you know meeee,, challenge blog crazy lady over here {thanks again G} :-D. seriously, i am having the very best time busting out these babies like nobodies business. i have been back and forth about 12X12 layouts,,, orrr 8 1/2X11. i think for the challenge blogs, im gonna continue on with the 8 1/2X11. it just feels better. anywayyyy,,, so as i said, challenge blogs,, i have been stumbling across a few here and there, choosing the blogs that are more suited towards uhmm,, *me* and what is more my stelo. ya know?? in the next day or so, ill introduce you to another challenge blog that is brand spanking new, and totally rad. i love it already,, but for now,,,, here is my take on the effer dares challenge #127. im totally not sure if there is a deadline, i dont think there is,,, right?!?! i think its a blog more for having fun and inspiration. yes?? is it?? so, i busted out an old RVA kit that i have by lugging to and from crops and still had yet to use it,, but it totally worked for this layout {MAN I SURE KNOW HOW TO MAKE A SHORT STORY LONG,,,, HUH???},,,, and since i have yet to do a challenge for this blog, it only made sense to start with this challenge. *im a _____ virgin*. ha!! perfect. i just so happened to be an effer dares virgin. perfect. now that im no longer an effer dares virgin, you can count on seeing more of my takes on their challenges,,, here is my first,,,,,

and i soooo gonna do this challenge. ive got it all up in the noggin, stewing and stirring,,,, its gonna be rad!!!

~xoxo~

as soon as the sassafrass lass paper came i couldnt wait to get started on my samples for my next card class at pink. love, love, love sassafrass!!!

we will be making five all occasion cards and the class date in the 8th of march @ 2:00. yay!! hope to see you there!!! (760)598*2222

~loves~

there are far tooooo many reasons to list off why the heck i have on pink pineapple. instead, ask this,,, why the heck WOULDNT i have a crush on pink pineapple?!??! the crop was amazing. perfect. lovely. fun. perfect. perfect. perfect. i loved it, it flew by for me!! here are a few pictures from the evening. thank you all so very, very much for joining us!!! our night was complete with out of towners new to pink, {and now these ladies have a big, fat crush on pink pineapple just like i said they would} and even a spy from another close by scrapbook store!!! its okay though, we want everybody see what a great time we were having!!! woot ~ woot!!!!! i made these for the give aways,,,,, krystie and i were the hostess with the mostess by far!!! we had a blast together!! although the two of us didnt take enough pictures together,,, although this is a silly picture, its so *us*, right girly?? we got a ton of pictures of our butts,,, i had sweats on that said *love pink* and hers had a pink pineapple. get it?? *LOVE PINK PINEAPPLE* stinking, stinking cute,,, but needless to say, my butt isnt so cute, so those babies didnt make it to the blog. just trust me, it was wicked!!!!nely and i on the couch right before the parrrrrrtyy got started. big huge shout out to nely for the help ~ thanks girly!!! {xo}one of my favorite friends made these cookies, decorated them and put together this plate with a vintage heirloom elephant as a center piece. stinkin' stinkn' cute!!!! thanks lisa!!! {xo}ohhh danggg,,, packed house to the brim and a waiting list to boot!!! such a good feeling,,,,

you can count of seeing one of these pictures in an up and coming layout,,, angels,,,

and of course ninjas,,, so, so rad. nely*me*jessica. ladies, i had a blast with you!!!! {xo}

our table was too much fun!! full of ladies that i adore like crazy!!! thank you to pink pineapple for letting me be a part of this experience. i had sooooo much fun!!! i cant wait for the next theme crop {march 27} and im already signed up and ready to gooooooo!!! I LOVE YOU PINK PINEAPPLE!!!! MY CRUSH FOR YOU JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER!!!! xoxoxox

~cheers~

Dr. Seuss:
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”
~loves~

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

ill be back with awesome pictures from last nights parrrrrtyyyy!!!

~xoxox~

so were you one of the lucky chicks to get a spot at tonights *i have a crush on pink*'s crop?? you know, the one hosted by me and missy krystie?? well, {so excited} its totally sold out, totally and last i heard {a few days ago} there was a waiting list of at least five!!! ohhhh dang!!! so excited. well, for those of you whom i will be spending the evening with tonight, its on like donkey kong!!! we have amazing give aways and rad, rad, rad, goodie bags that somebody we all know {and love,, ahem, ahem,,,,} painted on!!!! heeee,,,, bring you junk food appetite because there will be goodies a plenty. cant wait!!!! wanna a little sneaky sneak???,,,i smell cupcakes,,,, see ya tonight!!!!

~loves~

did you hear the rad news?? pink pineapple is now doing a monthly challenge!! so rad. so excited. so inspired. i have to be honest, i have never considered doing challenges until gloria mentioned that she does them as often as she can. and she loves them. i tried {for my very first time} to tackle this challenge thing and i have to admit, i am also a fan. i {of course} started with pinks challenge. i did these babies a week {or more ago}. do you do challenges?? do you like them?? i truly encourage you to give it a try for the first time, or give it another try if youre not so much a fan. mama likey!!! here is the information for pinks challenge, straight from their email. orrrrrr,, you can go to glorias challenge blog.

Every month, Gloria, Pink Pineapple's Head of Design Team will post a new challenge. You can email your submissions to pinkpineapplescrap@sbcglobal.net, bring them into the store, or mail them to us. We will choose one winner each month. The winner of the challenge will be announced on the blog and his/her layout or project will be displayed for an entire month on our blog and/or in the store.

The challenge this month is as follows:

Design a layout using any Valentine paper line of your choice and you MUST incorporate some Hambly product on your layout!

Entries are due by Thursday, February 26th at 5:00pm via email, dropped off at store, or by mail. Winner will be announced on Sunday, February 28th.

here is my first entry,,,

and {honestly} im so inspired i did a second,,, im not sure if i can do that, so we will see,,, but i did it anyway. whatever, at least its helping me on my way to my 365 layouts, yes??

i honestly do like em both. for different reasons. so i think you should try the challenge as well!!! do it!!!

~xoxo~

i love scrapmojo. i went through some of their older challenges to see is anything struck my fancy. just for fun!! there was a ton of fun challenges that inspired me and made me happy. i know i cant enter it, but i thought that challenge number 21 sounded perfect. i have always thought the whole *my child*,, blah, blah, blah bumper sticker was, well, interesting. just not my thing. anyway, when the whole *my child beat up your honor student* come along {as a bumper sticker}, i remember the first one {it was on a red ford ranger when i was driving in temec}. i died. too, too funny!!! anyway, like i said, i know i cant submit it, but no the less, i wanted to play along. this, is what i came up with and i love it!!! scrapmojo does something to my creative mind and i love it!!!

dude, daniel is so rad!!! i love this picture ~ taken like a few days ago,,,

~cheers~

as i had mentioned, {a while back now} my mother in law turned 50 this last month. we had a party for her on the saturday after her birthday and i made a book for some precious photos and room for people to sign their love to her. i couldnt find the album i had in mind so i made myself. from scratch. i stitched the edges of the pages and cant express how proud of this little piece i am. its perfect!!! and it was a hit. the cover was inspired by an class that carrie is taught at the pink.
i love this feeling,,, when a project is all you pictured it to be,,,
have a good day
~peace~

look,,, i made a little gadget to keep you all updated on my progress!! there is one at the bottom of the page {above my music box}, but its kinda hard to see,,, anyway, moving right along,,,, :-D

~ciao~

i am totally addicted to challenges at the moment,,, how much is too much had a challenge to use 19 different brands in your layout. a challenge indeed. and very fun and totally inspiring. here is mine,,,kinda random and crazy, but a ton of fun!!! here is the break down, so you know i didnt cheat!!! alright, im off to pink to teach my card class!!! have a wonderful sunday,,
~cheers~

supply list for tomorrow card class :-D
please bring with you
* crop-a-dile
* glue dots
* red ink
* tape runner
* corner rounder
* paper trimmer
* scissors
* bone folder
see you sunday {tomorrow that is}!!
~xoxo~

alright, i couldnt stand to miss another challenge deadline, so yesterday i whipped this baby together for the olw challenge. challenge #44 word is living. this is what i came up with. a little different for me, but i likey,,,*i am living a life that far exceeds what my dreams were made of*
~*~*~yeah, hi little {side note action} ~ just spell checked my post, turns out i have a little spelling problem in my word *exceeds*,,, man, am i ever gonna get these challenges right?? geezzzz,,, bummer dude!!!! man, i so should have known better too, i know my spelling is, how you say *not so much*,,,,~*~*~
~ciao~

*~*~*alright, so im lame,,, i went to *submit* my layout, and im too late,,,, bummer dude*~*~*
gloria has inspired me to do more scrapbook challenges. she loves them and encouraged me to give it a try. *thank you gloria*. i knew of a few scrap challenge blogs out there so i started with scrapmojo. their challenge 29 was this,,,

Our next challenge comes with a big "POW", "CRACK", "BOOM". Everyday life can be stressful. We know you all have your own mini adventures going on around your house and some might even call you a superhero. We fight battles big or small and fix many many things. We want to know what superhero name you would give yourself. It can be something silly or maybe something really heartfelt. Whatever it may be we want to see you scrap it. The second part of the challenge is to tear something. A paper or a book page anything just tear it and use it on your creation.

here is what i came up with,,,, *i am the pink ninja* :-D fun!!

likey?? i do!! thank you gloria for the inspiration and thank you scrapmojo for a fun first blog challenge for me!!! ekk,,, i hope i win!!!!

~loves~