loving the trees

in this month's Apron Strings kit, there is some BEAUTIFUL fun paper from Bella Blvd. This is the first time I have used their paper - and I must say, I TOTALLY ADORE IT!!!! (and must get my hands on MORE!) I had fun cutting out the trees from one of the sheets from the Family Tree line. Here are two cards I made with it, and some of the other beautiful goodies in the Apron Strings kit!

We are having a nice quiet day at home today, doing a little of this and that (Legos, dishes, "air hockey" across the coffee table using quarters, laundry, and catching up on the pile of papers that ALWAYS seems to accumulate on the kitchen counter. How does it CONTINUALLY happen!?) Hopefully by the end of the day I will feel more caught up on life around this house!

OH, and my BIG BIG news. . . .after going back and forth for WEEKS, I have made the decision, that I AM going to CHA for a day!!!!! I am sooo excited. I don't know how my body is going to handle all the walking, but I just couldn't be two hours away and NOT go. I have a hotel room booked, and I am committed! Can't wait! Now to find something cool, cute, and comfy to wear. Hmmmm.

Have a wonderful weekend!

XOXO

Hip Hoppin'

It's Hip Hop day once again. . .and it just reminds me how the weeks are FLYING by! (which is good. . .and not-so-good!)

I was thinking that this Barbecue King card could be good for Fathers' Day, a summer birthday, or a BBQ invitation. I did a couple of wacky things on this card. . .I was out of the letter "n" from my Thickers so I used a "z" instead. And also, the foam Thickers are tan - and it just didn't give my card enough POP, so I colored them with a black Sharpie! I paper-pieced the grill, and added a little Stickles to the smoke. (Stickles, and Thickers, and Unity. . .some of my favorite things!)

I hope you are having a WONDERFUL Hip Hop Thursday! You've almost made it. . .

so hop along now to ***HEATHER B!***

lovin' christmas in july

Gotta love some more cool weather thoughts in this steamy month of July! Here are two cards I made using Unity's Merry and Bright stamps. The color in these cards photographed a little wonky, and I couldn't seem to get it quite right - not sure what happened, but I think these two cards are a lot cuter in person! (I hate it when that happens!)

Hope you have a merry and bright day, in the middle of July!!!!

See you on Thursday for Hip Hop!

(Card goodies: stamps - Unity, green cardstock - WorldWin, pink cardstock - CTMH, paper lace - KI Memories, glitter glue - Stickles, ink - StazOn)

CPS 124 and the baby shower

Happy Sunday! Sorry I've been neglecting my poor little blog all weekend, but my parents have been in town, and we've been busy playing and shopping and celebrating at a baby shower at our church, yesterday.
First, I'd like to share a simple card I did, using more (yes, more) Cosmo Cricket paper. I can't get enough of it! The colors, and patterns are so bright and retro and fun. I just love it. This card is based on Tami's CPS sketch, number 124 for this week. It's a sponsor free week, which means we all get to use whatever product we want - so look for lots of variety on the CPS blog this week! :)

And here's a quick picture of me, and my boys (my little man, my husband, and there's my dad in the background!) opening presents at the shower yesterday. We received a lot of nice gifts, played some fun games, and ate lots of yummy food!

Here's hoping for a great big NAP this afternoon! Have a great Sunday!!!

Hip Hoppin' Happy!

Happy Thursday everyone!!! So, seriously. . .how happy does this sunshine stamp make you? I think it just just the cutest thing! You can use it for journaling. . .or stamping a sentiment in. . .or completely on its own, as the adorable little image that it is! Sunshine, YOU make me HAPPY! :)

Hip Hopping along the blog hop makes me happy too!!!!

Be sure to hop along to ***AMBER*** next!!!

(card goodies: stamps - Unity July KOM, patterned paper, library card - October Afternoon, ink, rickrack - Close To My Heart)

the bees knees (CPS 123)

Oh how much fun I had playing with these Sweet N Sassy stamps, this week's CPS sponsor, and this bright, fun American Crafts paper. How CUTE is that bumblebee???? I paper-pieced the flower and bumblebee, and added some Diamond Stickles to the bee's wings.
I just loved the bees so much that I made this little tag with my scraps, and another sentiment from this cute stamp set. You can check out the goods HERE (and they're even on sale right now!)

Have a terrific Tuesday!!!!

XXOOX

Wishing you. . .

Here's my little man, in desperate need of a haircut, wishing you . . .

a happy 4th of July!

and another Apron Strings card from the July kit . . .this is a pretty neat little stamp, included with the kit. Pretty versatile! :) I used a brad (also in the kit, of course) to mark the word "birthday" and I did some trimming and cutting and using of scraps to create the background of this card. I am pretty happy with how it turned out!
I hope your day is filled with fireworks and BBQ's! Have a safe and happy 4th of July!
XOXO

Hip Hoppin' Summer style

Hello Hip Hoppers!!!! Today we are celebrating the July Kit of the Month . . .have you seen it yet!? Ironically it showed up in my mailbox yesterday - but I FORGOT TO CHECK THE MAIL!!!! (So at 9:30 last night when my husband came home with the mail, I was soooo irritated that I wasted all that time I could have been playing with it!) So for today, let me share a super fun project using Retro BBQ. Have I MENTIONED how much I love this stamp set!!!??
I paper pieced the lemonade glasses, and had fun with some Liquid Glass and lots of Stickles (as you can see more clearly in the close-up shot. It's really sparkly and shiny and I just LOVE the way it turned out!!! :)

(card goodies: stamps - Unity's Retro BBQ set, striped paper - October Afternoon, dotted paper - Sassafrass Lass, Liquid Glass - CTMH, ink - StazOn)

And now, without further ado, hop on to ***Jennifer***

another new month? already!?

ACK! The days are flying. . .which means the weeks and months are too!!! In some ways, this is a VERY good thing (because at most moments of the day, I am totally OVER this whole pregnancy thing!) But at the same time, once each day is gone - it's GONE, so we all need to be making the most of it. Plus the days are rolling much closer to my little man starting preschool, which at this moment, is sounding a little traumatic! Perhaps that has something to do though, with the impending birth of a baby AND a child starting preschool all within two weeks of each other. (Talk about giving this poor mama a heart attack!!!)

Because the month of September is going to be. . .well, JUST a little bit busy, the sweet ladies at Apron Strings let me rearrange my designing schedule, and I got the lucky opportunity to design last month as scheduled, plus THIS month in place of September. Two months in a row - man, I am SPOILED!!! So today, as it is the FIRST OF JULY. . . . I hope you like this card I made with the July Apron Strings All Year Cheer Card Kit. This is one of my favorites this month. This card features some Chatterbox and BasicGrey papers, the SUPER CUTE chipboard birdie, and some amazingly beautiful ribbon. Check back soon for my Apron Strings GIVEAWAY too - the ladies gave me some goodies to SHARE!!!!! (Be sure to hit the Apron Strings blog too. . .lots of cute inspiration over there!)

And the FIRST OF THE MONTH also means, its time to catch a full glimpse at the July Kit of the Month at Unity Stamp Company!!!! I am so anxious to find this baby in my mailbox!!!! (Wait till you see the cloud stamps!) Bop on over to Angela's blog today, and I am sure you will find all the info you need to know!!! :)

Man, I had lots to share today. . .I hope you'll head over and visit Apron Strings and Unity today. And be back here tomorrow - for I have my NEW FAVORITE Unity card to share during Hip Hop Thursday!!!

Have a great day chickies!!!
XOXO

for the toasty summertime

Just trying to survive these toasty Florida summer days, the new Retro BBQ set from Unity is PERFECT for making some fun summertime projects! The font on the sentiments is PRECIOUS. I just love it! I paired these stamps with Cosmo Cricket Early Bird patterned paper (which I love and adore as well!!!)
I would love to rattle on, and bore you to death, but my child is desperate for my attention, and I think a tantrum tornado is on it's way!!!! I BETTER RUN!

Have a great day, and I'll see you soon!!!

XOXO