Disney Cruise!

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

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.