Living My Dream

Christmas Card Picture...

I took the girls to the beach the other day to take some pictures for our Christmas card. It was the usual crazy attempt to get BOTH of the girls to cooperate at one time. Chloe is just a goofball and can't seem to take photo taking seriously! But at least we created fun memories and I was able to capture their personalities and silly relationship. Here is the one we used and some of the "out takes": Does every one agree I used the right one??? Does anyone want to guess which girl was naughty and which girl was nice this year??? Does anyone want to guess which girl is more like her mommy??? MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY... Read more →

I've Amazed Myself Today!!!

I just made the best salad I have ever eaten. I am very pleased with myself. So pleased that I wanted to share this amazing recipe with all of my blog readers! I actually "stole" the idea, so I shouldn't be giving myself any credit, but I will take it nonetheless! I went out to dinner the other night with all my scrappy friends - we had such a fun time! Below is a photo to prove it. I got a little out of control, but that won't surprise anyone! We ate at this restaurant in Rancho Santa Margarita called Wood Ranch Grill. From left to right: Susan Lyons, Suzy Plantamura, Laura Bloom, Karen Suclla, Annie Adams, Tricia Gray (Thank... Read more →

Last Sneak Peeks of Christmas Album

Here are three more sneak peeks of my Christmas Album. There are only 10 kits left at Scrapbook Oasis! You can call them to order one and they will ship it out at (949)756-2729. I am working on the directions now - just about done thank goodness! I hope all of you that ordered one like them and if you have ANY problems when putting them together, just email me... I also wanted to mention that I received my two copies of Elizabeth's new book, 52 More Scrapbooking Challenges in the mail yesterday. I will be sending off the winner's copy this week! And I must tell you that it is an AWESOME book! All of the designers in it... Read more →

More Christmas Kit Images

There are more kits available for my Christmas Tree Album. You can order them online at Scrapbook Oasis's Online Store and they can be shipped directly to you or you can contact the store at (949)280-9305 and order them. Here are a couple more images of the pages: I'll post a couple more pages this weekend. Hope you likey!!! Suzy Read more →

Christmas Mini Album Kits!!!

With all of the Christmas Festivities going on, most of us are too busy to think about scrapbooking. But hopefully we are taking lots of pictures at all the fun events we are attending! I just finished putting together a Christmas Mini Album that will be perfect for all your holiday photos. The kits are available at Scrapbook Oasis - you can call them at (949)756-2729. At the end of the season, you can put your album together with all your favorite photos and your Christmas 2009 scrapping will be done! The album has 20 pages including a Maya Road Christmas tree album on the front and four double sided 8x8 chipboard pages behind it. The album is full of... Read more →

Creating Keepsakes Book Giveaway Winner!

AND THE WINNER IS: Amy in CA!!! Email me so I can send you your copy of "52 More Scrapbooking Challenges" by Elizabeth Kartchner! Big congratulations Amy! I am waiting for the arrival of the book any day and I will send it right out! And thank you to all of you who took the time to leave comments! Suzy Home Introduction Statistics Numbers Drawings Testimonials FAQ Contact Your Account Logout Here are your random numbers: 169 Timestamp: 2009-12-07 20:19:52 UTC Oooh, how cool! Thanks for the chance! :-) Amy in CA Posted by: Amy | December 05, 2009 at 11:13 PM Read more →

A NEW CK BOOK GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Creating Keepsakes has just come out with a new book and if you leave me a comment on this post by Sunday night at 11:59 pm, I will be randomly selecting one person to give a book away to. I'll announce the winner Monday morning. So now for the book details: The incredibly talented 2007 Scrapbooker of the year, Elizabeth Kartchner, has written a book called 52 More Scrapbooking Challenges. It is a sequel to the original book called 52 Scrapbooking Challenges. Here is a picture of the cover: You can order a copy of the book here, where you'll also find a link to more layouts from the book. Or, if you want an early Christmas gift, you can... Read more →

The most expensive day of my life...

When I met my husband 13 years ago, I was an intermediate skier who was pretty competent on the slopes. Tom had only skied once at age seven. Apparently his lesson didn't go well because he was so traumatized that he never wanted to try it again. While we were dating, we went to Big Bear and Tom took skiing lessons so we could ski together. We took our first trip to Whistler right after we got married and that was the second and last time I skied with Tom. Until last Saturday... For Thanksgiving, we often go to Whistler with the kids. For years I was always pregnant or taking care of the girls, so Tom and Thane (and... Read more →