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!

"LAP TOP CRASHES, WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO POST SOMETHING SOON"

Headline is true, harddrive crashed & all is lost! :( Gilby & I are very sad about it, but are happy we didn't have to purchase a brand new one.

We will have something posted as soon as we can!

Puppy Hugs,

MCT THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE!

Hi Everyone!
My Birthday is coming up & I thought I would make myself a Birthday card! Why not, right, we make cards for everyone, maybe we should include ourselves too! I had been wanting to use this set of stamps for a while & thought this was the perfect opportunity since Emma's current Throwback Thursday Challenge is a Cricut-less Challenge. I really like how it turned out, I can keep it in my craft-room & sing Happy Birthday to myself..lol.

Yeppers, I'm a St. Patty's Day Birthday Girl

I tried to make the pupster (Chihuahua) look like Gilby

MCT Products Used:

Keepin' it Classy (Gilby & I)

Anyday Bingo & Crossword (Shamrock & Cupcake)

Wow So Many Candles (Sentiment)

Curly Label Die

Inspiring Words (Accents)-(Curly Label)

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

Thanks for stopping by!

OUR FAVORITE THINGS BLOG HOP WINNER!

Hi Everyone!


Sorry that I'm a day late in announcing the winner from "Our Favorite Things Blog Hop"


I do have a winner tonight though & her name is "Sugar Lips" & this is what she said
That is so cute how you made a little recipe file. Adorable project.

Congrats Sugar Lips, I'll be sending you an e-mail this evening.

IT'S A GREEN THING BLOG HOP

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OUR FAVORITE THINGS BLOG HOP CLICK HERE

Hello & Welcome to the It's a "Green" Thing Blog Hop- About Nature! Tina from Crafty and Green is hostessing this hop & Loves Nature & Being Green! So, We are so glad you were able to join us today to celebrate Nature with Spring just around the Corner!

If you arrived here from Gina's then you are in the right place! If you just happened upon my blog today, please start at the beginning with Tina from Crafty and Green because we wouldn't want you to miss anything along the way!
 
This is a two-day hop; however, we are only making one project. That should give you two full days to go through the entire hop and leave comments so you are able to be entered to win the prizes!

 Sponsors & Blog Candy:

 $20 Gift Certificate

 

Scripture Sayings Stamp Set

Rules to be Eligible for The Blog Candy:

1.)  You MUST visit each blog and leave a comment on every blog in the hop

2.) You must become a follower of Crafy and Green  if you aren't already!

3.) For an “Extra” Entry for the Blog Candy, Please Friend Tina at 

CraftyandGreen on Facebook

 

I decided to pull out my Polymer Clay to make this cute little ladybug & leaf, which I put on this little box that I painted black w/red polka dots

I had so much fun making this, I'm going to have play with my clay more often!

 Thank you so much for joining us and helping us celebrate Nature! Your next stop is the talented and crafty Linda!

      LINKED TO INSPIRE ME FRIDAY 
      LINKED TO PINK CRICUT LINK UP PARTY
      LINKED TO PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC 

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

       

      Thanks for stopping by!

OUR FAVORITE THINGS BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Our Favorite Things Blog Candy Extravaganza! 

You should have just come from Liz's. If you are just joining the hop and want to start from the beginning, please start at Dena's. This is going to be an amazing event!  Many of you are familiar with Oprah Winfrey's famous "Favorite Things" show where audience members walk away with an array of fabulous gifts.  It was always so fun to see how excited the audience members got with each giveaway.  Well, if you've always wished you could sit in the audience of one of those show tapings, we have the next best thing for you!

Each participant in this hop is going to share a favorite of hers.  It could be a craft-related item or a non-craft related item.  In addition to that, each blogger is giving away blog candy!  This means you have a chance to win at every stop!

Each blogger has her own rules for winning her blog candy, so please be sure to read the rules on each blog for a chance to win.

My Favorite Thing right now is my new Vitamix! Isn't she a Beauty?! Thought I would go with a pop of color, I loved the red! Thank goodness for QVC & their easy pays..lol 

Without further ado, here is the project I created for this hop:

There are so many things this wonderful machine can do, I literally use at least once a day!

I love to make smoothies & have been trying all kinds, so I thought I would make a recipe booklet of my favorite ones.

LINKED TO INSPIRE ME FRIDAY
LINKED TO PINK CRICUT LINK UP PARTY
LINKED TO PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

I have so many crafting Favorite Things, like my Cricut, which I used for the cover, I also love MCT stamps, so Gilby & I are giving away her Everyday Bingo & Crossword set.

All you need to do is leave a comment & a way to reach you, if you want to follow Gilby & I that's great, but it's not a requirement. We will pick the winner Tuesday night.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed what I shared with you today. Please be sure to hop on over to Robin's to see what she has to share with you and for more blog candy fun! Happy hopping and good luck to you!

Below is the entire blog hop lineup in case you lose your way:

Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Lisa L.- http://craftylam.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Jennifer - http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Paula D. http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com

Cely - http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com

Jamie - http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/

Ellen - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

Shannon -http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com

Liz -http://decadeofscrap.blogspot.com

Wendy -http://gilbyscraftster.blogspot.com

Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com

Ashley W.--http://proudusmcwife415.blogspot.com

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

Thanks for stopping by!