Happy Secretaries Day!!!

...so my hubby came home last night and told me I needed to make his secretaries a gift...which really isn't a problem except ALL my scrapbooking stuff is in boxes and I'm right in the middle of packing for our trip...but I tried not to complain TOO MUCH and this is what I came up with...this morning I needed to make another chocolate run because these buckets needed MORE chocolate in them. I am so happy to say that they were a big hit at the office :)

Page Plans had their 1st Reveal today!

This first LO Sketch was made by Chris Ross...here's the sketch and here's my interpretation of it...



"Promise Collection by Shabby Princess, Zig Zag Stitching by Sande Kreiger, Font Used: CK Ali's Writing."

...so this is how Page Plans will work...each Sunday a new set of sketches will be revealed and the Design Teams will take on each one. You will have the opportunity to complete one of the sketches and enter it in the weekly challenge for a little goodie package. Sketches will post on Sunday - so they will need your entries by the following Saturday and they will announce the winner on Sunday with the next set of sketches. If you have any questions at all - please feel free to email Lesli and Chris at pageplans@gmail.com.
Hope to see some of you over at Page Plans!

...finally the moving is done but...

...we are still living out of boxes!

But on the brighter side of things I want to share with everyone...

a brand new site called Page Plans that just opened yesterday...this is a sketch/inspiration blog site that is going to be a really fun and a super site to hang out at. I was asked to create card sketches for the blog...and I am excited to be a part of the team...so come on over and check us out and watch Page Plans grow!

April Sketch by Di Hickman

...with all the craziness of moving and then Spring Break I forgot to share my April Sketch LO :) I used the Wild Sorbet Kit by Michelle Coleman.

Spring Break is almost over...

and the packing is almost done! Today we had a fun day...we started the day off by driving to the Valley and having Krispy Kreme for Breakfast and then heading back up North for my Doctors Appointment...got some good news there...I've lost 11 pounds since January 10th...would be 3-5 lighter if I wouldn't have started another med. about a month ago...going off this one real soon! Losing this weight has been a big deal for me since it has taken me so long to finally start losing it...after Mason was born I never thought I would lose these unwanted pounds...he's turning 4 this summer...don'tcha think its about time? lol I also got our sea sickness patches ordered for our cruise...wasn't sure how to order those so we got them for the whole 7 days! After that appointment we headed downtown and met Stuart for lunch did a little shopping and then heading out to the park...the kids were disappointed because the BIG Radio Flyer Wagon was being worked on and they couldn't play on it...I got these pictures today...we finally had a decent day here in Spokane...partly cloudy but warming up it was supposed to be about a high of 51 - I'm not sure if it made it there or not but it did turn out to be a pretty nice day.







What a day! Im glad it's almost over...one more kitchen box to pack and the rest of the closet!

You've all got to check out...

Scrappin' Sports & More...there new GAMEROOM Collection has been so fun to play with!!! I started these two LOs last night and finished up this morning...really fun stuff!

I always LOVE a great Challenge!

I did this LO last night for Lesli's Blog Sketch Challenge...trying to get my mind off all the packing and blowing snow coming my way LOL.



Photoshop was giving me the hardest time...I got all my drop-shadows in and then I'm not quite sure what I did...but they all disappeared...and no matter what I did I couldn't get them back...so I decided to just finished it off minus the drop-shadows.
Stuart took this photo of me and my sisters this last weekend...needless to say he's not the best with a camera...my sister's and I all haven't all been together since the Fall of 2006 - it was nice to be together and if it wasn't for my Dad insisting on us all getting for a picture we wouldn't even have this one..."thanks dad!"

SNOW SNOW SNOW

...another morning that we woke up to snow...and now a winter storm warning....uuugghhhh its supposed to be Spring! Speaking of snow...its snowing right now...thank goodness its melting as it hits the ground.

...well this went up today in the front yard...I know we haven't lived in Spokane long...only about 7 months...we have the greatest Realtor!


...so we are leaving Spokane shortly after April 15th. Stuart is finishing up Tax Season and then we are heading back to the Tri-Cities...Stuart will be going back to the Port of Benton he was promoted to Assistant Executive Director. He will also be resuming his own tax business when we return. Currently, we are looking for a place to call home and god forbid even considering rebuilding...who knows what we will end up doing. Ben will be going back to Tapteal to finish up the school year and in the Fall we will hopefully know where we will be to know where him and Camryn will attend school. Mason is already enrolled at Gateway Montessori and so excited about attending school himself...as for me...I will continue doing this mommy thing! (at least for awhile longer)

Well yesterday and last night I was able to complete two digital LOs but I can't share them just yet...this morning I finished up this one that I can share ...you can get this kit (Future Paleontolgist by Jennifer Wuthrich and ME) at scrapstreet.com and I used a template from crystaldigitemplateshoppe.com

Happy 1st Day of Spring!!!

...and we wake up to SNOW!!!
LOL We've had some flurries off and on today...luckily it's melting as soon as it hits the ground...I'm so sick of winter!!!

I got an unexpected email last night!

...requesting one of my digital LOs for a brand new E-Zine launching in April...that was exciting news! This LO I made several months back...I am looking forward to sharing all the details with everyone very soon!