Cardabilities Sketch Reveal

Good morning friends! Happy Holidays to all of you! I hope you've had a great holiday thus far! We've had a great relaxing time...we even woke up with snow yesterday! We've been playing games, watching movies, eating fun treats, loving on baby Max and sleeping in...it's been wonderful!! I'll be back to my regular posting soon...when my kids get back to school and I get a chance to sit down...and think!

I've got a Cardabilities Sketch to share with you today...the sketch is #18 and I used this for a few Christmas cards...isn't it a great one!? This sketch is very easy to use and I find myself using something similar to this quite a bit. I really enjoyed this one...and I'm sure you'll get a bundle of joy when you check out what the rest of the DT has done with it! Be sure to check out the Cardabilities Blog for all the fun!
I hope you have a wonderful New Year celebration, where ever you may be! I'll be back soon...thanks for being patient with me while I enjoy the holidays and my new baby!! He is 100% delicious...I am so in love!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Mix Blog Hop!

Good morning again friends! This is post #2 for today..so scroll down to catch the Cardabilities Sketch reveal. Here we are, with a Lizzie Anne Designs Mix Blog Hop! How fun to share an image with you from the new January Mix! It is called "Lucky in Love" and is FULL of great images! I fell in love with this little apron...isn't it cute!?
I used the sketch challenge for this week, it's #155 for my layout and then paired it up with some yummy "Love Me Do" paper from MMe. The sentiment is from the Circle Sentiments stamp set here. It's one of my favorites, and is retired and 50% off right now!

The LAD Blog has a list of the girls that have some fun to share with you...so take a gander and enjoy some fun new images!!

Have a great one and thanks a bundle for stopping by!

Cardabilities Sketch Reveal

Good mornging friends! I've got a couple of fun posts to share today! With today being the 15th, I've got two posts to share with you. This first post is sharing the new Cardabilities Sketch reveal...it's a fun one! This is Sketch # 17, you can check the sketch out here, on the blog.
I used some delicious MME christmas paper, PTI stamp, snowflake punch and there you have it folks! Be sure to check out the other DT work, it's always a treat to see how everyone uses the sketch...

Tootles and see you soon!!

I Love You!

Hello friends...good morning! I hope you are doing well!! I wanted to pop in and say a quick hello...I am serioulsy loving my baby snuggling moments...and find it difficult to want to put him down...I LOVE the feeling of his little person sleeping in my arms!! And as I've learned the hard way, "babies don't keep"....I'm doing all I can to take advantage of these few fleeting newborn weeks! He's already 4 weeks old today!! He's doing great...eating a ton, sleeping pretty good and proving himself a wonderful addition to our family!


I wanted to share a card I made a few weeks ago...with some fun new products....aren't the colors in this paper divine!? I think so!!

Hope you all are doing well...with the holiday bustle...we drove around looking at Christmas lights tonight...so fun!! Take care and stay tuned for some fun later this week...Cardabilities sketch reveal, LAD Mix blog hop...YEA!! See you soon!!

A gift for you

Happy Friday morning friends! Today is the Lizzie Anne Designs Design Team Challenge for December...we were challenged to make a tag/gift tag for the holidays...I apprecitae the challenge, it got a couple of little gifties for some friends checked off my list of things to do!;)

I am in love with this little marshmellow image...isn't it SO dang cute!? I love the little scarf and find it just a perfect winter image! It can be for Christmas or just winter stuffs, and makes me SO happy!! The image is from the December Mix, Warmest Wishes. The "a gift for you" comes from the Love and Joy Labels stamp set. I paired the image with some great candy stripped paper I picked up a few weeks ago. Isn't that great holiday paper!?
Here is the complete little gift ensamble I created. I made a fun card, filled a little 1/2 pint jar with hot chocolate mix, mint/chocolate chips, and marshmellows. I prettied up the jar with some paper, tulle, and ribbons...then added my little tag. It's so fun to create your own gift packaging and cards, don't you think!?

These are super and can be easily mass produced. With a new baby, my hoilday preperations are doing their best to stay simple and necessary. I'd say that we'll get a few more of these made up and ready to be given...so those people we love can have a little happy warm and toasty treat!:)

Here is what the little jar looks like...enough cocoa for 2 servings with some yummy mint/chocolate chips and marshmellows!!

Don't forget to check in on the LAD blog for the fun items the other DT girls are sharing...I'm sure we'll get a load of inspiration today!! Thanks so much for stopping by, make it a great one!!

Merry Christmas Gnome...

Isn't this little Gnome cute!? He is one of the great collection that is the December Mix from LAD! It's such a fun collection of images...check the whole set here! It is called Warmest Wishes and is full of great wintertime goodness!!
I liked this little gnome...and paired him up with some fun snazzy making memories paper for a fun holiday card.

I'm working on some projects and gifts today while my little Max is sleeping...so I'll have some fun to share in the next few days! Friday is the LAD DT challenge and it is a fun one! It will be great to get your wheels churning for some holiday help!!

See you soon...thanks for stopping by!

Thank You

Good morning friends! It's a frosty and cold December 6th morning. St. Nicholas stopped by earlier this morning, leaving our little house full of wonder and excitement!! The kids and I all cozied up in my bed and read the new Christmas books that He left with their shoes on the fireplace...and the Spirit of the season is getting sweeter and sweeter!

Having a new baby this time of year really gives me a different perspective than in years gone by. I find myself thinking about Mary and about how she must have felt as she carried and then gave birth to the Son of God...what a wonderful woman she must have been. I feel very far from being like her...but she is one of those women who I would like to know more about and be more like...just a few thoughts that are swimming around inside my mind right now!

I've got a quick little thank you to share...I've got a list of people that are being so kind and giving to me right now...meals being brought to our home, playdates for my girls...so I can rest and rock my new babe...I've got angelic friends.
This will be one of the cards that finds it's way to some dear angel friend's hands...just a simple and heartfelt thank you. I used some fun new Crate Paper and American Crafts stamps...fun, fun, fun.

I pray your holiday season will be filled with joy and peace. Yea for online shopping and not needing to leave my house!! The packages are arriving at my door...love that!! I'll be back tomorrow...see you soon!!

Max Arden Allen

Good Morning friends. I want to share a photo of my new little bundle of joy. This is my beautiful Max Arden. He is sheer perfection...I am loving him looking at me with those bright eyes of his...loving him more and more every day. I feel so blessed that the Lord saw fit to bless our family with his sweet spirit...I will be ever thankful for this blessing.

I just wanted to share...one of my little pieces of joy right now. There is indeed much goodness in this wonderful world of ours...so much to look forward to. Thank you all for being such great friends and for your I pray your holiday season is full of wonderful!! See you tomorrow!