NSSS package

Saturday I got my February package from my NSSS Sara57Marie from the Cricut MB. This month we exchanged a sticky recipe layout - hers was for Ginger Snaps and here is the beautiful card she made for me (it's well known in our little clique that I am really into owls lately).

Here are some of the goodies she sent me - some great owl paper and embellies along with some demensional stickers and goodies from her stash

And she sent me 3 of the Target mailboxes, some clear little stamps that I nagged her about picking up for me, some paper packs, adhesive and she filled out the package with some reading material!

President's Day Off !!

I had today off so I got to do whatever I wanted... I made this LO...it turned out totally different than I had originally planned.. have had the pix for a couple of years and finally decided to do something with them... I love the way it came out!!
Can you guess who is finding "time to unwind"?

Here is a close up ... and yes its a real picture not something I printed off the internet...

Yep its the buff one... Kenny Chesney

and here are the cards I made today.. a sympathy card for a co-worker

And Westin's first birthday card...now I have to wrap his present and get it in the mail

Valentines Day at my house

For Valentines Day this year I made Chuck his favorite, Rice Krispies Treats in a heart shaped pan. and this year, Chuck bought me an Al-Occasions cheesecake!! WOW - its been a long time since he got me something for Valentines ~and he got me something I love! I love that man....

Cards for Soldiers

I signed up to make more Cards for Soldiers from the Cricut message board - this time I signed up to make 2 sets of 15, one set pink and one set brown. Here are some of my cards. Comments welcome!! this sock monkey card used paper from the Sweet stack

This pink polka dot is Stampin Up!

The bright buttons is the reverse side of the sock monkey paper

Some Basic Grey - one of my favorite lines

more SU with a felt swirl

no idea where this paper came from...

This was from Oriental Trading Company

Some more Basic Grey with Paper Frills

I'm not sure of the paper on this .. but the brown is cuddle bugged... the congrats is a cuddlebug die as well

a really simple card with Basic Grey paper

....more Basic Grey....

and some more BG....

yep, this is BG too...

as is this....

Stampin' Up! with a little bling

more BG... (I really like BG ... can you tell??)

Not sure on this one...

and this patterned paper is from the Blossoms and Butterflies DCWV stack

This paper is something I picked up at Inky Fingers.. dont remember the maker but I really liked it.

And my newest fav.. The Green Stack ( both the paper and the chipboard flower) from DCWV

Go Red!!

Friday 2/6/09 was GO RED day in support of the National Heart Assocation- we got to wear jeans to work if we donated $5 - so worth it! Here are my co -workers from left, Vickie, Diane, Andrea, Paul and myself. Of course that was the only day that flew by!!

RAK!

I won a RAK on the cricut MB from one of my fellow NSSS ( not-s0-secret-sisters for those of you NOT in the know) - I had to guess what famous person was friends with her brother is high school and that she had a wild crush on... he was not an actor nor an athlete - which left musician - and the lead singer in his band is REALLY famous and has platinum blond hair... I won an adorable altered tin mailbox from Target that we are ALL dying to find!! and Becca filled it with goodies and M&Ms! Thanks Becca!! love it...

after guessing the bass player in Poison and was shot down, I guessed TONY from No Doubt!! and I won!! yeah for me!

I finally found some time to scrap

Here is a close up of the skittles that I used for the centers of the flowers

this is a LO of Madison and her new smile

Lindsey and Kaytlyn this Halloween

Donna dressed up w/ the kids this year

This is really different for me ... but I sort of like it

post its and binder clips

we have a tradition in the Landers family - each year the girls get together and exchange a hand crafted gift - here are my presents for the girls all prettied up....

This year I made little note books for their purses or in Sierra's case, her desk along with a post it note holder all dressed up.... this is Mom's set and the jumbo binder clip that she can use to hold a photo

Here is Sierra's set - I used some Basic Grey papers

And this is Lisa's set... blossoms and butterflys DCWV stack

And Susan's set all blinged up - after all she is a bling kinda girl!

Julie, Julie do you love me?

Bobby Sherman, remember him?? Had one hit (that I know of) and really good hair in the 70's...

today I heard his hit, "Julie, Julie do you love me" and it brought back a flood of memories. I remembered my dad sitting behind the wheel in our station wagon... I was sitting in the back seat and this song came on the radio... He started singing along with it while he caught my eye in the mirror... I was SO upset!! I hated that song!! HE WAS TEASING ME!!! AND I HATED BEING TEASED! My name was NOT JULIE!! IT WAS JEWEL!!!

Now that I'm all grown up I think that it is so cool and sweet that he would sing that song to me as he was not a singer~ not even in the shower ~the only time I ever heard him sing was this song for me. I guess maybe he did love me....