Latest Valentine Projects...

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Ummmmm where did January go???? I don't know about you, but I've been busy... I thought I'd share some of the project I've been working on for my
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I started the month out making some gift bag decorations for Valentine's Day with some of my scrapbook things I've had for a while.... I love them...

Available at my Etsy shop...

Plus I add some more lunch box notes for Valentine's Day...














Next, I started stamping on fabric, to put on my crocheted coffee cozy's... I have a tons and tons of ideas running thru my head... I can't wait to get started on them and share them with you...

Available at my etsy shop...

Let's see... that hasn't been all I worked on... Since the new year I've also finished several hats... 4 Minnie Mouse hats... 2 Dinosaur hats... and right now, I'm working on 3 Giraffe hats... plus invitations, decorations and such for a baby shower...

Oh and that's not including working at Rainee's school... plus all the every day wonders of taking care of our home and spending time with my family... 

It's been quite a full month... that's how my New Year has unfolded... what have you been up to??? Have a happy day!!!

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...

Second Grade Mini...

Ever since Rainee started school (including preschool), I've made a mini book for her to keep in her backpack... for those days when she's having a rough time... or just misses her family. I know it's something she falls back on often throughout the year... because at the end of the year... it's pretty much thrashed....

Anyway... For this year's back-to-school mini I made the cover to look like a box of crayons.... and the photos inside, are from this summer. I think it's a great way to let her know I'm not far away, even if I'm not right there.

Make today special and enjoy it!

Welcome Baby Card...

This card is from the Baby Shower we went to last weekend. The last time I used this baby stamp... (here & here) I told you how much I loved this stamp... it's perfect for a boy or a girl... it's so versatile... don't ya just love stamps like that?

As for the shower... this was Rainee's very first baby shower and she had such a great time! She loved all the shower games... and she's still talking about how we couldn't say BABY... she thought that was hard and a bit silly... because everything was about babies!!!

Next... I realized this weekend, I haven't posted the Father's Day card I made for Steve. For the card, I used an actual A&W can and cut out the logo. For his gift... I used a your-choice six pack carton from BevMo... then rolled up the shirt & pants, and added one of his favorite beers to the gift.

Well that's it for today... see you tomorrow...

Baby... Baby...

Here's another baby card... I seem to have a lot of baby's being born lately!!!! I have one more to show you it just wouldn't uploads... so this is it for today.... I've always loved these baby pins I used on some of Rainee's baby pages... so with the left overs (I've had forever) I thought it would make a cute new baby card for my friend....

Well, that's it for today... hopefully I'll get the other baby uploaded another day... here's hoping your Thursday is delightful!!! See you tomorrow!!!

New Baby Card....

Happy Happy Friday... If I'd not told you... recently I've been on a card making frenzy.... and this cute little baby card is going to a friend. Isn't that baby face just the cutest??? I've had these stamps foreverrrrrrrrr..... and whenever I need a baby card... they are my go-go stamps for baby card..... I love them... they always seem to inspire me to do something new with them! Love that!

Something new you didn't know about me is... I've worked for a 2 different rubber stamp company's and while working there I accumulated a ton of stamps... at one time, I had 10... 6" deep x 16"x 9"drawers - with 5 levels of stamps in each drawer... so I had a lot of stamps... but when I go married my husband and I both had to downsize a few things... at first I did let go of quite a few... but over the years I've let more go...  now, I'm down to 2 of the same drawers... with the same 5 levels... but that's not including my books... and books of flat acrylic stamps. Of those which I kept... these two of my favorites!

Thanks for skipping by... have a super weekend!!!