Seven Days..........

Seven days and counting until the USAF marathon! YIKES! I'm as ready as I'll ever be I guess! LOL! Today was my last "big run" in my training too - 10 miles! We had 99% humidity so it was harder then usual too! I did it though! Now I'm off to sneak in a little nap...

Until next time.....

It Doesn't Look Like This Now....

He he he! Guilty! Guilty of having it clean long enough for a picture! LOL! I thought I'd share another "Light Bulb Moment" with you! Have you seen the paper storage areas the crafters have been making out of the wire cubes you can find at Target?! Well, I decided it would work for me too so, I got it! Well, when you make this into the paper storage you could easily be like me and, have an extra "side"! Well, what do you do with that extra side?! You turn it into an SU punch holder! That's what! I simply put it on the extra piece on my shelving unit, secured it with some "zip ties" (commonly used in packaging too) and VOILA! Punch storage! Still not sure what I'm talking about?! Take a look at the picture below;



Can you see them? They're on the 3rd, and biggest shelf. I simply put them in there using their handle to hold them in place. They're at such an angle that I can look at their underside and see which one it is! I found too, if I place circles next to each other I can tell the bigger or smaller ones from each other! It holds 15 of the bigger punches like this! I hope this idea helps someone else too! I get lots of great ideas from other ladies out there on their blogs! Time to share mine!

p.s. - I'll show you a picture of my storage with the cubes next time! My camera battery is low tonight!

Until next time......

Forever.....

Forever is a long time isn't it?! That word seemed perfect for my project I was working on! This past Friday when I participated in a "Virtual Scrapbook Night" the guidelines were "black & white" for referee's and other football type of things! If you weren't into football (umm, that would be me!) then anything black & white would work! Soon as they said those colors I remembered I had a picture I had copied of my parents cutting their wedding cake. It was going to go into "my" scrapbook eventually so, why not now! Anyway, here is my interpretation of their Black & White theme;



Edited 02/12/08 - Picture was removed for publication! YEP! It's going to be in an "On-Line" magazine! YEAH!!!

The solid color paper is SU, don't remember where I got the black and creme DP, the ribbons are from Michael's and from a scrapbook store, the flowers are from the wedding flower tins at Michael's and the bling is from Michael's $1 vortex/spot! I also got the vellum words at Michael's! I used the SU stamp set "Baroque Motifs" for the bottom and the punch is an old Fiskars punch I have had for while! I never really used it until I saw someone demonstrate a neat idea with the new SU scallop punch not too long ago! I thought why not use it in this layout! I like it!

Well I hope you like it!

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She's So Tiny..

Yep! She was! My third child was almost 1/2 the size of my first two kids! She weighed in at 5.02 lbs where my other two weighed in at 8.07 lbs and 8.09 lbs! I had this picture in my photo box and had this paper in my scrapbooking area and when I thought about it - they were a perfect match! LOL! Her little foot looks just like the foot print on the vellum paper! I have no clue where the papers are from since I've had them in my possession for quite a while now! LOL!

She's about 3 weeks old in this picture and my DH had her in her chair watching him make fudge for a school project! We have slides of pictures of her watching him - wide awake for the most part too! Can you believe he gave her her first taste of chocolate then too! LOL! Not much has changed since then either!



I hope you like it!

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Neat Christmas/Craft Fair Idea!

Over on SCS there is a thread going on about what to make for Christmas gifts! I have a little idea that I did for a craft show last year that is definitely not a budget breaker and is fun to boot! I am posting the only picture I can find right now of my magnetic refrigerator calendar! It's a great scrap user and can be personalized and is great for both men & women depending on the stamped image you put on there! Here is the picture, the calendar is the item in the middle;



I used the $1 magnetic frames you can pick up at Walmart, scrap paper, the stamped image is from SU's "Ginger Blossoms" and SU black grosgrain ribbon. You have to be careful how much you put on it as they can't way too much. If they do - they slide down your refrigerator door! LOL! How aggravating would that be?! LOL! You could put another magnet if you had to! I can't remember where I got the calendars from but I know I did a Google search for calendars and found a great, cheap, resource! LOL! I hope this helps someone make some great gifts!

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GOOD NEWS!!!

Yep, I'm yelling! LOL! Why? What is my good news that I can't wait to share?!! My brother, who was in Iraq - is HOME! YEAH!!! Isn't that GREAT news?! I'm pretty excited! He's home all in one piece and ready to move on with his life! He had a pretty rough time while he was over there, understandably, but not all from the war! He's tough though, and is dealing very well with it all! I'm just so glad he's home! I have this one picture of him to share;



He's in debriefing and is taking care of some business but then he's off to see his kids! He also has a message for all the people who sent over cards and gifts to him - it meant the world! He shared with everyone so no one went without and they all really felt the "love" that was being sent! Thanks to everyone!

Until next time.......

Popcorn Fesival 5K Race Pictures

Okay, since I showed the "before", actually "night before" shots! I thought I'd post a few from today as "proof" I did really run that race! I did run 5 miles on the trail before starting this race so that's why I look a little tired in the pictures! I hope you enjoy them! I had fun!!

Here I come!! Still grinning!



There I go - wooooh! Look at that time! LOL!



One tired, scrappy girl! LOL!




Well, I hope you all have a great weekend! It's beautiful here in Ohio today so we'll be heading back to that festival! That is after I clean my house and get my "photographer/15 yr old daughter" to get up! LOL!

Until next time............