Need this book..

http://www.ellenhutson.com/servlet/the-9395/Shadows%2C-Shading%2C-Marianne%2C-Walker%2C/Detail?affiliate_no=16

This could totally change my want to Need copics..

Happy Birthday to me!!

Mama's got a brand new bag..

Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G

Thanks to 2 of my 4 wonderful men. Big surprise since my only instruction this year was to not get me any lotion, perfume, chocolates, or flowers. My lil men chose presents all by themselves. How excited they were for me to get them. I couldn't open them fast enough. Gotta thank the Hubby for taking them to the Dollar Tree and giving them free reign to choose the perfect presents for me.

 X, got me a mini blue locker caddy  ("it's a magnet", he told me with such pride) Hanging proudly on the front of my dryer next to my craft desk

C got me a 504 piece puzzle ("it's a horsey puzzle", beaming with glee) Oh how I love puzzles and doing puzzles with my kids can't wait to get this one finished and hung on the cave wall.

Just perfect. What more can a girl ask for than to know she's loved and remembered on her birthday. I wish I had pictures of the party they threw for me, We made paper hats, fully decked out in crayon and chalk. Then they instructed me to put up balloons, so we cut some from cardstock and then as any great party would suggest we colored them and added streamers and hung them from the ceiling beam. Of course you Gotta have party snacks too; so a bowl of dum-dums were in order.  I was treated like royalty. priceless!! I highly recommend them for your next event.

True Scrap Event..Wow look at the line up for this one.

http://www.layoutaday.com/ by Lain Ehmann

I'm tempted to attend this event the price is a bit steep for a virtual crop $97 for 3 days or the recorded version for $127.

If you go to the $97 dollar version you spend Friday from 5-9pm est, then Sat. 10-5, then Sun. something like 5 hours. Hmmm tempting. But if I did it I would opt for the more expensive version just so the classes are available after the event so I could work a little slower. I do think the cricut class with Erin Bassett will be fun, and I so love Jen McGuire's stamping and teaching style. Dig Shimelle Laine and her funky thrifty vibe, and How could you forget Kelli, Stephanie, and Nic. Wow Ali too, Noelle Hyman, come on. Crazy creative bunch of super talented professional scrappers.

so who's thinking about it too?

Happy National Crafts Month!!

Spending the day enjoying the company of my craft friends in the crop cave. 
Frndly1 is sharing her techniques for making handmade blooms. I am not able to get much crafting done as Hubby has to work but I'm planning for round 2 after 7pm est. So if you around, drop by the link is in my sidebar.

Hope to have some pics to share this week of the creations I get done tonight.

Happy Creating!!

30 days of Creative Fun via Craft Critique

Craft Critique Details

This one sounds like fun, there are no solid rules other than to participate for 30 consecutive days during this year..easy enough, right? there are a list of prompts they have up for the 30 days and you can do them all or only some. I think I'm going to give this a go for the Month of March.