“The Host” by Stephenie Meyer (no spoilers)

“The Host” by Stephenie Meyer (no spoilers)

We take a break from regular blog festivities to bring you this special announcement….. Where did this week go?? I missed Thoughts for Thursday! Oh, I know! Tuesday was the Borders Adventure (and I started reading “The Host”) and Wed was work, work, work and I spent the evening holed up in bed finishing reading “The Host”… then Thursday I was out of town to see a doctor that a friend recommended and busy, busy in the evening with my…

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Desperately Seeking a Nap

Desperately Seeking a Nap

I did it!!! Kristin called me at 4:15 A.M. with my “personal wake up call” and I leapt out of bed, brushed my teeth, fixed my hair and threw on some makeup and headed out the door and met Kristin and Renae at my driveway. (I showered and fixed my hair last night so that I could just jump up and run a straight iron thru the front and mess up the back with some hairspray and be on my…

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Twilight… The Movie… & Crazy Fans

Twilight… The Movie… & Crazy Fans

Well friends, tomorrow morning I am going to try to haul my tired bum outta bed at 4:20 A.M. so that I can be at Borders with my friend, Kristin, who is probably the biggest Twilight Series fans that I know, and my friend, Renae, to pick up Stephanie Meyer’s new book, The Host, and tickets to a author greeting & book signing at Thanksgiving Point. I’m not obsessed with the series, but I did enjoy the read and am…

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Just in time for National Scrapbook Day & Mother’s Day…Stamper Storage is HAVING A SALE!

Thoughts for Thursday – Hope

Thoughts for Thursday – Hope

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” —Anne Lamott (b. 1954), author, political activist Tonight I found the blog of the brother of my friend, Amaryllis… He has been recently called back to Active Duty with the military… He’s Navy, but they’re loaning him to the Army… He’s in Fort Dix, NJ…

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Utah Valley Women’s Expo – FREE Tickets

Utah Valley Women’s Expo – FREE Tickets

The Utah Valley Women’s Expo is here again at UVSC’s McKay Events Center… It’s a huge gathering of companies and businesses who provide various services and products geared/marketed towards women. (IE. Scrapbooking, Furnishings, Household products, Skin Treatments, General Crafting, Jewelry, etc.) Visit the UVWE website to view more information. (Links are at the top of their website.) Anywhooo – I was given a slew of tickets by a friend to give away… AND some coupons for an extra 10% off…

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Multi Fold {Flip, Flap, Fold} Card Tutorial

Multi Fold {Flip, Flap, Fold} Card Tutorial

As promised, here’s the tutorial for the Multi Fold Card I posted with the Sketch Challenge…. Adore Stacked Flower Card(aka Flip, Flap, Fold Card)by Erin Grotegut 2008web: www.inkysmiles.blogspot.com {Click on any photo to view larger} Materials Needed:• 2 pieces of coordinating patterned paper (I used My Mind’s Eye- Adore)• Coordinating solid cardstock (1 dark and a couple of lights)• Nesting circle dies (I used Quickutz) and a die cut machine (I used Cuttlebug)• Glitter, glitter glue or other sparkly embellishments•…

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Sketch Challenge {009} plus artwork!

Sketch Challenge {009} plus artwork!

Here’s Sketch Challenge {009} for you! Use some patterned paper, a horizontal element or two, TWO stamps only (sentiment and something else) and some dimensional pop dots or something to give dimension to your art, oh and don’t forget… add something sparkly! Feel free to post a link to your art here on the blog! We’d all love to see what you come up with! IMPORTANT TIP for Posting URL’s: Blogger tends to cut off long URL’s. Here’s a nice…

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Thoughts for Thursday – Try Your Very Best

Thoughts for Thursday – Try Your Very Best

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do myvery best each and every day. ~Abraham Lincoln Tonight I am trying to stay on top of things and do my best to keep my head above water. It’s been a busy day… I went to work an extra day again today and tonight I am working on a fun project with my friend’s daughter for a present for an upcoming special day. My friend reads my blog, so…

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Best of Pals

Best of Pals

WOO HOO & BOO HOO! Lesson 4 (our final lesson) is complete!! YAY! I spent some time this morning working on the lesson and learning some new skills. We learned to create the word and letter stickers straight from plain typed text, made a trapezoid shape to create masks and cool designs, extracted people from a photo with a white/solid background and all sorts of other fun things. I had a blast taking photos of Brent and Sadie yesterday afternoon….

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