Saturday, May 7, 2011

Mother's Day

is tomorrow, so for the occasion I thought I'd share with you some beautiful, funny, and strange motherhood quotes:

If you have a mom,
there is nowhere you are likely to go
where a prayer has not already been.


You don't really understand human nature
unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round
will wave at his parents every time around
 - and why his parents will always wave back.


It kills you to see them grow up.
But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't.



The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.


Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children
because they are more certain they are their own. ~Aristotle



Making the decision to have a child is momentous.
It is to decide forever to have your heart
go walking around outside your body.



There is only one pretty child in the world,
and every mother has it.


If nature had arranged that husbands
and wives should have children alternatively,
there would never be more than three in a family.


The moment a child is born,
the mother is also born.
She never existed before.
The woman existed,
but the mother, never.
A mother is something absolutely new. 



Ethan was born just five days shy of 9 months ago making me a mother...


Happy Mother's Day!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Courage

See this card in the Designer Highlight of the December 2011 issue of CARDS Magazine

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Creative Charms

I have to admit that I had never used Creative Charms products before I started working on the design team. I thought the pictures were great, but it wasn't until the post(wo)man brought me my first package that I fell in love. I didn't quite expect them to be so nice for what little they cost! It's going to make you think that all other gemstones you find are a total rip-off. They even have kit of the month and deal of the month sets that are even a bigger bargain. I got one of each kit for my self this month, and I'm doing the same for the upcoming months as well. Take a look for yourself.



•Amber Gradient Gem Stickers - 76 Pieces
•Blue Gradient Gem Stickers - 76 Pieces
•Pink Gradient Gem Stickers - 76 Pieces
•Assorted Gradient Pearl Stickers - 76 Pieces
•Light Purple Vintage Jewels - 12 Pieces
•Light Green Vintage Jewels - 12 Pieces
•Green Gradient Gem Brads - 9 Pieces
•Purple Gradient Gem Brads - 9 Pieces
•18" Blue Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon

Can you believe this package deal only costs $6.99?!

(By the way, that ribbon is my absolute favorite thing on their website. I haven't seen anyone carry anything like it anywhere else, so... I ordered in in EVERY color. The only problem is that I'm having a hard time using it because I'm resisting that old urge to hoard again.)

The other deal I got this month was the May Kit of the Month.
Here's what it includes:


•Knitted Strawberries - 3 Pieces
•Orange Countryside Garden - 6 Pieces
•Green Knitted Butterflies - 4 Pieces
•Blue Small Knitted Flowers - 9 Pieces
•Blue Blooming Garden - 12 Pieces
•Pink Blooming Garden - 12 Pieces

Knitted and crocheted embellishments are so expensive, but this entire kit is $14.99.

Those cherries are so yummy-cute, but I'm really looking forward to playing with those epoxy domed brads!
Anyway, now that I'm all done with finals (for this semester at least), I'm ready to start playing with my new toys! Stay tuned...

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Project Life Update III

I love going out to the Amish farms that have little shops. There are four now that I frequent. This one has a huge new garden house. Flowers make me so happy!

Ethan's first car.

I don't remember why I took Vince's car one day, but it happened to be the day I back into the mailbox. Doh!

Baby things are invading every nook and cranny of our house.

My Vinny Boo-Boo! :-) xoxo

The cutest quilt shop ever is less than five minutes from my house. I just want to go there every day.

My sister and I went to a yogurt shop on our way home from an awards ceremony. (I'm an honor student. Toot-toot!) I think I got more toppings than yogurt.

I debated on whether or not I should share this no-make up, dark-circles, worn-out looking self-portrait, but here it is. That's what I look like these days. That's what Project Life is all about.

This morning I have my Statistics final and tonight is my final exam in Anatomy & Physiology II. I went into A&P thinking it was going to be great. I'm typically an excellent student, and it's in a subject I feel comfortable with. However, now that I'm at the end, I seriously think I'm going to need to take the next semester off to start coloring my hair. Ugh! Pray for me! :-)

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Creative People

I love this journaling tag. I laughed when I first saw it, because it's SOOOO true!

Monday, May 2, 2011


Sunday, May 1, 2011

CARDS Magazine - April 2011

Well, I can finally share a few of my April publications with you. I hope you like them as much as I enjoyed creating them for you! :-)



P.S. I'm so glad it's finally May! It's my favorite month this year. At least I hope it will be. It's my last full month on active duty before I start terminal leave from the military, I'm celebrating my first Mother's Day, my 27th birthday,and my 2nd anniversary. I really hope I can spend this month staying busy, but still maintaining some healthy breathing room for my own sanity. I've come too close the edge this past month. I need to reign it all in a bit more and refocus my energies toward things that will keep me uplifted. Here we go! :-)

Saturday, April 30, 2011

I Bet...

...you wouldn't have initially guessed that I actually made this card with a circus-themed collection, did ya?


Friday, April 29, 2011


It looks like many of the scrapbooking companies are having a mini-release here lately between winter and summer CHA, so I thought I'd share with you what's on my wish list right now.

How about these from Webster's Pages?

I'm crazy for the Sweet Threads collection from Basic Grey, but especially this particular pattern...

FYI:
I super-love any line that comes in a 6x6 pad.


So, of course, that means I have to include this 6x6 pad from My Mind's Eye too...

(Quick! Someone bombard them with emails saying they NEED me on their design team. I'm drooling!!!)

And while you're at it, go ahead and message American Crafts too, because I can't get enough of their rub-ons. Why can't they make more? I need them! I mean, I don't think it's possible for me to make a card without a rub-on or alphabet stickers.
Oh! And what about these mists from Studio Calico? I have a couple mists that I've never used, but the bright colors that they come in sure do make me wanna jump right in.

And last, but not least...
I really think I'm ready to get one of these...


I know some of you have one. What do you think of it? It's such a big investment. Should I do it???

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Best Friends

Yes, more GCD Studios goodness. I can't help myself. The shabby chic, brightly colored papers in this line are just the right fit for me. That rose strip is some super fun paper ribbon from the Funhouse collection. It comes on the cutest little spool filled with five other fun trims. I'm trying to decide what to do with the spool once I use all the trims. I just can't throw it away! :-) I bet Ethan would love to chew and bang it around. I also used some fun pre-threaded (love that!) buttons from a wedding collection called Sweet Surrender. I'm a total sucker for buttons of course. I'm fighting so hard against my desire to hoard supplies with all this yummy new stuff. Say prayers for me! Heehee!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Beautiful Brave Girl

I just love this journaling tag, don't you. Of course, it's from GCD Studios. Melody Ross designed such pretty collections this past season. The collections just make you feel good. They're great for girlpower cards and layouts for sure. They kinda make me wanna actually do a scrapbook page! :-)

See this card in the December 2011 issue of CARDS Magazine

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Thank You Tag

The mailman brought me a HUGE box of GCD Studios goodies to play with this week. I've been dying to get into everything, but with finals next week I've had a hard time getting into my craft room. I did manage to make a couple little treats though. Look at this cute little tag made with the fabric tags from The Great Outdoors camping collection. I hope to have every one of the 8 tags from the package fully decorated in the next two weeks. These are going to be really hard for me to part with.


Check out this creation in the October 2011 issue of CARDS Magazine

Monday, April 25, 2011



Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy (Rainy) Easter

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Smiles are the Souls of Kisses

I really like this color combo of light blue, aqua, deep grey, and lime green. I think I'll start trying to find fabrics in these colors for a quilt. It just speaks to me!

See this card in the December 2011 issue of CARDS Magazine

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Eight Months

At eight months he...

...sits himself up.
...pulls himself to standing.
...wears size 3 diapers.
...wears size 6-9 month clothing.
...still has no teeth.
...claps.
...raises one eyebrow when I do something weird.
...likes to feed himself.
...loves bath time.
...still uses a pacifier to sleep.
...loves going for a walk around the neighborhood.
...bangs all his toys together.
...kicks and rolls around when I change his diaper.
...crawls.
Okay, I tried so hard to take some nice pictures of Ethan this month, but nearly all of the pictures are either blurry or of him crawling out of the frame. I did my best. Here we go...





Monday, April 18, 2011



This song reminds me of how Vince and I met.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Thanks Mini Card


See this card in CARDS Magazine October 2011

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Switching Gears

Life, as usual, is super duper busy. I took my entrance exams for nursing school at the butt-crack of dawn this morning. I thought I did horribly when I saw my final score pop-up on the screen, but then I didn't know what to think when it said I was "advanced" and also that the average score was in the 60's. I wish I had a better idea of how I did, so I wouldn't have to worry so much. I'll be turning in my whole application some time this week. I hope to start attending this fall after I clear from the Army. I'm ready to get on with life!

Oh, and Ethan totally freaked me out. I picked him up from daycare (or "school" as I tend to call it) yesterday and set him on the living room floor like I usually do, but then he did this...


*Please overlook the fact that my floor is quite lint-y and the fact that I'm doing the goofy mommy voice to Ethan. I didn't realize I talked like that. Where's the 'mute' button? :-)