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*poof*

i feel like i have so much to say sometimes, but i think about it too much. think about it over and over and over until i beat it dead in my brain and then it never shows up here. and i always think, when i'm thinking these thinks, that its something i need to share. but then it's gone. poof.

so today. today i'm gonna leave you with this lo {my sweet bama and my maddie bean, at 10 months} and then a freebie. cause if your thoughts go poof what better way to cover it up than with a freebie element your sweet readers can download and then use on their pages & projects. right?? right!

see those three tags there in that lo and in that pic posted above? i made them especially for you sweet blog readers, my friends, my encourage-rs of all things. as a little thank you of sorts. for the encouragement. for the special words you say to me. for your friendship. just click on the tag picture to download the pdf. it will open in a separate page. then just save to your computer, print, cut, use.

just a little token of my love for you. all of you. and, btw. they go fantastically well with my honeychurch digi collection. just saying. ;D

 

also... the winner of the pemberley paper pack is :

Love these papers ;-)
Posted by: Marianne | May 15, 2008 at 10:43 PM

send me your addy via email marianne. i've got a scrumptious little paper pack for ya.
;D

happy saturday!!
xoxo

happy birthday sistv!!

i went from making 3 layouts to apply to be a sistv fashionista to designing these beauties which i am SO proud of. who would have thought all this year with sistv has brought me. teaching in norway {hi girls!! i miss you SO much!!}, teaching at suzy's, october afternoon dt, a passion for sniffing vanilla infused papers, incredible friends near & far & in between, a creative outlet i adore and over 10,000 sisters who are incredibly talented, funny and supportive.

so... to celebrate sistv's 1 year birthday i'm giving away a paper pack of my pemberley collection + some vintage yumminess to go along with it. just a leave a comment by midnight friday pst and i'll pick a winner saturday morning.

happy birthday sistv!!!
xoxo

bad mommy

last thursday i was purging out the junk in our garage for the garage sale my mom and i had last weekend {it was amazing... thanks for asking!!} and i told maddie that she couldn't do something {can't even remember what it was now...} and she huffed off into the house in a foul mood. about 15 minutes later i went in to get some water and found this. on her door. which was closed. and heard her meekly talking to herself inside about how mean i was and i could just stay out all day.

dude.

do i look like this? really?

cause i have to say. i love that fact that my hips aren't as wide as they truly are in real life and she gave my hair some extra length and some manageable waves. and i've apparently lost about 90 lbs and i have been told i have a big mouth at times... and now that i'm talking about it what happened to my neck and torso and butt??

but the thing that got me was the talking to herself. because i used to do that. i used to get in trouble for lying when i was 7-8-9. alot. {yes mom.... i will finally admit it to be true. i lied alot.} and i used to be sent to my room to write lines. lines of things like ....

i will not lie. i will not lie. i will not lie.
i will not lie. i will not lie. i will not lie.
i will not lie. i will not lie. i will not lie.
i will not lie. i will not lie. i will not lie.
i will not lie. i will not lie. i will not lie.

and if i did the long line of l's, trying to connect the letters in the words from top to bottom {to save time} i would have to start over.

but the point is that while i was writing these lines i would talk to myself about how much no one listened to me. how they didn't love me, like me, care about me... yadda yadda yadda. and last thursday. listening to the bean mutter her sadness made my heart swell in love and smiles. because i felt and knew that she is mine. she will be my legacy. she will be me and yet, she will be herself in so many ways. and that, to me, is a perfect moment of knowing, and loving, that i am her mama. wavy, mouth agape, stick picture and all.

xoxo

and btw : that project i talked about yesterday? comcast delayed it one full day by deciding that today was the day they would shut off our internet and drive me and the kids go spend a splendid day at auntie sarah's where we swam in the pool. ate hot dogs and drank gatorade in the club house. we were mellow and free out in the sun on a 90 degree day. and i can't thank them enough for getting my butt out of this house for some friendship and fun!

upcoming classes in june

june is going to be a crazy month, i can already feel the wave of excitement building as i finalize the preparations for sisiversary {sneak peek is coming next week.. yay!}. and, i'm also getting ready for a full day of workshops i'm teaching at picture me perfect the weekend after, on june 21st, blissful tags from 11-1pm {see above} and celebration banner mini album 3-5 pm {below}.

 

the classes are going to be a blast and those who sign up for both will receive a sweet vintage ephemera pack of papers and my most favorite vintage odds & bits from my personal stash. and... we'll stay and crop until midnight, and seeing it's the longest day of the year i can't imagine a better way to spend it.

you can sign up online or by calling pmp directly.

make sure you head back tomorrow as i've got a sweet little giveaway and a new little project that i can't wait to share.

happy tuesday!
xoxo

i got your back babe

this man, my man, is in an interview with an amazing company right now. he's spreading his wings and pushing for a better life for me, for our children, for our little beautiful family. he's becoming everything that i always knew he was. he's learning that he is brilliant. he is learning that he is unbelieveably talented. he is learning that he is worth every dream that he brings to his mind.

and he's going to come home to me tonight and tell me that he got it.
this i know and feel with all of my heart and more.

razzle & dazzle them babe, cause i got your back. always.

xoxo

it's demo time

so nikki and i sepnt all day saturday down at picture me perfect scrapping and doing demos for nsd. and i was lucky enough to have nikki film my little demo, sewing fabric strip flowers that i then added to an altered canvas made with the new sassafrass papers {um. LOVE!}, a jenni bowlin bingo card and some tim holtz crackle paint.

i think i'm going to start doing this more, little vblog entries. wouldn't it be cool to see a layout created fast frame from start to finish?

thanks nikki for filming!! and make sure you check her video out too!
love that cute perky redhead!

happy monday!
xoxo

ahhh.... that's better.

i spent the evening redesigning the site. new banner. new tabs, new links & new linked content all around. feels so much better now. *sigh* i love a good site facelift.

i've also got a rockin' soldered charm tutorial up over on the sistv 365 fashionista blog. walks you through the whole process + i made you all a downloadable pdf to reference when your iron is hot and you shouldn't be distracted by your computer. you can thank me later. ;D

happy may day.
xoxo

scrap for a cure : gdt may 2008

these are the layouts i was able to create for these girls, the scrap for a cure girls, they are doing such an amazing thing, donating a percentage of all kit sales to charity. and i am so honored to be their guest designer for may. and, did you see this kit? all of the proceeds go to help support and care for baylee and her sweet family. so much good in the world. you can see more of all of these in my sis gallery of course.

missing

these two. last week they decided to step down as fashionistas and although my heart broke a little, because i wouldn't see them participating in fgirl things anymore, i understand. sometimes you know when it's time to move on. time to bring focus back to yourself. time to concentrate on family and the reason why we scrap in the first place. things i've been thinking about for a while now as well...

but i want them to know, truly know, how blessed i feel because i know them. how priceless these photos from last summer are to me. and although i understand, although i know i will still chat & "see" them online, i will miss their little fgirl stars. they are originals. in heart and spirit and i will always remember and hold that dear.

i love you kiki & chellers.
always!

xo

mirror in the sky

just a little musical inspiration, feeling this one today. also, i'm doing two chats this week at sistv. monday morning at 7am pst and wednesday night at 6pm pst. come and join me. ask anything. but most important, let's connect and have fun!

and i added some new tunes to the playlist. :D

happy sunday!
xoxo