Novocaine our brains and we're out like lights

Have some Issues to tell you all about. Some Paper Issues...

Yes thats right, I am a new dt member for Paper Issues! Fabulous store and a group of fabulous ladies! Super excited to be on this team.


I have been playing with some studio calico Atlantic collection... Love the colors and embellishments. I think my favorite part of scrapbooking is the embellishments. Love them. Of course I love the paper too. Could be why I always walk out of the store with more paper then anything. Anywho back to the pages.

Loved collecting all the bits for these pages. So much fun. I really need to start going back to my studio to create. I have much more at my finger tips and can get a little more messy. I tend to be a mulitasker so I try to watch a movie or clear out the dvr while I am creating.

Where do you create?

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Smiled with the risin' sun

Father's day is coming up. Do you have a few special dad's (or men) in your life? I do. My husband is the most special. I know you all know this. I have said it many times before. If you would like to skip over mushy then please do so now. (mushy stuff to begin)He has been there for me always. Good and bad. My best friend. My soulmate. My everything. We have learned to parent together... We aren't perfect and don't claim to be. He keeps me, me. We balance each other. We were meant to be. Over at Glitz we are celebrating that special MAN in our lives... This is my page dedicated to him...Us.

If you leave a comment on the Glitz blog you are entered to win a Glitzy prize! AWESOME!

I also have been doing a few videos. I am hoping to have one for the next Glitz layout. Please forgive them tho, I am using my iPhone and a board (yes you read that right, a board). You know I am on a tight budget (4 kids and all) soooo no extra money for video cameras or fancy tripods. It is what it is. Someday I will get something fancy. For now it works. I also have never really done this before so be kind. LOL! Anyway my first video to share will go up the 15th and it is for the new scrap jacked. I will show ya how I did the page I created for it. For now here is a peek.

I have been doing the Maggie H and Marcy P class over at Studio Calico... Here is a small page I did in my book. Really love this class. Lots of inspiration.

And in none scrappy related news...
I have been struggling with a few things at work. Well one thing, I cant stand that someone is saying things behind my back. Things that aren't true. It is only one person. I try very hard to be a good person, to be fair and let things go... But this person seriously wont quit. I am trying to let it go. I am trying to not let it hurt my heart. The stress it causes makes my chest hurt. I dont know why. Put it in a bubble and let it go.... Or so I tell myself. That is where my fav quote comes in. "I give myself very good advice, but I rarely seldom follow it." Let it go, you cant please everyone. *sigh* Why should it matter what this person thinks? It doesn't, so why does it bug me so much? Anyway...Putting it in the bubble...Now let it go, darn it! Haha!

Thanks for listening to my rant. Sometimes just saying it (or typing it) can be a little therapeutic.
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You just gotta be strong

Hello lovely blog readers! Just a few layouts to share with you. The new Jack is up. We chose Stephanie Howell and boy did it draw inspiration.

I seem to struggle with the jacks but I like that. It makes me step outside my comfort zone. I really love how this page turned out. I love all the bits and dimension. I actually used brads! I haven't done that in a long time lol!



This one is just for fun. Used lots of layers and bits. Nothing new. Inspired by Pop off the page 2. My sis and her hubby Easter time last year. I used my slr to take this pic. I haven't done that in a while! I really need to pull that bad boy out. It is just so easy to use my cell phone. Who is with me? LOL!


Lastly this one was inspired by a card sketch over at Studio Calico. I really thought it would make a neat and unique layout. Love the Maggie Holmes lines. So pretty. That chunky glitter alphabet makes me giddy! Ha!

Lastly I have some really fun and AWESOME scrappy news that I can't share till Monday so stay tuned!!!

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A cold sweat hot headed believer

Where did April go? That month flew by. I can really only tell you one major thing that it was filled with, my 20 year anniversary. My husband and I have been TOGETHER for 20 years. NO, not married but together. That to me says a lot. I take this anniversary way more seriously then our wedding anniversary. I knew when we met that we would be together forever. Yep. I think we are well on our way.



4 kids does not make that journey very easy either. I love my children. They are my heart and soul. BUT they do make me wanna rip my hair out of my head. Why just the other day I found my 11 and 9 year old swimming in my bath tub. Oooo cute you say? Yes they had bathing suites on and yes it would've been picture worthy until you found out in order to "swim" in said bath tub they shoved toilet paper down the drain. I was livid! I mean I live in a very old house (built in 1939 to be exact) and the pipes are utterly junk. Always getting backed up. I had just gotten said pipes some what clear. OOOOoooo nooo they didn't! I could not believe that these 2 had done this. I mean come on! I expect it from a 4 year old but not a 9 and 11 year old?! REALLY!!! Grrr. Needless to say they are grounded. I think they realize what they did was insane and will never do it again... Or so I hope.

Lots of wonderful things in my life... For one I am alive. No seriously. So many people leaving their families way to soon. It truly is sad. Children left without parents. Parents left with a hole in their heart from a lost child. I am thankful I am here to breath, to hug, to kiss, to love. It can all be gone in a heart beat. Sometimes we all need reminding of that. Stress, work, bills, kids, all get in the way and make us forget this simple thing. It's good to be alive.


I need to make more time. More time to do things I love. Play with my kids. Take photos. Love my husband. Relax. Go on trips. Sometimes I have plenty of time. It just ends up getting a way from me. I will sit on the couch watch tv and tell myself, in a few minutes I will do (insert said procrastination here). Minutes tick away and before I know it its time for bed. HMPH!!! Yes must put that on my list of things to stop doing. I say this often. It's hard to teach a old dog new tricks.


I stopped creating there a few days. I must tell you it really drained my mojo. I have found that even if I only create 10 minutes of the day, it keeps it flowing. I had a hard time getting started back up. Not till NSD did I start making again. At first not so much...Then I just kept going and going and going. Loved each page a little more then the last. The first was lack luster. By the end I was diggin it. You really should try this! Here are some of my NSD creations.


Oh I also had Studio Calico to push me along. Loved the sketches.










Note: I am in love with the Maggie Holmes line... In case you couldn't tell. Haha!

I sometimes forget to post things here or there... SO I posted a few older layouts to 2peas today and seen they pinned 2 to their board! Super neat...Then I found out one is a featured project! What!! Super cool. Totally made my night.



Lastly loving all my IG friends. I think IG has to be my fav "sharing" site. Ever.

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Give you all my hours

Sometimes I am not sure how to start out these blog posts. I feel like I say the same thing over and over. In high school I use to be able to put my feelings on paper. I could write better then I spoke. Not true any longer. I dont know why that is. Am I out of practice? Yes. Am I lazy? Could be... I dont know the one main reason but I do know it comes a lot harder now then it did a long time ago. I do think that my feelings are better expressed in my pages. They arent as deep as my past writings but they do have lots of feeling.

Speaking of feeling, I just started a this is me album. I must tell you I thought it to be a bit selfish. I wanted to do one but I just couldnt justify it. I kept telling myself that no one would want to read a book about me. No one would care. My kids know me. Then I REALLY thought about it. I thought about MY mom and grandma and great grandma. I wished I had knew things about them. Little things. Big things. Things. I finally had justified it. Commence the book making!

If you know me, you know I love making mini books. There is just something about filling them with odds and ends that bring so much gratification. I love using anything and everything. I also love making my own base. I have bought my fair share of pre-made books but always get way more satisfaction in a handmade one.

Of course I had inspiration in making said book. The THIS IS ME class over at SC. Lexi came up with some awesome prompts and it has really got me thinking. I am really in love with doing this book. Ok enough of me talking about it here is the cover and a few pages.

The cover is denim and gold. It is made of chipboard and I just covered it in denim fabric I had laying around. I cut the chevron v from same said fabric and glued that down. Then I took some gold glitter ribbon and glued down a chevron v. Clustered a sc tag, Jenni Bowlin circle, vintage butterfly button and some leaves.

My title page...

My first two pages...Me.

This book is gonna be huge. LOL! Hopefully I stick to this and finish it.

I also got a really cool present from my hubby.

Canon Selphy cp900. This will help me in my scrappin journey. Love it.


For all my horror fan friends...

Went and saw Evil Dead on premier night. Yes I love horror. And I LOVED IT. Must see.

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I was enchanted to meet you

I have been so blessed with all the sweet friends who have found me on instagram. Really all the likes and beautiful comments make my day. Even though I haven't met most IRL I feel like we would all get along quite nicely if we did. Do you ever have that feeling?

Instagram...Gotta love it. Here is my week in instagram.

And a few more pages I've completed. I am also trying to complete every page I start. So far so good. I tend to start a few pages and then that's it. Start. Never finish.

Here are a 2 I finished.

This page was one I wanted to quit and come back to. I never would have finished it. I keep plugging away till I came up with this. It took me stopping, watching tv, doing other things and coming back. I like what it came out to be. This is me being silly. Had a wonderful time that weekend with my friend. It truly was one fine day. Using my Silhouette a lot! LOVE it. The title is a cut. Also the little chevron tab and gold glitter tag. Adore that darn machine.



I tried my hand at those washi feathers. Really fun to make and the extra wide washi works perfect! See ^^^ Give it a try! My son, daughter and my feet after playing in the sprinkler. I love that they had such a great time seeing me play in the sprinkler with them. I felt like one of the kids for a moment.



Lastly one of my fav pages. I really like this one. It is more simple but love that I scrapped my beautiful friend and her man. It was a double date. We had a lovely time. More cut files. You can find them in the Silhouette store.
Thanks for stopping by!
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I can count on you like 4, 3, 2

I have had the best time making myself be creative everyday. Trying to use my stuff right after I buy it or within a few weeks has been a challenge but honestly it has been freeing. I have given away so much of things I have bought because I buy so much (or am given) and would only find time to create once a week or so. It was heartbreaking to give away so much of it and honestly I would end up hanging on to it for years. There as a point in time that I thought I needed at least 2 of every paper. No more.

I do still find myself, every once in a while, wanting to pick up 2 of a pp. I talk myself out of it. I just remember all the piles of paper or junk I have given away and it makes me put that extra bit right back. It has taken a good many years to get to this point but I am so happy with myself that I have made this leap. Yes I was a hoarder. Ok, ok, I am still a hoarder. Or some sort of one. LOL!

All this making myself use the things I buy has lead to MANY layouts. Creative bits. The more I create the more I want to create. Seriously. Once felt like a chore now feels like a hobby again. It makes me happy. Makes me feel free. I love making stuff. I have become passionate bout my art again. Yes art. I love finding new ways to use my paper and stuff. I try to change what I do no matter how small. Here are a few of the things I've done.

The new Scrapjacked is up. This ALWAYS gets me wanting to create. I feel like we jack the best of the best. Who wouldnt want a reason to lift the fabulous? Most of the thinking is done for you. You can jack a little of what makes them great or a lot. We scrapjacked the awesome Janna Werner. She is a fab artist and person. I got to work with her on the Hambly dt and she is not only talented but sweet as can be. Come play! Me and the man on valentines day this year. WE had a wonderful date weekend. I enjoyed every minute of it.

The next few are from the March Studio Calico kit and add ons. I must admit I got the kits in the mail and thought to myself, what was I thinking!

Then I started to play and oh man I am really inspired. Even this boyish Hook add on. LOVE it. I rarely do such boyish layouts but I like the way this one came out. This is my sweet aeden tooting the new years horn this year.



Wet feet. Me, Aeden, and Aria had played in the sprinklers and to document that I took a pic of our wet grassy feet. They really enjoyed that mom played in the sprinklers with them just like a big kid. I love memories like this. Aside from using the SC kits for this I also used some washi tape from a past kit. Made the feather with it. Not to mention that adorable foxy flair from Pandaeight. I have "known" Martha since the SIS days and she is a sweet talented lady. We should all buy handmade soo please go support. I also have been using wire on my layouts. I had a lot of it and wanted to use it instead of tossing it. I like it. Yes I have a huge grin on my face. Yes I am pleased with myself. HAHA!


Lastly a page that I love. Not because I think it looks beautiful but because of the pictures. Well actually I guess I should love every page...anyway, this one is of my daughter and I. We always go to see the Twilight movies at midnight. We stand in the cold waiting in a HUGE line for hours, laughing joking and freezing our butts off!! I love it! This page is simple, light and totally showcases these photos. The photos are the star of the page or at least I think so. Oh and I must say thank you Studio Calico because I would have NEVER used those rub-ons. They are super cute but I feel like rub-ons are more trouble then they are worth. I may have changed my mind.

May. hehe!

Well that is all I shall share for now but believe me I have much more!

Thanks for stopping by and if you decide you would like to join me in my creative endeavor leave me a comment letting me know! I will try to leave you love and support you in whatever way I can. 15 mins a day keeps the mojoless away! *wink*

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Do the Harlem Shake

Many pages to share. So lets get on with it.

This one is made for the Whisker Graphics blog. Used their goodie bags for the background and but the black and white chevron for the boarder of the photo. I also used divine twine and one of their tags. Love those darn bags and Glitz! LOL!

Lots and lots of Glitz. It has been really cool to give myself a goal of using up my stuff. I mean I am trying really hard to use it all. Yes I can have a little here or there left but I want to use the majority of the things I buy. ESPECIALLY the paper. I mean I have tons of paper sitting in my crafty cottage from years back. I go through it every year and either throw it out or give it to the kids. This does not stop me from buying more. Soooo I have semi learned my lesson and am now on the right path. Or so I hope. I have been doing this a long time and it has taken me a long time to see the light lol! I mean dont get me wrong it is a given to use the crap you buy, right? But actually doing that is a whole nother story!

I am trying to be a good blogger. I like my posts short and sweet. With the new laptop it should be easier. Or so I thought. It isnt. I seem to not wanna lug it out. My phone is simple. Instagram is simple. BLogger is not. SO much thought. Effort. Spelling and grammer. Ah yes, I am a lazy american. Thank you for noticing! HAHA! I will not apologize. It is who I am. I will try to change tho. I will say more... Maybe.


and in other news...The new scrapjacked is posted. I will post my take soon. I really hate windows 8. Anyone else? Oh and we made a few Harlem Shake videos. Check them out and have a laugh. :)





Oh and today's my birthday!

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Like the ceiling can't hold us

Been having a pretty good 2013. Ups and downs per usual but nothing really bad. I am thankful for that! I have been trying to create SOMETHING every day. I dont have to complete it but just start or continue keeps my creativity flowing. You really should try it. Even if it is only 10 minutes! As a result I have made many pages. I also have been using up the stuff I buy. That makes me feel super great. So I am sharing these with you.

Made with Studio Calico feb kit. Me and my hubby on valentines day at the movie theater... I scrapped these again...

I have gotten so many nice comments on this page. I really enjoyed playing with the modeling paste. Used it with a stencil and the Heidi swapp Gold Lame mist. Love. My new favorite thing to play with. I have another page coming soon that I used this with... I must say I love it.Oh and I love GLITZ!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.


THis page too I got a lot of sweet comments on. That just encourages me to keep making...Of course not for the comments but it puts my inner voices to rest for a bit. Sometimes I look at my pages and feel like they look like poop. Then I get down on myself and my creativity and wanna give up. It is nice to see sometimes those inner voices are wrong...


Another one of my hubby and I. I scrap us a lot. My kids never stay still enough for really great pics. You do see them here and there but I just love taking pictures of me and my man. I know cheese. LOL! Used the Feb studio calico kit for this one also.


Ok so here is one that my hubby isnt in...My sweet beautiful 17 year old. Last easter. Again used the Feb studio calico kit. I try to use most of my kit before the other arrives. I did a pretty good job polishing this one off. I have a bit left but I am pleased with how much I used.

So my valentines day was pretty epic. Well not the actual day. I had to work. THe weekend after was... Well like I said epic. Here are some pics from that weekend.

My hubby and I had an amazing few days. It is always hard to come back to reality. We enjoyed ourselves so much. Watched movies, had lovely dinners, and just enjoyed each others company. WONDERFUL.

I was a cutting fool a few days back. I also figured out how to "make" my own cut files. I will share those with you soon! I love my Cameo.

Lastly a little sneak peek of some Whisker graphics dt work. Did I mention how much I am in love with Glitz? Well I am and this has a lot of it. Not to mention Panda Eight flair. Love Martha's flair! You need to check her etsy out!

SO how often do you create? Do you try to use up your supplies before buying more? How bout your kits? I would love to hear your way of using your stash.

Oh and I am in love with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis...Enjoy.

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Dashboard melted but we still have the radio

Did you watch the Super Bowl? OMG it was insane. I hate football or at least I thought I did. My son however loves it. We decided to watch it because not only does he love football but his most favorite team made it. A small party was planned and lots of snacks were made.

I didn't know how interested I would actually be in the game. I really wanted the niners to win for my sons sake. It was a brutal game and I have to tell you some tears were shed. I felt bad and in the end had to give him a big hug. It was truly a great day. I made some sweet valentines for some special IG friends while all this craziness went on. Didn't get many done while the second half was on but after I seemed to have a fire lit under me and made about 10. I will share those soon.

In other creative news... I have been trying to create everyday. Mainly before work but so far so good. Here are a few of those....

Was really trying to use up my studio calico kits. Another goal of mine this year. Use the stuff you buy! Join me! LOL!

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