Dream Big Dreams My Love

Cuteness Personified

Cuteness Personified - that would be my DD, of course! Here, I;m using the always beautiful Glitz designs pp and the adorable ZVA pearl brackets.

ScrapStreet, here I come!!

I have the most amazing, unbelievable news to share (well, at least it's unbelievable to me!). I have been accepted to be staff writer and designer for ScrapStreet, which I'm sure you all have heard of, and if not, you have to check it out! It's a wonderful online mag, full of new articles and features and gorgeous talent from all over the world, month after month. I am just so grateful I get to be a part of the unbelievable team. Here are the new gals that are joining up - HERE.

This is super-exciting for me because I love writing as much as a I love scrapping, and this new DT position will enable me to combine both! I am one of their new "feature" writers, which means I get to do an article every month on a trend in scrapbooking that really caught my attention. I can't wait to get started! And look for my work in the upcoming issues in the "The Showroom" section where we get to showcase product from various manufacturers that are supporters of the mag.

Scrapbook Challenges - April 12th Challenge

I just posted my challenge for the month at Scrapbook Challenges HERE. Come join us if you haven't already - we have weekly sketches, challenges, events, tutorials, prizes from monthly sponsors, and lots of fun chatting!!

Here's my LO that I am using for this challenge. It's called "Girls and Their Toys",using the very beautiful Graphi45 Playtimes Past pp. ~LOVE~

Butterfly Love

Ok, what's UP with the weather?!

Yesterday we had over 80 degrees, sweltering hot (felt like it was 90, at least), and today we have a high of 60 and a low of 40. How do you get a 40 degree weather change in one day?? Global warming, that's how, I guess.

Altered Tissue Box

I altered a wooden tissue box with Webster's Pages pp. More views in my GALLERY.

Scraptacular DT!!!!

Oh my gosh, I have the most exciting news! I will be joining the Scraptacular DT! I am currently their guest designer and I will be staying on for the next 6 months. I guess they like me :) They really like me! LOL

Liz Chidester is also joining the team as our sketch artist, and will provide us with one sketch a month!

I really love this store and it's not just lip service since I'm on the DT! LOL The reason I became a GDT for them is that I found them when I was looking for new places to shop, right around Christmas, and I really loved their store and all the supplies Beth has. So I contacted her and applied to be GDT. And of course, since they were having a DT call right now, I had to apply for that too!

I Love Dirt

Remember those pics I shared of DS in tree dirt? I scrapped them :) And btw, he's STILL getting into the tree dirt! He's my little rascal. This one is called "I Love Dirt"...for obvious reasons!

I blogged at Scraptacular

I'm guest designer for Scraptacular this month and I just did a blog post for them on their blog - HERE - take a look and leave me some love! LOL I shared a 4th LO I made with Scraptacular's April kit.

More super wonderful, good news! (Relating to my one love, Webster's :)

I got a very thrilling email this morning - I am a featured member at Webster's Pages Ning Site - you can see me there if you check out their Members Page!!

I don't think I have to restate just how much I LOVE Webster's Pages. If I only had one brand of pp to design with for the rest of my life, I would absolutely pick them! And that's saying a lot for a total paper addict like me LOL. I think when you're noticed it's always exciting, but when it's by someone you totally love, it's that much sweeter. It's a good Monday morning here at the Tell residence :)

In other news, sketch 193 is up at Scrapbook Challenges, and here is my take on it. If you aren't a member yet, come join us! It's free, it's fun, you get inspiration and the chance to win a wonderful prize! This month's prize is donated by our sponsor, Snobby Walrus Paper Crafts (yep, the one where I'm on the DT!).

Blogging chain

Ana, my online scrappy friend :), listed me in a blog chain, and now I'm passing it on. Check out her post and blog about it HERE. Thanks Ana!!

Now I'm supposed to list 10 things that make me happy, 5 pieces of trivia about myself, and pass this award on to 5 fellow bloggers.

Things that make me happy:
1. Scrapbooking :)
2. My family
3. Reading
4. Fresh air and pretty trees
5. My work
6. Accomplishing goals I set for myself
7. TV
8. My friends
9. Going on "dates" with DH
10. Hearing my children laugh

5 Pieces of Trivia about me:
1. I have a button phobia
2. I have a worm phobia
3. My legs get a little hairy in the winter :)
4. I love Nightmare Before Christmas
5. I love to travel, anywhere and everywhere

5 Blogging friends (click on their names to check out their blogs - you'll be inspired!):
1. Teri
2. Star
3. Rainbow
4. Alex
5. Stacy

Look for my work in...the new MM Book!!!

Wow, I am SUPER excited - I just got an email that one or more of my Layouts will be in the new MM Book that will be coming out soon. I am soooo excited!! I can't wait to find out which one(s). As I mentioned before, I submitted the max allowed - 10, so I am so glad that at least one got picked up!

Scraptacular's April Kit has hatched! (And RAK winner!)

Scraptacular's April Kit is revealed, and here's a little description:

Spring is in the air and on your pages with this beautiful kit filled with bright cheery colors. My Mind's Eye, Dear Lizzy, Thickers and more make up this fun kit!"

More info on the kits can be found HERE.

Here's a pic or all the goodies I got to play with (for some ideas on what can be done with them, see my post from yesterday):



And now for the RAK winner - thank you ladies for all the sweet comments, I loved reading them all! By way of random.org, the winner is Heather (of Scrapbooking Smiles) - Congrats!! Email me your addy to ileneemail@@yahoo.com and I'll get your MM vellum envelopes out in the mail ASAP. Thanks for playing along everyone!

Snobby Walrus DT!!

That's right ladies, I am a new SNOB! LOL Today, Snobby Walrus - an amazing online store and kit club (these kits are seriously gorgeous - see for yourself!) announced their new DT, and I made it!! I still can't believe it! So many talented and very deserving ladies tried out but space is limited, and I'm just so honored and excited that they picked me!! Here's the ANNOUNCEMENT! And they announced it in such a fun way :) I'm totally in love with this place and they have such a fun message board, to boot.

Funny story about how I found out - yesterday there was a ring on my door, and I had to run after the mailman like crazy because I need him to mail a letter for me. I came back to find that he left me a package...but I hadn't ordered anything! Well, come to find it was the gorgeous amazing Snobby Walrus May kit!! And it had a welcome to the DT letter inside. Well, obviously this was the coolest funnest way to find out - what could be a better welcome than all those amazing scrappy goodies that I totally wasn't expecting! It turned out that my box was supposed to get here today, AFTER the announcement was made. LOL! I'm thanking the scrappy gods for speeding the box along and putting me out of the misery of waiting to find out!

Thank you Snobby Walrus, Andrew and Tracy! You guys totally rock and I'm so looking forward to the next 6 months!!!

Here's a little pic of the goodness I got in the mail yesterday: