Well I finally did it I gave my blog a make over!! I hope you like it!! Thanks to the Rhonna Farrer Digital Elements Kit at 2peas.

I have been busy busy busy!! Doing what, well let me tell you. Designing new packaging, new products, kids home for the summer, travel, planning more travel, getting ready to get the kiddies back to school, purging my house.

I can not wait to show you the new packaging for Magistical Memories products, I have to still get it all out of my head but I am liking it so far.

Products Products Products, just a few short weeks and you will see the new products that we have in store for you. Sorry had to tease a little.

Been having a blast with the kids, who am I kidding!!! Is it the first day of school yet? No really we have been swimming alot and playing Monoploy and Sorry. I found these games at Target with the new packaging and they are so awesome they are in the shape of a book, so you can display them and guess what because they are out we are using them. I want to get the whole collection. Oh and all the pieces are original, like the sorry game the pieces are wood!!



Travel, Well just got back from a show in Vegas, that was a blast hanging out with great friends and meeting new ones. Hanging by the pool. I couldn't believe that it was hotter here in California than it was in Vegas, don't get me wrong it was still very very HOT!!! The fountains at the Bellagio are so beautiful and worth every blister from my sandals when my feet swelled up. Oh and can't for get Elvis!!!



Well Thats it for now!

Croppin Fun at Susie B's

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Susie I had such a great time, thank you so much!! Ian Thank you for lugging everyone's stuff in and out!! Your the Best. I look forward to the next one.

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Silent Solitude!

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Work Hard Play Harder!

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Carol

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Justin Handsome Summer

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Adam Country Boy

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Justin Music Lover

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All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten

My entry in Jodie's Circle Journal.






Thanks for looking,
Crystle

Magistical Memories Design Team

Sarah Heroman




My name is Sarah, and I'm a scrapaholic. My addiction to
scrap booking began seven years ago when I was pregnant
with my first child. I love scrapping. I do it at every
opportunity. I have found that this creative process has
enriched my life, my sense of the moment, my awareness of
simple wonders. I have no desire to kick the habit! :) I am
married to Bill, am the mother of two children - Bo and
Emma, and I work part-time as a home health nurse. I am
so grateful for the opportunity to be part of this wonderful
team!


Cheryl Mezzetti




Hello my name is Cheryl i'm the mother of four boys and I
call Weymouth, Massachusetts home.I thoroughly enjoy
spending time with my her family and creating altered art
projects. I have designs published in PaperART/
CorrespondenceART, Today's Creative Home Art, Paper
Trends, Scrapbook Trends, Memory Makers and Paper
Creations magazines. My work has also appeared in
Creative Imaginations 25 Days of Christmas and Glamour
Shots, Basic Grey Designer Gallery,and Bare Books Online
Gallery. I am a contributing editor for PaperART
magazine, and design team member for Creative
Imaginations, Marah Johnson and PaperHouse Productions
as well as one of the guest teachers this September for
Simply Southern Scrapbook Convention in Nashville TN. I am excited to be working with Magistical Memories


Kim Moreno




My name is Kim Moreno and I am a stay at home mom to
five wonderful children, including a set of boy/girl twins. I
have been married for 12 years to my Air Force husband and
we are currently stationed in Tucson, Arizona. I have been
scrapbooking for around 7 years now. I love that this hobby
allows me to be creative and express myself and capture
memories for my children to enjoy as they grow. I have been
published in Creating Keepsakes, Paperkuts, Scrapbook
Trends, and upcoming in Cards, Cantata, and Memory Makers
Books. I am SO excited to get started and to be apart of this
awesome team!!! .


Janelle Richmond




My name is Janelle and I live in Georgia with my wonderful
husband, Christopher. We have 3 fabulous kids-Meghan-6,
Matthew-2 and Brenden-1 . I have been scrapping about 6
years now, and I have finally found my groove! I love to ink
anything and everything! and have a huge fondess for white
space. I like to call my style layered, but simple.
I thoroughly enjoy scrapbooking, being the family historian,
and preserving all our memories for many generations to
come. I have had the honor to have been published in
Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends, Paper Art and
Scrapbooking Keepsakes. I love trying new things, products,
and techniques. I hope to inspire my fellow scrappers! I am
thrilled to be a part of Magistical Memories.


Jill Geraghty - Groves




My name is Jill Geraghty-Groves and I am a SAHM of 3 boys
Zane (12), Levi and Jonah (both almost 4). My twin boys
have just started kindy in March so I am a free woman (for 5
hours) for three whole days a week! One of these I have
devoted to keeping the house sparkling and the homefires
burning...the other two, I have now devoted to scrapping!
My scrapbooking has taken up pride of place in our formal
loungeroom and so is contantly getting worked on. I scrap
every day.


I have only been scrapbooking for 7 months but am
completely addicted. I have had 8 layouts accepted for
publication in Scrapbook Creations and Scrapbooking
Memories - the first is due out next month (very exciting for
me!).


I absolutely love the freedom that scrapbooking provides me
a way to express my experience of life and how I see those
who are in my life. Before scrapbooking I have always
dabbled in something "arty farty" be it painting, drawing,
sewing, etc., etc. I have always loved photography and now
I have something to do with all those photos!


My very favorite scrapping obsessions at the moment is
chipboard, ribbons and sewing, both machine and hand
stitching.


I guess being self taught, adds new dimension to the many
products already available. I try not to restrict myself to the
way products should be used. I tend to like to shape things
how I want them, not limit their use to exactly what they
look like when I buy them.


I am sooooo exciting to be working with such a wonderful DT
and can't wait to get my hands on some of these amazing US
products! I hope I can bring a little piece of Australia to the
DT!


Susan Rodriguez




Hi, I�m Susan.

I live in the San Fernando Valley; I am one of the original
valley girls � like for sure! :-) I am a programmer by day
and scrapbooker by night. I have two boys, three if you count
my boyfriend of 9 years. I started scrapbooking in 1996. My
son�s 1st grade teacher invited me to a CM party. I was
hooked from that point on.

I love life.
I love being me.
I love my nickname (bucket :-) )
I love reeses peanut butter cups.
I love raspberry ice tea.

I am so thrilled Crystle asked me to be on her design team. I
can�t wait to share my life with you.


Crystle Torvinen




My name is Crystle and I am co-owner of Magistical Memories. I was born and raised in Connecticut and moved to California in 1999. I really miss the leaves changing in the fall, but I just love it here. (Mostly because I don�t have to shovel snow.) I am a devoted wife to Michael, we�ve been married for 14 wonderful years. We have two children, Justin and Adam. I have been truly blessed with a happy, healthy & loving family. I love driving my convertible to the beach, as a family we enjoy hiking, although we don�t do it as often as we would like. My true passion and my creative outlet is scrapbooking. I like that I am leaving a legacy behind for my family.



Stephanie Guerrero
July Featured Guest Designer





Hi! My name is Stephanie Guerrero and I live in Atwater,
California. I am a 34 year old mom of three. My oldest son
Jake is 6 1/2 and my twins Zack & Nikki will be 5 in August.
I have been married to my husband James for 8 years. I
have been scrapping for about 6 years and up until a few
months ago I was more of a "collector" than a scrapper. I
am just finishing up my new scrap studio and I can't wait to
start creating in it. I only started submitting in January and I
am in the current issue of Paper Trends and will be in the
September issue of Cards. Being asked to be Magistical
Memories Featured Designer for July is so exciting and I am
so honored to have been chosen. I can't wait to start
creating!


Sara Dickey
August Featured Guest Designer




I'm Sara Dickey, a Southern girl, born and raised
in Virginia, who uses the word y'all a lot, even
though I was an elementary school teacher for 9 years
and know better. I'm currently the Household Manager
for my husband of almost 8 years, my 4 yr old son and
my 18 month old daughter. I started scrapbooking about
3 years ago to record my son's first year, but really
became hooked after attending a CK convention this
past August. It opened my eyes to a whole new world of
scrapbooking. I like to call my scrapbook style "clean
lined, with junk". I love embellishments,(especially
cute chipboard shapes) but need the grounding of clean
lines. I mainly scrapbook my family & friend's
everyday moments and funny stories. I think the small
everyday routines are what make us who we are, and are
so important to document. I scrap all sizes, depending
on my photos and the embellishments I am using. I have
been fortunate to have my work published in Simple
Scrapbooks, Scrapbook Trends, Paper Trends, &
Correspondence Art. I'm addicted to coffee, popcorn
and sweet tea- my scrapbook fuel. I'm so excited to be
the Featured Designer for August!


Shannon Bastian
September Featured Guest Designer




Hi! My name is Shannon. I have been married to my best
friend, Keith, for almost 9 years now. I am also a sahm to
our 7 year old son, Jarrett. I started scrapbooking shortly
after he was born and was instantly hooked. I have been
lucky enough to be published several times. Other than
scrapbooking I enjoy reading, shopping for purses,
photography, and shopping for purses. Oh and did I mention
I like shopping for purses? I'm almost as addicted to purses
as I am scrapbooking! And I am so excited to be the
Featured Designer for September!

Wow the amazing work that came in for the DT call!!

Looking thru all the Design Team entries was awesome, having to choose was hard!! We can't wait to share with you who we have chosen. Check back on June 20th to see the FIVE new faces of the Magistical Memories Design Team.

Found this Photo Slide Program

And I am checking it out here!!

A Circle Journal of ideas........

Check out my Circle journal that I am doing with my yahoo group. Our books shipped today, here is mine!!! My theme is all about Magistical Memories, I added a package of product to each persons page. They will be creating a page about children using Magitical Memories Products. I can't wait to get my journal back. See the paisley on the rules page, sneak peak of new products to come.... Check the site often to see what we have come up with. I think you will like our new creations coming in a few weeks.

Don't forget about our Design Team call, we would love to see your creations. Magistical Memories Design Team Call

We are looking for a creative team, that can help us showcase our chipboard products.

Deadline for submission of entries is at midnight June 15, 2006

Submit:

*Two recent layouts (single or double)
*LINKS to any online galleries or blog galleries

Email your entries (jpeg files only up to max of 100K for each file) to info@magisticalmemories.com with your full name, mailing address, email address and if applicable blog address and details of any other manufacturer or store DT’s you may be on.

Your work may include Magistical Memories Product but this is not a requirement for submission. Work submitted must be recent and can be previously published or displayed on blogs or online galleries.

DT members will be expected to: Create a minimum of 2 layouts/projects per month to be featured in the Magistical Memories DT gallery. Each Month you will receive Magistical Memories products as well as paper and embellishments. Promote Magistical Memories by posting the above layouts and projects on other online galleries and blogs and by submitting work for publication.

Successful applicants will be selected by the current DT, scrapbooking friends and myself and announced by June 20, 2006.

Mothers Day!!

What a wonderful day!! I have to admit at first I was bummed the boys spent the night at their friend Valen's house, this is nothing new, but on Mother's Day Eve. I have always awakened to my boys on Mother's Day, so to say the least I was a little sad, but I got over that fast. So I wake up at about 9:45 to a quiet house. I get up and make my way out to the living room and Michael is sitting at my scrap desk, well I try to sneak back and not disturb him, but no luck, so I just ignore that he is there and I go to the computer and check my email. I just ignore that he is behind me, we don't talk or anything. About an hour later he comes over to me and says this is for you, it took me 2 hours to do, I could never be a scrapbooker. I love it!!! He made something for me from his heart and with the things that bring me the most joy, beside him and the kids. How special is that.

Then while I was in the shower Michael went to get the boys, The boys came in with these beautiful flowers that this lady let them pick from her garden. We thn went to Ralph's and got sandwiches for a picnic and we headed to Descanso Garden's, it is so beautiful there. I really enjoy being in nature it just refreshes my soul. I have not been feeling well for about a month now, so we just took it easy. Walked a little bit and sat and just enjoyed the area. It was so beautiful and sunny out, a perfect day to spend in the shade, which is where we spent most of our time.


Some of the things we saw on our little trip around the grounds!

Flowers that I took photos of:



The Lilac's oh they are my all time favorite flower, they tease us with spring with the heavenly sent. I miss my Lilacs back in Connecticut, so much that seeing these was such a treat. They were almost all gone, but we just to experience a few that were still in the shade and in bloom.




Justin's Photo's, he did such a great job and he didn't want to give me back my camera, but I got it back!!!


Mothers Day to me is a day to reflect on the joys I get form being a Mother. I feel deep feelings for my children, more than I had ever imagined!



Mothers Day also bring me joy because I am a wife, a wife that loves and admires a man who truly loves me!!



A gift from my Mother-in-law



Who could ask for a better day!!! I love you guys very much Thank you!!

38 Pages in 4 days YES you heard me right!!!

I went away for the weekend to Oxnard we left Thursday am and cam home on Sunday afernoon. What a great time great friends awesome food and lots of scrap time...here are 36 of my 38 pages. the other 2 haven't made there way into the computer yet!!!

Flash Slideshow

ME at The Dole Great Race of Agoura Hills

ME at The Dole Great Race of Agoura Hills

My Recent Layouts