PIF Blog Candy

Kathy has some P.I.F. blog candy on her site. (Play it forward).
Take a look! www.mamaink-kathy.blogspot.com

Stamping Crazy Swap Card

Another Award!!

Thanks Ann for this award. It's neat! See Ann's blog here:Ann:: http://craftblogspiritofcreativity.blogspot.com/

Now for the rules:

1. only 5 peiople allowed

2. 4 have to be dedicated followers of your blog.

3. 1 has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.

4. You must link back to who gave you the award.

It's a great way to say thinks to those who take time out for wonderful comments and help on your blog.

My 5 that I nominate are:

Rachel:: http://loopycrafting.blogspot.com/

Jodi:: http://scrappymojo.blogspot.com/

Janette:: http://cardsandchat.blogspot.com/

Sam:: http://alattestampin.blogspot.com/

Kimmie: http://craftingforsanity.blogspot.com/

Thanks everybody!

Mystery Blog Candy!

It's Janette's blog's first Birthday, and to celebrate, she is giving away some "mystery" blog candy. Sounds interesting. Check it out here Janette

An Award!!!!!

Carol has kindly given me an award and made my day! Merci Beaucoup, Carol!

Check out Carol's blog here: http://www.carol-paperplay-carol.blogspot.com/

The Rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on their blog.

2. Link the person you received your award from.

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4. Put links of those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message on the blogs you have nominated.

I have chosen these terrific bloggers:

Jacquie: http://www.javablustamper.blogspot.com/

Dawn: http://www.mama2fellas.blogspot.com/

Suzanne: http://www.scrapbitz.blogspot.com/

Loreen: http://www.loreenny16.blogspot.com/

Lynn: http://www.thequeensscene.blogspot.com/

Kathy: http://www.mamaink-kathy.blogspot.com/

Kim: http://www.craftsbykim.blogspot.com/

Sunny Florida Beach Pics

The living is easy. We did nothing but sit/lay on the beach, eat, sleep, play and read. It was a very quiet and restful vacation. Oh yes, I forgot to say shop. (my daughter and I) Found a great scrapbook outlet, like I needed more supplies. My little diva daughter enjoyed the beach along with my son and his friend. My hubby and I loved it too. We almost had the beach to ourselves, just a few other families. It was great!

PIF Blog Candy

Loreen's having a "play it forward" blog candy on her site" Check it out, you know that she will give away something good!

http://loreenny16.blogspot.com/2008/07/pif-blog-candy.html

Jac

Back from a week in Sunny Florida

Just got back tonight from a week in Sunny Florida for vacation and I am pooped. I did go to a really neat scrapbook store. They had some paper that I had never heard of. I really like Halloween paper and they had a line called "The Adams Family" I must have missed this line, it is too cute. I will be posting pics tomorrow and returning your comments. Thanks for visiting my blog while I was gone. I'm glad to be back and ready to make something!

Jacqueline

New Blog Candy!

Check out Suzanne D's Blog Candy. She is celebrating a year of blogging
http://www.scrapbitz.blogspot.com/

Jac

Check out Andreas magnolia stamps blog candy! http://andreabrownjohn.blogspot.com/2008/07/magnolia-blog-candy-pauline-from.html

Forgot my recipe card swap

Oriental Chicken Salad, this was for a recipe swap

New Cards

Here are some cards that have I made lately. The Green and the Pink is my daughter's eight birthday invitation card.

Here are several other cards that I have made for swaps. One is for a recipe swap. It was for oriental chicken salad.

one is a swap for an altered roledex card.

I won an award!

Thank you Cynthia for the award. It is the first one I have won. I think I send it to two more bloggers who are wonderful (not that I'm saying I'm wonderful) The award makes me want to go and create, create, create, and post, post, post. So thank you again Cynthia! I would like to pass this award to two artistic and special stampers/crafters: Jackie Kinnear, check out her blog http://www.pinkdiamondworkshop.blogspot.com and Kimmie Doktor, check out her blog http://www.craftingforsanity.blogspot.com.

Jacqueline

More pics from France and Italy Trip

Here our some more pictures. We of course went all the way to the top of the Eiffel Tower. It's beautiful at night. For 20 minutes everynight the Eiffel Tower "twinkles" with lights. It's so pretty. They even sell (for 10 euros) a flute of champage.

France and Italy Trip

Here are some pictures of my trip to Italy (Rome, Assisi, Pisa, and Florence) and France (Eze, Cannes, Paris) and Monaco (Monte Carlo). Of course I couldn't show all of the pics, (I have over 300) As you can tell, I took lots of candy and pastry shops. The groups shots are my students and their relatives that went , plus a few students without relatives. They were a great group!

The first picture is a picture of the Pope at the Vatican. You can barely see him in the distance in the Popemobile with his red hat on.

We also had an Italian cooking class. The kids loved it! This was in Florence, Italy.

check out the cute cards and things plus candy

Check out the neat things she has made and the blog candy of course!

http://lil-bittacreativity.blogspot.com/

New Blog Candy

Head on over to Loreen's site, she has some great blog prizes and a lovely site. Check it out!

http://loreenny16.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-candy.html

Card made from Blog Candy Won

Here is the card with the blog candy I won from Gayle at http://www.littlebirddesign.blogspot.com/.

I hope she likes it. 6 of us won the candy and had to make a card and post it. She will then pick a winner for a great stamp set. Go to her blog to see the other card.

Lawn of the month

My husband loves working in the yard, and has always hoped to get"yard of the month" in our neighborhood. Well his dream came true. Last night the committee called and said that we had the "yard of the month" for the month of July. We were very excited. He works very hard to keep our yard looking great!

I've been tagged for the first time!

Hey, I've been tagged by my SBS , Carol. You can visit her site here paperplay.



Now to answer the questions:

1. What I was doing 10 years ago: I was on a trip to France and Spain with my husband and students.

2. 5 Things on today's to do list.
a. wash clothes
b. make card with blog candy I won
c. bake bread like Macaroni's Grill ( it did not rise)
d. Fix food for the bottomless pits of my son and his friend
e. hang out with my 8 year old daughter trying on our new stuff from Bath and Body.

3. Snacks I enjoy:

Chocolate from La Maison du Chocolat, and Nutella on croissants

4. Things I would do if I was a millionaire:

quit my job, built my parents and grandmother a house, set up college funds and finish my house including a snazzy craft room.

5. Places I've lived. Not many
Florence, Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama and now Meridianville, Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama

Now I have to tag 5, I'll have to think about it.

new blog candy!

Hop on over to "It's all about me" and take a look at the blog candy, cute!

It's all about me!

Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers

I have just joined group #20 of the Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers. I'm very excited to meet new bloggers. I'm new at this blogging thing and love to see others work and meet new bloggers. I can't wait to visit my other sisters' blogs. I will be listing their blogs on my site soon. If you are interested in joining I think that there are a few spaces left in group #20. This will be fun!!!