Prepare yourself...lots o' layouts!! :)

Okay...I've been promising some new layouts...you guys thought I was lying, didn't you?? :) Well, I finally got around to uploading some!! So let me stop blabbling and here we go!!! I did a couple new projects using Jodie McNally's word art...here's one of Jesse playing in the snow...And here's my Christmas card for this year...I just loved this picture of my kiddos from this summer. They actually looked natural, not those big cheesy smiles...you know the ones I mean. {hehe!}

Ooo...Dianne Rigdon has a gorgeous new Christmas kit over at Scrap Artist called Christmas in Your Heart...love it! I thought it was perfect for this picture of my Dad's tree that he decorates every year...it's SOOOO pretty. It's the first Christmas decoration that go up around here so it definitely signifies the start of the holiday season for us. Anyway...here's my layout:

And I have a few AC Bailey DT projects that I haven't shared yet. I snapped this cute little picture of my nieces adorable red shoes this summer when she took them off to run through the sprinkler. Had to do a layout with that picture, right??

Tired of layouts yet??? Almost done. ;) My son finally got the electric guitar that he's been wanting forever and look...he actually let me take some pictures of him with it!! Can you believe it?? (And he is rockin' that guitar...he's picking it up so quickly!! I'm so proud and impressed!!)

And I haven't forgotten how to play with paper...I did a hybrid layout using some of the new Crate paper Lemon Grass collection. And I have to admit...I am LOVING those puffy Thickers!

And finally...I made a couple new layouts for Traci. She has a fun new kit called "vroom" with lots of fun little cars and cute little papers and for some reason, the first thing I thought of when I saw it was my hubby's first Dodge Ram Quad Cab. {teehee!}

Last one, I promise!!! Traci has some new Christmas-y goodies in the store!! I love that she included orange in her kit!! (And I have to thank my friend and fellow ACB DT member, Becky, for the inspiration on this layout...thank you becky!!!)

*whew!!!* You made it through the whole thing!! Kudos!!! :) So there you have it...just some of the things that I've been up to lately. I hope everyone is having a great time getting ready for the holidays. Thanks for stopping by and letting me overload you with layouts!! Have a great evening!!

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Yay! I'm Back!!

Our ISP is hughes.net because we have zero options when it comes to high speed internet in my neck of the woods. Well...Saturday morning, my sister-in-law came down to visit and do a little online shopping. I was browsing through the AC Bailey store showing her some of the fabulous new goodies that I was going to buy and all of a sudden, no more internet. It just stopped. We have problems with it sometimes and I just figured I'd give it a break and everything would be dandy. I was wrong. DH came home that evening and called Hughes and they really didn't know what was happening but they thought that our equipment was bad so they said they would send us a new one. It arrived yesterday, DH hooked it up last night, and woohoo!! We're connected again!! Yay!! Soooo....I was able to post my DT projects today so I thought I'd share a few. Here's a digital layout that I made using the Digital Scrapbook Memories CD, "In the Mood" from the AC Bailey store.

That's me and hubby back in the day when we first started dating. {hehe!!} I seem to be on a white space kick these days, especially with my digital stuff. But not so much with this layout....this is a hybrid page that I did. I printed the postcard, orange paper, circle journaling spot, and bracket-shaped journaling spot from the Digital Scrapbook Memories "Family Ties" cd. And I used some fabulous Basic Grey "Offbeat" papers, Fancy Pants glitter overlay, Primas...lots of goodies from Erica's October KOTM.

It's pretty busy...not a lot of white-space happening on that one. Okay...let's see what else I have. Oh yeh! I made a super simple little mini album from a sheet of Creative Imaginations cardstock journaling stickers. There were eight stickers on the sheet so I stuck two back-to-back to make a page which gave me four little pages. It's all about Syd and her Halloween costume for this year. So easy. Here's the cover:

And here are a few shots of the inside pages:

I should mention...those journaling stickers are super sticky!! Make sure you have them nice and lined up 'cause once they touch...they are stuck. There's no pulling them apart! At least not without injuring one or both of them. So anyway, that was just a fun and simple little idea and my daughter just loves it! Okay...what else?? Hmmm....ooo...I did a fun little hybrid layout for Dianne Rigdon's creative team using her super gorgeous "Well Worn" kit from ScrapArtist.

I printed my digital page and added some real sequins (and Stickles glitter) to the frame for some added realism. And I just made some wings out of plain white cardstock, colored them brown (just in case the glitter had some bare spots), and covered them in copper Stickles. And then I just added some letter stickers and used my Dymo label maker to make the "isn't she" letters. Again...lovin' the white space. :-)

And finally, Jodie McNally has some really cool new photography word art over at Oscraps so I whipped up a layout using the "Trust me! I'm a photographer" word art. {hehe!!}

Whew!! Too much??? Hey...I warned you...I've been without the internet for a week so you knew it was going to be a chatty one, right?? :-) So there you have it...those are some of the things that I've been working on. And now that I'm connected again, I'll be heading over to Jodie's shop and Dianne's store so that I can grab some new goodies and start playing again!! YAY!!! It's good to be back!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a good evening!!

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Extra Kids, Stupid Internet, & Tons of Concrete...

Yep...that's what's been happening in my life...doing some babysitting, super-slow... sometimes non-existant internet service, and my sister's basement walls are up!! But I finally got a chance to post a little something. Let's see...do I have any pictures to share?? Maybe...

I've been playing along with Bad Girl's Kits Top Designer challenges. The first challenge was about layering so I grabbed some yummy Jenni Bowlin papers...here's my layout from that week:

And the second week was all about combining patterned papers, lots of Cosmo Cricket on this page...here's my layout for that week:
And I haven't started on this week's white-space challenge yet but I'm really excited about it. I hope I can pull it off!! Last year, I made it through 3 weeks and got cut after my fourth layout...which was a white-space layout. Looking back on that layout, I can totally see why. {hehe!!} What was I thinking?? Oh well...I learned a lot and it was so fun so that's why I decided to join again this year.
Oh my goodness...I almost forgot!!! We added our new DT members over at AC Bailey!! My friend, Leah, has joined our team!! Woohoo!! So now Leah and I are on two teams together!! But our Dianne Rigdon hybrid Creative Team spots don't require any message board responsibilities or any communication with other team members so it really doesn't feel like we're on the same team. But at AC Bailey...it's we definitely know we're on the same team. {hehe!!} Lots of behind-the-scenes stuff to chat about. And another friend that I actually met on the ACB message boards, April, has joined our team!! Yay!! She is a very talented digi, hybrid, and traditional scrapper and a sweetheart on top of that!! And a newcomber to the boards, Elisabeth, is our third new member. Even though I haven't known her for very long, I can tell she's a very nice and creative lady!! I'm really looking forward to getting to know her more! We're so lucky to have our three new talents joining the crew!!
But I have to admit...I'm still so bummed about my bud, Amanda, leaving our ACB team. I really did try to talk her into staying. Well...maybe not so much talking...more like whining and begging! But I do understand her reasons for leaving. I'm just going to miss having her on the team.
So a big congratulations and welcome to the new members!! And we still have a week left with Amanda on the team so it's not over yet!! And Amanda...I promise to do better with my blog posting!! {hehe!} And you know...if you happen to miss a day or {gulp} two on the ACB boards, I may have to hunt you down. ;-)
Thanks for stopping by!! Have a happy day!!

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Gushing and Peeking...

Okay...I have to warn you...this post is going to be loaded with glowing reviews and gushing comments. :-) My uber talented friend and fellow AC Bailey design team member, Amanda, is one seriously talented girlie!! Her layouts caught my eye from the first time I popped into the gallery at ACB. Each and every one of her layouts could (and should) be published. And I mean that sincerely...not just being kind. Well...after lots of badgering and pestering from myself and the other ladies on the message board at ACB, Amanda finally gave in and submitted a layout to Scrapbook Trends. And...of course...they picked it up!!! Her very first submission and it's being published!! And...she submitted two layouts to their baby idea book call and guess what?? Those two layouts were requested as well!! 3 for 3!!! Three layouts submitted, three layouts being published!! Isn't that amazing?!?! I'm not at all surprised...she really is incredible and it's only a matter of time before she is snagged up by a manufacturers design team. So I just wanted to give a big ol' CONGRATULATIONS to Amanda!! You rawk, girl!!

And Leah is getting published left and right and she's being sought after by a company...they want her to make digital templates for them. And she has big Corina Nielsen-related news coming, too. And she's making quite a splash at SISTV and even our own leader at ACB, Erica, asked Leah if it would be okay to use one of her layouts for the catalog!! I knew it was only a matter of time before she made a big splash in the scrapping world, too. She is SOOOO talented!! Seriously! So big congratulations to you, too, Leah!! And I have to ditto what I said about Amanda...it is only a matter of time before she lands a spot on a manufacturers design team. If those two were to end up on the same team...um...WOW!! That would be incredible!!

Okay...I've probably embarrassed Amanda and Leah enough now. {hehe!} I promised some little peeks of my DT projects for September so here are a couple little pics of some of my stuff.

So there you have it...lots of gushing and peeking! And don't forget...we're adding to the AC Bailey Design team so head on over there and check it out!! It's a great place to be!! And we're still looking for digital designers, too! Lots of possibilities and opportunities at AC Bailey Designs!! I hope everyone has a great evening!! Thanks for stopping by!!

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Where Have I Been?!?

Wow!! I have been such a bad blogger!! With all of the back to school happenings and DT requirements, I have been slacking on my blog postings. bad blogger...bad, bad blogger. Anyway...I have BIG news!!! I am a new member of the Dianne Rigdon Design's hybrid team!! I am so excited!! Her stuff is fabulous...she designs for Prima Hybrid and her store at ScrapbookGraphics is just loaded with goodness!!! And...my friend, Leah, is on the team with me!! How fun is that?!?!
And there's some more big news!!! Here it is!!!

AC Bailey Designs is adding to its Design Team again!
We want 3, talented, motivated, enthusiastic Designers. We are looking for scrapbookers who are not afraid to use the latest products and techniques and are willing to share their expertise and knowledge in the craft.
What are we looking for?
- Talented, motivated, enthusiastic traditional or digital or hybrid scrapbookers
- Individuals who are willing to share new ideas and techniques with our customers and subscribers
- Positive and outgoing personalities
- Those who are willing to help promote and grow our online community and store and direct sales business
What will you do?
- You will be asked for a 6 month commitment to our store and community with your DT memberships limited to being on one other team during that time.
- You will be required to create two 12"x12" layouts and one other small project of your choice with instructions per month using supplies we provide and upload it to our online gallery, blog and forum (additional projects encouraged!)
- You will be required to promote AC Bailey Designs and include our DT membership and link information in your signature line of all the online communities and galleries you are active in.- You will be required participate daily in the forum and gallery, add a QOTD, SQOTD and Inspirational Tips on a rotating basis, host challenges and contests for the members and contribute to the monthly newsletter and company blog.
What you get! (The good stuff!)
- You will be provided $30 in supplies to create the required layout and projects each month during your DT term
- anything you don't use is yours to keep!
- You will get a 25% store discount that can be used anytime and as often as you like!
- You will get credit for all your designs, projects and work submitted to us!
- You work will be publicized in our newsletter, on our site, and in advertising for our company and community.
- Your photo and bio will be featured on our DT page of our site and you will have your own gallery in our online community.
How to Apply
Please upload 4-5 creations into our online Gallery at http://www.ACBaileyLtd.com/gallery. These must include 1 layout about yourself showcasing your personality and scrap style, 2 other layouts and at least 1 other project of your choice. You must also be a registered member of our forum with an average of 25 posts a week starting with the date you apply.
Also submit the following to erica@acbaileyltd.com and cc: lcarroll03@yahoo.com
- name and full contact information
- list of current DT memberships, links to any online galleries that you submit to and message boards or communities that you are active in (please include your board name)
- if you have an online gallery or blog, please provide the link.
- list of any or all publications (when and where)
- and answers to the following questions:
- How long have you been scrapping?
- How would you describe your scrap style?
- Are you afraid to step out of your box?
- What would you like to get out of this experience?
- What can you bring to our store, community and customers?
Call will run from August 27th thru Sept. 19th. Decisions will be made by Sept. 22nd and your first shipment of supplies being sent that week. Your first assignments will then be due Nov. 1st. (All dates are tentative based on response.)Thank you! Good Luck! And we look forward to hearing from you!Erica http://www.acbaileydesigns.com/

Isn't that fabulous?!? Don't be shy...it's a wonderful community and Erica is such a sweetheart!! And who doesn't want to play with fabulous new goodies from manufacturers like Sassafras Lass, October Afternoon, Pink Paislee, Making Memories and SO many more! I can't wait to see all of the fabulous submissions!! It's so exciting!!
So that's all for now...I'll be posting some sneak peeks of my DT stuff in a day or so...stay tuned. Get those applications in!! I can't wait to see who's going to be joining the ACB family!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!

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Exciting news from ACB!!!

Big news!! AC Bailey Designs is expanding!! Our fearless leader and fabulous owner, Erica, has decided to add some exclusive ACB digital kits to the store and she needs your help!! Are you a digital designer??? Maybe this call is for you!! (Let me just add that Erica is such a sweetheart and a dream to work with...you will love being part of the AC Bailey family.) I'm so excited about this and I really can't wait to see all of the wonderful designers that decide to apply!! So don't be shy!! Go for it!! We'd love to have you!!!

Quick post today...that's all...I'll be back later...thanks for stopping by!!

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Open Mind for a Different View

(Anyone recognize the title?? Little tip of my hat to James Hetfield. It's from Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters.") Our word of the day for the photo-a-day challenge yesterday was "angle." So I decided to go for a different view for my picture. It's a picture of a simple little daisy but if you had seen me precariously perched practically on my belly trying to get the sun positioned just right behind that simple little daisy....geesh!! Maybe someone should've snapped a picture of that!! hehe!! But I did like the shot that I got...here it is:




And someone marked it as a favorite photo on Flickr...that's a first for me!! Woohoo!! And here are a couple other faves from our last week or so...

Our prompt for that one was "blue." It's just a big ol' golf umbrella that I borrowed from DH and set in the yard with the sun behind it.

And the prompt for that one was "round." I just love the marbles!! Must be the kid in me! Oh...and I almost forgot to mention our "Summer Camp" challenge happening at AC Bailey Designs. We have some really fun sketch challenges and a really cool member challenge from Brandy. We'd love it if you'd come over and check it out!! Thanks for letting me bombard you with pictures today!! Did I mention I'm loving this challenge?!?! Have 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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