Spam Anyone?

Have you ever taken a minute and really looked at your spam email folder?  Mine seems to think I am single and in need of meeting someone.  Mr. Spam doesn't seem to care who... man or woman... one rich to take care of me or one for me to take care, (that one cracks me up!).  He also seems to think I have an issue with belly fat, that I need to read bible quotes, that I need to acquire some insurance, and enlarge parts of my anatomy.  I'm guessing not my belly!  Sometimes scrolling through the spam folder makes me giggle!


These photos were taken during my visit to NYC.  I saw several of these guys on the streets, and thought we don't have this back home.... hmmmm, this could be a job for Matt!!  At the time he was looking for a job and I thought this could be a new career path for him. Of course, he wasn't so crazy about the idea.

My new love, wood veener from Studio Calico!  Combined with Mr. Huey.   **sigh**

A big thank you to all of the men and women who are serving and have served our country.  Wishing you all a safe Memorial Day.

The whole day...

Yes, for a change I have the whole day at home! And on NSD day too! Even thought it's just the day and not the weekend, I'm gonna be excited!!

Seems I've not gotten much of anything done here lately, because all I've been doing is reading! I used to read like this, all the time, it's just been a long time since I let myself get lost in the world of books. I read 5 books in April! FIVE! It's been years since I've done that. I got lost in the Hunger Games, surprised myself, but I did. Then in the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy, another surprise. I read this book called Lunatics that David brought home.... and now, I've discovered a new Sookie Stackhouse book is out. I'm going to have to quit my day job!

Today I've got to play catch-up.... on the house... the yard... the laundry... and most importantly... on Project Life!! I am so behind it's not even funny! Good news is, I've got a retreat in 2 weeks, and I'm sure that is what I'll be working on!!

Here is my latest layout for Project 12, yes, still 2011.... but, I'm halfway done! Progress is being made! Everything is from one of my Studio Calico kits, I'm not remembering which one. I love just about everything about it, except the title. But, I'm leaving it. This was a really fun sketch to use. I'd provide the links, but honestly, not sure I can even find them after a year. Just know, it's a pagemaps sketch, as are all of the Project 12 layouts.

Hope you all find some time to play today... and enjoy NSD!!

Sing with me, sing for the years

sing for the laughter....sing for the tears..... Dream on Dream on Dream until your dreams come true. Try getting that song out of your head today!

 I'm sitting here watching a Carrie Underwood & Steven Tyler concert on CMT. Never would have thought of them together, but I haven't moved. And that's what I've done with my morning so far! Another week done gone by, can you believe May 1st is Tuesday! This year will soon be half over. I'm not sure why it seems to be going so fast, but it is.

Went to TX yesterday for some cake tasting. It was yummy good. Had lunch with Jess & Josh. Then went and bought myself a dress for my date tonight! Love new clothes!! Went to pick up a few flowers to finish out my front bed and discovered that hanging baskets were half off. I picked up this huge Boston Fern, there were no prices around, thought it's prob $20 and I'm not getting it if it is. At the register I said to the young man, "before we get started can you tell me how much this plant is"... he said "well they are half off, lets check". $3.97. I said "SHUT UP!!" I thought, hmmmm, I'm going to get another one... and for some reason I felt the need to tell everyone I encountered that these plants were $3.97! Bet they sold a lot of hanging baskets yesterday!

 Here are a couple of more pages done for the Blow Out of 2010. I need to get busy, 2012 Blow Out is just a few weeks away. This guy, Vince Vance, he had us laughing all night long. You never knew what he was going to come out wearing!

Love the gold stars. Thanks Melissa! She showed me the gold Mr. Huey... and yikes! It is most amazing! The pennants with the Epiphany Craft Punch were just the right touch. Planning to use that little tool much more in the future. Used some washi tape on both pages, never get tired of it.

Have yourself a great day! I'm off to get a few plants in the ground!

Springtime means....

lots and lots of yard work! While I love it, I really think my yard grew over the winter. It really seems soooo much bigger! It takes a lot to get it in shape from the winter months. Crape Myrtle trees to cut back, (we have 10 of them), shrubs to be shaped, (let me tell you, no one would pay me for this skill I'm lacking in!), weeds to be pulled, soil to turn, moneky grass to fight... you get the idea. Buuuuut, since spring came early, I've flowers blooming already, butterflies everywhere, some serious pretty going on in the backyard! Plus, it looks as if Jessica has been bitten by the flowers in the yard bug. She spent the better part of yesterday building a flower bed in her front yard. After 234 text messages and 187 phone calls, she has one finished... and it looks really good! Even with all the yard work, I've still found time to clean house, do laundry, go to work, and scrap! Sheesh, no wonder I'm tired! Here is my May entry for my Project 12. A sketch from Pagemaps was used.

My first real try at stamping with markers. It's so neat, even if I do sound a little strange blowing on the stamp!

A little paint can make naked chipboard pop.

Thanks for taking time to stop by. Have yourself a wonderful day!

this tickles me!