I got it, I got it, I got it!!!

I got my new catty on Wednesday!! I have finally taken a break from staring at the pages long enough to post a new blog entry. It is be-yoo-tiful!! There are so many must haves, a few that I was able to pre-order as a demo. Baroque motiffs is a new set from the tapestry style. It makes fab cards that work for girls or guys. I don't know about you, but I have a hard time finding masculine style sets that I really like. I made this card for my Dad's 54th birthday. The card base is taken with teal and the baroque flourish is stamped in choc. chip. Baroque's flower/shape thing is stamped on choc. chip in white ink and is also popped up with dimensionals. The sentiment is from the new hugs and wishes stamp set. Simple, easy, and I love it.

8 Days and a Wake Up.....

Until the new Stampin' Up! catalog is in our hands!! I can't wait! The new in-colors are awesome and the new accessories are exactly what I was wishing for. I want everything from the preview catalog, so I can't imagine what the big catty will be like.In the mean time, I've got some stamping to do. I haven't made a card in a week (gasp)!

Weekend Update

We spent last weekend in North Carolina with MK and the girls. It may sound hard to believe considering we had 4 kids in the back, but we had fun in the car. It was a great chance for us to spend 4 hours talking and laughing. While in NC we went mining for gem stones. After collecting a bag full of rubies and other stones, Evan wanted to know how much he was going to be paid for his finds! lol We also spent some time playing in the nearby creeks. The water was freezing, but the kids loved it.

Evan and Sam spent alot of time flirting with Sophie and Lilly. Lilly was fascinated by Evan. Sam caught Sophie's attention- I imagine the 2 of them will be a handful in a year or so! It was a fantastic weekend. I have a Stampin' Up party tomorrow night, so I'll finally have new stamping pics to post. Until then- Happy Stamping!

All Dressed Up!

We made these fun favors at my niece Mallory's birthday party. I pre-stamped the paisley background, but the girls did the rest. The dress and names are stamped in close to cocoa. We used crayola color pencils to shade the dress. Color pencils are an inexpensive choice for kids to use. They save your chalks and the kids can work better with them anyway. The girls tied the bottom of the acrylic frame with chocolate grosgrain and their choice of assorted pink ribbons.

This was a really fun and simple party project. It kept the girls busy and they took home something cute for their rooms. Sure beats the whoopee cushion Evan brought home in his last goody bag :)

Meagan's Birthday Card

Meagan turned 15 on May 1st. Its hard for me to believe she is 15, and I've only known her since she was 12. I can't imagine how Jamie feels knowing that his little girl is almost grown up.She will be down for a week later this month and we will have her party then. We'll also definitely do some stamping together.


So, its only appropriate that I made her card. I used cool Caribbean as a base and a sheet from the paisley dp as the second layer. I stamped happy b-day onto whisper white in cool Caribbean ink using my new whimsical alpha set. I used whimsical to stamp an m onto a frame stamp and mounted that atop a turquoise grossgrain ribbon strip.
I've got a few stamping events planned during June, so contact me if you want details.
Happy Stamping!!

Garden Sunday

The kiss of sun for pardon,

The song of birds for mirth--

One is nearer God's Heart in a garden

Than anywhere else on earth.

-Dorothy Gurney

I've finally got a little flower bed in front of the house. We have hydrangeas, gardenias, and roses.My favorite thing is the cedar tree trunk on the right. The bird bath came from my great-great uncle Bruney. Scattered through out the yard we planted native azaleas, an umbrella tree, and a ginko tree.

Flowers and gardening always make me think of my Dad and my Mamaw (great-grandmother). Every summer Mamaw had a big garden that we all helped in. As she got older, and wasn't able to keep up with a big garden Dad always made sure she had at least a few tomatoes and cucumbers planted. Now Daddy grows just about everything, and all of it from cuttings he picked up here or there. They both loved working in the garden and its something they passed along to me. I'm just now beginning to plant my flowers and I haven't tackled a vegetable garden yet, but I hope someday that my children will remember spending time in the garden with me and my Dad and it will inspire them to plant their own someday.

Rock n Roll All Night

Not the Mother's day weekend picture you were expecting, huh? Let me explain: The youth at my church put on talent shows every 6 months or so. The youth and other church members dress up and perform as Grease, Tina Turner, Conway Twitty, Elvis, etc. As you can see we were KISS. It was so much fun ya'll. I was a little nervous until I got my make up on, but then I felt like a rockstar! My parents and grandparents were there and they were totally suprised to see me drumming for KISS. Wowzers, that was a hard secret to keep.