July Guest Designer.......................

ScrapFabulous is looking for a July Guest Designer. The theme for the Guest Designer contest will be “Freedom” in honor of Independence Day.

All layouts submitted must showcase either the 4th of July celebration, a soldier’s story, or what it means to be “free”. Layouts must contain at least two of the different elements involved in scrapbooking such as: - chipboard - ribbon - rub-ons - stickers - stamps - cardstock etc. Any patterned paper or color combination will be accepted. So, don’t be afraid to get creative ladies!


After you’ve completed the ONE perfect layout, simply upload it into the July Guest Designer album in the ScrapFabulous Gallery.

The contest begins May 31st and ends June 6th so hurry up and enter!!!

The lucky winner will not only receive fame and glory but will also be featured on our Designer’s webpage and receive the free monthly kit from ScrapFabulous along with a 15% discount on store product with FREE SHIPPING. Once the kit is received the July Guest Designer must complete either 3 layouts or 2 layouts and an altered project to be showcased for the July Kit. Also, you will be required to participate in the message board hoopla and praise layouts uploaded into our gallery.

A Challenge & a coupon

I'm a tad late in posting this, but please go by ScrapFabulous & check out the new ALL ABOUT ME Challenge we're running for the next 6-weeks. There are PRIZES involved!!! See, your family not only wants, but NEEDS to know about the person behind the camera. So, here's your chance to tell your story.

Starting Friday, June 1st, I will post a challenge every Friday. You will have until midnight, the following Thursday, to upload your project into the gallery. A winner will be picked every week!!! Even if you can't get your project uploaded by the deadline, I hope you will still participate. Here's your opportunity to scrap about yourself & I hope you'll take advantage of it.

Also, Just Let Me Scrapbook is having another sale. Details below:

To celebrate Memorial Day last Weekend, take 25% off your ENTIRE ORDER by using the code HOT25 at the checkout! This is really good timing with all the new products that have arrived this week.. and with much more expected soon! Be sure to share the code with your friends!
It can be used through Monday, June 4.

Now, back to my normally scheduled weekend activity....dance recital!!

Wipths, Stone Moutain, End of the school year, birthdays & Maroon 5!

What a combination & life just keeps getting better! Camryn....my sweet little 2-year old! She's a person all her own & that's what I love about her the most. Let me set the scene: I'm in the kitchen cooking supper (homemade meatloaf & mashed pots with green beans) & as I'm exiting the kitchen, I see her approach me.

ME: Camryn? What's all over your face?
CAMRYN: Wipths
ME: Oh! I see.........you're so pretty. Can mommy take your picture?
CAMRYN: Sure (as she tilts her head & batts her eyes at me as only a 2-year old can do).

This past weekend was spent w/some wonderful friends. We love this family. Their children are the same exact age as Ashlyn & Camryn, so it makes for fun times. We went to Stone Mountain Park with them & had a great time, minus the ankle twisting incident by Jeannie, who now has a chipped ankle bone (ouch!!). The weather was beautiful & despite the lack of 2-year old naps, the kids were great!!


Ashlyn's First grade year is coming to an end. I love the summer & I especially love having her home with me. It went by all too quickly......seems like just yesterday we were taking her for the first day of school. It's been a great year for her: Straight A's, Advanced Reading; Sunshine Math; Terrific Kids award & tons of memories she recounts everyday. We're going to miss her teachers, but are looking forward to her 2nd grade adventures.

Along with the end of the year comes her birthday (25th). Is my little girl really turning 7 already? You hear it all the time, but I just have to say it again: "It seems like yesterday I was just bringing her home from the hospital." I miss my little, teeny tiny new baby, but I love the beautiful girl she is now. And for those that are wondering, she's having a Spiderman birthday party! Yep......couldn't talk her into a pink spiderman suit. Nope! Had to be red, just like Spidey himself!! Love this girl.

And last, but most definitely not least...................Maroon 5's latest album release!!! Yep, I prepurchased this baby from iTunes & am listening as I type. Definitely different from their first album & not sure I"m liking it as well, but then again, it's hard to hear it over the Backyardigans!! It'll grow on me, I'm sure.

And w/that I leave you. This week brings end of the school year parties, birthday parties & a possible trip to KY to see my new nephew..............I love summer!!!!

Icing on the cake!!

I'm totally giddy with excitement!!!!

Back in April, I posted about Inspiration & where it comes from. Along with that post, I uploaded a layout I did of Ashlyn & her best friend. I loved how the layout turned out, but of course, 2 beautiful girls make for beautiful pictures, which made for a beautiful layout titled Beautiful Soul.

Well...................I got an email today from Memory Makers & they requested this layout for their October 2007 issue. To say I'm excited is putting it rather mildly!! This is my first "put in the mail with all the appropriate forms & get a check back in the mail" type of publication. I won't even say how long I've been trying to get published & honestly didn't think it would ever happen, much less a major publication like Memory Makers. This is not only good news for me, but, hopefully a testament to all those out there trying to get published, that it will happen with time & persistence. I'm hoping this is just the beginning of publications for me, though I honestly do this for my own pleasure. But, if I can get a few things published here & there...............well now, that's just icing on the cake!!

Jelly Bellies & late night scrapping

As I sit here eating yummy Jelly Bellies my mom brought me for Mother's Day, along with some toilet paper(which is an entirely different post, though I'm not eating the toilet paper), I decided I wanted to share my latest design team projects.

These projects are all sponsored by Just Let Me Scrapbook & I'm quite pleased, if I do say so myself. My favorite is the layout titled "this Face brings laughter to my heart." A combination of the colors & the sweet picture bring a smile to my face everytime I look at it.

I also have to give credit to Rebecca, from another site, for the altered CD idea. The CD has some magnetic strips on the back & can be mounted to a refrigerator. Other ideas for this: use heavy cardboard & other shapes. I'd love to see your take on this project.

I really do appreciate you viewing my stuff & if you're ever in the market to send me some yummy Jelly Bellies, the red cinnamon ones are my favorite:)