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I thought today was the first

Since when does July have 31 days???...I thought today was the first...I though Rhonna's challenge started today... I was even at someone else's blog and said  Monday, July 31 and I thought, "should I tell her today is the 1st?"....whata lame brain....maybe I feel dysfunctional because it is raining..again..and it is too humid...and the dog stinks which in turn makes my house stink, which makes me not so happy...which just leads to so many blah things...I must turn this frown upside down...at least I don't have to sit a the hot skatepark...I can just sit and scrap...work a bit...sew a bag or two...got one going "across the pond" gotta figure out postage...Ladies ...I have gone international....oh my...okay, here is the project o'the day and hey..it is only 10:20...on Monday, July 31,2006... ta ta for now....oh and here is the cute wrapping from Kamryn's present...Personally, I liked the wrapping better than the cheerleading stuff....

This could get mushy...

Saturday....I am in Target, in a rush, not really, but rather be home, in the toy aisle...girls toy aisle...Kamryns birthday..turning 15, I mean 5...princess Barbie, back to school Barbie, bride Barbie, what looks to be OC Barbie, what looks to be Hooker Barbie..I'm 12 wanna be 22 Barbie....arghh...I thank God for boys...dirt bikes, skateboards...ask me ANYTHING about who is sponsored by who, who won what, who's gonna be at next weeks X games....but Girls...I don't know girls....yes, I know, I am a girl ...but I am not a good "shop for" girl...sadly, not even for my own niece, that I witnessed entering this world...so what did I get...a Cheerleader Girl outfit, a baton, Pom Poms and DVD that teaches you 8 different cheers...a mat that you put down so you know where to march...do cheerleaders march...arghhhh...I am Not the cheerleader, not ever was one...those were the popular girls that "peaked" in high school and then took a nose dive into life....not me man..I think the beastie boys should re-write the "She's Crafty" song....for me, and deena, and patsy and...I am getting WAY off the subject...ANYWAY, now it is SUNDAY..the sparkling cheerleader stuff is sitting on the table waiting to be wrapped, the party starts in two hours....so what do I do...start creating, my heart was in motion, I started creating, & sweating, and singing....for you non-California lurkers, it is about, um lets say 85 degrees..and RAINING...not drizzling..I think we are in Florida....anyway, so I am in my zone, no kids, no TV, just me, my scrap room, my scraps, an 11x14 frame that I got at Target on clearance for...um..let me look...1.98...so I painting it....distressed it...pulled up two pictures of Kam and fiddled with them on PS Elements..printed them on card stock...used some of my lovely new HS stuff from that big giant warehouse store ....used a bunch of ribbon scraps....I am singing loudly to "Zoe Jane" by stained....it is raining outside, the air is one..here's what I got...LOVE it...even if it is pink and girlie...this is what scrapping & altering is all about...I would wish this feeling on everyone...it would make the world a very happy place.... have a great humid drizzly now, SUNDAY...Off to Pump It Up with 15 five year old GIRLZ!

p.s.sorry for the spelling errors...I gotta go...p.s.s. Rhonna's challenge #5 starts tomorrow...whooo--whooo!  check it out...it really is "Dreamy!"

July 29...a bit of this and that

I have been MIA doing a bit of this and that...have not made a page in two days....yikes...BUT, I did get this fabulous something at the local big giant warehouse store...Deena & I tip toed our way through there like little kids all giddy looking for the hot pink display boxes, they should be on an end cap...maybe with the paper & misc. scrap stuff they carry...I even asked a nice boy that was working if he know where it was...so nice of him to walk us through a couple of aisles, looking for it, and then I realized that his tag said Vendor Merchandiser and that he worked for Verizon Wireless...I apologized a bunch of times, then excused him from his duty of store tour, only to have him come back about 2 minutes later with this kit of misc. scrapbook stuff and he was so nice and a bit excited that he had found what he thought I was looking for....nope, so we kept creeping around like we were on a special mission, nope, past the sample of chicken broth (what kind of sample is that???a shot of chicken broth)...past the compressors, luggage....this is not the big giant warehouse store that Deena & I shop at, it was close to where we were, so at this point, after passing a roadshow of gi-normous king crab legs and furry bear looking rugs (ew!) we had just about given up, when we turned the corner by produce..I think...it all becomes blurry....look down the long aisle, see a flicker of what appears to be pink boxes...I vere out right to get a look, I see the black writing, the clear packaging..oh...man...I think Deena says, is it????

yep...big smiles, happy hearts, for all we knew the place was on fire, and we were just standing in the aisle...ewing and awing...as if, we had never seen any of this stuff, as if I don't already have 90% of what is in the clear plastic container...but ya know what, I would have bought the cute pick box that they were shipping and displayed in...some lucky Costco shopper is going to lug home their $300.oo worth of gi-normous crab legs, chicken broth and a fuzzy bear looking rug on one of those boxes...Oh man, Deena, what were thinking???we could make something really cute out of those....how often do you get PINK cardboard...oh, and now some of you readers know my thoughts and are maybe thinkin the same thing, I just gave you my secret....I gotta go...it is 4:58am CALIFORNIA time, I have a cake in the oven, gotta create something....gotta make a "Hello Kitty" cake for Kamryn, gotta drop off a lucky find to Deena, go mail out some letters to those whom have purchased them....and head over to Costco for some boxes...did I just start something????

oh, and the UPS man came...

July 26

my morning contribution to the scrapbooking world.... be back later...

JULY 25...do you know what this means???

at some point in the next five months you appreciate this public service announcement from me...do you know what today is????

more than 1/2 way till Christmas...5 months from today...shopping will be done,gifts will be wrapped, kids will be up, paper will be everywhere...

there is no time like the present to start your shopping.....I am unsure if I am gonna do the boutique thing this year so for now..I will offer them here...it is time to get out the ol' paint brushes and start painting these...

& these...

and these..details???the girls have red scarfs, the boys have green or blue scarfs and they are a bit more fluffed up, with stick arms...hearts...ear muffs, you never really know until you get them...and of course, they are personalized (names, dates, etc, duh!) , and I have a really big, really cute "friends & family" one, but...I did not take any pictures of them last year, and I don't have one myself, so I will paint one later today and post it...great gifts for teachers, friends, neighbors...etc...okay...be back later!

Just Do It...

I was talking with my kids about God, faith, belief and praying....so I thought I'd share it with you my thoughts on ...PRAYER...So easy to do, yet so easy to forget.  That is a hard thing to say, even harder to admit, but sadly, the truth.  So starting now, Just Do It.  Anywhere, Anytime, there is just no reason not to...no excuses, at your own pace, in your own words, in your own space.  There are no rules, no guidelines, no proper form, no mistakes...the only mistake is not doing it.  Once a day, once an hour, whenever, however, whatever...it just does not mater...the only thing that does matter is that you do it....

a few famous words compliments of NIKE...Just Do It.....and from the GAP...God Always Provides

okay, and a few pictures.....if they load.....one moment please..... okay, the cute page done with ALL scraps from the box that holds the "red" scraps.....so cute, I think!  okay, here we go... alright!  another picture...of the letters...$5.00 each...lets go for one more.... a card I did...nothing special about it, but I am really trying to get some use out of the 8 billion stamps I have.

oh P.S...I need more states...if you are visiting my blog...Please leave a comment...I have about 10ish states...lets all try to visit each others blogs.....you visit me & comment, I will visit you you...come on...just join in on the caravan....

here, there, this & that

I am having a really hard time posting...anybody else...maybe it is this damn humidity..arghh...so until tomorrow, you will have to use you imagination...It aint hard for us crafty ones...right??? so pic. one is of me, sporting a cute tank that I used a new item on....they are called "T-shirt Tattoos" from me & my big ideas....super fun, cute and pretty easy, as long as you get the edges!  pic. two is a SUPER cute page I did from all scraps of RED..of B,D & K....Ben Dawson & Kylah...cute page and I mean it, it only took about 15 minutes! pic three is probably one of the Bling Marquee Letters...as I mentioned in previous posts, yep they are selling, so if you want one, two, five or ten, let me know...and of course I still have to toot my horn at this until she gets back from CHA with all of the new stuff...

www.teresamcfayden.typepad.com

and one last thing...I have been visited by about 5 or so states....45 or so to go...lets get on the caravan...this Trailer Park Girl wants to see  the world......

oh look, it worked... please ignore the self taken pic of me, just admire the cute tank...but oh my, it would appear that I have a chest..possibly inhanced..UM, no!  just the wonders of photo angles and $10.00 padded bras from none other than TARGET....I gotta go put on some lipstick!

wow...thanks..and new stuff

wow! thanks for visiting..hope you enjoyed your stay...and I hope that you visit again, but...who are you??? i would love to see where you all are from...I would love to see how many differant places in the US visit me...so please leave a comment...I will come visit you!

okay, the letters, the old marquee letters, I do sell them....here are some I did yesterday at Soccer camp....set up my chair, got out my stuff and made them, right there on the sidelines...I cant just sit and relax you know...although, this is relaxing to me...anyways...they are $5.00 each pluss shipping, unless you are local, duh!  and then, the bags...sell those too!  As featured here...http://teresamcfayden.typepad.com/

I create them especially for you.
They are $48.00 plus 5.00  shipping (priority mail) and like Teresa said,
the pic's don't really do them justice, they are pretty big & VERY
FUNCTIONAL, and cute too! anyways, if you are interested in one for
yourself, or a gift, please let me know your colors and I will put together
a swatch sample for you to approve and I will get to stichin!

oh, and here is a lil something else that I made yesterday ...if you can identify what I made it from...well, then I will send you something fun!

**EDIT**two early risers..two minutes apart...two winners..Shawna & Lisa...too easy!...send me your addresses (flip flop...I got yours!..and No, I will not send you a chicken dinner!

OH GOODNESS!!!!

I have this silly grin on my face because of this...

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8 1/2 x 11

I think that this is my favorite size layout.  For me, layout is much quicker than  the traditional 12 x 12....have you tried it???  oh, and just a bit of useful information, for the simply complicated people like myself ( & Patsy)..157 shopping days till, well, you know....now, don't get all crazy, you will appreciate this information around December 1, when you don't have to scurry around and buy something just to cross that name off your list. This year, get your cards done early & try to personalize your gifts..don't focus on the $$, remember it is the thought that counts....MAKE SOMETHING MEMORABLE!