Oooooh Guess what....

So it has been quite an eventful week so far! I have recieved a lot of validation....and if you ask me it is a GREAT feeling! I know I create my scrapbooking layouts for myself! Not only is it a creative outlet, and a form of stress relief but I also love being able to share it with friends, family, and all the wonderful people I have met online in the scrapbooking community! So....there is no greater feeling than the feeling of validation when your work is recognized and appreciated. This is the card that I made for Stephen on Easter... there was a challenge on My Sketch Worldwhere you had to make a masculine card. I thought that this was perfect for him especially since we had been through a lot that day! (Longggg Story)!


So, I felt REAL nice to find out that on Monday (4/13) Suzann chose me for the Gallery Pick of the Day!!!! Yippee!!
But wait it gets better....
Today on Let's Scrap Divas....I was chosen as Artist of the day for this layout...

Anyway, needless to say I am feeling Goooood this week... Is it silly for me to be so excited by this? I don't know...maybe it's becuase I am new to all of this?? Hmmm, whatever it is....it just feels good to be noticed an appreciated! So...yay me! HaHa!

What else is new.....oooooh this is another layout of a picture of a painting (make sense?) my moms best friend made! We framed this one and put it in the upstairs bathroom....my mom helped choose all the papers and embellishments and it was her idea to use the little table and chairs so I can't really take credit for this one!

I have so many other layouts that I want to make so badly! There are so many wonderful challenges going on at all of the websites I participate at!!! I wish I could do it all! Hopefully after school is over, when I get back from the trip, things might be a little less hectic! I certainly will have a LOAD of pictures to scrap then!

Here is a cute picture that I wanted to share on here of the two kids I babysit. I took them on a trip to my office over at the middle school yesterday....they were so excited to see where I work it was cute! Here is a pic I took of them...