So, I haven't blogged in FOREVER! LOL I am still alive and will try to redo the blog and update more frequently. For now, here's a sneak peak at a kit I'm finishing up tomorrow/today (it's 1 am). It's gonna be part of a collection at SBB that will be called "Crisp and Clean". I will release the kits one at a time, then have a chat once they're all done and offer them together. Here are the papers.... BTW- I'm going to be working on a christmas freebie with rebecca :) 

I am currently doing a 30 day trial on typepad.com. If I like it, I'll keep the blog and pay the 15$ a month. So, if you want to keep up, go here http://amandarockwel.typepad.com/amanda_rockwell/ Hopefully I'll be more present on this one LOL! I will be offering a freebie on it sometimes this wk. 

I guess it's time

that I show you my new kits at the sweet shoppe! I'm sitting here doing nothing, I might as well update my blog.

Here they are. My 4 kits now available SSD






I'm also working on a boy kit for the sweet shoppe right now. Here is a sneak peak.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We didn't do that much. Took the kids swimming 2 times, took them to the park and then Dallas took them to see Superman at the drive in on Saturday night. It's only 5$ for adults and kids are free. I think that will be our new hangout this summer!

Charlie starts school on the 17th. He's yr round and we completely forgot! So, today I will be down at the school making sure I have everything ready for him to start 1st grade. How exciting. It's going to be weird with him gone all day. Kindergarten was only half day, so it wasn't that bad. I'm sure after the first wk I'll be glad he's gone all day :) LOL! It's hard when it's your first born. Maybe it will be easier with Savannah...

Ethan's hope... this is your last wk to get it in time to attend the chat. Please make sure you pick it up!! We have TONS of really great prizes to give away.

Also, go pick up this kit http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=292
Manda is getting married VERY soon!! This kit is awesome and it's for a wonderful person :)

Ok, I think that's it for tonight.

OMG she's still alive!

I know, it's been forever since I last updated this blog! Well, a lot of stuff has gone on since the last entry.

The most important thing... Ethan's Hope. This is a kit that was completed by SO many wonderful designers. There are also a lot of really awesome designers who donated advertisement and gift cards. Ethan is a LOVED little boy. By his wonderful mother and by the scrapping community. His mother is such an awesome woman! I have really enjoyed building a relationship with her. Her family deserves the best. Ethan is so appreciative of what we have offered, it's truly amazing. He is a testimant of what a lot of love, happiness and patience can do to a person. He is a great little boy. That is why we want to help give him Hope!

You can take a peek at this HUGE kit here http://www.elementalscraps.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=176
I know, I know. A lot of you are visual kind of girls. I'm just REALLY tired and trying to finsh up half the alpha for my new kit! LOL

Lights- I have played around a few times with them. I'll have to come back and actually show pictures! Maybe tomorrow haha! I really want to show you some tutus and you can actually order them from Shannon, Ethan's mom! haha she makes wonderful tutus.

Kits- I have put out a TON of new kits since funky flowers. I think there's
sweet paisley boy
just like candy
summer girls
blue island sea glass
I can't remember them all! LOL
Right now I'm actually working on a boy kit and I've also come out with some basics type stuff. There's chipboard, corkboard, stitching and "magnetic thoughts".

I am starting to build my personal CT! I have quite a few ladies now. Getting everything wrapped up and I will put them on my blog!

Vacation- We're trying to get leave so we can go to San Diego for the Beach, Sea World and the Wild Animal Park. Then we're gonna drive up a ways to Disneyland!! The kids are gonna have SO much fun. We just did sea world, but they're dying to go again. I have to be honest and say I'm dreading it a little LOL! I wanted to do winter but Dallas is going overseas then, so now's our only time.
We're also saving up money so we can have a bigger down payment to get a new SUV before he leaves. We want to get the 07 Denali xl http://www.gmc.com/2007yukon/photos.jsp#pageWrapper
We want to at least put 1/5 of the car down to lower the payments.

I'm way too tired! I'm sure that's not all, but it will do for now. I can't believe I haven't updated this in so long.

It's Saturday

I finally finished this kit I've been working on. It's called Funky Flowers. Now I need to take a picture that will go well with it. I also did a big frame collection. I won't post pics of that because there's TOO many. I had a lot of fun making those, but it took me forever.

I get my lights on monday. I'm so excited to try them out!

Picture time

I ironed my white muslin and took some pics of the kids today. I'm not enjoying the heat, but the lighting it gives through my formal livingroom is great!

I had the kids stand behind me to get the baby's attention. He had a cow. He did not want them touching me LOL!! He is so attatched to me. I was a mean mommy and snapped a pic of him crying. There are more pictures that I liked, just too tired to go through them.

We went to the fair tonight. The kids had SO much fun! Dallas won something for all of them. My crazy daughter wanted to know why she couldn't ride things like the zipper..... She didn't believe my response. " Heart Attack!!"
I have a feeling I'm in BIG trouble when she gets older.

It's been a few days

Sorry! I've been pretty busy with some photog stuff and finishing up a few kits. Man this stuff keeps me busy.

I got my new lens today! It's been so long since I got my cam for christmas and everyone has already gotten their 50mm. I had to wait, for a LONG time! haha
I tested it out today and I love that I have more room for exposure and an awesome DOF.
Here are a few snapshots with it. I only did a few of Marcus and Savannah. Charlie was busy watching TV. It's ok, though. I have some pictures of him in his T ball uniform! LOL

I made a big step today and purchased my lights (Alien Bees)! I can't wait for them to get here. They should come next wk. I will definitely have them before next weekend. I can't wait to see them. I really hope I can learn them quickly. I would love to get some great pics of the kids with them!
I'm SO excited! I got the pink LMAO!

I hope everyone is doing great! I finally finished that baby girl kit. I will have a preview done for it tomorrow.

Now I must get some sleep. I'm lacking BIG time. We've all had the stomach flu. You can image how much sleep I got with puking babies :( I'm better, the kids are better and now Dallas is sick. Thankfully it's just him and he wasn't sick with the other ones. I prefer one sick kid at a time ;)