Birthday Shares!

Happy Tuesday!! :) Today I am gonna share a few photos of the FABULOUS birthday weekend I had!! :)

The kiddos and I met Steve in Seattle on Friday night.. we stayed at the Westin.. had dinner at Benihanas, went to Gameworks (for the kiddos..) then Saturday we got up.. went to Pike Place Market, out to Hard Rock Cafe for lunch... had cupcakes at Yellow Leaf Cupcake~ then home... later that night we went to the Totem Falls School Auction! Had a BLAST!!! Sunday went shopping with my Auntie Nancy and Amanda.. then out to Red Robin where some more family met up with us! It was a FABULOUS weekend.. I think today I am finally not feeling FULL! LOL!!!

Ok on with the show!!! These are the cards the kiddos made me.. sigh.. I LOVE them.. it warms my heart to see their creations.. and read their sweet words to me.. I will CHERISH them always!!!
(Justins is a camera.. you think it is a sign I take to many photos! LOL!! Nah it is just something I LOVE and he knows that!)
View from our room-
Dinner-
Market-
Gotta get FLOWERS! (since it was my birthday.. I got 2! LOL!)- See all the RAIN on them.. it was POURING!!

Lunch-
Cupcakes-
and the Auction-
If you made it this far- THANKS for looking at my weekend!! :)

Today is our friends sons birthday! (Happy Birthday Brandon!) I whipped him up a quick card last night!! I really like how it turned out.. took all of 25 minutes.. WHY cant they all be like that! LOL! I am gonna use this again.. I LOVE these PTI stamps and dies.. and cuttlebug embossing folders.. fun, fast and easy!!!
Off to wait for an estimate on our bookcases.. that is my gift from Steve.. YEAH!! Cant wait have wanted them on either side of our fireplace since we bought the house 8 years ago!! :)

Thanks for stopping by.. Have a GREAT day!

So Sweet Of You... PIO Card Share!

Happy Sunday!!!

It is time for our PIO DT share...


Entering the card in the following challenges!
PIO - Sparkle and Shine
Crafty Anns- Spring
Little Claire's #3 - Pink & Green
My Grafico - Anything Goes
One Stop Crafts - Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - 3 of something
Stamp Something - Something Sweet
Your Next Stamp - Make It Sparkle

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!

Card Share!

Happy Wednesday! Hope your having a GREAT week!! Ours has been FULL of crazy weather.. I am just READY for some sun and springy weather! :) we got some today.. about about 10 minute intervals! HA! Sun, Rain, Wind, Sun, Rain.. repeat.. all day .. the last few days.. BUT at least it isnt SNOW! :)

So I have been doing some crafty prep work! I have decided instead of just sitting in front of the TV.. I am gonna cut things.. so last week I cut TONS of felt.. this week.. CUTE buttons, and tags...

I made up this card using some of the Be Mine Digi Set by Echo Park from Jessica Sprague site.. they are ON SALE for only a $1 today.. ends tonite at midnite.. they are FABULOUS! Here is a link to the 2 that are on sale ~ Be Mine Papers and Be Mine Elements #1
Stamps, CS, dies, and felt from PTI...

I print MOST of my digi stuff on paper I have glimmer misted... it is hard to tell but IRL it is so shiny!! LOVE IT!
Here are my buttons- I will be using them OFTEN!
here is just a few of the sheets I printed.. do you see the frame in the card.. it is below on the paper.. it is supposed to really have the post card in the center.. BUT I didnt want to do that..so I just pasted the cute PP over it.. and added the post mark, and xoxo tag! :) Fun fast and easy!

Entering the card in the following challenges-
Anything Goes Challenge - Diecuts

Fab n Funky - make it girly
Kraftin' Kimmie - Anything Goes

Little Claires Designs - Flowers

The Pixie Cottage - Spring

Stamping Vacation - Embellish It -Glitter (Glitter Misted Paper)

The Rubber Cafe - Fave Die

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT rest of the week!!!

Happy Friday!- Card Share!

Happy Friday Blog Friends!!! Hope your having a GREAT week!!!

I have a little share for you today... not really my style.. BUT when I saw this Circa 1934 I just had to HAVE it! :) I LOVED the color combo!! It matches PERFECTLY with PTIs Pure Poppy and Ocean Tides.. So I had to make up a FUN felt flower!!!

Enough chatter! :) here she is ...
Here is a close up of the flower.. for the center I used my PTI button set... LOVE it! Used UTEE on it.. FABULOUS! Cant even tell it is made of chipboard! it look so REAL!!!
Entering this in the following challenges-
Alys Sunday Challenge- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
DYSU- Layers
Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday- Stitching

Thanks for stopping by... I am off to clean my messy kitchen.. then my WONDERFUL hubby is going to take us out to dinner.. (you know .. dont want to mess the kitchen back up! LOL!)
Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!

Make A Wish Birthday Card Share!

Happy SUNNY Monday.. my oh MY do I have SPRING fever blog friends.. we have had 3 days of sunshine and all I want to do is get out my flip flops.. sit on the deck... have a nice glass of wine.. sigh.. Ok SOON very soon! :)

Today I have for you the Scrappin Mojo Color Challenge!! I HOPE you will come along and join us.. there is a FUN prize available to win for one lucky winner... (a little PTI fun $, and some other goodies!!)

The colors this month are -
Blue, Red, Yellow and Green! (spring right! LOL! I warned ya.. SPRING FEVER has hit!)
My SWEET girl made that clay cupcake for me!! I glittered it all up.. I need her to make Mama MORE! ;)

Now you can use any companys colors, you can use any CS, and ink you wish.. create whatever your heart desires, a card, layout, or altered goodie! Just be sure to link it at MOJO in the color challenge... to be entered to win.. and we have other challenges too you can play along with!

I am entering this in the following challenges-
Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge
ABC Dt Challenge- Birthday
Alphabet Challenge- R is for Ribbon
Crafty Anns- Birthday Card
Fun With Shapes and More- Happy Birthday
Pixie Dust Studio- Seeing Polka Dots
Tellens Places- Embellish

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!!

Vintage FOAM Buttons- Gift Card Holder

Ok so this was NOT on my todo list.. I NEED to make some birthday cards.. but do you ever have times when something POPS into your head and you MUST create it to get it out! LOL! That happened just this AM! I was NOT going to play along this week with PTIs Make It Monday Challenge #4.. but then this idea snuck in.. and wouldnt leave! So I WHIPPED it up.. and now am off to work on birthday cards! :)

Thought it would be FUN to make a VINTAGEY gift card holder! Wouldnt a fabric store gift card be PERFECT in it!! :) ANYWAY.. wanted it to feel like you found this little treasure tucked in your grandmas sewing supplies! :) Used foam for the bottom button! Inked them up REAL GOOD! :) added a PTI button and some twine!

Supplies- CS, Ribbon, Stamps, Inks, ribbon, aqua buttons- PTI (Tim Holtz distressed ink is used too!) FOAM- from Michaels , Flower Prima, Little Pearl Pin- by ME! :)

THANKS for stopping by! Hope your week is GREAT! I am off to make birthday cards! :)

Happy March!

Happy March!!! I can not BELIEVE how fast the year seems to be going already... But I must say I am READY for some SPRING weather.. ready to see flowers blooming.. days that the daylite last LONGER!! Oh my! HURRY Spring.. HURRY! :) I know be PATIENT it will arrive!!
(AFTER typing all this.. I look out to see it SNOWING... NOOOOO more snow please.. Thank you!)

So since last week I saw SNOW.. a few days.. I decided that I would make my own SPRING! :) My aunties birthday was yesterday so I made her up a bright cheery birthday card!! :)

I LOVED how that flower turned out I made.. I have another one all ready to share.. sorta.. gotta get it on a project.. who knows maybe I will just have to share a photo! LOL!!
PP-My Minds Eye (THANKS KIMMIE!), Stamps , dies, ribbon, and CS from PTI

I am entering this in the following challenges-

Card Makin' Mamas - Birthday
Crazy 4 - flowers
Crafty Anns - Birthday
Crafty sentiments - spring
Creative Cottage - fabulous florals
Lexis Creations - flowers
One stop craft - spring flowers
Papercutz - spring
Simply Create - power of flowers
Stamp something - flowers
Stampin with the Dragon - Birthday
Sweetstampin - oh so girly

I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for all the SWEET SWEET comments on my altered box and card below... :)
Have a GREAT day! THANKS for stopping by!!!

Sunday Share!

Happy Sunday!!
I am RESHARING! :) the altered clear box I made.. because I got the matching card done! :)


Supplies- PTI clear box (the one our stamps come in!) PP, CS, Ribbon, Stamp all PTI
Cricut Carts used- Mini Monograms, (circles reg. and scallop) and Indie Art (butterfly), bling is from Michaels and colored with copic to match! Embossing folder!

I am entering these in the following challenges-
Bah! Humbug! - Things that Fly
Crafts and Me - Things with wings
Crafty Sentiments - Spring
Do you Stack up - Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed Designs - Ribbons and Bows
Forgotten Scraps - Spring
Guylous Inimitability - Anything Goes
Little Claires - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes
Paper Romance - Anything Goes
Paper-Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Ribbon
Sweet Stampin' Blog - Girly
Stamps R Us - For the Girls

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!!

PTI Blog Hop!! Scallops!

Happy COLD FRIDAY!! Well if your near me.. it was 22 when I walked today! BRRRR!
You all know what today is right- (OH I told ya in the header! HA!)

So just lets get this out there.. I have a MILLION things to do today.. and guess what I did.. made something for the PTI blog hop! LOL!! Well I wanted to make something up for a friend anyway.. so why not get ahead of that.. WHY be ahead of the cleaning! :)

So our challenge this month was scallops! LOVE them!! :) I decided to alter a PTI clear box again! (I told ya before I am ADDICTED to doing this!) I will make a matching card.. BUT really wanted to get this up today and join the FUN!!

Here is what I made-An altered PTI clear box! GodBless CRICUT!! LOVE all the sizes I can make with it! Used it for EVERYTHING in the center circle.. that hat pin.. I just made up.. I so will be making MORE! FUN FAST AND EASY! gotta LOVE that! :)
Supplies- PTI clear box (the one our stamps come in!) PP, CS, Ribbon, Stamp all PTI
Cricut Carts used- Mini Monograms, (circles reg. and scallop) and Indie Art (butterfly), bling is from Michaels and colored with copic to match!

THANK YOU for stopping by today.. I will be BACK to hop tonite.. I must get some stuff done, get the kiddos and grocerys!! :)
Have a FABULOUS day.. HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY....card shares!

Happy SNOWY Day Wednesday! Well if your us that is! LOL! Kiddos are gonna be so happy.. they have wanted a full snow day!! I HOPE it is our only one! :) (just sayin.. they think DIFFERENTLY about snow then I do! :) after photos today I am DONE with it!! HA HA!)

Ok on to some shares... I needed 2 birthday cards last week.. 1 for a girl.. 1 for a boy.. so I came up with these 2.. similar in LO... but still different.. Used my PTI dies (tag, star, and numbers).. LOVE them... and embossing folders!! (LOVE them too! HA HA!) added sentiments, ribbons, buttons, and a glittery star I made and they were DONE! :)

Here they are .. I am guessing you can figure out which is the girl version.. and which is the boy version!! :)

As I was typing this my son said I HOPE we get 2 more feet of snow.. .so we have no school tomorrow.. didnt he SEE my posting at the top.. NO MORE! LOL!! :)

Have a GREAT day.. THANKS for stopping by!!!

PIO - DT Share... Childrens Dreams!

Happy Sunday!!! It is that time again for our PIO DT share.. our challenge was Childhood Dreams! I think MOST little girls dream of being a princess!! So that is what I used!! We had a GREAT sponsor again.. Whimsie Doodle Stamps! (THANK YOU!) they have SUCH CUTE images!!
I so LOVED this image.. and the pearl necklace I got this BRIGHT idea to add pearls on it.. I think it is my favorite part.. it looks so CUTE IRL!! I have a close up photo below!


Challenges I am entering this in-
PIO - Childhood Dreams
Whimsie Doodles - Weird Holiday (March 11th Dream Day)
Cute Card Thursday - Shiny, Happy Cards
Delicious Doodles - Glitz and Glam (spica pens!-Bling star)
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare- Sparkle, Bling, and/or Glitter (spica pens!-Bling star)
My Sheri Crafts - Girly
Paper Play - Add Shine (spica pens!-Bling star)
Res Q - A Happy, Bright card
Simply Create - Bright
Stampin Royalty - Markers
Sugar Creek Hollow - Buttons/Bows
The Paper Shelter - Buttons/Bows
The Creative Cottage - Florals
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Whoopsi Daisy- Free and Easy

Here is a close up of the pearls.. I think I need more images with little necklaces on them! LOL! :)
I hope you all have a GREAT day.. we are off to spend the day with friends and meet up with my mom!! THANKS for stopping by!!!!

Valentines to share!

Happy Tuesday! Hope you all had a FANTASTIC Valentines Day! We sure did!!! I have to tell you I got the COOLEST thing from my hubby.. it is THIS! I never even asked for it.. and was so EXCITED to get it!!! I used it to take photos today of the kiddos cards to us.. I LOVE it.. it will be nice to be able to take photos at night now.. and have them look good!!

So I have some shares for ya.. THANKS if you make it through the whole posting! :)

First up.. Valentines I made up for the kiddos-
Amadna-
Justin-
Valentines the kiddos made -
From Justin-
From Amanda-
I made this up for my FABULOUS SIL.. KIMMIE!!! Filled it with prima papers, and some FUN vintage brads I found! (I just cant STOP altering those PTI boxes! LOL!)
Finally the Valentine I sent to them!
THANKS if you made it all the way HERE! :) Hope you have a GREAT week.. I am off to get some CLEANING done... I was creating all week.. and um... IGNORED most of my cleaning duties.. SORRY HONEY! HA HA! (good thing he loves ME.. not my CLEANING jobs! :) )
THANKS for stopping by!!

Make It Monday- Share!

I am BACK! :) I hope your not tired of me yet this week! I have a card to share now and HOPING to get in one more share today!!

So we all know about my LOVE for PTI.. well it is their anniversary party! They have LOTS of challenges for GREAT prizes.. today I am sharing my take on the new Make It Mondays! I LOVED this idea.. (and the prize up for grabs is FABULOUS! $250 PTI gift cert.. not only would I LOVE that.. but so would my HUBBY! ha ha!)

Here is my take on the challenge!! (I so LOVED this idea.. more ideas are brewing in my head... Valentines FIRST! LOL!)- I really wanted a vintagey feel.. so there is LOTS of inking..
CS, Samps, Ink, dies all from PTI, tissue paper from stamps from PTI! , Tim Holtz Ink, Glimmer Mist, Pearls (colored with my copics to make them more ivory)..Brad is from Creative Charms

Thank you for stopping by.. I am off to work on Valentines.. I THINK I am gonna use a color combo shared today on Nicoles Blog. I LOVE when they have those challenges! :)
Have a GREAT day!!

Valentine Shares!

Happy SUNNY Tuesday.. at least it is here for the moment for us! :) I hope your all having a GREAT week!!

I wanted to share a couple goodies with you! Over on the PTI boards we had a Valentine Swap.. thought I would share what I made for my gift to Michelle, and what I received from Jan!

First up is my box and card for Michelle.. I had such fun creating.. I HOPE she likes it!! Used my NEW cricut cart.. Mothers Day Bouquet to make that flower! Lots of inking, and viola.. one big fancy flower! :) Gotta LOVE those clear boxes from PTI too! They are so FUN to alter for gift giving!! :)
Entering it in a few challenges-
CCEE Stampers-Punches (border punch)
Card Making Mamas- Valentine
Crazy For Challenges- Valentine
Secret Crafter- Valentine
Stampin For The Weekend- Valentine
Stamping Vacation- Valentine
Simon Says Stamp- Love

Next up is my gift from Jan... I LOVED it... such a pretty PTI box! (see told ya they are fun to us!) a FABULOUS card, inside my box was some CUTE little candies (Amanda wants some of them! :) ) and some LOVELY earrings she made me! THANKS Jan! I LOVED it all!

Now I am off to work on MORE Valentines.. I LOVE this time of year! :) Have a GREAT day, and THANKS for stopping by!

2nd Post- PTI Fun!

Happy SUPERBOWL Sunday... AGAIN! :) 2nd post of the day! If your here for the PIO post... please scroll down!!

So todays FUN at PTI was to create something using the the FUN FUN Tags the super talented DT created!! They were so cute.. I cant wait to use them all! Today I have 2 things to share with ya!!

If you want to play along.. Peek at Nicoles Blog for the info! The prize is AMAZING.. you get to work with Nicole on a stamp set for release in May.. Could you IMAGINE!! :)

Ok here is what I created.. (sorry I like to talk! HA HA!)
Close up of the tag- I just LOVE the color combo of that circle tag.. and cant WAIT to use this on a gift! I made that silver star with my glitter.. it is so PURTY IRL! Hard to photograph!
Next is a card I made for my grandma.. been thinking about her... hoping she is doing ok! I seem to be LOVING adding flourishes to everything these days! LOTS of distressing, I wanted it to FEEL vintagey.. I colored the white lace with my distressing ink...and dark choc. PTI ink on the edges!
I am off to make some SUPERBOWL food! :) and watch half time!! Hope your having a GREAT day!! THANKS for stopping by today!!! (Double THANKS if it is your 2nd visit! :) )

PIO - DT Share... Spring!

Happy Sunday!! Happy SUPERBOWL Sunday!! I should say!! :) Not that it matters to me I plan to CRAFT the day away.. watch a FEW commercials.. .and have some YUMMY snacks! :)

Today I have for you our PIO share! Our sponsor this week was the FABULOUS MelJen Designs .. (THANK YOU!) I just LOVE their cute images! They have a challenge blog too! ALSO.. some CUTE CUTE FREEBIES- HERE! :)
If you play along ONE lucky winner will get 4 digis of their choice!!

Ok enough chatter right! On with the card!! This is a fun little card I made up, used my NEW die edger from PTI.. I think I have a new addiction! :)


Challenges I am entering this card for-
PIO- Bright and Breezy
All That Scraps- Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Cupcake Crafts - Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Delightful Sketches - Anything that Flies
For Fun - Pick Spring or Winter (from Groundhog Day)
Little Red Wagon- Kraft
MelJen Designs- Fun Folds
Paper Play - Stamp It Out (use an image)
Paper Playtime- Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Digi Something
Top Tip Tuesday - Girlie ( Tip- Use your copics to color pearls/bling to the color you need! I did this for the pearl in flower button center!)
The Pixie Cottage- Sketch and/or Buttons (flower button)
Tuesday Throwdown - Stitching

Thank You for stopping by! Hope you will join us at PIO this week!
Have a GREAT day!

My Favorite PTI Project Of Last Year!

So as MOST all of you know.. ok probably ALL of you know that read my blog! That I LOVE LOVE LOVE PTI! :) EVERYTHING about them.. the company, the designers, the PRODUCTS!, the forum friends.. EVERYTHING!! (ok you get the idea! ;) ) Well it is their 4 year anniversary, and there is a FUN contest... Nicole asked us to share our favorite project from last year.. It was hard to pick... when you have such GREAT product.. you just LOVE them all... (ok maybe not! BUT.. pretty darn close! LOL!!) This is what I picked for my favorite project!
So do YOU have a favorite PTI project.. go HERE and PLAY along there is a FABULOUS prize!!! (PTI of course!)
THANKS for stopping by! Have a FABULOUS weekend!

A Birthday and A Thank You Share!!

HELLLLOOO blog friends I am still here.. just been BUSY BUSY!!! My girly is getting braces in 2.5 weeks.. so we have been going to some ortho appts. for that, my Justin has been under the weather for the last week.. had to take him to the DR. (guess what it was.. all related to his cold.. just like MOM said! when will he listen! LOL!! ) I am behind on so many things so I am going to make this fast!!! and I PROMISE I am going to catch up on all my blog visits this weekend!! :)

Lets get to the shares! First up a little thank you card I whipped up.. I just ADORE that snowflake from accent essentials cricut cart... sigh....You cant see but IRL I sprayed it with glimmer mist to give it some shimmer!! :)

Next up....my friend Diane shared a card using this sketch from cardabilities.. I LOVED it.. so I used it too... flipped it, and made it my own for a birthday card!
My Take- I needed a GUY card..

That is all I have for you my friends.. I will be back this weekend with a PIO share... and I HOPE to create the WHOLE weekend.. or at least Sunday.. YEAH for the Superbowl.. My boys wont need me at all that day! HA HA!!
Have a FABULOUS weekend and as always THANKS for stopping by

PTI Blog Hop!!

YIPPEE it is that time of month again! PTI Blog Hop time!! Our theme was everything that is old is new again.. we were challenged to ink up a uninked set or dust off an older set!

I picked one of my FAVORITE card shape cuts from my Wild Card Cricut Cartridge- Inked up Blooming Button Bits, Inked for the FIRST time, All About You, also used for the first time, Beautiful Blooms Paper!

I am a bit WORRIED it is to bright.. I wanted it bright and cheery.. do you think it is TOOOO BRIGHT AND CHEERY??!!!!
THANK YOU for stopping by.. I plan on hopping some tonite and tomorrow! My son was home sick.. and I just couldnt get everything in!

Have a GREAT day!!!

Another Valentine Share!

Happy Sunday!!! Hope you all had a GREAT week!!!!

It is time for a PIO post! :) Today I am sharing a Valentine Box.. I made this up for one of my most FAVORITE little people!! :) I hope she likes it! :)

This week we had a FABULOUS sponsor Digital Delights (THANK YOU!) I choose the cute ladybug on a heart.. how can you not LOVE it! :) Hope you will join us this week... one LUCKY winner will receive 3 digis of their choice!!

This CUTE Gable Box and Lacey Circle can be found at Perfect Presentation!

Challenges I am joining this week!
PIO- Love is in the air
Craft Your Days Away - Love
Dutch Dare - Stitching
Fresh Brewed - Love/Valentines
JUGS - Template Challenge -3D treatbox
Penny's - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Pixie Cottage- Who do you love
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Tuesday Throwdown- Valentine
Whoopsi Daisy - Pink

Thank You for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!!!