Living My Dream

So Thankful

I am NOT one who is good at expressing my feelings on my blog - I tend to just stick to photos and pages without anything too personal. I love reading blogs where people are able to say what they feel in their hearts - Teresa Collins is especially good at this. So here is my attempt to express what is in my heart at this time of year: First, I am SO thankful for my health. I had a BAD case of vertigo (inner ear infection) a few months ago and losing your equilibrium is seriously the worst/scariest thing I have ever had happen. I am still having bad ringing in one of my ears - not sure what... Read more →

Exciting New Book!

I'm very excited to be part of a new book authored by Sherry Steveson for F&W Publishing. It is entitled "The Scrapbooker's Embellishment Handbook" and will feature 17 categories of embellishments filled with out of the box, cutting edge ideas. The other contributors for the book are Judi Van Valkinburgh , Kimber McGray, Melissa Phillips, Jamie Harper, Rita Weiss, Cindy Tobey, Janet Ohlson, Katrina Simeck, and Stephanie Vetne. It's going to be a winner with all of these awesome scrappers as a part of it - and tons of fun new ideas will be featured for beginner to advanced scrapbookers. It will be released in the spring of 2009 (wow, that sounds like it is so far off, but it... Read more →

Teaching again at Scrapbook Oasis!

I'm teaching a Christmas album class at Scrapbook Oasis in Irvine on December 1st from 2-6. It is a Heidi Swapp 9x9 album with page protectors in it. We will be making 20 pages in the class and all you have to do is add your Christmas photos after the holidays. Here is a link to the store's blog or you can call if want to sign up for it (949)756-2729 http://www.thescrapbookoasis.typepad.com/. You can also just order a kit as they will have very detailed directions and color copies of all 20 pages. I used the new Love, Elsie line called Noel and the new Scenic Route line called Roxbury. Love them both and they go wonderfully together! Here is... Read more →

My A Million Memories Kit Creations for November

The November http://www.amillionmemories.com/ kit was all in Christmas colors this month - scrapping with it really got me in the mood for the holidays! I made a banner album using my favorite Maya Road chipboard - it has pictures of the girls sitting on Santa's lap each year and it can hang on the fireplace during the holidays. I also made two pages - one Christmas and one about Tom's birthday in October (yes, he is the KING in this house!). TFV (thanks for visiting!). Suzy Read more →