A quick but fun post!

I don't have much time.......gotta head on in to work. BUT, I wanted to share some exciting news with my friends. Don't you just love it when you run into an old friend somewhere? Somewhere you least expected? This happened to me a week or so ago and I wanted to tell you about it.

So, I'm at Scrap Etc. and my new friend Shirley has introduced me to her friends at Willow Traders, and they have just included me in everything they are doing. Wonderful, sweet ladies!
I keep hearing them talk about their friends who are going to join us for dinner on Saturday night.

Saturday evening Shirley and I are headed up to the Scrap Etc store and run into Christina (the head willow) talking to a friend. I hear Christina call this friend Christy. We stop to speak and Christy turns around. Christina introduces us but I ALREADY KNOW HER from A Scrappin Friendsy. Yes, ladies, Christy is Chrisjay! And here she is:










She agreed to let me share her picture so you could all see that she is alive and well! YAY!

She is happily settled in Alabama and has even invited me to ride with her to another scrappy event in March of 2009. Gotta get a decision made on this, too, as the deadline is fast approaching.

So, everybody, say hello to Christy and I will email her and point her to this blog so she can enjoy the greetings!

Scrap Etc Projects!

So, more pictures from Scrap Etc. Sorry! These are some of the things I came home with.
Some were "freebies," some were parts of kits, some of the projects are shown here, and some is stuff I bought in the on site store. See the cute Scrap In Style TV papers at the top? Too, too cute. I bought the whole Sugared kit from Basic Grey, mostly for the flamingo paper - LOL. The cute kraft album with the bright red flower is Creative Cafe, if you were wondering. They have some NEAT stuff! I love the colors.



These are cute cards from Jenni Bowlin's class. I never wanted these before, they seem too big for an 8.5 by 11 page. They were sooo fun to make, though, and I love that weird gold German foil, I think she called it. Cool. Oh, and the genuine milk bottle cap is awesome. I love little details like that.




And here I am with Jenni Bowlin and then again with Gretchen McElveen. In Gretchen's class we made neat little albums called "The 10 Most Influential People in My Life." Mine isn't finished, for lack of pictures of the people I want to put in there. I'll finish it, though.

So, that's it for Scrap Etc. updates for today!

Scrap Etc !

Oh, my, I now see why people are addicted to scrap events like CKU! Scrap Etc. was a wonderful experience. I left Nashville really inspired and excited about scrapping. I remembered that it is more than just a hobby (although it is a WONDERFUL, fun hobby). It is memory-keeping, and everything that I create today will be a treasure 30 years from now.

So, we made this cool mirror mini-book (these mirror books aren't on sale ANYWHERE) with Heidi Swapp. Heidi is an amazing person and a wonderful inspiring speaker. The book is cool, but you have NO IDEA how meaningful it is, because you have to have listened to her speak to understand the inspiration behind it. She is just awesome awesome. I am now a HUGE fan, even if her rub-ons have issues. I can't say enough about how her words touched me. I love Heidi!

I am also in love with Wilna Furstenburg - she is just so stinkin' cute! Here are "Vilna and Vanda":



And I will post some more pictures of me with the teachers later. I HAVE to post the best picture of all - me with my roomie, SHIRLEY! Shirley is awesome and sweet and fun. And she loves the Chili Peppers! Woooo Hoooo - Anthony is HOT! And I can't forget JESS! The other Tally friend who was at Scrap Etc. She is soooooooo sweet!


And there will be much more to come! I will have to share pictures of some of the goodies I got (free and at the store) and projects I made, and Amy Tan (Amy Tangerine t-shirts), and Jenni Bowlin and Angelia Wigginton and the scenery at the beautiful Opryland Resort and Hotel, and my shoes from opening night....

THREE DAYS

I can hardly believe it, but I have only three days before I leave for Nashville and Scrap Etc.! I have never been to a scrap event before, and I am so excited and nervous! I mean, really: what do I wear? What do I take? What if nobody likes me? What if my roommate thinks I talk funny? (she's from California - she's never heard me talk) Okay, Shirl - are you ready for a serious southern drawl?

I thought I would post another couple of digi layouts I have done. I am now one of Pyralis' Princesses - that is to say I am on the Pyralis Designs creative team and have been happily using her kits to create! Visit her shop HERE (at 3Scrapateers) or HERE (Just the Right Scrap). Her things are all on sale during April.
I also used alphas by Scrap Kitten and Royanna Fritschman, and some elements like the crown and star from SugarPlum Paperie.

A Scrappin Friendsy Site is DOWN

and I mean down. For a while it was non-existent. I MISS all my friends there.
If you are an ASF friend, come HERE and you can still chat. Can't do much else, but at least that!
And if you're not an ASF "friend," you are cordially invited to join us anyway. Hopefully we will be back up soon!