Monday, September 24, 2007

K2 Design Team Challenge



This week the challenge is being issued by me. I challenge you to create a layout using at least 15 different embellishments. This layout was done at the SDV as a round robin with Megan, Nikki, Kim and myself. I chose the photos and the paper and started working on the layout for 10 minutes, then the layout was passed to Megan who worked on it for 10 minutes, then to Nikki and then to Kim! I just love it. It is full of fun embellishments. I will give a prize (from my fabulous stash)to the person who can correctly list all the embellishments.

I can 't wait to see what you create. Make your layout and send me a photo, then go to K2 and enter your name in the fishbowl to say you did the challenge. there will be a big prize awarded. See the K2 blog for more details on the prize and the drawing. www.k2scrapbookstudio.typepad.com

Friday, September 21, 2007

Yom Kippur- Remembering and looking forward


Tonight is Kol Nidre, the beginning of the most holy day of Yom Kippur for all Jews. Tonight I will light Memorial candles for those I have loved and lost. I remember my beloved mother, Marilyn, my beloved father, Marvin, my Nanny, Anna, my Grandfather, Sam, my Aunt, Paula and I light one candle for the 6,000,0000 million jews who died during the Holocaust. At sundown a 24 hour fast begins and tomorrow prayer and atonment. I always take the opportunity to remember on Yom Kippur, remember those I have lost. I look forward to a New Year. You forgive during the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and I have done that. It is a time of peace.
It is ok to remember those you have loved and lost it is part of life. Sometimes you can lose people from your life who are still alive. It is all a passage.
To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; 3:3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 3:5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 3:6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 3:8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
I remember, the good, the bad, the sweet, the very sad, the joy, the dispare. I remember. I wish everyone an easy fast and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Happy Anniversary to us


Happy Anniversary my dear sweet Jeff.
I am the luckiest woman alive to be married to you for the past 15 years. You are my best friend and my soul mate. Hard to believe we met over 24 years ago in the Ithaca College Box Office. I never in a million years would have thought back then that I would marry a TAMMIE.
You are everything to me. I am so proud of you and what you have been working toward these past 6 years. You are an amazing husband, father and friend. I love you so much! Happy 15th Anniversary.

Scrap and Dash tonight




Head on over to K2 tonight to create these two great pages featuring the new Basic Grey papers and the new American Craft Thickers. I have been getting some help creating the Scrap and Dash pages by Kim Bolyard, a very talented fellow K2 Design Team member. Thanks Kim!!! Kim created the bonus page and I did the regular $5 page.
Don't forget the 2 day Pink Crop next Friday and Saturday at K2. I think there are still seats available.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Run, don't WALK to K2


Run, don't walk to K2 and grab the new Fancy Pants Fashion Sense Felt Shapes. I used them tonight on a layout and they are amazing! I mean these people are brilliant for creating them. I just love, love, love them. Go and get yours today!!!!

Sunday, September 09, 2007

SDV-What an awesome weekend






Well, I am back. Every year I look forward to the SDV (Scrapbook Dream Vacation). It is a weekend away at Disney World where we get to scrap non-stop for days and hang with girlfriends. This year I went with Amy, Gail, Karen, Candy, Megan, Kim and Nikki. We had such an amazing time. On Friday we all wore our "Feel Your Boobies" T-Shirts to support Breast Cancer research. A fellow Alum from Ithaca College started the non profit www.feelyourboobies.com after she discovered she had breast cancer in her 30's. We will get to wear our new shirts at the Pink Crop at K2 in a couple of weeks.
We did it all this weekend. On Wednesday when we arrived we got upgraded to a room in the main building in the Contemporary Hotel. I have always wanted to stay at that hotel in the main building where the monorail runs thru it. The rooms have all been re-done and they are really nice now. We had dinner on the top floor at the California Grill on Wednesday and it was so good. After dinner we went to the crop room and got all set up.
On Thursday we were in the crop room nice and early and enjoyed a full day of scrapbooking. Megan worked on this beautiful clear album that she will be teaching a class on soon at K2. It really rocked.
On Friday I had only completed 2 pages before I had to take a nap at 4-6:30 pm so I could stay up and crop on Friday night. Friday night Kim, Nikki and I had the best time doing a round robin. We each started our own layout and got to work on it for 10 minutes and then we had to pass it on to the next person who worked on it for 10 minutes. I'll have to take pictures of the layouts we did, they turned out so great. After we finished the round robin, we decided to pass the layouts again, except this time we scraplifted eachother.
On Saturday, Megan joined in on the fun and we did it 2 more time. I had two 20 min massages and 1 20 min reflexology, completed 28 pages (12x12) and a handful of 9x9 pages in the Africa Album and had the best time. Thanks girls.
On Saturday after dinner we went over the Beach Club to have the Kitchen Sink sundae at their Ice Cream Palor. The photos are on Nikki's camera and I can't wait to see them.
I got home before 3 and unpacked almost everything. I put my new pages in my scrapbook and then took a nap. I am off to bed now to read my new Scrapbook Play magazine!

I WON!


I can't say I never win anything, because I have won things before...today when I got home from the SDV (Scrapbook Dream Vacation) there was an envelope from Simple Scrapbooks with the new book Scrapbook Play inside. I thought, "I didn't order anything from Simple Scrapbooks." Then I opened the envelope and inside was the new book Scrapbook Play with a sticker that said, first bound copy on it! Then I remembered I had entered on their blog to win a copy and I DID! Thanks Simple Scrapbooks. I can't wait to get in bed and start reading.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Whahoo..SDV

I am so excited to be here at the SCrapbook Dream Vacation in Orlando. We arrived today and got upgraded to a room in the tower. So right out our door is the monorail. I have always wanted to stay in a room in the tower. All the rooms in the tower have been re-done and boy are they nice and modern. Megan just got here and Kim and Nikki are riding the monorail taking pictures. We are going to have the greatest time. 4 days of non-stop scrapping. We load in tonight and we get to start scrapping.