Hilary Kanwischer

Pumpkins everywhere...

Connor and I had fun at the pumpkin patch.  There's something about picking out one, or two....or three pumpkins to take home, (you can never really just choose one huh??)  This year they had a maze set up, so Connor really didn't want to "hang" with me for boring pictures...he wanted to play in the maze, and could've stayed all day if you would've let him.   It's fun to go with him and I hope there's more years of him wanting to pick pumpkins with me too.  I'm still hoping that Courtney will want to come with us again...we miss her, (Facebook is more important!).  :)

Enjoy some pics...

I know I've been a bad blogger lately and haven't posted anything recently...but I do swear that I HAVE been working on a layout...seriously...I have, and I'll try to finish that up by Saturday.  Have a wonderful week everyone!!  :)

 
 

Tricks & Treats....

Oh the weather outside is frightful...and I'm speaking about the relentless heat wave we have going on here in South Florida which if you can believe is still hitting triple-digits in the middle of October.  I seem to have to keep reminding myself that it is Fall, and we're being promised a colder-than-normal winter this year, (ha...we'll just see), but it sure doesn't feel like it.  This weather has kept me indoors and thankfully Fall has inspired me to create.  Can you believe that Halloween is really right around the corner?  Pumpkins are everywhere down here now, Connor's costume has been ordered, and my home smells like apples & cinnamon, (my favorite).  I had a bunch of these papers left over from My Mind's Eye from the last round of Halloween cards that I did, so decided I needed to finish them up.  This time around, I made some Halloween ornaments, a card and gift bag.  Hope you enjoy, and I'd really appreciate it if someone would kindly send me "real" Fall weather...cause this is getting pretty old.  :) 

 

some close-ups...

Oh and I want to say thankyou so very much for all the sweet comments you all have left me.  Seriously folks, I just love to create and share and have never really thought of teaching classes at ScrapFest...heck, I've never even been to that show.  :)  Hopefully one year I can actually make it there because I'd love to meet all of you too.  I hope you all have a wonderful afternoon, and thanks so much for stopping by.  :)

 

Pumpkin Trio...

Pumpkins are finally starting to appear!  Yeah!  I love the sightings of the first pumpkins, don't you?  Makes me realize that yes...even though we don't feel it, and we don't have trees that turn a golden yellow, Fall really is here and it's the official start and welcome of the Holiday Season.  I found those adorable baby pumpkins at our store a couple of days ago and I was waiting ever so patiently for them, because I had a project in mind.  Once again, this project, I cannot take credit for...it's from an old "Gooseberry Patch" idea book that I've had for years.  I was flipping through it not too long ago and found this adorable "Trio of Pumpkins" and I wanted to make it so bad.  :)  My husband made the wooden planter for me which I then painted and crackle finished, and I collected twigs and had all my supplies ready, I was just waiting for the baby pumpkins to arrive and when they finally did, I was so excited to sit down and make this.  If you do decide to make something like this, remember it won't last forever since these are "live" pumpkins, but you can also use fake, it's up to you.  This now sits in my kitchen window and I hope it lasts till Halloween!!  I think it turn out so sweet and I hope you enjoy!

Thanks so much for checking in!  Have a great week everyone!!  :)

 

Pumpkinhead....

Hey everyone...first off, thanks so much for stopping by today and for being so patient with me.  I just finished a work week that included 2, back-to-back 48 hour shifts.  Basically the only day I had off was Wednesday and was too exhausted to even update my blog.  So I really appreciate you all being so patient.  Secondly, I could hardly wait to get home this morning to upload Mr. Pumpkinhead!  I happened to stumble upon Linda Albrecht's, blog the other day and fell head-over-heels in LOVE with her Pumpkinhead project and I just HAD to sit down and try to re-create one these.  The end result...what a fun, fun, fun Halloween project and I just adore it.  So even though I cannot take the credit for this project, I just had to show it to you anyways.  The metal container I used initially was an ugly green color, but it had such a pretty scalloped rim,  so I decided to spray it black.  When spraying metal, make sure you prime it first, then use a paint specifically made for metal, like Krylon.  It dries in less than 10 minutes which is great for girls like me who don't have the time to watch it dry.  Then I just decopaged the polka dot paper to the container, and filled it with Mr. Pumpkinhead, glittered painted barn stars, and some Fall berry sprigs.   Enjoy!!!  

 

If you would like complete directions on this, please stop by Linda's blog...you will leave more inspired than when you showed up.  :)  Thanks so much for the cutest Halloween project ever!!  :)

Thanks again for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend everyone.  :)

  

Night Light...

Hey everyone and thanks so much for checking in.  I've got a lot of fun Halloween projects to show for you on this very last day of summer.  :)  Can you even believe that Fall is really here???  My son keeps hounding me asking if I've ordered his, "Sheriff" costume yet, and my daughter is still trying to figure out what she want to dress up as this year.  I've had a few days off and I've been going at these, "Night Light" papers from My Mind's Eye for the last couple of nights, and thought you might like a few projects.  I made some cards and some cute little treat bags using rub-ons from Melissa Frances and Stampin Up!, chipboard elements from Melissa Frances, vintage mica-glitter, little mini-wooden fences, and my Sissix.  Hope you enjoy.  :) 

And for one more tiny little note here...how about a"Quote-for-the-Day" from my 7 year old, "Hey mom...when we get a yellow Lab, can we get him as a puppy so he lasts longer?" (said while waiting at the bus-stop this morning).  :)

Enjoy the following!

and a few little close-ups for you...

Thanks again for stopping by...have a great week everyone!!  :)

Sleigh rides...

It's getting closer to winter!  And yes!!!  I'm very excited and so are my kids.  This year we will be spending Christmas in Chautauqua, NY, in the hopes that we will have a white Christmas!!  Living in Florida there's no hope for that whatsoever, so this year...we're keeping our fingers crossed.  One of Connor's favorite things to do in the snow besides skiing, is sledding.  Could there be anything more fun for a 7 year old in the wintertime???  So when I saw these really sweet, little red sleds at the craft store today, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them.  I've had these red-lidded jars for forever it seems, and they were begging to display something seasonal, so I knew just what to do.  I made a snowglobe, but in mine...there's no water inside, just sleds, a bottle brush tree and lots of glass glitter which really sparkles quite nicely in real life.  I also added a little rusty bell and a felt snowflake to finish it off.   Enjoy!

 

 

 

Have a wonderful week everyone, and thanks so much for checking in!  :)

Valentine's tags and Peppermint rolls...

Don't you just love holidays?  I mean really, there's something about each and every holiday that just makes me smile.  Maybe it's in the thinking that people are friendlier, the weather's usually a little cooler and life is slowed, even for just a little, while you take it all in.  I love decorating for holidays, I love creating for holidays.  "Hello" cards just don't seem to do it for me anymore, I need something more to keep me going.  I have been on a fabric kick lately and yes, that includes felt as you will see below.  So after spending hours this week purging my craft room and making it "mine" again, I had the urge to sit and create.  LOVE those "me" times. 

I made some Valentine's tags, which I haven't done since I don't know when and I even decided to go as far as to dye my own tags with some walnut ink.  I found a small container of walnut crystals and decided to set up a lab.  Remember when dyeing was huge??  I still love to do it, even though it's messy, it stains the counters, and your fingers are colored for days, but it's just fun to play like that every now and then.  I took good old white shipping tags and dipped them into the walnut ink, crinkled them a little so the dye sets in darker in some areas, then simply let them dry.  Then it was off to decorate, with fabric of course and some of my favorite Melissa Frances embellishments and buttons from Papertrey Ink...Enjoy!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I wasn't completely satisfied when I finished these last night...as I was looking through my new Holidays book from "Gooseberry Patch", I found these absolutely adorable peppermint roll ornaments, and instantly grabbed my stash of felt.  How lucky I was to find that I had red, pink & white too.  I started to make them...then it got addicting, I think I made 10 of these last night.  I changed them up just a bit, adding a red button to the top instead of a red bead, (only cause I didn't have any)...but can I just tell you fun and easy these were to make???  LOVE them!!!  Enjoy!!

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed...and am I right in thinking that Halloween is right around the corner?  Guess I'll be creating a little spooky stuff in the near future.  Can't wait, that's one of my favorite holidays...love it!  :) 

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend everyone, and as we approach the anniversary of September 11, let's all remember to hang our flags proudly out front if it isn't already.  Ours has been proudly flying for years.   Thanks so much for stopping by!

Water Can's & Firehouses...

Last week I made the mistake of leaving my backpack at work.  Yeah, I realized this just as I got home, so I had to go back and get it.  Someone wanted to come along with me?  Wanna take a guess who?....You'll only need one try.  Connor of course just HAD to come and play on the Firetrucks again.  He of course didn't realize that it's an hour and a half drive, (one-way), just to get down there, but he could'nt get out of the car fast enough once we did.  Another perfect opportunity for pictures.  He opened all the compartments, touched every tool, learned how to turn the truck on and flip on the emergency lights, even rang the air-horn, (ouch), much to his delight.  He really wanted to play with foam again, but I had to say no this time, instead I told him to grab the "Water Can", and he looked at me with 7 year old confusion and said, "What is a Water Can?"  Having to make it sound exciting, because foaming the driveway and squirting water from a hoseline are much more fun than shooting water from a small aluminum can, I played it up like the bushes were on fire, and he needed to put the fire out really, really quickly.  He got into it, but don't think it was as much fun as creating a mountain of foam on the apron.  Anyway...By the time we left, he still thought Firefighting was the coolest job ever and that's what he wants to be when he grows up.  I won't hold my breath though...when he plays with his cars, he wants to be a Racecar driver, and when he plays Guitar Hero, he wants to be in a band....who knows, he'll make me proud no matter what he chooses.  :)  Enjoy some photos...

 

 

 

 

 

Have a fabulous week everyone...thanks for stopping by!  :)

A winner for "Mini-Albums"...

First off, I just want to say that you all say the nicest things and it was so much fun to read each and every comment.  Seriously, you girls are awesome for saying the sweetest things.  Makes me want to make a ton more.  :) 

I know, you all want a winner and once again, I know 33 of you will be disappointed and I really, really wish I had something to send each and every one of you.  It breaks my heart that I only have one extra copy of this issue to give away.  The easiest thing for me to do was to go to Random.org and have the computer pick a number for me....so the winner of the "Mini-Albums" issue is:

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 26 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Jing-Jing!!!

Congratulations!!  Please email me with your mailing address and I'll get this issue out to you right away.  :)

Thanks so much for playing everyone and please keep checking back, I like to do a lot of these and you could be the next winner.  :) 

Hugs...

 

Primitive Valentines pillows & another fun giveaway...

Hey everyone.  I had a fabulous day off yesterday.  I haven't had time to myself like that in quite awhile.  I love it now that the kids are back in school and I can reclaim mornings now, as my own.  Yesterday when I came home from work I had 4 1/2 hours of nothing but me time, so I dove into my craft room and really didn't have the urge to craft anything from paper, I had more the urge to make something from fabric.  I have a little secret drawer in my room that holds a ton a fat quarters that I've picked up from various places here and there, and when I see them, I just gotta have em.  I picked up this fabric along time ago, gosh...I can't even remember where, I think it was at a quilt shop, and I just fell in love with it.  So I grabbed that stack and made some primitive Valentine's pillows.  I used old vintage bottlecap tags that I can't seem to remember where I picked them up at, (I think Stampington's), and Melissa Frances glittered chipboard.  I drew a primitive heart as a template then simply cut out the fabric, sewed, stuffed and embellished.  I also decided to piece together a little quilt using some of the other fabric that came with the rest.  It's been a while since I pieced anything and since I didn't want to actually hand-quilt that baby together, I instead tied on buttons.  The little quilt measures about 9 x 12.  I'm actually thinking about opening up an Etsy site and these may be the first additions, I'll keep you posted.  Hope you like everything. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thankyou all so very much for stopping by.  I hope to be adding more soon too...

OH.....Goodness me!!!  I almost forgot...Would you all like to play for another copy of:

 

Well, it just so happens, I have another extra copy of this mag, so if you'd like it, simply leave me a comment below and I'll draw a name on Monday night.  It's that easy.  :)  Have fun and good luck!!

A book of smiles and a Vermont afternoon...

Hello everyone.  I have really missed being here and I hope that this post brings back some normalcy to my life.  I have been gone for a while, unexpectedly, due to the recent death of my Uncle.  He passed away on July 31, which led me to booking a flight to Vermont on short notice.  Vermont is so beautiful and has long been my second choice for states I'd love to live in and for so many reasons.  It's beauty is unparalleled, even in the summer.  The trees and landscapes are so lush and when you add in the rolling hills, the mountains, old barns, maple syrup, quaint little towns where everybody knows each other, the beautiful weather and clean air, you just know you've struck the lottery.  I was only there for a few days, and I had to leave behind my husband and children and explore Vermont by myself.  I was with a lot of family though, most of whom I haven't seen since our family reunion in 2000, but this was under much sadder circumstances.  My Uncle Harry was an awesome Uncle.  The kind of Uncle you write home about.  He was my dad's brother, so going to his Memorial was a lot like going to my own dad's all over again.  There was a lot of tears, but also a lot of laughter.  My best memory of him was when my sister and I were very little and we were vacationing in Callaway Gardens, and he was sitting with us and showing us some of his magic tricks, when he said to us, "By the way, did you know that you two have the most famous initials in the world?"  Our initials being H.C., I was intrigued and wondered why ours were so famous.  He then said, "Because your initials are engraved on every water faucet in the world".   (Hot / Cold) just incase you needed a little hint.  :)  I have never forgotten that and don't think I ever will.  Uncle Harry opened up his home to us every winter with an open invitation for skiing, it's just the kind of man he was.  My heart broke for my Aunt Janet, losing my Uncle was really like losing my dad all over again. 

So...as I start crying a little again, I thought I would post about something that makes me smile instead.  I made a little mini-album of my daughter and included all photos of her just smiling.  She makes me smile and she has a gorgeous one at that.  The little album is actually just a business card holder that I found at Target in a huge rainbow of colors.  I couldn't resist the yellow one, so I brought it home and made a little album that literally only took about 2 hours.  I used my Cosmo Cricket papers and embellishments from their "Jack's World" collection and I really like how it turned out.  The little crochet flowers are from Stampin Up! So I hope you enjoy. 

   

 

 

 

 

I will also leave you with a few photos from my Vermont trip.  I have posted about 45 photos onto my Facebook page, but these few are some of my favorites.  I hope you enjoy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thankyou all so very much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend and I hope to be posting more soon.  Take care and hugs to all of you...

No...I haven't neglected you.

I know it's been a while, and I haven't posted much for you to see, but I promise...I have really good reasons why.  :)  First of all, I wanted to leave the last post up for quite a while so whoever visits here will see Sonda's story.  Please continue all the prayers.  For a little update, the last email I received from Sonda she had mentioned that little Baylee is getting noticeably weaker.  She wants to thank everyone who has said a prayer, sent a card, sent a message, made dinner or donated time to run their errands...it has meant the world to them, so please continue in giving them the support they so desperately need right now.

Thankyou all very much.  

We also just got back from Sea World and Busch Gardens, this past Friday night and then it was right back to work after that.

I haven't been to Sea World since I was kid so it was almost like it was my first time.  Busch Gardens is a place that my husband and I used to go to every year but the last time we were there, Courtney was only 3 years old, so this trip was really filled with a bunch of "firsts".  The trip was amazing.  The weather was a little warm, 100's plus with very little rain.  There were times when I thought there wouldn't be enough water in the park to keep us hydrated, but the pool at night brought our core temps down nicely.  While we were there, we fed the Dolphins, fed the Stingrays, petted a Magellanic Penguin, touched a shark, was awed by Shamu and took a behind-the-scenes tour where we saw Harbor Seal pups, baby dolphins, hurt manatees and turtles that were being nursed back to health and saw a Polar Bear unnaturally up-close, all while hand feeding some of the most rarest birds in the world.  YES...it was ALL quite amazing and the kids had a wonderful time.  I posted a ton of photos on my Facebook page, but here are a few for you to enjoy. 

 

 

Mama dolphin in the nursery...(little fact here but did you know that dolphins sleep with one eye closed and only half their brain?  That is so the other half will remind them to breathe)...pretty cool huh?

 

Feeding the dolphins...they were splashing around quite a bit, so I didn't take pics during the actual feeding, this was after...I think they were hoping you still had another fish to give them.  And have you ever touched a dolphin?  They are the coolest things in the world, they feel like hard rubber and you have your hands right by their mouths and they are just so gentle.  LOVE them!!!

 

These next few pics are of the amazing "Shamu" show....the pictures don't even do it justice, I can't find the words to describe how AWESOME this was.  :)

 

 

 

 

Wouldn't it be so cool if you could do this?????

 

 

Another interesting little fact here...did you know that Sea World uses 14,000 lbs of fish every single day to feed all of their animals?  (Imagine that contract)!!  Ka-CHING!

 

 

Klondike, on our behind the scenes tour.

 

Harbor Seal pups, (these little cuties were born on June 19th and are still being bottle fed), they were rescued after their mama abandoned them after birth.

Petting Newman...

 

baby Magellanic Penguins, (7 months old)...

 

Beluga Whales...(can I just tell you that it was like 55 degrees in this room, and the water was just above freezing??)  What a tease!!!!!

 

A new tat for Connor...

 

Bird feeding at Busch Gardens...

 

 

 

Court was so surprised when this one just flew over and landed right on you...basically if you had a cup, you were targeted.  They would land on your hands, head, shoulders, arms they didn't care one bit.

 

I was told by the caretaker that this next little guy is one of the rarest birds in the world.  I asked her how much he would cost to buy and she said, "Oprah would take out a loan", (not seriously, but she did say these little cuties could easily cost thousands). 

 

 

Sleepy tiger...

 

Imagine finding this little 14 footer on your lawn?  No thankyou!!

 

 

 

A new Sea World hat for Connor, but he wouldn't wear it correctly to show you...(or is this the correct way?)  Don't you just love his cute, blue-popsicle lips too?

And I could go on and on, but I hope you enjoyed a few pics from our vacation!!

And please continue to keep Sonda, Duane and Baylee in your prayers for as long as it takes. 

 

Friendship kisses and a prayer...

This is something I thought and hoped I would never have to write in my blog.  I'd like to ask each and every one of you who visits me here to please say a prayer for my dear, sweet friend Sonda.  She and her husband are going through the most difficult of times, facing the very real possibilitly that their beloved daughter Baylee, may be taken from them and brought back to God in the very near future.  She is their only daughter, she is only 13.  So please, please with all your heart and soul keep them in your prayers, she needs that.  Her husband Duane needs it and most of all, their sweet precious Baylee needs it. 

Thankyou all so very, very much. 

I just got home from working at Pottery Barn today and luckily we still have enough daylight left for me to photograph a small project I was working on last night.  I got my Stampin Up! order yesterday and I have been dying to use my new Sissix dies, (the big circle, the scallop circle and the little gift bag), and I gotta tell you, you are going to be seeing alot of these little scalloped circle cards and gift bags for a long time, because these dies are AWESOME!!!  I LOVE them, of course I knew I would, they're so sweet.  Oh by the way, did you all know that I am a Stampin Up! demonstrator and you can buy these sweet dies directly from my website???  (wink, wink)...So last night, I made a friendship card and a little gift bag, (and don't you just LOVE the decorative edge on the gift bag?), then stuffed the bag full of Hershey's Kisses for an extra special treat.  I've been on a Cosmo Cricket kick since trying out for their design team, so I used some "Girl Friday" papers I had lying around and also some rub-ons from Melissa Frances, buttons from Papertrey Ink and a white chenille pipe cleaner was added to the bag as a handle.  I hope you enjoy.  

      

 

 

 

Thankyou all so very much for stopping by and please remember to keep Sonda, Duane and little Baylee in your prayers tonight, tomorrow and for as long as it takes.  They need it now more than ever before as they face the very toughest of days.  A million thankyou's over....

thankyou so very much for stopping by. 

  

Little bear hugs...

Ever had one of those kinds of hugs?  One of those hugs where you're grabbed and squeezed so hard you feel like all the air is gonna get sucked right out of you?  Well...I didn't get one of those today, in fact, I can't remember the last time I got one of those, so I think that after I'm finished with this post, I'm gonna go find my little ones and get one out of 'em.  :)  For now though, I had to scrap this photo of Connor giving one big hug to his new little bear.  This photo is a couple years old, but it is so sweet to me, it shows how much he loves and adores all things fuzzy and soft and I HAD to use these papers and embellishments from Cosmo Cricket.  This is from their, "Jack's World" collection and isn't that little bear paper just the sweetest ever???  Truth is, when Julie sent us our questionaire, she had asked us what collection we love the most and this is the one I truly adore.  Funny thing though, is that I've had this collection since it first came out...scooped it right up, and then it sat, I was too afraid to even cut into it.  Today I made myself do it.  Here's a little "Bear Hug" layout for you to enjoy...

And while I was having fun with these papers, I made a little card for the same collection...

 

 

I hope you enjoyed those and when your finished here, go chase down those little ones' of yours and grab a big "Bear Hug"...I know I will.  :)

Have a wonderful evening everyone!!  :)

Late nights, layouts and swim school...

 ****Oh I'm just updating this a little because I'm about to bust at the seams...I am sooooooo excited to have made the finalist list for Cosmo Cricket's, new Design Team...Seriously, it would be my dream to be on their team, but there is soooo much talent presented and for me to think that little ol me might make it to the finals is almost too much to even think about.  Just seeing that list makes me wish I could spend ALL night again in my craft room and dig out every inch of Cosmo I've got laying around and crank out project after project, sadly...I cannot.  I have to work in the morning, and that means getting up at 4:30am.  So Julie, Eric and Lindsay...I cannot even begin to thankyou enough for even the chance.  It's more than I could've imagined!!  :)  And to all the other girls on the list...Congratulations to each and every one of you.  You all have such amazing talent and I enjoyed each one of your blogs and I'm am humbled and honored to even be in your presence, (even if it may be short lived).  ;)  Hugs to each of you!!  :)

Is there something about a quiet night, when everyone is fast asleep, (including the dogs), that suddenly finds myself brewing a pot of coffee and retreating to my sanctuary?  Well it happened last night.  I was awake when everyone else was tucked away and I found myself sipping coffee from my favorite teal polka-dot coffee cup, and before I knew it...the sun was slowly breaking over the horizon.  Haven't done that in a long time and it felt really nice to have that time to myself.  To create...a layout???  Wow...haven't done one of those in a really long time, but I had this photo of my beautiful little girl just kinda laying there on top of some books and it was begging to be scrapped.  :) 

I used some "Vintage Moon" papers from  Pink Paislee, the chipboard frame is from Chatterbox and those fun swirly rub-on's are from Basic Grey.  Hope you enjoy...

    

here are some close ups..

 

(not sure why there is a little white streak going thru that little die cut, but it's really not there in real life)...camera's...geesh!

 

 

 

Then decided to make a quick little card using my scraps...

 

 

And finally, as the sun was peeking and the temperatures once again rising...I found myself at Swim School with Connor.  Can I just say first how PROUD I am of him?  Seriously folks, we've been trying to get him to put his face in the water for years now.  And I am not joking in any sense of the word.  It has been a HUGE struggle for him to just gain the confidence I always knew my little man had and I am just BURSTING with pride.  So...I have to show you some photos of him that I took just this morning. 

And I had a little fun with Photoshop today and decided to really play up these photos...hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

he's soooo serious isn't he???  ;)

 

 

Way to go little buddy...I'm so PROUD of you!  Love, Momma!!  "_

Thankyou all so much for checking in today and I hope you all have a wonderful week...(PS..I'm going to take a little nap now).  :)

As sweet as Cherry Pie!

Happy, Happy 4th of July!!  I love this holiday.  It reminds me that Freedom doesn't come easy, it doesn't come without a pricetag.  Our home is complete with our American Flag flying proudly outside.  It's one thing we hold dear and I wish I would see American Flags on every home in America today.  But we'll celebrate it the way we like to, with a big barbecue, being around family, and my husbands unbelievable fireworks show tonight.  It's the one day that he really gets to call his own...it's HIS tradition, he takes the kids to the Fireworks store and cleans 'em out.  "Only the biggest and best" he says, and he loves getting the kids' to participate.  This year, he's been teaching Connor about Fireworks safety, hoping to instill that in him, so he can pass it on to his little ones, one day. 

The 4th of July...I'm so proud to live in a country that celebrates its Freedom!  But at the same recognizes the sacrifices it takes to have that Freedom, so as you enjoy today with family, barbecues and fireworks, say a quiet prayer to ones who had to pay the ultimate price, so that we could celebrate this very day. 

I made just one little card today, but I couldn't resist using these new papers from Webster's Pages, aptly titled, "Sweet as Cherry Pie", and also papers from Cosmo Cricket.  Enjoy...

 

 

And before I forget....Didn't I promise you all a CONTEST WINNER???  I believe I did...thankyou all so much for entering and I hope you had fun answering my "Summertime" question, and YES...I do have a winner for you...

 

And the WINNER of the "Scrapbook Trends Mini-Albums 2009" special issue is......

Jill Tracy

Yeah!!!  So Jill, if you'll just email me with your address, I'll get this copy out to you right away!!  Thank you so much to everyone for playing my game. 

And I hope you and your family have a very blessed 4th of July!  :)

 

 

I'm stuck on you...

Well, it was another rainy day here in South Florida, and while I do love it when it rains, I like to stay inside and luckily today, I got to play.  My son had 2 friends come over so they kept him occupied while my daughter and I retreated into my craft room.  I don't really know why I sat down to make this project, but I just wanted to.  I decided that since I'm on a "card" kick right now, (I really don't want to tell you all the last layout I did), I wanted to step it down and create some mini's for you.  I know Valentines Day is quite a few months away but one can never be ready enough huh?  (wink)...and hopefully this little guy may be picked up for a pub...we'll see.  I like how it turned out though, so either way I'm very pleased with it. 

I made a small card kit from papers from Cosmo Cricket, I used the "Hey Sugar" papers & stickers which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!  The little carrying case holds 3, 3x3 embellished cards and 3 envelopes.  It stays closed with a little piece of velcro and they'll be perfect to give to my family on February 14th.  :)   The twill, which is a perfect match is from Martha Stewart, and the buttons are from Papertrey Ink.  I really enjoyed making this today and I hope you enjoy it as well. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here's a pic of the matching envelopes...

 

thanks so very much for looking...

AND... we had a little visitor today...actually, this little guy has been around our home for the past couple of weeks and today while sitting here at the computer, my kids came running in saying that the bunny was right outside.  So this time I grabbed my camera and between the raindrops, finally took a few photos of the little rabbit that has stolen my children's hearts.  Seriously, they love this little guy so much and have sort of "adopted" him as their own.  He is really sweet and really small, could probably fit in your hands alone.  Anyway, thought you might like to see him. 

 

 He's really sweet isn't he?  :)  Hey...don't forget to leave me a comment on the post below, titled, "Sweet Treats", remember...I'm holding a contest right now and you could win a copy of "Scrapbook Trends Mini Albums 2009"!!  It's all listed on the post from last night!!  I'll be picking a winner tomorrow night.  Have a great weekend everyone and Happy 4th of July!!  :)

Sweet Treats....

Careful though...this kit might just give you a toothache!  It's here...it's live...and it's ready to go!  The new July kit from Cupcards {to go} is ready for your tasting!  Dubbed "Sweet Treats", and it really packs a punch.  It's loaded to the brim of the sweetest papers and embellishments and believe me, you'll use every last little square inch of this one to satisfy your sweet tooth.  The designs are up and ready, so grab some coffee, (or a tall glass of ice cold milk), and sit back and enjoy all the designs from the design team in the gallery, they are sure to make your mouth water.   Here are my designs and I hope you enjoy!  And be sure to pick your kit up fast...they won't last!!  (hey...that rhymes)!

   

 

 

This next card is my sketch, so click on the link if you'd like to take a peek of the sketch as well as all the other sketch cards.  :)

  

and would you like to make this next card?  Simply click here

 

And how about a sweet little project to make with your extra scraps.  This is actually a magnet, (or you can leave it as a hanger), but it's the perfect little gift to give to your friend who is celebrating something special.  All I did was cover a wooden tag with papers, ribbon, a rub-on and some scrappers floss and I used heavy gauge wire for the hanger part.  On the back is a simple little magnet that will allow it to stick to almost anything.  Have fun!!!

 

here is the magnet on the back...

 

I hope you all enjoyed my projects, this kit was just so much fun to work with...(if I can even call it "work").  :) 

And lastly....did I promise you all another little CONTEST???

Waaaaay back when, you might remember a little mini-album that I did for Lime Tart, and here it is:

and well, I'm tickled pink to have it published in Scrapbook Trends Mini-Albums 2009.  I'm soooo excited to receive this issue, because I just adore and LOVE mini-albums so much, so I thought...would YOU like a copy of this issue????  YOU will LOVE it!!  All you have to do is post a little comment here and tell me what you LOVE about Summertime!! 

That's it...and in a couple of days, I will randomly pick one winner and you will recieve this new Idea Book.  Have fun and good luck!!  :)

Buttons and Barn Stars...

Those very words put instant smiles on my face.  They make me happy in their own special way.  I just love buttons for their color, styles and unlimited possibilities.  And I love Barn Star Ornaments for the simple reason, they remind me of Christmas.  I found so many luscious new colors of buttons at Papertrey Ink and a little bamboo divider tray from Pottery Barn, and when I put the two together...it was instant yumminess.  LOVE it!    I also made a Christmas ornament from the 3-D star Sissix Die Cut from Stampin Up! and papers from My Mind's Eye  and I just love that 3-D look and sooooo easy to do.  This star is backed with painted and distressed chipboard too.  I have made so many ornaments over the last year for our tree and I just adore the each and every handmade one. 

Buttons and Stars....instant inspiration!  :)

  

 

 

 

Ooooh, and be sure to check back tonight...it's going to be reveal time for the new July kit at Cupcards {to go} and it's one of my all-time favs featuring "Girl Friday" papers from Cosmo Cricket 

AND...I may just be having another sweet little giveaway!!!  :)  So be sure to stop by tonight as I update my blog again!!  :)  

Happiness is....

Progress!!  We have been slowly renovating our living room / dining room / bedroom over the last few months and it's finally coming to an end.  Thankgod...no more sanding, painting, demolitions or fights.  So I thought I'd share a couple photo's of our new (and improved) rooms that we've been working on.  In our living room / dining room, we ripped up all the old NASTY carpet and tile and laid new flooring.  Keith painted the walls, added bigger baseboards and framed out the French doors.  I donated the old sofa and replaced it with a sectional and area rugs from Pottery Barn, we kept the dining room table and china cabinet 'cause I do like them.  And finally added the Farmhouse Hutch from Pink Hibiscus that I seriously looked for months upon months for.  (It was just delivered yesterday, so it's empty for now), but I LOVE it!!!  It's perfect for that back wall that for years had nothing on it but a little fish tank.   

And don't you just hate that beer tap by the china cabinet???  It's the one piece I just cannot get rid of no matter how hard I try).  :) 

 

Notice Roxy sitting in the corner of the pic, (lol)...she's so goofy.  And yes I know there's a missing coffee table in front of the sectional...that one is on order too from the sweetest shop called Cottage Chic and it'll be here in another few weeks, but here's a pic of it and don't you just LOVE the color???  It's called "Cotton Candy Blue" and it's another piece that I searched months and months for until I saw it and said "THIS IS IT"!!!  Here it is:

  

And finally here's what we did in our bedroom....we ripped up the old flooring, added new flooring, painted over the old ugly sage green paint, took down the hideous floral wallpaper border we had up, framed out the windows, (which still need to be caulked and painted), added new baseboards and crown molding.  New blinds are on order but I still want a panel of drapes in there but Keith is very hesitant, (I'm still working on that too).  I donated our very old, white iron bed and replaced it with the "Charlotte" headboard from Pottery Barn, and I'm loving it.  I just wanted something simple for a change.   (Guess I should've picked up Keith's clothing and the towel roll before taking the pic but you get the idea).  Also, we need to move our little shelf up a teeny bit, it's a little too low.  Anyway, I hope you like.

 

We love comfort and are sooooo not modern people and so far, I'm really liking what we've done and hope you do to..

And lastly what would new rooms be without new remote control cars???  Connor wanted me to show you all a couple of photos of his new car....So much easier to play with on the new floors!!

 

 

Have a wonderful week everyone and please continue to post comments for the Cupcards blog hop...you could be a winner!!!  ;) 

A sneaky peek blog hop...

Hi everyone, hope you're having a wonderful day!  Today is the second blog hop over at Cupcards {to go}.  How fun is this???  Start off at the main site and work your way around and be sure to ooh and ahhh over all the wonderful peeks celebrating the new July kit, which goes live on July 1st.  What a fun, fun kit this was, so many patterns and embellishments, it was hard to stop creating.  Sonda puts together the most amazing kits ever!!  :)  Here's how the blog works...start from the beginning, be sure to post a comment on each designers blog and hop from one to another.  When your finished here..simply click on over to my sweet dear friend Michele, and leave a little comment for her.  :)  Have a fabulous day and be sure to comment....did I forget to mention that Sonda picks winners from all the comments???  This could be your lucky, lucky day!!  :)

here is my one tiny peek...

   

have fun and good luck!!  ;)

Because you're never too early for Christmas...

Is it me?  No, I think I just love Christmas and could celebrate it all year long.  Especially now when our heat index's outside are well over the 100 degree mark.  Too hot, too sticky!  I long for Winter, I love it because it reminds me of Christmas and all the celebrations we have during that time.  You all may think I'm a little crazy, but if you really knew me, you'd know it IS me.  Here are a couple of Christmas cards to keep me hoping that summertime here in Florida, will pass by quickly.  Enjoy!!

"I believe in Christmas" card

 

"Christmas Greetings"  card

 

Hey there Misty, you are the winner of my blog hop contest!!  :)  Congratulations!  Email me with your address and I'll send out a little goody box for you.  :) 

And for those that feel bummed, (I know I do when I don't win), but don't worry, Sonda will be sending the name of the winner of the Cupcards blog hop out in Monday's newsletter and she's picking 4 names...so keep watching.

Thanks so much for playing and I appreciate each and every comment.  I wish I had something for all of you.  :)

Welcome to the Cupcards {to go} blog hop...

Hello everyone!!!  Thanks for stopping on by today and I hope you are having a wonderful week so far.  Welcome to the official Cupcards {to go} blog hop!!  How fun huh???  This new July kit is out of this world YUMMY!!!  Hope you enjoy some fun little peeks of my favorite things from the kit and be sure to leave a comment at the bottom and you'll be in the running for a sweet little surprise from Sonda herself!  :)  Then, when you are finished here, be sure to hop on over to my dear friend Melanie and leave a little comment for her, but remember...you need to leave a comment on ALL the girls' blogs, so feel free to start from the Cupcards "home" page and start from there.  Have fun and good luck!  :)

   

 

and if you are so kind to leave a little comment here, I think I may just pick a winner myself and send you a little something special just for you too.  ;)

So get in on the fun and post, post, post!!!  :)

Thanks for checking in!!  :)

A little Debonair, a bit of bliss and a really good feeling...

Hi everyone...well geesh, when it rains it pours, literally!  My computer caught a virus last week so I was without it and bummed for a couple of days, then the rain came....again and again so much so that we lost power here today for an hour,just when I was sitting down to upload some projects.   Well it has been a very busy week for me.  First, I went out to dinner to Macaroni Grill, (YUM, LOVE that place), for our monthly scrap-girls dinner, and it was at that time, I was able to give my friend Teddi a check for the amount of $1,685.00 and all that was donations from some amazing people and I hope you all know how truly thankful she is for everything that was done for her.  :)  Secondly, I got to see my daughter play in the spring concert at her school, and boy, can she rock!!  Seriously, want to know how proud I am of her?  She won the "Most Outstanding" award at school!! Go Courtney!! :) 

And now, drumroll please....is the time to reveal the newest kit from Cupcards {to go}.  I cannot possibly tell you how much I LOVED this kit.  So beautiful, I just gotta tell you.  And remember the kit is now ready to purchase over on the website, but they're limited and going fast so be sure to head over soon to pick yours up.  The June kit is named Debonair,  a great name for an elegant, masculine kit.  And, perfect for Father's Day. 

Here are my designs...

 

 

 

this next card is my sketch card, click here, and you can see all the other amazing cards plus the sketch itself.  :)

 

this next card is my step-by-step, if you'd like to make this next one, just click here, and I'll show you how.  :)

 

here's a little project for you as well...

 

I hope you enjoyed!  Thanks so much for peeking!  :) 

Oh, would you like to see a pic of my amazing Clarinet player???  Here she is right before the Spring Concert. 

 

and here is a pic of Teddi, on the night of our dinner and we're all out here in the parking lot and she opened the gift that my mom's quilt club had made for her.  Her quilting friends handmade her a huge, beautiful pink & green bed quilt just for her, it is soooo pretty and she just LOVED it so much.  So hopefully the money donations and her new quilt will help her and Chris start rebuilding what they've lost. 

 

have a wonderful week everyone!!  :) 

Sweet little sneak peeks...

Hey everyone!!  Oh my gosh, I really cannot believe I let THIS much time go between posts.  Truth is, we're still very busy with renovating our living room / dining room / and bedroom, and I just have not had the time to get into my craft room to make anything happen.  This week, while home from work we had a couple of days of really bad thunderstorms and if you know me, you know I LOVE rain-storms, and it was just what I needed to get myself inspired...weird, I know.  So I dove in, cleaned up my room, purged about a couple of years of magazines, rearranged some things and then sat down to work on the June kit for Cupcards {to go}, and I gotta tell you...I just love the muted colors of this months kit.  Sonda did an amazing job, once again, in putting together a kit that you'll use every inch of.  Beautiful!!!  So...here are some fun, sweet little peeks and remember, the kit goes live on June 1st.  :)  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thankyou all so much for checking in...have a wonderful week, and I have a little exciting news to tell you about, but can't do it just yet.  :)  See you soon...hugs!!

Painted Lady...

A name given to beautiful butterflies, was the focus of May's kit over at Cupcards {to go}, and my-oh-my is it ever gorgeous.  The kit is beautiful in itself, but wait till you see the designs in the gallery, they are as amazing as ever.  Seriously, this is my favorite kit of all and when you see the gallery, you'll know why.  Here are my designs for the month.  

   

 

 

want to see all the cards made from the sketch this month?  Just click here, and my take is just below.

  

want to make this next card?  Just click here!

  

 

and how about a fun project for Mother's Day...I made this next little box out of chipboard and some scrap papers left over...Simply fill with whatever makes your heart happy, for me it was those yummy white chocolate lollypop's.  Adapt it to however you'd like to and "voila!" you have a simple handmade gift that would make any mother smile. 

 

 

 

I hope you all enjoy!  Thanks so much for checking in!  And a special little birthday wish goes out to my little girl, Courtney, who just turned 12 yesterday.  Happy Birthday baby girl, I love you!!  :)

Count your blessings...

Hello everyone!  I found the sweetest, shabby digital kit from The Shabby Shoppe, called Blossom's and I simply had to download this and make something of it.  I'm not much of a digital scrapper, meaning I can get by, but would love to understand more of it, so for this kit, I actually printed out the papers onto heavyweight cardstock from Papertrey Ink  and made a hybrid card from it.  All I added was a little felt flower border at the bottom, some pink buttons and a sweet little rub-on from Melissa Frances.  I just know that sometimes I take a lot of the things I have for granted, and after my friend had just lost everything in a fire, I really need to sit back and "Count my blessings".  I am so thankful for my family and my home.  And while material things may be replaced, it is those very personal items that we find are just lost without.  I don't want to take anything for granted anymore, so today and everyday, I am counting my blessings.  

    

 

 

have a wonderful day everyone.  :)  Thanks so much for checking in!  :)

A recovery in progress & some sneak peeks...

A devastating loss has occured for my dear friend Teddi and her boyfriend Chris.  On April 9th, while they were at work, their home caught fire and burned completely to the ground.  As if this isn't bad enough, the fire took the lives of their beloved rescue dogs, Buck and Harley.  Harley was just 9 months old.  Scrapbooks were also her passion.  She and I met while working together at a Scrapbook Store and I can not remember a single day where she didn't talk about her dog, Buck.  Just about every scrapbook page she would do was about Buck, and I seriously don't know if I will ever know another person who loves their dogs as much as Teddi loved hers.  I have always considered her to be like a little sister.  So as I sit here in my home, safe under my roof, she has lost everything including her scrapbook room, her hardrive, (which held all her precious photos) was incinerated.  They walked away from that fire with only the clothes on their backs.  While they will recover, it will take time and the hardest part is knowing she won't have her puppies with her.  My friend Kathy has set up a blog about them to tell their story and on that blog there's a link to the actual news story and information on how you can help them.  Won't you please stop on by, take a peek and if you can find it in your heart to donate even $1.00 to help her buy essentials that were lost that day, she would be beyond thankful.

Here are a few pics of them that I grabbed from Teddi's blog:

 

 

 

 

Here is their blog address:  For Teddi and Chris

And here is Teddi's personal blog:  Teddi's blog 

 

Happy Earth Day 

 

And finally.... here are some sneak peeks of the newest May kit from Cupcards {to go} and it is by far my most favorite to date.  Lot's of My Mind's Eye, Pink Paislee and Dream Street papers and tons of sweet, sweet little embellishments.  The kit goes live on May 1st.  So be sure to stop by on that date to grab yours quick, (these sell out on opening day), and check the gallery for all the new designs.  

Enjoy some peeks...

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

thankyou all so much for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful day and please think about my friend and pray for a quick recovery.  Thankyou so much!  :)

Easter baskets and tulips...

Is everyone getting ready for the Easter Bunny?  I love Easter and I'm trying desperately to get things finished by the time the "bunny" shows up and I hope I can get it all done.  This Sunday, we'll be driving up to Cocoa Beach, Fl, to spend Easter at my brother's house.  I'm excited, but fearful it'll get here before I can get all caught up.  :)  I did manage to do a few "little" projects before Sunday and I thought I'd share them with you.  These little baskets and goody bags are from The Shabby Shoppe and arent they simply irresistable?  Seriously, how easy can these be, I simply downloaded the projects to my computer, printed them out, assembled and "VOILA"!  The only thing I added was the white pipe cleaners around the rims of the baskets.  How easy and sooooo sweet!  Hope you enjoy.  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd encourage you to try these if you haven't yet already.  They were really very easy to make and I just love how they turned out.  :) 

Oh and did I mention that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Tulips?  Well I do, they are my absolute FAVORITE flower in the whole world.  To me there is nothing more beautiful and if I could have a home full of Tulips everyday of the year, I'd never have a bad day.  :)  My hubs brought these home to me the other day and they were so stunning, I had to photograph them.  They weren't quite open yet and I just love how they "fall" over the vase.  :)  Hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

Have a wonderful Blessed Easter everyone, and thanks so much for checking in!  :)

Cherish...

That's the word of the month over at Cupcards {to go}.  The new gallery is as stunning as ever!  Every month I'm simply in awe of what the Design Team comes up with and this month, believe me...is no exception.  There are so many wonderful designs, I've gone back to look over and over and I keep finding new things I hadn't seen before.  Beautiful!  Be sure to check out the gallery, you will not be disappointed.  :) 

Here are my designs for the month, I hope you enjoy!

here is my card sketch...click here to see the sketch and the other cards that were made using it.

 

want to make this next card?  Simply click here for a step-by-step guide. 

 

and a few others...

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed!  Thanks so much for checking in...and I'm sorry for being a bad blogger right now.  I intend to post some more projects that I've been working on very soon.  Our home is still torn up, we're finishing up our living room floor and then we'll be painting and laying new baseboards.  Then after that it's tackling our room and re-painting Connors room.  Hopefully everything will settle down soon and I can get back to doing the things I love so much to do. 

Happy Scrapping everyone.  :)

Whimsical Spring...

Oh my, if you have not checked out the newest Spring kit from Shabby Miss Jenn, then you are missing out.  I fell head-over-heels in LOVE with this kit and just had to have it.  It is soooooo sweet and soooooo perfect and it just makes me smile when I look at it.  This layout is really fast and quick and pre-made, what could be easier???  The photo I used is of my oh-so adorable niece, Chloe and isn't she just the cutest thing ever?  I just love her so much and thought of her when I saw this kit.  I'm going to print out some of the papers and embellishments and make some hybrids and I can hardly wait.  This is my favorite kit to date.  :)  Enjoy!! 

Chloe...

 

Thanks so much for checking in.  Have a happy weekend!!  :)

L i f t o f f .....

Hey there...gosh, not much new going on in blogland as far as projects are concerned, we're busy laying flooring in our living room / dining room, etc, but I've been meaning to post this pic since the day the shuttle took to the skies.  How's this for a pretty cool pic...I was at work, and we were all standing on the 3rd story balcony overlooking the lake, looking north.  Kennedy Space Center is about 250 miles north of where I happened to be.  Anyway, the sun was just setting and the skies were crystal clear and I knew it was going to take off and then there it was...it was so cool and it was just awesome to see it light up the sky.  I took this photo on my IPhone, believe it or not and I think it came out pretty darn cool.  :)

Enjoy!

 

So a HUGE Congrats to my brother David and all the others at NASA for another successful lift-off!!

"Cupcards" peeks....

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone.  For me...it's just another holiday that has come around waaaaaay too fast in order to actually do anything and yet another reminder of how fast this year seems to be flying by at record pace yet again...  But I do have some sneak-peeks for you from the April kit at Cupcards {to go}.  :)  I'm loving the April kit...it's gorgeous folks, and I can hardly wait for the designs to be posted on April Fools Day, but I thought I'd tease you all first with a teeny peek.  Enjoy!!  :)

 

 

 

Enjoy!  And thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great week everyone. :)

The nephew I never knew I had...

Hi everyone...Does the title have you a little confused???  Well seriously, this is an amazing time for me in my life.  Last August, I found out who my birth mother is.  I wasn't even serisously looking when all of a sudden...it happened.  (that's a huge long story, but I'll get into it soon enough).  Then while we were vacationing in Chautauqua, NY, we drove up to a little town outside Rochester and met the family, my birth mother, 2 uncles, a half-sister, and a half-brother, plus lots of relatives I never knew I had, including this little guy.  His name is Brandon, he is 6 months older than my little Connor.  He belongs to Julie, (my half-sister).  He and Connor hit it off within the first 5 minutes of meeting each other, after Brandon dumped a backpack full of cars onto the floor, they were inseparable.  :) 

At the time this photo was taken, (last August on the first day of school), I did not know him, and now to know that he is a part of my life, is really amazing, and I think he looks alot like my Connor.  So, I asked Julie if I could scrapbook this adorable little one and it was a lot of fun to do.  The journaling was very hard to do, because at the time, I didn't know him.  But at any rate, I hope you enjoy!

Brandon...

 

 

Thanks so much for checking in...I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  :) 

As promised...

Oh what amazing cards the Design Team at Cupcards {to go} came up with this month.  This newest kit simply called, "Magic Moments" is one of my favorites to date.  Want to see the amazing cards in the gallery?  Just click here to be instantly inspired.   Here are my cards for the month, I hope you enjoy.  :)

 

 

This next one is my sketch-of-the-month card, and if you'd like to see the other sketches, just click here...

 

and would you like a step-by-step on how to make the next one???  Just click here...

 

Remember when I had mentioned that my kids came to play with me at the Fire Station because I had to work on Valentines Day?  Well, I finally uploaded and played with the photos that I took that day and because I had promised you some, here they are, I hope you enjoy.  They had a blast that day!!!

Here's Connor wearing my helmet and sitting in my seat, he loves pretending he's driving to a call..

 

Here's Courtney thinking it was pretty cool to sit in an Engine too...

 

and Connor didn't want to just spray water from the hose, he wanted to play with some foam.  So I hooked up our little portable "Pro-Pak" and let him douse the driveway.  

 

Connor was like really into this whole thing and he wanted me to show him which lever to push to shut the water off to the hose.  He had to push it off and it was just too cute to watch him do it. 

 

My two buddies...

The BEST Valentine's present ever!!!

 

thanks so much for stopping by, have a great week everyone!!  :)

Where did February go???

Am I the only one wondering where in the heck did February go???  I feel like just yesterday we were in New York and now it's almost March???  Goodness me...February really spun me for a loop, before I knew it, I was working overtime at work, so much so, that I had to cut back on my Pottery Barn job a little and still try to make things happen at home.  I ended up spending too much time dealing with my car and the Lexus shop, then ended up unexpectedly at the Dr's office, (everything is okay), just stress I think has taken it's toll.  So much so, that I went into my craft room last night for the first time since we've been back from our trip.  God I missed being in there...I really did, it's my little sanctuary and I was having some serious withdrawls.  :) 

Well, I spent a few hours in my room late last night to work on my designs for Cupcards {to go}.  The kits will be live in just a couple of days so be sure to check the Cupcards site often for all the yumminess this kit has to offer and for the designs the rest of the design team has come up with, I'm sure you will be in for a huge treat!!!  I love this kit, I love the colors and really had fun with it, so here are some sneak peeks which I hope you will enjoy!!  :) 

 

   

 

 

 

 

thanks so much for stopping by!!  I hope to upload some pics soon of my kids when they came to visit me at the Fire Station on Valentines Day, they're adorable and I'd love to share them with you.  Please check back soon.  Have a great day!!!  :)