Family History Expo

Yesterday and Today I went to the Family History Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. It was at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. Duluth is just a little north of Atlanta and part of the metropolitan Atlanta area and most people are more familiar with Atlanta than Duluth. This is Family History Expo's first year in Georgia and they plan on coming back next year. I had a great time. I took quite a few classes actually ran into some friends I hadn't seen in a while and had a fun filled two days with my daughters. If you want to know more check out Valerie's blog Begin with Craft . She was named one of their "Blogger of Honor" and along with some other wonderful bloggers also awarded this honor was there to help anyone with questions about blogging their genealogy journey. You'll find more info at her site.

Hero Arts is having a Blooming Fun Give A Way!

Well Hero Arts is having a new give a way. Of course hey have them all the time. They also have contest. And they have a really great Flicker group. And now you can follow them on Facebook and Twitter. As you can tell from my last post, they are a great site to visit and are a great source of inspiration. Unlike me they have daily updates. LOL!

The Hero Arts Blog

I went to one of my favorite blogs today. The Hero Arts Blog. If you enjoy stamping, card making, scrapbooking or any kind of papercrafting, you really should check them out. They had a recap of the year and were thanking all of their followers but I wanted to thank them so this is what I wrote.

"I have enjoyed the Hero Arts Blog. What a great source of inspiration, instructional and entertaining videos, best place to catch the Hero Arts news and just a fun place to hang out. Thanks for all the inspiration, and chances to ask my friends "Did you look at the Hero Arts Blog today?" To all the creative and talented people who have posted ideas thank you too. You are a great big part of what makes Hero Arts fun. I'm been mostly a lurker this year but for the New Year I hope to embrace the community, dive in with my eyes wide open and join the fun! Happy New Year!"

New Job Exhaustion

Ok, Ok! I keep saying it but.....I have been really busy. I started a new job working full-time and my life has been a blur. I keep saying I'm going to blog and then something comes up. New job. Learning a new job. It is exhausting. I finally got a few minutes tonight to blog and I hear my husband calling from the living room.... He says my shows coming on TV. I don't know which one but I don't have many so I better go.....I'll try again tomorrow!

Kreativ Blogger Award

Valerie thinks I should update my blog more often. I know this is true but now she has sent me a challenge, I mean award. I've been awarded the Kreative Blogger award by Valerie Craft. Thanks!
I know I should blog more often. I visit my own blog every day. I use the links over to the right to see if Tim Holtz(and a few others I follow) has updated his blog. I try to check everyday because it seems as if I miss a day He's made a post and I've missed it. Of course it is still there but I want to see it as soon as I can.
You see Tim got me started on this whole blog thing. I was just a lurker. Checking out others sites but not bothering them with my comments. Then I found Tim's blog. I love his art and he has challenges most months. He keeps us informed on his Journeys, Such as his recent trip to Europe. In December he's posted the "12 tags of Christmas techniques" the past 2 years. Gorgeous tags with all the details on how to create them. AND he really loves to read comments! Next thing I knew I had started a website. Then I was on blogger and now I blog. Just not often enough. Even my friend Mary Jane mentioned I might want to add something new. So here it is I'll try to do better.

So now I need to do a few things. Here are the procedures connected with the KreativBlogger Award:

• Copy the award to your site.
• Link to the person from whom you received the award.
• Nominate other bloggers.
• Link to those sites on your blog.
• Leave a message on the blogs you nominate.

So thanks again Valerie. You can visit her site "Begin With Craft" by clicking Valerie Craft

Below, is a list of my nominations for the “KreativBlogger Award.”

• timholtz
• craftyjulia
• michellewooderson
• loricraig

Alcohol palette

Alcohol palette
Originally uploaded by RubyLou

After seeing Tim's palette of alcohol inks, I had to make my own. I found a palette with a cover at Michaels for only $1.98. It is perfect because the cover has a built in hang tag making it so easy to store on a hook right below my alcohol inks.

Check It Out!

OK Guys, You know I am totally addicted to Tim Holtz and he is currently running his 12 Tags of Christmas and if you are into anything altered or stamping you have to check it out. I can't wait every day to see what he's come up for us, but I recently ran across another website. It is ran by Brooke who loves to shop. "What is Peachy Cheap? Peachycheap.com is an online store that sells one scrapbook product at a time at an awesome price." And she has a really great deal each day. But if you check out the whole page you'll see that she also has some really great projects that she does with whatever she's selling that day. This is now another one of my "Dailies". You have to check this site out!