Happy Thanksgiving

Hey Everyone! I've been so out of touch lately (still) and I hope things will get a little less crazy soon. Who am I kidding? It's probably going to be something very difficult to overcome since I am going back to work for five months in January. I was offered a temporary teaching position at my old school, and I decided it was too good of an offer to pass up right now. We'll be dealing with some new dynamics in our family for awhile, but I think I made a really good decision. Some of my customers are worried that I won't have time for scrapbooking, but I will of course make time for my girls! :-) Also, sorry for my lack of comments on my favorite blogs lately. I've been without a laptop for about ten days, and it is very difficult to sneak back into the office with the two kiddos. I am hoping to catch up this weekend.

We are celebrating Thanksgiving with my family in SC this weekend. I wish you all a wonderful holiday!!!!
Take care! :-)

Don't Forget

Blog Candy deadline is Tues. night --- and I added a lot of cool, secret stuff to the stash. Only the winner will know what it is!!! :-)

Block Frame and Blog Candy

Yvonne is the blog candy winner!

Ok, so first I need to apologize for all those promises I made about blog candy. It has taken me awhile, but I am actually following through! :-) Those of you with children understand that life with a toddler is way different from life with a baby. I can't turn my back for more than a second with my sweet little angel! My preschooler wants so much of my attention, too. We play card and board games all day. I am not complaining, just giving you all my excuses. Oh, and I also spend way too much time on Facebook. ;-)

Anyway, here it is:

My blog candy includes the Annotations stamp set, two packages of alphabet stickers, and a selection of prima flowers. Please post a comment giving me advice on how to get out of my creative slump. It is killing me! You have until Tuesday, Nov. 18 midnight to enter.

I made this block frame this evening. I think it is such a sweet picture of my husband and daughter. I'm hoping to keep it a secret until Christmas. We'll see!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stacy

Very Quick Layout

Ok, so I haven't posted artwork in forever, because I haven't created much of anything this month. I did sit down to put together this very simple layout the other day. I really am in a big creative slump right now. It is very frustrating. There isn't much to this one, but I am actually ok with that for now. Scarlett is finally letting me put bows in her hair! I have struggled with this for months because she was always pulling them out. I looked at her a week or so ago and told her that if she didn't wear it, I would. I put it in my hair, and you can probably guess how she felt about that! She wanted it back. :-)

Hopefully I will get back in the groove soon...

Thanks for stopping by!

Quick Post

I have been neglecting this blog lately. I really have been so busy! With trying to recover from our big trip and getting ready for Bryson's birthday and Halloween. Oh, and we've had company for the past 5 days and will have them until the weekend. It is such a busy time of the year for us!

I am just dying to get into the scraproom, but I am too tired once the kids go to bed. I know I keep promising some blog candy. I will be back with that very soon (promise again)....

Don't you love this birthday photo of my four year old? The shirt is from my college friend, Sally, and her wonderful company, Polka Dot Market. Visit her!

New Stuff and RAKs

This is one of the bonus layouts from my November workshop using Magic Moments. It is also one of the layouts you see in the Idea Book. I love it! I am always so happy when I can use older pictures on pages. These were taken at a birthday party we attended about two years ago at Gymboree. Bryson loved it. He still looked a lot like a toddler at that time. Gosh, they grow up too fast!

My blog friend, Laurel, sent me these great images and a beautiful card! and...
Jena sent me this cool tool box for my scrapbooking goodies! How lucky am I? :-)

I am still trying to settle in after our trip, so I will be back with that blog candy just as soon as I can get into my scraproom and put something together!

Have a great day!

Home

*I just reread my post. Guess I should clarify that this picture is from my "home" in WV. You know leaves never look that good in FL!
We just arrived to our official home in FL this afternoon. I feel a lot like SUPERMOM after 13 hours and two days in the car with the kids by myself! :-)

It was very cold and rainy here today, but it is so good to be home again. Here is a picture from my parents' driveway. I think the leaves are still pretty, but my mom assures me that they looked better last week. Hey, I live in FL now, so I don't get to enjoy this at all when I am there. I think they look beautiful now. :-) I just really hope it doesn't rain so we can take the kids to the pumpkin patch tomorrow.

I miss my paper crafting... Can't wait to get home and just stare at all my goodies. You all know you do it, too!

Mini Pocket Album and a Layout

I saw Tresa's new video tutorial, and I just knew I needed to make one of these for my sister-in-law and her soon (like 3 days from now) husband. I am putting her "gift" and note from our family inside. She is getting married on her family's tree farm, so It's A Guy Thing was the perfect paper to use.

We are leaving tomorrow for a long trip to visit, attend the wedding, and visit some more. We can't wait to see everyone and enjoy some true fall weather. I am sure I will be ready to return to the warmth of FL before it is all over.

This is the inside of my trial one I made to make sure i knew what I was doing. I used Whoops-A-Daisy paper.

This is one of the bonus layouts with my Notebook workshop. I changed it up a bit, and I plan on adding some stitching and ribbon. It felt good to use some of my baby pictures I've had sitting around for awhile. I am currently working on my Magic Moments bonus layouts, but it will be at least two weeks before I can share those. I want you all to see them with the finishing touches! I was not a fan of the paper packet until I get busy using it. Now, I love it!!!

I hope to have a chance to post a few pictures while I am away. If not, I will be back in a few weeks! Don't forget about me. Of course, you won't! :-) How could you? I'll have blog candy after I return!

Fun Park Pictures and a Layout

I took Scarlett to the park with some of our friends while Bryson was at preschool last week. She loves it there. She even let me snap a few fun pictures. :-)

I came home and printed some out on my home printer to put on this new workshop layout. I wasn't crazy about the Magic Moments Workshop layout until I started working on mine. I really love it. I never thought I'd like all that Colonial White showing, but I was wrong. I also used my Friendship Alphabet set. I just love those letters! Sorry for the horrible pictures of the layouts. I was just too lazy to fix them this morning!

I have other pages in progress, but they need embellishments and/or finishing touches. I might be back later today with those. I just never know how much scrapping time I will get with the little ones. Usually, it is not much. Oh well, I really enjoy spending all this fun time with them!

Off to start our day! Thanks for stopping by. :-)

Simple, but Fabulous Cards!

I really love these cards. They are so simple, yet something about them makes them fabulous. Well, at least I think so...

I have a card workshop in the afternoon tomorrow, and my customers will be making each one of these. The Triangle Tri-Fold was inspired by Kim's tutorial. I think these little cards are so cute. I made mine 4 x 4. I used Evensong and the Gratitude stamp set. The Notebook card was my version of the card in the Idea Book. I used Coffee Stain and Circle Around stamp sets. The third card has the Juniper Damask B&T paper from Perfect Day. I love the Cocoa ribbon with this one! The clear buttons have B&T paper attached to them using Liquid Glass. I also dyed the Colonial White Waxy Flax Juniper. My friend Misty gave me that idea! :-)

I haven't completed a scrapbook page in a long time. I've been so busy working the business side of things, that I forget to take time to play! I've also just been so busy with the kids. We've been doing a lot of fun outdoor activities because it is finally cooling down here a little bit.

I am almost on my 100th post. I will definitely be getting some blog candy ready!