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this weekend we...

• had a dutch oven dinner cooked by eric in the backyard.
• went to the e.r. because boston swallowed a nickle when he was supposed to be taking a nap.
• had a cook out in the canyon
• caught up on my laundry
• cleaned out the closet in the boys' room
• went swimming
• biked 5 miles
• got bitten by mosquitoes and daxton paid the price (see pic below)
• roasted marshmallows around a campfire three nights in a row
• had sunday dinner at the halls
• went to church
• played hide & seek
• ... and much more!

As you can see we had a wonderful weekend together as a family!

 

Even loaded with repelent the mosquitoes enjoyed daxton and he woke up with a swollen eye. Poor guy!

Riding Horses...

our family loves riding horses. now that the weather has warmed up me & the boys have tried to join them at the arena. here's some fun photos my mom snapped thursday night...

Friday Findings: Americana Collection

This is our new Americana Home Decor Collection. It contains table runners, canvas banners, and cute wood sitters. Our graphic designer Tammy created the fun collection and I know you'll love displaying it in your home. You can take a look around our Home Decor website (it is separate from our scrapbook site). Happy Friday!

A Little Apron Love...

I finally took some time to sew an apron this past weekend (well 2 actually but I don't have pics of the other one yet). I am reminded how good it feels to do something different to exercise your creative brain. This cute apron is available in my etsy shop. So, I challenge you to stretch your creativity and do something you don't normally do today. It will do wonders!

Daxton Turned Two...

My baby turned two on Sunday and it was such a wonderful day! We had a really fun party Sunday night with both of our families. We grilled burgers, ate yummy ice cream cake, and watched Daxton open presents. I am to happy to have Daxton in our family and I love his sweet, mischievous personality.

Cards for Heroes Bloghop...

I was invited to participate in a Memorial Day Bloghop this weekend with Cards for Heroes.  Click here to learn more about Cards for Heroes.org. If my blog is the first place you have come I suggest you go here to start at the beginning and then work your way around the hop.

To participate in the bloghop we were asked to create a card that we will send CFH. The only requirement was to keep the colors patriotic. Here's my card:

Adornit Supplies:
93140 Independence Day Sticker
21968 Scattered Stars 12x12
21967 Patriotic Stars 12x12
21965 Hot Stars 12x12
58828 Red Polka 1/4" Ribbon

Memorial Day holds a special place in my heart because my Grandpa passed away the evening of Memorial Day 18 years ago. I was just a little girl but those memories are still so vivid in my mind all these years later. He was such a wonderful grandfather, father, and husband and I love to take a bit of time each Memorial Day and privately reflect on his life and the love I feel for him and for my grandma. (I'm sure that none of my family even knows that I do this, now they will.) My Grandpa also served time in World War II and I have this handsome picture of him in uniform:

 

So this weekend I want everyone to know that my heart will be thinking about those who are out fighting and serving time for our country and I will make sure I say a special prayer for them. I am very blessed and grateful.

Next on the Bloghop:
Blog URL: http://case-angel.blogspot.com/
Bloggers First Name:  Angela

And let's do a giveaway! I will send one lucky person an Adornit Patriotic Memory Kit so be sure to leave a comment and tell me what you're doing for this 3 Day Weekend.

Friday Findings: Headbands

I LOVE finding unique things to wear in my hair. Headbands would be the number one hair accessory that I purchase. I have ALWAYS loved a cute headband. My dad can even reminisce about my childhood and my headband fetish.

I fell in love with headbands all over again when I spotted this company at the Oh Sweet Sadie boutique a few weeks ago. Her shop is here. Check it out and I highly recommend purchasing one for yourself and a few friends - they really spruce up your hair when you only feel like wearing a pony tail (which is about everyday for me).

(images taken off of the Happy Artist Etsy Shop)

!!! Winner for Scrap Attack Kit !!

I know that there are lots of you out there crossing your fingers to win this kit. Not only because it's absolutely darling and because you LOVE the owls, but you want to win this kit for the fact that they sold out within just a few hours of posting the kit on the website. (Way to Go Scrap Attack!)

DRUM ROLL PLEASE... The winner of the Scrap Attack kit is....

There`s so many ways I could use this kit, I wouldn`t be able to decide. I could use it for pictures we take at our friends cottage, fall pictures of the kids playing in the leaves, or back o school pictures and not to mention Halloween.The colour combinations in this kit make it so versatile and irresistible!

Posted by: Pamela Bennett | May 16, 2009 at 06:25 AM

Congratulations Pamela!!! And since you know that I can rarely do just one giveaway I have chosen three more people to win a special package from the Adornit Warehouse. Those winners are:

Posted by: Just Jennifer | May 15, 2009 at 08:33 AM

Posted by: Debbie | May 15, 2009 at 06:35 AM

Posted by: Terri L | May 20, 2009 at 09:43 AM

Congratulations everyone!!! Please email me with your address so we can send your prizes.

Now in the meantime, Scrap Attack has another wonderful kit scheduled for June 17th. You should put it on your calendar so that you aren't left in the dust when the kit sells out again. In fact... I think I spot some more wonderful Adornit products in the next kit.

Beginner Basics for Scrapbooking: May

Hi, Debbie Raymond here, Adornit editor. For this month’s Beginner Basics, I’m spotlighting the Nancy Jane collection from Adornit. What a cute idea to name a scrapbook paper collection after great-grandma Nancy Jane. That’s just what Carolee did when she designed this adorable and varied collection. I couldn’t resist using some of the papers and stickers for my layout with a couple of Mother’s Day photos – mainly because I wanted you to see how special and unique these papers are. And I also want to help you see how you can expand the possibilities of each paper by cutting it apart and switching around the graphic elements.

The folk-art look is really ‘in’ right now and who better to create papers with this look than the founder of Adornit – Carolee’s Creations, Carolee McMullin. She is a wonderful artist and one of the most creative people I know. You know, she started her business in the Tole Painting industry – and was in great demand as a teacher and designer. Being a savvy businesswoman too, Carolee saw the decline of decorative painting (about 13 years ago) and switched her creative energy to scrapbooking. She was one of the first to create scrapbooking product. She can tell stories of the early trade shows – and those pioneers who brought us this hobby that we now enjoy so much. I love looking through the “old stuff” to see how her company has evolved, and I am constantly amazed by the steady stream of creative ideas Carolee has – still after over twenty two years in the business(es).
One of the stand-out features of Adornit ‘s graphic design is the use of original hand-drawn art.  When they are designing product, Carolee or Tami or Alison (our graphic designers) whip out a sheet of paper and sketch an image, scan it into the computer – then the next thing you know, there it is on a sticker, ribbon or paper. It’s magic. Following are some of my favorite papers with hand-drawn designs. Grandma Nancy Jane would have been proud!

 

Instructions
    •    Start with a base of Loopy Ovals. Trim a sheet of Pink Spatters to 10 ¾” x 10 ¾” and adhere centered over the base. Trim a sheet of Blue Oval Plaid to 10 ½” x 10 ½” and adhere over Pink Spatters so that a narrow edge of pink shows all the way around.
    •    Trim the border stripes from Tweety Bird Swirls. Cut out the birds, heart and green flourish. Cut the remainder of the blue to a 10 ½” x 6” rectangle.
    •    Adhere photos to blue piece, then layer and adhere cut-out pieces as shown.  Add sticker flowers where desired. NOTE: I used flowers from the I Love Mum Cardstock Stickers because I love the daisies and the black color on my layout – but you could alternatively use the coordinating Nancy Jane’s Love Cardstock Stickers.
    •    Add a title using the swirly stamp from Thanks Label clear stamps stamped on white cardstock. Spell out words with Flirtatious Tiny Alphabet Stickers (I just used the black and white letters).
    •    You will want to make a coordinating layout because there is so much to choose from in this collection!

Adornit Supply List
22091 Tweety Bird Swirls 12x12
22094 Pink Spatters 12x12
22106 Loopy Ovals 12x12
22108 Blue Oval Plaid 12x12
91391 I Love Mum Cardstock Stickers OR
91392 Nancy Jane’s Love Cardstock Stickers
91396 Flirtatious Tiny Alphabet Stickers
90101 Thanks Label Clear Stamp Set

Our Trip to the Zoo...

On Friday we made a trip to Salt Lake City to meet up with my friends and spend the day at the zoo. It was wonderful! We had such a great time looking at the animals and spending time together. It's about a two hour drive and I was so happy because the boys were soooo good the entire day & the weather was perfect (which has not been the case here in UT lately). Boston kept asking me all morning to ride the carousel, finally when it was time he broke down in tears because he was scared. I found that so funny because he's ridden one several times before. So after that traumatic experience he calmed down and enjoyed spending time with his best friend, Hayden.