Mother’s Day Giveaway!

We all have women in our life who we love and cherish.  Simply Renee wants to honor special mothers throughout May by sending them a wonderful gift of love...the gift of organization!  Renee will be randomly giving away clip-it-up products on the blog in May...but...you have to submit! No...not yourself, this give-away works a little differently.  You have to submit someone else! How Cool is that!!??

Head on over to the Clip-It-Up Blog and get the full details.  

This is an amazing give-away.
I love the principal...I LOVE the concept, and I LOVE that you have to enter for someone else.

THAT is fantastic.

SOOOOO....WHO do you think deserves recognition???

Good luck to you and your nominee!!!!

It's About Time!!!

It has been TEN days since my last post!

And...that is exactly what my newest post is about on the Clip-It-Up Blog.

T-I-M-E

Time is precious..and the way that we spend our time dictates whether or not we have a good day or a bad one,

a happy day or a sad one, 

a productive day or a...Well...NOT so productive one!

Here is a layout that I did using the New Nikki Sivils "Max & Mollie" collection.  This layout took me exactly one hour and 22 minutes from START to FINISH...leaving plenty of time in the day for me to spend with my munchkins capturing more moments like this one!
(It would have previously taken me about 4 hours to complete)

This is My Husband and my youngest...spending time together. I used the February prompt off of the Nikki Sivils Blog for inspiration.

Please head over to the Clip-It-Up Blog and see my post in it's entirety, and you will see just how exactly my scrapping time has been more than cut in half! 

Scrappin' on Sunday!!!

Woooo Hooo!  I got a little bit of time to scrap!!! Yay Me!  LOL!  I wanted to use up the rest of my scraps from my March Scrapbook Daisies kit, so I put together a little layout based on this Page Maps sketch that Kris chose for us to use this month.

I had not used that super cute little bumble bee yet, and all I could think about every time I looked at it was a field of sun flowers!  LOL...No idea WHY...but it is what it is.  SOOOOOOOOO....I took that idea and ran with it, so to speak.  I hand cut the sunflowers and used large brad daddies from Imaginisce for the centers.  With the bee being as big and chunky as it was..I HAD to make big and chunky flowers...RIGHT???  LOL.   My hidden journaling is all bout her "Little Miss Sunshine" t-shirt and how it has been her fave since the moment I bought it.  She has had this shirt for almost 2 flippin' years...yet she still wears it.  She says it is her "SUNSHINE" in her closet..and it brightens her day when she wears it.  With the attitude that this girl carries around most of the time...I will let her wear that shirt until it FALLS OFF of her into a pile of rags on the floor!!! LOL. 

Thanks for taking a look at my "Scraps"!!  Hope you had a fantastic weekend!

Smile on Saturday.....

Here is another photo that I salvaged from the depths of my Memory Card Grave Yard.....

 Thought I would share it with you all today....hopefully you will get a smile out of it like I did. :)

Did you Smile????

Have a FANTABULOUS Weekend!!!!

Fotos on Friday...

 

Well, I had a fabulously productive photo shoot with my kids.  They all cooperated, they all posed, smiled, and even got along during the whole thing.  The photos were amazing!  UNTIL....I deleted them!  Yes!  I formatted my memory card thinking that I had already saved all my photos, and I was WRONG!!!!
Talk about one mad mama.  Mad at MYSELF!!!

So...when in need of photography advice, you go to a photographer, right?  Well, I posted my dilemma  on Scrapbook Daisies to all the fantastic photographers there, and guess what....I got advice...GOOD ADVICE!  Kathy told me of a program that can retrieve deleted photos from a memory card!  Then Renee posted the link...  http://www.z-a-recovery.com/

It is a free download that will read and retrieve your lost images....and OMG!!!  I was able to get about half of them back!  I was doing a happy dance! No, I did not get them all, but just the few I got made me happy!  Thank you sooooooo much, ladies!!!!!

Here are a few of the photos that I recovered....

 Some of the ones that I could not recover were absolutely GORGEOUS.  But...I am THRILLED with the fact that I was able to recover even a portion of them!!!!  Lesson Learned???  ABSOLUTELY!
And...I just look at it like this...I get to take them all on another photo shoot soon to recover some of my lost shots! LOLOL...YAY!

PS...I can NOT WAIT to scrap these!!!!!

Thanks for visiting me...and I hope none of you ever loose your photos...but if you do....remember this post!  I hooked you up with the link should you ever need it!!!  Have a FANTABULOUS weekend!

Celebrate Today....

With a CAKE!!!!  

Doesn't every celebration require it's own special cake???  I think so! 

It is one of my favorite things to do...to custom design and decorate the 

PERFECT cake for the occasion...whatever it may be. 
I used the current My Minds Eye sketch challenge to design 

this layout to showcase some photographs of a few of my cakes.

It was the PERFECT sketch for my photos!!!

I also used the current prompt over at

My Favorite Things... my "Favorite Pastime".  

While scrap booking is the obvious first choice...

decorating cakes come in a close second.  

I truly enjoy the creative process...and even more, I love the thrill and excitement of the recipient as they see their cake for the first time!  It makes all the time and effort worth while!

 Supplies Used:
My Minds Eye papers:  So Sophie & Quite Contrary
My Minds Eye brads: Lost and Found
My Minds Eye die cut: Quite Contrary
Other: American Crafts thickers and Prima mini blooms


Head on over to My Favorite Things and tell us

what YOUR favorite Pastime is!!!!  

And while you are at it...check out the sketch over 

at My Minds Eye ...it just may inspire you, too!!!!

Thanks for visiting me!  Have a Fantabulous Day!!!!

Scrapbook Daisies Blog Hop!

Welcome to the next stop on the Scrapbook Daisies Blog Hop!!  If you have arrived here first, then please start in the beginning at the Scrapbook Daisies Home blog and do the hop in order...you will be glad you did!.
click right here>>>>>Scrapbook Daisies Blog

Scrapbook Daisies has the most amazing kits...full of beauties!  There have been kits featuring some of my FAVORITE manufacturers, including My Minds Eye, Basic Grey, Crate Paper, Bo Bunny, Pebbles, American Crafts, and MORE!  There are always PLENTY of embellishments in the kits to create beautiful layouts without worry of running out.  Some of the embellies have been Prima, My Minds Eye, Maya Road, Petaloo, and many many more magnificent tid bits!!!

Here is the March kit that I worked with featuring American Crafts..."Hello Sunshine"

And here are the projects that I created!

Here is "Sisters".  It is Aubrie and Skye cuddling together and I captured it!  The quote that borders the doily says...

"A sister is a gift to the heart...a friend to the spirit...and a golden thread to the meaning of life." ~~Isadora James.   

I used the golden thread quote and enhanced with the golden thread that I hand stitched around the border.  I also hand cut the hearts, distressed them and added stickles for the border.   

 

Here is Skye "On Cloud Nine".  This was her 5th Birthday...and she got Chewy...her pomeranian puppy.  She was ecstatic!  That was ALL she had asked for...and she got it.

I did a lot of hand cutting for this one...the clouds, the umbrella, and the butterflies all got cut from the patterns of the papers. I added some soft blue paint for the backing of the photos and sprinkled it with fine glitter.  I wanted to maintain a "cloudy" effect for the overall layout.

Here is "Party".  It is Skye with her cake...complete with the puppy paw prints that she asked for!  Yes...it even has doggy "bones" on top of the cup cakes!  This one was a super simple design, and I created the banner for effect.  Lots of border punching going on here.  

 

Here is my Sister in Law at her wedding.  I wanted to create something soft and subtle with the kit...so I misted the white card stock, stitched and painted a bit, and added in the remaining portion of the doily from my kit.  I used my cricut to cut the brown flourishes and the title.  I wanted the focus on the photos themselves, so I refrained from adding in too much "distraction".  A few butterflies and blooms showcase these photos perfectly.

 I certainly hope that my projects have inspired you today!  You can create all of these and MORE with the "Hello Sunshine" March kit....so hop on over and order it !!!

Don't forget to comment and become a follower if you are not one already...OH....and I have a little question for you.....

When Scrapbook Daisies had their Grand Opening, WHO was the GUEST celebrity scrapper? hint: it is on the Daisies Blog

Don't forget to email me at mistyw@nctv.com with your answers to the "Trivia Questions" that you found at each blog, putting Scrapbook Daisies Hop in the Subject line.  You will then be entered to win 1 of the great kits Scrapbook Daisies has to offer!

Here is a list of all of the participating blogs:

Seppa

Kris 

Michelle

Taj 

Tanya 

Mary Ann

Misty  <<<----You are HERE

Martha<<<----Your NEXT stop

****We are having trouble getting Martha's to post...a Blogger problem...so if you can't see her new post, just head on over to the Scrapbook Daisies Blog and complete your hop.  Try coming back to Martha's blog later today or this weekend...as she has a LOT of beautiful layouts to share with her kit! She will have it up as SOON as Blogger will let her!***

In case you get lost, you can find a complete list of participating blogs here...

ScrapBook Daisies Blog

Also...Scrapbook Daisies is on FACEBOOK!!!  Take a minute to head over there

and become a follower and leave a note on the wall! 

Thank you for joining us this weekend in our blog hop!  Don't forget to leave a comment on every blog and become a follower if you are not already one!  It will increase your chances of winning!!!!  

Now head on over to Martha<<<----Your NEXT stop!!

Happy Hopping!!!

He makes me...

Laugh with his sense of humor...aged well beyond his mere 14 years.

mad because he listens like a ROCK!

happy to call him my son because he is SUCH a good kid.

OLD...because...well...let's just say he makes me old!  LOL

But today, he made me PROUD.

Proud to be his mother.
Proud that he is growing and learning so much.

PROUD...that is an AWESOME Pole Vaulter.

This pole is at 8 foot in height.  He cleared it with a foot to spare.
He made it to 9 foot.  Personal best. 
Congratulations, Tamon.

My Altered Clip-It Up!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Clip-It-Up Jumbo!  Today, the Simply Renee Newsletter went out, and my altered Jumbo was featured in it!!!!  YAY!  Here is a little sneak peak of it....

 If you want to see the rest of it, go check out the Simply Renee Clip-It-Up blog and check out my tutorial! 
Oh...and please leave a comment over there to let me know you stopped by to visit!  THANKS!!!

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I also have a layout to share!!!!   I did this using the FEB BAP sketch on the Prima site...

I used my daughter as my subject...but it is not about HER specifically. She is at Build-A-Bear...and in these photos she is making a wish on the heart, rubbing it on her nose, and blowing hundreds of kisses onto the heart...all part of the little presentation that they do to convince the kiddos that they have to "Bring their bear to life" and put the heart into it's chest . The whole little skit just tugged on my heartstrings! It was so sweet, and she truly believed and wished soooo hard! It is the little things in every day life that make my heart flutter! I was sooo happy to have gotten these pictures to forever remember that moment. This is innocence...all wrapped up in a happy little girl and her new stuffed friend! How lucky I am to be her mom.

Thanks for visiting me!!!  Have a FANTABULOUS Day!!!!!!!

Winner!!!! and a Hop

Well, I had only 7 comments on my post for a free hair bow!  I went to Random.org and plugged my #'s in and the results were #5.

I came back to see who commented at the #5 spot...and it is Julie Tucker Wolek!
Julie.....I will contact you so that you can give me your color preferences!
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Scrapbook Daisies is having another hop!  You won't want to miss it!  There will be prizes given away and lots of inspiration along the way!  It is set for Friday March 11th through Sunday March 14th.  Put it on your calendar!!!  Hope to see you all there!!!

RAWR...

means "I love You" in Dinosaur. 

 

But these Dinosaurs are saying RRROOOOOAAAARRRR!

Which means "I'm Hungry!"

Dayne informed me of that little tidbit of info...
as he is setting these Dinos up to

eat the driver of this police truck!  He said..."They are so hungry, they want MEAT!  But...they cant get into the police truck because it is super strength like the Bat-Mobile...

So they started eating each other!"

 So...they are eating each other...and while I am

"Capturing all the action on film"

The montrous Chewysaurus came along and snatched

up one of the dinosaurs!

Dayne says,

"OH NO!  Muttzilla is on the loose!  RUN!!!"

  

And I got the photo of Muttzilla biting the head off of one 

of the dinos.  Poor Dino!

And I can't WAIT to have JUST THE RIGHT STUFF to scrap this!  

I need dino papers!!!!

Hope you all have a magnificent weekend!!!
DON'T Forget to check the blog post below...

I am doing a GIVE AWAY!!!!

Bow Tutorial....

Simply Renee~Clip-It-Up has posted my very first tutorial on the blog!  PLEASE go check it out, and leave a comment!  There just may be a drawing for a GIVE-AWAY!!!  (Hint-HINT!!!)
Tell all your friends to go check it out and become a follower, too!  There are always some amazing organizational  ideas and fabulous projects posted on their blog! 

 Here is a preview of what my tutorial is about!  Isn't Skye adorable???
  She Adored the bows that I made...and had NOOOOOproblem posing for me to get these photos!!

>>>Leave a comment for me here on my post and and become a follower if you are not one already, and  NEXT FRIDAY the 25th,  I will do a drawing and ONE LUCKY PERSON will get their own set of "Curly Q" bows for their favorite little munchkin! (or ONE large bow) 
Thanks for visiting!  Have a FANTABULOUS DAY!!!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXOXO!

Go Check me out!

I am "Officially" part of the Simply Renee Clip-It-Up team!  Go check out my Welcome post on the blog!  I am so excited to be a part of this amazing team!!  Make sure to check out my first official post tomorrow!

My Favorite Magazine......

Seriously?   But I don't read magazines!  I don't buy magazines, and I don't even thumb through them in the doctor's office! LOL....Oh what a challenge this was!Today, my first assignment for the Favorite Things DT has been revealed.  I had to do something about my fave. magazine.  AGH!!!!  Julie certainly made me think outside of my little box for this one!
........Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..............
 Rather than doing a layout about a magazine, I did a layout about ALL magazines!  And the fact that my favorite ones are the ones that stay at the store...and DO NOT make it into my home to create clutter! LOLOL.

 I put some of my Bella Blvd. stash to use for this one.  I thought the Midterm collection was a good choice for this layout.  I wanted to keep it plain and to the point....I do not like magazines! LOL...NOT because I don't enjoy the content.  QUITE the contrary.  I LOVE a good read!  I just don't like the clutter that they bring to my home.LOL
Hop on over to the Favorite  Things blog and check out the challenge in it's entirety...and all of the DT's creations!  Those ladies ROCKED this challenge!  I hope you play along, too!  The prize for this month is being sponsored by Nikki Sivils!!!!  How cool is that!!!???

Check it out!!!

Hey...go check out the Clip-It-Up blog!  DT Member Sarah Mullanix altered  her Main Base and Upper tier...and the unit looks just beautiful!  Leave Sarah a comment and become a follower if you are not one already.  There are regular weekly blog post with tons of organizational ideas, tutorials, and MORE!

Crop Your Heart Out!!!!

YES! That is exactly what I have been doing! 

Cropping my Heart out!

I LOVED this month's "Crazy Love" kit over at Scrapbook Daisies! 

It features the Bo Bunny "Crazy Love" line 

and it is so pink and frilly and FUN!
Perfect for Valentine's Day and so much more!

Below are my projects using this kit...and I still have a little bit

left over to work with!

This is my 2 nieces at my SIL's wedding a few months ago.

They both looked so precious and GIRLY!

I printed the mice from the internet to add to the "Cinderella" feel of this layout.

This one I did using the February sketch by Kristine Davidson.

I tried for a fun & funky feel to it, because my 

Aubrie is as FUNKY as it gets!!!!

Here is "The Crazy Little Love Game"  It is my hubby and I

Acting goofy for the camera...It is my FAVORITE GAME

to play with him! LOL...The game of love!

I did a tic tac toe board to add to the "Game" theme. 

It is also my layout for my Favorite Game over at A Few of my Favorite Things.
Go check out the challenge and the entries...it is awesome!

we would love to have you all play along with us!!!

This is a candy bar bouquet...I altered an empty Prima flower tin

to be the "flower pot".  This is the gift and the card that Skye 

will give to her teacher.  She has taught ALL FIVE of my kids in 

Kindergarten.... She is awesome and we love her.

And this little thing...is my altered headband!  I used the tulle flower from the kit and a scrap of 

fabric....and pulled out my handy dandy I-top and twist Daddies..and went to work! 

This will be Skye's head jewelry for Easter to match her dress.

I even BLINGED it OUT!!!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!ATTENTION!!!!!!!!! 

The "Crop Your Heart Out" crop is going on RIGHT NOW!! Head on over to Scrapbook Daisies for the fun! All challenges will be posted throughout the day today, and you will have the entire weekend to work on them! Remember, everything is due on February 14th...and yes, there are prizes involved! If you are not a member...please register! We want you to join our fun and friendly scrapbook community!

 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!!

I am a Finalist!

Hey everyone!  I am a finalist over on the LYB blog with the layout I did with 

Liz Qualman's sketch...

 "Cool Kid"

 

I would love if you all took a minute and head over there and cast your vote!!!

Click HERE HERE HERE to go straight there!

There are 3 of us in the finals, so pick your favorite...even if it is not me! LOL

THANK YOU for taking the time to vote!!!!

Have a FANTABULOUS WEEKEND!!!

In the words of Pooh...

It's WINDS-day!

And it is flippin' FREEZING!  What state do I live in again??? Texas???  

It sure does NOT feel like it!

I can't complain, though...it is much worse in the northern states.  

If you are up north...Keep WARM!

Ok..so, this will be a fairly long post...but hopefully not TOO boring!

First...I want to say...I woke up to THE SWEETEST thing ever.  EVER.
Last night, Dayne, my 8 year old was playing around my desk, 

and he asked to borrow some thumb tacks. 

I didn't question him...I just told him where to get them.

I was busy making dinner.  Well, he must have figured out

that my piercing mat was a pretty cool little gadget....

because he started playing. 

This morning, when I woke him up for school, he told me to go look at my

computer.  THIS is what I found....

 LOVE. THAT. BOY.

Ok...so, here is the scoop...
Scrap Book Daisies is having a Valentine's Crop!  Here are the Deets: 

"Crop Your Heart Out" @ Scrapbook Daisies

Come over and join us in our "Crop Your Heart Out" Valentine's Day Crop!
There will be challenges and games...

as well as prizes...and lots and lots of fun!

Where? www.scrapbookdaisies.net
When? February 11-13 (all submissions due by Monday the 14th)
How? Just come on over and become a member of our

message board and you can play along!
Who? YOU!!! and all your scrappy friends!

For full details, come on over the the Scrapbook Daisies message board @ www.scrapbookdaisies.net .
You can also participate in the regular monthly challenges for some "pre-crop" inspo!
We hope to see you there!!!!

And..if you are wondering about the regular monthly challenges...

I have samples of 2 of them...

I hosted the "Use Your Stash" challenge for February,

as well as the February 2011 BOM challenge.

Here is my sample of my stash challenge.  I used Teresa Collins paper from

2008!!!  I have had that for a VERY long time!

And here is my BOM sample.  I have had many learning lessons about being a Mom.

Come on over to the Message Board and check out the rest of the challenges!

  They are all FANTASTIC!

Well...I am off to the school for a few more hours of T-shirt sizing for TAKS.  

I hope you all have a FANTABULOUS day!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!