Thankful

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend and made it through Black Friday! I have much to be thankful for and I feel truly blessed! I have to give a special thanks to my scrap buddy, Zandra. I've worked with her for years, but have had the wonderful opportunity of getting to know her as a person! She is one of the most kind, selfless people I've ever known, and last week, she brought me this big bag of Making Memories stash. Now, this is some major scrappy eye candy, don't you agree?! Thanks, Z!!

Here's a layout I made using just a tiny morsel of this stash! It's based on a sketch over at 52 Sketches, 52 Weeks...

Hope everyone has a great week...it will be Christmas before we know it!

Dedicated to My Doggies

Exciting news! My first DT layout for "A True Friend" Challenge Blog was featured today, along with the works of my awesome fellow DT members! This is a great challenge blog to help you scrap your favorite animal friends, so go check it out! The current challenge is to scrap how your animal friends deal with cold, winter nights. My two favorite fur friends choose their spots carefully on the bed! And...here they are!

Hope everyone has a super Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Don't forget to count your blessings...but definitely don't count your calories (hee hee)!!

Super Stoked!

I recently applied for 2 design team (DT) positions and this week, I found out that I was chosen for both! I cannot believe that my scrap journey has taken me this far and I'm humbled and SOOOO very excited! So, without further ado, I introduce the two sites where I will be designing!

Check out the DT announcement here! Just scroll down a little and you'll find it...My DT term will start January, 2010. I love what SFAC stands for- They offer exciting scrapbook kits and projects and donate 5% of the total sales to the causes we hold dear. I think that is absolutely fantastic!

And the second DT I was picked for is:

This cool challenge blog will allow me to scrap my two fur-kids, and hopefully inspire others to scrap their favorite animal friends too! Check out the DT announcement here!

I want to thank everyone (a special shout out to Z- you know who you are!!) for all of the words of encouragement! Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Scrappin' Frenzy

I participated in my first online crop with Scrap For a Cure. It was a fun-filled weekend of games, layout challenges and I got to meet a great group of gals too! FYI, this kit club donates some of their earnings to charity--this quarter's recipient is Feeding America. Pretty cool, huh?! Anyway, I managed to crank out the most layouts I've ever done in three days and here they are!

Thanks for taking a peek at my latest work! Hope everyone has a wonderful week! 'Til next time!

Sketch Take #44 @ 52 Sketches

I've always been intrigued at how scrappers take simple sketches and create such beautiful interpretations of them! This is Sketch #44 at 52 Sketches, 52 Weeks.

Here is my layout based on this awesome sketch. Go try it yourself! There will be a random drawing from all entries for a huge, yummy kit prize!

Thanks for stopping by and hope everyone is having a wonderful start to November!

ScrapStreet Pubs

Hello everybody! Hope your Halloween was full of tricks and treats! Unfortunately, I had to work, but no fear, the candy still found me on the job...

Last month, I was lucky enough to have two layouts chosen for the October issue of ScrapStreet, an awesome scrapbook e-zine. Here they are!

Now that the November issue of Scrapstreet is out, go check it out! It's free, so no excuses! It's chock full of layouts, sketches and cool tutorials! I've got a couple of layouts in this issue as well, so I hope you head over there- you'll love what you see! 'Til next time...

Crisp Days of Fall

I know it's snowing in some parts, but it just doesn't do that here in South Texas! Do some people actually have to 'trick- or-treat' in the snow? I can't even begin to fathom that! Our last real recorded snowfall was in January, 1985 and we received 13 inches! Talk about a total fluke of nature. I've basically resigned myself to going to Colorado each year to see some real snowfall. Anyway...enough of the white stuff...

It's been quite cool these last few days...mid 70's with a beautiful, crisp breeze. Puts me in the mood for some pumpkin pie, caramel apples, and some fall layouts...so here's one in honor of the new season:

Take care everyone...be grateful for all of your blessings, and don't sweat the small stuff! 'Til next time!