seriously?...& softball

Ok. I don't mean to complain or anything....but,I think I might be the only person to have ever gotten strep throat 3 times in 5 weeks. I didn't even know that was possible. My throat was hurting when I woke up yesterday and tried to ignore it. But by late morning... I knew. So we made another trip to the dr and got a whole 'nother batch of antibiotics. I warned Rhys that if I DID have strep again, I might just cry...but I did manage not to lol. The meds have kicked in now, so my fever is down and my throat isn't killing me. I've been trying to take it easy today, though I don't think my little guys are capable of actually being calm, so they are doing the best they can :)

ANYWAY, since I've been resting, I've been looking at all my scrapbook magazines :) Unfortunately, it just makes me want to create more things lol. But, I'm trying to be really good and actually rest, so here is something that I made couple weeks ago and finally got some pictures of it.

Just some fun the kids had when we all went to watch Daddy play softball with the church "team" :). For the ball, I just cut a circle with my Quickutz and inked the edges. Then I freehand added some stitching.

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to rest. I really hope you're having a healthier week than me lol.

family :)

It's April Fool's Day today :) I never was a big fan though....practical jokes just seem so mean...is it just me?
Not a big deal since they don't really celebrate it here anyway :) I'm glad spring is finally here though! Just the warm weather puts me in a better mood :)
Leah has been having a ball at her golf lessons. I think only about 16 kids got in, so she was lucky to get a spot. Five days of lessons from pros at an exclusive golf club that,according to Tomio is AMAZING :)  On the last day they get to play a full round.(all of this for only about $20!!!) She's been getting up early and going to bed early(!) I never thought I would see that happen :) No pictures though :( I hope to at least get some of her in her cute golf-sweats and hat.

The boys miss Leah when she's gone all dasy, but they have been having fun together. Lots of super hero shows and saving the day etc. heehee :) And I think Rhys is liking being the oldest kid. He's been having a little bit of a hard time with his new studies lately. But I've been trying to look at it as a chance for me to learn some more patience and find ways to help him really enjoy his studies... I'm trying :) And these past few days really seem to be going better. I was really surprised the difference it made to look at ME as the one who could change their attitude instead of him....

Since I don't really have good pics of the big kids, I thought I would at least share a picture of Miss Emma, wearing one of my favorite outfits :)  When I was choosing which photo to share,I realized that I haven't taken nearly enough photos this month. I will definitely be taking more photos this month!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a great start to April :) I'll have more crafty fun to share next time :)

embellish magazine~challenge~

Another GREAT challenge at Embellish Magazine this time. As soon as I saw the colors, Iknew I had to participate :). I *love* these colors. And I love to stitch on my cards. What's not to love about kraft, aqua and light pink?! I did end up thinking more than I expected about what I wanted to do though.

Here is what I made. I love to do machine stitching on my cards, but I thought I would try out some hand stitching instead this time. I have so many colors of embroidery floss it's not hard to find the color I want :) I didn't want the butterflies to be too plain, so I stamped them with a small damask image in aqua mist ink. I liked it a little better than just the versamark. It's a little less subtle. The circle actually has text stamped on it in light sand color--not very noticeable, but it adds just a little more interest, especially in person. I had lots of fun making this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope your week is going well!!

supplies: cardstock-papertrey ink; stamps-polkadots-cornish heritage farms, damask& sentiment-papertrey ink; ribbon-papertrey ink; butterfly punch-martha stewart crafts; circle diecut- quickutz;ink-aqua-papertrey ink; brown-tsukineko

Birthday Wishes.

Miss Emma is 10.5 months. She's starting to get her first 2 teeth. She's getting the bottom front two. I think it is SO cute :) It just seems so typical-baby-ish that I love it lol. I hope I can get some pictures that capture just how cute it is heehee :)

I have a card to share :) I'm so glad :) I LOVE just being able to create something I like, and then to be able take pictures of it and share it...happy stuff for me :)

It's just a simple card. I used my new Spellbinders label 8 dies. I have been wanting them for ages, but they were never in stock. Finally I got them! And I think I am going to love them just as much as I thought I would :) I couldn't get it to show in the photo much, but the front of the card is a little shorter than the back to show off the scallop border more. The sentiment is from Papertrey's Mega Mixed Messages. I'm already glad I got that set. Oh, and glad I went with the "Mega" ones. Just the perfect size.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!!

supplies: cardstock: kraft-paper reflections, white-papertrey ink; ribbon, buttons, stamps: papertrey ink; ink-tsukineko

Papertrey Blog Hop~yay!!

Yay! Yay! Yay! I'm SO excited to participate in my 2nd Papertrey blog hop :) It was one of my goals, and I was afraid I wouldn't meet it. And I loved the theme this month--buttons! I use buttons on at least half, if not more of the cards I make, so it wasn't too hard lol. And, I JUST got my Baby Button Bits set, so I really wanted to use that.

I love all the cute images in the set, but, I had to go with the cupcake :) It is SO cute!! I almost never paper piece, for no more reason than the fact that I just haven't much and it kind of intimadates me lol.  But this cupcake just looked SO perfect for it that I had to. I LOVE how it turned out! And it actually wasn't too hard or scary after all heehee :)

I used craft for the bottom and lemon tart with pink polka dots for the the top. The leaves are aqua mist. The yellow panel is the same as the top of the cupcake. I also stamped text background over the polka dots in versamark just for a little more interest.  The sentiment is from Mega Mixed Messages. So many fun sentiments in there. I tied on the little tag with some twine and also threaded some through the button.

Thanks SO MUCH for stopping!! I'm so glad I got to join in this month *SMILE*  I hope you had a great week. We had such a full week with Rhys's camp and his 7th birthday party which involved a movie and bowling :)

Supplies: cardstock: white, yellow, aqua, kraft-pti; brown-bo bunny; stamps, buttons, ribbon, twine-pti

finally some challenges!!

I'm SO glad I got to participate in some challenges this week! I really missed being able to the past few weeks. I'm hoping that this is the start of me getting back into participating regularly :) AND, my card I made this time is for 2 challenges! I have thought about doing that before, but I've just not ever managed it lol. until now. But it is very simple :) This card is for Lucy's challenge, to keep it simple. And for Lisa's challenge-- to use polka dots, moss green and a button.

This is one of my favorite color combinations--purple with light green :) I used my polka dot background stamp in fresh snow ink on the spring moss base. I colored in the teddy bear with my copics. He's so cute! I thought he worked for other cards besides baby ones, especially when paired with some different sentiments. I chose on from Damask Designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm just so glad I got to join in this time :) Yay :)

supplies: cardstock- papertrey ink; bear& sentiment stamps-papertrey ink, polka dots-cornish heritage farms; button- papertrey ink; ink-tsukineko; other- copics

yay! a card!

My little Rhys-ter  isn't so little anymore. He is 7 this week. And *sob* he is at his first camp. He is spending 2 nights away from home at a soccer camp. He was super excited and I know he is having fun. But it just doesn't seem right for him not to be here with all of us *sniff*. Levi really misses him. He keeps saying he wants to play with Rhys and is counting the sleeps until we get to go pick him up. He even drew pictures of Rhys playing soccer to give him when he comes home heehee :)

I FINALLY got to make some cards and actually got some pictures of them. yay.

I love this Turning a New Leaf set from Papertrey. Really works for so many different types of cards. I hadn't used it for awhile though, and kind of had fun "re-discovering" how much I like it :) You'll see it on several cards pretty soon heehee. I really like these colors together--of course, just about anything goes with kraft :) It's hard to tell in the photo, but I stamped the butterflies with my music sheet background stamp from CHF. The sentiment is from Damask Designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope your having a great week. I can't wait to go get Rhys tomorrow. Thursday is his actual birthday, which means Tomio will take the day off and we will have a day full of cake and presents and family fun :)

supplies: cardstock-papertrey ink; ink-tsukineko;stamps-sentiment&leaves-papertrey ink, music-chf; punch-martha stewart crafts