Happy Birthday?

Not so sure this little guy was too happy......but it was his birthday! This is my nephew Nicholas on his first birthday. Not so sure he liked our singing.......with the finger in his ear and all! LOL! And hey, I'm only a year behind.....since he is now 2.....ok.......2 1/2! I changed the picture in Photoshop using the Vintage Action. It softens the pictures a bit and then they "match" my vintage stash! Lots of Melissa Frances stuff here.... : )

I've made myself a promise to submit my work more......so many of the cards I've been working on I can't show. (They probably won't get picked up......but If I don't try they don't even have an eensy weesy chance of getting picked up!)

I am so glad it is Friday......lot's of drama at work lately. When you work with all women....that's what you get........DRAMA! Women are so caddy and love to talk.....KWIM? When push comes to shove, we'd all be there for each other in a heartbeat, but our day to day is this constant bickering and such. I think my next job......I'm going to work with all men. Stripper maybe?? LOL!

Have a fabulous weekend!!!!

I know....I know....

.......I just said yesterday about enjoying fall and the soon to come Thanksgiving celebration......but what's to stop a girl from getting a little ahead with her Christmas card stash? LOL! I made this card with this cute set from AMUSE. Kind of a cutesy card, and of course I had to add my touches of glitter and such. Santa and Mrs. Clause were colored in with Copics and Santa's beard has been glittered up! I added mica flakes around perimeter.....kind of reminds me of a snowy window or something.

I am finally getting over my headache this morning......I think it was due to my lack of caffeine yesterday. I got my flu shot and didn't realize how sore my arm would be! I am kind of a baby that way!

Off to work.......... Have a great day!

Fall Decor....

I wanted to share a little somethin' somethin' I created using inexpensive chipboard letters I bought at Hobby Lobby. I covered them with the DP from Noel's Mill Street kit. (sold out) I love the rich fall colors in these papers. I added a various accents from the kit, added the twine and ribbon........and VOILA! A cute Fall hanging for the fireplace! Because seriously.....it is still fall! Yep....I know that Christmas music is playing, the stores have all of their Christmas stuff out already, and many people already have their tree up..........but people.....Thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet! Why rush the holidays? Don't they speed along too fast as it is? For me.....I am going to enjoy this last week of "fall" before I enter "Christmas" mode! : )

Wednesday already.........I have my Wellness screening this AM. That means no food or drink because I am having blood taken.......I think I am going through serious withdrawal without my coffee this morning! : )

Have a great Wednesday! Enjoy your coffee this morning!

JustRite's, It's Hip to be Square, Blog Hop!

I always love when it is blog hop day......because the DT just rocks out with some fabulous projects! The talent just never ceases to amaze me!

I am loving all the new sets that JR has come out with, especially the Just a Note Borders and Centers set. When I saw the Make a Wish stamp, a birthday cake came immediately to mind. I decided to make a big ole' birthday cake complete with frosting and candles! The cake was cut using my Cricut and the "From my Kitchen," cartridge. I embossed the cake plate for added texture. I added frosting with texture paste and glitter. (Can't have a card without glitter, now can we?) I stamped the image and border separately and cut them out with my circle Spellbinders. The center image was airbrushed with my Copics. I added the candles and bows to finish it off.

Here is the blog hoppin' list.......you don't want to miss any of these projects!!!

Starting off at the JustRite Blog

Barb Schram

Becca Feeken

Debbie Olson

Heidi Blankenship

Kathy Jones

Kellie Fortin

Angela Barkhouse

Lauren Meader

Lisa Somerville

Michele Kovack (ME!)

Michelle Wooderson

Sharon Harnist

Sharon Johnson

Hope you have a fabulous Tuesday!

Bitten by the Bug Challenge!

This week DeeDee from Bitten by the Bug, is our hostess with the mostess! This week we were surprised with some adorable new dingbats from Scrapnfonts.com. There are lots of fun little images in this set called DB Mulberry Lane. I printed them many times, so that I could layer them and cover the images with Crystal lacquer for some extra pop! We were to also use the grass cut from A Walk in the Garden, cartridge, which I added to my little "scene."
See all my layers? Lots of crazy cutting here!

If you would like to join us in this week's challenge head on over to the BBTB blog and add your name to MckLinky!

Can you believe it is Monday.......already? Hi ho, hi ho.......it's off to work I go.........

Don't Peek!

Happy TGIF to you!!! This week sure flew by! I loved having Wednesday off....and only having 4 days of work.....or in my case 3, since I had a sick day too!

I have been loving all the notepads that the Papertrey DT has been showing and decided to give this a try. I used my JustRite stamp set called Tiny Words and Borders (1 3/16), for the sentiment. I used Basic Grey paper to cover the note pad. I had a bunch of plastic snowflakes from last year's Christmas, (Yep....I don't throw anything away!), and incorporated it on the cover under the sentiment. I also added a felt snowflake that I glittered up, and placed it on top of the plastic snowflake.

I just noticed that my sentiment is slightly crooked in this pic! : )

I glued a satin ribbon all the way around so the notepad can be tied and closed.

At least in this picture you can't tell that it's a bit crooked!

If you live in the Chicagoland area, I would love for you to visit me at Craft Fancy this Saturday. They are having a Holiday Hoopla party with free Make n Takes (one done by me) and the other by, Beth Pingery, from Spellbinders. There are tons of new products and lots of sales in the store! I would love it if you could stop by! : )

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

JustRite....and a new hair cut!

I have been enjoying the cozy nights in my scrapbook room these last few weeks. There is something warm and inviting about going in my lil' room with my jammies on, a few snacks, and my favorite TV show on in the background. It is my time....my release.....a chance to escape from life's demands for a couple of hours. So I've been creating....... : )

Here is a lil' card I made using my new Sizzix snowflake die, JustRite stamps, and lots of glitter! I cut the snowflake out and loved the "negative" space it left, so I decided to use it for my card. I filled it in with lots of Diamond Dust. The other snowflake was covered with Diamond Dust also, but then sprayed with a soft blue Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels). When it was dry I inked the edges a bit to "age" it. I stamped the snowflake from the Merry Little Christmas set, on cream cardstock and cut it out using my Spellbinder's circles. The sentiment was stamped on Kraft cardstock and cut out also. I layered the circles and added a double bow behind it. The panel was pierced using my sewing machine with no thread, rather than hand piercing. (Much faster that way!)

I told you a few days ago that I was trying to decide what to do with Cort's hair......well the decision was made to go short! I really love it! It is so cute on her......or at least I think so! (I really need to learn to take her bib off before taking her picture!)

Tonight is my last Spanish class....... : )

Have a wonderful Thursday!