Giveaway winner announced

Thank you for all your comments, I really appreciated every one. I have to give credit where credit is due, the RAK/giveaway is courtesy of Scarlet Lime. They are a very generous company. I too have tried to win the Scarlet Lime monthly give away, I have a whole lot more in common with you guys today that did not win, than the winner. But a couple of tips to try again-

1. Check the Scarlet Lime blog often and sign up for the newsletter. Both will tell you about SL's giveaways.

2. On the first of the month check the "Be Inspired" for the new guest designer and stalk their blog until they post it. :)

And the winner is: (drum roll)

Look at that, a kit virgin! This could be fun. (insert evil grin) :) Sorry I am posting a couple of hours late. I got the flu vaccine H1N1 today and it took longer than I thought. Then I got distracted, I went to Micheal's afterwards to look at all the Christmas stuff to perk myself back up. Holy Martha Stewart punches! I only allowed myself 2. So, Jody please email me an address where you would like your kit sent at: amigas6415@mypacks.net and I will forward it to Christy at Scarlet Lime.

I will be back with my Cocoa Daisy November layouts momentarily, I'm not on the right computer or I'd post them now. Happy Wednesday, until later.

Scarlet Lime GDT and Giveaway!

When I was asked by Christy to be the guest designer for November, I was so excited. Back when I first met my friend Ali Mclaughlin, I didn't know what scrapbooking "kits" were. That's something that was a big change for me. Returning to scrapbooking after my husband was injured it Iraq, I felt like I had no idea what was going on. Ali helped with that. She said she worked for a company called Scarlet Lime that had amazing kits, and that I should check out her blog to see her work. Of course, Ali does amazing work. But I was intrigued about the kits too. So bright, so colorful, so happy. Everything changes, and I happen to think scrapbooking kits are a change for the better. They make everything so much easier. Anyway, being asked to design for Scarlet Lime this month brought everything full circle for me.

There are so many things about the November Scarlet Lime kit that I loved. I loved the colors. I especially loved the watercolor green/blue/purple and the muted green exclusive Scarlet Lime papers. I loved the Lily bee navy blue/orange Audrey paper. (I'm always on the hunt for beautiful navy papers. My last ones were from Basic grey's boxer line, so excited to have a new stand-by). I loved the glitter embellishment stickers, the maya road pin, the prima flower centers, the buttons that match that watercolor paper exactly (I mean exactly, amazing!). I even fell in love with the yellow prima alphas after working with them. I think working with a kit requires some amount of trust, that the kit designer has your back. And I loved taking the risk and having it turn out so much better then the conservative choices I would have made had I been picking out of my stash. That's the magic of a kit. I especially loved the rub-ons, but late one night I put the backing on them wrong. I really could have cried. I spent the next day trying to figure out how to fix my mistake, but there isn't an easy fix for something like that. So, um, don't do that. :)

Here are my layouts with the kit:






On the second layout, that is exactly how J counts. It's so funny. And on the last layout, the text is a clear plastic bag J received candy in. I just cut it apart and adhered it flat. I hope I've piqued your interest. Leave me a comment telling me your favorite thing about fall or about scrapbooking kits and I'll draw a winner Wednesday at noon EST. The winner gets the same kit I got to work with, the November Scarlet Lime kit in all it's glory! And when you use those rub-ons, think of me fondly. :) Happy Monday (or probably Tuesday)! Until tomorrow.

PS I am indeed a homeowner, got the key to prove it! :) :) :)

Been far away for far too long

I love you

I've loved you along

I miss you

You've been far away for far too long. -Nickelback

My dh is home from deployment just in time for the closing on our house. I missed him so much, happiness is his big bear hugs. Unfortunately he brought an unwelcome stomach bug with him, but after some antibiotics he is better now. We are enjoying our time together, despite how busy this week is. We have to go get a pumpkin today, if the weather holds out.

My confession: I've done this whole buying a house thing myself. Well, physically anyway. I saw the house, wrote the contracts, did the loan, etc. But I always had him there to discuss everything with, so it's all good. He actually found the listing for the house on the Internet and I forwarded it to my real estate agent (that's how we found the house), but his first time seeing it in person was the walk-through on Monday. He loved it, esp the garage. Men. :)

I hate to give you just a little more sneakiness, but I promise all will be revealed soon. If you are a bit of a detective, then you might be able to figure out which November kit club these sneaks belong to, and then you will be one step closer to being here for the giveaway Nov. 1. That makes up for it right?

I also have Cocoa Daisy layouts waiting to be revealed. And if you are still looking for more of my recent work, please see the American crafts blog for my latest Halloween project (was posted 10/28). Going to closing tomorrow, trying to get money wired at the 11th hour. Hugs friends! Happy Thursday, until tomorrow!

Well, well (ok, I got nothing)

Registration goes live midnight CDT time tonight (Oct. 26th) for subscribers

Tomorrow Midnight CDT time (Oct. 27th) for non-subscribers.

Want more details? More information can be found here: Mykonos 2010

A sneak peak at the new website can be seen as well, it's going to be beautiful. Getting excited about the reveal. My wonderful friend Lisa Dickinson is the guest designer at Cocoa Daisy this month, woohoo!

I promise a real post in a day or two. Happy Tuesday, until then!

Driving-by

I've gotten so much done on my to-do list, I think that J and I will spend the afternoon outside today after we eat lunch. Otherwise, nothing much to report here. Getting ready for the closing on our house next week. Getting ready for Halloween. I'm feeling the need to do a holiday rant post here soon. :) Working on some guest design team projects.

Here is a page combining American crafts with Pink Paislee:

Supplies: American Crafts Delight Black Thickers, American Crafts Halloween Minimarks Rub-ons Cauldron Accents (spider), American Crafts Patterned paper Blue Skies: Here comes the Sun; plus Pink Paislee Twlight Patterned paper: Eclipse and Sunset, Pink Paislee Twilight Punch outs, and Me and my Big Ideas Transparency leaf embellishment.

Photo was from last Halloween, how cutie is he? He really has the vampire thing down. :) Happy Thursday, until tomorrow.

Better late than never. . .

I would never stand you up, but I am indeed very late. What a day. Have you ever woken up in the morning with the fierce determination to get absolutely everything off your to-do list? That's what I did. Probably because I felt really good this morning and not sick for the first time in 2 months and I over did it. I mean really overdid it. By 2:30pm I was yawning and falling asleep. So J and I took a 20 min nap. It helped, but this evening I am just dragging. I accomplished a lot, but I have more to do. This week is all about getting things done. I was excited to see my guest design team goodies show up, can't wait for one of you to win this! And as promised:

Supplies: American Crafts Black and White Cardstock; American Crafts Junior Patterned paper: Geronimo; American Crafts Letterman Black Thickers; American Crafts Junior Foil Embellishments, plus a craft knife.

Happy Monday to you. Fino a domani (is italian for Until tomorrow). I miss my grandparents tonight. :(

Just being sneaky. . .

There's so much teasing going on here on this blog, you'd think this was a bar on Friday night. . .

How about a real page tomorrow? It's a date. Happy weekend. Until then.