AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!!....

go here for some awesome giveaways by the fabulous Donna Downey it is a wrap around photo from Color Incorporated Photo Labs and a code to get some free prints... and, another reason you want to stop be her blog is b/c it is just awesome and full of inspiration....

til next time...
;) angie

pluggin' along...

i see a few of you are still stopping by my blog, thanks...just enjoying a busy summer with Kelsey before she starts high school in a month...she has been doing some volunteering for the Health Science pathway that she has chosen to follow in high school, did a 2 week basketball camp through the high school and local university, playing Rec. volleyball, going to the Open Gyms at the high school that work with her schedule and still trying to get in 2-3 pitching lesson a month. High school volleyball tryouts are in a week.

Just spent a wonderful & cool weekend in the mountains. It was an awesome trip! No wonder Keith's Dad & step-mom stay there 3 months out of the summer, we had to wear sweatshirts one day and use blankets at night! There is virtually NO humidity in the mountains!

Still no scrappy/crafty creating for me. I am just going to be patient, my mojo will return one day. I have a whole room of stuff waiting to be used when the mojo returns.

thanks for stooping by...til next time...(and, you can find me on facebook)
;) angie

bloggin....

taking a break from the blog and the message boards....i have not created much lately and just need some time to regroup...if you want to chat, you can find me on FB...
(((hugs)))....

wow.....been busy....(LOTS & LOTS of pics)

so, this is the end of year dance...the tradition is that the girls softball team is responsible for putting on the dance, which means the moms are in charge...lol!!!...a small group of us spent from about 12:30 to 5:00 decorating the school auditorium for the dance and this does not include all of the work that was done the day before and earlier in the week...you know- the planning, shopping & etc...we wanted it to be dance that would be talked about for several yrs and i think we did a great job...the kids had a blast, the food was great, the DJ aka the softball coach played some awesome songs and everyone left with a big smile on their faces....even had a few to say thank you as they were walking out the door....a group went out to eat afterwards, so we let her go with them and we came home...kelsey got home after 11....we are not ready for the nights we will be sitting up waiting for her to come home.....










so, as you can see in the 1st picture, kelsey has A LOT of hair...for the past 2 yrs i have done her hair for the dance, but with me helping with the planning and decorating and the fact that this was her 8th grade year, we decided to let someone fix her hair this year....i left school at 3:00 to take her to the salon so they could work on her hair while i was helping finish the decorating...they told me it would take about 1.5 hours to do her hair....i left the school at 5:00 and when i walked in the finishing touches were being done to her hair...left the salon at 5:10, came home threw on her dress & some make-up...threw my clothes on and was back out the door about 5:30....so glad we decided to have someone else do her hair, that saved us a lot of time!...and, i think her hair turned out beautiful!!!...







a few pics from inside....i took over 200, but i can't share them here b/c i don't have permission to share them b/c they are mostly of kelsey & her friends...with this being her 8th grade year, she actually asked me to take pictures!!!...WOW, what a shock....she had a metal list of who she wanted to have her pic taken with, and i think we got them all...they turned out great...so, you get to see kelsey and her dad and then a pic of kelsey & me.....















and, this final group of pictures would be my baby graduating from the 8th grade...she whizzed by me in a hurry, with a great big smile on her face!...the auditorium lights are horrible, so i always have a tough time getting good pictures...i am hoping that i can do some editing and auto correct on the coloring...anyway, back to the graduating...kelsey's time at her school has really been special because it is a PreK-8th grade school...she has made lots of friends this way...friends with students and staff...she has lots of wonderful memories at this school...and, i know in august when school starts back, she will want to go to open house and see all of her friends that will still be there...and, of course, she will want to go visit some of her previous teachers and catch up with them....i officially have a high school freshman....so, check out her report card!!!!...i am so proud of her, for 2 reasons (1) i never made grades like this....i know it takes lots of hard work & studying and (2) she made these grades while playing volleyball, basketball and softball, which meant lots of practices and game nights that took away from studying time.....she also won this "scholarship" award...i believe only 4 of them got this award and i am not exactly sure what it means...i have an email in to one of her teachers to see what the award means....we really are so proud of her...(hope i don't sound like i am bragging....in today's world it is so tough to be this age..to be this age and do good things...and to do what is right and resist temptation...kwim?)....

so, that my friends is why you have not seen any scrappy stuff from me!..i did make some cards, but gave them away b/f taking pics of them...sorry....hopefully, i will have some new scrappy goodness to share with you soon....

if you made it this far, i have a question for YOU...so, i just had a birthday and will have between $200 and $250 to spend on a new camera....what do you suggest???....i am looking at canon's and Nikon's...any advice will be greatly appreciated!!!.....

thanks for stopping by...til next time...
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still here...

rubber romance stamps...got these from an etsy shop...they are fabulous!!!...check them out here

this one uses K&Co Wild Saffron & a Studio G stamp...

a few new cards....haven't been playing w/ much paper lately....it is the end of the school year and that is a busy time....end of year dance...and, kelsey's 8th grade graduation...hopefully, i will have some free time to create soon....

thanks for stopping by...til next time...
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some new cards....

this was made for Let's Scrap Divas card team challenge...the tag was provided by Renee...she sent several tags and we had to use one on each card for the month of may...gave this one to my hubby earlier in the month for his birthday...


another bday card for my hubby...this is a "lift" from a Becky Higgins card that was featured in the June CK issue...i changed it up a little...i really don't like to copy anybody's design 100%....


here is the mother's day card that i gave my mom...it was also a challenge for AMR, to use pink, yellow and kraft....the bird template came from a blog that i follow through google reader...i "think" it was stampin maria's blog...i really should do a better job of keeping up with the blogs that i use stuff from...


here is a graduation that i made for an AMR challenge...i lifted this one from Jennifer McGuire's blog...she makes some awesome cards!!!...this shows that a card can be simple and still be beautiful...another thing about this card is i only used a few supplies, all things that most scrappers/card-makers already have on hand...i gave this to a friend of mine who just graduated from college...did i mention that she is a single mom and also works a full-time job?...i really admire her for getting it all done!!!....


this card is for the 5/22 let's scrap divas card DT...we had to use the tags that Renee provided us...this card literally took 10 minutes to make...my card base was already cut out...i grabbed my circle punch and used 2 scraps that were laying on my desk...the scallop strip was already punched out...if i have scraps left, i look at my punches and see which one's will work with the scraps and punch them out...i put them all in jars and i always have some things that are ready to use...so, i attached the circles, the scallop strip, the flowers, the buttons and the tag...lastly, i heavily inked all the way around the edges and there is my 10 minute card....

i also wanted to say that i have decided to step down from my DT position at Let's Scrap Diva's...i really enjoyed it, but do not have the required time to give 100% over the next few months....with my daughter being out of school for the summer, along with her rec volleyball, basketball camp, pitching lessons, 2 weekend trips and vacation, i am going to be running short on time and energy (lots of coffee will be needed!!!)...I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Let's Scrap Diva's....Renee and the gals are really a great bunch of ladies and they are all very talented!...i wish all of you the best and i will still be stopping by the message board to see what is going on with all of you!....
so, thanks for stopping by...til next time...
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meet patti....

this is OBX patti, i had the opportunity to meet her when we went to the OBX earlier in the month...when i knew that we were 100% going to the OBX for the weekend, i emailed patti and told her...we were so excited to finally meet IN REAL LIFE!!!...for the past year+ we have done a lot of "chatting" on the good ole computer...she was just as sweet in person as she is "in the computer"...she has a great family, too...we all met & had mexican food for supper before we left to come back home...i am so fortunate that this wonderful hobby i have has given me a chance to talk to people who actually get the "hobby" and all that goes with it, but most of all some pretty great friendships have formed....

thanks for stopping by...til next time....(i promise i will post some of MY work very soon)...

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