A busy week

It's been one heck of a week!!! Here are some pictures of what I've been up to!!

I've been out twice this week with Angel buying up all kinds of fun items for Tanner's birthday party! This year he's chosen Buzz Lightyear for his theme. We went shopping for clothes and this was one of his favorite outfits that HE put together!!

He is so adorable!

Tonight I went to the Sharks game!!! Thank you Julia for the ticket!! The seats were awesome and the energy was amazing!! I finished creating another class for the GASC show!! This will be taught in both Texas and Virginia!! My two doggies got neutered!! This was NOT fun!!!! Poor little things have been so sad! They need to have the cone of shames on for TWO weeks! They had their surgeries yesterday and Angel's dog had his surgery today!

Tomorrow I will getting my scrap on at Our Paper Place!!! I was asked to teach at Treasured Memories again so I will be working on new projects!! can't wait!!! Thanks for reading my blog!! :) hugs, Suzy West

Thanks for the prayers! A video of my sweet uncle

I would like to thank everyone that has been praying for my uncle.
My heart has felt so heavy ever since I heard that he fell and has been having seizures. It's been even more sad to hear that he feels like it's time to go too.
That's the first time I've ever heard him say anything like that.
I know he's lived a long life and can't be selfish and expect him to go on if his wishes are to go home to heaven and to be with his wife. I just want him to go peacefully.
Just a few weeks ago I head the honor to attend his 103 birthday party and recorded him.
He couldn't hear what I was asking him at first he's so cute.

Thanks for letting me share!!!
Hugs, Suzy West

A day to remember, a new projects, and post your blogs!!

Last night was such fun!! I went to a crop at Our Paper Place. The new store that Sarah De Guzman owns very close to my house!! I finished creating this project that I'll be teaching at the Great American Scrapbook Convention in both Chantilly, VA and Arlington, TX. I got to work with Echo Park, Clear Scraps, and Epiphany Crafts!!

I'm teaching this class and other ones as well! If you are planning on attending, hope you can make it to one of my classes. I'm also the MC at the Arlington, TX show!!!! Come and get your scrap on with me!!!

The day before I left on my trip I attended my uncle's 103rd birthday party!

It was such a wonderful event full of memories and love!!

I'm grateful to have a lot of great pictures with him!!! Here are just some!!

Last, I'd like to thank everyone who has contacted me about the future DT call. I'll be finding out a little more soon and will start putting out a call soon! Please continue to send me your blog info!! Please post them here so I can have one spot to look. Have a wonderful day!!! hugs, Suzy West

projects, a saying, and a future dt call!!

Hi all!!! I wanted to show you some projects that I've created lately!! I made this first one using the beautiful For The Record by Echo Park!! The lovely album is by Clear Scraps!! I love the scallops!! I will be teaching it in Texas at the Great American Scrapbook Convention!!

The other day I made this layout using the NEW Websters Pages!! Love this line!! If you are in the San Francisco bay area, you can find it at Our Paper Place.

I wanted to share this with you!!

When I saw this saying it became my favorite quote!

As you know I'm working on a lot of really cool projects right now with some amazing manufactures!! I can't say yet what's up but I will soon!! For one of my new adventures, I will be looking for designers all over the world!!! So let me know if you are looking...I'm going to be doing a call but I'll probably be hand picking some as well!!

Hugs, Suzy West

The face of a busy girl!!

See this face?

It's the face of a girl that has been on overdrive since I've been home from London! I've been blessed to have a lot of opportunities come my way and it's been hard deciding which ones I can and can not do due to lack of time. From now until CHA Summer I'm going to be swamped with certain amount of projects and then from summer to winter there will be more. All in all...there's some exciting things in the works!! You'll hear about it soon! Hugs, Suzy West

this guy right here...

drives me nuts!!!!!

BUT...there is no one else I'd rather be with! Paul and I have been together for so long and honestly...there have been many times where we thought we'd strangle each other...but as our wedding song says, "After All that we've been through It all comes down to me and you I guess it's meant to be Forever you and me, after all."

He's the one!!! I love him and I can't picture my life with out him.

Some of my favorite shots of London!!

I got home yesterday from being in London for a almost two weeks and since my body thinks I'm still there I have been up since 3am!!! LOL Paul kept telling me to just relax and stay and in bed but I couldn't! I counted the pleats on my curtains about five times, thought about how the room would look if I changed the bedroom a different direction, was thinking about new songs on you tube I could add, and had a ton of thoughts in my head for a new adventure that I'm working on!!! I can't wait to tell you about it!!

I wanted to show you some of my favorite pictures that I took. I have a ton more but I don't want to bore you with them all! LOL

Let me know if you want to see more!!! thanks for letting me share of my pictures with you! Hugs, Suzy West

Checking in from England!!

Hi everyone! I've been super swamped so I haven't had time to post much let alone blog. LOL I did want to quickly put some pictures up to show you a couple of things that I've done. These are a couple of pictures of when I was at Bury St Ednunds!!! This place is so freaking amazing!!!!!!

Here are just a few pictures. I'll post more soon!!!!

Going to be doing a ton of sightseeing tomorrow and then I go home on Wednesday!!! looking forward to coming back in November!! Hugs

Suzy West

Grateful for the beauty around me

The tragedy that has happened in Japan has saddened me so much!
One day everything is good...the next day...everything is gone!
It's unbelievable to think that this could happen anywhere and to anyone.
I feel especially grateful for all the beauty that is around me. I think I take it for granted and that needs to stop!

Today...make a decision to appreciate your surrounding. Enjoy the streets, the lights, your home, your church, schools, stores, parks, the grass, the trees, your family & friends....everything!

I appreciate you!!!
hugs, Suzy West

Couldn't be happier layout

Sarah got a lot of new Bo Bunny products in the store and asked me to create
a layout to display.
It was so easy to create this layout!! Let me show you.





...and there you go!!

Thanks for looking!
Have a great day!!

My little princess!!

I love this beautiful new line by Crate Paper!!!
The colors are so gorgeous and very easy to use!!
Wanted to share it with you.
Everything here is Crate Paper. I used Helmar to hold everything together. Love the stuff!!

Thanks for letting me share!!
Hugs, Suzy West

Take me out to the ball game!

My grandson Tanner played his first game today and let me tell you it was so awesome!!

I laughed so hard watching him run around like someone wound him like an Easter Bunny.

He was hilarious!!!!!

I was so proud of him! He did such a great job!!!

Keep scrolling down to see how good he did today...

He got the GAME BALL!!!! YAY!!!

Thanks for letting me share my awesome day with my family!!

I love my boys!

This post is simply to say how much I love these two little boys!!
They make me laugh and smile!!
They touch my heart with their hugs and kisses!
They fill my soul with lots of love!

London...Sierra...Jeremy...and top 10 list!

I'm having fun playing with tons of WOW embossing powders!!!
I love how easy they are to use and how they don't get all over the place!!
I'm excited to get to play with them a lot in London and to do this mini project for make n' takes.

I have a lot of exciting things coming up!!!
It's been a little crazy since it all seems to be happening at the same time!
I'm truly grateful for all the fun opportunities!

Wanted to update you all on Sierra
Thankfully she's feeling good right now! We are meeting with the surgeon soon to discuss dates and to prep her for the big day.
It feels kinda crazy saying that because all her life we knew that one day this day would come and we talked about it a lot but now...they day has really come.
She's been a real trooper!!! She broke down the other night because she was a little scared but mostly because she didn't like the fact that she would have to be on penicillin twice a day for two years! That really upset her!! I told her the time would go by fast so not to worry!
I know things will be a lot better for her! Please keep her in your prayers!

On other news! I'm so excited about this!!!!
My son...is going to PROM!!! Yes, you heard it...MY SON is going to prom!!!
I can't believe this day came too!! We always knew this day...blah blah blah! LOL
If you know my son, you know that my guy doesn't do dances. He's never attended one. Why? He thinks they are boring! He just doesn't like them!! So for him to go...it's a huge thing for the West family!! LOL

THE BUMMER
I won't be here when he goes to prom!!! I'm so sad about it!!
I'll be in London! I'm forcing my daughter to take pictures! I'm sure I'll need a few moments to cry my eyes out because my heart will be so full....okay...crap...I'm crying now just typing this (Pull it together woman!LOL) but will be excited too!!!

So anyways, I'm grateful for a lot of things this week! I read Sarah's blog (poor thing has been super sick)...and she inspired me to write my top 10 things I'm grateful for!
So today...here they are.....

1. insurance--I'm so grateful that we have excellent insurance and that we see the best dr.'s!!! Angel's surgery will be done at Stanford Hospital!
2. my bed--I love after a long day I can just sink my body into my bed!
3. family--I love that I have people that love me...no matter what!! I trust them with my entire heart and life!
4. old pair of jeans--Love my jeans! I've had them for a while and they feel so yummy! Not tight...not loose...just perfect!
5. scrapping--I love when I get to hang out with all my friends and get my scrap on!!! I can't wait til' Saturday to see a lot of friends!
6. California weather--I feel so lucky to live in a place that even though I sometimes complain about the weather...it's a thousand times better than in other places!!
7. DVR--I love that I can watch my favorite tv shows whenever I feel like it!!
8. You tube--I LOVE you tube!!! I have a play list of all my favorite songs!! Including all GLEE!!! Oh ya!!
9. Easter candy--in case you didn't know...Easter has the best candy!!! I love my favorite chocolate bunnies! YUMMY!
10. LUCKY CHARMS--oh how I love thee!!! I always have to have a box of this!!!

Okay so that is my list!!!!
If you read all of this...wow...thanks!!! I can't believe I typed it all. LOL
Hugs,
Suzy west

My uncle turns 103!!

I'm so excited about celebrating my uncle's birthday!!! He is turning 103 years old next week!!!
This man is amazing!!!
If you saw him in real life...you'd want to put him in your pocket! LOL He's about 4 ft. 8 in. tall! He came to the states from El Salvador in 1944 with the stipulation that he had to join the army. He joined and fought in world war 2!

He also had to have a trade. He took after his dad and was a tailor.

My uncle made a name for himself and did the tailoring for Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, and other famous people.

My uncle believes that education is very important and recently started meeting with the kids in the family because he wants to help them go to college.

This is a picture of him when he turned 100! The city wanted to honor him and he was featured in the news paper.

Love him and feel so lucky to have him in my life.
hugs,
Suzy West

Going to LONDON!!!

I am excited to announce that I have been invited to teach classes in London!!

I'm going to be teaching at an expo event there.

If you are in the area...come and see me!!!

Hugs, Suzy West