HAPPY DANCEN!!

OHHHH I am so HAPPY! and NO it isnt because I have the house to myself... because having the house to myself means I need to be cleaning.. ha ha! while Steve and the kiddos are out shoppen... (for my bday gift sigh... 41 soon! BOO!) ANYWAY... I did a little shoppen today!! I got us KENNY CHESNEY tickets!!!! WAHOOOO Wanna see where I got them... Looky....















On the FLOOR BABY!!! Never ever have we sat there before.. I am over the moon.. just LOOK where C is!!!!!!
















Can you BELIEVE it! Smack in the CENTER! So it is 41 rows back.. It is on the FLOOR! NOW to get into those CUTE summer shorts and tank... I got what...4 and a half months! That sorta makes me sad summer will almost be over 4 months.. hmmm ANYWAY!! KENNY!! It is gonna be a GREAT show.... we have been to one other of his at the Stadium.. this time he is playing with Lady Antabellum... so cant WAIT for them... Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry , Sugarland, and KENNY! We have seen Kenny and Montgomery Gentry... so the others are new for us.. Ok I will stop now! SORRY I am just sooooo EXCITED!!!! :)


Ok lets see what else do I have for ya! Oh I did a FUN swap at SD4U and Easter Egg Swap.. how cute is that! I cant show what is in my eggs yet.. the girls gotta be surprised, but here is a photo of them ready to go.. before mailing of course! :)

















and finally here is a little basket I made.. I just winged the patter.. I realized the other day how EASY that would be.. so I cut my square and scored all around the edges at equal distances.. 4 cuts on the 2 opposite sides and VIOLA! a box or rather basket!! :)





















I just love that little bunny I got those last year or year before.. they are plastic EGG choc. bunnies.. I LOVE easter! HA HA!!
So that is about all I have today! We are off to the auction tonite.. mom is gonna come watch the kiddos! then tomorrow friends coming down for the day.. Next week half days of school for the kiddos.. and I gotta turn a year older! (BOO!) and then the following week VACATION!! Gonna be a fun full couple weeks for us... OH and dont forget the PTI blog hop on the 25th! I sure wont... Now to figure out what I am gonna make!!! :)
Ok I am off to do some sit ups! ha ha!! Ok I gotta clean before my mommy gets here!
Have a GREAT weekend!!
Thanks for stopping by!!!!

2 Posts! 1 Day! :)

I just have been a blogging fool this week!! I have posted what 5 times in 4 days! AMAZING! LOL!! It probably wont last! hee hee!!

So I had to share my cards in 2 posts.. because I need to link each one to a different blog challenge! Hope you dont mind!! This post will be for the 2 Sketches 4 You challenge.. Belows post is for the CPS sketch challenge!

Over at the 2 Sketches 4 You blog they are having a FUN card sketch challenge! Since March is national childrens art month (didnt know this! my learn something new!) they are having You and a Child in your life do a version of the sketch! Amanda was LOVING this idea.. once I showed her how a sketch works! :)

Here is the sketch-



















and here is my sweet girls take on the sketch.. the butterfly was the negative punched out part of a stencil set she got for Xmas.. it was so pretty and purple.. matched the BG PP she picked perfectly! Of course she is my girl so there is some stickle love on it too! and she used my new set of stamps! :) Love it girly!! THANKS for crafting with Mom! XOXO
True Friend by Amanda age 8





















and here is my take! :) I loved the butterfly on Amandas.. so I took her stencil.. and traced it on a transparency then colored it with my NEW copics.. (oh my! love them!!) and of course stickles baby! :)
Thank You so much by Amandas Mom Beth.. age.. shhhh a secret! :)





















I have to share this real quick.. Amanda asked me today if it was ok for her to keep her card she made! ;) I told her sure it was!! :) Kids are to CUTE!
Thanks for stopping by... we are still going to be creating this week! So I will be back with more to share!
have a GREAT day!

CPS Sketch #107

I have been in such card making mode lately! I need to find my LO mojo.. but for now at least I have card mojo! LOL!! Here is my take on this weeks sketch for the CPS blog! (notice the card in the above post Amanda did.. I LOVED the PP she picked.. so I used it here! :) )

CPS sketch-










Here is my take on it! :)














Yep I turned it and just made it mine! LOL! that is what I LOVE about sketches! You can just make them what you wish!!

Thanks for stopping by... off to do another post.. but that will be ABOVE this one! LOL!!
Have a GREAT day!

Happy St. Patricks Day!!

Happy St. Patricks Day!! :) Hope you all had a fun green day!!! Today I got some photos of the kiddos! This one Amanda requested.. her idea to pose like this.. and it is one of my favs.. and I NEVER EVER turn down an extra photo or 2! I cant wait to get the photos scrapped!! :)

Looky what I did today! :) Gonna do this in June.. Just the half, and just WALK! BUT I am excited!! We may have a small group going... or it may just be mom and me! I just hope for SUN!! Not hot sun.. just sun! LOL!! I am gonna take my little camera!! hee hee!! Watch the progress from mile 1 to mile 13!!! :)















That is all I have today!! Gonna have CRAFT time for playtime with Amanda tonite..so hopefully tomorrow I will have more to share with you tomorrow!!
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Lion King Live!!!

Today after waking to SNOW... can someone let Mother Nature KNOW I am READY for spring.. and um NO MORE SNOW PLEASE!!! :) Thanks! It didnt last.. it was snowing when we left at 10:30am.. when we got home at almost 5pm the sun was out! :) then it poured rain and was windy.. a little bit of everything today!! NOW... on with the show!!!!

This show was AMAZING.. AMAZING... the costumes were soooo Amazing.. :) All of it! Both kids really enjoyed it! Amanda got a bit antzy towards the middle of the second act.. but really enjoyed it.. they were perfect ages to go.. the show was longer then I thought it would be.. and it really didnt seem long.. it started at 1pm.. and was over at 3:40 there was a 15 minute intermission.. otherwise it was all SHOW!!! We couldnt take photos inside the theater which is sooo BEAUTIFUL... I should have tried to change it just so I could share the inside... I got a couple outside... all of the sign.. just different spots... then I was BAD.. and took a photo (ok 2!) of the cast on stage... I should have waited til they were all out but I didnt.. I got it quick so I didnt get in trouble! LOL!! some people snuck them earlier and got caught!! :) My favorite costumes were the giraffes and elephants...there are no elephants in the photo, but you can see the giraffes if you look close! The actor's were on stilts like things for the front and back legs... I highly recommend the show if you can go... totally TOTALLY Worth it!!! :)

Here are a few photos!!! :)
The kiddos.. oh I do torture them.. it took me 15 shots to get this one! :)


















The Paramount Theater-
















and of course the sign itself....




















Here is the one of the cast... well some of them.. this was Mufaso coming out... I should have waited! LOL!! but at least I got one! :)















Hope you had a GREAT weekend!!! ours was really nice... next week I hope to get CREATIVE.. play along on some challenges!! and CLEAN! :)
Thanks for stopping by!!

Happy Friday!!

I LOVE Fridays!! :) and today was so BEAUTIFUL!! (still snow on the ground..sigh.. but the sun is shining!- Hope it last!!)

I worked on a sketch today from 2 Sketches 4 You! I have had them bookmarked but never worked on a sketch.. then my friend Mara! worked on this weeks and I was like HEY I like that.. I want to play!! so I did!! :)

Here is their sketch...





















and here is my take on it! I LOVE square cards and I LOVE the new BG Marrakech line.. this card uses PP from the cutie pie 6 X 6 pad! (oh I have a sad ADDICTION to those too ~ so cute!!!)





















For the pearls and small bling I used the trick Jennifer McGuire shared on her blog about coloring them with sharpies, or in my case the bic brand of sharpie.. LOVE doing that you can make them match your project perfectly!

Well I need to clean up my mess.. seriously you would think I created 10 cards not just one! LOL!! Then hit the treadmill!

Have a GREAT weekend! Amanda and I are doing stuff for her class auction basket tomorrow! SHOPPEN to fill it ~ then sunday we are off to see Lion King Live.. so cant WAIT to see that ... I have heard nothing but GREAT things about it!!
Thanks for stopping by!

A little share, and some FUN news! :)

Happy Wednesday! WOWY I have been a blogging girl this week... ok so 4 in a week that is GOOD for me.. considering I think the whole month of Feb. I did 9... and I am at 4 here for this week.. maybe I will break a record for myself! LOL!! (Ok that isnt the FUN news... you gotta wait for that... just til the end! :) ) See how SNEAKY I am!!!

Ok lets get to the shares.... My sweet Amanda and I are in LOVE with Enchanted Lily! you can find her here at Pink Cat Studio... along with TONS of other cutie pie stamps... I sooo LOVE Tweet too!! :) ( I gotta shop after this! LOL!!!- Seriously! :) ) And you know what else I LOVE about them... Melissa is FABULOUS!! :) Gets back to emails... FAST shipping! LOVE that... LOVE IT!! :)

So I promised Amanda to share her card...Well the other Lily card she made... She made the one in the post below on the gift bag for my niece! But she made this one for her friend this week.. just sat down and whipped it out.. I think she did a GREAT job! :)





















Here are a couple things I did with her! :)













I cant STOP using the color combo.. pink, green, and yellow! Last week one of my scrappy sites asked if you had a go to color combo.. I really dont.. or didnt think I did... now that is all I seem to be using on my cards anyway! LOL!! :) I guess I am READY for spring!!

Here is one more little goodie I made.. it holds a snack pack of M & Ms perfectly or a gift card! :) or both! (I know I tried it! :) )





















Side view.. YUM M & Ms.. I wont eat them.. I HOPE! :) I promised them to Amanda.. and she gets the little bag too! :) She was excited.. I told her it was for my good friend.. she said WHO.. I showed her the name on the front and she was EXCITED it was HER! :)
ok side view.. sorry you know I LOVE to talk! :)





















For this all I did was cut 2 of my largest scallop rectangle nestabilities.. stamped lily colored, stickled, and chalked around her.. for inside I made a match box style CS frame glued a small clear bag to that.. the bag is inside the match box frame.. that way it can stand up on its own... I hope that all made sense! :)

Ok so now for the FUN NEWS... spring break is 18 days away, and in 20 days.. we are going to board an airplane for..... I dont know!! Steve booked the trip last night and the kids and I are gonna be SURPRISED!! YEAH! and I cant wait... if I hear before we leave I will tell you.. if not.. I will show photos and share when we get home.. I KNOW it is gonna be sunny.. yikes let the DOUBLE workouts begin... shorts and a swimsuit in 20 days! :)

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

Happy Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday... Snowy still here.. sigh.. I am now DONE with the SNOW THING!! :) Ready for the SPRING thing!! :)

Been creating up a storm.. still mostly cards.. not sure why just sooo flowing card mojo!!!

I did up the CPS sketch again this week!! I have a HARD time with White Space, on cards and LOs.. so this was a stepping out of my creative zone.. but I LOVE the CPS sketch... now to just get over the it is ok to have white space with my card take! HA HA!!!

Here is the sketch-





















and here is my take on it!





















So today was the start of COLOR sneaky peeks for PTI's march release.... Oh my I am in BIG trouble again this month! I so far want it ALL!!!! Lets see I will link all the FUN blogs that have stuff to share today... Nicole, Lauren (sooo getting that template she shows! and making the cutie pie cards!), Melissa (LOVE her tulip set!) and Lisa (her set looks FAB. too!) Sigh.. BIG BIG TROUBLE I tell ya!! and tomorrow MORE peeks I can hardly WAIT!!!
Amanda and I have been playing ALOT with THIS cutie pie stamp set... from Pink Cat Studio such CUTE stamps.. I will share those cards tomorrow... or thursday.. got another idea for one I want to make up!! :)

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

Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday!! the SNOW that arrived last night.. is melting.. PLEASE let it be done for the year!! I sooo am tired of it! I want sun and SPRING! Well we have the sun.. but we have the SNOW.. so it doesnt count! LOL!L!! :)

Went down to deliver GS cookies yesterday... got to see the family for a quick visit... and YUM our favorite Chinese lunch!! :)

Today I am working on some challenges at 2 sites... One is the birthday crop at SD4U and the other is a Dr. Seuss crop over at Color Me Daisy! Hoping to get a few more things done today.. but for some reason.. I dont feel to MOJOY.. wahhh I HATE when that happens!!!

I do have a few things to share!!
Here is a bag I made for our sweet niece Allybug.. put her little flip flops in it! Amanda made her the card hanging from the top! :)















That CUTE stamp is from my new set by Pink Cat Studio it is the new Enchanted Lily Set (LOVE IT!)
For the bag I used some of my new dotted paper from PTI added a BIG Heidi Swapp flower, and a cutie lady bug to the flowers...















Here is the card I made for my brother Larrys birthday! Used my BG 6 X 6 pad.. Boxer!
So far the goal to make all cards in 09 is going well! I only started last month.. but hey so far so good!





















and finally here are 2 things I did up today!! I saw a CUTE Lion card and stamp at Lauren Meaders Blog last week, I didnt order the stamp set (YET!) instead I found a cute coloring page online and used that! :)





















I used my new embossing borders along the top and sides too!! You know how I am in LOVE with those embossing things!! :)

and finally here is a LO of Amanda playing her Hannah Montana guitar game.. not sure I am IN LOVE with it.. but for now it is going in the books, and I will get side 2 done next week.. I HOPE! I have lots of side 2s to work on! :)





















PHEW! If you have made it all the way here~ THANKS for reading/looking!!
I am off to figure out some lunch.. or a snack.. it is almost 3pm.. and we ate a VERY late breakfast today! :) Time change you know! LOVE it.. lighter nights! WAHOOO!!
Have a GREAT rest of the day! Thanks for stopping by!

A little share!

Happy Thursday!! :) I have a little share today!! It is a baby card I made for my cousins baby gift! I used the CPS sketch for this week as my inspiration!!

Here is the sketch-














and here is my card-




















The Stamp, Ribbon, and cute dotted PP are all from my newest PTI order! :) I dont think I have EVER used supplies so fast! LOL!!! and of COURSE.. a little cuttlebug dot action!!

I am off to the treadmill! Have a GREAT day! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy Tuesday!

Happy SUNNY (for the moment!) Tuesday!!!

I dont have lots to share today... I am working on some cards! and I HOPE to get some LOs done this week too! I have sooo many fun new photos I got printed.. but for some reason my LO mojo is not here.. BUT My card mojo isnt slowing down.. I cant stop making cards! :) The ones I am working on now I NEED for this week.. I will share them later.. once they are given out! or at least once a couple of them are given!

I am also PLAYING along this month at the Birthday Crop at SD4U
Come join the MONTH long party!! Great challenges, and prizes!


Isnt that blinky cute! My friend Joni made it!! I WISH I knew how to make them! Probably a good thing I dont.. I would have yet another reason to sit here and PLAY! LOL!!!

Today I am gonna share what I worked on last night.. NOW my darn printer still isnt printing on my PTI paper, and it did a week and half ago.. sigh I gotta try something different! ANYWAY so again I just printed out the template on reg. printer paper and cut my CS from that pattern! Not to sure I LOVE the way this turned out.. BUT I LOVE the box template by Lauren Meader (have I told you I STALK her blog.. oh my gosh.. I LOVE her stuff! LOL!!) I got the templates from Papertrey Ink they are so fun and easy! I want them all! LOL!!!
Ok on with the show.. now remember.. this probably isnt my most favorite..but I still think they are super cute.. gonna use them for Amandas birthday treat bags.. in a different color.. but I have a VISION already! :)





















Isnt that cute!! :) and YES I did emboss AGAIN with my cuttlebug folder.. I LOVE that dotty one! :)
I have an order coming today from PTI and it has some more paper in it.. I so want to make up a springy one!! :) Lets all HOPE the printer PRINTS! :)

So today I had to order AGAIN from PTI.. yes I have a SAD ADDICTION but listen really.. this right HERE is a BARGIN! I bought the tape from Mikes and SU.. but you only get what 5 yards.. for I think $1 or $2 more you get 22 more yards.. HELLOOOOO I have been using that stuff like there is no tomorrow.. I HOPE I like it as well as the other tape I had.. I better I got 3 sizes! LOL! I will let you know but it says it is the BEST! :) and I BELIEVE them.. because I am just that way! HA HA!!!

I am off to make lunch and watch DAYS! :) DARN THAT SOAP~ I am still ADDICTED to it.. no matter how DUMB it is! :)
have a GREAT day! Thanks for stopping by!!!

BLOG HOP FUN!!

I am soooo EXCITED it is HERE!!!! The Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!!! It is my first one! No idea what to expect other then alot of FUN and INSPIRATION!! I plan to put dinner in the crock pot and just blog hop away!! I tried to stay off the computer so I wouldnt feel bad being glued to this seat for 2 hours! :) Blog hop starts at 8pm Eastern (5pm for me!)

So the challenge was to make something SPRINGY!! What can be more springy then BASKETS!!! :) I am in LOVE with Lauren Meaders My Timeless Templetes I have 6 of them and cant stop buying them! HA HA!! :)

For this first one I used the patter as it was.. printed it on Sweet Blush CS then I inked the edges with Vintage Cream Ink (on a side note I LOVE this color! oh my!) then put it all together!! I punched the squares with my punch.. added the tiny holes to each scallop to give it a frilly doilyish look! Inked the edges with Sweet Blush Ink... added a scallop border on the bottom (fiskars threading water punch).. Tied Sweet Blush Ribon added some flowers, a stamped sentiment using the NEW Tags for spring set and tada.. a cute little basket!




















Somedays life or in this case a girls PRINTER... gives her LEMONS.. so what is she todo.. make Lemonade!! I couldnt get my printer to print on my CS yesterday.. and I sooo wanted to make another basket! SOOOO I just printed it on reg. printer paper and cut it out, using that as a pattern on my CS..!! Here is ANOTHER version of Laurens basket!!
For this one I used Aqua Mist CS, Ink (inked all edges again!), and ribbon (around candy!) I cut the top down a bit, and didn't add a handle to this one! I added a bit of scallop border (fiskars apron lace punch) punched using the shimmer white CS (this is so pretty! I used it for all my tags too!) added some tiny white flowers, and add liquid pearls all around the top and bottom of the basket!! :) Added the duckie and candy treat.. I know my girl is gonna be taking this from me! :)




















and one more little tiny share.. because sometimes cuteness just HOPS in my basket... I so LOVED this bunny (and the above chicky!) got both at Target in the dollar spot.. HOW do you not get them!!! My dear sweet DH is gonna think I should walk away.. but sometimes a girl NEEDS cuteness! HA HA!! So I stamped up a little tag added it to some candy kisses.. and there ya go cuteness in 5 minutes! and less then $2! :)



















Thank you so much for stopping by! I am so looking forward to all the BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS that will be shared.. even if you arent playing along pop over to Papertrey Ink Blog Hop click on some of the blogs and ENJOY!!

and oh I am SORRY if that was way to much info.. I just love to talk! HA HA!!
Have a GREAT night!!! Happy Blog Hoppen!

Cards Cards.. and well...

Ok only 2 cards to share!! :) But I wanted a catchy title ya know!! ha ha!!!

So I have spent the last 2 days creating.. for the Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink which is TOMORROW! Oh I cant wait!! 5pm pacific, 8pm eastern I am sooo gonna be there.. I cant wait to see what everyone creates!! It will be my first one and I cant stop talking about it.. which you have all probably NOTICED! LOL!! :)

So I do have a point to all this! I figured out you can have ONE thing on your bloggy.. or at least I think it is only 1.. I have a few more! SOOOO in order to not get in trouble on my first one! :) I am gonna share a couple cards I made today and save my other goodie for TOMORROW!!!

So first up! Over at the Cuttlebug Challenges Blog they challenged to use your embossing folders with acetate! HELLOOOO never thought of doing that..so I did that on this card.. and I LOVE how it turned out! I have a few more made.. well embossed not made into cards... I inked the sides and it sorta ran under it but I think it adds character... that is what I tell myself so I dont think I need to redo it! LOL!! the stamps.. and paper are from YEP you guessed it Papertrey Ink! (on a side note my OTHER new order arrives tomorrow.. and GASP I ordered AGAIN from them... I must stop! LOL!! or not! ;) )





















and then I have this card to share.. I LOVE shape cards.... but they are hard for me to scan... insert the lovely Amanda as my hand model.. and how SWEET the pen all OVER her hands matched with the card... totally unplanned I tell ya! At least it works with it! :) Thanks for helping mommy out sweet girl! :)
AGAIN the paper, ribbon, ink stamp.. all Papertrey Ink!




















That is all I have for today! I will be back tomorrow early evening to share my blog hop goodie!!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!! :)

Happy Monday!

Hope you had a GREAT weekend! Cant BELIEVE how FAST they seem to go!! We had a nice do NOTHING weekend! I LOVE those!! :)

So one of my MANY! :) Goals for 2009 was to do some more challenges.. I really REALLY gotta use what I buy.. :) So I did the challenge for this week at CPS
Here is their sketch-





















and here is my take on it!!





















I know Valentines Day is over.. BUT you can send a LOVE card anytime right!
I used some of my newish! Stamps from Papertrey Ink The red paper, Ink and Ribbon are from them as well!
I seem to have an ADDICTION to my cuttlebug folders.. I cant do a card without embossing on it! :) The round pearls are from Queen and Co. and the cutie pie heart pearl is from Hero Arts... (I LOVE those and had to find more! :) )

I am going to playing along at the blog hope over at PTI on wednesday 5pm my time.. I asked if I could share sneaky peeks of what I am working on.. not sure if I can.. but if I can I will! if not I get to offically post it at 2pm my time on Wed.. I am sure excited for this.. I have never played along with them before.. they do them once a month~ How fun! and oh so INSPIRING.. I would imagine!
Off to more creating! :) I am doing nothing else all week! Ok maybe some laundry and dishes! :)
Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!

Happy Saturday!!!

Happy Saturday.. oh I LOVE the weekends.. I am guessing I am NOT the only one! HA HA!! As I sit here WAITING.. to get my sweet girl from her FIRST sleep over!! (for her friends birthday!) I figured I would update the blog and listen to Justin play Guitar Hero! :) Can he play some BON JOVI NOW!! HA HA!!!
Not to much to share.. but for SURE next week! I got some photos printed this week.. I got some FABULOUS new TOYS from Papertrey Ink and some glimmer mist from Tattered Angels I soooo cant wait to PLAY.. we have to go Amandas Thinking Day for brownies.. then I HOPE to create something!! :)

So the other day.. I sat on my BOOTY.. right here in front of the computer and did nothing but STALK THIS blog... there are sooo many FABULOUS ideas.. and because of those FABULOUS ideas I have done nothing but sit HERE on my butt.. and SHOP.. and THINK I need to make these cute things! HA HA!! so I did just that.. I made this card.. it is sooo simple but that is ok.. simple is OK sometimes.. I am TRYING to make myself believe this! HA HA!! ANYWAY!! I was looking in the Oct. post from last year and saw THIS cool idea...(you gotta scroll past those BEAUTIFUL photos of the cruise... ) they used a score pal for theirs.. I dont have that COOL tool... so I just used my fiskars trimmer and flipped my blade over to the orange top and scored.. I LOVE the look.. I have done it on about 4 card bases now! ;) Sorry they arent done or I would share.. but here is what I did do.. can you see the score lines below and on top of the flower.. (see I told you it was simple!) and of course another addiction on here my cuttlebug embossing folder.. only half way up.. the kids thought I was BRILLIANT doing that!! HA HA!! OK OK OK.. the simple card is here......



















and I just LOVE that word stamp set from HeroArts :)

So that is all I have today.. a big LONG WINDED post for one card! HA HA!! I HOPE to scrap away the week next week.. using my new GOODIES!!! :) and on Wednesday I PLAN to do the Blog Hop over at Papertrey Ink So looking forward to ALL the INSPIRATION I will find.. and I HOPE to share some goodies here using my new toys! :)
Off to make breakfast! Hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Some food and valentines to share! :)

Happy Tuesday!! :)

Hope you all had a GREAT weekend!! We did!! and YEAH no snow or rain! WAHOOO just sunshine.. cold but sunny!! I will take it.. for now anyway ;) Come March I want WARM with that sun PLEASE!! :)

Ok so I have some FOOD shares with ya!! :) I made a knock off version of Macaroni Grills Pasta Milano all I can say is OH MY GOSH>>>> YUM!! NOW if your watching what your eating dont even CLICK that recipe! LOL! but it was Valentines Day and no diet that day!! :) Here is a link for the roasted garlic cream sauce it called for! I just noticed that had both on it! :) Here is what it looked like...
















Oh my~ I want that again! LOL!! Maybe next Valentines Day or after working out 6 hours!! :)
For dessert we made the usual Red Velvet Cake! Last year my mom gave me the muffin size heart pans.. so that works perfect.. I get 12 mini hearts, and 12 mini cupcakes.. some for the freezer .. some for now! :)
Here is before! :)




















and then of course after.. we have a tradition of each of us decorating our own.. so we did that before the movie!



















Yeah they were good! :)

and finally I have a little valentine share! We LOVE to make valentines.. these are just a few the kids and I made for each other.. NOTICE on the kiddos the embossing... they are LOVING my bigshot.. and my cuttlebug embossing folders... LOL! They are embossing anything they can find! :)


















That is about all I have for ya!! I am off to get some rice cooking for a salad I am making.. (Back on the clean eating after the above meal! LOL!!) and I need to get photos ready to print this week.. I have been sooo bad... and burn that CD.. all 800 photos! HA HA! Sorry Walmart! ;)
Have a GREAT day! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Happy Hearts Day!!! :) I hope your having a day filled with FUN and PHOTOS! :)

We have had such a fun day so far.. exchanged gifts.. went to lunch, went shopping.. now I am here updating and making dinner! :) Red Velvet Cakes just finished!! :)

I have some photos to share with you! and a card...
Here come some photos! :)
These are the yummy cupcake bites I made... We are so addicted to these little cuties!

















and of course inside ~ YUMMY!! :)

















This is what my honey got for me! My FAVORITE colored roses! :)




















and here is what I got him for Valentines Day.. I was sooo singing along! (because I sooo cant play this game.. WELL not that I can sing but I do know the words! LOL!)















I have a card share for ya! You knw I mentioned my ADDICTION to Papertrey Inks well this is a quick card I made up using their paper, ribbon and stamps.. I also used my cuttlebug embossing folders on the pink.. I LOVE those things! The kids LOVE them.. they are ADDICTED to my bigshot and using my folders! LOL!!



















and FINALLY! I have some FUN news... I was picked to be the spotlite member of the month over at Moments-2-Remember Thanks so much Robin!

I think that is all I have.. off to my sauce for our dinner! Have a GREAT rest of the day..
Happy Valentines Day! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy Thursday! :)

PHEW today was a WHIRLWIND kind of day for me! I am ready for bed and it is only 5:30pm! Just one of those busy busy days!! :) I had to get everything ready for the kiddos for their valentines parties today.. it was also grandparents day at the school.. so I was helping there for a bit.. then we snuck the kiddos out of school for lunch, Tutu joined us! then headed back to Bellingham! Me I headed for my errands and Valentine buying.. AFTER going to the PO to get cards in the mail! PHEW! The kiddos are out for midwinter break now! Tomorrow-Monday... what shall we do....:)

I have a few goodies to share!! this first one is something I did awhile ago.. thought I shared it.. guess I didnt!! I got the idea from here her blog is a must visit daily for me!! I used my bigshot die for this.. added some bling around the scallops, flowers and a tag!! Thanks to my owe so GREAT model for holding it for me!





















We already ate the candy! HA HA!!!

Here is another cutie pie idea I got off my friend Maras blog she found the directions here I now have her CUTE blog bookmarked! LOL!!
Here is my take on them! These were for the kiddos teachers today! they were soo fast and easy.. considering I did 2 of them last night, and one this AM!! :)
Thanks for sharing the link Mara!













and FINALLY!! :) I have a new LOVE... Papertray Ink I LOVE that place.. I visit all their designers blogs.. I wont link them all but I will link you HERE which is Nicoles blog.. she has all the designers linked, and she has some FABULOUS ideas!
So here is what I did up for my mommy for Valentines day... Cupcake Bites from Bakerella (she has red velvet COOKIES up today... I gotta check them out!) ok sorry side tracked! :) anyway... I put some ribbon around the side of the tin (forgot photo!) filled it with the cupcake bites.. my mom LOVED them at Xmas.. and when your skinny arsh size 0 mom likes some sort of treat you make it AGAIN for her! :) The inside of these are choc. cake, van. frosting, cinnamon, choc. bits , and pecans.. Oh my they were good! :) then I stamped with my new stamps (papertray ink!) punched, punched some more, then tied it all with that yummy poppy red ribbon (papertray ink- yeah you get it I LOVE them!)
















Now if you have made it this far with me! THANKS!!! I am off to make breakfast for dinner.. it just sounds YUMMY tonite... :)
have a GREAT night! THANKS for stopping by!