Strawberry Pie!!!

I had an idea for a card with a pie plate....and this is how it turned out! Are you hungry now???

I used Stampin' Up!'s Tart and Tangy set with real red and pretty in pink paper. The satin ribbon is from Papertrey Ink and the red gingham is from Stampin' Up! What do you think about the foil idea??

I made this card over the weekend and forgot to post it on my blog. I love how this turned out and I'm anxious to make one for a little boy too!

Our Little Sweet Pea!

I got to scrapbook the other day and I did a page using my "Sweet Pea" paper and also my "Green Thumb" stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I'm thinking about getting out my stamps to work on Ava's birthday invitation, but I'm running on very little sleep due to Ethan's radiation appointment time this morning. We left at 4:00 and got home around 12:00. Tomorrow we leave at 5:00 instead. Only 11 more day of this so I can handle it!






Here's a quick peak at my Sweet Pea Pages! The swirl part is just cut out free hand and then I use that as my template to cut the next piece. So I cut the patterned paper first, then the minty color and then my white. It adds some depth to the pages I think. I love ribbon so of course I had to tie on some pink to finish it off!

I tried something new today with my pictures. I placed an order from Shutterfly. I also ordered the same pictures from Wal-Mart to make a comparison. I'm hoping that I like Shutterfly just as well or better because I'm in the search for a new place to order pictures from......for a few reasons. So if you have any helpful advice on a place to order pictures via the internet, let me know! Enjoy and Happy Monday!

Hanging Out!!!

Here's my attempt at Beate's weekend sketch http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

I originally wanted to do some monkeys on a teter totter, but the card got way too busy! So I ended up with the monkey hanging out in the tree. This set is called Monkey Love from All That Scraps http://allthatscraps.com/ I bought this set while I was in the hospital with Ethan and am finally using it for the first time. The ribbon is from Papertrey Ink. http://www.papertreyink.com/index.html This is one of my favorite places to shop!!! I just got some new paper and ribbon from them today and it is all beautiful.

Thanks for taking a look at my creations. We had a really fun day, especially this afternoon. Here are some pics from playing outside with the kids! This weekend is kind of the calm before the storm so to speak. Monday Ethan begins his radiation treatments. We have to be there at 7:00 in the morning and we live 2 1/2 hours away....what fun! He has 12 treatments total. Hopefully all will go smoothly. Please keep Ethan in your prayers.

Sweet Smiles!

So I did take some time the other day and got to do some scrapbooking. I grabbed Ava's 2nd album....pictures are all loaded, but nothing scrapped yet. I now have 2 finished layouts! The first one is a technique I've never tried before and I can't wait to get my new Papertrey Ink paper because I'm going to make a card for their contest like this. I love this Almost Amethyst color so guess what we'll probably be using next stamp club!!! I made a card with the same technique as the scrapbook page. The right picture is a close-up of my title. You can click on any of the images to see them larger too!

Take your patterned paper, either 3 or 4 designs and cut about 1 1/2" squares for the scrapbook and layer in a grid and for the card I used 1 1/4" squares for the same effect. What do you think?

As you can see, all is well here. We have to week off and start radiation probably next Monday. Ethan is having a ball being at home and so is Ava. Ava is quite the Mama's girl anymore! I don't mind though.

Here's Ethan in his new giraffe rain coat and Ava in her bug rain coat......they love to wear these, even if it isn't raining!!

Weddings, weddings, and more weddings!

This is the year for weddings in our family. My husband's brother is getting married and so is my brother. One is in May and the other in July and the kids are in both of them. Dave is in his brother's wedding and all of us are in my brother's. It will be so much fun. Lots of showers and fun times to be had. We need that after the year we have all been through.

I'm working on invites and programs right now, so I can't share until after their big day, but I can share the one shower invite I'm working on. It's very simple, but very elegant I think. What do you think?

We've had a good day here. We tried going outside, but it's just a little too chilly. The kids were all dressed and ready to go and even got their bubbles out, but it only lasted about 5 minutes and then we headed back in. Ethan had his friend Annabelle come over to play today so that was fun. They are both down for naps now.....so shhhhh, don't tell Dave, but I think I'm going to scrapbook! I haven't gotten to do that in forever! I'll see what I get done!

Have a great week!

EASTER BLESSINGS!

What wonderful news we got yesterday about our son, Ethan. He is in COMPLETE REMISSION! THANKS BE TO GOD! We will definitely have a wonderful Easter.

Here's a card I did for Beate's Weekend challenge and another that I did for the Splitcoast Wednesday Sketch Challenge.

Hope everyone has a BLESSED EASTER!

Whoo Hoo!!!

I got to play a "little" with my new stamp set. I really like this owl and can think of a lot of things to make with it. I think the owl would look cute with some wire glasses, but the kids are ready to play with Mommy so the owl had to go without. We're getting ready to dye Easter eggs today so that should be fun......I'll hopefully get some good pics.

Ethan will be getting scans this Thursday and Friday and will start radiation soon after. Please keep him in your prayers. The kids are both doing good and wearing me out! Spring is almost here! We can't wait.