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It's finally here...

Summer that is!

Today was the kids last day of school. Since our school is transisitioning to a Traditional schedule, they will have a full 6 wks off for summer. I am not too thrilled lol. Although, the upside is that I don't have to get up at the butt crack of dawn for a little while. The down side? Well, my sanity will be wavering, more so than it already is *wink*

I am however looking forward to putting my youngest in Kindergarten! What a milestone that will be for me. All 5 boys in school, wow. I've been waiting like 10 yrs for this day to come and it is finally here! I may just end up with a much cleaner house.. don't hold me to that though.

I am not sure what I will do with myself when they are all in school FULL time! It should be interesting.

Anyway, pizza should be here shortly and then I am going to watch a cheesy Disney flick that is premiering tonight with my boys. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Something's Going On...

At Oscraps!! We are having a Customer Appriciation Day!



Recently, we were forced to make a server move. This caused some technical issues in the store. This is our way of letting you know that the move is finally complete and successful, so come on over and check out all the new goodies we have waiting for you.

Saying Hello..

I was thinking I should try to get this thing going again. There's not a whole lot going on over here. The kids are getting ready to let out for school.. last day is Friday.

We are talking seriously about moving back to Reno. We just need to do a bit of saving and planning and it doesn't seem like it's going to happen for a least another year. I am dying to go now though. I really miss it there.

I am back on the Weight Watchers train. I have been for a few months now. I just didn't want to say anything until I knew I would stick with it this time. I never had an issue sticking before but there was just something else going on with me.. I guess I just wasn't ready. But I have been going strong since the end of February and I have lost almost 15 lbs.

I also have a new obsession I'd like to talk about. They are purses, bags, and various accessories. Not jsut any hadbag though.. nope, I like to be special. Courtsey of a thread at DST, I found this wonderful lady named Shelly who makes custom fabric purses, bags, and accessories. I almost immediately made a purchase, which I am pretty sure I posted about here. Well, since then I ordered a matching makeup bag and a key fob. SO cute!

Recently, I got the oppurtunity to help Shelly set up her Zen Cart store, Pink Punk Boutique.
In exchange, she made me some goodies! She made me a clutch purse and a camera strap for my DSLR. The clutch I will be using when I go to a friend's wedding next month. Ipicked fabric that will match what I am wearing and the camera strap.. well, it's just plain CUTE! She just posted pics of the finished product. I can't wait to get my hands on them.

I'm sitting here plotting my next few purchases because this woman is just so darn talented and I like cute stuff! Yeah I know, I'm easy. I know that I want a tote bag, because I found a fabric that is just SO me that I have to have it on something. And now, I'm being enabled into buying a wallet.. which I actually do need.

But seriously, if you love pretty fabric and purses.. go, scratch that. RUN over to Shelly's site and register in the store. Tell her I sent you.

New Today @ My Oscraps Shop!

This Grungy Metal Alpha will rock your socks... or cut off a finger! Includes upper and lowercase letters, numbers 0-9, and various extras.
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Bold, Bright, Fun,& Funky! Perfect for all those summer activities.

A perfectly clean set of basic papers with light textures. Some of the colors may look similar to some in the other sets however, this set has a slightly differnt texture than the other sets.

**Special Deal!**

If you buy the WHOLE Plain & Simple Collection, you'll save 50%! Collection includes Plain & Simple {Spectrum}, Plain & Simple {Fall}, Plain & Simple {Winter}, Plain & Simple {Spring}, & Plain & Simple {Summer}. Discount is applied at checkout.

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*~*Blythe M. Evans*~*

www.blytheevans.com
www.oscraps.com
www.purplebutterflydesigns.blogspot.com

For Those Who Wanted To.... (ChaCha)

I know there were some people out there wanting to sign up for ChaCha but they had closed hiring for awhile. It is currently open again for SMS Guides only as of May 15. It will close again soon, So, if you are still interested run over and sign up!!

The link to the application page is http://becomeaguide.chacha.com/

Warning: the pay has changed slightly as there is no more top guide and everyone (SMS Guides only) gets the same sliding scale pay depending on categories of questions but it's still money.

Enter in my email address (blytheevans at gmail dot com) as your referral on your application and you'll get put on my team.

There are 2 tests to take. For the best possible chance at passing them, I urge you to read everything they give you and watch all the videos before attempting any testing. Once you fail, that's it. You can't reapply for that role. Also, the 1st test is timed. It is 20 multiple choice Q's within 10 minutes, if you time out you fail. So try not to do that :)

If you have ANY questions, please feel free to email me at the address above and title it "ChaCha". I'd like to be able to help those struggling financially but it won't help if you jump the gun lol.

Good Luck!

One for the Team **Collab Kit** by Blythe Evans & Micheline Martin

A little something special just in time for National Scrapbooking Day, Another collaboration between myself and Micheline Martin--on sale 35% off the regular price. But you gotta hurry, because this is for a limited time only, May 1 & 2 at Oscraps. Images Linked.






Sample Layouts: (Click to Enlarge)






Special Thanks For the gorgeous sample layouts go to:

My Creative Team:

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The Oscraps Cheery-O's:

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