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mother's day gifts...

are finally finished! I have spent the past two days sewing these super cute aprons for my mom and mil. It's been lots of fun but I'm happy they are finally done. Here's some pics:

The polka dot sweetheart neckline is adorned with cute brown ric rac.

It has a really thick - 3 inch waist tie

The skirt is pieced together with three different patterns of fabric. the bottom of the skirt has a really cute eyelet trim.

And, my favorite part is the pocket. We found this vintage table runner at a local antique shop. I cut the sides off of the table runner which made two circles (because I made two aprons) and pieced it onto the front of the apron making a really cute pocket. Oh, I did add the yellow ric rac on before putting it onto the apron.

That's about it - it took me a lot longer than it did to tell you about it.

Wahoo!

So, we finished our huge project and we are soooo excited to have it finished and ready to share with the world. We are releasing our new Sports Collection. We have 60 new papers with coordinating ribbons and stickers. Here's the layout on our front cover:

Okay so the sports lineup is Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Golf, Dirt Bike, Bowling, Football, Swimming, Cowboy, Cowgirl, Hockey, and Four Wheeling.

I will share more sneak peeks with you this week.If you are a wholesale store all of our new products are available for pre-order on our wholesale website right now, including our new 4th of July.

Day #5 with Sherelle

Pure Joy
There is nothing better than an unstaged photograph with a genuine smile of pure joy. I have always loved this photo of Lily swinging. She is such an outgoing little girl with a passion for life.

Paper: Blue Cotton Candy, Tied with Memories
Stickers: Mom's Memories
3-D Stickers: Whoopsy Love Dimensional Stickers
Ribbon: Floral Turquoise 1/2"
Letter Stickers: Sleek White ABC Stickers

if you live local...

my sister and I have some of our fun handmade items that we will be selling. We are also taking a bunch of our home decor items that have been used in previous books for sale. hope you can make it!

Day #4 with Sherelle...

Spring Beauty
Grandma has the most beautiful tulip garden, and every spring, it is a tradition that we take portraits of the kids by her tulips.

Ribbon: Floral Pink/Red 1/2"
Paper: Candy Green
3-D Stickers: Whoopsy Love Dimensional Stickers
Stickers: Springtime Moments Cardstock Stickers
Letter Stickers: Sleek Red ABC Stickers

Day #3 with Sherelle...

KATE
There is nothing cuter than a chubby little baby in a swim suit! These are some of my favorite photos of my little Kate last summer. The older kids were running through the sprinklers, and she was happy sitting in the grass and watching all of the excitement. I love color photos, and I love BRIGHT photos that pop, and Carolee's has no shortage of beatuiful bright products to coordinate with my vivid photos!

Paper: Whoopsy Yellow Dots
Title Sticker: Love Fest Cardstock Sticker
3-D Flower Stickers: Dream Dimensional Sticker

Day 2 with Sherelle...

Last spring, we finally bought a little four-wheeler for our son. He is 100% boy. Since we live on a farm, there is plenty of space for him to ride around. Sometimes...this can be scary! Within the first 5 minutes of his very first ride, he hit a fence and went over the handle bars into the canal (luckily it was early enough in spring, that there was no water in it yet!). I think it taught him a quick lesson. We adjusted the throttle so that it can only reach a certain speed, and now, he loves to ride it everywhere. I was so excited when I first saw the dirt track collection from Carolee's Creations! The products fit perfect with all of the fun photos I have of Russell on his four wheeler!

Stickers: Four Wheeler Cardstock Stickers
Paper: Fear Factor Bullseye, Four Wheeler Adventure
Small Letter Stickers: Tiny Whoopsy Cardstock Stickers
Ribbon: Squiggle Green 1/4"
Other: cardstock, brads, foam dots, green tag

Sherelle Christensen...

I am so excited about our Guest Blogger this week! She is very inspirational and the fun part she paper scraps and digi scraps! Her photography is beautiful and her blog is always a regular one I read. Here's Sherelle...

Hello! My name is Sherelle Christensen, and I am a 28 year old stay-at-home mother of four children. The impressive thing about these four children, is that they were all born in a five year time period. My two youngest daughters are Irish Twins (which means they are less than one year apart). So as you can imagine, my life is CRAZY and stressful, but a lot of fun. My family is my pride and joy. I am married to my best friend, David, who is a farmer. We grow potatoes and grain, and we LOVE the lifestyle that farming provides for us. There is no better place to raise children than on a farm. We enjoy camping, fishing, working in the yard, road trips and spending time together. When I'm not busy wrangling children or working around the house and yard, I enjoy photography, sewing, art and of course, scrapbooking! I have been lucky enough to turn this hobby into a job that I am able to do from home. I serve on several amazing design teams, and I was also a member of the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame in 2006. I enjoy the creative outlet, but most of all, I enjoy getting memories recorded for my children. I am so excited to be working with some of the beautiful products at Carolee's Creations. I have always been a fan of their products, and I had so much fun creating items for the blog! If you want to find out more about me, my family and my scrapbooking, please visit my BLOG.

Teacher Feature...

Check this out... Also, want to wish you a happy weekend. I'm still plugging away on this project at work.

sorry...

for neglecting my blog this week. I have a tight deadline this week (don't worry I'll share next week). I wanted to quickly check in and let you know I'm still here. I want to leave you with a yummy recipe I got tonight:
Strawberry Spinach Salad
1/4 C. Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 C. Sugar
1 C. Canola Oil (shake real good)
Spinach
Strawberries cut into slices
Slivered Almonds

Toss together and enjoy!
**No substitutes. You must use Balsamic Vinegar and Canola Oil