More New Creative Cafe...

Love the new butterfly dies! So fun!

My Roots

A little layout love for this sunny Monday morning. My "roots" have me at home today. They both have high fevers and one is throwing up. Good times I tell ya!

Creative Cafe and Hampton Arts

Some layouts I did with the new Creative Cafe additions and new Creative Cafe/Hampton Arts stamps!

Movies and Scarves

So, my I went to see Juno on Friday night with a couple of my girlfriends. We loved it. Here is a clip:

Also got nothing done this weekend. Thought I was going to wake up with creativity busting through my orifices, but to no avail. I would've had a better chance of getting struck by lightning square in the bum on a clear day. I have also come down with a cold, so I'm blaming that.

This is me yesterday. My day of Sitting Around With No Creativity. Really the picture is to show you my new scarf. My friend Loretta made it for me. I don't think she realized what she was doing handing this beautiful, warm, neck warmer over to me. Loretta is my teaching partner, which just means we share a room the size of a cubicle together with our two assistants. When they interviewed me for this job, they asked if I would be willing to work collaboratively with another teacher and share a room. I said I would LUUUUUUUUUV that. And I was being honest. The students are best served when teachers get along and colaborate. What I didn't say was...Yes, but Puuuuuleeeeze don't put me in a room with someone who is crazy, obsessively talks about their period and who also drives me BAT TURDS. Let's just say I prayed A LOT about this. So, that is where I got Loretta. She is a true blessing. Not everyone looks forward to seeing their coworkers like I do. She is smiling every morning I walk in the door. Except maybe on Fridays...she has a Friday Affliction where she sometimes can't make it in, but all the other days are good. Anyhoooooo....wouldn't you know it she has a hobby too and like scrapbooking it can be quite the obsessive crazy sport. Also, like me she is leery of bestowing the fruits of her labor upon others as gifts. However, a couple of weeks ago, she shuffled over to my desk, dropped this beautiful scarf and mumbled something about a late Christmas gift. (She bought me a beautiful bracelet from Cold Water Creek for Christmas, so I did not see this coming.) I immediately put the scarf on and proceeded to wear it...ALL DAY. I think she thought I was putting on a show of politeness, but when I wore it the next day I think she started to get a little frightened. So, here I am wearing this baby around school all day long because it is now my favorite WHATEVER...that I wear with my other favorite WHATEVERS...that match not WHATSOEVER. I am a cold girl. I needed this. Loretta said if she thought she had enough years left she would knit me a body stocking. She may need to make another scarf though. This one may wear out because I will surely still be wearing it in June.

Note: I am only posting the photo to show the scarf. I'm realizing there is REASON I do not take lots of pics of myself. My nose is not seriously that big in real life and who put all that make up on me?? No idea. I will draw your attention to the Rockin' Owl T-shirt. Matches the scarf, eh?

What's Going On

Found some reading goodness today. Can't wait to get my hands on this book.

My teaching partner is really into books like I am. I think she may actually be a little crazier. She found this book today and we looked it up. The author also has a blog: Crazy Aunt Purl: About Me
We were howling with laughter after reading some of her posts. She's a knitter like my friend, which makes it all the more funny. She says what is hotter than a divorced woman with 4 cats. I could probably contest that...maybe a divorced woman with a scruffy little dog from the pound and two adorable, yet wild children. So, my daughter sees the title of the book and says, "Oh, well, you are a little crazy mom, but not drunk or covered in cat hair." Love that little girl.

Also been reading the Spiderwick Chronicles. Got book five in my hot little hands today! My daughter is on book 3. We can't wait until the movie comes out.

The kiddos are off to their dad's tomorrow. Looking forward to some quiet time reading and catching a movie with some friends! Hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!!

New Art Warehouse Patriot

Really love the new die cut paper!

New Art Warehouse Birthday!!

New Art Warehouse birthday release for Creative Imaginations! You can check out the full line on Danelle's blog

KI Memories Color Theory Album

Been hoarding this thing for a year and a half. Only one small page made it into the Idea Planner, so here are the others!

Yes...Another Mini Album

Using up misc. pages from all the chipboard albums I've collected. Lots of Love Elsie, Scenic Route on this one!

New Creative Cafe!!

There have been a few new things added to Creative Cafe! I think the Accucut dies are my favorite! The scalloped edge paper is from one of the new dies. Also, the butterflies and the arrows or house die. I loved them all so much I bound them into one album. Danelle has some sneaks on her blog! Stop by and check them out!!

It Snowed!!

Finally, some actual white stuff. I don't think we got quite as much as they were calling for, but enough to make the kids happy. No school tomorrow! I'm kind of bummed. We have now lost Good Friday off and if we miss another day they add it on to the end of the year. Snow days are fun, but let's hope this is the last!

Finally...

a post. This is kind of an old layout. I did it at the end of last summer. I love it because I used up an entire package of MM metal alphabet charms. Not that I think that using a ton of supplies is what makes a layout, but that I'm using up WHAT I HAVE! That's the important thing of it. So, had a great day catching up on some projects. Have lots of stuff I will be able to post soon. Looking forward to a great week at work!

Random Bits

about my friend and I. Really loved this layout while I was working on it. When I took the picture the color really washed out and then I started thinking...dang this thing looks wonky as can be. Oh well, I still love the sentiment behind it.

You can catch a glimpse of this again in Scrapbook Trends June issue!

Creative Cafe

Love the Creative Cafe chipboard....yummy stuff. So Danelle is giving away stuff on her new blog all month long at random... Check it out!!

You can see this again in Scrapbook Trends July issue!

A Little Sunshine

for this cold Monday morning