Gordon's in Kindergarten!!!

Here's my little man on his first day of Kindergarten. I was so proud of him! We was all smiles in the morning and sooo excited to start Kindergarten. He's such a big boy now, but he'll always be my baby!

Teacher Gift

My baby boy, Gordon, is starting Kindergarten on Thursday! I'm happy but sad at the same time...his school is full-day, so that'll be quite a change for us all...he's excited, so I am too. I put together a quick first day of school gift for his teacher....20 boxes of crayons and sticky notes. I copied this card from a convention swap...no name on the back to give credit...sorry! I'll try my best not to be a silly sobbing mom on the first day! :)

Beginnings of the Baby Book

I have started working on the baby book...I decided to complete the pages before binding them together with the Bind-It-All machine. So far, the "Baby Girl" page will be the cover, and the "It's a Girl" page will be the first page of the book, where the picture(s) from the hospital will go, along with baby's first information. My goal is to not stamp in the book since there are so many die cuts that can be used to embellish the pages, and there will surely be some leftovers!

Coming Soon....Baby Book!

My Rock A Bye Baby Girl Simply Scrappin' Kit is here...now it's time to create! I wanted to show just how much you get in these awesome kits, and for $19.95, it's a real bargain! I am going to have a "Baby Book Class" soon. I chose to work with the girl kit, so my sample can go to my sister, Karen, who will be welcoming baby girl #3 in a few months. I have started my sketches for this class, and I can't wait to actually sit down and throw the pieces together. This kit also coordinates with the Nursery Necessities stamp set, which I happen to have. :) This will be a Bind-It-All project, and I'll most likely offer this as a kit by mail.

Big Shot Card

I needed to come up with a quick and simple project to demonstrate the BIG SHOT at my downline meeting, so I went to an inspirational spot...yes, Patty's blog to find an idea...and this is what I got. The gals had fun using the machine for the first time. The cardstock is: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Pacific Point and Kiwi Kiss. The stamped greeting is from "Flight of the Butterfly" and we used the new Scallop Edge punch along the bottom. Sorry the lighting isn't too good on this. Thanks for looking...all the swaps were great and I can't wait to see what the group comes up with for our next meeting...we're having our Christmas gift exchange...love hand-stamped gifts! Thanks again for my birthday pie, Nicolle! :)

Mi Familia

Am I lucky or what? I'm so thankful for my precious "little family." I'm another year older today, and I'm so happy to have such a great life with great family and friends.

Big Shot!!!

Yippee!!! My Big Shot arrived today. I was on my way to Disneyland this morning, then panicked for a moment when I saw MY UPS driver turned at the intersection because I remembered my Big Shot was arriving today...but hey...I couldn't flip a u-turn and disappoint my 3 & 5 year-olds, could I? :) My boxes were waiting for me when I got home. I totally CASE'd this project from one of my favorite stamping friends, Patty Bennett. I put the cute chapsticks form convetnion inside the cellu bags. These are swaps/gifts fro my downline meeting next week. Our swap theme is Fall/Halloween. This was too fun and quick to make...I can't wait to "play" more with the Big Shot tonight while my hubby's at his softball game. I used Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive cardstock to give this a Fall feel for the swap.