Time away!

Finally this weekend I was able to get out and about and spend some quality time scrappin'!! :-) It's been far too long, and it feels GREAT to be back in the saddle again!!!



So I was out Friday night and Saturday at the Scrapbox (http://www.thescrapbox.ca/) and had a blast!! Finally picked up some new goodies (Bo Bunny "Beau Jardin" line!) to play with and FINALLY worked on the Mother's Day picture I've been waiting to scrap!

I also picked up some of the new felt from Prima...similar to the Queen & Co. "felt fusion"...but even more awesome ;-) I'm also addicted to the ColorCore cardstock..this one is "Cauldron" and I sanded it to reveal the matching teal colour of the pp. Of course, being a page just for MOI...I wanted some flowers, but they were a little too stark for my liking. So I stamped on them using the Autumn Leaves "Stampology" flourishes to match the paper :-) How friggin novel!! Also, the AC Thickers were a little stark..so I stamped on them, too!!

Anyhoooo....keep posted as I'll be posting some pics of the dahlia fold cards I'll be teaching in October shortly :-) They ROCK!!

Another nice addendum to the weekend was the number of Close To My Heart business cards I passed around...check them out if you have the chance (www.closetomyheart.com) I'll be doing a couple of Christmas card classes in the coming months!!!

Speedy Gonzales....

NOT! I've been working on about 3 different layouts and not one is the way I want it >:-(

But I digress....looking forward to fall in the worst way!!! ;-) I have the potential to be doing some really great and exciting things.....but....well, I have no control over any of it and that's very hard for me ;-) Just sitting here waiting....tapping fingers...and planning....it's the power of positive thinking, and I tell you...I'm just givin' 'er!!! LOL

Anyhoooooooo...the latest: Kids are spawn, life is good :-) Thing 1 and Thing 2 are a year and a half now, I can't believe it!!! I just bought them Dr. Seuss Thing 1 and Thing 2 Halloween costumes!!! *BEAMING*

Drama queen has recovered from her surgery and is in tip-top shape, I'm happy to report!! Still full of drama, but that I can deal with (or at least lead people to believe I can!!)

Oldest is full of pre-teen laziness...right on track ;-) I did this layout of him because I could. Seriously. Getting a decent picture of him NOT playing video games is a feat of gargantuan proportions!!!

AND....I scanned it :-) This is a big deal for me. NOW I will submit like wildfire...they may not ever use any of mine, but I tell you this...they will eat, sleep and breathe my name...baby steps. ;-)

Also, I used Photoshop CS3 to alter the main photo of him...see if you can pick out what I did!!!