Crazy kind of life lately...

Wow! I have so much to post and share. Especially recent pages and such that I haven't gotten around to posting yet.

I have been so busy getting things done at the store and getting things done in my classroom that I haven't had a free minute. All the while trying not to be sad about leaving the store full time. :(

My mom and I worked all last week in my classroom (with no AC, might I add) and it is finally looking like a real room! Once it is finished I will have to post pics, but there is still nothing on the wall, so I still have some hours to put in there.

So....I am just so tickled pink.....that some of my work was displayed in the Glitz booth at CHA summer a couple of weeks ago. Their new lines are amazing!!!!!!!!!!! I also got to hang out with those crazy girls and had a great time in Chicago!!!!!!!!!!

This is a shadowbox made with lots and lots of Glitz!

And this is a layout of my dear friend (Who I miss terribly) Natalie. The letter stickers are my favorite new Glitz product called Glitzers. They are smooth like a rub on and have bling built-in! Way cool!

And the cute O-man last Christmas! So adorable. I love the paper with the fat Santa's. HAHA! Always makes me giggle.

Chicago Bound!

I am so excited! We leave for CHA Summer in Chicago today! Makes me giddy! I can't wait! I will update soon with new layouts!

-Jess

Just got back...

I flew in earlier today so I could make it to our first Sunday Night Layouts Class today. (Thanks to Tracy---who is the best boss ever!!!)

We had such a good time. The best part of the trip with my fam was just LAUGHING. ALOT! When we all get together it can sometimes be intense. 3 sisters= lots of opinions! But for the most part I just looked back on the past week and remembered LAUGHING. I mean belly laughing until it hurt! hehe! I love my sisters. I love seeing the people that we've grown up to be and I miss hanging out more with them. Above are some photos from the trip that my stepdad took. ~J

New Glitz *Sneak Peek*

Just look at this amazing new stuff from Glitz! I love it!!!! The paper with the trees is my favorite. And they have letters !!!! With bling already in them! I can't wait to see them in person!!! CHA is just around the corner.... WOOO HOOOOO! Laura has been putting sneak peeks on the blog this week. WOW! So cute!!!!

Just a couple more layouts using some fun new goodies...

Tim is the man!

This weekend Tim Holtz came to teach at By Design! It was so amazing! He was a really great teacher and a really cool guy. I learned so much from him, just by going and listening in between customers! He has me wanting to use alcohol inks!!!! That is something, I must admit, I have never even wanted to dabble in. Hehe! Let's see, what else did I learn about Tim...He loves the smell of grungeboard (which does smell good), hates cooked fruit (haha! don't ask!) and has created the most amazing sanding tool!!!! It is so nice to be able to use sand paper on layouts and not have to actually "touch" it!

I have finally gotten some photos of layouts to put up here. Its been a while since I've had any new ones posted.

Crazy!

Been workin lots, lots, lots. Getting ready for a big birhtday bash at the store. I can't wait for my mom to come visit next weekend!!!! We are going to go shopping for my classroom. Woo hoo!

Used some Glitz goodies on this layout for MNT on Monday. Try the Rollerdoodles on a flower...super cute!

Have a great weekend!

J

We Celebrated BIG!

National Scrapbook Day at By Design proved a huge hit! We all worked so hard to get "Cruisin' Through National Scrapbook Day" off the ground, and boy did we have a crowd. :) Here are some pictures from the day...

OK, WOW...what a week!

It seems as though the past couple of weeks have been a blur. A blur of planning events, having fun and good news!!!! Last week I found out I was going to be going to CHA this summer. WOOOHOOOOO! CHA , to me, is the happiest place on Earth, forget Disney World...hehe....they don't have endless aisles of paper and embellishments. Heavenly!

So, of course that sent me to cloud 9 and then on top of that I got to meet the Glitz Girls! The 3 of them are the creators of the Glitz line of scrapbooking products, and they came to teach classes at By Design. I was so happy I was working that day ;) The best news...they invited me to be on their design team. If you are unfamiliar with their products you can check them out here. VERY VERY cool stuff! It is always a big hit at the store.

So, needless to say it has been a big week! I hope that some of my girls from BR and New Orleans can come down for the all weekend crop in May. hint hint.

I am so behind on taking photos of layouts from when my computer was sick....I need to get on that tommorrow.

Been Playing

We had a great weekend around here. It was so fun getting to visit with friends from Baton Rouge!!! 2 weekends in a row...I've gone to Heaven.

We went shopping, visited Candylicious and the Chocloate Bar, Ikea, The Beer Can House (house a man in the 70s began decorating with beer cans and bottles---very cool), ate some good Mexican, went dancing.....we were very busy!

I have been playing with some of the new goodies we receivied at the store. This is one using new Prima papers and other fun goodies.