CKC and other ramblings

I went to CKC Valley Forge for the first time. I was excited nervous and overwhelmed all at the same time. My tour guide for this event, Stephanie was the best! She scoped out the place before I got there and we managed to get come great deals. As she mentions in this post
Heidi Swapp's company Advantus was having a serious close out! Here is what I scored for just $20 bucks.

I volunteered also and got a $30 credit for my service, with that I bought two books the Scrapbookers Almanac by Elizabeth Dillow and The Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker by Aby Garvey and Wendy Smedley.

I also purchased an 8x8 book of SEI's Jolie Chocolat and 5 12X12 sheets from the some collection. I also bought 3 chipboard mini albums from Gifted memories. The owner Shere has be in business for year now, check her out she has some nice premade pages too.

i stopped off at the Memory Lane PA, which is kind of a lss. I got one of the Making Memories 4X6 journaling books i didn't have and I also picked up Simple Scrapbooks mini albums in an evening mag.

All and all I had a great time. When Stepanie and I finally made up our minds about lunch Ruby's diner sure hit the spot.

I managed to score some deals at Sears in the King of Prussia Mall for My duaghter and sister Aisha.

Last week I was on vacation from work, attending our Youth Convention. Can you believe my three year old sang in the children's choir everyday and sung a solo. I was floored when I saw this and I had nothing to do with it.

I am home today nursing a sick child with a fever...and it's onto Chicago on Thursday for work. I am hoping to get to Windy City Scrapbooking or Archivers. The schedule for the conference I am attending seems a bit tight so I may not be able to get to them, but hopefully I can.

I need to fix Danielle something to eat so I will talk to you all later.

Cynta

Pretty in Green

Here is layout I did for the Sketch Challenge over at Classy Coordinates. Sketch by Tiare Smith

I even won some goodies because I was last to upload my challenge layout...YAY!!

Stampin' UP!

Hey guys I'm having a Stampin' UP! Party on Friday, July 18!!! The demonstrations for the pary will be given by the one and only Lisa London Davis. Let me know if you are able to attend by Wednesday, July 16. I live in Philadelphia. If you would like to place an order and can't be there let me know! Leave me a comment and I'll email you the details. Thanks, Cynta!

Purple Rain

I watched Purple Rain Saturday night. It brought back so many memories. I remember playing the soundtrack, which was an actual album. I knew all the lyrics to every song on this album. That was not necessarily a good thing since I was only 10 when the movie aired. And one of the songs in particular was something that a 10 year old should never sing. “I knew a girl named a I guess you could say she was a sex fiend. Met her in hotel lobby....” Should not have been repeated by me at 10. Did I know what it meant? NO

Watching the movie reminded me of how much my mom loved Prince. She used to jokingly say that Prince was her husband. I use to imagine that Prince was my dad, well if she could say that he was her husband…LOL. This is my only memory of my mom’s taste in music. I wanted to write this down so I would always be reminded of her love for Prince it helped to form my love for him too.

Here are the lyrics to Purple Rain:
I never meant 2 cause u any sorrow
I never meant 2 cause u any pain
I only wanted 2 one time see u laughing
I only wanted 2 see u laughing in the purple rain

Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain

I only wanted 2 see u bathing in the purple rain

I never wanted 2 be your weekend lover
I only wanted 2 be some kind of friend
Baby I could never steal u from another
Its such a shame our friendship had 2 end

Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain

I only wanted 2 see u underneath the purple rain

Honey I know, I know, I know times are changing
Its time we all reach out 4 something new
That means u 2
U say u want a leader
But u cant seem 2 make up your mind
I think u better close it
And let me guide u 2 the purple rain

Purple rain purple rain

I only want 2 see u, only want 2 see u
In the purple rain.

Grocery Shopping

So Danielle and I went to the Supermarket today. So we are just shopping and I stopped at some Blueberry waffles. I stopped because the price surprised me and Danielle turns to me as says Mommy they cost $1.00. Okay she is only 3, when did she start knowing how to read price signs. I immediately called her father who didn't pick up. I just can't believe how much this little being is learning and retaining. I am glad for the preschool she attends and her teacher. I don't think I could teach her all she needs to know on my own. Here is a picture of the little smart one:

My First Acrylic Album

Be it ever so small here it is, it's Danielle's 3rd b-day party at Chuck E. Cheese. Anyone know when children stop being afraid of life sized characters? Danielle is still petrified anytime she sees them.

Here is Bethany and Danielle at their preschool graduation/move up day, arent' they just precious, I love this picture so much.

Talk to you again soon!!!

I'm back...

It's been a busy couple of months...this is going to be a long post with plenty of pictures. I'll start with last night, my best friend from high school graduated from Rutgers University,New Jersey with a double major in Music and Psychology...Here is the gang at her mom's house after the graduation. Me, Anjail and Lisa we were inseparable in high school. It was really nice to be together again.... During the graduation two rainbows appeared....how cool is that?? The next major thing was the celebration banquet for one the greatest preachers/teachers I know my father in law.... It was alot of work but it was so nice and encouraging to him...Here are some pics of the hubby and I and picture of the Princess Danielle at the celebration.

I have worked on plenty of projects over the last month but haven't taken a picture of a thing. I made five mother's day cards, 2 8x8 mini albums, and a collector's box frame. I will have to get some pictures taken of thses items, I also bought some really nice frames that held (4) 4x6 pictures and I printed pictures that I have taken of my girls from church and gave them to their mom's as gifts for mother's day.

In April I also got to hang out with Stephanie. We went to Memory Lane PA for their Yard Sale. We got some really nice deals, but Stephanie next time we have to be their at 6am like the other women....LOL..., Those women were serious!! We also went and stopped by the Crop Room which will soon be The Cropping Station. Can't wait for the grand opening! I also attended a crop with Stephanie hosted by Lisa. I talked entirely too much and I got absolutely nothing done...LOL. Can't wait to attend another crop, but this time actually get something done.

I am so thankful that Monday is Memorial Day...I need a day off. Danielle went to North Carolina for a week earlier this month and while she was away I took a week of vaction, I had some me time and went on a couple of dates with the hubby it was really nice....now it's back to reality...LOL

On Sunday I am going to get myself a Cuttlebug. I am super excited about that...I got my 50% off Coupon from Michael's and I am hype!!

Trying to remember what else has been happening since I lasted posted, but my age is working against me...

Thanks for reading and I will make sure my next update won't be so far apart.

Some Scrapping to Share

This is what I have been up to since I last posted. I know I owe you all the 7 Random Things about me , and I will post that also.
Scraps of Color Book of Me Layouts



The two Scraplift Challenges from Classycoordinates


Danni was Barbie for our Hallelujah Party she did not want me to take her picture. So this is what I got. The layout beloe is from us visiting the park last summer.

Okay 7 Random Things about me, I'm not tagging anyone since every blog I read has already done this or some version of this.
1. I played Viola in middle school and high school and even went to college for music.
2. I married my best friend's cousin, the funny thing is I dated another cousin of hers whose birthday was two days away from each other, and for our first year of dating I had the two dates confused...
3. I thought all my life that I was the product of a one night stand, I asked my Dad one day about this, since my parents never married and he kindly schooled me...uh no me and your mother were together for a long time, we even lived together...well how was I suppose to know....
4. I had my first child at the age of 29 3/4 ten days after my daughter was born I turned 30.
5. I really want to learn to sew, I need to get a sewing machine first
6. I love my job as boring as it may sound to others, I love what I do!
7. If I could change careers I would be a background singer for my favorite gospel artist....Kirk Franklin, call me man!!!......LOL

Tata for now,
Cynta

Hellerrr!!

Sorry I have posted in a bit....been dealing with a little grief. After I completed the layout shown below, the tribute to my mom, it sent me into a whirlwind of emotions. My mom died in 1996 two days after her birthday all in the month of February. I did that layout and then tried to do another and realized that I don't have many pictures of her or my father who is living. I contacted my other siblings asking them if they had pictures of our mom and would you believe none of them have pictures either. So for about a week and a half I was in this sad mood, I feel better now and have vowed to take more pictures of myself no matter how I look so this doesn't happen to my daughter.

I have done some scrapping since then:

This is page three of my Book of Me

These are scraplift Challenges from Classy Scrapper Forum. This is my daughter and neice at the end of 2007 .

This my daughter and nieces Bethany and Laila

I'll be back to post, I have been tagged my Tiare

Page 2 Book of ME

Here is my page two of my book of me.

It's a layout of me a my mom from November 1995. She died of lung cancer in February of 1996. It took me two days to complete this, I miss her so much...

Book of Me

Here is my first page of my Book of Me Album...So what do you think?

Some more scrapping to share

More Scraplift Challenges and one African American Scrappers Challenge Layout

Happy New YEAR!!..LOL

I really didn't mean to stay away so long. Just never found the time to post. But I am here now, and I have some wonderful scrapiness to share. The first three layouts are for some challenges at The Classy Scrapper Forum. Here are Three Scrap Lift Challenges:

The first one is of my daughter wearing my shoes, two different ones while she is watching Sesame Street too, too funny. I am so glad I was able to capture this moment.

The second is of my daughter again, this time having a ball at Chuck.E.Cheese, and the last one is of me and my husband on a 6 year anniversary playing around with the camera...LOL

I also made a mini-album/book for my mom for her birthday. It contain mostly pictures of my daughter with her and some of pics of my daughter with her cousins. I really enjoyed making it, I took a few pictures while I was still working on it and here they are:

Tata for now, I will be back soon I promise.

I SCRAPPED!!

Alot too. I will post in doses. My camera battery died and I need to charge them so I am just posting the one I just completed for a challenge over at chit chat challenge , it was late cause I did not read the posting directions carefully. But what do you think?

Journaling

Before I forget the events of this month I want to type them. November starting pretty calming and is leaving just as calm at it came with a few disturbances before it ends....On Monday, November 12, and young man without a license hit me in my car causing some muscle bruising and minor pain to me as he hit my car on my driver side door and my driver side wheel...the car is repairable and should be finished soon, but this upset me to no end...why was he driving the car in the first place..ugh just as the police officer said if he wasn't driving there wouldn't have been an accident period.

My moulah has been kinda funny, but that is changing as I change!!! Managing money! Mastery is required!!

My daughter is doing well, she attends a wonderful day care center and is learning by leaps and bounds. I thank God for Ms. Carol, she is teaching my baby such wonderful things. Danni has started identifying letters when she sees them....every so often she yells Mommy that's and A. Now mind you my daughter just turned three....she's just so smart! She also knows how to write a few letters also...

I have also had a few reminders in life lately:
1. God is in control
2. He blesses you through whomever he chooses
3. God is faithful

That's it for now!

Time flies when you are having fun!!!

She is 3 as of October 11, 2007 - and Potty Trained 10/22/2007

I am 33 as of October 21, 2007

and my husband and I have been married for Six years as of October 27, 2007!!! Here it is me and the hubby!

More updates to come soon. Thanks for stopping by!!

Cynta

Yes I am Still Alive

Sorry so much time has passed since my last. All thing are well. My Auntie is home recovering! Praise GOD!!! I Have been to see her a couple of times since she has been home. Let's see, she had the stroke on the left side and partial paralysis on her right side. At first it was her leg and arm, now the paralysis is only on her arm, which is getting better. Yesterday she excitedly showed me how she can lift her hand and mover her fingers a little bit!! i was so excited I started clapping and screamimg. God is a healer I tell ya.

I haven't done any scrapbooking since my last post, not that I haven't wanted to, I have just been very busy, I am just finally recovered from my Youth Convention which was the first week of August. It was fun, but I worked so hard those six days with very little sleep. So it took all of last week to recover.

My daughter is doing welll...still struggling with the potty training...but the thing is I think she just doesn't want the responsibility yet....she actually told someone after they asked her did she poop in her pull up "No I didn't poop in my pull up I already pied in it" I am just like little Ms. what is the world is your problem I am tired of spending money on pull-ups...Any way please keep her in your prayers she had to get some blood tests done last week and the results won't be in for two weeks....pray my strength.

We leave tomorrow morning for our little vacation with my inlaws I can't wait it should be alot of fun, my husbands family are just the greatest people you ever want to meet and they know how to have fun.

So I promise to get a better rhythm with this here blog...and not stay away so long.

God Bless,
Cynta

The Lord is Great

My Aunt is recovering well, I will see her this evening at the hospital we are going to have a small Birthday Party for her. She turned 45 today!! She is talking better and attending therapy. God is healer her!!

I have little scrapping for ya that I completed last week for an Ad Challenge over at Classy Coordinates.

The Ad


My Layout


Here is my attempt at the Ad Challenge.I used Photoshop Elements 5.0 for the first time to make my photo collage. I downloaded the free tiral from their website. I just couldn't firgure out how to make the spacing neat and straight so I put the photos together, sort of on top of each other.

I know it's not the best picture of the layout I am going to do better next time by taping it to the wall and then taking the picture...

My daughter was so excited that day trying to ride her bike...which she needed much assistance doing and I had to push her up and the the sidewalk it was too funny. The thing that melted my heart the most is everytime I'd push her she asked me to do it again so nicely..."Mommy can you please push me again?" Who wouldn't do what she asked? That's all for now.

Cynta

How can this be? I was just talking and joking with you on Saturday. If you pop in to read my blog please say a prayer for my Aunt Tracey and my family. As my husband so eloquently puts in referring to her she is the ROCK of our family. She had a massive stroke eary Sunday morning, please pray for her complete recovery. I love my Auntie more than I can express..she has been there for me whenever I needed her...she would do anything for anybody....

Cynta

HELLLERRRR

A Madea style greeting. I actually posted the previous message on day last week....but I started May 15 not sure why the dated didn't change or how to change it. So nothing much is going on with me been reall busy doing some singing here and there....Most notable experience was singing at Bethel Deliverance International Church's 20th Anniversay Banquet at the Convention Center in Philadelphia...there were so many people there and the Banquet itself was a beautiful worship experience I am so glad I was a part of it....I have done some scrapping need to take some pictures to post I will be updating later on this week I promise with some pictures of my progress and some updated pictures of the princess.

Talk to you soon,
Cynta

Hey Gang!

Well I have been tagged by Tiffany so I am attempting to repsond to this tag. I have never been tagged before, so this a real treat.

The game is to choose 7 different random things and blog about them as well as keeping the rules on the blog, go figure. Then choose 7 people to be tagged and list their names. And don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and go read the blog. I think I can do that ... here goes!

1. Parallel Parking annoys me. Or should I say others parrallel parking annoys me. I live on street where you have to parallel park...and the neighbors tend to park too far apart sometimes which inhibits me from parking anywhere near my house sometimes...Sometimes I wish I had a garage.

2. I just really wish we could do something quickly about the murder rate in Philadelphia...I mean it' s becoming unreal. I will continue to pray as I normally do...God we need a MIRACLE!!

3. What is it with the men who are killing their pregnant wifes, girlfriends, mistresses..What in the World???

4. Beyonce's Get Me Bodied Video...takes it back..can you do all the old dances..LOL

5. Potty training is of the devil..LOL, just kidding but does anybody have any tips that will help me train my 2 and a half year old it's really not going well and I think I tried everything.

6. I wish I kept playing my viola.. I really miss playing I am going to try and pick it up again...I haven't played it in at least 2 years.

7. I wish I had asked my grandmother to teach me how to sew when she was alive. I really need to sew now...my daughter is so tiny she wears 24 months and that's too big..so it would be good if I could just tailor her clothes.. then I wouldn't have to worry about tacking stuff here and there.


So that's my tag...I am tagging Adrienne, Toya, Lisa Sanford, Stephanie , Melanie, Dana, Tiare

Okay now I have to leave comments on these blogs.

Okay so I haven't scrapbooked any pictures, but I altered a composition book for my niece yesterday...and I didn't take any pictures because I let someone borrow my camera, they gave the camera back but they have my memory card...so I am making another one for my daughter so I'll post that.

That's all for now I'll be back tomorrow and update them with some other happenings in my life.

Thanks for reading,

Cynta

Updates

Hey Blog land,
Back from my small hiatus and have a few pictures to post. Here is a picture of some of the amateur crocheting...just trying to get the stitch down ...I think I got
it:

I also took a couple of pictures of some layouts....I really am not sure how to take pictures of layouts so here is a picture of my first layout that I did in 2005.


Here are two of the layouts I completed on National Scrapbooking Day:





Hope you can see it clear enough...If anyone has any suggestions as to how to take the pictures of the layouts I's appreciate it....also please tell me what you think of it...I don't have a scanner so I can't scan them. Thanks for reading.

Cynta

So I have been missing in action, I got really sick after that washing of the hair incident and going right out, but I am much better now. and I promise I won't do that again until the summer get's here.

Since I last posted I learned how to crochet. I don't have pictures yet I will post some this evening of my starting pieces I haven't started making anything yet just trying to get the stitches down first.

I am almost finished my daughters first year album I will post pics as soon as I am finished, you will be able to see the growth in my scrapbooking from the beginning stages up til now...I have been working on this same album since she was born in 2004...so you'll understand what I am talking about when you see it.

The last two weeks have been really busy at work. It's the same way this time of year every year. I just know I am so tired of collating papers, and stapling I don't know what to do. I can't wait until Saturday afternoon!! It will be all over and back to the regular grind of life as normal.

Well that's all for now...I will post some pictures when I get home this afternoon.

Cynta

I'ts Friday

Alright now, no work tomorrow. Yay! I am so sick, but I think that's because I washed my hair on Tuesday night, I did not dry it and I immediately went out in the cold. The entire time I am saying to myself this probably not a good idea or is that a myth...I guess not.

In other news I won a copy of the Computer Tricks for Scrapbookers by Jessica Sprague from Tiffany. I have never won anything off the internet before so this is kewl. Talk to ya later!!

Just thinking

After listening to yesterday's Inspirational Wednesday's Pod Cast, I got to thinking just as Toya said the important things to see on scrapbook is your journaling and your pictures. So yesterday when I got home from work I started to complete the journaling for my 2005 Scrapbook of my daughter Danielle. I have been working on it forever and I want to finally complete and album. I am no longer concerned about what products I use and how many embellishments I put on a page. The important thing is that my daughter has some idea of what her life was like when she was little. How she behaved and how much her mother and father cared for her and how much her family loves her. There are not many pictures of me as a baby or a child for that matter. So the only things I remember about my childhood are the not so pleasant events that are engraved in my mind. I don't want that for my daughter, so I will continue to do my scrapbooking and be more concerned about the memories and the love that is shared between my family.

Just wanted to share a picture of the little lady and her mommy. This picture was taken in June of 2006 at Danielle's cousin Bethany's Birthday Party. My mommy took this...I'm rockin' my twa...ha ha...

I'm Trying Again

To keep this thing up to date...okay so Sunday was Easter Sunday, always I day I look forward to, because it reminds that JESUS is alive!!! HE IS RISEN!

I also enjoy this day more because of my daughter Danielle. Here are some pictures of her before we left for church on Sunday:

Styling with her Children's Place Sunday Glasses and out fit on...she is just supercute

Look Mom I can put my glasses on all by myself.

It was a joyous day at church and we also had a wonderful time at Aunt Becky's for dinner. It was special because family was in from out of town for our cousin Kiah's wedding. Danielle got to play with her other first cousin that is around the same age as she is. We haven't seen them in a long time so that was nice.

I also made some cards this week for a couple of my husbands coworkers. One of them bought some food for Danielle that I used for her lunch last week. The other one bought us some beautiful towels to match our bathroom decor!! I was so excited to receive them that I sat right down and made these cards. These cards are only my 3rd and 4th cards I have ever made. What do you think of them?

I used products from two of the classy coordinated kits I get once a month from www.classycoordinates.com. Since I'm new to this whole scrapbook, papercraft thing I really enjoy using the kits I get from this kit club because it has just about everything you need in it.

Okay until next time, thanks for reading.

Cynta

Back Again

Hey Blog Land,

Been missing awhile I know. I plan to better this year, hey it's only almost March. I'll be back soon to post some layouts and pictures.

Cynta