I have been trying to catch up on some homework. I graduate November 28th with my BOS in Health Care Administration. Almost done!!!! I promise I did not forget to post pictures of the mini album. I may not get to til this Friday. I am so excited the mini album is coming out great. See ya soon!

OMGosh I am so excited!!!
I have been wanting to try making a paper bag mini album, well I had the DH pick up some paper bags at Target yesterday. I was up til 6 A.M. this morning working on it. I can;t believe how great it is coming out.....pictures soon to follow.

Today is a rainy day for us here in sunny Florida. I am taking advantage of the rain and just hanging around the house and doing some much needed scrapbooking and some cards. I will post some a little later tonight. My 3 boys that live at home are either working or out with friends so I have some me time. My older son is out on deployment on the USS George Washington in the Pacific and I just sent some photos of his journey to Walgreens......So excited to add them to his Navy book. I am fortunate because there is a photographer (sailor) that takes pictures while they are out on the ship and then they post them on FB. I got to see my sailor in a photo...yay for me. There is 5500 sailors on board.

How was your 4th? I had a nice time just hanging at home with my husband doing some much needed scrapbooking. No fireworks this year for us. We no longer have babies at home =0(

Happy 4th!!

I'M BACK!!!!!

I am so sorry that I have not Blogged in months. I had gone to visit my son in Great Lakes for 3 weeks and I had so much fun with him. I came home and got so busy with life and kids that I abandoned my Blog. My son is now in Yokosuka Japan, stationed on the USS George Washington. He is on a cruise right now some where in the Pacific.
Well I am here now to retake my Blog over and I will have many posts to come along. I just got the Cricut Imagine for my Birthday from my husband and sailor. I am so excited to get back up and have fun. I would also like to start making videos, we shall see.

This is my US Sailor (son) he is going to be stationed in Japan as of April 1st for the next three years and deployed on the USS George Washington. I am going to be away for the next few weeks visiting him in Illinois before he leaves. I will not be able to scrap or make cards but I sure am going to have a ton to do when I come back because I plan on taking pictures everyday of us. See you guys in March.

This is the wedding card I made for my niece. I made the flower as well (my first flower).

This is a card I made for my mother, she asked me to make a card with us 5 kids on it and it just so happens that I wanted to join in on the My Pink Stamper challenge making something with spring or that makes you happy and this card does both. Hope you all like it.


Card stock - Michaels
Yellow card - 51/2 x 7
Design paper - My Minds Eye - Bright Dots Collection
First layer - 51/4x63/4
Second layer - 5x61/2
Blue layer - 5x61/2 with bottom punch
Punch - Martha Stewart - Bubble Bath
Ribbon - Michaels
Cartridge - Paper Doll Dress Up - cut at 2in.
Stamp - Peachy Kean Stamp
Everyday character face parts & more
Saying on ribbon - Sticker unknown source

Hey everyone, hope everyone is having a happy Thursday. I am going to be a way pretty much all weekend, my oldest son is a United States Navy Sailor and I am going to visit him for his 19th Birthday. He will be leaving the State of Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 1 to go to IL and then he will be stationed in Japan as of April 1st. GO NAVY!!!!!!

I will have some projects posted next week. I hope you all have a great weekend and get some fun crafty stuff done.

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are all enjoying your day. Well I was surfing the internet today and found something pretty interesting but in some ways funny, I found a knock-off of the Cricut and Gypsy, it is made by Sizzix for $393

Sizzix Eclips Starter Kit

The eclips Machine with Handheld Remote combines the creativity of award-winning Sizzix artwork with cutting precision and remote-controlled intelligence. This starter kit allows you to create spot-on shapes and letters with the touch of a button.

Kit includes

• One (1) eclips 12-inch Shape-Cutting Machine (5.5 inches long x 22.5 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall)
• Hand-held remote
• Remote cradle
• Power cord, voltage: 100-240v (I) and 24v (O) (UL Listed E317799)
• Blade holder
• Two (2) blades
• One (1) 6-foot USB 2.0 cable
• One (1) 12-inch long x 12-inch wide cutting mat
• One (1) eclips Starter Cartridge with Rocking Janie upper and lower case alphabet
• 26 basic shapes and various special features
• One (1) cartridge booklet
• One Easy-Store cartridge case
• User guide

I made this card for the Birthday challenge for My Pink Stamper.

Here is a Valentine card I made for a friend.
Cardstock- Michaels
Heart- Sweethearts cart. 5 in.
Embossing folder- cuttlebug (unknown folder)
Stamp- Michaels
Ribbon- Michaels

Hey guys just found a new blog called Skittles and Scrapbooks by Liz and she just did a blog makeover and she has some Blog candy to celebrate, go on over and check her out. You can catch her link on the side of my page.

I am so excited I finally broke down and purchased the ATG gun, boy did I not know what I was missing, LOVE IT. I am also going to be working on my scrapbooking room, I currently do not have one and I've been working out of my diningroom, pictures to come. yeah me.

I made this card for my son's girlfriend, she is sick =0(

I made this card for my nephew's party.
Cardstock, stamp and ribbon from Michaels
Card - 6x10
Orange piece - 51/2 x 41/2
Punch by Martha Stewart - Bubble Bath
Sesame Street Friends Cart - Elmo 4 in
I know it's a plain card but I am new to card making and I am so excited to make so cards for any event.

Sorry I have not been on in a few days, I have been overloaded with homework. I am so excited I just ordered some face stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps, I cannot wait to get them. I will have a card posted tomorrow night. Hope everyone is doing good.

This card was made for the My Pink Stamper Blog Hop.
I got the ribbon, the back ground paper, the pink frosting paper and the blue wrapper paper from Target in the dollar spot. I used the Gypsy Wandering to cut the cupcake at 4in. I welded the hear on top.

This is a Valentine card I just put together.

Well I have not been able to do much scrapping today, my son needed help on a project and I have a lot more school work than I realized. I will try and get some things done this week.

Well another day of scrapping. I am so excited because I have been playing with the Pagoda cart. Maybe I will post something a little later. Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday.

This is a heart card that I made for a challenge.

This was a Christmas card I made.

Wow a lot has happened since I was on here last. My oldest son Michael joined the United States Navy and will be stationed in Japan as of April 1st, 2011. Been busy with the family and trying to get my 17 year old son Nicholas ready for college, he will be a senior in HS next year so he has to start looking. Andrew my 15 year old may be joining the Navy as well when he turns 17. Alexander my 13 year old is going through the teen attitude phase......hahaha
The holidays were great, we got to spend some much needed time with Mike and we are looking forward to going to see him at the end of the month for his 19th birthday, as he will be leaving February 1st to Great Lakes, Illinois.