Can you believe it?

I got home from work today and what did I see in my mailbox? Just this awesome little award from one of my best friends and fellow digital designers, Terrell S! Thank you, Terrell! It is an honor to accept this award and and a priveledge to be able to pass it on to 5 more AWESOME designers and friends! You can find Terrell's blog here: http://waititgetsbetter.blogspot.com/

For those of you receiving the Award, here are the rules:
1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. http://arteypico.blogspot.com/
Make sure you visit the link above. There are crafts of all kinds shown; you are bound to come away inspired!
5) Show these rules.

Here are my 5 pics!

Rene Bross - Rene' is one of my mentors. She has inspired me in ways that she doesn't even know. Take a look at her blog and check out her awesome creations at DSP! http://renebrossdesigns.blogspot.com/

Ignacio Gomez AKA Nicecrane Designs - Ignacio is a totally awesome designer. He has been a breathe of fresh air to me and an inspiration. If you are not familiar with him and his designs, just check out his blog! http://nicecranedesigns.blogspot.com/

Linda Walton AKA Bon Scrapatit Designs - Oh My Goodness! This is one AWESOME lady. She has the most incredible way with words!Her blog is so inspiring and this lady comments on every comment! LOL! http://bonscrapatitdesigns.blogspot.com/

Silvia Romeo - I am blessed to have Silvia as a friend and fellow designer at 3Scrapateers. She has the most beautiful style in designand sunlight just radiats from her. I love ya, my friend!
http://silviaromeo.blogspot.com/

Gloria Valverde - Another AWESOME friend and Designer. She offers up freebies straight from the heart and she manages to do itjust about everyday! Check out her designs at MooTwo Designs! http://gloriavalverde.blogspot.com/

Go check out their blogs and leave them some love!

National Scrapbook Day at 3Scrapateers!

Join us for all of the fun on National Scrapbook Day, Saturday, May 3rd! The fun begins with a kick-off chat Friday night at 8:00 PM EST, followed by the first "By the Book" Chat ever at 10:00 PM EST! There will be Sponsored chats and challenges all day Saturday that you won't want to miss! AND I just received a telegram from Fernelda, our very own "FREEBIE FAIRY"! She will be flying in to join in all of the fun with her famous bag of FREEBIES!

The fun starts Friday, May 2nd at 8:00 PM in the chat room!

3Scrapateers....Where scrapbooking is always in Season!

What a weekend!

Wow! Did I have a fantastic weekend! It didn't start out to well, but it got better! Friday evening started with rain...lots of rain, over 6 inches of rain by Saturday morning! Where is the little boat when you need it? Ha!

After the rain ended, hubby and I took the Grandkids over to Bellingrath Gardens in Mobile, Alabama. Sounds like a long way, but from my house it's about 30 miles. So close but yet so far! We really do not get over there enough. This home dates back to around 1939 and the gardens are just beautiful. There was a huge antique car show over there this weekend too, so that made it even better. Taylor LOVED seeing all of the "Fast Cars" (that is what he calls Mustangs, Corvettes, and other cars in that category). Both of the kids enjoyed the winding paths and flowers in the garden, but I think they liked "Mirror Lake" the best of all. Although the Oriental Garden ran a very close 2nd until Alana slipped and did an almost perfect split on one of the paths! Ouch! Skinned her knee but was a very big girl with no tears. Of course, no road trip would be complete without McDonalds right around the corner!

Sunday was awesome as well. The company that I work for had the company picnic at Gass Light Park, so we went for a fun day of food, games, awards and a Minor League Baseball at Hank Aaron Stadium! The Mobile Bay Bears played the Carolina Mudcats and broke a loosing streak by beating them 5 - 0! It was a great game and Taylor caught a baseball while watching the teams practice before the game!

I won a Gift Certificate for a one night stay at the famous Battlehouse Hotel in Mobile. This is really great because I have been wanting to get over there and take some photos since it was restored last year but just haven't had the time. Now I know I will get photos! We haven't decided when we will go yet, but, most likely for our 30th wedding anniversary in August.

It was a great weekend and after all of the walking on Saturday and the activities on Sunday, I feel really old but it was well worth it to see the kids have so much fun and to have won my prize!

Hope you all had a great weekend too! Catch you all next time!

New for April!

Oriental Tapestry is my newest kit coming to the store at 3Scrapateers! Join me for the Half-N-Half chat on April 22nd at 10:00PM EST to receive a freebie and hear how the Half-N-half works. This kit will be available in the store for just $2.00 beginning April 18th.

This is only half of the kit! The other half is the posting bonus!

Join me! April 22nd in the 3S chat room!