♪♪ I Feel Good ♪♪

Hey all!

Remember this card?? Well - I got a pm the other day from Nicole at JustRite Stampers, and they wanted to add my card to their Design Gallery on their Website! Not a huge deal, but fun, I thought...that was a nice boost to my day...as I'm STILL working on those invites, but I'm in the home stretch now....WHEW!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Another 'oldie' but goodie...

I'm stuck in the middle of mass producing a bunch of invitations for a Christening, so all of my stamp time is being devoted to that (well, what little of it there is, anyway...there isn't much leftover being a full-time working mom of 2 and wife to 1 *wink*)

So, I figured I'd share this fun card I made for the Dare to get dirty challenges on Splitcoast back in July. This was Lauren Meader's challenge...Monochromatic

The main image is stamped on PTI's Linen vellum. The chair (the white part) was gone over from behind with my stylus, not only making the chair white, but giving it a nice 'fluffy' look to it too! I turned it back over, and went over the outlines of the flowers just to give it a little more dimension.

This is a great set by MFT, I said she modeled it after me, and thankfully she made me MUCH thinner ;) They've got some great challenges where you can win FREE STUFF over on their forum on SCS, you should stop by and check it out! Kim, the owner (who is awesome by the way) will occasionally run a 1 day special on a featured set - so be sure to check in over there...who doesn't like a sale, right?

Thanks for stopping by - I hope to have something fun and fresh by week's end!!

One last note...HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXA!!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Here's the Scoop (My Favorite Things)
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Night of Navy
Paper: PTI White, Linen Vellum, SU! Night of Navy
Accessories: Aquapainters, makers (for watercoloring) Stylus, prima, doodlebug jewel

I'm still here :)

Sorry I've been MIA. We've been SUPER busy getting the house ready to have my DD's 2nd half of her birthday today. LOTS of cleaning, and organizing...but it's DONE - and it was a great day.

We had lots of fun with our friends and family, and got to see all the babies together, which is always fun, though I should have gotten a picture of them all together...who knows when the next time will be.

So, since we've been so busy with 'house stuff' I haven't had much time to stamp - but did get to whip this up for a friend who recently got a promotion. She LOVES chocolate, and even more so when she's stressed...so I made her a little emergency kit for her desk. This is just a cute little 3x3 card and a tea tin, decorated, and stuffed full of candy. The paper is My Mind's Eye (I think...I know I got it from All That Scraps)

Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!! Thanks for stopping by!

She's 1!!!

Well, today's the day. My baby girl turns 1!!! Alexandra arrived (after being served an eviction notice) on this day one year ago. It went pretty quick though...my labor that is. So I was thankful for that, and I got this beautiful little girl in return. Here's a Smilebox I made of her, shortly after coming home from the hospital...

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

This year has been a whirlwind, and I am so blessed to have 2 wonderful daughters who give me a reason to smile EVERY DAY...even when they're sick, crabby, silly, crying, or sleeping *wink*.

Here she is on Tuesday...WOW have times changed... (she made a mess of her clothes at daycare...that's why she's dressed so funny)

So, do you like her card??? I'm pretty pleased with it, I must say! I used my chipboard and glitter again (and this time I didn't melt it!!) and made a happy card for a happy girl. I'd like to wish Alexandra's birthday buddies, Staci and Kayla a very happy birthday as well!!! Hope everyone has a fantastic day!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: It's a Celebration (PTI)
CS: SU! Almost Amethyst, PTI White
Ink: SU! Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, PTI Aqua Mist, Spring Moss
Accessories: Star Dust stickles, SU Chunky glitter & DD glitter, Simon Upper Chipboard (SU), dimensionals

Party Time

Ok - so I'm a bit late posting photos of the party...we had a nasty tummy bug make it's way through my house...my older daughter got it DURING the b-day party Saturday night, poor kid. Then I was sick in the middle of the night Saturday, and spent practically the entire day in bed yesterday...BLECH.

Anyway - the party was fun, we had a good time :) The birthday girls had fun - so that's what matters!

Here are a few pics...

Here are the two birthday girls...

Daddy and daughter dancing (before she got sick, obviously)

CAKE TIME!

Not really sure...

mmmm...frosting.....

nnooooooo! Take it away, and clean my hands!!!

So, the first birthday cake wasn't a big hit...who knew? My older daughter cried the first time we all sang Happy Birthday to her, so they each have their own 'thing' I guess...

Thanks for letting me share some family time with you!!

Happy Birthday Cat!!

September is a busy month for birthdays and anniversaries in our family. Today is my brother's birthday, as well as my sister-in-law Catherine's...also known as Cat.

If you've seen my post about the drum corps I'm in, you know our 'theme' is cowboys...so when I saw this set from The Cat's Pajamas...I HAD to buy it just for Cat's birthday.

Tonight we have a party for Cat, since it's her 40th, she wanted a big party, and she's sharing her day with my daughter Alexandra - as she turns 1 on Thursday!

So...I know you didn't stop by to read all about my family, so I'll give you a little something to look at :)

Here's Cat's card:

Isn't she cute??? The 'Look Who's' are Thickers from American Crafts, and the '40' are chipboard letters from SU!, covered with Heat & Stick, then chunky and fine red glitter... (though it's not as sparkly as I wanted, because I accidentally melted dome of the chunky glitter when heat setting the heat & stick *oops*

The cowgirl kitty is actually on the inside of the card, I cut a hole out of the front of the card with my craft knife...here's a closer look...



The 'Ms. Sheriff' badge is from the MFT set, 'Ride 'em Cowgirl', it was stamped on Summer Sun CS.

Now for the inside....lovingly colored with my Copics...The 'Happy Birthday' is from PTI's Birthday Basics...

Well, I hope to check in tomorrow with pictures from the party and maybe another card too!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!!

Glow in the Dark fun...

Well today's post has NOTHING to do with stamping, but I thought it was fun, none the less. This past weekend was my nephew's birthday party (I don't even have a card topost for him, I gave him his present back in May (tickets to a Mets game with his brother and Dad)

k - onto the party...he had it at this cool place, Monster Mini Golf. It's all indoors, all lit with blacklights...I was a weeee bit nervous about my older daughter freaking out, but she actually did ok...here are some cool shots I got under the blacklights...

Here's my daughter, playing air hockey...I love her neon yellow shirt :)

A great time was had by all at the party...but go figure, I didn't get a single shot of the birthday boy!! That's what happens when you turn 10 I guess...

Thanks for stopping by!!