M. M. DeZigns...

A sista from the Cricut message board shared this project & I just had to try it! It is a desk calendar for 2011 and will make a great gift for anyone. I kept mine pretty simple & used my favorite color so I can display it on my desk at work. Check out  http://www.divinescrapper.blogspot.com  to see the beautiful projects that inspired this creation!

      Just stopping by to wish everyone a very merry CHRISTmas! ... And to share some of the gifts I made for family. Journals, water bottles, & notecards galore!

There are only 7 days until Christmas! Here are a few of the cards I have made so far this holiday season. I used my Cricut & Beyond Birthdays cartridge for the sentiments.

So, I really enjoyed altering the journal that I will be using to track my goals for 2011. I took that idea to make some cute journals for my co-workers. I took a picture of a few of them. I used my YourStory to change the journals from coil to bound books & added each person's name to the cover. They were a big hit at the team Christmas party today!

I was reminded recently that we are often frustrated with where we are because we forget where we were. So I want to take a minute to thank God that I am not where I used to be & that even though I am not where I want to end up, I am closer to that place/thing/role/etc. than I was before! Think about what you had been complaining about or what has been frustrating to you? Now, what are you (should you be) thankful for?

Sarah over at Simply Sarah has blessed me with my first ever blog award - Stylish Blogger Award. If you haven't had a chance to see what Sarah is up to over there, you are missing out! Stop by & tell her I sent you. I am so thankful to her for this - and it is such a great way to end an awesome weekend! This is a pay-it-forward style award. Here are the rules: 1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this 2. Share 8 things about yourself 3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered 4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards. So here are 8 things about myself: 1. I have one daughter & she is the light of my life. 2. I could eat potatoes with every meal - I don't, but oh how I would love too. 3. I had a blast this summer as a demonstrator for ProvoCraft. 4. My favorite color is orange - it actually makes me happy when I see it! 5. The only real collection I have is decks of playing cards (if you see any uni...

Thank you to everyone for stopping by & supporting me in my first blog hop. I had so much fun creating my projects & love, love, loved the projects of the other Divas along the way... if you haven't checked out all the stops along the hop, go to this post and click on the links - these ladies are awesome! Now, for the wimnner of some sweet, sweet blog candy. Drum roll pleae.... ... LISHA is the winner of a personalized journal from yesterday's blog hop! Lisha , please send me your mailing address (and your favorite color) so that I can get your journal out to you!

Christmas is coming and so is the new year! To get you in the spirit of the season, the divas of Sistas Scrap Too ! have come together for a Christmas and Countdown to the New Year blog hop! There are 17 blogs in the hop, so make sure you use the links below this post to hop to all of the participating blogs. No worries if you miss one, you can always go back! These 17 divas have a lot in store for you. From exquisite creations to offers of blog candy, you will enjoy hopping your way to all of the blogs involved! Don't forget to leave some blog love for the creators -- they love getting feedback on their designs! I decided to make a few treat bags for Christmas & a journal for the New Year - gotta cover all the bases right! For the treat bags, I used K. I. Memories & DCWV papers from "Christmases Past" LOL! I was also blessed by the HR Director of my agency with some Making Memories embellishments and I thought they would be the perfect addition to t...

Just in case you didn't already know - I have been blessed with the opportunity to be a part of my first ever blog hop! The divas of the Sistas Scrap Too thread on the Cricut message board are hosting their first blog hop tomorrow - Saturday, December 4, 2010 beginning at 6am EST. Be sure to stop by to check us out. I will have a post with all of the other 16 blogs included in the hop and also a chance to win a very nice piece of blog candy! See you then!