Kraftin' Kimmie - Challenge #66 A Super Sketch and TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras

Well thank goodness for Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenges; if I didn't make the goal of trying to do one of her challenges each week for the next two months, I may never have blogged. I have to admit I do like blogging but I would rather be crafting then blogging. Today I finished three Birthday cards and I need to do one more Valentine's card. My parents live four hours away and we haven't seen them since Christmas, so we are going down to visit this weekend - Brewer will want to give them a Valentine's card.

I made this card for Kimmie's challenge, I'm going to give it to my little brother who turned 28. I did it late last night, without my glasses on. I looked at the card this morning and it turns out I really need to wear my glasses.



I have to admit I have been watching the most silliest show ever TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras. Yes, I know most people do not like this show but I can't help myself (just like Jersey Shore). I realize that my choice in TV might be wearing off on my son when I asked him to pose for the camera he did this.....






So I've decided that if I'm going to watch the show, I'll watch it when the little guy isn't around. My husband says it isn't normal for a little boy to go running around posing for the camera, especially like that. I thought it was cute but no I'm not going to put him into pageants :)

Well, I have to finish my Valentine's card for my parents and get packing for our trip, hope everyone has a great weekend!

Crazy, Superwoman or Normal - Plus Kraftin' Kimmie - Challenge #65 A Recipe

Well, I sometimes think I'm crazy. I have very high expectations for myself and those around me. I also have many goals - a little too many, possibly? Yesterday would be a good example: Laundry, Dishes, clean toy room, craft time with Brewer, make valentine's cards with Brewer (different then craft time), make some of my own cards, bath boys, call two friends to see how they are doing, do Valentine's Day Blog Hop, check e-mails, cook dinner, call Grandparents & Great Grandparents and wish Happy Valentine's Day, go grocery shopping, read bedtime story to Brewer, help Matt get out the door for baseball and sit down to watch TV with a cup of Tea. Did I mention I wanted to do all of this with two kids under the age of two?

I almost succeeded but not quite; at one point I was doing laundry, making lunch, talking to a friend on the phone, putting the baby to sleep and carrying Brewer around on my hip, playing stickers with him and I realized I'm really tired - lol. Most people would tell me you probably took on to much but today I planned just as much or more. So am I crazy, superwoman or just a normal wife and mother. Depends who you ask but I would just say a normal wife and mother and on occasion crazy.

Well, I changed my mind on what card to give to my husband. I made this one for him and I followed Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #65 Recipe. Very simple and I used a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp - Mistletoe Miles and Maisie but I took out the mistletoe. Everything else is miscellaneous items I had laying around.

THREE main colours: Check - Blue, Grey & Pink
TWO patterned papers: Check - Blue and Pink
ONE ribbon: Check - one that is blue/grey
ONE button: Check - cute little pink one




You may notice that the card is a little bent, my son got a little excited giving it to Daddy and bent it a little. Most people may have gotten annoyed by this but I was happy. I'm turning him into a craft Diva and he loves it (his father maybe not as much).

Well, hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day!

Alison

Kraftin' Kimmie - Challenge #64 Seeing Red

Ok, this is my first Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge and I'm really excited. I'm not the best photographer of my projects but its a start.

I decided to make something that I can give to my Husband for Valentine's Day.

Paper - K&Company, DCWV (The Doodlin' Around Stack)
Punches - Martha Stewart and STAMPIN UP
Stickles - Glitz, Ruby Slippers
Stamps - Kraftin' Kimmie (Squirrel in Love and Kimmie's Thankful Sentiments), STAMPIN UP (Framed with Love and Teeny Tiny Wishes)
Ink - Memento (Tuxedo Black), Uni-ball Signo (White), Copics (E99, E17, E18, R83, R27, 0)

Hopefully everyone likes my card, especially my husband!

2010

Well, I can definitely say I was a very bad blogger for 2010. I had all intentions of keeping up with my blogging but going back to work, getting pregnant again, going on bed rest and then having a baby all before the end of 2010 has kept me busy.

My husband and I had no doubts we wanted a second child about half way through my maternity leave for my first child. So we started trying right away and we got lucky. I started back to work in May (pregnant), by October my little one who was due in December thought it was time to come out. So we were able to stop the early arrival but this meant I was on bed rest until the due date. First week of December a healthy little boy named Corbin arrived. Big brother Brewer loves his little brother and can't stop kissing and hugging him. Of course with only 19 1/2 months between them trying to explain to Brewer he has to be gentle can be a challenge.

I have done lots of projects during 2010, I just haven't blogged about them. So my goal for February is to post pictures of these projects and to post at least one picture of my of my Valentines Cards. If I post this publicly I feel as though I will meet this challenge more.

It looks like 2011 is going to be busy and I'm looking forward to it. I'll leave you with a couple of pictures of the boys from 2010 and our start of 2011.

BIG NEWS!!!!!!

Most of our close family and friends now know, so I can share with the rest of the world our big news - we are having another baby!!!!!!!

We are so excited and for those of you trying to do the math - there will be 18 months between are little guy and the new baby. Yes, we planned it this way and no we are not crazy. Just crazy happy!!!

I go for an ultrasound in two week and we are hoping to find out the gender that day as well as an exact due date. Lets hope this little one will cooperate.

Once we have more details I'll let you know.

What a Month!

Well I made it back to work and I'm surviving. Its hard not seeing my little man in the morning before I leave but we make the best of the time we have.

I haven't had much time for me, which I said I would try. Now that we are starting to be in a routine, I'm hoping to make more time for me. Its really hard and I now know why some of the best blog people are stay-at-home moms or someone who works part-time. Working full-time, trying to raise a family and do all the housework sometimes really doesn't leave a lot of time for me. But when I think about it, I don't regret a thing - I love my family!

My hubby's Birthday was last week, I made him these cards(one from me and the other from our little guy).




We also took our little guy to the splash park for the first time and he loved it!!!






Well, the goal is to blog more. So we'll see how I do in the next couple of months.

Wish me luck

I survived

I'm going back to work soon after being off for 13 months (maternity). My husband and I agreed to send my son to daycare before I go back to work for a couple days a week for a few hours. This way he can get use to the change and I can get most of the separation crying over with. Well today was the first day and was it ever hard, I spent the first thirty minutes not knowing what to do. Then I started to cry, once that passed I did house work. So, I survived but I'm not looking forward to the next day.

I did manage to find time to do these two cards, the one reminded me of my little guy.


I entered this card into the Cute Card Thursday Challenge and Paper Sundaes Challenge.


I entered this card into the Friday Sketchers Challenge.

We also celebrated my little guys first birthday last week. Its so hard to believe he is a year old. I included a few pictures of the big event.

What a Great Week!!

So I get home from a fun but very long Easter weekend. I decided after I got the baby to sleep that I needed to check all my blogs that I missed so much.

BOY OH BOY - did I ever get a surprise!!! Not only did I win some blog candy but I actually won something for the second time in my entire life (the other time I was four and it was a jar of jelly beans)!!! My husband thought something was wrong, I was screaming so loud, he came running. There on Scrappin’ Great Deals presents Scrappin’ Divas! was a picture of me, I had won the blog candy - I am so excited you have no idea! The best part, its one of my favorite stores - love them! I think I'm going to be on a very big high for the rest of the week because of this :)

I hope everyone had a great Easter Weekend - We did. It was our little guys first Easter and boy is he ever a cutie. We went on a Easter Hunt at Storybook Gardens and he knew right away how to pick up the egg and put it in the basket. He also knew that if it didn't make a rattling noise then it was no good - so he would throw it away. Not bad for a little guy who is 11 1/2 months old. He loved the animals and he tried out a slide for the first time and loved it.





We then had some friends over with their little girl who is three months older then Brewer. They had fun playing outside in the nice weather. You might have noticed that they have matching outfits on - yes we called each other and planned this.



We ended up also visiting Grandpa at the farm, another Easter Hunt in Sarina, Easter with my sister and brother in-law, Church in Kerwood for our nephew's confirmation and another Easter Hunt in Kerwood along with a birthday party. We had a very busy weekend but it was fun. When we got home we just played outside with Brewer. He got a golf set from the Easter Bunny and some bubbles.






I made a few cards, both are for people who are expecting. They don't know each other so I made them similar. Of course I use copic markers, still need some practice but I'm coming along.



I entered these cards into the Crazy 4 Callenges, The Pink Elephant, Paper Sundaes and The Creative Cottage Challenge.

The baby is up from his nap, so I have to go.

Where to people find the time???

Ok, I have an 11month old and I don't know how to find the time for myself (aka - scrapbooking) and do all the things that need to be done around the house. Sorry I need to vent. I've done a little bit of card making/scrapbooking but I really want to do more - it's just finding the time!

I've decided to pick a day each month and make it a "me day". Matt will have to watch Brewer and I can go off and do some crafts! I have almost gotten my scrapbook room organized and now we might have to move it to the basement. At least when we move it, it will be an easy move.

I did this cute little train album at Scrappin Great Deals. It was a very small class but I enjoyed myself.



I also made this card for my son's christening. I didn't do anything to elaborate because most of the people who will be receiving these cards would not appreciate it. More then likely these cards will be thrown out right away. You don't know how much it bugs me to put a lot of work (and money) into a card and then to find out somebody threw it out after they read it!!! I sometimes get a little worked up. The card is nothing fancy but its cute (or at least I think so). As you can tell I am not an expert on copic markers - Practice, Practice!




One other thing a had to share is my two page layout of my little guy at three months. Its simple but cute and not just the layout - he is adorable and I know I'm his mom but just look at him!!!!





Well, I have Easter to get ready for, a 60th Birthday party, 35th Anniversary Party, My Son's First Birthday and a 60th Anniversary. Somehow I have been volentold that I will be running these events or helping with them. I will keep trying to do posts on a more regular basis but don't be surprise if it doesn't happen. I'm able to do this one thanks to Baby Einstein.

Just in case I don't have a chance to do a post before Easter - Happy Easter to you and your families.

Alison

Sorry, its been awhile

Hello Everyone, sorry its been awhile. We were very busy over the holiday, it being Brewer's first Christmas we had a lot of people to visit.

I did a little card making but most of it was at Scrapping Great Deals at their Copic Class with Andrea and Kimmie. Love their classess!!

Andrea right now is giving some blog candy away, so if you haven't checked it out you should.

I'm going to be work on my blog this week, so pictures of some cards are soon to come.

My other big task for this week is to call around about Day care. I have to go back to work in May and I haven't found anything for Brewer yet. If anyone know any good day care places or people let me know.

I will be posting soon, so stay tuned!