Monday, August 27, 2012

Cocoa Daisy Kit Club and me? We're like this! (besties!!)

So there you have it- the news I've been trying to hold back for weeks
I'm the September Cocoa Daisy Guest Designer!
Woo hoo!!!
FOR REALZ!!! Cocoa Daisy kit madness was the most fun I've had in weeks. Visiting
the Zoo with a toddler in 90 degree weather is NOT fun- no really- it's not.
When I got the email from Emily Pitts a few weeks ago let's just say I was... surprised.
With equal parts ecstatic and scared.
I actually questioned whether they had the right Michelle.
After all- THIS Michelle is known for her blabbering, bumbling and being completely overwhelmed.

GRINNING!
Well not THIS month!
I scheduled everything down to the last minute.
Zoo visit? Done! 3 hours!
Work? I handed in a list of all the days I needed off for the entire month of August.
Family? They were warned NO UNPLANNED VISITS!
I got all my work for other DTs done early.
I said "no" to anything that would interfere- family movie night? NO!
Mall visit? NOOOO!
But I said yes to Lola's walks because nothing hurts more than looking back and thinking I should have said yes to this face.
GAH! Look at the CHEEKS! And the SWEET LITTLE NOSE!
Who can say no?
And then I got my kit.
GOTCHA! Can't show the kit- sorry! Tune in the 28th. Cocoa Daisy Kits.
I locked myself up in my scrap room for 2 entire days.
I was gonna kill my first kit!

I'm usually really freaked out by patterns but this October Afternoon
Woodland Park prints was BEGGING to be mixed with the Echo Park bracket print.
And the May Arts diagonal stripe ribbon? Who would have thought I would love green so much?
That's the great thing about this kit- the unexpected details.
And I'm very happy to say I did it!
4 pages and 1 great card I gave to my husband for our anniversary.
Woo hooo!
I've been part of several kit clubs and received many"color co-ordinated" kits.
My first move was always to pick the kits apart and use only the embellishments.
But not this time.
I would have never thought the serene blues and greens of this kit would fit my style so well- they really really do.
I also got the "His" add on as well- you're gonna love these combos PROMISE!
These Pink Paislee alphas- I've passed them up several times as "too large".
WRONG AGAIN! They are AWESOME!
Needless to say I think you should swing by and check out the kit.
I particularly like this month's kit stamp- it's freaking awesome.
See? So simple! INGENIUS!!!
To those of you who told the folks at Cocoa Daisy to swing by this lonely corner of the scrapiverse- thank you!!!

MuChOs SmOoChEs!
Michelle

8 comments:

  1. Oh Michelle I have completely MISSED visiting your blog! (Darn summer schedule) I love your spot on, non-cliche, super interesting writing style and CONGRATS on the GDT spot with Cocoa Daisy!! Their stuff always looks like so much fun, I know you are going to have rocked it! Cheers!

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  2. Congratulations, Michelle! You are such a rockstar, and I can't wait to see the full reveal!

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  3. YOU DID ROCK IT! And I'm so glad you said yes :) It was a very good decision!

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  4. Love the sneaks. Love your blog. Love Cocoa Daisy! Can't wait to see your projects. :)

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  5. So exciting!!!! Congrats on this super cool news - your reveal look uh-maz-ing!!!! Can't wait to see your projects - and of course now you have me wanting this kit - you had me at OA Woodland Park.... sigh.

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  6. That is SO awesome but then again so are YOU! Congrats!

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  7. Aw! Two of my favorites combining like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of Scrapping! Hooray! You got some Hernandez in my Cocoa Daisy! Lol! Can't wait to see your reveals!

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  8. SOOOO awesome! AND, so deserved! Can't wait to see all your gorgeous creations!

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