Hello Baby take 2....

I told you yesterday I have fallen in love with Hello baby all over again!! Today I have used the giraffe on a die cut. How cute is that little onesie???!!! See, you can stamp on just about anything! LOL

Supplies- Stamps- Curls and swirls and Hello Baby

Ink- Toile Pink Palette and Boudoir Blush Palette and Noir Palette

Card Stock- Bazzill

Die cut- the Cricut and New Arrival cartridge

Misc- Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, pop dots, ribbon, embossing folder, Tombow markers and Dew drops

Little details-*Die cut was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS, a Tombow marker was used to shade the edges of the die cut- perfect for getting in those tight little spaces, then pop dotted

*Bazzill cardstock was run through the Big Shot with the Swiss dot embossing folder and then inked with a stiff brush- love the softness

*ends of ribbon were inked

*Swirls were inked first with the lighter color than randomly touched with the darker color before being stamped onto the cardstock (Love this technique!)

*2 corners were rounded

*Yummy dew drops- (I always use mini glue dots to adhere them)

Until later~

Baby Card.

Why a baby card- well, why not? LOL I can't think of anyone I know that is expecting, but looking through the new The Angel Company catalogue I fell in love with this stamp set all over again. This little giraffe is just precious!!

I colored the giraffe (from Hello Baby) with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. The diaper and blanket were paper pieced. All of the papers are from a vintage collection I fell in love with. (It reminds me of my granny's chenille bedspread from back in the day. ) Very quick and easy card, perfect for mass production.

Last week was VBS- we had 305 kids on Wednesday- our high day. Twenty-five kids made professions of Faith during the week, and that is what it is all about!! My kids really enjoyed it, and so did I. Yesterday was our VBS wrap up day and Family Fun day. What a blast!! Literally, the firemen where there with the big hoses. LOL Also the zoo brought 6 animals, and yes they brought a HUGE snake. (When I say huge, well, it was longer than the 8 foot table it was laying on- so I heard. LOL) It was almost 5:30 when we finally got home last night. We all slept very well last night.

Hopefully I will have more to share this week. I hope to be in the studio a little this week. Who knows, maybe I will get it straightened up while I am back there. =)

Until later~

Hello

Just passing through with a quick,"Hello." We are right in the middle of VBS. Today we had 295 kids, 295 kids, can you believe it? We are learning about Peter and some missionaries, crafting, eating cookies and drinking juice, singing and PRAISING up a storm. One little guy (age 5) was so cute this morning, he thanked me for having him in VBS!! How sweet is that?
If you don't believe me that VBS is hard work- just ask my kiddos. LOL

I have several prayer requests-
* Safe arrive for a friends hubby- he will arrive home around 11:30 tonight. He is on a 2 week leave before heading back overseas*
* My uncle was involved in a freak accident, a railroad rail fell on both of his feet. Nothing is broken, but everything is mangled. He developed blood clots and the meds messed up his blood*
*My aunt goes back for a follow up to be checked after having a kidney removed in October because of cancer*
*Another friend's husband was severely burned when a propane tank exploded on him.*
*Another friend went to the hospital Sunday with what they thought was a heart attack- well it wasn't that. He had infection in his foot and they had to amputate it yesterday morning.*
*Mom is still in kidney failure. Also she is showing some signs of depression.*
Until later~

Petal pack

More Girlie Goodies. Remember the tote I stamped a couple of weeks ago? Here are the coordinating bookmarks and embellies I made for the front of my journal.

I am loving the orange and pink color combo.

Hopefully after Vacation Bible School next week there with be more crafting going on here. LOL

Until later~

My garden

I really look forward each year to fresh, garden grown veggies. This is the first year since we have been married that we have had a garden. Hubby built me 4 four by four foot raised beds for Mother's Day. It has been fun watching everything grow. Today we got our first harvest!!Yummy squash.... hubby is preparing them now to roast for dinner. I can hardly wait!! The tomatoes will be ripe soon- I love tomatoes, I craved them so bad when I carried both kiddos!! Enjoy your evening (or morning- whichever the case may be.)
Until later~

Happy 4th of July

We're Home

Wow, I can not believe how fast the weekend flew right by!! Friday we drove to Horsham, PA. Mapquest said 7 hours 44 mins- obviously someone does not have little ones!!! LOL It took us 11.5 hours. We made a couple of stops, but by the end of the drive Hunter and Hailey were bushed.
Saturday we spent the day at Valley Forge. DH and I loved it. The kids loved the "Once upon a Nation" story stops. You could almost feel the "history" in the air.

Washington's Headquarters. Walking up the stairs to the second floor I was sure to use the handrail- it is original to the house, and I am sure George Washington had used it. LOL

"Look at the deer, Hailey."

"I wanna pet him Momma."

"You can not pet him, he is wild."

"No Momma, he is not wild, he's tute."

The Liberty Bell. Yep, it's still cracked. LOL We visited Philly on Sunday. I had my first 'real' Philly Steak sandwich- YUM!! Can you believe that was on my Life List? LOL We did a lot of walking and looking. Hunter was sooo cute, "Mommy, may I join the Army pwease?" Yes I let him sign up for the Continental Army. So cute. The kids were given little wooden muskets and put through a mini drill. He had a blast. (Hailey deserted after a minute. LOL)

Monday Morning- Breakfast with Elmo.We also got to meet Bert, Ernie, Zoe and Big Bird. (Hailey hid under the table a couple of times. She was not impressed with the characters.) We did almost all the rides and lots of fun. Tuesday was back to Sesame Place. We did all wet rides on Tuesday. I asked for a Lazy River in our back yard. LOL

Wednesday- we headed home. BUT, we had a pit stop in Hagerstown, MD. Oh yea, Offray Ribbon Outlet. All this ribbon cost ONLY......... are you ready for this?........$12.33. Six huge rolls and all those bags...... YUMMY!!

The kids did really well on the long drive home, but they were very excited when they started to recognize places close to home.

We are thankful for time away, a safe trip, and new adventures/memories.

(Oh, I stopped in my first AC Moore's too- very nice.)

Until later~