My Very Own Blinkie...

Woo Hoo. My cyber friend, Calia, totally rocks. She is so talented on so many levels. Calia, scraps, makes cards, does awesome altered items and now she does blinkies. I met Calia through a scrapping forum, our love for scrapbooking connected us as cyber scrappy friends, she's innovative and an out of the box thinker. She has the most adorable little ones which she displays proudly on her site...plus she just loves her hubby to pieces. Calia is an awesome person!

I'd like to thank Calia for creating this absolutely beautiful blinkie just for me. You can find it on the side bar too and you can add it to your site if you want to get to me in a jiffy.

If you love it, drop by her place and give her some love for the awesome job! Make sure to leave a little comment here too. Thanks for stopping by

Blog Candy, Blog Candy, Blog Candy...

Amazing,amazing blog candy..check out Sassy Designs by Susie, she is giving away this great selection of goodies. You need to drop by her site and check it out..it's super easy to enter too.
Thank you, Lisamarie, for sharing this great blog candy info on your site.



Here's another great stop for some very cool blog candy including Cuttlebug items,
Maria's Studio. Drop by and give her a holler. Please let her know that you found it here.



Another great find is Whimsical Wishes with so many amazing cards and layouts. Katrina is super excited to be on a new Design Team, Stampeez. Check her out and the awesome blog candy up for grabs.


One more great site, Popsicle Toes. Donna is very crafty with an entertaining site. Check her out for great ideas, inspiration and little blog candy party.

Optimism meets Serendipity!

Optimism....Optimism is an outlook on life such that one maintains a view of the world as a positive place. A general disposition to expect the best in all things.
Serendipity...Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely.

I'm the optimistic one and serendipity is one of my all time favorite words. This is definitely one of those moments when my outlook on life, Optimism collided with my perfect word..Serendipity. I looked at my bundle of joy and knew instantly that I had unexpectedly fallen into an abyss of perfect moments of happiness, laughter, hope, and pure joy! This moment, this baby, was and is my optimistic-serendipity. A lifetime of hopeful dreams whisked in my mind. Before the baby had even taken shape in my belly, I remember the elation of the news. I am a Mommy. I knew life was going to be great, that optimistic inner eye envisioned a perfect family adventure with this little guy.
The first thing I did when I got home was look up my favorite quote by Erma Bombeck, I printed it out and kept in posted on my desk at home and work. I tweaked her quote to be in the present tense, but here is the jist of it...Erma Bombeck says, "Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I will cherish every moment and realize that the wonderment growing inside me is the only chance in life I have to assist God in a miracle." If that isn't optimism swirling around with serendipity, than I don't know what it is.


Check out Baby Makin(g) Machine for some funny post and a cool Couture Baby Bag Giveaway!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Top o' the morning to you all! Hope you are having a wonderfully GREEN day today. The lucky ones are those that remember to hug their kids, kiss their hubbies off to work, and call their Mom & Dad at least once a week. Don't forget that you make your own luck and luck is more than a financial windfall.
Enjoy your St. Patty's Day...drink green beer!

Fishful Thinking...

what a neat title, yes? I loved it. Thanks to Tiffany, she's been invited to participate in a program headed by Dr.Reivich. Fishful Thinking is a super site with all sorts of cool topics, parent tips, activities for kids and parent and much much more. As per her request,I headed over there and checked it out...I found that I totally loved the GoldFish Central for kids. What a great site..thanks again Tiffany. Stop by her blog and check out her awesome giveway and check out Fishful Thinking too.

Another RAFFLE + a BIG SALE

As some of you know, I ventured into creating KITS and sponsored a particular site for the months of January, February and March. It has been quite the venture indeed. The ladies over at this scrapping forum have completly ROCKED OUT their creations using my kits. At this time, I have a couple of KITS still available and I'm ready to offer them at a reduced price of $20.00 (this includes shipping for US..domestic ONLY). If you are interested in purchasing a KIT, please send me an email and I will send you the information.
I am also holding a raffle for the March Kit, Leprechaun Loot.
Here is what you must do...
1. If you blog about the KITS on Sale, you earn 1 more entry
2. If you post pic on your blog of the KITS in addition to a blurp about the sale, you earn 2 more entries.
3. If you link my blog to your blog and someone comes over to my blog and leaves a comment, plus mentions your name you and that person will receive 5 more entries.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

Check back every Sunday for updates on what's going on.
ICE ICE BABY --January Kit

LOVE BLOOMS ---February Kit

LUCKY LEPRECHAUN LOOT ---March Kit