I WAS... broken
I AM... stronger than ever
I THINK... about the strength of Mother Nature
I WONDER... if anyone will remember my kindness when I am gone
I WISH... my Mom found a job
I SAVE... too much stuff
I ALWAYS... try to think of others
I CAN'T IMAGINE... life without my husband
I BELIEVE... in mermaids
I PROMISE... to be kind to others
I LOVE... my life
I SCRAP... things to be remembered

11:11 on 11/11/11

1.) I was Facebooking at 11:11 on 11/11/11.
2.) wishing my Sister a Happy Birthday!
3.) At work
4.) Getting ready for lunch
5.) Getting excited for the weekend
6.) I am sad today
7.) It's a beautiful day outside
8.) I need to go for a walk
9.) I need to thank a Veteran
10.) I am so excited about time off from work the week after next! Eeek!!!
11.) My husband loves my though all my imperfections and for that I am so eternally grateful!!!




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Created this layout using Shimelle's Sketch: http://www.shimelle.com/paper/1192/scrapbooking-sketch-of-the-week/




Thanks for looking!!!




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Here is a card I created for a challenge on our SLL blog.




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I think this is my favorite card that I have ever created. It was for my best friend Val! I loved the colors!

A homemade Birthday Banner for my co worker.










This is a layout Val and I lifted from Amy Tangerine for SLL!

This is one of the Memorial Frames I made for my mom's best friend, her mother passed away after being so sick with stomach cancer for more than a year. So sad! My mom's friend Linda loved her frame and has it hanging in her den. :)

This one was also inspired by a Word Challenge at The Scrappers Sanctuary. Utilizing the word "Wish" its a very personal and hard to talk about subject. So I am putting it out there I am hoping to get some sort of healing from this...

I created this layout utilizing The Scrappers Sanctuary's Black and White challenge with a little blue and using 2 patterned papers. But I couls not figure out how to upload on to there forum so here it is :)

This is a layout of my Mom's Birthday March 17, 2011. We took my mom Bar hopping which she has never done before. We started off at 38 degrees which is the temperature they keep the tap beer at, there is 100 beers on tap. But I had a Crown Royal and diet coke. Because: "Beer before liquor make you sicker". So I will not start off with beer and move to a mixed drink cause I don't want a hangover lol!!! Then, we were off to Frontera's Bar and Grill this is where the photo was taken. We had appetizers and more drinks. We had a great server and stayed there a little longer that expected then we were off the Tony Roma's Bar where they have happy hour all day every day! That was okay the drinks were cheap weak so by this time I was ordering Crown on the Rocks no coke lol! It was a fun night. Then we went to our place for music, cake, ice cream and presents. It was so much fun!!!



This layout was created for Scrappy Jo's National Scrapbooking Day. I did not get to participate the day of due to Grandma breaking her hip so lucky for me the due dates were extended until 5/22/11 so I could complete a few of them. I was so happy to be able to scrap finally!

My Bestie

My best friend Val and I were in a scrapping slump and we decided to challenge ourselves and come up with our own rules. It has been fun and very calming to my everyday stress.

our rules were:
1.) we had to scrap eachother. Something we have not done before...
2.) was to include different alpha's
3.) was to utilize 4 different papers
4.) was to include a stamp on your lo

and this is what I came up with.

NAILS....





Been so into my nails lately:

ABC's of Me!!

I got this from my Besties Blog "All Things Chula"
She said:
abc's of me
I saw this on scenic glory
this morning by lindsay so i thought I would give it a try! It was fun!


Age:37
Bed Size: Queen
Chore you hate: dishes!!!
Dogs: None.
Essential start of your day: Kiss from the Hubbs and Coffee
Favorite Color: Pink
Gold or silver: Silver
Height:5'4"
Instruments I play (or have played): None.
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Kids: Zero and don't want any...
Live: With my Husband in Alhambra, California
Mom's Name: Ruth
Nickname: Reanie, Ren, Rain-Rain, Nae, Bean, Hunny Bunny
Overnight hospital stays: Nope.
Pet Peeve: ignorance.
Quote from a movie: The only one I can think of is "Great Balls Of Fire" Top Gun??? Random I know???
Right or left handed: Right
Siblings: 3 - (2)brothers and (1)sister there might be a few I don't know
Time you wake up: 4:40 AM
Underwear: Black
Vegetables you dislike: all of them!
What makes you run late: me not wanting to get out of bed for work. Other than that I am almost never late.
X-rays you've had done: Yes, Teeth,ankle, hand. For broken bones :)
Yummy food you make: Chicken Tostada's
Zoo animal: Monkeys

Im linking my post up to lindsays here: http://scenicglory.blogspot.com/2011/04/abcs-of-me.html

under construction

I seen this on All Things Chula's Blog and thought I would

look in my bag: This is what I found...

What is in my Bag?
One very heavy wallet
Phone
Purse hanger
Galaxy Tab
3 – OPI Nail polishes
6-Emergen-C
One FULL Cosmetic Bag
Hempz Lotion
Gilchrist & Soames Lotion
Tootsie Rolls
3-pens
5-hair clips
Altoids Wintergreen Mints
Brown Embroidery Floss
Glass Case
Camera
Change
Nivea Kiss Recovery Lip Balm
Panty Liner
Mail - bills
Gift cards : Starbucks, Amoeba, Ralph’s, BC Café
Tissues
Bobby Pins
3-pairs of earrings
Address Labels
Macy’s coupons
Misc papers
Gum wrappers
Is this why my purse is soooo heavy??? Off to clean out my purse…

Here are a few of my Challenge layouts:
Lately I have been needing a challenge to get going on my scrappy stuff. I just have not been in the mood lately. But thanks to my dear Val at Scrap, Laugh, Love blog and Mary and Renee at Scrappy Jo's I have been inspired.



Venice Beach, California a must see if you visit SoCal...

Feathers was the prompt:

This is what I came up with: I used the Pink Paislee prize paper Val shared with me...along with some washi tape and some feathers that Val sent me from her Grab Bag of the Month Swap on Scrapbook.com. I love that swap!!! And some fabric rosettes also inspired by Val...

Here is a card using the TWINE prompt from Scrap, Laugh, Love:

I used the twine for the love bunting. This card was made as a wedding card for someone so special...and again the doillie, heart eyelets and twine from Grab Bag of The Month swap at SB.com hosted by Val

Purple Pumpkin is having a great give-a-way!!! http://purplepumpkincrafts.blogspot.com/2011/01/giveaway-time.html

Check out her awesome stuff!!!

This is my challenge entry for SLL. Since I don't own any yarn, I used this sticky yarn I have had in my stash for a while. I made flowers with it and added a brad.