I know. That intro just sounds super weird.. but i promise there is a story behind it. As you all know this past week I had a wonderful "get together" with some of my closest artsy friends. My trues. The last few months have been a HUGE whirlwind for me.. blessing and more blessing that seem to ...

*There is an awesome giveaway at the end of this post...but don't miss the goodstuff between this line and that one!! :)* Years ago, when I first entered the scrapbooking world, there were few people as generous and genuine as my friend Christy Tomlinson. I've always admired Christy for so many ...

There they were...on the end-cap at Target. I've walked past them before because I know better. I am powerless to them and will eat the entire bag in a day. But this week I lost the battle and they jumped into the cart. On the bright side the bag lasted two days...two really good days. I was ...

1. Mac said last week he couldn't wait for Christmas to get here...I tried to explain to him that the wait is the greatest part of the holidays. All the anticipation and activity...this really is the best week of the whole year. 2. Speaking of activity the main one from this point one will be co...

hi lovelies it has been a REALLY LONG TIME since i have written a true blog post. truth is, i wasn't feeling it. we've been through a lot. we've made some big decisions. we're following our dreams. one big step in that was putting our house on the market. when we bought and built that house as a...

Hey everyone! Hope you had a beautiful weekend. This weekend was...strange. I don't know. There are always these lulls/slumps during deployments where I just feel super isolated and lonely. We're in a slump right now. The girls have been crying and asking for J almost every day (first time we'v...

The multicolor look has been up for just over a day. Thankfully our neighbors haven't stopped to ask, "What the heck are you thinking???" The "color specialists" are in agreement with Sean and I that green seems to be the front runner...however one of them is still surprising dedicated to y...

we're celebrating the release of Studio Calico's newest line, Documentary. I have this frame in our living room that I like changing according to the season. it started as a mother's day gift from julian and it now looks like this. clean. fresh. colorful. it's super simple but i love ...

Welcome to the Studio Calico Documentary Blog Hop! We are celebrating the release of our newest release, Documentary. It's a wonderful collection full of creative, graphic prints, and it's travel themed to boot! But since I won't be traveling for quuuiiiiite some time, HEE! I decided to show...

Studio Calico's latest release - Documentary - should be hitting stores right about now.................. and to celebrate we are doing a blog hop! As scrapbookers, we are definitely all about documenting.... our lives, our people, our memories, our stories.... and on and on.... I persona...

****comments are now closed***** MY DOCUMENTARY WINNER IS : ShellyJ said... your layouts always amaze me! i totally enjoy studing each and every little bit of them :) AWESOME! Reply June 01, 2010 at 08:00 AM studio calico's newest retail line, documentary, is arriving at scrapb...

It’s like ten at night, and i am just sitting down for the first time! well, aside from hours of meetings! Seems like it was just a whirl wind! But in a good way! I am really excited about a couple new opportunities! But it also means that I need to get my butt in gear! My kids don’t get out nex...

well, it seems that you and i not only have similar tastes in Scrapbooking.. but also in MUSIC!! i LOVED reading all your comments and music suggestions!! CONGRATS to the winner: MELODY WILLIAMSON!! email me HERE so we can get you your goods! I finally just got an ipod and I needed all of the...

Ok, as promised…I have selected some random stuff from my garage, and am about to make someone a MAJOR WINNER!! Today … and everyday this week, I am giving away stuff right here on my BLOG!! Tomorrow evening I will be selecting a winner, and posting YET another giveaway!! Today I will actually b...