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Partials Read-A-Long!

This is the very first Read-A-Long I am participating in and i'm super excited!

Hosted by Books With Cass & Bumbles and Fairy-Tales (that's my sis!).

There will be a schedule on what to read by when, 

weekly discussions with NO spoilers and a giveaway!

Sign ups are closed but stay tuned for the next Read A Long!

PS-if you would like a chance to win a GC to Michaels or B&N,

stop on by my Blogaversary Giveaway post HERE!

Happy Summer Reading!

IG Tag Swap

Just sharing with you a few tags I created for my very first

Instagram Tag swap hosted by the lovely Schona :)

Materials used:

Craft Tags (Inkssentials)

Black & Hot Pink Twine (The Twinery)

Patterned Papers (Momenta)

Butterfly Punch (Fiskars)

Blue Glitter Glue (ModPodge)

Confetti (Making Memories)

Circle, Flower & Flourish Puffy Stickers (Momenta)

Stars Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

White & Black Ink (Studio G)

Pre-Inked Word Stamps (Just Rite Stamps)

Pearls (Recollections)

PS- don't forget to enter my Blogaversary Giveaway HERE!!!!!

Happy Swappin'!

Dear Diary...

time/location: 04:29pm/ EST

eating/drinking :  iced tea, my fave

loving :  that I only have 25 days until i'm on vacation for 12!!!!!

feeling :  tired, defeated, appreciative and content...weird but yes, all of it.

enjoying:  that I have ample reading time in between the Olympics tonight before work.

wanting:  to do a little shopping, hopefully Wed i'll get a bit done with Mom :)

needing:  to package a few things to be mailed out this week!!!

cleaning:  my scrappy space and the bathroom...must put laundry away too!!!

hoping:  that things will get better.  time is such a beautiful thing to waste.  is waiting worth it?

thinking:  ...not right now...I have a tremendous headache.

creating:  a few things for next week's DT projects, I really have to get ahead of the game.  That is what Monday will be for-thank goodness I will be off!

missing:  hmmm...chocolate covered gummi bears lol...I haven't had them in a while!

reading:  One Love by H.T. Night 

looking:  outside hoping these gloomy clouds roll away, lucky for us the weatherman is saying a whole week of rain storms-fun.

starting:  to make my list of to-do's for August.

listening:  to the Olympics :)

That stinks! A Joy's Life DT Project

***click HERE for my Blogaversary Giveaway post!***

Hey everyone!  I'm here today with another fun Joy's Life Design Team project.  The design team was challenged to create something using Joy's Life tin craft containers.  I used the 4oz. metal paint can with lid shown here:

you can purchase this can along with other craft containers HERE :)

I came up with something a little different, here it is:

You bet I have this little guy sitting pretty in the b-room lol,

I already got quite a few giggles out of it -can't wait to see

what my little nephews think of it!  May be a fun little gift too!

Joy's Life Product used:

"That Stinks" from Wild Life Puns

4oz. Metal Paint Can w/ Lid

Other Products used:

scrap of misc patterned paper (not sure where it came from :( )

Twine from the Twinery in Blue

Archival Ink (Black)

tea light candle (Michaels)

small piece of foam- will be removed when candle is lit :)

Happy Scrappin' everyone!

I hope you all are enjoying the amazing DT creations this week,

if you're missing out, stop on by HERE to check them out! 

Stacking the Shelves #2

***stop on by HERE to check out my Blogaversary Giveaway!***

About Stacking the shelves:

"Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!" - Tynga

RAKs rec'v:

thanks Margie of Bumbles & Fairytales for Clarity,
and authors Rebecca Hamilton for Her Sweetest Downfall
and Peter Koevari for Prophecies Awakening!

    

purchased for my Nook by B&N:

I had originally read the first 5 books of Vampire Love Story

by H.T. Night quite a while back and when I was just perusing a

few authors that I fell in love with looking for some new reads,

I was so excited that there were 3 new books including a 

paranormal romance take on Romeo and Juliet, one of my all time favorites!

    

The Rise of Kyro (Entwined Series #1) by H.T. Night (Goodreads)

One Love (Vampire Love Story #5) by H.T. Night (Goodreads)

Romeo & Juliet (A Vampire & Werewolf Love Story) by H.T. Night (Goodreads)

Nook Freebies from B&N:

    

Retro Demonology (The Demon Trappers 0.5) by Jana Oliver (Goodreads)

Tears of the Broken (Dark Secret Series #1) by A. M. Hudson (Goodreads)

Haunted Destiny (Midnight Dragonfly #1.5) by Ellie James (Goodreads)

read this week:

Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings #1) by Jackson Pearce (Goodreads)

currently reading:

      

Beautiful Demons (Peachville High Demons #1) by Sarra Cannon (Goodreads)

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads)

One Love (Vampire Love Story #5) by HT Night (Goodreads)

events:

Come join Cass of Books With Cass and my sis Margie of Bumbles and Fairy-tales on their very first READ-A-LONG!!! This is also the first one I will be participating in and I just cannot wait!!!!!

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I'm really in love with the Indie and Self-Published Paranormal books lately.  I have found some really great authors that I hope keep writing on and wish them luck in getting a big publish one day!  Are you into Indie & Self Published authors?  What are some of your favorite books and authors-share away because I would love to know!!!!!  Happy Summer Reading to you all!

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PS- I have a current giveaway going on to celebrate my 2nd blogaversary and one of the prizes is a $25.00 GC to Barnes & Noble, so check it out HERE and pass along the good word for a chance to win!  :)

Happy Belated Blogaversary to me!!!

***THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP!  THE 2 WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AND CONTACTED :) ***

This Month I am celebrating my 2nd year blogging under Chronicles of Sarita!  I can't believe that I have actually written 424 posts, not including this one...it is definitely quite an accomplishment for me!

(07/2012)

I am truly blessed to have found such amazing people to connect with via my blog, the awesome design teams that I am on and through simply scrapbooking and reading-two of my favorite things to do!  It doesn't get any better than this my friends!

I have also learned a lot while on this blogging adventure...

-have fun doing what you love, making it into a job will only drain you
-the importance of journaling, I am able to express myself better
-the importance of capturing little moments with the camera, not just the big ones; in the end they will matter just as much
-reconnecting with family, blood related or not, makes the world go round.  embracing the life around you is what is important while remembering those who have passed.
-always keep positive & be happy with yourself.  no one can bring you down unless you are the one letting them.
-new techniques are not scary, just do it and you will fall in love with the new!
-my fellow blogging peeps are amazing and I just love the supportive comments left on my posts.  I welcome opinions and suggestions with open arms.  the friendships I have made are irreplaceable, online and offline.

To say thank you to all my supporters and followers of this blog, of course I am having a giveaway!!!!!  There will be 2 lucky winners...

the first winner will receive a $25.00 Gift Card 

to Michaels because I love to scrap 

and the second winner will receive a $25.00 Gift Card 

to Barnes & Noble because I love to read!  

You must be a follower to be entered for a chance to win.

How to earn entries:

For 1 entry :

-Follow my Blog, Chronicles of Sarita

-Follow me on Twitter

-Follow me on Goodreads

-Follow me on Instagram (sarabeth0613)

For 2 additional entries :

-Blog this giveaway

-Tweet this giveaway

-leave a comment sharing your favorite book or scrapbooking product

For an additional 5 entries:

-become a follower of my Swappin' Scraps Blog

-leave a comment on the Swappin' Scraps Blog sharing a future swap idea!

Leave a comment with your total along with what you would like to see more of on my blog in the future- I like keeping everyone happy :)  Commenting will be closed on 08/20/12.  Good luck!

Daddy's Little Girl, a Momenta DT Layout

Happy Monday everyone!  I'm here with a Momenta DT Layout to share with you.  I definitely mixed and matched a few of my favorite pieces to come up with this one:

This is an 8x8 layout, another addition to my Childhood Album.  Me & my pops back in the day- summer of 1985 when I was just about 5 years old to be exact :)  Needless to say, i'm still Daddy's little girl!  The best thing about the Momenta pyramid paper pads is the variety of sizes you get to play with.  Of course the cardstock is double sided and the patterns are a lot of fun.  

Momenta product used:

6x6 Paper Pyramid Doodle Flower (17374)

12x12 Pyramid Pad Vacation (PA-2389)

Quote Pad Born To Be Wild-Girl (ST-1753)

other product used:

Prima Rosette Strip (Gray)

Doodlebug Yellow & White Ribbon

Basic Grey (Felt Circles)

"Remember This Moment" Stamp (Ali Edwards)

Fiskars Heart Punch

Here is a close up to check out the "Daddy's little girl" sticker from the Born To Be Wild (Girl) Quote Pad.  They are so cute and great for adding as a title or journaling for any project.  The Quote Pad comes with over 100 pieces and it also has coordinating product!  Stop on by HERE to do a little shopping :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and

be sure to stop on by the DT blog to

check out the rest of the team's projects!

Happy Scrappin'!

Dear Diary...

time/location: 08:41 am/ EST

eating/drinking :  coffee, yum!

loving :  that I am off this weekend!!!!!

feeling :  exhausted, just came off the night shift :(

enjoying:  this beautiful weather that we are having!

wanting:  to go straight to bed!  i'm sleepy!

needing:  to put the laundry away, pick up dad's b'day gift and cook up some delishy zucchini

cleaning:  the carpet today, bleh!  probably before I go to bed so I'll be sure to fall fast asleep!

hoping:  to have our car fixed by Monday-oh yeah!  having only 1 car is stinky, now having nothing, I appreciate the 1 a whole lot more :)

thinking:  how do things get this bad???  may peace fall upon those affected by the Movie Theater Massacre in Co.  They will be in my thoughts and prayers in this time of need.

creating:  a few DT projects, sample swaps to post pics, a few new fun things for the blog!

missing:  my headband...where the heck did it go, I certainly could have used it last night at work!!!!!

reading:  Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce and The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa  

looking:  forward to a fun evening with the ladies tonight!

starting:  my smash book tonight :)

listening:  to the hubby and pup snoring lol...it's apparently still too early for them!

BOO! A Joy's Life DT Project

**please accept my apologies for the late post!**

Hi there everyone!  Sarabeth from Chronicles of Sarita here today to share with you a card I created.  The theme this week for the DT was to create a shaped card!  I love the Fall and Halloween will be here before you know it so I decided on a Ghost shaped card using the BOO! stamp found in Joy's Life Halloween Puns Stamp set.  Here it is:

I just love creating cards, ATC's, banners, etc. for Halloween!  It's just so much fun and it definitely brings me back to that happy place when I was a kiddo myself :)  I'm hoping my nephews like these cards so that I can make some more for their classmates!  If you enjoy making Halloween crafts, be sure to grab your set of Halloween Puns because it will be perfect!

Joy's Life Products used:

"Boo"  Halloween Puns Stamp Set

Other Products used:

Orange Embossed Cardstock (Momenta)

Black Mesh

Black Ink (Archiver's Ink)

Fiskars Swiss Cheese Punch

Here is a peek at the entire Halloween Puns set:

Stop on by HERE to check out all the other 

fun stamp sets available from Joy's Life.

Happy Crafting everyone!!!!!

Stacking the Shelves #1

I've finally discovered Tynga from Tynga's Reviews and

will no longer be doing my usual Book Nook update post,

it got too lonely lol.  I will now be participating in her weekly meme:

About Stacking the shelves:

"Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!" - Tynga

RAKs rec'v:

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter (Goodreads)

Thank you to Elizabeth for this RAK and

thank you to Booksoulmates for hosting the

July RAK Club!

free for my Nook by B&N:

  

Frey by Melissa Wright (B&N)

Until Death Do Us Part by Lynda Hilburn (B&N)

read this week:

   

  

Punished (Aurelia LaRue Novel #2) by Kira Saito (Goodreads)

Rapture (Fallen #4) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads)

Eternity by M.E. Timmons (Goodreads)

Bonded (Law of the Lycans #0.5) by Nicky Charles (Goodreads)

what I was trying to read this week:

  

I'm sure these are good books, but to be honest, I had to just put them aside on the night table and find something else because I just couldn't get into them...did you read them already?  what were your thoughts?  I'll definitely try them out again, but another time.

currently reading:

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads)

Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings #1) by Jackson Pearce (Goodreads)

events:

Come join Cass of Books With Cass and my sis Margie of Bumbles and Fairy-tales on their very first READ-A-LONG!!! This is also the first one I will be participating in and I just cannot wait!!!!!

Book Blog Giveaways:

My big sis Margie of Bumbles and Fairy-Tales is hosting a Follower Appreciation Giveaway, so stop on by, check out a few good book reviews for your reading pleasure and of course become a follower to be entered for a chance to win these 3 amazing books!!!!!

Happy Summer Reading!!!!!