New addiction

  Next to box cards I think this is my new fav thing to do..... and this is so much quicker. Adrienne asked me if I would make a onsie for Zade to give  Ben on fathers day. With a quick google search for a piece of bacon and MTC  print and cut voila.

With 2 baby boys in the family I need to stock up on onsies!
Thanks for dropping in.
Brenda

Took a Mental Health Day

  This past week was beyond hectic. Luckily, I knew it would be so planned accordingly... the grands were here a lot and I was working a lot so subsequently my house is a WRECK! I got home from work at 11 this morning intending to clean some but decided instead that a little playing was the order of the day. So hours later I have a layout and a still messy house and  a very messy craft cave ..... now it is time to cook dinner and make even another mess. UGH!!
   I used this sketch # 84 from My Scraps and More

I was determined to add texture to my page. I see all these awesome layouts and they all have texture in common so I am on a quest to learn how to do it and make it work.

I made my own texture paste and tinted it brown. I tried cutting a template but it was not turning out the way I wanted so ended up using my Heidi Swapp stencil.

I used MTCand a google image for the tree trunk cuts.
The title is also Heidi Swapp epoxy.

I added Stampin up rub ons to some wood banners and also the Birds of a Feather papers are Stampin up..... and once again the gorgeous grunge stamp set.
  Thank you so very much for stopping by and watching me try to use texture paste lol the adventure continues.
Hope today your blessings are many!
Brenda!

Woodland Animal Baby Shower

   Adrienne gave Bens cousin Amanda a baby shower and I helped......Shechose a Woodland Animal theme and it was adorable. I took as many pictures as I could though in true us fashion there were a few hiccups at set up time.  Here is a quick rundown of this simple but adorable shower theme.

Can it get any simpler than pine cone food card holders!

pine cone cheese ball...

Adrienne soaked the tomatoes in balsamic vinegar, added to the stem of string cheese and spread pesto on the platter. It was adorable and a huge hit!

I designed a woodland scene and then used print and cut to cut it out and apply to the 2 buckets for trail mix and "sticks" ...pretzel sticks.

I think these were my favorites I just thought they were adorable.Hersheys kiss, mini nutter butter cookie and a peanut butter chip.

Yummy birds nest with jelly bean eggs. They were sooooo cute! I just realized that I did not photograph the Black Forest cupcakes they were absolutely decadent.
It is wonderful as a mother to see my creative daughter put together such a wonderful event. She has a great eye for detail and she makes it look easy!

It is hard to see in this picture so added another shot of the animal letters.

You can see a couple of the animals on the diaper cake. I made one for each end of the banner.and 5 for the diaper cake. They are all from files at Miss Kate Cuttables. They were beyond precious.
  I continued the theme for the card and also made her month stickers using the woodland theme. Here are the first 6 months. Sorry for the washed out picture...one of these days I am going to take a photography class so that I can make a decent blog post pic.....

   Well there you have it a relatively simple shower that is super cute. There is so much you could add to this that could be used in a nursery. We are helping with another one with the same theme in a few weeks and she is going to have a nursery so I am looking forward to expanding the theme.
Thanks for stopping by have an amazing day.
Brenda

An Awesome Day

  I have been wanting to document this day since it happened. It was just an ordinary Wednesday but it was a truly wonderful day. Stuck on U Sketches Project Life challenge was to use the color yellow.... I could not pass that up as it is my favorite color. I have been thinking this would be perfect for this day since I had so many pictures I wanted to include, but time has not been my friend...ugh..... I decided this morning with 18 hours left to post that NOW was the time. I gave myself an hour (did not make the challenge but close) to get it done so that I could get on with the day. (yep another busy one)
Here is my page

Thank you so much for stopping by.
I hope you find some time today to create.
Brenda

Welcome Aboard

    This post both makes me happy and a little bit sad too. Adrienne and I gave Amanda her one and only baby shower. Adrienne put her heart and soul into it and it was wonderful! That is the happy part. the sad part is due to total chaos from a snafu with the room reservation I have NO pictures. I was told that some were taken by others but none have been sent to me.... so I am going to post a few of the decorations  as documentation for Amanda. These are not great pictures as I had all intentions of taking pictures at the shower...... Baby Trip is going to have a nautical nursery so Adrienne had a blast with that theme.
We will start with the card. I am slightly addicted to box cards.....

This is a mirror we found at Hobby Lobby and jazzed it up a bit for his room. I love how it turned out.

Next is the bait shop. So wish there were pictures from the shower as it was adorable all put together. And talk about a big hit! I had no idea that gummies were going to create so much excitement!

Here are the banners really crummy picture, they are laying on my bedroom floor. At the shower we hung them on a window overlooking the pool and it was so cute.

  I made 2 lighthouses and they were wonderful will definitely use the file from SVGcuts again!

and last but certainly not least the cake pops and cupcakes!

Thank you for joining in the shower fun.... I oh so wish I could share pictures of the happy couple enjoying their day. But a truly fun time was had by all and that is really what matter.
Have a wonderful day and take a momment to count your blessings.
Brenda

My Superhero

  This is going to be a little long and a bit more personal than usual so feel free to skip through this part. I am a member of an awesome yahoo group Scrappin-N-Chattin. There are monthly challenges that help keep me scrapping and lots of love and encouragement too! One of the challenges this month is a photo inspiration that says Super Dad. Jeff is a Super Dad in my eyes. When he came out of his comma 7 1/2 years ago we had no idea what his life would look like. We have been so truly blessed that it has been a wonderful life  full of challenges but oh so many blessings. He never complains despite many issues and has not even missed a single day of work! He continues to help his children and love on his grandchildren even when he is just totally exhausted. He sacrifices his time energy and resources to help not only his family but others. He is sad that it has diminished his golf game though..... Saturday night we were driving home from a baby shower for our youngest daughter (I know super exciting!) and we were discussing some of the big events that have happened since he was sick and I felt that it should be documented. We are so absolutely amazed at how much he has experienced since that time.
   Now to the silly picture. I had made month ties for Adrienne when Zade was born. He happened to be 2 months old on Jeff's 60th birthday. When Adrienne posted the picture of Zade on facebook Ben said you should make a big one for Jeff..... well say no more I did just that. And when Jeff got home Adrienne and crew were here so I got Ben to take a couple of pictures of the 2 together with their ties on. Ben posted one of the pictures on facebook and the next morning my cousin informed me that the picture had been feature on acid hub.... how funny is that!
 Well here is the sketch I followed from Boys Rule

I am also going to enter this at Scrap N Play The third challenge is a tic tac toe challenge 

I used fiber-twine, floral patterned paper and a punch-stars.

I am going to either it also for the Creative Cutting Challenge the current challenge is anything goes.. Woohoo right up my alley. 

For this layout I created the background and cut it also the tie is a diecut and so is the "family" in the title....have I mentioned that I LOVE MTC!

And finally here is my layout.

Thank you so much for taking a moment to share in my life. I am honored to share my many blssings with you.
Brenda

Band of Brothers

 Another My Scraps and More Sketch.. this is #81

  Really liked doing this one it was great fun to work with and I liked my final layout!(always a bonus!)The older boys were coming back from a week with their Dad. They spent the night in a hotel, a big treat for the little guys, and loved on each other the whole time. They really missed baby Zade while they were gone!
Had a rough time getting a picture but here is is.

 Have a wonderful day!
Brenda

Sweet sweet face

  I am loving the newer ultrasounds! I feel like I am getting to know precious Trip already. It really makes me heart happy to see his little face!
  I used sketch #79 from My Scraps and More for this one.

And here is my take.

 Thanks for stopping by to visit.... Hope you have a wonderful day!
Brenda

Lord of The Rings

  I saw this on Pinterest and decided that it would be a perfect to add to the gift for Amanda:s baby shower. Jeff aka Grandpa has been a Tolkien fan forever so he thinks they are awesome. Of course Adrienne  wanted one for Zade when I showed it to her....  (I have to bounce things off her just in case I am out in left field again....happens more and more often with each passing year )
The font is Aniron from Dafont and I used basic shapes from my MTC program to create the rings! I can not wait to get a picture of them with the cousins in them!

Thanks for stopping by..... Hope your day is packed full of smiles!
Brenda