And the WINNER IS......................

Cheryl!
CLICK HERE to see her layout!

I had 5 entries in total. Fabulous layouts, ladies!!

Congratulations Cheryl!!! Great layout and super fantastic take on the challenge!!
Your prize is packed up and going postal!!

I'll be posting another contest in the next few days! Keep an eye out!!

*CONTEST*

CONTEST CONTEST CONTEST!

Your task is to create a layout on which you have RHYMING journaling.
*note* It has to be your OWN Rhyming journaling ..not a poem or rhyming quote from somewhere... I want this to be YOUR creation!
What you need to do is post your layout on your blog and leave a comment here on this thread with your blog URL by JULY 8th so I can check out your fabulous creation!!
Myself and a few design team pals from various scrapbooking sites will vote. I will post the winner on SUNDAY MORNING July, 9

*PRIZE* - Newest releases of..... Prima flowers, Chipboard letters, rubons and MORE!!

If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I"ll get back to you ASAP!

7 Facts - I've been Tagged!

My 7 Facts

1. I am addicted to Primas.
2. I am an only child though I have several step-siblings.
3. I went to Israel, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on my honeymoon. (took a month!)
4. I studied at and worked for G.I.A. before I had my 1st child.
5. My husband and I met at a country/western dance club in NJ
6. I LOVE Disney World!
7. My husband and I are WWII Historians.

The people who I tagging are:

1. Jaquie
2. Laura
3. Nik
4. Angela
5. LoriAnn
6. Meghan
7. Tracie

People who are tagged need to blog 7 facts about themselves and post the rules as well. At the end of their blog list 7 people you are tagging. Let them know that they are tagged by leaving them a comment.

{Studio Friday} Summer Brunch

Studio Friday ~ June 29th

STUDIO SUMMER BRUNCH!

Summer time calls for a light snack for lunch. What is your favourite summer snack you treat yourself to in your studio while having a break from creating? Is it hearty or sweet, cold or warm? What are its colours? Is there a dream scenario you keep wishing for at times for a
~ Tine

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There's nothing better in summer than a light brunch consisting of cucumber sandwiches and tea!


Photo © David Sanger

That's my ideal summer studio brunch! What would perfect it would be to share it with a friend or 2!!

Summertime! (Blog Prompt from Sisterhood of Scrap)

Summer time is such an awesome time... for both young and old alike!

Do you remember how exciting it was to get home on that last day of school?
What are your favorite summer memories of your childhood?
Is it something you did every summer, or perhaps one summer that stands out in your mind?

Blog Prompt by Tina McDonald

I do! I do remember the feeling on the very last day of school! We almost always had field day or a picnic or a yearbook signing day as our last day of school. The anticipation of that last bell ring was exciting! When the doors open, we all poured out into the school yard, some staying behind to finish signing yearbooks and t-shirts and getting phone numbers to 'keep in touch' over the summer. Truth is, we rarely kept in touch because we were ALWAYS SO BUSY!!
Some childhood summer memories include, but are not limited to:
1. Spending every moment I possibly could at Aunt Donna's with my cousin Kristen
2. Swimming in Aunti's pool
3. Making 'couch forts' and sleeping in them
4. SLUMMING! (playing in the woods by the river and getting dirty!)
5. Watching taped re-runs of Simon & Simon
6. Going to Maine with my dad's side of the family for 2 weeks.
7. The Ice Cream truck!
8. Having dinner out on the patio
9. Being in bed, listening to my parents chatting out on the back patio and the smell of the oil torches and sounds of the cicadas and night bugs.
10. Horseback riding camp with Chris and Kim!

One summer that stands out in my mind was the summer of my sophmore year. I was allowed to bring a friend up to Maine that year and we were wading, picking up shells. The water was right below our knees. We were finding lots of sand dollars. It was great............UNTIL I stepped on a small ray which struck my on the bottom of my foot with such a sharp barb!!! It was the first time I EVER said a curse word in front of my father and it just so happened to be the "F" word!

WICKED Thunder and Lightning storm!!

Last night there was the most AWESOME display of lightning that I've EVER seen. It flashed continually for 2 hours. Streaks and streaks overlapped other streaks in all directions and it was completely amazing. There wasn't even a second of time that the sky wasn't illuminated. It was the kind of lightning that you see on those old, old, hokey 20's movies where they have someone flashing a light on and off NON-STOP for lightning. Remember those movies??
The storm started around 10:15PM and went on for about 2 hours.
What's amazing to me is that the HUGE, BOOMING thunder that shook the house didn't wake my girls up at all. Usually the smallest bumble of thunder has them up and out of bed in a matter of a quarter of a second. I guess the swimming yesterday wore them out, completely!
Well, I was hoping for a storm (we sure needed a little rain) and I got what I wished for, and THEN some! ;)
Happy Thursday!!!

HAZY, HOT and HUMID!

Wow! Summer has surely started off with a bang! This morning we woke at 6am to hazy 80 degrees. You know it's going to be brutal when your windows have condensation on them at 6am.

I came down here to my scrap-studio and booted up the PC. I then went to put the dogs outside. Usually Bailey will stay out for about 15 minutes to bask in the sunshine. Today she was out for, maybe, 3 minutes. It's already very uncomfortable out there.

Our landscapers are just about finished up in the front with everything! I am sooo excited to get the back done and then be able to have a nice party on the new patio!
Pictures to come a bit later. I'm off to scrap for a while before we head off to go swimming with Laura and the kids later. (if it doesn't rain!!) If it rains, we'll head to her house and we'll scrapbook while the kids play !