LITTLE black dress

Ok... so I had to go shopping for a new little black dress...

I have a wedding coming up this weekend that I'm actually playing for, but after trying on some of my dresses... I discovered a "horrible" dilemma... they were TOO BIG!! Now, granted... I was totally weeping over that aspect... yah right... I mean.. come on... its not everyday that I can lay out epirical evidence to my hubby as to why I MUST ABSOLUTELY go shopping... that SERIOUSLY... I have nothing to wear!!! hee hee hee...

So... I headed out to the mall. After perusing every store, I stumbled on the perfect little black dress. Now I must say I love the cut of it, the style, the little bit of beaded embellishments, the hint of cleavage... but what I fell in love with was something surprising.... THE TAG! Not the brand name... it could have been created by my five year old and I still would have loved it... it was the SIZE ON THE TAG!! It probably could have been the ugliest dress in the store and I still would have bought it just because of the SIZE!! LOL!

The coolest thing is that it is actually HALF of the size I was wearing 7 weeks ago when I started the Biggest Loser competition! HALF!! Now unfortunately, it is inbred into a woman's genes when she is still in the womb that you NEVER under any circumstances reveal your pant size (well... unless you're a size 2), so you're not going to get that lucky... but you can do the math. HALF! Ya know... like hypothetically speaking if I was a size 15/16 I'd be a size 8 now... or if I was a size 11/12 I'd be a 6... you get the point. I'm so excited! Can't wait to show it off Saturday!!

Lots of Cards!! (AS March kit)

This is an AMAZING kit! Ok... seriously... I think it may be my new favorite from Addicted Scrappers! Making Memories "Sophia" line... I just can't put it down! I've been terribly busy this week, so haven't had a chance to dig in and do any layouts yet, but have been getting tons of cards done this week. Everything coordinates and goes together so easily! I love all the different looks and creations I'm getting! Thanks for looking!

More Projects from the February Kit!

Here are a few more projects I did with the Addicted Scrappers February kit- "Hey Sugar"! What a fun kit! Very versatile! It was easy to do both girly projects (which I don't get to do too often!) and boyish projects! Still playing with this one!!

March SNEAK PEEK (Addicted Scrappers)

All I can say is that this kit ROCKS!! I am so in love with the March kit at Addicted Scrappers! Everything is just beautiful and coordinates so perfectly- lots of trendy stuff and a great mix of manufacturers! Here's a little sneak peek for ya... a card I did for a baby shower yesterday! Everything is from the kit except the playing card with the baby quote! I'll be posting more soon so check back!!

New favorite layout!

Every once in awhile a layout turns out just perfect.... That was this layout of my youngest son when he was born. I used the "Hey Sugar" kit from Addicted Scrappers, along with a Basic Grey tag that I took with me to the hospital. The nurses stamped his newborn feet on it and I've been hanging on to that tag since! It matched PERFECTLY with the "Hey Sugar" papers! I created my own design for the angel wings and pop-dotted them up for dimension. There is a hidden journaling tag tucked behind the footprints tag. TFL!!

Down FOUR sizes!!!

OK... I just had to post this because I am so absolutely THRILLED! I am doing a "Biggest Loser" Challenge at school and have lost 14 lbs so far!! It feels so good! I am finally to a weight I was at before my oldest child, which was 5 years ago. The best part was that I had to go out and buy new jeans two weeks ago because my "favorites" were just too baggy! And they were from the JUNIORS department!!

Since I bought those jeans, I've dropped more weight and wanted some "dressy" dark denim pants. I bought a pair that were a size I haven't been in since about 9 years ago!! I literally was jumping up and down in the dressing room! I checked the tag four times to be sure I was reading the size right!! YIPPEEE!!!!

Valentines Day Ad-Spiration Challenge!!

For this challenge, I challenge you to look at designs in unlikely places!

I found a Disney paint chip as I was walking through the aisles of Lowes! I loved the shape with the rounded corners and the two tones on each half. I even loved the single Mickey shaped element in the corner!



I took all those elements and created a Valentines "coupon" book for my hubby for Valentines day. I mimicked the shape of the paint chip for the coupons and also the "half/half" design by tearing paper half way across the coupon. I also loved the tiny Mickey Mouse sign in the corner and used a heart on mine instead! It was fun and very unlikely inspiration! So be sure to pay attention to design elements everywhere! You may find something you were never expecting to inspire you!!