Weekend Accomplishments and PSA

Another busy weekend comes to a close and I'm off and running on a rainy Monday morning. I have a lot to do this week and want to check things off my list before I leave this weekend for a couple days at CHA. I'm so excited I'm going to CHA and am eternally grateful to Ms. Emily for inviting me. I can't wait!

This weekend I managed to:
do several loads of laundry
clean the bathrooms and kitchen
mop floors
dust the house
clean up my scrap space
bake cookies
scrap with Heather, Angie and Kelly
do my 52 Card
complete 1 round robin layout
finish 1 layout that's been on my to do list
knit several inches on my scarf
watch Superbad with Shawn
submit my Fashionista application and project
start some canvases for a secret project
surf the internet

Whew! Can you tell I didn't watch the superbowl...got a lot of stuff done around the house instead! Here's one layout I did this weekend..had the journaling in my head for awhile...some wishes for my 30th year:


This week's 52 Card prompt "Struggle" came from Andrea. I will admit I had no idea what I was going to do for this card and than it hit me...the weekly stuggle with my to do list, work, me time, balance.....


I really like this little quote and have been on a quest to simplify things lately:


And now on to my little PSA. Tomorrow is Super Tuesday. If you live in a state that is holding primary elections tomorrow...GO VOTE! I mailed my early ballot Friday. I meant to send it in earlier in the week, but I was still investigating candidates. I won't discuss politics, as I know I have differing views from some of my blog readers, I just want to encourage each and everyone of you to vote. It's important. I belong to a generation of disillusioned voters, but if you don't vote, you can't complain. The system may be broken, but its the system we have, so you must work with it.....go exercise your right and VOTE!

Happy February!

Here's a look at my calender so far this month. Unfortunately didn't get to include Jessie's arrival on the 8th, but at least I'll see her on the 28th when I head to OR. I'm so excited for this month! It's going to be a busy one, but full of fun and adventures!

You'll notice the Super Bowl is not on my calendar. Honestly, I could care less...even if it is here in Phoenix (well, Glendale) this year. This week has been a driving mess around this town and it's only going to get worse the next few days. If I didn't have to drive around town for work, it might not be so bad, but snowbirds, plus FBR Open visitors, plus Super Bowl visitors, plus the celebrity party and concert scene that comes along with the SB...argh!

I've yet to complete my 52 Card or Paper '08 for this week, been busy this morning with billing and other paperwork. I'm hoping to get some scrapping done tonight and tomorrow afternoon, so stay tuned for another crafty post later this weekend!

Happy Friday and Happy February!

Thank You Dearly

Please watch this video of the cutest little thing you ever did see. She's the daughter of the talented Kirsty Wiseman and she needs your help. She and her family are trying to raise funds to bring her to the U.S. to seek treatment for her undiagnosed condition. You can read more about the fund for Belle here. Definitely a worthy cause in my book.

Creative Madness

Last night I had a little burst of creative energy..ok, maybe it wasn't a little burst...I seriously knocked out a ton of pages in only a few hours. I was wanting to use up the rest of my December Studio Calico kit and add on and maybe even get to some of January before tonight's big February kit reveal. That way, maybe I would feel a little less guilty about buying add-ons to add to the already incredibly full scrap room and kit collection!

First up, Paper '08. The prompt this week was "Freeze Time." Here's the back of my card. The front is just the regular polka dots of the Heidi Swapp playing cards with a strip of patterned paper and the date in pink thickers.

Next up, finish a mini I started long ago. The papers here are from Studio Calico's Farm Fresh kit back in August I think. I covered this cute little flower shaped book with these papers a couple months ago...finally printed out quotes last weekend and finished it up last night. It was a bit tough to photograph or scan, so it's a bit dark and hard to read the quotes. Here's the cover. You can see a few inside pages here.

Now onto the add on kit from December, which I just broke into this week to do my 52 Card. This little kit I adore...so I knocked out quite a few pages using pictures in my "to scrap" pile. Here's one of me and Shawn...the picture was from our rehearsal dinner in 2006.

This one's a bit crazy for me, with the pattern and cut outs, but cute I think. Picture from pedicures on my birthday.

A very old picture of me with my flute and a page I've been meaning to do for awhile. Love how this one turned out.

Now onto some scraps from the main December kit. A picture from my birthday in October.


Scraps from both the add on and the main kit and the cutest little dog you ever did see, my "fur niece" Lucy.

And finally, a little frame I've had sitting in my scraproom for awhile, just looking for a project...a simple little framed word.

I'm off to help Michelle get her scrap on, well get organized so she can get her scrap on more easily! See you tonight at Studio Calico for the February reveal!

Birthday Wishes and More

Happy Birthday to my friend Michelle! I hope you have a wonderful birthday weekend and I look forward to celebrating with you on Sunday!

Here's what I've been up to this week:

*stomach bug...bleh!
*Jury duty...double bleh...but at least I wasn't there too long
*getting my piccolo chops back up to par with our first community band rehearsal
*working on Jessie's circle journal, which I've had sitting around forever...it's now finished
*flipping through my new cookbook and deciding what to try this weekend
*shopping for birthday presents for Ms. Michelle and the International Blog Stalker Extrodinaire and thinking about what to get my mom
*ordering more stuff for my Valentine swap buddy from A Million Little Things
*wasting too much time on the internet
*breaking out the stamps (see new blog header) thanks to Tina and Nicole
*creating things like my 52 Card for this week....the prompt was given by Jessie--"January Bliss"--here's my take:

Hoping for a productive yet relaxing weekend. I've just realized my February is going to be jam packed with travels, visitors, holidays and birthdays, so I better start getting things done now while I can!

And the winners are....

This morning I am waiting to see if I have to go downtown to Superior Court for jury duty this afternoon.....who thought of the idea of asking someone to check back in at 11:00am to determine if they are needed? It kind of puts my morning on hold...I'm hoping they dismiss us and I can just head out to work for the afternoon....not terribly thrilled about jury duty, so cross your fingers.

In the mean time, I held a very scientific drawing of names out of bowl this morning and the lucky ladies are:

100 pieces of candy.......Emily P.
100 nickels on a Starbuck's card (or a Target card if you'd prefer)..........Sharon
100 scrappy embellies.......Dawn

Congrats ladies! Email me your info and I will get your goodies out in the mail to you!
Thanks to everyone who played a long! I'm hoping to thrill you all with 100 more riveting posts on my daily life and creative escapades!

100th Post Contest

I've decided my 100th blog post deserves some celebration. Who knew I had 100 worthwhile things to post in the last nine months. So here's how it goes. Post something clever related to 100 on my blog by Monday night. Tell me what you would do with 100 dollars or something you wouldn't mind having 100 of or 100 ways to use a button...whatever, as long as it relates to the number 100.

On Monday night I will draw three lucky winners. Here's the fabulous prizes:

100 pieces of candy
100 nickels on a Starbuck's gift card
100 scrapbooking embellies (were talking buttons or brads or some assortment of small goodies)

Good luck!