Headed to Chicago tomorrow for the summer Craft & Hobby Association show...can't wait! I'll be doing some simple card make & takes at the F&W booth, using this new line from one heart one mind. Meet Sassy! I love this color combo, and the cut-apart cardmaker is great...you can make 5 cards in a flash!

Hope you're having a great week!

Believe it or not, my kids just finished up the school year last week. The night before the last day, I realized that I had NOTHING meaningful to give my son's 4th grade teacher. She was a GREAT teacher for him, and I really wanted to let her know how much that meant to him (and me!). So I took out one of the little Zoom albums that we rec'd way back in our Master's prize packages. What a great project! check out Zoom albums here.

This album is 3x3 - each of the interior pages is a picture of Austin facing a page that lists something that he loved about the 4th grade. His teacher absolutely loved it!

I've been traveling for business this week, and spent the last two days in Columbus, OH. I have to admit that one of my favorite things about going there is that the hotel that I stay in is literally steps away from an Archiver's store. Sort of makes business trips a little more bearable, y'know? Of course, I need more scrap stuff like I need a hole in the head...but that's beside the point, right?

I picked up some paper & chipboard from the long-awaited love, elsie line...including these cute chipboard buttons:

Also got this great oversized "k" from the Art Blanche line...can't wait to pretty it up & hang it on the wall of my scraproom! Speaking of my scraproom...I did a major cleaning/reorganizing this past weekend. Check it out here.

My daughter turned 15 this week. FIFTEEN. So, the day after her birthday, we made a trip to the DMV, and she took the test for her learner's permit. She passed! And in the few short days since she rec'd her permit, I've heard "can I drive?" no less than 300 times. Guess what we'll be doing this weekend?

Aside from driving lessons, I also have lots of scrappin' planned this weekend. I've got a few assignments to do, and a lot of thoughts just swirling in my head. Plus, I've decided to overhaul the closet in my scraproom to increase my storage options. Not sure that I'll get it done this weekend, but it's definitely on the list!

Hope you all enjoy your weekend - happy Mom's day!!

Spring has finally sprung in the northeast....FINALLY. With huge snowstorms in Feb & March, and nasty snow/rain storm this month, the natives were certainly growing restless. With the stunning weather today, the kids & I headed out to the causeway to go for a nice long walk. (and I do mean long...my legs are really sore!) Since it has been soooo long since I've been able to shoot outside, I totally forgot to change the white balance on my camera. duh! I salvaged a bit in PSE, but they're really pretty hopeless. Guess we'll just have to go on another walk!

I love the days that the postman doesn't *just* bring bills!

a big THANK YOU to the folks at SEI for sharing this fun product!