happy MOTHER'S day...

TGIF!!! Hooray for the weekend!!
This weekend we are celebrating Josh's 22nd birthday (whoa~is he that old?) and Mother's Day. Josh was born on May 9th which is always near, or on Mother's Day...I cannot think of a better way to share Mother's Day!!

And when it is your birthday, you get to pick the meal...this year Josh chose Turkey Cranberry Sandwiches (just like the Paradise Bakery ones), and Strawberry Shortcake for dessert, YUM!!

I plan on taking lots of photos~if my kiddos cooperate, LOL!!! I read a blog post a few days ago about starting a tradition of getting a photo with your kids every Mother's Day (I think that is a terrific idea!!), We usually snap one, but I am going to start making sure we do it EVERY year!! It is so neat to look back and see how everyone has gotten "less young" ha!

Here is the card I made my mom for Mother's Day (I hope she doesn't read this before it arrives!!!). Happy Mother's Day MOM!!!




Enjoy your weekend Friends!!!

mother's day card (for my MIL)...

Hi Blog Friends!!
I hope your Monday and Tuesday were FABULOUS!! I was a little tired starting out the week, but it seems like I am back in the swing of things, LOL!!!

I have been working on Mother's Day cards; Here is the card I made for my mother in law; I have not used this stamp set in so long~I forgot how much I liked it!!! Glad I dusted it off. I just tucked a gift card inside and mailed it off yesterday, so I am hopeful it will arrive in CT before Sunday.



on a random note...I have been drooling over this, ever since I got my iphone!!! I thought that I was close to getting one~until we had to replace the radiator in my vehicle yesterday~BOO!!! .

new stuff...

Howdy all...
I hope you had a FABULOUS weekend!!! Mine was busy, busy, BUSY!!! I won't bore you with all the crazy details, LOL! Luckily I took a personal day today to get caught up on all the stuff I have been putting off!

I ordered some new PTI stuff the other day, and was so excited to have it in my mailbox on Thursday~woot woot!!! Of course I had to try it out!!! I purchased a few of the new dies, and will have to go back and watch Nicole's tutorial on getting the paper out of them, because I used my (very sharp) paper snips and tried prying it out, and accidentally stabbed my thumb!!! It bled like crazy and is still sore~Don't you just hate those paper crafting accidents!!!

I had a great Mother's Day yesterday, and we also celebrated Josh's 21st birthday (pic's will be posted on my 365 blog soon), it was a good day of food, family and fun (and even a Costco run)!!

Mike got me a new light tent for Mother's Day (really I bought it and told him that is what he got me, LOL!), to take photos for my blog~I have been using my paperbox method for over 2 years and decided it was finally time to upgrade. It is a lot bigger than I had expected, so I am still experimenting with the lighting.

Here is the card I made using my new goods!!


Thanks for visiting!!! Happy Monday!

Supplies used (PTI unless noted): Delightful Dalia stamp set; Kraft/White/Orange Zest/Spring Moss/Dark Chocolate cardstock; Choc Chip ink (SU!); Delightful Dalia Dies; Dark Chocolate Buttons; Twine; Pop Dots (Michael's)

a little early...

Yeah, it is finally Friday~my favorite day of the week!!! I don't have much planned (other than shopping for a larger filing cabinet~we have outgrown our little one~I live such an exciting life, huh?).

I just love to be able to get up later, have coffee with my hubby, and stay in my jammies. I think I heard that Phoenix is supposed to get rain...sounds like a good movie weekend!!! I have been wanting to see this movie, and it just came out on DVD last week.

Here is an early Mother's Day card...(another reject from a submission call), although May will be here before we know it...can you believe that it is March 1st on Monday????



Have a GLORIOUS weekend!!!

Supplies used (PTI unless noted): Turning a New Leaf/Signature Greetings/Everyday Flexible Phrases (SU!) stamps; Kraft/Dark Chocolate/White cardstock; Ripe Avocado/Choc Chip (SU!) ink; Berry Sorbet Buttons; Berry Sorbet Satin Dotted Ribbon; Edge Punch (EK Success); Twine