This week at BBTB2, Julia asked us to use the wreath cut from JOTS.
Come check out the other projects.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Hello, Pretty Baby
I have wanted a stand mixer for at least 20 years. Kohl's was having a dealio for associates that I just couldn't pass up. It ended up being about 75% off the normal price.
Of course, there is Kat on the counter. It's her favorite place to be. She's always supervising, making sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. I think she also hopes chocolate chips or something else flies out of the bowl so she can be the first to eat it.
Trent said that the mixer was "making my life easier". Kat said, "MOM! You have to find a new place to work where you don't spend so much money!"
She may have a point, but in the meantime, I'm making cookies, bread and we want the attachment to grind meat to make sausages and the attachment to make pasta. I can't wait!
Of course, there is Kat on the counter. It's her favorite place to be. She's always supervising, making sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. I think she also hopes chocolate chips or something else flies out of the bowl so she can be the first to eat it.
Trent said that the mixer was "making my life easier". Kat said, "MOM! You have to find a new place to work where you don't spend so much money!"
She may have a point, but in the meantime, I'm making cookies, bread and we want the attachment to grind meat to make sausages and the attachment to make pasta. I can't wait!
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Friday, December 03, 2010
Let us all hope Mrs. Duffy has a good baby
Kat's student teacher's last day is today. She is also very pregnant and due very soon. The teacher and the kids planned a surprise baby shower/going away party for her. We made her a card last night. I handed the finished card to Kat to sign and this is what she wrote:
She also always writes her name twice. Once in cursive and once in printing. It's a habit she started a couple months ago.
Here's the front of the card. October Afternoon and the Special Delivery Cricut cart.
She also always writes her name twice. Once in cursive and once in printing. It's a habit she started a couple months ago.
Here's the front of the card. October Afternoon and the Special Delivery Cricut cart.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
All I need is a flamingo
I've been working with Nifty Fifties this week and was already in the pink/turquoise mode when I started this project.
After I finished it, I felt it needed a flamingo somewhere on it but I simply ran out of time.
This card is for another fabulous BBTB2 challenge.
DT Sister, Jeri, asked us to use both an ornament and the "Deck the Halls" sentiment from Winter Frolic.
Check out the other designs and play along with the challenge.
After I finished it, I felt it needed a flamingo somewhere on it but I simply ran out of time.
This card is for another fabulous BBTB2 challenge.
DT Sister, Jeri, asked us to use both an ornament and the "Deck the Halls" sentiment from Winter Frolic.
Check out the other designs and play along with the challenge.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
The Christmas photo practice session
I didn't want a repeat of last year's Christmas photo disaster so I'm planning something a little different.
We're going to do the pictures at home this year.
Erik and I hit Michael's today and bought a few Christmas pieces and some fake poinsettias. Fake because I know Sookie would try to eat real ones.
I set up the scene but didn't feel like dealing with Kat's hair so we just practiced with what she was already wearing. One thing I've already learned is that we're going to have to put the dogs inside when we do this. Zoe wants to get in the picture and/or have her ball thrown. She drops it on the bench and waits. Liberty likes to walk back and forth in front of the camera just to be annoying and Gigi is always trying to lick my hand.
I have cacti needles in my leg because I moved the bench too close to the Cow's Tongue Prickly Pear.
So...no dogs and move the bench up. Got it. We'll try it again after I figure out how to get the big knot of hair out of Kat's head.
Any suggestions?
We're going to do the pictures at home this year.
Erik and I hit Michael's today and bought a few Christmas pieces and some fake poinsettias. Fake because I know Sookie would try to eat real ones.
I set up the scene but didn't feel like dealing with Kat's hair so we just practiced with what she was already wearing. One thing I've already learned is that we're going to have to put the dogs inside when we do this. Zoe wants to get in the picture and/or have her ball thrown. She drops it on the bench and waits. Liberty likes to walk back and forth in front of the camera just to be annoying and Gigi is always trying to lick my hand.
I have cacti needles in my leg because I moved the bench too close to the Cow's Tongue Prickly Pear.
So...no dogs and move the bench up. Got it. We'll try it again after I figure out how to get the big knot of hair out of Kat's head.
Any suggestions?
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Attitude
Thanks, Donna, for the Attitude Award. ;)
According to the rules, it looks like I'm supposed to list 3 things that make me different and nominate 5 others with attitudes.
Hmmmm....
1. I say what's on my mind which sometimes gets me in big trouble.
2. I'm inspired by the darkest music around,
3. I don't feel like answering anymore questions.
Now, to nominate 5...
I have no choice but to nominate Carole. I know that Donna already did, but this woman really has some attitude and deserves to be nominated at least twice. :)
I'm also adding Theresa to the list. She has the most positive attitude known to man. She always adds a smile to my face.
Karen has the same taste for blood and gore that I do. She is my long lost sister and she deserves the attitude award as well.
Linda, because well, she's like my best friend.
Can I nominate Donna again?
Thanks for the award!!
According to the rules, it looks like I'm supposed to list 3 things that make me different and nominate 5 others with attitudes.
Hmmmm....
1. I say what's on my mind which sometimes gets me in big trouble.
2. I'm inspired by the darkest music around,
3. I don't feel like answering anymore questions.
Now, to nominate 5...
I have no choice but to nominate Carole. I know that Donna already did, but this woman really has some attitude and deserves to be nominated at least twice. :)
I'm also adding Theresa to the list. She has the most positive attitude known to man. She always adds a smile to my face.
Karen has the same taste for blood and gore that I do. She is my long lost sister and she deserves the attitude award as well.
Linda, because well, she's like my best friend.
Can I nominate Donna again?
Thanks for the award!!
Spicing up the World
I finally have my laptop back so now I can post all the projects I've been working on.
First up, the cards from my latest card class. All stamps are from Technique Tuesday.
First up, the cards from my latest card class. All stamps are from Technique Tuesday.
BasicGrey Jovial paper and Ali Edwards Good Cheer stamps
Ali Edwards Good Cheer
An October Afternoon Layout:
October Afternoon Schoolhouse
October Afternoon Schoolhouse and Robotz Cricut cart
An October Afternoon Layout:
October Afternoon Schoolhouse
October Afternoon Schoolhouse and Robotz Cricut cart
Fort Blanket. I think this is the new Bo Bunny. Glimmer Mist, too.
BasicGrey Jovial. That's a Bob Marley statue next to a Christmas tree. Ahhh...Jamaica!
I think I should get some sort of point or something for using a really old product...decorative twistee ties. ;)
That's it for now! Thanks for visiting and thanks so much for your comments. If you don't follow my blog, please do. I'll be having a giveaway when I get to 200 followers.
BasicGrey Jovial. That's a Bob Marley statue next to a Christmas tree. Ahhh...Jamaica!
I think I should get some sort of point or something for using a really old product...decorative twistee ties. ;)
That's it for now! Thanks for visiting and thanks so much for your comments. If you don't follow my blog, please do. I'll be having a giveaway when I get to 200 followers.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Hello Kitty Santa
This week at BBTB2, I asked the designers to use the Hello Kitty Santa from the Hello Kitty Greetings cart.
I used the card function for mine. I flocked the hat and the boots and used antique glass glitter. Am I the only that cuts herself on the glass glitter?
Check out the other designs here.
I used the card function for mine. I flocked the hat and the boots and used antique glass glitter. Am I the only that cuts herself on the glass glitter?
Check out the other designs here.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Some new vintage cut outs
Peggy Loves Vintage has some new Christmas Cut-Outs.
Aren't they cute!! I love working with Peggy's images. They print out so clear and she always has the cutest images. If you've never ordered from her before, you should! Christmas would be the perfect time to experiment as she has a zillion different images.
I cut this little guy out with one of my Nesties, matted it and then put the whole thing on a gigantic-o bottle cap. I smashed the bottle cap with a rubber mallet to flatten it out a bit. I'm not sure who makes the bottle cap, but I got it as one of my free gifties from Blue Moon Scrapbooking. When you order, you always get a free giftie.
Aren't they cute!! I love working with Peggy's images. They print out so clear and she always has the cutest images. If you've never ordered from her before, you should! Christmas would be the perfect time to experiment as she has a zillion different images.
I cut this little guy out with one of my Nesties, matted it and then put the whole thing on a gigantic-o bottle cap. I smashed the bottle cap with a rubber mallet to flatten it out a bit. I'm not sure who makes the bottle cap, but I got it as one of my free gifties from Blue Moon Scrapbooking. When you order, you always get a free giftie.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Mother's Day
I love this collection!! New October Afternoon Modern Homemaker.
If I didn't have a sick kid, I'd have 100 more layouts done by now with this collection. ;)
If I didn't have a sick kid, I'd have 100 more layouts done by now with this collection. ;)
Monday, November 08, 2010
Seven
Carole asked us to use the cute dog cut from Create a Critter for this week's Bitten By The Bug challenge. This is what I came up with.
New October Afternoon Schoolhouse
New October Afternoon Schoolhouse
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Cindy Loo and a cool deali-o
This week, we used one of the flourishes from Cindy Loo for the BBTB2 challenge. I love that little kitty. I had to add her, too. :D
Here's a new dealio from Scenic Route.
I love that place. I'm stocking up on everything. The deals just can't be beat. This normally sells for $75.00.
and then there is this one, too...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Big deer
There's a new neighbor down the street with one of these fake deers in her front yard.
Trent has been wanting to get in his Indian costume and pose next to it for weeks now.
Well, we knocked on her door on Halloween and introduced ourselves. She gave the kids some candy and we asked if Trent could pose with the deer for a picture.
She was so nice and let us do it. Trent, at first, wanted us to take a picture of him from across the yard, behind a tree, aiming at the deer with his bow and arrow. I was mortified but the lady laughed it off. I didn't have that kind of lens on anyway, so I made him stand next to the deer and be nice.
She invited us to come over anytime and see the other 4 or so deer she has in her backyard.
Trent has been wanting to get in his Indian costume and pose next to it for weeks now.
Well, we knocked on her door on Halloween and introduced ourselves. She gave the kids some candy and we asked if Trent could pose with the deer for a picture.
She was so nice and let us do it. Trent, at first, wanted us to take a picture of him from across the yard, behind a tree, aiming at the deer with his bow and arrow. I was mortified but the lady laughed it off. I didn't have that kind of lens on anyway, so I made him stand next to the deer and be nice.
She invited us to come over anytime and see the other 4 or so deer she has in her backyard.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
2 cars
We are finally a 2 car family again. We've been making due with one car for the last 4 years. At times it has been very difficult.
It's so freeing!!
The 26/38 MPG is what really sold me. Isn't she pretty??
It's so freeing!!
The 26/38 MPG is what really sold me. Isn't she pretty??
No cute red wagons this year
We didn't make it to the pumpkin patch this year. So, we hit the grocery store at 7:00 AM when we woke up and realized, "OMGosh, it's the 30th and we haven't carved pumpkins yet!!"
It worked out ok. We didn't have to drive an hour and a half and walk around in dust and dirt.
The pumpkins were also about a third of the price of the pumpkins at the patch. That was nice.
All the pumpkins were perfect. We didn't pick up what we thought would be a perfect pumpkin only to be disappointed when we turned it over and discover it was rotted.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Sookie story
This morning, Sookie thought it would be really fun to wake us up by attacking our sleeping eyelids. My eyes itched, my nose started to run and my throat started to hurt.
I refused to take a Benadryl. I had a little bit of energy and I knew taking one would have me asleep in 30 minutes. I toughed it out but I got even with her.
She had her first vet appointment today. Oh, she was not pleased with me. She had a thermometer up her butt, a few shots, a blood test and her nails trimmed. She's spent the remainder of the day ignoring me. You can almost see her rolling her eyes at me when I stopped to take her picture.
I refused to take a Benadryl. I had a little bit of energy and I knew taking one would have me asleep in 30 minutes. I toughed it out but I got even with her.
She had her first vet appointment today. Oh, she was not pleased with me. She had a thermometer up her butt, a few shots, a blood test and her nails trimmed. She's spent the remainder of the day ignoring me. You can almost see her rolling her eyes at me when I stopped to take her picture.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Me & Martha
Here's a spoooooky layout I made of the kids using one of the Martha Stewart stacks. I buy them each year but this is the first time I've actually used it.
The pictures were altered in Picnik. Sorry for the bad scan. The MM flower skeleton thing makes it really bumpy.
The pictures were altered in Picnik. Sorry for the bad scan. The MM flower skeleton thing makes it really bumpy.
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