New Kits!

Available July 1st at a certain new store w/ initials PDW...hmmm...
*edit* Okay, now we can officially say it: PLAIN DIGITAL WRAPPER!!! Run there quick! oxox

Plain Digital Wrapper

I know something you don't know........... (grin) ;)

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Here's a quick scraplift about my son, Josh....All pieces created by me (available soon!)ox

Thank You!

Thank you SO much from the bottom of my heart to all of you who posted and emailed me with you sympathies over the loss of my Mom. Your hugs & thoughts were felt and deeply appreciated! xoxo

I'm back now after 5 days in NJ...I won't go into the drama, but will say that I'm pretty sure I will have an ulcer after all is settled with this ordeal.....

We must keep moving forward though, right?! :) Forward I go............
oxxo

Saying Goodbye...

I found out this morning that my Mom passed away.... I'll be heading down to NJ to sort things out, so I'll be MIA for a while...

I don't have any deep quotes off the top of my head to include....I think I'm still numb....

xoxo
Love you Mom....
oxxo
Laur

Beautiful Heart Charity Kit

In honor of my sweet 4 1/2 yr old son, Josh, I'm organizing a Charity Kit called, Beautiful Heart, to help raise money for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. He was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, a digestive disease, on his 3rd bday. Since then I have made it my mission to raise money for the CCFA, a non-profit group, that raises money for research & education programs for children & adults faced with these diseases.

I need YOUR help! I'm hoping to find designers willing to donate a bit of their time to help create pieces for the kit. If you are interested, please let me know! :)

I have set up a yahoo group for the designers working on the kit to gather: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beautifulheart/
xo

True Colors....

 

Last Day of School

Justin & Josh on their last day of Preschool last Thursday... 

Kokomo

Drum roll.....here is Kokomo!!! This kit was inspired by ideas from Julie Billingsley, winner of my YOU Design It! Contest! Julie wanted a kit to scrap photos from her tropical cruise ship vacation...she had a the title, colors and other things all thought out.....and Kokomo was born! The kit should be up in the Divine Digital boutique within the next day or so. Thank you Julie for your great ideas!

And the WINNER is....

Congrats to Julie Billingsley for winning my You Design It Contest!!! She will have her kit ideas made into full kit which will be released just as soon as it's ready! Thank you SO much to all who submitted their ideas...they were ALL great ideas! I chose Julie's because she was very specific in what she said she wanted and I think a lot of people will be able to use it. I'll be emailing you soon Julie so we can get to work! Check back often to see when the kit will be released! Teaser: It will be perfect for Summery/Vacation shots! :)

Kinda Krafty {tropical}

This is my NEW Paper Pack, Kinda Krafty {tropical} that will be coming to the Divine Digital store THIS WEEK! Contains: 8 Pattern Papers & 5 solids. Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!!! ox

Want to be a Guest Creative Team Member?

Starting in June, I will be hosting a little layout contest and the winner will be awarded the Guest Creative Team Member spot for the month of July! "What does that mean?"...that means for the month of July, you will be part of the team and you'll get my new designs for free, create los with them, & get to chat it up w/ the rest of the CT! Sound like fun? Then stay tuned for the contest announcement!

YOU Design It Contest!!!!! {DEADLINE}

There are only 3 days left in the YOU Design It Contest!!! Don't miss out on having your very own custom kit created! I've recieved lots of great ideas...it will definately be hard choosing just 1 winner!

Here are the details if you missed them...

The winner will be announced June 1st!!!

Welcome my Creative Team!

A huge thanks to all who applied to be on my Creative Team! It was very hard having to turn anyone down since you are all amazing scrappers with wonderful stories to tell. If you applied, please keep an eye on your inbox for a little gift from me :)
In addition to my 5 Team Members, I have also created a "Guest Team Member" spot which will change monthly...stay tuned for how to apply for that spot!
And here are the lovely ladies on my Creative Team...
Drum roll please (oh come on!).....

Amy Lee Weeks
Audrey Neal
Denise Gibb
Leah Riordan
Tara Hagan
And Guest CT Member....
Petra King

I can't wait to get the team rolling...lots of great kit and layouts will be coming...stay tuned! :)

Off I go...

Tonight I am off to CKC-Manchester for the weekend! Woohoo! I'm SO looking forward to the little getaway with my friends! I will probably come back to a trashed house, but who really cares?!

I realized that my CT call deadline is tomorrow as well....hmmm...so I won't be able to review all of the applications until I get back on Sunday. Then I will hopefully be posting the new team on my blog in the next few days! Yeah!

Have a GREAT weekend!!!
ox

Mom by day, Cheesesteak stealer by night!

Yes, it's true...I "technically" stole a cheesesteak tonight.
Not intentionally mind you.
See, this is what happens when I hang out with my little brother!
It was innocent enough...
I took him to get his hair cut, so he'd be all pretty for Christina tomorrow night when they go to the Senior Ball (she's graduating from Undergrad!). Then we decided to grab some late dinner.
We placed our orders, then sat down to chat it up like a couple of chicks! (hee hee)
They call out some number, "YADDA YADDA" (that's pretty much what we heard)
So Joey snags the food and we start eating.
That's when I realize THEY got MY order wrong!
"I didn't order a cheesesteak!", but I figure, hey whatever...it's late...I'm not gonna bother them about making me a new sandwich....I guess they're just really proud of their cheesesteaks!
WRONG!
Later on a man comes in TO PICK UP his order.....
YUP, the order WE took! Ugh! I felt SOOOO badly! But we couldn't stop laughing at the whole thing! (oh, and we aren't THAT bad...we did tell them about the mixed up order before that guy showed up).
Sorry Mr. Cheesesteak Man, it was an accident, I swear!

the Partiest - New Kit!

Here is the latest kit in the store.... the Partiest!
Contains:
12 papers * 3 doodles * 6 epoxy dots * 1 quote * 5 punch label words * 6 tabs * 1 punch label strip * 1 word art * 8 balloon rubons * 2 full alphas

A HUGE success!!!

Thank you to all who attended the Charity Crop this past Saturday...it was a HUGE success and a TON of fun! I seriously could not ask for a more wonderful community of scrapbookers! Your generosity and fun spirit is contagious! Thank you for speding the day with me and helping me raise money for such a great cause! I will post again with the exact figures, but I think we raised somewhere near $3000!!!! Agh!!! :) I will also post pics soon!

Tomorrow's Charity Crop Day!

I can't believe it's almost time! It just seemed like I had SO much time til the event and now all of the sudden...it's TOMORROW! haha How did that happen!? I'm SO excited, but SO tired from packing raffles and goodie bags all week. I'm not use to going to bed at midnight anymore! Fingers crossed we raise LOTS of money for the CCFA...for those of you JUST tuning in... I'm doing this crop (IRL) to raise money for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. My son, Josh was diagnosed w/ Colitis on his 3rd bday, so now I do all that I can to raise money for research and hopefully to find a cure. It's going to be a fun day of scrappin', FOOD, massage, and LOTS of laughter! I can NOT wait! :)
PS....the Creative Team call is still on...about a week left til decision time! Lots of wonderful scrappers....it's going to be SO difficult deciding on just a few!
PPS...have you entered my YOU Design It Contest yet?!!?!? There are some good entries already, don't miss your chance to have your dream kit designed!!! :)
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Oh, one more PS....my DH loved his anniversary present! And I MUST say, that it look unbelieveably super perfect all matted and framed up!!! :) xoox

Happy Anniversary Honey! xo