Holiday Blues...

Well the holidays have come and gone and with all the sparkle and shine faded away, I find myself grasping for a new day and new beginning to start my New Year off right. So, I will keep you updated if I find that special moment. Got some good things in the works for Scrapbookers and Treasure Junkies too, til' then good luck on making 2012 a year of Happiness & Joy for you and yours.

I'm Back...

Ok everyone, I have been very busy over the last 3 months with the Santa Barbara County Fair and Amanda's Lamb Bullet, Dad, Ben's & my Birthday, Disneyland Trip with Brian & Ben, Tragedy of the Loss of Addison Parker and much more.

So here is a timeline and a few pictures to illustrate my journey.

• June 4th - Lompoc Tractor Show with Mason and the Farmall Tractor he rebuilt for his Uncle Greg.




• June 10th - Joey & I both made a visit to the "Looky Loo" to make sure we are Ok and no Colon Cancer is living in our bodies.



• June 11th - 4-H Field Day & Chicken Q, which I am the Scrapbook Area Advisor and Joey was a Judge along with my friend Angela Tucker, thanks Angie your the best!




• June 13th - 4-H Record Book due for Amanda and her Community Service Award Application due.



• June 23rd - 21st Wedding Anniversary and Joey & I spent a great evening at the Chumash Casino & Resort watching Comedian Rodney Carrington, my sides still hurt...



• June 24th - My Pre-Birthday event. We just relaxed, no celebration just family, a movie & popcorn, it was perfect!



• June 25th - My ??? Birthday & the Paso Robles Relay for Life Event, it was GREAT!




• July 9th - The Santa Maria Relay for Life Event was as always wonderful and special since each year now my dad (Vern) participates as a survivor by overcoming Prostate & Bladder Cancer, don't get me wrong he has had his share of battles but we are so Happy to have him with us today.



• July 10th thru 17th - Santa Barbara County Fair animals arrive at fair. Amanda's lamb Bullet did good during the travel and was a real trooper throughout the week of the fair. Amanda entered her lamb, scrapbook and photography projects and had a blast.





• July 26th - Celebrated the day with my dad for his Birthday.




• July 30th - Celebrated at Disneyland witth Ben for his Birthday




• August 14th - Celebration of Life for Donna McDaniel and kind and giving person who most called Dragon Lady for her outrageous words and strategic ways she always found to raise money for others at our workplace who needed assistance, she will never be forgotten.




• August 20th & 21st - Jewelry Making Class with Diana Frey, an exceptional teacher and warm person, who has an unbelievable talent and is so willing to share, thank you Diana!





• August 24th - 26th - Unexpected trip to Queens Creek, Arizona to attend a Celebration of Life for Miss Addison Parker. Taken from us way too early, but her spirit lives on in each and every child we save from Diabetes. Have your child checked, you must ask for the test but it will be worth it, I guarantee it!


• Septembr 8-11th - Play All Day Scrapbook Event in Anaheim, CA Stopped at shops on the way there and back and had an awesome time with friends Adriana, Alice, Lindamae & Amanda.



• September 18th - Santa Maria FFA Boosters Benefit Dinner raised money for the kids and had a really good time.



• September 23- 25th - Inspiration Unlimited Scrapbook Event in Henderson, Nevada. What a weekend! Great ideas, inspiration and friendship was everywhere. Special Thanks to Ginger Nelson Event Coordinator & Teresa Collins Event Host and all-around creative mind that is just incredible, thank you.

So this sums up the last 3 months and I will try really hard to keep you posted on my new adventure in the "Junkin' World", til' next time...

FREEHAND SCRAPS - The Full Monty...

With this post you will find out the important info on the marvelous May kit from Freehand Scraps called "Flirtacious"! Starting off with the very affordable price $29.50 + S/H, what a deal with everything you get! Next all the beautiful colors of paper & really nice quality embellishments from companies such as Basic Grey, Maya Road, Cosmo Cricket, Websters Pages, just to name a few. I found this May Kit to be very easy to incorporate into my style of designs. So here is my take on the kit, it is AWESOME! you gotta have it. So go right now to http://www.freehandscraps.com/ get it. Be some of the first to share your creations with me I would love to see them, thanks!

NOW on to the rest of the pictures, enjoy!

Sneak Peek # 2 - Freehand Scraps

This little peek was fun to create. I highlighted the words on the awesome paper with shimmer watercolors that helped to enhance the theme of the page layout called "Inspired". I used the fabric "bloomer" flowers and fabric "ticket" sentiment from the kit along with the vibrant colors of the cardstock to make a simple but meaningful layout. The picture was taken at Inspiration Unlimited and Janna Wilson was one of the Guest Teachers for the weekend.

Sneak Peek #1 - Freehand Scraps

I know I am a little early it is not quite the 25th, but I couldn't wait, this is the Amazing Freehand Scraps May Kit and I feel very fortunate that I get to be the Guest Designer for May. I am a stamper from way back and have recently dusted off some of my stamps to use with this fabulous kit. I feel they worked really well with the papers and added to the design of the layouts great. So let me tell you a bit about what is in the kit... In this kit you will get shades of peach and coral cardstocks, some really hip patterned papers with rich color and design from Websters Pages, Cosmo Cricket and My Minds Eye. You can also look forward to creating with Basic Grey's Bloomers fabric flowers, Jenni Bowlin's Flag Banner stickers, Sassafras cardstock letter stickers, Maya Road Butterfly rub-ons, Ki memories puffies, ribbons of green, orange & turquoise and Websters Pages fabric ticket sentiments. All this gorgeous goodness in one package for a great price.

So I think what I really loved about this kit the most was how easy the ideas came to me once I saw the ingredients in the kit. Just like making simple sugar cookies that come out perfect every time. It seemed the same with the May Kit, it just simply fell together and and looked great. I did use a few extras to accent my creations from my own stash. I used my rubber stamps, paper punches, pigment & dye inks to ink my edges on photos and papers and some glitters brads for my hand made paper flowers.

Freehand Scraps May Guest Designer

Hello Everyone,

It is almost time for my debute as the May 2011 Freehand Scraps Guest Designer, stay tuned for a new posting on Monday, April 25th, and I will give you some first sightings of the awesome May kit.

March Scrapbook Fundraiser

Well March is over and April is alomost over too and I have realized I am not so good at this blog thing, with keeping it up to date. So I apologize and will try to do better. March was inspirational with fundraising for Parkinson's Disease. I good friends husband has this disease and he came to talk to everyone at the Scrapbooking fundraiser and he was a huge hit!

He was very warm and knowledgable and really educated us all of what he goes through on a daily basis. He also told us about his walk he does each year to raise funds for research. It happens in Santa Monica and his entire family partcipates and supports him. So March 26th was our day to give back. The Scrapbook event raised over $380.00 and we all had a great time, thanks Chad & Cheryl for sharing with all of us and god bless!

Freehand Scraps and me...

Well 2010 has come to an end and 2011 has opened with a bright new adventure on the horizon.

Remember the submission photos I shared, well it happened, I was chosen along with three other ladies to be Guest Designers and represent Freehand Scraps! WooHoo!!!!!! I am very excited and look forward to sharing my artful life with you.

Big Thanks goes to Elaine McManus, new owner of Freehand Scraps for taking a chance on a newbie to the field of designing for others. Elaine creates these wonderful kits that we as designers get to explore and inspire others with by showcasing our special talents in our designs.

So here's to ringing in 2011 with a bang!

40th Birthday for Lori

Made this great "40" mini album for my girlfriend Lori, she is a hottie! She loves to travel with family and has a wonderful life. Lori and I have known each other since birth, literally, her brother and I are the same age and she is the little sister. Had a great time putting this together. Here is the low down: Magnetic album cover front and back, chip board flourish, cardstock, deco paper, stickers, ribbon, ink, florals and hottie magnet from set purchased at Target.