yo!!!!!!! hi friends. hi. long time no catcher uppers action,,,, i miss you. and i honestly totally forget how to use my computer and my blog,,, ive just been absent. and thats okay. ive got a lot to share!!! we shall catch up,,, i, honestly have no idea what has been happening in the blog & internet world. no clue what papers are coming out. nothin'. buttttttt i do know that nely and i are hosting another crop,,, *rise & shine with the pink ninjas*,,,

dang,, it was kinda fun to blog again. baby steps. baby steps.

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oh me ~ oh my!!!! the crop is right around the corner,,, eeeeeeppp!!! im so excited!!! we have a few spots left,, wanna join us?? find out the details here!!

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we are so stoked around here as of late,,, nely and i are going to be hosting a pink ninja crop in april!!! im so excited about this and that we have finally put another one of our dreams in action!!! read all the details on the ninja blog today,,, i really, really hope you can come and support us, itll be the best!!!

so. you got anything going on this friday?? saayyy,,, 6:00 or so?? wanna kick it with some rad chicks and scrap till,,, oh,,, say midnight?? you do?? sweet,,, i think there might be room,,, i think,,, call 760*598*2222. itll be fun, the pink pineapple design team is hosting the crop this time around,,, were such a well rounded groups of chicks. a little bit of everything to make you happy, comfy and inspired for sure!!!! see you there,,, oh ~ and dont forget your pjs!!! :-)

love you, love ally

wednesday i took an amazing class at pink pineapple with miss emily falconbridge and lemme tell you, it totally rocked!!!! i got to spend the evening crating with some of my girlys at my all time favorite store in the world!!! my girlfriend noelle {who creates wedding invitations that are to die for} joined me and nely for a wicked time!!!! i love what we created,,, i havent finished my mushrooms yet, but you get the picture ~ yes?? oh, and how stinkin cute is emily?? so, so cute!!!
~loves~

last weekend ~ well, actually not last weekend,,, but last, last weekend,, you know the weekend of the fourteenth?? anyway,,, i participated in the annual chairty event for scrapbook royalty at the boys and girls club in san marcos. as always ~ it was a blast!!! i got to kick it with some of my fav peps ~ jessica ~ krystie ~ gloria ~ toni ~ teri ~ good times!!!! here are a few pictures!!!

dude ~ krystie can cut a *mean* rug in her tutu!!! her dance moves were outta this world!!!! :-)so, you since i was the fairy god~mama {or something like that} i *helped* ~ didnt i k?? ;-D alright, alright so i guess i kinda sucked at being a fairy god~mama,,, sorryyyyy,,, :-D i knew i had to make up for my lack of being totally awesome and stuff so we did,,, we delivered waters matra gras ~ float at homecoming style,,,, totally rad!!! we took turns pulling each other on this card throwing waters at anybody and everybody that wanted some!!!! we even got a little flashy~flash action!!! i love krystie!!!!
this is so fun!!!!

~ciao~

its been a while since i have expressed my love for pink pineapple. been a little wrapped up in this new adventure of being a part of a design team. *thank you* but my love for pink pineapple continues to grow and grow,,, in fact, i have a class coming up there this sunday. my monthly card class actually. you know, this one,,,, the class is {as i said ~ sunday} the 8th at 2:00. there are still spots!!! call and sign up 760*598*2222. speaking of classes, my layout class is in a few weeks which you might wanna get yer name on the listy list also. class is sunday the 22nd at 2:00 {pink pineapple} of course!!! and since i hadnt posted this picture and im loveing on pink at the moment,, this is from their very first theme crop. a pj party. here i am hanging in our little girly group. so much fun!!! cant wait for the next!!!! already on the list baby!!!!

fun times always happening over there!!!
i hope to see you at my card class!!!
~loves~

hi. hey, remember when i said i was gonna do 365 layouts this year?? have you been playing along?? i wanted to point out the counter i have in my side margin------> to the right. its a running total so you can follow along. jennifer gave me the idea :-D thanks jennifer!!! here is a recent fav. i busted out the sewing machine and stitched those ribbons onto the layout. i love the look and yes, im not scared to,,,
a} put a picture of my son on a pink layout {mainly because of his board shorts} and mainly because he is manly enough to rock pink!! ;-D
b} put flowers on the page as well
it doesnt bother me,,, should it??
did you make yourself a similar goal?? how are you doing on it??
~ciao~

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~

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~

as if cha wasnt awesome enough, i decided to join carrie, gloria and elena for a celine navarro at scrapbook oasis. such fun times!!! she was a doll and had so many unusually fun ideas for layouts!! check out her supply list,,,
*FOUR 4x6 pictures (color and/or b&w) - one has to be developed in a photo lab (no ink jet)*THREE 3x2 pictures (color or/and b&w)
*masking tape
*gesso
*acrylic paints
*watercolor paints (four colors : yellow, red, blue, green)
*one of two sheets of newspapers
*pizza cutters
*paper brush edge distresser
*Staz-on ink
*Versafine black ink
*punches
*cutter
*scissors
*glue
*white gel pen
*black gel pen
*double sided tape
yes ~ pizza cutter!!! she actually had an amazing technique using it!!! its so amazing to me how different artists and their minds work. i love this industry. here are a few photos from the amazing evening,,,
i took pictures of her layouts, these arent mine,,, although i wish they were,,, :-D

thanks ladies for spending the evening with me!!! so much fun!!!

~xoxo~