SUPER HERO BLOG HOP!!!

Daa, Daa, Daa, Daada Daaaaa!!!!!

Welcome to The Super Hero Blog Hop!!! How did you like my intro, not bad huh? That was all Gilby's idea. ;-)  We are Super Excited to be part of this Hop, so thank you to Ruthie & Candace for inviting me!!!

You are in for a fun Hop today, lot's of Super projects & Doggie Treats (prizes)!!! You may even be able to find your own Hero along the way ;-) So,if you came from Yolanda's blog then you are in the right place, if not & you would like to start from the beginning then you need to Fly on over to Candace's Blog!

Today, Gilby & I wanted to create a project for the everyday Super Hero, so we decided to make a card for one of the Best Super Hero's out there; Firemen/women. They risk their lives everyday to save ours, including our fur-babies, I can't think of anything more Heroic that that!!! 
We found this Super cute SVG over at Paper Piecings by Nikki & thought it was perfect!
This is only the 2nd time I've done paper piecing, so it took a little bit to figure out. Getting it arranged in the program I was using in order to cut on my Cameo was the most challenging. Once it was cut & I started piecing it together, I absolutely loved it! Gilby & I are Super thrilled with our little card & can't wait to try paper piecing again! We just wish we knew someone to give it to, maybe we'll send it to our local Fire Department

  

Now, let's not forget the Universal Super Hero's of all time....The Mom!!!

My kids got this years ago for me on Mother's Day :-) so I thought I would share!

She has an arsenal that every Mom needs that she carries around her waist: a Cell Phone,

Wipes & Frist Aid Kit, Keys & of course Gum & Candy!

Daa, Daa, Daa, Daada Daaaaa!!!!! Time for a Super sweet prize!!!  September Ninth Designs is the Big Super Hero today, as she is giving away a "Your Story Photo Personal Bookbinding Kit" to one lucky winner!

 

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, to maximize your chances to win (who wouldn't want to do that), you should leave a comment on each blog in the hop!!!

You will have until Sunday night 12pm (PST) to leave a comment. A winner will be chosen at random and announced Tuesday July 31st, SeptemberNinthdesigns.com.

Want a chance to win some more Super "Doggie Treats"? Yeah that's what Gilby & I thought, so we put together this Super cute little Doggie Bag for one lucky winner!

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post (you only need to leave for both giveaways). Gilby & I don't require that you become a follower or sign up for our

e-mails to win, but if you see what you like & you want to, we always welcome new friends! You will have until Sunday night at 12pm (PST) to leave a comment, we will also choose a winner at random, but the winner will be announced some time on Monday July 30th as we are out of town next week.

Your next stop on the hop is Michelle's blog , so you can see what kind of Super project she has for you!!!

Thanks for flying by!

STILL TIME TO WIN BIRTHDAY/400 FOLLOWER DOGGIE TREATS (BLOG CANDY) & SUPER HERO BLOG HOP ON THE WAY!!!

Hi Everyone!

Happy Wednesday!

Just wanted to let you know you still have time to enter Gilby's Birthday/400 Follower Giveaway (Doggie Bag). Just leave a comment on his Celebration post here & be sure to leave a way for us to contact you in case you are the lucky winner! If you are new to our blog, the post beneath this one explains Gilby's Doggie lingo. :-)

I also wanted to let you know that there is a fun Blog Hop on Friday the 27th that I'm participating in! There will be one Grand Prize & Candy along the way or as Gilby would say "Doggie Treats". So be sure you check it out! BTW, isn't that the cutest button ever?!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION-GILBY'S LINGO & EXTENDING OUR GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday I posted about Celebrating Gilby's Birthday & us reaching 400 Followers (Yaaay Hurray!!!) I believe there was some questions, due to our lingo, so we just wanted to clear the air. I'm sorry for any confusion I may have caused!

1. What are Doggie Treats? This is Gilby's Blog too, so when creating my Blog with the ever so talented Veronica (see side bar link) I wanted to include some of his lingo. So Doggie Treats are the same as Blog Candy or a Giveaway. I know, cute huh? hehe
2. What is a Doggie Bag? It's the same thing as Doggie Treats-but since we sometimes like to surprise people we do not post or show a picture of what the giveaway/treats will be. Basically it means that whomever wins, will get several things that will be a surprise & who doesn't love surprises?!!

You DO NOT have to be a follower of our blog to win Gilby's Doggie Bag. We have always said that we only want you to tag along (follow us) if you like what you see & you actually want to follow us. Although, we do like new friends, but again it's NOT REQUIRED.
For this particular Celebration I do ask that you Wish Gilby a Happy Birthday though. :-)

Due to the confusion I've been given the "okay" by Gilby to extend our Celebration & Doggie Bag Giveaway to Thursday at 11 pm Pacific Time, that should give you all plenty of time to wish Gilby a Happy Birthday & maybe a congrats on 400 followers ;-) I added an extra picture of Gilby (which is too cute).

Thank you again for taking time out of your day to visit our Happy Little Blog!

Have a great day!

CELEBRATING GILBY'S BIRTHDAY & HAVING 400 FOLLOWERS WITH A GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi Everyone!
I thought today warranted a special post to celebrate Gilby's 6th Birthday!!! & since he has 400 FABULOUS Followers, Gilby thought we should give out some DoggieTreats (not actual dog food of course) to one of our Fabulous followers. You don't have to a follower to win, just leave comment wishing Gilby Happy Birthday & a way for us to contact you. We can't thank you enough for taking your time to pop on over & for all your sweet comments, it really means a lot to us!!!

I honestly can't believe our little pupster is 6, the time has gone by so fast. He's just the best little pup ever & he does the silliest things, I suare I think he can actually talk & I don't mean barking, though he's very good at that! He is part of our family, we each have our special bond with him. I'm his human pillow whenever he feels the need for one, he just plops down on me, no matter what I have in my lap, he's also my co-worker. I work from home & he keeps me company by laying in his bed next to me or sitting on my lap & he's always around when I craft, hence the name gilbyscraftster.

It will probably seem like any other day to him, except he will get more lovin', get to play more, take a longer walk & get more carrots, oh & of course lay on Mommy...lol
Normally we would take him to this outdoor ice cream shop called Carousal Treats, but this year, we will until Brandon get's back from spending time with his Nana & Pappa. This might be Brandon's last B-Day Celebration for a while since he will be heading off to college next summer. This ice cream place is sooo cute, it's out doors & they allow dogs. He always gets the "pup cup", which is free for all the dogs. It's vanilla soft serve with a Milk Bonem on top. He devours that thing lickety split & then he's just a sticky mess...lol I'm sure he doesn't mind though, I know that when my chocolate/vanilla swirl cone has dripped all over me, I don't mind because it's totally me, worth it..lol

I thought I would share some pictures of the little guy when he a puppy (warning I got a little carried away) & the Birthday Card I made for him. We hope you enjoy!

Sooo cute! (SB page I made yrs ago)

 He & My Hubby bonded instantly (also SB page made yrs ago)

Mommy & Gilby time (no makeup-eeks)-yrs ago..lol

Chillin'

Awww, fast alseep

Playing..lol

He hasn't quite grown into his legs yet..lol

"Another picture"???

I'm sure you have noticed that he is no longer black, tan & white now!

Right after he had his first trip to the groomers, it was all gone!!!

Still the cutest Pup though!!!

Recipe:

The bone is made from Polymer Clay (which I made years ago), I thought it was too dark so I painted it a lighter color & then used some Tim Holtz "Gathered Twigs" ink & glazed it.
My husbands favorite color is blue & that is the only color he will let Gilby wear (collar & leash) except when VT is playing & then he wears his jersey of maroon & gold. So, as you can see I used a lot of blue on the card which is Tim Holtz "Broken China"
Stamps are PBD "You take the Cake", "Furry Friends" The #6 is by MCT "All Around Birthdays"

I know it would make Gilby's Day if you were to wish him Happy Birthday & maybe even became a follower of our Blog if you wanted, though it's not required to win. If you share it on FB you can leave a separate comment. We will announce the winner on Wednesday night  sometime on Friday, so you have until Wednesday 6pm EST, until 11pm EST Thursday to wish Gilby a Happy Birthday. Be sure you leave a way for us to contact you. I bet you are wondering what kind of Doggie Treats Gilby is giving away, well he wants to keep it a surprise, but he knows whoever wins will definitely Dig it!!!..LOL

Thanks for stopping by!

FREEBIE FRIDAY & FINALLY A PROJECT TO SHARE

Hi Everyone!

Happy TGIF!!! I don't know about you all, but this has been a VERY long week, so I'm thrilled for the weekend to finally be here. My son is with his grandparents, so the only plans this weekend are to work on some crafts & do some blog hopping. He's been gone since Wednesday & I missed him as soon as he left, luckily he's been good about calling everyday so far. He checked out Davidson College in NC yesterday & he was very excited to tell me all about it, then he goes to visit some more family (his dad's side) & is extra excited because they have big plans to go out on the lake boating & jet skiing. I'm glad he is having a great time, but I can't wait for him to return on Monday. Hubby & I are taking him to VA Tech, UVA & UNC in the next couple of weeks. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed his being with us the whole summer, normally he would be going back & forth between our house & his dad's, but this year he decided he wanted to be home with me & my hubby. I'm so grateful, especially since this is really his last summer so to speak since he will be a Senior this year. Can't believe how all the years just fly by, I tell you I DON'T like it, not one bit..lol

Ok, so on to some Freebies & Deals I thought you all might like-

This first one is just some AWESOME info about using multiple coupons at Michahels & Joannes, you should really check it out, I had no idea that you could use other competitor coupons. It comes from Deborah of Society of Stampaholics via The Paper Craft Planets newsletter, I'm sure most of you already know of them but here is the link to their home page & then you can sign up to receive their newsletters in you want. They have lots of great info.
These next 3 come from a blog called So Cal Coupon Mommy (she has access to lots of freebies & coupons!
 - Free Shape Magazine for a year (you do have to do have to join a free membership)
 - Free Martha Stewart Magazine for a year (same deal as above)

 (this one requires that you sign up for their e-mails (sometimes contain coupons) and then you will be able to print the coupon!

-How about a Free Card from the Cardstore.com (link gets you to the coupon code)

-Who love Christmas in July, this is Giveaway Blog Hop (checkout all the other
giveaways she has going on too)



-Here's a Free Digi Stamp from Bugaboo to go along with the Christmas in July theme, plus
they have a Christmas in July promotion where you can get 50% off all Digi's!!!
Now that's awesome!!!

Ok, so on to the project I thought I would share. This is a card I made for one of my sisters several months ago after she had her last day of radiation. Yaaay Hurraay-we went out to dinner to Celebrate as well. A little something different for me, so it was fun & she liked it, hope you all like it as well.

Recipe-
Cardstock-PTI
Pattern Paper-K&Company-Classic Charlotte
DieCut & Stamp-MCT

As always, Gilby & I love your comments, his tail just wags away when he see's me smile!
Thanks for stopping by!

ANOTHER FREEBIE FRIDAY!

Hi Everyone!


Have another Freebie Friday for you, only have a few for you, but I think you will like them!


This first one is time sensitive-you only have from 10am-3pm today, so run to your closest Starbucks! You don't have to have a coupon-just go & enjoy 12oz of one of their new "Refreshers" 

And who doesn't love Bath & Body Works, especially when it's free!!! This is a FB deal, where you give them your info & they send you a free sample.

If it's an icky weekend you can pick up a free video game this weekend from RedBox just takes a text.

I know I don't like to clean, but I like Eco Friendly products when I'm able to use them.


Want to make your own Espresso? This is actually a Sweepstakes, for a Free Cuisinart Pump Espresso Maker! This is one of the easiest sweepstakes sites out there, you can enter 3x a day with just your basic info, & you don't have to like all these different FB pgs, blogs, etc, etc, etc. While you're there I would check out all the other giveaways they have & maybe sign up for their daily giveaway posts.


Now, this one is also time sensitive, as in TODAY only... I just thought it was silly, please let me know if any of you end of doing this!!! Dress up like a COW, yes I said COW & get a free meal from Chick-fil-A..LOL


Finally something Crafty, they aren't Free, but basically should be for the deals they are having over at Happy N Scrappin'. Some of you may already be on their email list, but here are some of the GREAT DEALS they are having!
75% off the following Collections-Basic Grey, Fancy Pants, My Minds Eye, Imaginisce & Bo Bunny 


Hope you all are able to take advantage of some of these, have a great weekend!!!


Thanks for stopping by!
PS, I may be back later today if I get anymore Freebies or Deals that I think you should snag! :)

FREEBIE FRIDAY

Hi Everyone!


There are going to be some changes coming to my blog soon, including this one. 
I will now be having FREEBIE FRIDAYS, this is where I will give you links to some really cool freebies I have found throughout the week. They probably won't have anything to do with crafting, but hey, who doesn't love FREEBIES!!! Ever since I won my I-Pad 2, I have been entering sweepstakes galore & with that comes the multiple, multiple emails with Deals & Freebies, don't worry, I'm only going to share the ones that I think are really cool.


I will be announcing the other changes as they come up, so be on the look out, I'm pretty excited  to be blogging again!


One of the other things to share is that I sold ALL of my Cricut stuff! So, you won't be seeing any Cricut things here unless they are projects I previously made & never shared or they are cuts I made for my stash. I thought I was ok with it, you know selling my babies, but after they went to their new owner, I was very sad, especially after my 17 yr old pointed out to me what a great deal the girl had gotten, kind of made me sick to my tum-tum! It's gone now though, so what's a girl gonna do??? Get more acquainted with the Cameo that she just had to have a few months back that has just been sitting & collecting dust...lol  


Okay, so on to the FREEBIE links I was going to share, here are just a few that I came across today...Did you know that July is national Ice Cream month???, well if you have a Birthday or have family with a Birthday in July this is just for you.....
Restaurants Offering Birthday Freebies (it's not just ice cream).
Free Kindle Books You don't have to have a Kindle to get them
Free Printables Nautical Themed Baby Shower & Garden Themed Birthday Party
My Favorite Digi Stamp Store, Bugaboo has a Peanut Gardening
Free Krispy Kreme Donut wish we had a Krispy Kreme by us!

Thanks for stopping by!

HUGE CRICUT E-2 BUNDLE FOR SALE...GREAT DEAL!!!

Hi Everyone!
I know it's been a while since I've posted anything, haven't really had much time for crafting lately or had many lazy days of summer, but I have been spending a lot of time with my family & it's been wonderful.
We have had some financial difficulties (yet again) & I feel I have spent too much on crafting things that I really don't need, so I've weeded some out to sell. First off I plan on selling all of my Cricut stuff, I know what you're thinking, that I'm crazy, but I have thought a lot about it & it's time I let go of it, I just sold my original Cricut Ex. I still have my Cameo (which I haven't hardly used since I bought it), so I will be putting it to use more if I don't have the Cricut. I think it will be good because then I won't have as many options & it won't take me as long to get a project together, at least that's what I'm telling myself..lol!
I have this listed locally now on Craigs list, but I haven't gotten anything but scammers contacting me (hate that people do that!) Anyway, thought I would put this on my blog & see what kind of feed back I get. Now I originally wanted to sell this as one big package, but if it comes down to it I may separate the gypsy stuff from the E-2 stuff.


Here's what you will get-
Cricut Expression 2 in Box (Used just a handful of times-in Excellent Condition) with manual & cords & links to their new Cricut Craftroom, with stylus
Handheld Gypsy in Box (Used, but in Excellent Condition) w/all the cords & printed manual
Total of 55 Cartridges (All in plastic boxes with Cartridges & Handbooks unless otherwise specified below)
3 Birds on Parade
All Sports
Animal Kingdom
Beyond Birthdays
Birthday Bash
Black Letter*
Block Party***
Boys will be Boys
Campin' Critters
Celebrate with Flourish***
Christmas*
Create a Critter
Cricut Alphabet**
Cricut Essentials**
Cuttin' Up
Designers Calendar
Doodlecharms
Disney-Mickey Font
Disney-Pooh & Friends
Disney-Pooh Font
Disney-Princesses Dreams Come True
Easter 2010***
Paper Dolls for Everyday
Flower Shoppe
From my Kitchen
Gypsy Font*
Gypsy Wanderings*
Happy Hauntings
Indie Art***
Joys of the Season
Jubilee
Just Because Cards
Life is a Beach
Lyrical Letters
Mini Monsters
My Community
Nifty Fifties
Pagoda
Paisley
Paper Doll Dress Up
Plantin Schoolbook
Potpourri Basket
Printing Press*
Robotz
Rock Princess
Simply Charmed
Smiley Cards*
Something to Celebrate
Sports Mania
Sweethearts
Tags, Bags, Boxes & Moore
Walk in my Garden
Wedding***
Wild Card
Winter Frolic
THAT'S A TOTAL OF 55 CARTRIDGES
*Exclusive to the Gypsy, so there is no handbook for Cartridge
**Exclusive to the E-2, so they are not linked to Gypsy, there is a handbook, but no Cartridge-Can be accessed using the Cricut Craftroom or just the E-2
***Not a full Cartrige, so did not come in normal box-there is a handbook & cartridge though
4 Gypsy covers
Charger
Carrying Bag
4 Styluses
4 extra Screen Protectors NIP

11 12x12 Mats (used-not very pretty, but that is why I included the 2 sprays below-once you do this 2 step process most will be like new)
1 Can of Stick Away & 1 Can of Stick & Spray (to clean & make your mats sticky again)
8 Piece Set of Cricut Tools in Case + Spatula
2 Housing Blade Holders
Deep Cutting Blade & Holder
Pack of 2 New Blades (Regular) NIP
3 Regular Blades (used)
Set of 5 Black & Brown Cricut Markers (Opened, but never Used)
Set of 12 Mini Gel Pens NIP
Housing for Gel Pens

Cricut Design Studio CD & Handbook

DVD's (Opened & Played)
Cricut A-Z
Gypsy A-Z
My Pink Stamper Cricut Fun Volume 1 w/signed paper by Robin
My Creative Time Gypsy Magic featuring Peachy Keen Stamps-Autographed by Emma
My Creative Time Gypsy Magic & Moore-Autographed by Emma

As you can see, this is a HUGE BUNDLE!!! Now this would be shipping from 20155 unless you live close. I don't want to put a price up yet, because I don't know what shipping would be, etc. So, if you are interested in chatting with me further about this or if you have any ideas as to how to separate if necessary, I would love to hear from you. My e-mail is under "Contact us".

Oh, & you would need to have a Paypal account.

If you are into sewing, I will probably be posting a Sewing Machine Bundle in the next few days! There may even be a Jewelry Making Bundle as well, like I said I have way too much stuff!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

FATHER'S DAY

Hi Everyone!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend & all the your loved ones had a great Father's Day!
I was going to share these with you yesterday, but I never got around to it...very busy weekend!


The first card is one I made my dad, I got it in the mail a little late, so I was worried that he wouldn't get in time, but when I spoke with yesterday I was relieved to hear that he had gotten it & loved it! :) 

I used my copics to color in the Digi (Dustin Pike) w/my Copics & used some Glossy Accents for the cape

I didn't have any Father's Day Sentiments, so I made my own

The 2nd card Gilby made for his Daddy, I think it turned out really cute, let us know what you think.

The card shape was a Freebie from Scraptastical Kreations, Gilby entered it in their FB Challenge

The Sentiment is from MCT, I didn't have any Baseball paper, so we made our own on the computer.

Created the sentiment on the computer as well, Gilby is a Digi, but unfortunately we can't remember where it came from though

Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

PROUD MOM, REFLECTION, RAK & ANNUAL CARD

Hi Everyone!

Feels like forever since I blogged & shared a project with you all! Blogger sure has changed, not sure I'm liking it, but will see, as Gilby & I hope to blog & share our projects more often now that things have quieted down a bit.

My youngest just finished his Junior year about a week ago & I couldn't be happier to have him home for the summer, just wish I didn't have to share him & we could have the whole summer together! 

He had a very tough year from the classes he took, sports, family issues & the loss of one of his best friends, but he managed to get through incredibly well. They have an Awards Ceremony at the end of every school year & the parents are notified by e-mail when their son's receive an award, but they don't tell you what the award is for & the boys don't know ahead of time if they are getting one or not. I'm sooo proud to say that he got an award & scholarship $ for next years tuition for having the 3rd highest GPA of the Junior Class!!! Iwas soooo excited when they called out his name, I gave a "woot, woot" before I was technically supposed to clap, lol. I couldn't contain myself I teared up & was grinning at the same time, Brandon has always been smart & gotten good grades, but this was extra special this year. Maybe because of the tough year he had or maybe because his mom (me) did not do well in school at all, mostly because I skipped! Shhh, don't tell him!

It's hard to believe that next year he will be a Senior & the college search begins (thank goodness he doesn't want to go in the service like his brother did or go to a Military College)!Man oh man where did all the time go? I don't like it though, not at all, call me selfish, but I want more time with him as a kid! The past 4 years have been really hard, it's like he's already in college. Not being able to spend everyday or every week or even every month with him & then we he is able to come home, having to split that time between between his dad & it's really hard for me.
I guess there is a trade off though because he has turned into such a wonderful young man, & I know that his future holds so much promise!

I wanted to share a few pictures of him at a LAX game we got to go to, The Mother's Day Parade & The Awards Ceremony. Should have brought my camera rather than using my phone, as I'm sure they would have turned out better. Then I'll get to his annual end of the school year card I made.

This one was shot by one of the other mother's

This one is hard to see, he's the one to the right with the white hat holding the Company Flag, which has a B on it for Bravo (the Company he was in).

I did have some pictures of me with him, but I look horrible & I'm pretty self conscious about sharing pictures of myself.

Okay, so finally on to his card, as part of the title of this post I put RAK, well that is because of Miss Regina Easter  (her blog) from The Cutting Cafe'  or you can click on her blinkie to the left side of this page (her website where she designs wonderful SVG's, etc)! She was sooo kind to design the card for me, as I was in a time crunch & I knew welding the letters together to make the shape of the card would take me forever, so I asked Regina & she quickly & kindly said yes! I can't thank you enough Regina! Oh & btw, he loved it!

I used my Cameo & MTC software to cut out the base & letters of the card created by the oh so Fab Miss Regina. Everything else was cut with the Cameo from the Silhouette shop or from MTC except for the Football, Lacrosse Stick & the word "Junior", those were all stickers I had on hand from other years, oh & I colored a toothpick to make the flag (almost an exact replica..lol). As I said before, he loved it, which made me very happy!

I know, a 17 yr old jock who loves his mom's cards & thinks she should work for Hallmark..lol is a "Good a Really Good Thing"!  :-)

Gilby & I love comments...his little tail just wags away when he sees me smile!

Thanks for stopping by!

KITCHENAID GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi Everyone!
I wanted to share another great giveaway with you! Don't worry, I'll post something crafty soon.
Mudpies and Tiaras is a really cute blog & they have teamed up with Kitchen Aid to giveaway a Kitchen Aid Mixer!!!! Yep, that's what I typed..LOL a Brand New Kitchen Aid Mixer!!! 

Go, go gadget go (sorry about that) I'm giddy from the excitement! Head on over there now & enter, plus I be you'll find this to be a really fun blog, especially if you have little ones!


Gilby & I wish you Good Luck!


PS, if you end up winning via my blog post, please stop back by & tell me. If I don't win, I would love for one of my readers to win!!!

CreativeKuts2 300 Follower Giveaway!

Hi Everyone!
Thought I would share another great giveaway with you today! CreativeKuts2 is having a huge giveaway for when they hit 300 Followers! They have some of the cutest SVG files there, so be sure you check them out & enter their giveaway & don't forget to become a follower!

Mega-Mother's Day Giveaway!

Ginger Snap Scraps Mega-Mother's Day Giveaway

****BREAKING NEWS...HUGE GIVEAWAY*******

Hi Everyone!

Thought I would share a fun giveaway for National Scrapbooking Day....Trust me, you won't want to miss out on this!!!

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I'm Finally Back & A Very Special Day!

Hi Everyone!
I'm finally back to share some crafting. Seems like it's been forever since I posted on my blog, the whole laptop crashing thing really threw me for a loop! It still has some issues, but at least it's up & working & I didn't have to pay a fortune to get it fixed!


Today, I thought I would share a special card I made for my sister (the one with Breast Cancer) or  I should say HAD Breast Cancer!!! She finished her radiation last month & is Cancer Free!!!  They still have to finish up the reconstruction & she has to be on Meds for 5yrs. As the little sis, I have always looked up to her, she has always been there for me with the best advice, she really has her life together. I knew she was strong, but it's just astonishing to me how strong she has been through this whole thing. I have been a mess coping with her cancer while she has been out there kicking it's but!!! 


We went out for dinner a couple of weeks ago to celebrate, so I thought I would make her a card to commemorate her last day of radiation, March 26th. I was so happy that I had this set of stamps & die from Miss Emma over at MCT, it was perfect for this occasion!

Ingredients:
Stamps-Whimsical Calendar Days - MCT
Die-XL Label- MCT
Flower (or attempt at it) Cricut-Flower Shoppe w/Liquid Pearls in the center
Pattern Cardstock-K&Company-Classic K Charlotte
I used Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Ink to ink around everything including the ribbon.
I made the pin with jewelry supplies I had-Inspiration was from Shar over at Scrapendipity (she makes the prettiest pins!


After today's post I am no longer refer to my sister as the one with Brain Cancer or the one with Breast Cancer, I just don't like that. I'm going to call them Tammy & Tamara, that's kind of how it's been anyway, Tamara likes use that for business, etc. Tammy is the one with Breast Cancer & Tamara is the one with Brain Cancer. 
I haven't been able to see Tamara since this whole thing started because she lives in CA & I live in VA, unfortunately I've just not been able to for financial reasons, but I'm hoping that will change soon. She is doing well with the Radiation & Chemo & is planning to go back to work in May, can you believe that?!!! She is a fighter & just as strong as Tammy! I still can't believe that I have 2 sisters who were diagnosed around the same time with different types of cancer & one has kicked it's butt & the other one who is in the final round & about to go for the knockout anytime now!!! I've literally been seeing the POWER of PRAYER work before my very eyes!!! We are so blessed & I just want to thank EVERYONE who have had them in your prayers!!!


Thanks for stopping by!