ONE DAY.....

Today I cleaned this up:


It's my ultra messy desk work space in my smallish (but I'm oh so grateful for it) office. I had bill/receipts for the last 6 months to sort through & file. I had material (mostly used or vintage) to fold & put away. I had 6 partially finished layouts to pile up & lots of embellishments to put away. And now it's all clean. Or at least it's as clean as I want it right now. Cuz you know it will all be a mess again in a day or two. Oh the life of a crafter.....:) But one day I will have a bigger house with my own room to craft. And it will have shelves on the walls & possibly shelves from floor to ceiling. And lots of containers for crafty goodies. Oh I can't wait!

NOVEMBER KIT REVEAL

Heather, my friend & owner of Simply Obsessed, put together such a beautiful kit for November. I had LOTS of pics to scrap this month & the kit was perfect for what I needed. I almost never do a 2-pager but thought it would be best to narrow my New Orleans pics into one project/LO. Mike got to go there for a business trip & I tagged along. We stayed in the famous Roosevelt Hotel & from what I can tell, the government spares no expense when it comes to holding conferences. It was crazy nice.


It was love at first sight when I saw the pretty Prima flowers & Pink Paislee chipboard letters in the kit. This LO is of my bro-in-law & his cute wife on their wedding day. It was so fun to see them get married & was glad Mike & I could be their on their special day.


And here's a Thankful card I made for a friend. I have so much to be thankful for this year & felt like sharing the love :D

Do you like what you see & want the kit for yourself?? Then hop on over to the Simply Obsessed shop & pick one up!!

SIMPLY OBSESSED NOVEMBER KIT

Yes, I realize it's been weeks since I've posted but I have a perfectly valid excuse. I'm sick. The stuffy nose, constantly blowing it, sore throat, have no voice today, tired kind of sick. But I have been crafting a little :D I'll be posting about some goodies I've made very very soon!! But for now, I will let you oooh & aaah over this loverly kit from Simply Obsessed (available Nov. 3rd!!).



I just got mine in the mail yesterday afternoon & will post my DT reveal on the SO Blog the first week of Nov.! (But of course you can always check the blog out before then :D )

OCTOBER REVEAL

Here's what I put together with the October kit from Simply Obsessed. I am in love with Cosmo Cricket products. They are uber cute!!

SIMPLY OBSESSED OCTOBER KIT IS HERE!

The October kit from Simply Obsessed is here & boy is it a cutie!! I've been playing with it all weekend & can't wait to share my reveal with you tomorrow :) Cosmo Cricket papers are so fun to design with. And I am in love with the paper thickness - super sturdy. Heather threw in some fabulous embellies too - be sure to pick yours up before they're all gone!!

GETTING EXCITED

I'm excited about all the cute projects I'll making with these lovely prints :D The etsy shop is coming along....I'll be posting sale items soon!

WEEKEND SCRAPPING

Time for some weekend inspo. This week, I used mist!! :D

Mike & I went to Washington, D.C. in August for his brother's wedding. We spent 2 days seeing the sights, walking all over Washington (& I didn't wear the best shoes either &, suprisingly, my feet didn't kill by the end of each day) to see what we could see. Here we are by the Lincoln Memorial (with the Washington Monument in the background). Washington is amazing for beautiful architecture. But not so amazing for parking. They are seriously lacking in the parking department.

I used the September kit from Simply Obsessed for this LO. And some Shimmerz mist on the grungeboard (which I LOVE!). It's so flexible & you can do so many things with it. I sprayed mine with the mist & then added my pic & a rubon. Very cool.

We hardly ever spend a whole Saturday at home just ho-humming it, so I knew I had to document our day. I used Shimmerz sea foam mist on this one & am totally addicted. The edges of the layout curled up, so I have to figure out how to prevent that from happening. For the butterflies, I whipped out my new Martha Stewart butterfly punch & used them as masks. So fun!

CATCHING UP ON SCRAPPING :)

I don't think you can ever be fully caught up with scrapping all your layouts. Actually, now that I think about it, I was caught up at one time. Seriously. I had no photos to scrap. That lasted like 2 weeks. And then it was time to get creative again. Yes, my camera is horrible (I think if I mention it in almost every post, some camera fairy will grant my camera wishes & offer me the camera of my dreams. Wink wink.) and took some horrible shots of my LO's this morning. Oh well. I think I need to move to a different part of the house to take my shots. Here's what I finished up this weekend. I haven't been scrapping much because I've been getting things ready for my new etsy shop. Yes, I'm taking the plunge. A very small plunge. Into the etsy world. I have the shop name, but need to do a lot before I start selling. I'll keep ya posted.

KITCHEN PROJECT #1

We are selling the house. Not such a fun endeavor when you have four kids. Last time we sold a house we only had 2. So keeping up with the messes is a constant battle. We bought this house (it's as old as I am) just about 4 years ago and it needed a lot of work. A lot. It's been a slow process because every old home has its setbacks. But we've made lots of progress and are still working on it even though we're trying to sell it. So today I finally got around to hanging up my prints from this etsy shop called Suzanna Anna: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5174222. Very cool prints. Mike & I love orange & picked out 3 for the kitchen. I bought some old barnwood frames (from I can remember who right now, but if I do I'll be sure to mention it) online & put them up this morning. I think they are perfect. What do you think?

WEEKEND LAYOUTS

I finished these LO's up this weekend. I think my missing mojo is finding its way back.
{Insert applause here!}

S.O. PROJECTS

I just wanted to share the 2 projects I came up with for the Simply Obsessed Crop (that ends today!). My photos are horrible. I desperately need a new camera, which means I desperately need to sell my house. For now, I'll just have to dream....

A NEW PROJECT

I've spent waaaaay too much time wishing I was crafting & making cute things. For faaaaar too long. So today was the day of reckoning for me & I got to work. Between diaper changes, fixing meals, brushing teeth, & getting multiple drinks of water for the kiddos, I cut out 60 circles from old jeans. I can't wait to show you what I have in store for them(later!).

S.O. BLOG HOP

The circus train (a.k.a. the super fun Simply Obsessed Blog Hop!) is almost halfway through town!! You've made some stops along the way & have seen some super fun birthday treats. Thanks for stopping to check out my new-ish art blog to see what eye candy I've created for you!

Every birthday girl needs a pretty gift bag to hold that super sweet gift, right??!

**Be sure to leave a comment to let me know what you think about it!!**







Your next stop is Jennifer's blog!! www.jennifermarie93.blogspot.com

SIMPLY OBSESSED SEPTEMBER KIT REVEAL!

Here it is! Heather revealed the new Bo Bunny kit for September yesterday. Isn't it pretty?? I can't wait to see what the Design Team does with it (I'm not designing this month, but wanna get my hands on one anyway!!).

PHOTO CHALLENGE & CROP!

I just posted my photography challenge on the SO blog - be sure to check it out! Oh, & don't forget the fun crop they're having all next week. A super fun blog hop starts on Sunday & the Design Team has come up with some great scrappy challenges for our "The Greatest Show on Earth!" crop. Join the message board if you haven't already so you can join in on the fun or just see what everyone comes up with. And be sure to introduce yourself & tell everyone "artgirl" sent you!!