Snow Day!!

Good Morning!

The snow has finally stopped, but it is oh so cold....Brrrrrrr!!!

Yesterday afternoon Jenna was so excited to go out and play in the snow.

She loves to make snow angels and eat the snow, I know YUCK right!

 

Now on to something crafty.......

WOW, I still can't believe how easy it was to make an easel card.

I think this turned out very well for my first try at making one.

The SCS tutorial can be found, here.

I made this card over the Christmas Holiday and just got around to posting it. 

I love the purple and green colors, makes a nice non-traditional Christmas card.

Stay Warm,

Tracey

Waiting For Spring......

It's time for another Paper Jewels Design Team creation.

This sweet little girl is Mimosa Cafe, she is just adorable. 

I used bright and bold colors to chase away the winter blues. 

Over at Paper Jewels we are hosting our very first challenge....cute and girly. 

I hope you will stop by and play along.

Have a wonderful day,

Tracey

Riley Loves You!!

Good Morning and Happy Monday!

Just a few more days till Valetine's Day.

Do you have any plans?

My darling hubby is going to a local bowling tournament on Saturday so I will have the day to myself, not sure what I will do yet. In the evening we are going out to dinner with friends.

Riley has always been one of my favorite images.

I received him from a image swap on SCS a long time ago, I don't have Riley rubber stamps, so I use my stash sparingly. LOL!!

Have a wonderful day,

Tracey

Love Is In The Air.....SMC Layout DT Blog Hop

Woot Woot.....It's blog hop day!!!!

I hope you are having a great time and enjoying our blog hop.

Love is in the Air!

Our challenge today was to create a Love theme layout using one of SMC's fab images and a favorite poem, quote, phrase or reflection.

'When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.'

This is me and my wonderful hubby, Chuck.

We have been together since HS and he is the love of my life.

Go here to start from the beginning.

Your next stop is the amazing Sarabeth....go here.

Be sure you leave comments on all the hop spots and at the end visit SMC Layout Challenge Blog letting us know you have left comments on all our blogs.

Now all the prize deets....

One winner from each blog will be chosen to receive a free Valentine's digi image from SMC.

One grand prize winner will receive a free set of digis from SMC.

Sponsor prize deets....

Bugaboo Ditigal Stamps

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

One winner will receive a choice of 4 digi images.

and

Stamp Happens

http://www.stamphappens.com/

One lucky winner will receive this Bo Bunny decorative wall hanging kit from Stamp Happens.

I hope you have enjoyed yourself and thanks for stopping by.

Tracey

Sew Many Cards Layout DT First Blog Hop

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Sew Many Cards Layouts DT

Love is in the Air Blog Hop

2/6 to 2/7/2010

The lovin' starts at www.sewmanylayouts.com

Hope you will join us!!

Blog Hop Sponsors......

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

and

http://www.stamphappens.com/

Check back next week for exciting prize details!

I Made the DT for......The Stamping Boutique

OMGosh.....I am still in shock!!!! 

I made the DT for The Stamping Boutique and I am still so excited and honored to be joining this very talented group of crafters.  Be sure to check out their blogs in my left side bar. 

This is AJ the Race Car Driver and he is so cute.  I made this Valentine's Day card for my wonderful hubby. 

Be sure to stop by the TSB and do a little Valentine's Day shopping for yourself.

 Sketch and Stash Challenge 28 - Card Sketch

ABC Challenge - N is for new. My new DT and image.

Fab N Funky Challenges - Challenge #9 Emboss It (the hearts are embossed)

Creative Belli Blog - #84 Ribbons

Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge - #7 Valentine's

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Love Actually

Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog - #3 Valentine's

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #49 All You Need Is Love

Saturday Spotlight - Bigger is Better My card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2!

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Challenge 5 - I Love You

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge 36 - Love/Valentine

Delightful Sketches and Challenge - Love

Have a lovely day,

Tracey

Bella's Shopping.....Again!

.......you know Bella just can't help herself, she loves to shop.

I made this card for a swap on SCS that Melanie is hosting.

She asked us to use....

Any Stamping Bella Image

SCS Card Sketch - SC 241

and ribbon on your card.

I layered the ribbon to create the center border, added a little Stickles,

and colored her with my Bic Mark-It Alls.

Thanks for stopping by,

Tracey

Hello.....Mimosa!!!!

Is she not the cutest little girl you have ever seen?

I would like to introduce you to Mimosa and her teddy bear by Bildmalarna.

She reminds me of my daugther getting ready for bed time.

I was so excited when Jennifer invited me to be apart of her new venture and on her design team.

Paper Jewels is your source for Bildmalarna rubber stamps.

You can check out the on-line store, here.

Besure to stop by on Wednesday, Christine will have another wonderful project to share.

Paper Jewels has lots of exciting challenges and a blog hop coming soon. So stop by again.

If all else fails, hug your teddy,

Tracey

We Are Champions!!!!!

Happy Monday! 

Plainfield South High School Boys Varsity Bowling..........Illinois State Champions!!!!

That's right, we placed first this weekend at St. Clair Lanes in O'Fallon, Illinois to take first place in the IHSA State Bowling Championship.

Let's Go Cougars.....Let's Go!

We Bleed Blue!!!!

What Side....South Side!!!!!!

I am so proud of my son and his teammates.  This win is bittersweet, back in December we lost a dear friend and teammate. 

Eric Brander (Sr.) was killed in a car accident on his way to school. 

Our boys were devistated after the loss but rallied back to win the Illinois State Championship. 

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I made this card for a monthly card swap I am in on SCS. 

The hostess sent the dp and image. 

Each month you create a card with the supplies sent and send one to each person in your group.

Enjoy your day!

Tracey