New signature!

I am so excited. My daughter, Sara is so talented. I showed her some of the signatures on the craft blogs that I frequent and this is what she came up with for me. I love it. I hope you do too.

Club Create Photos!

Last night, I hosted my first monthly Club Create workshop! It was successful, and I had an amazing time with everyone who came. We created many cute cards and mini scrapbooks, and I even managed to get someone who was interested in having a party for her daughter!




One of my guests wanted to show off her scrapbook, as it was for another family member. I thought that she did amazing!

I also was so happy that my friend Jeannie came, as she gave me some great advice and helped me add some special flares to some of my creations. Thanks Jeannie!

Unfortunately, we couldn't have much peace and quiet. One of our dogs decided that we were neglecting her and she wanted attention, so she climbed onto our scrapbook table. Also, one of the younger girls brought "Just Dance!" on the Wii, and they spent some time playing with it. Their favorite song to dance to? African Tribal Music. It certainly brought on some good laughs!

February 2010 Stamp A Stack

February 25th

Come join in on all of the fun that will be had at Stamp a Stack! In this workshop, you will create five different occasion cards, including birthday, get well soon, love you, sympathies and thinking of you. Why is this workshop a bargain? Not only will you be making five different types of cards, you'll make each card three times; try getting fifteen cards AND envelopes at Hallmark for only twenty dollars! Light appetizers and refreshments will be served throught the day. There is a limited amount of space, so please RSVP no later than February 20th so I can prepare your kits. Also, if you have a friend that would like to come, bring them along, and I will have a SPECIAL gift for you.

The workshop will be located at

2618 Brooker Trace Lane, in Valrico, Florida.

6:30 pm

Girl's Night Slumber Party

On Saturday, January 30, 2010 my aunt Becky invited me to a girl's night scrapbook slumber party to celebrate my cousin Heather's birthday. I was so excited because it has been at least 5 years since we all got together for an all night scrapbooking fest! We stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, scrapbooking and remembering all of the adorable things that our children have done in the past years. It was such an enjoyable time for us all to escape and be with each other without the interruptions of what I'd like to call "life." (Not that I don't love my life, but we could all use a break!) My cousin Heather turned 38 this year, and when we sat down to get started, I found out that Heather had 600 or so pictures to scrapbook... for one year.





My aunt Becky is a lot like Martha Stewart, and I admire her greatly for that. She made all of the food herself, including some mini hamburgers that we all call 'slammers.' Goat cheese salad was on the menu, and for desert, drool-worthy crepes, topped with blueberries, strawberries and some kiwi.






We did end up having one party crasher that night, my uncle Bill (more affectionately known as Bum to my kids and I.) He was supposedly going to stay in aunt Becky's RV so we could have our all exclusive girls' night, but he chickened out last minute! Although, he promised to stay out of the way for the night and only made a few appearances.

Club Creative Kick Off

Club Creative has been started in order to kick off our monthly scrapbooking/card making club. We will be making many cute projects, including those pictured above. Come and watch your creativity soar! In addition to making your own home made products, Club Creative is another way to spend MUCH needed Girl Time, and who doesn't love that? If anyone is interested, they will need to contact me by Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 so I can order the needed supplies from Stampin' Up! The cost of this month's club is $25 to cover the cost for materials and preparation. A light dinner and/or snacks will also be served.

Projects for this month include:

1 Mini Scrapbook

5 greeting cards

and a small treat holder (PERFECT for Valentine's Day)

Christmas Photos 2009

Well, I spent most of the day cleaning the house, especially my office/scraproom. During the holidays it was the "command center, catch-all, wrapping center, etc". What a mess! I took a large contractor garbage bag full of stuff out of here. I am happy to announce that at the moment it looks pretty good. During my cleaning frenzy, I was able to download my Christmas photos and must admit they are pretty good. I am anxious to get busy scrapbooking. Hopefully I can get back on track with my Fridays to scrapbook with friends.

Nanny's Christmas Gift

Wow, it has been sometime since I have updated my blog. The holidays sure are time consuming. I wanted so much to spend time crafting, but like every year, I was running around like a mad woman. I did have enough time to make this album for my mother-in-law. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.