New Site, New Year!!

Wow! I can't believe that 2007 is actually over!! What an awesome year it's been! The 2 biggest things that happened this year were: buying More Than Scrapbooking, and finding out that I'm going to be a Grandma in May!! Both excited new adventures in my life!! Paul Foote, of Rakan Design, designed my new site! He put soooo much into it (money, time, talent, sleepless nights, etc.), but the end result if truly worth it!!! Thanks Paul! For those of you that familiar with "My Space", More Than Scrapbooking offers the huge social network (with forum, blogs, etc.), plus the usual fun monthly scrapbooking kit club. If you haven't yet, go check us out!!

http://www.morethanscrapbooking.net/

I hope that everyone has a wonderful and SAFE Happy New Year!!!

Sorry Jaime, It's Winter, and it's hard for me to be Patient!!

Ok, so the title has 3 parts to it! First, Jaime Lea has complained that I don't post in my blog enough. That's true. I do need to step up and post more! Sorry Jaime!!

Second, It is Winter here! We live so close to the mountains, that we get more snow than in the valleys, and it lasts longer here. Our front window faces the mountains, and there is always a beautiful view out there, whether it is cloudy or not.



Then, thirdly, it really is hard to be patient sometimes!! My website, More Than Scrapbooking has been worked on for a few months now, and is basically ready, but we keep hitting hurdles. Paul Foote, of Rakan Design, has been so wonderful to work with, and has given me much more than I am paying for. But, I am soooo ready for the fun to begin! Be looking for the grand opening!!!

New Found Friends to New Phase in Life!!

I had the wonderful opportunity last month to go to Las Vegas with Emily Short (Chickypie)(one of my Design Team) to attend Memory Trends! The show itself was not impressive. I placed orders for my November and December kits (both of which were messed up in the transition after the show), and I found a BeAuTiFuL new line of paper that I want to use for my January kit. Hmmmm, do you think that I want to tell you what it is? :) I guess you will have to stay tuned!

The definite highlights of the trip were: Meeting (in person) Jaime Lea (jaimelynne)(also on my Design Team), and spending a lot of time with her. Jaime lives in Las Vegas and was such a wonderful tour guide, and chauffeur. We had so much fun with her, and I wish that I could have had so much more time to spend with her! She is such a beautiful, fun lady!

The next highlight was being able to meet Cheryl Nelson (cheryljunegirl)(another Design Team Member), and to be able to invite ourselves to attend the SOY (Scrapbooker of the Year) Awards Banquet, to be there to support Cheryl! She was one of the top ten SOY finalists for this year! And it is well-deserved! She, like all the members of my Design Team, has amazing talent!!!

And, another fun highlight of the trip was being able to meet Lisa Bearnson, the head of Creating Keepsakes. She rode on the plane down to Vegas with Emily and I, and we introduced ourselves to her in the Las Vegas airport. Then, we saw her at the keynote address that night (Stacy Julian spoke, another amazing lady), and that's when we invited ourselves to the awards banquet. She was gracious enough to let us attend and then was impressed that there were seats enough to accomodate us! Hmmm, must have been meant to be!

Now, on to the new Phase in Life!!

My baby is not a baby anymore!! Carly, who just turned 6 in September, just lost her first tooth!!! I never thought that I would be to this point in my life, and at 46, I would have thought that all of my kids would have been older! But, I know that there is a Master Plan, and Someone who knows me better than I do is watching over me all the time. So, now that my baby is growing up, I guess that it is time for me to do the same!! :)

Paper Bag Album?

October's kit is a Paper Bag Album! The paper's are from the wonderful My Mind's Eye Bohemia II line! Lots of wonderful Autumn themed embellies are included too to make these beautiful Paper Bag Albums and other layouts and cards too!

New Month of Fun!

Ok, September's kit has got to be my favorite!! I know that I am posting kind of late, but there are still a few available, and there is still 9 more days to order... I really love what I am doing! Picking out things to put kits together has been so fun! It really stretches my creativity, and I think that it really has helped my scrapping! I am also getting more creative with my pages and I am actually doing the altered items that come in the kits!



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My great Husband has been really supportive. At first he was a little skeptical because I am not the most organized person, and he was worried that this would be hard on us financially, but I have made sure that it hasn't touched our finances in any way. I am also learning how to balance my housework, and this business. I love how I can work out of my home and set my own schedule.

Even when life is hard, life is extremely good!!

A Girl's 2 Greatest Loves!!

August's Kit is now available at More Than Scrapbooking! The kit includes a fun wood purse with bamboo handles to alter. 6 Beautiful Double-sided Prima Lucid 12 x 12 patterned papers plus 4 coordinating 12 x 12 Bazzill Cardstock. You also get Prima flowers, fiber, and a decorated leather strap (plus more fun items!). I'm excited to see what my talented and amazing Design Team can do with this kit! For ordering information and to see all the new items in our store, click here! (can you say Velvet Paper?) http://www.morethanscrapbooking.com/

July Kit

I love the July kit! The different Crate Paper lines are so fun! There is so much that you can do with them! There are only a few more left, too. Hmmm, I guess you better grab one before they're gone...

The More Than Scrapbooking Design Team is so awesome and creative! You have to see what they have done with the board book, and everything that is included with the kit!

Lookie here: http://www.morethanscrapbooking.com

New Adventure!!

So, in my "advanced" years, I've decided to try a new adventure! I just bought an on-line monthly scrapbooking kit club called More Than Scrapbooking! I'm excited for all the possibilities of this!

We just sold out on our June kits! I am in the process of sending out the July kits to my Design Team. My Design Team (DT) is an awesome, talented, creative group of ladies! They are already jumping in and posting away on the message board, and uploading their work in the gallery!

I am looking forward to meeting new people, and seeing all the creativity that is out there! So glad to be a part of the wonderful scrapbooking community!

Come join us at http://www.morethanscrapbooking.com