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Today is my birthday!!!

 Yep, today is my birthday! I am half of 90 so you do the math!! Thanks to all of you who have sent me birthday wishes! I am really touched. The best part of my birthday is the surprise that my children have in store for me in one hour (I have no idea what is going to happen) and my best-est girlfriends have told me to pack an overnight bag for tomorrow and that I would be picked up at 4:15. I am so excited and yet so going crazy not knowing what will happen. As a single mom of three kids I am always in control and know exactly what is going on at ALL times. The suspense and loss of control is KILLING me!! However, I am dealing with it fairly well and enjoying every minute! Have a great weekend everyone and thanks again for the well wishes!! :)

Grab a blinkie and win some prizes!

Head on over the The Scrap Review (here) and grab a blinkie! If it is spotted on your blog you can win some incredible door prizes. Emilie and Ashley have come up with a Raffle project that will get YOU some awesome scrapbooking supplies and will help support the running of The Scrap Review. The site runs without the use of paid advertising so the girls have come up with a raffle idea to help curb the costs of running the site and also allow you the readers to benefit too! Please stop by and pick up your blinkie...you never know who might stop by!! :)

Self Portraits.....

I don't like being in photos....I love taking them just not being in them. However, I have been taking some interesting self portraits I thought I would share with you.

 

 

 

 

1. A garden globe   2. Sunglasses on a rack in NYC  3.Astronaut suit at Cape Canavral  4. The wheel of a '57 Chevy in Florida

My mother's Day flowers...

 

I forgot to post these little beauties. I did a little photoshop action on my Mother's Day flowers and added the awesome overlay by Ali Edwards from Designer Digitals! I love that site!! This photo makes me happy!

Studio Calico Love!!

I was fortunate enough to receive this month's Studio Calico kit from The Scrap Review  to review. Let me just say....I am in love! I have stalked that blog, looked at the gallery, and oohed and ahhed at all the scrappy goodness. I loved everything in that kit! I have seen my scrapping friend's awesome projects and heard them rave about this kit club! Now I  know why!! I am planning on joining for next month!! Go check out the reviewshere!  Noel's projects on the first review of Studio Calico totally rocked! Have a great, sunny weekend!!

 

Layout made with Studio Calico May Kit Playground. I also used the paperbag that the supplies were in to make the flower on the page. Sizzix cut the paper, Versamarked it, clear embossing enamel to finish it!

 

Studio Calico kit papers. I threaded fabric through the pre-punched holes in the paper!

Maya Road fabric album....

 

My tutorial is up at Maya Road DT site for this fabric album! Come check it out!

A special request...

A friend asked me to make an album for her friend using the dress she wore at her child's wedding. What a wonderful idea it was and what a touching memento this will be for her friend! I hope to do more projects like this. I love doing albums with a real story behind it and this is the certainly one of those! I hope she enjoys the album! The only thing not from the dress was the Maya Road album and the buttons!

 

 

You need to hear this guy!!

I think Adam Lambert from American Idol has some competition!! :)

Happy Mother's Day!

 

Happy Mother's Day to my beautiful mother! Have a wonderful day mom and I can't wait to see you soon!!

What a difference a year makes!

 

I shot this little guy about a year ago when he was born and look at him now!! Thanks Kirsten for allowing me to capture a few moments for you! This makes me so happy!!

My love affair with fabric and scrapbooking.....

 

 

 

 

I am no seamstress but I can use heat-n-bond and Fabri-tac!!!! This was an album I did for CHA for Maya Road using their sheer album and some fabulous fabric I found in a sale bin. My kids and I had just visited San Fransisco that Summer and an album idea "popped" into my head. I love fabric and being able to incorporate it into my scrapping is just icing on the cake. I am currently working on some new CHA albums using fabric too. I can't wait to share those with you too!!

Chalk Walk...and Italian Renaissance art!

I took the morning off from cleaning the house to go visit the annual Chalk Walk in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. What a cool event this was! All types of artists from children to adults come and work on chalk designs on Main Street of this lovely little town.

 

I just about DIED when I saw this!!

 

The artist's name is Dawn Morrison Wagner. I am a HUGE fan of Italian Renaissance Art so when I saw this I about flipped!! It is so incredible to think she did it in chalk and yet so depressing to know that with the first raindrop it will be gone. The beauty of seeing this was just beyond words. So here are a few more shots!

 

 

 

I can not wait to go again next year!