Happy Tuesday everyone! I apologize for the short post today but I'm on the road and currently typing this up at midnight, and I'm soooo exhausted LOL! I have been on the road since Friday...first to Charlottesville to see Luke Bryan (awesome, more on that in another post cuz I gots stories heehee)..then back to my mom's...then to Columbia, SC on Sunday & toured Univ of SC on Monday...then traveled almost 6 hours to Birmingham, AL where we will tour Auburn Univ tomorrow and leave on Wed for Hilton Head. Does that make you tired? Yeah I'm BEAT LOL! But so far a good time...course I think all our bums are numb and we are a tad travel weary. We are staying at the Ross Bridge Resort in Birmingham (Alexa has declared its like Hogwarts so she's happy lol)..we have 2 rooms so I hope to get a bit of rest and then see some things around town after our tour tomorrow! Anywho stay tuned for more posts & stories!! **note it was chilly in SC and WINDY, then it snowed in Atlanta...so the weather is NOT very Spring like ugh**
Here's a few pics for ya:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
A Spring Explosion!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Easter Blog Hop...Hippity Hop!!
Happy Thursday friends! Hope the week has been treating you well! I almost had a cardiac-arrest experience yesterday...I was running around doing 50 million things think that it was Thursday already and I wasn't going to have all my work done before I left. I literally was having heart palpitations from stress...then I went to put something in the calendar and I realized it was only Wednesday...bwahahahaha. You ever do that? Oh boy, what a relief it was to know I had one more day to get things in order. SO I did finish all my projects and posts and will finish laundry today and all the packing. I leave tomorrow with Alexa to pick up my Mom and head to Charlottesville for the weekend to see my Luke Bryan and Florida-Georgia Line....pit tix...so that means I'll be up close & PERSONAL with Lukey hee hee (I'm not scary am I hahahaha). Then on Sunday we leave for Columbia, SC and spend the night...tour University of South Carolina on Monday and meet with the Marine Biology dept. Then we leave that evening to travel to Birmingham, Alabama for two nights...on Tues we tour Auburn University (Alexa's first choice of college) and meet with the Zoology dept. Then on Wed we will travel back up to Hilton Head, SC for a few days of rest at the beach...one of our fave places in the world. Then we leave Easter Sunday for Charleston, SC for 2 days of fun...then home on Tues. You tired yet? Yeah me too...it will be crazy, chaotic but always fun and its all about family time for spring break. So I will have a few posts up between today and April 2nd but not many...I try to make sure that I get quality-uninterrupted time with my family while I'm away and not have to worry about work stuffs much...hence the mad rush to get work stuffs done before I leave Friday morning LOL!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and spend it doing something fun! And YES you know I will post my shenanigans and photos on Facebook if you follow me there!
I also have a new post up on my other blog "Bitz of Me"....for those that were asking for my BBQ ribs recipe...there you will find it!
I inked the outside of my book where in a real book you would find the pages....I used a light brown Copic Spica pen to draw random lines lightly with a ruler so it looked like a real book. Then I filled my book with yummy Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs....Alexa's faves, shhhhh LOL! I forgot to take a picture of the inside without the candy..but I lined the inside of the box with matching papers as well. I left the left side of the inside cover blank because I will most likely write a message and attach it there for someone...shhh :) **Forgot to add the papers are by Authentique "Hope" (10% off now)**
Monday, March 18, 2013
Enjoy Your Life!!
I will be sharing pics of her NEW room very soon...still waiting on a Ocean Canvas I ordered from Etsy to come in to hang over her dresser. And I have a couple of projects I'm making for her shelves...we will have new carpet put in after Spring Break. Then she's DONE (well we have to paint her dressers white once it gets warmer). Then we move onto Riley's new bedroom in the basement..phew. We have most everything ordered...but we have to paint and get everything put together and done. Saving that for AFTER Spring Break for sure. He's super excited to move downstairs and have his own big bed and space. I'm tired just thinking of all I gotta do to get him moved in...oy vey ;)
Check out my new Lifestyle blog "Bitz of Me" ...I have a couple of new posts up and one coming tomorrow on some cute things I finished up!!
Friday, March 15, 2013
Silhouette Art!
Happy Friday folks...I love Fridays!! We have a busy home-improvement weekend that includes painting Alexa's room, putting up her shelves and finishing her new desk from Ikea. Also visiting the flooring store to pick new carpet for upstairs bedrooms & basement rec-rm and bedroom and tile for lower foyer. And I have to fit in a few projects as well LOL..so not much sitting for this gal. I leave next Friday for a weekend away with my Mom & Alexa to see my Luke Bryan and Florida-Georgia-Line...whoot! We have pit tix...that means SUZANNE WILL BE UP CLOSE & PERSONAL with my Lukey...sooooo excited!! Then next Sunday we leave for SC and Alabama for college tours thru Wed for Alexa (SC Univ and Auburn Univ)...then finish up with 5 days in Hilton Head, SC. We love it there...SC is my future home one day soon :) So anywho, that leaves just a few days next week to get projects done and stuffs...not much time! So tomorrow starts a whirlwind of activity...can you hear my hubby sighing already???? heeheehee
I will have my FL pics and stories on my post on Sunday for you all ok? New project too! Have a great weekend everyone!!
I have new posts on the "Bitz of Me" Blog too if you wanna scoot-a-loo over & see! More fun stuff to come after this weekend when I actually get some half-finished projects DONE LOL!
The two images above are from the "Blank Canvas Collection #2"...there are many different versions of stamps for all kinds of art in this set. The dancer/leaper "Leap of Faith" comes in line art also so you could paper piece her, paint her, etc (the women stamps are sold in pairs). So many options with this set of images so make sure to check them all out! I embossed the images with Stewart Fine Detail Embossing Powder in black...I love the coverage of this powder. I emboss with Versamark pads (I have it in the Dazzle color too)...I'm old school and it works good so why change right? I embossed on shiny-coated white cardstock...I like the gleam of the paper with the images.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Easter Eggies!
Happy Tuesday everyone! I am home from Florida and I promise to share more photos of my trip later this week after I get them loaded & edited. If you follow me on Facebook you've probably seen AND heard some stories/pics already hee hee. I have a few stories OF COURSE that will make you chuckle from my vacation. But I will say I am extremely grateful to have been able to go and visit my two besties (Pat & Dana)...especially after Pat's cancer/health struggles last year...we felt blessed to be able to spend this time together again. And we ENJOYED it, laughed hard and just had a great time together...I will treasure it always!
I used this sweet stamp "Tilda with Egg & Chicken"...isn't she the cutest?? I created this fun lil basket using my Silhouette Cameo...where I have placed my image is actually where there is an intricate egg cut out (called "basket box easter egg in Silhouette image store). I love using the Cameo, so easy and quick and so many fun things to make. I cut the basket out with 2 sided/colored cardstock and then decorated with these fabulous new papers from Teresa Collins. The scrollies were done with a Memory Box die and then I added some layered flowers...the lil sparkly eggs in the flowers are from Michaels (they come in sprays and I just cut off what I needed).
Friday, March 8, 2013
Swirly Spring Hop
Happy Friday everyone & Happy Weekend! I'm still in warm Florida visiting with my friends and having an awesome time. I tell you...the best ab workout is laughter...laugh till your sides hurt KWIM. Yeah both sides, my ribs and stomach hurt from laughing so much....just what the doctor ordered that's for sure :) And yup I missed all the snow & ice...heehee...and have been wearing short sleeves everyday...lovin' it!
Make sure to leave a comment on every stop, to increase your chances of winning the prize package. One lucky commenter from a randomly picked blog will win all 6 stamp sets! The winner will be announced on True's Blog on Monday, March 11th.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Snow Bird!
Happy Tuesday everyone! Well I am at Ronald Reagan Natl Airport in DC awaiting my flight to Florida. I was supposed to leave tomorrow but because I live in "Murphy's Law Land"...where if its gonna happen, its gonna happen to me...we are gonna get a HUGE snow storm starting tonight. So I knew my flight would be cancelled and I'd be stuck! UGH! So I changed to a flight a day earlier, which is fine but I had so many things to finish today...so no projects from me until later in the week for some events I have coming up.
I am so excited to get to Florida and see my besties Pat & Dana AND some warm sun. It was 22 degs here this morning in Virginia so anything above 55 degrees is a heatwave to this girl LOL. I'm so happy to not be dealing with the snow that is going to hit home. And to top it all off my son is home sick today...he came home yesterday with a fever and went right to bed. I tell ya everytime I travel the *poo* hits the fan. So hubby has a lot going on at home with the snow storm, son sick and probably school cancelled tomorrow along with just trying to get home tonight before it all starts. But I left a fridge full of groceries, dinners to heat up and laundry all done....so he can't complain too much. I wish someone would do ALL that for me when they travel...hint, hint...ha!
Anywho, I will be posting some pics on the blog of my adventures in Florida with my friends....we never know what we may get into ;) And of course on Facebook as well if you follow me there.
I will have a few posts also on my new lifestyle blog "Bitz of Me" including one up today HERE! Its a bit crafty and all about Spring...so hop on over and check it out if you get the chance.
Friday, March 1, 2013
My Besties!!
Helllooooooo T.G.I.Friday right everyone? LOL...I have a do-nothing weekend...that doesn't mean I will do nothing of course, but no big plans! We are going to IKEA on Sunday to get some goodies and hopefully find a new headboard for Riley's new bed. I need to get him OUT and in his new room, he's like a giant sleeping in a toddler bed I swear. I look in on him at night and its like the bed and room just SHRUNK with him in it. Plus once he's finally out of his room, I get to take it over as my office #2...whoo hoo. I already have the paint and goodies ready for it ;) and it will match my new blog's "Bitz of Me" color scheme. I hope to find a desk at IKEA for the room and a bookshelf as well...I'm a fan of the Expedit system and we have the black versions in our basement. They hold up well but aren't too expensive. But I'm going junking for an antique buffet that I can paint & rough up for my office too...I want something a bit shabby chic in there for storage. James starts sweating and getting nervous when I talk about this stuff cuz' he knows he's gotta put things together and move things up and downstairs. But I'm TIRED of waiting and Riley is too...so I'm gonna have to push him on this. God love the man but he is not always the most motivated of people on the weekend when I want to tackle projects. I wish I had a project-friend that lived closer so we could work on projects like this together and then trade off...that would be awesome. Usually its me doing it by myself during the day when everyone is gone LOL...which can sometimes lead to all kinds of debacles ahahaha! So stay tuned for that project...it will all be documented on my other blog.
Pat, Me & Dana last year |
The Big, Mad, Hissing Gator! |
But I'm really looking forward to flying down to Naples, FL on Wednesday for a week in the sun with my two bestest buddies, Pat Jaynes and Dana Shaw. This will be our third year doing this and we always have a BLAST and always lots of STORIES. Last year our Everglades airboat ran over a GIGANTIC GATOR and we were in the front (dummies that we are) and the guy goes back to see if the gator is ok and pulls up RIGHT NEXT TO HIM...and the gator is HISSING LOUDLY cuz' duhhhh he is PEEVED alrighty. And yours truly is the closest to him freaking out just a teeny bit...ok A LOT...I was pushing Pat & Dana off the end of the bench trying to MOVE AS FAR AS I COULD while those two are laughing hysterically. Then the guide nonchalantly says "yeah did you know gators can jump up to 6 feet, pretty cool huh"....UMMM ARE YOU NUTS...then I was ready to walk on water at that point or run and about to have cardiac arrest. Then they thought I was gonna hold the baby gator when we got back to the center...yeah no..not on my bucket list so don't care and don't wanna and I didn't LOL! Good times...lord knows what may happen to us this time..perhaps we need some prayers yes? ;)
NewsBitz:
-My friend Jami Bova is still raising funds for the MS Bike Ride she is doing with her husband to raise monies for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. By donating even a few dollars you are entered to win a NEW Kindle Fire and if you come back to my blog to let me know you donated you can be entered to win a $25 GC to Amazon.com. This is of course a cause near & dear to me and you can read more HERE! Thanks!
-If you haven't checked out my new blog "Bitz of Me"...well you are welcome to LOL. Its not a crafty blog but a lifestyle-story-everything-blog of fun! There will be fun decorating and organizing projects I'm working on, recipes and fitness stuff, fashion and life stuff....you name it and I'll probably be talking about it at some point (within reason people, let's not get all excited heehee)
-The CMC Challenge Group has a new challenge up today...everyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Hop over to see the DTs fabulous projects, our guest designers and our fabulous sponsor Louby Lou Digital Designs (challenge is ANYTHING GOES COLORING) but the DT did all buggies & reptiles for a fun twist!!