Happy Birthday to me!

Well it is not really my Birthday yet, it's not until the end of the month, but yesterday I received a delightful collage style Birthday card from Lou Ann Leonard and I wanted to share it here with you today.  It is my very first Birthday card!

Enjoy this great use of the Sizzix Tim Holtz view master wheel die!

Wedding Card

Thought I'd try to post a little more often.  Let me see if I still have the photo of the card that I made for my daughter's wedding.  I was really happy with it and so was she.

This card was made of a pearlized white cardstock and I adhered a layer of vellum like paper that has the soft floral design and glitter already in it.  Next I used a Spellbinder die to cut the frame our of the same pearlized cardstock and the bells from the Cricut cartridge "Wrap it Up".  I pop dotted parts of the bells and extra parts of the ribbon so it had a couple different heights.   Next I added some sprigs of pearls and flowers from the floral department and finished it off with half pearls outlining the bell opening and on the bow of the paper ribbon.

If I can find a photo of her shower invite, I'll add that later.

It's been awhile...

I can't believe it, it's been almost a year since I've posted.  I just wrote a long post and then didn't save it so it disappeared!  Last time I posted it was with snow pictures and guess what?  It snowed again!  I measured the snow in my backyard at night and it was over 14 inches!  Then it snowed through the night.  The weatherman didn't say it was that deep, but it was in my yard.  Here's the same patio table..

Well, most of last year was taken up with my daughter's wedding.  we made several trips to the East coast for shopping, the engagement party, a shower, and the wedding.
It was all amazing!

Another amazing thing from last year is that my hubby gave me a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas!  I am definitely a newbie at it and have a lot of learning to do before I will be showing much on here but I will.

On a sad note, my MIL/Martha passed away on Dec. 19, 2013.  She will be missed and this has made a BIG change in my life and routines.  This is one of the last photos taken of her.  It was taken at my daughter's wedding shower.  The lovely bride standing in the back is Miranda and the maid of honor is my other lovely daughter, Christina.  Those were happy times for all and Grandma's presence will be remembered fondly.

I finally got my snow!  I've been waiting and waiting and praying for a good snow to dump on us and they are saying we got 7 inches.  It is very heavy and compacted snow.  I can't wait to go outside and fool around a little.  Enjoy everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!
I am sitting here alone with my dog since I came down with a horrific cold last night and couldn't go join in today's feast and festivities.   Been looking at Pinterest sites that people have sent me to and find them inspiring but I'm too sick to be inspired.  So I am waiting for bedtime instead!