What a month!!

There is always something going on!!!  My dad had surgery this month and thank goodness at 84 he is going well.  I aggrivated my back and was down and out for a week, but that didn't keep me from being creative!!  I am so happy to say that I am on the website team for The Everyday Scrapper.  I have been a forum contributor for a while and now I am posting "Teaching Thursday".  Here is what I have been up to (besides being in alot of back pain..LOL)

I have been scrapping orange!!!!

Boy have I been scrapping orange!! I got some of the Bo Bunny Mango Luau paper.  I am not much of an orange scrapper, but I got inspired here!!!

March 13,2010

It has been a long 10 days. My father in law is home from the hospital, but is still weak, but doing better. My dad has to have surgery and my 2 sister in laws and my niece came to visit!! It has been a very busy but fun time. My hubby is coming home from San Diego (where he has been working for 4 1/2 months) next Friday- ya hoo!!! I have been able to somewhat scrappy

This last layout is for the Pages in Time mini online crop- March 12-13.  The challenge was to creat a layout with a bad pix of yourself, use paint and the title of a TV show. I think these pix qualify!!!

What a day....

I work from home sometimes and I had to take my dad to the hospital for a test this morning.  I was in my pj's and getting ready for a conference call, and right at that moment, by mother in law calls me and says my 89 year old father in law is on the floor and needs help getting up.  Rush rush to get clothes on and run out the door.  Email my coworker to say I won't be on the conference call.  As it turns out, he had the stomach flu and was dehydrated.  I called 911 and the family dr. said take him to the hospital.  So here I am thinking that I need to go pick up my father to go to the hospital (thank goodness it is the same one my FIL was in)  So I called my dd and she hadn't gotten to school yet so she came over.  Then I left and took my dad to the dr, checked on my Father in law and spent the day at the hospital.  He is fine, but it has been a long day.  Keep him in your prayers!!

Blog Hop Winner!!!

Thanks for all of you who participated in the Blog Hop for The Eeverday Scrapper!!!  I have a RAK to give away and the winner is Jocelyn!!  Jocelyn please email me (go to my profile for a link to email me) and give me your addy and I will send it off.  Thanks for joining.

I got outside of my box!!

You know, I try to get outside of my box from time to time (please don't tell my kids-cuz I behave much better in the box! LOL), but I got out for the weekend and this is what came out.  I was so proud.  I used Scarlet Lime monthly papers- yummy, by the way.  I used elements like flowers to cover up things in the photo that I didn't really need.  The lace flower was made by gathering lace into a circle and putting two buttons, and the blue and pink flower was cut out of my cricut and it is a cut out flower, so the part come apart, so I kept stacking them over and over and raised the flower.  Let me know what you think.

The Everyday Scrapper Blog Hop - Feb 17-24, 2010

Greetings fellow scrappers!! Thanks for joining me and The Everyday Scrapper team for our first ever blog hop. I am the 10th stop on your "hop". I am a forum contributor at TES, and I post questions and answers and provide tips and techniques. You should have gotten to my blog from Jennifer. Your next and final stop on this hop is Ana
You will have finished your creative hop and seen some amazing creations by this wonderful team.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Visit all of the links below, look at what inspiration they have and leave a comment. (Spend some extra time at the Everyday Scrapper website and get to know us. Being a part of the Everyday Scrapper is like being part of a family. We are there to inspire and support you everyday. Each day you will see a new technique or scrappy creation from our wonderfully talented gals.)

2. Make sure you leave a comment at each stop. Most of the blogs will offer a RAK by random draw. Make sure you leave a comment on my blog, because I am offering a RAK as well!!  Don't forget to become a followerof my blog!!!

3. Don't forget to get a blinkie from TES

1. The Everyday Scrapper

2. Catherine

3. Anneliese

4. Jewels

5. Karen
6. Jennifer L
7. Mia
8. Rachael
9. Jennifer P
10. Sharon
11. Ana

While at the Everyday Scrapper, be sure to check out the February white space challenge for a chance to win a great prize.


I recently saw a layout using ribbon as the stem of a flower and loved it, so I tried it myself and loved the way it turned out.  I made the flowers out of leaves cut out of my cricut and covered a large brad for the center of two of the flowers.