new layouts and a little more

I've been a really busy girl! I know I say that a lot, but it's true. LOL Today I spent the entire day kitting a class that I'm teaching at Ever After Scrapbooks this weekend. It's such a fun project and I'm debuting it there.
I've been gone a lot. Luckily, my last trip was for fun, and I took my little Sierra with me. I'm excited to be taking her on another one next month!!
During my last trip, I created a lot of pages using pictures that I took. You can see some of the pictures in my previous post. Here are the rest of the layouts I did.
Most of these are using Fancy Pants designs. I used the same line to show how you could make each layout look different!
This first one was one that I made for a challenge with Gina. We started the challenge one of the last times I was there. We each have to have three rules. A few of the things we had to do to the layout were: use two pictures, use a template, use a punch and create a banner.

This next one is one I love because of the picture. I love these girls! They are so much fun! I used my glaze pen to write the word FRIENDS.

This one is using an Echo Park line. I had a lot of extras and I used them all to create this layout.

This one I love because of the saying. As soon as I found it I had to use it. I love using these chipboard letters by Maya Road.

 

thanks for looking. Please feel free to leave me a comment. Have a great day!
Hugs,



new projects and more!! (picture heavy)

Over the weekend I went to a farewell crop for Patti Snyder. Had a lot of fun with everyone! We didn't stay the whole time because my friend Lisa's husband was making us dinner. He was so sweet to do that and it was so yummy!! We decided to continue to crop and had a lot of fun!!

Love Gina and Lisa!!! I can't believe we didn't take any pictures while we were scrapping.

Here's a project I created over the weekend.

While I was on my trip to Texas I created a TON!!! I don't know what got into me.
Here are the projects.
Pam, owner of Heart Of Texas Studios gave me one of her albums to play with and I made this bad boy!!

Glitz sent me a whole bunch of products to teach with and this is what I did. :)

 

 These projects will be taught at different stores!!! I'm super excited!!!
Thanks for looking!!
Hugs,

A heck of an awesome weekend!

I was just looking at all the pictures from my weekend at Scrapbook N' Such in Texas. Each one puts a smile on my face!!! I met quite a few gals and let me tell you...these gals hold a special place in my heart.
Some of my favorite memories:
*Teaching my classes
*Demos in the middle of the night
*Me and the round table
*Bubble gum game
*Popcorn story (marshmallows)
*My table buddies (Patsy singing with me)
*cha cha slide
*Sue and the boob shot
*Kathy and the gloves
*My roomie Karen Burniston
*the group photo
*the lunch where I discussed the Jodi Arias case
*Kathy and the gloves
and a ton more!!!

The only not good thing...ALLERGIES!!! OMG!! Don't know how I made it. They were the worse they have been in YEARS!!! No joke! I felt bad for my roomie because my allergies were so bad at night, I don't think she could sleep...but other than that...everything else was great!!!!!

Anyways, I can't wait til' November for the next one. I'm thrilled that they have asked me back!! YAY!!!

Here are a group of fun pictures from the event.

Hugs,

Friendships

I am so lucky to have a lot of people that I call friends!

I have some that I scrap with, some I shop with, some that I take trips with, and some that I do a little bit of everything with. LOL

 

Gina Lideros is someone that I'm super close with. We've done a little bit of everything above. LOL

Love these pictures that my friend Kristi Lewis took of us. Had to make something fun with them.

 

On Friday, a bunch of us gathered at Scrapbook Territory and had a blast!!!!

Here's a picture of four of us crazies that I scrapped with.

I wanted to show you a wonderful quote I found online. Love it!!!

 

This weekend I'm off to teach at Treasured Memories!! I love the store and the owner!!

On Friday I'm doing demos fro 5pm-6pm. Then were off to have dinner with Becky Higgins!! So excited and then she's doing a presentation from 7pm-9pm.

It's going to be a lot of fun!!!

On Saturday I am teaching some classes. Can't wait!

 

Thanks for letting me share and for visiting my blog. Please leave me a message. :)

 

Hugs,



A wonderful weekend!!

I just came home from a wonderful EXTENDED weekend in San Diego!!

I taught at a really cool store called, Stamping Details. It's so stinkin' cute!! It's in a really cool looking town called Poway. If you are ever in the area, you have to go visit. You'll LOVE it!!

 

 

When I wasn't at the store, I was scrapping and being SUPER CRAZY with a lot of my friends that I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! These are my Ever After Scrapbook peeps!!

 

Got to spend quality time with this beauty!!! Just love her!! We spent a lot of time together and chatted about a ton of different things!!! She makes the most amazing cookies! She knows I especially love her peanut butter ones so she made me some!! 

I'm working on a new class for Shabby Shutters Scrapbooks in Nova Scotia. This is the cover of the book. Can't wait for it to be done. Will be using some Glitz inside!! YAY!!!

 

Thanks for looking everyone! I'm off to get packed up for a crop tomorrow at Scrapbook Territory. Looking forward to seeing my friends Gina, Tori, and Lisa!!

Hugs

Love to create and....WIN a canvas kit!

When I was young I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. For a long time the answer was teacher or Dr. but in my heart of hearts...I always wanted to be nothing other than a mom. I loved playing with my dolls and every time I saw a baby I wanted to keep it. LOL  As I got older I thought I better go to school to do something because being a mommy wasn't going to pay the bills. LOL I went to school to be a nurse and let me tell you...that didn't last long! LOL I realized early on that I didn't like blood. I also realized that being a teacher wouldn't work because I didn't like to study and do homework let alone get others to do the same. LOL In the end I went to school to learn business management.

Soon after I became a mom , I realized that yes, that's what I wanted to be. I LOVE being a mom. I  love hugging my kids and telling them over and over again how much I love them.

I also came to realize that I LOVE creating. It's been in me for a long time. I come from a family of extremely creative people. My grandma could cook, design, sew, crotchet, etc. My great uncle could also design and do other things. My dad is extremely creative with his hands and has designed beautiful things for my mom.

I love that I have two passions! My kids and designing. I love that both make my life complete.

My last post I said that I found a quote that I totally loved! It's probably my most favorite one in a long time. I feel that it fits me as an individual. I created a project using the quote. Hope you like it.

"She designed a life she loved"

 I love working on canvas. For those that have been following my work for a long time know that I've published different books and designed my own canvases for many years.

I also love designing on books!! I mean...I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

One of my last ones is this one

I'll be teaching this class plus others this weekend at Treasured Memories in Oak Park, Ca. I can't wait!! I have a lot of places that I'm going to be in the next couple months and I'm adding more for the next year. Keep coming back to see where I'll be.

So it's been a while since I did a give away.

For those of you that like the canvas and the book above...

Leave a comment and tell me which project you like and why and the winner will receive a kit!!

You have from now until Monday, October 8th to post.

Thanks for coming to read and check out my blog. I appreciate you leaving a comment.

Hugs,

 

 

 

A contest, two projects, and the scrapping of three friends.

The time is 9:05am and I've been a wake since 6am doing some work.

I've been busy getting things ready for CHA on my end. It's been even busier for everyone in London!!! They have been working very hard over there and just shipped a lot of the booth items "to America!". LOL

I'm in Elk Grove the next couple of days creating and picking up items from my leads in this area. Had so much fun creating with two of my favorite girls...Tricia Wilson and Gina Lideros!! I have so much fun when I'm with them!!!! We laugh, we chat, we eat!!! Love these girls so much!!!

Here are two layouts that I made using some of my favorite WOW colors!
This first one is using :Whirlypop & Ebony embossing powders. I used the new templates by Crafters Workshop. Paper & stickers are by Echo Park. I used Helmars liquid adhesive and the rest of the adhesives were by Therm-o-web.

This next one is one that I created is using bright white, Neurtral Ultra Shimmer, Clear Ultra High, and Angel Wings. I used more templates by Crafters Workshop. Papers & stickers are by Echo Park. I used Helmars, Thermo-o-web, and Sakura. The Sprays are by Clearsnap.

I'm excited about my Christmas stamps for WOW are being released at this show!! We have these and three others!!!!

Who wants to win one of these bad boys????


Leave me a comment and tell me what you think you would create if you had one of these stamps!! I'll be choosing a winner on the last day of CHA. Will post the winner in a next post.

Right after CHA, I'll be traveling stratight to Vista, CA to teach at Ever After Scrapbooks!!! If you are in the area, come and see me!! We are going to have a lot of fun!!!

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Hugs,

Deep in the heart of Texas

There have been many times in my life where I've thought, I need to thank my
Heavenly Father for putting wonderful people in my life.

I'm having one of those moments right now. The last few days have been very
special for me for more than one reasons.

As you all know, I love teaching. I love hanging out and meeting new people
everywhere I go. I love listening to their stories and looking at their
pictures. I love seeing their faces when they've completed something that I've
taught. I love hearing the WOWS and YAY when they have learned something new.

This past weekend I got to hang out with amazing girls with amazing stories!
I want to tell you about three girls. Three sisters. I'll try not to get
emotional when I type....ooops too late.

You know how I love and gush about my
family? I'm going to take a moment and gush on others besides my own. :)

Three sisters:

One...the owner of a beautiful scrapbook store.
One that helps to manage the store.
One that helps out her sisters.
They all live pretty close to each other. As I talked to them individually I
learned how much they love each other and how much they felt their sisters did
for them. They are so grateful to have each other.

My heart is so full right now over what I saw, heard, and felt.

Thank you to these three girls....my three beautiful friends.

Tonight when I say my prayers...I'll be thanking my heavenly father for you and your shining
examples.

Here are some pictures of my weekend with them. Can't wait to see them again in October!!

 Next stop...CHA!!! Come and see me at the WOW Embossing Powder booth!! It's going to be awesome!!! Then I'm off to Ever After where I'm teaching a fun class and cropping with the girls!!!

Have a great week everyone!
Hugs,

So it's another...It's been a while...sorry post..LOL

Ya ya! I know! It's been a while. I've been so busy, I'm sorry. So let's see....what's going on with me.
If you follow me on facebook, you know I've been traveling a lot. That's nothing new though. LOL
I can't remember past a month so let's see what has happened...
I filmed for Scrapbook Soup. That was a lot of fun! My episodes are going to air in JUNE. I can't wait to see my crazy self on the tube.

I taught at a beautiful store in Puerto Rico. Had a great time! LOVED my time there!! Loved the store! Loved the people!!! Everyone there...LINDO LINDO LINDO!!!!

I then went to Tasha's Scrapbook Retreats and had a blast with those girls!!! A lot of us laughed so hard we had stomach aches!!!! LOL

I had a great time at one of my favorite stores on the planet...Treasured Memories!! Christine is freaking awesome!!! It was such a pleasure teaching at being with them during their 15th anniversary!

I'm planning some amazing events with lots of stores including Whim-So-Doodle, Pages from the heart, Create 365, Girls gone Crafty, Ever After, and so many more!!!! Stay tuned!!!

Hugs,

A stampede has come through my house!

If you saw my house at the moment....you'd be SCARED!LOL It looks like a stampede went through it! I've been on a kitting frenzy for my classes in Puerto Rico. My house is filled with WOW Embossing Powders, Basically Bare, Simple Stories, Echo Park, Hambly, Sakura, and more! I'm making 200 kits! I need to have everything done by tonight as I'm going to spend Sunday finishing up all the prep work for the tv show that I'm filming for on Tuesday in Ohio!! While I'm away I'll try to post pictures so make sure to check back often. I'll also be starting a blog hop for WOW!!! So make sure to check out the the WOW blog! It starts soon! Here are a couple of sneak peaks of some of my layouts & tags that I'm teaching soon!

In the next few weeks I'll be at Treasured Memories in southern ca and Tasha's Scrapbook Retreats in south dakota so make sure to check them out!! Okay I'm off to go kit again!!! Have a great day!

Travel, teaching, and a new project

Hi everyone!!! It's a beautiful day in northern CA. I am feeling so grateful for the beautiful sky that I saw when I walked out my door this morning. It was also nice to feel the suns rays hitting my shoulders. LOVE!!! This week I'm grateful for my health. I recently made a decision to work out. I've been out of shape for way too long. I've been amazed at how great I feel after a good work out. I have more energy, I feel good, and I'm motivated to try new things and eat better. I wanted to show you some fun pictures of one of my last trip. This is a picture of Camille, Elizabeth, and I. We had such a great night!!!

Picture of my display at Ever After Scrapbook Store.

I had such a fun class!!!! Great gals!!!

I'm excited about my next set of classes at Imaginic Scrapbook Store in Puerto Rico!!! We are planning an awesome event!!! I'm working on another project right now for yet another store!!! Here it is.

Well I think that's all for now. Thanks for coming by!! Please leave me a message. I love to read them!!! Hugs,