10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   The quietness of being the first up in the mornings...

    2.   Leafs changing colors...

    3.   Making popcorn on the stove...

    4.   Rainee's joy over her jungle animal lunches...

    5.   The sound of coffee brewing...  

    6.   Black berry cobbler...

    7.   The sound of Legos locking together...

    8.   Teaching Rainee to play handball...

    9.   The aroma of cookies baking..

    10. Rainee's new phrase... 'Now, bake me a pie'... she says it just like Sam from iCarly... and I have to say... it's adorable!!!

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in life... So, join in any time with what made you HAPPY this week!

Jungle Animals Love Lunch...

 

I have to say I had such fun making these.... and Rainee... well you can imagine her delight!
Thanks for peeking in... 

Set of Mini Bike Cards...

I had such fun doing the stamped bike card the other day... I thought with all my scraps I'd make a few mini cards. The cute little mini bikes are cut out of the Jillibean Soup bike background paper. This mini set cards are the perfect size (2.5"x4") for a little note and will make a lovely little gift for a friend....

Thanks for cruzing by today... Enjoy to{day} & your every{day} moments!!

Bird Watching...

This photo is from a couple of weeks ago... when Rainee and I were playing in the backyard... when we saw 2 humming birds flitting around. They were coming and going so fast we could hardly keep up with them. It was such fun bird watching. They made our afternoon even more pleasant.

I used SketchyThursdays sketch for this layout.. and... pattern paper: Jillibean Soup, solid paper: DCWV, kraft paper: Bazzil, Punches: EKsuccess, iTop: We R Memory Keepers, stamp: g-studio (birds) and Stampendous (woodgrain), sticker letters: Jillibean Soup, Creative Imaginations, buttons: Vintage, cloud die-cut: Papertrey Ink.

Enjoy your Monday...

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   First day of Autumn...

    2.   Cooler weather...

    3.   Cajun chicken pasta...

    4.   Eating breakfast with Rainee...

    5.   New shoes... my feet don't hurt anymore...  

    6.   Doing spelling words in clay... so fun...

    7.   Coffee... coffee... coffee...

    8.   Playing catch with Rainee & Steve...

    9.   Answered prayers...

    10. Taking Rainee out to lunch, just us girls... 

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in life... So, join in any time with what made you HAPPY this week!

A Basket Full Of Wishes...

Well, it's hard to believe autumn is right around the corner... and only a few days left of summer... I thought I'd make one last card as we ride into cool weather...

I made this card using Jillibean Soup's - Blossom Soup & Watermelon Gazpacho Collections... plus the Jillibean Soup Unity Stamp - Basket Full of Wishes - - which I am sooooooo loving.... and of course my cloud die-cut from... Papertrey Ink...

I'll be linking this card (and a few others) to Paper Issues "Tree Hugger" theme... It's pretty much 'anything goes' as long as you use paper.... which mean I'll also be linking this card up to The Squirrel And The Fox and Cute Card Thursday... with their 'anything goes' challenges too.

Thanks for dropping by to see what I've been up to. Hopefully something here inspires you to play with your paper stash! Have a lovely day!

Creepy Pumpkin Card...

Hello Monday - -  I hope your weekend was eventful.... I did a bit of cleaning and packing up a few boxes to move furniture - bookshelves, dressers and chairs... so I didn't get as much crafting done as I would have liked... but with the time I had I made a few cards.

Today's card is made with the sketch with the sketch #39 from Cardabilities. I'm also entering it in a couple of 'anything goes' card challenges from... The Squirrel And The Fox and Cute Card Thursday.... and a halloween challenge at Sew Many Card Challenges....

Ok, ladies... that's it for today... I'll see you tomorrow... Thanks for stopping by...

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   Blowing bubbles with Rainee...

    2.   Making Rainee's spelling words out of clay...

    3.   McTeacher Family Night at McDonald's...

    4.   New refrigerator art from Rainee...

    5.   Funnel Cake... enough said...  

    6.   Playing with Rainee & her Littlest Petshop toys...

    7.   Homemade chili on an unexpected cold day...

    8.   Reading "Llama Llama Home With Mama" together...

    9.   Rainee's laughter, I love hearing it...

    10. Making sandwich bugs & birds for Rainee's lunch... 

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in life... So, join in any time with what made you HAPPY this week!

What's For Lunch???

I Love You Every{day} Card...

Every{day} I send little notes in Rainee's lunch box, but once a month I make her a new card to keep in a baggie for her lunch box. It's something she looks forward to because she never knows when it's going to just show up and make her lunch special.

I love finding new was to use this calendar paper from Creative Café... plus I recently snagged these adorable Jillibean Soup tags (which I love)... I also used... colored paper strips from my scrap stash, a couple of brads, bakers twine and my handy-dandy-crimper for the heart... and inside it says... "I Love You More Every{day}"!!!

Well that's if for to{day}... I really appreciate you visiting... so thanks for skipping by—& leaving your lovely comments!

LegoLand Fun...

Here's another layout of using photos from our time together at Lego Land. For this layout I used the SketchyThursday sketch... this cute paper from Jillibean Soup... and these fun epoxy Lego stickers from Creative Imaginations - which I love... and some other miscellaneous bits.

Thanks for meandering by to read my blog... have a delightful day!

Never Forget...

My prayers go out on this 10th anniversary... for lives lost... for those who survived... for loved ones families. I also pray for our country... our military men & women who have fought & died... and for those who continue to press on to protect our great nation... our freedom... so this will ever happen again.

I will never forget...

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   Watching the moon with Rainee...

    2.   An evening walk...

    3.   Fideo (Mexican Spaghetti) for dinner...

    4.   Finding money in your pocket...

    5.   Root beer floats...  

    6.   The crunch of a good pickle...

    7.   The flitting & fluttering of humming birds...

    8.   Doughnut holes...

    9.   Rain drops plopping on an unexpected rainy day...

    10. Enjoying the Labor Day holiday with friends... 

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in our lives.... So, join in any time with what makes you HAPPY!

What's For Lunch...

Have a happy Thursday!

Just A Little Note Card...

I had a fabulous crafty and fun mixed in weekend. I was able to sit down and create — Rainee and I made cards... watched movies... and play games. Of course, I didn't get everything I wanted to done, but I'm happy with what I accomplished... oh, to be crafting again!!!

Thanks for stopping by to see my card. I hope you had some time to be creative too. Hope the rest of your week is great!

Legos & Star Wars... A Dangerous Combination...

First, you have to know my daughter loves loves loves Legos... and along with Legos she also loves... Star Wars... so when you put this combination together... it can be a bit hard to go to into a Target or Walmart store without stopping by the toy section without the agreement... we're not buying anything today... to which I know she's secretly hoping I'll cave and let her get just one thing... another Lego-Star Wars kit. Sure there are a lot of other toys she has her eye on, but this combination is hard for her to pass by without giving me that longing glance of... please mama!!! And well, most times I'm good... but there are times when I see that longing glance and... it melts my heart.... and I cave.

Second, you have to know that during Spring and the beginnings of Summer... we were inundated with Lego Land commercials... and what is one of their newest attractions... a miniature Star Wars Lego Land.... who knew!! So over the course of several months all I heard was... "Mom, can we go to Lego Land?"... or... "Mom, when are we going to Lego Land"... or...  "Do you think we can go to Lego Land, mom, they have a new Star Wars section and I really want to go... can we?"... or... "MOM! MOM! Come quick... I want to go there... can we go mama, can we???"

So this summer during Steve's vacation we surprised Rainee and took her to Lego Land!!! Once there, Rainee couldn't wait to to see the Star Wars Miniature Lands... as you can tell by her huge grin... this was one of her favorite moments at Lego Land. We had an 'out-of-this-world' time!!!

For this layout, I used just a few of the Star Wars Miniature photos... and the sketch from SketchyThursday... I love how it turned out, but more importantly... Rainee loves it, and can't stop looking at it...

Well, that's it for today... enjoy your Tuesday!!!

Take The Day Off... Happy Labor Day!!!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   Grilled corn on the cob...

    2.   Pool party with friends....

    3.   Gardening with Rainee...

    4.   At-home pedicure...

    5.   Bagel's with cream cheese...  

    6.   Chinese checkers...

    7.   New books from the library...

    8.   Strawberry short cake...

    9.   Snow-cone day at school...

    10. Fresh picked flowers... for mom, from Rainee... 

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in our lives.... So, join in any time with what makes you HAPPY!

What's For Lunch???