May this be your best birthday yet!

Hello Friends! Can you believe that Thanksgiving is in two weeks?! I sure can't, it just seems like the time is going by so quickly! My husband and I were already talking about our Christmas budget. And, we've decided to host Thanksgiving this year so I have a lot of work to do!

So, today I'm popping in with a birthday card that I made for my sister. She recently turned 26 so I sent her this card with a little money inside. :-)

 

I used on of my favorite PTI stamp sets, Stitched Sentiments on this card. It just has that homey feel that I love so much. Well, it's time for us to get ready for church, so this will be a super short post.

 

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol

Tote-ally Cute!

Hello Friends! I hope you had a Happy Halloween and you're having a great weekend! We didn't dress Paige up this year because the poor baby had a double ear infection. So, we just sat outside and gave out candy to all the kids in the neighborhood. We had a good time and Paige loved seeing all the kids! Even though she wasn't feeling 100%, I was able to take a picture of my little pumpkin...

She's loves the camera! We snapped this quick photo on the way to daycare on Friday morning.

 

So, I also have some crafty goodness to share with you. My manager's daughter, Marina turned 12 on Halloween and she invited 9 girls over to their house to celebrate on Saturday. She mentioned that she was going to have the girls decorate some canvas tote bags, and I had the bright idea to use my Silhouette to heat transfer their names onto the totes. Here's how they came out:

I used Cricut brand heat transfer material and I think I like it little better than the Silhouette brand. It's 12 inches wide so you can add a lot to small portion of the sheet. And, I was finally able to get a smooth transfer, I've tried several times with the Silhouette brand and I always had small pieces that would not transfer all the way. Needless to say, now I feel like a "Pro" so I'm going to start making some cute onesies for Paige!

 

Marina absolutely loved the totes! Hopefully they took pictures after they decorated them, if so I'll post those as well! Since I made them for my manager, my husband called me a brown-noser!! LOL!

 

I hope you have a great Sunday, our weather is absolutely perfect! So, I'm excited to watch football and possibly throw some food on the grill.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carol

 



Birthday card

Hello Friends! Are you having a great weekend so far? I must say that the weather here is BEAUTIFUL! It's actually cooling off a little and it's in the 70's in the morning and mid-80's in the afternoon, it's been awesome.

So, today I'm popping in with a birthday card I made for our friend's son who turned 18 a few weeks ago. She had a fabulous party for him and we really enjoyed ourselves. Of course Paige kinda stole the show because who doesn't love holding, hugging, and kissing a baby! LOL!!

I think by now you all know that I have an issue with making masculine cards, but I tried really hard with this one! You can never go wrong with a color palette of brown, green, and orange! You also know that I have love affair with typewriters and when I saw this stamp with a  Royal typewriter I just had to have it! My co-worker is a "professional" vintage shopper so I have her on the look-out for a Royal typewriter (at a reasonable price, and that works) for me! I know she'll come across it one of these days!

Well, I have an eye appointment today (yes, the peepers are getting old!) and then Paige and I are hanging out. Hopefully I'll get some crafting time in as well, I gotta get my thank you cards made for Paige's birthday gifts. I have the CD of the pics from her party, so I'll be sure to start posting those soon!

Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by!
Carol

Happy 1st Birthday Paige!

Hello Friends! I just wanted to pop in to wish our sweet little girl a Happy 1st Birthday! This has truly been the fastest year of my life! I still can't believe she's one! What a blessing she has been to our lives and what I wonderful little girl she is growing up to be. She wakes up with a smile on her face every morning and just makes our days awesome.

She is starting to "cruise" around the ottoman where she's taking steps while holding on. She takes a few trips around it before she gets tuckered out! LOL! She has five teeth, and is 21lbs and 30 inches long! She talks all the time (I have no idea where she gets that from!) and she's feeding herself ravioli and she absolutely loves her baby food! She's a sweet potato kinda girl!

I took this picture of her a few weeks ago so I can add it to her birthday banner.

Isn't she a doll? And isn't that cupcake insane?! It was delicious too! :-) Happy Birthday sweet baby girl!

 

Love,

Mommy and Daddy

Birthday Cards

Hello Friends! I hope you're having a great weekend! My weekend has been good even though we've all been battling a cold! I think Paige is doing the best out of all of us. LOL! We did get a chance to go to the park yesterday for a picnic we had with some friends. I think the fresh air was good for us.

So, I've been spending my time planning and crafting for Paige's birthday party! I can't believe she's almost one! I'm really happy with the way things are turning out and of course I'll be sharing the finished products!

Today, I have a couple of birthday cards to share that Paige and I gave to David for his birthday.

 

I made these cards a couple of months ago, and truly forgot to post them. Needless to say, I'm not even sure I remember all of my supplies! With that said, I won't say much about the cards, but I hope you enjoy them!

 

Have a great Sunday, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

 

Sending a Big Thank You

Hello Friends! Are you having a good weekend? My weekend has been pretty good with the exception of all the rain we've been getting! And the humidity...don't even get me started on that! LOL! Well, I am really excited today, because football Sunday is back! I LOVE football, and I miss it dearly during the summer. And of course football Sunday, calls for football food so today's menu will consist of wings, hotdogs, and salad (gotta round it out with something healthy!). We'll attend church this morning, then hurry home to plop on the sofa and get our football fix.

Today I have a card to share that I made for a co-worker. I got to do something that I think is really cool, I did voice-over work for a video that will be streaming on my company's website! How awesome is that! It was a great experience, I had a professional microphone and everything! As you can tell, I had a blast! So, I made this card for the gentleman that asked me to do the voice-over.

 

Okay, first of all this patterned paper is one of my favorites of all time! It's by October Afternoon and it's called 9 to 5 - how apropos! The paper is definite the highlight of this card! I diecut the little typewriter and telephone from PTI's Desktop Design, and tucked the card into the library card holder. Super simple, and I love how it turned out!

 

Well, it's time to wake up Paige and get her day started, I hope you all have a great Sunday. Go Dolphins!!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

 

Supplies:

Patterned Paper - October Afternoon (9 to 5)

Misc embellishments - Simple Stories (library card holder, arrow, tag), PTI (diecuts)

Stamp: PTI

 

Gone Fishin'

Hello Friends! Happy Labor Day! I hope your weekend has been great so far! So, what are you up to today? Are you spending the day with family and friends? We are pretty low key around here (my honey had to work all weekend), so we're just chilling today. We plan to throw a few hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill this afternoon and that's about it. I also want to do a little crafting today as well, so we'll see how that goes.

Today, I have a masculine card to share with you. I know, it's surprising, right?! My husband asked me to make a birthday card for his friend, and this is what I came up with.

I cut the old fisherman and the "ocean waves" with my Silhouette. I love that fisherman! I also used my Silhouette to cut a cloud and I used some aqua ink to stamp around it for the illusion of clouds in the air. I hope his friend likes it!

 

Well, I think I'm going to get breakfast started and chill with my honey and little one. I hope you all have a great day, and thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

 

Supplies:

Diecuts - Silhouette (fisherman, waves, cloud)

Stamps: PTI (Birthday Basics), Taylored Expressions