Monday, October 14, 2013

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge w/ ScrapOurStash!

Hey peeps! Thanks for stopping by again! Join us again for yet another challenge at ScrapOurStash!
Come play with us a good game of Tic-Tac-Toe! For this challenge, all you need to do is use 3 in a horizontal, diagonal or vertical line. All 3 items must be visible in your layout! =)
  
 
Here is what I did with the challenge!
I chose, Washi Tape, Decorative Pins and Twine..all yummy right?
 
I enjoyed using Fancy Pants, "Park Bench" & Lily Bee designs while designing this page.  I also love the flowers from Maya Road & Prima used in the lower right hand corner. Did I mention, Washi?
 
 
 
 
And the prize you are creating for! Below is Teresa Collins, "Tell Your Story" Collection...which I absolutely love, love, love!
 
 
Don't forget to go over the challenge rules! Do be eligible, you must link up your layout with Mr. Linky no later than October 29th, 11;59pm PST.
Enjoy and happy scrappin!
 
Tricia

Friday, September 27, 2013

Welcome to Scrap Our Stash ABC ~123 Blog Hop!!

 Welcome to Scrap Our Stash ABC ~123 Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from Robin's blog.   If not, click HERE and head back to the beginning of the hop.   You will not want to miss any of the designer’s awesome inspiration and/or the details on how to enter into the SOS prize drawings!  

The design team was challenged to create a layout inspired by our choice of one of three sketches and our choice of alphas (stash items) to include on our layouts.
Here is my layout inspired by Sketch #1 and using stash items: (GH) Graph Paper & Hearts).  

In this layout I chose to feature myself and my one and only as she is usually my main attraction in my layouts! The layout shows a few of her multiple personalities with her facial expressions! 
Love her always and forever! 
I enjoyed doing this layout as these were a few older pictures I was able to dig out of my picture stash, along with some cool geographical shapes and I just love this Teresa Collins line, "Tell Your Story".  All of the embellishments included on this page came coordinated with this line with the exception of the wooden hearts. 
                                                                      


And here is the sketch:


To thank their followers and show their appreciation for the support and participation in the hop, Scrap Our Stash will be awarding two prizes for hop participants!!!

Here are the details: 
For the first prize drawing you must:  Visit each of our designer’s blogs and leave a comment.  Once you have completed the hop, return to the SOS Blog and leave a comment letting them know you have completed the hop.  You will have until Sunday, September 29, 2013 ~ 11:59 PM (PST) to leave a comment and your name will be entered to win the following prize: 


Complete the ABC ~ 123 Blog Hop Challenge and link it up on the SOS Blog, no later than Friday, October 4, 2013 ~ 11:59 PM (PST) and your name will be entered to win this Grand Prize Package:


Challenge details and rules can be found HERE!!

Thank you for visiting my blog and hopping along with us!  

Your next stop on the blog is: Elizabeth!

Here is the list of blog hop participants:

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

ABC & 123 Blog Hop! Are you GAME!?


Come HOP with us! Yay! It's a blog hop about to go down!

 


Tons of fabulous inspiration from the Scrap Our Stash Design Team and September Guest Designer, Megan Laine!...AND...there are prizes, and a great challenge which you will have a week to complete!
The fun all starts Friday September 27th at 6:00 am (PST) and will end September 29th 11:59pm(PST)
Make sure you check back to get started!

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible hopping along on the
Scrap Our Stash ABC ~ 123
hop trail next week!!!

Sketch With Stash #7 Challenge

 
Apologies, but I am super late posting this challenge!
Here is the Sketch with Stash #7 challenge!
 
For this challenge you must do the following:
1.) Create a layout using the sketch below...and...
2.) from YOUR stash, you must add chipboard to your layout!
 
Here is the sketch:
 
 
To be eligible for the September prize drawing, you must submit your layout by using Mr. Linky to the right side of the blog on ScrapYourStash, no later than 9/29/13, 11:59 PST.
 
Please please do not forget to check out the guidelines for the challenges! =)
 
You also still have time to enter your layout for the 1st challenge (last post), "Oh The Places We Go"! Deadline for both: 9/29/13.
 
Complete both challenges for the month and you will have two entries into the random prize drawing!
 
Here is my take:
 
 
 
"Happy Gurlz!"

This photo was captured on a Girls Getaway cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. Boy did we have the time of our
lives!
...
I dug into my many bins of items and found a few chipboard pieces that I have had forever and a day. I used the little oval shaped piece of chipboard and sprayed paint over it to give it a little shimmer. I also used some of Heidi Swapps' chipboard words, alphas, some fun twine, washi tape and a few other odds & ends I found!

This layout made me relive the fun all over again!
 
Now GET TO SCRAPPIN!

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Stash Challenge #7 - "Oh the Places We Go!"



This month over at Scrap Our Stash, your challenge is to create a Travel Themed Layout…..and yes there is more….you MUST include the following from your stash:
(at least one of the following premade embellies): 
• Airplane
• Train
 • Bus
 • Motorcycle
 • Bike
 • Or Boat
 …………..and........that’s still not all!
** You must also include a travel signage embellishment. are you wondering, "what is travel signage?" (don't worry...I had to google it too!)

Here is my layout for your dose of inspiration!


Below, please check out the wonderful prize that you will have a chance of winning: Bo Bunny’s, “Detour” 12x12 Collection Kit…looks CUTE!


 To be eligible for this fabulous prize…you must meet all of the SOS guidelines and upload your layout using Mr. Linky, which you can find on the side bar. Layout must be loaded by September 29, 2013 11:59PM PST.

Have fun creating!!
Please also make sure you check out my design team mates to see what they came up with! I guaranteed you will be inspired to do somethin! Well don't just sit there! get busy!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

We Miss You Mike!

Wow, I am still in disbelief that one of our greatest musicians is no longer here...
His music still lives on and will never become extinct.
We can put on a classic hit like P.Y.T and say, "OOOH THIS MY JAM!!!" and break out in a personal performance in the mirror!
 
Micheal was a great man, a great humanitarian, a great entertainer. He absolutely loved what he did. He had a difficult childhood, which in turn he got attacked for as a reason for some of his not so best decisions and his behavior.
 
Above it all, we all miss great musicians and he was definitely one of them.
 


If you have NOT picked up the Micheal Jackson Experience...PLEASE do! This game is so much fun! Fun for all ages and a great family game to play on the holidays or any rainy day!
 One of my favorite games on the Wii experience...love it!

So what were some of your favorite Jams?
Some of mine are:
- Jam
- Remember the Time
- You Rock My World
- P.Y.T.
- Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
- You Wanna Be Startin Somethin!?

What are your favorite Albums?
Mine would be:
- Off The Wall
- Bad

Now excuse me while I change my Pandora Station to Micheal Jackson Radio this morning!
Have an awesome Day!

We Love you Mike!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Let Freedom Ring!!


50 Years ago today...this man gave a great speech....read it....read it carefully...

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But 100 years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men -- yes, black men as well as white men -- would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked "insufficient funds."

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. 1963 is not an end but a beginning. Those who hoped that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of
justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.

As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "for whites only."

We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality.

You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.

Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you today my friends -- so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

This will be the day, this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my father's died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!"

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi -- from every mountainside.
Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring -- when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children -- black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics -- will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/27/transcript-martin-luther-king-jr-have-dream-speech/#ixzz2dHMDdgE3

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Sketch With Stash Challenge # 6

Hey peeps! It's been a minute but I am still in the game...barely! Life just gets in the way sometimes, but I am back bringing you the current challenge going on at ScrapOurStash! Head on over to see all of the other wonderful reveals thus far from my fellow design team mates!

This current challenge we had to use the following sketch and incorporate some type of game piece, Bingo cards, Bingo markers, playing cards, etc. Can you come up with something!? If you have it in you, please join us! Game on!
 
Here is your sketch:

 Here is my take:



This was a pretty fun challenge! I always love seeing the Jenni Bowling Bingo cards on layouts but rarely end up using them on a layout! So, when the challenge came, I jumped to it! I also had the mini Bingo cards in my stash that I decided to use.  Along with the Bingo cards I loved using the Crate Paper "The Pier" collection for this layout and coordinating embellies. The alphas came from Prima and I used the cute Maya Road flower  to add to my embellishment fetish.  Other embellies used were the Pier Slide Frames, Pinwheels and Flags. Fun! Fun! Fun!

The photos I used for this layout are pics of my little munchkin and a friend she met in Kindergarten.  The unique thing about the two girls is they were in the same class, both their names are Breanna and then they later discovered that they were neighbors, just a few doors down! Breanna x's 2!

We hope you are enjoying all of the awesome inspiration thus far with the SOS Design Team! We hope that you are motivated more and more each day with each reveal! Create your layout today and link it up with SOS by August 29th to be entered in our randomly selected drawing for the following yummy prize:

Jillibean Soup 12x12 "Game Day" Collection Kit:

 
 
Have a fanscrapulous day!

Friday, July 19, 2013

SOS Sketch Challenge # 5!

Hello friends!! Ready for the next challenge??
 
Sketch With Stash Challenge #5
 
For this challenge you must:

1.) Create a layout using this sketch below 

2.) from your stash, you must add bling to your layout
 
Okay...here is the sketch below!
 
 Here was my take on the sketch!

 
Journaling reads: "Mommy loves the fact that the most little things make you smile! That good ole' Thrifty's Ice Cream on a cone does it each and every time! Smile on Baby Girl!"

Products Used:

Paper - Lilybee Designs, Carta Bella (Summer Cool line), White Cardstock

Wooden embellish, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Stain), Heidi Swapp Color shine (Sweet Cherry). Pink Flower, Bling, Polka Paper Clip (Recollections)

Alphas: Colorbok & SNAP Studio - Simple Stories
 
 
To be eligible for the July prize drawing, you must link your layout to 

Mr. Linky on the right side of the SOS blog by July 29, 2013 ~ 11:59pm (PST)

And don't forget to check out the SOS CHALLENGE GUIDELINES!

You also have until July 29th to participate in our first challenge of the month ~ July Stash Challenge "Red, White & Blue" .

Complete both challenges this month and that gives you two entries into the random prize drawing!!!!

Friday, July 5, 2013

Red, White & Blue Challenge!!!!

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome to my blog for those who are new visitors!
This is my first layout as being apart of the AWESOME and FUN Scrap Our Stash Design Team!
The first challenge we are presenting was to use only use the colors RED, WHITE, & BLUE and the twist was to use a minimum of 3 pre-made stars, whether it was a sticker, chipboard, bling, whatever! Dig out those goods you have! That's what Scrap Our Stash is all about! Use what you have!  The only other color we could use if any would be kraft....so here you have it!
 
If you feel the urge I do encourage you to join in on the challenge and visit Scrap Our Stash! Matter of fact, bookmark us and visit us for the cool challenges that are presented on a monthly basis! There are often SWEET surprises for winning the challenge!
Please also check out my other Design Team Members!
A little about the layout: (pardon the glare)

"Another One Bites the Dust"

This layout is capturing my daughter's excitement from losing her 3rd tooth! She refuses for anyone to pull them out as she chooses to do it herself...kids these days get excited, because they expect cash instead of coins! =)

This layout completed using mostly Bazzill Cardstock (white & blue solid), the red polka dot base is from Lilybee Designs, and also used some crate paper from Jillibean Soup "Cold Rasberry". Embellishments: October Afternoon stickers, chipboard stars and bling from Prima.
  
And for those who don't know me...
 Hello my crafty friends!
My name is Tricia and I am from Sunny Southern California, mother of one beautiful daughter Breanna Nichole (6) and a brand new fury friend, Brownie.  I have been creating for about 17 years and have enjoyed every moment of it. I began scrapbooking right when there weren’t too many “safe” products out there to use.  Since my attendance to a Scrapbook Expo it went all down hill from there! I usually reference that as my “coming out party!” Most of my projects and layouts you will see will be of my daughter as she IS the subject and focus of my life!  I have met so many cool people through the world of crafting in which I am so lucky to have many of them as my friends!
I’m usually kept busy doing layouts, canvas pieces, Project Life, Art Journaling and my favorite…. Mini Books! Whatever it is I am creating I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE using embelIies! You will almost always find some BLING, Washi Tape, Paint, and most likely some doodling. =)
Besides crafting, I love spending time with my family, friends, traveling, reading, dancing and working out. I am usually never still and always involved in something.
I am super excited to be a part of such an awesome design team here for Scrap Our Stash! All the designers are extremely talented and I am sure you will find inspiration every time you visit!  I am totally looking forward and I hope you are too! Stay tuned to see some cool stuff!
 
Tricia

Monday, June 17, 2013

Whoop! Whoop!!

Well I have some pretty awesome news!

I have been selected to join the design team for Scrap Your Stash! It's been awhile since I have been on a design team and I am so looking forward to it! This is an awesome site and I hope that you join us in the fun and the monthly challenges!

Congrats to all of my fellow design team members and I can't wait to see what we all come up with!
Please do me a favor and check out ScrapYourStash blog and add them to your blog roll! Including mine!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks to all the congrats I have already received!

 

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Whats the 4-1-1!? Week ending 6/7/13

What is going on with Paris Jackson, and why did the 16-year old try to kill herself? Jackson was admitted to a hospital, and she is resting in the psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt. Sources say they found cuts on her wrists. Jackson is the middle child of the late Michael Jackson, and in recent weeks, had been getting close to her birth mother and her father's ex-wife Debbie Rowe. Could Paris be having an identity crises. With so many openly questioning her paternity, the AEG trial and her mom famously selling her children's custody, how much can a 16-year old take? The Jackson clan was not
happy about Paris getting close to her birth mom, but  knew there was nothing they could do about it. Mom Katherine is worried sick about the fate of Paris and if she'll lose custody of the 16-year old. Katherine released a statement asking for privacy but explaining this is a difficult time and experience for Paris. Meanwhile the pressure cooker that is the wrongful death of the Michael Jackson lawsuit between Paris' grandmother and AEG Live pushes forward. The testimony has been brutal as AEG drags the name of The King Of Pop through the mud with past child molestation charges and accusations of not fathering
all of his children.


Bobbi Kris, the 20-year old daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has been evicted from her Georgia apartment. Neighbors of Bobbi Kris and her play brother/boyfriend Nick Gordon say they were sick of the loud parties and ruckus that would last until 5am, so Bobbi and Nick had to go. Before she departed the apartment, Bobbi Kris left a series of profanity laced notes for her landlord.

The Wendy Williams Show has been renewed through 2017. The show airs in syndication and on BET and Centric daily, and is now an A-List celebrity stop. We also have Wendy guidance. Williams has a new advice book, Ask Wendy which is available in stores now.

Singer Miguel is going to be forever known as the guy who landed on a woman's head while performing. A couple weeks ago during his Billboard Music Awards performance, Miguel attempted to leap across the audience. Well, it went terribly wrong because he landed on Khyati Shah's head. At first, it appeared Shah had no injuries. Now, weeks later, Shah claims she has a brain injury. We knew the lawsuit was coming. Producers for the Billboard Music Awards say they told Miguel not to leap across the audience. When the singer asked, producers told him it was too dangerous, but he did it anyway! This sets the stage for things to fall mostly on Miguel.

American Idol is losing its original creative team. Founding Producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are the latest casualties of the shake up to restore the magic to American Idol. FOX told the producers to step down as they search for new producers. Idol still needs new judges as Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and original Judge, Randy Jackson have all exited the judges' table. What can be done to save FOX's original singing reality show?

It’s going to be baby number five for Bravo Reality Star Kim Zolciak. She just had a baby nine months ago, and now she is expecting again with Football Player Kroy Biermann.

So what is Tamar Braxton going to do once she has her baby with hubby Vince Herbert? Braxton is going to be one of the hosts for the new talk show The Real. The hosts, including Actress Tamera Mowry-Housley (Sister, Sister), Singer Adrienne Bailon (The Cheetah Girls) and Comedienne Loni Love.  They are all under the age of 40. The show will test on some FOX affiliates later this year.

It's another edition of Motown-Philly as Motown Founder Berry Gordy is being honored with The Marian Anderson Award on November 19th. The festivities including a performance tribute will take place at the Kimmel Center.

Kevin Hart is coming home to host the festivities for the Wawa Welcome America Celebration on Thursday, July 4th on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Performers include The Roots, Jill Scott, Ne-Yo, Demi Lovato, John Mayer and J Cole. Hart will also be celebrating his birthday and concert comedy film, Let Me Explain, which opens in theatres on July 3rd.


Tennis Sensation Serena Williams is looking fit and tone as the latest cover girl for Essence magazine.

Bishop TD Jakes' new BET show, Mind, Body And Soul, debuts in October on the cable network. LL Cool J is slated as one of the many guests that will be appearing with Jakes.

Actor Shemar Moore says Don’t Believe The Hype! A woman is claiming she was assaulted by Moore last week. Moore is best known for his work on the CBS show Criminal Minds and back in the day as “Malcolm” on The Young And The Restless. The woman claims she was assaulted at Moore's home during a party. She says someone pushed her into a pool, and she then tried to enter Moore's home wet and wasn't allowed. Moore tried to reason with the woman who was screaming at him. They got into a shoving match at his home. Moore says it was all a big misunderstanding because he didn’t want the woman in his home soaking wet.

It was a sad week for two major music stars who lost their mothers. Pop Sensation Bruno Mars lost his mom from a brain aneurism at the age of 55, and Andre 3000 of Outkast lost his mother two weeks ago.

Actress Jean Stapleton has died. Stapleton enjoyed a long career on stage and screen, but was best known for playing “Edith Bunker” on the groundbreaking, socially concious sitcom All In The Family from 1971-1979. She won three Emmys as the kind-hearted wife to the late Caroll O'Connor's character “Archie Bunker”. All In The Family is one of only two non-reality shows to ever go five years straight as the number one-rated series on TV, with the other being The Cosby Show. Stapleton is also famous for turning down an offer to play “Jessica Fletcher” in the hit drama Murder She Wrote. The role went to Angela Landsbury. Stapleton died of natural causes at the age of 90.

After his latest movie opened to disappointing reviews, Will Smith is being advised to pick better movie roles. Smith starred in After Earth with his son Jaden. Despite drawing in over $27 million, the movie was still considered a flop. Will Smith's next movie needs to put him back on top at the box office. He is currently in talks to star and produce in a western called The Wild Bunch.


Mary J. Blige is having financial problems and close friends are blaming her immediate family and lifestyle. Blige has been living large, but she owes millions in back taxes. Mary's husband Kendu appears to be her manager, but no one knows if he has any other sources of income. Blige tours all the time, so why is she having money problems? Her husband's daughter, from a previous relationship, recently announced that she was pregnant and homeless. Briana Latrise, 26, apparently put her dad and step-mom on blast after they stopped supporting her financially.

LisaRaye and her former Single Ladies' Co-star Stacy Dash are reuniting by way of the big screen in the movie Lap Dance. Lynn Whitfield and Carmen Electra round out the cast. This is quite a surprising movie by LisaRaye. She plays an exotic dancer, much like her breakout character “Diamond” from the 1998 movie The Players Club. LisaRaye is currently dating Bishop Noel Jones and the televangelist is going to be featured in an upcoming reality show about ministers. Friends of Jones are shocked that LisaRaye would pick this type of role because she has gone public with her romance with the Bishop. LisaRaye says she is acting and this is part of her career not her love life.

Mary Mary will be performing in our area at Great Adventure on June 22nd.

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN is gearing up for a new season of Master Class. The show returns to the OWN cable channel with Motown Founder Berry Gordy on June 16th and Diahann Carroll on June 23rd.
 

Gabrielle Union returns to the small screen on the BET drama series Being Mary Jane debuting Tuesday, July 2nd. Union plays a TV talk show host navigating her way through career and single life. The show was created by Mara Brock Akil creator of Girlfriends and The Game. Speaking of The Game, new episodes also premiere Tuesday, July 2nd.
Odunde is happening this Sunday, June 9th at 23rd and South Street from 10am until 8pm with Big Daddy Kane headlining the entertainment .

Chaka Khan is getting inducted into the Apollo Theatre Hall Of Fame on Monday, June 10th. Wayne Brady will be hosting with Mary J. Blige and Patti LaBelle is performing.
In November, Idris Elba will be portraying Nelson Mandela in the movie Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. The movie opens in theatres November 29th, and will detail Mandela's early life and his 27 years in prison.
The Best Man sequel, The Best Man Holiday, with Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Terrence Howard, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Sanaa Lathan, opens in theatres November 15th.

The BET Awards are set for Sunday, June 30th on BET with Comedian/Actor Chris Tucker hosting. “Uncle” Charlie Wilson is getting the night's big honor, and R Kelly is scheduled to be one of the night's performers.

Upcoming movies:
The Lee Daniels film, The Butler, with Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, hits theatres August 16th. The movie is about White House Butler Eugene Allen, who served under 8 presidents from 1952 to 1986.

David E. Talbert's Baggage Claim with Paula Patton, Jill Scott, Boris Kodjoe, Trey Songz, Taye Diggs, Dijmon Hounsou and Derek Luke opens in theatres September 27th.

Niecy Nash has a new book out on dating tips for singles called It’s Hard To Fight Naked. Nash returns to the small screen next month in The Soul Man with Cedric The Entertainer. The second season kicks off Wednesday, June 19th on the TV Land network.



The Dell Music Center kicks off a new season July 11th with Chaka Khan and Ledisi followed by:

July 18th - Fantasia and Joe
July 25th- The Whispers, Stylistics, Chi-Lites & Breakwater for WDAS' celebration of Tony Brown's 40thAnniversary
August 1st Israel Houghton & Vicki Yohe
August 8th- Bell Biv Devoe,SWV and Dru Hill
August 15th- Stephanie Mills & Jeffrey Osborne
August 22nd Dave Koz  Peabo Bryson & Friends featuring Gerald Albright
August 29th  - The Funk Show starring Bloodstone, New Birth, Con Funk Shun, The Dazz Band & Cameo

The Dell box office is now open for the general public. The Dell Music Center is located at 33rd and Ridge.


The 2013 Tony Awards will air this Sunday, June 9th on CBS. Congratulations to Acting Legend Cicely Tyson, who got her first ever Tony nomination for her role in the stage production of A Trip To Bountiful. She’s been nominated for Best Actress. Tyson's Bountiful co-stars Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding, Jr. have gotten more good news. A Trip To Bountiful has been extended on Broadway until September 1st at the Stephen Sondheim Theater.


Mark Wahlberg is teaming up with Oscar Winner Denzel Washington and Paula Patton for the movie 2 Guns, which opens in theatres August 2nd.

Get ready for a new documentary about Julius “Dr. J” Erving. It's to celebrate the 30th
anniversary of the NBA legend's only NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 90 minute special, The Doctor, will air on NBA-TV June 10th.


Friday, June 21st, it’s another Sound Of Philly night at Citizen Bank Park. The Phillies are playing The Mets, and before the game, some Philly artists will be celebrated on the field. Evelyn “Champagne” King, Dexter Wansel, The Futures and Bunny Sigler will be honored. I'll be hosting the on-field festivities, so get your tickets now! Legendary Writers/Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff will be on hand for the festivities as we celebrate (T.S.O.P.) The Sound Of Philadelphia.


White House Down is Jamie Foxx's latest film. Foxx is going to play the President Of The United States and his co-stars are Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx Show alum, Garcelle Beauvais. White House Down opens in theatres June 28th. Foxx has also been named the new spokesperson for the national campaign for Big Brothers And Big Sisters. Jamie is also playing the new villain, Electro, in the next Spiderman movie. His latest movie, the Quentin Tarantino-Oscar winner Django Unchained is available on DVD. The movie also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Christoph Waltz (Oscar winner) and Samuel L. Jackson. Foxx is also in talks to star in the movie musical Annie with Oscar Nominee Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts Of The Southern Wild). Foxx is set to play “Benjamin Stacks,” a take-off on the “Daddy Warbucks” character. Annie is scheduled to hit the big screen late
next year.


Ahmir Questlove Thompson, the drummer for The Roots, has a memoir coming out June 18th
called Mo' Meta Blues: The World According To Questlove.



Upcoming Events:
Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson-Supremes Collection kicks off in January at the African American Museum. The collection will be on display now until June 30th, and it features over 30 of the Supremes' most glamorous gowns. The African American Museum is located at 7th and Arch Streets. For more information go to AAMPMUSEUM.ORG or call 215-574-0380.

WHAT’S THE UNDERGROUND BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This Supermodel was seen on the street looking very relaxed...... and very unsupermodel made up. Does she not care anymore? Could this be a sign of retirement? She's been out of the spotlight for a minute anyway.

Check out who’s coming to town:

This Friday, June 7th- Anthony Hamilton in concert at The House Of Blues in Atlantic City.
This Sunday, June 9th- Babyface at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.
Thursday, June 13th- Tamia at the TLA, 3rd and South.
Saturday, June 15th- New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men in concert at the
Wells Fargo Center.
Saturday, June 15th- Father's Day Explosion featuring Brick and Breakwater and Rheel Men
at the Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 North Broad Street. For more info call 1-800-298-4200.
Friday June 21st- Jaheim in concert at the TLA, 3rd and South.
Friday, June 28th- Bob James and David Sanborn in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside. For information call 1-800-745-3000.
Saturday, June 29th- Mint Condition, Howard Hewett and Jon B at the TD Bank Arts Center,
Washington Township High School, 519 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road in Sewell, New Jersey 08080. For more information call 856-218-8902.
Monday July 1st- Jill Scott and The Roots at the Borgata in Atlantic City.
Friday, July 19th – It’s TGT, Tyrese/Ginuwine/Tank, in concert at the House of Blues in
Atlantic City.
Friday, August 2nd – Smooth Jazz Summer Nights – Alex Bugnon at the Great Plaza on Penns
Landing.
Thursday, August 8th- Bell Biv Devoe & SWV at the The Dell Music Center, at 33rdand
Ridge.
Friday, August 9th- Smooth Jazz Summer Nights- Najee at the Great Plaza on Penns Landing.
Friday, August 16th- Smooth Jazz Summer Nights- Peter White at the Great Plaza on Penns
Landing.
Saturday, August 17th- Trenton's African American Pride Festival in Trenton, NJ.
August 31st-Sept.1st- The Labor Day weekend comedy show starring  Sommore, Jay Pharoah,
Arnez J, DL Hughley, Mark Curry, Tony Rock and more at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Saturday, September 14th- Sinbad comedy show at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.


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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

What's The 4-1-1!? Week of 6/3/13

Will the marriage of Teddy and Tina Campbell survive his affair? Tina Campbell is known as one half of the gospel duo Mary Mary. She recently revealed in Ebony magazine that her husband's affair almost destroyed their marriage and almost led to physical violence. Tina recently gave birth to her fifth child, and she has been working nonstop. Does Tina need to slow down? Will Mary Mary have to take a break to focus on their personal lives? Tina and Teddy have gone public asking their fans to pray and fast with them as they work on saving on their marriage. Since Tina went public, it has been a nightmare for the couple because now everyone knows their business. Teddy is a drummer who has done work for The Mo'Nique show and The Tonight Show. Mary Mary will be performing in our area in June. They are doing a show at Great Adventure on June 22nd.

The King Of The P-Funk Movement is coming to reality TV. George Clinton,  71, the longtime leader of Parliament Funkadelic, is getting his own reality show. For the past few years, Clinton has been involved in a legal battle over the rights to his music, which he signed away. He gave up the ownership of his songs (was he high?!!!!!), but now he realizes the mistake he made. Now he wants the rights back. The reality show is going to show his legal battles  and life on the road. Clinton also has major money problems, and he tours all the time. He owes his lawyers over a million dollars. Clinton's son and six grandkids will also be featured on the show.

Tyler Perry's new shows, The Have and Have Nots and Love Thy Neighbor, on Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable channel are creating quite a buzz since their debut. The shows air, respectively, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9pm on OWN. Meanwhile, a lot of people were wondering what happened to Welcome To Sweetie Pie's, the hit reality show that helped launched Oprah's network. Sources say the show is on a short hiatus, but will return later this year.
 
In more OWN news, Oprah Winfrey is gearing up for a new season of Master Class. The show returns to the OWN cable channel with Lenny Kravitz on June 2nd, Motown Founder Berry Gordy on June 16th and Diahann Carroll on June 23rd
 
Also coming to OWN, the Bill Duke movie Dark Girls is coming to the network in June. The movie deals with color issues (colorism) within the African American community.
  
Who will join Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson at the Judges' table on American Idol? Hudson has been confirmed as a Judge. Word it has other Idol alumni may join her including, Season one Winner Kelly Clarkson. Other names being thrown include Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert and Singer Bruno Mars.
 
Gabrielle Union returns to the small screen on the BET drama series Being Mary Jane debuting Tuesday, July 2nd. Union plays a TV talk show host navigating her way through career and single life. The show was created by Mara Brock Akil creator of Girlfriends and The Game. Speaking of The Game, new episodes also premiere Tuesday, July 2nd.
  
Former Heavyweight Champ and Idol Judge Evander Holyfield has lost his driver's license. Holyfield, 50, has fallen behind in his child support payments to the tune of $300,000 three hundred thousand dollars. Apparently, he was ordered to follow a payment plan, but he refused to pay it.
 
Singer Faith Evans is having tax problems again. Evans, who's currently starring in TV One’s R&B Divas, owes the state of California over $29,000

We remember Marvin Junior, lead singer of The “Mighty, Mighty” Dells. Junior passed away this week from kidney failure and complications of heart disease. Junior was the two-punch in the one-two vocal punch of falsetto Johnnie Carter followed by the emotional baritone lead of Junior. That combination helped make million-sellers out of the hit songs Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation, The Love We Had Stays On My Mind, Stay In My Corner, Always Together and Oh What A Night. Their comeback hit, A Heart Is A House For Love, was featured in Robert Townsend's film The Five Heartbeats, which was based loosely on The Dells. The group served as technical advisors on the classic film. The Dells kept an active touring schedule for nearly 60 years until the death of Johnnie Carter and illness struck Junior and Bass Singer Chuck Barksdale. Marvin Junior was 77-years old. 

We also remember Clarence Burke, Jr., the lead singer/songwriter/producer/choreographer and eldest sibling of the first family of soul, better known as The Five Stairsteps. Burke wrote the group's first hit You Waited To Long. From there, a string of hits followed including World Of Fantasy, From Us To You, Don't Change Your Love and their 1970 classic O-o-h Child. After the group originally broke up, Burke got some of his siblings together again and formed The Invisible Man's Band. They had the 1980 hit All Night Thing. Burke continued to write, produce and record as a solo artist, and he died this week at the age of 64.
  
Will Kim Kardashian be the next spokesperson for Weight Watchers? The reality star is due to give birth to her first child this summer with boyfriend Kanye West, and she has gained a lot of weight. Kim K is known for her sexy image. By signing a deal with Weight Watchers, she could make millions and lose the weight she has gained.

Wanna dress like “Olivia Pope?” Get ready for a clothing line based on the character of the hit ABC show Scandal.
 
Even though she’s a married to rich Qatari billionaire (Entrepreneur Wissam Al Mana), Janet Jackson says she is working on a new project. This comes on the heals of Janet recently celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Janet album which yielded six top ten singles and sold over 7 million copies.
  
Ron Isley is back! Isley just turned 72, and he has a new song, Dinner And A Movie. In the video, he stars with his 36-year old wife Kandy Isley.
 
Odunde is happening Sunday, June 9th at 23rd and South Street from 10am until 8pm.
 
Chaka Khan is getting inducted into the Apollo Theatre Hall Of Fame on Monday, June 10th. Wayne Brady will be hosting with Mary J. Blige and Patti LaBelle performing.

At the movies this week, it's Will Smith and son Jaden Smith teaming up for the movie After Earth.
 
The fight is on for Nelson Mandela estate. The former president of South Africa is 94, and has been experiencing major health issues. He doesn’t want his daughters to have a hand in his business dealings. Mandela has gone to court to stop them from meddling in his business.
  
In November, Idris Elba will be portraying the civil rights icon in the movie Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. The movie opens in theatres November 29th, and will detail Mandela's early life and his 27 years in prison.
 
The Best Man sequel, The Best Man Holiday, with Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Terrence Howard, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Sanaa Lathan, opens in theatres November 15th.

Kevin Hart has his latest stand up comedy movie, Let Me Explain, hitting theatres July 3rd. 
The Pastors Of Los Angeles is a show headed to the Oxygen channel. So what's it like being the pastor of a mega church? The reality show is going to follow the travels of Bishop Noel Jones, Bishop Clarence McClendon and Gospel Singer Deitrick Haddon among others. The show is sure to be explosive. For example, Bishop Noel Jones, the twin brother to Singer Grace Jones, is dating TV/Movie Star LisaRaye. Yes! LisaRaye from The Players Club. He’s 63, and she’s 46. The two have been dating for a while. Will she eventually be the First Lady of his church? Hmmmmmm!

The BET Awards are set for Sunday, June 30th on BET with Comedian/Actor Chris Tucker hosting. “Uncle” Charlie Wilson is getting the night's big honor, and R Kelly is scheduled to be one of the night's performers.

The BET gospel competition show Sunday Best has been renewed for a new season.
 
Upcoming movies:

The Lee Daniels film The Butler, with Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, hits theatres August 16th. The movie is about White House Butler Eugene Allen, who served under 8 presidents from 1952 to 1986.

David E. Talbert's Baggage Claim, with Paula Patton, Jill Scott, Boris Kodjoe, Trey Songz, Taye Diggs, Dijmon Hounsou and Derek Luke, opens in theatres September 27th.
 
Blair Underwood is returning to TV this fall in the remake of the Raymond Burr classic Ironside, about the paralyzed police chief who continues to fight crime. The show will air Wednesday nights on NBC.
 
Niecy Nash has a new book out on dating tips for singles called It’s Hard To Fight Naked. Nash returns to the small screen next month in The Soul Man with Cedric The Entertainer. The second season kicks off Wednesday, June 19th on the TV Land network.
 
On July 4th , it's the Wawa Welcome America concert at the Art Museum steps on The Ben Franklin Parkway with The Roots, Jill Scott, Ne-Yo, Demi Lovato, John Mayer and J Cole.

The Dell Music Center kicks off a new season July 11th with Chaka Khan and Ledisi followed by:

July 18th - Fantasia and Joe;

July 25th- The Whispers, Stylistics, Chi-Lites & Breakwater for WDAS' celebration of Tony Brown's 40thAnniversary;

 August 1st Israel Houghton & Vicki Yohe;

August 8th-Bell Biv Devoe,SWV and Dru Hill

August 15th- Stephanie Mills & Jeffrey Osborne;

August 22nd Dave Koz  Peabo Bryson & Friends featuring Gerald Albright;

August 29th - The Funk Show starring Bloodstone, New Birth, Con Funk Shun, The Dazz Band & Cameo.

The Dell box office is now open for the general public. The Dell Music Center is located at 33rd and Ridge.

The 2013 Tony Awards air June 9th on CBS. Congratulation to Acting Legend Cicely Tyson, who got her first ever Tony nomination for her role in the stage production of A Trip To Bountiful. She’s been nominated for Best Actress. Tyson's Bountiful co-stars Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding, Jr. have gotten more good news. A Trip To Bountiful has been extend on Broadway until September 1st at the Stephen Sondheim Theater.

Mark Wahlberg is teaming with Oscar Winner Denzel Washington and Paula Patton for the movie 2 Guns, which opens in theatres August 2nd.

Get ready for a new documentary about Julius “Dr. J” Erving. It's to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the NBA legend's only NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 90 minute special, The Doctor, will air on NBA-TV June 10th.

Sunny Anderson of The Food Network has a new cook book coming. Sunny Anderson: Easy Food For Real Life hits stores this September.

Sherri Shepherd from The View has a new book, How To Lose Weight And Beat Diabetes.

Friday, June 21st, it’s another Sound Of Philly night at Citizen Bank Park. The Phillies are playing The Mets, and before the game, some Philly artists will be celebrated on field. Evelyn “Champagne” King, Dexter Wansel, The Futures and Bunny Sigler will be honored. I'll be hosting the on field festivities so get your tickets now. Legendary Writers/Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff will be on hand for the festivities as we celebrate (T.S.O.P.) The Sound Of Philadelphia.
 
White House Down is Jamie Foxx's latest film. Foxx is going to play the President Of The United States and his co-stars are Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx Show alum Garcelle Beauvais. White House Down opens in theatres June 28th. Foxx has also been named the new spokesperson for the national campaign for Big Brothers And Big Sisters. Jamie is also playing the new villain in the next Spiderman movie. Foxx will be playing Electro. His latest movie, the Quentin Tarantino-Oscar winner Django Unchained is available on DVD. The movie also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Christoph Waltz (Oscar winner) and Samuel L. Jackson. Foxx is also in talks to star in the movie musical Annie with Oscar Nominee Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts Of The Southern Wild). Foxx is set to play “Benjamin Stacks,” a take-off on the “Daddy Warbucks” character. Annie is scheduled to hit the big screen late next year.
 
Ahmir Questlove Thompson, the drummer for The Roots, has a memoir coming out June 18th called Mo' Meta Blues: The World According To Questlove.

Upcoming Events:

Odunde 365 presents My Story a free event where influential and Powerful people in Philadelphia tell their stories of success in their own words. Join me on Tuesday June 4th from 5 til 8pm at the African American Museum 7th and Arch streets. I will be telling my story along with Audrey Johnson Thornton. A Bruce Crawley is the Moderator. To register call 215-732-8510 or email odundefestival@gmail.com

Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson-Supremes Collection kicks off in January at the African American Museum. The collection will be on display now until June 30th, and it features over 30 of the Supremes'
most glamorous gowns. The African American Museum is located at 7
th and Arch Streets. For more information go to AAMPMUSEUM.ORG or call 215-574-0380.

WHAT’S THE UNDERGROUND BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did this Diva pull a fast one? A slap heard around the world is probably worth millions in tickets! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
  
Check out who’s coming to town:
Friday, June 28th- Bob James and David Sanborn in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside. For information call 1-800-745-3000.
 Saturday, June 1st - The 6th Annual Roots Picnic with Naughty By Nature, Solange and Robert Glasper, just to name a few, at Penns Landing.
 Friday, June 7th- Anthony Hamilton in concert at The House Of Blues in Atlantic City.
 Sunday, June 9th- Babyface at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.
 Thursday, June 13th- Tamia at the TLA, 3rd and South.
 Saturday, June 15th- New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men in concert at the Wells Fargo Center.
 Saturday, June 15th- Father's Day Explosion featuring Brick and Breakwater and Rheel Men at the Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 North Broad Street. For more info call 1-800-298-4200.
 Friday June 21st- Jaheim in concert at the TLA, 3rd and South.
 Saturday, June 29th- Mint Condition, Howard Hewett and Jon B at the TD Bank Arts Center, Washington Township High School, 519 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road in Sewell, New Jersey 08080. For more information call 856-218-8902.
 Monday July 1st- Jill Scott and The Roots at the Borgata in Atlantic City.
 Friday, July 19th – It’s TGT, Tyrese/Ginuwine/Tank, in concert at the House of Blues in Atlantic City.
 Friday, August 2nd – Smooth Jazz Summer Nights – Alex Bugnon at the Great Plaza on Penns Landing.
 Thursday, August 8th- Bell Biv Devoe & SWV at the The Dell Music Center, at 33rd and Ridge.
 Friday, August 9th- Smooth Jazz Summer Nights- Najee at the Great Plaza on Penns Landing.
 Friday, August 16th- Smooth Jazz Summer Nights- Peter White at the Great Plaza on Penns Landing.
 Saturday, August 17th- Trenton's African American Pride Festival in Trenton, NJ.
August 31st-Sept.1st- The Labor Day weekend comedy show starring  Sommore, Jay Pharoah, Arnez J, DL Hughley, Mark Curry, Tony Rock and more at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Saturday, September 14th- Sinbad comedy show at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.
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