So Thankful!

As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, I have been reflecting on this past year and all that I am thankful for. There are so many things, that I can't begin to list them all, but I am listing a few.....my family-my loving husband, beautiful daughters, precious grandson, my mom, the wonderful memories of my dad, my siblings-especially my brother Christopher, who has fought a long, hard, battle this past year, my lovely sister, my oldest and youngest brothers; my in law family; my wonderful friends online and IRL; for all the days that God watches over all of us and keeps us in his care..........Have a blessed Thanksgiving and if you don't celebrate this holiday, bless you anyway!

A few of my Fall Cards!

Here are a few of the cards that I made at my scrappy weekend and at card class. I actually remembered to photograph them before they went postal! The pumpkins on the first card are colored with blending crayons from SU. The second card is Bo Bunny pps that are gorgeous. I used markers to color the foil leaves before I added them. The sentiment is done with Pearlex. The last card is done with the "baby wipe" technique. So easy and looks awesome!

My Artful{l} Weekend!

Well, here are the results of my fun, scrappy weekend! I had a very productive and awesome time with my sister and friends. I worked on some other projects too, but they need a few finishing touches before I post them!

I am loving this LO! This is my favorite photo to date! Brenden and I were sharing a ride on our DD's porch swing when he turned and gave me this big smile! His smile just melts my heart! I made this photo the wallpaper on my computer!! Brenden was so proud of his Halloween costume this year! I think this is the first time he really got into the whole collecting candy thing! Here he is with his mommy and showing off his "bat wings"!

This is a LO of my dad when he was in the high school color guard. I should be so fortunate as to "Follow In His Steps". I sure miss him!! This LO has been a work in progress for a while! This photo was taken the 4th of July weekend. I just couldn't find the papers that I wanted to use!

My Scrappy Weekend!

I had the most wonderful scrappy weekend. My sister and 3 of my friends attended a weekend scrap camp. What a great time we had and I actually accomplished quite a bit of scrapping! I hope to get my projects posted soon!

And the blog award goes to....

Here are my nominees for the "Million Dollar Friend" blog award!

1. Vicki C.
http://www.paperhugs.blogspot.com/
2. Sheryl
http://sherryslittlesnippets.blogspot.com/
3. Elisabeth
http://paperart.wordpress.com/
4. Gloria
http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
5. Dalis
http://stamprgrl.wordpress.com/

So snag your blog award ladies and please pass it on to 5 of your friends!!

Rose, thank you, my friend!

Today I received the wonderful, "friend" blog award from my dear friend, Rose. Thank you so much! Now, I am to pass it along to 4 friends and one newer friend. So, now I am off to link their blogs and pass on this award!

My "Little Batman"!

It's hard to believe this is Brenden's third year of Trick or Treating! It is also the first year that he voiced his opinion of what he was going to wear. He wanted to be a bat! Where he got the idea, I will never know, but fortunately, we found this awesome bat costume at the local Old Navy store. He was so excited on Halloween! I hope to get this photo scrapped at my weekend scrap this week!!

Grand Challenge!

The "Final Bouquet" Grand Opening Challenge is under way! The first event has been posted for almost a week and the second is coming up fast! Make sure you stop by and check it out. There is a grand prize too! It's a QUICKUTZ SQUEEZE! How awesome is that? So, stop on in at www.cropstop.com today!

Cropstop's "FINAL BOUQUET" Challenge

What a wonderful weekend we had on the Cropstop forum and message board! Lots of fun with challenges, games, and make n' takes!

It's not too late to get in on the prizes! Cropstop has a month long, grand slam challenge, that is going on right now! The prize is a Quickutz Sqeeze! How exciting is that? So get on over to the message board and check out how to win this great prize. You don't want to miss this opportunity! http://www.cropstop.com

Cropstop's November Kit is here!!

The Cropstop's November kit is full of yummy holiday surprises! Being the November GDT for CS, I had a fun time creating holiday cards, decorations, and other projects. Make sure you stop by http://www.cropstop.com and order yours today! Grab the discount code from my sidebar before you head over there! Here are a few of my kit creations!

The "Mixed Bouquet"-Cropstop Sunday Blog Hop

Welcome to Cropstop's Sunday Blog Hop..."Mixed Bouquet". The idea of this "Walk in the Garden" is to follow the links from blog to blog and collect the letters. Once you have all 8 letters you are to mix them around to spell out a well known scrapbooking/crafting name or term. My letter to you is "I". To get your next bouquet item please visit Vicki C's blog at http://www.paperhugs.blogspot.com/

The "First Bouquet" - Saturday Cropstop Blog Hop!

Your Saturday, "First Bouquet", blog hop item is 2 pieces of cardstock! You choose the color.

Please refer to the CropStop Message Boards "First Bouquet" thread for the rules. To pick up your next "First Bouquet" item please go to Vicki C's blog at http://www.paperhugs.blogspot.com/