Remembering

Taking time to remember all of those who have fought and even paid the ultimate price for all of us. So that we may sit with our families at dinner time and talk about how our day went at work, at school or whereever the day took us. So that I can send my child to school safely and know that he will be safe there today and always.

Thank you to all, past and present! for all that you do for me and my family and all of us. Thank you so very much!

Image from: Reidblog

Keeton's Mustang tunrned Police Car

This is my 5 year old Keeton. His daddy sup'd up his red Power Wheels Mustang and turned it into this:



I just had to share this. Keeton's most prized posetion at this point. Hope you enjoyed.

1st Attempt at a Beaded Necklace

I actually made this last Halloween but wanted to share.

I just have it hanging off of a thumb tack in the side of my cd case above me at my desk. I don't know what else to do with it . . .? If I went anywhere for Halloween ever I'd wear it out. But other than trick or treating I don't go anywhere and wearing a jacket or sweatshirt would not allow me to show it off. If you have any suggestions, I'ma listenen.

Save The TaTas!

A very cute company I stumbled upon today Save The TaTas


ta-tas® Brand Clothing Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month by Donating 5 Percent of All Proceeds to Support Research
- Year-Round Donation Includes All Apparel and Accessories Sold by the LA-Based Company

“Our core values are to bring joy and healing to the world, and I don’t know of a better way of doing that than by supporting the research to find a cure for breast cancer,” said ta-tas Founder and Designer, Julia Fikse. “We are proud to play a role in the awareness of this disease and the search for the cure.”

I am buying boob lube and a shirt, definitely check this store out!

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Just because . . .

I made these cards a while ago (about a month ago) They were part of a pack of 6 cards I was making for a swap I entered. However, I read the instructions of the swap incorrectly and had to drop out of the swap. So here are the two I got made anyway. I will have them in my etsy shop within the next 24 hours.




















The cardstock used is PTI
ribbon from my old stock
rub one from Hambly Screen Prints
Ebellies from my old stock - butterflies at walmart, bling came from a kit.
Stamps used are from Stampin Up

Quote Card

Ok . . . Not only is this the first time I've done a digital stamp card, but I made this card for the Unity Stamp Co. Challenge for wcmd over at scs. I like how it turned out, I was struggling a bit with it though.

Incentdly . . . I've been away while trying to get my boys on a set schedule with school and I am soooooo glad to be back.

Keeton's First Day!

This is my reason for not being able to get anything done and uploaded to my blog for the past almost two weeks now.

I have been so busy getting my baby - not anymore : ( - ready for kindergarten. Today is his first day and he's "a big boy now mommy!" "but don't be sad mommy" he says, "you can have another baby if you want" LOL

Anyway . . . I thought I would share some pictures of his first day. At first he wouldnt cooperate, he DID NOT want his picture taken for some reason. Well he was a bit cranky this morning untill he had breakfast. After he ate and it was time to go, he told me I could take his picture.






And just so were all clear . . . I am not having anymore children - hehe

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Back to School Album

hello everyone and TGIF. I have been so busy the past week or so I havent even had time to sit down and craft like I'd like to. I will more than likely be accomplishing some thing this weekend so look for some things to be posted either Sunday or Monday. Sooner if I can swing it. I thought since I didnt have anything to show you that I'd pull out something from when I first starting to scrapping/card making and etc . . .

This is a Back to School Album I made oh gosh I think it was 2007 but not 100% on that. A long time ago anyway. Hope you like it.

Wish

Okay, I have completed the blog hop for the Caardvarks/Coordinations very first blog hop event both yesterday and today. As I went through the blogs I was so very inspired by all the super duper cards and other projects using this paper! Then I realized . . . I have 2 packs of the Coordination papers and have had them (unopened even) for like a year now.
So I finally got some time tonight and busted the packs out, opened em up and this is what I came up with.

The idea I had in my head for this was completely different than what it turned out to be. As I went along I must have changed my mind like at least 10 times. I am a woman after all, I am allowed to change my mind when I see fit ; )

I like how it turned out. I had to make myself stop though, I just kept wanting to do other things to this card. I wanted vibrant color and I wanted things to stand out. I don't know if I accomplished that but I am happy with it.

I took the card layer and sanded it (mostly in the middle going outwards) till I was happy with it. Then I inked the edges and came up on the card a bit with stampin up tempting turquise. I used basic greys's lime ricky paper for the patterned paper. inked the edges of the orange piece after sanding with stampin up's pumpkin pie. I stamped the palm tree's cut them and pieced them together creating a 3d affect. inserted 3 brads on the edge where the card opens and then stamped the sentiment. the stamps are stampin up as well.

I am soooooooo tired, I have not slept from last night yet. I'm so surprised I made it through the day.

Thanks for stoppen by - ttfn

YOU ROCK!

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope your sunday is sailing as smoothly as mine today. We have had a busy weekend. My boys have had somewhere to be Fri, Sat and today. Today however, was a special day (well tomorrow is the real day) kuz it is my niece Taylor's birthday party. It was a pool party! fun fun fun. And this is the card I made for her b-day.
You may not be able to see very well in the pictures but it is a shaker card. I put silver micro-beads in the eyes and nose section of the skull. I used gesso for the pattern I made on the first layer and then I dry embossed the pink layer with my big shot and a sizzix embossing template. Then I used Adirondack mixatives "pearl" and wiped that over the dry embossed pink layer. All in all I am very pleased with how it turned out.

On my way out the door again so ttfn

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR!