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Cleaning Room

Whew, I can’t believe I made it through the week! Even though I only had to work three days, it was so hard to get back into “work mode” after the holiday weekend.

After work I went to Target (one of my favorite stores) and purchased some goodies. Once I got home, I went into my room and felt like it was a complete disaster. Yes, I have been super busy and haven’t had a chance to clean it….but how did it get so messy?! Once I started cleaning, I couldn’t stop! I cleaned under my bed, in drawers, shelves, pretty much everything I could. I have a huge load of laundry (including sheets and blankets) that need to be washed, and I also have a couple bags that need to go to the garbage. I tend to be a fairly tidy person, how did this disarray happen? I think over the years my need for everything to be perfect is slowly fading- I must have that stop! Thankfully, I had fun cleaning since I did it with my sister and we were being goofy while listening to music. Oh how I love my sister! :) I think I’ll treat her to something yummy tomorrow- she IS the sugar queen!

I gotta get these items washed and put away. Have a wonderful night! Oh, and in case you haven’t done it yet, be sure to sign up for my blog candy! There are only 3 days left- make sure you tell your friends and post it on your blog!!

ABC’s of Me- Take 2

Available or taken? Available, and not really enjoying that fact.
Best Friend? Kalyn
Cake or Pie? Pie. Give me a banana cream pie and I’m good for hours! :)
Drink of choice? At the moment I am horribly obsessed with Sugar Free Raspberry Italian Sodas. Hey, at least they are sugar free!
Essential item for every day use? Make-up. I look like a zombie without it.
Favorite color? PINK! Did you really need to ask?!
Google? Yes.
Hometown? Seattle, Washington.
Indulgences? Sweets and pedicures!
January or February? February. Reminds me that love is still alive and gives me hope that it’ll come to me! :)
Kids and their names? No kids at the moment.
Life is incomplete without? Family and friends.
Marriage date? TBD
Number of siblings? 2 sisters + 2 brothers= 4 goofy siblings
Oranges or apples? Apples! I especially love Fuji Apples.
Phobias and fears? I have a phobia of a certain word, but I’m not going to write it! I didn’t realize it was a phobia until a few weeks ago. I also have the fear of being paralyzed.
Quote for the day? God does not give you more than you can handle.
Reason to smile? My brothers.
Season? I used to say it was summer, but I’m really starting to enjoy fall. I love wearing scarves and sweaters, and reading by the fireplace is always a delight.
Tag 3 people?
Eva at Foster Family Fun
Sarah at designs by *Sarah Martina*
Wendy at Created by Wendy

Unknown fact about me? I was once engaged.
Vegetable you hate? Brussels sprouts and eggplant
Worst habit? Biting my nails.
X-rays you’ve had? Dental and a few other boring ones. So glad that I don’t need them often!  
Your fave food? I like so many things….do I really need to chose one?!
Zodiac sign? Cancer.

Everyday Purple Mini Kit

Happy Wednesday to all of you! I hope you’ve made it through the week alright….I know it’s been hard to get back on schedule after the holiday weekend. This morning I heard my alarm at 6:10 am (normal time), and decided I would get a few more minutes of sleep. Fast forward 47 minutes….I literally JUMPED out of bed and scrambled to find clothes and quickly put on make-up. Yes, even though I was running late, I still had to put on make-up. Believe me, you do NOT want to see me without it. I left the house at 7:15 (I’m supposed to leave no later than 7:00), and still had enough time to get donuts for my co-workers and got to work with 20 minutes to spare. How is this possible? I have no idea. ;)

These past few days I have been busy coming up with different mini card kits. I know a lot of people would like to make their own cards but don’t have the creativity, time or possibly not the right elements. After fiddling around with different ideas, I came up with a cute and yet simple card kit. The mini kit provides enough embellishments for two cards- all for the great price of $3.25! All you need to have is some plain cardstock, adhesive and another other embellishments or stamps you may want to add, and you have two fabulous cards in minutes!

I’m hoping these will be popular so I’ll be able to come up with more kits. It was so much fun to create these sets! At the moment, I have FIVE of this mini kit listed in my Etsy store. Depending on how well they do, I may add more in the future.

Let me know your thoughts, or if you have suggestions for future kits. I’m thinking Thanksgiving and Christmas cards are next. ;)

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Two for the Price of One

Lately, I have been on this kick to try and use up some of my scraps. Goodness knows I have way too many of them! I’m totally loving this style of card lately- you can mix and match colors, add different patters AND use up scraps! It’s the perfect Paulina card! :)

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I rarely use purple. I wasn’t too sure if I liked this card, but it has started to grow on me. However, whenever I look at it, I think of Barney (ie same colors).
After much time away, I have finally posted new items to my Etsy store. I was in the Etsy chat room and a person suggested I make kits. I was already thinking of doing this- do you think it’s a good idea? I think I’ll make a few and see if they even sell. :)
Today was my first day back at work after a 5 day weekend. Oh goodness, it was SO hard to wake up! Even though I was busy at work, I couldn’t help but think that I needed a few more days of vacation. I’m glad that it’s a short week- I’m already looking forward to the weekend!
I’m gonna wrap this up. I’ve had a horrid headache for the last 2 days, hopefully I can kick it soon!
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Crazy Busy Day

This is the original card that inspired this card. Aren’t these colors fun and fresh? Obviously I loved the layout and card elements- I made three of the same cards in different colors! Which color combination is your favorite, and why?

Today was a CRAZY BUSY day. I stayed out late last night, so I decided to go to second service at church. After church, I had lunch with 20 friends. We had so many laughs and ate lots of yummy food. Oh, and we had an AMAZING waitress- she was so patient and on top of things! After stuffing ourselves with food, a few of us went to see a movie. Sadly the movie was disappointing……hate when the previews show the only good parts! After the movie I went home for 15 minutes and then headed out to a game night. After a 13 hour day of fun, laughter and food, I am SO ready to lay down in my bed.
That’s all for me tonight. Again, be sure to let you friends know about my blog candy! Less than a week left! With Christmas just 100+ days away, you need to start thinking of presents!
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Happy Friday

Oh what a wonderful Friday today turned out to be! The beautiful sunshine, sleeping in a little, getting a pedicure and my nails done, spending time with a girlfriend, creating lots of cards….life is good. I wish everyday was as good as today- well, except for the fact that I ate too many cookies. Why does my mom make my favorite cookies when I’m supposed to be on a diet?!

I’m going to make this post short. My sister is making batch #20+ of cream puffs for the wedding tomorrow and I’m going to help fill them. Just a fyi: don’t EVER underappreciate cream puffs- they take so much work! Seriously, after seeing my sister bake the last 4 days, I am so much more appreciative of bakers. The things they do to make us people fat! :)

I’ll take pictures of the beautiful creations. She made a cream puff tower that is AMAZING!

Hope you all have a fab night!

Button Trees

Seriously, aren’t these button trees fabulous?! You know that I have an ADDICTION to buttons- I seriously have so many colors, it’s ridiculous. I saw a cute sample using buttons and I HAD to give it a try. It was super easy to make- just a little time consuming. These button packs are from DeNami Design….some amazing quality buttons. There are a few other color combinations I want to try- can you imagine all the possibilities?! I think I’m going to make a few more trees as Christmas decorations for my room….buttons always put me in a good mood!
Today I helped my sister prepare cream puffs for the dessert buffet she is doing for a wedding. I’m not a baker, but if it’s easy enough, I can do it. My friend, Cecelia, came over and helped- it was a fun time of working, laughing and eating. The perfect trio! My little sister is amazing….she is so ambitious and talented in the baking/cooking department. You MUST look at her blog– just a warning, don’t look when you are hungry!
In closing, thanks to all who have already entered for the blog candy! I’m hoping that lots more people enter- be sure to spread the word!! Even if you have a Cuttlebug, it’s a GREAT present!
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Extra Long Weekend

Even just typing out the title of this post made me happy! Yes, it’s true, I have an extra long weekend! It’s pure and utter bliss. I have Thursday- Monday off, and I am going to enjoy every single second of it! This summer has been crazy busy, so I’m definitely looking forward to some extra days off. :) In between a wedding, hanging out with girlfriends, spending time with family, creating/ promoting cards for Etsy, I won’t have too much time of nothingness- oh well, at least these are all fun things!

Yesterday I went to my first bachelorette party. One of my friends is getting married on Saturday, which is very exciting. Her sister threw a surprise bachelorette party for her- you should have seen her face! The process of getting to the party was not fun at all. I got off work and quickly had to run to the mall for a gift. You would not believe how hard it was to find a suitable gift! I seriously thought I could just go into Victoria’s Secret and find something really quickly. After 1 1/2 hours at the mall (15 of which were spent waiting for the lady to wrap the present!), I was FINALLY able to head to the party location. By the end of the gift hunting and thinking I was lost, I nearly fell apart and cried myself into oblivion. Thankfully, I held it together (for the most part), and was able to enjoy the party.

After work, I went to my LSS and got some fun goodies. I already made some things using my new items- really fun stuff. I’ve been trying to go outside my comfort zone these days, which has NOT been easy. Right now I’m playing with new color combinations and also some new layouts- haven’t decided if I like them yet. Judging from the response from the fam, I’m not too sure they like the “new style” either. :)

I’m off to blog hop now! ‘Night!

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2 Sketches 4 You- Kazan’s Sketch #34

If you read my earlier post, you know that I haven’t participated in Dawn’s challenges for a long time. However, it’s been even longer since I have done a 2 Sketches 4 You sketch! I was looking back, and it’s been over 4 months! I am SO glad I was able to play this week- this sketch is fab!

I used my two favorite stamp companies to make this card: DeNami Design and Papertrey Ink. I absolutely love the G143 Christmas Holly Vine stamp- it is so perfect for making backgrounds! Oh yes, and who could resist the fun nesting stamps?! I absolutely love them!

Since this is my THIRD post today, I think I’ll wrap it up. Hopefully you’re jumping for joy at seeing the many posts today….I would hate for it to be the opposite!

If you missed my earlier post, be sure to check out the CUTTLEBUG I am giving away! Yes, as blog candy, I’m giving away a brand new machine and two amazing embossing folders! Be sure to pass on the good news!

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Raspberry Color Challenge #16

Woah, it’s been a long time since I have participated in one of Dawn’s color challenges! I have been keeping up with them, but in between no creativity and lack of time, I haven’t been able to play along.

This week the color challenge was fairly easy for me (yay!). At work I was trying to come with ideas- this one was my favorite, so I decided to give it a try. I’m so glad that it turned out how I wanted it to! Do you ever have ideas in your head that seem fantastic but when you go to give it a try, it goes horribly wrong? This seems to happen to me too often, so glad today wasn’t one of those days!

I saw this Ruffled Ribbon technique on Lisa’s blog and I HAD to give it a try. Oh. My. Goodness. Now I am absolutely addicted to ruffling all my saddle stitch ribbons! I have already made five cards featuring this technique- you’ll be seeing them in future posts.

Well, in closing this post, just wanted to plug my HUGE blog candy– a Cuttlebug machine with embossing folders. Be sure to check it out!!