Scrapbook RETREAT PROJECTS: Jenni Bowlin in the house...

Well hello there. The class project pictures are now trickling in for The Scrapbook & Create Florida 2011 event.

This is from the lovely Jenni Bowlin and it is an embellished box.

This paper line is a new mid release so keep an eye out for all these goodies.

HUGS,

Damaris

It's all about Scrapbook & Create Florida 2011

Scrapbook & Create Florida 2011

November 18-20, 2011

I am so excited to announce that we have officially opened up registration for Scrapbook & Create Florida 2011.
This event will host 10 classes where some of the most talented teachers will teach some pretty amazing projects. I have gotten some sneak peeks and let me tell you.....AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! I will host this event in Fort Lauderdale. Check out all the details here:

http://www.scrapbookcreateflorida.com/


We have a ton of sneak peeks and lots of goodies to give away in the next few months. Stay tune and make sure you become a follower on this blog and on the facebook page here . We will be giving away some pretty cool RAK'S!
I am so excited I can't wait to start giving the sneak peeks for this event and all the goodies for the participants!!!
See you at Scrapbook & Create Florida 2011!

Hugs,
ME

Cards, Class projects and a web class

I love cards. They make me happy. I am sharing some eye candy with you in the form of cards. Here are some of my favorites.
This one belongs to Aymee. Check out here blog here. She has some DELISH goodies over there.
This is Rachael's card. Check her blog out here. Isn't this adorable? T his is Damaris' card...nooooooo not me...another Damaris. Check out her blog here.Got a several projects on the burner going on at simultaneously. I love it when I create. How fun is that?
Got a 10 page class and a Fall project in the works. Will post REALLY soon with pics regarding these classes.
Want to let you know that you need to save a date....on July 15, 2011, I will be hosting a web class. So I will send you the link on that so you can join us. We will so be having giveaways..WHOOHOO!!! :)
Stay tuned.
Hugs,
Me

I am so sad...

I have lost a friend this week and my heart is so heavy. I feel such sadness and the truth is that I breakdown in the craziest places. I had a crying fit in the super market at the Deli...started crying like a baby at school last night...I am so sad.
I grew up in church. That is something we say and sometimes don't even realize the impact it has in our lives. I was a Pastor's Kid and when we moved to Florida was involved in my church to the extent that our friends and social life really did revolve around our church friends. They were our extended family.
We had an amazing youth group who ranged from college bound students to very young funny juveniles.
I met this kid named Hector..he was such a nice puertorican kid. When I say nice...I really mean NICE. This kid was always happy, had a smile on his face and really was a peace maker. He was such a NICE PERSON. I know I keep saying that but that is what comes to mind. He was extremely funny..always coming out with these puertorican sayings...
Hector moved away....
we all grew up....
lead different lives...got married, some got divorced and we lived....
Hector would pop into my life and call me every couple of years. We had not seen in other in wow...I can't even remember...He would call me out of the blue...we would talk forever and then he would disappear and come back and we would catch up.
He was so positive, always dreaming and trying to better himself. He was always setting goals...and meeting them...as we know that is a rare thing today.
Hector dreamed big and I am so proud to say that he accomplished so many of his dreams. He was successful...
He loved to fly...it was one if not the passion of his life.

Hector and I had been planning a dinner here in my home because he was coming to visit next week. He wanted to introduce me to his wife, he wanted to see the gang. He was so excited. I was getting the gang together and we were going to catch up, eat and laugh...that is what we do best....

I got a call yesterday and they inform me that Hector has passed away. I am not sure how I took it...but I think I raised my voice...I was in shock. I can't believe it. Here I am planning a get together and now I am mourning.

I have spoken several times to his beautiful brother Alex in the last 24 hours. The truth is I pray that this family can find peace and some comfort during this horrible time.

Unfortunately, my sweet friend Hector was involved in an airplane accident where a bad storm was involved and their plane went down in the state of Oregon. Hector, his wife and the pilot passed away.

I ask you my bloggie friends, to please pray for the Moreno family. They have suffered quite a bit in the last several years. So please keep mentioning their names in the Lord's presence.

I am having a bit of difficulty here as I am coming to terms with losing a dear friend. Although I take comfort that we will meet again because I know he is in OUR FATHER'S ARMS...the loss to us is quite painful.

Once again, I come to terms how fragile life is. I continue to feel that we truly do not understand how precious and short life truly is.

Hold your loved one's a little tighter today and make sure you call your friends...and let them know that they mean the world to you.

HUGS!!!!
Damaris

Going down MEMORY LANE...Bitter....sweet

Have you ever gone back through your albums or altered projects and said: "wow...I love this"!!!! Yet, when you look at that project it brings back other memories? Bitter...sweet...memories.

I was organizing my albums and mini album bin and came across the following. As I looked at the page and album below, it made me realize that although I was seeing and remembering a great memory, a totally different memory had become attached to these projects.

This LO is of my two kids. I loved this picture because at the time, my daughter was not the sweetest little dumpling on the planet towards her brother...so this picture truly captured my heart. We spent the day out on a picnic and on the water with my side of the family and friends. We had such a fantastic day at Biscayne Park in Homestead, Florida. Unfortunately, we did not have telephone reception in the area, (although we had no idea that was the case) and when we left the park that day around 6pm, we started getting an alarming amounts of beeps on our telephone's. My mother in-law and my husbands family had been trying to reach us to let us know that my father-in-law had passed away. We were shocked, numbed...you can imagine.

This is one of my favorite mom albums that I created two years ago. It was completed using my favorite line from Webster's Pages. This is still the most meaningful mom album that I have done. Although you will see a bunch of pictures of mom's that I truly admire, and I absolutely love every page, there is another memory attached to this album.....the evening I completed this album, I was informed that an associate of mine had stolen over $2000 dollars worth of merchandise from me. Sad but true.

I can not even begin to tell you how crazy this sounds. You can have a fantastic memory of something or someone, yet attached to that memory, there can be something sad or horrible remembered also.

I have come to realize that life is like that. There is so much good that occurs in our lives, yet there are horrible and sad things that happen also. I truly believe that is a good thing. We appreciate the good because we know how sad or horrible the bad moments in life are. I have chosen to remember the good and the bad, because it makes me stronger and hopefully wiser. Everything even the minimum that occurs in our lives, is a lesson. The good and the bad can teach us something. These lessons can teach us to be better...because when we know better...we do better.

Here is to remembering and focusing on the good and the happy...and the bad and sad.

Have a great day ladies!!!
Me

Look at these goodies!!!

I love this new line. It is finally here. I can not wait to start creating. There are just some of the goodies completing this line. (BY the way...I have NO idea why the spacing is whacked on this post today...hhmmmm...sorry so much blank space in between...but I just can not figure it out)!

Let me leave you with some eye candy here.

Look at this delicious card. The colors are so pretty. This card was created by this lovely lady. Check out her blog here.
Look at this great LO which, you can create with this paper. This LO was created by the very talented Lisa. Check out her gallery here.

You all have a great day.

Hugs,

ME

Oh...my heart is swooning....

I am in LOVE...Yup with this eye candy.

GET READY CHICAS!!!!!

The Uber talented Trish Turay created this 7 Gypsy drawers. I have seen quite a bit of them, but this one was taken to a whole new level!!!! I am in love. You might be able to grab one here...she sells out pretty quickly so make sure you check out her blog for her Fantastic kits, which come out on a monthly basis.

She distressed this baby and oh my, oh my ... tell me this is not the coolest thing you have ever seen? I tell you ladies, when I grow up I want to be like Trish.

You all have a happy day!!
Hugs,

Me