Vicki Boutin

iNSD 2021 Stencil Challenge with Nathalie

Hi there, and Happy NSD!

Today we are celebrating, what Vicki calls Christmas for Scrapbookers, interNATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY.   While Vicki is busy sharing a new Color Study class with a large group of attendees.  Mari, Nicole, and I want to share a bit of inspiration, fun, and a chance to win prizes.

 

 

My challenge today is all about using a stencil on your project.   I just love the new stencil designs from Color Study, and wanted to use them to add a bit of texture to my page.

 

I used one of the new premade mixed media backgrounds as the starting point for my page, then added pops of color with art crayons.  To add texture on my page,  I chose to mix gesso and gold glaze and use the pie chart stencil to create the impression on the page.

 

 

I have created a fun cut file for my page, and you can download a free copy of  in the Vicki Boutin community page.

 

I have created a process video to show you how this page came together. 

 

VIDEO

 

Remember to join in the challenge.   All you have to do is create a project using stencils, post it in the Vicki Boutin Community page ( under the comment section for this image).  One winner will be chosen from all the entries to the challenge.  The winner will be awarded a $25 Gift Certificate to Vicki's shop.  The deadline for the challenge is Friday, May 7th ( 10 am EDT).  All winners will be announced in Vicki's Friday Night live

Cannot wait to see what you create!!

XO

 

Materials used:

 

Lots to Share and a GIVEAWAY!!!

Check one, two.  Is anyone still here?  I have had the craziest couple of months.  It feels like I have been away more than I have been home.  I miss this blog and hearing from my friends.  I thinks it's time to reconnect.  Not even sure where to start.  Grab a drink, get comfie and let's chat.

Lots has been going on since my last post way back in December.  The holidays came and went.  The Boutin's had a great time gift giving, spending time with the family and eating, of course.

 

Love these nutballs!!  Glad to get to spend lots of quality time with them!!  Before I new it CHA Winter work was upon me!!  I created samples for Simple Stories, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Queen & Co and Basic Grey.  Busy, busy!

 

Simple Stories...

 

 

 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology

 

 

 

 

 

 

Queen & Co

 

 

Basic Grey

 

 

 

 

Then after getting my first of a number of sinus infections/cooties, I headed to California for CHA Winter!

 

 

I was excited to work in the Simple Stories booth demoing their new DIY line!!  This one was made for anyone who loves to layer (me! ME! me!)...

 

 

That's just a peek at all of the fabulous-ness they released!  Watch this coming Monday March 3rd for something exciting I want to share!!!  Stop by for more info on Monday.

 

Love these two!  Me with Paula Cheney and Tim.  So excited to get to do something with this release!

 

Look who I got to catch up with at Big Picture Scrapbooking's PLAY event!!!

 

What else happened in January?.....

 

This...

One Direction here we come!!!  I am as excited as she was!

Oh...and this...

He is so stinkin' cute in his new braces!!

 

LOTS of this...

...and it can go away now.

 

With February came the Scrapping Turtle's Cruise.  Let me tell you...this is an amazing getaway!!!  I have the best time teaching on these cruises.  Got to spend time with a great group of ladies (and some guys, too!), great weather, amazing ports, Royal Caribbean Rocks...just a great time!

 

 

This one left from New Orleans (now one of my FAVOURITE cities!!!!)

 

 

 

 

 

mmmm...beignets!

 

After a whirlwind stay in New Orleans we set sail...

 

Jamaica, mon.

 

Grand Cayman...this is Hannah in her element!!

 

Cozumel..awesome..again.

 

This is us at sea...Thanks for the photo Bertha!

 

This is one of the projects we made.

 

It was a great time!  I will share more photos and info soon.  We are working on next years dates.  Don't miss out.  This really is a great experience!!!  I would love to see lots of familiar faces on the 2015 Scrapping Turtle Cruise!!!!

Only a few days after arriving home from the cruise we were off to a hockey exchange in Philidelphia.  The Merriton Bulldogs and Wissihickon Hockey Club have been doing this hockey exchange for over 50 years!!!  Riley billeted with a great family and it was a once in a lifetime experience..

 

and...

 

they won!!!!  So proud of these boys!!!

 

Thanks to a great group of coaches!!  These guys put a ton of their time and hearts into providing our boys with an amazing team experience!

 

Once we arrived home from Philly, Ri and I packed up and left a day later for Camp Wanakita with the Grade 7 and Grade 8 kids from Power Glen school!  Four days of skiing, snow shoeing and team building!  So glad I had the chance to experience this with Ri.

 

 

Then I came home with a doozy of the flu.  The one with the sore throat, earache, bronchitis and headache.  Spent the four days in bed.  Finally felt human again before heading off to...

 

Fun filled workshops, catching up with sweet friends, fabulous food and lots of productivity!!!  It was a great event!!!  I love these Crop & Create weekends!!!  Have you attended one yet??  You still have time this year.  We will be heading to...

 

 

Crop & Create Moncton next!!!!  LOVE Moncton, too!!  Great people here!  Love this hotel!  Love the lobster dinner after the event!  HA!  Here is a peek at the classes I will be teaching...

 

 

Fundamentals of Distress

  

We are going to have a ton of fun!!!!  I hope to see lots of familiar faces on March 21st-22nd!!!  Are you planning on attending??

 

So you see...it has been a little busy around here.  On top of all that travel is day to day family life, assignments due and prep work.  I must admit that it feels really good to get this posted.  I miss keeping in touch with a lot of you and this blog is a great way to do that.  I plan on posting once a week moving forward.  Think that's doable.  Fingers and toes crossed!!!

Don't forget about this one, too....

 

 

PUERTO RICO!!!!!!  Oh man I love this event!!  The people are truly amazing in PR.  Great store.  Crazy and beautiful store owner.  Awesome team.  And heck...it's in Puerto Rico!  Are you going to come and play??  Here is a link to all of the details...Puerto Rico Scrapbook Event.  It is June 6th -8th!!!  Hope to see you there!!!

 

OK!  Now a giveaway!!!  How about a Vicki's Favourite Things goodie bag!!!  I will fill it with a bunch of the things I love!!!  Just comment on this post.  I will draw a name on Wednesday March 12th.

 

Thanks for sticking with me!  Can't wait to hear from you!!!!  See you in a few days!!!

 

 

Ruby Rock-It Time and a Giveaway!!! ***CLOSED***

What a beautiful day!!  The sun is shining.  The kids were happy this morning and are off to school.  And I am blogging!  Good way to start the day.  I wanted to get this post doe before I take off for Zumba!

I have a dear friend named Erin Yamabe.  I don't only love her sweet face but I also think her mom is pretty awesome too!  Erin asked me a loooong time ago to create something using a sampling of awesome goodies from Ruby Rock-It and I finally got some time together to do it!

Here is what I made...

 

I love this CARNIVAL KING line!!!

 

 

Diecuts are ALWAYS my favourite!!!

 

 

This one is a mix of KINDA KRAFTY and MOTHER NATURE.

 

Love the kraft!

 

A closer look at Ruby Rock-It's BELLA BLING.

 

So glad I finally had the chance to play with these great products!!!  I am also VERY happy to offer you TWO chances to WIN some of your very own RUBY ROCK-IT!!!!  

Go check out the Ruby Rock-It blog HERE for a chance to win a Carnival King Kit.  Make sure to leave a commet by Friday Nov. 15, 2013.

 

AND!!!!  Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win another Carnival King Kit...

 

I will draw a name on Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013.  Comments are open until Tuesday at noon.

 

 

SCT Colour Suite and a DecoArts Giveaway!!!

Happy Friday!!!  I can't believe the week is done.  What a quick March Break.  I have a nice way to end this week...with some inspiration and another GIVEAWAY!!!

Let's start with the INSPIRATION.  Are you familiar with the awesome Colour Suite Challenge that Summer Fullerton hosts on with Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine blog?  That girl is a true colour lover as am I and she gathers a group of colours, posts them, makes some art and then challenges YOU to make something too!  Once you do, send your project to [email protected] and be entered to win a subscription of Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine!  Awesome!

This month (March) I am playing along.  Here is the colour challenge....

 

Isn't it DELICIOUS!!!!

Here is what I made...

 

I was inspired to just play!  These colour scream "no more snow" and I had a bunch of new product in this palette just begging to be used!  Tim Holtz Alterations Filmstrip die from Sizzix!  New Bella Blvd!  New Amy Tangerine Stickers!  Those Bo Bunny stamps AGAIN!!  And these STICKERS from Jillibean Soup (love them!) And of course, some Queen and Co Trendy Tape and pearls!!!

 

Here is a closer look.  Don't you love that filmstrip diecut!!!??

 

 

The Amy Tangerine Yes, Please stickers are vellum-ish so thaey give a totally "bokeh" (the dots you see in the background of an out of focus photo) look.  LOVE IT!!!

 

Love this palette, love this challenge, LOVE Summer for asking me to play along.  Hope you find as much inspiration as I did and I can't wait to see what you create!!!

 

Giveaway chatter...I have a few to discuss.  First...

 

A DecoArts GIVEAWAY...This one is US only friends.  They offered this little goodie pack (Gesso, Deco-Page, stencils and paint) as a giveaway today!!!  Please leave a comment if you live in the US and I will draw a name for these fabulous items on Monday March 18th.

 

My friends at Bo Bunny are giving a copy of my book away!!!  Go check it out HERE.  Might take a bit for the post so keep checking if it isn't up yet.

 

One more...a Queen and Co goodie pack so my Canucks aren't feeling left out!  Leave a comment and say "I love QUEEN & CO"!!!!

 

Don't forget to leave a comment on yesterday's post as well...more to giveaway on that one, too!!!!

 

Have a great day!!!!

 

 

Saturday is the New Friday

Well my friends I missed posting a winner of the stamps yesterday.  I went to see Breaking Dawn and then stayed up til three editing photos and writing instructions for some awesomeness going on at Pink Paislee...but I will share more of that in just a sec.  So here is the stamp and sweet treat winner...

Beautiful tags! Your giveaways are always fabulous!

Posted by: Lea | November 29, 2012 at 09:33 PM

 

 

 

Congrats, Lea!!!  And thanks for all of the posts!  Glad you liked the tags and hope you are inspired to repurpose your scraps!!!

I am throwing this sweet treat in with the stamps...

 

It is the new Cadbury Dairy Milk Salty Caramelized Peanut choclate bar and it is the best EVER!!!!!

Before I head off to put up my tree I want to share this Pink Paislee awesomeness with you!!!

 

 

 

 

I shared it yesterday but I didn't know they were giving away a Fuji Instax 25s camera and a bunch of other goodies!!!!  Go "LIKE" it on Facebook HERE and check out the blog for a FREE Digital download HERE.  Just awesome!!!!  And the countdown has begun...look at Steph Devlin's lovely page HERE.

 

 

 

CKU Special, Some Heidi Swapp Fun and a Giveaway!!

Hey friends!  Hope you are having a fabulous week!  I know for some of you this is back to school week.  Hope you got through that unscathed.  We have a week and a bit before the kids go back.  I am looking forward to it, but a little sad too.

I have been busy working on classes.  LOTS of classes!  September is going to be a crazy month!  Here is a list...

 

First, I will be teaching at CKU in San Jose for Simple Stories.  It is a full day album class with their Year-o-logy line.  Take a look at the sneak peak...

 

 

Did you see this deal from CKU???  You and a few of your friends could come and play...

 

 

Here is some more CKU info...

 

Event dates:

San Jose, CA – September 6-8, 2012

Dallas - Fort Worth, TX – October 11-13, 2012

Stamford CT- November 1-3, 2012  

Cost is $295 (does not include hotel room or food) and includes an album track, four 90 minute classes, evening activities, goodies, prizes, and more.

Register online at www.creatingkeepsakes.com/cku

 

Hope to see you there!!!  This class is super fun!!!!!! 

 

Next, I will be off to Nevada for Inspiration Unlimited!  Can't wait for that!  Flying in to Utah to meet my friend Layle and then driving to the event.

If you are coming to IU, you can pre-order my book now!!!

 

Later in September is Crop & Create Ottawa!!!  Those are always guaranteed good times!  Can't wait to see lots of familiar faces. 

 

Can't Forget Scrapfest Oshawa in October!!!  The Portfolio album class is already sold out with a waiting list. There are spaces in my EDE class on Friday.  This will be a fun fall themed Simple Stories class FULL of product!!!  Go HERE to Register.

 

You know what I love?  Heidi Swapp's product lines!  Seriously...LOVE everything she does!  And I really like her, too.  So when they asked if I could whip something up for a guest post on Heidi's site I said ...heck, yes!!!  Here is what I made, quick like...

 

A little vacation Flip book!!!

 

You can see the whole thing over on Heidi's blog HERE!  Tell her I said "hi"!!!  Can't wait to get some of her new CHA-Summer releases, look HERE!!  What is your FAV??  One of mine is the Color Magic...oh and the chipboard Memory Files...oh and the new stickers and Color Magic notes...you get my point...LOVE her stuff!!!!

 

Now for a give away...actually 3 giveaways...of the same prize.

I love Sassafras.  They closed their doors this year.  Sad.  But Tim and Becc are still designing...I see their stuff and know it right away.  I decided I wanted to share my love and put together 3 Sassafrass Loving Prize Packs!!!  Felt, stamps, blossoms and more!!  I think these are great add ons for mini books, journals, Smash book and that kind of jazz.  Cards, too.  But heck, they will work on layouts as well!  It is a nice little goodie pack!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post.  I will draw 3 names on Monday, August 27th.

 

Ok!  That's it for today!  Have a great Thursday!!!  

 

 

 

Stamp Winners and a few Crop & Create Winnipeg Photos!!

Wow, my friends!!!  Thanks for all of the posts and kind words regarding my new stamps with Stamping Bella!  It was wonderful to first have Emily's support when I approached her about making the stamps and then to get such an awesome response here when I posted them...it was good.  Thanks!

If you are interested in buying any of my Creative Foundations stamps you can order them through Stamping Bella HERE.  They have tons of great stamps and stamping accessories.  Check it out!

What else do I want to talk about?  The spring issue of Scrapbook & Cards, Today...

 

is now available and it will knock your socks off!!!  Look at that cover and the inside is good too!  Great ideas to get you in the mood for spring.  I had a chance to flip through it in Winnipeg and I kept telling Catherine and Becky what a great job they did!  Check it out online HERE.

Then Catherine handed me the new CardMaps 2 and I fell in LOVE!!!  I knew the sketches would be great, Becky is just cool like that but then the cards everyone created blew me away!!!  This is a must have card book.  Sketches, techniques, tons of great projects.  Just.  Plain.  Good.

 

If you need info on where to find it go HERE.

So I mentioned I was in Winnipeg for the latest Crop & Create.  It was a blast!!!  I met so many GREAT ladies and saw a few old friends.  The Delta was a suberb hotel with the most courteous and helpful staff!  The food was yummy and the classes went smoothly.  I also have to say that the stores that attended really brought their A game and it was a bustling marketplace!  Thanks Winnipeg for another great event!!!  And thanks to Nicole for helping to TA my classes.  You were such a help!!!

Here are a few photos.  I didn't get as many as usual this time around...

Kimber and Catherine

 

Leica

 

Catherine

 

Beth and Leica

 

Vicki and Beth

 

and just Beth.

 

It was such FUN and now on to Moncton!!!!  Get ready ladies, 'cause here we come!!!!!

 

Now...last but not least!!!!  The stamp winners!!!!

 

I LOVE your stamps!!! The banner one reminds me of your style so much! obviously right??...you designed it, so it reminds me of your classes!! I love everything about stamping, especially adding to my hoarding-like amount of stamps!!

Posted by: Tanya W | March 24, 2012 at 12:28 AM

 

 

Congrats Vicki Love all of your stamp designs. Another accomplishment under your belt. I like the versatility of stamping. THousands of choices of images, different stamping medias,and the fun of seeing your finished project never loses it's appeal.
Thanks a million for this opportunity and your website URL that I now have bookmarked.
Have a great day.

Posted by: Heather Getson | March 22, 2012 at 10:26 AM

 

 

congrats Vicki!!! I LOVE stamping cos it's FUN, creative, and offers so many possibilities!!!! Btw, I LOVE your twirly bird set.... sooo ADORABLE!!!

Posted by: Linda Mok | March 22, 2012 at 09:51 PM

 

 

Holy-O girl.....you are on a roll!!! Congrats to this new endeavour (sp?) Ilove stamping....especially on cards. So many different things to do with stamps....it's never ending!!! ;)

Posted by: Vern | March 22, 2012 at 07:24 PM

 

 

CONGRATS Vicki!

LOVELY stamps indeed!!!

Posted by: Dale Anne Potter | March 22, 2012 at 10:45 AM

 

 

Congrats, ladies!!!!  I will email you for your mailing adresses and Emily the queen Bella will be sending these out!  I will let her decide who gets what!!!  :)

Thanks for all the "love".  Have a good night!!!!!

 

 

It's Tuesday and a Sketchbook 4 GIVEAWAY!!!!

Sorry I missed Monday.  The flu came for a visit and I didn't leave my bed.  Better today and ready to get the week started!

We had a busy week and weekend.  March Break, a hockey tournament and 2 birthdays!!!  And I have the photos to prove it!  :)

 

Riley, my St Patrick's Day boy!!  Happy 11th Birthday!!!

 

I stayed up until 1 am making cupcakes!  Thanks Pinterest for this idea!

 

Squeeze one of the little girl in here, too.

 

Happy 8th Birthday to my nephew Reed!!!!

 

The Warriors won the tournament!!!!  They were the under dogs and they came out on top!  So proud of these kids!!!!!

 

Had to share this sweet photo of my nephew, Noah.  We had fun with some bubbles!!!

 

It was a great 7 days!  And the weather we are having is outstanding!  The kids had shorts on yesterday!  Love it.  We will have to enjoy it while it lasts.  Not sure Winnipeg is going to be quite this warm in two days!!!

 

I am excited to be a part of Kelly Purkey and Studio Calico's Sketchbook 4 online workshop!  What a great concept and I get to give away a spot in the class to one of my lucky blog readers!!!  Here are the details...

 

 

 

 

Join Kelly Purkey in another installment of her popular Sketchbook class! Sketchbook 4 is a four week class filled with fresh sketches, easy instructions, beautiful examples, and lots of fun. This class is designed to be used at any time and over + over again when you need inspiration.

Sketchbook is different from any other sketch class out there because Kelly and the contributors offer design tips and detailed explanation of what makes a page work. It's more than sketches - they’ll deliver valuable pointers for creating great layouts.

By the end of the class, you'll have a complete sketchbook of 12 original sketches, 38 layouts, and an ADDITIONAL 38 sketches based on those creative pages. All the examples are brand new layouts, exclusive to this class... you won't see them anywhere else! You will be receiving an example layout from Kelly for each of the sketches, along with two example layouts from a Studio Calico Design Team member and some of your favorite SC Guest Designers.

 

So you know the deal, leave a comment on this post and I will draw a name on Monday March, 26th for a class spot in Sketchbook 4!!!  It is going to be so much fun!!!!

 

It's a Creative Foundations Blog Hop With Book Giveaways!!!! CLOSED

Happy Monday!!!  I've got a great way to start the week.  How about another blog hop!?!?  This one highlights Creative Foundations!!!

 

 

And a bunch of the wonderful and talented ladies who contributed their artwork and all around craftiness to a section in the book called "A Little Help From My Friends"

You need to go on a little cyber journey and collect the word featured at each blog.  Put the words together to make the phrase and post it here for a chance to win one of four copies of Creative Foundations!!!!  

Make sure to leave the ladies some love...they worked hard to help make this book a success and they have some special stuff to share today, too!!!

 

Here is the list...

 Rhonna Farrer

Linda Albrecht 

Kelly Goree

Bethany Kartchner

Danielle Flanders

Wendy Vecchi

Melissa Phillips

 

And then come back here and post the phrase!!

The oh so talented Greta Hammond is a not a blogger but I still needed to share her lovely work.  She made this card....

 

 

Here is a closer look....

 

Just gorgeous!!!  And here are a few words from Greta...

 

“I made a quick little card using a few of the techniques in Vicki’s book. For my cardstock flowers, I used flowers in the paper craft kit from LYB. These turned out so fun with Vicki’s technique of misting and shaping them. I also used a strip of power tape to the top of the card and then added red glitter for a very easy border. Finally, I jazzed up my little red chipboard heart with some tissue paper. Just a fun little way to give it some texture. These techniques were all so easy to do but add just a bit of “ooph” to my project!"

 

Take a peek at what I made using techniques from my book:

 

 

I used over 5 techniques from my book to alter this monogram and some of the new Dylusian Ink Sprays from Ranger (love them)!!  It is only partially finished...more to come!!

 You can get a copy of Creative Foundations by following the link on the Amazon button up in the right corner or you can follow this link....HERE.

Have fun!!! See you back here at the end of your creative journey!!!  I will be drawing 4 names on Wednesday, March 14th!!!! Giveaway is closed.  Thanks!!!!!!!

 

PS- check out these bonus pages from the book HERE...if you still needed more convincing!!!

 

 

 

Let's Visit with Courtney Walsh, March Photo of the Day and Another Giveaway! CLOSED~~~!!

Wow!!!  What a great response yesterday!!  Thanks, friends.  So happy to have you here!  More to share today.  Grab a coffee 'cause I am a windbag today!!!  Oh yeah!

I would like to introduce you to Courtney Walsh.

 

She is a fabulous lady.  A great artist and an amazing writer!  I am always envious of people who have a way with "words" and this girl does.  She is so good in fact that she has penned this book...

 

 

And I took the journey to Sweethaven and made it back in a day!!  I read it in a day!  I have to say, I was worried when I started it.  What if I didn't like it?  I didn't want to hurt my Courtney's feelings.  But no worries...I couldn't put it down and finished it... in.  a.  day!  I felt so good when I put the book (actually, my kindle) down.  Great story about 4 girls who record their memories in a scrapbook while spending their summers in a small beach town.  I loved the characters, loved the visual imagery Courtney conjured and I LOVED the Scrapbooking element!!  Guess what?  Now I want to go to Summerhaven with the girls and scrapbook!!!  And drink vanilla lattes with whipped cream!

Go Here to read more clever words about the book and BUY it...go HERE to spend some time with clever Courtney.  It is worth the read!!!  Loved it.L-O-V-E-D it!  So stinkin' proud of her.

Oh...and we are giving a signed copy away!  How about that! And...I am sweetening the deal with a scrapbooking/stamping prize pack!!!  A paper pack, embellies and a set of stamps.  Yep, it's a good one!  Leave a comment.

PRIZE AWARDED!!!  GIVEAWAY CLOSED!!  Congrats Dorina!!!

As part of the celebration of Courtney's first novel launch she asked me to...scrapbook, of course!  Here is what I made as inspired by the book.  A page with a scrapbooking theme!!  (make sure to check out Jaime Warren, too!  She will also have a project on Courtney's blog...I love Jaime's stuff, "sigh")

 

I am my family's Memory Keeper.  I jot it down, take photos and make it pretty.

The majority of product on this page arrived at my doorstep!  It was a sweet surprise from Ruby Rock-it and Bella!!!  I am in love!!  Great paper, foil embossed stickers and chipboard embellishments.  Oh!  And don't forget the bling from Bella!!!  Thanks a million, Ruby Rocket-it and Bella!  I love discovering new product to collect, hoard and make stuff with.  Go check them out HERE.  Looks like they have something to annouce today.

 

AND DON'T FORGET THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TODAY..

This is exciting!!!  I LOVED Heid's release at the Winter show.  I will SERIOUSLY be making stuff just for FUN with the Memory Files.  Watch for it!  You WANT this stuff.  I have been around for a while...and this stuff makes me WANT to create!  Way to go Heidi, my friend!  She came back swinging!!!

Go HERE to check it out.  And HERE is the blog.

Moving on...

Here is my first photo of the day for March.  The theme is Up...

 

I LOVE this picture.  I am amazed that I took it.  My friends...it is all guess work when I take pictures.  I have the ideas in my head, but very little technical knowledge.  Others may think it's just ok and I'm alright with that.  I love it.  Very little editing...just happened to take it on the front porch.  She was on the porch and I was on the sidewalk.  Funny story...I took it yesterday.  Mad Dev get her boots on and run outside in the rain because I thought I was going to screw up and miss my March 1st photo!!!  Well...it was February 29th yesterday.  Duh!  Did any of you play along??  I want to see!

Some exciting news!!!!  See this...

You might not have recognized me from the picture but I am "Special Guest"!!!  Isn't that exciting!!!  I am so thrilled to be teaching along side these talented ladies!!!  Puerto Rico, here ! come!!  Are you ready for me!?!?!  More details in the coming weeks!! Check it out HERE.

Ok friends...I have finally run out of breath..let's recap..

Courtney and SummerHaven...check it out!  And she has BIG giveaways coming...maybe even another chance to win my book...just sayin'.

Ruby Rock-it and Bella!  Worth taking a peek!

Heidi Swapp...fabulous as ever...lots of giveaways and other stuff starting today at 11 EST.

Puerto Rico...will you be there??

Don't forget to comment on yesterdays post.  You could win my book!!!

Leave a post here for the chance to win a signed copy of Sweethaven and a WONDERFUL scrap pack!!!

 

Have a GREAT day!!!!!!