40 SUCKS...

Well, not really...lol.  For my 40th I had nice celebration with my friends at my favorite restaurant.  I made these little gift givies as a little thank you to all my friends for coming out to celebrate with me.  Inside was my favorite...Sees Candies Lollipops, yum!

I used My Favorite Things Lollipop Treat Die-namic and My Favorite Things Banner Day Alphabet.  Crumb Cake Ink, Crumb Cake, Groovy Guava, and Very Vanilla card stock. Finished it off with a button and Linen Cord.  I also made a little sign for the basket that held the lollipops =) 

 My hubs bought me my favorite, orange roses =)

Me and my hubs...

Mmm, my favorite!  Thanks Sherri!

Another favorite, zebra's and orange=) 

Thank-you Kat for the beautiful quilt!

Loved my cake, from Sheena's Cakes =)

Leading up to my 40th birthday I had a Fitness Challenge where I was putting $$$ into a jar for my workouts.  It was my goal to be fit and fabulous by 40.  I reached my fitness goal, my weight goal and purchased my self something nice for my accomplishment...

Paul Mitchell Bamboo Hair Dryer

 Paul Mitchell Bamboo Flat Iron

(and I had enough to pay for a cut & color and lunch!)

It's a year and four months later and I still love my hair dryer and flat iron =) Unfortunately I'm back to square one with my fitness goals.  I injured myself 3 months before my birthday and have had two surgeries since.  I'm still recovering from surgery number two, but once I've fully recovered I plan to reestablish some fitness goals and get back to it!

I hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday, I am so far!
Thank you for stopping by!

Clover Drover Crazy...

Just wanted to start off by thanking a friend of mine who's been giving my cards/posts their titles...sure has cut down on how long it takes me to make a blog post and has made me laugh at the same time!  I made this forever ago for a friend of mine that ordered a few cards from me.  Very quick, clean, and simple!

I started off with a Bermuda Bay card base, stamped the image from SU's Apple Blossoms in Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, and Basic Gray on Very Vanilla card stock.  Button, Ribbon, and Twine from Denami Design.  

Thank you for looking, have a terrific day!

 

Shroomin' Dude...

Still catching up on some of the cards that I made last year.  My main responsibility as a Key Spouse is to check up on the deployed spouses while their loved one is away.  One of the ways I like to do this is to send them a hand made card to let them know that I'm thinking of them.  

I stamped the Gnome from Lawn Fawn's Gnome Sweet Gnome Set in Memento Ink and colored him with Copics.  I used the sentiment from the Gnome Sweet Gnome Set as well. SU Corner Punch to make the tag.  My Mind's Eye Gnome Sweet Gnome paper on a SU Crumb Cake cardbase.

Inside each card I included a free coupon for a Culver's Mixer and this poem:

Hi, It’s me, your deployment gnome.

I heard your loved one is far from home.

Sometimes I come to break your dryer,

Or put a nail into your tire.

I also cause your hair to gray,

While that guy of yours is away.

But today I’m here to bring a gift,

And maybe give your heart a little lift.

If you should feel a little blue,

I hope you know friends are here for you.

And if you feel a little lost-y,

Go and get yourself a Frosty!

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU (and embarrassed to say this card is still sitting on my desk) to LAWN FAWN for the very generous donation of the stamp set Gnome Sweet Gnome!!!  I appreciate your kindness so very much!!!

Thank you for looking!
Have a wonderful week!

  

#KindnessChallenge ...1

Happy Sunday!  I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.  My husband and I had a wonderful day, spent with amazing friends, enjoying some fabulous food!

This came up on my newsfeed from an organization I like (Ben's Bells) and I wanted to share...

What is #KindnessChallenge?

#KindnessChallenge is a movement started by Leon Logothetis to make the world a better place.  The goal is to get as many people as possible-preferable everyone with internet access!-to perform a random act of kindness and share it on social media.  There are no limitations to what constitutes an act of kindness.  It really can be anything!  For every act of kindness shared, Leon will donate $1 to charity!* The charity will be chosen by you at the end of December.  The more acts of kindness we can create together, the happier we'll all be!  So, who's in??? 

I am!  Here's my first RAK for the #KindnessChallenge...I may have briefly mentioned that I've had a couple of surgeries this last year (partially why I'm behind on blogging/lost my mojo this last year).  Anyhow, I'm currently in physical therapy with a great group of therapists.  I wanted to show my gratitude for all they've done for me this last month and made them a little something.

I got the idea for this Apple and Caramel Cream Cheese Dip from Pinterest and of course put my own finishing touches on it  (Here's the recipe for the dip and my inspiration).  I couldn't find the 1/2 cup mason jars, so I just used 1/2 pint mason jars.  After I made the dip and assembled it into the jars, I put the dip and an apple in cello bags from Stampin' Up.  I used some Lime ribbon (retired) from Denami Design and attached a tag I made using SU Crumb Cake, SU Square Punch, Denami Design Turkey stamped with Memento Ink and colored with Copics, Denami Design Sentiment, Denami Design Button and Linen Cord.      

Thank-you for stopping by!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

Welcoming More Spouses...

Ahhh, it's Friday!!!  I'm looking forward to the weekend!  I made this card to welcome more spouses to our spouse's group.  I ended up getting an order from one of the spouse's...she loved this card so much she wanted me to make some for her =)

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you for stopping by!

  

Key Spouse...

Happy Thursday...I'm still catching up on cards I made for 2013, I'm almost done =)  I made this card to thank my husband's squadron for a one time monetary donation they made to me for the key spouse program. Everything up to that point had come out of my own pocket (not to go into specific detail on what or how much I spend on my deployed spouses) but...their donation was greatly appreciated!!!  

Enjoy your day!

Ack...

Oh my memory fails me again...I can't remember is this was for an order or a spouse, sigh.  I guess that's why you should keep up on blogging!  I'm almost caught up, almost!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a Happy Wednesday!!!