Thank you Christelle! =)

I've met the most amazing people online through the blogging world and digital scrapping! One of the gals I met from South Africa just gave me a friendship award!! I didn't know there was such a thing in the blogging community...but how fun! Thank you Christelle for your friendship and for the award! It has been so much fun getting to know you and trying my hand at Afrikaans...lol, well, in a cheating way I guess!!! =) Here are the awards ....





and I would like to pass the 2 friendship awards - Treasured Friends and Leaves of Friendship - on to:


1. Fonnetta http://www.icedlatteprincess.blogspot.com/


I couldn't imagine scrapping without her! In fact, when I got a glimpse of all the possibilities of what was available online in the digital scrapping world I had to drag her along with me! LOL, I even got her into blogging!!! Now we have the best time over the net and on the phone! We have known each other since we went to Jr. High together and will remain friends for life. A blog award is a small token of how much I value our friendship and respect her as a person. She is an amazing person to know and I feel honored that God allowed us to meet each other! She is everything a best friend should be!


2. Erin http://erintaylor718.blogspot.com/


Erin was a student of mine when I was teaching Jr & Sr High. I have watched this young girl grow into an amazing woman and it has been my pleasure to create another scrapaholic! I invited her to attend a paper scrapping Midnight Madness with me and she fell in love with it! I was thrilled because I was needing some scrapping gal pals! She has such a eye for design and is extremely talented. She went on to work for a couple scrapbook stores and teach their classes! When I made the switch to digital I wanted her to see that too and let her play with my program at my house. I see now on her blog that she received some software for Christmas and is dabbling in digital! (HAHA...just wait til she discovers all the challenges, ADSR....FREEBIES!) She and I both still do paper (she more than I), but her creative talent now has a whole new look! Who knows....she may decide that digital is easier to whip out and finish layouts when her new little one arrives later this year!!! =) I've certainly found that digital fits my budget much better! Anyway, Erin I love that I've known you since you were in 7th grade and now we are friends and our kids play together!!! MWAH! =)

Oprah & Suze Orman!!!

Have you been watching OPRAH this week??!! It has been GREAT as she has had guests on each day to help you live "your best life". Be sure to get the FREE DOWNLOAD of Suze Orman's new book: 2009 Action Plan: keeping your money safe & sound. Free through Thursday of next week. That night Suze and Oprah will be conducting a webinar on http://www.oprah.com/ for 90 minutes that will outline more steps in the book. You must register early to have a "seat" which can be done on Oprah's site. I'm SO there! =)

Ahead of the Game...ADSR 4...Challenge #2

It feels GOOD to be ahead on this especially since this challenge required a coordinated effort and only one entry! Here is the layout that Fonnetta and I completed together over the phone and emailing bits back and forth! Who knew that scrapping a couple hundred miles apart could really be as easy as sitting next to each other! These are pics of her family on a vacation at their family cabin. Credits below. GO TEAM #18

Credits:

Tender Summer Breeze by Doreen StolzAcrylic bracket: It's a Good Life by Carola Mondini Staples: Cosmos by Akizo Cross Stitch: by Veronica Hurly Tags: Gumnut Gully by Studio Flergs Alpha: Outdoor Adventure by Designs by Nicole Font: Inspiration and Flair

ADSR 4

ADSR 4 (Amazing Digital Scrapbook Race season 4) is underway! My best friend and I are the "Princess Sisters" Team #18. There are 230 Teams!!!! Basically this is just a completion race and will only be eliminated if we don't get our challenges in on time. We plan to go the full distance and if you do you are entered into a drawing for the Grand Prize package...which I'm not sure what it all is.

Here is my first layout for it...we had to tear one picture into pieces and journal. Great technique!

New Digital Scrapping site!! See the new ESS!!

If you love digital scrapbooking you need to go check out http://www.enchantedstudioscraps.com/ --it is SO CUTE! Great designers, amazing challenges with some really clever titles, and a great community of digi-scrappers! The site is still under construction in areas, but the Grand Opening is scheduled for January 15th!
Here is a LO I did for the Pixie Pouch Challenge! They give you a free mini kit and you create the layout as you choose! GREAT DEAL!