It's been a while...

Yes, I am still alive! Wow, I can't believe it has really been 4 months since my last post on here! Before you judge me lazy and totally disconnected let me explain myself. Back in May I discovered I was pregnant with our second child two days before my husband's birthday! Hooray! So, my son and I surprised him on his birthday telling him we were going to have another addition to our little family! My due date is March 2nd and we will find out the gender on October 13th! We're SO excited!!!

Anyhow, my horrible morning sickness started with a BANG! the morning of 4th of July and for about 8 weeks I was sick as a dog! So, I have spent the last four months sick and then recovering from being a hermit for so long. It has been horrible being sick, but I am not feeling a lot better and actually beginning to enjoy being pregnant again. Although, it is definitely more tiring this time around since I am chasing toddler everyday. Here I am at 12 weeks!

I did manage to do a few crafty things in the last four months. Here is a peek at what I have been up to.

A card for my husband's birthday.

One quick layout with photo's that should have been put on a page long ago!

And my first attempts at embroidering and sewing any kind of children's clothing! These were made as gifts for two very special little boys!

And here's the cute tag I made to wrap up the second jacket.

What do you think? I guess I haven't been totally lazy the last few months! Thanks for come back to visit me! Check back tomorrow for a little giveaway I am doing in celebration of my returning to the blogging world!

Better Than Ice Cream Card

Cardstock: My Mind's Eye

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Ink: CTMH

Stamp: My Favorite Things

Other: ric-rac, colored pencils

Playin' at the Park Layout

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper: Sassafras

Letter stickers: Scenic Route

Other: brads

My Man

Today marks 3 years since my husband and I where married.  It has been a blast and I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband.  Just thought I would jump on here real quick and share with you the card I made for him.  Masculine cards are always hard for me but I think he will like it!

Hope you're all having a great day!

My Man Card

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Cardstock: Bazzill

Letters: Cosmo Cricket

Bird punch: Martha Stewart

Ribbon: American Crafts

Thanks

SO SORRY I have been M.I.A this past month!  The month of May was crazy busy for my family!  From a road trip to New Mexico to family coming to visit, I haven't had time to do a single creative thing!  Although, I did find time to make invitation and party favor's for what we called a "Post Partum Pamper Party".  Look here to see pics!  

Anyhoo, just wanted to jump on here and say thank you to my readers!  I have not forgotten about you or this here blog of mine.  I promise to start posting more often!  Here is a card I made a little while back!  I finally got bold and pulled out my acrylic paints to use on my cards and scrapbook pages!  So fun!  You should try it!  

Happy Monday!

Thanks Card Supplies

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Cardstock: Bazzill

Floss: Karen Foster

Flowers: Prima

Other: Cricut (George & Basic Shapes Cartridge), lace, acrylic paint

Growing & Glowing

TWO WEEKS!!!   Has it really been two weeks since I last posted!?  My gosh, I really don't have any great excuses other than: my husband and I took a much needed get away without the little one, upon returning home our little one has been sick since, and I have been keeping myself busy with a few sewing projects and some scrapbook pages!  Whew!  I guess I have been busier than I thought.  Here is one page I made recently.  Now that our little one is over a year old I am finally scrapping my pregnancy pics!  :)

Photo by Ellie Grover Photography!

I picked up some of the new Cosmo Cricket lines at our local scrapbook store...LOVE THEM!!!

I am anxiously waiting to get a phone call from a good friend who is having a scheduled c-section today with her fourth child!  I am so excited to head to the hospital to hold her new little one!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you're all having a good Thursday!  

Growing & Glowing

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Cardstock: Bazzill

Chipboard: Cosmo Cricket

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Other: Cricut Jasmine Cartridge (Provo Craft), lace, acrylic paint

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is my 26th birthday!  My day included breakfast with my hubby at a fun little diner downtown, perusing through some fun antique stores, and lunch with some sweet friends!  It was a great day!  And to top it all off my mom got her May issue of Creating Keepsakes in the mail!  

I didn't even know this issue was out yet but I was so excited to see one of my pages made the front of their "Seasonal Solutions" section!  So fun!  It is a great little section all about motherhood and creating pages that reflect our jobs as moms.  It is definitely an issue worth checking out!  

So, I thought I would share this page with you today.  It is the coordinating page that goes with the page which was published in Creating Keepsakes <---click here and you will see my page on the scrolling slideshow too!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Luv Layout

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Letter Stickers: American Crafts

Chipboard: Making Memories

Pen: Gelly Roll, Sakura

Font: CK Classical

Other: Jewels

Back from the dead, a GIVEAWAY, & 2S4Y!

Hello All!  Wow, it has been a long time since I've been around this here blog of mine!  The last two weeks have been really crazy for our family!  First we took a road trip out to Utah to visit my husband's parents and attend one of my best friend's weddings.  Ethan did amazing in the car!  Hardly any crying with the help of a portable DVD player and a goodie bag full of nic-nac's from the dollar store.  Pretty good for a 13 month old in the car for 10+ hours.  Anyway, our trip was a blast, but the day we got home Ethan got the flu.  He proceeded to  pass it on to both my husband and I as well as the rest of our family here.  Needless to say, we have been recovering for the past week and yesterday was the first day I felt like I was coming back from the dead.

These pictures of are of a couple flowers that were blooming in my mother-in-law's backyard.  That is one thing I miss about springtime in Utah...the flowers are beginning to bloom even amidst a few snow storms.  

Enough about what has been going on around here...I have some exciting news!!!  Today I want to do my first GIVEAWAY!!!  As I mentioned in my previous post two weeks ago (gosh, has it been that long!), my first cards came out in publication!  To celebrate this fun occasion for myself I am going to GIVE AWAY ONE COPY of EACH MAGAZINE I have been  published in!  

To be entered into the giveaway just LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST!  And if you want to get your name into the drawing more than once TELL A FRIEND about this drawing and make sure they leave a comment telling me you sent them!  Easy enough right?!  Oh, and did I mention I will throw in some cute scrappy supplies!  :)

I will leave this drawing open until Friday, March 27th at 11:59pm PST.  I will announce the winners the following Saturday! 

The first winner will receive the You're Invited Idea Book by Scrapbook Trends!

And the second winner will receive Scrapbook Trends March Issue which is now SOLD OUT online!

For now I will leave you with these two bright, cheery cards I created today using Laura's sketch this week over at 2S4Y!  A simple and easy sketch with endless possibilities!  

New Baby Card

Cardstock: CTMH & Bazzill

Tag: Sassafras

Pom-poms & ribbon: craft supply

Accessories: Cuttlebug dotted embossing folder

Little Boy Card

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Sassafras

Tag: Sassafras

Swirl: CTMH

Ribbon: KI Memories