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    Our new baby girl

    Introducing Abigail Grace Spiegelhoff, Born 11-14-11 @ 3:58 pm, 7 lbs 6 ozs, 19 1/4″ long. I’ll be back very soon with some scrappy fun!! ~Jody

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    baby clothes and a layout

    Happy Monday everyone!  I wanted to share one of the layouts from some creative time I scheduled this weekend.  I have about 1 WEEK left before this little baby arrives, so I just had to get one last day out…

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    My 1st Ever….

    Published Layout!!!!!  Yay, I’m super excited about this.  This photo was taken May, 2006 at Old Town in Kissimmee, FL.  Brad and I took Beka & Rachel to Disney that year and had a wonderful time… they were so little…

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    Memory Works Clearance Sale!!!

    Every scrapper I know LOVES a good sale and I’m no exception!  As much as I love the new collections out right now, I do have a soft spot in my heart (and in my checkbook) for scrappin’ goodies on…

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    And the winner is….

    Jolene Dustman!!!  Congrats Jo!! You won a custom kit from yours truly.  We’ll chat this week to pick out your goodies! I also have some exciting news to share with all of you.   1st, I won the September Memory Works…

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    a few good…

    PICTURES!  Well, it’s Thursday already and I’m still recovering from last weekends crop!  Thank you to everyone who attended and especially to April Cruz and Nancy Smith who donated a portion of their sales along with me to the Susan G.…

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    the leaves are turning

    … into home decor!  Here is the other project I did to add some Fall decor to our home.  I used a large wood paper clip (Oriental Trading), inked it with some Tim Holtz Distress Inks and ColorBox Chalk Ink…

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    Am I….?

    … the only one who loves this time of year?? I love it for many reasons..the changing leaves, the cooler days and nights, no humidity and yes, football season!  This year I realized that I don’t have many Fall decorations. …

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    May the force..

    … be with you! As I’m sure you can guess…. this isn’t for one of my daughters!  This was part of a gift for our nephew Michael’s 11th birthday last weekend!  My Brother, Brian Rogers (AKA Storm Trooper: TK5569) is a member…

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    growing up too fast…

    Good morning!  I hope you all are getting back into the swing of things now that school has been in session a couple weeks.  I’m not quite finished with the little gift for Sari’s 4K teacher yet… but I did…

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    The latest crafting craze

    I wanted to share a giveaway at  .  This fun twine vendor has an inspirational & funky blog!  They are giving away a $100 prize pack, full of craft goodies to make some super cute Halloween treat bags… yes I said Halloween already. …

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    Scrappy goodies & an Anniversay

    Hello my crafty friends.  This week I’ll be listing a few new ribbons in my Etsy Shop! Here’s a sneak peak for ya.               1/4″ check ribbons in pink/cream, brown/cream, red/cream Ivory & Natural Burlap String 5/8″ Orange/Black Check 10mm Pink/Brown PomPom…

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    And the winner is…..

    Shirelle… a.k.a. “aaaclub.” Congrats to you!! You’ve won the FREE 1 year subscription to Creating Keepsakes Magazine! I’ll be sending you a message so I can get your address.  I hope you enjoy this magazine as much as I have the…

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    Ribbon Roses Tutorial

    Hi again!  Here’s the video tutorial I use to make my ribbon roses.  Cami asked me to post the directions so here they are!  There are many videos on YouTube, but I really liked Dee’s Crafts tutorial.  Kathy at Dee’s…

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    Oh, so close…

    Well, the results are in for the Archiver’s contest.. I was only TWO VOTES shy of winning at the Gurnee location.  Oh well.. I’m a little bummed, but the winner’s tray was beautiful so no complaints here!  I had a great…