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................

a work in progress.....

Well, this was the perfect morning to stay home and clean!! I love this weather....thunder showers are so cool. Oh, but i did squeeze in my walk before it started to rain again........i was so happy - just felt like getting outside instead of on the treadmill.

Anyway.......just an update on my scrap space. Got the cleaning out of the way now for the fun part - ORGANIZING!! So far i've bought a couple of paper storage boxes.....haven't tackled the paper yet but i now know how i want to set it up: i think i like Jennifer P.'s style. Organize by color..........i've tried theme, i've tried vendor and of course the "just throw it all together" way - not working for me ~ so by color it is........Thanks Jennifer and to all my scrappy friends that gave me advice and a little push............Michelle - you always give me a challenge; i love it!!!!

Oh, and Saturday Brooke and I along with my SIL & niece went to see this live at the Honda Center.........very cool. Then last night my guys went here............you wouldn't catch me anywhere near that place!!! OK - back to work!!!!!!!!