Gonna Kiss Me?

Well....I have been scrapping almost NON-STOP since my post about National Scrapbook Day yesterday I DID join in on the fun over at Big Picture Classes.  

We were given a new challenge every hour on the hour for TEN HOURS!!!!  We have till tomorrow night midnight Texas time to get finished and upload the layouts to the appropriate galleries.   

For those of you that know me wanna guess how many layouts I've gotten done so far?  

• THREE traditional double layouts (one still needs old pictures)
• ONE single page digital 
• ONE "I challenge" project  

I'm still scrapping but wanted to share this one....I am REALLY happy with this one, it was for Challenge #5.  We were given a sketch to work from (I stuck PRETTY close to it just flipped the title & the journalling strips), and told to scrap about someone we love....this is what I came up with

It may be hard to see on the screen but the journaling ON the pictures was done in PicMonkey, it's the lyrics to the country song "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or What?"

I doubled up a bit and submitted this layout in two more challenges also:

• Challenge #8 - use arrows on your journaling (I did it digitally to point to the ring)
• Challenge #9 - journal using your own handwriting....ok, still think it would look NEATER with computer journaling :-)

Wednesday's Linky Party

Today  I am featuring the March layout from 
my "Dotty 4 You - Year In Review"

 at this linky party

Won't you join me?

The Crafty Lady Dream Pop Workshop

Dream Pop is the CTMH  National Scrapbooking Month special that you can ONLY get in the month of May.  You can add it for $10 with an additional $35 purchase.


After FINALLY finishing our Dotty 4 You - Year In Review, that group of Crafty Lady's has asked that we "do it again" with Dream Pop.

Well I've been rather lazy and failed to pre-order Dream Pop but have worked out a plan.  First things first, everyone that thinks they even MIGHT want to participate needs to get Dream Pop in their hands (I won't be able to order extras and once they are gone they are gone - that means get your order in EARLY!!! don't wait till the end of May or you might be out of luck.)
You can start ordering through my website on May 1, for you local ladies call, text or email me with your orders NOW :-)

The Crafty Lady Dream Pop Workshop*

• you are going to need 2 packs to complete the year in review project I have in mind.**
• spend $70 in May + add on 2 Dream Pops @ $10 each***(YES that order WILL qualify you for the May SOTM)
• everyone that buys Dream Pop from me in the month of May will get added to a special mailing/email list
• begining in August you will get a monthly email from me with the cutting instructions for at least one layout.
• Each month I will offer for sale an embellie/die cut pack (if you have a cricut, Artiste & Art Philosophy, and want to use embellishments from your stash that is OK ;-)****

*The Crafty Lady Dream Pop Workshop will consist of 12 double page layouts PLUS a front and a back page for a total of 26 pages!!!

**if you choose to only purchase 1 Dream Pop you will not be able to complete the project as planned and it will be up to you to make any necessary adjustments

***your $70 purchase must be of current regular priced items.  no bulk items and no "while supplies last" (although this is a WONDERFUL WAY to add to your embellishment stash)

**** you will purchase your embellie/die cut packs through my pay pal account.  I WILL be offering embellie/die cut packs for sale which include directions

Are you In  LOVE with Dream Pop and think you might need MORE?
ORDER 3 - one to play with and two for the workshop

$35 order + $10 dream pop = $45
PLUS
$35 order + $10 dream pop + $5 SOTM = $95
PLUS
$35 order + $10 dream pop = $140
YOU ARE ONLY $10 AWAY FROM THIS ORDER BEING A "PARTY"
At $150 YOU get $25 in FREE items!!! 
If you choose to do this DON'T DO IT ONLINE....CALL ME....I HAVE TO PLACE THIS ORDER TO GET YOUR FREE ITEMS!!!!

Dotty 4 You - Year In Review

WOW!  I can't believe an entire year has slipped away.  It really is true that the older you get the faster time goes by....Ahhh for those school days when I thought "summer/prom/graduation etc... will NEVER get here"!

This time last year

•  I was still working as a car salesman...well kinda (I was working in the internet department due to the injuries.)
• I was VERY MUCH "just a CTMH hobbyist"
• I was excitedly getting ready for my first CTMH convention (in Dallas)
• I was determined that I would get my CTMH Phd pin BEFORE convention
• The "Dotty 4 You" National Scrapbooking Campaign had just been announced

While working my way through the soon to be extinct CTMH Phd classes (hopefully they will come up with something even better). Something caught my attention, it said "You never know....just SHOW your CTMH idea book to someone, they MIGHT be more interested than you could ever imagine".  I had been working with all men at the dealership for so long (and they generally just rolled their eyes at "The Car Lady and her little hobby").  

Well, the "next door" in my life opened just a crack the next day when I took an idea book to work to show the internet ladies.  These ladies were just as smitten as I was with "Dotty 4 You".  They all placed enough orders to get at least 3 or 4 packs EACH!  

That is when the idea for a 26 page Year In Review album began to develop.  It wasn't the first time I had attempted something on this scale but this time I was committing to taking SIX ladies along with me, and THREE of them were so new at scrapping they didn't even know how to use a paper trimmer!!! 

YIKES!  what a year.....now this year....

• I no longer work at the dealership (still dealing daily with mobility issues & pain from the injuries)
• That group of  non-scrappers have become my friends (and my very first group of "Crafty Ladies") 
• We are getting VERY close to ALL having FINISHED "Dotty 4 You - Year In Review" albums
• I am excitedly getting ready for my 2nd CTMH convention (in Florida)
• The "Dream Pop" National Scrapbooking Campaign has just been announced
• My "Crafty Ladies" have requested that we do ANOTHER big project with "Dream Pop"

To See what I have cooked up for "Dream Pop" CLICK HERE

This is the cover page  - To see more of our "Dotty 4 You - Year In Review" album CLICK HERE

A Little Fairy Dust

  Debbie (my upline) took this picture of me last year at the CTMH convention in Dallas.  Unbeknownst to me Tink was already sprinkling her magic dust of  "going to Disney" hope.

Yes, Tink....wishes DO come true  

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Paper Crafting Tuesday Linky Party

After discovering "linky parties" recently I started my search for a party that was themed for scrapbookers, well ....

Angel @ Sew Crafty Angel is having her first ever 

Paper Crafting Tuesday Linky Party

I'm playing along - won't you join us?

just click on her thumbnail to go to her site

I'm GOING to CTMH Convention 2013!!!!!!!

This year's convention is at  Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Florida and

I'M GOING TO CONVENTION 2013

Last year was my first time to attend a CTMH convention....it was in Dallas so getting the "thumbs up" from the hubby wasn't a problem.  When they announced at the Dallas closing ceremonies that the 2013 convention would be in Florida I immediately thought "hmmm....this is going to be a tough one to get past him"...but I had hope....

Then LIFE HAPPENED in 2012.  With my being out of work since last August, and STILL dealing with health/mobility issues, I had ABSOLUTELY NO plans or even dreams of getting to go this year.  I was making my plans to grab a cup of coffee (or 2), get comfy on the couch, and follow the excitement via blog & twitter feeds (yep I was going to figure out the whole twitter thing).

Then last Sunday I went to my upline's house for a consultant meeting.  I was more or less tuning out the excited conversations about planning for convention.....

WAIT!!!....driving??? Did I just hear that y'all are DRIVING?????

Debbie (my upline) laughed and said something like "I was hoping that MIGHT change things for you".

Now....it was STILL not an "easy sell" on the home front.  I took a LOT of flak from the hubby and my 2 teenage girls....

• Them:  "You're going to DISNEY without us????"
• Me:  "I'm NOT going to Disney, just to a hotel NEAR Disney"

• Them:  "You're going on vacation without us?"
• Me:  "No, it's a business convention"
• Them:  "Yeah, RIGHT!"
• Me:  silence (I OCCASIONALLY know when to keep my mouth SHUT) 
• Hubby:  "It's a WEEK doing what you love most AT a LUXURY hotel....it's a vacation"
• Me:  silence (while come-backs like "YOU get to do what you love most ~golf~  EVERYDAY) flitted in and out of my mind....but I kept my mouth SHUT :-)

• Them:  "Fine, if you leave us you shall be SHUNNED!  They name shall be "Shunnie"
• Me:  "I can live with that"
• Hubby:  "Shunnie, Shunnie, Shunnie" in a fun sing-song way (He's cute like that)
• Me:  "I love you too Honey!"
• Girls:  "Shunnie, Shunnie, Shunnie" in a not so fun or sweet way
• Me:  "Fine, I'll just go cry on Mickey's shoulder"  yep....should have continued to keep my mouth shut!

Guess What?

I'm Going to CTMH Convention 2013 IN FLORIDA!!!!!

It's not too late for you to join me AKA "Shunnie", "Honey", "Atilla The Mom" (the 14 yr old let that one fly), "Carolyn", "The Crafty Lady".

If you sign up as a consultant NOW you get to take advantage of the  $49 CTMH Consultant Sign Up Special (and get FOUR FREE Stamp sets) deadline 4/31/2013

 AND you can sign up to go to the 2013 convention!!! deadline 5/1/2013

For all of you can't join me but want to follow along with the exciting happenings in Florida

I will be doing a daily recap here on this blog (and of course everything leading UP TO the big event)

What do YOU think?  Would you rather get up to the second updates via twitter, nightly blog updates or BOTH? 

PLEASE leave me a comment with YOUR choice!