I know I've been absent

So sorry for being absent lately! Things have just been out of hand. First my MIL came to visit, then my grandmother with my sister. After they left, my oldest daughter caught a virus, then I came down with it! Then work got really crazy (still is), my grandfather passed away, and now my youngest has the bug! I'll be absent a little while longer too because I am flying this weekend for my grandfather's funeral on Monday. See, my grandparents raised my sister and me so they are like my mom and dad. Grandpa was in the late stages of Alzheimer's too so I have mixed emotions about his death.

The only project I have had time to finish were 35 baby shower invitations! When the girls and I were talking about throwing a shower, I KNEW I wanted to make the invites! I had the perfect stamp (Stampingbella's Teddybella) for them. I think I should have just made them a little simpler, but she LOVED them as did most of the guests so for that it was worth it. I used stickles for the bow on her belly and bear, glitter pen for the blue bag and copics for all over coloring. Paper is Paper Studio and Bazzil.

Thanks for looking! I hope to be back creating next week.

My Live Signature and new blog banner

I've gotten a couple inquires about my new signature (I love it!). It is from mylivesignature.com. It's really very simple to do. Try it out and let me know how it turned out for you.

I also created my own blog banner in Photoshop. What do you think? I think I still may tweak it some more but at least now I know how to do it. I wish I could remember the link that was given to me to make it but alas, I didn't bookmark it. If I find it I'll post it here!

Hanna Stamps

Have you seen Riley and Sophie? I absolutely LOVE them! I haven't had much time to play with them (working on 35+ baby shower invitations!) But I couldn't resists inking up two of them!

I made this card for a little girl we met up in NY at the Ronald McDonald House while Emily was recovering from surgery. Her birthday was this past weekend and I couldn't resist sending her a card with Sophie G! I used my DCWV Glitter paper, Copics and even added a little glitter to her swimsuit.

Riley I just wanted to color! Of course after I colored I HAD to put him on a card, right? I tried the tutorial for Reverse Topper (Melanie's Blog) and I'm pretty happy how it turned out. I don't have a Coluzzle so I used my CM cutting system instead. I still have to work on the patterned paper fitting correctly but I'm not picky since it was my first one! I do wish I had taken a picture of the INSIDE before I mailed it. Oh well. Live and learn, right? Again, I colored Riley with Copics, paper is CM.

I might be a little AWOL for a couple weeks. I've got to finish these baby shower invitations tonight and then clean house as my MIL is coming to visit. Of course the day she leaves my grandmother and sister are coming so I may not get to post for a couple weeks. Depends on if I can sneak some crafting/stamping time away from them!

Have a great week!

Smiles abundant!

So the cards have been coming in for E (and S - thank you!) and they are excited as a children on Christmas morning when they opens their cards. I think E has a lot of me in her as she says, "Awww... " most times when she opens it or "That's cute!" LOL

Anywho, I one package in particular came last week that I must share. It wasn't just a card, it was ART! Here is a picture of her holding it:



An amazing woman, Ahilim, sent this amazing piece of art to E. She immediately asked me if we could put it up in her room! I am so amazed at the amount of work that must have gone into this! Here is a closer picture:



If you haven't seen her blog, please check it out and leave a comment. She has some awesome creations!
http://lim-thevoicesinmyheadlimblog.blogspot.com/

I do want to say thank you to everyone who has sent a card or package. It truly warms my heart that folks that we've not even met have taken time out of their day to send cards to my girls to brighten their day.

THANK YOU!

A Touch of Whimsy Designs

Have you seen this website: A Touch of Whimsy?
Go check it out! She has her FREEBIE FRIDAY giveaway today. You could win a $15 GC! What are you waiting for?

Oh Happy Day!

Some of you know that my oldest daughter is going through cancer treatment. Well, today was her LAST CHEMO! We are so happy that one part of the journey is over. Unfortunately, the next part is just beginning. Her "roadmap" as they call it, has her having MRIs/bloodtests, etc every three months for the next two years. Then it becomes every six months for two years, then yearly for the next six years. As a cancer patient, she will not be considered "cured" until 5 years OT (off treatment), which that clock begins in three weeks. Time to start counting down.

In anticipation of today and how brave my four year old daughter has been, I posted on SCS if anyone wanted to send her a card. The cards started coming in today. And you know the best part? There were even cards for my youngest (2 1/2 yo) too! So here are a couple pics (sorry about the bad pics! I was trying to get pics done before they took the cards away from me!!! :))

So thank you ladies so much for sending my girls cards! They are so happy to get mail and these cards are all beautiful!

It was also a happy mail day for me too! I'm new to this blog world but have tried entering blog candy give aways for a couple months now with no avail. However, this month I've won twice! (Is good times coming my way now????) I got this from Erika Marting (Stampin Mama) who has an amazing blog with such wonderful creations! If you haven't checked her out, RUN over there! I won this great travel scrap kit that I can't wait to use!

The other blog candy was through Gina K! If you've never been over there, RUN as well! She has some amazing tutorials! I really learn a ton from sometimes just simple techniques! She sent me the new Fiskars scissors and I can't wait to try them out. Maybe this weekend?

Anywho, I must run. I hope to post the baby shower invitation I created (at least the pro-type!) this weekend.

Happy Easter and Spring! May this season bring you and your family many blessings.

New Signature

So I'm sure you all have seen how the different blogs have signatures? Well I joined the bandwagon. Tell me what you think!