It's Over...Already??

I can't believe we are already at the end of October!! As of right now...while I am typing this...I'm just thirty minutes away from November! *ack!* The holidays are approaching! Anyway...enough about that for now...if I keep talking about the holidays I may have a panic attack! Actually...I'm excited about the holidays coming. We had our first real snow of the year a couple days ago and the kids had their first two-hour delay of the year. Nasty, slick roads. The winds were so strong, it was hard to tell how much snow we actually got but we had about five inches on our porch. Not much but it was so pretty!! It was the kind of snow with the big, fluffy flakes that makes you feel like you're in a snowglobe. So pretty!! Anyway...I totally got sidetracked. I wanted to share some sneak peeks of my November DT projects for ACB. Here's a little peek at a teeny little mini-book that I made:

And this is just a little peek at one of the digital layouts that I made for November...even though it looks like it might be for Valentine's day...hehe!!

And here's a little teeny corner of my hybrid layout. I have to admit...this one feels like a big ol' mess to me. I just kept adding stuff and it never seemed right to me. I almost trashed it but...I didn't.

So there you have it...just a few glimpses. My official reveal day is on the 7th so I'll share more then. I feel a little odd just sharing little corners of pages and not actually sharing a full page. So here's a digital layout that I did a couple days ago of my DD, Sydney, using lots of fabulous Michelle Coleman goodies.

Told ya' I was in the holiday/winter mood. I just love the glittery snowflakes! Okay...tired of all my pictures yet?? I just wanted to share one more...this one's of Syd in her Halloween costume.

She just loves that costume!! We spent a whopping $10 on it and she adores it! Go figure! When I buy the Disney princess costumes for...ahem...more than $10, she likes them but nothing like she adores this dress. Kids...gotta love 'em. So unpredictable. Okay...I'm all finished rambling and babbling. I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!! Thanks for stopping by!!

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I got to play a little!

I've been feeling a little...well...blah. I think it's the change in the weather...Jesse was sick last week and I think he might have passed it along. woohoo. But he's feeling better so that's a good thing. Anyway, I've been a seriously bad blogger. And I finally got to play a little so I have a couple new layouts to share. I'm on Dianne Rigdon's hybrid Creative Team but she's so sweet and easy going...she lets us create whatever we want...digi...hybrid...whatever! So I whipped up a digi layout with her new kit:

Love the writing across the paper so I added a little of my own at the bottom...can you see the "two little girls...two big hearts?" It's very subtle and probably hard to see with the image being so small. But I like the way the page turned out. And I also made a hybrid layout with this kit.The rich, jewel tone papers were printed from her kit as well as the branch elements. Here's a little detail shot:

(You know I had to add a little Stickles to the leaves for a little hint of sparkle! hehe!!) The kit from Dianne is called "Well Worn" and I really love the richness of the colors! It will be available soon at ScrapArtist...I'll let you know when it arrives. ;)

Anyway...that's all for now...just wanted to share a little!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day and having fun getting ready for Halloween!! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

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Sharing Some LO's

So...my layout that I made for last week's Bad Girl's Top Designer class didn't make the cut. I didn't make it through to week 6 but I am still supr psyched that I made it as far as I did!! And my friends Leah and Amanda made it through!!! I am so excited for them!! The list for the top ten will be posted tomorrow and I just can't stand the anticipation! Ugh!! The waiting!! But I thought I'd share my layout from last week:


And...the class for this week was all about breaking the rules. So I decided to keep playing along. I made a layout that's goofy and silly but I had so much fun playing and making this one. I used Twizzlers rope candy to make the red swirlie flowers and the little snail and I used it in the title, too. And just some good old hard candy for the other flowers. I just threw stuff on there and didn't think about it. Fun times! :-)

It's fun to play! {teehee} And I uploaded a couple new layouts for Jodie McNally's design team, too.

I just loved that picture of my "backyard" so much that I decided to make it the focus and not add a bunch of stuff. And here's another one:

Just playing with some extracting....that's my niece, Maddie. She ends up in a lot of my stuff. Silly little girlie. Her mama took those pictures and let me use them. Isn't she a cutie??

So that's about all for now. Just wanted to share some newer layouts and wish my girls luck with the BG contest!!! Good luck, Amanda and Leah!!! I've got my fingers crossed for ya!! Have a great evening and thanks for stopping by!!

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It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood...

hehe...is that song stuck in your head now??? :-) Not that I ever watched Mister Roger's Neighborhood {wink, wink} but if you did, then you might have the theme song running through your head now...I apologize for that! Anyway...the last few days have been stunningly gorgeous! The leaves around our pond are at their peak and they just seem to be electric in the sunlight. It's so mesmerizing and breath-taking. And a couple days ago, I had just put the kids on the bus and saw some geese on the pond. I thought they had already headed out for the winter so I was a little surprised to see them. Then, a bunch of ducks decided to stop by and then...an eagle flew in. I still get so excited when I see an eagle that close in the wild. It's one thing to see them at a zoo but when you step out onto your front porch and an eagle does a fly-by, it's just an amazing sight. So I just had a couple quick leafy/eagle pictures to share.

I am truly blessed to be where I am. You can't live in a place like this without seeing the hand of God all around you...gorgeous. Okay...that was my reflective little moment there...now you know I have to chat about Project Runway.

Did anyone watch it?? Spoiler alert!!!! I SO didn't want to like Kenley's stuff...I wanted it to be Korto, Jarrell, and Leanne in the finals but when the did the runway show with their wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses, I was a little worried for Korto!!! And Kenley's was truly fabulous so I knew she was going to be in. Poor Jarrell. I'm sure we'll see more of him. I am so excited to see the finale!! Yay!! Can't wait for that!!

And i just uploaded my layout for week 5 over at Bad Girls kits. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but oh my...the gallery is just overflowing with gorgeous-ness!!! Seriously talented ladies over there. Have I mentioned how honored I am to still be in the last 51?? So honored!! And shocked!!

So that's all for now...just wanted to share a couple pictures and rant about PR. Thanks for stopping by!!

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*gasp!*

Oh my goodness...forgive my excited ramble...you'll never guess who stopped by my blog!!! The fabulous Miss Emelie Ahern!! I adore her work!!! I love her digi work and her traditional pages and she seems like such an amazing personality so I was absolutely delighted and thrilled to see a comment from her on my blog. She graced the cover of the August issue of Memory Makers in case anyone missed it. :-) And her gallery is just loaded with beauty...did I mention that I love her work?? So thank you, Emilie!! I'm honored!!
Okay...I should probably stop now so that EA doesn't get a restraining order against me...hehe!! I found a link to a fabulous contest while I was stalking...I mean, visiting Emilie's blog. Handbag Planet is giving away 24 free handbags! 24 hours of giving...one handbag per hour. All you have to do is enter your name and email address, pick a handbag, and you're entered to win...it's that simple!! Their motto is "High fashion handbags without the high price." Gotta love that!! So pop over there and sign up!! Good luck to everyone that does!!
Did I mention that I made it through for another week at TD?? Woohoo!! And congratulations to Leah and Amanda...they made it through, too!! Yay!!! I can't believe I'm in week 5 of 6!!! What an amazing honor...only 51 contestants remaining and I think they had more than 300 people sign up! Wow!! I just know that Leah and Amanda are going to be in the top ten...I can't wait for that!! It's so exciting!!
Thanks for letting me ramble and thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!!

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babble, babble...

Just a little warning...totally random babbling to follow....I admit it...I love Desperate Housewives...okay...loved Desperate Housewives. And when I heard that they had this little plan of jumping ahead 5 years in the storyline, I was a little nervous but I was still looking forward to the season premiere. Wellll...I watched it and...I'm so disappointed. bummer. Anyone watching Project Runway?? I'm such an addict...I think last season was probably my fave but I'm still hooked. What's up with Kinley and her attitude? And did you see hear "hip-hop" outfit?? Oh my goodness...there wasn't a thing about it that was even remotely hip hop. Usually I have my sister to share all these ramblings with but she hasn't been watching so I thought I'd babble to you guys. hehe...lucky you!!I thought I'd share my last two layouts from the Bad Girls Kit Top Designer contest. Last week's assignment was a less-is-more, white space layout. I actually really like the way this one turned out:

So I made it through and this week's assignment was all about accessories. I don't think this layout is going to get me through but I like the way it turned out. I actually thought a lot more about which embellishments to use, where to put them, and why I was using them. I never do symmetrical layouts but I thought it would work well to emphasize the title...Time after Time. Here's my attempt for this week:

So...this is going to be a quick little post but I just wanted to share a couple of the layouts that I've been working on. I have some DT stuff that I'll be able to share a little later in the week. I hope everyone is having a happy weekend!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

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