Hi everyone! I've been playing with the new card kit called Everyday Celebration from Close to My Heart the last couple days, and doing some very late spring cleaning, making some layouts and just generally having alot of fun with my crafting....so much fun that I never touched the computer ! Whew, what a mistake! Now I'm playing catch-up with 500+ emails and getting all the pictures downloaded from Sawyer Family Reunion this past weekend. I had so much fun, and ate WAY too much; but the food is always sooo good, I just can't help it! Anyway, here's the pics (and hopefully the Picassa album will load, if I do this right)...so here goes!

I know the flashplayer goes really fast, but that is a problem for another day..lol... you can view the whole album of larger pics on Picasa albums - just follow the plug-in link to my public album called AlteredRealitywith Angel. More later, Thanks for stopping by :)

Good Gracious... I survived !

Hi Guys and Gals! WOW we had lots of fun Saturday. I'm still recovering..lol. Today I thought I'd share one of the projects I'm doing for the Harvest of Memories event in Perry (Sept 25,26,27). It is a ceramic tile book I made using Bella papers and CTMH cardstock, Foundry tabs, and some satin ribbon. I think it turned out pretty well, and hopefully I'll have some friends at HOM to share making these with :).....there are two accordion-fold mini albums of pages on the inside and foundry tabs on the front two pages. I really like the weight that the ceramic tile adds to the album so it is freestanding and not likely to fall over if you choose to display it open or closed. Well, I'm playing with my new card kit tonight, hehehe, you know I had to get one early to play with! So I'll post what I come up with after I get some time to play. {Hugz} Angel ^j^

Shoutin Out to JHS Class of '88

Geeshhh! Has it really been that long? Today I'm devoting some of my crazy schedule to recognize that you can't know where you're going...until you remember where you've been...and who you were, then. I just recently started to do FB and have ran into so many of my old friends from high school! So here's a shout to Jason Craig Kimi and all the ones I haven't found yet! I wish i had a photo scanned from my old yearbook to show you just how 80's and ridiculous I looked back then, but alas; I will spare myself the embarassment, and spare you from having to see it! This week is flying by and I've got so much I want to "spill", but I promised I'd wait on all the juicy CTMH secrets until Sept.1, but there's a few things going on that I CAN tell you! Thanks-A-Bration is on full swing, free paper packs...who doesn't love FREE ?!? Also, the Upcoming National Stamping Month (September) is just right around the corner! ok....I won't spill all, but I will tell you that I'm starting a Workshop on the Go Night here in Cochran, and that September is going to be a cardmakers favorite month--since the campaign is going to involve FREE card kits and an exclusive stamp set !

I really gotta wrap up for now -- gotta finish all the prep for All Day Crop on Saturday --- but stop back by often and I'll keep you posted :)

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful son! I can't believe its already his first year in middle school. Growing so fast, and with such a gentle heart. Gav loves and gives so much to everyone he know. Happy Birthday !!!

August is the time to Crop!

I'm so excited about the All Day Crop we're doing for August! Mark your calenders girls, cause Saturday the 15th is time to PARTY! We're doing prizes, challenges, and a fund-raiser for Operation Smile during the crop and all the great make and takes pictured here... I'm doing the Animal Cookies layout and cards, and my great BFF Sonya is doing the layout and cards for Tinkerin'.... such happy little trees!

We're doing a paper candy challenge to raise money for Operation Smile and doing a Fortune Cookie for Friends Basket so you can give special fortune cookies with scrap goodies in them to your friends during the crop. One of them has a Grand Prize of a D size stamp set in it...How Cool is THAT!!??

I think I've finally figured out the new PC- and hopefully I'll be able to post w/o pulling my hair out now. Any of my Net-Savvy friends wanna help me MAC DADDY my blog?? It's lookin pretty plain :)

If you would like detail on the August ADC or would like to be added to our email list -- just contact me and we'll get you in our group. Bye for now! {hugs to all!} Angel ^j^