Come join the FUN...

Lots of stuff going on at Treasures to Scrap in October, contests, challenges and competitions galore! For full details and to join in the fun come visit us on the forums at Treasures to Scrap!

Sponsor Contest Paper: Doodlebug Designs
Doodlebug Designs has sponsored our team and site this month and the gallery will be full of amazing layouts and projects for you to look through and become inspired from. We have an amazing team and each month they overwhelm me with their creativity and this month will be no exception.
The contest will be judged by the designers of Doodlebug Designs and you will be able to enter as many times as you wish..
Rules are to use at least 75% of Doodlebug Design products on your layouts or projects. Upload them in the gallery specified for the Doodlebug October Contest and sign in under the forums category in monthly challenges...there will be a place specified just for Doodlebug Designs contest. Make sure that you complete this part of the contest or you will be disqualified. All layouts must be new to TTS and to the Web to qualify.
Your wonderful creations will be judged on the most creative way to use Doodlebug product the last week of October. Please have all submissions entered by the 25th of October midnight PST. Anything submitted after the deadline will be disqualified. The winners will be announced in the November newsletter, so make sure that you sign up for the newsletter if you havent already. Make sure you check out the online store for our monthly kits and products of Doodlebug Designs.
1st place winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to TTS online store
2nd place winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to TTS online store
3rd place winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to TTS online store

Sponsor Contest Digital: Addicted to Digital
This contest will run the same as the paper contest with the same rules and deadlines but, you will use Addicted to Digital product. They have a great variety of kits to work with and you won't be dissappointed.
1st place winner of this contest will receive a gift certificate to Addicted to Digital for $20 (provided by TTS)
Rules are to use at least 75% of Addicted to Digital products on your layouts. Upload them in the gallery specified for Addicted to Digital October Contest and sign in under the forums category in monthly challenges....there will be a place specified for Addicted to Digital contest. Make sure that you complete this part of the contest or you will be disqualified. All layouts must be new to TTS and to the Web to qualify.

Monthly Challenge "Truth or Scare" Contest
Each month our design team challenges the members of TTS with great challenges and helps you to go outside of the box each month a little more. This month we have decided to shake things up a bit and make it a competition..
So... Here is how it will work
Each day there will be challenges, trivia or chats that you can participate in to earn points. Each challenge will have a specific point specified in the details of the challenge. Do as many challenges, trivia or chats that you would like to and keep track of your points in the monthly challenge thread we will have and win win win!!! There will be a specific spot in the gallery for you to upload your challenges to help keep track of them better and it is necessary to keep track of your points in the monthly challenge thread . If you do not then you will be disqualified. The DT will be playing along with you this month as well however, you will not be competing with them for the gift certificates.. They will be competing against each other for their own gift certificates.. So help encourage and cheer each other on!!
All layouts will need to be new to TTS and the web to qualify.

1st place winner will receive a gift certificate to TTS online store for $50 and GDT for the month of November
2nd Place winner will receive a gift certificate to TTS online store for $25
3rd place winner will receive a gift certificate to TTS online store for $10

We will start off the competition in the chat room at 9:00 PM EST and a trivia starting at 9:30 PM EST... Afterwards watch the monthly challenge thread for all new challenges and events. There will also be random prizes donated by doodlebug throughout the month to entice you!!! So come and have some fun with our "Truth or Scare" Challenge Competition.

Finally Friday! YAY!

What a week, it's been so crazy the last 2 weeks. Reed was gone all last week and then home just for the weekend, left again Sunday and then was gone all this week. So needless to say I have been a little busy running the kiddos around and doing family stuff and then all my scrappin stuff! All the fall stuff for me has started too so now I only have "free" days Monday and Friday but Tues, Wed, Thurs are all fun things. Tuesday I help in the classroom at Rylee's school which is AWESOME! Wednesday is MOPS, my fave! and Thursday's is bible study. All fun stuff.

So besides all that I have managed to get a little scrappin done lately. I was able to put up the Treasures to Scrap layouts here & here these are for September. I'm almost done with October's projects and am loving the sponsor...Doodlebug! So fun to work with those papers.

I've also been on a bit of a card kit, which really isn't my thing but I needed to make some cards and I had challenges from TTS so I went with it. You can see the cards here. The challenges gave me a head start which was cool, like one of them was to make an interactive card and use the color orange so that was FUN!

Another big thing (well to me) that happened this week was babysitting my little sister. That hasn't happened in awhile, remember mom drama. LOL! So that's been pretty cool for Rylee and Tiana and of course Nee Nee too. They got to play twice this week already AND my mom is actually keeping the girls overnight tonight! Crossing my toes we don't get a call. UGH!

So wanna know what we're going to do for a big night alone...we're really cool I tell ya! Really cool! I went to blockbuster this morning and got 3 movies, we're going to Trader Joe's later for some yummy snacks and some beer i'm sure. And that's it. A nice relaxing night just hanging out at home alone. Well with Kali and Lila of course!

Hope ya all have a great weekend!

This is Grant, my cousin Scott's baby and I just love him! Well look at him, how can you not. So i'm just posting a few pics. TFL. 

He's so cute! 

What a face! 

Today is the/was the day that...

John Mayer's newest CD Continuum was released, it's a good day! Since I heard the entire CD a few times a couple weeks ago, thanks to our awesome radio station (and probably 1000's elsewhere) but here it's 92.9 the mountain I wasn't racing to Target at 8am, but went at lunchtime. It sounds so much better in the truck then on my laptop and it sounds even better blasting in the living room while the girls are dancing around! Gotta love little girls who love John Mayer! I think Nee Nee was as excited as me! Well maybe not!

I just had to share my excitement I'm sure you all think I'm crazy, but hey we all have our own John Mayer's right?

And here it is in my hot little hands...

I'm Hungry...

So it's a good thing I got my crockpot swap today!!! YAY! Have I ever said that boodles ROCK!!! We they do! These pages are freaking sweet! But I noticed i'm a DORK and didn't put my name on mine, so mine are the only ones that don't have a name, enchilada casserole! Thanks girlies!

Goodbye my Lover

okay so yes I may be LAME for posting this, but OH MY GOODNESS this is so cute & funny. I admit I am a HUGE Dr. Delicious & Janie fan and YES I am sad to see him go BUT am happy she made this decision so in the end here's the video...

A long awaited review...

the night was so freaking fun! The drive up was so fun, we chatted and laughed and it was awesome! The concert was nothing short of amazing, minus a few little drama mix ups but we won't go there! ;) So in short...an unforgettable experience!

Since the concert my life has been getting busier and busier by the minute. I don't know how some of you moms of 4 or more do it, seriously! I'm having a hard time having one in school and she isn't any other activities right now! Speaking of activities she came home with sheets for soccer and cheer sign ups! YIKES. Practices 1 - 2 times a week plus games Saturday mornings! YIKES! Yeah sorry Rylee not this year. Any tips on this subject...needed. Rita where are you! LOL!???

Reed's gone again this week, which for some reason I'm taking VERY hard this time. Not sure why, he was home for almost 3 weeks last before Sunday, which was amazing! So he's gone for just a week and for some reason, I'm a mess this week. Hence no post until now.

But I have semi good news, Rylee still needs me! Remember my post about her not wanting me to walk her to the kinder playground anymore, well she wants me to again! YAY!!! My little girl is back! LOL! Who knows for how long so I'm so soaking it up right now!

Well I'm about to pass out so nighty night...

Dave Matthews here we come...

WOO HOO! So excited, we're about 10 minutes from heading out to Phoenix for the Dave Matthews Band Concert. It's going to be hotter then HELL, but oh well! Deb, Terrence are coming here, then we're headed to Dori's and then to Sky harbor to pick up Mark and then we're there baby! It's going to be a blast and I can't wait! I also can't wait to see who my crazy uncle ends up taking! He's 60+ recently divorced, lives with my Nana...great guy...seriously, but his women situation is a little out there. He's been keeping it a secert so it should be interesting! LOL!

Until tomorrow!

What a week...

I'm not sure where it went, but it's Sunday night now! Rylee had a great first week at school, her home life on the other hand was not so great. She was so over tired by the time she got home, all HELL broke loose when Reed & I tried to communicate with her. Hoping this week goes a lot smoother! I know it will take time for us all to get through it! I could use the prayers & good thoughts that's for sure! Tomorrow starts our first experience with homework, she will bring it home Monday's and it's due Friday. Also we need to start practicing hand writing the correct way, and I can already here her when I'm trying to help her to it right...NO MOM I KNOW HOW TO DO IT, I KNOW EVERYTHING!!! GRRRR...Can't wait!

So to end this wonderful week, I found out this AM that I made the design Team for the scrapbook supply store! YAY! Super excited to see this site take off! Can't wait to dive right in!

I also am trying to get a head start on my DT layouts for TTS and I managed to get one done for Sept's papers tonight! YAY! But you're going to have to wait until Sept 1st for that one! ;) I also finished my Operation Katrina album, so happy that's on it's way to a deserving family! I'll try and upload the album this week.

Hi Boodles...I miss you guys!!! (just had to give a shout out!)

Well it's late and I need to crash!

and there she goes... 

oh okay and this one too, showing off the lunch bag! And super cheesy smile! 

just a quick picture of my girl before taking her to kindergarten for the first time! 

I AM A SLACKER!

LOL! That's for giving me the push I needed girl! (you know who you are!) OMGOSH I have no idea where the last 6 days went to be honest. I do however remember that Friday we went to meet Rylee's teacher!!! I think we are really going to like her and that Rylee will have a fantastic first year at school! All week she had been SO excited about meeting her teacher and new friends that would bein her class and then we get there and she's SO shy and won't talk to anyone and if she does she's SO stinking quiet! Kids I tell ya! Again however she is excited about the first day, so who knows. I still think this day will be much harder on me then her.

So i'm super tired, but i had to post something tonight. We have church in the AM and then i plan to scrap the day away! Maybe i'll have something new to share! Have a good Sunday all!

Hey Boodle girls!

I got my chipboard yesterday! And it's awesome! Thanks a bunch! SO now i need help, if you were in the swap or not you may be able to help me...how do you store your chipboard? I have so much now and NO WHERE to put it, please help me!

Off to get ready for church! Happy Sunday!

It's Friday YAY!

We're hanging out at the in laws today. got here on wednesday and we've been doing nothing since then. lol. my MIL, the girls and I went to a beauty and the beast play yesterday at the local diner theatre. it was fun but OMG Rylee can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE listen to your mother! UGH! That girl, i think being spoiled by grandma for the past 5 days has really done a number on you girl! but we're taking her home tomorrow to train her back to normal! lol! i do have to say we are very thanful to have such involved grandparents, since we all know MY MOM isn't liek that. robin (MIL) asked if Rylee could come up for a week to hang out and go school shopping, so she totally hooked her up! YAY for grandmas! SHe got TONS of cute clothes, 3 pairs of shoes, a new purse and lots of cute rings and necklaces. The saw 3 movies too...yes she is the spoiled one. Speaking of movies Rylee and I are going to see Barnyard today, should be pretty funny. Hope so, hope she listens, hope we have fun together! lol! Reed and I might also get to go on a date tonight too...WOO HOO! hope ya all have a great weekend!

Half way done...

with the girls room. I got up the border yesterday and the canvas' so that is cool! I love the way it all looks too! So cute! I'm waiting on the Making Memories 8 inch letters to come in to the LSS so i can put their names above their beds. Who knows how long that order is going to take though, guess theirs a long wait. UGH! Oh well. And then I just need to finish the shelves and hopefully that will be it for awhile. We'll see though! lol!

Here's the pics...


Have a lot to do today so I better get going...

It's official ...

and it sucks! I'm no longer able to post at KNK! :( I had to cancel my monthly scrapbook club due to $$$ issues and I know it's the right thing to do but it still sucks! Already having boodle withdrawals! Miss you guys!

Sunday I decided I wanted to do some new decorating in the girls room, went to Michaels picked up a couple shelves, lots of paint and lots of little wooden shapes, sunglasses and flowers! I painted yesterday for like 4 hours and I'm almost ready to start hanging things up! YAY! It's going to look so cute when I finish! I also picked up these canvas things to hang on their walls. I gave each of the girls their own canvas and they put their hand prints all over, with a space left in the middle for their picture! They turned out so cute!

I'm totally dragging today so I better get moving, lots to do before dinner with Reed's boss tonight and then another party at the cousins again! WOO HOO!

I've been Tagged!!!

I got tagged by Di from the TTS Design Team

7 people that I admire
- my Hubby
- my Daddy
- my grandparents
- my Nana
- my girls...so free, loving & lovable I just pray they KEEP these qualities!
- Scrappers, Boodles, the girls over at TTS, Ali E, Cathy Z, Elise, and everyone else who scraps to share there love of family & friends or for any reason!!!
- John Mayer & Jack Johnson...amazing guitar players!

7 things I say often
- Stupid dogs! I know maybe mean, but holy moly!!!
- No Jumping...yes to my dogs!
- are you kidding me???
- Oh boy I'm going to be in trouble...when looking at the new stuff coming out!
- I'm scrappin...when asked what I'm doing by someone who calls, seems I'm always scrappin when the phone rings
- are you crazy?
- I love you...I tend to say that A LOT!

7 things I cannot do
- WINK! I know I know, how do I not know how...well I can't!
- talk quietly, I can't help it I'm a LOUD chick!
- drive without talking on the phone, no not all the time but I can not make on car trip without at least one phone call.
- spend less then $20 at the lss, I'm lucky I finally got it down to $20!
- watch Spongbob all the way through...makes me CRAZY!!!
- go a day without doing laundry, at least one load a day it seems and I hate it!
- go to bed without putting loition on my feet.

7 things you might not know about me
- I got burned by an iron on my left hand when I was 7 months old
- I have vitiligo (not too serious just losing pigment and my eyebrow color!!! YIKES) good thing there's make-up! lol!)
- I like food WAY too much!
- I am always trying to lose weight!
- I am obsessed with John Mayer and Jack Johnson
- I don't really like cartoons, but I can handle the movies.
- I LOVE scrappin...okay you knew that one, but I couldn't think of another! lol!

7 movies I enjoyed
- The Wedding Planner
- Pearl Harbor...amazing flick!
- Billy Madison (most Adam Sandler movies ROCK!)
- How to lose a guy in 10 days
- 10 things I hate about you!
- White Water Summer...super old but so cool!
- Brother Bear...I LOVE that one!

7 things I wish I could change in my life
- my being totally unoriginized!
- my memory
- my clumsiness
- I tend to ramble I lot, but I don't mind...but don't ask my hubby! lol!
- I'm a bit emotional...a bit! LMAO!
- I wish I was more handy with house stuff
- I wish I was a better eater.

7 books I have read and would read again
- All the shopoholic books
- undomestic goddess
- the left behind series...haven't even gotten all the way through yet
- CZ the first one
- the notebook
- I haven't finished yet but I'm sure the CZ the sequel I'll read again
- and I haven't gotten it yet but I'm sure I'll read the new Ali book a lot.

7 people who should do this!
- Lisa
- Brandy
- Heather
- Jaime
- Kelly
- Shannon
- Tiffany

yes I tagged ALL boodles!!!

tag you're it!