Who's in for this year? I am 100% committed (no, really!!!) to taking a photo every single day this year. I'm also doing Becky Higgins album for the pics (paper, yes, gasp!) and hopefully a ton of digi pages too. What are your photography plans for the year?

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Here's what we will be happening at the O this weekend! We have our party On! Make sure to join us at the Chat tonight and the Blog Hop tomorrow - serious freebies!!

The DigiDares is looking for some new team members!

As some of you know, I pulled my layouts from the SCA contest at DST last week, but I want to make sure you are all aware of what is taking place. http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/2010-scrappers-choice-awards-105/voting-system-1-big-cheating-scam-image-heavy-241648/ If you have layouts...

Digi-dare you, that is! I'm hosting over at The Digi Dares this week. I would LOVE for all of you to come and play along. We have some great prizes this month! Here are some example LOs from the Darers: by Barb by Karah by Jodie and by me

Some of our fellow Oscraps girls are competing in the Scrapper's Choice awards. I know that we would all really love your votes! Please remember you can vote every day until May 25th. I would love for the O team to make a strong showing! TY!! Here's Lia's entry for Best Hybrid Project...

That got your attention -didn't it?!?! So, in my personal opinion, there is only thing that has kept Oscraps from being totally perfect...... a very small selection of smilies. Yes, it's true. We've only had a couple and none of them were very fun, but as of tonight, that has all changed...

We are chatting now (9 pm EST) - loads of $5 and $10 coupons!

I'm into albums lately and I think I want to give this one a try. Ali Edwards has done this for years and her info is wonderful. Has anyone here done it...or up for trying it this year?

The last few weeks have been tough at my house. I've been sick and having some weird symptoms. I landed in the ER over the weekend, which led to a trip to my ob/gyn. He was concerned that I had Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). I consider myself pretty well-informed about health issues but this...

Lately, I've been looking for more inspirational and scrap-related blogs to visit. I think it helps my creative juices. :) What are your favs?

Have you guys seen Jodie's word art article over at Ella Publishing?!? It's full of great ideas and includes a cool coupon. A bunch of us O girls are featured in the article too! Check it out here: http://ellapublishing.com/ezine/2009-oct/word-art

After a hideous database crash, I've upgraded and am starting my organizing from scratch (ugh!). Wendy and I have been talking about the best way to organize alphas. I have a ton and I was previously just tagging the uppercase and lowercase A plus the number 1. However, this didn't really show...

ABC has released the first 5 minutes of the new season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHZ4MTo-yxo&feature=player_embedded Whoa!!! What do you make of that??

I hope you have all noticed Kathyrn's FAB designs in the shop today. Please give her a warm O welcome! Kathryn, we're so glad to have you at the O, we know it will be a great place for you to call hOme! :)

This one of those *pinch me* scrapping moments! LOL Check out my LO with Karah's goodies in the Scrapper's Choice Awards! :)

I received a bit of unsolicited criticism on a LO the other day. NOT at Oscraps of course! I have to admit that I was taken aback that someone would leave something like it in a comment. Personally, I always try to pick out the thing I like best about a LO and praise it. If I don't have anything...

I was just wandering around over at DST and noticed that our very own Hollie of Holliewood Studios is having a birthday today! Happy Birthday, chica!! I hope you've had a great one! :)

I'll tell you where...she's finishing up her IEPs for school as well as trying to make the deadline for completing the school yearbook. Naturally, she is editing it single-handedly. She wanted me to tell you all that she is alive and she will be back soon. Big Daddy McNally has unplugged her...