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Archivers make-n-take weekend

Here's why I didn't dig into my Swirlydoos until Saturday.

I went to the free make-n-take at Archivers and, of course, I had to do the mini-album class, too! This is a cute little album. The word "dream" is actually diecut foil letters. A real PITA to separate from the rest of the foil and the backing. Most of the ladies in class were not happy with how crumpled up the letters were by the time they separated them from the rest of the foil. I decided to wait until I got home and had my own tools so I could get those letters off. It does work better to use scissors to start and then separate the letter along with the backing. The backing helps stabilize the foil letter until you have it separated from the rest of the foil. Remove the backing last and then apply the letter-smooth out with your fingernail or a rub-on tool. But, I know I will NOT buy those letters-ever! I am thinking about using this litte album to record my dreams/goals.

Love those Archiver's make-n-takes. I always seem to make new friends or meet old ones there. It was good to see an old friend that I had not seen face to face for over 18 months. I almost didn't recognize her because she had lost well over 100 pounds! Wow! I was so happy for her that I had a hard time not just jumping up out of my seat and giving her a big ol' hug right there!

Meeting Allison

The March Swirlydoos kit arrived this Thursday much to my surprise! Of course, I had to oooo and aaahhh over it all! Thursday was the end of a very long week for me because I had three exams and worked four days in a row. Then, add to that another snowstorm on Monday-lovely driving conditions for an 8:30 a.m. exam. But, I was off to a jewelry party at a neighbor's house so no playing Thursday night. Finally got to sit down and play on Saturday. So, here is my take on the sketch for this month. I used the last of the pictures from the day my dd was born fourteen years ago. Everything is from the kit except the Prima "Say it in Pearls" and Prima leaves.  I even used the Prima packaging as a photo mat and the packaging from some Making Memories as a journal tag. The chipboard swirls were painted with TH crackle paint and the chipboard letters were inked then covered with TH Rock Candy.

These are the last photos of my dd. Here my nephew was meeting her for the first time. My mom and dad brought him up to visit in the hospital. Wonder what he was thinking!

I am off to play again. We have a Round Robin challenge over at Swirlydoos. The first week someone posts a layout and then each week a different person will lift the layout and post their version. So it is kind of like playing telephone. The first layout may look nothing like the last one or they may look very similar. It will be interesting to see what everyone comes up with. It is my week to post a lift so I better get to it! Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Sweet!

My cute kids! They got into some chocolate and were so proud of themselves because they used the microwave to melt it! Chocolate smiles! Used Websters Pages and Prima flowers and lace.

Project 365 Week 3

Week three: continued my workout routine by doing elliptical machine and BL workouts with Jillian Michaels. Yes, she is tough! On the 15th we had a "nice" surprise- the garage door broke. Brandon and I tried to figure it out on our own. I finally realized it was a broken spring so Brandon hopped on the internet to try and figure out how to fix it and where to get the parts. But, once I realized that we should have had two springs, not one, I decided we better call a professional.

More of our typical week includes B-man on the 'puter and our Yorkie begging for attention. The highlight of my week was receiving my February Swirlydoos kit! Yes, I took a picture of my kit and scrapped it with the very same kit! Love my Swirlydoos!