Hurricane season

So...here we go again. I have lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for most of my life, 39 years, to be exact. I watch the weather channel much more when depressions and tropical systems come across the Atlantic. I mean, you have to stay informed about the weather no matter where you live, but here...where I am...this time of the year is the worst.

Allot of people will say, "I wouldn't live in the path of hurricanes", "why don't you move". Let's consider the alternatives...

Tornados - earthquakes - floods - Fires - snow and ice ...

tornadoes - no advance warning. They just find you!
earthquakes - no way, Jose'
floods - been there before,
fires - I don't relish the thought of everything I own being charred to cinders.
snow and ice - I can't stand the cold and I cannot drive in the stuff!

hurricanes - At least I can sit here and watch them come across the Atlantic and have a reasonable idea of where they are going and how strong the winds will be. Given that - I can decide for myself if I want to pack my most valuable possessions and hit the highway to a safer place or just sit here at home and hold down the walls!

So I live here...in one of the most beautiful places in the USA and when Hurricane season comes around, I get my Jim Cantori and Jeff Morrow fix!

So I am sitting here this morning watching the weather channel to see where TD 4 is planning to go. It formed in the Gulf, just off the West coast of Florida overnight. I also have my eyes on the other two that are making their way across the ocean.

Anyway, we will see what happens this year with the named storms and hopefully...all will be well.

Twilight!

I have to admit that I was not really interested in reading any of these books. I am not a "Vampire" person and most books of that nature tend to be too "Bloody" for me...so...I actually surprised myself when I decided to purchase them. If I had purchased only the first one, I wouldn't have been so surprised but I couldn't stop at just one...I purchased the whole darn set!!

That was two months ago and they have been sitting on my desk, in the box, for the past two months...untouched!

I had some time on my hands last week with the kids being gone to their mothers and I decided, on a whim, to pick up the first book of the collection..TWILIGHT...and I started reading...and I read...and I read...and I read... I could not put the book down! When I finished the book at 1 AM in the morning.....what do YOU think I did? HEH...I picked up the second book.."NEW MOON" and kept right on reading. I think that I may have finally put down the book and gave up to sleep at around 4 AM.

I have NEVER been so consumed by anything in my life! I think and dream TWILIGHT 24/7 now. I thought that maybe...just maybe...if I saw the movie that would stop my insanity. So I purchased the DVD and sat down Wednesday night with my husband and watched the movie for the first time. Well..... Three days and 5 viewings later...the insanity is still here and I am more obsessed than ever! Will this craziness ever end? Is there life after "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn"? Will I ever get Edward Cullen and those GORGEOUS amber eyes out of my dreams? I mean...really....I am a GRAND MOTHER for God's sake!!!

Now, I can only say that I picked up "Breaking Dawn" today and started reading and I had to MAKE myself put it down to get anything done. The worst part is that my family has noticed the obsession! Well...I am waiting....very impatiently....for the next movie...

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Challenges

Like I stated in my previous post, I have been busy trying to get some layouts completed. I have challenges over at Scrap Orchard that I am working on and I also have one or two at DSP that I enjoy doing as well. here are a few of the layouts that I have been working on...

Scrap Orchard
And here is one that I completed for Meryl's heritage Challenge at DSP...

Trendsetters

I have been so busy scrapping that I must have forgotten my blog along the way! I entered the Trendsetters Contest at DSP. You can find it here in the gallery. I completed round 1 and was surprised to find that I had advanced on to round 2. It was a wonderful surprise, to say the least! Here is the layout that I completed to move into round 2. I cannot post the round 2 photo until the judges have made their decision and it has been announced, but I promise I will post it then.

Reindeer Games

Another layout for Christmas in July. This one is created with "Reindeer Games" by Ziggle Designs at Scrap Orchard! You can find it HERE.

More CIJ with ZIGGLE Designs

This one was created with "Two Turtle Dove" by Ziggle Designs available at Scrap Orchard. Kami's kits are Awesome! You can find it HERE. Word Art was created by Tina Chambers at DSP. You will find it HERE.

Ziggle Designs at Scrap Orchard

Country Bumpkin by Ziggle Designs aka Kami can be found exclusively at Scrap Orchard.

Christmas in July at DSP!

Letting go

Well, I just wanted to pop in here to tell you all that I am officially not Designing any more. It was a very hard decision for me to make, however, there are just too many things going on in my life right now that are just...well...far more important! I may, from time to time, create a few things to post here on my blog, but you will also find me contributing a few things to "Saturday Night Live" over at DSP. If you are not familiar with the SNL gals you can find them here.


Other than that, you will be able to find me at Scraphead, where my store will be open for a little while longer or Scraporchard and DSP, where I will be joining in all of the fun challenges with some of my awesome friends and trying to get some much needed scrapping done!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You....ALL of you for all of your love and support during the past three years and who knows.....maybe when things wind down around here and get back to some normalsy, I'll break out of my creative slump and get something going again!

BTW...The blog isn't going anywhere, so keep checking back with me!

Gotta have time to play!

Ok... So I have made the decision to get out of the designing thing...at least for the summer. There are just too many things going on around here with the grandkids and I need some time to get some summer scrapping done!

I joined in the competition at Scrap Orchard and I am SO enjoying scrapping with these beautiful kits! I made it past round one and will be working on the round 2 layout this week!

Here are a few of the layouts that I completed so far!

June FREEBIE!

I don't put many of them on here, so grab this one while you can!

It is a June Desktop Calendar for your PC! Created in 300 ppi and the size is 1280 x 1024.
All you have to do is resize your photos to fit and save as your desktop! Link is no longer available.

If you like the kit that this desk top is made with, you can pick it up at Scraphead as this months Daily Download! Don't miss it!

www.scraphead.com

June "Let's Make A Deal"

If you haven't already seen the kit that we are using this month, Here it is! Strawberry Fields and it is in the store at Scraphead for just $2.00 the whole month of JUNE!


So, here is the deal! Purchase the kit in the store at Scraphead for just $2.00, create a layout, card, ATC or whatever you desire and post it to the "Let's Make a Deal" Gallery by Midnight,
June 30th. When you do, you will receive this AWESOME Add On kit FREE as the posting Bonus!

June Country Music Challenge!

Join me at SCRAPHEAD for the June Country Music Challenge with KEITH URBAN!
You can find all of Keith's music HERE! Use either a song title or lyrics in your layout
creation and post it to the Challenge gallery at SCRAPHEAD by Midnight, June 30th!

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

NEW today at Scraphead!

Add a touch of the Orient to your scrapbook pages with Oriental Tapestry. Beautiful butterflies, Apple Blossoms and Vases and Asian blooms will add a touch of flare to all of your spring and summer, wedding or anniversary layouts! Kit includes: 18 textured papers, 4 beautiful butterflies, 4 Asian word elements, 2 Oriental fans, 1 panda grass, 1 bamboo element, 3 blossom sprigs, 7 bows, 6 ribbons, 3 tassels, 5 tags, 6 brads, 5 flowers, 3 ornamental vases, 1 Asian love knot, 1 colorful Asian Dragon, 3 dragonflies, 2 frames, 1 frame ornament, 1 set of photo corners and 1 oriental writing element. Not all items are shown in the preview. All items were created in 300 ppi for ease in printing and resizing.

Coming June 1 to Scraphead!

Strawberry Fields is my newest kit and is slam full of fresh, juicy strawberries! You can pick it up starting June 1st at Scraphead for $2.00 as part of the "Let's make a Deal" Monthly Challenge!

Dancing in the rain!

Here is one that I created using my "A is for Apple" kit. Alana decided that she wanted to play with the umbrella in the rain and I just had to get some photos....but not without her staging every shot!

You can purchase "A is for Apple" at Scraphead this Memorial Day weekend for 35% off the regular price! Just $3.90! You can pick up the Honey Bee Alpha at DSP!


Well, I don't think the designers at DSP will mind me plugging this Alpha for them! LOL! I guess they will let me know if they do! Anyway, until then, you can click on the Alpha image and it will take you directly to the Alpha in the store at DSP!

Oh Well!

Other than the fact that I have been spending way too much time at facebook....I have no excuse for not updating my blog! LOL! It is Memorial Day weekend and all I can see outside my window is RAIN! Looks like it is going to be a three day insider! That means that I might get some designing done! Well, only if I can wrench my grand daughter from the PC and WebKins! Hey, good luck with that!

Memorial Day Sale at Scraphead!

Now through Sunday, you can get an EXTRA 35% off everything in the store at SCRAPHEAD! Yep, I already have all of my things marked down! This is just CRAZY! Check it out at SCRAPHEAD!