And Life Goes On (personal update & a creation)

I've been so bad ..... I haven't made a post in a long time. I've tried not to make them all on a personal note, but I haven't been able to create much lately! However I did create one card this week ……

(stamp credit: CTMH - Hunting # D1213)


So here’s a little of my dirty laundry! Some of you may know that I left my husband in March because he was verbally and emotionally abusive. It just wasn't a healthy environment for me .... let alone the kids. So I made a big change in my life and the lifestyle of my boys! Unfortunately, the husband is oblivious to his problems … even though I’ve told him for almost ten years that he has anger issues or needs to stop making mountains out of mole hills.


I've interviewed for a job (although it has nothing to do with my clerical background) and I'm a little leery about it. But .... it beats not making any money! I did get that job and have been there for about a month. When I say I'm rollin’ in the dough.... I'm not kidding! It's a bakery!


What's happened since then ..... Hmmm, my sister got married on St Patty's Day and we had the reception in May. She got some pretty great little treasures for her house! I think their favorite was their coffee/espresso machine. YUMMMMMMY! Congrats to ya both, but Rick better develop eyes in the back of his head with you Sarah ... I see those bunny ears!




My two boys have tested and are not quite as ready as I am for them to go to public school. You have to understand, they've been homeschooled all their life, so this will be a drastic change for them.


Oh and here's what I've been up to.... Vroom Vroom baby! I bought me a car. It wasn't brand new, but the miles were low, the price was right AND my personal favorite .... it's a manual transmission! I ABSOLUTELY HATE AUTOMATICS!!!!


So with all that said ….. the only thing to say is that I’ve been missing you, my friends!!!!!! I will try to post again. Hopefully, I'll find my creative muse again!

Found Blog Candy to Share!

Scrappin' with Adrienne has got a goodie giveaway to celebrate her 5k hits! Hop on over to her bloggy and tell her "ScrappyDoo" sent you too! Hurry though, you only have until Sunday, March 1st to get in the game. GOOD LUCK!

Congrats and a big THANK YOU!

I've been secretly searching for some great card designers. Although I made a post on ScrapbookSuppliesDirect, I didn't run any official call for card designers.

What this is all about is.....

I'm organizing a new group called STAMP OF THE MONTH CLUB (SOTMC) at SSD. This is something new and I honestly hope it will grow. I'll announce more on the SOTMC in my next post. Right now, I've got the daunting task of announcing the gals who have been selected to participate in the maiden month of SOTMC.

Right now we have an awesome sponsor, Clear Dollar Stamps! If you haven't visited Lori's site, what are you waiting for? She's got some of the cutest stamps I've ever seen! Many thanks to Lori for being our sponsor!!!

Now .... I'd like to offer my Congrats to....

Lorelie of My Paper Adventures

and then there's

Bree with From There to Here

(whom I wasn't able to snag a picture of yet)

If you'd like to see their wonderful creations, please hop on over (after you finish reading up) and check out their blogs.

So Bree & Lorelie if you will please send me your mailing address I will get your stamp set right out so you can get your scrappin goodness.

I'd like to thank everyone who submitted entries to the search.

I want Candy, Do you want Candy?

You’ve got to head over to California Stampin’s Blog and check out the delish treat she has up for grabs! Hurry, because she’s giving it a new home Saturday (2/21). Good luck!!!!

Here’s the delish stuff up for grabs...

So much news!!!!!

Well there’s been a lot going on and I just haven’t had a chance to get around here to boast and roast! So I think I'll do it over the next couple days! However I do have a couple pretty amazing things to share with you for now!

I'll start with something I wanted to do some time back, but just never got around to doing! I'm so behind right now! Ok, so even thought it’s now February, I just wanted to showcase the wonderful handcrafted cards I received for Christmas. I treasured them!

^ Dorothy's Card

MissySue's Card ^

^ Kimmie's Card

Donna's Card ^

Thanks gals for the wonderful handcrafted cards Ladies!


Secondly, ScrapbookSuppliesDirect.com (SSD) has a new Designer! I’d like to introduce to you Cristal, commonly known as Pinky and she's one hot scrappin mama! Please make welcome Pinky to the team!

Thirdly, SSD is taking on something new! A stamp of the month club for those that LOVE stamping!!! Our first sponsor is CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS! We are so gracious to have their support….. Thank you Lori! Details will be in an upcoming post about the Club.

Mystery Challenge Winner & a RAK

Well Scrapbook Supplies Direct has a winner for the monthly mystery challenge from December! Congratulations are in order for MSIPPI .... Congrats girl!

We'll have a new challenge up by noon tomorrow .... it'll run through the end of the month so come on over and give it a try.

AND ........

ScrappyGal's also got a challenge where you can win a great RAK! Create an altered item and submit it to the gallery (and the challenge post). The challenge will end Friday, January 23rd and the winner will be announced by Sunday the 25th.

What's up for grabs? Hmmmm a birdhouse, paper and embellies to alter their birdhouse with. Sounds yummy! Here's one that she's done .....

Click HERE to pop on over to check out her challenge!

Might you be the lucky winner?

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU OVER AT SSD!

*Don't forget SSD is having a big sale!*

Happy Birthday Irina & Blog Candy

Happy Birthday Irina!

(She's turning 35 ...... again!)

Even though it's her birthday, she's giving away the present!

Check out this loot......

Ain't it grand!It consists of....
- Five (!!) clear stamp sets... "Feminine Friends" and "Masculine Monikers" by Stampendous, "Border It!" and "Bold Alpha" by Art Warehouse, and "Love Lines" by Junkitz- Five (!!) embellishment sets.. "Family Reunion" by Soft Spoken, "Winter Rub Ons" by Basic Grey, "Sola Purses" and two small sets by K and Company- Twelve (!!) Scalloped Notes in three different colors with Envelopes by Stampin Up- Three (!!) large silk flowers from Prima- Three (!!) Tilda stamps.. this have been used by me a few times to make cards..- and last but definitely not least.. Spellbinders Nestabilites Classic Squares Large set ..
Just pop on over and leave her a comment!She'll be picking the lucky person around 9 pm PST Friday, January 9th!

Um, ya better go now .... I'll wait!

Click HERE to visit her blog!

Sweet Treats for Valentines Day ... Blog Candy

Stamps, Paper, Scissors & Donky Smiles is having some sweet treats as blog candy right now. She's got oodles to celebrate in Feb so she's giving you the goods! Pop on over and check it out .... isn't this just uber yummy!!!!

Hurry and check it out ... you have until January 15th!

The Scrappin Goddess has spoken!

Well the Scrapping Goddess has spoken ......

She's been cleaning house at Scrapbook Supplies Direct!

For a limited time, you can....

Take 40% OFF ALL PAPER & CARDSTOCK

(Plus you can still "Buy 10 (sheets) Get 1 Free", which equals another 10% OFF on the paper for each set of ten sheets purchased!)

Take 40% OFF ALL DISCONTINUED SIZZIX DIES

Take 20% OFF ALL CRICUT DIE CUTTER MACHINE & ACCESSORIES

Take 20% OFF ALL PHOTOBOOK MAKER SUPPLIES

Hop on over and snag yours up, it's going to go fast!

Design Team Call .... SSD!

ScrapbookSuppliesDirect is having a Design Team Call!!!

So get to scrapping ladies and upload them to the DESIGNER CALL gallery.

We're a little slow getting out of the gates this year, but we're running full tilt boogie!

This Design Position should be for the months of February & March.

We'll be accepting uploads through the 10th, I believe.

If you're new to the site, tell 'em ScrappyDoo2u sent ya!

Happy Scrapping!

Counterfeit Christmas

Well as I've already posted, I just returned from Nashville visiting family. We had our annual Christmas gathering and I got to see some family I hadn't seen in two years. It's always great to see them!

Last year my parents got me a gift certificate to Michael's for Christmas, but this year since I didn't want anything in particular they just decided to give me cash. I held onto it for a while, but finally got around to taking it to the bank. I'm saving for a kick butt camera and if I kept it in my purse it was gonna burn right through.

Imagine, if you will, my surprise, when the teller informs me that one of the $50 bills I'm attempting to deposit is a counterfeit!!! They used one of those color change pens that indicate if it's legit or not. So now, I'm stuck in this waiting game! I get to wait 30 days to see if their fraud division determines if in fact is truly a counterfeit bill. I mean what a mood quasher!

I hated to call my parents to tell them. Mainly because I know my mom. She'll feel bad that her gift wasn't good and want to replace it. I can't seem to get her to realize that it was the thought that counts and not to replace it. I just don't want her to pay for someone else's screw up! The bills she gave me came STRAIGHT FROM THE BANK! I can't believe that the bank passed a bogus bill and there's no possible recourse.

So ... I suppose today I'm going out to buy one of those darn counterfeit detecting pens and mark every bill someone hands me (not family though). I don't want to be like that but by golly if they make me wait while they do my bills when buying groceries, then I'm gonna make them wait while I check what they give me back! I don't care much for being screwed over.... especially when it comes to money.

I just feel so bad for my mom, because now she feels guilty and it's not her fault. I would have never mentioned it to her, but I knew that she had more bills at home from that same transaction .... my sisters present.

Anyhow, gonna end this post and try to make a happy one next.