I'm Just a girl

missing Arizona.

i don't know what it is about Arizona.

the hot hot heat?

the blue skies?

sunshine every day?

monsoon season?

desert landscape?

red sunrises?

tia rosas?

the minute i see the red rock i feel at home.

but alas,

i am home.

back in Utah.

back to the colorful Town House.

back in my studio.

back where my kids are.

sleeping in my own bed.

home.

Creative Escape was amazing.

what a wonderful event.

so much work goes into it.

i had a great time.

seeing old friends.
making new ones.

feeling inspired.

creating.

it was great to re-connect with friends i have loved and taught with for years.

getting to go to Ali's class was such a treat for me.

i have never had the opportunity because we have always been teaching at the same events.

i loved her class.

loved listening to her words.

her love for scrapbooking.

Sunday i took a few hours to finish her class project.

i love it.

it was so much fun getting to be a student.

maggie and i had a ball.

she is such a talented girl.

we are one.

lauging.

she will know what that means.

She has a new website.

it's amazingly beautiful.

i love it.

designed by Moselle.

she has some really fun things planned for it.

Saturday night Heidi ended Creative Escape with an amazing, heartfelt farewell, and reminder of why we scrapbook.

she did a fabulous job.

i sat in tears listening to her.

tell her story.

reminding me of what it is i do.

why i do it.

why i love it so much.

just how lucky i am i do what i do in an industry filled with creative, beautiufl women.

wow.

what a great week in Arizona.

my home.

away from home.

loved spending time with lorie.

her family.

the master.

getting to sit in the Arizona sunshine.

go into Bazzill.

meet with my team.

feel apart of something great.

so today.

i am sitting here in my studio.

looking around at years of memories.

feeling grateful for so many things.

missing Arizona.

but happy to have gotten to go.

Happy Wednesday.

kiss kiss

m

 

hanging on to every minute of Summer.

today in Utah most of the kids go back to school.

for some it's the end of Summer.

well, not for me.

i live for Summer.

it's my favorite time of year.

so i am hanging onto every last bit of it.

last week was a whirlwind.

with my Dad.

{who is home doing better, thank you all for your prayers.]

with preparations for Spark No. 3

 

every little detail handmade.

loving the process.

getting ready to start my new job with Bazzill.

this week i am heading to Arizona.

to the heat.

it's going to be 111 degrees.

love me some dry Arizona heat.

i am lucky enough to get to be a guest at Creative Escape.

the end of an era.

it's the last one.

sad to see it go.

i am excited to get to go stay an extra few days with Lorie.

do a little creative shopping.

get inspired to design new lines.

love.

sit in the sun.

eat at Tia Rosas

my fave.

see old friends.

meet new ones.

get inspired by the classes at CE.

stay with a dear friend.

do a little shopping at Scrapbooks etc.

maybe even meet with the Bazzill team.

LOVE it.

yesterday i spent the day with my girls.

Brooke gave me my last Summer color.

Blonde. {really blonde}

we sat in the Sun.

it was HOT.

then we went to the last Summer concert.

it was Adele.

she has to be one of my all time favorites.

i love her music.

her soulful voice.

her words.

the concert was amazing.

it was a beautiful HOT night.

she killed it.

her voice is so rich.

i had the best time.

we met up with one of my besties from HS Anjeanett and her sister Jube.

it was a GREAT evening.

i sang my heart out.

cried.

& laughed.

Adele is a cheeky gal.

i loved every second.

today school starts in my neighborhood.

i think i will go to the pool for an hour or so to celebrate without any kids there.

love that.

for me it's still Summer.

until the calendar says so i will enjoy it.

i love Summer.

i am going to hang onto every last minute.

Happy Monday.

kiss kiss

m.

 

 

grateful heart.

today i woke before even the sun.

feeling overwhelmed by gratitude.

i feel so blessed by the amazing support for my new job.

i read every comment and am in awe.

so many kind words of support and feel like so many of you are behind me all of the way!

thank you. thank you.

yesterday was a white knuckle day.

my dad was admitted to the hospital.

he has some type of infection and his sweet old body is having a hard time fighting it.

my emotions are all over the place.

he is my hero.

he has always said.

"Romneys are Tough"

he's being tough.

not complaining.

thank you all for praying for him, for our family and for me.

i feel your prayers.

hoping today they figure out where the infection is and how to treat it best.

it's scary when your parents are aging.

this has been the Summer of poor health for both my parents.

but i  believe in prayer and it's healing powers.

so thank you. thank you.

today i am going to be working on Spark no. 3
it truly is my passion.

i have my sewing machine out.

my glue gun out.

and i am going to create.

i love that everything at Spark is handmade.

i feel like my love for it is everywhere.

i love that i have made so many amazing friends through Spark.

last Friday was a Spark day.

my home was filled with Spark sisters.

laughing, creating, sharing our passion to create with each other.

love.
we had a ball.

it's so much fun when you share your Spark with friends.

Spark no. 3 is going to be amazing.

today i am going to get my Spark on.

home alone just me and my tools.

waiting by the phone.

up at the hospital.

praying for dad.

hoping for the best.

not as much fun as Friday.

it's always more fun to share Spark with friends.

but today is ok.

i am blessed.

so many amazing things going on in my life right this very moment.

my heart is grateful.

happy Wednesday.

Share your Spark today with a friend.

kiss kiss

m.

 

going home.

 

i can hardly contain myself.

i am that excited.

it's amazing what feeling good can do for you.

this feels good.

feels like going home. 

to good friends.

family.

i am so excited to say that i am lucky enough to be working with the amazing team at Bazzill.

like i said, going home.

over 12 years ago i started my scrapbooking career with Marti Jones at scrapbooks etc.

it was Marti that saw something in me i had no idea was there.

and now 12 years later i will be Bazzill's new Art Director.

i am beyond.

happy.

excited.

thrilled.

calm.

ecstatic.

when i got the offer from Doug {Mr. Bazzill} it was just right.

it felt good from the very moment he called.

these are people i have known for years and have loved.

people who i know have my best interest at heart.

appreciate all that i have to offer.

they are my friends.

it's going to be amazing.

sometime life takes us for a ride.

i have said it many times here on my blog.

life is like a roller coaster.

up and down.

sometimes we get whip lash.

we hold on for dear life.

white knuckle gripping.

and sometimes we throw our hands into the air and enjoy the journey.

this will be a journey.

my hands are in the air.

i am going home.

right where i started.

life is amazing.

good.

i am grateful beyond words.

happy happy Monday.

kiss kiss

m.

 

 

celebrate the artist in you.

  {post card by Jeanne}                               

this week has flown by.

filled with so much creativity.

loved every moment.

love being home.

love the time i have had to spend doing things i love.

things that inspire me.

this week i have had girlfriends here.

it's been great.

Christy came down to film her new My Craft Channel segments.

it was such a fun day.

she had asked several artist friends to come and do a segment.

Jeanne Oliver our friend came from Colorado and stayed with me.

She brought us beautiful gifts from her on-line shop Jeanne Oliver designs.

I know i have blogged about her work before.

she is amazing.

her work is so beautiful.

i love sharing it with everyone i love.

it's so great to have friends who are creative.

here she is with Christy after her segment.

they were adorable.

Danielle Donaldson who i have had a total girl crush on artistically came.

we have been on-line friends for a long time.

i LOVE her work.

LOVE.

getting to know her has been a delight.

another one of my dear Friends Chrissy Garder did a fun segment on creating art journals using old books.

loved it.

she is just about the cutest thing ever.

love the idea.

wanted to go right home and create one.

maybe this weekend?

the day was filled with inspiration.

i just want to make stuff.

these women are artists.

i am so grateful to know them.

call them friends.

today will be another fun creative day.

a Spark day.

happy Friday.

kiss kiss

m.

ps.

MONDAY...

there will be some really amazing news i get to share with you!

 

 

living a life creative.

this week was filled with creativity.

i was asked to describe myself and the one word that comes to mind is creative.

i am not an artist.

but.

i am creative.

i love making stuff.

i love sharing what i make with others.

i love making a beautiful home.

i love being inspired by so many other creative people in my life.

this morning i woke up early.

after not sleeping long.

my mind was racing last night.

ideas.

some nights are just like that.

i try to distract myself with music.

but last night the ideas were too loud.

they are now in a notebook ready to be worked on.

created.

this was a week filled with creativity.

working on Spark No. 3.

creating the decor.

it is so important to me that everything we do is handmade.

every little detail hand cut, hand sewn, hand embellished.

done with love.

on Wednesday we had a Spark Creative Day.

April and I planned to create all day.

we were joined by two amazing Spark sisters.

Chrissy Gardner my new dear LOVE friend who i met at Brave Girls camp and instantly was drawn to her.

she is not only adorable, sweet, funny, kind, sassy, she is creative.

you see it the moment you meet her.

she has a unique style that is so "chrissy"

LOVE her.

My other dear Spark sister Lesli Spafford came too.

we have been friends for like.

EVER.

we worked together at Scrapbooks Etc. in Mesa 100 years ago.

we are soul sisters.

no-one has a bigger, better, kinder, more generous heart as Les.

the day was filled with creating, laughing, stories, treats, and sister-hood in creativity.

loved it. loved what we created.

loved sharing the day with these amazing women.

Wednesday night my son Griffin debueted his film he worked on all Summer.

so proud of my boy.

he has been taking film classes and is loving it.

watching him interact at this event with his friends and other students made me one proud mama.

i love that all of my children have a passion for creativity.

each one in their own design.

i love this creative life i am living.

feeling so grateful to the women who have come into my life because of it.

so many amazing creative people who have touched my life.

inspired me.

this has been a great week.

more to come.

i am sure.

i hope you are living a life creative.

share it.

like a Spark.

light someones fire.

share your creativity.

happy happy Friday.

kiss kiss

m

saying farwell to Creative Escape.

sad to say, but this year will be the final Creative Escape.

i know.

sad.

I have been to almost every one.

only missed one because i was out of the country.

or believe me.

i would have been there.

last year i had the honor of teaching.

it was a blast.

it has always been a blast.

so many great memories of CE.

Mr. Bazzill himself.

{ i like to call him Dougie-Fresh}

so many friendships created there.

great scrapbooking classes.

because Bazzill has been such a good friend to me through out the years,

{you know I started my career in Scrapbooking with them}

i want to let you know what an experience Creative Escape is.

from the minute you walk in.

so much goes into this event.

time.

effort.

love.

this year's line up of teachers are amazing.

i am lucky enough to know each one personally and call them friend.

so...

if your sitting on the fence, trying to decide if you should go.

go.

it will be amazing.

i am lucky enough to get to go again.

to say farewell to a really great thing.

because Bazzill is so awesome and have been such great friends to me they said I could offer 15 of my friends one, pardon my french.

HELL of a deal.

Here it is:

15 of MY friends - half off (50%) that is a mere $374.50 (which barely covers food)

Must register before midnight, August 8.

Each registrant must stay a minimum of two nights at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa.

Book now and the room rate is $119 per night.

Not available if you are already registered.

Travel and accommodations not included.

CE is August 25 - 27, 2011.

More info at www.creativeescapeaz.com

To register visit:  http://creativeescapeaz.eventbrite.com/?discount=MargieSpecial 

Code word: MargieSpecial

wow.

think about it.

come get your scrap on with me.

it would be so much fun.

i hope i see you there.

if you sign up e-mail me, we'll meet for dinner or lunch or maybe we'll be in the same group!

Happy Happy Wednesday!

kiss kiss

m.

 

Spark No. 3 sharing your passion.

Saturday night was a special night.

Dear Lizzie hosted a Spark Soiree.

some amazing women came.

Old Spark sisters came.

new Spark sisters came.

and some really great women who wanted to see what Spark is all about.

it was a magical night.

the women were amazing.

shared why they are part of Spark.

why they want to be part of Spark.

i know i talk about what makes Spark so special.

it could be that every last detail has been thought through for like EVER.

we make everything by hand.

with love.

the women who are teaching at Spark are beyond excited to be part of Spark.

the women coming back have become Spark Sisters.

stayed in contact.

have become friends.

connected.

Spark is about sharing.

sharing ideas.

sharing a passion for creativity.

if you haven't been over to the Spark website do.

we have really tried to bring some really inspiring posts.

share some amazing women with all of you.

i hope you take the time to get to know Spark.

Spark the Event No. 3 Soiree from Spark The Event on Vimeo.

 

it is my passion.

sharing what i love with as many other women i come in contact with.

like you.

happy Monday.

do something creative today and share it.

kiss kiss

m.