DT deadline.......

Wow.....3 LOs in one night. Nothing like a little deadline to get you motivated. I love it...it works for me and i at least get those 4 pages a month done to put in albums!!! 3 down and one more to go!

Boutique Noel.........

Just got back from a day with my dear friend Kristine.......lunch and a visit to the Boutique Noel. Of Course i went to see Candice's stuff but there was so much to see. This is such a neat event and of course makes you feel so much better spending money when charity is involved. My friend's daughter is with the Assiteens and they are sponsoring there as well. Something i hope that Brooke will want to do when she gets to be that age. Oh, btw.....got a few names checked off my Christmas list. The most beautiful dessert plate and some other yummy goodies to put baskets together. Oh and just look at the great stuff i got from Peacoats & Party Hats.....she has the cutest stuff.

ColorStory Challenge #9.....

Lately my challenge has been to put all those creative ideas i have onto or into something real.....not sure why it has been such a struggle for me lately but it has ......soooooo frustrating!!!! I get so inspired and full of ideas for classes, projects, LO's....... but sitting down and and actually doing it - well that is another story.

I found this cool site ColorStory - some of you may already know about it but i had never seen it before. Very fun ~ It got me motivated - gave me a sketch, a color scheme and an extra challenge: putting text onto the actual photo. I love learning something new!!!! Check it out and see what you think.

Fun Mail............

I love to check the mail.......don't ask me why, most of the time it's just bills or junk mail, but the occasional fun magazine or catalog arrives and it just makes me happy!! Well, today i was so surprised to see this little goodie. ~YIPPEE ~ the 7gypsies gang sent me a fun little itinerary all decked out in 7g style...........the event is just around the corner and i am so EXCITED!!!! JK and ML did you check your mail today???

Playin' with Polka Dots............

Oh how i love polka dots............any color will do but of course the classic black and white are my all time favorite. If you look real close you can get a sneak peek at my up coming class at TST.....(more details coming soon) - oh and don't worry - you'll get to choose your own "team" color in this class..........my book is all about the "rockin' Golden Girls" (Brooke's team).

Love it...........

Oh, i just love this - i wish they would have made it in a smaller version!!

15 Years - wow..............

Well, yesterday was our 15 year wedding anniversary. It is so hard to believe - but you remember you have a thirteen year old son and then it makes more scence. We would have loved to have been able to get away, just the two of us, for a couple of days.........but, when you have kiddos in sports that makes it a little tricky. Plus, since our expensive summer we decided we didn't need to spend any money right now.

We did however set the day aside to spend with each other, which doesn't happen very often. We drove down to Carlsbad for the day. As soon as the kids were off to school we hit the road. Started with a Starbucks of course. We walked downtown Carlsbad thru some of their cute antique shops, a quilting shop, a coin shop & a couple LITTLE scrappy shops (one was so BAD - the other was more of a stamp store but had some great finds in it with lots of 7 gypsies). After that we headed over to Kings Fish House for lunch (where i took the silly picture of us) and the had just a little bit of time to walk thru about half of the outlet shops. I made sure to hit The Gap, Coach, Crate and Barrel...........i was very well behaved, just got some great little t-shirts at the Gap (which were on sale of course). Headed back and made it home right about 3:15.......my sweet friend Laurie helped with getting the kids and it all worked out great!!!

I make sure to remind myself everyday how lucky i am to have my hubby!!! He is so wonderful! We decided no gifts but i did put a little book together for him (real simple - nothing fancy).........he loved it!!!

our happy HOME........

Just wanted to share my up coming class...........
Fall is one of my favorite seasons and i love to decorate in all those beautiful fall colors. Here is a little home decor piece that you can add to your fall decor. This project has so many options...it's a hanging with attached mini book or separate the two and use just the house as a hanging or you can have the house and mini book side by side right next to your fall center piece. This class is full of options.
Come join me at TST Sunday October 19th................