Touchdown

Happy Halloween!! 

Dylan's last football game for the season was this past Tuesday.  Of course just when I thought I would have a small break he moves on to basketball the very next day.  HUH?!?  Guess the saying "No rest for the weary" is true.  It was such a crazy game though.  The field was soooooo muddy and by the second play you couldn't read half of the teams numbers on the back of their jersies.  As if that wasn't enough at the end of the game some of the boys decided they wanted to do a slip and slide through the middle of the mud and they were a mess.  lol..... Thankfully Dylan didn't decide to do that one.  :) 

This week was red ribbon week at school and the elementary kids have been dressing up for the different days.  Monday was "Mixed Up Monday" and Maddie had so much fun with that.  Tuesday was "Teddy Bear Tuesday" so Maddie picked out her favorite bear to take, but she really loved that she got to wear her pajamas to school.  Wednesday was "Wild Hair Wednesday" and she thought it was a great idea to use my acrylic paint in her hair.  Thursday was "Tiger Pride Thursday"  showing off her support for the Tigers was fun.  Friday was "Famous Friday" she dressed up as Hannah Montana country style.  Did I get any pictures?  Nope!  I was working and her daddy decided it wasn't her forte.  So I may be recreating this week just for the pictures.  :)

I have been working on some Halloween treat jars for some friends this week.  I think they turned out real cute. 

Smiles,
Angela

Kids, Creations and New Adventures

Can you believe that I am posting again in the same week.  WOW!!!  lol....

Thursday we had a football game to go to after school and work.  My goodness did it get freakin' cold!  Dylan has been a little bummed this year as he hasn't been getting the ball like he had hoped, being a wide receiver and all, but his 1 interception Thursday night made up for all season.  He was so happy and proud of himself and I gotta say that I was quite a proud mama myself.  Did I get the interception on camera? Of course not (the camera was tucked away in the carrier at that time)!  I do have to admit that I am glad that there are only 2 junior high games left this year.  It has just taken over all of our extra time lately and I am ready for a small break; until he moves onto basketball.

As for the girls dance practice started last week and they are super excited.  They can't decide if they like the dancing or the cute outfits they get to wear more.  lol..... Priorities I tell ya'!  Right now they are practicing the "Tiger ChaCha", which is too stinkin' cute.

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Now I wanna share another Halloween card with you that I made this week.

I really need to give the credit for the design idea toDenise from SplitCoastStampers.
 Denise's card

I used:

Doodlebug paper

Unity Stamp

Staz-On ink

brads

Bazzill cardstock

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I have been debating for a while now on how to move forward with my Etsy shoppe and have come to a few conclusions.  First I will be starting a new blog that will be dedicated to my Etsy shoppe creations and different uses for them.  I will also be opening up a new Etsy shoppe with a name that matches my blog name (when I can come up with one).  I am hoping that this will make it easier to locate and remember.  This is really something I have been wanting to do for a while now, but really never put my thoughts and ideas into motions.  So now is the time!! I will keep you updated as it progresses.  For now though my old etsy shoppe is still up and running, so shop away.  :)

My problem right now is coming up with a fun, catchy name that is also easy to remember.  For some reason I am overthinking it and am just drawing a major blank.  Any suggestions?!?  No really any suggestions are greatly appreciated and welcomed! 

Happy Scrappin',

Angela

Holiday Countdown

Can you believe that Halloween is just over 2 weeks away?  The holiday season is just around the corner and I am soooo not prepared, but I WILL be.

Halloween has turned into such a fun time for us here.  I love getting the kids dressed up and taking them out so I can get some fun photos of them. Then of course we go around town and get some candy, of which I snatch a few of my faves from them at the end of the night.

Here are a few Halloween goodies that I have been working on recently.  Did I mention I love the bright fun colors that are associated with Halloween??

This is a card featuring "The Boo Crew" stamps from Unity Stamp Co..  Isn't that Dracula stamp just so darn cute!?!  I used some Doodlebug pattern paper for the background and Copics to color in the image and dabbed some ColorBox ink around the edges of the cardstock to give it some color.  Also pop dotted the stamped image for a more 3-D look.

These are some embellishments I have been working on lately.  I think they would be a great addition to a layout, cards or even a mini album.

I used the "Unlucky 13" stamps from Unity Stamp Co. for these.  I pop dotted the moon and spider for the 3-D effect.  Added some stickles for a little sparkle and inked the edges for some pop.

Happy Scrappin',

Angela

Some Projects This Week

Well for the first time in a long while I actually got some real scrapping done this weekend. I finished a 2 page layout and a mini album. WooHoo for me!!!! It feels great to get some mojo back.

The layout is a Halloween layout that is so cute and ready for Halloween pictures to be added to it. I just love the vibrant, fun colors of this layout. It will be going up in my etsy shoppe later this week if you are interested in getting your hands on it.

This mini album is just too darn adorable and I really enjoyed putting it together. It was so freakin' easy to do thanks to PaisleysandPolkadots .

Now what else can I finish this week?? I am in the scrappin' mood finally and I don't want my mojo to fade away into the long slow sunset.

For those of you that don't know already I am having a sale on all my greeting cards at my etsy shoppe Creative Creations so stop by and see what goodies you can find. :)

Smiles,

Angela

Summer is Over......

Wow we have had one CRAZY summer this year. I am so glad that school is back in now, it at least gives me some sort of regular schedule. Now maybe I can get back to updating my blog on a regular basis.

This summer was filled with baseball, softball and t-ball; not to mention all the other summer activities we had going on.

Dylan started junior high this year, which also means he has started junior high football. Abbey started middle school and so far she really loves it. Let's give it a couple more weeks and then we shall really see. lol.... Little Maddie started 2nd grade. It just makes me happy and sad at the same time seeing all my babies grow up right before my eyes.

My computer completely crashed with a major virus earlier this week so we had to go out and purchase a new Dell computer. Gotta say so far I am super stoked with the one we got. It was normally $500 but we got it for $300 so I say what a bargain. Of course I wanted to share a picture. Didn't snap a photo of the CPU yet though.

Hopefully tomorrow I will have a layout or 2 to share with you.

Happy Scrappin',

Angela