Catchin up

Today is my catch up day. I looked at my recovered files a little last night. I would say that I only got about 1/2 of them from the online recovery. So I need to go back and load them from the back up discs. grrrrr. But at least I have those discs. Cuz most of my "good" files are going to be on them. None of the Christmas kits were on the online recovery. So since I'm working mostly on the Christmas book those will be the first files I find.

Monique had this on her blog for me the other day. Kristine had it on her blog for me the next day. I feel so loved. So I get to pay it forward.

1) Yen - Her photos amaze me, her little boys are just the most adorable little ones and she scraps amazingly. Thank you Yenny girl!

2) Cate - Cate continues to amaze me with her organizational skills and the way she cranks out layouts, challenges and takes care of her family. When I grow up, I wanta be just like Cate.

3) Andrea - Andrea was one of the first people to jump aboard when I started blogging. She's a faithful reader and friend.

4) Barb - As a fellow Michigander living in Ohio, I salute you. I've recently found her 2 blogs and love to check them out on a daily basis.

5) Azrood - Another new blog I've found recently. The antics of her family amuse me greatly.

Ok, next award came from Yen. She is just the sweetest. Best Blogging Buddies award.

This I send along to Kristine, Heather and Cate. Not only are you good blog buddies, but great friends. Thank you so much.

Now I have several Top 5 Lists for you. This idea came from Monique's blog on Monday.

My Top 5 stores:

1) SBB

2) Ztampf!

3) Pickleberry Pop

4) SBG

5) Purple paper flowers _ While it just opened, there are lots of great designers there, several from OAKS which would have been in my top 5 hands down if it wasn't closing at the end of the month. Still have great sales over there. Go check em out.

Top 5 things I love to find in a kit

1) Ribbons

2) doodles & swirls

3) flowers

4) stitching

5) frames

Top 5 things I want to learn to do better in scrapping

1)Blending

2) photo actions

3) journaling

4) textures

5) font design

My top 5 scrap sites

1) DST

2) SBB

3) Scrappers Daily Dose

4) Purple paper flowers

5) Digital Scrap Garden

Top 5 designers that are new to me (of course my CT designers are my absolute faves)

1) Flergs

2) Kiki Halbert

3) ChereKaye

4) Birgit Kerr

5) Melissa Bennett

These are designers that I just recently found out about.

Top 5 Blogs for great freebies

1) Kristine - Wenchd Grafix

2) Kim B Designs

3) Andrea Gold templates

4) Lindsay Jane

5) Ikeagoddess

Come on share your fave 5's with us. Leave em here or put em up on your blog. They don't have to be the same topic as mine. I changed some from Monique's. That's what's so much fun.

I need to go jump the train before I go off on a rant about my unprofessional supervisor. Hope you all have a good day.