GO LONGHORNS!!!

Well next week will be filled with the State tournament for the Eastland Longhorns!! The boys played so well this year and are excited to have come out first in district and heading to state!! The other Eastland team pulled 2nd and will be heading there as well... so exciting!!

So this week will consist of practice and more practice and then hitting the town for donations to help get the boys to Colorado City!

In the meantime Brandy and Jason (thank goodness for them!!) will stay behind and help shuttle the other boys to football camp and then Madison to cheer camp! busy busy... then I will drive back and forth (2.5hrs one way.. nice) to go to the games.... as much as I'd like to go for the week up there... I would be a nervous wreck leaving all the kids with Brandy and Jason... although they are capable.. I'm not sure if I'd make it! LOL

I have been in new product heaven lately I tell ya... oh the goodness!!
I can't share any of the Jillibean just yet... but will throw it all up here as soon as I can.... I just got my box of Dream Street and can't wait to dig into that one!!!

here are a couple of Dream Street layouts using the MJ line... what a great boy line this is.... and to boot it's fun for the 4th of July photos!! :)

Dream Street papers MJ Collection, Core'dinations cardstock, Rusty Pickle chipboard, Stickles by Ranger, EK Succes border puncch (scallop), Martha Stewart (star) border punch, Stampin' Up ink, Maya Road stick pin, American Crafts glitter chipboard, Making Memories glitter letter stickers, DMC floss

Dream Street Papers MJ Collection, Core'dinations cardstock, Martha stewart border punch, DMC floss, EK Success chipboard, Doodlebug stickers, Pink Paislee glitter, Doodlebug brads.

Now for some fun Core'dinations projects! My Little Shoebox sent a fabulous box to the Core team... here is a layout I used combining the Core and MLS! Thanks MLS!!

Core'dinations cardstock, MLS patterned paper/stickers/transparencies, American Crafts brads, American Crafts pen, EK Success flower punch, DMC floss

Core'dinations cardstock, Cuttlebug embossing die and machine, Making Memories brads, Dream Street Papers- Heartsong collection, EK Success border punch, string, Creative Memories corner rounder

Thanks for stopping by!!

ooooh the Sneak Peaks are starting...

I love this time of year... when new product comes around and all the excitement of new goodies!!

A couple of my favorite sneaks (bet you can guess why.. lol):
Jillibean Soup ... I have most of this hot release in my hands and OH.MY.WORD.... it will blow you away, so many wonderful things to play with.. and the release is HUGE!!
Dream Street Papers.... can I just tell you how beautiful all that paper is... and now the collections are complete with die cuts, alphas, and rubons... sigh I'm in heaven!!

Last night was family night and boy was it fun! My little sister (she's 20) is down for the summer and I am just loving having her here, the kids do too! She has totally fit right in to family nights at Jens and is just one of the bunch now. Last night we made 2 desserts (our share of the potluck dinner) and they were oh so yum... and we've decided we are going to work through the Pampered Chef catalog now and bring desserts each week... does it get any better than that?

The girls are ending their Basketball camp this week.. oh the joys of taking for workout at 8:00am.. then bball at 9-12 for Kenna, then 1-4 for Madison, then baseball practice for Mitchell at 7.... I am pretty much back and forth all day long driving... gotta love that "Summer Vacation".. HA! It's all good though, the kids are loving it! (next week is the boys camp, and district playoffs, then following that one.. football camp, State, and cheer camp.... yippee!! hehe)
We have discovered the pool is open late on T/Th and I'm taking the kids now in the evenings while Mitchell is at practice so they can get in a little extra fun time... I love to have a bit of quite time too sitting and reading!!

Please send a special prayer up for my best friend Chris today, she is in a tough spot with the ex (grrr) and could use a few prayers... love you Chris!

Here is my card for this weeks CPS sketch #123:

Core'dinations Cardstock, October Afternoon Paper and stickers, Basic Grey jewels, Sweet-n-Sassy Stamps (heart border), Storage Unit Inks & More ink, DMC floss

Here's a sweet layout I did of my dad and the twins (photo taken a couple years ago)... oh how I miss him! *sniff*

Core'dinations cardstock, Dream Street papers- MJ collection, Basic Grey stamps and chipboard, Storage Unit Inks & More ink, Delta paints, American crafts brads, EK Success border punch

Thanks for stopping by! I am working on CHA stuff so not much to share but hopefully soon!

Have a fun day! :)

One Crafty Daughter...

Ok so I have to share this story of my daughter who is constantly drawing, painting, and just creating in general.
The other day the boys were playing Nerf basketball in the house and it split in half in the middle of play. The boys worked and worked to get it back together using tape etc...
Then Madison steps in and takes the ball, walks into my craft room and asks for the thread and needles and proceeds to stitch that darn Nerf ball back together... and it worked! Gotta love that.. she totally cracks me up!

We are currently on a hiatus with baseball everynight... yeah!! We have taken advantage of it this week with a trip to the pool, off to see Ice Age (so cute), and of course Wed. Family Night at Jens... tomorrow I am hoping to get the kids out to do something... Six Flags maybe? If I can get myself talked into taking all 5 alone... yikes!

We start back next week and then the following week is district tournament and then if we get that far, State. Should be exciting!

We are gearing up for the busiest part of the summer...
next week basketball camp for both girls
the week following is basketball camp for all 3 boys, and district tournament.

then the last week is the State tourney and football camp for the boys and Madison has cheer camp.

whew... all of this with baseball practice and 8:30am workouts in there... geez!

Some fun news... just got word I am invited to join the Pebbles Inc. DT.. yeah! I love their whimsical products!! Core'dinations cardstock, Pebbles Skipping Along Collection, Making Memories (sm) and American Crafts stickers, Fancy Pants stick pins, Creative Memories wavy trimmer, ribbon from craft supply, Jewels by Kaisercraft.

Core'dinations cardstock, Pebbles Skipping Along collection, Scenic Route rubons, American Crafts ribbon, Maya Road and Fancy Pants stick Pins, button from craft supply.

Core'dinations cardstock, Pebbles So Tweet collection, Jillibean twine, 7Gypsies sticker, Queen and Co heart brad, Storage Unit Inks & More ink

Here are a couple cards using the fun CPS sketches!
CPS #121
Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup Minestrone Collection, Jenni Bowlin bingo card, Michaels ribbon, MSE stamps, Storage Unit Inks & More, DMC floss, Kaisercraft jewel, Fancy Pants stick pin.

CPS #122Coredinations cardstock (Chocolate Box, Core Essentials), Dream Street Papers Forever Family collection, buttons from craft supply, Kaisecraft pearls, Renaissance by Design stamps, Fancy Pants ribbon, Storage Unit Inks & More ink, Martha Stewart border punch

I love how the pink core'd Chocolate box paper from Core'dinations totally compliments the colors on my card!

In other news.... OH MY WORD... I just got some new Jillibean Soup stuff to work on for CHA Summer... droooooooool... this release is HUGE and amazing!!! I'm a lucky woman for sure!s

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little Giddy.....

This will be probably the last time I get to share a COVER toot... so here goes! LOL
This months (July) CARDS cover is MINE!!! yeah.... even better it's got the Dream Street Papers Heartsong collection on it!

Thanks for letting me share! :)

Random posting....

Things are the same ol busy around here so I thought I'd just drop in and share a little and show some projects!

We are STILL in baseball mode around here... Mitchell's team is going to playoffs and so there is practice every.single.night. of the week except Wednesday... so we are still living by the almightly baseball Gods! lol

We have been basically just hanging around and enjoying the lazy summer days... after of course we get up early to go to Morgans early workouts... which I have to admit he's only been making maybe twice a week... we must get better at that!! ha!
Wednesday nights have been our highlights.... we usually spend the "family nights" at Jens house with a potluck dinner, the kids in the pool till dark and the adults playing games and such... a FUN night for sure for all!!

Here are some random layouts and cards....

First up are a couple of Dream Street cards featuring the Fresh Collection... check out the Dream Street Blog this month for more projects using this collection!Dream Street Papers Fresh collection, Dream Street Papers Fresh rubons, Core'dinations cardstock, Storage Unit Inks & More, Basic Grey stamps, American Crafts rubonsDream Street Papers Fresh collection, Core'dinations cardstock, Fancy Pants stick pin, ribbon from stash, border punch from Martha Stewart, Jewels from Doodlebug, Chipboard from Tattered Angels, Storage Unit Inks & More, Cornish Heritage Farms stamps- Kim Hughes collection.

Next up is some fun projects using the oh so gorgeous Core'dinations cardstock!!

Core'dinations cardstock (Black Magic, Core Essentials), Making Memories stickers, Cuttlebug embossing folders and machine, Basic Grey chipboard

Core'dinations cardstock (Chocolate Box, Core Essentials), Doodlebug stickers, EK Success leaf punch, Martha Stewart border punch, Creative Impressions heart brads, Maya road stick pins.

To create the leaves: I folded them in half and then crumpled them a bit then I lightly sanded the front to reveal the color core, I love how these look!!

Core'dinations Cardstock (Whitewash, Core Essentials), Jenni Bowlin bingo card, Fancy Pants stick pin, Doodlebug Button, Coats and Clark string, ribbon from craft supply, Embossing folders and machine by Cuttlebug.

Next up I finally got to play with the beautiful Noel Mignon "Rise and Shine" kit!! Here is a page I created:

Cardstock from Core'dinations, Patterned paper: Scenic Route, Collage Press (scalloped circle), MME (orange dot), Martha Stewart border punches, Scenic Route chipboard, Making Memories ribbon, Fancy Pants stick pin, Jenni Bowlin stickers (white), Pink Paislee chipboard letters, Making Memories journaling page, Elle's Studio (etsy) date stamp, Storage Unit Inks and More ink

Here's a quick card based on a Jillibean Soup sketch... check out the Jillibean Soup blog for more projects using the sketch!

Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup White Bean collection, Cornish Heritage Farms stamps- Kim Hughes collection, Storage Unit Inks and More ink, Doodlebug sugar brads.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Jillibean Goodness...

Just a quick share of some projects using the lovely Jillibean Soup!

Jillibean Soup Minestrone Collection, Jillibean Alphabeans, Jillibean Bean Stalks

Jillibean Soup Minestrone Collection, Cold Rasperberry Collection, Jillibean Bean Stalks, Jillibean Journaling Sprouts, Jillibean Alphabeans, Maya Road pins

Jillibean Soup Minestrone Collection, Split Pea Collection, Jillibean Alphabeans
Magistical Memories chipboard (gears), American Crafts brads, DMC floss, Scenic Route chipboard (title), Storage Unit Inks & More Inks, EK Success border punch

Jillibean Soup White Bean Collection, Jillibean Alphabeans
American Crafts rubons, EK Success tab punch, Storage Unit Inks & More Ink

I am trying to get the house, animails (the 2 and 4 legged ones) ready to head to moms house this week... my youngest sister has a dance recital and the girls and I are going to go get to see her, the boys will probably hang back with PaPaw. I am hoping on Sunday to get to take them to Fiesta Texas, the zoo or something... being so busy around her it will be nice to get to just have some fun!

On another note I AM enjoying sleeping in a bit more... yeah Morgan hasn't been feeling well (a beautiful little stomach bug is currently having a field day in our house) so we haven't been doing the morning workouts... which I might add have been moved to 8:30am (insert cuss words here!) We will get started on that again next week! haha

Last night Morgans game was called due to lightening... the boys were playing really well too.. so we get to go back to Albany next week and finish it up... we head out of town this Thursday for another game. Matthew's team won tonight so that means a Friday game for the championship! yeah!! :)

Ok... bless you if you have read this far! lol
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! :)

go, go, go!

Story of my life right there!

Tonight my oldest has a game out of town, AND my middle son has a game here in town, AND my youngest son has practice here in town. Thank goodness for good friends I tell ya... Jen is going to be the "stand in" cheer-er here in town. I'm a bit of a freak when it comes to the kids leaving town without me, plus Morgan's team will most likely not head to the district playoffs so his games are coming to a close for this season and I want to see all I can. On the other hand the other 2 boys teams will head to the playoffs, so they probably have many more to go!

Today I'm sharing some fun Dream Street projects!

Dream Street Papers Lullaby Collection
Core'dinations cardstock, Fiskars border punch, DMC floss, Sassafras flower stickers, Basic Grey chipboard, SEI stickers, EK Success leaf punch

Dream Street Heartsong Collection and rubons
Core'dintions cardstock, Buttons from stash, Fiskars border punch, Bazzill edge strip, Jillibean Sprout, Making Memories stickers (best), Doodlebug stickers (friends), Clearsnap ink, Coats string, DMC floss

Dream Street Lullaby Collection and rubons
Core'dinations cardstock, EK Success scallop circle punch, Fiskars corner punch, Imaginesce ribbon, Maya Road stick pin, Jenni Bowlin pearls, Coats string.

Dream Street Lullaby Collection and rubons
Trim by Creative Cafe, Flower stickery by Sassafras, Stick Pins at Walmart, Cuttlebug die, Core'dinations cardstock

Dream Street Forever Family collection and rubons
Making Memories brads, Maya Road stick pen, Martha stewart punch, Cornish Heritage Farms stamps, Stampin' Up inks, Coredinations cardstock

This layout is up on the Dream Street Blog... check out how Sherry and Alicia worked with the Pagemap sketch this month too!

Dream Street Fresh Collection and rubons
doodlebug sugar brads, Basic Grey Chipboard, Jillibean Sprout, Martha Stewart punch, DMC floss, Clearsnap ink, Coredinations cardstock.

I got a fun little email the other day asking me to join the CPS team for the summer! I am beyond thrilled to get to work with that group of girls!

Thanks for stopping by! :)