oh where my mind takes me...

So I started reading Twilight last night....yes...I had to see what all the fuss was about. Well about 100 pages later (and my bath water turned cold) I decided I better get my butt to bed and stop reading!! It's REALLY good already and I can't wait to sit down and start reading again. So as I was laying in bed thinking about the book my mind began to wander. And what did I think about?? Why Card Catalogs of course. I mean..isn't that the only LOGICAL thing to think about when you are lying in bed trying to fall asleep? *snort*

Yes...card catalogs. What ever happened to them? I really NEED to know the answer to this question. I remember card catalogs fondly....the smell of the cards...that faint musty paper smell...and how they felt when I ran my hand over the whole drawer full. I LOVED card catalogs...loved looking up my book...loved the big rack of drawers all neatly labeled and in order. So with all the technology there is...we no longer have a need for card catalogs. We now just type in the book we are looking for in the computer and out pops the section and row we need to look in for our book. ***I can see some of you are just NOW thinking...oh YEAH...a card catalog...NOW i know what she's talking about!!***

Okay..that's it for now. I know..it's a pretty in depth thought. :) If you have an answer...let me know. I would love to know where these card catalogs went...I would LOVE to have one...just to have. How cool would that be??

And don't forget to comment for your chance to win anything from the shop (excluding kits and bitties!!).

Tuesday...and a giveaway!! and a sale!!

well....I pretty much slept ALL day today. Literally. Not quite sure why although I think it may have had something to do with this dang headache that I have. And my hand..I still can't quite feel it...it's the strangest thing...not being able to really feel your hand. I'm hoping that will go away soon.

I'm going to have a sale in the shop. :) For every $10 or more order you will receive a free Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card...and a couple goodies from the shop.

And I did this layout using a sketch from ACB. AND...using one of Renee's cool journaling spots...I just loved these little guys and had to have them!! And yes...Laura Vegas is totally rubbing off on me with that little floss bit going on. I admit it. She ROCKS and I've been inspired. :)

Ummmm....nothing else really...I'm not funny tonight. Not even a little bit. Which is odd because normally well...ha! I'm hilarious. So just hope I wake up in the morning funny okay? Okay. And Missy...I gotta call you dude. Maybe tomorrow when I'm funny. :)

And...let's do a giveaway!! (And Vivian..I'm going to mail yours with the layout...ssshhhhh but I can't share that yet!) Yes..a giveaway! Let's make it FUN this time (cuz apparently they aren't fun when I have them before huh?? *snort*). For every comment you make you will get an entry and with every purchase you get an entry...and the drawing will be FOR....drum roll please...item of YOUR CHOICE from the shop (excluding kits and bitties). Fun? Yeah...fun. :) So comment away..tell your friends...tell your friends' friends. Invite all you know. Ha.

SOOOO bummed!!

that I couldn't make it to the Scrap Pack on Saturday night!! OH MY GOSH!! I just heard the report and it was an AMAZING turnout!! 16...yes...SIXTEEN showed up for class day and then another SIX girls came for Girls Night Out!! How freakin' COOL IS THAT??!! I offered up a Pink Paislee paper pack as a drawing for everyone who came (and brought a friend they got an extra entry in the drawing!!). But just that it was SO fun and everyone enjoyed themselves...AND...had a couple orders placed with ACBailey as well!! I'm just SO glad to have the chance to show people that you can get mainstream scrapbook supplies at a good price right here!! Just SO danged excited...not bad for 3 girls doing this 10 hours a month eh?? :) I can't wait for next month...I already have my classes up on the site....so hopefully I can get some interest.

Other than that..had my appointment today in Polson, I'm looking fine. :) Still a bit sore but that's to be expected. Just kinda hanging out...want to do SO MUCH but not really able so will just keep plugging along and do what I can. :) Sure wish Shawn would go to work so I can rest in peace! baahahahaahahaha

AND...I'm going to be having a special for the shop soon. So be watching!!

Well I woke up. :)

so that's a good thing. :) I didn't throw up once either...so that is a REALLY great thing. THey put a patch behind my ear to help with that..and I think it worked. I'm pretty drugged up and the one medicine makes me hallucinate...I'm not even kidding. I was going potty and I look at the rug in front of the sink and it's MOVING...like little ants are underneath it and pulling it along. I kept blinking and rubbing my eyes but even that wouldn't make the rug stop moving. Talk about WEIRD.

Yesterday I couldn't feel my arm at all...it was literally rubber...due to the nerve block they put on my arm Right now though...I have some serious pain going on and I should be laying down but when I lay down I really dwell on the pain..so trying to keep busy although my eyes are all funky. Apparently my shoulder was so fun of scar tissue that he couldn't even get his 4mm instrument inside.

So I just put up pictures of my January class kits. And remember...if you like a kit you can certainly buy one without taking the class. I changed it up a bit to accomodate anyone online that likes them. :) You can purchase them HERE. Although I must tell you that I won't ship until the 5th...but you still have to prepay/sign up for them beforehand so I can order the materials. :)

Picture one: All About Me
Picture two: GitRDun Club
Picture three: Heritage with a Twist

last day....

that you will be seeing me for awhile. I'm guessing until Sunday maybe? So be thinking of me..and keeping your fingers crossed that I come out of my anesthesia!! baahaahahaha (okay only HALF kidding here people!!)

Don't forget that the Scrap Pack is having Girls Night Out this Saturday at the Whitefish Mountain Mall! I know we have scrappers going so go hang out with them!! I might even stop in if I'm feeling up for it (just for a minute or so!). I also will have some paper packs available and some cool thickers too. INCLUDING some of the NEW October Afternoon...YUMMY!! So go check it out on Saturday if you are looking for a nice relaxing and FUN, stressfree environment in which to scrap!! :)

So I just loaded some MORE stuff in the shop. :) Including some new color jotters (which are totally new for me!!). I'm pretty excited with how they turned out. AND...I think I finally found a better place to take pictures for lighting...so will try to retake the others soon!! For the month of December with every purchase you will receive a free set of month scalloped jotters (not listed in the store).

And...my friend Renee is having an AWESOME sale in her etsy shop for the remainder of the week. You won't want to miss it...she has the cutest shabbiest chicest stuff eva! (I so made up that phrase!!).

So have a great weekend and I will see you soon!!

Just a couple new things

that I listed in the shop tonight. A couple Christmas ittie bitties and a couple new calendars. The vintage flair 2009 calendar turned out pretty good if I might say so..and the bracket date jotters I think are super fun. Now if only I had time to SCRAP so I could use some of my new goodies!! lol Oh and can I just say that I HATE that it's dark when I get home?? I have no light to take pictures and they SUCK!! I will end up redoing these guys.

Oh and no...not an overnight stay. My mom is coming up on Thursday and taking me to Missoula where she wants to finish her Christmas shopping and then at 6:30am I go under the knife. This will be my FIFTH surgery. No kidding. And everytime I freak out and cry. I hate anesthesia...not only because I'm horribly sick afterward but I always have this thought that I could just not wake up and I would never know. *sigh* That part sucks...I always have tears running down my face before I'm knocked out. But then I wake up...yakking like crazy. :) (yakking as in throwing up NOT talking!! teehee)

Alrighty then...I'm off to take a hot bath..my back is SO stinkin' sore tonight for some reason. So have a stellar night ya'll!

December Sweet Pea Scraps...and stuff

Have you ever noticed I say that a lot? ...and stuff. It's because my title is more than just the one thing...I usually have more to ramble on about...and stuff just seems fitting right? Right. Okay...now that I've got that under control. :)

Wanted to show ya'll what I did with the awesome December Sweet Pea Scraps kit. BTW...did you all have a great Thanksgiving??
We went to the inlaws where they have very SLOW, very torturous dial up (hence my lack of posts in the last few days!!). It was okay...nothing too exciting...I had planned on doing WAY more scrappin' than I did though. Which is kinda a bummer since my surgery is THIS FRIDAY! I know. It's totally sneaking up on me...I have SO much to do still!! Work has to be caught up and my house in order as my mom will be here early Thursday afternoon. *sigh* And it's already Monday night! EEEK!

WOW...look at me go...gettin' on a tangent there. :) So ANYWAY....my December layouts using the Sweet Pea Scraps kit. Hope you enjoy!! :) AND...I found these coasters in the Joann's dollar spot and decided to make little wall hangings with them...thought they turned out pretty cute especially since I'm WAY project challenged. :)

Off to post the Sweet Pea Vine challenge right now....and I should give something away....but maybe I'll wait until after my surgery so I have something to do. :)
And I don't have anything else to say to fill up this long post...so just look at the pictures. :) And don't forget to play along with the Sweet Pea Vine!