb 12, 2009

Here is Shelby before the dance. She and Stephanie went to Jodi's to get their hair and make-up done. They are really growing up before our eyes. Shelby asked if I would go to the school and take pics at the dance. You all know what I did; I just asked if they would like pictures donated to the school, And I was ready to go. I had so much fun watching the kids dance and laugh. I just hope that everyone likes the pictures as much as I do!

Hi There,

It's an other clilly day here in the lovely sunshine state. I've been staying warm by do a few new LOs. I also thought I'd share some of my friends work too. I have some pretty talented friends.
I have added thier blogs to my list.

First here is Kimberly's

she used "Winter warmth by Steph Broccolo". I love how she places everything and stitched two papers together with the cute lace and eyelets.

Here is CindyLou. I just love this layout she did. it's just stunning. The Photo is incredible!!!

and I love the quote! The extraction and additon of the the photo is Outstanding! She used
the kit " Just Breathe " by Steph Broccolo.





Now here is Jen, yes crazy JenJenJasp. The thing that really pops out at me is the little bird sitting on the Words. I just like that. Why didn't I think of that???
It's Steph's Newest kit! "Twitterpated" Cute name huh?
You can find it HERE. AND Get this, Her store at SOTB is all on SALE!!!! She is designer of the month! so go look!

I've been Challenged!

Ok, Shannon, My friend from SOTB and one of my daily chatters, has been given a challenge and then passed it on to me and Fran (Bunny) and Larisa.

This is the challenge

Go to your photo folder in your computer.

Go to the 6th folder of photos.

Go to the sixth picture.

Put the picture on your blog and description of it.

Invite six friends to join the challenge.

Link them in your blog and let them know they have been challenged.

Ok, so here is my picture



This is Armando. My Eldest Niece's husband. I was given the pleasure of taking the girls Family Portraits last Thanksgiving. I had a blast taking them. We were at the Oceanside Beach Peer in lovely Southern California. This was one of my test shots. I was trying to get the correct exposure.

Now, on to the people I am going to challenge

April

Amanda

Cindy Lou

Cindy "G-Dog"

Christina

Tara

Come on Girls! I challenge you!

It's Friday. Yay! I wonder what this weekend has in store for me. I hope to get some of my Paper swap stuff completed. They are not due until March 1st, but time seems to be passing very quickly. Here is it the 23rd of January already. It's two weeks to our Mardi Gras Ball and 3 weeks we'll be going to Fairhope, AL to watch the KOER Madri Gras parade. They also have a parade the same day in the afternoon, but it's for the Dogs. I want to enter Macey in it. I think she would love to do that. I was thinking of dressing her up in her Bumble Bee costume.


Now, as far as my Challenges, I've done a few more today.
for Go Digital

The Stlye Challenge: I used the Brrrr it's cold outside kit


1 Word at a time Challenge: I used the Brrrr it's cold outside kit

Challenges Again. Today I managed to get 1 done. It's for the Go Digital Scrapbooking's Decoerate your desktop. I used the templet our hostess provided and I used the Awesome Kit She sells seashells by the FAB-O Steph Broccolo. you can find it HERE.

Joshua, you always seem to have a sence of wonder about you.

Challenges, Challenges, I think I have gone Challenge crazy this month. I have been taking part in several site's activities. I always start at Scrap Out Side The Box. Gotta Pixel is having a Creative Team Member try out challenge. They have a few spots open and I have thrown my hat, er, Layout in the rig. There are also challenges at Been there scrapped that and Go digital scrapbooking. So here we go:
SOTB Challenges so far:

Font Challenge: kit To You With Love by Colie's Corner. I tried a new technique. I tried to make the picture look like it was park of the pink paper.

It's a date: Templet by Danielle Corbitt, and i used Steph Broccolo paper from Ethereal kit for the background and the extra heart from Steph Broccolo's She Sells Seashells Kit.
You can find Ethereal HERE
You can find She Seel Seashells HERE


Ad: I used Patty Webbs All Wrapped Up kit. It has darling animals you can find it HERE

yesterday was another very scrappy day. I managed to do several Layouts. Yay me.

I did these for the Multi Photo challenge at Go Digital Scrapbooking

I used Doreen Stolz's QP from her Doro kit

I Have Great news. I was asked to join another Creative Team. This is for Larisa of Garden Girl Designs. She has a real image style of scrapbooking. Here is my first LO for her.


Remember, to look at a bigger version of the LO, just click on the image.

you can find her store at SOTB
the name of the kit is Grandma's Attic. I thought it would be fitting to use a picture of My Grandmother for the LO. :)

Happy New Year!

Hey everyone! I'm so happy. I have had a great new year's eve and day. I have done a lot of things these past few days that make me feel like I'm on the right track to a change in my life's attitude. I did not make a list this year, but I have a lot of Ideas. I spent these days trying to include a piece of my many Ideas, even if it wasn't a lot of time dedicated to doing the activity. I managed to fit in a lot of things.

I'm going to share a few photos I've taken starting on Monday the 29th

I got this shot of the new moon along with Jupiter and Mercury. I took it in my front yard. The planets were just peaking through the trees.

This shot is from where I work in Jay. I took it on the 30th. Boy the sky was really on fire that night.

These next shots are from new years eve.

This is Champ. The newest horse that Shelby has. He's beautiful. She and the rest of the Horse Lovers were camping at Clear water, just 1 mile away from where I live. I stopped by for a while and even had the chance to shoot the horses for a while, while Shelby and Chatted. Before long, Joyce had made a Huge pot of Gumbo. Yum-O. I then left and went back to Jay to get pics of the new moon and Venus and to see if I could get some of Jupiter and Mercury again. There was a line layer of clouds, but I managed to get a few shots.

I loved what the clouds did for my photos. The moon and Venus look great! After I took a nap, yes, I'm getting old now, Linda and our neighbor Berrell had fun shooting fireworks in our yard, while I enjoyed trying to capture them on digi cam. Here are a few pics. The first two I used my tripod. The second two, I had to freehand it. They were too big a bang and straight up for the tripod. I'm very pleased with myself. Even though it was 30 degrees F and the wind blowing, the shots came out pretty. OK, let me hear your OOOOs and AHHHHs.

On this next shot, Linda & I have seen things in the picture. Do you see anything?

Again, Happy New Year!!!!!