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Well, I finally did it! Today I became a *real* designer at Oscraps! I am so excited! My Word Art Store just opened up today, so if you're in the mood for a sale...click on the ad below! Come on and help me celebrate - and get some good bargains, too! :)

Soooo, I made QPs with Vicki's Rock On kit and they are on sale for the birthday sale!! (And people are actually buying them...LOL!) My first try at making QPs!! We've packaged them as 2-pagers, but I made them so they'd stand alone as 1-pagers, too! During the sale, you can grab each 2 page set for only $1.40!!!!!!! I linked each image for you! I hope you like them - I'm pretty darn proud, to tell you the truth!!!

Don't forget about my little contest I posted here on March 12 - just a few more purchases and we'll have a winner! :) Good luck! Have a wonderful weekend!!

EDIT: We have a winner for the GC to Vicki's store! The winner has been notified! :) I'll come back and update when we hit the 10th purchase of the Lucky Duck Word Art! :)

I'm having a sale on my word art at Oscraps....plus you could win prizes!

My Rock On! Word Art is on sale for 30% off - and the 10th person to buy it (starting today) will get a $5.00 GC to Vicki Stegall's shoppe at Oscraps.

The Lucky Duck Word Art is on sale for 25% off and the 10th person to buy it (starting today) will get a $5.00 GC to Sweet Genevieve's shoppe at Oscraps.

It's really a great deal because for spending less than 2 bucks you could win a $5.00 GC! :) I am just trying to do my part to celebrate - Oscraps is 2!!! There are TONS of amazing sales there right now, and you'd be crazy not to check it out! I know I've spent plenty of money on some great bargains - I used the sale as an excuse to get things I'd been eyeing for a while!

Have a great day! :)

Yay! I have another word art set for sale!

The word art coordinates with Lucky Duck, by Sweet Genevieve Designs!

Thanks to Gen for letting me work with her on this - what an honor! :)

In other news...it is snowing AGAIN! Lily has developed a love for Hungry Hungry Hippos (which is noisy - especially when she sings HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS over and over again while pounding), and business is finally picking up again for my husband. I'm desperately trying to keep up with everything - work, yearbook, CT reqs, making word art (my newest obsession).

Totally random stuff coming up, (and it is a little whiny...so brace yourselves). I have come to realize that although I am the youngest in my group of college girlfriends, I am officially "the one" that doesn't get invited to do the crazy, last-minute stuff. I know it isn't personal, at least I hope not... There are just so many differences between their lives and mine. I'm married with a child, most of them are single, none have children. I'm a teacher in a medium-sized town, they are all business women in big cities. I dunno...it just makes me feel like I'm the old one when they are all going off on weekend getaways together and I'm here being a teacher. It's like it doesn't even occur to them to invite me anymore. Blech. Again, I don't think it is like "let's not invite Jodie" - but it is still depressing. Haha! Don't get me wrong...I love my life and wouldn't change a thing (except my career if I knew I could be successful with something else). I am just having one of those moments. Anyway, back to work. Thanks for listening...haha! :)

Ok...I can't believe it, but it is true! I made something that is actually for sale at Oscraps! Vicki Stegall, owner/designer, has given me a chance to rock my word art skills - and someone (well a few someones) actually bought it! Yay! Here's what I made:


Yep...see my name there in red on the bottom!! WOOOOHOOOO!

I used some elements from Vicki's Rock On! {World Tour} Mega Kit (which really does ROCK, by the way)! Thanks again, Vicki! You ROCK! (Oh man, that pun is NEVAH getting old!)

I have to record a few Lily-isms so that I don't forget them...and this has proved to be a good way of doing that.


Tonight she was singing, "Glue, glue...stick to the glue. Glue, glue...stick to the glue. Glue, glue...stick to the glue. Stick to the glue my dar-yin." When I pointed out that it was actually "Skip to My Lou" she said, "Well, mine makes perfect sense!" How can I argue with that?

She stayed the night with Mimi & Papa (my parents) on Friday night. She told me not to bother them and not to call them, so I didn't call before bed on Friday. Even though it just about killed me, I didn't do it. When I finally called on Saturday morning and asked to talk to her, she yells, "No!!!" to my mom and doesn't want to take the phone. Nice, right? She finally gets on the phone and says, "Mom, I thought I told you not to bother us. I want to be a-yone with Mimi & Papa!"

She is the Chief of the Polite Police now, and no one can get away with asking for something without saying please. When my dad told her to do something on Saturday, she said, "Papa, let's try it again and use nice words this time."

She is hilarious - and she keeps getting more and more hilarious with each passing day! I love it and I can't wait to hear what she is going to come up with next! :)

I did (and loved) paper scrapping for quite a while before discovering digi...and once I found digi, I abandoned my paper supplies for a while. Then I discovered hybrid! I love being able to mix and match digi and paper to create hybrid awesomeness. I even had a few of my board books featured in the Artisan Notebook at the Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild last year!

When I saw that ScrapArtist was having a Hybrid Call, I decided that although many would be applying, I had to at least try. If nothing else, I got to revisit some of my older hybrid projects, and I made some super sweet projects and gifts during the application process. Plus, I was reminded of how much I *love* doing hybrid! I had to submit five projects for the application, so I decided to post them all here as a quick and easy way for Nancie to check out my skillz. LOL!

So, testing, testing, check 1, 2, 3...is this thing on? Here goes, Nancie...I hope you enjoy!

Project 1: Board Book

Supplies:
Summer Whimsy CD Album, Summer Whimsy Paper Pack, and Summer Whimsy Element Pack by Sweet Genevieve Designs, 5x5 Chunky Board Book, Xyron 500 Create-a-Sticker, and matte photo paper

I started with the original CD album pages and used the paper pack and element pack to "fill in" the spaces and convert the round album into a 5x5 square album. I made a 5x5 template with rounded corners by scanning the blank board book. I have a little tinkering to do - I wanted the layouts to completely cover the blank pages, but there ended up being a little border - still, I'm more than happy with my first board book attempt!


Project 2: Confetti Tube

Supplies:
Celebrate {Alpha}, Celebrate {Solids} Paper Pack, Celebrate {Cupcakes}, and Celebrate {Patterns} by Sweet Genevieve Designs, purple ribbons by Michelle Godin at SBG (coming soon), confetti tube, red curling ribbon

I just made a layout to fit the confetti tube, printed, and adhered it to the tube. This was a super easy project and I'm planning to make them for Lily's next birthday party, 4th of July, and New Year's!


Project 3: CD Tin Brag Book



Supplies:
Cd Square: Loop-n-Line Play Instant Album by Kim Liddiard, CD Tin, word art by Tina Chambers

I created this album as a gift for the grandparents for Christmas 2006. I am now in love with the CD Tin Albums! I love how I was able to capture so many changes and milestones throughout the year and fit it all into one tiny little "brag book" that fits in a purse. I took a photo from each month, changed it to sepia to better match the album template, and plopped it in. I did modify it slightly by changing some of the words and adding some color. I bought the square CD tins and decorated the front by printing off the cover that came with the Instant Album and making a little tag that said "Brag Book" to attach with a black brad. The album hooked together into one long accordion - I just split it into two rows for the sake of space when I uploaded them as one file. I stocked up on the tins and I'm going to make a little tin album at the end of each year. They will store nicely and don't take up much room. I am now obsessed with the CD tin albums! The grandparents LOVED them and everyone was oohing and aahhing over them!


Project 4: Candle Holder



Supplies:
Mon Amour Kit by Michelle Godin (coming Jan. 16th to SBG), PartyLite Express It! Candle Holder

This was so easy...I just made a 12 x 6.25 inch layout and printed. I am planning to do a new layout per month...if I stay on top of things. LOL!


Project 5: Valentine Boxed Chocolates

Supplies:
Enamored Hearts Paper Pack and Element Pack by Danielle Young, little boxed chocolates and ribbon from the $1 aisle at Target

I just made a 7x7 template, made the wrappers, printed, wrapped, and tied a ribbon on. Lily loved this project because she got to help! She picked out the papers and elements to use, helped me cut them out, and even helped wrap the boxes! It was such a fun project for us to do together!

Phew. Ok, so...there ya have it. Like I said before, if nothing else...I have made some great hybrid projects, knocked out a few CT layouts, and made some gifts during the process of this application. Don't get me wrong, Nancie...I *really* want you to pick me! LOL! Thanks for looking! Good luck to everyone who applied for the call!

Well, well, well...look what the cat dragged in. Yep, I'm back. My friend, Laura, called me a quarterly blogger today...I think the name suits me. I have exciting news! Last night, I won a free copy of ACDSEE Photo Manager 10 from a chat at The Digi Chick! I have desperately needed it for a while, but just couldn't justify spending the money. I'm sure I'll realize that it would have been well worth the money, but hindsight is always 20/20, right?

So, I've decided to keep track of how long it takes me to get organized. Hahaha!! This should be good. So, this morning I got ACDSee installed, and started organizing my folders. If you think you might want to get ACDSee, you can do the folder organzing while you save your money up to buy it...if your scrapping files look like mine, I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to save the moola.

Anyway...I have started organizing. Based on suggestions from Kara and Laura (the other two members of the trifecta), I am making a folder for each designer and then folders for site collabs and new zip files. Phew. So, I'll let you know when that is done. :)

In other news...Lily is growing up so fast and continues to entertain and amaze us with everything she does. She started tumbling on Thursday, so that was a great first for us. I am not sure who was the most excited...Lily or me! I'll post pics at a later date...I have to get to organizing!