Wow...really busy weekend.

So this is the deal.......my daughter was totally shocked that we gave her a surprise party on Friday. It was a small gathering with some of her best gal pals. She came into the house and the girls hiding behind the couch screamed SURPRISE!!! She looks totally taken aback and then ask her friends: "What are you all doing crouching behind the couch? They answer back it's a surprise party....Jacqueline then ask "FOR WHO?"

Hey, I had to get creative....there really is no such thing as Twilight party decorations out there yet, so here are some of my renditions)

The girls made these cute little mini clipboards and added a Twilight picture.

It seems that everyone had a great time. I can see that my daughter is truly blessed. She has such lovely friends, and the great thing is that they have known each other since they began school. That is a big deal in my book, since good friends are such a rare thing, I see that my daughter has a group of girls that she admires, enjoys and loves.

Yesterday we had another party for my sister Margie....I did not take pictures...maybe she will post some on her blog and I can steal them...he,hee,hee.

Well, I am off the Toys R Us and then to church. Tomorrow I will post on some goodies that I have completed these past couple of days.

Have a fantastic Sunday.

Damaris

Twilight anyone?

SSssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh................
Surprise party tonight for Ms. Jacqueline........will post more later on...........sssshhhhhhhh.

HUGS,

ME

Handmade cards

If you KNOW me, you know I am a avid card collector. I love cards. I think they are so personal and make a world of difference when giving someone a gift or a simple thank you. I love cards. Doesn't have to be anything major, but just the thought, that someone went out of their way to select a card or even better yet...MADE a card for me...now that is off the chain. Oh yeah, did I mention that I love cards?

I want to share some of the goodness that some very special ladies created.

I love this card. My lovely friend Sharon made this one for my birthday....ohhhh..I love that girl. It's all done with lots of pink...PINK, people...PINK! She even hand painted the cupcake...sigh....



Now this one is a sweet one that made it to the top of my stack....Sharon, again is on a roll this year...She sent me a copy of a CD with my birthday pictures and OF COURSE...sends me this sweet gift along with the CD! (This Sharon chick is a KEEPER!!!)

My lovely friend Vanessa celebrated her birthday by having a Scrapbooking party...hmmm....wonder where she got that bad habit from...LOL.....
She set these beauties on every seating place for every attendee.....aaahhhh...I did not care about the goodies in the adorable goodie bag that she gave us...(SORRY...have no picture of that because I ate all the goodies and re-gifted that freaking adorable tiny bag...it was a hit to...the young lady that received that adorable bag that Vanessa made for us, thought I was very talented to decorate her little bag...He,hee,heee...no need to clarify I was stealing Vanessa's artwork....he,hee,hee...ssssshhhhhhhh...don't tell. I wont. lol

Love the detail on all of these goodies. That Vanessa is such a talented chick.

I got this one this year for my birthday. Very Classy card from my very classy friend Ady. I LOVE this card. This makes me happy.

I did these envelopes....yes, it is an envelope...what can I say...I am so into the presentation....the stuff outside needs to look just as good as the inside....like I was saying, I did these for Ady's Birthday. She thanked everyone with some delicious cards that she made so I made the outside envelope all nice and pretty just like her. I think I added something else to this envelope, but I just can't remember...what can I say, once I create something I am done and I can't even remember most of the time that I actually created the object (I think that is called selective memory...or early Alzheimer's...or maybe that I have so much going on that I am lucky I remember my name...sigh...)

I have a ton of cards and pretty handmade gifts, that I think that maybe every Wednesday I will post some of these lovelies that I have been given or I have created over the years...I'll try peeps.

I am going to call it Creative Wednesday......hmmmmm...a start of something new.

Hope you enjoyed.

HUGS

Creative Brain overload.........

With ideas, more ideas and MORE IDEAS. Did I mention I have a ton of ideas on my mind right now?

This is what my desk looks like right now.....

I am working on downloading all kinds of eye candy on the blog.

I am working on some really happy bright paper and doing some layouts on my cousins kids. I am also working on some heritage pictures...this is a bit challenging for me as I mentioned yesterday, but I am so loving this process. Documenting the lives of my ancestors is a pretty awesome feeling.

What else? What else? I am working on a Mom Album...I love these colors...it's an oldie but a goodie. I am so happy the way this project is turning out. I think some of my favorite projects are the mom albums. These albums are sentimental and mean the world to me....I guess because I have such a wonderful and amazing mom, I simply think about her and what she means to me when I am creating these pages.

So what's on your desk right now? How bad is your mess? Mine is pretty bad....but boy oh boy, does it feel good to create.....I FEEL GOOD!

Happy scrapbooking Amigas.

HUGS!!!

It's a happy MOnday......

I have some delishishness coming in....boxes have started arriving and boy oh boy...National Scrapbook Day is on it's way...whoo hooo!!!! The first NSBD session has sold out...sorry :(
But there is space for the 2nd NSBD session on May the 9th. Call me or email me if you are interested.

Here is another layout from the 10 page class. I got half the Kit from Trish at WIP and added the rest myself to complete the class. I had a great time trying to get everything in order.........Had a lot fun trying to use ONLY what was in the kit....I love that challenge.

Thanks Trish.......LOVE YOUR KITS MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!
I am presently working on another mini album and on a heritage album...boy oh boy...this is the 2nd one I have done and it's challenging me!!!!!!!!! aaarrggghhhhhhhhh....will show some of that project as soon as I have something to show....he, hee,hee.

Hugs,
ME

Happy Easter

I have recently seen a great deal of many changes occurring in my life. From the minute to the colossal. Change is like time...we simply can not stop it and it is not always in our best interest when it comes. People change. The dynamics of relationships change. The course of businesses change. Life changes.

I am a true testament that not all changes started out as a positive in my life. Yet in the end they became positive.
Although I was hurt, this change me me stronger.
Although I lost some to death, this change made me appreciate life even more.
Although they stole from me, this change made me wiser.
Although they lied to me, this change made me choose to do the right thing.

Change is difficult. Not always welcomed.

I have always said that everyone has a story to tell. How we tell our story is how we are defined as people.

Jesus told his story hundreds of years ago.
He changed His life, and in turn He changed my life forever.

Happy Easter (and for those who believe) RESURRECTION SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!
HUGS

Wow....BAD, BAD BLOGGER!!!!

Whoops...what can I say. I've been really, really busy with kids, work, life, family...you know....the regular stuff in a gals life. Blog is just not a priority...sorry chickees...(But I appreciate all the threatening emails....I feel loved...sigh...:)
I had this huge post for you today with pictures and witty comments, but as I was nearing the end...I have no clue what happened and the darn thing just went blank.............and as many of you bloggers know....once it's gone...it's gone.

aaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Here is a pic of one of the 10 layout class I hosted this past month.

I will share more of these tonight as I try to post all the hundreds of pics, updates and witty comments I had in the original post before it disappeared into LA LA LAND!!!

sorry gang...see you later.

hugs,

ME