Cub scout day camp week

We're busy with Cub Scout Day Camp this week but I'm going to try to get to some posts since our camp doesn't start until 3:00 each day.  I've got some garden photos to share also . . . I'll try to dig up some before photos so you can see how far we've come . . . whew . . . almost done with that project!

I've been busy . . . cleaning my scraproom, painting my greenhouse, working in the yard and keeping up with my Project Life.  I've even manages to complete 5 layouts that needed journaling or embellishments so now I'm ready to start some new projects - oh yeah, besides stripping and staining my kitchen cupboards that is.  Yikes!

Stay tuned for new posts this week.  Lavendar Festival in Sequim this weekend . . . my mom, sis and niece are coming over.  Never a dull moment here on the Olympic Peninsula!

Enjoy your day!

Today's the day . . . I hope!

I took a vacation day from work today . . . need a little "me" time! I'm hoping to get some of my recent scrap pages and cards posted here today. It's been so long I have to refresh my memory on how to upload photos - yikes! My first mission was to go through my CTMH stamp sets and clean them out - I pulled out 20 that I thought I could part with - I'm sure they'll be replaced shortly with some of my favorite PTI stamp sets!

Cold cold cold here today . . . perfect day to stay inside and play in my scrap room. Hope you enjoy your day and find some time to be crafty!

Time flies . . .

I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted! March . . really?

My youngest son and I have been spending a lot of time in my scrap room lately and I do have some fun projects to post . . . coming soon - I promise!

I caved in and purchased a membership to Paperclipping - and I'm getting great inspiration from Noell Hyman's videos! I watch them everyday! Well worth the (discounted) $38 I paid for membership! If you haven't checked Noell out yet, you should . . she's got some great ideas and so much stinkin' energy . . . I love it!

Much more to come . . .

Time flies . . .

I can't believe it's been 6 months since I've posted on here - wow!

I have been doing a lot of scrapbooking . . . I think I've done at least 15 layouts in the past 2 months . . which is really good for me! I need to take some photos and get them downloaded to my blog. Making the layouts is the fun part - getting them on here . . . not so much!

The weather has been beautiful and I like to photograph my layouts outside, so I have no excuses! Stop back in a day or two and I'll have some of them uploaded . . . also have a couple (not many) cards that I can post too.

Thanks for stopping by . . . .

My good consultant blog friend, Trish, just started up her blog Scrapping Playground of Dreams. If you get a chance, hop over there and check it out . . . she's just getting started, but has some great artwork up already! Way to go, Trish!

You still have 3 days to comment on the Blog Candy posting below to be entered in the blog candy drawing!!!! I'm randomly selecting a winner on Friday, Aug. 28 after my job interview!!!

Thanks for stoping by!

Has it really been 2 months . . .

since I last posted? Wow . . . well, I am about to take quite a longer hiatus as I have just enrolled in school (FULL TIME!) to finish my BA in Education. As I will also be working full time, continuing to be a Den Leader for my son's cub scout den and being a wife and mother . . . the next 2 years are going to be BUSY and STRESSFUL. All of this will leave me very little breathing room so I don't know how often I will get on here.

We did get away last weekend to a wonderful camping trip at LaPush (yes, Jacob Black's stomping grounds!). It's about a 90 minute drive from our house and I just had to share a couple of photos to let you know just beautiful and fun it was . .







Our trailer was just about 50 feet from the beach . . it was beautiful!




The surf was amazing and the kids had a blast running from the waves all weekend!


My youngest son preferred to play in the little creek that ran down, through the driftwood, to the beach!


We had such a great time, we're going back with my SIL and her family for several nights after the 4th of July!

And I have actually been making cards, it just takes so long to upload and crop, etc. that I just don't get them on my blog. I thought I would post one that I made this morning (all CTMH) for a birthday party we're going to tomorrow . . . .



. . . and then I'll just have to say, put your name on my email if you want to see when I post next . . maybe easier for you then coming back to nothing new on my blog time and time again! Putting your name on my email will mean that you get an email from my blog whenever I post something new - try it! It's a great way to keep up with what someone is doing without having to remember where you were!

I hope I can eeek out some time to play with my paper crafting, but I'm not planning on too much . . .so, please be patient with me. I will try to post something every now and then.

So, here I go . . . off on another adventure! I'll keep you posted on my status!

:-) jeani

My new look

I hope you like my new blog look . . . I'm still playing with the header, but I love the colors and the bird!!

I also just posted a photo of the Summer Idea Book cover on my sidebar . . . there are so many cute new stamps . . . adorable camping stamps . . . I can get a lot of mileage out of those since we spend 1/2 our time during the summer camping!

I've got so much work to photo and post . . .I'll try to get to it this week! I'm also trying to clear out a lot of stamps and miscellaneous stuff, so look for my GARAGE SALE items in the sidebar before the week is out!

Now . . go create something!

Life, Christmas Tree and Free CTMH Stuff!!

Sorry I haven't posted in so long . . . life is moving at full speed and although I do find some time to play now and then in my scrap room, I don't seem to get time to photo and upload and post everything. I'll try to get some of my recent work up tomorrow.

We went out first thing this morning to get our tree at a local tree farm. The boys love searching for the perfect tree and helping Dad saw it down! I was so bummed because when I took my camera out to take photos (as I do EVERY year), my camera battery was dead! So, no pictures this year, but I will post a photo of the tree and decorations that we put up today. What a festive transformation - in just a few hours - whew!

If you haven't checked out Jeanette Lynton's blog yet (CTMH founder) you should. She is giving away a Level 2 paper pack from the beautiful new Spring 2009 Idea Book. I spent some time the other day reading through her blog and she is so inspiring. I hope you get a chance to check it out!

Hope you are all safe and well and that you are enjoying the start to this festive season! We're still waiting and hoping for snow, but it has been so mild lately, I'm not sure we'll see any until after the first of the year!

More tomorrow!

Twilight Fans . . .

Well, Port Angeles is rolling out the red carpet for the release of Twilight on Friday . . . check out the article that ran in Sunday's newspaper (front page) . . .

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081116/news/311169994&SearchID=73336531598459

It's going to be CRAZY downtown . . . I might have to go down there with a girlfriend just to say we did it! :-)

Have a good rest of the week!

New camera this weekend?

Sorry I haven't been posting lately . . . I'm really hoping to get a new camera this weekend! I figured nobody really wanted to just hear me blab . . . ;-)

I have been making cards lately, just don't have a camera to take photos of them - dang!

So, thanks for being patient with me and hanging in there . . . check back on Sunday to see if I was able to convince my DH of my dire need for a new camera . . . . LOL!!!

Fair Time

Sorry I haven't been posting anything lately . . . I've been busy getting ready for our County Fair, which started on Thursday. I was demoing CTMH stuff and I was going crazy getting stuff ready for that. Plus I started my new job on Monday and the whole shift in dealing with daycare and shuttling the kids has taken it's toll!

It's been a great week though! I'm really enjoying my new job as the Assistant Superintendent's secretary at our local school district. I'm only half time so my day goes by really fast and I barely feel like I get anything accomplished when I leave . . . just makes me work twice as hard is what it does!

Anyway, all of my scrapbooking stuff is still out at the fair because I have to work again tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to play around with my new stamps and get some stuff posted next week!

For anyone interested in our little Clallam County Fair, here's the link http://www.clallam.net/countyfair/index.asp We stayed at the fair until it closed last night (the kids were getting pretty pooped) but the band was so good! It was Randy Linder . . he plays Credence Clearwater Revival songs and he was REALLY GOOD! You can check him out under entertainment on the fair website above. The kids got their full share of cotton candy, games, snowcones, rides and corndogs. We also got our annual photo taken (a $5 black and white photo on an extra large button)! It is our favorite thing to do and we have buttons for the past 5 years. It's so fun to look back at the buttons and see how the boys have grown. The first one we had taken was before Joe was born. One of our funny family traditions . . our annual FAMILY PHOTO at the FAIR!

Have a great weekend and hope you get a chance to enjoy a local fair in your area . . .they really are the best!

:-) jeani

Twilight Fans . . .

As the sequel to Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse is fast approaching . . . I wanted to post a link to our local (Port Angeles) newspaper for Sanela . . . there was a big article in there this morning about Forks and Twilight, etc.

So, for any of you Twilight fan(atic)s . . . check this out

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080801/NEWS/808010310

And for everyone running out tonight at midnight to get the new book (SANELA!) . . . please leave a copy for me! We're going camping tonight and won't be home until late Sunday!

Have a great weekend!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Hope you all have a great 4th of July . . . we are heading to Ocean Shores for a fun filled camping weekend with some friends! The nice warm weather we've been having lately feels SOOOO GOOD! Can't wait to get to the beach! Here's a few photos from last year's trip to Ocean Shores . . . isn't it GORGEOUS . . . yeah . . . my sweet little boy is pretty darn cute too!







I just got some fun new stamps during the CTMH Stampaganza and can't wait to use them when we get home . . . so look for some new creations next week and SCRAPBOOKING BINGO!

Have a safe and happy 4th . . .

The monkey stamp . . .

I got it at a store called Stamper's Ink in Everett, Washington. It was made by Great Impressions. They sell their stamps in a lot of stores . . . hopefully, you can find a store near you. Here's the link to Great Impressions. The number on the stamp is #E506.


I FOUND IT online for you . . . at Memory Lane Stamps. They have a couple other cute ones too . . .summer monkey is pretty cute! Might have to get that one!

Thanks for all of your nice comments. If any of you do get it, please email me your projects! I'd love to see what you create with it!

Also . . . did you notice my countdown calendar in the sidebar! Sure seems like a long ways away . . . but I still have to get my passport (and a tan!)! LOL!!

Happy Memorial Day!

Getting ready to head out for the holiday weekend . . .camping at Salt Creek . . . our annual tradition! It is the best time! Hope the weather holds out for us . . :-)

I've got some stuff I've been working on . . . I'll post photos on Tuesday! Have a great weekend!

I'm still here . . .

it's just been a crazy week! We are in the process of selling our business and it has been all-consuming! But I managed to put together a couple of cards for my Hostess Club today so I will take photos and post them here tomorrow! Then I'll be back in the swing of things.

Thanks to those that have subscribed! I think I'll have to put together a little BLOG CANDY to celebrate my subscribers and the selling of my shop! Stay tuned . . .

I finally figured it out . . .

now you can enter your email address (just to the right of this post) and you will receive automatic updates via email when I post something new on my blog! Yaayyyy!

I know a lot of you check out lots of different blogs and it's hard to remember where you've been. So, hopefully this will help to keep us in touch and keep you updated on my blog!

This way you will also be immediately notified when I'm giving away BLOG CANDY!!! So sign up now and keep coming back! Thanks for looking :-)

IT'S HERE!!!!

Yaayyyy! My new Summer Idea Books were delivered yesterday and I am soooo excited! Also got my new Stamps of the Month for the next 4 months and they are all sooooo CUTE!

Here's a sneak peak at the cover of the new book . . .



. . . .you'll have to wait a while to see the rest! ;-)

2 MORE DAYS . . . !!!

until I get my shipment of new CTMH Summer Idea Books! I can hardly contain my excitement. I've seen a sneak peak of some of the SOTM and they are so stinkin' cute!!!

Stay tuned because I'll be playing with my new SOTM next week and will be posting some of my work here!

If you'd like to order a Summer Idea Book, please email me!

Arggghhhhh . . .

I've been trying to resize some photos in Photobucket this morning and my computer keeps giving me an error!!! I'm hoping it's just a temporary problem with Photobucket. I made 5 cards last night after about a 2 week dry spell and I was hoping to post them here this morning! Argghhh!

Please check back later this afternoon and I will keep trying to get them resized and posted here.