Back to the Basics!

Been YEARS since I was in the "blogging" world. Well, here goes nothin' I am in LOVE with being a Stampin Up demo and have enjoyed watching and following many blogs for years. So why not jump in and try again?  I may be "craftily challenged" but we can share this crazy journey together. I love meeting new people and sharing crafty ideas. I love being inspired! I have two older kids. One who just graduated from high school and a junior. Marching band definitely keeps us busy in the fall (I have two trumpet players) and one auditioning for a DCI (drum corps) in Nov. My husband, after 23 years in the Army is now traveling a LOT on business so I definitely have time on my hands to share. Hope you are inspired when you visit my site and please feel free to contribute with comments or ask me about Stampin Up. I would love to help you along your crafty journey in any way. 

LONG time!

Well, I sure haven't posted anything for MONTHS. We are finally settled in Kansas after taking a month to get here!! Disney, beaching it, and white water rafting on the way! We all had a blast. I have been super busy "unpacking" but definitely took time out to "craft" and "card" and "scrap". I SO wanted to go to CHA but with the move it was just impossible. JAN. CHA, here I come. At least I finally got my scrap room up and running and will have pictures and posts upcoming. Not that ANYONE is listening out there. This is just a very cool and fun way to track what I have done and what FUN I am having doing it!!

Happy Mother's Day and Homemade Bread!

Well, my DH surprised me with a Bosch mixer and Nutrimill for Mother's Day. The kids were sooo excited to have me open it on Sunday. They had been keeping it a secret. I knew they were up to something. The UPS man dropped it off and I was not allowed to come out. They rolled a 45 lb pail of hard white wheat into their bedroom on a skateboard! LOL. The mixer works GREAT. We have already made cookies and a batch of bread. will have to wait to try out my Nutrimill as we can't crack open the wheat until we move. Movers come in a couple weeks. Oh I wish we could stay in sunny Florida. That is HOME! My daughter wanted to make a video like the Pink Stamper all the way down to the "Hello everyone" She is toooooo cute!

Another of the cards

My DD had to make a card from EVERYONE in the house even our puppies. She had fun!

Happy Mother's Day

What a wonderful Mother's Day. It would have been absolutely perfect if my DH had been home with us, but such is Army life eh? My sweet daughter started the day at 7:00 a.m. by making pancakes and cutting fresh strawberries and setting the table so elegantly. She and my son even cleaned up everything before letting me come out. They found me and refilled my coffee cup several times as well. too sweet! Breakfast was delicious and then they brought me over to give me homemade cards and goodies. They spoiled me rotten! I LOVED it

Change of Address

Instead of getting all things ready for our huge upcoming move I am busily making adorable little change of address cards. A big FYI though, mailed one out as a trial and it cost $1.33 because the coordinating envelope was too small and because of the brad. I was told to put the entire thing in a larger envelope and that would help, but if I have brads in my cards at all I will be charged extra. Ho hummmmmm.

Nuts about you cards

The last day we made cards and gave little gifties. These Creater a Critter cards turned out cute I think.