{ New Happiness Challenge }

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Okay, so here it is...the new Challenge for you. Since I am on my way to my 'Happy Place' in 2...or rather 1 1/2 more sleeps...I thought this months challenge should reflect your 'Happy Place'. I want to you to think of what your 'Happy Place' is or what makes you happy and create something in that theme. Could be a place, a food, a smell, a person...anything at all. Then create some type of papercraft in that theme. You can either post on your blog or an online gallery. If you do not have any of those you can email me a pic. You have until 9:00pm MST May 15th to get your entry in. And you can do as many as you like, but they have to be a different project. So if you do a card, the next one has to be a scrapbook page or other item. Got it? The giveaway will be a surprise. I have a few items already, but I am planning on buying a few more while we are in Disneyland. I have been told they have some scrapbooking supplies for sale in Downtown Disney!! ;0)

Hope you all have a great week. Disneyland here we come!!! :0)

{ Special Delivery }

I finally stamped!! Yup!

Just before I went to Disneyland a few friends of mine and myself put in an order of HouseMouse/Happy Hopper/ Gruffies. They finally arrived this past week and I played! Here is my first creation...and I love it!!

Is this not the cutest image?? I added some Iridecent Ice around the balloons and on the string. I am pretty happy with my coloring of the bunny too. I used my pencils and OMS. I think I used about 5 different colors on the bunny...can't remember exactly. But I think it turned out pretty good. I am looking forward to playing with the other ones too.

I will be back tomorrow with the winner of this months Challenge!

Thanks for stoppin' by...

p.s. I am looking forward to getting started on the scrappin'. I was looking at some sketches today and found a few I want to play with...although most of them were for 8 1/2 X 11. I might try out a few first before I start on the Disney ones...or maybe scrap some of our first trip to Disneyland or Disneyworld pre marriage and children. ;0)

{ Just a reminder! }

Just a quick post...nothing new for you yet...sorry.

Just wanted to remind everyone about this months Challenge. You have until Thursday evening. So far I only have 2 people with 2 creations each. It is lookin' good for them!! ;0)

{ Can I go back...please!!??? }

We are back...did ya miss me? I missed you too. ;0)

Just a quick post today. Here are just a couple pics for ya...we took over 500 pics and 3 tapes of video...and it still is not enough!! Yes, we are crazy. ;0)

The first pic is of Tinkerbell at the Maingates...then the Boardwalk at California Adventure Park...all I can say about that Ferris Wheel is...OMG!! That thing scared the crap out of me!! The red cages are stationary, but the others all move on a track as the wheel goes around. We knew this going onto it, but I had no idea how much they moved!! I am terrified of wide open heights like that as it is, but my little one was crying and I had to try and not look too terrified myself. Never again will you get me on that thing!! Never! The next photo is of the Matterhorn. This was the first big ride we took the girls on. El(my youngest) was scared the whole time, but the rest of the trip she insisted she loved it!! Next we have my FAVORITE ride! The Tower of Terror. We were planning on taking the girls on it, but then changed our minds. We waited until the very last day...kept debating on whether we should scare the crap out of them or not ;0) We ended up not taking them on it, but hubby and I took a turn on it. Just wish we had done it everyday. Love, love, love this one!! And finally my two Princesses. One of the Disney photographers had them do this pose at the maingates on our way into the park for the firsttime.

Okay, quick question for all you scrappers out there. I am gonna try my hand at scrappin' pretty much for the first time. I have done a few 8 1/2 X 11 pages, but nothing really. What would you suggest I start with. Should I go for a 12 X 12 or maybe an 8 X8. I am a little intimidated by a 12 x 12. What are your thoughts?

I will be back soon...

{ Happy Friday and only 4 more sleeps!!!! }

I am starting to bounce a bit now...heeheehee...I am so glad that I am working the next 3 days, or I would go mental. Hubby is on holidays as of 4:30 today and he so wishes he was working this weekend now. ;0) But he gets to spend the weekend cleaning the house ;0)

Okay, a quick post...I am just getting my youngest ready for school and me ready for work this afternoon...


I love this card! These cows from TAC are just too cute!! I added a ton of glitter to it. I used my Quickie glue pen and glitter...as suggested by my Mom. Thanks, Mom! The dewdrops are a little lost on this one, but I still like it. This sketch was from Julee's Mojo Monday from last week, but once again I did not get it posted in time. Oh well ;0)


Hope everyone has a great weekend. I will be posting a challenge for while I am away, so stay tuned this weekend!!

{ 7 more sleeps!! }

Yes, I am getting a tiny bit excited!! So far, so good...the girls still do not know. Here's hoping it stays that way. Now both of the girls teachers and the office know they will be away...hopefully everyone will keep their mouth shut!! ;0)

Oh and in case any one is wondering? Yes...it is still snowing here!!! I am so sick of this weather! There is no break until about Friday. They say that we are suppose to have sun and about 9C or 10C for the weekend and then up to about 13C on Monday...we will see about that.

So I think this card is quite fitting...

I had made this one for Beates Weekend Sketch Challenge...but of course never got it posted in time. But I saw that my friend Nancy won this weeks Challenge! Woohoo, Nancy! I got to use another one of my new TAC sets. I loved these penguins when I saw them in last years catalogue, but they were a hostess set. I was so excited to see them in the catalogue!! This was a fun sketch...might be using this one again.

Thanks for stoppin' by and hope it is sunny and warm where you are...or maybe not! ;0)

{ Hula Girls and Challenge card }

Okay, for those of us that a buried in snow and wind...close your eyes and image you are on the beach in Hawaii...check out these hula girls!!

Couldn't resist...the girls were playing dress up yesterday after we got back from getting hair cuts. They were performing for me, so I HAD to shoot a few pics. :0)

On another note...I stamped lastnight! And did a challenge too! Here is my entry into Ila's Highhopes blog candy. I think I like it. This is so out of my element. I don't usually use more than one kind of DP together. I see so many wonderful creations out there, but when I try...well to me it just looks messy and icky. I was lucky enough to have this great DP that I had bought off of Nancy awhile back. Enough babble...what do you think?

I love these stampsets from TAC. The butterfly is from the new mini and the sentiment is on the last page of the catty. I almost missed it and so glad that I ordered it. There are some great sentiments in the set. The inside of the card says...'to forget about your dreams'. As you can see I also too a stab at Beate's Thumping technique from a few weeks ago. I LOVE this technique. It is so pretty!!

Well, I am off to do some laundry. My darling daughter decided to dump 1/2 a bottle of cough sirup all over mommy lastnight! Yuck! Should have done the laundry lastnight...not too sure if it will come out of everything now...oh well.

Have a great Sunday!