Love Recipe

One of my favorite blog sites "Our Daily Bread." http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/

They have some of the most beautiful stamps and die

cuts.

They have a project challenge this week that involves using

the theme of love and incorporating the colors of pink

or red and valentine's. I have been working on Valentine cards this

weekend, so I already had some ready.The pink and brown card I used

"Kissing Booth" line of paper.

I had the 6x6 pad and cut out the little hearts and used them as the

petals on all 3 flowers. I centered pink Prima flowers in the middle

of each of the petals. I finished if off with a heart punch and a sentiment

from ODBD.

I love "toile", so when I saw this stamp, I had to

have it. I embossed the background with vintage

white embossing powder. The center heart was

stamped with red "Stazon" and I embossed the edges

with gold embossing powder.

This last card, I used a combination of ribbons

and flowers I had on hand. I used my "Zutter"

distress tool for the first time, and it makes

distressing edges so easy.

Hope you all enjoy and have a great Valentine's Day!

Happily Ever After

happily ever after
	To find your one and only and live happily with them for the rest of your life. To be constantly happy with no end

I think every little girl at one time or another,

looked at herself as a princess,

and thoughts of growing up and finding

her prince charming, and living "happily ever after."

Disney has certainly created many movies and

characters that gives us

a "fantasy" image of all that is fun,

dreamy, and sparkley!

In a couple of months, our 6 year old granddaughter

will be taken on

a SURPRISE "Disney Cruise." (so shhhhhhh, don't tell!)

Since we are needed more in the role of"Nindy and Papa",

we will dutifully

stay home and watch 16 month old, Giavauna.

(But if there is another cruise,

we can still be Nindy and Papa,

while on a ship. (hint, hint)

Those who know me, know that I love to create

and I have kinda

put sewing on the back burner. Well, the sewing

machine is "smokin"

now.

I thought it would be fun for me to make some

"themed outfits"

that Alessondra to could wear while enjoying

all the Disney characters on the cruise.

I just started a couple of weeks ago, but have a

couple of outfits I have

completed. (I still have to make matching

bows and some accessories)

I have made a couple of "Minnie"dresses. I made

a pattern by having

Alessondra lay on some paper and

I drew a rough outline of her body.

Giavauna had to get in the act and layed

down so I could draw around her, also.

(She had no idea what we were doing!) I also

looked at one of her outfits that

fit Alessondra and used that as a guide.

So, those of you that think you can't

make your own pattern, it's really very simple.

The second "Minnie dress", I cut some trim

apart, and used them as the

face for Minnie. I then added 2 black buttons

for the ears. I topped it off

with a little bow and flower.

One of the activities on the cruise will be

about "Toy Story." I thought it

would be fun to make a cowgirl dress so she

could be "Woody's girlfriend-

Jessie. Of course, it had to have fringe, so

I had some leather trim and used it for the

hem.

I had some red mesh bling, so I cut out a star

and added it to the denim top.

I think it will look so cute with her cowgirl

boots. I also made some cuffs to match, just

to accessorize it a little more.

I still want to find a hat I can bling up and I

am working on a little denim purse to match.

I am also working on some jewelry pieces by using

some scrapbook paper, cutting out Disney

characters, and adding rhinestones and pearls.

I still have alot to make, but I enjoy every

minute of it. I hope they take tons of pictures so

we can see her with all the characters. As I make

more, I will post another blog.

Until then, I hope you all 'Live Happily Ever After"

Faith

faith

noun /fāTH/  faiths, plural Complete trust or confidence in someone or something - this restores one's faith in politicians Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof A system of religious belief - the Christian faith A strongly held belief or theory - the faith that life will expand until it fills the universe I am so thankful we live in a country that we have the freedom to share our faith and to study God's Word freely. I'm a small group leader in a women's Bible study called "Within the Word." Our teacher, Kathy, is so passionate about teaching the Bible. She is a wonderful teacher and it's an honor to study under her teachings. I have always prayed for a way to share my crafting with my faith, and this is a perfect opportunity. We are starting our group back up this semester, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to make these tags to invite the ladies back to the study. Instead of a card, I found these cute pink tags that I dry embossed with a small polka dot print. I just received an order of flowers, so I added a variety of the different roses. I love the color pink, so I have an abundance of embellishments in that color. In fact, my husband was sitting in my craftroom yesterday while I was sewing. He looked around and said "no telling on how many thousand of dollars of craft products you have in this room." (If he only knew!!!) My craft room is my "therapy room." I can go in there and create and lose myself and forget about everything. I am so blessed to have my own special room to have as my sanctuary. I hope my ladies enjoy getting these tags and I look forward to our study on the book of Genesis. (I have linked up with "Pink Saturday" at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/. Go by and check them out, especially if you like the color "PINK"

Gratitude

grat·i·tude

noun /ˈgratəˌt(y)o͞od/  The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness - she expressed her gratitude to the committee for their support It's a new year, a clean slate. It's when we make new resolutions,or just add on to the list, things we didn't get accomplished in the previous years. As I grow older, it's the little things that matter most to me now. An anonymous note left on my doorstep (by a certain granddaughter next door), a call from a son to check on me or ask me to meet them for lunch, or my husband- starting my bath water so it will be ready when I am. Also, with age, I have learned I have so much to be grateful for. In August, we will have been married for 40 years. I still have both parents living; even though mom is in a nursing home with Altziemer's, I still get to see and speak with her. My father, almost 90, is independent, living on his own, still drives and sits with mom everyday with 65 plus years of marriage to their credit. I still enjoy lunch with my dad every Tuesday and Thursday. Those outings are precious to me. God has blessed us with 2 godly sons and daughter in laws. We have 4 precious granddaughters that are healthy and teach us everyday about life. We have a roof over our head, food to eat, and my husband still has the same job as an agent for Farmer's Insurance for 38 years. Our health, though we have had our ups and downs, could be alot worse. We have wonderful family and friends. They have supported us through the good and the bad, and and they have laughed and cried with us. We know they are always a phone call away. We are especially grateful for a special friend this week. Pat and Robbie are dear friends of ours. Pat and I have been friends for almost 50 years and Robbie and Richard grew up in the same neighborhood, and have remained friends through out the years. Robbie has been on the transplant list for quite sometime now. After many trial runs to the hospital, minutes away from surgery, it would not be a match. This past Wednesday night, God blessed Robbie with his new liver. He is doing so well; he is already out of ICU and in a private room. They are talking about sending him home on Monday. I am thankful for donor's family; from their death, many lives were saved. When I saw this "gratitude journal" on "Papertreyink" website, I knew I had to make some. It's a small gift, but a way to count your blessings and write down the things we are grateful for. I was honored to be able to give my first one to Pat and Robbie. I pray each time they look at it, they will remember it is a sign of God's love and many blessings. So I hope as you read this, know that I am grateful for you,whether you are family, friends, or a fellow blogger. I hope you stop and count your blessings,be grateful for all you have, and don't forget to share them with others.