{oh my gosh}

I sat down to try to scrap something (because I was lucky enough to get "the princess" to bed at 8:30). Well, after I spent some time talking to Hubby on Yahoo Messenger and browsing the internet... yes, you guessed it - it's bed time.
Also, my desk is so messy that I only have a 9 x 4 area to work in and that means I would have to clean first... not going to happen. Not tonight anyway! So Nicole what's keeping you from cleaning... (no answer).
On a non-scrapping note. I start my 7 day cleanse tomorrow and I am not excited about it, but I know I need it. I eat so bad and on top of that don't work out (bad combo). I'm sure my lack of soda and goodies will have me pissed for a few days however I know it will be worth it in the end. Wish me luck!
I did realize that I never posted my layouts from the August Scrapcakes kit. So, here is one of them. The kit had a ton of wonderful paper and this layout is on some yummy Kelly Panacci paper.


I totally put a circle over the top left corner of that picture because you could see right down my shirt!! Don't tell anyone, even though I guess I just did!! LOL!
Alright, I'm off. Hope everyone has a super dooper fabulous Thursday.

{where does the day go?}

It seems like I blink and it's gone. I wake up, go to work, run errands at lunch, get off and spend some time playing with Caitlyn and before you know it, it's 8pm. Time for dinner, bath, bed.
I really need to manage my time better, if that's possible.
I wish I had time to sit down and scrap... I have tons of new stuff that I haven't even touched yet. I have tons of old stuff that I need to get to and there is stuff that's getting ready to come out that I'm going to want. What to do? Okay that was me just venting! LOL!
I wanted to do a quick update while I was sitting in my scraproom looking for a couple of photos to scrap. I really want to do Sketch #2 over at Pink Sketches. At least if I commit to that I know I'll get at least one layout a week done. LOL!
I also need to finish organizing my scraproom. It's been almost 3 months and it's still not finished I still have stuff to unpack and throw away. Although I have found a new home for alot of my unwanted items (one of my co-workers is a scrapper).
Okay so now that I haven't found my pictures and have watched 20 minutes of Amityville 2 (because there is NOTHING else on)... I'm going to bed. Not because I'm tired, but because I'm about 95% sure that Miss Caitlyn will wake up at about 1:00am (for no reason) and I want to at least have a couple of hours of sleep in my sleep bank when that happens.
It's amazing that someone that's only been here for 9 months runs my life, I hope she doesn't think this is permanent!

{friday nite at home}

We were supposed to bowl tonight but that didn't happen so it's been a night of Cowboy's football and some random movie about some man putting people on an island and whoever is left alive is the winner. (The condemned). Please understand that I am in no way recommending this movie... I am just letting you know what I'm watching. LOL!

So I finished my layout for the Pink Sketches blog... I hope you went and checked it out. I'm pretty sure the next sketch is revealed tomorrow. I can't wait!!

I had one more July 4th photo to scrap and I was able to get it finished using the sketch. I haven't added my journaling yet, but I thought I should go ahead and get my layout posted and I can get my journaling added later.

Hope everyone has a great Saturday. I am headed to bed, I don't think I'm going to finish the movie. Plus I want to be well rested so I can get some scrapping done tomorrow.

{we survived Fay}

So we haven't even been in Sunny South Florida (yes, I'm saying that with a frown on my face) for 6 months and guess what... we have to deal with a darn tropical storm (Fay). Of course I'm glad that it wasn't a hurricane, but it's still an inconvenience either way.
Anyway, I found a new sketch sight that I already love. It's called Pink Sketches. The first sketch was posted this weekend and I already have it completed!! I haven't had a chance to take a picture yet, but I plan on getting it posted tomorrow. If you get a chance go check it out and play along.
Okay that's it for right now... I know I'm very boring. I will try to get out and do some stuff so that I at least have some pictures to share.
Hope everyone is having a fabulous week!

{It's Jemma day today}

Some of you might wonder what I'm talking about, but I have decided that today will forever go down in history as "Jemma day" for me. Why you ask... well that is a fabulous question.
The first reason is because I finally scrapped something for myself... not DT stuff, but simply for me. And I used Jemma's sketch as inspriation (thanks Jemma). I have been saying that I was going to use one of her fabulous sketches for so long now and well I finally got around to it. Here is my layout and I even managed to use some old stuff even though I now have tons of new stuff I need to use. LOL!

I had to blur out my address so no crazy people (you know who you are) show up at my door.
Also, don't click on the picture because it is HUGE... I haven't figured out Elements so I don't know how to resize my photos.
The second reason that I am dedicating today to Jemma is because she also inspired me to work out. She didn't say or do anyone thing, but just the fact that she is strong enough to push herself to do what she needs to do to get to the goals that she has for herself made me think that I too need to push myself and be the strong female that I know I am so I got up off my butt and walked 2 miles today. It might not sound like much but to me it is. I always find excuses to not work out and today I made myself "just do it" and for some reason my dear friends Jemma crossed my mind and I thought to myself.. Jemma would get it done!!
So here's to you Jemma!! Thanks for the inspiration.
And in my book; today 8/14/08 is Jemma Day!! It's so awesome to have a friend like you in my life.
*Next on my to do list... the awesome sketch at Sketch This.

{I need scrap counseling}

It amazes me how long it's been since I have actually posted a layout or card. The fact that I don't have any photo editing software hasn't helped with that at all. So I have downloaded a trial of Photoshop Elements to see if that's the way I want to go and I must say so far so good. I have already created one sketch and cloned some unwanted to people out of my photos... this is pretty sweet.
Anyway, this means that tomorrow I will be posting some pictures because right now I have no creative mojo and I'm going to go upstairs and spend some QT (quality time) with my hubby. This will also give me some time to browse through a couple of scrappy mags to see if I can find some inspiration.
The Scrapcakes August kit is available and I must admit it was super fun to work with. It has some yummy October Afternoon and a ton of paper from the Kelly Panacci line. You can check it out here. I will post the projects I did with it tomorrow.
Okay hope you had a fabulous Monday!!

{believe it or not}

I am scrapping however I am currently without photo editing software so I can't take pictures and post stuff. So I am trying to decide if I want to purchase Photoshop Elements. I of course don't want to spend the money for it, but if I plan on taking picture and posting them then I really do need it.
I will have a decision made in the next 24 hours because I have DT stuff that I have to post... so any suggestions would be great. The majoirty of my friends over at Memorable Seasons say they have Photoshop Elements and they love it. So even though I HATE to be a follower I think I might have to get on the band wagon for this one.
Okay well it's late and I really need to get to bed... I will hopefully be able to post tomorrow even if it means going upstairs to the home PC and using that software. :o(

{go ahead...}

call me a liar. I can't believe that it's been over a week since I updated last. Here I was saying how I was feeling 95% percent and that turned out to not be the case. Anyway, now I really do feel like I'm 95%.
I have been working on my Memorable Seasons projects and challenges and I am working on the Scrapcakes August kit which is super yummy (sorry I can't show you).
If you are interested in some challenges for the month, stop by the MS board and take part in our All About Me challenges. There will be a new prompt every Monday to get you scrapping about YOU!!
There is also an awesome kit at MS this month (put together by the ubertalented JenM)... you can check it out here.
As for me... once I get caught up on my DT duties... you can find me at Dreamgirls for their August challenge (another all about me challenge) that I think is awesome, so go play with those ladies and you can also stop by Scrapin Friendzy (link to the right). There are doing a super cute Sizzlin' Summer Wrap Up for August which sounds fun!!!
Okay so now that I have semi-updated, I'm off to scrap for a few minutes... or I might just go to bed and have creative scrappy thoughts in my head for tomorrow.
Hope you all had a Super Dooper Summer Saturday.
BTW - I figure if there are so many online sites doing "All About Me" as the theme for the month then why don't you make August all about you. I know I am. Let's see what can I get into to?....