PINK SORBET TWINE & A COUCH POTATO................

Hey how are you all? Just thought I would stop by and share ANOTHER creation!! Whatcha think? This was my FIRST attempt at using this set!! I LOVED it and had to have it? SO, I finally got enough UMPH up to try and use it! Haha!

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This is the PTI On My Couch and On My Couch Additions sets!! LOVED this so much? I went ahead and got the Die too? SO, I knew what I wanted to try first!! Well? Any thoughts?? Of course I used my Pink Sorbet Twinery Twine!! LOVE that stuff too!! They just had a hop recently? Did you catch it? AWESOME inspiration, let me tell ya!! Anyway, I am starting to get on a roll here, SO......... I will have ANOTHER for you tomorrow!! Thanks SO much for visiting and have a WONDERFUL night!! Until next time? ENJOY LIFE!!

MY CREATION: PTI Stamps,PTI Raspberry Fizz CS, Twinery Pink Sorbet Twine, Copic R39 & Bic Marker Green

"RAIN BOOTS"

Hey all! How are you? SO sorry I have not visited regularly, for a while!! It has been the whole back to school thing and of course the football thing too!! Well, the cheerleading thing, that is!! That and guess who is taking care of the concession stand for the midget sports games?! Haha!! Did I mention it before? Yepper, you guessed it, MOI!! It will be slowing down here SOON and then I will be able to create MORE!! Haha! Although, I have had some time here lately? I will have some creations for you for a little bit anyway!!
OK, babble, babble......right?? Hey, you know me....you should have expected as much!! Anyway, I wanted to share a pic AND a creation today! My DD, Kyah wanted some "Rain Boots"? We all know that seems to be the BIG thing this year! Well, we just could NOT find any that were....."COOL" enough, according to Kyah. She is SO not a froo-froo kind of girl!! Imagine that!! We have been looking for some time now. Do you remember all the HYPE with Target and that Mussoni line? How they sold out with in hours or something crazy like that? As luck would have it, Kyah liked the one pattern of "Rain Boots" Mussoni had put out. Well, I told Kyah.....I am REALLY sorry; I don't think we stand a chance of getting those! I was NOT going to get her ALL excited when I KNEW people were being RIDICULOUS and buying everything up and re-selling it on ebay at HORRENDOUS prices!!

Ok, so........................guess what??? We ended up at Target this weekend? Long after all ths Mussoni business? Lo and behold? In the front of the store? As soon as you walk in? They had ALL the left overs from the Mussoni CRAZINESS!! Kyah saw the FEW items and said,"Wow mom look at the COOL patterns"! Guess what else? There were TWO bigger boxes on the display unit!! Wait for it..........................

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Yepper!! Kyah was SO excited!! There was a size 2 and a size 3!! Kyah needed the size 2!! Woohoo!! Huge score!! You have never seen a girl SO happy!! I mean.....she usually does NOT get excited about a whole lot of wardrobe things, BUT, this??!! AWESOME!! Who knew?!

Well, she finally got to wear them today; it is SUPPOSED to rain. In honor of the "Rain Boots" and her actually being excited about something having to do with clothing? I made her THIS card and stuck it in her school folder!! Wish I could be there to see her face!! I LOVE how this turned out!! I followed the STAMPING BELLA CHALLENGE sketch, which never happens!! Thanks for the GREAT sketch BELLA sistahs!! You will find the sketch and MY take on it below!! Thanks for stopping by and letting me BABBLE on!! Have an AWESOME day!!

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MY CREATION: Shower Bugg stamp from Stamping Bella & Christy Croll, Basic grey Sugar Rush DSP, PTI cardstock, Glazed BG Sugar Rush brad, yarn, Copics & Bic markers!

TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS HOP!!

Woohoo!! Good morning all!! I am SO excited to be a part of the Taylored Expressions BLAST FROM THE PAST, hop this month!! This month's theme was birthday OR birth!! Speaking of BIRTH, huge congrats, to Taylor and her family, on their NEW addition!! SO excited for you!! Blessings!! OK, so.................. I used the SWEET CELEBRATION set, of course!! I also, TRIED to follow the sketch Sankari had for us!! Thanks for the sketch Sankari!! Haha! TRIED being the KEY word, right? SO here is the sketch and MY take on it!! Happy HOPPING!! The HOP list is below for you to follow!! Thanks SO much for stopping by!! Hope you enjoyed my creation!! Have an AWESOME day!!

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ETA: I had to share this NEW pic!! I looked HIGH and low for the twinw that I have added!! I did not own any that had yellow, which is really what I wanted? BUT, I knew I received some tied on a package wrapping I received!! Guess what?? I FOUND it!! SO excited!! NOW I am happy with my creation!! Haha!! Don't forget to CLICK the PIC!!!


CREATION: TE Sweet Celebration stamps, DCWV Kitchen DSP, PTI cardstock, Spellbinders labels and circles dies,Misc rhinestones, Copics.

JUST HAD TO SHARE!!

RUBBERNECKER STAMPS is having a sale!! Check it out!!

Spellbinder Die Set Sale

This sale will run from Tuesday 8/23 noon until Thursday 8/25 5 PM. The sale will be limited to stock on hand at our distributor. For best selection, place your orders early. No backorders or rainchecks will be offered. We will place the order for the material on Friday and will advise customers of unavailable merchandise and issue refunds on Friday 8/26 if necessary. Materials will be received by and shipped Saturday 9/3. This sale will not be combined with the stamp sale.

Rubbernecker Stamp Sale

This sale will run from Friday 8/26 noon through Sunday 8/28 5 PM. It will include all items in each of our stamp lines and our free stamp program (Shoppers Rewards) WILL be in effect, so remember to include your free choices with your order. If you have any questions about the program, rules are posted on the home page of the site. This sale will not be combined with the Spellbinders sale.

A GIFT FOR MY ...............

New, SOON to be here, NEPHEW!! Woohoo!! It is only a matter of minutes, I am tellin' ya!! I am SO excited!! I made a TAG for on his gift bag!! Complete with Cappuccino twine from the TWINERY!! YAY!! I LOVE their twine!! Hey, did you know it is their Anniversary? They are having an AMAZING celebration!! You HAVE to check out THE TWINERY!! Click on their name to visit and celebrate with them!!

Now, it is MY day to share over at RUBBERNECKER STAMPS? You will HAVE to hop on over there to check out the REST of my project and the DEETS on how I made it, just CLICK!! Hope you will visit!! Hope you have a FABULOUS day! I know I will, for I am going to be an AUNT.........again!!

ENJOY LIFE!

Welcome to our little HOP!! We are SO happy that you could join us in celebrating some NEW stamps! Mr. Rubbernecker released some SUPER cute images, on the down low, a few weeks back and we wanted to share them with you!! They are SO adorable that we just HAD to show them off! We have sweet SCOOTER KIDS, some new ANIMALS, and we even got some cute new FRIENDS!!! You can find them by visiting RUBBERNECKER STAMPS and clicking on the 2011 NEW RELEASES!! Hey, wait, there is MORE!! We also have something else to CELEBRATE!!! Our design team has a NEW name!! We are SO excited!! I bet you were wondering what was up with that!! Weren’t you?! We are NOW the……………………………..

Cool, huh? We are going to have SO much to share with you!! It will TRULY be a SISTERHOOD , for sure!!! OK now, a HOP would not be a HOP without a little PRIZE!! Right? Of course!! SO, in honor of our news AND our new images, if you visit ALL the participants and leave some LOVE? You will have the chance to WIN a………………………………….

$25 RUBBERNECKER STAMPS CERTIFICATE!!

WOW, more coolness!! Our winner will be announced on TUESDAY, so you will have plenty of time to hop! OK, better get HOPPIN’!! Thanks SO much for being a part of our excitement!! You will find the HOP ROUTE and my creation below!! Have an AWESOME day!!!

THE HOP ROUTE!

• Charlene Merrick
• Frances Gumprecht
• Jacquie Peifer
• Jen Charboneau
• Joan Ervin
• Judy Rozema
• Julia Aston
• Juliana Swanson
• Kecia Waters
• Kittie Caracciolo

CREATION:
Stamps-Scooter Kid Alex
Ink & Paper-Memento Tuxedo,PTI Black,GP White, DCWV School DSP
Other-Basic Grey & Misc buttons, Twinery twine
Copics-0,E000,E00,R20,R27,R29,R46,C1,C3,C5,C7,B91,B93,B95,B97,B99

GRACIOUS GLIMPSE -HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYAH!!

Hey all! Happy Saturday to you! First let me say..................

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYAH, LOVE YOU!!

OK, had to be done!! Sorry I have been a little absent here! SO much going on! It will slow down here shortly and then we can get into the GROOVE that is back to school! Haha! Are you ready for that? WOW, did the summer fly or what? I cannot believe it!!
SO, today I am excited to share a GLIMPSE with you!! A GRACIOUS GLIMPSE that is!! Woohoo, I am SO excited!! I am a GUEST DESIGNER over at CHRISTIAN PAPER CRAFTS!! How COOL is that? They have a WONDERFUL community over there!! You should check it out!! AND.................when you become a member?? You will have access to their DT gallery!! SO many GREAT creations to see and the best part? There is a NEW theme EACH month with NEW creations!! What is NOT to love about? Thanks to Taylor for inviting me to be a GUEST DESIGNER and thanks to ALL the DT girls for including me in their TEAM this month!! OK everyone, here is a GLIMPSE of what you will see in the CPC gallery!! The theme THIS month is, of course, Back To school!! SO many FUN things to be made!!!


Hope you like mine! I made this for my DD, Kyah! As you saw, today is her birthday and she is the BIG 9!! Haha! Hard to believe!! I found a list pad with her initial on it, which is hard to do by the way, because they ALWAYS sell out of the "K"!! I stamped my Stampendous Changito School monkey on it, at the top and bottom of the page, and colored in the top page with my Copics!! I then added encouraging sentiments from MFT and VERVE!! Every time she turns the page she will have CHANGITOS to doodle on and an encouraging word, from me!! Oh and I found the "K" pencils to match!! You all know me and the whole MATCHY thing!! Haha! Thanks SO much for stopping by and have an AWESOME Saturday!! Until next time, which will be tomorrow for a FABULOUS HOP, be sure to ENJOY LIFE!! We only get ONE!!


CREATION:
Stamps-Stampendous, MFT, Verve
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Other-Copics (watercolored using the "0" marker)

THANK YOU KELLIE WINNELL........

Hey all, how are you tonight? Well, almost morning, I must admit! I just wanted to stop by and share something with you! I was crusin' blogland and I found THIS!!! Check it out!!
Kellie Winnell, of TICKLED PINK STAMPS, had this on her blog!! Now, I have to say, I was floored!! How utterly selfless and COOL is she?!! HUH?? I ask you?!! This is ESPECIALLY special to me, as my son Kade has Alopecia!!! I am not too sure how many of you follow my blog regularly or may have just known this. BUT, he does and he is a HUGE trooper about it!! I think WE, his parents, are more worried about it then HE ,himself, is!! Of course, I would not expect anything less from a FOUR year old!!! I mean, would you?
When this all started,about a year ago, we took him to our family doc, then for blood work, and finally to a Dermatologist! They said he had Alopecia!! They have NO idea why it happened, if and when it will EVER grow back, or even if it will ALL fall out!! Can you believe it? Even though I had learned about Alopecia in Cosmetology school, I figured they would have come up with something by now for it!! You know? Well, we let his hair grow on the longer side for awhile and then had NO choice BUT to shave it off! It was just SO thin and sparse that having it longer? Started to look DUMB!! My little man is SO amazing and does NOT let it bother him SO much that you should have heard him the day we clippered it down to his scalp!! He turned around to look in the mirror and FLIPPED out!! He was literally SOBBING and screaming!! He looked at me and said.............

"Mommy where is my hair? You cut it off? Put it back on Mommy! Put my hair back on"!!!

How devastating for ME, as a parent, to have done that to him! He just kept repeating that last part, over and over!! Put it back on!! UGH!! Point is? He did NOT care that he had VERY little hair left! He did not care that he had to wear a hat most of the time, so people would not be rude and stare at him!!! He just wanted, what little hair he had, BACK!! Yuck!! That was tough!! AND? It just shows me too, what we have in store, once he goes to school!!

Anyway, I am going on, and on!! I just have to say, THANK YOU, to Kellie Winnell!! Thank you for what you are doing and bringing to light and issue that is near and dear to me and my family!! You are an AMAZING person for caring about others!!

I have some pics of my little man below! He is AWESOME no matter what!!

I hope you all will spread the word and help Kellie with her cause!! Help spread awareness of this disorder and if you are able, help with a donation!! No matter how small, it is a help!!! EVERY little bit matters!! Thanks to all of you for letting me ramble about something that is personal to me!! Have an AWESOME night!! Remember....................ENJOY LIFE!!

FRIDAY "AFTERNOON" FUN

Over at Rubbernecker Stamps!! Hope you will come and join me!! I have LOTS of DEETS to share!! Have an AWESOME day!! ENJOY LIFE!!

FRIDAY FUN!!

Hey all! How are you? Hope you are having a FABULOUS FRIDAY!! Just wanted to stop by and let you know that I am hanging out at the RUBBERNECKER STAMPS BLOG today!! If you have time, I would LOVE to share with you!! Here is a GLIMPSE of what I am sharing!! Thanks for visiting and remember..............................ENJOY LIFE!!!