Stampin' with Jessica

My favorite card this year...

2012-01-15T02:04:00.004-06:00

So I have been so busy doing classes and coming up with ideas. But I had to stop for a sec and make this card for a friend of mine. And if you know me at all this fits me well. Hope everyone is having a great start to the new year! And maybe I can get on here more this year...one goal at a time :)
Enjoy!!

Hi

2011-10-19T15:41:00.004-05:00

So I haven't been around in awhile. I have been one busy gal. We closed the physical store of Stamp N Scrap Ink and I am now teaching out of my home. Which I love.

The season is changing now and I don't much care for that. I really just wish I lived where the weather was always 75*. That would be so nice.

I am going to try and start posting more projects but I just have so much going on.
I did start another blog 365 cards...365 days if you want to check it out. I will be posting to that often! So please go check it out and follow to see what I come up with!

HoneyPOP

2011-04-14T21:50:00.002-05:00

Honey Pop card! I just love these. So much fun to play around with :)
This was my first attempt.

A fun weekend!

2011-04-13T16:05:00.005-05:00

So we went to Starved Rock for our Annual Family gathering. We always have a blast!! This year was great because it was in the 70's and 80's all weekend!! It was so BEAUTIFUL!! I have a couple of pictures posted of the fun adventures :)

Laying on the ground looking up the wall.
Got myself a little dizzy from being upside down :)
But I think it's a cool pick!

Having fun in the town playing at one of their parks!

Down by the Kankakee River. It was low this year.
Which was cool to go so close to it.

Hiking on one of the trails

If you look closely you can see the frog hiding!!
If you don't know already, I LOVE frogs!!
This was just in a little river running by the trail.
So of course I had to stop to check it out :)

just a quick update...

2011-03-05T00:21:00.003-06:00

So after Christmas was finally over we got a new little welcome to our family. My brother had his first baby, Julian! He is just the cutest thing ever!!

This is him not even 4 hours old

Another of the him with his whole body

Me and him! Happy Aunt :)

Destiny and him. Happy cousin! :)

Then February was a very SNOWY month!! I have to tell you I am not a fan of snow and ask myself every winter why I live in the midwest. I love the seasons changing and think I would miss it but I hate the snow! So with that said we got a little over 2 feet of snow :( I do have to admit that it was fun to play in for about 20 minutes. It was not fun to shovel. So here are some pictures to prove I went out there for a little while!!

Destiny, me and our dog Porter.
He loves the snow!!

Me again with the dogs. I feel in a hole we have dug for a future
addition to our pond. Big surprise for me.
Dogs wouldn't stay off of me long enough to get up.
I had fun though!!

Porter checking things out!

The dogs running and playing in it. They just loved it!

The first time we opened the door that morning.
Our other dogs wouldn't even go out there at first :)

So here was my January and February all wrapped up in one.
Fun and crazy at the same time!!
Now it's March and I am ready for some WARM weather.
Thanks for reading!!

One month later...

2010-11-07T00:04:00.005-05:00

So we have been open for month and are doing great!! I wanna thank everyone for their support! We have been working on our web-site so we can get the online shopping for everyone's convenience :) So I thought I would share a couple of pictures of our grand opening and and just a couple of the store the night before we open. Of course we have changed the store a little since then :) Enjoy!!

Hopefully I can post some more pictures soon!

Kim Conlin, our AWESOME rep!
She did a great job!

What I have been up to...

2010-09-04T01:00:00.003-05:00

So I thought I would pop on and let everyone know that we are opening the doors to Stamp N Scrap Ink!! We are going to have our grand opening Oct. 2nd and I am excited about it. Our friend and Rep for Hero arts will be there from 2-4 to do make and takes. Free gifts for the first 100 shoppers and LOTS of stamps and paper to choose from! So please come check it out if you're in Dyer, IN It's gonna be FUN!!

Fight like a girl...

2010-06-21T13:42:00.000-05:00

Dear All:

Below is a link to Pepsi’s page wherein they are going to award a grant of $250 Thousand to a “great idea.” Kym Rock is presently in the running with her new program entitled “Fight Like a Girl.” The program is meant to educate and teach women how to defend themselves… which I believe is indeed a “great idea.”

All Kim NEEDS is your vote on Pepsi’s page: There is a video about her project and goals; if you think the idea is worthwhile, please click on the vote and register with Pepsi to vote for Kym’s idea. FYI: I don’t recommend giving them all your personal information as requested on their registration… I NEVER GIVE OUT MY REAL BIRTHDATE!! (AND FRANKLY, it should not be in their request!!—I have no knowledge of what they do with their collected information.)

At any rate, any one who could vote for Kym’s project would assist her in receiving this grant. She needs to move up 6 places a day to win…. So if you can vote and forward on to another “girl” who could vote, that would really help!!

http://www.refresheverything.com/kymrocksfightlikeagirl

Rag Quilt purse

2010-06-15T13:43:00.002-05:00

I love these purses. They are so much fun to make. I made the first one for me and the second one for my daughter :)

Lookie, lookie what I got

2010-05-28T00:23:00.003-05:00

So I got the biggest surprise on my front door. I came home last weekend and opened my front to find this, what I thought was a suit case at first but with further inspection it turned out to be a Fiskars scrapbook case with a note. One of my friends got it from someone who picked it up at a garage sale and she didn't want it so she brought it over to me. I am sooooooo HAPPY about getting it b/c I have always wanted one and couldn't buy one. So a HUGE THANK YOU to Lucy!! You ROCK!!

It even came packed with some goodies. And it has the two inserts for scrapbook paper and a file folder.

Mother's day gift and my card fro Artful Legacy

2010-05-08T21:57:00.003-05:00

This is the gift I made for my mother-in-law for mom's day :) She loved it. She can take it to work to put on her desk. I also made a matching card of course.

This was also my design for Artful Legacy's blog...link on side. I used their Jaclyn's flower #14. I just love this stamp...lots of things you can do with it :) Thanks for viewing and I hope everyone has a great Mother's day!!

hubby's b-day card

2010-05-02T23:31:00.002-05:00

This is the card I did for my hubby's b-day.
I love the greeting farms stamps!

Snail-a-bration

2010-04-21T02:26:00.003-05:00

Here is my card for Artful Legacy this week. I absolutely LOVE this little snail. I can think of many ideas to use this snail for. The Snail-a-bration also came from Artful Legacy. I love the play on words!! I used Stampin' Up! for the paper (designer series Rainbow Sherbet) I thought it is so Spring like with the colors. Colored the snail with Copic markers. Please check out Artful Legacy's blog to see other great ideas!! Enjoy!!

Frog card

2010-04-18T23:56:00.002-05:00

I haven't had time to do anything lately. Life has been so busy around here. So I had a chance to work on 2 cards last night. This frog card...and a card for Artful Legacy that I will show you later this week :) I am hoping to get a couple more cards done this week. Wish me luck! Here's to a great week!

New logo...and one winner

2010-04-01T19:06:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone, I have need a favor from you.

I need some input on our new business logo for our craft store.

Please leave a comment and tell me which one you like better.

You would really be helping me out.

Thanks!!

There will be a prize for one lucky winner. I will draw names April 1st. To be entered please leave a comment, follow my blog and post my blog link in a post on your blog...if you have one. You won't be disappointed. :)

Logo 1

Or
Logo 2

Artful Legacy design team card #1

2010-03-22T14:58:00.002-05:00

This is my very first card I did for Artful Legacy. I used the sets baby fish, Hot lips, and One fish...two fish. I used the gel (water) card technique, you can find it on Splitcoast stampers. I just love using this technique! I stamped my image on white cardstock and colored it, then I added the gel filled baggie in front of it and adhered it to the cardstock with the window. Then I colored the baby fish and added him to the front. I used a glitter pen to color his fins to make the shine like fins do :)

I chose to do this card first because it reminds me of summer and my pond in the back yard. I love all things pond :) It is helping to boost the energy of knowing that I will be able to finish it as soon as the weather breaks. And I am really looking forward to that!!

Thanks for taking your time to take a peek. Please stay posted as I will post a new card every week. Also please go check out Artful Legacy's blog to see more of the other talented ladies creations every week. Have a great week!! You can find all kinds of fun stamps on their web-site too.

Baby cards

2010-03-03T18:01:00.002-06:00

I did these cards for a baby swap on SCS. I love making baby cards! Hope however gets them enjoys them :)

Design Team Search for Artful Legacy Rubber Stamping & More!

2010-02-24T22:28:00.003-06:00

This is my submission to be on the design team at Artful Legacy Rubber Stamps. These are the cards that I sent to them to review :) This will be my very first attempt to be a designer. Hope it's good enough. I'm totally sure what I am supposed to do.

Some info about myself...
I am married to a wonderful supportive man who is my best friend. I have one daughter about to turn 13. I got into paper crafting about 5 years ago and love it!! I am in the process of opening a stamp store in my town and I am very excited about it. I love doing making things for people and I love to show others how to do it. Nothing says "I care" like something hand made.
Here is the link to their site...http://www.artfullegacy.com/

Wish me luck!!

What I did with the SU! CD tins

2010-02-17T01:51:00.004-06:00

I seen this awesome idea on someones blog...I wish I knew who so I could give them props...So I made it my own. I made a calender in Microsoft word to fit inside the tin added a post it note and a mini pen. I love them. They are so fun to make and I have 30 of tins just sitting here waiting to be decorated. A fun little gift to give someone.

Another Diaper cake

2010-02-09T16:30:00.003-06:00

This is a diaper cake I did for my cousin-in laws girlfriend. She is doing the nursery in Jungle theme. So I added some animals to it. It's simple but I love the way it turned out.

Uncluttered craft room

2010-01-25T02:18:00.005-06:00

I got a chance this weekend to unclutter my craft room this weekend! Boy does it feel good to have that done. :) It was jammed pack full of stuff still from Christmas. Plus I got our old TV from the basement (since we got a new one for down there) so my hubby hung it for me while I cleaned out the clutter! Now I got a special place for my laptop too. Now my room looks so much bigger and feels way more open. Now to start creating!

Christmas tree and a new hair style

2009-12-07T17:06:00.003-06:00

So we put up our Christmas tree Friday. It was a lot of fun! I love decorating for Christmas. I know soon it will be time to spend time with my family, which I am very grateful for! We got our new carpet in on Thursday and that was great b/c I didn't have to put the tree up with the ugly blue carpet :)

Also I decided to get a new hair cut...which if you know me that it a huge deal...b/c I still had my hair style from 1990 :) I just really love my hair and had a very bad experience with someone chopping it all off when I was younger. So I included a couple of pictures of my new hair too :) I have bangs now...and that has gotten some time to get use to. The one I love of me with my fist b/c my hubby was taking one picture after another of me and wouldn't stop. He was driving me crazy. So I gave him the fist. He said he is going to blow it up, put it by the back door and put a caption saying "Take your shoes off" Can you tell I say that to him a lot?? LOL

Craft Fair

2009-11-20T03:19:00.005-06:00

So this is what I have been working on for the last couple of weeks. I have 2 craft fairs coming up and this is what I will be taking with me. I really hope I do well. One this weekend(Nov. 21st) and one the weekend after Thanksgiving. So please wish me LUCK!! I will need it :)

Halloween night

2009-10-31T21:47:00.006-05:00

Here is my lovely daughter in her costume. She was supposed to be a Blue Dragonfly...whatever that is...so JP went to JoAnn's and got this fleece fabric and we made a shawl for her. I decorated it with Little Felt Flurries from Stampin' Up!. I sewed the wings on the back of it, it turned out really cute. So we decided we would call her "A snow fairy". As long as she doesn't bring the snow everything will be good! :) But she is at the age where she doesn't want to be trick or treating with her mom, she wants her friends :) So I made her go with me for 45 minutes and then I drove her to where her friends where trick or treating and another mom took over :)

Well I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Now time to get ready for THANKSGIVING!! Yummy FOOD!!

My naughty little elf :)

2009-10-31T13:22:00.002-05:00

This is a card I did for my Naughty swap. I just love the Santa pooping in the chimney. I think I know alot of people this year that might have this happen :) Just thought I would share!! I love this elf. And yes, it's Halloween and I am posting Christmas cards LOL

A little fun...

2009-10-30T03:15:00.003-05:00

My brothers girlfriend stayed the night at my house tonight and she thought it would be fun to dress up in my daughters costume. Yeah she is tinier then my daughter so it was big on her. She was running threw my house yelling "Look what I can do" Like Stuart from Mad TV. She was cracking us up. so here are her pictures looking just fabulous!! I love ya Nicole!!

Naughty/humorous HO HO HO Swap...not for the easily offended

2009-10-30T03:00:00.007-05:00

*********If your offended easily please

turn away now***********

So I hosted a swap on SCS and you had to make Holiday inspired naughty or humorous cards and these are what the ladies came up with. Only one was truly naughty. This was alot of fun to do and can't wait until next year :)

Also we had one lady drop out because her mom is very sick. So I got together with some of the gals and we donated an extra card so she can share them with her. I also donated all my extra cards to her. I really hope she's excited and surprised when she gets the package!!

Teddy bears

2009-10-25T23:34:00.005-05:00

My husbands grandma passed away last year and I got an idea from someone to make doll clothes from her clothes for a way for everyone to have a little piece of her. So this is what I came up with. We got the bears from a wholesaler. And the pattern is for cabbage patch kids clothes. They work great! I am passing them out this Christmas to all the kids. Now keep in mind I do not sew...this is the first time I have ever followed a pattern. So I think I did a great job :)

Halloween decorations 2009

2009-10-25T23:25:00.004-05:00

So this is what we came up for our decoration this year. We had a lot of fun doing it. Although we wish we could of added some headstones but we always have next year :) We live on a main street so a lot of cars slow done to read them. It's funny to see peoples faces. Just thought I would share.

Scarecrow

2009-09-26T02:50:00.002-05:00

I made 6 of these cards for some ladies I swap with. I got this stamp set in Jan. right before it went away and never got a chance to use it. So I thought what a better time then fall :) I love summer but, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Not b/c it's scary but b/c it's fun to dress the kids up and watch their faces light up when they get a bag full of candy. Plus the leaves are changing and the smell in the air is crisp and clean. It's just a wonderful thing. I always say I would love to live somewhere warm but I think I would miss the seasons changing. Well I hope you like my card.

Stamp set: Stampin Up! Happy Blessings
Paper:Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red
Colored with Stampin Up! markers

Finally the juices are flowing :)

2009-08-21T23:47:00.005-05:00

So I finally had time to sit down and make a card :) I even got to break out some items I got from Bekah in my naked mail swap. I love the MTF buttons and ribbon. I think the paper was from her too. Thanks Bek!! So here is the card I came up with.

Stamp from: Sugar nellie

Hi There...

2009-08-21T01:30:00.003-05:00

So I haven't been able to be creative lately sooooo I thought I would just pop in and say hi :) Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Destiny started school 2 days ago and things are crazy around here. But that's life right. Maybe my creative juices will start flowing soon and I can post some pictures soon :)

My craft room

2009-08-11T02:59:00.000-05:00

So I am almost finished with my craft room and I am soooooooooo excited about it. My new room is double the size of my last room so I have so much room I don't know what to do with it...but I will find stuff for the empty space :) Now I can finally create again since I have a craft fair coming up soon that a good thing. :) Thanks for looking!!

My new bathroom :)

2009-07-30T21:09:00.004-05:00

So this is my new bathroom. Almost completely finished. All I have left to do is the counter-top. I want to give a big thank you to my mama who gave me the money to do it and painted it too :). One of her gifts to us. She's the best mama in the world. And I would also like to thank my brother Joey who did a lot of the demoing and the installing of my bathtub...and my dad who did all the dry walling and made my wall square :). My DH and me did the tiling on the walls and the floor not an easy task either. I'm just happy it came out great in the end. Once we find a laminate that will look good over the turquoise laminate we will change that out and be all done{big grin}

Some more pictures of the house...

2009-07-06T22:39:00.000-05:00

Here are a couple of pictures of what we have been doing around here. It's my craft room, bathroom and and dining room. I only painted my craft room I still have to get new carpet and some shelves. :)

My husband messed up on the last row of tile and now he has to
re-do them so it's not totally finished but it's coming along :)

Michael Jackson Tribute

2009-06-26T00:44:00.002-05:00

He was a great artist and will be missed dearly.
I grew up listening to his music and have passed that down to my daughter.
Came as quit a shock!! You rock Michael!!

Destiny's Dance

2009-06-08T23:28:00.005-05:00

So here is my daughter(and friend) dressed in her costume for her dance recital. It was alot of fun and the girls did such a great job. It was on Saturday the 6th of June. I thought I would just share some pictures with you.

Destiny doing her pose :)

Cassandra and Destiny

Destiny and Cassandra doing their dance

Destiny on the floor doing her pose at the end of the dance

Destiny and Cassandra at the dance studio
after practice.

New house...

2009-06-03T23:16:00.003-05:00

So this is the new house I have been spending all my time at lately. I have been slaving away trying to get it to mive in codition. Me and my mom painted almost every room. I'm in the middle of painted what will be my new craft room. It's paneling now and it makes it look so much smaller then it is. I also have to figure out what I want to do to the kitchen. It needs new countertops and floor but that will be in time. Right now we are working on the bathroom. We got the tub out today and my brother is going to frame it in tomorrow. Then all the fun tiling work :) I posted some pictures of the house below. Thanks for looking! :)

This is the house. I'm standing at the street.

This is the kitchen

I was laying on the floor taking pictures while my mom was
painting.We painted it once and didn't
like the color so we painted it a darker color :)
We still have to change the carpet

Fireplace :)

My new craft room.
I am painting it and changing the carpet.

My daughter playing basketball.
She loves having a basketball hoop.

I don't know how my finger got in the way ;)

alittle something I did the last couple of nights

2009-05-11T03:20:00.002-05:00

Here are a couple of cards I did. The first one is for a swap I hosted and the second one is for a recipe swap I am in. Trying to get my swaps finished before I pack up the craft room. I will be sad to see is go away for awhile. But my space will double when we move so that's awesome!!

Husbands are like children :)

2009-05-11T02:57:00.004-05:00

So I left my hubby in the car whole I went into our dollar general to buy a bottle for my naked mail swap and my hubby got his hands on the camera ...guess what he was doing?? Taking pictures of nothing. His boredom was driving him crazy so he had to play with the camera. So I decided to post the pictures of what he took while sitting in the truck...

To funny...

2009-05-10T00:52:00.002-05:00

I got this award from an Aunt of mine. I just LOVE it and thought I had to share it with all of you!!

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there.
Keep doing the wonderful jobs you do!!!

Check it out HERE

May song of the month

2009-05-09T23:27:00.001-05:00

I have recently fallen in live with this song. So take a listen...if you want :)
Coming to Terms

It's been a long minute since I posted

2009-04-24T01:05:00.000-05:00

So alot has gone on in the last month...we went on vacation, well a mini vacation to a state park called Starved Rock. I just love that place. We went up on Thursday April 9th through April 12th and did alot of hiking. the whole weekend kinda just flew by.It started out alittle rough...when checking in the idiot didn't have a clue what she was doing over charged my credit card which really ticked me off, then they put us in this room that smelled sooooooo bad...like chlorine. Because it's window is the pool house. So I had to go down stairs and make them switch us. So we moved to another room, then we had to move again in the morning b/c we where in the wrong wing. Since the family is so big we end up getting the entire wing of the hotel. So we moved but couldn't actually be in the room b/c the maid was cleaning so we went out for a couple of hours. We decided to go to the next town over and go shopping for some stuff we left behind :).On Saturday Nana got the Easter eggs filled with candy and we hid 65 of them around the outside. It was fun watching the kids find all the Easter eggs. They had alot of fun. My daughter and her friend went swimming alot of the time. They've been without a pool for months b/c of winter so they had lots of fun swimming but they got a rash from the chlorine, there was a ton of it in the pool. And trying to get 2 twelve year olds to take a shower when other stuff is going on is not very easy :). Me and my hubby got to spend some time together walking the trails and just hanging out. We had a really good time. I want to go back this summer. So we'll see what happens.Pictures are below. Enjoy!!

Some pictures of Starved rock

2009-04-24T00:35:00.005-05:00

My niece Ava eating a sugar wafer at 9 having a grand time.

My husbands cousin Marty bought this hat
and he wore it all night long.I just had to take a picture :)

Some of the kids collecting eggs

Some of the family hanging out while the kids find the eggs

My niece Ava finding eggs. It was her first year
old enough to find them :)

The girls at the bottom of the waterfall

They have tons of totem polls around.
So I made the girls take a picture at every one of them.
They hated it :)

Saint Louis canyon waterfall

This really cool cave.

Some views along the path

Hubby on one of our walks.

Me on one of the walks

Climbing trees :)

More views. There are waterfalls everywhere

Me in some beer glasses.
They don't make any one look any better...LOL :)

Pictures of Starved Rock

2009-04-24T00:19:00.003-05:00

This is when we first got there...our temp. room.
The girls just got out of the pool.

This is the great room where they have weddings and such
Huge fireplace!

The girls on a log by the Illinois River.
It was above flood stage so there was trees and stuff all over
the place. The boat ramp was washed up way on the shore.

Some more of the debris from the flooding

This is the bridge over the Illinois River coming into town

This is what the entire place looks like going up to the lodge.
It's so cool looking!

This is us at the bottom of that giant rock.
Lots of fun!

Card flood cards and a challenge...

2009-03-31T17:09:00.002-05:00

I did these cards for a card flood swap I'm in and also for Shelli's spring challenge. Hope everyone likes them.

Song of the month

2009-03-30T00:00:00.000-05:00

So I have decided that i am gonna try and post my pick of a song for the month. Something that may go with my mood or something I find very interesting...this month(April) even though it's early...is one of my favorite songs b/c what he says is true. So if you have 5 minutes click on the link and listen to the whole song. Then if you can let me know what you think. Thanks and enjoy!! Stay tuned for next months song :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn52Px_h7_8

I don't support all of it, but it's something to think about...

Song:Underwear goes inside the pants
Sung by: Lazy Boy

Check out some blog candy and help out a GREAT cause...

2009-03-25T22:21:00.002-05:00

A fellow SCSer and SU demo is have a Card-a-thon and could really use some help getting some supplies donated. So if you, like me have extra items just collecting dust on them please stop by and help out. You can also win some blog candy. So it's a win win situation :) Thanks so much!!
http://mypaperbliss.blogspot.com/ --her blog

Check out her SCS thread too
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427076

I've been tagged...

2009-03-24T20:46:00.003-05:00

I have been tagged by my SCS friend Bekah

The challenge was to post the 6th picture in the 6th folder in my picture files.
•Open your photo folder on your computer
•Open the 6th folder of photos
•Select the 6th picture
•Post the picture on your blog with a description

The above picture is a picture from my daughter 5th grade school project about the Cherokee Indians and what they lived in. We had a lot of fun making this. It is made out of sticks from our yard and peat moss for the trees and grass and the roof is made out of hay. The fire pit was one of my favorite touches. Everything was hand made except the horses :)

Alright, on with the tagging. Here are the rules for the tag:

•Invite six friends to join the challenge
•Link your six friends to your blog post
I will tag:
Trinity
Jen
Doris
Easperee
Nat
Michelle

So there you go! The challenge is on....

Roses and food coloring

2009-03-21T23:09:00.003-05:00

The other night I was bored and JP(my husband) gave me some beautiful white roses for my birthday and aftr they had sat on my table for a couple of days I was thinking how do they get those roses died crazy colors soooo....I pulled out the food coloring and tried it out. Ok it was messy but fun to try.

cupcakes??

2009-03-21T22:44:00.004-05:00

This is a card I did...or still working on for a cupcake swap. This is the first time I've used Liquid Applique. I just love how it makes the cupcakes look like they have frosting on them. So very fun!!

I got the liqud applique from this site...they where very friendly and quick to deliver.

Birthday celebration...

2009-03-18T00:52:00.009-05:00

In the month of March we have a lot of birthdays, but there are 4 in my immediate family. First with my daughter, then my brothers the next week, then mine the week after that and last but not least my nephews is in the last week. So it's pretty crazy. We decided it would be fun to all get together and celebrate all of us. It was even better b/c it was nice out. Which in the month if March here in Indiana isn't usually nice. Last year for my b-day it was 39...this year 74. Yeah that's what we have to deal with :) But it was a beautiful weekend and so far a great week. The kids had a lot of fun playing and we had a lot of fun too. And I got he best gift...a LAPTOP!! I was so excited. So now I've parked my tush on the couch and I can type and lay on the couch. This might not be good for my already over sized butt :)

My nephew Drake

Me getting ready to open my laptop :)

My Brother Joe(not his b-day month) and my mom

My brother, his son Drake and my hubby

6x6 Scrapbook page

2009-03-11T03:20:00.005-05:00

Every year we get together with my husbands family for the annual family reunion. We go to a local State park called "Starved Rock". We usually go around Easter if not on Easter weekend. We rent out a large gathering room and everyone gets a room of there own and it's like a mini vacation. We look forward to it every year because you know you will get to see everyone. New babies or family that lives out of state. It's also nice to see his Nana and papa because they are getting older and spending as much time as we can with them is wonderful. He has the nicest family. And I love them all.

I didn't take much pictures last year as my camera wasn't the best. But I got a new one for Christmas and I intend on using it as much a possible this year. So here are 2 pages I did. The first one is my daughter and her friend hugging the Totem Pole and the second one is my daughter and her friend and me and my cousin in-law walking the trails. Although there where 8 of us walking I haven't gotten them in the book yet. :) I am hoping to hit alot of the trails this year if the weather isn't bad. We are going up in April on Easter weekend.going up here just screams Spring to me. We have such a blast.

Check out this blog candy...

2009-03-06T19:35:00.003-06:00

Go to this blog and check out this awesome set below that they have up for some lucky person to win! :)

http://starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/

My thoughts for the day...

2009-03-05T22:59:00.006-06:00

I don't know about you but I am so sick and tired of hearing about the economy. It's all any one talks about any more. You can't watch the news without hearing it 10 times. I understand that it's bad, but it's mostly the rich who are complaining about it. If they don't get another bail out then they aren't happy. Does anyone care that this is OUR money being used to bail out all these companies, like these giant banks where the guy at top is making $500,000.00 every year. I say if they go under then let them, STOP giving them more money it's obviously not helping b/c they keep asking for more.

Here's a thought...if the government took that money...let's just say $170,000.00 and gave it to every household in America, I think the economy would fix itself, people would buy cars, and houses and go shopping at their local stores, everything would get better. But NOOOO we bail out yet another bank which is operated by some rich guy who is spending the money like it was his own. So I stand by the shirt below and would love to make them for everyone I know :)

Thanks for listening to my ranting!

Destiny's 12th Birthday party

2009-03-02T01:02:00.003-06:00

My daughter turned 12 on March 1st. I can't believe how the time flies. We had her party at one of our local skating rinks. It was alot of fun. We had 65 people show up so it was big. She had something like 30 friends come. We rented out the rink for a private party and it was so much fun. All the kids who couldn't skate learned how to skate without other people running them over. It was alot of fun and my daughter had alot of fun. The only bad thing that really happened that night was my nephew isn't a really good skater so I said I would take him around a couple of times to get use to it and so we went around one whole time before he somehow turned himself around and went under my legs...we weren't going fast but I still fell. Not fun!

And then to top it off I was skating with my friend in picture below and she was close to me I over corrected and down I went. She crashed into the mirror laughing at me. What a great friend huh?? And I didn't feel the effects then but later that night my tush started hurting really bad I had a really hard time sitting. I think I bruised my tail bone :( Then the next day(Sat.) it hurt even more along with my muscles in my one leg on the same side as I feel and today it's feeling slightly better but I have been staying off it. Mostly lying around on my belly on the couch. Now it's starting to hurt again b/c I'm sitting here on this hard chair. So I'm gonna get off of here. Hope everyone had a great weekend!! I know we did :)

My daughter not liking being sung to.

Little Madison and my friend Kimie

My nephew Nolan(almost 1)

His brother Brendon and dad (BIL) Ed
running up and down the side of the rink
pushing him.

Shari(the one who took me out)
and me resting after falling.
She's being weird-o!

Destiny(in black tank)
and some of her friends

My nephew Drake and me going around
before we fell.
(Hard to take pictures in the dark)

Just a picture of the rink

Feeling blue swap

2009-02-26T03:47:00.002-06:00

This is a card I'm doing for wendysu's feeling blue swap. I really like the way it came out. I don't usually do sympathy cards b/c they are sad. So this is what I came up with. Since we have to use blue it mad designing it alittle easier.

Stamp set: Pocket Silhouette from Stampin' Up!
Paper: Bashful blue, bliss blue(retired), certainly celery, and Kraft

A birthday suprise...

2009-02-24T03:43:00.010-06:00

It was a typical day for me today(well yesterday now) I got up, got my daughter off to school, did some stuff around the house...laundry :(, cleaning, watching TV, and taking alittle nap since as you can see I'm up all night :).

So I go to get my mail as I am expecting lots of packages since my St. Patty's day swap is coming to a close. And...there is a package. So I come inside check to see if there are any bills(not that I want them) and then proceed to my craft room to open my package and to my surprise there are all kinds of treats inside this box along with some beautiful Irish cards.

So I get all excited, as I look at the Irish cards and the extra cards inside, I notice this little pillow box that is so cute.When I pick it up it is heavier then normal so I was thinking there was candy inside but instead there is this awesome necklace inside. Made by my friend Bekah. I love it so much!! I can't even thank her enough. My daughter even said she was going to steal it, and If I'm not careful she will :)

I can't wait till my daughter's b-day party this Friday so I can show it off to my friends and family. Here are some pictures of it. Thank you again and again Bekah!!Your awesome!

The box it came in

The whole necklace.

The necklace up close

I've been nominated...

2009-02-24T03:15:00.004-06:00

glitterdovefairy on Splitcoaststampers nominated me for an award. It totally made my day! Thank you so much, Doris. This is so awesome!!

The rules:

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to their blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

Here are the blogs I nominate:
1.BloomingPink aka Bekah1964 on SCS. I nominate her b/c she is a great person to know.Very thoughtful and kind hearted!
2.Here I am. aka Lindsey95037 on SCS. I nominate her b/c she is a kind soul.
3.artisticadventures aka art sensei on SCS. I nominate her b/c she has always gone out of her way to help me out. She was one of my very first SCS friends. You're awesome Karen! Thanks for all your help!
4.mom2angeljocelyn known as mom2angeljocelyn on SCS. I nominate her for 2 reason...one b/c she never misses on of my swaps and two b/c she is probably the strongest person I know. To lose a child and be as strong as her takes someone very special. I wish you nothing but the best Trinity!! You will always be in my prayers.
5.Two Worlds Meet aka kidsmomscrappin on SCS. I nominate her b/c she is a good person. A great friend and a wonderful mother.

St. Patty's card

2009-02-22T01:55:00.003-06:00

Here is a card I did for a swap. I just decided to do it St. Patty's day themed b/c it's the next holiday coming up and my Birthday :) The idea for the swap is not to do a square card. Thanks Jen...for making me step outside the box :)

Birthday card

2009-02-18T00:52:00.004-06:00

This is a birthday card I did for a swap on SCS. I love this set. I have had it for awhile but never really got a chance to use it. So now I gave it a shot. The coloring on the crab I'm not happy about but I used a blender pen first and it messed the paper up so I colored over it with a copic marker. I'm still happy with the way ti turned out for the most part. Thanks!

Sale-a-bration set

2009-02-18T00:41:00.004-06:00

This is a very cool set form Stampin' Up! called Congrats. It's part of the 2009 sale-a-bration catty. I did this card for two reason one for Shelli's challenge and the other for a swap I'm in on SCS. So it worked out great. TFL!

Birthday parties and...deer??

2009-02-17T00:58:00.009-06:00

We went to my nieces 1st birthday party on Saturday and this is her stuffing her face with her very own cake. She had a blast digging into it. Isn't she so cute! So after her party we where on our way to another birthday party...my nephews...we didn't make it. We left to late and with the travel time I would of gotten there as everyone was leaving. I feel bad but there's nothing I can do about it now. But make it up to him with more gifts :)

So we on our way to the highway and we drove past the forest preserves and there where all these deers hanging out and eating the grass so I made my husband stop so I could get some pictures. It sad that they are so use to humans that they didn't even care we where there taking pictures. In fact one came so close to the car without even caring that we where in it. At first I thought maybe she was going to ram us as we have had that happen before...I mean it we didn't hit it, it hit us while we where stopped at a stop sign...it came out of no where and rammed the car and ran off. I don't know why it was weird. Damn deer :) so I thought I would share some pictures of them. Hope you enjoy!

Ava Rose 1 years old

Isn't she so cute...

The deer...

Just walking right in front of our truck

This deer was right next to my car. Didn't even care.

Same one...has no worries

The baby and momma were alittle more nervous.

More animal cracker cards...

2009-02-14T01:11:00.004-06:00

I've decided that my goal is to make a card with every set of stamps I own. Now this is going to be VERY challenging b/c I own alot of sets. But I thought I would start with a new set. Here is what I came up with. I did these using the OSW template. It really makes making cards alot easier.Nice template to use if your just getting started and looking for help in designing.

Not sure about this bunny and I don't like the dark color.
Tried to help by adding the dark flower but I'm not feeling it.

Like the chick

Like the squirrel

I really like the penguin

SU's Animal cracker set

2009-02-10T02:36:00.003-06:00

So I got this set and I wasn't to sure if I really liked it or not. So I didn't mount it for a week thinking maybe I would figure out something else to do with it. But I showed it to JP(my hubby) and he said he liked it alot and I should see what I can do with it. So here is the giraffe. It's ok...I have to work on it. But I think I do like the set now that I see it on paper. I have just been in a funk. I can't get my brain to function like I would like it to. Lots going on so I think it's just busy thinking about other stuff and not on making things. If that makes since. I cut the stars out of chipboard and put yellow CS on them and then topped that with yellow stickles. I love that stuff...so now they twinkle like real stars. :) The stars on on 3-d dots so they are raised.

Naked mail swap

2009-02-10T02:24:00.005-06:00

So a friend of mine (kidsmomscrappin) asked me to do a swap that involved something called naked mail. So I did some research on it and decided that it would be fun. We did the first one and it was a great sucess. So I decided to keep it open and just swap every couple of months. All the girls keep coming back b/c it is so much fun! So we are swapping out round 2 ones now on SCS and round three is open. So if you would like to join it is alot of fun. The deal is you can not send your stuff in a box. It has to be in some sort of plastic container. You get a name of your secret sister one month before we mail out so you have time to shop for them. So here is the package I am sending out to my secret SS. I really hope she likes it. And the plastic container I'm sending it in can be used for pasta or whatever you want. So it's kinda like recycling.

A gift for my friend...part 2

2009-02-10T02:02:00.006-06:00

So here is part two of the gifts for my friends new place. I hope they like them. I really like the way it turned out. The decorative paper is SU's Simply Scrappin' Pina Colada. It is discontinued and I'm unhappy about that because I love it.

A gift for my friend

2009-02-06T17:47:00.002-06:00

I made this key holder for a friend who just got their very first place. I am going to make a mail holder too. I just haven't gotten that far :) I hope she likes it. This paper is from the 2009 sale-a-bration catty it's the DD paper. I just love these colors. I'll upload the mail thing when I finish it.

Sale-a-bration challenge

2009-02-04T00:56:00.004-06:00

This is the card I did for the sale-a-bration challenge. This is the new set called Polka dot punches. I think I like how this one came out. Want to know who to get this set? Just ask me.

Daughters Birthday invite

2009-01-31T00:50:00.004-06:00

So these are the cards I decided to make for my daughters birthday that is coming up. We rented the skating rink privately for a couple of hours...mostly so I can get on skates and not look like an idiot in front of random people...LOL. She wanted to do the skating thing this year so I thought this would be a cute card for the invites. I had my hubby draw the skate template and then I added the lace and the wheels(they move). I forgot to draw the lines on the wheel but this is only my first try at it. The cards will be all different colors, that way I can spice things up a bit. Thanks fro looking!

No stamps where used in this one.
The card is a 6x6, the skate is done with glossy white and the wheels where glazed in clear embossing powder.

Found cat...my daughter named Babe

2009-01-26T01:59:00.004-06:00

So exactly a week from today a cat showed up on my door step crying. At first I thought it was stuck in the wheel well of my husbands truck but when I went outside to investigate it came running up to me like it belong in my house. Being that it was VERY cold and I love animals I picked her up and brought her inside my attached garage. I have cats of my own and didn't know if she was sick or had any problems and didn't want to risk bringing her in the house. So the garage is heated and I thought it would be an ideal place until I could find her owners. So she has been with us for a week now and let me tell you she is nuts. Now of course she wants in the house but I tried to introduce mine with her and they don't like each other. So that just can't happen. So I have fliers posted but no one has come to claim her. The more I get to know her I'm wondering if she was mistreated. She seem to duck or move quickly out of the way if you come down to pet her. All I do know is she was hungry and tired. Now she's rested and has a super full belly and she wants in. :) I hope I can get her a good home. I feel bad for her. My daughter loves her and reads her book out there with her everyday. She said "can't she just be our garage kitty" cute huh?We put a kitty tower out there and a fluffy bed so she would be comfortable. Well I think she's in heat so we are going to wait for 2 weeks and then if no one claims her my friend runs a animal shelter she is going to get her fixed and shotted and get her a home. Thought I would share my kitty story with you. I posted some pictures so you can see how cute she is.

Card box

2009-01-26T01:37:00.004-06:00

I made this box to give to my Realtor who ordered cards from me. She has to have something to store them in...right?? She really loved it and the cards too.

Visiting my brother downtown...

2009-01-26T00:52:00.005-06:00

On Saturday my brother called me up and wanted to know if I wanted to take him to IKEA so he could go shopping. He lives in the city and doesn't need a car but IKEA isn't close to any of us. Any who...I found someone to watch my daughter and we headed towards Chicago. I haven't been down there in awhile. So it was nice to go see all the pretty lights again. It would of been nicer if it wasn't 3 degrees. :) I can't wait to go in the spring or summer with the waves beating off the shore...ok way of the subject there.

So we drive to IKEA which was a 30 minute drive from the city, I've never been there so I'm excited to see what this place is all about. I know people love this store and I hear great things so I am stoked that I get to go scope it out myself. This place is HUGE!

So they have this like "path" that you follow through the building showing you all the stuff they have all displayed through this really long "tour" is what I'm gonna call it. It was really neat to see how they have their stuff set up. My only complaint is that the stuff seemed really small. I am 5'8" and I was taller then the fridge they had displayed and the couches when you sit on them you can't rest your head b/c the back doesn't go us high as your head. Cute stuff for small spaces. They have great coffee tables and end tables, kitchen tables and some funky stuff you might not normally buy. So my brother buys all new everything...new bed, tables, and so on. It was so funny trying to load all this stuff in my truck. He was super squeshed in the back. I didn't buy much only a new scale...like I want that. But I want to loose weight so I need something to tell me I am :) Well any how I took some pictures of the veiw from my brothers condo. I would love to have a veiw like him but I'm just a suburb kinda gal. Hope you enjoy!

Picture from a bridge in my town. I was just trying to capture the sunset

The sunset again.
When we where getting on the highway to go sown town.

One view form my Brothers Condo

Another view from his condo.
The Sears Tower.

Let's Monkey around...

2009-01-11T03:10:00.002-06:00

I got this really cute set from The Angel Company. So I decided to make a card with it...and this is what I got. TFL

Paper:Close to cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, & Basic Grey
Stamp Set: The Angel Company's "Happy Day" & MFT's "Twisted Sentiments"

Sense of Humor card

2009-01-10T17:08:00.003-06:00

This is my card for a sense of humor swap I am.
I think I like how it came out.

Paper: Creamy Caramel, Ruby red, and patterned paper from Joann's
Stamp sets: Inkadinkado "Dogs" from Joann's

Thank You

2009-01-10T01:53:00.003-06:00

Here is a Thank You card I did.
I am doing a bunch of these for a friend.
So I thought I would share.
TFL

Paper: SU's Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White
Stamp Set: SU's Heartfelt Thanks

Birthday card

2009-01-09T20:19:00.003-06:00

Here is a card I did for a Birthday swap I am in. I just love this set. It has so many possibilities.

Paper: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Creamy caramel, Old Olive, and Cameo Coral, flower paper is from Joann's
Stamp set:Stampin' Up! Crazy for Cupcakes

Easter card

2009-01-09T20:15:00.005-06:00

Ok so I know it's alittle early but I am in this Easter swap so I had to make my card already...and here's what I came up with.

Paper: Stampin' Up! Lavender Lace, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper white
Stamp Set: Stampin' Up! Serene Spring

Valentine's card

2009-01-06T01:54:00.005-06:00

Here is the card I did to go with the mail box below. I was just playing around seeing what I liked and this is what I came up with. Thanks for looking!

Valentine's mail box

2009-01-06T01:47:00.005-06:00

This is a little mail box that i decided to decorate for my daughter. I don't know what I'll put in it yet but I just love the way it turned out. It's simple and elegant. I think she is going to love it.
I got the mail box from someone in a swap. I know they got it from Target's Dollar spot so I'm going to have to go there and see if they have more, then I will make some for my nieces and nephews. Thanks for looking! :)

Hair cuts...

2009-01-05T17:46:00.005-06:00

So yesterday we did a family hair cut day and we went to my SIL so she could cut it. :) It's been awhile so we all needed it badly. I have posted some pictures for you to see. And the pile of hair at the end. Sorry it's alittle blurry...I hate when that happens. :)

My daughter lovin' her new hair.

My hubby in the process of getting it cut.

Mine very short...for me. :)

And the pile of mine and my daughters hair.
Enough to wig someone else.

New set from Stampin' Up

2009-01-03T04:07:00.003-06:00

So I'm getting back into the swing of things and I'd like to start posting at least once a day. If possible. I got my package of stamp sets from SU. Oh I love the sets I got. I only got a sneak peek from the new catty, but they are cute. You won't want to miss this one. Anyway here is a picture of the card I made with the set called "Just Buzzin' By" Hope you enjoy!!

To have & to Hold...

2009-01-02T04:52:00.003-06:00

Here is a wedding card I did for a friend of mine to give at her friends wedding. I got the idea from someone on SCS. And then of course made it my own. I used Merri/foil cardstock I got from someone on e-bay. It's like mirrored cardstock it so cool. Hard to get a picture of :)

Sketch Challenge...

2009-01-02T04:40:00.003-06:00

This is a card I did for a sketch challenge on SCS. The set is from a "New" hostess set from SU. I got it a couple of days ago and wanted to try it out. It's called Echoes of Kindness. I love this set. Wasn't sure about it at first but i have discovered that I do like it...alot

Ice storm part 1...

2009-01-02T04:35:00.000-06:00

So I wanted to post these pictures awhile ago...when I took them on Dec. 19th. Yeah, with Christmas and stuff I never got a chance. So here they are. This is the ice storm we had on Dec. 18th it was crazy...rain, ice, snow, rain, then ice again...it was like out of a movie. Makes me wonder why I live here. I really want to live somewhere warm!! Back to Vegas I'm thinking :) Any who I hope you enjoy...

Ice storm...

2009-01-02T04:28:00.003-06:00

This is how thick the ice was on the tree.

This was me standing inside my Willow tree.
Not an easy task to get across the yard which was ice.

Our light in the back by our pond.

Another shot of the Willow Tree

This is the railing of our out door swing.

Someone broke into my truck...

2008-12-29T04:56:00.004-06:00

So I live in a quite neighborhood off in alittle subdivision on a cul-de-sac and on Saturday night well Sunday morning our truck was broken into. I heard a car pull up and I didn't pay attention the dogs started barking but I assumed it was the neighbors kids coming home. So I was getting ready to go to bed since it's 3 in the morning and I peek out the window and the truck light was on and I was weirded out by it. So I grabbed the keys and get 2 of my dogs and go outside to see why...and when I press the lock button the alarm lets me know the door isn't shut so I proceed to the truck and notice that all my stuff is scattered everywhere in the truck. Glove box is open, center arm thing is wide open, so I go back inside to wake up my husband and call 911. They tell me that this it was the 10th call and some stupid a** kids are going through the neighborhood breaking in cars. The doors were unlocked so the windows didn't get broke. We leave our doors unlocked all the time and I never thought we would have this problem. Nothing was stolen because I don't leave anything of value in my car, but it is very irritating. Well I guess it was a lesson learned. And I hope those little a**holes where caught. Doing this right after Christmas. Shame on them!!

Christmas with my dads family...

2008-12-28T01:46:00.003-06:00

And last but not least Christmas with my dads family. We had fun. I don't see them often and my grandparents live in Ohio so they only come out once in awhile now since they are so old and don't drive. They need a ride from someone. This was nice because my uncle drove out with them and he is going back tomorrow. They stay for a couple of weeks to visit so I'll get a couple of chances to see them. We are going to have them over for dinner one night I think. In a way I'm just happy Christmas is over now. Move on to the next holiday.

Well I hope your holidays were as jolly as mine where and I hope you have a very Happy New Year filled with lots of blessings and good health!

Christmas with my dads family...

2008-12-28T01:33:00.005-06:00

My cousin Nathan, and my dad

My dad, Uncle Joel my brother Joe, and cousin Krista

My cousin Jill and her daughter Lauren

My grams and gramps with a new addition to the family Kaya and Nathan

My uncle Dave with his new granddaughter Kaya.

Christmas at my Hubby's parents house...

2008-12-28T01:32:00.002-06:00

On Christmas day we always go to my in-laws house to have Christmas. This year we had alot of fun. We played Apples to Apples board game. So much fun!! The we played Stage Fright Charades game that was the funnest game I think I've played in a long time. It a new twist on charades. I would recommend it for a family game. So here are some pictures of the family...

Christmas at my Hubby's parents house...

2008-12-28T01:16:00.004-06:00

Them trying to kick my MIL out of the kitchen while they are doing dishes.

Me with my niece Ava

Matthew, Ava, and Destiny

Top: Kathy, Valerie, Me
Bottom: Emily, Destiny, Ava, and Nana

Ava and her mommy Valerie

Christmas at my house...

2008-12-28T01:14:00.001-06:00

So every year we have Christmas at our house on Christmas eve. With my mom and brothers. So it's kinda small but alot of fun. We had alot of fun this year although my mom broke her ankle 4 days before Christmas in that ice storm we had. She found it hard to get around my house with all the stairs. I got the most wonderful gift a real SLR camera with 2 lenses and all kinds of different goodies. I was SO excited. My daughter got her Cell phone and a camera of her own. So she'll stop stealing mine :) She also got some golf clubs...we love to golf. And my hubby got a new graphics card for his computer. We got other little things to but these are the big ones.

Christmas at my house...pictures

2008-12-28T00:54:00.005-06:00

My brother Adam

My brother Joe, my mom in her cast, and her boyfriend Geoff

Me with my new Camera :)

JP opening his new video card

Destiny with her new cell phone.

Merry Christmas...

2008-12-26T01:26:00.003-06:00

Hi all. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!! I'll be on this week to post all about Christmas. And add fun pictures of my niece and nephews.

Decorating the Tree...

2008-12-03T23:12:00.004-06:00

So we put up the tree...we usually put up a fake tree but we decided last year what the hell...support our local business and buy a tree so we did. Loved it. Although I was afraid of my cats climbing it. They didn't. So anyways we decided to get another real tree this year only it was tied up and we couldn't see how wide it was...yeah it's huge. Alot bigger then I would of bought. I can't even put it in front of our window because it will take the whole thing up.
But it's an awesome tree in the corner. Had to move all the furniture around but hey ya do what ya gotta do. And I've already added some presents and my daughter was so excited. She doesn't believe in Santa anymore so in one way it's nice that I don't have to hide the presents but it stinks because it means she's not my baby anymore(pre-teen) :) I told her I still believe in Santa and she just gave me the look. Oh well what's a mom to do...

2008-11-30T04:30:00.003-06:00

Well now that Thanksgiving is over I have a little bit of time to myself. :) Don't get me wrong I love Thanksgiving and I love to see my family but I hate the cleaning up part. There is just so much to do. And when your belly is full and kids are running all over it's the last thing I want to do. :) And my poor mom wasn't feeling well so I kinda got stuck with all of it. Oh well what can ya do right. We always have a lot of fun together. We played games and talked all night long. We were up till 3:30am hanging out.Well thanks for reading and I hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2008-11-26T22:05:00.003-06:00

Thanksgiving eve poem...

May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy,
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious,
and your pies take the prize.
And may your Thanksgiving dinner,
Stay off your thighs!

The corner of my Craft room...

2008-11-26T00:38:00.006-06:00

So I thought I would share with you what the corner of my craft room looks like at this moment. I have 4 swaps going on and are all due to me within 1 week of each other and I have boxes and envelopes stacked up so high. It's crazy. I'm having a hard time finding things. :) This is my kind of organized chaos. :)

Another diaper cake...

2008-11-22T02:26:00.004-06:00

I made this diaper cake for my husbands cousin's baby shower. They are doing Winnie the Pooh themed so I matched with the cake.There where so many people there I didn't even get to really talk to her but that's how it goes. So I hoped she enjoyed it. It was fun to make. I love making these so many new things you can do.Well thanks for looking!

Craft Fair...

2008-11-13T21:43:00.001-06:00

So I'm getting ready to do a craft fair and here the things I will be selling. I hope I do well. This really takes alot of time to do. I never really realized how long it does take. I'm not quite done. I still have to make the cards.
Let me know what you think... pictures are below