Win Everyday Pop-Up Cards Cricut cartridge!!!

Happy Thursday!  I again have a project to share with you, but didn't get the post typed up so this is what I am going to leave you with for right now.  Sherrie is having a fabulous giveaway on her blog for the new Everyday Pop-Up Cards Cricut cartridge!!!  I haven't been able to find this cartridge at any of the brick and mortar stores yet, how about you?  Head on over and become a follower of Sherrie's and leave her a comment for your chance to win.  You have until May 24th to enter here>>>  Sherrie Scraps with Passion

Today is the last day of the Chess Club Tournament for the boys.  They both still have two more games to play.  Parker is still undefeated at this time (knock on wood).  Tanner isn't doing quite as good, but he's still a work in progress and holding his own pretty good since he was paired up right away against a 5th grader, a 4th grader and the 3rd place finisher from last year!  I tell him it is only going to make him a better chess player.  His time will come.  Next week finishing places will be announced and awards will be handed out. 

Today....today I get to play with the very talented and sweet Ms. Jamie from Bits of Paper by Jamie Lane Designs!!!  We have an adventure planned for today that could or could not turn out to be successful.  However, no matter the outcome I will be in good company and that alone is worth it's weight in gold!  Have a great day my friends!!!



Slowly, but surely....

Hello my friends!!!  I am slowly, but surely starting to feel better.  I've spent the last couple of days not doing much (well...at least not as much as I normally do) and sounding like a tween boy.  I finally got a pretty decent night of sleep without coughing my head off last night and although I'm still feeling a little warn down, I went and treated myself to a Starbucks and a pedicure this morning after I finished what I needed to take care of at the school! 

I've been horrible about staying caught up on the blogs I follow this past week or so.  If you are used to seeing me around and commenting...please forgive me.  Things will get back to 'normal' (whatver that is) soon.  

Just wanted to share with you what the lovely Linda from Nothin' Fancy sent me!  She was looking for a sentiment for a stamp that she had a couple weeks ago and she liked mine best!!!  Here is a link to the card she ended up making... Linda's card  She sent me some baker's twine and this lovely card she made for me!  Thanks Linda!  I'm tickled that you liked my sentiment best! 



I also just got the new Pink By Design Animated Greetings II stamp set in the mail from Sarah the other day!!!  I'm super excited about this because I helped Sarah with this set!!!  It is so cool seeing my suggestions and sentiments I've used in the past (computer generated) on a set of stamps!!!!  Stay tuned because there are more "Disney" related ones to come because I sent her PAGES AND PAGES of ideas! lol  Thanks Sarah, it has been so much fun working on these with you!!!



It is killing me that I haven't been feeling good enough to break these out of the package and make something with them!  I will be sure to post something as soon as I do!

 I also won a $10 gift certificate from SVG Cuts on Celeste's Blog Touched by a Butterfly from a hop last weekend!!!  Thanks Celeste!

On a side note...Fed Ex showed up and tried to deliver my table and chairs I won from Robert's Crafts today WHILE I WAS GONE GETTING MY PEDICURE!!!!!  Not sure how delivery is going to fit into my schedule tomorrow either.  Why couldn't they show up Monday or Tuesday while I was home sick?????  Frustrating. 

Hope this post finds you all well.  Thanks for sticking in there with me.  I have more MPS Challenge projects to post for you, but I seriously couldn't even make my mind work properly to type up the posts for them.  I mean...I could have typed something, but there was no guarantee any of it was going to make sense through the cold medicine!  lol   Happy Wednesday!  I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!  Pirates of the Caribbean for us this weekend!!!  Wahooo!! Can't wait!

Flaunt it Fridays Challenge

Sorry for the very poor picture quality.  The weather here today leaves a lot to be desired and I tried many different locations and angles to get a good photo with no luck. 

The challenge over at Flant it Fridays is to use the Happy Hauntings cartridge.  I have had these photos from our 2009 trip that we went to MNSSHP ready to go, but never finished the layout.  This was the perfect opportunity.  I didn't save the file on my Gypsy and I didn't write down the sizes I used on the cuts so I apologize.  The skull is a stamped image on black paper using Dew Drops ink and Inkadinkado stamps.  Everything else is from Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge.



I was able to complete a few things yesterday, which is a good thing considering how I feel today.  This crazy weather has been getting the best of me.  I wish Mother Nature would just pick a 10 degree temperature range and stick with it!  This going from 80 degree days to 40 degree days stinks!!!  I think I am going to take a hot bath, lather up with some Vicks, find some throat drops and crawl back into bed.  This isn't what I had planned for the day, but sometimes things just don't work out like they are planned.  I might be back later to post a card I made for a challenge, but for now I hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday.  



MPS NSD Challenge #4 Mother's Day

Challenge #4 was to create something for Mother's Day which was perfect since I still hadn't made my mom a card!  Ooops! 

All of the paper was from my scrap basket.  The "Happy Mother's Day" was cut from the Celebrate With Flourish Cricut Lite cartridge at 2 1/2".  The pink glitter flower button was from my stash and I tied it off with some Twinery bakers twine.  



TGIF!!!  The boys have an early release day today so we get to start our weekend a little early!  Hope you all have a great one! 

MPS NSD Challenge #3 Breast Cancer Theme

Challenge #3 was to make something with a Breast Cancer Theme.  I was excited to find that there is a support ribbon on the Stand and Salute Cricut cartridge!  I found it by doing a search on Shawn's site My Cut Search!  I cannot tell you how often I use her awesome site!!!  Did you know that if you are looking for a specific style of font that you can search for that too?  All you do is put the letter you are looking for in the search box and search!  You can do it in lower case or upper case and that is what it will search for!  Sure beats pulling out all of your handbooks to search for just the right font! 

The ribbon was cut out of Best Occasions Prismatic paper from the Stand and Salute Cricut cartridge at 3 1/2".  The background patterned paper is a piece of Heidi Grace that I had left over from another project.  The sentiment (which is a sentiment I LOVE!) is computer generated. 

Tonight is my last PTO meeting serving as President!  I made the decision that I didn't want to run again next year.  I have been so involved in our school PTO since Parker started at this elementary school 6 years ago, last year serving as VP and this year as President.  I will still be very involved, but I just didn't want the extra responsibilities and obligations (mostly which I put on myself) that come along with the title next year.  Jim has been traveling out of the country a lot and we are unsure of what the future holds with that come fall and Parker will be moving onto junior high which is going to put a whole new spin on our lives having kids at two different schools.  I felt a huge sense of relief when I made the announcement at the April PTO meeting that I wouldn't be seeking another term.  My official duties will not end until after I pass off my files and check signing responsibilities in June, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it looks soooooooo good!  :)  



The love of my life...

Twenty-seven years ago today (wow.....seriously...TWENTY-SEVEN???)  my hubby and I went on our very first date as boyfriend/girlfriend.  I was just finishing my freshman year of high school and he was a friend of mine that lived up the road and did lawn work for the elderly family friend that lived across the field from us.  I had seen Jim cutting the grass or painting a barn many times before we started a friendship, but never dreamed that the 'nice young man' that worked for Mrs. Wood would someday be my amazing husband that would bless me with our two wonderful boys.  I was lucky enough to marry my best friend and I cannot imagine a day in this life without him.





Love you babe!  

My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #2 Kraft Paper

Challenge #2 - use Kraft Paper

It was back in January at a crop that I found my new paper addiction....Kraft Paper!  I have stacks of this stuff now!  I LOVE the Bo Bunny Kraft Paper with the dots!  OMG....LOVE it!  I didn't use that on this card though.  This Kraft paper I used is by Recollections.

I think this is the first time I've used my Paper Lace Cricut cartridge (which I bought on Black Friday!).  There are some beautiful cuts on this cartridge...I just hadn't used it YET.   This "Get Well Soon" lace is from that cartridge cut at 4".  I used a Martha Stewart glitter marker on the "Get Well Soon" part and left the flowers plain and added the buttons on top.  Both the Kraft paper and the plaid printed cardstock (by Sassafras) were from my stash basket.  

Happy Hump day!  One day closer to Friday which is an early release day for the boys at school!  Wahooo!!!