Working on getting my mojo back..news and... blog candy over yonder...

Okay, I have a lack of pictures, craftiness, mojo, you name it, I've got a lack of it... yeah that doesn't even sound right but oh well... I'm going with it.

So... no pictures because I still have yet to either develop all my 1800 pictures on my SD Card or buy a new, clean, crisp card... So even if I did have cool, out of this world craftiness to show you, I would still have no way to actually show you... unlesssss I got all techno-smart and actually used my blackberry to post. But we won't get into that, I have no room on my camera and that's that. :)

Okay so other news, go on over to Stampin' When I Can and check out the ENTIRE blog, it's worth it, I'm a lurker there... she sends me to great crafty blogs allll the time, and she's having a 2 year anniversary so she's going to give some blog candy. Be there or be square!

Other stuff is that I always read Lauren's Blog... Love it! She really does amazing work. Well she's been getting ready for a craft fair, and actually they need to be ready for her because her stuff is great! She's totally going to sell out. Most of all I love her little Sour Cream Containers and well she found them over from Beate's Split Coast Stampers place where she now has a tutorial.

These are the one's that Lauren did, I stole the picture from her blog.. hope you don't mind Lauren..... So I'm thinking I may have to try to get some of these done for stocking stuffers this year.. :) What cha think?

ANNNNNDDDDD last but certainly not least, in personal news... I'm going to be an AUNTIE again! yay! Congratulations to my sister Yvonne, she's pregnant with bambino numero DOS! :) or maybe two and three! :) (fingers crossed... waiting... anxiously...)

This concludes for today... Happy crafting!

NON-craft related

Okay so nothing crafty today but I am happy anyhow... Why you ask? THIS is why.

Can you freaking believe it???? They've been having gas wars here in Albuquerque and some mom and pop shops got to $2.85 last week and I came to work yesterday to see this one at $2.75! CRAZY! I love it, that's how it needs to stay, I mean it can go down if it wants but that almost $4.00 stuff was driving me nuts! It was almost costing me more to drive to work than I was being paid to be AT work...

Anyhow this whole economy thing has got me angry, upset, frustrated and second guessing all my decisions! I hate it, you know what I wished for on my birthday??? I wished it would all be over! ugh!

Birthday weekend!

Wow! I just have to say first and foremost, I am convinced to the tenth power that I married the best man ever! I don't know what I ever did to deserve him but he is the greatest, EVER!
You see, yesterday was my birthday - yay! happy birthday to me!---and my husband created a suprise Birthday Party for me on Saturday, shocked, yes, why? Because 1, he's not a very good liar, as in he can't keep secrets at alllll, and 2, he usually alwaysssss waits until the last minute for holidays and birthday stuff.

But this time, he planned in advance, he called people, emailed, harassed people for other people's information, he had people drive 3 hours, and he had a suprise party for me! Impressed is what I am! Happy, overjoyed, Loved, and even more crazy in love with him than ever! He truly was a blessing to me when I met him 6 years ago and I never really knew why, he always went out of his way to make me happy and 6 years later it's the exact same, and I love it!

Soooooo, the party was a success and great and the food was delicious, but I veared off the diet road that day, but I'm back on track--oh by the way, I've lost 12 pounds! Woohoo!

I still haven't done anything crafty but I am getting back to a schedule now and you'll see some stuff coming soon, and I still have to work on those Christmas items that are a secret.... So maybe some more sneak peaks for that.

Happy crafting, happy blogging and happy birthday to ME! :)

Baaaaad Blogger!

Geesh, it's been ages since I've been able to type in there. Sorry bout that! But really, I haven't even been able to touch anything somewhat crafty since my new job. I'm just wore out! Working 9 hours a day and catching up on the weekends are killing me. I hope to get into a groove soon but until then I'll probably continue to be MIA for a while... So.. So... Sorry!... :(

Middle of the night craftiness!

Talk about waiting for the last minute! My mom's birthday is today! Happy birthday mom!

I had some back problems this week and with the new job and everything I really got caught up with stuff, well I hadn't made my mom a birthday card. So lastnight after everyone went to bed, I crept into my black hole of an office and whipped this baby up!

It's chocolate brown plain cardstock, I got the polka dot paper from the sale rack at HL, I cut those chocolate brown circles on the Cricut with the Making the Grade cart. The flowers are Prima and some Costco centers. I recycled an old card for the inside greeting and ta-da. Presto!

Also I hadn't posted this layout yet. It's a pretty simple one of some dolphin pics. Pink paper, some torn strips and flowers.

I used the front of the paper (flowers) for the strips and the back (stripes) for the matting and details like the arrows. The flowers are primas topped with a button center.
These stickers are like little stamps with the scallopped edges, cute! They matched so good I couldn't resist.

Let me know what's been going on in your world! I've been out of the loop! I'll be blog hopping today and this weekend! Happy crafting!

I'm alive.... really... I am...

Geesh it's been a long time! I know, I know... but I warned you, I told you I would be gone for a while until I got the new job situated and everything. Well I'm back now and you'll be sick of me before you know it! :) I haven't done anything crafty lately, I lost my mojo for a while and this weekend I put my back out so I was pretty much immobile. I found out yesterday that I have Rheumatory Arthritis in my back and a Degenerative Disk Disease so it will flare up and I won't be able to move....

Moving on, I will be scrapping this weekend and working on a Top Secret project. :) Okay I may give hints... they're HUGE Christmas presents... :)

Anywho, I'm here, I'm alive, I'm aching for some mojo and I'll be blog hopping. :)

Blogging from my Blackberry????

I got a Blackberry and I love it. It allows me to blog no matter where I am. So I imagine that I will be adding posts through the week even though I will be starting my new job. This is great! I will still be blog surfing too! Have a great weekend everyone!