Hurray CHALET!

GOOD MORNING! Just wanted to heads up everyone that there is a design team call at SCRAPBOOK CHALET. This is an amazing site with alot of talent. There are some familiar faces and MEGA talent over there. IT is a rockin site with LOTS Of chatter and lots of fun goin on. THe gallery is schmokin! IT is hard to keep up with all the amazing designs. COme check it out and put your hat in the ring. IT is an awesome site and it is lightening fast. The owner is super sweet and sends stuff out really fast. I won layout of the week the week before last and already got my prize!! Matter of fact got it last week!!!!! I was shocked and amazed at the box crammed full of basic grey goodies! Laura You rock! She also has a survivor contest going on. COme cheer for your favorite survivor!!

We are off to go play for a bit and then some scrap time. WHewwwheww Mardi Gras! Parades everywhere in Mobile today. Have some king cake with me folks.

catchin on up!

I have alot of catching up to do on my blog! MAN, it has been busy the last few days. Had double dr. appts on valentines day. Don't really know anything just keep doing what Im doing, so that was fun huh...

I won a rak from Jana! I frequent her blog. SHe is sooooooooo rockin talented and the sweetest thing EVAH! SHe sent me all of the stuff you see in the photo below!!! I was about to fall out opening the box! There is a little mini album, a t shirt, the FLOWERS omgoodness the flowers, and and the express ons (rub ons) if you have never used them omgoodness they go on like butter! I got a bracelet too, you can see in the photo. but, Bella took off with that! (I know your surprised haha) "DADDY LOOK WHAT I GOT!" ROFL. she was so cute! I am sure Jana won't mind if I share!

I have been in Rak heaven here the last few weeks I got one from CHERYL that I still need to make my page with.. sorry Cheryl I will post it soon as I can get well and get it done! I haven't even made John and Bella a card or ANYTHING for Valentines day! I know so unlike me. BUt that is how horrible I have been feeling. Hasn't been fun! BUT IT IS GETTING BETTER!

Then I found out I won a rak on CAROLE'S blog! Im smiling soooo big right now! YALL MUST go check out these amazing ladies work. THey are top notch in the industry people and have all taught me so much! TRUE ladies they all are!


My rak from Jana HOW COOL IS THIS!!!!! She really made me smile big!








THis is what John got me for Valentines day. HE IS A ROCKIN HUBBY I MUST TELL YOU! HE knew JUST what to get. Love you sweetie and thanks.




John's Aunt Stephy and Uncle Evans were down in Mobile on business and came by to have suppr with us. I felt like sick, and I know I looked horrible but I really wanted to see them and well, it really did do me good and cheered me up some. THey are always so much fun and so sweet to us. Bella just fell in love with them. THis is the first time she has ever met them. We email them photos all the time and she reads my blog to see what is going on and stuff but nothing like getting a real hug!! Bella coudln't keep her hands off her and was complimenting her fingernails and jewelry. I made aunt steph count all her rings and stuff before she left to make sure the little booger didnt keep any souvenirs from their visit haha. SHe did convince Aunt Stephy to paint her fingernails though. (it didnt take much convincing!at all I am not sure which one had more fun) I had to get some photos for a scrapbook page. We dont get to see them often but they are soooo loved by us and us them! SO I have to add them to Bella's book!


MY 2 valentines!!! THERE is my entire heart in one photo!! I love these two so much!

I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day and TONIGHT IS AN AWESOME TV NIGHT! SURVIVOR/GREYS ANATOMY/ ER there is my line up! SO I am totally gonna be veggin out tonight in front of the tube. I have to watch it in the back because it is too graphic for Bella. John could care less so we got her the curious George movie to watch tonight. SO they will be entertained. SO what do you think is gonna happen on greys? I keep hearing rumor DENNY is coming back! I cannot wait to see how they do this. OK gotta go clean up the chicken and dumplings I made. Uncle Evans is a great cook and he gave me some tips on how to do my chicken and dumplings. MIne keep dissolving so I tried his method and so far so good. I hear no complaints! I felt pretty good this afternoon and ever since we talked the other night about making chicken and dumplings Bella has been on a chicken and dumpling mode. she keeps sayign but pleeeeaaseee. SO I felt some better today so I broke down and made them. They turned out OK but I think it was more I just wasnt feeling 100% than the recipe Know what I mean. OK REALLY gotta go now Bella is quiet and that equals a mess.
TOODLES
Hug the kiddos!

someone need a smile?

Bella brought me this little book earlier today, and it has the best little poems in it. I really like these two. I feel like maybe someone needs to read this today.. So IF it is you. I hope it touches you and makes you smile. :)



INfluence
Drop a pebble in the water,
And it's ripples reach out far;
and the sunbeams dancing on them
May reflect them to a star.

Give a smile to someone passing,
Therby making his morning glad;
It may greet you in the evening
WHen your own heart may be sad.

DO a deed of simple kindness;
Though its end you may not see,
It may reach, like widening ripples,
Down a long eternity.

Joseph Morris


A WORTHWHILE SMILE

It is easy to be pleasant
WHen life flows by like a song,
But the person worthwhile is one who smiles
when everything goes dead wrong

For the test of the heart is trouble
and it will always come witht he years.
And the smile that is worth the praises of earth,
is the smile that shines through the tears.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

BLUSHIN WITH BASIC GREY

Here is another page made with BASIC GREYS BLUSH COLLECTION

TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THIS LINE!

CAN YOU KEEP UP???

THis months Jones challenge is sure to be a rockin one! I can't WAIT to see your pages.

Here is mine


WANNA PLAY ALONG?


TRY TO KEEP UP hehehe I DARE YA!





Let's hear if for my friend JEANNE! SHe just won the tool challenge sponsored by Scrappers Bliss on THE PUB CALLS BLOG!! IM SO PROUD OF YOU GIRL! ROCK ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF!!

SEI

here are a few more designs

HELPING TRAELYN

(layout by Traelyn)

WE have a friend that is having a MAJOR situation once again in her life. Her precious little girl is VERY SICK. Not just sick IT IS SERIOUS. We are all banning together as scrapbookers across the globe to make projects to auction to help raise money for this RARE condition for the surgery she has to have.. or I can't bear to say what will happen to this baby. SO please read the following and go to the blog. IF you find it in your heart to donate something ANYTHING or bid on projects. PLEASE DO SO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP OUT BY DONATING OR ADDING THIS TO YOUR BLOG OR SITE YOU HAVE FULL PERMISSION HERE JUST COPY IT ON. YOu dont have to ask me JUST DO IT. THE MORE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THIS.. THe more help we can give to Traelyn.

SCRAPBOOK CHALET (laura) Is hosting an AUCTION to benefit and assist Traelyn and her family with Gabbys surgery and hospital stay and other things they need.
For more information PLEASE click the colored letters on SCRAPBOOK CHALET. Thank you so much for all the hard work kat and charlee have done on this auction. God bless you.

Thank you all so much!

WE REALLY NEED TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT SO PLEASE POST ON YOUR BLOG OR WHERE EVER YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO POST IT. THANK YOU!!!!

A small toot

BUT IT IS STILL A TOOT!!

looky looky

I think this is one of my fav pages I have done lately.
How groovy is this. Im on here with several of my pals! HEY YALL MOVE OVAH MAKE ROOOM FOR MEEE!

the girl is on a roll

a little page I whipped up with the BLUSH BASIC GREY LINE I got for christmas. (THANKS MA) LOVE LOVE THIS PAPER. The colors are so rich. I took the 2 question marks in teh hardware kit and made my heart. glued them together and painted them.

the scan made the photo look green tinted... or maybe it is just me.. I feel green so maybe i see green.

SOME GOOD NEWS THOUGH.. Yall remember my freind Cathy... Pages for Cathy, CATHY.. well I talked to Sally and she told me when she went to her dr this last time THE dr asked her if she USED SOMEONE ELSES BLOOD!!!! HER TEST RESULTS WERE SO GOOD THEY DIDNT THINK THEY WERE HERS! Talk about a blessing. God is so good! Thank you all for continued prayers for her and her family.

Not too much going on today supposed to go to a little party with Bella, But I dont think IM gonna get to go. Too risky since so many kids will be there and you know where there are kids there are germs. Im hesitant to send Bella but I KNOW she is going crazy bored here with us and wants to have some fun. SO we are still tossing the idea around. I dunno we will see.
Watching qvc and hsn the scrapbooking shows today. getting some cool inspirations.
WOnt dare buy anything most of that stuff I have already or it is not priced good for what I need or you get 10,000 and I only need 900 (hahaha) Hope you have fun watching today as well.

LOVE YOU MORE

THE FEBRUARY KIT from IMAGINE CREATE SCRAP

Loveshack patterned papers by chatterbox
cricuit die cute i love you
chatterbox sticker sheet with borders
bazzill cardstock

not included in the kit
assorted buttons
stamps of unknown font and origin
colorbox fluid ink chalks
metal sweetheart embelishment from making memories.

BElla asked me one day "love me?" I replied " I love you more than you will ever know"
she happily skipped away.. IF she only knew what I know.. she never would have to ask.

love those relaxing sundays...

LOVED the half time super bowl show. Even in the rain, Prince rocks! Jeanne and I decided purple rain was the perfect song for him to sing and YUP he sang it lol. I can remember seeing him in Jackson and my friend Melinda and Vickie on the 2nd row. We had so much fun. Then we went to the dock afterwards (yeah mama we went to the dock pick up your jaw) and he came there!!! He sang and danced and we had our picture made on his limo (like we were some kinda super stars I coudln't get over how short he was. Im talkin wizard of oz "WE ARE THE LOLLIPOP kids" short. AND HE HAD on these HIGH HEEL BOOTS liek 2 inch heels and he was STILL SHORT. SHORTER THAN ME!!!!!! BUT he knows he can sing and dance and play that dang piano mannn! HE had some BIG OL bison head fellers walkin round with him. He looked like a kid up against them. They made the wwf wresters look tiny. these guys arms were bigger than my waist (at that time now it would be a friggin miracle if anything was as big as my waist) ANyway that was rockin cool. AHHH to be that young and SKINNY again. I need to find those pictures. That woudl make a cool page. I still have my No fraidy cats welcome THE DOCK t shirt somewhere around here. Hate they closed that place. man we used to have fun there in the summer on the boats.

Got my hair cut this week. It is falling out and looked awful. ITs all diffent lengths and wont do nothing. So she cut it REALLY short so you cant notice the fallin out part as much. so I have like the REALLY short doo. NOT as short as Cathy Z but about an inch longer. It looks so much better though.But has the someone scared the crapp out of me look to it where it stands up everywhere. and when I wake up it looks that same as whenI go to bed haha!NOT alot I can do to it.

had a quiet day at the Jones residence today. Had major headache and still all pukified (is that a word?) but it lets up just in time to start over again huh. Be glad when this is over and I can get this all straightened out. ahh its not too bad it could be worse i guess. SO many are alot worse.

Finished up my page on the JONES' CHALLENGE. Yall are gonna love this new challenge we/I am doing. Its hot. DId some rockin cool techniques on this page.

I guess everyone is back from CHA and all tired out. Not alot happning here. bella is crashed out snoring. IM about to go see if I can challenge her to a sleep off.
Bet Id win. when she is ready to get up she jumps on my bed singing happy buffday tooo ewweeee. SHe is too much. Love every second of her.
Mardi gras is in full swing down here. we have parades goin on everywhere. I hope to at least get to go to one before they are over to get some cool photos.
and YOU MUST have some king cake if you never had any YUMMMMMMMY (the lemon filled is my ultimate fav)
TIll tomorrow... ta ta

EDITED TO NOTE:

JEANNE THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH THIS IS SO WORTH IT!

FOr any of you that have issues with this here is the link that Jeanne gave me.



Thank you I added it now!

Feb 3rd something cool and a hissy fit.

Jeanne showed me this girls blog.
SHE IS FLIPPIN AMAZING and has the COOLEST daily free digi kits. Go look at her work. SHE IS a phenomenal artist.

Not much going on here today. SCRAPPIN. Had a sinker last night and got sick sick sick. SO, you know if you have been throwing up and stuff, how your sore and all the next day... yeah. not fun. I thought this med was working so good. Tami and I were just talking about it. How much better I am doing with the nausea. I did eat pizza yesterday though and I havn't had anything rich like that so that could be it. But anyway nuff bout that.

Something has really been bothering me the last few days and I have to vent guys. SO bear with me. I really really want your feed back on this. I want to know if you agree or disagree or if you don't give a rip. Especially the scrapbookers that read my blog that like me freelance and do this on more than just a personal basis.
So read my rant and let me know your view on this please. Is it not a big deal would you not care or would you be upset as well?

I have a question for you guys that has been bothering me. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL.. if someone took something off your blog or say one of your galleries. Then put it in a very viewable place without you knowing about it? say, You didn't say they could post your work there? I read a blog yesterday about a girl that a LSS (in a different state) copied her photos and printed them (YEAH I said the same thing my Jaw dropped) it was her wedding photos at that! WHEN she called the LSS and confronted them (it was in another state but a fellow PEA from the veggie board, Recognized her photo and said something about it to her) THe people at the lss were very ugly and said they could do that because once it is published in a magazine or in a viewable magazine or any other media, They could do what they wished with it!!!!!! (not exact quote but something to that effect) I COUDLNT BELIEVE THAT! THERE are copyrite laws for photographs people! [I didnt know this but someone I used to work for did know this and told me about it. SHe is a very good photographer so I know that to be true.] Photographs once you take them ARE YOURS. PERIOD. That is why YOU CANNOT TAKE professional photos and print them at say wal mart or wal greens without the person who took the photos permission. (and besides that it is just TACKY!) Any way I felt really bad for the girl. I know I have had a recent run in with someone posting my work (yeah my page and altered items) without permission and the original person that ONE of those items, I had copied WITH THE Persons knowledge that I copied it FOR PERSONAL USE AND AS A GIFT FOR SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY That wouldn't be posting it in a public forum.(that is important people IF YOU SCRAPLIFT SOMETHING PLEASE GIVE THE ORIGINAL PERSON CREDIT FOR THE DESIGN!!!!! THAT IS JUST TACKY AND WRONG AND MAKES YOU END UP LOOKING STUPID) That person saw it and of course recognized it and called me on it (which I dont blame her I WOULD HAVE MADE HEADS ROLL MAN.She was very very nice don't get me wrong) But what if wer had not been friends already. What if it had been just a page I saw somewhere or a design or altered item I saw somewhere and said HEY that is cool... AGAIN, Thank GOD she knows me and knows I would never do that to her ... but also HOW STUPID would I be to put something I copied I mean down to the flowers THE ONLY THING DIFFERENT were the photos!!!!!! Then post it somewhere that I KNOW SHE WILL SEE IT. She knew I wouldnt do something like that and suspected that someone had done this without my knowledge.
SHE WAS RIGHT. IT is very hurtful and yes IM FURIOUS.

Then I go to a website and see people not just one. Posting pages that have different photos but the design is exactly like mine. NOTHING extra added nothing in different places or anything. IT IS OBVIOUS if you saw my work that it was exactly like some of my pages. I looked in the part where you post the products and give CREDIT IF YOU SCRAPLIFTED.... NOTHING. Not a word not even a listing of the products used.

SO I know how my friend felt. BUt the person that copied my work (not just one it seems to be a pattern on that board I dont think but 2 people there have original work the rest are copies) They are NOT friends of mine. SO I know they didn't just say OH i like this page I think I will copy it. which maybe they did have that thought BUT THEY POSTED IT IN A PUBLIC FORUM. MAKING IT LOOK AS IF IT IS THEIR WORK and DESIGNS. SO as a word of warning to others. THINK BEFORE YOU POST THINGS that either YOU DONT HAVE PRIOR PERMISSION. or 2. YOU COPIED SOMEONES DESIGNS. Scraplifting happens and I feel it is a compliment..ussually.I DONT CARE that people copy my pages I think it is awesome and a compliment. SO don't get me wrong on that. BUT POSTING THEM IN FORUMS AND IN STORES AND SAYING IT IS YOUR ORIGINAL IDEA.... I DONT THINK SO. WHEN IT iS FOR PERSONAL USE FINE (am I clear on this lol).. But dont go posting it on boards and in stores and places on their WALLS when you copied someone elses designs WITHOUT GIVING THEM CREDIT FOR IT. That is lying about your work and KARMA WILL GET YOU FOR IT.

OK Im off my soap box. This isnt happening to just me but many of my friends in the industry and IM SURE to alot of you reading this post. Anyone that is my friend knows I don't care that you copy my work I AM FLATTERED. That is a HUGE compliment to me. But give me credit for the design. I dont use sketches I sit and come up with this in my own little brain. I may get inspiration from others BUT I GIVE THEM CREDIT AND TELL THEM that THEY SOOO INSPIRE ME and THAT I MADE this and such WITH THEIR inspiration. Ussually mine looks nothing like theirs when Im done rofl.

OK Im really getting off my box now. SO reply here and TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK. What are your views on this? AM I being ridiculous? should I not be upset? What would you do? How woudl you handle this? has this happend to you? what did you do? I really want to know. Thanks

HUH?

So.. UGHMMM.. DO you ever write yourself a note and forget what the heck that was for? Maybe I shouldn't leave this layin around... I found that funny this morning. I glanced over at my desk and saw that little note. It sounded so official and scary even. WHEWWWW kill the process.. HOWZ that for a quote on Friday!

Check out the layout of the day!

CHECK OUT THE LAYOUT OF THE DAY over at THE SCRAPBOOK CHALET


THANKS GUYS!!! YALL ARE SOOOO SWEEET!

Happy Thursday... Daisy and Waldo... Rodeo?

I don't think this is EXACTLY what Creative Imaginations had in mind when they decided to come out with a RODEO line of paper and embelishments. BUT, who could resist how PERFECT this was for these photos.I am sure you all have pages that JUST HAVE to be done. WEll, This would be one of those pages. This past Christmas while at my husband's sister's house (HI LIZ!) we noticed Daisy Riding Waldo like a horse. THey all say OH YEAH she does that all the time. The ferrett was LITERALLY sitting on the Dogs back riding him around the house. Waldo (the dog) was not Exactly thrilled to be the victim err I mean Horse nahh I mean, WEll He just doesn't care to much to be her personal Limosine service.
Daisy being the little DIVA that she is.. cannot understand the harm in him Totin' her around all day. SO anyway.. This was just a fun page I did for laughs and for my Sister in laws Scrapbook album. I am sure we will all look back on this for years to come and get a good chuckle from Daisy and Waldo.

FEBRUARY KIT FROM ICS!

LOVESHACK by Chatterbox is the Kit this month for IMAGINE CREATE SCRAP. ALL I CAN SAY IS IT IS AMAZING paper to work with and so stinkin cute. I altered this mailbox to hold all the valentines for Bella and to use as a decoration in the front foyer.
Be sure and go check it out.

READ EM AND WEEP BRO!!!!

I GOT THIS OFF OF LYNNE X's BLOG. I WANTED TO BE SURE MY BROTHER NOTICED IT SAYS "YOUR STRENGTH: YOUR SUPREME GENIUS" In print about me ::giggle:: You know its true bro go on.. admit ittt! bwahahahaha!

Your Birthdate: January 1

You are a natural born leader, even if those leadership talents haven't been developed yet. You have the power and self confidence to succeed in life, and your power grows daily. Besides power, you also have a great deal of creativity that enables you to innovate instead of fail. You are a visionary, seeing the big picture instead of all of the trivial little details. Your strength: Your supreme genius Your weakness: Your inappropriate sensitivity Your power color: Gold Your power symbol: Star Your power month: January

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

coolnes and an update

Looky what I found while scouring the internet and some other blogs:http://organizedhome.com/printable/ this is a place you can print out your own organizer sheets! HOW FRIGGIN COOL IS THAT!!!! you can print off all kinds of planner pages to keep you all organized.

SO to inform my family all at once (and friends) so I don't have to make 10 thousand phone calls and email sends. Here is the latest from the dr. I went today. Dont know much still. just that Im still sick and I still have a freaky rash. I have good days bad days as usual. The medicine is making me sick as a dog but we knew that cuz all the chemo family med things do that. I can't be around any one sick or sniffling. I still have swollen areas and sore as crapp joints. They gave me some news meds (yeah to add to the collection I need to start alterin those bottles huh) and I have 2 appts On Valentines day with an infection disease dr (sounds freaky dont it) and back to my Rheumatologist. Hopefully by then my test results will be back and we will know more. SO as of right now DONT really know anything. They will figure out what this is He thinks I did have shingles originally but it migrated to something more chicken pox like and in that family ( did you know it had a family?) but it was too wide spread to be shingly... It wont go away so he is saying it is systemic so he said to expect some aggressive therapy to get rid of it. SO I still know what? that I feel like crapp and everything hurts and Im swoll up like a puffer fish. But we dont know EXACTLY why. SO hope that answers all the questions. Thanks for the continued prayers.

CHA favorite releases?

I CAN FINALLY post my tray and this wall hanger. This is the tray and wallhanger that is in the SCRAP THAT MOMENT / SCRAPPY CHICK booth number 543 at CHA. I had some other things there too I hear, but I had been wanting to put this up for a while but was didn't until after CHA. Tell me what you think.

Did YOU see anything at CHA interesting? So,What were your favorite releases at CHA? I have to say Im totally in love with the Queen and company buttons and the ribbons. I have turned into a button fanatic as of late and cannot get enough of the cute ones! WHAT A MUST HAVE. BUt also have you seen the new line from scrappy chick? Heidi Jones did a fantastic job designing this paper. I cannot wait to hear how they did at CHA. You an see it online at www.scrapthatmoment.com.

Tell me what your favorites are? I know there are alot of stamps Im just itching to get my hands on and play with. Lots of new organizational things out on the market too. I think these companys have been listening to us pretty well! What do you guys think?