Get Well Wishes

My aunt is undergoing surgery today, so I knew just the stamp to use to brighten her day. This little doggie by Helz Cuppleditch is so stinkin' adorable! And she's lots of fun to color too. All the papers are Stampin' Up. And the little cross stitch I borrowed from something that Ali Edwards did on her scrapbook page. All of this using yesterday's Mojo Monday layout. I think all the colors came out nicely, and as long as it brings a smile to my aunt's face, I'll be happy.

Remembering Nick's Baptism

Here's another project using items from my kit for my scrapbooking class. I tried basting a stitch on the ribbon which I saw on another classmate's project and it looked so cute. It worked great until I tried to adhere it to the paper. The stitch broke; however, I used a beaded pin to try and create the same effect. I really like how the colors make a sweet background for Nick's baptism. I have a ton more pictures from this beautiful day as well. Yes, that is Nick getting fully dunked into holy water. That is the tradition in the Orthodox Church. Thankfully, he was over it pretty quickly.



Friend to Friend

For this card, I used a layout from a Mojo Monday back in January. Whenever I'm in a rut, I always get good ideas on their blog. I recently joined a scrapbooking group and was given a kit with lots of pretty papers and embellishments. My job was to create anything I wanted using the things in the kit. This card uses everything from the kit except the stamp. The other requirement was to use a beaded pin on my project which I managed to tuck behind the bow.

Daddy Cakes

Every Saturday morning, the kids and I have come to expect Brian's pancakes and eggs. Doesn't matter what's going on in our lives, we can't imagine going our day without them. Sometimes, there are blueberries or maybe even some raspberries. Other days, there will be sliced bananas and chopped pecans on top. He really is an awesome breakfast chef. We're so lucky!



Caterpillars

About two months ago, my mom brought over a very large caterpillar that she had found in a parking lot. We gave him a home, watched him metamorphose, and released him to the wild. Since then, we have been on a caterpillar kick. The kids did not have preschool this week (therefore, need lots to do to keep them busy), I found this little craft online that I knew the kids would get a kick out of. Now we have a family of pom-pom caterpillars to watch over. 

For My Grandmother

My grandmother had knee surgery yesterday and will be in the hospital for a week. I'm sure that is going to be very difficult for her for she's a very active great-grandmother! My mom asked me to make her a card to send to her. I immediately went to Michael's to search for a floral stamp. I seem to be lacking in that area. I came across this one that is in a set of clings. I think it's very pretty and versatile. I'm also using up all my Bo Bunny papers from my his & hers project.

Dabbling in Digitals

My friend, Jenny, turned me onto Ali Edwards. Holy moly, it was love at first sight! This woman, that I don't know, has totally opened up my eyes and has created a new spark for my passion in scrapbooking and using my photoshop elements software. I can get lost in her website. I have never created a digital scrapbook page before, but I watched one of her tutorials and used one of her free templates and was so happy at how it turned out. Now, I know I would have scrapbooked this page much faster in the traditional way and by no means am I giving up my normal way of doing things. However, I can totally see adding this type of scrapbook page throughout my albums in places that will work. In this particular template, I changed the background cardstock to Michelle Martin's Aaron Solids: off white. And each of these things do cost you some. Now all I have to do is upload the 12x12 format to a website I found, Persnickety, that will print it since I don't have a printer that will do that. Although now I want one, of course.

Cupcakes

While I was away having Lasik surgery, the kids got to stay home and make Valentine cupcakes with their nana. They love to bake with their grandmother and they especially love to decorate. Frosting, sprinkles, m&ms, what more can you ask for? As for me, I'm doing well. I was pretty tense heading into the procedure, it's a little freaky I have to admit. But, thankfully, it's a very quick surgery. When I got home, I slept for 17 hours and after waking up was amazed by the results and the swift recovery. I love having great eyesight without the glasses or contacts. Worth every penny.