Just Rite's Blog Hop!

Today is the day for Just Rite's blog hop!! Wait until you see what the DT has cooked up for you!!! Total eye candy!!! I created a shaker card. I haven't made one of these in a looooong time! I stamped the sentiment twice, using Just Rite's Birthday Wishes Set. I cut the circles out with my Nesties and added acetate behind the pink circle. I used foam squares underneath, added some little flowers, and tacked that to my white circle. The paper is by Making Memories' English Garden line. I pulled out my trusty sewing machine AND those "antique" eyelets! LOL! (Remember how popular those were?)

I am PROUD to announce that I am Just Rite's newest DT member! I couldn't be more thrilled! : )

Head on over to the other gal's blogs.....amazing I tell ya!!! Make sure you visit everyone's blogs.....someone has BLOG CANDY!!!

JustRite Stampers
Barb Schram
Becca Feeken
Debbie Olson
Heidi Blankenship
Kellie Fortin
Lauren Meader
Lisa Somerville

Michelle Wooderson
Sharon Harnist
Sharon Johnson
Taylor Van Bruggen

Happy Thursday everyone!!! : )

Using Yarn....

Since I think I have dabbled in every conceivable craft.....even knitting, (which didn't last very long), I have all of this yarn sitting unused in my basement. I decided to put it to use. I created several cards using yarn. So you will be seeing these creations over the next week. (Lucky you eh? )


For this first card I took a chipboard heart and wrapped it completely with a soft baby yarn. I added a Prima flower and button to dress it up.

I used some K & Company, Papertrey, and vintage papers. The buttons are by Papertrey. Have you noticed my obsession to doilies lately? Oh! AND I even sewed a bit for this card! (The poor machine has yet to sew a stitch of my clothing!)

*** Got my results from my X-ray.....completely normal. (whew!) So I guess the theory of having allergy induced asthma is the current diagnosis. Guess I will continue my Advair......

Thanks so much for stopping by!!! : )

Cousins...

Have you seen Noel's latest kit? Penny Arcade? It is filled with all kinds of vintage goodies! It has gorgeous papers, vintage book papers, playing cards, buttons, glittery chipboard pieces, and these gorgeous Maya Road stick pins. I think I died and went to heaven when I opened my kit! I created this for the NSD "Alter This" challenge on Noel's MB. I took this chipboard piece and created a wall plaque of my son and my niece. My niece idolizes my son and literally follows him around everywhere. He will grumble from time to time, but I know he really eats it up! They have always had a special bond....... : )


*** And just an FYI for inquiring minds.....I went for my X-ray today. I should get the results by Wednesday or Thursday. I am taking Advair and that seems to be helping. I am still coughing, but not as bad. So I'll let you know what the X-ray shows......or doesn't show! : )
Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!

Ruff Day?

I can't believe, once again, that it is Sunday night already. That means a busy week ahead of me. I love this time of year in 5th grade......field trips, field day, and tomorrow we are celebrating Olympic week. Chicago is a candidate for the 2016 Olympics, so all week we are holding our own version of the Olympics. My class is "Russia." We will be wearing red and white tomorrow with our banner and little flags. Tomorrow is Opening Ceremonies! How many people's jobs get to do this kind of fun stuff? : )

On to my card......I can't tell you who the image is by because my friend Simone let me stamp some and I obviously wasn't paying attention. Probably too busy talking and laughing! So of you know who it is by, please leave a comment for me! I used my Fiskars template for the paw prints and my Nesties.

I did cut out the dog twice and raised his body with pop dots for some dimension. This way, I was able to slip his green bone between his lips. (Do dogs have lips? I think so......) The sentiment was done using my Just Rite Times New Roman stamp.

That's all I've got for you today.....off to get my behind to bed! Have a fantastic Monday!!! Thanks for stopping by!

14 Years Ago.......

My baby girl was born. 8 lbs 10 oz. 20 inches long. 7:12 A..M. It seems like a lifetime ago........little did we know the ride we were about to embark on. She has brought joy into our lives, and has made even the littlest things seem big.....important. We have learned to never take things for granted.....be happy in the everyday, seemingly ordinary things. She has taught us patience.....probably more than I ever thought I had in me. She tugs at my heartstrings every single day......her struggles, her successes. At times my heart breaks for her, other times it swells so big, I think it might burst. 14 years of looking at this sweet angelic face.......14 years of hearing her sing songy voice......14 years of hearing her giggle through her toes.......14 years of hugs and kisses, and the feeling that you are the most important being in her world. 14 years ago my baby girl was born.

Happy Birthday Cortney!

Make-up Challenge!

I can't tell you how happy I am that it is Thursday night, because you know what that means......tomorrow is Friday! I had a lovely dinner with my Dad tonight. It has been a long time since we've had the chance to go to dinner alone, with no kids, no spouses, just my Dad and me. It was nice chatting and catching up on things...... : )

Anyway, this week's challenge at Noel's blog was to use this make-up ad for inspiration. I took it pretty literally and really went with the color scheme here to create an Easter LO of my niece.


I loved the greens, blues, and hint of pink in the photo. So I used a Martha Stewart Felt bunny, some Doodlebug flowers, and Melissa Frances frames.

I love these new page pebbles by Prima. I layered it over a Martha Stewart daisy sticker. And you can see that I am totally addicted these days to using doilies!

Here is the complete page! I did a vintage children's book page here too. Loved this part of the story.....especially since my page was GREEN!

And little Miss Katie's green jacket was perfect for this LO! She is just the cutest......do you see her little shoe coming off her foot in the lower right picture? LOL! (***Now you'll have a new picture for your "wallpaper" Dad! : )

Noel Mignon and the rest of the DT gals are hosting a NSD crop on Saturday and Sunday! There will be games, challenges, techniques, and prizes! AND we always have so much fun and silliness in the chat room! Hope you can join us this weekend!

** You'll be glad to know that I got a script for a chest X-ray....will try and go this Saturday.

Wishing you a very HAPPY FRIDAY!!!