New alpha pack and a new element pack going in my OAKS store soon!

I'm excited about these two products. To the best of my knowledge, I've not seen them around yet!



and...

Well sweet niblets!

I'm designing. At a STORE. Insert smiley with it's jaw on the floor :here:. I sent in an application to OAKS (One of a Kind Scrapz, for those who aren't great with acronyms...) completely thinking it would just be a good chance to learn how to effectively make and send an application AND to learn how to graciously handle rejection! How ecstatic was I, when Faith True emailed me back saying they wanted to invite me to be a new designer at the store!? Words failed me! So, without further ado...here is my very first kit currently up for sale in the OAKS store:

My OAKS Store

I'm hoping to add a few more things this week as well! I am just so thrilled! I'm one of those people, that even if I never sold a kit...just the fact that someone thought I was even remotely creative enough to give a spot in a store, is the thrill of a lifetime! I hope I do NOT disappoint them!

I'm bursting at the seams!

That's all I can say right now! I promise more in a few days!

My first ever FREEBIE!

Okay...got a freebie for ya! Here is Grape Martini!



Element Pack
Paper Pack 1
Paper Pack 2
Paper Pack 3

Just something I made while playing around...figured I'd share! Oh, and the password for the 4shared files is "cloudnine". If you'd be so kind as to either leave me a comment when you download,or a link to any LOs you make using it, here on my blog, I'd be MORE than thrilled! Really, it'd probably make my year to just see a few LOs made with my kit! So thank you so much, in advance, to all who are kind and thoughtful enough to comment!

Am I Snow White?

Maybe you're thinking "why does she think she's a princess?". Well, It's not that I think that I'm a princess, it's that my husband seems to think he is Grumpy, the dwarf from Snow White. He wakes up in a horrible, seething, grumpy mood almost everyday. Grumbling under his breath, stomping, slamming doors. I know he detests his job, but what he doesn't realize is he sets the tone for everyone elses day too. I wish he could figure out a way to find atleast one good thing to think about each morning, to atleast get him out the door without leaving a trail of grey clouds behind him. So now I am starting this cold, snowy, miserable Monday off in a bad mood. Argh!

Oh, on a happier, less grumpy note, I started a small kit this weekend. By small I mean big. I'm hoping to give it away as a freebie later this week! I'm just horribly slow at getting my files all saved and organized and zipped and uploading things to a sharing site. :) But be on the look out...and here is a little sneak peek:

Don't leave me, the sloths and pantry climbers are invading!

I think my kids wake up and secretly synchronize their watches! They all seem to have those "off" days all on the SAME day. My oldest was moving at a sloth's pace this morning, being rude to his sister and his cousin, being disrespectful in both tone and manner to me, standing in the bathroom with the water running and the door closed with a dry toothbrush in hand, telling me he'd brushed his teeth, and attempting to put his clothes on OVER his pajamas. My youngest son is almost 3 and VERY independant and EVERY other word is "NO!" or "I don't like it!". When not being disagreeable, he can usually be found jumping onto or off of the couch, climbing the pantry shelves, or haphazardly throwing all of the tools from his Elmo Workbench. It drives me batty. My youngest daughter, almost 10 months, is teething AND going through a phase of seperation anxiety, which when translated to a home where I am here every second, means she NEVER wants to leave my arms. I spend half of my day just sitting here playing, rocking, and nursing her in front of my computer. The only child acting half way calm and normal, is my oldest daughter. She has pleasantly surprised me today, and has been being so helpful. Bringing the baby toys, playing with her brother and the daycare kids, and playing quietly by herself. She also helped me choose lunch and helped me set and clear the lunch table! I'm hoping to make it to the end of the day, but having a DH who works outside all day, usually means he is drained of all energy and patience by the time he walks into the door. So I'm probably on my own. If you see a blog from me here tomorrow, you'll know I survived it all. If not, send reinforcements and it wouldn't hurt if one of them was stocked with a nice bottle of wine, a heating pad, and some cucumbers for my eyes! I'll need them all! ;)

All about me...in one word...

Got this from the blog prompt board over at DSP!

This Moment: anxious
Your Shoes: slippers
Craving: pancakes
The State of Your Home: chaotic
Annoyed By: screaming
Noise In the Background: screaming ;)
Really Want To: scrap
Thinking about: money
Smelling: coffee
Favorite Product In Office Supply Aisle: bic
Don't Ever Want To: wreck
Your Eye Color: brown
The Weather: COLD
Have Never Tried: sardines
Think Everyone Should Try: PB&Bacon
Last Vacation Destination: Gatlinburg
The Last Thing You Had to Drink: coffee
Your Bad Habit: coffee
What You're Going To Do Now: scrap


Other great news!!! Faith True just put her new boy collection up at OAKS and DSD! I'm so excited. I saw previews over the weekend, and it looks GREAT! I know there always seems to be a shortage in fun, funky, and fabulous boy kits. So I think you should definitely check it out!