Wednesday, March 31

Well .... There's Good News and Not so Good News !!

The not so good news ... my basement was NOT spared by Mother Nature !! I had SEVEN INCHES of water in my finished basement !! I'm on the Rhode Island line and Rhode Island is in a state of emergency !! In less than one month we've had a half a years worth of precipitaion - breaking all kinds of records !! So, today was spent ripping out the carpet and setting up fans and I probably won't be able to move tomorrow !! I now know how to remove wall to wall carpeting - all my HGTV viewing has paid off !! LOL !! Next comes refinishing which I can't even think about now ...


The GOOD news ... I'm in April's issue of Scrapbook Trends Magazine !! I'm soooo excited ... I did a layout using alot chipboard which was based on a sketch by my favorite sketch site, Inspired Blueprints !! Here's my project which is on page #53 ...


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TFL !! I have more exciting news I will share with you tomorrow !! I think life works out this way sometimes ... good news to offset the not so good news !!!
 



Thursday, March 25

Cape Cod ... Here we come !!

Happy Friday !!!!


I'm heading out to Cape Cod this morning with my friends to join more of my friends at a weekend crop !! I CAN'T WAIT !! No work for three days .... AMEN !! I hope to get some Design Team projects done ... at least that's the plan !! I'm taking a few classes including a photography class which is always fun !!


So, I hope you all have a great weekend and I'll share my weekend actics with you when I return !! Take care !! :)))


 



Right at Home March Design Team Projects

Hello and Happy Thursday !! Just wanted to share my Design Team projects for Right at Home !! I was able to use Cosmo Cricket's "Garen Variety" collection for my projects. For details please stop by the blog and check it out !!


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TFL and have a great rest of the week !!



Sunday, March 21

Right at Home Projects !!

Another Gorgeous day today ...  Not quite as warm as yesterday ... but still lovely !!


I wanted to hop on and share a few layouts I did for Right at Home, my FAV LSS !!! I did a product review on Shimmer Mists and you can stop by the blog and check out the products I used !! Misting is my new favorite technique now and I love the OOMPH it adds to a project !! Here's the two layouts I did and the closeups are posted on the RAH Blog !! TFL and enjoy the rest of the weekend !!


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Wednesday, March 17

Being Silly !!

 I recently did a layout totally for FUN !! I had some packaging lying around after receiving my latest Studio Calico Kit and thought ... why not do a layout with predominantly packaging !! The packaging is almost as fun as the kits themselves !! I'm also really getting into misting lately ... and loving the look !! So, here is the result !! (The photo of me was taken by me with my point and shoot) TFL !! Have a great week !!


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Tuesday, March 16

The Joys of March in New England !!

Today in New England we are SOOOO Happy to see the sun !! Three days in a row of heavy, pelting rain is so NOT fun !! Many people in the area have suffered severe water damage ... areas of Quincy, Ma. were under five feet of water !! I am very lucky to have no resulting damage although this is a portion of my backyard as of yesterday afternoon ....


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You can see my deck in the foreground ... a few more days of this weather and I would have been in trouble. When I arrived home from work today, I was glad to see someone was enjoying the result of three straight days of driving rain !!!


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The joys of March in New England !! TFL !! 



Monday, March 15

Say NO to more rain and YES to a new sketch !!

Hello !! Can you stand all this rain ... I could go fishing in my backyard right now !! Thank goodness this is ending soon !! I really feel for those that are being evacuated and have suffered damage from all this rain ...


To brighten the day, there's a new sketch up at Inspired Blueprints - and it's a 2-pager !! This sketch was based on a layout done by yours truly using Studio Calico's Bakers Dozen Kit !! Their kits are AWESOME and so fun to use !! Check out the IB Blog to see our Design Team's takes on the sketch !! Here's sketch #44 and my layout ...


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These adorable photographs were taken by my great friend and photographer Heather Chick. Please visit her website for some amazing photographs !! Thanks Heather !!!
 
  
 



Thursday, March 11

New Car Owner Here !!

Well, after ALOT of deliberation and test driving I decided to take the plunge and get a NEW vehicle !! I'm excited about my choice yet concerned that I have a car payment again after YEARS of not having one !! I test drove a used Trailbalzer ... a GORGEOUS car and on the way back the car made a little noise so I opted for a new car. I got a 2010 Chevy Equinox (had to be a Chevy cuz my Dad has been part of Chevorlet for 34 years !!) The Equinox is AWESOME and fully loaded with tons of bells and whistles !! I've had it for a whole 24 hours now and I'm LOVIN' it !! My Mom took these pics of me to show my Gram !! TFL and have a great Friday !!


 


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Tuesday, March 9

Inspired Blueprints has moved !!

Hello and Happy Tuesday !!


Just wanted to hop on to let you know that Inspired Blueprints has a new home !! Here's the new address so place this in your FAVS and stop by to check out all the inspiration !! Thanks !!


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Sunday, March 7

A GORGEOUS Sunday !!!

What a BEAUTIFUL day !! I was actually sitting on my deck with Simba (my yellow lab) and Lilly (my white cat) and Max (my "hunter" tiger cat is outside somewhere) ... enjoying the wonderful sun !! So I thought I should photograph my other layout for RAH to share with you !! I LOVED the Sugar Rush collection from Basic Grey ... the colors are bright and totally FUN !! Here's the second page I did for the store with this collection ... using a Sunday Sketch from Studio Calico !!


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I placed my journaling around the border of the page to create a framed effect.


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Friday, March 5

TGIF and a New Car ...

TGIF !!!!!


Saturday, I'm beginning the process a new car vs. used car purchase. The pros and cons of each are DRIVING me crazy ... I'll be test driving a used Trailblazer vs. a new Equinox ... no car payment on a used car vs. new car without mileage ... I'm sooooo torn !! Wish me luck.


I've been creating like crazy for RAH !! My DT projects will be revealed towards the end of the month including a layout for a "something handmade" challenge !! I wanted to share a few extra layouts I did using Basic Grey Sugar Rush Collection. This collection is GORGEOUS ... please stop by the store and grab these papers before they're gone !! The following layout was soooo much fun and I used photos taken by a great friend/photographer Heather Chick. The adorable kids are Heather's and a close friend of hers having a blast together.


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My second project needs to be photographed and as soon as the weather cooperates I'll post the layout !!  TFL and have a great weekend !!
   


 



Monday, March 1

Amen to March !!

So glad that March has arrived !! I'm bascially done with Winter and now Spring is right around the corner !! Daylight Savings Time is March 14th and the first day of Spring is March 20th !! Yahoo !!


A new month also means a new sketch is up at Inspired Blueprints !! This sketch is soooo cute and we all had a blast with it ! I used some older photos of Josh ... it's so cool to see how he is growing and changing !! Here's the sketch and my take with a few close-ups !!


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I have also finished my DT projects for RAH and will be revealing them soon. Please stop over and check out March's sketch and challenge. The DT will be revealing their projects throughtout the course of the month. TFL and have a great Monday !!



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