Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award

I was recently awarded the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award from two fellow scrappers!  Thank you Cindy at Scrap-Obsessed and Brenda at Random Thoughts of a Scrapbooker!!

To accept this award, I must tell you 7 things about me and select 8 other bloggers to send this on to.  Ready?

1. I have a wonderful family!
2. I have only been scrapping for 2.5 years.
3. I love books!!
4. I love cheese!!  I mean LOVE IT!!
5. I am allergic to raisins.
6. My #1 pet peeve is when people chew with their mouth open.
7. I would love to design my own line of stamps but I have no idea where to start!

And I would like to bestow this award on these talented ladies:

1. Stephanie @ http://paperandi.blogspot.com/ - Her layouts are seriously sweet!
2. Elizabeth @ http://www.217creations.com/ - She makes such beautiful things!
3. Diane @ http://www.capadiadesign.com/ - She gives great directions!
4. http://thetulipcollector.blogspot.com/ - She has so many talents!
5. Allison @ http://scrappingwithalicat.blogspot.com/ - A new blogger!
6. Missie @ http://createdbymissie.blogspot.com/ - Awesome with vinyl!

Have a wonderful day everyone!  I can't wait to share with you the two layouts I finished so stay tuned!

Stylish Blogger Award - Thank You!!

Back around Thanksgiving, I was given the Stylish Blogger Award by Summer and Jennifer at Cricut Diaries.  I have recently been so lucky as to be given this award again - times two!  A huge thank you to:

 Cool Beans by LB

and 

QuiltFrog

You are both so sweet!  Thank you again!

A Big Thank You!

Thank you to Summer and Jennifer at Cricut Diaries for giving my blog the Stylish Blogger Award!  Thank you!!

This is a pay-it-forward style award.  Here are the rules:
1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this
2. Share 8 things about yourself
3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards.

So here are 8 things about myself:
1. I have been working in public education for 5 years.
2.  I have been crafting with the Cricut for about 3 years.
3. I have 2 daughters.
4. I coach an all-star hip hop team for girls ages 5-9.
5. I probably talk about crafting more than I actually do it!
6. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.
7.  My favorite season is winter.
8. My favorite food is mashed potatoes.

Here are the 6 bloggers (I only picked 6 instead of 8) I would like to share this award with:
This was tough to pick but the award is for blogs I recently discovered so that helped! 
1. LibrarianAnna @ http://www.starbarmonkey.com/librariananna/
2. Yolonda @ http://craftyscentiments.blogspot.com/
3. Christel @ http://www.onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
4. Karla @ http://kreativekarla.blogspot.com/
5. Mandy @ http://mandys-scrap.blogspot.com/
6. Kate @ http://www.sassyandscrappykate.blogspot.com/


Thanks again Cricut Diaries!!