Deadline today

Okay, the last day to vote for my LO is today. So.... please head on over to ScrapbookLifeStyle and vote for my LO.

This is it:



Now I am off to play Chauffeur to Trouble #1 and #2 and when I am ready to collapse into bed tonight, I still have some scrapping to do.

Have a good one.

It is HOT

Even for me. I like hot summer days... no, I LOVE hot summer days, but I equally appreciate air conditioning. But alas, no AC here in Germany. So, insane that I am, I worked in the garden this morning until a bit after noon, and then pretty much collapsed inside.

However, rather than collapsing on my couch I would much rater be HERE:


I made this LO for a DT call. I didn't make the DT, but I still like this LO. I am just going to daydream for the rest of the day, thinking about sitting by the water, in the shade of palm trees, having someone bring me cold drinks and snacks, and letting time pass me by. Oh, yeah, that's the good life.

Have a good one.

I have another favor to ask

I enterd the ScrapbookLifeStyle Viewer Challenge. Would you mind going over there and voting for my LO? It is called "My girl India"
Here is the link to the gallery

Here is the link to vote

You have to be registered on the site, but hey, it's a cool site and lots of stuff to see, so it's worth it anyway.

Thanks a bunch.

Have a good one.

I have a plan.... Part 2

You ladies are fantastic. I have my volunteers, actually one more than planned, and Nat, I had already counted you in anyway. LOL. So, 4 lovely ladies will receive their package either tomorrow or Saturday.

Have a good one.

I have a plan....

I can't quite go into detail yet, but this is what I need from you.

I need two volunteers. Leave a comment, send me a mail (manolos.I.covet@gmail.com) and I will then contact you to get your mailing address. I will then send you a little package of "something or another scrapbook related" and I would like you to create at least 2 LOs with it and then e-mail me a picture of the LOs. I would also like to get honest feedback about the "something or another scrapbook related". Easy enough?

If the feedback from the volunteers is positive.... well....we'll see what time brings.

so, do I have any takers?

Don't be shy. No hard feelings if you tell me it's crap. Now, on the other hand, I could be convinced to send out some chocolates, too, if that means more mojo from the volunteers.

So, have a good one.

Scrap-Wochenende in Hamburg

Es ist endlich soweit. Das Geheimnis ist gelüftet. Harry Potter.... ach ne, das war was anderes. Anywho.... Unser Geheimnis war nicht ganz so monumental, aber freuen tun wir uns trotzdem.

Am 29. und 30. September bieten Nat, Christiane, Andrea, Maren, und meine Wenigkeit in Hamburg ein grosses Scrapwochenende an. 2 vollgepackte Tage, 7 Workshops, ein Shop vor Ort.... was könnte besser sein. Alles weitere könnt ihr hier finden.

Also, zögert nicht, meldet euch an, wir freuen uns auf euch.


Have a good one.

the next generation....let them eat cake

So... in a moment of temporary insanity, sometime last fall I think, I volunteered to teach a 4 week class on scrapbooking to about 10 first and second graders. Well, with that whole unemployment training thing starting I couldn't do the 4 weeks anymore, but I changed it to a one day, 4 hour class. The big day was yesterday.

There I was, with 10 first and second graders, plus Trouble #1 and Trouble #2 and one volunteer mother, and a bunch of scrapping supplies, at 10am on a Saturday morning. The kids were so excited. I was so terrified. And I had a screaming headache.

But, alas, other than trying to get them to understand that I could not help all 12 of them individually at the same time, but if they waited their turn, I would definitely come help them, they all seemed to have a blast, they all did very well, and all were VERY proud of their little mini album. The highlight of their day was when I got out the stickers and misc. swapp items I had received years and years ago. They thought that was the cat's meow. They also managed to break both, yes BOTH of my circle punches, but I guess that is a small price to pay for 12 happy kids.

Here they are and also some of their little albums.










Oh, and other than trying to get the curtains done for my brother, teaching this class and trying to squeeze in a Saturday night out with a few of my fabuluos girlfriends, this is what kept me busy this past week, but especially Friday.... between school, picking up the kids, gettng them to the church and such.





The bride is Trouble#2's Kindi teacher and the cake was a gift by the other teachers to the bride. So.... I have no idea yet wether the bride and groom liked it or not.

Anyway, it's been a long and exhausting weekend. Off to bed I go.
Have a good one.