Curiosity....the kit and freebie

What? When? How? Why? Where?

Do you ever get tired of getting pestered about those things?

now available in my OAKS store..... Curiosity ....

the Element Pack, Paper Pack, and Alpha Add-On are all available separately.... or you can save a little bit by getting the Element & Paper combo

How would you like to get the Curiosity Alpha for free? Just purchase $5 or more in goodies from my OAKS store and you'll get it at as a bonus at checkout. Hip Hip Hooray for you!



















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now..... to showcase some of My Scrap Silly Sisters' Layouts.... both of these were made with the same template in my Silly Circles Templates Set....Isn't it so fab how they both turned out soooo completely different?


Girl in Flowers by Kille Enna


Baby Feet by Jeanelle Paige

(who knows what I did to make it so that Jeanelle's LO was so much larger than Kille's
but it's going to stay like it is because I don't feel like figuring it out right now)

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ok...now Dale Ann/DC Designs and I are still looking for a fab idea for our collab kit ..... if we choose your idea, you'll get our kit for free (so you better leave your e-mail address with your idea).........and you know it will be so absolutely fab with the two of us working together :)

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Be sure to scroll down....you might find a fun blinkie to pick up and sport around :)

ouchie ouch

Yesterday I went to the Air Show at Luke AFB with Cooper (my 16 yo son) and my FIL. It was a very cool show and we all had a great time together ......... BUT....... I was stupid and didn't wear any sunscreen. HELLO! 6+ hours in 80+ degree temp in Phoenix on a cement airstrip = SUNBURN! I need to have someone take a pic of my face. I look like I was snow skiing with big goggles. Oversized shades do the same thing to a face. I need to even out my lines badly. I have beautiful lines from my shades, bermuda shorts and tank top. We went to the pool this afternoon and I looked hysterical in my bikini (white belly & white bug eyes). Here are a couple snapshots of Coop taking a tiny 5 minute snooze waiting for the Thunderbirds to begin their show and one of my burnt legs (with a couple hours still to go....and what a bad view...it just makes my hips look HUGE).




















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welllll....tomorrow is Hudson's 2nd day of Little People Child Enrichment Class...it's kind of like a preschool to preschool..... it's only 1 hour a week ....it's sooooo super cute... there are only about ten 2.5 - 3 year olds in this class and they squeeze in play time, school time for months, numbers, & letters, story time, music time, and a little bit of coloring all into this class.... you have to keep moving fast to entertain little kids this age

doesn't he look adorable for his 1st day last week?

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yes... I do need to scrap these, don't I????? they are definitely on my to do list

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ok...if you don't already know....I started selling some commercial goodies about a week and a half ago...........
and my latest addition to my OAKS store are my Practical Papers, paper templates (better than overlays)
Every Practical Paper Template has at least 4 layers (including the background) in .PSD format. This will allow you to use several colors for one piece of paper. You can have varied opacities for each of the layers too, as well as adding a splash of a pattern to one layer with CNTRL G. You can have at least 2 colors for every piece of unique paper you create. How fun and colorful!

find them HERE

The PNG versions will be coming soon.







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oh.... I realized I've never shared one of my newest favorite sites with you... it's MissTina's super fun one.... you just have to check it out ...you'll be a huge fan of hers too

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Dale Ann (DC Designs) and I are going to team up for a fab collab kit.... and it will be available at both HODS and OAKS ..........but first we need some help from you....we want to hear from you....what theme would you like to see? if we happen to choose your idea, you will win the finished kit...so please leave your e-mail address in your response :)

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welllllllll......now here's a special goodie for you........
go shopping in my OAKS store and get 25% off your purchase ........
just use coupon code "ouchsunburn" ....
but you need to hurry..this is only valid March 27th and 28th

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don't forget to grab this

you never know what good luck might shine your way if I catch you sporting this around

Vegas Party!!!!!!!!!

I'm leaving for Las Vegas in a couple hours. Sooooooooooooo....I'd like you to party in my OAKS store while I'm partying in Vegas :) ..... Have fun!!!!!!!!



Please scroll down to see my fun fun funtabulous stuff that I blogged about super early this morning. You'll love it soooo mush..and so will Paypal. :)

yay!!!! A name has been chosen!!!!

Introducing............

FUNTAINERS!!!!!
Congratulations to Dale Ann Cubbins for her winning suggestion! Funtainers are now available at OAKS, as well as the co-ordinating Flowerifics.

This fun fun funtabulous Funtainers set contains various flower pots, flower boxes, vases.....in 12 different designs from pretty plain to bright & fun .........and have paint that is crackling off of them .......

ideas for usage:
house one long stem flower,
hold up a picture with a photo prong,
cluster a bunch of flowers together for a cute bouquet
.....or...
how about even using one as a storage container for some cars, crayons, ribbons
......oh my, there are so many fun things you can do with these

Flowerifics is the funnest build-your-own flower pack!!! All items (except for one stem) are crackled paint. The set includes 16 flowers, 4 centers, and 3 stems (one pewter).







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please don't forget to scroll down and grab a groupie blinkie, if you'd like

my 1st contest!!!!!!!

ok..put your funky thinking caps on....for some reason I just can't think of a catchy fun name for my new floral containers

this set contains various flower pots, flower boxes, vases.....in 12 different designs from pretty plain to bright & fun .........and have paint that is cracking off of them .......

ideas for usage: house one long stem flower, hold up a picture with a photo prong, cluster a bunch of flowers together for a cute bouquet.....or... how about even using one as a storage container for some cars, crayons, ribbons......oh my, there are so many fun things you can do with these

soooooooooo.......give me a fab name so I can get these in a store for everyone......PLEASE......think FAST! (ETA: You are only naming the first one...the second is just a fun example) ... my deadline for ideas is Tuesday (tomorrow) at midnight PST .... I'm leaving for Vegas on Wednesday & I want to get them finished before my March Madness fun :) ...................and please leave me your e-mail address with your guess so I can contact you later ...the winner will receive this kit as a freebie (Woo-hoo!)

in case you haven't figured it out .. the first pic is the preview with all 12 floral containers and the photo prong .... and the second pic are some examples of them at work
(all shadows are just for the previews)

I can't wait to see your suggestions ...this will be fun :)
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and...... a HUGE thank you to all of my customers during my sale at OAKS over the weekend!!! my Silly Templates Collection is definitely a crowd favorite ... I might have to consider making a
bunching some of them together to sell as a mega template set ...... I am also probably going to offer these up as my first commercial products :)...but probably not until after my Vegas excursion
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grab this------>
...scroll down to read more about it :)

Spring Forward Sale!!!!!

Who doesn't love a good sale????? Ya know everyone loves 'em...especially when you don't have to stand in line with a bunch of other people at a register. Well, OAKS is having a fab sale this weekend and almost the entire store is in on it too (not just me). So what are you waiting for? Go check out my goodies, as well as all of the other super talented OAKS designers.

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a couple days ago I made some inserts for the new Playtex sippy cups ......they are oh so cute .. now I won't have to label the boys cups when we meet up with our MOMS Club ...I found my cups at Target


(see my galleries for credits...Hudson's was done primarily with my Hudsons' Airplanes kit)
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don't forget to scroll down to see if you've missed anything .... and then leave me some lovin' please....I really love reading your comments

My NEW store ... jump for joy!!!!!!

ok...did you think I was ever going to tell you about my new store????? I'm sorry it took me a couple weeks...........but.........(drum roll now please) .............it's at One of a Kind Scrapz (OAKS) ...
.... I have a few goodies in the store as of this morning...
I've also been revamping my previews and they are looking oh so fun!!!! I'm going to add more items in the next few days so my OAKS store is just going to grow and grow ... I guess you'll have to keep coming back to it to see what's new

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I now have 5 Scrap Silly Sisters for my CT! another YAY!!! all my girls are just so fabulous!!!
Sarah (skygrimwood)
Jeanelle Paige
Leslie (leslie_537)
Serena (HaeleyMouse)
Kille (nosy)

***If you applied for my CT and you didn't hear back from me, please leave me a message here or PM me at one of my stores or DST .... I just found out tonight that my lovely spam box received someone's application...I'm so sorry if it happened to anyone else...I truly haven't just outright ignored anyone***

Do you like this?????? If so, feel free to grab it

who knows...I might ask you to be part of my fab CT as a guest or a regular ...or you might just get a little freebie from me.....IF I see you sportin' this little fun thing around

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now something a little fun.......it's kind of like Scattergories....

Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following...They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question. Make sure each answer is different.

Your first Name: Sara

1. Actor/Actress: Susan Sarandon (double bonus for me)

2. 4 letter word: stop

3. Street name: Sappington

4. Color: sunshine yellow

5. Gift/present: stereo

6. Vehicle: Sequoia (my car)

7. Tropical Location: St. Thomas

8. College Major: Science (ok..I know that's kind of generic)

9. Animal: snake

10. Thing in souvenir Shop: shirts

11. Boy Name: Steve

12. Girl name: Sally

13. Movie Title: Stepmom

14. Beer: ????

15. Occupation: stripper

16. Flower: snapdragon

17. Celebrity: Suzanne Sommers (another double bonus for me)

18. Magazine: Seventeen

19. U.S. City: Springfield, MO

20. Band/Singer: Styx

21. Fun Place to Have Sex: ok...I'm dumb..I'm drawing a blank here ...S????

22. Ways to get from here to there: skip

23. Alcoholic Drink: seven and seven....YUM!

24. Game: scrabble

25. Thing you scream in anger: Shoot! (did you really think I'd say something else???)

ok..now I'm not going to tag anyone particular....I just want all of you to have fun with this!
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