more scrapbooking talk..of course

I don't know if anyone else loves Daisy D's rubons/stickers/paper/etc as much as what I do, but they are currently looking for some new design team members. I can guarantee there will be TONS of submissions but for anyone who is passionate about their products go check it out on their blog!!!!

****November 2-4 is not only Si's birthday weekend but it is also the weekend of the first online crop at Rhubarb Roots. I have never participated in one before, and I wont be around much that weekend, but I am STOKED for it!!!! I have some fun challenges planned for it, and I can NOT wait to see what everyone else will come up with that weekend.

sneak peek

So as promised here is the sneak peek from the November kit at Rhubarb Roots.
Trust me I would love to show you a lot more of this kit as it is seriously YUMMY!!!!!! But, you will just have to wait until November 1st to see the whole sha-bang....

Crop for kids weekend

October 12-14/07
This was one of the best weekends of my life. I took non stop classes, met awesome scrapbookers whose work I admire in magazines, and won some awesome prizes..and all for a good cause too.
I will explain these pictures a little better..hee hee
1) I discovered that I can use my heat gun for things other than heat embossing...it toasted my bagel and melted my peanut butter.
2)There I am with Leah Fung...a phenomenal scrapper from San Diego. I attended 2 of her classes.
3)My cover from a class I took with Michele Skinner(Christmas organization)
4)The cover from the idea box class I took with Ellen Thompson.
I still have alot of class kits to finish up here over the weekend, so I hope to post more of my projects then.
Also stay tuned, I will be showing you a sneak peek of the November kit from Rhubarb Roots that will be available on November 1....You don't want to miss that. It was my favorite kit to work with!!!

Flower pens

To go along with the pictures, I will list the instructions to create these adorable pens.
Supplies needed:pens, gaffer tape, fabric flowers you can take apart, patterened paper, a pencil, scissors and hot glue gun.
1)Take the layers apart on the fabric flowers, making sure you put the center aside.
2)Take the end tip of the pen out(This is where the green flower stem will go)
3)Draw & cut out a flower shape from your patterned paper.
4)To start layering the flower back together: Take the top "flower center" and 1 smaller fabric petal, then the paper flower, and some larger fabric petals. You put this all back together by attaching the green plastic piece to the bottom of the flower, and if you want that green piece to be hidden, you can place a fabric petal over that at the bottom.
5) put the flower aside for a moment, and use gaffer tape to cover the "stem" of the pen. The pen cap will still be able to close over that.
6)Use hot glue gun & glue around the end of the pen(around the rim where you removed the tip) Immediately put the green flower tip in there and hold in place for a few seconds
7)ENJOY!!!!!!!

Crop for kids

WEll this coming weekend I am going to the city with 4 other women to attend the crop for kids at the Victoria INN. The proceeds go to the Childrens hospital(and with Si being in the hospital for 6 weeks after his birth, this especially means a lot)
I am beyond excited!! I have been waiting for this for almost a year. I have packed my clothes. I have not yet packed my scrapping supplies(been too busy scrapping) But I am now to the point where I can barely sleep because I am that excited. I am taking 13 classes this weekend with some pretty amazing scrapbookers(Just to name a few..Leah Fung, Melissa Chapman, Kerry Zerff, Sharly Balcaen) Pretty much a dream come true for me.
I am going to miss si like crazy. We havent been apart for that long in almost a year, so it will be abit hard on us, but he will have a great time with his Daddy.
I hope to have lots of great pictures to post when I get back!!!

another birthday coming up(gulp)

Well in a few weeks my baby will be 4(sigh!!!)
so this year I decided to make the invitations and they turned out pretty good.
Si is obsessed with anything that has to do with pirates, so I took some pictures of him wearing his Captain Jack Sparrow costume, and printed them into "wallet size..according to the kodak machine..lol)
I sprayed gold glitter onto the cardstock, dry brushed some gold paint where I wanted to place the picture(the wet paint acts as an adhesive) and then stamped 2 skulls on the left hand side, and voila...Now if only I could get going and finish handing them out..hee hee

It's boo-ti-ful in my house

Okay, I know that was a chessy headline, but it caught your attention right?
It took me awhile to make this banner because I didnt have any templates, but it turned out alright!!