A Willie Good Pet

Super Willie!

Today our pet hamster, Willie, died. He was a great pet! He was always kind and never bit anyone, except Brady and Bryson when they were mean. He will be remembered for his occasional night break-outs and chattering on his cage bars. He had cute little wisps of hair coming out of his sides, a little nub of a tail and his little ears were so delicate and soft. We named him Willie because he was Willie cute, Willie soft and when he was wet, he was a wet Willie! Bryson and Brady gave him to Lacie and Carston for Christmas in 2007 and it was such a fun and unexpected gift! They've loved him but haven't loved cleaning his cage. (Learning responsibility isn't always fun.) We will always remember Willie and are grateful for the time he was a part of our lives!

Grandparents day

We had a great week last week with my parents visiting. They came out because Bryson turned 12 and was ordained a Deacon on Sept. 27th. Mark ordained him and my dad and Kent Payne were able to participate in the ordination. It was a special blessing. I feel so grateful to have 3 priesthood holders in my home!

My parents visit was very timely because it was Grandparents day at the Elementary school on the 28th. Lacie and Carston got to take Omi and Buppy to the school for breakfast and then go visit their classrooms. It was a treasure to have them there because this was the first year we've been able to participate in Grandparents day.

Long time no post

Ugh! I've been wanting to post for a while, but have been frustrated with the process of uploading pictures. We bought a Mac a couple of months ago. Unfortunately it doesn't have a media card reader so I have to upload pictures on my old computer then email them to myself. Such a pain! Well, I bought a card reader and it's all good now! So I'll start uploading much more often, right?!? I'll try!

Yesterday I took dinner to a friend who is always doing for others. I put together a basket with homemade whole wheat bread in it with a note. Lacie looked so cute holding the basket, all she needed was a red riding hood!

New Cards

I made these cards a couple of weeks ago and just haven't taken the time to upload. Enjoy!

Supplies:

Stamps: All in the Family, Everything Nice

Paper: Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, white

Ink: Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, black

Accessories: Button, Hearts and Brackets die, Scallop circle die

Supplies:

Stamps: Everything Nice, Eat Cake

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, White, Flowers for you dsp

Ink: Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise, Taken with Teal

Accessories: Ribbon

Supplies:

Stamps: Pun Fun

Paper: White

Ink: Black

Accessories: Watercolor pencils, aqua painter

Supplies:

Stamps: Pun Fun

Paper: White, Black, Pixie Pink

Ink: Black

Accessories: Pastels, ribbon

Aug. Club

We met about a week ago for stamp club and had a great time! We have a few new faces that I'm happy have joined us. Our focus was in honor of kids. Here's what we made:

This card was started out with the Melon Mambo but one of the women wanted to give it to her grandson, so we did one with greens.

Supplies:

Stamps: Sock Monkey, Boho backgrounds

Paper: Melon Mambo, Choc. Chip, Very Vanilla, Kraft

Ink: Choc. Chip, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Vanilla Hodgepodge

I couldn't decide between the next two cards so we made both! They are 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Supplies:

Stamps: Everything Nice, All in the Family

Paper: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Certainly Celery, Choc. Chip, White

Ink: Choc. Chip

Accessories: Hearts and brackets die, Aquapainter

Supplies:

Stamps: Everything Nice, Sock Monkey Accessories

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Cameo Coral, Old Olive, White

Ink: Old Olive, Cameo Coral

Accessories: Polk-a-dot texturz plate

To finish it off, we made small envelopes with a small note inside to stick in our kid's lunchbox or backpack.

They all turned out sooooo cute!

Made with Scallop envelope die and Flowers #1 charms die

Changes

Yesterday I was busy making cards for a young woman who is off to college and a couple who just got married. I love making cards for a purpose.

Courtney is off to BYU and a little nervous. I'm excited for her to start this new phase of life.

Stamps: Pun Fun

Paper: Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery, White

Ink: Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery, Stazon

Accessories: Scallop Circle die, polka-dot texturz plate

The couple that just got married had their reception centered around sunflowers. I wanted to capture the brides love of sunflowers in this card.

Stamps: Petal Pizzazz, Everything Nice, Baroque Motifs

Paper: Confetti White, Choc. Chip, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Summer Sun, Wild Wasabi, Choc. Chip

Accessories: rhinestone brads, heart brad, top note die

Sock Monkey

Last time I blogged I really thought, I'm going to do a better job of blogging more often! I haven't done very well at that! My kids have been tracked out and we had the BEST vacation. Lots of fun activities! I'll definitely add pictures but still need to download them. I recently made this card and thought I'd share it.

Stamps: Sock Monkey

Paper: White, Friends and Flowers simply scrappin' DSP

Ink: Choc. Chip, Close to Cocoa, pink

Accessories: Sticky pages, Hearts and Brackets die, aqua painter, ribbon