Wha' SUP??

K. You know that you have become a bad blogger when you have to re-login to your account (because your cookie expired!) And you can't remember:

A. Your Password
B. Your Login Name! (OY!)

So, I have been REALLY REALLY Busy.. It seems that life never slows down around here.
I came home from my very enjoyable trip with Nancie and had to hit the ground running! Getting some new product done for Fancy Pants. We are completely expanding our product lines with them, it's so exciting but a ton of work!

Then, We've had nothing but problems with our new server. (Oh, the luck!!)
So. We are have to move AGAIN!!

OH, my poor head.

I know that people have been having trouble with the apprentice gallery downloads; and we are working to get everything fixed. We will most likely leave the downloads up longer so everyone can grab them, so don't stress! There will be plenty of time to download, I promise!!

So, we are moving our server over again in the next couple of days, so there will be times that our site will be unavailable.. I will try to keep my blog updated with the most current site news :)

And speaking of the apprentice gallery.. Have you seen this?? I mean seriously?? I was BLOWN AWAY by the fantastic entrees we got! They were simply amazing! We had over 90 entrees for the first round and we had to select 40 to continue on to the second round. That was TOUGH! I am continually impressed by these talented ladies, so if you haven't checked it out yet, please do! :)

SO here is my layout done with my Newest Fancy Pants Papers that are being released at Memory Trends in a couple of weeks!



Does anything here look familiar? :)
Yes, You may have been wondering where my Clair De Lune kit went.. Well, They are no longer available digitally, They are being printed through Fancy Pants. I added several new designs as well to the collection. I am so excited because I think this is one of my all time favorite sets! I haven't seen the printed product yet, but I am sure they look yummy! Can't wait!

Vegas (Memory Trends) is going to be so much fun, Lori is flying out with me, and we will be meeting up with Nancie :) Woohoo!! Party in Vegas!

So I have also managed to finish up a new set of digital goodies for the shoppe.
I know it's a little early for Christmas but, I was afraid I would get too busy and not be able to finish a holiday set, and since Christmas kits are my specialty; I just couldn't resist! I am also going to try and work up some Christmas Cards with these; so I needed the papers! LOL!

These are all up in the shoppe now:



Sweet Evangeline : Holiday Flair Paper Set



Sweet Evangeline : Holiday Flair Element Set



Snowflake Brush Set

I think I will make at least one more Holiday Paperset; Something with blues and purples in it.. Oh YUM!

So I am SO EXCITED for tomorrow! My dear sweet friends at ScrapArtist all pitched in and got me the most amazing spa package ever!! OMG! Nancie sent me an email Wednesday saying that I just HAD to go and look at this gallery here. So I braced myself, wondering what I was going to find (you'd be surprised) and when I got to the gallery, I was in complete shock! I had NO IDEA that they had arranged this for me. It is seriously the sweetest thing ever, and I can't wait until tomorrow!! How lucky am I??

How Have You Been?

Ok, So I haven't been posting as regularly as I should be. Life gets busy and my blog is the first thing to go :)
I am in Michigan visiting Nancie! Been having so much fun, I arrived here on Thursday, I got to meet Nancie's beautiful family and they are just as wonderful as Nan is. We hung out on her back patio sipping wine and eating cheese and crackers. It was lovely.

Friday we went to the most amazing photoshop conference taught by Bert Monroy. Man this guy is talented!! I was blown away! Just fantastic information and I cannot wait to start using it in my own work.

Saturday, Nan and I hit the Ann Arbor Antiques Fair. WOW! I picked up some antique buttons and some antique marbles, (I am going to teach my girls how to play) And I would have picked up this fantastic stained glass window had I a place to carry it on the plane ;)

Snapped a few photos:








I also found some wonderful old postcards. They were originally purchased from a 103 year-old woman in Louisiana who was forced to sell her home only because she was not able to find someone trustworthy to keep up her lawn and yard for her.
She was still as sharp as a tack. But there was an entire hat box filled with old letters and postcards that documented this women's entire life. I have no earthly idea why the family did not keep these treasures, but I was so completely drawn to them. I am going to incorporate some of the postcards into my up coming Christmas kit. They are just fantastic.

After the antiques fair, Nan and I met up with Susan for some yummy lunch and some shopping at Hollander's. Susan is such a doll, I just love her! And Hollander's. Wow. I dropped a pretty penny there!! When it comes to art papers, I just cannot help myself.. Hope it all fits in my suitcase!

Today Nan and I are going to have a full day of designing and creativity. We are going to share all our design secrets with each other.. And I think I will finish up a new paper set, I still need to finish my Written in the Stars element pack. I know I promised it was coming :), And I assure you it still is..

I leave tomorrow evening. I miss my family, but this little trip has been very rejuvenating for me. I've spent my nights with my own thoughts, (which is a rarity in my life). I needed time to be alone. To think. To dream. To wonder. Nan and I have been able to set the wheels in motion for some exciting new features at ScrapArtist. And I just feel that I am on track to where I am supposed to be. It's a good feeling.

Update on ScrapArtist :)

Have you missed us? :)

We are completing a long over due server move today. Our new host will give us better site performance and will enable us to grow, (YEAH!)

Our move has not come without it's glitches (DANGIT!)
We are still trying to fix the gallery and the shoppe as we speak.

I will update you as soon as I can.

Thank you for your patience! :)

Moon Party and the good 'ol state fair..

Sharing with you my latest creations..


A new paper set; called Written in the Stars; I am working on the element set, but I haven't had much time to finish it; maybe next week!

We are planning a moon party this Friday night. It's nothing too extravagant. I let the girls each pick out a special treat at the store, then they get to stay up past their bedtime; which is the part that they LOVE! When it's dark enough outside, we gather up warm blankets and lay out on our trampoline.

We study the constellations and try to spell our names in the sky by connecting the stars together. And sometimes when we are extra lucky, we make wishes on shooting stars..

It's always a lot of fun, and this Friday is the full moon, so it works out perfectly.
I always try and get photos. But it's nearly impossible to get anything good when I am shooting in the dark.. My girls never want to hold still long enough for a slow shutter speed ;) But, it will not stop me from trying..

This Friday evening we will also be attending our state fair. Brenna is BEYOND THRILLED because she gets to see Raven Symone in concert. The rest of us are not quite as excited as Brenna at the idea of attending the concert. And if you have ever seen 'Raven' on the Disney Channel, then you dully know what I am talking about. But the fair should at least be some good clean fun :) And I am sure there will be many photo opportunities :)


Also have two new brush sets:

My constellation Brushes



And My Flourish Frames and Overlays



And I even took some time this week to create some layouts! I have been trying to do that more and more lately..






This red paper is one of my favorites from an upcoming Christmas collection..
It won't be available for a bit; I am currently working on a fall combo kit with my sister Lori.. So probably some time after that!

**AND thank you for all your fab suggestions on what to do with my homeless paper collection! :) I think I will arrange them into smaller kits but then give you the option to purchase them all at a lower price :) I appreciate your suggestions!

Have a great day everyone!

Happy Birthday Nancie!!

Join me today in wishing, Nancie, a happy birthday!! Pop on over to her blog and wish her a very happy day!

In other news.. ;)
September's guest designer at ScrapArtist is the fabulous Gina Miller. And we have just put up our limited edition combo kit for the month. It's FANTASTIC!! I can't wait to use it! I already have several layouts planned out.. Now if I can just find the time..





Remember, this kit is ONLY available during the month of September, don't miss it!

Speaking of limited edition collections.. ;)
I have been faced with a dilemma, and I need your opinion! We've been doing these designer spotlights for about a year now.. And with each collection, the goodies are only available for one month. After the month, each designer can take her papers and elements and distribute them however they want to.. And for the entire year, I have just left these items to sit ever so lonely on my hard drive.

Some papers I have repacked and put on my freebies blog.. But for the most part these goodies have just remained untouched.. And I guess that would be fine to just leave them that way.. But, some of these papers are some of my most favorite designs and I feel a little bit like I have left my babies sitting alone in the car..

They need to get outside and breathe!! :)

So now I am faced with not knowing what to do with all these creations.
I have been thinking about putting all of these homeless papers into one great big collection.. I calculated that I have roughly around 700MB of various goodies.

Can you believe it?? 700MB! That is a complete CD all on it's own..

So, sound off.. What do you think I should do with these little gems?

My only point of concern is that I wouldn't want people to purchase the set if they have already purchased the combo kits.. But I also think that there are many people out there that may have missed the limited edition kits..

So, what do you think? :)