Handmade Party Hats

I have to share this because it just really makes my heart smile! Yesterday while I was scrapping, DD was doing her crafts! She walks into the office holding 3 handmade party hats for the bday party Saturday!!!! I am so proud of her and she was so very proud of herself! She's made 9 total for her friends to wear!!!! Here are the hats......




She's been crafting since she was 2 and her creativity never ceases to amaze me! I love seeing how she can express herself through art!

Final CSS DT Call Creation Posted!!!

WHEW!! I am finished! Boy this last LO really had me going! I really wanted to use this particular picture of my DD for this LO which was using at least 3 different techniques. I was really getting annoyed because I didn't think I had the right paper to use for it....then I dove into my stash and found some!!! I am very happy with the outcome of this LO and everything I have created for this call! Whether I make the team or not isn't what ultimately matters....I was challenged for this call unlike any other since usually they want you to submit your "best" work! I loved this call and truly enjoyed what they made us do!!!! Thanks for checking out my work and the comments you've all left....I truly appreciate it!!!! And without further ado......here is the last LO I've created for the call......



The techniques I used were: stamping, tearing, inking, and chalking!!! TFL!!!!


OY....almost forgot my "excitement"....ROFL.....I broke my pinky toe!!!! Long story short: DD left her stool in the kitchen...mom blasted through the kitchen in the dark....WHAM...toe meets wooden stool and Mom nearly hit the floor!!! ROFLMBO....now it's just a pitiful, purple little toe!!!! But, alas, I have things to do and people to take care and most importantly....my baby girl's 5th birthday to worry about...so this little toe will not slow me down!!! LOL

Hope you all had a great weekend!

BASIC GREY TOOT!!!

I am so very excited!!! I posted my layout below "True Beauty" to the Basic Grey idea gallery and they PICKED IT UP!!!! I am very excited! Here is the link if you'd like to see it in the gallery: http://www.basicgrey.com/catalog/idea_gallery_info.php?idea_gallery_id=22086

Thank you for sharing my toot with me!!!!

My Challenge for CSS DT Call

One of the required creations for the CSS DT Call was to make a challenge and present it to the members. This is mine:

Have you ever made a flower using a transparency??!!!? If not, here's your chance and if you have, here's your chance to do it again!!!

1. Hand draw or trace a flower....ANY FLOWER....onto a transparency. PAINT the transparency...either the entire thing, the outline, certain parts....but I must see some paint!!!

2. LOs can be 8x8 or larger only please!

3. Use at least 2 photos on your LO!

4. JUST HAVE FUN and ENJOY!!!

This is my creation for the challenge and I LOVE it!!!

Thanks for looking!!!!!

PageMaps Toot!!

With all this insomniac activity happening today, I have totally forgotten that I have been asked to create a card for Becky Fleck's September CardMaps!!!! I was published in May and she'd been trying to email me but I wasn't receiving them :(, so I got paranoid and thought maybe she didn't like my work...so I emailed her and politely asked if I were still on the contributor list! She said YES and she'd been trying to reach me!!!! WHEW!!!! I can't share my creation with you all until the September newsletter comes out, but I promise to post a link once the newsletter is complete!!!!


UPDATE on the Insomnia: ROFLMBO.....Ok, well, after I ate lunch and made a quick Walmart run, I began to fade with RAPID SPEED! It actually brought back memories of nights out with a tad too much to drink and all your body wants to do is shut down. So, we got home, I asked the kids to PLEEEEEEASE let me sleep......I LOVE MY ANGELS!!! I slept for about 2 hours...enough to energize me and keep me focused on driving and DS's karate class AND get home to make some quick mac&cheese. I am about to get comfy because I am slowly going down....LOL Guess I won't be scrapping tonight; but I will get to veg out with my kiddos!! LOL

Insomnia SUCKS!

Okay, I have never had true insomnia and tonight/today I have experienced it. UGH!! I have been having trouble sleeping through the night for months now, but I always sleep enough and feel rested most days. Last night, I went to bed around midnight and laid there for 2 hours....got up.....went back to bed around 3 a.m. Laid there some more....dozed off for a bit, then the bladder called my name....UGH!!! So here it is 7:30 a.m. and I am still awake!!! ACCCKKKKKKKK!!! I should just go shower, get the kids up...go to Walmart so I can try to nap because we have karate later this evening. If it weren't for my burning, dry eyes, I'd be okay! LOL

Ok...enough whining! Here are 3 of my 5 DT call entries for Creative Scrap Shack! My fav is the LO of my beautiful daughter! Please check them out....TFL!!!

I used Basic Grey Perhaps as my Showcase Product and I loved using it!!! TFL!!!!

Blog Challenge from Amanda L. at CSS

Her Challenge Question: What would you do if you didn't scrap?

Honestly, I have NO idea what my answer would be. I know before I found scrapping and I had stopped working, I watched ALOT of HGTV and cooking shows....ROFL....guess that explains my weight gain I experienced that first year without working!!! LOL This question is rather difficult to answer (just like what did I do before I had kids) because I usually try to scrap several times a week between running errands and doing house duties. The times I don't scrap are when my DH is home because I try spend as much quality time with him as possible.

So, how about you......what would you do if you didn't scrap???????

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Now to my post for today! Well, it was quite a day for us! We really didn't do anything really special today until karate! DS kicked his way to the brown board and almost broke the black board.....YES THE BLACK BOARD...a.k.a. the hardest board to break!!! He did a front kick and well.....kicked booty!!! He was so excited and so very proud, as he should be!

I also received an email from a very dear friend of mine who lives near Dallas and it seems I will get to visit her and finally meet her twin angel girls when we venture that way in late August for a karate tournament!!! I am so excited! I haven't seen her in about 8 years, but we've kept in touch through years via mail and email! We met in xray school and have been great friends ever since.....and the best news is that they are thinking of moving back to Orange, TX .....which mean she'll be CLOSE TO ME!!!! Wonder if she's started scrapbooking yet??!!!??

So, my day was just awesome after about 4 p.m.!!! LOL I have completed 3 of the 5 DT Call assignments and I plan to finish the rest by week's end! Wish me luck!