days of wonder....

Here is MY GIRL.. Chloe Danielle... @ age 8...

These definitely ARE the DAYS OF WONDER..

as the quote on my scrapbook layout says...

thank goodness for scrapbooking.. it makes me STOP

and remember that these days of innocence

and being little just FLY right on by...

one minute i had a newborn.. getting no sleep..

and just living moment to moment..

loving every second of being a mom...

and now.... there are 4 kids... and my oldest is 8!!

This girl is a JOY.. she is so smart and hardworking.

She loves animals. She is responsible beyond her years.

She is cute and funny and spunky!

and i love her more than she could ever comprehend!

So.. today i will take this time

to stop and enjoy the way she is RIGHT NOW.

Age 8. it is WONDERFUL! Recipe for layout: Paper- Fiskars Cloud 9 Design, Colorbok cs, My Minds Eye-Tres Jolie quote, Ink- Memories- Brown, Tag- Basic Grey, Gems- Walmart, Misc- Rick rack, key, flowers, buttons. Stamps- Beautiful Life, It's the Little Things, Amazing Me all by UNITY STAMP CO.
with her little sister... chloe & sofia
swimming in green lake.. july 2008

together...

Here is a card i did for Roxie's sketch challenge over on Splitcoast Stampers. I love how this turned out! its the BEST when things {come together} as i envision them! i tried to get a different view to show off the texture and layers. the bigger mushroom has double mounting foam tape underneath, so IRL its popped up and so cute!

Recipe for this little card: It's the Little Things and Owl Always Love You stamp kits from Unity Stamp Co. Paper- October Afternoon- Daydream Collection, K & Co Recycled cs, Paperbilities cs, Ink- Colorbox- Dark Moss, Pallette Metallics-Crimson Polish, Tag- Office Max, Ribbon- Bazzill, Mini buttons & burlap scrap
SO HAPPY TOGETHER!!!

TREVER AND I at his birthday party in May.

HAVE A WONDERFUL TUESDAY!!

MaRtiNi TiMe????

Well... i didn't have ANY martinis this weekend..
but i do enjoy them on occasion...

which was the case below when Angela and I

were out at Gibson's in Chicago during CHA.

They had the BEST martinis.. YUMMY!!!!!!

Another favorite spot for martinis is

Melvin's on the Lake.

The Absolute Babe is my fav!

The other picture is of Susan and I last summer... CHEERS!

The Friday Limited Supplies Challenge

hosted by Jeanne

over on Splitcoast Stampers was to make a card

that was bright.. cheery... or funny...

something that would make you SMILE.

i love this little sentiment..

it makes me laugh every time..

so it was the perfect choice for this challenge.

ONE MARTINI...

TWO MARTINI...

THREE MARTINI...

FLOOR! :)

This adorable stamp is found in the kit

FUN NIGHT OUT by Unity Stamp Co.

What a GREAT set of stamps this is...

check the whole set out HERE.

Supply List: Paper-Hallow Circles by Glitz Design, Cardstock- Colorbok, Ribbon- Offray, Embossing Glitter, Bling- Walmart, Ink- Versa Magic- Midnight Black, Prisma Color pencils

CHEERS!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A FAB MONDAY!!!

SuNnY SaTuRdAy

and it was spent.... doing LAUNDRY????

YUCK!!!! shut up! its TRUE.

thats what i did this lovely second day of august... :)

besides that, chloe and caden each created a posterboard

to enter in the county fair this coming week.

chloe learned all about CATS and had some

wonderful photos she took of her own cats and kittens.

caden learned all about the PAINTED TURTLE.

he found his very own earlier this summer

and also took some fabulous photos of his little turtle friend.

we did internet research {hooray for wikipedia!}

and i taught them how to take the information they found

and rewrite it in their own words, giving proper credit to the source. :)

watch out college.. here they come!

paper writing will be a breeze since they started at ages 7 & 8!!!

{photos to come later of them and their posters.. they are sleeping now!}

Here are 3 little cards i made last week

with some of the new release kits from Unity Stamp Company.

Check out their website to find Growing in Unity and Distressed Dots.

Hey CHICK!

Here is a layout I did for the Unity release party
{more to come!}
I was at the cabin with no wireless...
so I hopped over to hang out with Angela and use her laptop.
We could only put my project pics on her other computer...
and well there just was no time to get them all shown during the party!
This was made with one of the brand new release kits
called HEY CHICK! Isn't it SOOOO CUTE??!
Head on over to UNITY STAMP CO. to get your own today!