Celebrate!!!!!

Happy Birthday, to me!!!! I am defiantly not one of those women who get depressed on their birthday! Cake and presents!!!! Yippee!!! I have no idea what we are doing for my birthday. I have a feeling that my husband doesn't either : ) But he did mention that we will be busy this weekend. Hmmm..... I bet he is scrambling at this very minute with what we can do in 110 degree heat that would be fun with 4 kids!!!



ETA: I just found out that my DH invited people over to the house for dinner. Due to my injury- my house is a mess!!!! I guess I know what I am doing on my birthday now : (

I have a fun and bright card to share today!!! I envisioned it being used as a birthday card but then I realized it would great for any number of occasions since it has a such a simple sentiment! This is another one of the projects that the gals will be making at my chipboard class tomorrow night.

Don't you just love the little chipboard tag and the star?!!! The card size is 3x6 and it is one of my favorite sizes for sure!!! You can make 4 of them from one sheet of 12x12 paper!

Recipe:

Stamps: Just Celebrate (Dangit! I just realized that the sentiment comes from a set in the retired mini!)

Paper: Jersey Shore DSP, and Bashful Blue

Ink: Brilliant Blue Craft

Other: Pumpkin Pie Striped ribbon, Brads, Chipboard

I am not 100% happy with the way the color turned out in the first photo. But guess what?? My parents gave me Photo Shop Elements for my birthday!!!! So as soon as I get a Photo Shop for Dummies book- I will be able to edit my photos. I am really looking forward to learning how to do digital scrapping too! No need to worry- that would be another hobby in addition to my traditional scrapping. I could never replace that!

I am off to celebrate! Have a happy day!!

Without Mommy- the house would go to poop!

This morning I woke up with a really bad migraine and my DH was still at work. When the kids woke up- I asked them to just sit in my son's room and watch a DVD. That lasted for about 2 minutes before they all went downstairs. I heard them let the dogs in. The dogs went up and down the stairs a few times. I heard them fighting over bananas. And at one point the baby came into my room (how did she get out of her crib?) holding her wet diaper. About 45 minutes later my DH came home. Here is what he came home to:

-poop and pee all over the floor (presumably from the puppies)

-banana peels all over the floor

-kids sitting at the table eating strawberries. They were pulling the stems and leaves off and they were also on the floor

-one of the puppies was eating a strawberry on the carpet

-Candee (the other puppy) was eating a candy cane off the floor (Now seriously- where did that come from?!!!) I guess she has earned the nickname of Candee Cane!!!

-Makenzie had a dirty diaper and (not to gross anyone out) the poop was all the way up to her shoulders

-Laynee was diaper less and he couldn't find her diaper but did discover that her crib was wet

- And finally he found me laying in bed

So now he knows what would happen if I didn't get out of bed and take care of the kiddos!!! Once he got over the initial shock of what he found- he had to laugh. When he told me about it, my reaction was "Did you take a picture?" It would have been a great scrapbook page!!! And it i,s a good thing that I have the BEST hubby- or I might not be around to type this right now!

I have a Christmas card for ya today! I used a sketch from the Got Sketch class. I love this sketch!!!!

I think you could actually use the insert to share a holiday recipe, a family picture, a gift card, a little note, etc.

The patterned paper is just some random paper that I found in my stash. But it would look great with the SU! Dashing paper from last year. But I only have a few scraps left. I can hardly wait to see what this year's holiday paper will look like. I will have the catty in my hands in just 3 weeks!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Merry and Bright (last year's holiday mini), Just Celebrate (Occasions Mini)

Paper: random patterned paper, Real Red, Whisper White, Garden Green

Ink: Black, Real Red

Other: Lipstick Red Copic, Circle punches, scallop punch, tab punch, red grosgrain ribbon, staple

A Pretty Thanks

I made this card about a month ago for my Pretties class. And I was sure that I posted it. But when I needed to find it today- it was no where to be seen. So if this is a repeat- I apologize! I just love the little orange flower! I love that it was white and I was able to make it match my cardstock perfectly by just coloring it with a marker!

I actually made a new scrapbook layout today that I am super proud of- but I can't share it yet. Sorry!!! The rest of the day I spent working on Class by Mail kits.

Thanks Recipe:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Live Your Dream

Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery

Ink: Old Olive

Other: Flowers from the Pretties kit, Pumpkin Pie marker, Rhinestore brad, Pumpkin pie striped ribbon

daddy

I origiannaly made this card for last week's Make-Over Monday challenge on Andrea Walford's blog- but since I am just posting it now- I guess it can be for this week! The challenge she issues every Monday is to find a non-Stampin' Up! project and re-make it using all SU! products. The card that I am CASing is on page 157 of the June Cards magazine. I loved the tilted layers! Here is my version:
I love the way the braket looks like denim when it is inked in Blue Bayou classic ink!

Recipe:
Stamps: Live your Dream, Friends Friends Lowercase Alphabet
Paper: SPring Break DSP, River Rock, Old Olive, WHisper White
Ink: Blue Bayou, Old Olive
Other: Chipboard, Old Olive Ribbon

Monday Mojo on a Sunday

I finally made a card for last Monday's Mojo Sketch! It was a tough sketch!When I see circles in a sketch- I always think of flowers! So here is what I came up with:

The silk flowers are from the Pretties kit. I colored the smaller one with an aquapainter and some Soft Sky ink. I decided to leave the larger flower white and just ass bling. So I smooched my VersaMark ink pad all over the flower and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. I love how sparkly it is! I stamped the butter fly 2 times: once on Whisper White and once on Soft Sky. I used a Sukura glitter pen to add a little sparkle to the butterfly too.

What do you think? I promise to show you the Father's Day card tomorrow. I just got too excited about this card and had to show you!

Recipe:

Stamps: Pretty Amazing

Paper: Afternoon Tea DSP, Chocolate CHip, Whisper White, Soft Sky

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, VersaMark

Other: Pretties Kit, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Soft Sky ribbon, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, Sukura glitter pen, circle punch, scallop circle punch, white gel pen

Challenges and some candy!!!!

I had a very successful stamping weekend and so I have several things to show you. And then I have the blog candy announcement that I promised!

The first card is for a GSG challenge. The challenge was to CASE a layout from the Occasions mini. I CASED the card on page 8.
The DSP is from Bali Breeze. The sentiment comes from an Occasion Mini set called Sassy Suzi. I also used Die Cut Blooms from the mini paired with Flower Fusion and a clear Rhinestone brad from the Pretties kit.

I inked up the Die Cut blooms to give them a little more dimension. I also added some white polka dots with a gel pen.

This next card is for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. I especially loved the challenge this week. As soon as I looked at the sketch, I knew that I wanted to use the new Fresh Cuts stamps. Beate used the same stamp set- but I think I made mine look much different that her beautiful card.

I just has to use the Afternoon Tea DSP AGAIN! I love that stuff and I figure I best use it all I can before it retires at the end of this month. I am also on a soft Sky kick so that is the color I chose for the base and for the ribbon. I had trouble tying that bow- but I think I worked it out! And isn't this silver hodgepodge awesome?!! I hope it makes it to the new catty!

The next card is for SCS featured stamper challenge. As soon as I saw that the featured stamper was Maren Zany not Crazy blog- I knew I needed to participate. I have been stalking her blog since the fall. I am always amazed at how much stamping she is able to do while taking care of three young boys! I chose to CASE this card:

Since I still had the supplies on my desk from the last card- I used them again! I just switched the Soft Sky Ribbon for Groovy Guava.

I kept Maren's layout and just changes the stamps, ribbon, colors, and DSP. I liked how both of these Fresh Cuts cards turned out! It is quickly becoming my favorite stamp set. I will give you more details about my Fresh Cuts class tomorrow. This post is just too long!

Next I want to show you the scrapbook page that I made on Saturday morning. I took the pictures of my son at the pool on Saturday afternoon.

I CASED this particular layout from Jana Wilson. The DSP is Spring Break and I am just loving it! The colors are sooo yummy! I stamped the word "waves" with the Best Friends Lower Alphabet. The journaling is computer generated. I cut the huge circle with my Curvy Cutter. I love that thing! And I used some more of that silver hodgepodge to include the date.

So are you impressed that pictures from this weekend are already in my scrapbook?!

On to the candy:

I am giving away the retired Double Line Doodles stamp set (minus the heart stamp that went missing at some point) a retired Daisy punch and 2 classic ink spots: Purely Pomegranate and Wild Wasabi. All you have to do to win is sign up to receive my blog updates through email. My Feed blitz sign up is on the top left of my blog. I will choose a random winner on Wednesday night from the list of my subscribers!

More challenges and some GREAT news!

Two posts in one day!!! I am finally starting to feel better and so I got a lot done in the stamp room! But first- I have to share some GREAT news with you!!! A few days ago I mentioned on my blog that I wished I was a Great Swap Girl. And guess what?!!! My wish came true! I got an email today inviting me to join the Great Swap Girls 2 group! I am super excited since I will be swapping with amazingly talented stampers!! If you haven't already- you need to go check out their blog:http://greatswapsgirls.blogspot.com/

Now on to some cards! The first card I did for the SCS Featured Stamper Challenge. We were challenged to CASE something from the gallery of SCS peanutbee. I didn't find this to be a challenge at all because she has such an awesome gallery! I chose this card to CASE: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/909235?cat=500&ppuser=122849

I loved the flowers and the sponging in the original card. I did change the colors, the flowers, the sentiment, and the patterned paper. I also had to move a couple of the flowers to make them fit. The flowers and the patterned paper are from Heidi Grace and I have had them in my stash for a couple years! The sentiment is from It's Your Birthday and the cardstock is Whisper White and Old Olive along with Old Olive ink.

The next card I made for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Check out Julee's blog to see the sketch: http://poeticartistry.blogspot.com/ As soon as I saw the half circle on the bottom of the sketch I thought of the large flower from the Pretties kit!

I used the Afternoon Tea DSP (AGAIN!) along with Chocolate Chip and Whisper White Cardstock. The stamp is a set from the mini called Full of Life. I also added some Groovy Guava ribbon and a Build-a-brad. I am really liking the way this one turned out!

And one more challenge card:

I did this card from today's Color Challenge on SCS. The colors were Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, and Very Vanilla. I am not a huge fan of Sage Shadow so I decided to only use it in small amounts. I used the Spring Solitude Bundle which is a hostess set and Curvy Verses. I cut 2 of the flowers out and attached them with brads. I added my signature ribbon- and done! It is simple- but I like it!

If you have never tried a challenge before- I recommend them! They will make you a better stamper because they will stretch you do use colors, techniques, and layouts that you had never thought of.

I will see you tomorrow!

Inspired Scrapbook page

It's time again for Beate's Be Inspired Challenge! Here is the picture she came up with-I was first inspired by the colors. I picked out Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, and Basic Gray. I was also inspired by the large scallop shape in the middle of the dress. It made me think of the Carousel notes in the Occasions Mini! I started out making a card....and ended up with a 6x6 scrapbook page!!

Journaling: "The song of a morning bird, the blue sky, and the love of a toddler...Amazing."

I took this picture of Makenzie last month at the zoo and I just LOVE her great big smile! I cropped it pretty close so that the background and her dress would not be distracting. And I used lots of fun embellishments! I have not been hoarding!!! Yippee!

Recipe:

Stamps: Pretty Amazing

Paper: Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, Whisper White, and Carousel Note

Ink: Black Stazon, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie

Other: Flowers from Pretties kit, Flower from Flower Fusion kit, rhinestone brad, silver hodgepodge hardware, blender pen, white gel pen

I hope to be back again today as I have more challenges to catch up on. I am hoping they will bring my mojo back!

SU! Makeover Monday

If you have not been to Andrea Walford's blog- then you are really missing out! She is super talented! Anyway- on Monday she challenges you to find a non-Stampin' Up! project and make it over with SU! supplies. I almost didn't participate as I still don't feel well and I am extra worn out from a long (and fun) day with the kids. But then I say this card: http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/muse_and_amuse/2008/05/pencil-jar-copi.html
Isn't it cute?!! That patterned paper is adorable and the pencil stamp would be great for teacher gifts and cards. I love the layout so I thought I would do a quick makeover. Here is what I came up with.

I used my favorite SU! patterned paper- Afternoon Tea. I matted it in Wild Wasabi and then put it on a whisper white card base. The circle was cut with my colluzzle and then I paper pieced the Onesie from By Ones and Twos. The buttons on the layout made me think of a baby card. I planned on adding a sentiment- but I kind of tuckered out. But I think I will try the same sketch again tomorrow!

Hope you had a great weekend! I did! But I am still happy that the kids will be back to school tomorrow!

Great Swap Girl Challenge and some pics!

I am not a Great Swap Girl. I wish I was! But I can do the challenge anyway!!! The challenge was to CASE a card from Great Swap Girl Jimmi Mayo. She has a cute gallery- but as soon as I saw this card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/851293?cat=500&ppuser=71474-
I knew it was the one I wanted to CASE! And the best part- it took about 10 minutes from start to finish!

I loved the simplicity of Jimmi's card. So I CASED the layout. I changed the colors to Papertrey Spring Moss and the matching DP. I also used Spring Moss Polka Dot Ribbon. Love it!!! I did add a couple things. I put my sentiment (from Just Celebrate in the mini) in a small oval hodgepodge piece. I also used my Cropadile to add little embossed dots on the scallops. And that's it!

Now here are some pics of the kids from yesterday's excursion to the park.
Danika- the DivaKyler and Danika riding in the Escalade the Uncle Bryan bought them for Christmas a couple years ago.
Makenzie- my Girly Girl

the twins- Danika and Makenzie. Isn't this a great shot?! I won't tell you how many times I made them go down the slide before I got a good one!!!
Kyler- the boss!


Ok, I am still not feeling well so I am going to go park my bottom on the couch! Hope you're having a great holiday weekend!

Mini Scallop Card

I don't feel well today. I am still in my pajamas and I have spent the entire day just laying around. But I did manage to stamp this little mini card. It is going to be one of the make-and-takes at my workshop tomorrow morning.

I used a tutorial by Andrea at Sunny Stampin' for this one. She used hers for a candy treat and I used mine more like a pocket card. It would also fit a gift card perfectly! And it is soooo easy to make. You just take a carousel note and score it at 1 1/2 on three of the four sides. You use scissors to cut off the 2 bottom corners and then fold it on the score lines. To get it to stay closed- wrap a belly band of DSP around it. My DSP is 1 x 7 and I adhered it with snail. I decorated it with Afternoon Tea DSP, the butterfly from the Essence of Love set and a few punches. It still needed a little something....so I used a glue dot to adhere a small flower and pearl from the Pretties kit. Done!

Today our high was in the 60's!!!! It was awesome. That's 50 degrees cooler than it was last weekend. Oh how I love to be able to open the windows and feel a cool breeze coming in!

BTW: I put all my sale-a-bration stamp sets up for sale in my ebay store. They are selling FAST so if you want any be sure to check it out ASAP. The link in on the left side of my blog. I will be mosting more retired stamps soon.

A New Look!

I was playing around on my blog last night and made some cool changes!!! Don't you love that cute banner?! Also, thanks to a fellow blogger (Hi, Vivian!), I figured out how to add the feedbitz email update option. Now you can put your email addy in and get a message when I update my blog. I didn't even know what a blog was 6 months ago- so I think I have come a long way!!!

I participated in another challenge!!! I made this card for Kristina Werner's color challenge.

The colors are Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Tempting Torquoise. You were also supposed to use So Safron- but I replaced it with Whisper White. It just worked better for me with these bright colors!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Just Celebrate

Paper: Jersey Shore DSP, Whisper White, Old Olive,

Ink: Old Olive

Other: Die Cut Blooms, Flower Fusion, Bold Brights Brads, Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon

I have a bunch of scrapbook pages to post tomorrow!!! They are non-SU! pages. But they are still cute so come back and check them out!

Mom's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!! I am the luckiest mom out there! I have four of the most beautiful kiddos! They made me breakfast in bed this morning!!! The gave me home-made cards AND.....

COPIC Markers!!!!!!

I have no idea how to use them yet but I intend to figure it out!

Today I am going to be showing you a couple non-SU creations that I made yesterday.

First- this is the card that I made to give to my mom when she comes over for dinner today.

The large flower was one that I found buried in my stash. I used my Pink Passion marker to color it. The little white one came in a container of flowers in the wedding section at Michael's. The pattern paper is so pretty! You can't tell in the picture, but it it glittery! (made by DCWV) I paired it with Certainly Celery Cardstock and ribbon and a rhinestone brad. The sentiment is from my Papertrey Women of Life set. I hope she likes!!

This card I made for my husband's grandmother. She just found out that she has breast cancer. I wanted her to know that we are thinking about her and keep her health in our prayers. Can you tell that I love this layout?!!! I just love the big 3d flower look! The patterned paper (by Making Memories) is glittery on all the polka dots! The flowers are also by Making Memories. I paired it with Old Olive cardstock and ribbon and another Rhinestone brad. The sentiment comes from the Essence of Love stamp set in the Occasions Mini.

I made this scrapbook layout yesterday to document my feelings about being a mom to these four babies! I have always wanted to do this but I never seem to get around to it with holidays, birthdays and other portraits that I want to scrap. I actually started out by making a card with those Making Memories chipboard letter, die cuts and flowers. And then the scrapbook layout came to me! I added the card to the layout so that I would have a little secret place to include my jornaling.

The cardstock is SU! Old Olive and Pretty in Pink. The ribbon is SU! Old Olive. All the flowers, buttons, die cuts and chipboard are by Making Memories. And the patterned paper is by Marcella K.

Have a Happy Mother's Day! And please remember to pray for those who cannot be with their Mothers, children, and/or wives today. Also pray for those who have not been blessed with a child yet.

Still no scrapbook layout...

Actually I didn't stamp at all yesterday! The day just flew by! I had fun talking twins with Kati yesterday and by the time she left it was already 2 hours past my lunch time! But I do have an idea for a scrapbook layout and as soon as the kids leave for school- I am going to scrap!!!!

Here is the last of the 5 cards that we will be making at my Pretties class in a couple weeks. This picture does this card no justice! The large flower was covered in versamark ink and then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing powder. It is so sparkly! And the small flower was stamps in Barely Banana ink with the polka dot background stamp! The sentiment and the butterflies in the background are from the Live Your Dream set (which is my fave right now!).

I am looking foward to pizza for dinner tonight! Can you believe my 1200 calorie diet allows for a Friday pizza dinner?!

Some simple cards!

Thanks for all the sweet words of encouragement on my post yesterday! And if you haven't checked out my post from yesterday- you better. I am giving away Designer Series Paper! Leave a comment before Friday evening.

I have a couple simple- but pretty- cards to share today. They both use the same color combo: River Rock, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava and Whisper White. I think that the colors look so soft and pretty together!

In this card I used my Always stamp set. I can't believe that I have hardly used that set! It is not even completely mounted!! And it is so pretty! The little flower I punched out with my Three for you punch. I have a confession. I bought that Three for You box nearly a year ago and this is the first time that I have used it! Very sad!! And look how sweet that little flower is. I actually smudged a little ink right there and needed something to cover it up!!! Sometimes the best creations start as a mistake!

With this card I use my Bloomin' Beautiful stamp set. I wasn't crazy about this set when I first saw it in the Occasions mini. But I have changed my mind!!! I love coloring in the flowers! This time I stamped it two times and cut a few of the petals out and mounted them on top of my main image (poppin' flowers- as my hubby calls it!). I also used my It's Your Birthday set for the sentiment and added some pearls from the Pretties kit. The layout came from one of Jen's sketches a few weeks ago. Like this one?? It is going to be one of the 5 projects in my I feel Pretty Class at the end of the month. I only have a couples spaces left so email me right away if you are interested. sears1130@cox.net

I am hoping to get some scrapbooking done today for my clubs. See you tomorrow!

TGIM!!

Thank Goodness it's Monday!!!!! My hubby has the day off and the kids have preschool! Hopefully I will be able to recoop from my crazy weekend and get some stamping done for my classes and clubs this month.

I actually made a card last night! I was exhausted but I was very determined to make something! And I love what I came up with!! I had to try those new die cut blooms from the Occasions Mini. I am loving them!!!! I paired them with my flower fusion kit, Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon, the Just Celebrate Stamp set (for the sentiment), and the Boroque Motifs set. What do you think??? I love hearing from you!

Rubber Adultery

yes- you read that title correctly. I have a confession....after drooling over all the cute papertrey stamps and papers for months- I could not hold out any longer. So I placed an order!!! So today I made this pretty little Mother's Day card with some of my new goodies. Everything but the butterfly and the White Cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

If you don't know already- Papertrey stamps are clear stamps. The bonus of a clear stamp is that you can see exactly where you are putting the image. But I am being completely honest- when I say that rubber stamps give a clearer image. I found that if I pressed a little too hard on these stamps then my image would "mooch." However- I do love this Berry Sorbet color, the awesome ribbon and the cute font on the Mother stamp from the Women of Life set! So- bottom line- you will be seeing some more of my Papertrey goodies- but rubber stamps will always be my true love!

By the way- the butterfly comes from the SU! Occasions mini set: Essence of Love.

48 hours without internet!!!

On Saturday morning- my Internet just died!! It was awful! My hubby tried fixing it and then he even called customer service. But no luck. So all weekend- I had to stare at the computer and wonder what was in my inbox or what fabulous projects had been posted on my favorite blogs. Torture!!! Luckily- I was the first stop for the Cox man this morning and now I am back up and running!





After my crazy week of sick kids- Scott was sweet enough to give me Saturday afternoon "off." No kid duty and no dinner cooking! So I scrapbooked!!! I made soooo many layouts! And I used a lot of older supplies that I had never touched. But I have to fess up....I committed Stampin' Up adultery! I didn't use my stamps at all!!! I just felt like doing something different. I'll show you some of those layouts later this week.



Right now I want to show you the card I made for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. I made this card using the Crew Kid's Girl Simply Scrappin' kit. I eyed this kit for so long and I finally got it with free hostess merchandise. Aren't the colors fun and kindof preppy?



Recipe:

Stamps: Just Celebrate

Paper: Basic Bray, DSP from Crew Kids Girl Simply Scrappin Kit, Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Regal Rose Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Die Cut stickers from the simply scrappin kit

Stamping for Sanity!!!!

I got up at 6AM this morning and started stamping. I needed a little sanity after this past week! Yesterday was another crazy day! Can you believe that I actually locked my keys in the car?! And of course I did it while I was in a hurry and had all 4 kids! I took Danika with me to my MOPS meeting. She was too sweet and just sat next to me the whole time eating strawberries. Even when I got up to do my testimony- she stayed put. Giving my testimony was a very rewarding experience but it was also very emotionally draining. A nap would have been nice! But when I got home I had to cut all the paper for my class. Then when Laynee got up from her nap- she had a fever. About an hour later- I got a call from Kyler's school that he had a fever of 104! With 3 out of 4 four of my kids sick- I decided to cancel my class : ( And then off to Urgent Care. If you are keeping count- this is the third time in the past 2 weeks! The doctor just thinks that Laynee and Kyler have a virus and should get lots of rest. Easier said than done!!! By the time we got all the kids fed and to bed- I crashed!!! And so when I woke up this morning I could hear my stamps calling to me. I had to come!!!! I finished one card (which I will show you tomorrow) before the kids woke up. The girls look fine today!!! Kyler still has a cold. But he is running around and acting fine!

Anywho- here is a card that I made on Thursday. I LOVE the way it turned out! I cased a card from Stamper Camper's blog. Just a couple notes: I do not have the nestibilities so I used my small oval punch to add the scallops behind the main image. I used my blender pen and re-inkers to color on the stamp. And the card size is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 AGAIN!!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Live your Dream

Paper: Afternoon Tea DSP, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Ink: Groovy Guava, Soft Sky

Other: Small Oval Punch, Coluzzle, Chocolate Chip Marker, White Gel Pen, Brads, Soft Sky and Groovy Guava Ribbon

What a day!!!

My day was a bit crazy. But then again- with 4 toddlers- it usually is! The good news is that I managed to get some stamping done. And since I will be super busy tomorrow with MOPS and teaching a class- I am posting early!

First- the card.

I used the Bloomin' Beautiful set again. I did not originally buy the set. But- I have been practicing my water coloring and I really needed a good set to color in. And I am loving it! I think that is would be another good card to give on Mother's Day. Or it would make a great get well card. Anywho- I stamped the vase of flowers 2 times again in black stazon (how did I ever live without this ink?). I colored it with Pretty in Pink, Certainly Cerlery and Going Gray. Then I cut a few flowers out and popped them up on my main image. My husband says "wow! I love those popping flowers!" Isn't he a good man?! I am personally loving the ribbon! I am a ribbon freak and this particular ribbon treatment is so cute! It works well with the Pretty in Pink Organdy ribbon. The cardstock colors are Basic Gray, Basic Black, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White. Card size is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4- again!

Now on to my day-

This morning my day began with my phone ringing at 6 am. It was a wrong number. Later I had a customer coming to pick up an order. I accidentally mistyped my address and she was driving around the neighborhood for 20 minutes and finally went home to call me. Ooops! The kids were 30 minutes late for school. I decided to make one quick card while Laynee (19 months) was still up. No fun! While I was working- she took all my catalogs off the shelf and threw them. Then she got on my computer and pounded on it a bit. And at one point I caught her with my scissors. Yikes!! In the afternoon, my cousin who is visiting from New York- comes to take us to lunch at my favorite Mexican restaurant. In the middle of lunch, my hubby gets a call that Danika has a fever of 103 and must be picked up right away. So he goes to pick her up while we finish our lunch. That's when Laynee decided to throw up her entire lunch!!! We had to strip her down and basically run out of the restaurant!! Scott took her home while I took Danika to Urgent Care. It was amazingly fast!!! It turns out that her tonsils are infected. This explains why she was so tired yesterday. She will have to stay home tomorrow and I am going to MOPS where I am scheduled to be a speaker!!! And that class I have tomorrow- I haven't even cut the paper! In fact UPS just barely delivered the supplies- that I almost forgot to order!

Now wouldn't it be fun to be a fly on the wall in our house?! You would find plenty to eat on the kitchen floor! Especially under the high chair!