I think therefore you is....

Lately, I've just been naming my posts with my favorite movie quotes. If anyone can get this one, I'll be totally surprised! My bro and I used to quote this one to each other all the time. Yup, we're total dorks....would you expect any less?

The scissors and pop dots have been flying around here. My DT layouts for Label Tulip are up and my CT layouts for Audrey Neal's SisTV kits (Iconic and Drama Queen) are done as well. It's been a fun month with all the great products I was given to create with. There really is nothing better than being on a great team. I can honestly say that every woman on my teams inspires me in some way. Truly a blessing :)

We're still showing the house and praying that it will sell fast. My poor baby is sick so it's really hard for her to be cool with the constant cleaning and keeping her toys put away while the buyers come to check out the house. It's been a hard week so far :( But this Friday is my birthday so I'm hoping things will look up by then. I'm really not sure what we're going to be doing....for some reason I don't feel like doing the NYC dance/bar scene. Have I finally gotten OLD?? Nah, just refined :P Give me a GOOD dinner + a GOOD movie + a GOOD bottle of red wine to share with my loved one + let me sleep in the next day and scrap = I'm a happy old biddy. LOL.

On the David vs. David front, I pick David. Man is it hard to choose between the two of them. But I think I'm leaning toward David Cook. Gotta love those bad boys!

So You Think You Can Dance starts on Thursday! It's my favorite show to watch and I pine for it all season. I can not wait to see what this season brings. I'm not sure if I'm going to record that show or the Grey's finale.....what a great night for vegging in front of the tube.

Sneakage

Here are some sneaks of the newest Label Tulip kit....which of course I LOVE. I had to scrap all cramped and neat, but I think I did it justice nonetheless. At least I hope so! The gallery reveal will go up the 20th, so be on the lookout!

On the homefront, it's proving to be much more stressful than I thought to sell the house. We had an offer we accepted, wrote up the contracts and were waiting for the down payment when our buyers realized they actually couldn't afford the house after they added up all the monthly expenses :( So now we are continuing to show the house and praying that we get another offer we can accept soon. We got two more offers today so please keep your fingers crossed for us that one of them goes through.....we'd be ever so grateful :)

That ain't no etch-a-sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

I'm still alive....technically. This house selling business is harder than I thought! We've been living in utter cleanliness, which is not out of the norm, but making sure that all of Sarah's toys are put away as soon as she finishes playing with them is not always easy. Plus the constant turning on and off of the lights and fake candles, vacuuming and swiffering, dusting and windexing, and having to be home for every real estate agent who wants to show the house is definitely tiring. But it's all very VERY worth it. I love the new house we found and I"m knocking on wood that it all goes through smoothly :)

And of course I'm starting to feel like I'm going to miss my house soooo much! This is really our first home and I actually don't want to give it away :( Especially since it's finally just the way we want it. But it's going to be a better life in the new home with amazing opportunities for Sarah that are just unparalleled anywhere else. Plus, who can say no to central air conditioning and four bedrooms! I get to have my own craft room now! YAY!!

I've been hitting the digi scrapping hard lately since my scrap area has to remain very organized, lol. But the Label Tulip kit is on it's way so I'll have to morph into a very neat scrapper overnight. We'll see how that goes :P

Sarah is coming out of her shell with the kids on the block this month. She actually yells for them across the street and runs to play with them. It's great to watch her blossom. But she's still the shy little girl who likes to play with her mommy and grandmom most of the time :) And to tell the truth, I'm enjoying every minute of it!

I was lucky enough to have two mini albums in Scrapbook Trends latest MiniAlbum idea book! I love they way they came out. They photograph our artwork so well. It feels like such an honor to be a part of their publications. It's not about advertisements and wasted space with them. They feature the artwork as a focus and I love them for it! The funny thing is that with my complimentary copies came a box of goodies. And in that box of great scrap goodies came MY OWN PAPERS! My Story of a Seed line with Dream Street! It was so much fun to have that little surprise and to know that everyone who was published in that book got my papers as well. I hope they have fun with them!

Growing a Green Thumb

So, I spent the past two days wrist deep in soil, mulch, and paint. But my house now has some great curb appeal thanks to our very experienced neighbor. He transformed our so-so backyard into an oasis that even I want to spend time in! And our front yard is gorgeous as well. I must say that my painting ability on our mailbox had a lot to do with that ;)

I haven't had much time to scrap lately since I've been packing up the house and sprucing it up for the open house. I've been doing things that I should have done years ago. I'm actually loving some of the rooms that seemed so "stale" to me for YEARS. Silly how that works. I love the way the house looks better now than I have in a long long time. Hopefully other people willl love it as well.

Sarah has been having a great time playing with the neighborhood kids. When there's a large group of them, she'll just watch and partake in a few little activities. But when it's a small group, like it was today, she truly comes out of her shell. I was almost in tears watching her run around and play tag with her friend Gabriella. I'm sure we'll have to come back here and visit every so often so they can play together.
I did this layout with Amy Teets new kit at Oscraps. I love all the papers and the colors are soft but still pack that punch that I love.
And this layout I did with Madame Mim's new kit. I love everything she does.....and this layout was picked for the Catwalk at Sistv this week :) Totally made my week!!

Well, I'm headed to bed. My entire body aches. Keep your fingers crossed for us that the owners accept our offer on the house :) I'm praying they do because i realllllllllly love the house!

But your major life decision is probably how high should I comb my hair today.

Round one has begun. Our house is officially on the market (sans photos and an official broker's lunch since it's not REALLY ready to be shown just yet) and we placed a bid on our favorite house. They countered and we're going to the house tomorrow to see it all up close and personal again. Right now it's a battle between buying something that will force us to curtail our spending so that Sarah can be in a great school district or buy in the same town we live in now for less but have to send her to private school eventually. I'm heavily leaning toward the house in the good town and spending less. I can do that, right??? LOL

Here's a digi layout I did last night while watching "Dead Silence". A pretty silly scary movie about dolls. The movie wasn't all that great but the layout turned out pretty cool ;) I've been itching to do a layout with all circles for over a month now so it was nice to finally get it done.

I actually hit the gym today while Sarah was in art class. Only did 2 miles but it was more movement than I've had all week. And now I think I'm coming down with the same cold AGAIN. Sore throat, headache, tired....UGH. I'm praying it's just a one day thing.

In Sarah news, the ice cream truck is now visiting our block nightly. Which means Sarah is in hog heaven. Last night, the truck came by and Sarah stood up by the front door, both hands out in front of her (palms up, fingers spread), face scrunched and said: "Mommy, you have to do this for me. Please, we need to get ice cream. You just have to do this for me." I swear sometimes I don't know whether to laugh at her for fear of making light of this "very serious situation". I mean, what could be more serious at three than missing the ice cream truck! :)

What's your problem, aside from ya face?

Quote from one of my all time favorite movies - Vibes (circa 1988). My brother and I have spent the better part of our lives together quoting lines from this movie. Like one of my favorites "A woman. dead. where?" or "she calls you honeymuffin and I can't call you stretcharoo??" Seriously, if you have the time, rent it. It's hysterical. At least my wacked out mind thinks it is, lol!

So on to things scrap-happy:

Here are my layouts and projects from Label Tulip's April Kit. THE.BEST.KIT.YET. The colors, the embellies, the stamps. Heaven in a box. I got all the addons and I could have made another five or six layouts with what was left. And I still might. It's that good ;)










We're in the process of trying to sell our house and buy a new one. Oh what an ordeal that is! The market is terrible, but we're hoping to get into a really great neighborhood that we wouldn't be able to afford if the market were good. Keep your fingers crossed for us that we can sell ours. I love our little home, but I just despise the block we're on. Suffice to say, we're surrounded by nosy people who smoke around their children and deal illegal substances. And we're in a good neighborhood! Just picked the wrong block I guess. So, needless to say, I'm trying to hightail it out of here.

And in other good news, Trey just got a raise! WOO HOO!! We can all breathe a nice sigh of relief around here. The house of our dreams in actually in reach :)

Other than that, I'm still fat. Can't seem to stay on the diet with all this stress right now. But that's ok. Everyone who matters loves me no matter what. Especially those snickers.....such unconditional love :P

I"ll be back tomorrow to post a new digi layout. I was wondering if most of my readers scrap paper and if my digi layouts don't appeal to you. I hope this post makes up for all the digi posts lately, lol. I kind of got hooked and can't turn back. But I hope the layout design itself is inspiring in some way :)

Have a great night!

better late than never, i say...

I know the reveal is tomorrow night and my sneaks are a little late, but I hope you enjoy them anyway :)
BTW--->these are for the new Label Tulip kit ;)