A whole lot today

So much to write about today. Where to start. Ok, life first. We didn't get the doom and gloom snow they predicted overnight. Which is great! However, it did go to the north and I think is going to affect my trip home to see the girls. Yesterday I was quite devesated by the whole thing as they were expecting 8 to 10 inches today, but I've calmed down. I think that I'll just change my travel time a little and leave early tomorrow morning instead. Give the road crews time to clean the area up some. Plus I didn't sleep all that great and still fighting whatever the old lady's trying to give me. So on the bright side, if I don't leave tonight, I'll get to come home and 1) visit all the blogs I don't get to read during the day & 2) scrap! So I'm trying to look at the brightside. It's not easy when you're a glass is half empty type of girl. However, if you don't hear from me today, that means I made a run for it and will have to jump on my mom's computer to catch up on the blogs.

I'm rereleasing my song quotes word art freebie. Why you ask, well that's the next thing to talk about. But if you want the word art click the preview or here.


Ok, now you have some love song word art, you can play along with Heather's CT on their latest challenge. It's an easy one, and perfect for this time of year. Just do a layout with the lyrics from ANY love song. For everyone who participates, they will get free QP's made from Heather's Con Amor kit that was in her grab bag. And there will be a random drawing for 2 gift certs. Check out her CT blog for more information and other CT member's layouts with love songs.
Here's one I did for the challenge, I love the Wings song Maybe I'm Amazed. Ok, I'm a Youtube idiot and can't figure out how to embed the video into my blog. But here's the link. It's a beautiful video for a beautiful lovestory.

Look here, we have a new store to shop at. Kristine (da wench) has opened her own store.
Stop by and browse through Kristine's new store. She's got some gorgeous stuff there. Just click the ad.
And Kiki has an awesome grab bag over at PDW that starts today. I've seen what's in it, unfortunatly I didn't have time to play with anything before the sale so I could show you a sneek peak, but for $2 it's a steal!!

Well I think I've gotten everything. Please hope the weather cooperates for me so I can see those little girls. Cuz if I do, that means I get new pictures and a whole new scrapping mojo. Enjoy your weekend all and stay safe.

LOST, layouts and make me stop complaining

Mornin all. It's early (at least for me) and I'm stuffed up and mad as hell about it. The old lady I work with last Friday was getting sick. She missed the first 2 days of work this week, but came in yesterday all hacking and sniffleing and generally still pretty sick. She didn't want to miss another day of work cuz then she'd have had to go and see the Dr. And she's too cheap for that. Thanks a lot! Now I'm gonna get it. I'm supposed to go up and see my nieces and if I'm sick, that's not gonna happen and I'm gonna be madder than a hornet. And there hasn't been any measurable snow in weeks and guess what's coming in tonight after midnight? Yep, a snowstorm. So I'm gonna have to listen to Shannon go on and on about how it's not safe for me to be driving. All I want is to see those little girls.

I've been complaining a lot haven't I? I guess I really shouldn't. Things are good here. I've got my terrific full time and wonderful guest CT gigs and tons of photos to scrap. Plus the mojo's been pretty good, even if I'm hard on myself. I guess I just need some sunshine. So don't let me complain anymore. Threaten to stop reading my blog if I don't stop. Or something like that. hehe.

So I posted at DST about grab bags, cuz I know that this is the time of month they usually come out. Heather did hers last week and I think that by doing it earlier she grabbed a lot of attention. Plus we rak'd a lot of people with it. It was AWESOME and I'm so glad that I get to play with her stuff. I saw the preview for Kiki's and I am just sooooo excited that I'm a guest for her this month and next. There are some wonderful items in there and I hope to be able to introduce you all more to her designs. Her's should be released tomorrow and I believe it will be over at PWD. I'll let you know more tomorrow about it. Anyway, back to the DST thread. Someone had mentioned that Lauraskathi had one at the Funky Playground. She was one of the digi sponsors at SDD so I'm familiar with her work and picked it up. Boy was it BIG! I haven't opened it yet, but there were 11 different downloads. The grab bags was something I really liked at OAKS and miss very much.

Here's my first LO using Kiki's Sandy Cove kit. It's available at SBE. It's perfect for my Florida photos. I've got another one sitting in PSE, but I'm not sure if it's finished. You know how that goes, don't ya? So maybe you'll see it tomorrow or sometime next week.

Tonight something is happening that I've been waiting for since my birthday last May. And I am over the moon that it's finally here. The season premier of LOST. It's been a long time and I was so upset that they were holding off the premier until mid season and with the writter's strike, there are only 8 episodes, but at least I get to see them!!!! I am so in love with Sawyer, the island bad boy. What a hottie! So I know I won't be getting any scrapping done tonight.

Watch for a new challenge that I'm running tomorrow. It's gonna be a good one.

I'm gonna go crawl back into bed with my doggies for awhile. Hope you all have a good day!

PS. Blogger's been acting up lately and spellcheck isn't working. I'm sorry about any typos.

How do you protect your IPod?

Everyone I know has one and just about everyone I know had has issues with their IPod getting scratched and dinged up. So how do you protect your Ipod? My brother bought this leather case but it defeats the purpose of having the super slim IPod. I found this website that offers these great ipod cases called invisibleShield. And they offer these shield for products like cell phones and lap tops too. This invisibleShield is a protection film that is clear and super strong. It's made from a material originally developed by the military to protect helicopter blades. It's a urethane plastic that conforms to fit the item it surrounds. So it protects from those annoying little dings and scratches that subtract from the beauty of your IPod, cell phone or laptop. Take a look at one.
Pretty cool huh?

Wild winter winds & a giveaway

I laid down to go to sleep last night and I thought I was about to visit OZ. I couldn't believe how the wind was whipping and whirling. I wouldn't be surprised to see several roof shingles on my front lawn. It made for a noisy night. Straight line winds at anywhere from 50-65 mph. I didn't hear any major crashes which is fortunate cuz there are some big trees down in parts of the city. At least that's what the morning news is showing. That kept the dogs restless and me waking feeling like I got very little sleep.

I showed you these lovely swirls by Kiki Halbert yesterday. They are available at PDW for only $2. I think they would be an awesome addition to ANY valentine's day LO. So I'm buying a set to give away to my loyal blog readers.



All you need to do is go to Kiki's store at either PDW or Scrapbook Elements and pick 1 kit that you really like. Then email that to me at carjaziscraps "at" gmail "dot" com. I'll do a random drawing of everyone who sends me an email. Just a little something to say thank you for reading my blog every day.

I've got another guest CT spot to announce. I'm very excited to be a guest for Cherie Shields for Feb. & March. I have a few of her kits from my time at OAKS and am really looking forward to seeing more of her stuff. She's getting ready to open at Sophia Sarducci too. So I think between my full time & guest gigs I'll be pretty busy. I'm taking a page from Cate's book and spreading the love around as a guest. Somehow I doubt I'll be able to match her amazing feats with challenges though.

I'm getting itchy to get to Friday so I can leave to go see the girls. The only bummer is they're calling for snow. Shannon gets nervous when I drive in snow. Actually he gets nervous when I drive up there alone anyway. He just doesn't realize that I was doing it long before I met him. He's getting ready for a nice little getaway with his dad. Since he's laid off for the winter he's flying down and he & his dad are driving to Florida. He'll be gone for most likely 3 weeks. Am I bad to think YIPPEE!! I'll have all the time in the world to scrap. He's been so touchy lately saying I spend too much time on the damn computer. Anyone else got a DH or SO that doesn't get it?

A few big announcements on Friday so make sure you check back! Have a great day all.

It's only Tuesday?

It's rollercoaster weather time here in Ohio. Today we're having a heatwave (well for Jan.) and it's gonna be in the 50's and tomorrow it's supposed to snow. Nothing like winter in the Midwest. You just never know what it's gonna do. And it's hell on the sinuses. I keep telling myself only 2 more months til spring. ugh.

Yesterday was Em's birthday. She turned 3. I'm heading up there this weekend to watch Josh play in a music competition and celebrate birthdays. I'm so excited cuz even though it's only been a little over a month since Christmas and the last time I saw the kids, I miss them so much. And they've grown already. There needs to be a way to keep them little forever. However I don't think my SIL would agree. Em's at that terrible 2, I can do it myself, but I gotta be the center of attention stage. That's hard with a 8 month old baby too. I think that Addi's about to crawl too. The things I miss being 4 hours away. So look for lots of photos next week.

Now I haven't officially started with Kiki's CT yet, I'm waiting on a few files and Feb. to be here. but I have to pass this along to you. Check out these lovely swirls word art. Are they fab! And wouldn't they just dress up any Valentine's layout. You can pick em up at PDW for only $2. At such a great price, I'm thinking of a little contest with em. hmmmmm. Let me think about this. Watch for this tomorrow.

I'm thinking that's all the news I have for today. Safe travel wishes for Heather as she comes to my state, only to find that I'm not here. :( Scrap happy all.

Blogthings

Ok, I just had to do this one when I saw Cate's. Have to admit I like hers much better ~ Iron Fanny La Bouche. ROLFMAO!!

Your Pirate Name Is...

Cannibal Ivy the Infected

What's Your Pirate Name?

$8 Glasses at Zenni Optical

So I broke my glasses again. It never fails, I lose the screw or something. And with my vision plan I only get glasses every 2 years. Now I only need to wear them when I'm on the computer, which is just about all the time. So I was looking at different sites and I found this site. Zenni Optical: Sell Rx Glasses $8 with case! With prices like that why bother going to a big name site. I guess they can sell so cheaply because they manufacture the frames, no middleman & low advertising budget. So the consumer wins. And they have a wide selection of frames available. My pair was similar to this pair and at the Eye Doctors I paid a $25 deductible and an extra $30 for scratch resistant lens. So if you are in the market for glasses, check them out.

How was your weekend?

So how was your weekend? Did you lay back or do lots of stuff? Did you get to scrap? Mine was pretty low key. I spent a lot of time at SBB for their 5th birthday celebration. They held several chats and challenges over the weekend, giving out prizes and goodies. I'll show you more of that in a bit.



Guess what! I got a guest spot for Feb. & March with Kiki Halbert's CT. I'm so excited about that. I've gotten a few of her kits from RAK's and am looking forward to working with some of her designs. I've browsed her stores and don't know where to start, there are so many great items. So look for some of her designs here soon!





I was chatting with Cate on Hello on Friday night and she was showing me her newest layouts with blending. I love how she does it, especially with landscape & nature shots. So I sent her a few of my pictures from my trip to Florida and look what she did for me. Isn't it gorgeous!!! I need to see if she's put it on her blog yet so I can link the credits.

I'm still playing with blending. Hopefully I'll have something to show you soon.



Here are my layouts for some of the challenges from SBB this weekend. The one above I combined 3 challenges into 1 layout; quote, 5 items (were given) and 5 designers. Credits: papers ~ Nicole Pols (windgefluester) from her grab bag - elegance papersRibbon - Paint the Moon (Annie Manning)Frame~ Deacon's Closet by FlergsButtons ~ Holly Jolly Christmas by Doreen StolzStitching ~ Sew What by Melissa Bennett
This is for Amy Bleser's template challenge. The kit is Lindsay Jane's Magical Christmas.
This one was a recipe layout. Raechel gave us the ingredients and here's what I came up with. Credits: Template~ Andrea Gold from her blog1 Photo ~ my old man & the dogs2 Patterned papers~ Heather Manning Con Amor kit1 Solid paper~ Heather Manning Con Amor Kit 2 Ribbons ~ Color Revolution Ravishing Red by Connie Prince 1 Tag ~ Flergs from Deacon's Closet Stitching ~ Heart by Ztampf! from SBB collab For the Love of it Alpha for Title ~ Faith True Chrome AlphaFont for Title ~ KissMe KissMe KissMe Extra embellishment ~ Chocolate Heart from Designs by Shelle Be Mine



Don't forget about the Now & Then challenge over at Heather's CT blog. And watch for a new one from yours truly on Friday. Also I need to go and work on my new blog. I've been slacking this weekend and not getting things together, but I really just wanted the person putting it together for me to spend the weekend with her DH and DS's. :) I'll be by to read blogs after I get off work.