Birthdays

What happens to us as we get older? Why do we decide that birthdays are so terrible and dreaded? I mean we are going to get older anyway. Birthdays are supposed to be a day to celebrate the wonderful people God has put in our lives no matter how old or young they are. I started to think about this because Saturday is DH's birthday and my youngest can hardly contain herself. It is so cute. She has declared that Saturday is Daddy's day and was quite upset at the thought that she would have to go to gymnastics practice for part of his day. Keep in mind this is the same child that Wednesday, on the way back home from practice said, "Only three more days until I get to have gymnastics again!" I want to have that innocent excitement about birthdays again. I tell you, some of the best lessons I learn are from my girls. Love them!


I have another project to share with you. I did this layout using a bunch of Magistical Memories Chipboard and lots of yummy papers. Don't know what I would do without pattern paper. LOL




The background paper is actually some Halloween paper from Creative Imaginations. I just loved the pattern and had to use it. The bottom strip of paper is tan cardstock that I fringed to mimic the indian girl's dress.





The pilgrim and indian are called Potty People from Magistical Memories. They come in a set of about six with two large and four small people. These two large were holding hands so I cut them apart. I am not sure if you can see from the picture but I inked and then fringed the indian's clothes. The leaf also comes from Magistical Memories. I cut pp to fit, sanded it a bit, inked it and then applied UTEE. I put it in the freezer for just a couple of minutes and then cracked the UTEE.

Hope you enjoy your weekend. We will be celebrating. :)

Thankful for You

I am so thankful for all of the sweet people that are in my life. I am so blessed with an amazing family and wonderful friends (those of you who I know in real life and those of you that I have yet to meet in person). I am free to worship my God without any fear of harm. I have food on the table and clothes to wear. I am thankful to do what I love and still have time to have lunch with my kids. Life is good!

I wanted to share another Magistical Memories project I made. They have the most amazing selection of chipboard and I have been fortunate enough to be able to play with some of it the last week or so. I created this little ornament using their Shining So Brightly Star. I wish the picture did it justice.

The front of the star is painted white and then covered with glitter. Then I decided that I couldn't just leave the back bare and that is when I got carried away! LOL I dry brushed the edges white and then added this awesome little frame by Melissa Frances. The little angel inside and the Count your blessings tag are also from Melissa France from the thankful kit. I added a bit of red velvet trim, some buttons, a glitter flower and a pearl bead. I am thinking this ornament will look fabulous on someone's Christmas gift this year.

Thank you for stopping by. I truly do love that you took the time to check out my blog!

Hugs,

Lisa

Sew ready for Christmas

Happy Wednesday! It is hard to believe we are already half way to another weekend isn't it? I only have a few minutes to post. I get to go help out with a class of sweet second graders today. :)

It was project day again yesterday at Emma's. We were asked to make a Christmas project that included sewing and I had so much fun with this one! I made a mini album for my mom along with a decorated box to hold it. Each page has a picture that goes along with a different Christmas Carol.



I machine stitched the different sections of the tree and then distressed the the edges.




I also used floss on the cover to stitch the lace ribbon to the outside of the box. I really like this idea because I love putting ribbon around the edges of boxes but have a problem keeping it around the outside edges without it falling off. Although it was a little time consuming it wasn't bad and I love the way it looks.





This is the first page of the book which sits inside the box.





More stitching here. I stitched the pom pom ribbon to the page using floss. I also machine stitched the cardstock sticker to the mat.





Couple more pages.





There are actually two more pages but I don't pictures yet. There are lots and lots of goodies on here all from Emma's Paperie. You can check out the blog for a list of supplies I used and to see the other amazing projects everyone did. Seriously, they are jaw dropping! Wow!

Thanks for taking a peek and have an amazing day!

Boardgames and Bling

Morning all!

Hope you had a wonderful day yesterday. I definitely did. I got a chance to sit down and play with some yummy Magistical Memories chipboard. Can I just tell you that I love this stuff! I made a this cute little name plate for Katie using the two largest brackets in the fancy frames pack.

I covered both of the pieces with patterned paper and then distressed the edges with a file and white paint. I also used one of the butterflies from the Flutterby packet. After covering it with paper I added stickles to the pattern paper to give is a little extra bling.

The girls have been playing so many boardgames lately and I have to tell you I am loving it. Don't get me wrong, it is sweet watching them play American Girls and I even enjoy playing the mom or teacher once in a while. I do love sitting down and playing a game with them a tad bit more. Did you see that Toys R Us had a bunch of their board games on sale for $9? What a steal! This was last week but you might want to check it out and see if they are still on sale. My mom got the girls Sorry (to replace ours that was mine as a kid and falling a part) and she also got Life. K has Life on her DS so I know that one will be a hit. I have to admit, Life is one of my favorite games too. I think we are going to get this game too. She loves the I Spy books so I think it will be perfect.

What about you? What board games do you just love?

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a fabulous week!

Baby it's cold outside!

Brrrr....WOW it got wicked fast! The wind outside is frigid. Such a perfect day to stay inside. :) Nothing on my plate for today except a walk with a good friend and then home to my cozy room to create. :) Have some fun things to work on today and hopefully I can share some with you tomorrow!

Did you all have a great weekend? DH and I got to go see the Colts game with a friend. It was such an awesome game-lots of scoring and excitement. I am so happy to see our boys back playing a little bit better. I just wish we would have had time to tailgate with our friends.

I do have a sketch layout I would like to share with you today. I used the November Lime Tart kit and sketch for this layout. I will share the sketch with you later when I figure out why it won't load.

Have a fabulous Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lisa

Rainy Days and crafts

For whatever reason rainy days make me feel rather creative. Sadly, I have had no time to do anything crafty today. I did get to go to a couple of antique stores with my sweet friend Mary. I have to admit, I am not a real antique type person but I had so much fun browsing through these places. I did find some fabulous vintage images that I am just dying to use on cards.


I wanted to share a couple projects with you from my Lime Tart kit this month. I got to play with the Ala Tart kit which included some of the fabulous Christmas papers from Fancy Pants.








Have a wonderful weekend!

It's Starting to feel like Christmas

I am definitely starting to get in the mood for Christmas. Cindy has us working on a Christmas theme project for Emma's Paperie this week and I am having so much fun with this one. OK, so maybe I always have fun with her assignments but his one is changing my whole frame of thought. DH and I sat down last night and started on our Christmas lists. I am ready! :)

Have you ever looked back on the day and wondered what you did all day? It happens to me all the time. I decided a couple of days ago to take my camera with me as I picked up all the little things laying around the house. I love these pictures! They are such a great snapshot of our family, especially the girls, because of course their things seem to be left on the floor more often.

These pajama pants make me think of K and her swimming. I bought her a bunch of pajama pants to wear to swim practice. She gets done so late that some of the girls wear their pajamas to practice so they can go straight to bed when they get home.


This Minnie doll just so L. She is a stuffed animal collector. She has so many in her bed I really don't know how she has room to sleep. She got birthday money when we went to Disney two summers ago and no one was suprised that she left the store with a stuffed Minnie.

Speaking of stuffed animals this one makes me laugh. He's not so cute is he? This is the stuffed animal that K is sleeping with lately. She is definitely not your ordinary girly girl. LOL This is the same girl who "saves" worms from getting crushed under the garage door when it is raining. Love this quirky side of her personality. :)

L's gymnastic team leotard. Need I say more? LOL

I love this little guy too. He is an eraser that K got from school for good behavior. She adores it. I think it is more that she got recognized for her great behavior than him. I love that both the girls' teacher take special effort to recognize good behavior. I am so proud of the girls.

OK, so this one is mine. My cousin made this afghan for me when DH and I got married. Isn't it gorgeous? I use it CONSTANTLY. DH definitely needs to turn up the heat! :)

Pollys...still a favorite in our house after all these years!

Well, and this guy...he just makes me smile!


Have an amazing day!

Hugs,

Lisa