It is hard to believe that 11 years ago today, I was holding in my hands a beautiful baby girl!

We are in Northern Michigan celebrating her special day, we’ll travel to Mackinaw Sunday after church, then my mom, dad, Elena and Dave will walk the Mighty Mackinaw Bridge!!  I will stay planted on the ground taking pictures

I wish I had a newborn picture of her on this computer But here is recent one of her….

Well I did it again, this time I uploaded my card to the Diva site but forgot to upload it to MY site….I had my card done much earlier than normal too – go figure! HA!

Here is the Design Team Challenge for the week:

And here is my card

Stampin’ Up! Recipe

SU Cardstock

SU Classic Ink

Stampin’ Up! Accessories

Good afternoon everyone! I completely forgot to post my card here this morning so here it is!

I went with a bright cheery card, trying to get several done before I head back to school next Tuesday.

Here is the sketch and my card:

Stampin’ Up! Recipe

Cardstock

Classic Ink

Accessories

Stamp Set

Good Wednesday morning!!  We are so excited over on the Diva blog! We have several new designers who joined the team.  Be sure to stop by; check out their work and then go make your own card, come back and use the Inlinkz to post your card.  Remember to use the link directly to your card, not just your blog.

Here is the sketch challenge for today!

And here is my card – I made it for a friend who had major surgery this morning.

and the inside

Bad angle and the lighting is weird….

Stampin’ Up! Recipe

I found this video on another demonstrators website and HAD to share it here – they did an awesome job!

Good morning!! Hope you are all doing well!! Here is the sketch challenge for today!!

And here is my card:

I cannot believe it has been 2 months since I have posted anything to my blog. I hope you will all forgive me!  School has gotten the best of me, and I’ve been trying to keep up with the projects and homework.

I HOPE to be back making cards and creating now that the new catalog is out! If you’d like a copy, please let me know!  Remember though, you can ALWAYS order 24/7 by clicking the link to the right.

Good Wednesday morning everyone!! I want to start out this morning with a bit of sad news…last night Detroit Tigers Baseball Announcer Ernie Harwell passed away.  He was the Voice of Baseball in Detroit for as long as I can remember and longer.  His recognizable voice will never be forgotten.

Ernie you will be missed, but we know you are in Heaven now, pain free.  God bless you!

William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell (January 25, 1918 — May 4, 2010)

Now onto our sketch challenge for today….

Here is my card for the challenge

Stampin Up Recipe

Basic Black Cardstock

Apricot Appeal Cardstock

Sage Shadow Cardstock

Sage Shadow Classic Ink

Apricot Appeal Classic Ink

Beautiful Wings Embosslit die

Square Lattice Embossing folder

Nouveau Chic Designer Series Paper

Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon

Flight of the Butterfly Stamp Set

Good Wednesday morning!! WOW it feels good to be relaxing this week. I am off school for a week and have gotten so much done! So glad I got my card done in time, I miss participating with the other Diva’s!

The Royal Blog Tour is gearing up to start on Friday – this is one Tour you don’t want to miss!! There are 6 Royal Paths to travel down so be sure to check it out on Friday!! There are some awesome games going on too, so be sure to check out the games tab!

This week our color challenge was very exciting! We had to use the following colors!

Here is my card

Stampin’ Up! Recipe

Cardstock

Stamp Set

Priceless

Accessories

Today my son is 22 years old! I cannot believe that he has grown up so quickly.  We couldn’t be more proud of him, as he has found his niche in life and has become a fire fighter and will soon be starting the paramedic program!  Dave Elena and I couldn’t be more proud of him!

I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday…woke up in the morning in labor, but not bad enough to go to the hospital yet, so we hung out at home, then went to my mom’s for lunch…no one ever told me I shouldn’t have eaten before delivering. HAHA  We got to the hospital around 1ish (I remember because the soaps were on in the labor room!) and he was born at 4:07 PM  Justin’s dad and I had decided that if it were a girl, I’d pick out the name, and if it was a boy, he’d pick it.  So when we got to the hospital, neither of us has really decided on a name, so Justin’s dad said, if its a boy, just follow my lead.  Alrighty then!  The dr delivered Justin and the nurse asked us shortly after if we had decided on a name…my (then) husband looked at the nurse and said yes, “Thaddius Bartholemew” She looked at him, and looked at me and said, “you REALLY don’t have to decide on a name right now!”  HAHA That just cracked us up!  He told the nurse we’d come up with a name and let them know.  We decided later that the best name that fit was Justin, because we literally got to the hospital “just in time”  I look at Justin now and just cannot imagine him as a Thaddius or Tad…Justin is definitely a much better name for our guy!

Happy Birthday Justin!! We love you!

Mom, Dave and Elena