The cabinet of shame...

This is where I have most of my Stampin' Up rubber stamps sets as well as paints, various beads and glues, re-inkers, and ribbon... not to mention my sewing machine, the cricut and my photo printer..And what is a good relaxing spot without a radio?

Every paper crafter needs paper.. I think I have enough ...LOL

This is my paper bookshelf. I have it sorted by color for the most part and then I have various themes sorted. I have both 12 x 12 as well as 8x8, 6x6 and 8 1/2 x 11...

depending on what kind of project I have going. This weekend I hope to start working on Birthday party invitations for Kyle who is turning 8 on Friday, September 11th.. he wants a slumber party with 4 friends..

More pictures of my rooom

This is a storage unit that holds a good selection of my tool and embellishments. Every drawer is labeled to reflect with is in it. Everything from Inks to fabrics.. rub ons and chipboard..... Eventually I will hang some clips down the one side to display pages in progress... if I stare at it long enough an idea eventually shows up and I can finish it and put it into an album. On top of this unit is part of my HUGE collect of Humpback Whales... Just love them.. they remind me of better times when I lived and grew up in southern California..

It is a passion... or is it?

These are pictures of my room, my scrapbooking studio. After 4 long years of work and planning, it finally became reality earlier this year. With only one mishap of flooding...(Dustin left the water on outside and it seeped in a bit), it is finally in a workable order. Every chance I get I go down an immerse myself in some sort of creativity.. it is my safe haven from the toils of the day. The first picture is my workspace... surrounded by pictures and pages and stamps and supplies... it is my happy place

As always, Dustin was thinking ahead. He decided that this gas mask would be a great addition to his ever growing army garb. He was very clear that he would be wearing this for Halloween this year.. How could I resist.. And yes, he wore it everywhere we went...LOL

In TRUE Kyle form, no trip would be complete without a little funnin' around in a costume shop. This is Kyle dressed as "Slash" from Guns and Roses... What a rocker!

Sac-o-tomato Vacation

Not sure what I was thinking when I decided to take Dustin, Kyle and Samantha to Sac for a weekend before school started... but I took them. For the most part it was great fun. We went to Old Sac, the Train Museum and the Sacramento Zoo( a little time at FUNDERLAND too...).. We even ate at Joe's Crab Shack... Dustin was in Heaven!