Creative Imaginations Overload!!

All of the following projects were created (between March and August) for Creative Imaginations.

Card: IOD Loolah

Corina Accordian Mini and Box: Jen Mason Hocus Pocus Click here to see the album in full.



12x12 Amanda Frame: Samantha Walker Christmas Traditions and Luminarte Paints

Layout: Oceana



Card: Debbie Mumm Back To School

Card: Creative Cafe Robots Rock and Luminarte Paints


Card: Creative Cafe Robots Rock

Layout: Helen Dardik Cutie Pie Boy
flowers, foam alpha- Petaloo

Thanks for taking a peek!

3 Weeks Until The Big Day Giveaway

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Troy, the boys and I had dinner at my sister's house with her boyfriend and 3 children, my Mother & Father-in-law, my mom, my little sis and her boyfriend. This was my first time meeting my baby sister's boyfriend, so of course we had a lot of laughs at his expense...that's just our way of initiating him. Last year it was my middle sister's boyfriend's turn. Man, I have jokes for days! LOL! Needless to say, we laughed so hard that my stomach and cheeks were hurting by the end of the night...and my belly was full of delicious food!

I made my famous macaroni and cheese, collard greens, and spinach dip for dinner at my sister's and a more extensive meal for my family so we could have as many leftovers as we wanted. Doesn't my turkey look delish? Funny enough, it's the only photo that I have from Thanksgiving day. I took my camera with me, but I always manage to get so caught up in helping my sister with the dinner preparations that I forget to play paparazzi!

My sister and I were among the crazies who were out searching for good Black Friday sales. I managed to complete 95% of the Christmas shopping for the boys, I just need to pick up some stocking stuffers. I'm so psyched about that.

Soon we'll hear the hooves of 8 (plus Rudolph) tiny reindeer on our rooftops.

Don't worry, I didn't kidnap Santa's tiny flight assistants. LOL! These are just a couple of pictures that I took of a family of 6 "rein" deer that I found hanging out in my backyard one day last month. The watched me closely as I snapped pictures, but once I took one step past their comfort zone, they took off.

Certainly, I can't leave you without sharing a project! I created this for gonescrapbooking/examiner.com using Basic Grey Wassail collection and Petaloo Chantilly flowers and velvet leaves. The photos are of some of the decorations that I put up for Christmas.

Three weeks until Christmas!! Can't wait!! Before I log off, I have a nice little giveaway. I received my box in the mail from Cheery Lynn designs earlier this week(OMG), which means I need to make room. I have a few products from Helmar and their preferred partners to give to one lucky reader. All you have to do is post a comment here before 11:59 PM Monday, December 6 to be eligible. I will randomly select one person to receive some scrap goodies. Easy enough,right?!

Have a scrappy day!!

30 Days of Thankfulness (Days 22-30)

In continuing with my 30 days of Thankfulness posts... I'm thankful for:

Day 22 the wonderful sermon I heard yesterday during my godson's baptism. It was a reminder that I am not in this alone because He is right there every step of the way.

Day 23 My Xander who told me it was his birthday because he discovered a box of cake mix in the cabinet. I laughed about that for the rest of the day.

Day 24 the 50% off sale that I caught at New York & Co!

Day 25 Happy Thanksgiving!!! Today I am thankful for the feeling of God in my heart. Thank you so much God for everything in my life, for seeing me through, for keeping my family and me healthy, and nourished, housed, and clothed. Thank you!

Day 26 Black Friday sales!!! I finished shopping for the boys in one day! Woot!

Day 27 Time spent with family

Day 28 My craft-- I get to leave a little piece of myself in my scrapbooks and projects for future generations. I have had the opportunity to meet some of the most amazing people who understand my passion. I've had the pleasure of designing projects for some amazing companies, seeing my work in print...and I've even won a cruise through my hobby. How awesome is that?

Day 29 Quiet mornings with raspberry tea and raisin bread.

Day 30 my life...'nuff said!

Celebrate 12 Days of Christmas With Petaloo!

The fun starts tomorrow, December 1st. Petaloo will co-host the 12 days of Christmas event with our friends over at Pink Paislee!! The design team will be joining hands with their creative team to share oodles of gift ideas using their Father Christmas collection and our new Petaloo Flower collections!

We are excited to share with you some fabulous cards, home decor, ornaments and gift ideas on both blogs! And that is not all, visit both blogs for 12 days of product giveaways!

Disney's TANGLED Giveaway Winners

Thanks to everyone who helped get the word out about this giveaway. The 3 randomly chosen winners are:

Pascal T-shirt (green) and silly bands: Kris Mazy

Rapunzel T-Shirt (purple) and silly bands: 4Kids4 (Sharon C.)

Flynn Rider T-shirt (brown) and silly bands: Sohamolina

Please email me your name and address, along with the T- size (adult or child S, M, L, XL) to tanisharenee74@hotmail.com and your package will be sent to you.

Congratulations!!

Just wanted to pop in and quickly post 2 cards that I created for gonescrapbooking/examiner.com.


Before you go, check out the Tangled giveaway!! There's still 1 more day left to enter!! Hope you have a safe, festive, and enjoyable Thanksgiving!!

Disney's TANGLED Giveaway

Tangled is coming to theaters tomorrow!! I can't wait to take the boys to see it! Don't forget, you have until tomorrow to enter the Tangled giveaway.



Have a great day!!

I Heart Faces "Paper"

This week's theme at I Heart Faces is "Paper". I took this photo of Donovan on the day of his preschool graduation. He and his classmates were acting out the 3 little pigs. He played the Big Bad Wolf and I just love how he looks meaner than the wolf he's holding! That's my Donovan!!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!!

30 Days of Thankfulness (Days 15-21)

I am thankful for:

Day 15 great girlfriends and the time we carve out of our schedules to spend together.

Day 16 my guys--they are my life.

Day 17 my mom who still calls me baby.

Day 18 for my Donovan and the wonderful job he's doing in school. I am so very proud of him!

Day 19 you, my blog readers and followers and all of your wonderful comments and support

Day 20 my crazy siblings for making me laugh until it hurts.

Day 21 my godchildren.

Wish List

With Thanksgiving only a week away, I can finally wrap my mind around the fact that Christmas, and inevitably the end of the year is upon us. All around me people are making lists and checking them twice...

Well, I came up with a little list of my own. It's a wish list of things that I would like to have at some point...not so much for Christmas, 'cause let's face it, money's tight right now and I seem to have champagne taste with spigot water money. LOL!

But let's just say if Santa hit the lottery and felt a little extra giving this year...I need to put my list out there in the cyber-verse 'cause you never know what'll happen...right.

Pewter Camera Bag from Jototes (notice how this is at the top of the list *wink wink, nudge nudge. All the rest are in no particular order)
Carbon Fiber Tripod


Rachael Ray's Look + Cook

Oval Stock Pot

Canon 1D Mark IV


J'adore has been one of my fave scents for a while now



Canon 24-105 mm f/4 L



Binding Wire for The Cinch

Rachael Ray's Knife Set
As you can see I'm into photography and I love some Rachael Ray (big fan)!! My plan this year is to try and add different recipes to my repertoire so I can stop cooking the same things over and over again.

What are you hoping to find in your stocking this year?