A Downer of a Day and A Treasure Hunt..

Today has been one of those days..
Nothing is seeming to go together just right. It's probably because I am getting over ANOTHER bought with the flu.. (ICK!) But, I've just been down today.

I've been trying to work all day on Fancy Pants stuff and it's just not coming together like I want it to.. And I probably should have just walked away from the computer a long time ago.. But, Brenna was at school, Lorynn was at a play date and I was supposed to be working.. This was to be my uninterrupted time!! Why was I having such trouble??

So, I started digging.. Digging into the depths of my hard drive.. Un-earthing ancient treasures. Man, You wouldn't believe what I've got in there! :)

First off, I found this fantastic photo of my girls. Ahhh.. I miss this age.



I remember this moment exactly. Lorynn kept planting big slimy kisses on Brenna's mouth and they both thought it was the funniest thing ever... It wasn't really that long ago.. But it's still seems like a lifetime away..

Then I started surfing.. Oh, the treasures I uncovered!! :)



I found this AWESOME layout from Leora :
Amazing journaling, Seriously gorgeous stuff.. And I am IN LOVE with Jen's Tulle Flower! How cute is that??

Then I saw this one by Dagmar:



WOW!! It's so beautiful!! I love the orange of Lynn's paper, and Anna's Plumes, and all of Jackie's and Katie's beautiful elements and the perfect way that Dagmar has brought them all together in this breathtaking masterpiece.

Looking at all this goodness, kind of left me feeling a bit unworthy, you know? Do you ever get that way?? It was almost overwhelming.. There are so many beautiful digital products out there!! And on a day where NOTHING I did was working.. It left me feeling down..

Yes, I started turning into that melodramatic artist.. "OH, I am not good enough!!" Was all I could think. So I stopped surfing and started digging again.. I went to parts of my computer that haven't been seen in years! :) and guess what I found..

Vintage Anna, Vintage Holly, Vintage Maya, even Vintage Nan and Michelle where in there;) Old kits and papers that I had collected from back in the day when I first started digital scrapping. And as I looked at all these 'old' treasures, I could see the progression of digital design right before my eyes. And I was amazed..

Amazed at how far we have come. Amazed at the quality and standards of products that we have developed. I remember seeing one of the very first digital 'twisted ribbons'.. And I remember looking at it and just being 'awed' by it. "How did she do that??" Now, if you were to compare that ribbon to the likes of Natalie's Trinkets of goodness.. Well, they can't even be compared.. They exist on almost two different realms.

Seeing our progression of skills and art, makes me so excited. Designer's and scrappers a like are working so hard to hone their amazing skills.. What is digital going to hold in just another short year?? Because in the two years I have been doing this.. we have all come so far. It makes me feel proud. And honored to be a part of it all..

So after my downer of day.. Browsing through my archives helped me to put it all into perspective again..

And All I can say is keep up the great work ladies!! YOU ALL ROCK! :)

Just Scrappin..

Well, I decided I needed a new blog header.. I've used the same header ever since I started my blog in May 2005?? Could it have been that long ago?? (Yeah. Just checked the archives.. Seriously that long!!)

I always have a hard time designing logos and header's for myself.. For other people, it's a snap.. But when it comes to doing them for myself.. I freeze.. But I do think I like this new header.. Will have to take it for a spin for a while and see how it grows on me ;)

Thank you all for your sweet comments about my freebie!! It's so nice hearing from you! I keep thinking that one day I will stitch to Typepad so that I can actually reply to you.. It's the WORST when someone asks a question and I have NO WAY of getting back to them.. It makes it seem like I don't read my replies (which I always do!!)

So, if you DO want to hear back from me, make sure your email addy is in your blogger account.. And if you don't have a blogger account, then you can send me an email.. Those I CAN ACTUALLY reply to! :)

I still think that there is a few more downloads left on this freebie, but you do have to sign into yousendit to be able to download.. You can create an account for free if you do not already have one :)

So, tonight,I am just scrapping.. I should be down in my basement cleaning out my scraproom, but I don't wanna! :) Man Moving SUCKS!

We went and looked at a few houses yesterday. Note to self: DO NOT bring seven-year-old next time..
We wanted to get Brenna excited about moving because she has been a little anxious about it. But she fell in love with every house we saw! She actually cried when I told her that we weren't going to buy her baby-sitter's house.. She loved Sarah's room and was starting to plan out the rest of her life in it ;)

Yes. Moving Sucks..

Well. I am off to find out what is happening with my friends on Wisteria Lane (does that sound totally pathetic??) :)

I'll leave you with my latest layouts of my DDs. Night!



Author / Illustrator Extraordinaire



Mama's Little RockStar :)

Freebie as Promised!! :)

Well, it's not Valentines-y, but I figured that ship had sailed ;)
But I do have a LIMITED TIME freebie for you though!



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You can download it now via Yousendit, there are only 200 downloads so be sure to grab it quick! :) After this link expires, this little trinket will be available in the store :)

Enjoy!! :)

Happy Valentines Day!! :)

Oh, I've become the WORST blogger!! It's been TWO WEEKS! YIKES!

The reason for my bad blogging?

We've decided to sell our house.. OY.

We are putting our house on the market the end of this month.. So We are in the process of de-junking.. It's amazing how much stuff you collect.. We've only been in our house for a little over 3 years, and WOW. Our junk is starting to out grow our space..
And I am not really a pack rat.. I actually like getting rid of the stuff we don't use/ have out grown.. BUT man!! We've got some work to do!

Our basement is unfinished, so we've been trying to decide if we should just finish it.. But then we decide that we just want to move, but then I think of all the work that takes.. We've been having this great basement debate for almost a year now, but we've finally decided that we just need a bigger house with more bedrooms all together.. So we are moving..

I am excited, a little nervous about how we will make it all work.. But, in the end it will all be fine! :) It's all good! ;)

So, I wanted to make a cute little valentines freebie for you all.. But instead I spent the day making Valentines with Brenna.. I thought it would just be a couple of hours, but we decided to make these little mini heart cakes.. (Which turned out adorable!!) Then we went and delivered them to all our fam and friends.. Then by the time we got home it was time for dinner and American Idol (of course!)

So I am JUST NOW getting on my computer.. Maybe I will work on a little trinket for you tonight and post it tomorrow :) It's about time for a freebie dangit! :)

Hope everyone had a terriffic V-day!!

Watch for that freebie! :)

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Back from CHA!

Oh, so I think I have started recovering from CHA ;) I had such a blast!!
And I think our papers with Fancy Pants were a hit!





And check out this shadow box made with some of my Clair De Lune goodies..


Is that not the coolest thing you have ever seen! I think I am going to have to make one for myself.

But I have to say that my favorite part of the trip was meeting all those fabulous digi ladies!! I miss them already ;)


And there were so many gals that I didn't get photos of! I am hoping that they will send those to me ;)

SO I had a FABULOUS time, and now all I can think about is when I get to see everyone again! I am thinking that it's time to start planning some kind of digital retreat..
TOO FUN!

Have you heard the news?? As of Feb 1st (TODAY!) all those fabulous interviews over at Disc Talk Radio are completely free! How cool is that?? They will be listed on the site tomorrow I believe?
And there will still be some very cool things on the site for subscribers only, like the designer kits ;) And other fun prizes and contests. So if you haven't checked them out yet, now's your chance! As for myself, I am already completely addicted ;)

One last thing!
We have our first Designer Spotlight for the new year starting today, Heather Ann Melzer!
I just LOVE Heather, she is so sweet, and obviously very talented ;) Our combo kit with her is just amazing!! I love how it came out! And I cannot wait to use it!




It's in the shoppe now! This fabulous combo kit will only be available for the month of February Only! Be sure to snag it!

Now I am off to look through that amazing Princess Purse Gallery to help choose the winners for our QP contest. There were so many amazing entrees, it's going to be hard!! We will be posting those tomorrow as well as hosting some fabulous free quickpages for these purses, I can't wait! :)