Laura Vegas

i'll start with the shares … since the photos are what grabs your attention, right? i had a few projects featured on the making memories blog this week, using the new great escape collection. there was a little mix up with these 2 projects during the shipping process. i actually noticed this when i saw pictures of them at CHA, but i never said anything. my fault. so you might have seen THIS layout and THIS memorabilia jar. 

here's the layout i had. the extra photo they showed on this layout, was actually for the memorabilia jar. the jar had shells and rocks in it … and the photo was of alyssa from her trip to hawaii. but when i went to ship the projects … i took the photo out so it wouldn't get messed up. and i stuck it along with my layouts (this is a 6×6 layout). i didn't really include any instructions for what to do with the photo … and i know how busy the MM girls are at tradeshow time to match up my actual project with what i had emailed them. i actually thought it was pretty funny when i saw it adhered to this layout.

and i'm showing you the photo they took of the jar. because honestly … i think i like it better without the photo inside. maybe they just knew better than me … and made a good decision to leave it out. lol!

i know i mentioned this a few days ago … the slice inspirations recipe box, coming out in june. but i had to share the photo … because i think it's so cool looking. and because i'm really excited to see how this came out. i havn't seen any of the other girls projects … and i'm so curious to see what they all did. i was honored to be included with the likes of maggie holmes, leah fung, jennifer pebbles, wendy bretz, jayme shepherd, stephanie ackerman, and more. keep your eyes out for this.

have you checked out crop chocolate yet? they have had some amazing deals. it's one deal, every day … until the next item goes up or until it sells out. and they started doing a dark chocolate … a special deal in the evenings. i've gotten quite a few albums so far … you can't beat the prices. and they're also doing free shipping until mother's day. even cooler!

my good friend and amazing scrapper, doris sander, has another online class coming up. product pizzazz 2 … which is a follow up to her first product pizzazz class, which i happen to have taken. she does amazing work and puts on a great class … so check her out. edited to add: just saw that another good friend, sasha, is doing a giveaway for a free spot in doris's class over on her blog … check it out HERE.

and i know for most of us, this isn't something that we could squeeze into our schedule … but megan is hosting the sketchbook retreat in november. and i was thrilled when she asked me to tutor for this event. it's in new zealand … so obviously, i can't go. but i'll be putting together a class kit … that everyone can work through with all the instructions and step-by-steps. if you happen to live in new zealand though … check it out!

need some mother's day card ideas? check out the jillibean soup blog today. lots of fun cards from the design team girls. you won't see any from me yet. i have skipped right over mother's day and any other holidays that fall in the next few months. i'm currently on halloween cards. the beauty of working 4-6 months in advance for magazine calls. and probably the reason i'm never ready for a holiday when it actually comes. ok, probably NOT the reason … but it sounds good. lol!

i'm sure i can find more things to link you too … but this should keep you busy for a while. and that took me FOREVER to type up. lol!