My card today was inspired by the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge (see the badge below). I have a tendency to follow the sketch exactly. I am working on stretching myself to color outside of the lines and see what I can create. I love the colors of this card and the fresh crisp look of the daisy. I used some retired products and will give you alternatives if you want to recreate the card.…
Since creating my blog in August of 2013 this is the longest I have gone without posting. This holiday season I hit a point of overwhelm and some things needed to take a back seat; like getting time in my craft room and creating blog posts. So today our sons are back at school and we have officially placed our home on the real estate market. This is a bittersweet decision because we love our…
Growing Up Christmas Eve was always special and filled with many fun traditions. However 22 years ago, Christmas Eve changed for us. It is the day we had our first son. He came just 26 weeks into my pregnancy. The day he was born the neonatologist told us we just got on a roller coaster ride that may be the scariest we had ever been on. On Christmas morning they told us he was on a jet ventilator…
The calendar is marching by and my to do list continues to be longer than the days. Yet I am trying to enjoy each event and activity this time of year brings. Saturday we attended the wedding of a colleague. It was a small wedding and we felt honored to be included in the guest list. The couple being married love the water and six months ago returned from a year long trip sailing the caribbean.…
