Thanksgiving in Vegas!

Hi everyone! I have been MIA again... and my poor blog has been dated. I'm so sorry! Work has been super busy as we approach the holidays... and the holidays approaching has made things even MORE super busy with just everything! :-( But yet I still manage to find the minimal time I have to scrap and relax. ;-) Oh... and shop. hehe! :-)

I just got back from a long weekend in Las Vegas. We celebrated Thanksgiving at my parents' "2nd home" out in Las Vegas. It was a GREAT time! I love being with family and just "disconnecting" from life for a few days. :-) My younger brother, Rico, got engaged during the Thanksgiving dinner prayer/toast. It was soooooo exciting to be part of the "planning TEAM"... hehehe! My soon to be sister-in-law was soooo super surprised, it was priceless to see the look on her face when her parents "popped" in the room during the proposal. She was literally in tears! Her parents traveled in from Southern California to celebrate the occasion with us. What an AWESOME time! Here are a few pictures from our Thanksgiving in Las Vegas! Oh, and I received my mini album swap from Veronica Torres, which was part of the November TWS swap hosted by Kathryn. I can't wait to throw some pictures up on this blog once I fill up the gorgeous mini with our Las Vegas pics. Stay tuned for that! :-) Have a great week everyone!

hugs, Arlene :-)

Me and my littlest man, Logan.

Jay, Logan, me, Jarrod & Dylan.

I attached the ring to the charm on Sharon's champagne glass. She didn't even notice it. I told my little bro to do something different other than poppin' open a ring box. You should have seen Sharon's face when Rico spinned the ring on the glass stem... she didn't have a clue it was there! LOL! :-)

The happy couple, Sharon & Rico! Congrats guys! Love ya!!


Sharon, Rico, Mom & Dad.


Rico, Sharon, me & Jay.

*Not pictured: my older brother Rodel... who couldn't join us, due to work. We missed you bro!! :-(

Deux Shabby Chic Indian Summer mini album

Hi everyone. I have been seriously abusing my blog lately... I feel so bad. But I just got over being sick and the baby is finally getting over his illness... yay! Am I 100%, not quite... work has been kaotic since I missed a few days last week. Although I try to bury my head under ground to focus, my mind is still running 100 MPH in every direction. LOL! Anyhow, I'm still here... and still functional (I think, LOL!) Thanks to everyone who dropped me a note to send me "Get Well" wishes... you are all too sweet, thank you!

I wanted to share my DSC Indian Summer mini album with you all, but I haven't taken any pics yet. Here are the videos I put up on YouTube though. I will try to get some pictures up here on my blog soon. Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT week! :-) hugs, Ar

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DSC Mini Album Swap from Liann & Birthday surprise from Velma

Hi everyone! I received my Disney mini-album in the mail from Liann the other day and Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous album it is! I cannot wait to start filling it up with all our Disney vacation pics. Liann, you do amazing work... I LOVE it! So detailed and unqiue. :-) Here are some pictures of the mini and some of the yummy goodies Liann sent along with the mini album. Thank you so much Liann! :-)

I also got a birthday surprise from Velma in the mail. She sent me a gorgeous birthday card and some super pretty fiber along with a Prima clear stamp. Thank you so much Velma! Check out the "Velma" flower below. Isn't it gorgeous?? Check out her tutorial on how to make these flowers by visiting her YouTube channel at "creativelyouttacontr." Velma you are awesome, thank you so much!

Disneyland Vacation

Our long awaited vacation to Disneyland arrived last weekend and hubby, myself and the kids had such a blast! It doesn't matter how old you are, Disneyland is for EVERYone! I was telling our friends and family we are "taking the kids to Disneyland"... but the reality of it is... we are taking "us" to Disneyland... I'm just as in love with Disneyland as the kids are! lol! It's like... once you enter the park, you are a kid all over again... it's such an amazing place to be... it's no wonder they call it "The happiest place on earth!" It truly is... and what's so funny is we ran into Corey Feldman (from "Lost Boys" and "The 2 Corey's")... we ran into him at the park AND at our hotel later than night... how weird is that?!

We met my brother and his girlfriend at the park on day #2. Hubby isn't a roller-coaster kind of guy and my eldest son Jarrod just hit 48 inches and was old enough to ride everything! We had hopper passes so we rode all the roller coasters at Disneyland (minus the Matterhorn) and California Adventure... "Screamin'" was AWESOME... 0 to 60 MPH in 2 seconds -- gotta love it! :-)

Anyhow, here are a few pics of our vacation. I just uploaded to Facebook for those of you who follow me there! :-)

Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by!

hugs,
Arlene :-)

Hallmark Ladybug Guest Designer!

My post is up on the Hallmark Ladybug blog. So exciting and I'm so honored! Check it out! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous rest of your day!

hugs,
Arlene :-)

"I am Thankful for..." Autumn Paperbag Mini Album

Hi everyone! Sorry I have been MIA (Missing In Action) for the past several weeks. Work has been pretty busy and I took a family vacation to Southern California (much needed!) I haven't had a chance to update my blog... But, I did finish my Autumn paper bag mini album and I am super excited to share it with everyone! :-) Here are some photos below. I'm also including a Photobucket slide show and part 1 and 2 of my YouTube videos. I hope you enjoy it and please leave me a comment or any questions you might have. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit www.Hallmarkscrapbook.com for some cool scrapbooking products & and awesome selection of Cricut cartridges! :-)

The Cover

The Pages

Slide Show

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HallmarkScrapbook.com Guest Designer!

Hello everyone! The most amazing thing happened to me about a week ago... I received an email from Jody at Hallmark Scrapbook asking me to be a guest designer for their site/blog! Oh my gosh, what an honor! I am so super excited! I will be featured on their Hallmark Ladybugs blog located HERE the week of October 19th. Please come check it out! I will be sharing details on my latest projects and perhaps a tutorial on how to alter some of the wonderful labels, tags and pockets you can create using the Cricut Fabulous Finds cartridge which is available at www.hallmarkscrapbook.com for an amazing deal! Go check them out! :-)

For more information on how to become a guest designer for Hallmark Scrapbook, click HERE.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have an awesome day everyone!

hugs,
Arlene :-)