Help [ME] Ronda

Want to go to Greece for Free?

One day you’re on the top of the world; your life is going just as you had always hoped.  You have a great family, a loving husband, an adorable son and now the second child you had always hoped for.  On top of that, you are a seriously talented scrapbooker, take a mean photo and have an incredible knack for leaving your friends in hysterics.

That was Linda Burnasakorn’s life.  Then one day she woke up with what she thought was the flu.  In the blink of an eye she was in the ICU fighting for her life.  Over the next several months she fought to overcome pneumonia, collapsed lungs, multiple infections, internal bleeding, organs on the verge of shutting down, blood clots and so much more.

Despite all the challenges and setbacks, Linda made it through!

But, as a consequence of her illness and extremely low blood pressure, her doctors needed to amputate both of Linda’s feet and all of her fingers.    Linda has been such an inspiration to all who know her (and many that don’t) throughout her ordeal.  Within weeks of losing her legs she was up and walking on her own, with the aid of prosthetics.  Linda’s last hand surgery was in January and she is already out driving, cooking, doing laundry and even tying shoelaces!

Linda still has much more to overcome.  There are the medical bills from 6 and a half months in intensive care and rehab.  She will need additional prosthetic legs and insurance coverage is limited.  And Linda and her family need to sell their current home.  It is located on the second floor in a building without an elevator.  A situation that isn’t conducive to Linda’s new circumstances.

And this is where we hope you come in!  Linda’s story could be anyone’s story. There was no rhyme or reason to why this happened to her.  I’m sure that every one of us would hope that if we were to find ourselves in a similar situation the scrapbook community would rally around us.   We want to bring this community together to help support this incredibly brave, inspirational and phenomenal woman.  And, in turn, to thank you for helping out we are offering some unbelievable prizes!

You could be the lucky winner of a Cocoa Daisy Destinations event in Greece with Ali Edwards, Karen Russell and Jenni Bowlin worth $3000!  Or any of the generously donated prizes listed below!! To be entered to win all you need to do is make a donation through www.paypal.com to LindaB@cocoadaisy.com to be entered to win.  One ticket is $10 and you’ll receive an extra ticket for every $50 donated (separate donations cannot be aggregated).   The fundraiser runs from today, April 29th through May 22, 2010.  Winners will be announced on May 26th. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to help a fellow scrapbooker in need and the chance to find yourself enjoying the beaches of Mykonos with some of your favorite scrapbook celebrities!

• A spot in Karen Russell’s online “The Photographer’s Workshop”
• A wall canvas designed by Ali Edwards
• $150 in Jenni Bowlin products and a 3 month subscription to Jenni’s Mercentile Scrapbook Kits.
• $250 of American Crafts Products
• 4 Crops in a Box from Cosmo Cricket (each contains supplies for a party      of 6)
• A project kit designed by Christine Drumheller
• An assortment of scrapbook storage totes from Cropper Hopper
• A Kenner Road kit and Embellishment Kit
• An autographed copy of Lisa Pace’s Delight in the Details
• One April and one May Scarlet Lime Kits to one winner
• Scarlet Lime Beadart $50 Gift Certificate
• A layout designed by Stephanie Howell
• 3  Six-month subscription to Studio Calico and 3  $75 Anthology rub-on collections
• YAY!!!  Maya Road just offered two $100 Gift Certificates for the fundraiser as well!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at mailbox@cocoadaisy.com.

Thank you!!

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where to begin?

a fun little layout using scraps & left over embellies.  There is a post on how i created this layout at That's Just so Cute. 

"Come, Sit, Chat" Home decor i did for Lilybee using Lovely line.  Details on how i created it up at the Lilybee Blog.  Love these little pieces!

Ketchup & Mustard Dance also for Lilybee using Hello Sunshine.  This layout makes me laugh.

How about a cute Faux Dresden Quilt for a mother's day project?  Tutorial up on the Fancy Pant's Blog.  

Happy Thursday!

it's the little things

that make me happy

• a hubby willing to try on a hat for the crop weekend at Cocoa Daisy
• a simple smile from a stranger or friend
• silver nail polish on my toes
• phone conversations with friends
• a day off
• reading a good book
• a note from Lexi the princess
• Anthony's little jokes
• family time with no tv
• a bubble bath
• rearranging my little "library" room
• spring weather even if it's a bit blustery

Life is good.

not too shabby

As a parent you worry & wonder how much good versus damage you do to your kids.   You try to do what you think is best but like all humans you make mistakes.  And then you get a note like the one above & realize, you did a pretty good job as a parent.  Not too shabby of a job after all.   This note reminds me of the ones i use to leave in their lunchboxes.  A simple post-it note with words of encouragement, or a little joke, or a simple "i love you."  And now i get them back on a few occasion.  Suhweet.  It brought me to tears.  Shocker....i know....me crying.  But good tears.  Happy Tears.

Crop til you Drop...

all from the comforts of your own craftroom & computer.  Come join us this weekend at Cocoa Daisy for lots of inspiration, lots of chatter, lots of prizes, & lots of laughter.  Remember you must be registered on the Message Boards to participate in the challenges & chats. I hope to see you there!

50/50

This layout for Crate Paper makes me both happy & sad

Happy because i have this awesome picture of the two of us (if i do say so myself)

Sad because i wish we could take more together

Happy because i love the way the layout turned out....so full of texture & color

Sad because i wish i could share it with her

I am sure she would tell me "I like the blue.  You should add some more blue.  it's mine right?" and then she would proceed to weasel it away from me.  Did she know it made me Happy when she wanted the stuff i created?

Gosh i am such a sap. 

i've been diagnosed

or self-diagnosed, with C-ADD...

also known as Crafter's Attention Deficit Disorder

symptoms may include:

• blog hopping from craft site to craft site, bookmarking projects you want to tackle (like this felted banner, this quilt, this quilt, this clutch, these cute necklaces)
• dreaming of scrapbook pages
• having 3 sewing scissors, 5 crafting scissors, 1 pair of scissors for stamps
• collections of ___________ (fabric, DMC floss, Pattern Paper, Paints, Yarns, Felt, different types of Adhesive)
• calling glue Adhesive
• jumping from sewing, to knitting, to scrapping, to mix-media, to crocheting, to to to to....
• owning two sewing machines
• having 1 or more UFO (UnFinished Objects)
• being distracted by.....ohh look there's a cross-stitched site

I don't think i am alone in this diagnosis

Good things to check out

Need a little color inspiration in your life?  The Color Room is such a great place to be.  I feel so blessed to be on this team with such an impressive list of designers.  What i love best is using my stash of supplies.

I so love this layout.  It started out with just some white cardstock.  I used some bubble wrap & khaki glimmering mist on the background.  I was digging through my supplies and found that paint swatch.  I love how it went perfectly with these colors.  Even better are the names of the paints.  My friend Sharmaine sent me those awesome crochet doilies.  Of course i hit it with some glimmering mists.  Love, Love the Corrugated Alphas from Jillibean Soup.  I hope to see you there at the Color Room!

Purple Onion is having a sale!

Out with the old, in with the new!  Purple Onion Designs is looking to clear out some inventory to make room for some new stamps.

This is a first time offer...

All individual sentiments are 50% off!

Getting bored with the same old sentiments?  Now is the time to add some fresh, new sentiments to your stamp collection.

Hurry on over to the website and check out the great deals.  The sale is limited stock.  Once a sentiment sells out it will be marked out of stock and no longer available for the sale price.  Sale ends Sunday April 18th.

Please share the sale with friends, family and any other groups or message boards you belong too.  The word of mouth advertising is always appreciated!

Confession, i

forget sometimes that this is my blog...silly i know, but i let other "voices" into my head....

have been exercising & eating healthier

am so addicted to Color Splash and have pulled Lexi & Andrew into watching with me

want to update my blog graphics & style but sooooo don't know what i want

love love love that my therapist wants me to use art for therapy...now to rearrange my schedule to include it

can't believe there is only 6 weeks of school left for my kids

not loving this season of American Idol but do love Lee's voice

have a stack of things on my to-do list but it might be helpful to write out a list

think spring is beautiful, love the warmish weather but could do without the sinus headaches

am envious of miss Vee and her jewelry...the girl pulls of bling like no other

have been getting a lot of my tunes from car commercials

keep thinking today is Friday somehow

purging with a purpose

I have been wanting to purge my scrapbook room

i kept putting it off, it seem so daunting

and then this opportunity came up with a local crop thanks to Roxane & Amanda

it was what i needed to take that first step

you can check out the details Download Supplies for Social Services - Paperclipping 2-10

the above picture is an amazing 199 pounds of scrapping supplies that us local girls donated

I am sad & happy to say that i ended up purging 5 boxes and two large shopping bags full of supplies

and it isn't stopping there

I am taking a closer look at other places in my life where i need to purge

including some cleansing of emotions & things i just need to let go

it's time and it feels so good