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Okay but this little guy is just the cutest baby I have EVER seen!!!  I'm a little biased being one of his "nana's"...but he is pretty damn cute if you ask this one!!!  It's nice getting along with Megan's mom - and getting fun pictures posted for us on Facebook since we don't live where they all do and all!  Karson is our youngest grandson, Megan's 4th (and last) child!   Since he loves Thomas the Train, my husband decided to get him this fun little train for his first birthday - it lights up and talks and everything!!!  His birthday card, was so much fun for me to make - using the cupcake punch by EKSuccess - in more "boy" colors, and since he turned one, he got "one" cupcake!!!  A simple happy birthday punch off to the side, with a scrap of striped paper for the background!  This was a more simple card to do, but turned out cute with the colors I used!   The best thing about using punches and stamps - you can customize each...

This is little Brooklyn, she just turned 3 the end of August!  She was just a baby when we drove through Utah, so we have watched her grow up through pictures rather than being there face to face which is really hard.  Brooklyn is really smart, she knows how to take pictures on their tablet and post them to Facebook!!!  She idolizes her sister Kali, and usually when you see one of them - you see the other one right behind, except when Kali is in school that is!   The best thing I love about this little beauty - is her smile!!!  I am glad her mommy has such a great person to watch the kids while she works, their grandma - Megan's mom!!!   At least I know the kids are loved, and not just watched by some stranger!   No longer the "baby" of the family, Brooklyn has a little brother that just turned one!  You can see Karson and his Thomas the Train present and his birthday card I made tomorrow!!!  The dolls for the girls - totally picked out by my...

Now this little beauty is Kali...  Kali just started kindergarten and turned 6 in September! She is such a little diva - I just love her to pieces!  On our visit through Utah - I had a pair of flip flops on - white...only they were really dirty as I hadn't been able to buy a new pair before visiting everyone.  She looked at my shoes and freaked out because they were so dirty!!!  Her mom was getting rid of some shoes - came back and gave me a pair...  Every time I wear those flip flips - I laugh because of Kali!!!  Can't bring myself to wear the dirty ones anymore!    Kali used to have really long hair, but when she went to school...wanted it cut short like the other girls' was!  We had went to the store to pick out presents - I went down the Barbie isle - Del said absolutely not... he wasn't giving his granddaughters no stupid Barbies!!!  So I let him pick out what he wanted - and he found these dolls...  Oh my hell - both girls LO...

I had a 3 day weekend recently...and had to get a few VERY LATE birthday cards done, and the Halloween can & cards I shared the past couple of days!!!  They needed to get in the mail, and sent when we actually had money to send them!  I totally love how each of them turned out, and you now get 4 days worth of my cute grand-kids and their birthday card I made for each of them!   Now, this is Braxton...  He is the oldest of 4 kids, and the oldest grandchild!  When he was younger, he would come over to our house when we lived in the same area,  I discovered he ate Oreo cookies just like his Grandpa Del!  Being just a little guy about 18 months old, he would eat the middles, and then he would stick the cookie part under his butt...when he stood up - there was all these cookies...minus the middles!  That has been the funnest memory I have of him and being just like my husband!!!  Braxton has 2 little sisters and a little brother!  ...

If you scroll down to yesterday's post, you will get a challenge of sorts - to look through your calendar for events in the next 6 weeks that are coming up for you!  More as a way for me to actually GET things done, but also to share with you easy projects that can be made with your basic supplies!   For April, I have a ton of birthdays, including my mom's and Del's mom!  Plus a few other family members' birthdays and Easter all shoved in to a week!!!  Now, since I procrastinate as much as I do, I am going to attempt to get things done and in the mail early, instead of at the very last moment (or not at all)!!!  I hope you will join me!   Supplies needed for card: Happy Birthday stamp Ink pad Present die cuts Scraps of paper 1 solid, 1 pattern Card base w/envelope Directions:   Step one:   Using your card base, take 2 matching colors of paper/cardstock making sure to trim as needed to fit the card.  Take the patterned pape...

**Robin is having problems with her blog, please go to Pam's blog but check back to  see if Robin's is fixed yet!**   Welcome to our Scraps to Treasure Team's Birthday Blog Hop - if you are just showing up here today, make sure you go back to the beginning at Robin's blog  because the beginning is best anyway - and she has a great scrapbooking goodie to give away!!  If you are here from Lucy's blog - you are totally at the right place!    If you need the line up - you got it here:   Robin S. -   http:// scrapandchat.blogspot.com/ Pam ~ http://www.scrappletree.com/ Camille ~   http:// shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/ Paula -   http:// preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.c om/ Lissa Marie -   www.somanycrafts.com Lucy ~   http://love2createitall.com/   Lynda ~   http:// memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/  For this hop, and all the Scraps to Treasure Team's hops, you get ideas from us using our scraps l...

Hello - and welcome to our Birthday Blog Hop, where you will see all things related to birthdays today!  With Lynda's birthday being the 2nd of month - and Deborah's the 14th - we decided to do a fun hop to celebrate our special days!  Only with this party - you don't have to bring a gift!   So, lets get started!!!  Our lineup for the day -  1. Lynda Jeffs - http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/   (YOU ARE HERE) 2. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com   (YOU ARE HERE NEXT) 3. Lori Apgar - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/ 4. Carla - http://racincrafts.blogspot.com/ 5. Nancy - http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/ 6. Christine - http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/ 7.  Blog Hoppin' Mamma's -  http://blog-hoppinmammas.blogspot.com/    Now for my idea...I have always hated my birthday for more reasons than you can imagine...the day just brings back horrible memories for me - for...

Its my birthday and I'll scrap if i want to, scrap if i want to. you'll scrap too when we're all thru. I have asked a special group of scrappy friends to join me in celebrating my birthday with a blog hop .You are going to find a ton of inspiration among this talented group!  Here I am celebrating another birthday and turning a year older. I don't know if that is a good thing or not , but let's just celebrate and enjoy the day. If you came from Sher then your in the right place. If you just happened at my place please start at the beginning with Rhonda   so you don't miss a thing. On to my project shall we.. I started by making cards, first by stamping them - and then by using scrapbooking supplies along with stamps to create one of a kind cards to give my friends and family!  I also use scraps - because it makes more sense to make a card with what is available, instead of whipping out a fresh sheet of cardstock every time I want to create a new ca...

     This week, it's all about birthdays...it was mine, it will be my husband's daughter's this week, and my sister's all within the next 10 days...  So, I share with you what I am making for my sister...and can't wait to show you what I have been up to!  She has been a very good source of strength for me...and though I screw up at times, she gives me space, and I her...and then we move on...  I have learned a lot, and still am learning a lot from her, and thank God every day she came back in my life...I truly am finding out what it's like to have a sister...and am sorry for the pain I have caused her and me being such a bitch at times...I love you Ally, and hope you have an awesome birthday!!!               The rest of the week on the hop, you will have just the 3 of us, me, Anita and Barbara...but we will be bringing you birthday ideas until Saturday, so make sure you keep checking back with us!!!   The li...

Happy Birthday card  Birthday balloons and presents      This week it is all about birthdays, and on 8/2 we will have a Birthday related blog hop in celebration of my birthday that day!  And I will give a shout out to Joy Kieth...a friend of mine I have known since we have been little girls in the same church in Utah!  I always hated sharing MY day with her when I was a little girl, but now...I feel it an honor to have such a wonderful person that I get to share my day with!  Plus it is my sister Allison's birthday 10 days after mine...in between, we lost my dad on 8/5 and buried him on 8/11...so we both pretty much hate our birthdays!!!  We are going to try to change that this year!!!   For the blog hop - you will have 16 of us sharing birthday related ideas for you...with Anita, Barbara and myself bringing you the rest of the week full of fun ideas and things for you!  I hope you plan on coming to see what we have all been up ...

Start to look at this next months events...birthdays, anniversaries, Thanksgiving, or other type of things like this that are pertinent to your family.  Spend a little time today putting things down on a calendar...pretty soon we will be working on a monthly type of calendar to keep track of the events in your life, so you do not miss a thing!   If you do not celebrate holidays or birthdays, look at basic cards that you might need to get done...is there someone who is sick, a kid who needs a perk me up, or someone who is moving....make a card for them!!!    As you look at your calendar, make sure you pencil in a time to get the cards done.  Spend one 30 minute session on putting things together such as the papers and embellishments needed to finish them up.   Start to look at card designs for the cards you need to make, or sketches that you want to recreate.   This way, you break things down a bit more to get things done as y...

Making cards can be really fun to make, creating that perfect handmade card for your favorite friends and family.  I started out making cards back about 20 years ago when my daughter was just a baby.  My first card that I made was a baby announcement out of a Disney Stamp...an instand love was formed.  If you already scrapbook, you have more than enough supplies available to you, simply add a few rubber stamps and ink pads and you are good to go!  Create cards when you have a specific event, such as a birthday.  In this example, I used patterned paper, a punch/brad, paper, stamp/ink pad, and a ribbon bow with a button.  The saying was embossed, though you do not need to do this, it just makes the white of the saying pop out more, making it easier to read.  Adding a simple bow and flowers for embellishments complete the look.    In this example, 1 stamp was used along with die cuts or shapes cut out to represent presents.  I added...