30 July 2010
I am SOOOO freakin'...
...EXHAUSTED! I awakened the other morning and both of my eyes were bloodshot in the inner corners like this
(You KNOW I must be tired...I don't even have my shiny lips on in this picture!) I just need about two days to veg out and SLEEP! But, I have to twist my nephew's hair in the morning, check out Old Navy's sale with my sister, clean, cook...do you HEAR THAT??? That...that...WHIP CRACKING!!! That was a nice fantasy for a moment...two days with nothing to do...back to work!
29 July 2010
The Serious Scrap!
PUBLISHED IN:
Basic Grey Newsletter-June 2008Rusty Pickle Newsletter-November 2008
Somerset Memories-November 2008 issue
Sketches 2 Scrap IPHONE APP-November 2010
Memory Makers The Big Book of Scrapbook Pages-June 2011
"Barber Shop Duet"-Page 48
"Lake Lovers"-Page 78
"Solemn Family Fourth"-Page 117
"Hello Doggie"-Page 238
2Peas Newsletter-July 2011
DESIGNING FOR:
Kreatorville Kraft kits-November 2009 to Present
Aptly Titled Handmade Embellishments-November 2009 to Present
Platinum Scraps-June 2011
Examiner.com-June 2010-June 2011Aptly Titled Handmade Embellishments-November 2009 to Present
Platinum Scraps-June 2011
Buzz and Bloom:January 2009-August 2010
Tally Scrapper:April-June 2009
Lotus Paperie: June-November 2009
ScrapNArt.com:May 2008-November 2008
GUEST DESIGNING FOR:
Color Combos Galore-August 2011
Masterful Scrapbook Design-July 2011
These Are a Few of my Favorite Things-September 2010
Masterful Scrapbook Design-July 2011
These Are a Few of my Favorite Things-September 2010
Coordinates Collections-September 2009
Kraft Girls Kits-October 2008
Dreamgirls' Clearly Yours Challenge #21-February 2009
Tally Scrapper/Category Stories- What I Love About (Alone
Time): February 2009
American Crafts "All About Me" challenge-August 2009
Crate Paper Sketch Challenge-November 2010
Kraft Girls Kits-October 2008
TRADE SHOWS:
Summer CHA 2009
5 Layouts for Buzz and Bloom
CONTESTS:
ScrapScene's Truly Trendy Contest-Honorable Mention May 2008
CHALLENGES:
Scrapbook.Com-U Crack Me Up-June 2008Dreamgirls' Clearly Yours Challenge #21-February 2009
Tally Scrapper/Category Stories- What I Love About (Alone
Time): February 2009
American Crafts "All About Me" challenge-August 2009
Crate Paper Sketch Challenge-November 2010
22 July 2010
I have to give it up...
...for my husband (and men like him) who hold it down by doing manual labor. My husband is a welder but he also does lawn care.
Normally, Ahmad will help his Dad with our yard and on Saturdays. But since he's gone during the summer, it all falls to John. Did I mention that I used to cut the grass myself when I was single? I feel SOO sorry for my husband because he comes home SOO tired. So, I decided that, because I AM WOMAN (don't you HEAR ME roarin'??)that I would go out and help the hubbs cut our grass. Our next door neighbor cuts the front yard when he does his own so it actually looks really nice and uniform. The downside is that we can prolong cutting the back because you can't see it. THIS is why the yesterday the grass was 5 feet high...and I'm SURE I spotted a few chimpanzees running around but John said that was the heat. ANYWHO, I thought I was just gonna go out there, cut the pretty straight rows in the grass, flex my biceps and go run a 5K...LIES!!! John was like, "Just go around in a circle"...huh??? What about the pretty rows??? He said, "Nah, you're just knocking it down first". So, I made the first round with no problem (wellll...not TOO MUCH of a problem!). By the fourth time, I was praying that God not let my heart jump outta my chest in the grass where it wouldn't be found. John took pity on me and insisted that I take a break.
After about ten minutes, my roar was up to a healthy meow and I decided to forge on. Into my SEVENTH go round, I decided that the best thing for my husband would be for me to put an end to my grass cutting for the day. After all, how FAIR would it have been for him to have to carry me inside once I collapsed???
This was just another example of how out of shape I am! I promised my husband that I will start going out more with him (what can I say...I just LUUUV the man!) but I'm working on getting into shape, too. John GENUINELY has a love for making a lawn look great...I'd HATE to spoil that for him by having my CHEST implode!!!
I'm having SOO much fun kreating for GONE SCRAPBOOKING! I get to scrap WHAT I want, using whatever supplies I decide...what's NOT to love about that kind of freedom??? Hopefully I'll make a dent in myhoard stash in the next year! Last week, I did a page about John teaching Kea about bugs at the Insectarium a few months ago.
I hear SO much how well spoken Noonie is and I always think it's because he has TWO parents willing to teach him at every turn! This week, I kreated a mini album for my assignment. It hasn't been posted yet so I can't show it to you here (AWWW!) but keep watching the site...it'll be posted soon!
We have a nephew who has played basketball since he was two years old...well, it's more like he would run AWAY from the action back then. But, in the last few years he's really developed his skill and passion for the sport. And every year, his team has played in the championship. I guess it helps when your father's the coach and your mother is on the booster committee. Well, this is the week the team travels to Orlando to play for the gold...but of COURSE the devil had to put his two cents in! The money that the team raised to pay for their trip...some CRACKHEAD idiot stole it! There are not TOO many things I hate WORSE than a thief. Everything we have...we've worked and SCROUNGED for it. And YOUR job is to scheme on how to take that away...REALLY??? So, the team has set up a Paypal account and is asking for donations. Here's the message Arianne posted on Facebook:
Normally, Ahmad will help his Dad with our yard and on Saturdays. But since he's gone during the summer, it all falls to John. Did I mention that I used to cut the grass myself when I was single? I feel SOO sorry for my husband because he comes home SOO tired. So, I decided that, because I AM WOMAN (don't you HEAR ME roarin'??)that I would go out and help the hubbs cut our grass. Our next door neighbor cuts the front yard when he does his own so it actually looks really nice and uniform. The downside is that we can prolong cutting the back because you can't see it. THIS is why the yesterday the grass was 5 feet high...and I'm SURE I spotted a few chimpanzees running around but John said that was the heat. ANYWHO, I thought I was just gonna go out there, cut the pretty straight rows in the grass, flex my biceps and go run a 5K...LIES!!! John was like, "Just go around in a circle"...huh??? What about the pretty rows??? He said, "Nah, you're just knocking it down first". So, I made the first round with no problem (wellll...not TOO MUCH of a problem!). By the fourth time, I was praying that God not let my heart jump outta my chest in the grass where it wouldn't be found. John took pity on me and insisted that I take a break.
After about ten minutes, my roar was up to a healthy meow and I decided to forge on. Into my SEVENTH go round, I decided that the best thing for my husband would be for me to put an end to my grass cutting for the day. After all, how FAIR would it have been for him to have to carry me inside once I collapsed???
I'm having SOO much fun kreating for GONE SCRAPBOOKING! I get to scrap WHAT I want, using whatever supplies I decide...what's NOT to love about that kind of freedom??? Hopefully I'll make a dent in my
We have a nephew who has played basketball since he was two years old...well, it's more like he would run AWAY from the action back then. But, in the last few years he's really developed his skill and passion for the sport. And every year, his team has played in the championship. I guess it helps when your father's the coach and your mother is on the booster committee. Well, this is the week the team travels to Orlando to play for the gold...but of COURSE the devil had to put his two cents in! The money that the team raised to pay for their trip...some CRACKHEAD idiot stole it! There are not TOO many things I hate WORSE than a thief. Everything we have...we've worked and SCROUNGED for it. And YOUR job is to scheme on how to take that away...REALLY??? So, the team has set up a Paypal account and is asking for donations. Here's the message Arianne posted on Facebook:
Arianne FrazierJuly 21, 2010 at 8:18pm
Re: Please Help!
I just want to thank everybody for their prayers and donations. The phone calls, text messages, and e-mails have been rolling in all day of friends and family showing their support in a time like this. Tomorrow is our last day of practice before we head to Orlando Sunday morning.
I was asked again to send this message out because people thought it was spam mail. So here it is! The paypal account e-mail is larazorbacks@yahoo.com. Thanks Again from the LA Razorbacks. We love y'all and appreciate everything that y'all have done.
I was asked again to send this message out because people thought it was spam mail. So here it is! The paypal account e-mail is larazorbacks@yahoo.com. Thanks Again from the LA Razorbacks. We love y'all and appreciate everything that y'all have done.
Even if you donate FIVE dollars it would be a blessing. And I'm grateful for any consideration you give to contributing!!!
08 July 2010
When one door closes...
...another opens. I've heard this saying for as long as I can remember and it's always SOO true!!! BUZZ AND BLOOM has announced it's impending closure. I LUUUV Buzz and Bloom...the owners, the products, the camaraderie! I had planned on NEVER leaving the team (I was already in my second year). But, the scrapbook division is only a small portion of the business and an illness in the family has forced Div and Mark to focus their energy on the business on a larger scale. I continue to keep them in my prayers and hope that I get to work with them again when they revamp...because I'm CONVINCED that Buzz and Bloom will rise again!
SOO, even though I DO have Kreatorville, I wondered if it would be enough to keep me busy all day, especially when school starts again. I think Kea will be in preschool starting next month and after the cleaning and cooking, I spend my days KREATING! Well, I'll wonder NO MORE because I just found out that I'm a part of the inaugural Gone Scrapbooking Creative Team for the National Examiner.com!!!! The Examiner is a national magazine but the creative team's projects will be published in the online edition. We get to kreate WHATEVER we want once a week for the next year...how SWEET is THAT??? Congrats to the other eight ladies who I'll be working beside:
SOO, even though I DO have Kreatorville, I wondered if it would be enough to keep me busy all day, especially when school starts again. I think Kea will be in preschool starting next month and after the cleaning and cooking, I spend my days KREATING! Well, I'll wonder NO MORE because I just found out that I'm a part of the inaugural Gone Scrapbooking Creative Team for the National Examiner.com!!!! The Examiner is a national magazine but the creative team's projects will be published in the online edition. We get to kreate WHATEVER we want once a week for the next year...how SWEET is THAT??? Congrats to the other eight ladies who I'll be working beside:
Tanisha Long
Kathleen Summers
Jackie Anderson
Pat Yahner
Beth Moore
Karen Garbacik
Ashley Hamm
Amanda Sevall
WOO HOO!!! OK, enough celebrating...my first assignment is due soon!!!
Kathleen Summers
Jackie Anderson
Pat Yahner
Beth Moore
Karen Garbacik
Ashley Hamm
Amanda Sevall
WOO HOO!!! OK, enough celebrating...my first assignment is due soon!!!
The Serious Scrap
PUBLISHED IN:
Basic Grey Newsletter-June 2008
Rusty Pickle Newsletter-November 2008
Somerset Memories-November 2008 issue
DESIGNING FOR:
Kreatorville Kraft kit klub: November 2009-PRESENT
Gone Scrapbooking Creative Team:July 2010-July 2011
Buzz and Bloom:January 2009-
Tally Scrapper:April-June 2009
Lotus Paperie: June-November 2009
ScrapNArt.com:May 2008-November 2008
GUEST DESIGNING FOR:
Basic Grey Newsletter-June 2008
Rusty Pickle Newsletter-November 2008
Somerset Memories-November 2008 issue
DESIGNING FOR:
Kreatorville Kraft kit klub: November 2009-PRESENT
Gone Scrapbooking Creative Team:July 2010-July 2011
Buzz and Bloom:January 2009-
Tally Scrapper:April-June 2009
Lotus Paperie: June-November 2009
ScrapNArt.com:May 2008-November 2008
GUEST DESIGNING FOR:
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things-September 2010
Kraft Girls Kits:October 2009
Coordinates Collections: September 2009
CONTESTS:
ScrapScene's Truly Trendy Contest-Honorable Mention May 2008
CHALLENGES:
Scrapbook.Com-U Crack Me Up-June 2008
Dreamgirls' Clearly Yours Challenge #21-February 2009
Tally Scrapper/Category Stories- What I Love About (Alone
Time): February 2009
American Crafts "All About Me" challenge-August 2009
CONTESTS:
ScrapScene's Truly Trendy Contest-Honorable Mention May 2008
CHALLENGES:
Scrapbook.Com-U Crack Me Up-June 2008
Dreamgirls' Clearly Yours Challenge #21-February 2009
Tally Scrapper/Category Stories- What I Love About (Alone
Time): February 2009
American Crafts "All About Me" challenge-August 2009
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