and we have a winner

Thank you to everyone who entered the drawing, signed up for the Nook newsletter and for the contest coming up this week. We have over 100 ladies so far who will be participating so it is sure to be quite the fun time. You can still sign up by going here: 


http://www.myscrapbooknook.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=29


I thought I'd announce the winner of the giveaway......

 lm said...

Im excited to get the newletter and learn more!! Thank you !

August 29, 2010 9:32 PM

Congrats- please send me your mailing information to mattandbeckywilliams at yahoo dot com and I'll get a prize out to you!

how about another Saturday giveaway?

Yes, I know that it's Friday but I was so excited about this one that I thought I'd post about it today to give you more time to enter. I'll keep this open until Monday 12pm EST.

Are your kids back in school now and you have some extra time to scrap?

Could you use a little scrappy inspiration to get that mojo flowing?

Well, I have just the thing for you:

We've had lots of people sign up so far and from what I've seen so far of the designers' preparation for this, it's going to be so much fun and you just might learn a new thing or two. We'd love to have more people to join us and have you heard? Along with other prizes that will be given away one winner will receive a 6 month subscription to the kit club. That's right! 6 MONTHS! That's incredible, don't you think?!

In order to get you more excited and have more people join us I thought I'd do a little giveaway. I'll put together a bunch of fun scrappy things for the winner, just what I'm not sure yet but it will be a great prize. 

All you have to do is head on over to the Nook and sign up for the contest and participate in what you can. 

http://www.myscrapbooknook.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=29

Leave me a comment here to let me know you've signed up and I'll enter you for my giveaway. 

Would you like another chance to win my scrappy prize? Simply head on over to the Nook and sign up for the newsletter, filled each month with fun scrappy projects, Nook news and great deals. After you sign up leave me a comment here to tell me you've done it and I'll enter your name in my drawing a second time. 

http://stores.myscrapbooknook.com/-strse-template/newsletter/Page.bok

How about this? If you invite one of your friends to sign up for the challenge I'll give you another chance to win, just leave me a comment here telling me the name of your friend. If you get them to sign up for the newsletter leave me a comment about that, too. That gives you LOTS of chances to win. 

How does that sound? 

Pretty darn fantastic? 

Well, what are you waiting for? Head on over to the Nook today!

Jillibean layout to share

Here she is, our little Aimee. She is quite the ray of sunshine at our house because of her sweet personality and funny ways. Yep, we love her a lot. It's hard to watch her growing up and changing so much lately and hard to believe that she'll be three years old in just a short time. Because I don't know if we'll be able to have any more kids I am trying to enjoy this little stage as much as I can and because I can't slow down time I am taking lots and lots of pictures. 

This page was made using the new Pasta Fagioli collection from Jillibean Soup.

Back to School with the Nook

How does that sound to you? 

Head on over and sign up! The fun starts on September 1st. 

Just click here for more info. 

Hailey's first day and a Creative Charms reminder

It's hard to believe that it's back to school time already. Just when we thought the summer would last forever it's now the second day of school.

The first day of school last year was exciting, sad but a big step that Hailey was ready for. Yesterday she was nervous, she'd had a hard time sleeping the night before and was so nervous that Matt had to help her with her breakfast Monday morning before heading off to school. I think that part of it was because she had a new teacher and change is hard for her. I think another part of it was because her good friend, Landon, who lives across the street from us, wouldn't be in her class this year. She's a bit shy but once she gets warmed up a bit she'll be fine.

Here is a picture of her from yesterday. We got some pics of her before school- alone and with her sisters and her friend, Landon.

Overall she had a great first day, she's excited about the new "specials" classes and got to see a lot of old friends from last year's class during their playtime on the BIG playground.

p.s. just a reminder about the August Deal of the Month at Creative Charms. You have about a week to get in on this deal, available in pink or blue.

Here is a sneak of next month's deal that is up on the Creative Charms blog today:

Super cute, huh? You can take a look at the other products at the Creative Charms site:

http://www.creativecharms.com/

just a quick Nook question

Hello!

Do you like the sneaks and projects that I post each month for My Scrapbook Nook?

Would you like to learn more about what is going on at the Nook?

Would you LOVE to receive the monthly newsletter to tell you all about upcoming events at the Nook, special deals and information about classes, etc.?

All you have to do is click on this link and it will subscribe you to the newsletter. Check it out and see- it's free, of course, and there's lots of fun information for you each and every time.

http://stores.myscrapbooknook.com/-strse-template/newsletter/Page.bok

how about a card today?

I have a couple of new pages that I still need to take pictures of so for today I'll share a card.

I used some older My Little Shoebox for this as well as some Making Memories felt flowers and alpha stickers from October Afternoon.

I added a little bit of Glossy Accents to the heart, too. 

Have a great day! It's our first day of school here so Hailey is very excited- she has her clothes all picked out and wants me to curl her hair for the occasion ☺

lucky winner of the scrappy giveaway

I decided to go ahead and post the winner of my Saturday giveaway and the lucky gal was #24 and that is...

LG Belarmino!!!!

Congrats, LG. I'll be contacting you to find out more about what you'd like and get a package on its way to you.

Thank you to everyone for stopping by and leaving a comment.

September kit from My Scrapbook Nook and I guess I'd better pick a winner

Are any of you anxious to find out what will be in the September kit from My Scrapbook Nook?

I'm tellin' ya, it's going to be gorgeous. GORGEOUS.

Brand spanking new Crate Paper Restoration- here are some pics and a list of the contents. We'll have a picture of everything together once Leah gets her kit and is able to take pictures of it all.

Crate Restoration Papers 16 sheets double sided (see below!)

Crate Restoration Die Cut Paper

Crate Restoration Phrase Stickers

Crate Restoration Layered Chipboard

Crate Restoration Sew Brads (can I tell you how excited I am that these are in the kit???!!!)

Ribbon From American Crafts

Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alphabet

2 Yards of Twine, 1 yard Caribbean Teal & White, 1 yard Cappuccino Brown & White

Jenni Bowlin 4" Chipboard Mini Book (Labeled Shape w/Line Paper and Rings

(the border ones are an add-on, not actually in the kit- but, the add-ons are up in the store so HURRY before they're gone!!!) http://stores.myscrapbooknook.com/-strse-Kits-cln-Kit-Add-dsh-Ons/Categories.bok

And a look at some of my favorite papers from the kit. 

and one more...

I'll let the rest be a surprise! ☺ 

You can order the kit or start a subscription here:

http://stores.myscrapbooknook.com/-strse-Kits-cln-Feature-Kit/Categories.bok

And, there's also the matter of choosing a winner from my random scrappy prize giveaway. Since I fell asleep last night...it was SUCH a long and hard day with girls...I will choose a winner tonight and post it here tomorrow. So, y'all come back now, ya hear?

Have a great day!!

playing with Lily Bee some more

The July kit from My Scrapbook Nook featuring Lily Bee's "Hello Sunshine" collection has been one of my very favorite kits so far. I like it so much that I decided to pull it out again the other day to scrap these pictures of Sarah playing in the water in our driveway. She sure loves to jump in puddles and since there weren't any that day she decided to make her own. She even laid down in the water and pretended she was "surfing." Silly little girl.

I used the Hello Sunshine rub-ons in a couple of spots, used some Maya Mist, some Hambly stitch rub-ons and some alphas from American Crafts. The journal card (included in the kit)  is from Jenni Bowlin and the flower punch is the large retro flower punch from EK Success.

I added some doodling to the page and flowers with my black Sharpie. 

Aren't those die-cuts so fun? LOVE them, and the cute little chipboard buttons, too. 

and a little staple detail on one of the green American Crafts Thickers. 

Have a great day!

p.s. this is a Friday Fave over at Lily Bee! 

http://lilybeedesign.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-faves_20.html

the Jillibean Soup sprout contest!

Do you love Jillibean Soup journaling sprouts? I sure do.

If you do, too, here's your chance to create something really cool and maybe win a prize. Here's the announcement from the Jillibean blog and our Big Bean, Jill:

Millionth Sprout Project Contest Announcement

Hello there!  Happy Friday!  We've got some good news to share with you today!

As I mentioned last week we have a BIG Announement...Our Millionth Sprout Project Contest!!!!

What is it?  Well, we want to see how you use your Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts!  We're looking for the most innovative use of our sprouts.  Projects, layouts, cards...however you use them, we want to see it!    Don't know what sprouts are?  Shame on you. ;)   You can view them here.  You can use your old sprouts or our newest designs.  As Kimber mentioned yesterday, we've started shipping the latest releases so you will be able to get the new sprouts soon! 

When is it?  Starting next Monday, August 23, 2010, you can enter your projects.  The contest will be open for 4 weeks.  Final submissions need to be in by September 20, 2010 Midnight EST. 

How do I apply?  Please send an image of your project to contests@jillibean-soup.com.  Please include your name, address, phone and e-mail.  Persons entering must be 18 years of age.  International applicants are welcome to submit entries. You may submit as many different projects as you wish. 

What will I win?  We are giving away $100 in cash, $100 in Jillibean product, a Jillibean t-shirt and your project will be used in an upcoming ad campaign.   

If you have any questions please post them in the comments section here. 

Good stuff!  We can't to wait to see your submissions! 

Good Luck and Happy Sprouting!

Pixielicious!

It was so fun to share my Cosmo Cricket Togetherness project with you and today I have a Pixielicious card to share with you.

Heres is the sketch that Jen Pohl, our design team coordinator and card maker extraordinaire, created:

And here is my take on her sketch using the cute Pixielicious collection from Cosmo Cricket.

SRM Stickers Express Yourself #42040 Everyday Boy

This is such a cute collection with its butterflies and fairies- I still have some Disneyland pictures from a year ago that I need to scrap and this paper will be perfect!

more fun with Cosmo Cricket Togetherness

One of the best parts about being on the team at SRM Stickers (besides getting all of those fun stickers!) is being able to work with fun, FREE product from some of SRM's friends like Cosmo Cricket.

I was so excited to find out that we were going to receive some of Cosmo Cricket's new CHA release and was even more anxious as I found out that we'd get two collections. WE all received the Togetherness collection, one of my favorites from this CHA release, and Pixielicious as well.

Thank you SRM and Cosmo Cricket!

Today we are all featuring the Togetherness collection so make sure and check things out on the SRM blog to see everyone's work and then check the individual blogs for more detailed pictures. You will find the links for these on the right side of my blog. On Friday we'll be showing off what we did with the other collection we received.

First off, here's the layout I created using the Togetherness Papercrafting Kit.

I used SRM Stickers from the new Everyday Girl collection- so fun!

One of my favorite techniques in scrapbooking is hand cutting elements from patterned paper to use as embellishments. I made everything you see on this page from the Togetherness Papercrafting kit though you might wonder if I had more than that. With a little bit of time and some careful cutting you can have some great embellishments to enhance your page even if you didn't buy any of the other embellishments from the collection. You can see a few examples of this in the following photos.

I added some dimension to the red polka dot bird with some foam adhesive.

I cut out and added some doodling around the edges of the clouds and then popped one up with foam adhesive again. For the butterflies I simply put adhesive right in the center so that I could bend up the wings a bit and give a sense of motion. It also adds more dimension to the page than if I'd just glued it down flat.

Aren't those little pinwheels cute? I cut them from one of the journaling cards and added a brad to the center.

If you take a look at the sentiment that runs across the group of pictures you will see that all of the wording is in black. Originally one of the "watch me" parts was in green, but in order to make it stand out more over the top of my picture I simply cut the same phrase from another sticker sheet and layered it on top and voila!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Check back tomorrow for more with Cosmo Cricket and a great new card sketch from Jen. 

p.s. Make sure to stop by the SRM blog for a chance to win some Cosmo and SRM Stickers!

mixing things up

I really like the soft florals and other patterns in the Indie Girl line from Sassafras and thought it would be fun to mix that up with some brighter, bolder patterns from some My Little Shoebox paper and here is the result:

I used the Sassafras as the base and then cut out lots of flowers, the bird, clouds and fence from the MLS paper, used a Sass journal spot and some alphas from Sassafras and American Crafts. The clear sentiment stickers are all from SRM Stickers. Aren't they fun? 

The little "sunshine" button is Flair from American Crafts.

I hope that you're having a great day. 

Again, a reminder to leave a comment on the giveaway post below for your chance to win. 

Hey, guess what? Me and some of the other Scrapbook Nook ladies are on the Sassafras blog! 

Talk about cool! http://sassafras.typepad.com/sassafras/2010/08/some-beauties-that-we-found.html

happy birthday to Hailey and a couple of projects

Yes, it's my oldest daughter's birthday today! She's turning 6 today and will head off to first grade in less than a week. She will probably always be the youngest in her class but she was so ready to begin school, so smart and is doing SO well with her reading and other things.

Happy birthday sweet Hailey. We love you so very much

Right now Hailey loves to:
*draw pictures of princesses and mermaids and flowers and anything else she sets her mind to
*sing Primary songs and those from Barbie movies and shows she watches on Nick Jr. (the Backyardigans, Wonder Pets and Dora) as well as songs she makes up herself
*do gymnastics and is excited to play soccer in the fall
*putting together outfits with her dress-up clothes (dresses with necklaces and other accessories)
*make books out of scrap paper which she fills with drawings and stories she makes up
*playing on the swings and monkey bars
*cheesy noodles and pickles and nectarines and cinnamon rolls- not all together, of course.
*playing with her puppy, Bella

In honor of Hailey's birthday I also have a layout to share, a page that was done for SRM Stickers that will be shown on their blog today, too. This page was created using a mix of Sassafras products, lots of SRM Stickers and some pictures of Hailey from her first day of kindergarten last year. It was quite an emotional day for us and I was so nervous about leaving her there at school and worrying about whether or not she was okay.

I did lots of hand cut work on this page, as you can see, layering the pieces here and there on the page. 

SRM Stickers: Express Yourself #42020 School

Say it With Stickers #40035 Kindergarten

Live Life #49003

We are celebrating today by having cinnamon rolls and fruit for breakfast, going out to lunch and then going the Nickelodeon Storytime Live show that's in town today- just the perfect timing for a birthday outing. We'll get to see all of the girls' favorite characters from Backyardigans, Wonder Pets, Ni Hao Kai Lan and Dora. It should be quite a fun time for everyone. 

Today I also have a project to share with you using items from Creative Charms. I am doing a 3-month stint on the CC design team and it's been fun to get to play with all of the cute embellishments. 

I used papers from My Mind's Eye, Making Memories, Creative Imaginations and DreamStreet. 

Journal spot: My Mind's Eye

Alphas: American Crafts, October Afternoon

Flowers (velvet and braided flowers) and bling from Creative Charms. 

I used one of the blue flowers from August's deal of the month only I took the sequined center off and used the flower to layer with one of the orange braided flowers and used the sequins as accents on the page.

I also created a card for Creative Charms this month which I'll share with you tomorrow. You can see more projects made with Creative Charms embellishments on their blog here: 

http://creative-charms.blogspot.com/

Check back on my blog later this week for a feature with SRM Stickers and new Cosmo Cricket as well. 

Don't forget to leave a comment on my giveaway post down below for your chance to win. 

good Monday morning!

This time next week I'll be coming  home from dropping my oldest off at school. It's so hard to believe that the summer is just about over but we are ready, the girls are anxious and it's time. We love having the girls home together but now it's time to move on. It's been a great summer of travels and fun and sunshine and swings, reading books (did I tell you that Hailey got third place in the summer reading program at our local library and she's only 5!) and drawing and painting and having lots of fun.

I've had time to scrap a bit, time to talk to friends and family and time to relax and time to play with the puppy.

I've had lots of great scrappy news and in case you haven't already, check out the giveaway post- simply leave a comment and I'll choose a random winner for a fun scrappy prize:

http://onescrappinmama.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-about-saturday-giveaway.html

Have a great day!

how about a Saturday giveaway?

I was thinking that since I've been quite lucky scrappywise lately maybe I'd let someone else have a chance to be lucky. I will do a random drawing next Saturday and the winner will get a nice scrappy prize from me.

How does that sound?

All you have to do is leave a comment here and tell me what your favorite scrapbooking products or companies are and that's it!

Have a great weekend!

p.s. I'll keep this open until Friday night of this new week.

Thank you all for your sweet words ♥

August deal at Creative Charms

I just wanted to remind you about the August deal at Creative Charms. This kit costs only $6.99 but is valued at so much more. It comes in both pink and blue and it's so so cute!

Just look at all of the fun things you get. You can buy yours by going to 

http://www.creativecharms.com/

and some more news

Okay, just so you know, when I applied for these manufacturer teams I didn't think I'd get on even one. That's just my luck. I don't usually get picked, I'm like the last person chosen for dodgeball because that's just me. I am always happy to congratulate everyone else and I have definitely gotten lots more no's than yes's when applying for different teams, and that's okay because I've loved the teams I've been a part of.

But, to get onto the American Crafts team- blew me away and it still doesn't seem real- and then to get the guest spot at Lily Bee with Kim Watson- and to be back on the Nook team and now this...well, I my head is spinning.

I didn't even know about this one until my sister-in-law, Ginger, called this morning to congratulate me and I had no idea what she was talking about. Is this crazy or what?

Our returning team members:
Juliana Michaels
Patti Milazzo
Carole Janson
Shanna Vineyard

Our new USA team members:

Becky Williams
Robbie Herring
Debbie Sherman
Sarah Eclavea
Frances Sylvia

Our new members from around the world:
Mireille Divjak - Netherlands
Jolanda - Netherlands
Irene Tan - Malaysia
Tomoko Takahashi - Japan
Luzma Bruna - Chile
Malin Wiggur - Sweden
Agnieska Piskorz - Poland
Christiane Miller - Germany
Kathleen Glossop - Australia
Michele Beck - France
Celi Mara - Brazil
Carin McDonough - UK
Samantha Wright - South Africa
Janis Medina - Philippines
Tara Orr - Canada
Gabrielle Pollacco - Canada

Congrats to all of the girls who made the team. It looks like I am going to be a very busy girl. I'm a bit overwhelmed at the moment but I'm just going to have fun and enjoy the ride while it lasts. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen to me. 

http://bobunny.blogspot.com/2010/08/drumroll-please.html

and one more Sassafras page...for now anyway

I have really liked working with the August kit from My Scrapbook Nook featuring Sassafras' Indie Girl line.

These pictures of my oldest daughter are some that I've been wanting to scrap for a long time, well, since May anyway, and I think this kit was what I was waiting for ♥

and a detail shot so that you can see the doodling and part of  the journaling.

Have a great day!

Sassafras Indie Girl papers and stickers as well as some Sass flowers from my stash, Maya Road mist, Bo Bunny bling and a little bit of ink and doodling here and there. 

new design team at My Scrapbook Nook

The list has been posted so I would like to congratulate everyone who made the team!

Please welcome the NEWEST members of the My Scrapbook Nook Design Team!


Stacey Hansen-USA
Hilde Aaslund-Norway
Carol Monson-USA
Crystal Bowman-Australia
Mahlin Wiggur-Sweden
Ginger Williams-USA
Danni Reid-USA
Wendy McKee-UK 

And welcome back our perennial favorites:
Leah Killian-USA
Stacey Michaud-USA
LG Belarmino-Philipeans
Tanya Tahir-Australia
Camilla Ekman-Sweden
Trish Harwick-USA
Lori Mancini-Canada
Becky Williams- USA 


What a fabulous team! I am so happy to be back for another term and can't wait to get started with the September kit. Congrats, ladies!

My Scrapbook Nook September kit sneak

Leah just posted this in the forum at My Scrapbook Nook so I thought I'd share it with you:

This is going to be a gorgeous kit! I simply can't wait. 

how about some more Sassafras?

I have been fighting with my computer today so that I could get some images off of my camera and post some new-ish layouts for you to see.


I have done a few more pages with the August kit from My Scrapbook Nook so I'll share one of those with you today. These pictures were taken while we were on our big road trip this summer. We'd been to northern Texas, to Colorado and Utah and Idaho and also Washington and we were on our way back home to Texas when we decided to take a little detour through Moab, Utah to go to Arches National Park. At first the girls thought the rock formations were really cool but before long they were ready to get out of there. These pictures were taken from one of the viewpoints of Delicate Arch. We opted to see it from afar since a 2 hour hike in the blazing heat with three little kids didn't sound very appealing. This is Hailey resting at the viewpoint. Silly girl.

I really like the look of the Sassafras Indie Girl collection on kraft! 

The Sweet Treats stickers are so fun to layer! I added some Bo Bunny bling to the flowers.

LOVE the border strips on the Sassafras papers, too. 

I hope you're having a great week. There are exciting things going on right now at My Scrapbook Nook. The design team call is in full-swing and we're getting close to finding out who the final design team members will be. Here are the amazing finalists who are all so very talented: 

Taj White
Monique Liedtke
Melissa Mann
Keshet Shenkar Starr
Jennifer Larson
Cris Cunningham
Amanda Dovey
Amy Harle
Beth Jarrett
Carol Monson
Christy Arthur
Crystal Bowman
Danni Reid
Deanna Misner
Natalie Dever
Jennifer Ruhl
Emmy Brännstrom
Frauke Nolzen

Ginger Williams (so cool- I didn't even know she was applying!)
Helga Payawal-Vergara
Hilde Aaslund
Jennifer Hottinger Sloan
Jona Katherine Panesa
Katarina Krumeluran
Kristin Powell
Lydia Jackson
Mahlin Wiggur
Natalie Hearn
Robyn Schaub
Rochelle Spears
Sarah Eclavea
Shannon Morgan
Susan Burgeois
Susan Coish
Stacey Hansen
Christa Paustenbaugh
Wendy Mckee

Congrats to all of you ladies and good luck!

p.s. I wanted to say thank you for all of the congratulations and well wishes. 

as if it could get any better

Remember how I was stunned to be chosen as part of the new American Crafts design team?

Well, I'm speechless once again.

Look what was just posted:

http://lilybeedesign.blogspot.com/2010/08/guest-designer-contest-winners.html

Yes, ME, little ol' me, was chosen along with the fabulous Kim Watson, to be one of Lily Bee's upcoming guest designers. I am so in shock. What a fun thing to get to do and I am so excited!! The above collection was one of my favorites from this past CHA.

Thanks to my friend, LG Belarmino for posting about this in the forum at My Scrapbook Nook because I hadn't seen it yet and didn't think I'd be chosen. Thanks to Leah for putting together such an awesome July kit from which I made those projects.

WOW!!!!

a card for Jillibean Soup

I know...I say it again and again but I really do like the new Monster Stew line from Jillibean Soup. The paper with the frames is SO perfect for cardmaking! And, you know I LOVE those cute little monsters ♥

Here's a card that I made that's up on the Jillibean blog today:

I used the Monster Stew collection along with some black Soup Staples and alpha stickers and some black twine. Foam adhesive from Helmar. 

Have a happy scrappy day. 

the Nook blog hop is over

Just so you know, the blog hop for My Scrapbook Nook is officially closed.

Each design team member will randomly draw a winner and those winners will be contacted for mailing information and the list will be posted in the forum at the Nook as soon as all winners have been chosen.

Thanks for playing along and good luck!

good Saturday morning and a p.s. for Stuck?! Sketches

Good morning to you and happy Saturday!

I got some fun news by email the other day and while I am still surprised and a bit stunned I am so excited and can't wait to start playing with all of the new products. I must admit that I am feeling so very out of my league with the fantastically talented ladies who are on that team with me but I will do my best and just have fun with it. It's a dream come true for me, something I've tried for 3 or 4 times now so it's hard to believe that I actually made the team. http://americancrafts.typepad.com/studio/2010/08/announcing-the-20102011-american-crafts-contributing-design-team.html

INTERNATIONAL
Celine Navarro - from Mireval, France
Chin Pooi
Mahlin Wiggur - from Aby, Sweden
Melanie Louette - from Quebec, Canada
Poki Nobeno - from Osaka City, Japan
Wendy McKee - from Suffolk, England

UNITED STATES
Alisha Gordon - from Orem, UT
Amy Tan - from Culver City, CA
Becky Williams - from Wolfforth, TX
Caroline Ikeji - from San Francisco, CA
Cindy Tobey - from Kentwood, MI
Jen Jocksich - from Manito, IL
Jennifer Gallacher - from Spanish Fork, UT
Jenny Chesnick - from Brooklyn, MD
Kelly Purkey - from New York, NY
Leah Farquharson - from Lauderhill, FL
Leslie Ashe - from Forth Worth, TX
Maggie Holmes - from Gilbert, AZ
Michelle Lanning - from Brea, CA
Paige Evans - from South Pasadena, CA
Robyn Werlich - from Lehi, UT
Sarah de Guzman - from Sunnyvale, CA
Shannon Zickel - from Louisville, KY
Susan Weinroth - from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Suzy Plantamura - from Laguna Niguel, CA

Congrats to my friends- Leah, Mahlin and Wendy who also made the team. I am so excited for all of US!

Also, a big congrats to LG, Ginger and of course, Lynn, who are on the new Pebbles Inc. design team.
http://pebblesinc.blogspot.com/2010/08/introducing-new-pebbles-2010-2011.html

I hope you all have a great day. I'm dealing with a bad headache today but will come back and post something new and scrappy later on.

p.s. since this is up now I can share it with you-

I was asked to guest design for Stuck?! Sketches this month and the reveal was today:
http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/2010/08/birthday-celebrations-bonus-sketch-1.html

Here is the fun sketch I was asked to use:

And here is my take on the sketch, just rotated, and using the fabulously cute Cosmo Cricket DeLovely collection.

Have a great day!