Beach Weekend

DH and I went to the beach this past weekend to visit my BF. While we had some time alone, we went to the beach and got some great pictures! We went to Rockaway Beach, and then Oceanside, both in Oregon in Tillamook County. The first day at Rockaway Beach, was a beautiful day at the Oregon Coast, especially in March!

This is us at Rockaway Beach, don't ya love timers? The fence post took this picture!

My Dear Husband, Cliff....He found a giganto walking stick!

So, this is me, trying to be less shy with the camera. Though it is not the most flattering photo ever, at least I was having fun!

A seagull, the second day at Oceanside. It was not sunny today!

I just love the beach in Oregon, no matter what the weather, I always have a great time. It is only 1-2 hours away, depending on where you go, I really should go more often! I am the type of person who can just hang out on/at the beach all day long and do nothing. I love the smells, sights, sounds of the beach. I don't need all the commercialization to have fun. I really enjoy the small beaches, they are less crowded. I don't need to shop, just put my feet in the sand, even if it is cold and wet!!!

I'm Lovin' It.......

....and I don't mean McDonalds!

I am absolutely loving my new job! We are getting tons of new stuff in from CHA, and I must have it. I am also getting some Technique Tuesday stuff, and inks! I found out, we were the first store TT sold out of, and 2 of our employees are on the TT design team how cool is that? I haven't had time in the last few weeks to create anything new other than cards, but I am going to a crop this Saturday, so hopefully I will get some stuff done then, and I can share it with you. Until then, here is my Easter card and St. Patrick's Day card. They have gone in the mail, so if you haven't gotten yours, it is on the way.

The Easter card I made 6 different colors, based on the paper I found that had 6 different colored strips on it, so I got 12 cards out of each 12x12 sheet. I loved making these, and used my cricut of course, along with stickles for the dots/nose, brads for the eyes, and a glaze pen for the whiskers.

The St. Patrick's Day card, was made with my cricut as well, what a fun project. I used the Design Studio and my George Cartridge and used the odd-shaped heart 4 times, rotated them in 4 directions, used the "J", welded them together and voila, a shamrock! The rotations are 45, 135, -45, and -135 degrees. I also rotated my "J" -8 degrees to get it a little angled for the stem. I HAD to use stickles, used them to make the vein in the leaves. I am also really loving ric rac ribbon right now.

Job At LSS!!!!!!!!!

After two weeks of interviewing and waiting, I was offered a job at my LSS, Scrapbook Attack! I am so excited. I found out Friday, but I was on my way out of town to the beach for the weekend, I just couldn't wait to tell everyone about my dream job! I wanted to post about it earlier, but didn't want to jinx my chances of getting the job. I start tomorrow. It is part-time and minimum wage, but I don't care!! Here's hoping I don't blow my whole paycheck on product!!!

Blog Role Call Please

I am looking for lots of scrappy blogs, but it is taking hours on CKMB. If you are not on my blog list, let me know by giving my your blog address, your CKMB name if applicable, and tell me where you found my blog. Also, if you know of any other blogs out there that I should know about, let me know as well, with the above info. Thanks so much!!!

A Four Hour Title!!

Do you ever do a layout and struggle with a title? What scrapbooker doesn't! I spent 1 hour staring at this layout, and finally decided on "lifting" the NASCAR Logo!! After working on that for a while, I spent the next 2 hours looking for the right font..the font most resembling NASCAR's font is ITC Machine..for sale only, UGHH! I finally found Hollywood Hills from Dafont, which is close enough. So then I spend the next hour in Word, fine tuning the font and cutting and VOILA, a sweet title!! I also hand cut the flames and used my new stickles, yay! I still feel like the page is lacking something, but I can't think of anything other than ribbon and flowers, which won't really work on this "guy" page.

This is my DH and Brother playing NASCAR 2008 on PS2 with thier steering wheels. My Bro is a die-hard NASCAR fan (note the racing helmet), and has gotten me hooked big time! That is ok though, I got his wife hooked on scrapbooking-lol!

Here is the NASCAR logo. Sorry it is pixelated, NASCAR.com only has small pictures to save.

More Valentine's Day Cards!!!

The day after Valentine's Day, and I have 7 more V-Day cards to share! I am still waiting on 3 cards, I am sure they will come shortly. I am really loving this card swap, so much, that I signed up for an easter swap!!!

ScrapbookingPrincess

Jingle
obxpatti
HappyScrappySam
kaydrenth
Gaybow
parrotheadjen
This one came with a BONUS....A Studio G Stamp! Thank you Jen!!!

V-Day Cards #2

I got 2 more cards today! I am always excited to get scrappy mail and cards, but who isn't right? I love both of these cards. I still can't decide if the bottom right corner on the first cardis supposed to be folded, or if it was a mailing accident, but I do like it! I also love the bling and embossing on the second card. I can't wait till tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day; well, you get the idea!

mybearcub5

TrueLove

Another CKMB Crop Get-Together

Once again I got together with some CKMBers at a LSS. This time we went to Scrapbook Attack. There were more of us this time, and I don't think that crop room has ever been this exciting and noisy! We had such a blast. I feel bad for the employee, because at the end of the night, there were 6 people with cameras and we all wanted a picture of the group!

Left to Right: tigardlilly (Laura), kaydrenth (Kay), KelsBells (Kelley), Melegs (Erica), melonscraps (Marilyn), Kimmo (Kim), Inara (Christina).

We are going to try to do a monthly crop and rotate the location each month. We are hoping we can get more people to come in the future!

CKMB Valentine's Card Swap

I am part of one of the CKMB Valentine's Day Card Swaps. There are a total of 25 people participating, including myself. So far I have received 12 cards, so I am still expecting 12 more. I will post those when I get them. For now, here are the first 12 (including CKMB Name), as well as the one I sent out.

Melonscraps

Whippet

Scrapper Lady

scrapinsarah30

mll

jlwck5

emcscrapper

Scrappicat

cmriker1

dueckcowgirl

meluvscrappin

M'sMom
tigardlilly

Stickles, Stickles, Stickles!!!

I am finally on my way to a complete Stickles collection! I picked up 8 more tonight, for a grand total of 17 colors. I will be getting the rest in three weeks at the Portland Creating Keepsakes Convention. I can't wait. Till then, I will admire my sparkly rainbow of bliss!!