Really, really fast...

Hi friends!!!
I've decided to take a bit of a blog-break for the weekend and maybe a few days after...
I've finally caught up with most things, like emails, lol! If I didn't respond to you it may have gotten lost in the 174 emails I had this past week and that's not including all those from last weekend's blog hop - gasp! Please re-email me, I feel really bad that it took me so long to get back to so many!
My to-do list has shrunk in some ways and grown in other parts!

Here's a peek!

1) 3 Card swaps (5ct, 8ct and 9ct)!

2) 4 Thank you cards

3) 2 sympathy cards

4) 5 B'day cards

5) Pics to download, print and share!

6) Clean living and dining room carpet area!

(Bought the machine 2 weeks ago! lol)

7) and every other everyday thing that needs to be done!!!

8) maybe feed the kids too ;)

Isn't she the cutest?!?! We've been lucky! She was wee-wee pad trained within the first 2 days! (only until she gets her shot, then we will train her to go outside)... she has slept through the night with no accidents or whining! and has not ripped anything apart (yet!)!!! She's a good puppy! Miley Rose is going to her first vet visit today! Wish us luck :)

Tonight is also Scrappy Night at the elementary school! It's themed for Father's Day - I still have to get all my stuff ready for that! and I'll share sometime next week! along with what we made last month - I have to get that finished this weekend too!

Ack! Just remembered that Nicky has T-ball pics tomorrow morning at 915am!!! Must add that to the reminder list too!!!

Going now - taking 2 Tylenols, picking up Nicky from Pre-K, lunch, vet, shower, dinner, scrapping and then passing out!
Must remember to set alarm clock for tomorrow morning... sigh...

Have a fab weekend!!!

Love you all!!!

Sissy's Scrap Free For All Themed Challenge#2 and Cards For Heroes

We at Sissy's Scrap Challenges have 2 separate challenges to announce today!!!



First - this week's Free For All Themed Challenge is a color themed challenge (preferably a card)...

Red White Blue

To join in:
- Create anything using the colors Red, White, and Blue.- Link us up and leave a comment here or at our PCP group with your link.
- If you are using SCS or another forum... please use SSFFATC2
- Creations are due no later than Tuesday, at Noon EST.
- The winner will be chosen randomly and posted Tuesday afternoon.

Here are my cards:

I spotted this hilarious stamp online and just had to have it!!!

This is a stamp from Jessica Lynn Original stamp called "Punny"... it says,

"I couldn't figure out why the baseball was getting bigger and bigger.

Then it hit me."

LOL!!! Love it!!! Perfect! Especially since this is what happened to my poor hubs when he played T-ball and then he never played again! ;)

Details:

Paper(s): Bazzill

Stamp(s): Jessica Lynn Original "Punny 003" Stamp

Ink(s): Stampin Up Basic Black Markers; Copics

Accessories: Stampin Up Buttons; Misc. Ribbon.

Here's another stamp that I purchased from Jessica Lynn Original!!!

My very own personalized stamp!!!

It looks almost exactly like my very own handwriting :)

Thank you Jessica!!!

**Our 2nd challenge will start today and end July 4th!!!**

Inspired by last weekend's Cards For Heroes Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop :) We would like to help Cards For Heroes by having you create card(s) (preferred size is 4.25" x 5.5) for our troops! You can create/submit as many cards as you like! and mail them to me and I will forward them all to Cards For Heroes!!!

For each card that I receive in my hands you will earn an entry to win a prize!!!

Here's some basic info for the kind of cards they would like to receive :)

What kind of cards do service members prefer?
"We're told that general cards are in greatest demand since they are not time-sensitive: miss you, love, birthday, thinking of you, hello, thank you. They send cards to husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, children and friends, so any of these themes directed to any of these audiences are fabulous!"

What kind of cards should I avoid sending?
"No glitter that will flake off the card—it is a safety hazard; it can make a mess on a uniform and make a hero visible to night-vision goggles! Please do not send suggestive or risqué cards; we do not wish to offend any of our service members. Funny cards are okay, but keep them positive and upbeat. "

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to leave a comment at Sissy's Scrap Challenge and/or email me, Margie (mescrap@rocketmail.com)

Let's get creating for a great cause :)

Imagine how happy you will make not only the service person that will be using your cards, but the person that he/she sends it to! Their parents, spouse, kids!!!
You have until the 4th of July!!! Plenty of time to create and/or dig in your stash and send some cards in!!!

Thanks!!!

Twilight Tuesday Inspiration Challenge#33 and Sketch#4

Happy Twilight Tuesday!!! We are up to Challenge #33!!!
Here's this week's Twilight Tuesday Inspiration, chosen by our lovely Beth of Stamp Insanity...

"Favorite New Moon Quote"

Craft Portion:

Create a project that captures the moment and complements the quote you've chosen.

Comment Portion:

Explain why your quote is memorable to you and what about it 'grabbed' you initially.
For more inspiration! I used this month's Dani of Count Your Beautiful Blessings, Twilight Tuesday Inspiration Sketch Challenge #4 too!!!

"Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk."
"It didn’t feel like the pain had weakened over time, rather that I’d grown strong enough to bear it."
~ Bella Swan, New Moon, Ch. 4, pg 117 - 118
"After all the thousand times I’ve told you I love you, how could you let one word break your faith in me?"
~ Edward Cullen, New Moon, Ch. 23, pg 510

Yes, Edward, it only takes one word...
Details:
Paper(s): Basic Grey Bittersweet DP; Bazzill
Ink(s): Palette Noir Black; Signo White Pen
Accessories: Basic Grey Chipboard; Prima flowers (reversed and torn); The Robin's Nest Dew Drops.
Time to go check out the Design Team's creations!

Beth, Stamp Insanity
Dani, Count Your Beautiful Blessings
Eve, This is Bliss
Jen, Deconstructing Jen
Julie, Stars Fall Creations
Rebecca, Bella Carta
Tonya, Stamp Happens
... and a huge belated THANK YOU to my friend Jacquie of Family and Crafting!!!

I'm sooo glad to have met you - you're so sweet, kind, generous and helpful!!!

Y'all need to go visit her bloggy! Jacquie has the most beautiful Twilight and Unity cards eva!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your week :)

Life Just Got Busier!!!

Meet the newest addition to our family!!!...

Miley Rose
She is a Yorkie Poo!
LOL! Funny - right!?
She's half Yorkshire Terrier and half Poodle!
and...
YEA! There's another female in the house! ;)
I'm not alone anymore with all these boys:
DH, 5yo, almost 3yo, Nemo (bird), Wall-E (bird #2) and Theodore (hamster)!
;) I'm looking forward to adding a bit more pink to my scrappy mess!
This is going to be such a huge learning experience for everyone!
Neither my hubs nor I have ever had a dog! Nothing more than small animals of any kind, lol!
We're a lil nervous... but look at these 2 lil faces...

Happy Boys!!!

Who can resist!?!?

Happy Memorial Day!!!

Thank you to all who participated/commented on the Cards For Heroes Blog Hop!

God Bless our troops and their families :)

~ margie

CARDS FOR HEROES Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to Cards For Heroes Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop!!!

If you would like to start from the beginning of the Blog Hop, please go HERE!!! Hope y'all are having a beautiful and looong weekend!!!

This weekend we are giving a shout out to all those who serve for our country :) We give you many, many thanks for all that you do for us!!! We appreciate and love you from the bottom of our hearts!!!

I would like to show you the cards that I made in more detail ;)

My friend Jami of Stamp Happy with Sgt. Stamper made this adorable stamp set called Sgt. Chicken! Isn't he the cutest? Jami is one of the most inspiring and creative scrappers I have ever met! and I have been blessed to have found her and to get to know her! :)

Jami and her family are in the process of packing up and leaving base housing in South Korea to go back to their home in Arizona! I wish them all the best - for a safe and happy return :)

This is the inside of the first card! Here's the 2nd card! Sgt. Chicken is a pleasure to color in ;)
Here's the inside too!
... and here's the 3rd! HOOAH!!!

Cards Details:

Paper(s): Creative Imagination; Bazzill

Stamp(s): 2 Red Bananas "Sgt. Chicken" Stamp Set

- illustrated by Jami of Stamp Happy with Sgt. Stamper

Ink(s): Stampin Up Basic Black Marker; Spica Glitter Markers.

Accessories: Misc. ribbon, buttons, flowers and brads.
Sooo, sit back and relax with your fave drink and snack! You have all weekend to hop around ;)

The Cards For Heroes Memorial Day Blog Hop starts today, 5/23rd at 12pm PST, and ends 5/25th at 12am PST!

Your next blog to visit is Laura - she is a new blogger with the most amazing layouts... I'm sure that she will have something amazing to share with all of you :)

Laura

of

Finding The Joy In Each Day

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

God bless our troops and all of you too ;)

Sissy's Scrap Challenge #7 and Flowers

Hi there!!! TGIF!!!

Have y'all been having Blogger/Explorer problems too??? This is the first time that I have been able to log on without any problems - sheesh! So sorry to be posting my stuffs so late, but here it is ;)

Challenge #7 for Sissy's Scrap is to create a project that is NOT a layout or card inspired by... FAVORITES!!!

... it can be a compilation of personal favorites, someone else's favorites, whatever you'd like, just remember, no Layouts or cards!

I hope y'all can make a lil time over this holiday weekend to join in and play with us!!! :)

Let's see... I have sooo many favorites things - it's too hard to narrow it down... so, I'm using my #1 inspiration, my boys! and another fave - Cosmo Cricket DP to help!

A new fave of mine is altering anything that I can get my hands on ;)

... AND as long as I stay away from bows - ribbon is really working for me too!

Sooo, here we have to gorgeous lil boys sitting in some very plain shadow box frames...

... and look at them now!

I think that they look a bit more cheery now :)

Frame Details:

Paper(s): Cosmo Cricket Lil' Man DP

Accessories: We R Memory Keepers 'White Out' Layered Chipboard Words; Me & My Big Ideas Soft Spoken 'Oh Brother' embellishments; Stampin Up Ribbon; other misc. ribbon.

I also wanted to share the details to the pic I showed y'all the other day - when Blogger/Explorer were behaving ;)
This was an idea that I had for Nicky's PreK Teachers for Teacher's Appreciation Week, but never got to it... last Monday, I got a class note from his school stating that on Wednesday they were going to do a ceremony in honor of Memorial Day - the students were being asked to bring in a flower to place at the memorial/flag and to wear red, white and blue... I just knew that I had to make this! and it took me 4 hours! LOL!
I overworked and overheated my poor lil Slice machine, lol! It made 42 individual flowers - creating 2 of the first flower, 8 of the second flower and 10 of the last flower = 20 in total!!!

I attached a tag to each flower - each one of his classmates and teacher's received their own personalized flower. That was the hardest part - stamping their names onto the tags and then tying the tags onto the flowers! Next time, I'll scribble the names on ;) LOL!

It made me happy to know that every kid in class was able to participate and enjoy the festivities!

Details:

Paper(s): Creative Imaginations

Stamp(s): Stampin Up 'Short & Sweet' Set; Hero Arts Clear Stamps; K&Company Alpha Stamps.

Ink(s): Stampin Up Basic Black Markers; Spica Black Glitter Marker

Accessories: $1 dollar 'House' pencil holder from Michael's; Red Chenille Stems; Stampin Up Bold Brights Buttons; misc. ribbons; All Natural Accents Red Hibiscus Flowers; Dew Drops; Making Memories Slice Wedding and Basics 1 Cartridges.

... and thanks to y'all for stopping by :)

Enjoy your loooong holiday weekend!

Happy Memorial Day!!!