make a wish

Card: Memory box reedbird die, PTI sentiment and background stamp behind the bird is from Penny Black. The background was stamped with distressed inks.

I am entering this into Cas-ual Friday and Our Creative Corner Challenges for this week.

Last weekend I started getting a cough and by Wed, I don’t think I realized how bad it was. By that night my DH had told me if I didn’t make a doctors appt. he was going to carry me in there. I don’t like being sick, but I somehow just keep going, DH works long hours and it’s just me and the kids, and things still have to get done. I went in Thursday and ended up getting a cortisone shot, nebulizer treatment and lots of meds. The shot and the breathing treatment made a huge difference and today my cough is finally almost gone. This a.m. the two little ones had their wellness check up, and they both are great. Pixie is now 22.9lbs and 31.5” and around the 25% for her age. She was not happy with the visit, and screamed almost the entire time. Wyatt was really good, although he told me he did not like being naked, even though I let him keep his shirt and pull-up on. As soon as the Dr. finished with him Wyatt said “I would like my pants now please”.  All in all it was a good visit., and  now I can check that off my list!

Have a wonderful week. Thanks for stopping by and for all of your sweet comments they make my day!

Special to me

All stamps: Hero arts, stamped with Hero chalk ink and distressed markers

I made this card for two challenges A blog named hero and Cas-ual Fridays . These are by far my favorite colors to use on cards.

My little Pixie is changing every day, she is a little parrot now and has a long list of words she knows. She learned eyes a few weeks ago, and loves to poke you right in the eye to prove she indeed knows where they are. Wyatt is positive she is saying a bad word when she says it in her little sweet voices, I assure him she is not but it’s pretty funny. She is so addicted to the angry birds and loves to play with them, she walks around saying “birdie” and “angry bird”, so funny the things they get attached too! Both her and Wyatt enjoy playing with them together and often I find them both in Wyatt’s bed playing together.  Owen loved his cookie monster puppet and a tiny little duck puppet named “tweet”. I can still remember all those times I was awaken to a screaming toddler yelling “tweet, tweet”  because he was so tiny he had fallen through the crib and he needed him.  With Wyatt I was determined that there would be no small things with him in bed so he never really had something he was attached to. Now I feel bad about that!  I still don’t let Pixie sleep with the plush angry birds, but she does have a bunny and a giraffe lovey that must go to bed with her and usually they come out during the day.  Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Birthday

Card is stamped with distressed inks, shabby shutters, broken china and tumbled glass. Background stamp and text on butterfly are from Hero Arts.  Can’t be sure who the sentiment is I think Hero Arts, but it has a permanent home in my lost and found clear stamps. I am entering this into the May birthday challenge at Hero Arts.  Today after spending some time purging and cleaning my craft room I spent some time crafting. It’s been awhile since I have felt inspired and it feels good to create a few cards that I am excited about.

The weather is turning warm here, so I am trying to get the little ones outside early to enjoy the cooler part of the day. Our flower gardens are doing well right now,  now I just have to keep up with the watering. I have planted a few tomato plants, eggplant and squash. I also have tons of fresh herbs that are doing really well. We decided to forgo the large garden in the field this year for two reasons one my DH has been way to busy to prepare it and two we got very little out of it after the deer, chickens, guineas,  turkey and bugs ate it. It is very discouraging to spend all that time and work for nothing. I am hoping by next year to have a fenced area that we can work.

Thanks for stopping by have a wonderful day!

Thinking of you

Floral Stamp is from Penny Black, can’t remember who make the sentiment I have had that one forever. Stamped and watercolored with distressed markers.

This card is for the CAS-ual friday  challenge and Simon says challenge blog.

On the home front DH has been super busy preparing for the Parade of Homes which means lots of late nights. So on Saturday we decided to take the day and go to Myrtle Beach with the kids for the day. We live relatively close so it’s nice to be able go down when we want. We usually stay far away during the summer except when we have family vacationing there.  Saturday we went to Bass Pro and the Outlets and had a great day. All the kids were very good, Pixie is at a hard age wanting to just go, but so little that it’s dangerous for her. After being in the car for awhile I let her go in Bass Pro and I was sweating after chasing her around the store.  She is super fast,  but she did stop quite a bit to enjoy the fish in the big tank. I finally found her shoes that fit, and I had to stop myself from buying too many. For some reason we have a very sad selection of shoes here around Wilmington for baby feet. She is tiny, and needed a 4 to 4 1/2,  all the shoes I found had little or no traction in that size. They have a stride-rite in Myrtle and they had sooo many shoes.  All the kids got fitted and new sneakers and life was good! Have a wonderful week. Thanks for stopping by.

Window card

Stamps: Flower- Hero arts, dragonfly die cut is from Memory box. All images colored with copics

This card is for two challenges, the window card challenge from A blog named Hero, and  Cas-ual fridays sketch challenge.  A pretty straight forward design, I love the dragonfly die cut, I was hoping to use glitter which I know I have somewhere! However it seemed to have went into hiding, surely I will find it when I am not looking for it. Isn’t that how it always goes.

We have new baby chicks 9 total: 4 buff orpingtons, 2 barred rocks, 2 americaunas  and 1 rhode island red. The kids and I really wanted a duck, but DH is opposed to ducks so we just came home with the chicks.  They are all doing well, even though it has turned quite chilly here again.  We keep them up in the shed with heat lights and all, but I am always afraid they are still cold. With baby chicks though seems to cause the snakes to come around more. Saturday Pixie and I had just walked past the shed and turned back around to help DH with the trash for the dump when our two dogs started barking next to us. I looked down and saw what they were barking at. I screamed, grabbed Pixie and headed up toward the house. They found a copperhead heading for the shed, most likely smelling the baby chicks.  He was a big snake, not to mention a bad one.  DH got the shotgun and got rid of it, thankfully neither dog got bit, even though it did strike at them a few times. I am so grateful for my dogs, it could have easily gotten Pixie or I if they had not seen it. We usually find one copperhead a year, but this one was a little too close to me.

Watercolor Columbine

Card: Stamp from Memory box, colored with distressed markers using the watercolor technique. Background is from Penny black.

So much to do and just not enough time! Although today I hope to have a completely productive day. So far I have planted some vegetable plants, washed the dog, loaded the car with stuff to drop off at Goodwill and made lunch. Later we are off to drop our stuff off, and pick up some fresh veggies from our first Co-op experience. Not real sure what to do with the stuff I am getting. I hadn’t thought about the early crops was just thinking about squash, tomatoes and summer veggies. This basket has kale, spring onions, carrots and a few other things. I have no idea what to do with kale, so this should be interesting!  Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

Birthday wishes

 

I love this floral stamp from Penny Black, very whimsical and pretty.  I have been enjoying the beautiful weather lately, preparing my gardens for new  plants and flowers. We had a fun spring break, the boys spent most of it with their Grandparents who recently bought a second home here. Owen was in heaven as it’s right on the river and he can fish all day long. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Thank you for stopping by.