Just a random post... Daily December :)

Hello :)  

I just wanted to post that I have been trying to keep up with my December Daily too!

Like I said before, my sister created a book for me to help me out ;) 

I have everything, but haven't had the time to actually sit and put everything in, eeek! 

SO, what I haaaave been doing is taking my pics, uploading them in order and keeping a small journal of all of our daily things to do and add in later! I'm hoping to be able to do it by Valentine's Day, lol! 

It's just so busy right now! Holiday stuffs and some behind the scene stuffs that I've been working on and will probably be able to reveal soon ;) I just know that a February deadline on this will work :) 

So here are a few pics from this month so far :) 

Our family (hubs and I, kiddos, my sister and her hubs and my parents) all climbed into a limo and headed into Manhattan on the 7th to see Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular, dinner at Mars 2112 and a peek at Rockefeller's Tree since it was raining too much to go walk around... 

We finally finished our decorating!!! 

My happy BOYS!!! :) 

My sister gave me the coolest birthday presents everrrrrrrrrr!!! 

And for yesterday, my big boy, who will be EIGHT tomorrow {sniff!} got his first basketball tee!!!
He's SO happy to be playing this season!!! 

That's it for now :) 

Thanks for looking and all your sweet comments! xo

Just spreading the word ;)

Just hopping on to let you know of an ah-maaazing blog candy giveaway going on at Melissa's Blog found HERE!!! You definitely won't want to miss your chance ;)

My family and I had a wonderful day in Manhattan today, even with all the traffic we were stuck in trying to get in and then out, lol! We saw the beautiful Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and had dinner at Mars 2112! The perfect place for the kiddos! and due to the rain, we were only able to drive by the Rockefeller Christmas Tree! We didn't want to miss a live viewing of it no matter what ;) 

Pics to come soon! Going to go snuggle up and watch 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' - one of my most fave girlie movies, and then heading off to bed! I'll be back tomorrow with a late post! 

Thanks for stopping by!!! xoxo 

G'nite :) 

BOTTLE CAP Ornaments!!!

Hello again! I'm back to share with you some ornaments that I created this week! 

Claudia and Company has these Maya Road Bottle Caps! 

They come in three different sizes: 2, 3, and 4 inches! 

There are so many creative ideas to do with these - magnets, ornaments, picture frames, note pads, calendars, etc!!! 

I decided to make mine into ornaments! 

In my house, you can never ever have too many ornaments on our huge tree ;)  

Here is a 'before' pic of me putting things together! 

These bottle caps are SO durable and sturdy - such good quality! and how do I know that??? LOL, come on! You all know how clumsy I can be with things - I must have dropped these about a billion times! and not one ding or dent happened! Yay! 

Of course, I just had to add pics of my boys! 

And yes, these are summer pics, but I just loved their poses and sweetness, I had to use them :) 

Do you see that I finally used my Stickles and Liquid Pearls here too?

My pearls look like Hershey-squirts! and my stickles completely flattened out! LOL! 

I guess I need to practice more ;)  but I love how it all turned out!!! 

For my next two I just had to use some of my favorite Holiday stamps!
The Shepherd Boy is another one of The Greeting Farm's retired stamp sets! I am SO happy that I bought this one when it came out, he is truly one of the cutest ones I have :)

The next stamp is also from The Greeting Farm that was just recently released, Holiday Anya... 

and look! More Stickles and Liquid Pearls, hee hee!!! 

Bottle Caps!!! 

What would you create with them???

AND!!! For a limited time ONLY!!! 

Maya Road is offering a FREE Holiday printout with every Bottle Cap purchase!!!

How cool is that?! 

You can see more details on the Claudia and Company Blog today!!! 

Thanks for stopping by again!
I truly do appreciate all of you that follow and comment regularly :) 

xoxo 

PS.... I am tryyyying to do My December Daily for 2011, too!!! 

I am a newbie and am totally unsure as to what I am doing with it, lol! 

I only took ONE pic yesterday, bummer! and here it is! 

My sister helped me out by creating a super cool book for me to finish up and add my pics and journaling too! I hope to keep up! Especially since I never get to finish anything for myself or for my own family, eeek! This will definitely be a nice present for my boys and hubs on New Years Day :) 

How are you doing your December Daily's?!?! 

Any ideas/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!! 

Thank you!!! 

High Five!!!

Wow! Due to Blogger misbehaving so badly for the last 2 weeks, I have a ton of cards and posts to share! Lots of catching up to do :)

There are Pixie Dust Studio sneak peeks to be seen today!
and today is also the start of their new challenge...
"Counting Along"
Add a number to your card/project!!!
AND/OR...
you can also create with or add a GEAR to your card/project!!!
WHY???
Because our latest release is... "STEAMPUNK"

Here's my card using all of the above with "Robo SteamPuff"...

Sorry for the bad pic! Got a new camera and I'm still working out the buttons ;)
Isn't he the cutest RObOt around!!!

I created this card for my lil guy!!!
Today he turns FIVE!!!
Time flies by too fast, sniff sniff...

Here's my Matthew with his new CARS bicycle :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by again!
If you have a moment, please scroll down and have a look at my latest cards for the kids Teachers!
Also, be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Pixies and see what they've created today too!
Be sure to enter our challenges! We are always on the lookout for new Pixies to join our DT and Guest spots ;)

Enjoy your Thursday evening :*)

PS!!! Be sure to stop by for tomorrow's release too ;) hee hee!!!

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio - Steampunk Collection "Robo SteamPuff" Digital Image 

Paper(s): My Mind's Eye DP, Taylored Expressions Cardstock 

Accessories: American Crafts Thickers, Taylored Expressions Medium Scallop Border Die, Ribbon, Scallop Circle and Small Oval Nesties 

Up Up and Awaaaaaay... and my mini-Guests :)

*Please scroll down a smidge for my Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past post! Thank you :)

The PIXIE CIRCUS is coming to town!!!

I have a sneak peek to share with you! and my 2 little GUESTS have joined me with their own sneaks too!!!

"Up Up and Away"

This lil guy reminds me of the Disney movie, Up :)

I found some scraps of Cosmo Cricket Lil Man DP and just knew that I had to put the two together...

Next, my little Matthew, who will be 5 next month and will become a Kindergartener this Fall {sniff, sniff} needed to have ALL of these images in order to create a 'Circus theme' Circus :)

He used "Up Up and Away", "Goin' Bananas" and "Wink Blasts Off" digital images...

My Nicky (who wants to be called Nicholas now and is 7 AND A HALF, sigh...) created his own scenes for his images too!... For his first pic, he used "Goin' Bananas" and put this funny lil monkey on a tropical island :)

For Nicky's next image, "Wink Blasts Off"... he drew in the inside of the Big Top with his own Ringmaster :)

Thanks so much for looking and for the sweet loving comments! I know that my boys will be checking first thing in the morning, lol!

Enjoy!!!

Card Details:
Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio "Up Up and Away", "Goin' Bananas" and "Wink Blasts Off"
Paper(s): Cosmo Cricket Lil Man DP, Papertrey Ink Kraft CS
Accessories: Cosmo Cricket Lil Man Die Cut Stickers, Baker's Twine, MFT Open Scallop Die-namic

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!

Woo Hoo!!! Hope you're all getting your scrappy groove on this weekend :)

I really didn't think that I was going to be able to sit down and create anything, let alone, to post it on here, lol! But I had some time in between everything this morning to color up this image, and now that ALL boys are fed and watching a Disney movie, I have the rest of the evening to relax, color and scrap :)

So here's card #1 for the evening ;)

This sweet lil girlie is Pixie Dust Studio's FREEBIE for today!!!

GO HERE!!! for your sweet "Sabrina with Scrappy" image :)

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I have to be honest - I did not create this layout today,

BUT I did finally take a pic to share with you today, hee hee!!!

That's me and my lil guy bumming around in our goofy winter hats!

He was a lil over 4 months old in this pic! and he's going to be 5 next month!!! Eeeek! Time is going by waaay toooo faaaast! Sniff...

The minute I saw these penguins with their winter hats I knew that this pic just had to be scrapped asap!!!

(Three Bugs in a Rug "Snow Much Fun" DP)

Look at these guys?! They look so huggable :)

I hope you're ALL enjoying your weekend!!!

I'm off to do some DT stuffs for next week! I am having oral surgery on Tuesday and may be a bit loopy for a day or two! LOL! I don't want to forget anything that I want show you :) :) :)

Happy Mom's Day to all the sweet mom-sters out there :*)

Enjoy!!!

Baby Jack

Hello everyone!!!

It's been a very peaceful, relaxing and amazingly sunny and beautiful day :)

Even though lil guy is now sick with the same thing that I have, we had some quality time before Big Bro got home from school :) Now, we had a pizza/chicken dinner {lol!} and we're cuddling on the couch watching Harry Potter on TV waiting for hubs/Daddy to get home from work...

In between the cuddles,

I was also able to cuddle up with this sweetie, Baby Bud "Jack"...

Isn't he 'cheek-pinching' cute!?!?

I looove his curly hair!

I used some October Afternoon DP scraps and just went with the flow :)

The sentiment is from a Close to My Heart stamp set that I found in my closet too! lol!

Baby Bud Designs latest challenge is to use Ribbons and Bows!

Go to their blog and get the latest deets ;)

While I was coloring Baby Jack, someone "borrowed" my camera...

He doesn't look sick, does he?! LOL!

and yes, this pic does not do my lil bud any justice!

He is waaaay cuter than this close up! LOL!

We watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse...

and played Star Wars Trouble...

He said he needed a close-up of my 'project computer', lol!

{He also caught me re-signing up for TE's Key Ingredients Kits!!!}

and he took a pic of my new {to me} toy!!!

My bestie from Cali sent me her Cricut!

She is the BESTEST bestie in the universe!!!

and I cannot wait to start using it :)

Thanks to all who have commented and have sent get well wishes :)

I appreciate and love you all!!!

TGIF!!! :*)

Thank You!!!

Good morning :) :) :)
It's Wednesday!!! My Oh My!!! Where have my days gone?!

Thank you all SO very much for my birthday wishes!!!
I had a fabulous day, and weekend! So did my Big Boy who officially turned 7 yesterday :)
We had a fun time at Boomers on Saturday! Sunday was our pj/relaxing day! and last night we had a small cake for Nicky's 'real' birthday :) It's been a wonderful and very memorable couple of days :)

I can proudly say that I already have all of our Thank You cards made!
I just need to address them now ;) Hopefully I can get that done just as quick!

Today I am going to share Nicky's 'Thank you's'...

Nicky searched and dug through my box of stamps and found this sweet (and never been used) Recollections "Robots" Stamp Set (that we received from Erica a while ago - thanks again Erica!) to use for his cards...
I kept it simple since I had to create 15 of them!

He insisted that I stamp something on the inside too -
it was too plain white and boring, LOL!
Thanks for stopping by!
I will be back tomorrow - it's another 3 post day!!!
and one of those will be my Thank You cards!

Enjoy your Wednesday :*)

Card Details:
Stamp(s): Recollections "Robots" Clear Stamps, The Greeting Farm "My Guy Ian" Sentiment Stamp
Paper(s): Papertrey Ink Cardstock
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox "Bisque" Chalk Ink  
Copic Markers: B00, C1, R35, YR04

Happy Thanksgiving...

Happy Turkey Day!!!
Most of you are celebrating and giving thanks for all of our blessings today :)

I wanted to share with all of you what I am most grateful for, but first, a lil challenge time ;) hee, hee!

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge # 50
is to use Dani's Sketch and use a 'Thankful' theme on your card/project.

Weeeell, I had a moment, lol, and created a 'Thankful' card and completely forgot about the sketch, LOL! here it is...

I used "November Pixie", which was a freebie on Pixie Dust Studio's PCP page and now available in the Pixie Dust Studio Shop!
Isn't she adorable?! You definitely want to be a part of our PCP group in order to receive Kathy's 'monthly' freebies ;) They're just too cute to pass up!!! Join now to be sure to be sure to start collecting next year's line up ;)

Here's Dani's amaaaaazing sketch!!!

AND, here's my second attempt to this challenge...

For this card, I used "Missy Claus" from the latest released Toybox Collection and some of my Echo Park DP :)

SO?! Do you see what I did to this card?! or rather, did you notice what I left off of this card???
I forgot to go with the theme!!! ACK!!! LOL!
It's been a busy week ;) Sorry!
Please just smush the 2 cards together, and then you'll have one card for this challenge ;) okay?! hee, hee!

AND!!! Lookie here!!!

http://www.pixieduststudio.net/ 



Click HERE and happy shopping ;)

I am just going to take a moment to say how truly blessed I am!!!
SO very thankful to be here! To do what I love to do! To blog and share it with SO many amazing people! Thank you! ALL of you! for your support, comments and for just being here, there!
It means a lot to me :)

I am also SO SO SO SO SO very thankful for my family...

My 'three' boys :)
Dino (Daddy/Hubs), Nicky (My Big Boy) and Matthew (My Lil Guy)

My parents! aka, my boys Mama and Papa :)

AND, for my little sister and bro-in-law!
aka, my boys Titi and Tio Sean :)

All of these people, my family, they are the air I breathe! I wouldn't be who I am if it weren't for them! and I thank them with all of my heart!!!

Enjoy the parades! Gobble up some turkey and have an amazing Holiday everyone!!!
{{{HUGS!!!}}}

My {Mini-Guest} Harry Potter!!!

*Please scroll down to see my Oh, Alice Challenge post, thank you :)

Sooooo, who has seen the new Harry Potter movie?!?!

I have to wait until next weekend to see it :( 

but we're celebrating anyway ;)

I wanted to create something for the new release, but with the week I've had, I just couldn't find the time nor the energy... but my Nicky made something for me :) and I'd like to share it with you...

There's Harry Potter, Hermione, Ron, and Dumbledore (he is not aware that poor Dumbledore died in the last movie) and yes, Nicky "borrowed" all of my Pixie Dust Studio images, lol!...

on the left side, he drew Harry's dragon from the "Goblet of Fire" and on the right, the castle is in the background and he even created a Dementor - which according to Nicky, they're not so scary once you get used to them, LOL!

Nicky will be 7 in a few weeks, I know he's a bit young to watch the movies, he's only seen pieces of a few of them, but he has seen all the trailers - it's been hard keeping him away from the scary parts since he thinks he's a big boy and can handle it all ;) Maybe he can, but I can't help being a bit over-protective of my babies ;)

Thanks for letting us share!!!

Have a wonderful and creative weekend :*)

It's time to play in the "Toybox"!!!

Hi again! I'm sure that we're all happy that it's finally Friday, right ;)

Today, Pixie Dust Studio has a new adorable and fun-filled digi collection to release!!!

"Toybox"

Here's "Plushie the Pony"...

Isn't she the sweetest lil pony!? SO fun to color!

I also have another cutie to introduce you to! but I had help with this one! My boys saw my printouts on my desk and couldn't restrain themselves from helping me with these, hee hee! I haven't had a chance to print any out for myself yet, so I'm using their's to show you ;)

 Here's "Gamer-A-Saurus"!!!

Matthew (4 1/2) wanted his first 'saurus to be rainbow-like to represent the Mario Bros. game they always play (Galaxy 2)... and the second one is orange, well, because, orange is a good color ;)

Nicky (almost 7! eeek!) wanted to go all out with a Mario theme! His first one is Mario riding on Yoshi, and the second one is Luigi riding on Yoshi - he's pretty good with his background coloring too ;) hee, hee!

We hope you likey!!!

Here's the entire collection...

Available NOW at the Pixie Dust Studio Shop!!!

Thanks so much for looking :)

Enjoy your Friday night!!!

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio - Toybox Collection "Plushie the Pony" and "Game-A-Saurus" Digital Image

Paper(s): Cosmo Cricket "" DP, Papertrey Ink Kraft CS, Neenah White

Ink(s): Copic Markers

Accessories: MFT Open Scallop Die-namics, misc Ribbon, The Robin's Nest Dew Drops