Shari Bielefeld

Cutest little T-ball player EVER!!

2010-05-02T17:29:00.002-04:00

Katy has been playing T-ball this spring. When she started she knew absolutly nothing about baseball, but she has learned so much and she loves it! She has only 2 more games left. And thank goodness, cause it's startin' to get HOT!!

Wedding Card for Ms. Gordon....I mean Mrs. Hart

2010-04-17T16:56:00.003-04:00

Sara's teacher, Ms. Gordon, was married in March. Now she is Mrs. Hart and I can't ever remember to call her by her new name! Anyway, I made her a card to congratulate her and her husband on the wedding. I used a new stamp set that I got for free when I went to Leadership this January. Isn't it just beautiful??!!

Happy Easter 2010!

2010-04-03T18:51:00.005-04:00

Playing with photoshop a little here! (above photo)

Hello everyone! Yes, I disappeared from the blog world for a little while. But, some things just had to give while life took over. Hopefully I can find the time to be able to post once a week or whenever I can so you all can keep updated about us here in Mims!

This week was Spring Break, so the kids and I did lots of fun stuff. Chuck-e-Cheeses, bowling, they stayed at Nana's one night, we went to Universal one day and yesterday we saw a movie.

Here are some pics from Universal on April 1st, 2010.

Happy Easter!

Puppy dogs!

2009-06-19T17:46:00.005-04:00

Update April 3, 2010: My sweet 12 year old Cosmo was bit by a rattlesnake (yes, again!) on October 7th. He was in such bad shape, and not able to recover, so we chose to put Cosmo to sleep. That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, besides having to watch my Dad die. I miss my little buddy everyday.

Cosmo - He is so gray now! He's old, but he still acts like a pup!

Here are some new photos of Cosmo and Spike. Cosmo will be 12 next month!! I've had him since he was 7 weeks old. Spike will be 1 in August.

Sara and Spike. He won't sit still long enough to have his picture taken.

Cowgirls!

2009-06-18T15:00:00.001-04:00

Sara and Katy went to a summer camp program last week and Katy's preschool. It was a Cowboy theme all week and on Friday they were able to dress up like cowboys and cowgirls. Luckily, we had these vests and hats from a birthday party they went to last summer! They looked so cute! Although, once I took this photo, Katy took off her boots and said she didn't want to wear them. Oh, well. They were cowgirls who wore flip-flops!!

Thanks for stopping by!
shari

Flight of the (sage) Butterfly

2009-06-17T22:12:00.003-04:00

Here is a card I made for my stamp night last week. I pretty much copied it off of the Stampin Up website for demonstrators. But, I just love how clean and simple this was. My friends who come to make cards love to have cute, easy to make cards. And this is easy!

card recipe:

stamps: Inspired by Nature, Flight of the Butterfly

paper: sage shadow, so saffron, very vanilla

ink: sage shadow, so saffron
accessories: 2-way glue, DD glitter, dimensionals

Just Beachy

2009-06-10T10:33:00.004-04:00

This is a card we will be making at my stamp night on Thursday. I try to make them fairly easy to make, without too much cutting or labor. This card uses the Just Beachy set from the mini catalog and Three Thoughts which is from a Simply Sent card kit.

Thanks for stopping by!
shari

card recipe:
stamps: Just Beachy, Three Thoughts
paper: baja breeze, confetti white
ink: chocolate chip, kiwi kiss
accessories: kiwi kiss ribbon, blender pen, dimensionals

You Tube 'literal' video

2009-06-08T11:50:00.002-04:00

This is a very funny 'literal video' from You Tube. Hit the pause button on my playlist on the right so my music isn't playing at the same time!

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #21

2009-06-07T17:56:00.003-04:00

Yeah, I found some time to stamp today! I made a card for Karen's sketch challenge and I'm also going to use this card for my stamp night coming up. Let me know what you think!

Thanks for stopping by!
shari

card recipe:

stamps: All Holidays

paper: ruby red, washington apple DSP

ink: ruby red, bashful blue and pumpkin pie markers

accessories: 1 1/4" square punch, retired hodgepodge, bashful blue grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

Steven's Graduation!

2009-06-06T19:35:00.005-04:00

I had such a good time with my sister and nephews last weekend! I so wished we lived closer together, we would have a blast! Here are some photos from my nephews high school graduation from Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana.

This is me, my sister Susan, Steven and my sister's husbands parents.

Me, Susan and Steven

Thomas, Susan, Steven and Jonathan

(How cute is Jonathan looking up at his big brother???)

This is the house I grew up in on Kimberly Drive in Indianapolis!

Another snake attack...

2009-06-03T20:40:00.005-04:00

Well, I've been MIA, but for a good reason. I went to Ohio to see my sister and her family and then we went to go see my nephew, Steven, graduate high school in Indianapolis. It was so neat. I remember when he was so little, it seems like yesterday. He is such an awesome kid, I'm so proud of him! I have lots of photos, but I need to edit them first. Here is a photo of his last baseball game on Monday. His team won the sectionals, now they are off to regionals! This is Steven (in red & white) scoring the first run of the game!

Today, we had a little excitement when Cosmo attacked another snake in the back yard. This thing was HUGE! I was relieved to see it wasn't a rattlesnake, it was a corn snake. But it was still scary. I can't hardly get Cosmo away from these things once he sees them. He was really bleeding from his mouth, so I don't know if the snake bit him or maybe he bit his own tongue. He's fine now. But I just about had a heart attack this morning. I can't go thru another rattler bite, and neither can Cosmo.

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #19

2009-05-25T14:44:00.004-04:00

I made some time to stamp yesterday and finished a card for Karen's challenge. Beckie gave me some of the new Accent and Elements Fleurettes for my birthday, so I just had to use them for this sketch!

Thanks for stopping by!

shari

card recipe:

stamps: Jumble Alphabet

paper: whisper white, bella rose dsp

ink: ridinghood red

accessories: ridinghood red ribbon, Fleurettes

Some photos.....

2009-05-21T21:20:00.006-04:00

Here is a photo of me and Katy at Muffins for Moms at her preschool. It was very sweet. Her teacher made a beautiful photo collage for each child's mom. and we had mini muffins!

This is a photo of me and Beckie. She is holding the beautiful bag I made her!!

We all met at the Longhorn to celebrate Beckie's birthday! It was so much fun!

Thanks for stopping by! I promise to have a stamping project soon!

shari

Stamp Night at my Clubhouse!

2009-05-14T14:54:00.004-04:00

Once a month, my upline, Beckie, and I host a stamp night at the clubhouse in my neighborhood. We usually have 5 or 6 different cards to make, plus a 12x12 scrapbook layout to do also. Beckie is going to be moving in a few months to Arizona, so it's still up the air whether I will continue the stamp night on my own or not. I don't know if I can do this by myself! So, we will see!!

These are 3 of the cards our customers can make tonight.

Have a good evening and thanks for stopping by!

shari

Sweet Sunday and Raspberry Suite Challenges

2009-05-10T14:01:00.005-04:00

It's my birthday! I turned 36 today! I decided to make myself a birthday card using both Karen's and Dawn's challenges. I don't usually use gray, but I think this turned out nice!

Happy Mother's Day! : )

Thanks for stopping by!

Shari

card recipe

stamps: crazy for cupcakes

paper: basic gray, whisper white, pink pirouette, candy lane DSP

ink: black, regal rose, pink pirouette, gray

accessories: regal rose wide grosgrain, vintage brads, dimensionals, 2-way glue, dazz diamonds glitter

Thoughts and Prayers

2009-05-09T19:52:00.004-04:00

I love the new stamp set "Thoughts and Prayers". The only thing that is wrong with it is that is double mounted. I think enough have people complained to Stampin Up about double mounting stamps, so they said they wouldn't do that anymore except on alpha sets.

Anyway, I made a card today using this set and I really like the way it turned out. I love Perfect Plum and So Saffron together. So pretty!

Thanks for stopping by!

shari

card recipe

stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, En Francais

paper: perfect plum, white, parisian summer DSP

ink: perfect plum, so saffron, old olive markers

accessories: pretties kit, dimensionals, ribbon from sale-a-bration

Teacher Appreciation Gift

2009-05-07T20:36:00.005-04:00

This week is teacher appreciation week, so I decided to make a wall hanging for Sara's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Sparkman. She is such an awesome teacher!! The size is 9 3/8 x 9 3/8. I used the paper & ribbon from Sale-a-Bration. It's not too fancy, but I only decided this afternoon to make it so I haven't had a lot of time to think about it. I think Mrs. Sparkman will like it.

Thanks for stopping by!

shari

Granpa's Birthday

2009-05-06T21:06:00.005-04:00

My Father-in-law's birthday is on Saturday, so I made a card for the girls to send to him. I decided to use my All In The Family set. I just love these cute little stick figures!! It took me about 30 minutes to stamp the people on there, but I used my Stamp-a-majig on everything so I could get it all perfect. I love the Stamp-a-majig!! It makes for perfect placement everytime!!
Sara and Katy just had to help make the card, so I let them color the dresses. I'm too much of a perfectionist to let them do anything else!

Thanks for stopping by!

shari

Disney Characters

2009-05-05T13:38:00.003-04:00

There were lots of Disney characters on the cruise. Lots of photo opportunitys!! Here are a few!

Disney Cruise!

2009-05-02T21:02:00.004-04:00

We arrived home today from our 7 night Disney cruise. It was wonderful! We went with Brian's friend Pam, her mom and a friend and Pam's 2 boys. The kids had the most fun swimming in the Mickey shaped pool and slide. The photo above is from Pirate night. We had an inside stateroom until the 2nd night when our bathroom flooded and they moved us to a bigger room with a verandah! The guest service lady even sent Sara and Katy these big Mickey pillows. I took a ton of photos, but I'll just post a few for now. I've got lots of laundry to do and I'm TIRED!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

shari

Birthday Bag!

2009-04-24T15:29:00.004-04:00

I made this cute bag for my dear friend Beckie, who is turning 40 today!! She SO does not look 40! Happy Birthday, my friend!!

My awesome nephews!

2009-04-21T10:44:00.004-04:00

My sister and her family came to visit last month. Yes, I'm just getting the photos off my camera now! Here is a photo of her two youngest boys, Thomas (6), Jonathan (3) & Sara and Katy. Thomas is just 6 weeks younger than Sara and Jonathan is 6 months younger than Katy.

This was the first day we saw them and they didn't really want to stand next to each other. And Katy didn't want her picture taken at all. Of course, by the end of the week they were all playing together and having a blast. I wish my sister lived closer! I would love for our kids to be able to see each other all the time!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shari

Sweet Sunday Sketch #14

2009-04-20T15:49:00.004-04:00

Yeah! It is Monday, and I have a card finished for Karen's challenge!! Woo Hoo!! I was looking thru the April Stampin Success (magazine for SU demos) and came across a card with 3 flowers like this. I thought it would be perfect for this sketch challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!!
Shari

card recipe:
stamps: Petal Pizzazz, A little Birthday Cheer
paper: confetti white, Ridinghood Red, Pink Pirouette, Bella Rose DSP
ink: Kiwi Kiss, Ridinghood Red, Pink Piro, Choc Chip, Baja Breeze
accessories: Dazz Diamonds glitter, Button Bouquet, dimensionals

Sweet Sunday Sketch #13

2009-04-15T13:33:00.004-04:00

I'm finally getting a sketch done for Karen Giron's challenge!! Yippee!! Life has been crazy lately, so I'm glad to get some stamping done. I pulled out two new stamp sets from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Let me know what you think!

ALSO!! Check out my new watermark!!! Courtesy of Karen Giron! Check out her blog if you are interested in having your own watermark.

Have a great day!!

card recipe:

stamps: Great Friend, Forest Friends

ink: Choc. Chip marker, Garden Green marker, Choc chip pad

paper: kraft, whisper white, choc chip, choc chip DSP patterns

accesories: choc chip wide grosgrain, dimensionals

Photos in March

2009-04-14T21:18:00.004-04:00

Here are some photos I took last month. It was such a bright warm day. I love taking photos of the kids while they are playing in the backyard. There is even an action shot of Spike!

Enjoy!!

Thank you cards

2009-04-12T20:01:00.004-04:00

My dear friend and upline, Beckie Carlson, lost her husband last Sunday. It was very sudden and unexpected. Beckie and Brad had been together for 20 years and have 6 children ages 7 - 16. They were best friends and loved each other so much. Beckie wrote a lovely tribute to her husband which you can read HERE.

My friend will be moving to Arizona in the coming months to be closer to her family. I will miss her so much. I will treasure our friendship always and only wish her the best.

I made Beckie some Thank You cards to help her out. I think they are simple, yet elegant and I hope she likes them.

Happy Easter!

2009-04-11T21:02:00.005-04:00

Today we went to the Easter egg hunt at Katy's preschool, the First United Methodist Church in Titusville. They had lots of crafts to do, there was a puppet show about the meaning of Easter, a hot dog lunch and an egg hunt. It was lots of fun and the kids found lots of eggs!

Happy Easter!

Kristina's Color Inpsiration #48

2009-04-05T10:52:00.005-04:00

I'm baaaack! I've kind of taken a break from the computer lately. Life has been a bit hectic, so something had to give!

Anyway, I wanted to make a thank you gift for the women who watches our dogs. She has a sweet little kennel on her property, and she was nice enough to let me bring the dogs today, even though it is Sunday and she is closed! We are staying the night at Universal Studios tonite, so hopefully we can start off this spring break with some fun and the kids can stop whining 24 hours a day.

I made a little treat pouch like this at Stampin Up Regionals in January. Super simple!! Basically just take a piece of cardstock 4" x 12". Score at 4", 5" and 9". Adhere together with sticky strip. Then you can decorate how ever you'd like. I filled a little bag with Easter chocolates and inserted in the middle. Cute! Thanks for stopping by!

recipe:

stamps: Man's Best Friend

paper: Parisian Breeze Specialy DSP, whisper white

ink: chocolate chip, Riding hood red

accessories: Kiwi Kiss ribbon, dimensionals

Botanical Blooms!

2009-03-17T13:52:00.004-04:00

I have my monthly stamp-a-stack coming up this week. Beckie and I usually have 6 different cards to make plus a scrapbook layout. We try not to make the cards too labor-intensive. We want them to be able to get a lot made! This card uses the Sale-a-Bration set, Botanical Blooms. I made it so they can stamp whatever greeting they want. It could be an Easter, thank you, get well or a birthday card! And this also would be easy to jazz up by adding glitter, paper piercing or some cool rhinestone brads!

recipe

stamps: Botanical Blooms, A Good Egg

paper: Kraft, white, Red Riding Hood Red, Bella Rose DSP

ink: Kiwi Kiss, RRH Red

accessories: dimensionals, vintage brads

Spectacular twilight shuttle launch!

2009-03-16T10:03:00.004-04:00

WOW! How amazing it was to be at Kennedy Space Center and see the launch so close! We had a great time and Sara and Katy loved it. I got some pretty good pics. The lighting wasn't real good because the sun was setting. The launch was at 7:43 pm, and we finally got home at 10:45 pm! I think all of Orlando came over to the coast to see this launch! Enjoy the photos! : )

Kristina's Color Inspiration #45

2009-03-14T17:20:00.004-04:00

I finally got the chance to make a card for Kristina's Color Inspiration today! This was a super quick card!! I normally wouldn't used just dark colors, I think this screams for just a bit of red! I used the new Designer Series paper 'Walk in the Park' and stamp set 'Great Friend'. These items will be available April 1st in the new Spring Mini Catalog. Also used on the card is Whisper White card stock, Basic Black ink and Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Space shuttle close-ups!

2009-03-12T12:38:00.003-04:00

The launch has been put off for a few days, but someone set me these photos of the shuttle on the pad. Pretty cool!!

Shuttle Launch Tonight!

2009-03-11T07:55:00.004-04:00

We get to go to the Space Shuttle launch tonight! Courtesy of my very good friend, Beckie and her husband (who works at the space center)! We are so excited and I plan to take lots of pictures and hopefully have them up for you tomorrow!

Have a good Wednesday!

UPDATE: Shuttle has been scrubbed until Thursday (hopefully!!)

UPDATE #2: Shuttle should go up on Sunday (HOPEFULLY!!)

shari

Sweet Sunday #8

2009-03-09T19:01:00.004-04:00

Here is my card for Karen's Sweet Sunday Challange #8. I used my new set 'Man's Best Friend'. Now, I am a total dog lover. Always have been. So, when I saw this set I had to have it!!

recipe:

stamps: Man's Best Friend
paper: bravo burgandy, very vanilla, Parisian Summer DSP
ink: bravo burgandy, Going gray
accessories: vintage brads, sponge, dimensionals

Sara

2009-03-08T16:59:00.003-04:00

I took some photos the other day of Sara and Katy while they were playing outside with their new hoola hoops. Here is a good one of Sara. I played around with it a little bit in Photoshop Elements.

Color Inspiration #44

2009-03-07T12:22:00.008-05:00

I received my FREE stamp set "On a Pedestal" the other day! This set will be in the Summer 2009 Stampin Up catalog. By attending the regional here in Orlando, I was offered this set if I had a $400 workshop within 2 weeks of the regional.

I've always loved these colors together! But, I had a hard time incorporating the Close to Cocoa with the Chocolate Chip. Here is what I finally came up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Check out another cute sample of this set at my friend Beckie's site HERE!

Sweet Sunday #7

2009-03-05T14:37:00.006-05:00

I finally got some time to make a card for Karen's sketch challenge! I'm not completely sure I like the way this came out, it's kind of plain. But I wasn't going to start over! : ) So, this will have to do!

I seriously need some more light for my photos. When I used the flash, it drowns it out. I tried to lighten them up in Photoshop. I guess I'll have to bring an extra lamp to my stamp desk when I take photos or go outside to take the photo. What does everyone else do to make their photos bright?

card recipe

stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Short & Sweet

paper: Close to Cocoa, Confetti White

inks: Close to Cocoa, So Saffron

accessories: jumbo brads, SAB ribbon bundle, 2 way glue, DD glitter, Coluzzle, scallop edge punch, sponge

I'm An Award Winning Photographer!

2009-03-04T13:01:00.008-05:00

Well, I've won one award, anyway! Stampin Up had a photography contest about 2 years ago and I won runner-up for these photos of Katy. I won a stamp set of my choice! The pictures were supposed to be published in Stampin Success (SU's magazine for demonstrators), but I have yet to see them in there! I should write to Stampin Up about that!

Be sure to scroll down to see a post from earlier today!

Cosmo and Spike

2009-03-04T10:37:00.004-05:00

Cosmo had curled up in the cushions in the couch looking completely peaceful, then Spike spots him and just had to jump up in there, too. Poor Cosmo, he just can't catch a break away from this wild pup.

Thanks for stopping by! : )

Close as a memory

2009-03-03T16:35:00.005-05:00

I had to make a sympathy card a while back for a friend, so I made a couple extras just to have on hand. I really like the way this turned out. Just simple and nice. I don't think sympathy cards should be too busy. I used Almost Amethyst and Elegant Eggplant on the flowers. I stamped off once to give it a softer feel. The size of this card is 4.5" x 6.25", a little larger than the usual 4.25" x 5.5".

Thanks for stopping by!

card recipe:
stamps: Close as a Memory
ink: Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant
paper: Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant
accessories: brads, dimensionals, sponge, cutter kit

Decor Elements in Katy's room

2009-02-27T19:34:00.007-05:00

I just love the new Decor Elements vinyl art from Stampin Up! These are sooooo easy to put up, and they add so much to a room. You must check them out! Have a look at the catalog by clicking HERE!

I bought the Ginormous Flowers awhile back, and decided to put them up yesterday. It took me about 3 hours total. They come on a roll, and each color is on a separate sheet, so I had to cut out the flowers and decide how to layer them and then finally put them on the wall. SO FUN!

Here is a look at Katy's room before. Please pay no attention to the mess and dead flowers on top of her dresser!

Here is the AFTER! Aren't they cute???

Contact me today if you would like a Decor Elements catalog mailed to you!

Thanks for stopping by!

love, shari

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #6

2009-02-23T11:18:00.004-05:00

I squeezed in some time today to make a card for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

card recipe:

stamps: Eastern Blooms, Full of Life

paper: Red Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kraft, White

ink: Red Riding Hood Red, Pink Piouette

accessories: RRH Red ribbon, 5/16" brads, dimensionals

Katy in the bath

2009-02-21T16:12:00.004-05:00

I took this photo last month one evening when Katy was in the bath. Spike likes to look in there and see what's going on!

The photo isn't that great beacause the lighting in the bathroom isn't very good. I would LOVE to have a new, fancy Nikon SLR camera, they take AWESOME photos! But, alas, they are about $400 and I just don't think we can splurge on that right now. So, I'll have to keep it on my wish list. BUT, I do have a birthday coming up in a few months. hint, hint : )

It is sooooo beautiful today! The weather has just been awesome. It is about 70 degrees today. Its cool at night and in the morning. Just perfect! It won't be long and it will be hot, hot, hot all day, so I'm just soakin' in this wonderful, cool weather while it is here!

love, shari

Trendy Trees

2009-02-20T18:10:00.003-05:00

How cute are these little trees?? These are from the new stamp set called 'Trendy Trees'. This was a card that Beckie did last night at our monthly stamping night.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll try and post some photos of the kiddos this weekend!

love, shari

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #42

2009-02-18T21:39:00.004-05:00

The colors for Kristina's color inspiration challenge this week are Really Rust, More Mustard, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White. Now, for some reason I am completely out of mustard paper, so I found some summer sun in the Pink Flamingo DSP that I thought would work well!

I totally cased this card from a couple I saw on Splitcoast, I really needed some inspiration for a card to do at my stamping night tomorrow. With relatives in town last weekend and my daughter sick, I've run out of time!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #5

2009-02-16T11:14:00.004-05:00

It's time for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is my card using the new Sale-A-Bration paper Delicate Dots and also the celery ribbon from the SAB ribbon bundle. This was super easy & quick to make!

card recipe:

paper: whisper white, certainly celery, delecate dots DSP

ink: chocolate chip, so saffron

stamps: One of a Kind, Petal Pizzazz

accessories: SAB ribbon bundle, ice circle rhinestone brads, dimensionals

Katy's Valentines

2009-02-13T13:47:00.003-05:00

I made these Valentines for Katy to give to her friends at school. She just loves it when I make her stuff! They are about business card size. I used the 3-heart punch to punch out hearts out of the Stampin Up Candy Lane DSP and adhere them to the front. Then just stamped the hearts and sentiment on the inside. Easy-peasy!!

I've got to go clean house now, Brian's Dad, step-mom and brother are coming tonite. And Brian has been out of town all week for a sales conference in Dallas!

afternoon at the park

2009-02-07T18:46:00.004-05:00

The other day after school, I took the kids to Chain of Lakes park. It was 47 degrees....pretty chiller here in Florida, especially with the wind blowing. We didn't stay very long, but I did get to take some photos.

Baby shower gift bag

2009-02-05T21:50:00.004-05:00

Today I was checking out some blogs and found out Nichole Heady is giving away a $100 gift card for Papertrey Stamps. All you have to do is enter the contest with an altered bag of any kind. Well, I needed to make a baby shower gift bag anyway, so I thought I would play along!

Now, I know these are not your usual baby colors, but we are in Florida and I just love the flamingo on the yummy new Stampin Up Pink Flamingo DSP! Anyways, I think my friend will like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

shari

Spike

2009-02-02T18:20:00.003-05:00

This is our puppy Spike. He is about 7 months old now and weighs about 10 lbs. Last week he was neutered, and it didn't slow him down a bit. He chews on everything and likes to poop under the dining room table. He is so incredibly soft and cuddly, and once he tires out he will just lay in your lap. Sara carries him around and plays with him alot. Thank goodness they don't try and dress him up in doll clothes or something. But, I don't think he would sit still long enough for that.

That's it for now!

love, shari

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #3

2009-02-01T22:27:00.004-05:00

I just love Karen's sketch challenges! and this time I actually have it done early! I finally got to play with my new stuff from the catalog. I used the very yummy new Specialty Designers Series Paper. It is heavyweight and textured! Also, I used the new Jumbo brads that are now available. These are the 5/16" size. Thanks for stopping by!

card recipe:

stamps: Fifth Ave Floral

paper: choc chip, w white, baja breeze, parisian breeze DSP

ink: baja breeze, choc chip

accessories: jumbo 5/16" brads, 2-way glue, dazz diamonds glitter, dimensionals, aquapainter

ballet and gymnastics

2009-01-31T21:22:00.004-05:00

Every Wednesday, Katy has a dance class where she does tap, ballet and tumbling from 3 - 4pm. Then Sara has gymnastics from 4 - 5:30pm. They both really love the classes and have lots of fun. The teachers there are so nice. Here are some photos. In the first one, Katy is the 4th girl from the left. Ms. Kim is her teacher. The other photos are of Sara in her class. Sorry they are not too great, but I was taking them from far away.

I really hope to post some new stamping projects soon. I just got my brand new stamps and paper from the new catalog!! Now I just need to carve out some alone time to sit and play!

love, shari

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #2

2009-01-27T18:01:00.004-05:00

This is the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #2 by Karen Giron. I guess you could say we are sisters in the Stampin Up family, I believe we have the same upline, Beckie Carlson. Karen has an awesome blog with some really great inpsiration. I just love her style!

card recipe:

stamps: Wonderful Favorites

paper: Choc Chip, Whisper White, Red Ridinghood, Kiwi Kiss

accessories: RR ribbon, 3 heart punch, 1/2 circle, scallop edge punch

ink: choc chip

Katy's 4th Birthday...

2009-01-27T13:32:00.005-05:00

Well, I made it back to the blog! Better late than never! Where does the time go? Oh I know.....laundry, kids screaming, dishes, more laundry, riding bikes with kids, dog's needing to go out, yet more laundry.....

Katy's 4th birthday was on Wednesday, Jan 21. We went to Disney World! Katy got in free for her birthday. It was ccccccold.....the coldest day of the year here. It was in the 30's in the morning, then warmed up to about 50 degrees. Which is really cold for Florida!! But, we bundled up and had a great time. We rode lots of rides and Katy got her picture with Mickey. This was a really big deal because this was the first time she would actually stand with the characters. (everytime we go to Universal, she chickens out at the last second and won't get her picture taken with the characters!) Mickey and Minnie kissed her and we sang Happy Birthday to her. They gave her an 'It's my Birthday' button to wear, so everyone was wishing her a happy birthday all day.

Sara and Katy had some money to spend so they bought really cute mickey mouse ears hats.

Thanks for stopping by! I PROMISE to post some more photos and stamp projects soon!!

some old (but good!) photos.....

2009-01-18T19:18:00.003-05:00

What a bad blogger I am.....so much for my goal of posting everyday! I just haven't been able to find the time this week to get stuff done!! Anyway, here are some photos from last May of the shuttle lunch. We went over to the marina in Titusville to see it. Just amazing.....

I've got some photos of the kids from ballet and gymnastics to post. So hopefully I can get to that soon!

love, shari

The Simple Woman's Daybook

2009-01-11T21:21:00.005-05:00

FOR TODAY January 11, 2009...

Outside my window... The moon is shining bright

I am thinking... about what to do for our anniversary this week

I am thankful for... a wonderful husband who helps with the kids

From the kitchen... I'm smelling the banana pudding I made, yummy!

I am wearing... old t-shirt and shorts

I am creating... stamp projects for my monthly rubber stamp class

I am going... to go to bed soon

I am reading... tonite, I'm reading blogs

I am hoping... my husband remembers our anniversary

I am hearing... my hubby snoring on the couch

Around the house... are toys everywhere!

One of my favorite things... when my girls behave and we are all happy

A few plans for the rest of the week: attend MOPS on Monday, doctor on Tuesday, ballet and gymnastics for girls on Wednesday, finish getting ready for stamp class

Here is picture thought I am sharing... I took this picture back in August. Do you see the bee to the left of the butterfly? Isn't that cool??!!

http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

Kristina's Inspiration #37

2009-01-09T15:02:00.003-05:00

Here's my try at Kristina's color challenge. I made this super quick, so it's pretty easy. I used the retired rub-ons 'Love & Happiness'. The colors in this challenge are Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Baja Breeze & Whisper White. Now, I've got to go finish getting swaps ready for the Stampin Up Regional tomorrow. My upline is at Leadership here in Orlando and she has heard LOTS of great stuff! Like.....digital scrapbooking coming later this year! So, stay tuned!

Here's a close up of the card. I'm really lovin' the super-macro on my camera! Isn't it cool???!!

Face Painting and Swaps!

2009-01-06T21:32:00.007-05:00

Monday was the kids last day of winter break, so I took them to Universal Studios for the day. I let them get their faces painted, and of course, I forgot my camera. So I took their pictures as soon as we got home. Sara is a princess and Katy is an angel.

I've got a card to share. I am going to the Stampin' Up! Regional Conference in Orlando on Saturday and this will be one of my swaps. For you non-stamping people, swaps are card fronts we make to 'swap' with other demonstrators to get lots of ideas and samples.

To get this super-cool close-up, I use the super-macro setting. Macro is the button with the tulip on it. If you hold the button in, it will give you super-macro. My camera has to be on a certain setting to use super-macro, so check out your camera's manual to see you if can super-macro, too!

Have a good evening! I'm going to go work on my swaps now!

love, shari

Two-wheelin'

2009-01-04T19:01:00.007-05:00

We took the training wheels of Sara's bike last weekend. Today she finally rode her bike all by herself. She did great!

I finished taking down the Christmas tree today. So sad....I just love Christmas! Although, I am glad to have my family room/kids play room/crafting room back. Here's Katy dressed up like a fairy in front of the naked Christmas tree.

And, last but not least, here is Sara laying on the couch with Spike. They were watching 'Horton Hears A Who'. Very cute movie! Spike is so good for the kids, he just gets carried around and hugged and squished by the kids and he doesn't mind a bit!

Have a good week! love, shari

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T21:40:00.005-05:00

Happy new year! I can't believe it's January 1st! I was outside today, taking down the Christmas lights (boo, hoo....I love the lights!), and the bees and butterflies were flying around the bottlebrush bush, so I had to go get my camera. I love seeing what they look like up close after I take the picture! It was so nice today, it finally cooled down a little and the temp today only hovered around 70 degrees. It had been so hot lately, not very winter-like at all. I know, I know, I should appreciate the weather here in Florida, but I just love the winter time!

Hope you all have a wonderful and prosperous 2009!

shari

Color Inspiration 36

2008-12-31T15:37:00.003-05:00

Here is my try at Kristina's color inpiration challenge. I've not done one of these before. So this is a first for me and my new blog. I haven't been feelin' too creative lately, with the busy Christmas holiday and all....so here goes....

The challenge this week was to use Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Old Olive and Whisper White.

recipe

stamps: Petal Pizzazz, Stem Sayings

ink: rose red, pretty in pink, old olive

paper: pretty in pink, whisper white

accessories: jumbo eyelets, 2-way glue, DD glitter, tool kit, dimensionals, sponge

Super Easy Valentine Card!

2008-12-29T18:54:00.004-05:00

I finally got to ink up my new 'Love You Much' stamp set yesterday! (check out www.sharibielefeld.stampinup.net to find out how to get this stamp set 20% off!) This is a SUPER simple card I made. Super-simple is about all I have time for lately! I've got to start taking down the christmas decor soon. I feel like I just got it all put up! This December went way too fast. I need to start earlier next year, and not wait till the week before Christmas to make Christmas cards!

card recipe:

stamps: Love You Much

inks: black, red riding hood, versamark

paper: kraft, whisper white, Candy Lane DSP

accessories: Ice circle rhinestone brads, blender pen, red riding hood taffeta ribbon, 1/8" hole punch, dimensionals

Chipboard wall hanging

2008-12-27T18:48:00.002-05:00

This is a chipboard wall hanging I made for a stamping class last month. Everyone really enjoyed making them! It's really quite simple to make. Using Stampin' Up chipboard, I adhered Designer Series Paper with Tombow glue. Sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip classic ink and placed jumbo eyelets at the top. Then just tie your ribbon and you are almost done! You can embellish these in so many ways, the possibilities are endless!

The Best Who-oliday Ever!

2008-12-26T14:35:00.004-05:00

We went to Universal Studios on Tuesday. I just love the new Grinch show they have now, and it's fun seeing all of the Who-oliday decorations! We rode several rides before it got too busy. I think we will go back next week to see the Macy's parade in the evening. We had a really good Christmas, Santa brought us a Wii, so we've been busy learning how to play that.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Garland

2008-12-22T21:30:00.003-05:00

Once a month at the clubhouse in my neighborhood, my wonderful friend Beckie and I host a cardmaking/scrapbooking night. This month we made several fun Christmas projects. This is a sample of the Joy garland. It is made out of plain white 3x3 coasters and covered in Stampin' Up Designer Series paper. The letters were diecut with the awesome Sizzix Big Shot. Man, that thing is great!

the dogs

2008-12-22T12:00:00.004-05:00

Here is Spike, our new puppy. He's 5 months old now. Cosmo was not too crazy about him at first, but he tolerates him now. He's super cute and super soft & cuddly. They kids carry him around and doesn't mind a bit.

For those of you who don't know, Cosmo was bit by a rattle snake this summer. $3000 later, he was fine after a couple weeks. Just last week he killed a coral snake in the yard. At least the kids aren't finding the snakes!

Santa was here!

2008-12-20T17:43:00.001-05:00

Santa comes through our neighborhood every year. We all get so excited to hear the sirens of the firetrucks and we run out and wait for the Mims Fire Dept. and Santa to drive by and throw out candy. And it was warm this year, too!

New Blog!

2008-12-20T14:10:00.000-05:00

I've decided to start a blog for the new year. Hopefully this way, I can keep my friends and family updated with what's going on here. And I can share photos, stamping projects and whatever comes to mind! Here are some photos I took the other day of Sara (6 years old) and Katy (she'll be 4 in January).

I still have some tweeking to do with the blog, but this is a start......