Just when I thought I could not possibly handle anymore stress life decided that more was needed.  I am pretty sure this is a test of my character.  Hopefully I pass.

I just wanted to say that I am under a great deal of personal stress that I thought was letting up but is not.  This is the reason I have not been around much.  And probably won't be around for another week or so.

Don't give up on me yet. :)

I have will pass this test. No. Matter. What.  Come h*ll or high water I will be back to scrapping LIFE - both the good and the bad.

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See this little box down to the left?  (Well...you would have to visit my other blog to see it... )

Choose one of these options (on the other blog) and you can be notified when I am back to blogging.

C'mon.  I know you hang off my every word....

[ Obviously my ego has not suffered any type of blow with all this life stuff going on ;) ;) ;)  ]

Remember this tutorial on how to make your own decorative edge paper?  Well, look what Kathie made with the idea.

[page by Katie - Crafters R Us]

Isn't it gorgeous?  I love all the details she put into the page and I love how she highlighted her shaped paper by edging it in lace.  Thanks for sharing it with me Kathie. :)

Next, I got tagged.  This is a first for me.  The lovely and amazing Michele tagged me.  So here is the deal.  I am to link up seven other blogs that I love.

So here goes...

Anilu Magloire - a contributer to my book and all around amazing scrappbooker.  Love her clean lines as well as the beautiful jewelry she makes!

Janine Langer - another contributer and a gorgeously detailed scrapper.  She lives far away from me in Germany but that is the beauty of blogs!  No distance what so ever!

Jeniece Tackett - a book contributor and a versatile scrapbooker.  This girl can work a 8.5x11 like nobody's business!

Michelle Guray - book contributor and talented scrapper.  A girl who loves color and can use a flower embellishment like no one else!

MM Book Editors - always something fun going on here.  Lots of giveaways and inside scoop on new MM books that are coming out.

MM Mag Editors - love all of these ladies who regularly contribute to this group blog.  In one blog you get a nice variety of styles plus you get to see what is going on at Memory Makers magazine!

Print & Pattern - I love to go here just for the eye candy.  I can just soak up tons of daily inspiration here.

I have 2 more book contributors that I want to link up here - Ronee Parsons but she is not blogging right now and Erin Derkatz.  I need to find a linky loo for her.

:)