Happy New Year's Eve!!

Ok... so I will be watching the fireworks at the Disney castle tonight and I am sure the pics I will get are going to be out of this world...What a way to bring in the New Year...I am surrounded by the people I love the most and I am in the happiest place on earth!! Yippie !! I hope you all have a great and safe night!! I was thinking that I would try to do some girl cards with the same papers but one for a younger girl and then maybe a bit older girl...here is how the younger one turned out.....I will post older one tomorrow.....

More sporting

I like a boy card that really doesn't have a set sport on it...you never know what they are into at that time of year!!! This kind of goes for all sports and could work for all ages....right??

And we are off!!!

We are leaving for disneyland this morning at 6:00 am yikes !!! The 14 of us are off and soon to be running wild  with mickey and Minnie!! So to keep you all up to date ...We have moved Kathy .and my dad....and my my brother and his family to their new house...they have a bit of work for themselves at the new house but all in good time right Kathy!!! We had and survived our sleepover with the little boys and had the big ones the night before...just for good measure!! and Christmas is done and done!! Yippie!! I am not glad it is over but I am glad it is over...Know what I mean!! We did get some fun things this year and I am so glad we decided to cut way back and have a smaller " gift " part of the holidays...we got a lot of things still but we made the little things count instead of a bunch of big things... The girls seemed happier to get the special few to play with....This time of year is all about kids so I have a week of kids cards to share while I am gone!! Enjoy!!

  

You Rock...Love this stamp...

This set is great for all kids and occasions...This will be one I use lot this year!! So much has happened in our families the last few weeks and I will post tomorrow and keep you all up to date!!! 

No More Christmas...on to Fishes!!

I am really in love with the fact that I am going to do no more christmas cards. We had a lot of orders this year ..Thank you all....I will be happy to do them again next year...And hope you will want us too....but for now I say....YIPPEE!!!!  Getting back to everyday cards was exciting and a bit hard for me this year...but I have done a few I want to share!! I have missed these fishes!!!

Michelle's Tags

Here are Michelle's tags....Cute huh?? Merry Christmas to all of you and have a wonderful day with your families and friends! 

Kathy Tags!

So cute and of course they match her Gold and Green theme.....

Tags for Christmas!

Of  course I needed tags for all our presents....I wanted to do something that matched our wrapping paper.....I think they are cute....I will post Michelle's and Kathy's asap....

Fairies and Mermaids

While I wait and watch at dance for my girls ( about 12 hours a week) I  x-stitch ...It is funny that lots of the little girls (7-16) are so interested in not only what I am making but how I do it and even some of them have started projects of their own and brought them in to show me! I am glad to share my progress with them and I love to see the pride of my own girls when they tell their friends about the project I am working on...I feel proud when the parents come in and jokingly say things like do you ever leave and ask if I am "still" working on the same thing...I am grateful to my hubby for working so hard so I can be the kind of mom that just sits and be with my girls and stitch for hours and they all don't want me to be anywhere else!! I wouldn't trade it for the world!! Here is what I made from Sept to last night! 192 hours to do it!! Worth every min. This is going in Ash's room and the next one will be for Hailey...If you are wondering how the quilt is going.....yep I am still on it but I am starting the 5th square!!! 

my Snow Garden!

Ok it was my garden...and I think that it is better this way ...I don't have to weed or decide what the heck I am going to do with it this year!!! I vote to keep it this way ...if only we could !!!! It will never last ...my kids will take it for their snow girl!!! I will post if they get her done!!

Card from a friend!

So the amount of cards I got in the mail this year was way down...It makes me sad because seeing them hanging up in my family room is part of the holidays for me!! I love to see how my family and friends are and I think cards are so important!! I did get some great ones but because we make our cards I like to feature those who do the same!! Diana has had her cards posted hear before and this one is just a great card!! Thanks!!

Snow Day!!

It is crazy snow here for the last 2 days!! The kids love it I am not a fan!! I will post some snow pics soon!! Here is a snowman card!!

Simple and to the point!!

Here are some cards that are pretty simple and say everything you need to say! I am slowly getting everything done for the Big Holiday!! Just to keep you all up to date for this week ...we are crazy busy as I am sure that you are all as well. We have baking to do, some friends over for dinner, a couple of Christmas parties, a few nights of babysitting, I have 2 people that I need to buy presents for that don't want or need anything....we are moving 2 of the familys from one house to another house, we have Christmas and we are all going to Disneyland right after that!!...this all happens in the next 11 days! Yikes! I am sure I am missing some things.... and that is just what my little family has to do! I am tired just thinking about it!

country christmas

These are a bit country and a bit rock and roll! I think these are my fave Christmas cards to date! We have some great new sets to show you all very soon!

Still with Xmas!!

We want to thank Agnes and Chelsea for their orders! Wow I think that is it for the season! Thank you all so much for your support and we can't wait for the next Holiday!! Here are a few cute ones!!

Michelle's Christmas Card!!

This is the card Michelle is ending out...LOVE IT!!

the last of the shower...promise!!

this is Kathy's
This is Michelle's

a few days of our shower goodies!!!

I know you have seen some but I have a couple more days of posts for you!! There is a lot to share... It was a great shower and lots of friends and family there!! Here are a few more goodies for you to see....

Baby stuff!

okay more baby stuff !!! I know I was going to show close ups of my x-mas cards but this came first!! The shower for my cuz is tomorrow and I have some really cute stuff to show!!! First my card....I know it is always mine first but .....I am the blogger!! Ha... I have to be first for something right??!!  will post the rest of the shower goodies tomorrow!! Have a great night!

Yippee I am done!!!

there are so many things that I am DONE!!! I am finally done my Christmas shopping ( need my mom and sis still)  but the kids!!! I am done my Christmas cards!!! Finally that took me forever to figure out what I was going to do...I had so many proto (sp) types!! But I got it and they are done!! Did I say that they are done!! yep done!! Ad last but not least my girls are out of school today!! Off for a month!! yep life is good....here are my cards!!! I will post a close up of them tom!! I think they are simple but they have a lot of detail if you look for it!!

Shower goodies!!

Here are the goodies on the tree....We aren't doing a " christmas"  theme but we have to decorate and thought the tree was a great touch!!

Baby shower fun!

We are hosting my Cousins baby shower ...She is due early Feb.... we know it is a boy ....We hope ....We know how that turned out for Michelle!!! Here are a couple of fun things we have done!!

Love this Deer

He is so Goofy.... I love it!! I don't know who made this stamp....But so cute! The paper just adds to the whimsy!!

Last of Kathy's cards

These are my faves and I hope I will get one of these in my mail box!!! Well done... once again Kathy ...I will keep everyone posted about all her " house" stuff!!!

More from Kathy

Here are a couple more of Kathy's cards...

Kathy's Christmas frenzy!!

oh when my Mom is on a mission so goes for it!!! Just so you are all up to date...Kathy has sold her house ( a couple of days ago) and has bought a house ( a couple of days ago) and is moving out of her house in less than a month...Yep on Dec 20-21 ... and then ( go back a month or so in the blog to catch up with this..) we are going to Disneyland!!! So with all of that happening of course she has her priorities and is working on her Christmas cards!!! So over the next few days I will be posting them for all to see!!! They are so well done ...and they have a bit of everything on them so look hard...she had done some great water- marking on them.....

Another sister!!!

Yes my Mom has 3 sisters but only 2 with birthdays this winter! Here is her first slider card that she did on her own....Yes she was at the class but that was a while ago!! I am proud!!! I know Michelle is.....Her sis will love this!!

Beautiful card for a sister..

Kathy has been making some really pretty cards and this is one of her finest!!! I think I say that a lot about her cards but I think she is so great!!! I know everyone she gives them to thinks so as well!! This one is for one of her sisters.....

Thanks Linda!

I hope you love your cards I know your family will love getting them!!! Thanks again for you order. Here Is my "fave" one that you picked!!! I think it was yours as well!!

Little girls in dresses..

I was on a roll with punches...I think they make great cards!! I tried to do a little skirt on the burgundy one but not sure if I like it much!! The pink one is sooo Hawaii ...and I want to go back :(     Wishful thinking right now....maybe 2010...That seems so far away.....

The Mermaids..

I saw these awhile ago.... and if you can think back ...Kathy did a beautiful mer-girl for Hailey in June for her birthday. Thought I would try to make some....They turned out pretty cute!!

More of the same??

The other two snow-guy cards!! Do I need to say ..I LOVE these Snowmen!! Same DP just made  different ways!

designer papers..#2

These are a mix of DP and Christmas cards..I love these seed packs and I of course love my snowmen...Mix them and WOW great cards...These are a bit Country .....I will post 2 more tomorrow same style!