Happy 4th

I have been slacking in my duties as a scrapbooker.  I am so behind on everything.  I haven't scrapbooked much of our activities since we  have been married, my middle son is still an infant in his scrapbook and my youngest has only 2 pages documenting his 3rd month in his.My husband has been bugging me to get going and I don't disagree with him.  Since I do have some pictures already printed up I pulled them out and got started on putting them on a page.This is the only picture I took of my boys during our 4th of July celebration.  I had a migraine that day and was doing my best not to be the party pooper.  I did end up falling asleep on my couch while my sister and her family babysat for me (I didn't intend to fall asleep, thanks).We did head to the base sponsored festivites where we road a carnival ride and then watched the fireworks display.

 I need to resupply my stash of paper with 12 X 12 paper so I can have some paper to scrapbook with.  I was able to use this paper that is actually for a cruise.  I just covered up the steering wheel with the red paper and the rest of the ship with the white ribbon and stars.The red paper is pure poppy and was stamped in versamark with Wplus9 background stamps, then I embossed it with kaleidescope embossing powder.  I figured it was perfect with the little stars in the center of the circles and then the shimmer of the embossing powder.The ribbon I got from Wal-Mart a while back and the stars were punched with my fiskars punch using stamper's select white cardstock from PTI and inked with pure poppy and enchanted evening ink.  I added the eyelets (from Stampin Up') for an added element.  Then made the streams of light with stickles.The journal section was cut using the notepad dye from PTI that I won and stamped in simply chartreuse with the journal image in the school time stamp set.I had the "4" from another project I started but needed a 3 not a 4 and then just found a "t" and an "h".  I inked them the same way using pure poppy and enchanted evening so all the colors were represented.The picture was put together with a simple strip of simply chartreuse cardstock covered with some pp I had in my stash (cut using a nestability die) and then rounded the corners of my picture to match the corners of the nestability.  I also had the small sentiment from a stash I got at Michael's when they were having a bunch of stuff on sale.  I figured it suited the picture nicely and the colors worked out great.I really need to keep up with my goal to make one page a week.  Maybe I should change that to 1 page every two weeks/2 pages a month.Well, that is about it for today.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend planned.  See you back here on Monday.Thanks for stopping by!!!  

Father's Day

I hope everyone's Father's Day was a wonderful celelbration of Father's.  We had a quiet subdued Father's Day here.  First we were off to church where my boys were able to make tie cookies for their Dad.  Unfortunately my husband was not able to spend Father's Day with us so he will not be able to taste those cookies.  Although I am not sure if he would have anyway with all the sugar and candy that was in each cookie.After church we drove to my sisters house where she made dinner for my family, her family and my parents.  It was nice to be able spend Father's Day with my Dad especially since my husband wasn't here to celebrate with us.We did put Skype on our computers so the boys did get to see their dad and wish him a Happy Father's Day.  I did want to share a picture that I took for my hubby's Father's Day present.  I cannot take credit for the idea because I saw it on a gift bag but I just love it and hope that he does too.

I did, however, get to make a card for my Dad.  I started with some Simply Chartruese cardstock and used some PP that I had in my stash.  I used some enchanted evening cardstock as an accent with some more PP on top of that.  I used one of my spellbinders dies to make the main image with Hawaiian shores cardstock and cream.

The stamps used were PTI father knows best and through the trees.  The ribbon is from some $1 ribbon at Michael's that I had just bought.  And then I used some stickles for some accents.That is about it but I am pleased with how it turned out.  I have had a layout similar to this one in my head for quite a while.Oh yeah, and here are some cards my boys made for their Dad at a Michael's make and take that I forgot about but got there in time to see the sign and for the boys to make them.

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Motherhood

So sorry I had to miss yesterday. It was a crazy day of running and then running some more. My days have gotten very hectic as I mentioned in a post before but today was even worse. I got a call from my doctors office Friday afternoon that some of my blood work I had done was just a little off. I was to be at the office first thing in the morning to get a referral to have more blood drawn. I am not sure what all this means and not even sure what exactly it is all about. I know I have prayed about it a LOT and have come to the conclusion that no matter what the results are the baby and I are just fine and there is no reason to worry. There are way too many other things going on that need our attention more. So, with all that I wasn't able to get a post done or anything made to post in the first place.

I did get a nice big package in the mail yesterday though. I have to say. I am a very lucky gal. Not only do I have a wonderful family that loves me and supports me in everything do, and a husband that loves me and will do anything for me and our boys, sons that are wonderful and growing big and strong, but I also have in-laws you love me and treat me more as a family member than the daughter-in-law.

I have to say that I wasn't sure how my Mother-in-law was going to take the news of the impending birth of a new grand baby and I will that that as that. While out shopping for my son to prepare for school we got a call asking what size clothing I was wearing. Quite a shock for me but not strange of a question from the in-laws. To my surprise not only did a get a box of wonderful maternity clothes that will probably get me through this pregnancy but a lovely card, some cups for the boys and an adorable book for each of our boys. I was so overwhelmed with gratitude that I just had to make a card. I hope my mother and sister-in-law like it as much as I loved and appreciated their gift to us.

I also wanted to say on another note. Before leaving to get the blood work done yesterday morning I was feeling very overwhelmed and just so worn out and emotional. I wasn't sure how I was going to make it through the day. I realized that I needed to say a prayer and thank my Heavenly Father that all I have and then ask for peace and help to get through the day. I immediately felt better but still overwhelmed. I didn't realize until the end of the day when I was bathing my youngest son that He sent me several strangers throughout the morning to lift me up and give me something great to talk about. They didn't say anything special and at the time I thought their comments were strange or out of the ordinary but now, looking back, I know that they were guided by our Heavenly Father to help me. I can't thank Him enough for all he does for me.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

P.S. This card is practically a total case from one of Nichole Heady's cards she posted on her blog on August 20th.

Going Nuts

Happy Tuesday!!! This is a little late because my older guy has speech this morning. But I did want to get on here and finally show you a project I made last week that I have been dying to show you. I checked Nichole's blog before starting this to make sure there were no challenges on there. Well, there is but not something I need to post here. If you want to win a very adorable craft made my Nichole and the design team go to Nichole's blog and enter your guess.

While doing some blog surfing last week I came across a lady's blog (sorry I cannot remember who it was) who directed me to splitcoaststampers and a tutorial to make a gable box. I have never made a gable box but get in a rut making cards so why not do something else every once in a while, right?

So, I set to make a gable box. I want to preface this by saying that I am limited in my supplies because not only am I cheap but my husband is military and I don't work so my supply budget is limited so I went with what I had.

Really the only thing I was missing was the oval punch. I went to the next best thing I have, a small circle punch. I think it turned out just adorable and would make them over and over again this way.

The cardstock is PTI vintage cream stamped with polka dot basics in spring rain.`I secured the box closed with a clip I bought through oriental trading post and some Michael's ribbon. The sentiment if from PTI's "my punny valentine" stamp set and was stamped using cat's eye brown chalk ink on vintage cream and I sponged the edges with spring rain. That was matted on PTI's dark chocolate cardstock. The flowers are some I had in my stash, sorry can't remember where they are from. I sewed on the buttons by hand.

The main image is also from my punny valentine. I used vintage cream and brown chalk's eye to stamp the squirrel. I just love how he turned out. It makes him look all fuzzy and adorable. The nut is also from the same set. It was stamped using SU! creamy caramel and cat's eye chalk ink on vintage cream and then cut out and adhered to the image using a pop dot.

Oh yeah, the squirrel was stamped on kraft cardstock. I started with dark chocolate cardstock and to add some more color used some PP I got from target a while back from Marcella K (I just love that paper pack) and then the image was secured on top of that.

I think that is it. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

P.S. Do you like my picture staging? hehehe

Baby girl bear

First off Happy Thursday!!! Wooohooo!!! The week is almost over. I am so excited, I can't even tell you. I so hope to hear from my husband sometime today. I miss talking to him and hearing his voice. This also means you guys get to stop hearing me complain and mope around about him being gone hehehe!!!

So, I had a few ideas about what I wanted to create and show you ladies today. I was going to pull out my sewing machine and see what I can do about sewing on a card. But then I got playing around with the boys, talking to neighbors, watching a friends daughter, etc, etc. and the sewing machine never came out.

So, after I finally got the boys in bed I sat at my craft table determined to make something. Then I remembered that I bought the DCWV Nana's nursery baby girl pack from Michael's last weekend. I couldn't wait to pull some of the papers out. They are just gorgeous. I have to admit, I didn't think about who I was going to make it for. As far as I remembered everyone I knew was having boys. But to my happiness I remembered a friend I worked with in Alaska is having a baby and she just so happens to be having a girl so when I find out her baby shower date I will be sending this with a gift. Yeah for girls!!! hehehe, I so wish I had one, anyway...

So, I knew with a girl I had to use pink so I pulled out my PTI sweet blush cardstock. I picked out 2 coordinating PP from the DCWV pack. You can't really see it in the picture but the onsie paper is on top of the same PP that I used to paper piece the bear.

I was trying to go with the homemade stitched bear look when I made this bear. I loved the Pp pattern for that look. I figured the pattern on the paper worked for the look I was going for. I popped the bear and the matting on dimensionals.

I really love how it turned out. I am happy to send this to a friend expecting her first baby. I hope you like it as well.

Again, happy Thursday!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

More Snowmen

I really need to come up with something crafty for the titles. I am so original when it comes to stuff like this.

I certainly hope that you guys had an awesome weekend. Mine was busy but nice and kid free so I got to relax a little with my hubby and *gasp* we went and saw a movie. We had to pull a name out of a hat because we had no idea what was out. We ended up watching "Eagle Eye" and we had no idea that it was opening weekend. Ugh!!! But the movie was AWESOME!!! I seriously would recommend it to anyone who likes suspense. So good. I had a few moments there because of the car chase but I am still so glad I went and saw it.

On to my card. When I did my scrapbook page I also wanted to try a card with the "made of snow" PTI stamp set.

This is what I came up with. I started out with some kraft paper. Stamped my snowman on PTI white cardstock. I was going to flock the snowman again but wanted to try something new so I didn't get stuck in a rut.

I colored him in with my purple copic markers and used some gray to add some dimension to the snowman.

The buttons on the snowman are beads I got in a kit a while back from my mom and sister's LSS.

I like the idea of blue and purple together so I used the blue gingham ribbon from the same kit and blue paper from Leavin' Prints I got a LONG time ago.

I used the crystal snow glitter again for snow and white PTI cardstock torn to the snowy hill. the snowflake stamp was a find at Michael's $1 section. I used my clear glitter pen to make the snowflake sparkle a little and on the sentiment for "snowy" and "frosty". The sentiment was found in the "made of snow" PTI stamp set and the circles were made with my nestabilities. I think that is it for today. Have a great Monday and thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy