It's been a hoot!

I L-O-V-E owls and have been in heaven ever since they became popular again! This stamp set from Close To My Heart is one of my very favorite ones............aren't these little guys cute??? The card on the left is for a friend, I just felt like making her a card! It simply says "Just wanted to say Hello" on the inside. The Thank You card on the right is for Jacob's teacher and on the inside it says "It's been a Hoot".

Cardstock; Misc. solid color for base, Close To Cocoa, Colonial White and Bloom & Grow by My Minds Eye

Cocoa and Bamboo ink, CTMH buttons, ribbon from my stash, Fiskars border punch, the Coluzzle and Copic markers.

Father's Day Card

Here is the Father's Day card we did in the club this month. It was a huge hit and oh-so cute!!! I can't wait to give it to Eric since he already got his present a little early. I am making one for my dad too.......it's a nice change from the ordinary kinda card.

All supplies are Close To My Heart

Where does time go????

Yes, I know I have been a bad blogger lately!!! I don't have anything crafty to share because I haven't been to my scrapping corner in a looooong time. Part of the reason is that my mojo left and I can't find it! The other reason is that we have just been plain busy around here.

For anyone that doesn't know, I have been on a mission to lose weight. The pounds just kept sneaking up on me over the years and I couldn't take it anymore. I became VERY conscious of what I ate and I got active. I work out with a personal trainer once a week and make an effort to do something physical every day. My efforts have paid off because I have lost 50 pounds since January!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!!I still can't wrap my mind around what 50 extra pounds felt like. I am very proud of myself to say the least!!!

Anyhow, I have some pictures to share of some of the things we have been up to in the last two weeks.

Pismo Beach

It was cold and windy, but we didn't care. Any day at Pismo is a good day!

Please excuse the bad hair and no makeup, lol.

Jacob and his sand castle.

Me on the beach

The new baby chicks!!! They are the cutest little things.

Jacob on Easter in the back yard.

Catie on Easter in the wild flowers.

Jacob's first time bowling. He did really good too!

Simple Sunday #7

Cardstock: My Minds Eye, PinkPaislee, American Crafts

Inks: Chocolate, Tulip

Stamps: CTMH The Works Alphabet

Misc.: ric rac, My Minds Eye die cuts, CTMH rub ons, distressing tool

2 Be With You

I was recently online "just looking" over at A Page 4 All Seasons when I saw the French Flea Market collection by My Minds Eye. I just melted and HAD to have it!!!It is amazingly beautiful.

This layout was inspired by a layout done by Jennifer Johnson and posted on Inspired Blueprints. She used the scallop border punch on her page and I thought it was a brilliant idea.
I normally don't convert my pictures to black & white, but the colors in this picture were just to harsh. I am really happy with this layout................it never hurts to have beautiful paper!

Cardstock: Cocoa, White Daisy and My Minds Eye; French Flea Market collection

Ink: Cocoa

Misc.: Big Pinks flower, scallop punch, doodlebug pearls, sparkles, CTMH rubons and computer journaling

Simple Sunday #6

Sometimes I just can't bare the thought of cutting up beautiful paper. I kept it simple here and didn't add a lot to it, I wanted to see the design on the paper! I did do some sewing on it, but only because I already had it out from another project. I will share that one later! The sewing could easily be done with a faux stitching stamp though.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The time change always seems to effect my internal clock and it will take me some time to adjust to losing an hour.

Cardstock: Chocolate, White Daisy and My Minds Eye; Bohemia collection

Stamps: Dream Wishes

Inks: Chocolate

Misc.: CTMH Rubons, Clear stickles and machine sewing

Born to shop

If I had to use one word to describe my mom, it would definitely be "Bling"!!! So I decided her Birthday card had to have A LOT of bling on it. And I had every intention of getting her a Roomba, but that became an impossible task here in our little town. So, I settled for a gift card so she could go get one. This card fit the occasion perfectly, Born to shop...not to mop! Okay, maybe vacuum in this case, but that wouldn't have been as cute.

Cardstock: White Daisy, SU paper (very old)

Stamps: Ms. on the go

Inks: Black Stazon and chocolate

Misc: Prima flowers, copic markers, flower brads, ribbon, sparkles