I am BACK!

Hello everyone! I have not been to active here and I am so sorry. I have had a couple of busy weeks! I have been slacking on my paper crafting and been neglecting my scrapbook area! My cricut just chirps at me faintly as I pass it by in a busy hussle! Well, no more I tell ya! All my loose ends are taken care of and I can go back to my quiet and peacful scraping on a daily basis!

So, to my wonderful Circle club ladies, I am so terribly sorry for not posting my samples. I promise you tomorrow, oh wait it is 5 minutes to midnight...Today Sept. 30th I promise to have that book sample up! So please check back in maybe after dinner.

Hope you all didn't forget me!

Betty

P.S. we adopted a new kitty...watcha think? Okay, it's just my daughter Rio, I did the face painting for an event we held for the community to offer programs like Girl Scouts! Yep, I am a Girl Scout leader too, on top of all that I do! I painted 174 faces that day, man was my back in pain! My daughter had a blast, so it was worth the two days of back pain! Doesn't she look great! I love how she indulges me on my face painting, scrapbooking, love for Halloween! She is often my practice canvas for all my creativity, and doesn't complain!

We have a full Circle!

The Circle is now complete! Woot woot! Nely of Sweet Escape is joining us and I am just so excited to have her on board!

Here is the list so far, and once I have all spots filled I will forward addresses to everyone so they know where to send off their books and etc.

1. Betty theme - Halloween (did you know that already :)?)

2. Steph theme - Favorite Quotes

3. Rio theme - Harry Potter

4. Elaine theme - Most Memorable First Date

5. Emily theme - Vegas

6. Kim theme - Tatoos

7. Nancy theme - TBA

8. Tina theme - School Days
9. Hannah theme - Polka Dots

10.Lori theme - color combo; pink, black and white

11. Shetara theme - TBA

12. Nely theme - Music

I can't believe we finally have a full circle of scrapin' and stampin' friends! This is going to be so much fun for me! I feel so alone up here up in the secluded mountains, this has lifted my spirits and just made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Just think I get to receive mail from all over the US. Not just mail either, creative mail! Whoo whoo! If I had a tail I'd be doing the Tigger bounce! Instead I did the Hannah Montana happy dance and got caught by my husband! Made me scream so loud and nearly fall over! Hee hee. I know, I am proud to be a dork!

I will be posting my sample no later than Tuesday so stay tuned!

XOXO

Betty

Maya Road/ BoBunny 12 days of Christmas Album!

Hello all! I had this great idea today. The ladies at Scrappin' Attack gave me this wonderful paper line St. Nick by Bo Bunny and a Maya Road chipboard mini album to create something magical for them. Well, when looking at the paper I got The 12 days of Christmas stuck in my head because I just started singing it! Then it hit me! A mini album featuring a "count down" of 12 days till Christmas! So, this is what I created! Is that not cool!? The paper is so beautiful! You gals in the San Diego area have got to go in and check it out! It is amazing what one little album and one paper line can create! I have a couple of picks here, but you can see the originals at Scrappin' Attack!

Here is the cover

First page

10th and 11th days of Christmas page

The last page would probably be designated for a family portrait!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #56

Cupcake Crafts Challenge #56 is a color combo this week... Red, White, and Blue! Is this little gal too cute or what? I loved stickling her hair and Diamond glazing here and there! Hope you all like it!

Fall is here (well for us for now)!

It's a perfect Saturday! The wind is howling, the clouds are building and we are supposed to get hit with rain again! It has been like this for a couple of days now. The mornings are sunny, but then the wind kicks in, the clouds and bam! We are slammed with rain! I love it! Rio and I have set up outside of our scrap area because I need more room to work in for all my projects today! Plus she has three days off from school! I promised her we would do the Harry Potter thing, a marathon of all five movies we have so far. I am going to make some yummy chili in the crock, muffins, key lime cheese ball, cookies, pop corn, and just all her favorite snacks and set it up all day as if we were hosting a crop...but this is going to be Rio and mommy's private Harry Potter Marathon crop! I am even going to see if I can talk my 15 year old son to draw me some pictures for some of the layouts I have in mind! He is an awesome artist. I draw a little too...here check out this drawing/LO I did of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow. Yes, I really did draw him. I then scanned my drawing to preserve it, and did a sepia tone when I reprinted. I keep the original in a safe with all my other precious drawings and work of art!

TCP Tuesday

I love this little kitty from The Cat's Pajamas which is being hosted by I {heart}2stamp! This week their challenge was Halloween style...right up my alley right? Although, I am really disappointed in my creation. I could re-do it, but I promised myself to try and be just a little easier on my self regarding my creations! Otherwise I may go nuts, although that is a short distance already!