I'm a little late on this post...

I can’t believe next Monday will be March 1st! Where have the first 2 months of this year gone?!?!

This past weekend was fun, but BUSY! We had a total of 3 birthday parties to attend. One was for my brother’s “step-son”, the other for a friend of my aunt’s, and the last for my niece Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn turned 2 and this was actually her 1st party. My sister-in-law did a great job in decorating, matching cakes and gifts, dressing Kaitlyn, and having yummy food for all of us to eat. I took tons of pictures because I knew that this is one event that I would want to record (via a scrapbook)!!! Here are a few pictures…more to come as I work on her scrapbook…I’m thinking more along the lines of a mini-book!









And now off to start thinking about March birthday…my mother, my husband, and my father-in-law all have March birthdays! Wow, we’re heading for a busy month!! But, on the upside, lots of scrapping opportunities for me!!

Have a great week.
~Gloria Gomez

Valentine's Day was Nice!

Valentine’s Day was nice…just nice…yes. BUT, that’s what I wanted; Nothing fancy, stressful, or expensive. We had brunch at El Torito with my siblings, their spouses and kids, and my mother. It was nice to sit around some good food, that someone else cooked, and just chit-chat about anything. I handed out some of my V-Day candy holders and took some nice pictures. Then we headed home and RELAXED. Perfect.

On Valentine’s Day, 7 years ago, my now husband, asked me to be his girlfriend. Did I ever imagine that we would now be approaching our 2 year wedding anniversary? Not at all! But boy am I glad that we are!

I’m sharing a few pics from our brunch.

Continue having a great day!

~Gloria Gomez

Valentine's Day Download - FREE

I can't believe Valentine's Day is right around the corner!! I love celebrating Valentine's Day because the thought of taking a day out of the year to concentrate, reflect, and express love is just AMAZING and necessary...not to say that every other day shouldn't be the same, but to dedicate one day to that is pretty cool.

These cute little tags will help you decorate or add a special touch to your V-Day crafts and handmade gifts.

The above free download can be found on the today's Studio Calico Blog.

Just a quick layout I whipped up this weekend...



and another one from our trip to the Long beach Aquarium where a Lorikeet landed on my DH's shoulder! So much fun!



I am looking forward to this week...I think I am finally going to get my scrap projects completed!!

Teresa Collins Raffle

I love Teresa Collins products! They are so adorable and versatile. I have taken 2 classes with Teresa Collins as the actual instructor. Each class was so much fun, full of cool techniques and tips. I am a follower of her blog where she is always so inspirational, not only through her scrappy goodness but through her thoughts and sharing of her everyday life. To add to that, she is raffling away a signature chandelier that she decorated to display at her CHA booth this past January in Anaheim, CA (picture below). It gets better; all the proceeds will be donated to the Haiti relief effort through CARE.

You can visit Scrapbook Royalty’s website for more information or to purchase raffle tickets.

I am definitely going to participate in this!! How many raffle tickets will you buy?