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I am just getting ready to mod podge the paper to the wood on liberty.  I stayed up until 3:00 trying to make the color combinations work!  I love the papers ~ it’s that I wanted to do one thing on r & that would mean I needed a certain paper, but that certain paper is being used on e (which is right next door), so I have to change e.  I don’t like the paper combinations on t, so five times later, I think I’m done.  Finally, I decided I was running around in circles and needed to get some sleep for a "fresh" perspective.  I woke up this morning & loved them!  FUNNY!?  Yes, it is.  The way our brains work is a marvel!  I know what embellishments & ribbons, etc. are going where ~ so here goes ….. I’m off to mod podge!

Don’t forget the contest!  A

Ladies!  I know you get on and read, but few of you post comments.  It’s not a rule, you don’t have to ~ but it’s FUN to read what you have to say!  You don’t have to sign up or give your information at all.  Just click on the COMMENTS link, type your name (just first) and your email address and your comment. 

What’s in it for you (besides a lot of fun!)???  Drum roll, please …… A scrapbook page made by me!  You send my your pics & journaling – I send you a completed layout!  (Is that cool?).

The rules:  I will put everyone who comments from now (Yes, Carey & Missy you are in) until March 31st into a drawing to win.  You will be entered in the drawing once for each comment, so the number of times you are in the drawing is up to you!  Oh, yeah, and remember this is a family program!  😉  

Have fun with it!  (I’ll post pics for today in a few hours!)  A

This is how I left my kitchen table on Friday – I usually try to leave the house clean so you have that warm fuzzy feeling when you come home.  Not this time – we were lucky to get away!  I am so grateful that I was able to get away and clear my mind.  I definitely was NOT in the mood to create before!  But I am now ~ and it’s a good thing!  I am just cleaning my table and will get going on liberty.  I can’t go to bed until it’s done.  My package from Making Memories has not come, yet.  But it will!  I can’t wait!  I need to send a "shout out" to my friend at MM ~ Thank you for always helping me when I am in a bind!

I have some great pics to scrapbook from this weekend!  I’m sure I’ll be using some of them in some sample boards soon! 

I hope you are all having a great day!  Enjoy the last day and a half of February ~ SPRING: Here we come!  A

This is a sample page I did for the Chatterbox board.  The paper is their new Greenhouse Room.  As you know I love RED & orange.  I love how they combined red, orange, green & pink – & look how cute they are together!  The ribbons, brads, foam stamps & metal frames are Making Memories.

My friends and I used to go DISCO Rollerskating (BB- before Bryan) Saturday nights at Classic Rollerskating.  I was talking with Adrienne at the store about she and her friends going rollerskating and it reminded me of this great photo.  My pants are my mom’s palatzo (sp!?) pants & I can pull out each leg about 3′.  It was a little dangerous to be rollerskating in those ~ but what fun we had!

We leave in 2 hours!  I don’t have clothes packed, my primary stuff to my substitute, heck, we haven’t had breakfast.  I was up too late last night (4:30) & couldn’t get up!  I’d better get going! 

I’ll "see" you next week!  A

aaaaAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!  I just realized I hadn’t posted yet!  I am done with bloom, but since it’s not approved yet, I won’t show you the photos yet!  I was thinking of "unveiling" my new classes on Saturday, March 11.  That’s a little less than two weeks before Spring into Spring. 

We are going to St. George for the weekend to watch my "little" bro. play basketball (go SNOW Badgers!) — & boy did I luck out!  I am waiting on a couple of things for liberty & "Oh, the Possibilities!" so I have a slight extension.  Tomorrow, I’ll show you the product board I still need to do tonight and then we will continue this next week until I am done.  It’s helping me ~ I am accountable for what I’ve done each day. 

Thank you for coming along with me on this!   A

I haven’t gotten much done today!  As you can see, Riley had a lot of fun with my paints!  I am falling behind – quickly!!  I will finish bloom soon & will move on to liberty.  More later!  A

p.s. Yes, I did get it all cleaned up!

Yesterday I finished "eggs" (minust the egg) for the AMM website.  Unfortunately, my living room floor looks about the same – if not worse than it did yesterday!  Oh, well, that’s the way I work!

Today’s project is bloom.  Here’s a little snippet.  I hope you like the colors!  (the paper is Gin-X)  The font is completely different than anything we have done yet.  Wish me luck!

Until tomorrow!  A

Hey guys!  I am frantically working on meeting my Friday deadline for next quarter’s classes.  What do I still have to design?  bloom, liberty & "oh, the possibilities!".  Yes, that means that I have absolutely nothing done.  Never fear!  With a week’s worth of late nights & lots of awesome products, I am sure to succeed.  What I thought I would do is give you a week’s worth of previews as I am creating.  That should get you excited before the big unveiling in March!  So here goes … this is my living room:   

As you can see, it’s a mess!  But … it houses a plethora of awesome products!  Did you notice the new Chatterbox papers, the Heidi Swapp Credit Card embellishments & American Crafts ribbons that you can now purchase by the yard!?

I hope you enjoyed today’s previews!  I can’t wait to let you know what tomorrow has in store! 

Thanks for your support!  TTFN! A

Okay, I’ve been tagged!  And I was always the last one standing in dodge ball!  I guess I’m “it”!  This is actually the second time I’ve been tagged, sorry Heidi!  I’m a fairly open person, but I do like to keep some things to myself.  Well, here goes:

The rules for this tag are as follows:  Remove the blog name in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place.  Then add yourself to the bottom of the list.

Leah

HeidiZ.

Heather

Heidi

Amber

Then you get to select five people to pass the love on to.  I’ll choose five super talented super nice gals:

Tamara Jensen: www.tamarajensen.typepad.com

Joey Whidaker: www.joeywhid.blogspot.com

What were you doing 10 years ago?

Attending school at the University of Utah, Bryan and I had been married for 5 months, thinking of looking for a new job with a boss who’s honest in his dealings.

What were you doing 1 year ago?

Still trying to get Riley to want to nurse, teaching at the Paper Attic, primary chorister (still am), YW basketball coach …

Five snacks you enjoy (in no particular order, as all snacks are created equal):

caramels, animal crackers, cereal, apples, laffy taffy

Five songs to which you KNOW all the lyrics:

As a singer there are many, most U2 songs, Depeche Mode, Garth Brooks & many others

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

get out of debt & set up savings plans for the boys, buy Bryan a new car, add a garage (Bryan would buy a new house), help others the way i want to now and can’t, give away money to someone different every month.

Five bad habits:

staying up late & sleeping in late, doing too many things at once, not doing my hair & makeup everyday (although i don’t generally mind that J

), not exercising like I should.

Five things you like doing:

spending time with my family, watching my little bro. play bball at Snow College, singing, waterskiing, kiking, exercising (although i haven’t been lately), and, of course, scrapbooking – oops, that’s seven!

5 things you would never wear, buy, or get again:

slick my hair to the right (ala 7^th grade school photo), spandex pants with big shirts, a size “S” (even when the rest of me is small, my boobs never will be), delphiniums (gorgeous, but they like to disappear), shaped scissors & paper crimper.

Five favorite toys:

metals, acrylic paint, foam stamps, mod podge, sewing machine, and balls (basketball & football)

We have added another kiSses class!  It’s Thursday, February 10th from 6:00 to 9:00.  Let your friends know!  But hurry and sign up because it is filling fast!  Call the store at (801)572-9199 to register by phone!

BTW, we are meeting on Monday to discuss next quarter!!!!  Lots of fun things in store!  shhhhh . . . . don’t tell!       Amber