Another teaser...

Shaui and Amanda have collaborated again!! EEE!! You have to see this!! Coming soon!!

AND...Joyce Paul is now selling at PickleBerryPop as well as Catscrap!! Yay!! Two places to find her fabulous designs!! And she has some amazing new stuff coming soon, too!! Stay tuned!! :)

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A little teaser....

It's true!!! Another fabulous collaboration from Shaui and Joyce!! Just had to post a little teaser. The last collaboration, "Serendipity," was such a huge hit! The people were begging for another one so...ta-da!!! Ask and ye shall receive! But it's not here yet...soon...but not yet. Make sure you're signed up for Joyce and Shaui's newletters so you can be the first to know about the official release of "Family Ties" and...get those fabulous coupons!! Wait til you see all the fabulous pages the creative teams have made with this beauty! You won't want to miss it!!

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I can finally share!!

Joyce Paul is now selling her designs at Catscrap!!! Whew! That was a hard one to keep secret! Love Catscrap! And all of her stuff is 20% off this weekend!! She's been so busy designing new stuff...beautiful new stuff...and there's more to come so don't forget to hop over to her blog and sign up for her newsletter to keep up with the latest and get those snazzy coupons!! (Oh yeh...I said snazzy. heehee!!) I hope everyone has a great weekend!! Thanks for stopping by!!

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Little More News...

Can you believe it?? Another blog post...already?? :) Well...I have some more news but I can't share all the details just yet. The fabulous Miss Joyce Paul is moving to a new store. We are SO excited...you should see all of the stuff she has coming up. {tease, tease} You'll definitely want to run over to Joyce's blog and sign up for her newsletter so you can get coupons (and maybe even a freebie or two from time to time) for the new stuff. You won't be disappointed! And, while you're over there, check out the contest/challenge that she has going on. All you have to do is leave a comment and make your guess...which store is going to be Joyce's new home?? Everyone that guesses correctly will be entered to win a $10 coupon to Joyce's new store!! So go ahead...take a guess for a chance to win!! And...here's a little teaser of some of the new stuff that she'll be bringing to the store:

And she's retiring most of her designs that are currently in her store at Shabby Pickle and everything's on sale...discounts from 20%-80% off!! So you might want to check that out, too. ;)

So don't forget to check out Joyce's Blog, get all the details, and sign up for the newsletter. Hope everyone has a great day!! Thanks for stopping by!

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News...

So sorry...I won't waste time with excuses about why I haven't blogged lately. You know how it goes. :) So everyone has heard the news by now. Mr. Patrick Swayze has lost his battle with cancer. It's so sad. I had to give a "WOLVERINES" shout out in his honor. You know you love "Red Dawn," too. ;) And...I'll freely admit it...I have "She's Like the Wind" on my MP3 player. Yep...it's true. And who hasn't uttered the phrase, "Nobody puts baby in the corner" at least once. Okay...more than once. And one of the funniest skits I've ever seen on Saturday Night Live was the one with Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley in a dance-off for a Chippendales spot. He seemed like such a great man. My heart goes out to his wife (of 33 years!) and family. He will be missed. Tragic news.

Shifting gears...I do have some other news to share. Some happy news for all you digi scrappers out there. Fei-Fei's Stuff and Paislee Press have teamed up again for another fabulous collaboration!! It's going to be released on September 17th at Oscraps so be sure to check it out!! And....Liz and Shaui will be hosting a contest on their blog to celebrate!!

So don't forget to check out their blogs on the September 17th to get all the details on the contest! You won't want to miss this kit...it's a must-have!!

That's all for now. If you haven't seen one of Patrick Swayze's final performances...a cameo appearance as Velvet Larry in "Powder Blue," you should check it out. It's not the greatest movie but Mr. Swayze's performance was definitely a scene-stealer. He will be missed.

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A Beautiful Meeting...

I'm so excited to finally get to reveal this!! A collaboration kit from two amazing designers...Joyce Paul from Shabby Pickle Designs and Fei-Fei's Stuff from Oscraps!! I'm a member of both designers' CT's so I was really excited at the possibility of these two getting together. And they have created a gorgeous, must-have kit!!! I give you..."Serendipity!" Take a look at this:

The colors are stunning and such gorgeous papers!! The elegance and versatility that you'd expect from both of these talented designers. So...of course...I have some pages to share...

It really is one of those kits that I'm going to keep reaching for over and over again. Oh!! Did I mention that I had a LO featured on Gallery Standouts Blog?!? Miss Tiina has a fabulous new collaboratioin kit called "Cassidy" and I created a silly little layout about the 80's that Miss Kate Hadfield herself picked to "point" at on the blog! I was so excited!! Here it is:

I just grabbed some of the super cute elements from the kit and journaled about how they reminded me of the 80's. It was so fun to make!! I have a bunch of other LO's that I need to upload so I can get caught up but I don't want this to be one of those super-long posts. Just wanted this one to be about Joyce and Shau's awesome new kit!! Lovin' it!! Check it out if you get the chance!! ;) Thanks for stopping by!!!

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A break from our usual programming...

So, I have about 20 (literally) layouts that I need to upload but...I just didn't feel like it tonight. Tonight, I just wanted to take a little break and share some things. First of all...I was SO sad and shocked to hear that my beloved Mr. John Hughes passed away suddenly today. A heartattack at the age of 59...so sad. My life wouldn't be the same without "Pretty in Pink," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," and the list goes on. Such a sad day. Thank you, Mr. Hughes, for sharing your talent with us. I was and will always be a fan. K...enough of the sad stuff...

A lot of you know that my son started playing football last week. Wellllll....after three practices, he decided that he has fun playing football...but he wasn't having any fun. Plus, he hurt his leg on the third practice and it's still bothering him so that might have worried him a bit. But, I did manage to snap some pictures during one of his practices! Yay!! I bought some fabulous photo overlays by Emily Powers today at We Are Storytellers and had a chance to play!! :) (By the way...sadly, WST is closing. But the good news is...everything is 50% off!!) Anyway...here's my little man at practice:

Straight out of the camera...I was digging it!

And here it is with a subtle overlay:

He caught me...oops!! Having mom take your picture at practice is like, SO embarrassing, dude. He's such a handsome young man. Wish he'd let me take more pictures!!! Maybe one day. ;) And...of course, I have to share a little picture of Sydney. This one is a little more vintage feeling. She had her favorite pale pink lip gloss on and it reminded me of the retro model looks so that's the look I wanted the picture to have....

It felt so good to actually get out with the camera and just play. And then get back into Photoshop and actually play with the pictures without scrapping. I have some senior portraits to do soon so I need to get out and practice some more!!! Thanks for letting me share!! And check out WST...they have some seriously good deals on some awesome photo overlays and actions. I'll share all the layouts soon....have a good night...and go watch your favorite John Hughes movie for me. ;)

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