Where In the World…?

Hi everyone and Happy Wednesday to ya wherever in the world you may be!  So what are your thoughs on BLANKIES! LOL!  Do your kids have a favorite item that they’ve had since they were very small?  My two teens do although my son put his “Lovie” away last year—its in his nightstand but he doesn’t sleep with it anymore. (sniff sniff) He realized that he was a bit older and ready to put it away!---OR he realized that his friends might see and would rather die than suffer the pain of their torment about it!   HOWEVER, my 15.5 yr old daughter has her baby blanket still and we’ve been trying to pack it away as it’s a bit shabby…hobo looking shabby…barely holding together shabby! (see pic) I mean its not even pretty, just kinda scary and she travels with THAT--ewwww?  BUT she is resisting and after many attempts by my mom to fix it, it is now beyond repair LOL and the lady that made it for her is no longer alive sadly.

YES-that is Alexa peeking out of her holey blankie LOL!

Alexa still sleeps with it but that is not where the problem lies.  She carries it around the house with her and whenever she sits she likes to twirl/scrunch it in her hands which is why its come unraveled LOL.  Even when she’s in bed at night its being twirled.  Yes perhaps she has a bit of her ADD Mom in her system so shush--this post is not about me but her.   Now I’m all for habits that comfort you as long as they are safe BUTTTTTTTTTT….the blanket needs to be packed away before its nothing but a ball of yarn Everyday I travel thru the house picking up pieces of yarn that have come off the blanket—drives me batty—although the cats love it--I mean I thought I could pass the point of cleaning up after her!  My daughter is a bit like Charlie Brown's friend PigPen--yes this is her nickname I kid you not (yeahhhh you remember PigPen-the kid with the dirtball flowing around him).  I told Alexa its time to pack it up so she can still have a piece of it for her memory box (and future kids).  What do you all think? LOL—she doesn’t want to give it up and I don’t crochet so I’m not making a new one KWIM.  And when I turned 5 I had to give my blankie to Santa (righhhhhtttt Mommmmmm) and it was traumatic for me--maybe this is why I still have Santa issues and put up 13 Christmas trees in hopes he'll bring my blankie back...hmmm (yep yep)!   I liked to rub the silk edges of my blankie on my nose (yeah yeah I did so what’s it to ya LOL).  BUT Alexa is 15 so it should be less traumatic and part of growing up, yes? OMGoodness this battle is ongoing so maybe Santa needs to take it on Christmas Eve hee hee…hmmmm…need to ponder on this me thinks!

PS—I got Pit tickets to see Eric Church and Brantley Gilbert in February and a backstage pass—whoot whooot, I’m stoked, loveeee them!  BUT GUESS WHAT?  YEP, LUKE BRYAN tix go on sale at 10 am today for fan club members (duh yeah I’m a member) and I’m so going to see him again. But shhhhhh don’t tell him, I don’t want him to think I’m a stalker…or something…hee hee!'
And oh, oh, oh---guess who followed me on TWITTER---OMGGGGGoshhhh I almost fell outta the chair yes I did.  None other than his hotness Chuck Wicks....oh yeah....oh yeah....I'm doing the happy chicken dance right now gals..yep I am!  Ohhhh I love himmmmmm and his songs and hissss music and hissss hotness hee hee!  Yes hubby thinks I'm a TOTAL LOON...oh wait....yes I am...hee hee hee!

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Sneak Peeks for Gina K

Today kicks off the sneaky peekies for the fabulous NEW Gina K releases that were released last night!  You can purchase all the sets HERE—but if you hop along on the blog hop today and leave comments you will have the chance to win a GRAB BAG of Gina K Stamps (12 stamps in each bag—how cool)!!

I know masculine cards can be hard for some to make—even I find them difficult at times but I love a good challenge!  I’m the person who LIKES to go outside of the box (yeah you read my blog so you know that huh LOL).  So this card will actually be my Valentine’s Card for my hubby in 2012—I love this sentiment and its actually how I feel about my hubby (awwwww).  So I kept all my papers vintage and shabby, colors to creams, browns and soft blues. I used the fabulous set called “Make a “State”ment” designed by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K—love this set!



I chose to use the stamp of the US for my focal image.  I stamped it onto my patterned paper (all papers by  BoBunny, inked edges and added stickles to the edges for some subtle sparkle cuz all my projects must have a “tad” of sparkle LOL.  The blue cs was embossed with a “clock” embossing folder and then inked.  Some twine, pearls and button finish it all off.  All my colored cardstock used on both of my projects is from Gina K’s “Luxury Line” here---nice weight and great for layering!



The second card today I combined two new sets “Stately Flowers” AND “Make a State-ment”—they pair beautifully together!  I used some older K&Co papers because I wanted my Texas Bluebonnet stamp to be…well…blue LOL!  The trims were done with a MS border punch.  Then I created a fun sentiment banner that I bent softly and capped with a button.

Then I stamped that same US Stamp in blue, added the cute thumbtack stamp to the state of Texas and stickled the whole state LOL!  Nope I’m not from Texas but I have spent a lot of time there and I love it!  I’ll be in Texas in February to teach my classes too and cannot wait!

Ok that’s all from me today BUT make sure to keep hopping along today for a chance to win a great grab bag of prizes from Gina K!

• Gina K
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Stately Flowers and Make a Statement
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean (that’s me, thank u)
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher