Snow day!

It's a cold and snowy Thursday here in Alabama! It started snowing (which it never does) around 3:00pm and by 4:00pm my son's bus had gotten stuck and I had to go get him. Unforunately then I couldn't get up the hill so we had to park the van and walk up the hill, down the street and then home. It was snowing hard and the wind was blowing so we had to walk backwards. After the snow stopped then the kids loved it!!  Time to play and have fun.

Even "Minnie" mouse loved the snow.  She was running around like crazy!

I'd say he is up to no good...

Let it Snow...Let it Snow!

The beauty of Mother Nature.  Stunning!

Wishing you a magical evening!

MouseScrappers Speed Scrap Marathon Weekend

Hey everyone it's that time a year again when MouseScrappers hosts it's 4th Annual Speed Scrap Marathon. It's a weekend filled with 16 speed scraps with wonderful participation prizes, goody bags, and medals.   For the second year in a row I'm hosting a speed scrap!  I'm super excited!!  I have lots of pages I need to get done as I'm waaaaay behind this year!! Click HERE to read all about it!!

So without further a do let's do the must do...Announcing Speed Scrap 140 with ME!

I created this announcement using Natalie's Place Designs Mad For Tea kit.  It's a awesome kit with wonderful page starters, wordarts, and paper stacks to coordinate.  

She also donated this wonderful Participation Prize if you complete my Speed Scrap! Fastpass Journallers are perfect for any layout and have you heard the buzz around Disney that paper fastpasses will soon be a thing of the past.  Check out the information about the new FASTPASS+ soon we will all be wearing wrist bands with all our vacation planning and reservations!  

I'm an organizer as well so to assist in keeping us all on track I created some tools of the trade.  I first created two different checklists.  One which allows you to write down each of the seven rules 4 to a page and the next one allows you to write down each of the seven rules but alongside is space to write your credits.  

Click HERE to download
MouseScrappers Speed Scrap Checklist and Credits

Also a huge help for me last year was a spreadsheet with a list of all the hosts, times, and chat information.  I also used it to "check" when I was done and to list my deadline times so I could priorities my layouts so I could go for the "Gold"  

Click HERE to download the
MouseScrappers 4th Annual Speed Scrap Marathon Spreadsheet

Well since I have your attention don't forget to check out Natalie's Place Designs "What's on Sale" section as she has some amazing kits and bundles at up to 50% off. 

Click HERE to go to What's on Sale?

Well I hope to chat with you on Sunday, 20 January 2013, at 6:00 pm EST, 5:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm MST, 3:00 pm PST, or 11:00 pm GMT.  See ya real soon!

Sneak Peek

Hello everybody it has been a very busy week returning from our holiday vacation and getting back into the groove of things. Natalie has been very busy too and this kit is so stunning you are not going to want to miss this one...just take a peek!!  This is definitely going to be a MUST HAVE on your list!!

Wishing you a magical evening.

I'm Late, I'm Late, for a very important...Release

Sorry everybody I'm late posting Natalie's Place Designs new release C'est Magnifique. I have a very good excuse as we were at Disney World!! Sadly we returned today so I'm knee deep in laundry, unpacking, and getting Christmas torn down in the house. I appreciate your patience.

So without further ado lets do the must do...the release of C'est Magnifique. This kit is amazing with so many wonderful add-ons woohoo!!

Just check it out... this kit contains 19 papers, 7 flowers, 8 ribbons, 2 ricrac, 2 buttons, 2 flairs, 2 word tags, 4 frames, 3 bows, 3 leaves, 2 plumes, 2 bursts, 4 hoops, 3 fleur de lis elements, a tag, 2 splatters, 3 flourishes, 2 balls, a baker's twine, a banner, a beret, an antique bicycle, 2 poodles, a poodle stand, a whip, an eiffel tower, a sequin scatter, a dot overlay, messy stitches, a border and two alphas....

Click HERE to go to C'est Magnifique

Look at these wonderful add-ons to make your pages easy to create!  I just love premades!!

What is even better is bundles at a great bargain...

You can get the kit, page starters, wordart, brushes, and page stacks for only $12.00!  That is a deal!! My first layout I couldn't resist for Magnifique Minnie in the new Fantasyland!  The colors are perfect, the poodles are stunning, and all the pink!!

My next layout we visited with Marie at Magic Kingdom just this past week and I just love how versatile this kit allowed me to create my page using her wonderful page starter and paper stack.

Last but not least in November we dine at Les Chefs de France with my wonderful MouseScrapper friends Brenda, Lisa, Brad, and their grandson Caleb.  My main reason for dining was to meet Remy.  He had his own personal assistant who we know and love from Hollywood Studios.  It was terrific to dine with friends and meet and greet with new ones.

I just love the greens in this kit as well!!  Be sure to stop by Natalie's Place Designs to grab this stunning new kit as well as a little freebie.  As always stop by Lisa Campbell Designs and MJ-AJ Designs for more inspiration as well as a few little freebies of their own.  This time I wanted to share a page starter from my Les Chefs de France layout.  I hope you enjoy it and it inspires you to create your own magical layout.

Click HERE to download

Wishing all of you a Happy New Year and a magical evening!

Sale and Sneak Peek!

Natalie's Place Designs has a terrific sale going on with some amazing premades never released before available for some of her most popular kits. The greatest part is that all the new premades below has the original kit on sale!  I just love discounts!!

Be sure to stop by Natalie's Place Designs to pick up the original kit and the new premades while the sale lasts.  Here are some fabulous new word arts as well...

Let's not forget the sneak peek of her new release coming soon!  OMGoodness this kit is amazing!!  The colors and possibilities as well as all the premades are fabulous so stay tuned...

Wishing you a magical evening!

Tis the Season Add-on Released

I'm very excited for a wonderful new add-on to Tis the Season by Natalie's Place Designs. This is one of my favorite holiday kits with all the festive colors and bling. Here is the original kit...

Here are the wonderful add-ons which contains 6 papers, 5 flowers, 3 ribbons, 1 ricrac, an ornament frame, a bow, a christmas tree, a reindeer, a holly branch, a pine branch, a present, 2 frames, a star element, a flourish, silver stitching, a holly border, a ribbon wrap, a string, a staple and a full alpha.

Click HERE to go to Tis the Season Add-on

She has these wonderful bundles to meet your needs from adding to your original kit to getting te entire collection all at a discount.

Absolutely a holiday must for your scrapbooking stash.  Here is a layout I created using all the wonderful premades as well as adding my own special touches from the kits. We saw Santa and Mrs. Claus at EPCOT over Thanksgiving which was very special for us because we had never seen him at EPCOT. He quite the jolly ole fellow.  The premade paper stack, wordart, and page started made it super simple and then I just added the bling, alpha titles and Christmas tree.  

Be sure to stop by Natalie's Place Designs to add to the original kit, grab those terrific premades, or snag the entire collection and a wonderful discount. Don't forget to stop by MJ-AJ designs as well as Lisa Campbell Designs for more wonderful inspiration and goodies. 

I wanted to send my deepest sympathy to Newtown CT and the unthinkable loss of loved ones.  How sad it has become that our children can not be safe in school.  My thoughts and prayers are with you.  

This tragedy was unfolding the morning I flew to be with my mother and I cant wait to return this evening and hug and kiss my children. 

This holiday season has been extremely hard for me.  Last week I had to fly home to be with my mother who is not doing well.  She is a cancer survivor but the brain radiation she received has been slowly taking her away from me.  She went into the hospital just before Thanksgiving and is now in a nursing home.  She is suffering from dementia which I would not wish on anyone.  It is so very hard to see my mother this way as she is the most amazing person I know. She has a wonderful spirit and zest for life.  She is my best friend and has been there through the ups and downs of my life.  I have spent the past week by her side, even though at times she doesn't know who I am, enjoying my time with her even if it's only for a short time.  I fly home this evening knowing that this will probably be the last time I see her. Her time is near and I pray that her last days are peaceful and without pain. 

In honor of my mother I wanted to provide a facebook freebie that allows you to showcase those that you love during this holiday season. This is my mother and step-father at Christmas in 2006 after her cancer but before she started to get sick all over again.  I used Tis the Season as well as Tis the Season Add-on.  

My step-father has been my mother's constant caregiver for the past 10 years, through chemo, feeding tubes, oxygen tanks, providing all her medicine, taking her to hundreds of doctors appointments, dealing with her loss of hearing, constant eye infections, and on and on...  He is an angel sent from above who even now refuses to leave her side.  He sits with her 12 hours a day and after talking with him these past few days making sure he too takes time for himself!!  He's afraid to leave her side just in case she needs him but his health both mentally and physically is just as important. 

I ask this holiday season that as we all gather with family we may only see once a year that you tell them you love them, forgive those you may hold resentment, and take lots of pictures or video as you never know what might happen until you meet again. I am so blessed that last year we spent Christmas with my mother not knowing it might be her last Christmas.  

Here is the preview and download link.

Click HERE to download

Wishing you and your family a magical and wonderful holiday season.  May you be blessed with memories to last a lifetime.