Coffee Time.......

I am so excited......

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I really need.......

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To keep up with my blog. Why does it appear the only time I do it is when I go to Disney.

Yes I am off for a few days in October for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I am so excited. Well, I think I am! I have never gone on a trip without a member of my family. Yes, not one member is going with me. I will be traveling with one of my co worker, her daughter, and one of my parent, and her child, in my class. It's a girl weekend.

Wish me luck.......

Each time......

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I say that I am going to keep up this blog....well maybe this time I will.

Time goes by.....

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I cannot believe it's already 2010. Besides a day before my birthday. It was almost a month since we left for our trip to WDW. It was great, in it's own way. However, it seems like a dream, and I am still waiting for it. I hope to be able to post some of the wonderful 1200 photos I took. Well, I didn't take them all....help from the kids.

However, I do hope that I will be able to post more offen in my blog. I need to get this crazy thing going......

Hope everyone have a wonderful day!!

my new song:

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Here we come.....

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Christmas Time

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Had to start a little Christmas Cheer. Here are few of the cards I have made for my co-workers. Need to get a jump on it, as I have another 10 to make. Some of the paper I used was a from a kit that Fiskateer Lead Kelly Jo sent to me a a RAK. I was soooooo surprised. I hadn't received a gift like this before. Since it come so close to Christmas last year, I didn't have the time to enjoy it, but I did this year. Thanks Kelly Jo, I loved it, as you can see.

When you see this......

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Do you think of me.....

BOO!.....

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This is a Halloween card for my fellow scrapper Diane. I hope she doesn't really follow my blog...heehee I don't think she does. Well she gave me this Cuttlerbug plate, just because, as she is the sweetest person. How could I not come up with a special card for her with it.... So if you know her, hush is the word!

I used:
Black/Orange Core'dinations Cardstock
DCWV Fall Stack
Pearl Gemstones Cardstock
Cuttlerbug's Haunted House
The Stamps of Life October Collection
Cricut's Mickey and Friends Fonts
Stickles Diamond (we both are bling girls.

Here is the inside:

I hope she loves it. I am sure she will..... Thanks Diane for the plate, it's great!!

Happy Halloween....

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I always love to give a little something to the children in my class, as well as my co-workers. Some of them have "little ones" so there is always a little something for them

I used:
DCWV Fall Stack
Orange Cardstock
Fiskars circle and scallop punches
The Stamps of Life October kit stamps
and a little black ink

Here we come.....

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DisneyWorld here we come......

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I just made my reservation.....

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for Disney World!!!

The Stamps of Life

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Check out this site. I just received my first stamps and they are great.

I really need to BLOG more....

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I have been so bad about this, not blogging. It's really should be important to me. However, it takes sometimes so much time. I hope that I will get better at it, if only there was more than 24 hours in a day.... and if I didn't have a job....

I'm Going to DisneyWorld......

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Fiskateers check this blog out......

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Lisa is giving away a wonderful RAK.

It's a must check out.

Here is the link for it:
http://lisafalduto.blogspot.com/2009/06/prize-package.html

Thanks Lisa for sending Fiskateers love to all.

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It's Scrapbook Time, located in Antioch, CA had a Techinque Tuesday Event on Saturday. We were able to see some of the newer stamps, plus do this make and take card. We used TT's "In Bloom" stamp, and Ali Edwards' "Beautiful" a TT Collector's Edition. And if you bought $$ amount of TT product, you would receive this Collector's Edition for free. This stamp cannot be sold. WELL.... I got it. heehee

If any of you local Northern CA girls haven't check out this store, do stop in. Great little store, Michelle and Kyle are great. Yes, DW and DH owners. A real at home type of place. And there is a Starbucks just right across the street!

Celebrating 75,000 Hits with some Big Blog Candy

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Check out this blog and win:

http://donkeysmiles.blogspot.com/2009/06/celebrating-75000-hits-with-some-big.html

You could be the next winner of all of these wonderful RAK. Just click on the above link and follow the direction. And tell them Ms. Jackie sent you!

CAEYC Convention/SAC, California

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Just.....

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Bethany and I at a trip to "It's Scrapbook Time." We went to hook up with my friend Diane, and when we were in the shop, Beth found a LO she liked. The problem was they did not have all the supplies to make it. So without knowing Diane turned off her flash and took a photo. I didn't know she had gotten the main part I wanted, the saying, and I went up to it with my cell phone to get it. The owner, saw me and said they didn't allow it photos to be taken, because they had them for sale. Except that one! They didn't have one. Oh well, I got what I wanted.

Are we bad or what.....

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As many of you know I am a preschool teacher. Each day something new happens, which doesn't surprise us. However, in all the 17+ years of doing this, I have never, except for a planned fire drill, had to remove the children from the building.

Yesterday, during nap time, the company that is building our new playground hit a gas line. During nap time, many of our teachers are on their lunch brakes, but we were lucky because one of our parent had made us lunch, so many of the staff had not left the center.

So here we are, standing in the kitchen filling our plates, and one of the staff member relayed to us that a gas line had broke, but not telling us where. We didn't know if she had left the building, and had seen it some where else, or what. She did not tell us, we had to leave the building. We all just stood there, until a member of the church had come over to our building to help with removing the children, telling us it was one of our gas line.

Everything turned out ok. Children went home with maybe half a hour nap. And we were removed from the building for a hour and a half.

We all laugh after, because we where just standing there looking at each other, because there is always something happening in the area. We are in the middle of Berkeley, near CAL. It's nothing new for something to happen. We were asked why didn't we move when we were told, and it was because the way the message was relayed. "A gas line has broke." It was kinda like that old game "telephone", how a message starts and how it ends up.

We told the parent who make our lunch, that we were willing to "die" for her food.

Cutting fabric with your Cricut....

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this is a must. I have used this with felt also, but you do not get the detail cuts, but sometimes with felt we just want the outline.
Check it out at: http://www.cricut.com/movies/HomeDecor/

To one and all.........

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Have a wonderful National Scrapbooking Day

Long time....

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I have been so bad at keeping up with this blog. I hope that I will get it together and do more to keep it together.

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The quote for the day......

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The most difficult thing to face in life are things you do not like about yourself.

Only you can determine what you do and how you respond in a situation. It is your responsibility to make a decision about what is important to you about your health...choose what you want and how you want to get it.

Once you accomplish that, it is your responsibility to move forward until you get it.

Another RAK on .....

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the following link...... http://www.scrappinmeme.blogspot.com/

Check it out

Check out these new Cricut Carts!

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A Big Thanks to Linda for finding these preview for us. It's a must to check out.

The new cartridges will be released at Winter CHA next week but not available to the public for a few months yet. (click on the image to see details)
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Stamping Solutions, Kitchen and Bath Decor and European Decor
The new cartridges will be released at Winter CHA next week but not available to the public for a few months yet. These 3 are Solutions cartridges.(click on the image to see details)
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New Cartridge - Hanna Montana
The new cartridges will be released at Winter CHA next week but not available to the public for a few months yet. (click on the image to see details)
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New Cartridge - A Child's Year
The new cartridges will be released at Winter CHA next week but not available to the public for a few months yet. (click on the image to see details)
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New Cartridge - Ashlyn's Alphabet
The new cartridges will be released at Winter CHA next week but not available to the public for a few months yet.(click on the image to see details)
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How about a Valentine Give Away......

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from So Cal Scrap

http://socalscrap.blogspot.com/2009/01/valentines-day-giveaway.html

Check it out............. it's a must

Want to win some Acrylic Mini Books?

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check out this website and post to win:
http://scrapperlicious.blogspot.com/2009/01/want-to-win-some-fun-acrylic-minis.html

The lucky person will be announced on the 21st January.

It's Clear Scraps New release for this Winter CHA!!!

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Card Sketch A Day by Susan Costanza

I participate in sketch challenges to increases my skills. The Card Sketch A Day blog puts up a sketch each day and everyone is welcome to give them a try. I volunteered to create a card for one of her sketches. I created 2 cards with the layout, with the Valentine theme. Here is the sketch and my creations.

February Sketch #178 2008

patterned paper: Imaginisce - Love Me: Wild Hearts, Love is in the Air, and so Happy Together

brad: Making Memories

flowers: Prima

stamp: Fiskars Tags & Words, and Studio G

glitter: Ranger Stickles: Star Dust and Candy Cane

ink pads: Memories and Ranger Distress: Antique Linen

punch: Fiskars, Heart Border Punch

patterned paper: Masterpiece Studio-Stemma: Pink Heats and Swirls

cardstock: the Paper Company-Primary Red, Black, and White

glitter cardstock: DCWV-White
glitter: Ranger Stickles-Star Dust

punches: Fiskars- Threading Water border punch and Large Square Squeeze Punch

die cut letters: Cricut- Storybook, and Cursive 101

confetti: z-Barten-Celebrate Love

pen: Sharpie

Happy New Years to one and all

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Here it is 2009. I cannot believe as you become older how the years just do fly by. I have found myself, think back at last year. We have had so many things in our world that is so negative. But I believe we need to look at what we all can be so thankfully for.

I am truly thankfully for my family, my health, and the facts that I have so much.
I have food to eat, a warm home to live in, and the love and support of others.
I have a job to go to, and I don't have to worry about trying to find one.
I live in a country that I can be free and live the type of life I would like.

I have so much, and should remember when things look bad, I need to reflex on what good things I have, and the negative will go away. We all forget what we have and should feel blessed with it, because there is so many that have less.

May peace be with you and your family today, and all the days to come

Hero Arts card sketch contest/ Page Maps

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Create a card based on this sketch in any size and orientation you'd like.

Your card must contain at least one stamped image.

Link to see the contest is:http://www.pagemaps.com/blog.php?do=blog&id=34

Here is the card I made.

I am a coffee drinker, so I felt this card

was so part of me.

Materials I used to creat this card:

Flair Designs paper - coffee talk

Card stock

Prinsmacolor Colored Pencils

Black Ink Pad

Flourishes Stamps

Fiskars' Trimmer

Fiskars' Theading Water Border Punch

Hope you enjoy

Ho Ho Hold the Door/Page Maps

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We needed to create a layout based on this 8.5"x11" horizontal sketch in any size, orientation and theme you'd like, for Becky Fleck's Ho Ho Hold the Door Contest, Dec 2008.

Link to the contest:

http://www.pagemaps.com/blog.php?do=blog&id=33

I created this layout of one of my co-workers son, Brian, which I call "Santa Baby."

To creat this layout, I used the following products:

Making Memories' Fa La La cardstock and stickers

Paper Reflectionsl Natural Solid Palette

Fiskars' Trimmer

Fiskars' Circle Punches

Fiskars' Thearding Water Border Punch

Martha Stewart's Branch Punch

Rangers' Diamond Stickles

Berry Skittles

Cricut fonts: Storybook, and Jasmine

and BradleyHand fonts

I took a side photo to be able to show that I had done a

little 3D to the photos as well as the circle.

Have a Very Merry Christmas

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From Our Family to yours, may
your Christmas be the best of
All