Wednesday, February 28, 2007

MM is making it Right!

hi there.....well, it sounds like Making Memories has finally fixed their computer glitches and fixed a few other errors etc.... i can't even imagine how stressful that must have been for them. to put on this huge contest and have your system fail! yikes... so if you haven't heard the voting will start over monday morning (march 5th @ 9:00 mst and go through march 6th @ 4:00 pm mst...for the first round) their wiping the slate clean and asking people to re vote.... so hopefully everyone will hop on their "puters" again and cast their votes! it's actually been really fun having this down time to get to know the other 49 girls.... gotta run...top design is on! later gators....

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

so Frustrating....


so today was a bit of a mess over at the MM Idol site....their system crashed yesterday and their having a heck of a time! not to mention the fiasco w/ my name being posted on another gals layout!!!! they tell me their fixing it but i don't know how it's fixable. how do you know where those votes were actually supposed to go? i'll keep you posted.... i could go on and on BUT moving forward...i worked on this little number last night....(mostly li'l davis product. a little heidi swapp mixed in there)..... anyway....not much else is new since i wrote this morning....thanks so much for the nice e-mails i've received and comments on my blog....i really appreciate the votes and stickin' w/ me during the mess! it isn't over so we'll see where it takes me..... sounds like i need to go settle an argument in the bathtub....good gravy....hugs k

My Layout for MM Idol...



so here it is....again, the darn thing looks crooked....hate that scanner....but it's not..... i'm a bit worried as they made a huge mistake and put my name on another girls layout....so it appears as though i have 2 layouts..... NOT good!!!! GO VOTE!!! :)

Monday, February 26, 2007

Create while I wait!


so something funky is going on with the MM Idol site/computers etc....we're not really sure what's going on but in the meantime i thought i'd keep my fingers busy & my mind occupied... kati is napping, lauren is playing with friends, terry is doing his thing and i shall create....
had the flu this weekend. yuck! i guess it was bound to happen...both girls had it and when you're the one to clean up messes, empty buckets etc...it's inevitable. i was pretty bummed that i had to cancel a class that i was teaching at Page Makers on saturday but we're in the process of getting it back on the schedule...
so anyway...please keep an eye out for the MM site to be up and running...you should be able to vote soon...

Today is Voting Day!

so today is the first day to vote! i'll post my layout after the contest gets underway. i figured i had better wait! so if you need a little somethin' somethin' to do go to the link below and cast your vote....for me! :) (but the competition is steep.... i am amongst some pretty amazing artists!) voting starts monday 26th @ 9:00 am (mst) and ends tuesday 27th @ 4:00 pm.
thanks so much!
http://www.makingmemories.typepad.com/mmidol/

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

finished....


my assignment for the MM Idol contest....i like how it turned out, i just hope the rest of the voters like it....20 people get voted off the first round. unfortunately, i can't share my layout with you just yet. i can tell you it had to be about "me".... which led me to taking photos of myself in the bathroom mirror....i hate having pictures of myself taken so i had to resort to this....my new headshot....
other news...poor kati had the flu today....good thing, she took a 3 hour nap which allowed me to work-out, do 2 loads of laundry, clean and finish my assignment. she's feeling much better, so hopefully it's only a 24 hour bug.
around the house....my handy husband built some awesome shelves for our basement this past weekend....i really should be down there reorganizing and cleaning up... guess my excuse is that kati isn't feeling well. :) i better have it done before he gets back from being out of town or he'll think his hard work is unappreciated.....
i really have nothing else to yack about so i think i'll close up....a quick thanks to everyone who sent me an e-mail or left a comment about the contest....it means a lot...and i'm glad you stop by to visit.... hugs

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Random stuff....


got some good news a bit ago......i was chosen to be in the Making Memories top 50 of the MM Idol contest!!! yahoo......(click the link to see the top 50) i was so excited i haven't even looked over the other 49 :) i'm sure the competition is going to be tough....but non-the-less, very fun! now if i can just make it a little farther than i did the last time :)

here is the layout i did for the "how much is too much" contest....we had to use at least 5 of the following, tags, buttons, rub ons, material/ribbon and colors. my ribbon & buttons were too bulky so i had to take a photo of it....the scan looked terrible!
not much else is new....have to run....i'll check back in again soon..... hugs...

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

2nd Install from 2-14









ok, so here are the additional photos i was unable to load in my previous post.... i did the layout for a challenge..."how much is too much" (HMITM). the challenge was to use 7 pattern papers, 14 flowers & 21 stickers. i wasn't sure if we could go over those quantities so i used exact amounts. (not sure why it looks crooked...it's not) fun challenge! (scroll down to see the 1st post of 2-14....) xoxo

Happy Valentines Day!


lauren is so excited about it being valentines day today although, she is pretty bummed that she has a snow day! (can you imagine....i did backflips when they called school off!) we had a little winter storm that blew through yesterday. i usually watch the national news in the morning so i missed out on the school cancelations yesterday. so i bundle the girls up and we head to school. i guess my first clue should have been that i could barely see in front of me....i got to the school, which is only about a mile from our house (thank god) and there were all of 3 cars in the parking lot.... when i grew up in north dakota they hardly ever called school off. it had to be pretty major. school closures were even less when we lived in alaska! we just aren't prepared down here i guess.
any big plans for v-day? terry is coming home today after being in vegas. ya, i was painfully shoveling our large driveway while he was in vegas. :) doesn't sound like he had much time to play though....(i do have to say that a neighbor drove by on his 4-wheeler w/ a blade and cleared the other 1/2 of my driveway in about 5 min.!!! he saved me!)
not sure what our plans are for the day. probably take the girls out for dinner and maybe let them pick out a little something. terry is probably the most difficult person for me to shop for....he buys what he needs or it's just too darn expensive for me to even consider (on my budget, ya know) so i had a little photo shoot of the girls one day....always an adventure! i managed to get a few good shots so i blew up some pictures of them and framed them for his office or wherever he wants to put them. he's also getting a book..."for men only" by shaunti and jeff feldhahn.....a straight forward guide to the inner lives of women! a while back i had bought myself the women's version, "for women only." it was a very good book and something i should probably read again and maybe again! so here is the photo of lauren....i'm having trouble loading the one of kati....i had to crop the photos and edited them from color to b/w etc....
ok, so i can't get my layout or photo of kati to load....i'll try another post. the picture is too cute not to share. :) it's a typical kati....
hugs and smootches......have a good day!










Friday, February 02, 2007

This & That...







morning....i have a few minutes before i have to pick lauren up from school so i thought i'd post some layouts/projects i did for creative xpress (old layouts that i am now allowed to share via blog)....
not much else going on....i'll leave ya for now....have a great weekend...