You can make your own stamps

I found PJ's blog on how to make stamps -- and, wow, what a treat! It is a beautiful thing when sister scrappers open their method tool box and share with others. This is a great one!

I used PJ's stamp making technique to create two different stamps. I created a bird and stamped on a music sheet for the "Food feeds the soul" layout and I created star-wings and stamped on a transparency for the "DIVA FIERCE" layout. This was super easy -- so give it a try.

Visit PJ's blog to learn how to create your own custom made stamps -- HERE

I was a good mommy today

Tuesdays are usually a crazy day for me. I have a 10:30 class and a 4:30 class so it means I do not get home until 8pm. Yuk! Fortunately, Monday classes were rolled over to Tuesday because of the holiday. So...I did not have to go onto campus. I took care of stuff around the house and picked the kids up from school. We went to the park for a playdate and the boys had fun. After the park, we went home for a small ice-cream treat. I, then, helped big brother with his "homework." Technically, he does not have any homework because he goes to a Montessori for first grade and homework is against Montessori pedagogy. Still...he needed to work on his numbers. Baby brother played outside and got into the water. Oh my -- what a mess. And, then I made dinner. So...it was a good day. I hope yours was too!

Use felt on your scrapbook pages

This page was inspired by a SISter at Scrap in Style who dared me to scrap a layout using FELT as the background "paper" and everything attached with stitches only!!! Stiching EACH element took me awhile..but it was so much fun. The journaling is hidden in the pocket.

If you have not worked with felt give it a try. You will be pleased with how creative you can be with this old (but new again) product.

Scrapbooking princess tea/birthday party

So my BFF has the cutest daughter. She loves to scrapbook and so my girlfriend asked me to help her put on a scrapbooking princess tea party for her daughter. It was so much fun. I designed custom gift boxes and mini-scrapbook kits for each girl. We had tea for the girls, beautiful pastries, and lovely tea sandwiches. It was the party I will never have a chance to give -- since I have two boys.

Fall Festival

It was 90 degrees today so it did not feel like an autumn day. Nevertheless, all of my girlfriends (working mommies and stay-at-home mommies) met up at a local pumpkin patch for a playdate. It is rare that we can all get together -- all 7 of us -- and all 11 kids. We enjoyed chatting with each other and the kids had a total blast. The only thing that could have made our day better would have been cool autumn weather.

My new address

Thanks for joining me at my new BLOG home. We are going to have so much fun. So, strap on your seatbelts and let's get creative!!!

Free Gift??

Do you want to win a free gift? Leave me a message and you could be the lucky winner. On October 12th I will randomly select one person to receive this custom designed office set. Can't wait to make some new friends...from near and far.

{{{HUGS}}}

Playground fun with daddy

On Saturday morning, after big brother's flag football game, we all jumped into the car in search of a "new" playground. Everyone enjoys the hunt for a new playground and 30 minutes down the road we found the perfect park.

Before kids we had romantic dates every Friday night. We would go out for a nice meal, go catch a movie, or even some dancing. That does not happen that often anymore. Instead....we hang out as a family. This Friday night we took a lovely walk. And, you know what....I love nights like that. It was so simple and, yet...the perfect date. I would not have it any other way.

First Friday Crop

I had the girls over to crop on Friday night. I always host a crop on the first Friday of the month because that is when DH has his Fraternity meeting. And, well, after the meeting concludes he plays poker with "his boys." He did not get home until after 6am. Let me repeat 6am. There was a time that I would get mad...now I scrapbook. So the last girlfriend did not leave my home until 2:30. And, if you are wondering about the boys...they were fast asleep in their beds. So DH and I really paid for it the next morning. Can you say TIRED!!!!!

So..here are a few of the pages I completed. TFL!