This is my bella I did for my self. Everything used is from my random stock. The name was printed off the computer. I did the clothes like paperdolls. I stamped them on background paper and cardstock, then cut them out and stuck them on as if it was a paperdoll. I made myself a set of 10 to use when I needed to send someone a personal note. 2 days til we leave for Florida. I cannot wait. My daughter and her boyfriend are leaving tomorrow and going to the coast and stay with one of his cousins for a couple of days. My oldest son and a friend are leaving Saturday and going to the coast to the casino for a night. I am leaving Saturday and going to Gulf Shores, AL. to visit some friends there for a night. Then we will all meet in Destin on Sunday. We check in Sunday and leave Saturday or Sunday. I have been watching the weather and see no sign of a hurricane yet. Several times when we have gone this late we have had to deal with hurricanes. We have only had to evacuate once, and we drove north and stayed somewhere for 2 days, and then went back to the most beautiful weather. There was a lot of sea weed in the water that time, but it did not stop us from having fun. Please include us in your prayers for a safe journey. The driving is the only thing that bothers me. I am not taking my car, and I am afraid this is going to drive me crazy. We can only have 3 cars for parking, and my friend who is going with us has a van, so we have decided to go in hers. I can drive the kids cars, but I just like mine!!! I will post tomorrow, and then my next post will have lots of fun pics from the trip. I always take too many pics. God Bless Ya'll and have a pleasant night.

These are some cards I did a long time ago. I cased this idea from a web site, and I am so sorry but I did not write it down and I do not know who to give credit to. This is a Stampin Up set and I used random paper and ribbon.

Little one is some better, but I am going to stay home with him tomorrow because he really wants his momma with him. I have had a very trying week so far at work, and I really need a break. I plan on getting everything ready for our trip tomorrow and start packing. Lost my drivers license and went today to get a new one. UGH!! YOU SHOULD SEE THE MUG SHOT!!!! All that is left is to pack and GO-------Saturday cannot get here fast enough!!!!! Guess I will say good night for now. Need to get something going for supper. Take care and be blessed.

These are 2 of the scrapbook pages that I did for my daughter's scrapbook at the end of her senior year of high school. It took me 3 different books to get it all together. This is the last day of school for her. The title is "Once Upon a Time". It is done with paper and embellishments from the monthly kits I get from Paper Posies. (If you have never been to their site and seen their kits, I recommend you do so--They are really neat and very cost efficient-www.paperposies.com) The sayings on the page include "Some pursue happiness; others create it"--"Walk softly and leave a big impression"--and the one on the second page says,"We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves,or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing".The day started with a walk down the halls by the entire class, then to the gym to pick up their graduation caps and gowns and receive last minute instructions for times and rehearsals, then time to say good-bye to their teachers and undergrad friends. The day ended with a wonderful picnic at a students house with a slide show of their years in high school. We were asked to send in 10-12 pictures and they were put to music. It was really an awesome day. I believe this is some of my favorite pages that I have done. The albums are some of my best work.

This week is dragging. My youngest has an ear infection, red throat, and stopped up head. We started an antibiotic this morning after we left the doc. He is no worse this afternoon, so I hope we caught it in time. Dr. B told him this morning no more swimming until he got to Florida this weekend. He was telling us that his ear did not hurt, and after the nurse assistant took him out of the room, Dr. B told me "That ear has got to really be hurting. He is really being brave because he thinks I am going to tell you he cannot go on vacation" I agree!! If he is not 100% better by Thursday, we have to go back, because Dr. B said," I am going to get him well. I am not going to let his trip be ruined." This man is the greatest man I know. I can remember when I first started nursing I would see him late nights down in the medical library doing research because he had a sick baby upstairs. He would never leave until that baby was OK. I wish they still made docs like that. Occasionally in my 27 year career I have seen some like him, but unfortunately they are few and far between these days.

Well I am rambling tonight. I guess I better stop so you can go check out some more bloggers. Have a great evening and may God bless all!!! Please pray for our troops!!

Hope everyone is doing fine today. We are making a trip to the pediatrician today. My daughter called me at work yesterday and said something is wrong with Simon. He wanted to leave the pool, and he had been out of the water for about 15 minutes before that just sitting on a chair. When I got home he was complaining of his ear hurting, sore throat, and very hoarse. No fever yet, but he ran a low grade temp last week for a few days, now I know why. I don't think it is much to it, but we have not seen our beloved Dr. Bernet in a year or so, and sometimes it just does him good to touch them and I think all is better. He was my pediatrician as well as all my kids. Also, we leave for vacation in 5 days, so I need to make sure we are all right. This card is one I just threw together. I get a monthly scrapbook kit from a company, and this was all from that. The eyelets are from Close to my Heart, and the stamp sentiment (I apologize it is hard to see) is from Stampin Up. Have a fun filled day, and I'll chat later.

I made these for a friend who wanted some scripture cards to use as thank you notes. The first card is made from different papers and ribbon I have in my stash. The stamp is from Stampin Up. The second card is also from my random stash of stuff. I used my Thank You Cuttlebug embossing folder and this stamp is also from Stampin Up. The ink used on both was chocolate from Close to my Heart. I made a series of 10 cards to go along with some I had made her earlier. Her husband has been diagnosed with possible ALS--they have been treating him for Lyme's Disease for about 8 months with no change, just worse progression, so now they think it might be ALS. We had a spaghetti supper benefit for them last Sunday at our church. They were expecting 1200-1400 people. I have not heard how much money was made, but I am sure it was a lot. They are wonderful people and need all prayers that can be given. I will post a few more cards from this set later this evening or tomorrow. I am off to the pool with Simon--youngest child-- and hubby--Jack. Hope your day is filled with all the joy you can stand!!!

This is a card I made today. The cardstock is from Close to My Heart. The flower is a stamp from them also that I stamped and then did a second image without reinking. I layered them and placed a random button in the center. The background paper is Basic Grey. The ribbon and little blingies are from my stash--don't know when or where I got them--and the words are a Stampin Up stamp. Hope you enjoy.

Good Morning!!! I woke up this morning with a burst of energy I have not had in a while. I am finishing projects and cleaning my stamp and craft room. THIS COULD TAKE DAYS!!!!! My daughter just moved into a new house, and she asked me to finish this so she could use it as a suncatcher. The pottery angel had been finished for a while, I just had not strung the beads. I am going to take it to her afterwhile. She has been taking my pottery down and moving it to her house. I guess I will just have to get busy and make some more for me. I have to make some cards for a friend later and I will post after I am finished. See ya later!!