I'm here!!!

Yes, I know......its been a year since I've update my pretty little blog. Did you miss me? Well I miss you!!!

I've been quite busy with my kids, husband, school and my schedule that time flies and what do you know a year flies by. So at this time, I'm actually recovering from a root canal, I decided it would be a good time to write a brand spankin' new post.

My friend Shaina is expecting her 2nd baby and its a little girl! She's been so excited for this pregnancy from the beginning that she started to plan her baby shower from the start. So I jumped in and wanted to do her invitations as a gift and she was so excited she said YES!!!

So this is what they looked like. She absolutely loved them!!!

What I normally do when I do invitations, I make a few of them and have the person pick their favorite. I will post the runner up choices in the next day or so.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Childhood Portraits

I am loving this stamp set called Childhood Portraits from Close to my Heart. I've been using it alot lately. So cute!!!

Great Blog Candy

Click here for a great chance at some awesome blog candy!!!

The Lemonade Stand Award

Amy S. sent me this wonderful award a few days ago.

Thanks Amy! Please click on the link above to check out her blog. She's super talented and sweet!!!

The Lemonade Stand Award!

The rules of this award:

*comment on this blog

*cut and paste the award logo and use it on your own blog

*nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude

*link to your nominees within your blog post

*comment on their blogs to let them know they received the award

*link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation

And the award goes to...

Annapurna J.

Charlene W.

Dawn R.

Jamia B.

Amy M.

All these ladies are wonderful CTMH consultants and great scrapbook artist. Click on the links to check out there blogs and congratulate them!!!

Be Yourself

As you've noticed, I've been absent from my blog for awhile. My son broke his wrist last month and I feel like I'm finally getting back to normal. He needed surgery so didn't help the stress levels. I was actually able to scrap today...which made me feel like "Myself".

This stamp set, Be Yourself, is Close to my Heart's May Stamp of the Month. I love it! Its so girly and feminine!!

I actually created these before my son broke his wrist.

All products used are from Close to my Heart.

Lots of cards and my new scrappin' table.

Here she is. My new love. My new craft table. Got a good deal on it.

Purchased on target.com

Original price 239.99

Sale price 149.99

plus free shipping and 15% off.

I was a happy momma when it arrived at my doorstep.

I've been in the card making mood and pulled out my CTMH originals book and started stampin' away.

Cased from Lisa Stenz. Love her work!!!

Aother card from Originals book

Another originals cards.

And the last card.

Enjoy!!!

The 1st five get a goodie

I was doing my blog hoppin' over at Lisa's Creative Corner blog and saw that she was doing a cool give-a-way. The first 5 to leave any comment, will win a small gift. So now I'm going to pay it forward. The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you! This offer does have a few “rules of play”:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make --- but I hope you do!

2- What I create will be just for you --- one of a kind!

3- It'll be done sometime this year (most likely it will be in the next month).

4- You have no clue what it's going to be. Well, a pretty good bet it will be made of paper!

5-The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog!

The first 5 people to leave a comment will win a handmade card or gift (or both!) by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it! So....who will be the first 5 people?

Even if you aren't in my first five, why not start this on your blog, too? Spread more love FASTER! Ready, set, go.....who will the first five be??