aloha to "aloha, baby"

It's almost time to say aloha to the "Aloha, Baby" class. Before we do, I just want to let ya'all know that there are two extra kits up for grabs thru this weekend (first come, first served). I will be closing out the class on Monday and removing them from the store. I also left two add-on kits at the register in the hold files. The add-on includes one extra 6x8 pre-made page and two half pages (4x6). These are completely done and ready to be inserted into finished albums before binding.

The kit includes wire coil binding pieces to finish the 6x8 chipboard albums off. FYI, there is a binding machine in the store so you can bring your books back when you're done to close them.

Mahalo to everyone who was in the class. I had a great time teaching and hope you enjoy your books.

felt fettish

Don't you just love the fun felt embellishments that are everywhere these days? I recently saw cute felt shape magnets at both JoAnn's and Michaels and of course if you scrapbook there are the fun little flowers and shapes from American Crafts and other manufacturers.

Now, if you want to really, REALLY enjoy some awesome felt handiwork, check out the Pink Owl Creations store at Etsy. There are SOoooo many cool things in this store! Pins, headbands, barrettes and of course the must-have scrapbook accents, too. And be sure you tell Beth who sent you!

Yummies from Pink Owl Creations

slice of life

So I had to hit the ground running as soon as we got home from Vegas. I had a class today (Sunday) that still needed some prep work. Been a mighty busy girl, so this is the first chance I've had to post.

Speaking of girls, here's a pic of a girl we saw at the M&M shop in Vegas. She had the coolest 'do. I thought maybe she'd been a model at a hair show, but no she told me she just likes to have her her done up at the salon. I love the slices in this coif. (Yes, I asked if it was okay to take this pic.)

We had much too much fun in the M&M store and bought too much chocolate (esp considering the heat --I had to pre-plan stuff so that my candy was always in a safe cool spot).

We were at MGM, which I love. We've stayed there a few times before and so it's very comfortable. We *love* the lazy river that you can float on all day long (just wish there were a couple less waterfalls!) I also like that there's a movie theatre within walking distance. We took the kids to see Ratatouille (sp?) Cute movie.



Here kitty, kitty! This was the first time we really had a great moment at the Lion Habitat, too. There were two cubs and they were adorable. So playful and fun to watch. They were right in front of us a good deal of the time. Just wonderful!


Now this picture just makes me smile. This little ogre family is so cute. Last Monday night, I was blog surfing and at Susan's blog I saw the pic of her son's Shrek collection. The very next day we saw these guys at Build-A-Bear so I snapped a pic. The funny thing is she took her little guys to a Build-a-Bear store that same day so they could buy baby Shreks.


I also did a bit of scrapbooking and finally had a chance to play around with a clear album. So fun, but a bit tricky since the pages are .... well, CLEAR. You do have to pre-plan somewhat and since I was in lazy, vacation mood with poor lighting and limited supplies my book is a bit on the sloppy side. But I still had a blast making it and can't wait to try another. (You can see more pics from this album at my other blog.)


Well, that's just some of our pics. In case you can't tell, we had a good time!

summer days

Browsing thru last year's photo albums, got me on a kinda nostalgic kick. Thought I'd share my Very First SGT Project. This page was part of a paper bag album done as a progressive make-n-take.

Let me tell you I was SOooooo nervous with this one. Worried that it wouldn't "go" with the rest of the book, or that it was just too simple a design. Nervous too about teaching it since I'd never taught before.

As it turned out, the event was a total blast. There were WAY more people than I ever expected to see, everyone was wonderful and the night went off without a hitch.

Now I'm thinking I need to scraplift myself on this one -lol! BTW, here's the cover of the PBA: