Happy Birthday!! :) and My Very first Whiff Of Joy Post!.

Today is my husbands birthday :)  So, for his birthday I made him this card. This is also my first Whiff Of Joy post! I loved working with this image.. and since Kevin's birthday is in January I found it very fitting to make it into a birthday card. Couldn't come on a colder day either!! Brrrr...

This was so fun! For this one I used Whiff of Joy - Freezing Friends. I colored this image with my Prismacolor pencils. I colored the image twice so that I could decoupage pieces of the image. I used my snowflake embossing folder for the white background. All of the papers are from Echo Park Paper Company and it from the Winter Park set of papers by Lori Whitlock. I distressed the edges of the papers on the inside. I added a little bit of stickles on the snow on the ground and the snowman. I used my snow marker.. I love that thing! for the hats. I popped parts of the scarfs, the snowmans buttons and nose and Henry's arm and gift. I also added those little wooden snow flakes. Hope you like it!!!  And I hope Kevin does as well!! ;)

Challenges:

• Challenge #240: Anything Goes @ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge.
• Starting Over (new Design Team - Whiff of Joy) @ Crafty Little Fairies.
• Challenge #44: Baby It's Cold Outside @ MFP SpeedyTV / Inspiration Challenges.
• Simon Says ... Something New (New Design Team - WOJ) @ Simon Says Stamp! Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #14: Snowflakes and Sparkle @ The Rubber Buggy Challenge.
• Challenge #55: New Beginnings (New DT - WOJ) @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge.
• Challenge #18: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.
• DSC #69: Anything Goes @ Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges.
• Challenge #38: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Something New (new DT - WOJ) @ The Outlawz Copic/Promarker Challenge.
• Challenge #200: New Beginnings (new DT - WOJ) @ Totally Paper Crafts.
• January: Anything Goes @ Catch The Bug Challenge Blog.
• Something New (the image, the papers, the snowflakes) @ Come and Get It Challenges.
• Challenge #66: Anything Goes @ Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #10: Anything Goes @ Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #53: Anything Goes w/Twist of Color, Sights and Sounds of Winter @ 613 Avenue Create.
• Challenge #205: Let It Snow @ Kaboodle Doodle.
• MIM #173: Anything Goes @ Make It Monday.
• Challenge #193: Use A Digi @ Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog*
• Challenge #122: Use Something New (image, snowflakes) @ Paper Makeup Stamps.
• Challenge #60: Anything Goes @ The Squirrel and The Fox.
• Challenge #117: New Beginnings (New DT - WOJ) @ Use Your Stuff.
• Challenge #73: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations.
• Embossing @ Make My Monday.
• Challenge #76: Anything Goes @ The Cheerful Stamp Pad.
• New (Image and Snowflakes) @ Crafty Sentiments Designs.
• Challenge #26: Anything Goes @ Creative Craft Challenges 2.
• Challenge #17: Anything Goes @ Fan-tastic Tuesday.
• Challenge #85: Anything Goes @ Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Papertake Weekly Challenge.
• Something New (image, snowflakes) @ Scrap Creations.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craftroom Door.
• Challenge #177: Snowman Fun @ Tuesday Throwdown*
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes @ Creative Moments.
• Challenge #29: Anything Goes w/ Blue Tones @ Oozak Dot Com
• Challenge #202: Blue and White @ Stampavie and More.
• DCC11: New To You @ The House That Stamps Built Designer Choice Challenges
• Challenge #187: Snowflakes @ Hanna And Friends.
• Something New (image, new DT @ WOJ) @ A Creative Romance.
• CMM78: Anything Goes @ Card Makin Mamas.
• Challenge #5: Anything Goes @ Craftyhands Challenge Blog.
• Sketch #60 by Claudia @ Friday Sketch Challenge.
• Challenge #151: Frosty (fussy cutting and decoupage) @ Fun with Shapes and More.
• Challenge #22: New Beginnings (new DT at WOJ!, new image) @ Left Of Center Creative Challenges.
• Challenge #52: Anything Goes @ Simply Create Too.
• Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #110: Something New @ A Gem of A Challenge.
• Challenge #84: Anything Goes @ Color Me Creative Classroom.
• Your Favorite Stamp (my newest fave right now!) @ Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #9: Always Anything Goes @ Scribble and Scrap Blog & Challenge.
• Challenge #10: Celebrate Winter @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• Challenge #190: New Beginnings (New DT at WOJ) @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Snow Buddy Like You @ Cards In Envy.
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Boots Challenges.
• Birthday Challenge @ Melonheadz Friends.
• CCH #162: Cards For Men @ The Crazy Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• Challenge #1: Anything Goes @ Cards Galore Encore Challenge Blog*
• January: All Things New (New DT at WOJ, Image) @ Craft Mojo.
• Anything Goes @ Gruffies & Guests Challenges.
• January: Anything Goes @ One Crazy Stamper Dot Com.
• Challenge #37: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• New (new DT at WOJ, new image) @ Heck of a Challenge.
• Challenge #8: Anything Goes @ Ali-Craft Blog.
• Anything Goes @ DL Dot Art.
• Add A Snowman/Winter Theme @ Sketches For All / Libby's Challenges.
• SDC129: Anything Goes @ Stampotique Designers Challenge.
• Challenge #19: Anything Goes @ V's Sweet Ideas Blog.
• January: Winter Wonderland @ Stamp and Create.
• Challenge #85: Anything Goes @ LEJ Deisgns Challenge Blog.

Scrap Room and Shelf!!

Good morning everyone :) Okay... I'm going to share the photos of my scrap room! I love being in this house and I love having this room to scrap! And I love having Kevin near me when he is on the pc :)  Okay... here we go:

This is the room from different views. I love having all the shelving for everything! Kevin set up my desk and then made a desk for his laptop. He also mounted a tv right there. How wonderful is that! LOL I wake up in the morning and walk right out here to my work laptop and my scrap supplies! I love it!!

Here is awesome shelf that Kevin made me. I told him that I wanted to be able to see all my wooden stamps so I could use them. They have been in a huge plastic container and to find anything I would sit there for 30 minutes going through them to find anything. There are so many stamps I would use, but I didn't because of how they were stored. So this is what he put together for me. He may even add shelves in between these! Now they are all lined up and I can see them and find them so much easier! I LOVE it!! And I love him so much... he is so good to me :)  And so supportive of my crafting :)  and gardening LOL and book reading and any other hobbies I throw in there LOL! :)  He is the best!!  Okay... here is the shelf!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Crafting When We Can Challenge #36

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today is the start of Challenge #36 over at Crafting When We Can. This week we have a color challenge - Strawberries and Cream (Red and White).

I used Piba from The Stamping Chef. He is adorable isn't he?? I used Copic to color the image. I also used Funky Brush Sizzlit, Heart Punch, The Art Glittering System - Crystal Glitter, Spellbinders Die, Embossing Folder, Scrap Paper.
Copic:
Copic:
R29, R27, R24, R22, R20
YG07, YG06, YG01

Challenges:

• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspiration
• Monthly Challenge: Anything Goes @ Bunny Zoe's Crafts
• Anything Goes @ Lady Anne's Challenges
• Challenge #1: Anything Goes @ Creative Creations Challenges
• Challenge #11: Red As Your Main Color @ Fashionista Challenge
• Fortnightly Challenge #53: Your Favorite Embellishment (Dies and Glitter) @ Forever Friends & Co.
• TPE182: Pink, Red & White @ The Pink Elephant
• Challenge #50: Sparkle & Shine @ Victorine Stamps
• ABC12: An Inspiration Challenge @ ABC Challenges
• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Bearly-Mine Challenges
• Valentine @ Craft Room Challenge
• Embossing Folders @ Crazy Amigo Challenge
• 1st Challenge: Anything Goes @ Inky Chicks
• TTCRD Challenge: Jan 15th - 21st @ Through the Craftroom Door
• NanaVic's New Challenge: Anything Goes @ Lady Anne's Challenges
• January Challenge: Anything Goes @ Cards Galore
• January Anything Goes Challenge @ One Crazy Stamper.Com
• January Challenge: Bling, Glitter, Shine & Sparkles @ Scrap It Girl
• January Challenge: 50% Red @ The Craft Garden
• Heartbreaker @ Bombshell Stamps
• Alcohol Marker Challenge: Hearts @ Crafting By Designs
• Get Into Shape Challenge @ Little Red Wagon
• Bingo: Die Cut, Embossing, Love @ AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog
• Challenge #35: Celebrate Love or Seeing the Color Red @ Craft Us Crazy 
• Embossability @ Daring Cardmakers 
• I See Dots Challenge @ Guylou's Inimitability Challenge Blog
• It's Embossing Time @ Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenges 
• Day #2: Be Mine, Valentine @ 365 Cards 

Ughhh... My PC died last night. I'm not sure what is wrong... it seems like the power source or maybe even the board. The kids had a PC that they haven't been using, so I stripped my good video card and sound board and moved it onto their PC and have claimed it as my own. LOL It really throws the day out when something like that happens. I should be thankful that I had another one. AND! I have the best husband EVER! He stayed up last night to get everything up and running for me so I could log in this morning. Kevin is the BEST! :)

I didn't lose anything since I keep everything on my extra hard drive. I do not have my bookmarks though, so I'm thinking of taking the hard drive from the other one and plugging it into this one too. I might as well strip it clean! I had a ton of bookmarks too and I'm not sure of any other way to get them back. I won't remember them all.

We will be off to church soon. This weekend was another weekend of moving things to the house and cleaning up over there. We took a bunch of stuff over yesterday and finished vacuuming out the windows.. they were full of spider webs and such... YUCK! The kitchen is pretty well put together over there too. I need to work on it a little, but we have taken over most of the kitchen supplies except for the bare minimum which we left here to use. We can get by like that for a couple of weeks. The last to go is my crafting supplies. I'll probably take some of it over next weekend... maybe LOL

Alright... I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend!!!

Challenge #142 @ MelJen's Designs

Happy Thursday everyone!!! Today we begin a new challenge at MelJen's Design Team and Challenges Blog. This is a color challenge {Frosted Flora}:

This is a fun wintery color challenge. The image I used was Bundled Little Snowboy which you can pick up over at MelJen's. He is TOO cute!!!

Copic:
Clothes: V0000, V05, V06, BG10, BG11, BG15, BG18
Coal: C5, C7, C9
Cheek: R00, R20
Sticks: E55, E57, E59
Snow: B0000, B000, B00
Witches Brew Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam, Martha Stewart Crystal Tinsel Glitter, Marvy Snow Marker, Snowflake Punch, Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes Stamp ("Let's Chill"). Paper is cardstock and the patterned aqua is from my stash of Club Scrap.

Challenges:

• January Challenge: Sketch @ Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges 
• Challenge #22: A Bit of Sparkle / Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations 
• Snowflakes @ Bitten By The Bug 2 
• CMC #11: Winter Wonderland @ Card Mania Challenges
• #1: Anything Goes @ Creative Creations Challenges
• #68: Snowflakes @ Creative Stamp Friends
• Challenge #21: Make It Sparkle @ Eureka Stamps
• 1st January Challenge: Snow Much Fun @ Heart 2 Heart
• Anything Goes @ Lexi's Creations
• Challenge #47: Winter Wonderland @ Love To Create Challenge Blog
• Challenge #143: Anything Goes @ MyGrafico Challenges
• Challenge #1: Use Ribbon @ Pause Dream Enjoy
• Challenge #50: Sparkle and Shine @ Victorine Stamps
• January: Baby, It's Cold Outside @ Without Words

Almost the weekend!! Kevin went to the doctor on Wednesday. Now we get to start a history here. We had a good day yesterday... trouble with insurance, but that is all worked out. I just need to pick up his medications today. Today I am back at work and busy!! I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

Happy Christmas Eve Eve - Crafting When We Can

Happy Christmas Eves Eve everyone :)  I'm just now trying to get back to a normal routine!! I've been super busy :)  And now I have a moment and can share :)  But First!!! We have a new Challenge beginning over at Crafting When We Can this week!! Our theme this week is a Sketch!

 

I had the great pleasure of working with Amalia's Christmas Present from Dilly Bean Stamps! Megan is an amazing artist.. don't you agree?  I colored the image with copic. I have lost my list of colors!! And my desk is such a mess I'm not surprised.. And well.. Kevin enjoys telling me I have the messiest place in the apartment LOL!! I can't help it!  Anyway... back to my card. 

I really hate that I have lost my list... I write everything down as I use it LOL  Okay.. I'll do my best. I know I used my favorites R22, R24, R27, R29 for the red. I used Crystal Transparent Glitter from The Art Glittering System. I popped her several times in several areas. The sentiment is from TLC Creation. There are tons of great sentiments there. The papers are all scraps from other cards I've made and I can't remember what companies the papers are from. The gems are from my stash. Now, it's your turn! I can't wait to see what you do with this awesome sketch!!

Challenges:

• Challenge #104: Anything Goes For Christmas @ Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas
• Christmas Challenge @ Di's Digi Designs
• Challenge 210: A Christmas Carol (Pretty Paper) @ One Stop Craft Challenge
• Twisted Thursday Challenge: Anything Goes w/Child Christmas @ The Outlawz
• Challenge #29: Anything Goes @ ATC's and Cards with Attitude
• Challenge #54: Christmas @ Card Crafter's Circle
• It's The Holidays @ Card Makin Mamas
• R #103: Anything Goes @ Crafts 4 Eternity
• Challenge #29: Anything Goes @ Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude
• JAI 148: Just Add Christmas @ Just Add Ink
• Ch #51: December Celebrations @ Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges
• Challenge #19: Let It Shine @ QKR Stampede
• Challenge 24: Anything Goes @ Stampin' For The Weekend

So, Kevin arrived in the USA on December 12th!! He got here in Georgia on December 12th in the evening! The kids and I picked him up at the airport. We stopped and had some dinner and then came home. He loves Chickfila and couldn't wait to stop for a sandwich LOL So, that is what we did. He was pretty worn out... we visited for a while and then headed to bed. I had to work in the morning, so I got up and headed in. I did NOT want to be at work LOL I left a bit early and came home. I had taken Friday off. Friday morning we went and got a marriage license and then Friday evening we went back to the court house with all three of my children and got married. So!! After all of our waiting we are now Husband and Wife :)  And I couldn't be more happy!! We didn't go anywhere because I had to work, but we have enjoyed our time together. I haven't been on the pc too much. I'm just starting to get back to my normal routine. I feel all out of sorts. So, there you have it LOL I've been a bit busy between getting married and Christmas! And I miss all the blogs! I'm trying to get caught up a bit.

Alright... we are off to church soon. I will talk to you all again very soon! I hope you have a wonderful day .. Almost Christmas!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!! 

Crafting When We Can - Bingo

Good morning everyone!! It's time for another challenge at Crafting When We Can... We are on Challenge #33 and our theme this week is a BINGO card!!! I hope you enjoy this challenge as much as I did!! Our sponsor this week is MilkCoffee. On the Bingo Card  I used Dots, Orange, Clean and Simple.

This is colored with both Copic and Prismacolor pencils. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The image is Madeline and Neapolitan Ice Cream from MilkCoffee. I used orange rhinestones and Candi - Icing Sugar.. which I colored orange with my Copic YR18 and YR16. Thats it... I colored the ice cream cone mint chocolate chip LOL Because it's my favorite!

Challenges:

• Challenge #18: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations
• Challenge #73: Anything Goes @ Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges
• TPE177: Make It Girly @ The Pink Elephant
• Time To Emboss @ The Sisterhood of Crafters 
• Challenge #57: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday 
• Challenge 28: Anything Goes @ ATC's with Attitude 
• Challenge 28: Anything Goes @ Fat Pages with Attitude
• Challenge #6: Anything With A Digi @ Avadares Challenges 
• December Challenge: Anything Goes @ Mema's Crafts 
• Challenge #4: Anything Goes @ Pin & Tack

I am so behind on everything. This past week was full of everything between Christmas and Immigration.

When I last posted Kevin was about to head to his interview. His interview was last Tuesday at the American Consulate in Sydney. He was only in there for a couple of hours and we had our approval. His plane didn't fly out until that evening, so he had a day to waste in Sydney. Then he hopped on a plane back to Brisbane. They had told him it would take about 5 business days to get his Visa and they had given him a tracking number. We weren't going to book a flight until we had that Visa in his hand. So, he hopped on his bike and was SUPPOSE to get a hotel/motel, but no.. the man rode all the way home IN THE DARK! Where there are tons of kangaroos and he knows better. He made it home safe and sound and now the waiting begins. Now its Tuesday evening. Wednesday and Thursday he starts to prepare what he needs to do to finish up there. We get off Skype on my Thursday morning ... his Thursday evening and I headed to work. I saw an email from Sydney and they had sent the paperwork out!! It was only suppose to take a day, but they mailed it late so it wasn't going to get there on Friday. We didn't think he would have it in his hands until Monday at this point, but we knew it was on the way. He booked the flight for this Wednesday. He went by the post office on Saturday morning and they had the package. He sold the caravan, sold the bike and he left Clifton Saturday evening. I can't believe how quick everything has gone. He flies out in 3 days!!!

On top of all that I have five adopted families that I had to get Christmas for. Three of the families were adopted by my office. I collected gifts and money for these three families. Each family had three children. I collected over $1K for these three families and then my sister came down and we went shopping. I tried really hard to get what was on their wish lists. One family was adopted by my family, my sister and my mother. The last two families were not adopted and I told the church I would help shop and get Christmas done for them. That was five families that I had to coordinate and shop for. Then I had to wrap all the gifts and deliver them yesterday!! I spent the entire day wrapping gifts and delivering. I don't regret a thing though.. It was really great to be able to do that for those families.

Also last week, Bailey had her first Orchestra concert. That was on Thursday evening. It was the 6th graders, then the 7th graders and finally the 8th graders. It was amazing to see how each class improved as they learned more and had more difficult music to play. It was a great concert.

I have also had an extremely week at work, have had to coordinate Christmas parties there and ... well!! I'm just exhausted and behind in all of my DT responsibilities!! In fact.. I have to get a card done tonight and I haven't even had time to start on it.

So to wrap all that up LOL I've been super busy and Kevin will be here on Wednesday and I'm getting married on Friday!!!  Woot!! :)  Now we are off to church at 9:30 am and then the Children's Christmas Musical at 10:30 am. All of the Christmas families are invited to church as well!! It will be a busy day LOL Hope you all have a wonderful day!!!!

OSAAT - Anything Goes!

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today is church day! We start the Christmas theme today with "What Child Is This". I love Christmas and I'm looking forward to spending time at church learning! And we have musicals this month - children's and adults; it should be fun!!

On to this week's One Stitch At A Time Challenge! Our theme for this week is the ever popular Anything Goes!! Here is my card:

I used Ankhi - My Heart Pieces at Stitchy Bear Stamps. This wasn't meant to be a Christmas Image, but I made it one. I colored the little birds like Cardinals. and colored her in Christmas greens and reds with her dress a nice yellow. I added the peppermint ribbon with a yellow gemmed star charm. I added the green pearls that matched her eyes. The Season's Greetings was a stamp from Inkadinkadoo. I stamped it with ColorBox Scarlet ink. The papers are Bo Bunny Mistletoe papers. I used Copic markers to color the image.

Dress: Y02, Y06, Y08
Eyes: YG21, YG25
Green: G00, G17, G19
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, R20
Lips: R20, R22
Hair: E71, E74, E77, E79
Birds: 100, R24, R27, R29, YR09
Flowers: R22, R24, R27, R29, G00, G17, G19

Challenges:

• Challenge #53: Use Traditional Christmas Colors @ Whimsy Stamps 
• Challenge 93: Christmas @ Wags 'n Whiskers 
• Challenge #44: Christmastime @ Addicted To Stamps
• #188: Girly @ Digital Tuesday 
• Challenge No 31: Favourite Technique (decoupage) @ LEJ Designs 
• Girly Cards @ Paper Pretties 
• PTT #96: Anything Goes @ Party Time Tuesdays 
• Challenge: Merry Christmas @ Scrap-Creations 
• Challenge #42: Anything Goes @ Tuesday Alchemy 
• Challenge #112: Ribbon or Trim @ Crafts and Me 
• 3 of Something or The Number 3 (3 Pearls) @ Fab 'n' Funky 
•  Challenge #92: Christmas Is Coming @ The Paper Shelter
• Challenge #56: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Boots Challenges
• Challenge 79: Christmas @ Lexi's Creations
• Challenge #163: Anything Goes @ The Corrosive Challenge
• Challenge #141: Anything Goes @ My Grafico

I can't wait to see what all your wonderful creations are!! Anything Goes is always a popular theme LOL!! Have fun creating! And have a wonderful rest of your day/night!!! Thanks for visiting.. You guys are WONDERFUL!!! And very much appreciated!!

This has been an extremely long week... work was really busy, although at the end of the week I felt good because my desk was clear and I feel like I got a ton done. This week will be about the same! Hopefully I will be able to get done everything that needs to be done.

Saturday Michael, Bailey and I headed to the church were we packed up the rest of the clothes that were there and got them to the MUST Ministries close by. It took us three trips and a few hours, but everyone felt good about doing it. It was a good day. Michael really worked hard to help. I'm really glad we are able to help out with things like that. It was a good day. I got really tired at the end of the day though and headed to bed early. Now I'm sore.. I think I slept too much!

This week will be a busy week at work and I Bailey has her very first Orchestra Concert on Thursday. Kevin leaves out tomorrow.. or tonight LOL, his tomorrow morning and heads to the airport to fly to Sydney. He will stay in Sydney overnight and head to the Consulate on Tuesday morning for his interview!!! I can't believe we are finally there.. at the interview!! Say a little prayer for us. I'm so nervous and excited.. I know he is feeling anxious.

Have a wonderful day / evening everyone!!!! Be sure to check out a Giveaway at  Punk 'n' Scraps!!  
Blog Candy Again @ Punk 'n' Scrap

Crafting When We Can - Fairytale

Happy Sunday everyone :)  Today begins a new challenge at Crafting When We Can. The theme for the next fortnight is Fairytale!!! What a fun theme! I used "Whispy" from Saturated Canary.

I also used a background image from Make It Crafty - Fern Log Digi Stamp. They have some great background stamps and I thought this one would go just perfect with the fairy!  I colored Whispy with Copic markers and the log and mushrooms were colored with Prismacolor Pencils. I used all cardstock.. wow.. I just realized that LOL  Me... using no patterned paper??  How strange!! LOL I used green pearls, white opal liquid pearls on the mushrooms, Stickles - Frosted Lace on the wings and Walnut Stain Distress Ink. the circles where made with one of my circle punches and then from using a paper folding technique on Desire's Blog - Doing Life. If you click on Tutorials, there are several paper folding tutorials there.. so fun! She is an amazing talent too! I used Tinkerbell as my Fairytale... and in the movie Peter Pan when they try to keep her alive by saying I Do Believe In Fairies... I Do! I Do! .. LOL Whenever one of us says I do.. the rest of us start saying that. We do that a lot with different sayings!!

Copic:
Outfit: YG21, YG23, YG25
Skin: E00, E01, E11, R20
Eyes: B02, B04
Lips: R20, R22
Hair: Y21, Y23, YR21, YR24

Challenge:

• Challenge #15: For The Kids @ Eureka Stamps
• Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday
• Challenge 244: Girls Only! @ Cute Card Thursday
• #192: Fancy Fold - Crafty Sentiment @ Dutch Dare Card Challenges
• Challenge #17: Anything Goes @ Brown Sugar Challenge Blog
• Challenge #122: Everything But Christmas @ Fun With Shapes and More
• Ch #89: Anything Goes @ Paper Playtime
• Ch #47: Anything Goes @ Pause Dream Enjoy
• The Favorite Movie Challenge @ The Greeting Farm
• PPC #89: Say It With Sentiments @ The Squeaky Scrapper
• November Challenge: Wonderful Wood @ A Seriously Creative Challenge
• Challenge 24: Anything Goes @ Creative Card Crew
• Anything Goes @ Dilly Beans
• Challenge #12: Something That Flies @ Delicious Doodles Challenges
• Challenge #48: Anything But A Christmas Card @ Pile It On!

Wow.. it's been a busy week. I feel like I have been on the run since Thursday.. Oh wait! I have LOL  That's hard for a person like me that is a complete home body. I like to be home.. just the way I am. But it was a nice Thanksgiving with my sister, my mother and my kids. Just wish Kevin would have been there. We had a good time. We played dominoes for a little while in the evening and then it was time for us to head home. We got to my sisters about 7:30 am and didn't leave until about 7:30 pm. I was exhausted!! And I was glad to get home and crawl into bed.  We went back on Friday and hung out in the afternoon for a bit. We had cake for Michael... He is 14 years old today!!!  Happy Birthday Michael :)  And my sister went in with me and we got him a Nook Tablet. He seemed really happy with his gift. And that's about it. He has requested his very own broccoli casserole LOL!! So, I told him I would make one today for him. That is my thing.. every Thanksgiving and Christmas I have to bring the broccoli casserole!

Kevin's leaves for Sydney in a week for his interview at the Consulate!!! Oh, I am so excited!! I can't believe how close we are!! We should be speaking with the attorney some time this week.. one last go around with him and make sure we have everything in order. I'm praying he will be home in a couple of weeks!!

Off to church soon. I have a meeting before church about Bailey doing some extra things with church. She is going to join the kids choir and be on the media team. I couldn't be happier that she is getting more involved in church. Now what to do with Michael ...

I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

Happy Sunday Everyone.. And OSAAT Challenge #138

Good morning everyone!! We have had a beautiful weekend here in Georgia! The weather has been great and I have had the windows and door open! I love fall!! It has been another busy week. I'm trying to get it back to calm LOL Hopefully that is coming.

Okay... On to the One Stitch At A Time Challenge .. We are doing Challenge #138 this week and the theme is Anything Goes!! I know you all love that one!! This week I used "Monkey Love" by Kaz Krafts! I LOVE this image!! They are just too cute!!

Copic:
Heart: R20, R22, R24
Monkey Face, Ears, Hands, Feet: E30, E31, E33
Monkey Fur: E15, E29, E49
Ribbon, Dies - Memory Box and My Favorite Things, Prima blossoms, flower punch, twine, buttons
Stamp is: Happy Forever - Close to My Heart
Bamboo Darice Embossing Folder
Papers are scraps and Club Scrap papers

Challenges:

• Bingo Challenge #16 (Ribbon, Flourish, Die Cut) @ A & T Challenge Blog 
• Challenge # 12: Buttons and Bows @ Eureka Stamps 
• No 27: Anything Goes @ LEJ Designs Challenge Blog 
• Anything Goes @ Totally Stampalicious 
• 2TC30: Anything Goes w/No Twist @ Twisted Tuesday Challenges 
• Challenge #46: Bingo (Buttons, Bows, Coloring) @ Victorine Stamps 
• Challenge #59: Flowers Galore @ Bearly Mine 
• I need a P: Things That Begin with P (Primates, Prima, Punch) @ Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT
• Pop It Up (My monkey is popped and has his arm around her) @ Scrap-Creations
• Challenge #145: Die Cuts / Punches @ Fab 'n' Funky 
• Challenge 82: Bold & Bright @ My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges 
• PTT#92: Anything Goes @ Party Time Tuesdays 
• Challenge 88: Anything Goes @ The Paper Shelter 
• As Beautiful As A Ribbon @ My Heart Pieces 
• Ribbon or Twine Challenge @ Paper Crafting Journey 
• Challenge 20: Anything Goes @ Stampin' for the Weekend 
• Anything Goes @ Card Makin' Mamas 
• Challenge #157: Add Texture @ Crafty Catz Challenge Blog 
• Challenge #9: Embossing @ Delicious Doodles 
• Challenge #118: Anything Goes @ Raise The Bar 
• Challenge 156: Anything Goes with a Button @ Totally Gorjuss 
• Challenge #15: The Ol' 1-2 Punch @ A Blog Named Hero 

So let's see... the kids left the T-Bone out on Thursday. He doesn't do well out of his kennel. He is rather destructive... separation anxiety or something. So, he stays in his kennel while I am at work and they are at school. Well.. that didn't happen on Thursday.. this was the third time recently that the kids have done this. He chewed at the trim around the door... he tore up more blinds.. the blinds in my room and the ones at the back door. My mother had gotten me one of those magic mesh screen door type things for my back door.. he destroyed it. I was NOT very happy to come home to that. T-Bone got scolded and then the kids got a BIG chewing out! I was able to find another one of those magic mesh screens and I put that up this weekend. I LOVE that thing!! It goes around your door.. has magnets in the middle.. so you go through it and then it closed behind you. A screen door without having a screen door. Stops all the bugs from creeping in and the dog and the cats can go out on the back balcony. It's really great!

What else... Kevin's father came down to visit him. He arrived last Sunday and I was able to hang out on Skype with them for a bit each day. He just left yesterday morning. It was really nice to be able to see him and meet him. Kevin has a really bad ankle.. he had a really bad injury years ago. Him and his dad have been out and about all week and yesterday his ankle swelled up. His ankle was worse Saturday morning and aching and keeping him from sleeping. We will see how he feels later on. Poor thing.. he is sleep deprived and in pain. He is suppose to be keeping it up and resting. I hope he feels better! I can't believe how swollen it is. I'm hoping he will go in to the doctor if it is still that swollen his Monday morning.

Saturday was a day full of crafting. I was able to get three cards done! Don't laugh LOL I'm slow!! That's a HUGE day for me! LOL So sad *shaking my head* I completed one card and after looking at it for a while, hated it, tore it apart and started over LOL I like it better the second time around. I need to take photos of it today. The kids did a bit of cleaning on Saturday and will be doing the last bit of finishing up today after church. We made chocolate chip cookies yesterday and the apartment smells great! This morning when we get home from church I think I might make some pancakes. There is a really simple recipe for pancakes that I pinned and I am wanting to try it out. I'm cooking a lasagna for lunch and I'll be working on some more cards. I'm trying to get back ahead of my responsibilities!  That is the goal :)

I hope ya'll have a blessed day!!