Help [ME] Ronda

Fall into Cocoa Daisy

 

So excited for the online crop this weekend at Cocoa Daisy.  Now that's quite a schedule of events!  We would love to see you all there.  Drop by or Stay a while.  We have lots of challenges, games, projects, classes, & chats.  Of course there will be prizes through out the crop but you have to be there to win it!  and if you are there, you will see the NEW Cocoa Daisy website!

I am really excited to bring you another version of Loads of Layers.  Please note this free online class is meant to inspire & give you some foundations to build on.  I hope you will join us for lots & lots of fun.  Don't forget to register in the forums if you haven't done so yet!

feeling groovy

and maybe a wee bit cheeky... ok a lot

which means i feeling more & more like myself

great lunch with friends yesterday

write out my lists to keep me on track

working on living those values

and just plain ole breathing....

1. Plans and schedules sometimes just go out the window .
2. I'm happy when things seem to fall into place .
3. The last thing I drank was water (ok maybe not) .
4. One of the most valuable things in my life is love.
5. I like cheese on my pizza. duh... and some veggies too
6. Dear November, I heart you .
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to crafting with canananadian friend (if she ever comes back online..i can hear the excuses now...i decided to vegg, i got lost in edward's arms, i had to find my flannel shirt ), tomorrow my plans include a little cleaning, a little sewing, and some homemade pasta and Sunday, I want to chilax with the family!

Love, it gets me every time

autumn glow....

Cocoa Daisy November Kit has such beautiful fall colors.  I love the splashes of pink in this kit.  All the add-ons are gone but the beautiful kit is still up for grabs. 

details are up in my gallery...

 

all the different ways we say "i love you" captured in a layout.  A little paint, a little spray ink, and some MM Sliced cut labels from the pattern papers.

 

decisions seem so tough for me to make right now.  it goes along with the refocusing layout.  I really do need to find my inner voice.  Used the Basic Grey lace paper as a mask for the layout.  I inked the white letter stickers with yellow ink to make them stand out more.

 

Every time i look at this picture, i still hear the stories and the laughter.  So glad i got this picture.  Layers & layers of pattern paper.  Used the seam binding to create the rose on the page.

 

Sigh.  Letting her go is hard.  But she has been doing so well.  I really trust her behind the wheel.  She is growing up before my eyes. 

 

My mini album.  I love that knob.  So what is this mini?  I was asked by my therapist to define my personal values.  It is step one in getting me back into finding my voice.  I have done some of them.  It is forcing me to think about what is important to me.  Step 2, living those values each day.  So why the knob?  Opening doors to living in what i believe in, what is important, and keeping those doors open.

so happy

and blessed to be a guest designer for Marks Paper Company

I got to play with the English Garden Collection, such a beautiful collection of colors and not to mention the uber cool die-cut sheet.

here are my creations...

lexi's homecoming powder puff game.  the journal spots made it easy! i admit that i was punching out the circles on the journal diecut they fell on the page.  I decided to keep them. love happy little accidents.

ok i love this recent photo of the family.  The greys, blues, and bits of purple & green are so pretty & so perfect for this page.

 

Finneas, the nephew, is at such a fun stage in life.  love how his vocab is growing by leaps & bounds with giant run-on sentences

 

i was flipping through pictures and even though i had plenty with me in focus, this one seem to capture where i feel like i am right now.  i am ready to refocus my life. I loved this pattern paper that i wanted it to remain the center of attention.

because it's always good to have cards on hand and i so love this flower die-cut. and the buttons make such a cute accent!

thank you Stacy & Marks Paper Company for an incredible opportunity...

i confess...

i love that they still dress up for halloween, lexi took her friend's niece trick or treating

i am addicted to making some indian food recipes right now

i am knee deep in planning/creating my class for the online crop for Cocoa Daisy

sometimes i crawl back into bed after getting the kids off to school

i love living in colorado, just look at those scenes

i had a great weekend with Martha, love that she came to visit

i have cried a little bit over olw but know the direction i am heading

i am a little scared with Christmas just around the corner... i so need to get some projects finished & others started (51 days & counting down)

i love Fancy Pants new lines, Frosted & Vintage Valentines

I love that lexi stays connected to friends she has made in all the different towns we have lived

i am crazy in love with the Amy Butler frenchy bag pattern and can't wait to show you the latest creation.  Almost there...

i sometimes thing about when the kids are older so i can just sit some days but then feel guilty & wondering why they are growing up so fast... such a double edge sword isn't it?

i am giddy with excitement with how my butter dish turned out and so happy emily & i did it

i have painted lexi's room but yet to paint anthony's... this weekend hopefully

sending you love

snow daze

I just love the snow.  Good thing too because it has been snowing all day here.   About 10 inches so far.  But it is still snowing.  We are expecting it to snow through the night & part of the day tomorrow.  School is already canceled.  I braved the elements today to get some items we needed.  I think tomorrow i will stay at home.  Maybe get in some snowball battles with the kids.  Build a snowman.  Sip Hot Chocolate.  And enjoy the serene setting.

destination: Greece

i am so excited, i can hardly stand it.  

registration goes live midnight CDT time tonight (Oct. 26th) for subscribers

Tomorrow Midnight CDT time (Oct. 27th) for non-subscribers.

want more details?  More information can be found here: Mykonos 2010

and while you are there, you might notice some things.  1) a sneak at the new website for Cocoa Daisy.  It is so so beautiful.  We can't wait for the complete reveal.  and 2) little ole me on one of the pages.  Hope to see you there!!!

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1. The crickets sing, when you wish upon a star.
2. Be you wherever you are.
3. I want to get far away from the flu season.
4. Three weeks in Italy with family & my best friend; this was a dream. Sigh, wish i could do it again.
   
5. But as for me, i want to see beauty in every day life.
6. Florida I come from, Colorado i stay.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleep, tomorrow my plans include a little shopping, a little crafting, a little baking and Sunday, I want to sew some, i miss it!

and a few Cocoa Daisy sneaks...

Word Up: Courage

no that's not the new word over at One Little Word.  Instead there is a note from me, letting the scrapbook world know that OLW is letting go.  It takes courage.   It has been a part of me for more than 2 1/2 years.   I have poured my heart, my thoughts, my words, my mad organizational skills, and many hours into that blog.  It is hard to say goodbye.

So why the change? It has been coming for a while now.  It takes a lot of work to run that blog.  Time that has taken away from some of the things i value in my life, including quality family time.  And it is time to rearrange priorities.  Courage.  I don't like disappointing people, which is why it has taken me so long to take those final steps.  I didn't want to disappoint the team.  Honestly i think about half of them are a little relieved a little, for they too are refocusing their priorities.  All of them have been extremely encouraging even if we all are sad.  This is why i love them.  This is why i truly call them friends.  They are my scrap family.  and i didn't want to disappoint the wordsters.  They too mean so much to me.  To read their stories, to see them take leaps with us, to see their growth.  I can't tell you what that means to me.  and I truly hope they will continue to celebrate the power of their words.

I am a go all the way girl or not at all.  And i felt i wasn't giving my 100%.  That made me disappointed in myself.  Who knows what the future holds.  Maybe once things get settled down in my life, i can refocus my energies back into OLW.  However it is with courage that i say i have to do what is best for me.   And listen to my inner voice.

Big Love

ggg 10.15

My second gallery is up at Two Peas.  Typography &/or Halloween.

You can check out the details in the gallery but here are my creations:

 
Fancy Pants + some Two peas fonts.  I love that this is a Halloween layout without being too Halloweeny.  Jayme & Lexi cracked me up that day, giggling and trying on the masks.

Love the little dude's eyes.  They are chocolate through and through.  Playing with paint.

I love these photos of the kids.  These two can be best of friends, united against the parents, or at eat other, complaining and picking at each other. 

and finally a tone or tone layout for my very special baby sis.  I can't believe she has really been gone for 8 months.  There are times i just want to pick up the phone and call her.  I wanted to make sure i had a special place for her memorial card.  The butterfly card opens up to a beautiful picture of her and a loving dedication. 

love, love, love