Pics of my GRAND PRIZE!!!!

Lord! I hope these pics posted in the correct order! LOL!
1. The case.
2. As much of the goodies as I could possibly get into the pic!
3. Stickers, chipboard, rub-ons....OH MY!
4. 8x8 albums (3 of them!) and mini album kits
5. Some Anna Griffin and some foam stamps
6. Magazines, idea books, and paper
7. Inside of one pocket on this neat embellishment holder
8. Inside the big pocket on the embellishment holder
9. Check out all the Love, Elsie stuff...yep, acrylic stamps too!
10. Another embellie organizer...looks like a cute purse when folded up
11. All the stuff that was in it!!!
12. Paper, paper, and more paper! And some matching stickers, journaling boxes, etc.

Lots of stuff there that I will probably never use (too girly) but the majority I will definitely use!

Still can't believe I won all that!

I can announce it now...

I am the Guest Designer for October at www.memorableseasons.com!!!

Please go check them out! Jill has great stuff in the store and has great turn around on orders...I just ordered Stickles on Sunday and got them today!!!! Lots of talent there so I am extremely honored to be their guest designer!

This has been a GOOD day!!!

Let be begin by saying, WOW!!!

Last Friday, I got an email from my local scrapbook store (LSS for those who aren't in the know!) about their 4th anniversary sale on Sat and Sun. Well, I ended up going on Saturday because I wanted to earn quadruple points on my frequent shopper card! LOL! Well, I remembered there was a grand prize that would be given away to someone who made a purchase over the weekend. I got a call this evening and I WON!!! It's a Karen Foster Scrapseat tote thing filled with scrappy goodies! A $250 value!!!!!

So, I've still got my head in the clouds over my great score when I get a private message on a scrappy site I frequent...they want me to be a Guest Designer for them for the month of October!!! I would post the site name, but I don't know if it's been officially announced on their site yet.

I should've bought that lottery ticket at lunch!

Another one I'm trying for!

Another DT...that is!

Rough Draft Sketches is looking for designers...I liked the sketch...so I went for it! Here's what I came up with!



You can see the sketch at http://roughdraftsketches.blogspot.com

Well, didn't make the DT at Memorable Seasons...

so, I move on! LOL!

Go to www.backporchmemories.com and see what I created for the GDT call for November! Now that I think about it, maybe I should've used more "seasonal" pics...KWIM??? The pics are of the boys at the beach...this is for NOVEMBER! LOL!
Actually, here's a link:

http://www.backporchmemories.com/gallery2/showphoto.php?photo=4251&cat=500

I like this one okay...I feel like I'm in a design "rut" and keep doing the same thing over and over! I wanna have one of those "Eureka!" moments and do something that's really over the top!

I'm stalking...

The Memorable Seasons MB today...they will be announcing their new Design Team members today...maybe I'll be one of them! I don't wanna get my hopes up though...lots of tallent there! But what attracted me to the call was that the requirements of a DT member there are very doable for me! I wanna be on a DT, but I don't wanna stress over it either. We'll see later today I guess!

Same old, same old here...boys going to school, me playing on the computer or at my scrappy desk. We are getting our FREE carpet installed today! YAY! A comfier place in the basement for the boys to play! Got the carpet on CraigsList...it's used, but the boys are gonna destroy it probably anyway! LOL! I guess I'll be cleaning carpet later!

Took H & N to the dentist this morning. Nevan was the one I worried about and he was an angel for them! Harrison on the other hand pitched a major fit! Dr. Bill finally got him settled enough to take care of him. He's gotta go back in a month to get sealants put on his 6-year molars that are already in! We got a nice little prescription of VALIUM for that day! LOL! That's gonna be FUN-NY!!!!

Here's a few pics I've taken with the new "baby"! LOL!

Lots going on...

Hum...shoulda looked to see when my last post was! LOL!

I guess the most exciting thing going on around here is that Harrison started school last Wednesday! My baby's a kindergartener!!! Where have the past 5 years gone??? He seems to really like it and he really likes his teacher...hope this continues! I always loved school (well, for the most part!) and I hope he does too! Nevan will start preschool on Tuesday. Boy the mornings are gonna be QUIET!!!! YAY! And, I have the opportunity to take Pierson to MMO 2 days a week...will probably only take him one, but it's nice to know I could have 2 mornings free if I wanted them!

Well, actually, I think this is the most exciting thing...Mark's back to work! YAY! And he found out on Friday, that he's gonna be on 1st shift for a while...possibly up to a year!!!! That makes me really happy, because on 2nd, he was never gonna get to see H! He may be losing his shift pay, but he'll make that back in gas since he can now carpool with his buddy! We are definitely breathing sighs of relief!

And, let me just say I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!! He got me this:



I am having a ball playing with this and it's soooo much easier to see how different settings affect the pic when you can see the results immediately! I'm gonna play (hopefully next week) with my friend's new baby...maybe she'll be still for me! LOL!