CKC Tulsa

Here are a few more pics from CKC Tulsa 2009. Me and Liz Hicks from Tattered Angels, I loved the Friends Album class, learned some great new techniques and had a great time get my hands dirty. Some pics from the Friday night crop, Lydia, myself, and Barbara. We had a great time.

I WON! Paper Crafts Magazine Card Contest at CKC Tulsa!

Woo Hoo! After 3 years of going to CKC in Tulsa and trying to win the Paper Crafts Magazine card contest I finally won! I love CKC! Love all those great books I won too! Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!

Happiness in this moment!

I got up this morning and decided it was time to face my fears. I've been on a diet for a while now, it's been pretty slow going. I started out at a size 22 and went down to a size 16 pretty fast. I've been stuck on the sz 16 plateau for a while weighing in at the same point every time. We went on vacation over a week ago and I didn't stay on my diet and was dreading stepping back on the scale and was sure it was going to confirm my worst fear, that I had gained weight.

Today I am happy because I not only lost 6 pounds since my last weigh in, but I also broke my plateau weight! WOO-HOO! Haven't gone down another pant size yet but it will come. This has given me renewed strength to keep fighting. Yeah!

We survived our Vacation!

Well, we made it back from Biloxi. Had a great time, even though it was a twelve hour trip down there and back. We stopped at a lot of museums and aquariums, saw the ocean, went to the New Orleans Audubon Zoo, visited mom and John. On the way back home we stopped in Mt Ida and dug crystals at Gee & Dee Crystal mine. Found some nice big pieces an the kids came home with their own treasure (even a bunch of Mardi Gras beads as John walks in the parade with a walking club). Can't wait till next year. Now back to reality, school, work, school and more work.

Long Road Trip with Children

So we are going on a vacation. Driving from NW Arkansas down to the Gulf of Mexico to see my mother in Biloxi MS. My husband and I will be driving down there, in a small car, with three children in the back seat. I've been making up games and creating bags for each child with activities they can do while we drive for two days with a few stops in between. I'm not sure if this is a smart idea or not but I think we'll have fun once we're out of the car. Wish us luck! LOL

Bo Bunny Blog July Card Sketch Challenge

Here is my card for the Bo Bunny Blog July Card Sketch Challenge. We were challenged to make a card using this sketch and a birthday theme. For my design I turned the sketch on end and worked from that. I included one of my hand drawn and hand cut sillouettes. Happy Birthday!

Travel in style Purse & journal

A cigar box purse inspired by Graphic 45 papers. I bought the cigar box off ebay over a year ago and was inspired by it's unique shape. I knew I wanted to make a purse out of it but wasn't sure what theme or design I would use until I saw these neat papers from Graphic 45. I covered the front and back of the box and also handmade a journal in the same unique shape as the box to fit inside. The handle I found at Hobby Lobby, 2 clear handles actually that I sandwiched a piece of Graphic 45 paper in between and made into one handle. A red tulle bow sets it off. I love this purse.

A tweet Card!

I just made this card. Today is a very nice summer day here in Arkansas. This morning was cool and the birds were all out chirping and that is what inspired this card. I had a lot of fun with it.

A Youthful cigar box purse.

Here is a little project I threw together using a small cigar box with a clasp and some romantic images and scrapbooking supplies I had lying around. This was one of those fun little projects I like to do to get my creative ideas flowing. If I find I'm stuck or need some inspiration the best thing to get me going is simply to start crafting. So I'll do a "fun" project to get me in the mood.

Vintage Plum Star Search!

Well I've entered into the first week of the Vintage Plum Star Search Contest. I'm looking forward to it. I love their website, it's got some great products and the gallery is just eye candy waiting to be gobbled up everyday!