Tease

So I've been working on some stuff.

It's some stuff that I am pretty excited about.

Curious at all?

Why don't you join me here for a little chatty-chat this evening.

:)
gretchen

Merry Christmas!

Just popping in quickly to say Merry Christmas!
It has been a crazy week but I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend and a chance to enjoy the season!

Supplies: Cardstock (Coordinations), Patterned paper (KI Memories), Bling (Heidi Swapp), Stickers (KI Memories), Brads (KI Memories)
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Want to win something?
Go to the KI blog and leave a comment on this post for a chance to win some scrappy goodness!
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Enjoy the weekend!
:)
gretchen

In numbers

And now to document the milestone...

Supplies: Cardstock (Prism); Die cuts, chipboard alphas, tiny alphas, transparency (My Little Shoebox); Bling (Heidi Swapp); Brads (KI Memories)

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Thanks for looking!
gretchen

Lucky 7

7 years ago I married the coolest guy ever.

I cannot believe it has been that long.
Time flies.
And it has certainly been an excellent 7 years.

Here's to hoping for seven-ty more!
:)
gretchen

{sorry, this is about as cheesy, mushy as I can get!}

Running with bells on

Literally!

One fun thing about Christmas time around the Birmingham area: the annual Jingle Bell Run!

It is kind of like Disney...grown adults can wear silly things & act a fool and it is totally acceptable {and kind of encouraged}!

The shorts were a really bad idea though.
There were a couple of times I looked down to make sure they were still on because I literally could not feel my legs.
And I am not one that usually gives up comfort for fashion!
{if you can even call what i have on "fashion"}

I am pretty sure this was not the real Santa.
I could see his other mustache under his beard.
But I did mention to him that I have been really good year & I want an iTouch, Lizzy's new book, and new running shoes for Christmas just in case.


Ah, good times!!
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And how about that Bama game, huh??!!
ROLL TIDE!!
:)
gretchen

Are you up for a challenge??

Like do you think you can make a layout without patterned paper??
I have a challenge up on the Kenner Road blog today and the challenge is just that:
make something {layout, card, project, whatever} without patterned paper!
Check out the challenge here!
And this is what I made.

{all supplies are from Kenner Road's November kit: Timber Cove}

Link up at Kenner Road and link me up here too if you play along!
Thanks for looking!!

oh and ROOOOOLL TIDE!!
:)
gretchen

It's starting to look alot like Christmas

The tree has been bought.

The decorations are being put out.
The house smells like cinnamon.

Supplies: Patterned paper, rub-ons, chipboard embellishment, brads (KI Memories)

I usually love Christmas.

Usually.

Up until about 3 years ago I adored Christmas.

But I will admit that my attitude has been more bah-humbugish than it should have been over the past few years.
It stems from the trying to be in 3 places at once so that we see every family member at the time when is most convenient for them which usually means spending way too many hours in the car and not being able to actually just BE and enjoy the holiday while still managing to piss off someone because we were not able to accomodate them just like they wanted.
{how is that for a run-on sentence!!??}

Last year's Christmas was an all out disaster.
I mean, there was a family member who refused to talk to me for a few months.

{it was so bad I haven't even scrapped it and don't really want to...somethings may be best not remembered}

So freakin' bah humbug!

BUT...

This year is going to be better!
I refuse to let my Christmas be ruined.

I am not going to stress.

I am not going to try to be in 1,000,000 places at once.

Supplies: Patterned paper, chipboard sentiment, border stickers (KI Memories), bling (Heidi Swapp)

So there might be lots of Christmas stuff on this blog over the next month.

It is all in my effort to enjoy the holiday.

I watched Elf Monday night.
Tonight I am watching the Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting thing on TV and Rob Thomas just sang a song to me.

This year is already off to a good start!
:)
gretchen