How cute is she...

How cute are these two photos of my Bella bug?
I snapped these this afternoon for a photo challenge on scrappin trends. Using the afternoon light we were to capture a quick snapshot. Bella was outside playing and stopped to think if she wanted me to take her photo ... or not... so I clicked really fast and got these two VERY SCRAPPABLE (is that a word?) photos. You will be seeing these on a layout soon hehe.
Had a busy weekend getting dt projects finished and scrapping with Bella. John got grass cut finally. FIRST cutting of the season. I think it broke his heart to have to cut the grass again.
BUT the best news... MY CABINETS CAME IN FRIDAY!!! SOON AND VERY SOOON I will ahve my scrap island in my scrap room. IM JUST a tad bit excited! They just have to be painted and now we aer waiting on the counter top to come in. Feels liek forEVER. I ahve only been waiting... 3 years I guess what is a couple more weeks AHHHHH!

Un toot and a RE toot

Hey yall! I was a little dissapointed that my layout got cut from the Journaling your stories book. I received the book in the mail with a cool box full of goodies. I was so confused when I couldnt find my layout in there about them naming the road after my dad. I got the sweetest COOLEST email today from Pam Baird, The editor in chief at Scrapbook trends, explaining the cut and that it fit the May issue better and DID I MIND ( ugh HELLO sure I mind hahahaa (NOT!!!) AS IF!!! PLEASE, go ahead and add it. Would you like me to tap dance for ya? whehew!
I was concerned because I got this box in the mail with ALL THIS STUFF in it saying I had ordered a kit and of course John was going WHAT you ordered a KIT? How much was it when did you order it where i the check blah blah. and IM going UGH... Maybe .. maybe not I dont remember ordering it.
SO anyway... they had sent the payment on since they were keeping it for the MaY issue and they send the layouts out seperate from the goodie box (which was really coool box of goodys by the way) I got the scenic route laurel pack and a big trio pack of BLING cardstock (whehew) and some awesome chipboard flowers and stuff from plain janes, some rub ons and all kinda stuff in that box it was packed full.. and 2 copies of the book!
SO I untooted but now Im re tooting! CUZ now it will be in the MAY issue whehew! SOooo keep your eye out for that.
So now im not bummed anymore and I got this COOOL email to boot!

Bellas new hiar do....

SO if you remember I mentioned last week how my sweet little BELLA... (grrr) did a DO IT YOURSELF hair cut. Well we went today to get it evened up and straightened out some. ITs cute as it can be but I miss my long haired little girl! I KNOW I KNOW it is just hair and it will grow back. HEre are the pics I took tonight.

SHE PROMISED Mrs Melissa she would NEVER cut her hair again haha.

I hope not I shed enough tears over those locks today. As fast as her hair grows.... it will be to mid back again in no time.. Just broke my heart when I saw hair on the floor where she was playing ::sigh::

AUCTION IS UNDER WAY!

THis layout was done By Traelyn (Tracy) Gabbys mommy. What a precious child. THis is one BRAVE little girl!!!!

THE AUCTION STARTED TODAY at THE CHALET THERE ARE LOTS OF AWESOME THINGS UP FOR GRABS and it all goes to help little gabby with her incurred costs during her hospital stay in Cinn. She is 4 years old. and suffers from collea (sp) she will now have to be on a catheter the rest of her life :( but so many prayers have been answered for this beautiful baby girl. BE SURE AND GO BID ON YOUR FAVORITE ITEM. THEY ARE GOING FAST!!!!

LOTS OF AWESOME STUFF IN THERE!!!

lots of altered items. I also have my tray up for auction, my apple basket, a "my favorite items box CHUNKED FULLLLLLL Of product valued at over 100.00. the GIRLS ROCK basket and some other things" there are some amazing peopel that have made things and some that have purchased gift baskets full of stuff to auction off. ALL THE MONEY GOES TO GABBY to help pay for her surgery and incurred costs. So COME ON OVER AND CHECK IT OUT! ALL FOR THE LOVE OF GABBY!

April at the Chalet.

April is going to be a VERY FUN MONTH at THE CHALET! We have this awesome Kit offering. I had so much fun playing with this kit. SO MUCH FUN I can't wait to order another one! The paper is by paperloft and is soooo stinkin cute. THe cardstock is the fabulous bazzil BLING! I LOVE THAT STUFF and Laura has a fabulous price on it! This kit is schlam full of goodies. Enough that I made this mini album. the purse and the page and STILL have enough left over IM gonna make another page. The chatterbox letters are so cute you can sand them so the embossed textures and scrolls come up. I inked them so they really popped out. This kit will be available april 1st so BE SURE YOU are on ready to get it. THEY WILL GO FAST! You can sign up in advance for kits by purchasing a 3 or 6 month pre purchase so that way YOU will be sure not to miss any of these kits. I had so much fun with this one I cant wait for the next.

The little mini album I made a story to go with the photos. It is based on the actual photo shoot but I made it into fairy tale style.
* The book and purse are NOT included in the kit but are made by 7 gypsies. I also added the heidi swapp (little letters) chipboard words to the cover and the arrow photo turns to show that you need to turn the book over to continue the story.

Everything else is in the kit.

I added the Basic grey magnets to the purse to hold the flap closed. Also the ric rak is from my stash.

On the BELLA BUG page everything is included in the kit except the photo turns and the bling dots. I also added the green cardstock mat.

I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed making it.

wheweew I did it!

I finally got my cubes all put together and my stuff put on it. This is just phase 2. We still have the island to be put together and then the table moved to the corner and the room painted. WHEHEWW. SO excited. Been waiting on this for quiet some time. Hubby found some AMAZING deal on some base cabinets and the countertop of course. I got the rest of the cubes on clearance some for christmas and birthday when they went on sale. been adding to them. Its sloowwwly getting there. as soon as it gets warm enough we can paint and put all that in. THen reorganize and be all set. NOW Im ready to go mess it all up scrapping HEHE!

OH MY GAWESH!!!

I JUST GOT MY FIRST KIT FROM THE CHALET and ALL I CAN SAY IS BLING CARDSTOCK FREAKIN ROCKS OUTLOUD! THIS IS SOOOOOOOO STINKIN CUTEEEEEEE HOLY COW!!! YALL ARE GOING TO FLIP OUT when you see these kits THEY ARE awesome I CANT GET OVER HOW MUCH WAS IN THIS BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM DROOLING I CANT WAIT TO SCRAP AND IM SUPPOSED TO BE CLEANING, HUBBY IS GONNA BE so MAD at ME... BUT OMG, BLING BABY BLING I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!! I HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE OF THESE cuz NO WAY YOU COULD GET ALL THIS FOR THE MONEY IF YOU JuST WENT AND BOUGHT IT OMGOSH!!! CANT GET OVER THE BLING!!!CHALET ROCKS OUTLOUD AND ONFIRE BABEEEYYYYYY! IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS!! IM JUMPING AROUND SINGING WITH MY VIDEO!!!

LITTLE HELP FOR OUR FRIEND

If you all remember we are doing an auction to help Traelyn's daughter GABBY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE something to be AUCTIONED or if you want to purchase something that is being AUCTIONED. PLEASE just click on the links.

Gabby is doing well and is going to get to come home. A very big answered prayer. SHe still has a haul in front of her and her family. SO please keep them in your prayers and for more information. GO to SCRAPBOOK CHALET. You can just ask anyone there and we can get you any info you need.

A HUGE thank you to Laura and to Kat and Charlee for doing this for them. YOU GUYS WILL DEFINITLY WEAR GOLDEN BLINGED CROWNS SOME DAY. BIG HUGS TO YOU GUYS!
WE WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

Here is the previous post regarding Traelyn and her daughter Gabby.

New creations

WHew, Just got finished with the two pages I had started. I was determined I would finish them tonight. I got this paper from the lss (It's not just scrap) here in Alabama (Semmes) Karla was so sweet and held some stuff for me (and Marcy too big hugs girly) They knew I wanted,so I could make the journey out there (wink) LOVED this Creative imaginations paper and the Imaginisce, the around the block brads are too fun! YOU KNoW IM ALL ABOUT some photo turns too, goes perfect with the photo! Bella is such a little ham! THanks Karla and crew. I guess it woulda been nice If I told you the journaling huh... IT says: KNOCK KNOCK.. WHO IS THERE? IRISH.. IRISH WHO? I RISH YOU WOULD KISS ME. (BElla thinks she is sooo funny and well I think so too haha)



(jouranling says: It was a scorcher of a day in late August. We went to a "back to school" Family day with our friends and neighbors David and Diane Carter. Bella her her first snow cone, a welcomed treat on such a hot day. August 2005)
This is the other new line of paper they got in from Imaginisce. SOO CUTE. YES I cut out all those flowers last night during a 3 hour tv watching spree. You can't see in the photo, but I pop dotted some of them for dimension. I will take a better photo tomorrow.(yes Jeanne I will photo it so you can see the blingage and the Bling cardstock and the flowers better heheh)
My hands are killin' me, but it was worth it. Love the dimension it adds. had to take my pain meds first time in quiet a while.. well I take that back, I had to take it when we had all the "tomatoe washings" haha (tornadoe watches/warnings that is what Bella calls them) My joints were all funky then too. Today it is just from play group being out in the sun (forgot my sunscreen like a dummy) and then all the running around we had to do yesterday, chasing Bella all over the place, then the scrap session I have done all this past weekend and this week getting all my projects finished up. snap! I just remembered I gotta finish my journaling on that other page... I keep putting it off because it is another one of my daddy pages and it just upsets me.. I will have to just sit down and do it and get it over with.
Good night yall out there in blog land. Hope you all have a beautiful fun Friday. I KNOW WE WILL. GOT BIG PLANS today and all weekend! I will tell ya more about it Later and show some photos :) OH I ALMOST FORGOT! GO check out the Chalet, On the design team page! SHe has my bio and my picture up with the other rockin girls (CANNOT BELIEVE MY NAME IS UP THERE WITH SOME OF THE MOST ROCKIN PEOPLE EVERRRRR!!!!) IM SO EXCITED! Be sure and say HI while your there! THis is a MAJOR dream come true and a HUGE opportunity to make a big dream come true!
Thanks for looking.

whats happnin'

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Here is a preview of "one" of the pages Im working on for the big project coming up. Im really excited about this and CANNOT WAIT to tell yall all the wonderful news. BUT, I cant yet. I cant leave this page up but for a couple days then i have to take it back down. BUT you can at least see what I have been working on :)

ALSO I made this for Miss Bella Bug:




This is for the Design Team I am on TREASURES TO SCRAP. Three bugs in a rug is the Dt featured sponsor for this month. SO be sure and check them out.

FOr the ones that need to hear it

"Bless your persecutors; never curse them, bless them. Rejoice with others when they rejoice, and be sad with those in sorrow. Give the same consideration to all others alike... Never pay back evil with evil, but bear in mind the ideals that all regard with respect. As much as is possible, and to the utmost of your ability, be at peace with everyone... If your enemy is hungry give him something to eat; if thirsty, something to drink. By this you will be heaping red-hot coals on his head. Do not be mastered by evil, but master evil with good."

So to the ones that need it today I say this....
BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU CAROLE!

THis is the page I made with the RAK that CAROLE sent me. THANK YOU SO MUCH CAROLE. I had so much fun making this page! I won layout of the day today at TREASURES TO SCRAP!!! WHEHEW go check it out!I have been working hard on some pages of my dad this weekend and today. Getting ready for a pub. IT is alot tougher than I thought. I remember why it has been 11 years since I have done a page.
Hope everyone has a great week.

FINALLY FRIDAY!

LOVE these photos of Bella and her Papa last year on her birthday. She just loves her papa sooo much and wants to call and talk to him all the time. SHe is so funny and he is JUST A LITTTTLLEEE TINY BIT crazy about her too hahaha! This is from the IMAGINE CREATE SCRAP MARCH KIT (fancy pants). Where I am a design team member. I had alot of trouble cutting this paper cuz well, it is so pretty! I still have a few designs left to scrap.

I had a rockin COOOOOOL as Snow mail day yesterday. I GOT 36 sheets of the new BLING CARDSTOCK from THE CHALET. She also sent some basic grey I needed to finish a project. Laura YOU ARE A ROCKSTAR WOMAN! I JUST LOVE YA! SO glad I got it before it started stormin too! I would have died if that got wet!

Today I register BElla for school. I cannot believe my baby is big enough to go to school. 4K She is going to love it. I will love it too since I can get some things done, but Im gonna miss her runnin round here up my tail all day hahaha. We have since Im feeling better, had alot of funbeing home together. SHe is my scrappin buddy and loves to help me cook and do things. I have missed her so much while being sick and recovering from one thing after the other this passed year. I feel so bad that I was in bed with her here bored all day. IT doesnt mix well. SHe stayed in trouble. BUT the good thing is she got to spend alot of time with Grandma and she got to spoil her totally rotten. SHe is one of those kids that wants full attention and something to do. we have been goin to play group more since IM not havin to take the medication that makes me sick and not be out and about. I still have to be careful for the next several weeks but dont have to take it anymore so we are sooo happy. it is miserable to feel nauseaus and achey allt he time. I cant remember the last time I felt good that is pretty sad. BUT IT IS GETTING BETTER and IM SO GREATFUL FOR everyones prayers. It got real depressing for a while there. I sometimes think it is worse to feel good and get to do things and become almost a normal human out in society then whamo have another huge flair up and have to be secluded to home and feel crappy all the time and get depressed. IT is truly devastating to the entire family. Nothing is normal anymore everyone has to work harder. It is just not fair sometimes. I hate it worse for my hubby and Bella. BUt Im thankful I have both of them soooo much! This week we have gone To play group and the mall and actually and going again today weather permitting to play with our friends. It is good to be around my pals and so good for bella to get to play.

Speaking of weather I know alot of you are worried because we had so much bad weather yesterday. My phone was ringing off the hook. But my calls kept dropping in and out also. But we are ok. The really bad stuff that killed all the people is North East of us. That was so horrible and I feel so bad for all of those people.Keep them in your prayers.
Hope everyone is safe and survived the storms.


TOnight there is a Celebrity chat at The Chalet with Christy Tomlinson of BHG scrapbooks etc. SO be sure and stop in and hear what great things she has to say about the scrapbooking industry. SHould be so much fun and very informative. ON the front page you will see her photo and the chat room is right under there. Just click on the link and follow the instructions. Hope to see you there.

GOt alot of errands to run today. SO will be out and about with the kiddo. Then home and major scrappin to finish up.

I HAVE a really big publishing gig coming up I cant mention yet but found out about yesterday. 2 actually, 1 is an online e-zine yall will be hearing about very soon and its a BIG DEAL! IM SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL TO THE OWNER OF THE SITE for picking me. SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS and you will see some advertising on it soon. My mouth is still on the floor. The other one is rockin cool and Im really excited about especially because of WHICH pages it is that are getting published and where they are being published in the media. More news will come on that because I cant say yet and still working on getting details all worked out with the person and the company. DID I mention I get paid for this HOW COOL IS THAT! SO im praying it turns out well. THis is huge, bigger than anything I have done so far or ever THOUGHT I would be able to do and a DREAM come true.I need to go before I start crying again about it haha! So just keep your fingers crossed for me!Don't wanna jinx it.
toodles hope you have a great friday!!

This months kit from ics

This is the new Imagine Create Scrap KIT for this month. THis Fancy pants paper is super delicious and was almost too beautiful too cut. I really had a problem putting it through my trimmer.




I laid down at the park to get this shot of Miss priss. LOVE the way the light shines on her.
I added extra primas and extra bling . The chipboard letters, and fancy pants chipboard flowers were added as well. Everything else though you get in the kit.




I added buttons, the arrow photo turns, and the extra primas to this. everything else.. Is in the kit

layout of the day

WHewew I got Layout of the day over at Treasures To Scrap! HOW exciting is that! Be sure and check out the site!

whewew cool mail day

I GOT A RAK TODAY from CAROLE! ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BIG OL OCEAN IN Queensland Australia
THAT ROCKS!
SHe sent the whole line of 3 bugs tickled pink wiht the cardstock tags as well some cute cute little bling circles some flourishes chipboard and ribbon eyelets and mm vintage hip sticker letters!!! I will show you a photo later IM knee deep looking for Bellas birth certificate right now... I had all that stuff together and put up then when Hurricane katrina came we took all of it and put it in a box and taped it up. NOW guess what... WE can't find it AHHHH! SHe registers for School so I gotta find it. NO CLUE where it is. FOund mine and johns birth certificates and our marriage license etc. would think it would be with it. But nooooo. I have no clue . I have turned all these boxes inside out and gone through all kinda stuff and still NOPE not there. IT will turn up probably... when I dont need it anymore ;;SIGH:: well back to it.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU CAROLE YOU ROCK!!!!!!

THANKS

THANK YOU!!!! to Angie at SCRAPSCENE for announcing the Design team at SCRAPBOOK CHALET. ALso a big thanks to laura for taking care of us. YOU ROCK OUTLOUD LADIES!

AMERICAN IDOL is a lupus survivor

All of you I believe know the battle we have been fighting for years now with lupus sle/nephritis. I found this an amazing story and am definitly voting for this girl. KNOWING what I KNOW about this illness as a fellow sufferer for her to get on that stage under those lights and do what she is doing is A MAJOR ASTOUNDING accomplishment. So please read her story and think about it while watching Idol



Leslie Hunt Advances to the Top 20 American Idol Finalists


The lupus community is cheering for Leslie Hunt of Chicago, Illinois as she advances to yet another round of competition on American Idol. Hunt is now one of the top 20 finalists. She will perform again on Wednesday, February 28, and the Lupus Foundation of America urges everyone to tune in and vote for Leslie as she seeks to become the next American Idol.

Hunt was diagnosed with lupus at a young age and includes on her American Idol profile that living with the autoimmune disease was the toughest obstacle of her life. Now 24, she has a new passion for life and is taking a proactive approach to overcoming the limitations she experienced while growing up with lupus.

Leslie is making everyone who is touched by lupus very proud as they watch her on national television. Her efforts are creating plenty of goodwill among all who are greatly impacted by lupus and who struggle on a daily basis with the debilitating and disabling consequences of the disease. Best wishes to you, Leslie.

Read Leslie Hunt's biography on the American Idol Web site

Read a Chicago Tribune article about Leslie

Remember to vote on Wednesday evening. Here’s how to vote for Leslie.























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PS: if you are a praying person even if your not please say a prayer tonight for Trevor and his family. (the co owner of treasures to scrap) Trevor is her son in law and is 30 years old and is in kidney failure. He is having complications and its not looking good. They are praying tonight for a miracle so please just remember them in your prayers please and also to bring comfort and peace to them. They are going through so much. It is so helpless to sit and watch someone you love sick and not be able to do anything. SO just keep them in your thoughts and prayers please. ALSO remember Traelyn and her daughter Gabby (we are having the auction for) they left for cincinatti yesterday I think it was or maybe this morning. This is another surgery for Gabby she is 4 years old. SO just remember all of them please.

Happy Birthday bro. AND still spinnin!

MY head is still spinning from all the WONDERFUL news I had this weekend. Im so excited to work on these new teams. I have been hard at it today working on projects for March. I forget February is a short month so I gotta get done with it now.
TOday is my BROTHERS Birthday. YOU ARE OLD just want to be sure you know that bro. Bella has been singing happy birthday to you allllllllllllllllll dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lonnnnnnnnnnnng. HOpe you have a good one and make time to count those gray hairs OH WAIT you only have 10 fingers and 10 toes so dont bother. hehehehehhehe muuuuah.

Tonight is the weekly chat over at Treasures To Scrap. We have a lot of fun and play some cool games. SHe gives out prizes too! SO you should stop in and say hi.
Tell em Nancy Sent ya!

Also excited about getting started at Chalet. We have busted our buns to get our numbers looking great and as of now they are at 80 for the top 100 scrapbook sites on the internet. HOW MUCH DOES THAT ROCK! Laura is so proud because her numbers have never looked better. I can't wait to get started on the challenges! SO much fun!

I have all kinda ideas flying around must start writing them down.

Be sure and pop in to Jeanne's blog and check out her word of the day.