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Well. .......going to try this .....if it works will add photos.

Let me know if it works!!!!!

Kathy &jose aka Sparky

and the WINNERS are............

okay.....after spending the weekend with the ClearScraps girls and wearing myself out........i had mr. butt choose the winners...........i put all the names in a bag and he pulled out 3......yeppers THREE!!!

so without further ado..........the winners are.......

Kathy W.......winner of Caroline's Caffe Clear-N-Chip 

Miss Quido.....winner of the Skyline Acrylic Album

Sher ......winner of  the Mini Arrow Album

please email me your addresses and as soon as CHA is over and these are shipped to me.....i will send them to you........with some additional goodies!!!!!!

thanks to everyone for playing!!!!!!!    i think i will definitely DO this again!!!!!!!

day after...........feeling worn out and old~!

i think i will need to STOP these little weekend events........staying up past midnight......drinking......laughing..........wetting my pants............and getting LITTLE done are taking their toll on me..........i have done NOTHING today except sit on the couch with 2 little puppies.....snuggle and nap with them!!!!!!!

crapola......it's 8:18 and i'm in bed ready to sleep........course i DO have to be up at 415am to shower and get to the plant to save lives!!!!!!!  directly followed by a mac class.........then i'm sure i'll come home and crash!

i'm spending next saturday at FKS for a 12 hour crop and just designed my page swap............8.5x11 is an odd size for me..........however i'll make it happen!   parakeet, wild pansy and some creative cafe felt paper is just up my alley...........along with some crap from the cricut .............hope it turns out cute!

well.......tomorrow night i will draw 3 names for the winners of the blog contest........keep your eyes and ears peeled!!!!!!

night night!!!!!!!!!!!    sparky!!!

weekend with ClearScraps......and drawing!!

hello everyone!!!!!!   thanks to all for the comments.......you will ABSOLUTELY love clearScraps.......i had the opportunity to teach a class for them this weekend.....and had such fun!!!!!

didn't take ONE photo....too bad for me!!!!!!!

i will draw tomorrow for the Blog Winner.......guess i will make that winners....(just need to verify with J&J to numbers!!) and then the goodies will go out!......now ...just an FYI.......these new ClearScraps are all being released at Winter CHA, so it may be a couple of weeks before they are shipped!!!!!    i will make sure that J&J let me know when these are shipped.....and i will send out additional goodies to go with them!!!

thanks again, everyone!

kathy      AKA sparky!!!!!!

actual link!!!!!!!

wow.......i can't think of anything more difficult than this.......anyway.....here it is!!!!!

http://clearalbums.com

just scroll down and check out the fun!!!

ClearScraps and a GIVE AWAY!!!!!

HELLO, everyone!!!!!    wow...life certainly is busy......   i finally finished my CHA items for Clear Scraps.....wish i would have had more time to spend playing with all their new items......if only i didn't have a mortgage.....if only i didn't have a credit card with wedding expenses......IF ONLY!!!!

oh well.....life goes on and i continue to work, play with paper, glue and ClearScraps!!!   

check out the link attached...(hope it works!)  you can check out some of the new items ClearScraps is debuting at CHA and some of the work done by the design team!   One is even designed for a upcoming class!

okay....i haven't ever done this before.....however i'm going to have a giveaway!!!!!    just post a comment about all the new ClearScraps on my blog and i will give away one of the new items......i will even add some extras from my own personal and EXPANSIVE stash!!! 

hope that all sounds enticing!!!!  good luck!

CHA...clear scraps will be the MEGA WINNER!!!

the owners of CLEAR SCRAPS have done it again.....they have designed some of the most delightful albums and mini's ever!!!!!!!!!! i have had the privilege to play with some of them....(wishing now i didn't have a mortgage and could do this full time......
so with no further ado........here is the latest!!!!!!!!!!

hope everyone is enjoying their NEW YEAR!!!

i love MY life!!!

happy next year...........with BAD NEWS!!!

crap...........our wonderful GEEK neighbor (he's a computer GENIUS!!!) came over last night to check out this flipping computer..............and I downloaded a VIRUS!!!!!!!!!!!! disguised as a virus protection that had expired!!!!!!!!! when it asked for $65 for the download i stopped..........and now it's totally screwed up my pc!!!!!!!!!! kevin said he is going to try to find an answer..........and if there is no fix.......well..........it will be time to dismantle this baby and start over!!!!!! last night i spent over 4 hours trying to back up all my documents......photos didn't go so well.......going to burn those to cd/dvd's today..........HAPPY NEXT YEAR to me!!! at least i haven't lost everything so far! (note to everyone.....BACK UP YOUR STUFF!!!!! external hard-drives are NOT that expensive!!!)

on a lighter note.............i love my life!!!!!!!! things feel so much better here......laughter....chasing each other around the house...........talk of painting the inside (i know....AGAIN!).....and granite countertops!!!!!!! also.....worked out a new budget .....i'm now the CFO again........my goal is to pay off the credit card in 1 year!!!!!!!! with erin's wedding, we got way over!!!!!! i think we are even past the national average!!!!!! wish us luck!!!!!! i may be working a lot of night shifts to help with this one............however after that is paid i may be able to cut back on days i work at the surgery center!

wishing everyone health, happiness and joy! i love my life!!!