Sharing the LOVE!

Hiya there!! you know, i didn't share with you all the gorgeous cards Keenan and I received from such awesome friends.... so i'm taking the time to share them with you now.... not to overwhelm you with too much pictures, i photographed a few at a time... click on the image to view a bigger picture.... hope you enjoy them as much as we do...

aren't they just super CUTE!!! i have them all stored away in his baby album... want to preserve it as much as possible... a few of these lovely ladies also sent handmade gifts... and i apologize i didn't get a chance to take pictures of them... but among some there were cute little handstamped onesies and burp cloth, a decorative baby carriage, a cute cute lil' big foot named Holden and a door hanger.... then there were lots of clothes and toys and some other baby items! we LOVE them all!!! Thank you ladies for the shower of love!! We cherish all that you have sent to us!!!

Well.... time to get moving on some house chores and maybe some crafting too... i really have to find room to put a playpen in my craft room!!! Be back soon! hugs!!

Playing with Meljen's Designs

Hello!!! How are all of you?! I'm just sharing a few creations with you today using Meljen's Designs.... They are this week's sponsor over at Lollipop Crafts and they are offering a fantastic prize to one lucky winner... so why don't you hop on over there and check out the challenge, see what the DT have done and play along... there's still time... =D
here's a card i created for a friend of a friend who is going through a tough time... this image is just the sweetest... the inside was stamped with a sentiment "sending a hug to make things better" from Dandelion Designs... it was perfectly paired with this image....

and here's another.... just couldn't resist not using this darling image... she's just Tu-Tu CUTE!! love the way this card turned out.... simple and sweet!

well, that's all for today.... hope you like my sharings and i hope you have a chance to play along!

Spook-Tacular Mommy!

Hey!! this is gonna be a hit and run post as i've got to go to an appt. for the lil' man and do some errands...

Wanted to play along with TGF's FFF Halloween challenge this week, but over the weekend i didn't have much time... so i really didn't think i was going to finish a project... but at the very last minute i decided to put my brainstorming together.... too bad i'm not pregnant still for this Halloween as i would have painted my tummy to look like a pumpkin/jack o' lantern.... with that in mind, i came up with this...
i took the pumpkin head from the spooktaclar set and trimmed it to fit over Mommy Anya's tummy... originally i was going to leave the head as is but really, it was HUGE on her... hehe! Mommy Anya serves as my altered image... so in a gloomy and scary theme for halloween, she's perfect to be trick-or-treating with her lil' witch!

i don't have much of a Halloween DP stash so i was forced to be creative... taking some black CS as a base, i used my circle punch to create the moon and my star punch for the little stars in the sky... then i adhered white and yellow CS to the back for color... used a cool gray color to accent the moon (completed by stamping a flyig witch) and added glitter glue to the stars... took the house from the My House set to add a scene... used MS fence and pumpkin borders to add to the house scene too... and took some green cording that i weaved through the fence to look like pumpkin vines.... AND i just had to add a tree... for some reason when i think of eerie halloween scenes, it usually involves a balded tree... LOL

would you go trick or treating at this house??? it's not that scary right?! =D

Thanks for coming by today!! hope i've inspired you to get creative for Halloween! Come back soon! Hugs!

Thank you challenge at Lollipop Crafts!

Happy Monday!!! I'm hosting this week over at Lollipop Crafts as a debut back to the blog... we have lots going on over there so come on over...

This week we're at Challenge #10 - Thank you! - get creative with a Thank you theme and link your creation to the blog....

Meljen's Designs is our wonderful sponsor this week with an awesome prize up for grabs... Thank you so much Meljen's for sponsoring us!!!

There's a new Lollipop Girl joining the team too... stop by the blog to find out who it is!

Allow me to get you inspired to join us.... take a look at what i created using Meljen's Little Sock Monkey....
do you likey?! now head on over to Lollipop Crafts and view the wonderful creations from the rest of the Lollipop Girls!!! and of course, play along too!

Pink'd for a cause!

La la la!!! Can't believe it's already Sunday!!! it has been such a busy weekend that i just lost track of time.... Today may be another busy day... but in a relaxing sorta way... LOL, did that make sense?! ha! ok, so what i mean is, today is our usual finish up the house chores, do some shopping for the house and we just might fit in a little time to head to the fair again since it's the last day.... only comes once a year so we need to enjoy right?!

well my time back into crafting has been wonderful... i even partied with TGF on Friday on PCP for the new October release! tons of laughter in there... and lots of catching up with eachother... especially for me since i've been so MIA.... hehe... really, TGF parties are always fun! if you missed it, well it's in the past now, but i suggest you don't miss anymore! =D

there was a challenge (sort of a speed challenge) issued during the party (sorry, it's only for those that attended), in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, the challenge was "Think Pink".... create a pink card with atleast 2 pink embellies... here's the card i've created for the challenge...
totally pink'd!!! i used Fleur Anya and the "believe in miracles" sentiment from the Shepard Boy set... ribbon, flowers, bling and glitter! and there it is... i just love Fleur! don't you?

okie dokie... just wanted to pop in and share this with you... haven't really been blurfing this weekend as i'm trying to spend as much time with the hubby before he leaves off island for work! but i'll be by soon! until i return, have a wonderful day!!

PINK-A-LICIOUS Sassiness!

Hey, Hey!!! Happy Friday Friends!! are you ready for a debut creation to show you that YES, i'm back?!? Hope so cause i'm just super excited to share with you what i've been doing...

Grandma always told us not to judge a book by it's cover... and this is the one time i'm going to say, by all means, go ahead and judge THIS book by it's cover!! oh, and the inside too... =D

i was really inspired to participate in the TGF Altered Notebook Contest... there's still time for you to play along so go ahead and jump on over to the TGF blog and check out the deets!

anywho, i never really took it in to alter or create a notebook, i mean i've done some composition tablets in the past that i just decorated but never really put one of my own together... so this was a big chance for me to do so... and well, i'm lovin' it! you can make it so personable... and that's just what i did...

after brainstorming ideas, i finally settled on using 3 of my fave Cheeky Girls that's available at TGF... Beauty Queen (who i deem Drama Queen), Rockabilly (aka Party Girl) and Glamorous (the very Spoiled Princess)... LOL, why the nicknames.... let's just say it's my split personality at it's best! haha! so let's take a look at what i've done.... here's the cover... blinged out with rhinestones and stickles and pretty shimmery DP... even though my fave color is blue, i absolutely LOVE pink too!! i'm just girly like that! PINK-A-LICIOUS!!! hehe... the cover honestly took me a very long time to do... only because i wanted to add so much more but was too chicken to mess it up... i thought the DPs did a great job with color and vibe so i kept this simple with a simple flower and rhinestones... be warned, this is a very girly girl notebook... =D

this is the inside of the cover... with the DP, i created pockets... added some paper to show you that you can slip in notes, receipts, reminders, anything...

same thing here.... the back cover (inside) has pockets as well....

i based my notebook on a 2 subject notebook... so i created a divider page... this here is the front of the divider page... the little frames - you can actually put pictures in them... notice the "insert picture"... i love carrying pictures with me so this was a nice addition to add to my notebook.... used nesties to create the frames and i lined it with acetate to protect the pictures...

here's the flip slide... same concept... just with my party girl on here... maybe to add my "party" pictures... hehe....

and the last thing to my notebook is my page marker... or in other words, bookmark...

the back side to my page marker... complete with the TGF logo....

this 6x6 notebook can be used for a variety of things... a doodle pad... mini diary/journal.... just for notes.... anything your heart desires... what would you use it for?

so whatcha think???? not bad for not crafting in 2 months right?! i actually created 2 cards before working on this that really stumped me, but this really got my creative juices flowing.... the recipe behind this creation - what would i like to see on a daily basis and what would i keep in my bag.... this brought out the inner me... the girly side of me... but hey, my DD1 and teenage sister likes it too, so i say it was created for the young, the teen and the young at heart (that would be me) in mind.... hope i've inspired you to play along with the challenge or get creative in general...

it's friday, and our annual county fair is here for the weekend.... so we'll be heading out this evening for a night of yummy food, games, walking around and maybe even some rides!! Wishing you all a wonderful Friday and a great weekend ahead! Thank you to everyone that stopped by yesterday for the sweet comments on my return! i MISS you all and can't wait to start sharing ideas again!!! ta-ta for now... and THANKS for visiting today!!! Smile!

Guess who's BACK?!?!?

Hiya friends!!! I'm FINALLY back!! and hope to be posting on a regular basis again!

Wow, it feels like i've been away for months, but really it's only been nearly 2 months! I'm happy to be back and getting crafty again! i do have some creations in the works so come back tomorrow (or maybe the next day) to see what i've been working on... but today, i share with you one of my best creations this year...

my miracle baby..... friends, meet my son Keenan!! he's almost 2 months old.... gaining weight and very strong, he overcame his first obstacles of life... healthy as ever now... so this is how i've been spending my time... with the new man in my life... (sorry hubby, i bumped you down a spot, LOL... jus' kidding)...

i'm enjoying my time with my lil' man... these moments are precious and because he is our last, i'm just totally enjoying his every move, every cry, every sound, everything.... i know i'm going to miss having a baby this small around the house once he's grown....


and mommy is already introducing him to crafting... LOL... when he's up, he'll spend some time with me by my side while i craft... no complaints, unless he's hungry...


THANK YOU so much to everyone that sent well wishes, blessings, gifts, love and support our way!! Your friendship is very very appreciated and your kindness leaves an everlasting imprint on my heart... Keenan and i even got to meet some sisters i've met in blogland for the first time!! Thank you ladies for coming to visit us and give us your support!! These sisters knew i was down and out while my son was in NICU so they were sweet to come and spend some time with us... =D... we were bummed we didn't get to meet everyone on Oahu, and i apologize for not keeping in touch, but our real concern was getting healthy and coming home! We were away just too too long...


Now that Keenan has some kind of daily schedule, i can fit in craft time whenever possible... so i look forward to sharing and inspiring you again! Thanks again for being patient with me!! but i'll say it again... I'M BACK!!!! wooohooo! LOL.... really, it does feel really good to have a pen in my hand again... for now, toodles and check back for a sassy creation...