Whatcha think??

I did a little redecorating...not sure what I think about it. I tried out a bunch of different templates from pyzam.com and a lot of them were "almost," but I didn't find one that was "absolutely!" So I'm just test driving this one for a little bit to see what I think. I just hated having that plain black...needed a little umph, ya know. And until I can actually have time to figure out what I want and make my own, I thought this one would work out...we'll see. I found a really cute one from suckmylolly.com that had cute little girlie faces and cherries on it and I think I'll give it a test run in a couple days to see what I think of it. You guys will have to help me out and give me some feedback. Okay...gottal run...just trying to keep up with my daily posting!! Have a great evening!!

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Still not sure

So we still don't have all of the tallies figured up for the Scrap Scouts...seems like there will be some announcements made tomorrow so stay tuned for that!! Since I didn't post a picture this morning...and I feel like I need to, I thought I would post my layout that I did for the final challenge. Jess hosted a fabulous class called "all about me" and her requirements were...use at least three photos, you must be in at least one of the photos, tell why you scrapbook, and use one of the techniques from the previous challenge which included things like white space, stamping, stitching, distressing...all kinds of cool challenges!! I chose to use white space and I had my little layout all planned out in my head. I wanted to do a digi page but when I finally had a minute to sit down and do it, I couldn't access my digital scrapbooking supplies! *argh!* So...I just used some of the brushes and made my own paper. teehee. I kind of liked it and it gave it a more personal feel, I think. So anyway...here's my final challenge layout. Check back tomorrow for some more contest announcements!!

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We've reached the end...

of our Scrap Scouts challenge at AC Bailey Designs. The gallery is just overloaded with fabulous work from the contestants!! They have all done such a wonderful job...I'm so glad we don't have to pick a winner!! The winner is decided based on the number of "badges" that the contestants have earned by doing layouts based on weekly challenges. And they can earn Extra Credit badges along the way as well. So far...it looks like we might have to resort to a Scrap-off to decide the winner. That should be interesting and exciting!! We should know some time this evening whether we have a clear-cut winner or not. We'll see!! And, of course, I'll keep you updated here as soon as I know anything!! I'll be back later with some more details!!

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After...

Okay, I just got home and snapped a couple self-portraits...they're not the best but you should be able to get the idea. I have to turn around and head back out...more running to do but I promised an update! I think I am SO going to love it once I get to play with it and mess it up a bit. Oh and I made an appointment to get it colored in a couple weeks. I super excited about that...it will have some really nice highlights and funky colors then. *squeal* Anyway...here are some peeks at the new do...

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Stay tuned...

After much debate and back-and-forthing about my icky hair...today's the day it finally gets cut! Woohoo! I'm excited! I just hope it turns out okay...I'm sure it will...just a few jitters this morning. I snapped some 'before' pictures and once the deed is done, I'll snap some 'after' pictures and upload them this evening. We have a tech guy coming this morning (he was supposed to be here yesterday...that didn't work out) to work on our internet so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back in to update everything but I promise to do it as soon as I am able. I'm not sure if I'll be brave enough to get the "Amanda," but it's definitely going to be shorter. (For those of you that might be wondering...Amanda is one of the fabulous girlies on the DT at AC Bailey and she has a rawkin' hair cut that we've all been admiring....love it!! We've all been requesting pictures so that we can take it to our stylists and get the Amanda....it rocks!) Anyway...we'll see what I finally decide on. I'm not even going to know until I get in the chair and chat with the stylist...I'm so indecisive. teehee. But...it is definitely getting chopped. So stayed tuned...I'll update as soon as I can!! weeeeee!!! This should be an interesting day!! Wish me luck...and courage!

Warning.....another really bad "before" picture follows...

Sure hope my "after" picture is better than that!! *yikes!!* See you in a bit!!!

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How long....

do you think I can keep posting daily without missing a day??? Hmmm...I think I've just given myself a challenge!! So, I did some surfing yesterday looking for hints and tips and templates and ideas of how I want my blog and banner to look. I found some things...hopefully I'll be able to give them a test run soon. But we have another tech guy coming out sometime today to put up a ne satellite for our internet service so I'm not sure how much access I'll have today. So I thought I would share some more pictures. Most of you know that I love to take photography road trips...just driving around for no reason, with no destination in mind, just looking for interesting things to photograph. Well...since gas is $4 a gallon...I won't be doing too many of those anymore. But I did have the chance to take a photography stroll at the beginning of the month. I was home for a couple of hours by myself and it was the first bit of sunshine that we had experienced in a while so I grabbed my Rebel and hit the trails. I took a bunch of interesting (aka weird) pictures but here are a couple of my faves. The first one is just a dead lawn mower sitting by a building but he looked so sad. He's my mower dude. And the second one is just some fungus on the side of a tree. It's my fun with fungi picture. So that's all for now...I'm sure I'll be back soon with some more nonsense. Hope everyone has a great day!!

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And so it begins...

My first official post...how exciting!! I can't wait to actually get in there and change this thing up and make it my own. It's rather...well...blah right now. So this is my little corner of the net...all for me. Just so you all know, let me get some things out of the way...I overuse the "dot, dot, dot." I also ramble and babble. And I've been called bubbly...gasp. Is that a good thing?? I can't make my first post and not include some sort of picture, right?? So, here's one...let's test this thing out and see if I can get a picture to show up...how about a little sneak peek of my first attempt at an acrylic album? Okay...here goes...

So there it is! I'm on the digital design team at AC Bailey Designs and, as a little surprise, Erica sent me this fabulous 3x5 stamp-shaped acrylic album from Scrapworks. Loved it even though it kind of kicked my butt since I wasn't using double-sided papers. I'll post more pictures and details later once I get this blog thing nailed down a little more. But for now...that's it. My first official post...woohoo!!

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