Live to be 100...

Good Monday morning all!  I hope you had a fabulous weekend!  I am just stopping in with a personal post this morning.  Saturday night was our first Rigadoon meeting.  Rigadoon is a dance group that meets four times a year, of which three are formal.  There is a social hour, dinner, and then dancing.   Todd and I don't dance...yet.  We have always wanted to take lessons together and this will just prompt us to do it.  It was really a nice night out and I think I make my husband look very young, don't you agree?  It was a Halloween themed dance and the decorations were quite fun.  The only thing that would have made my outfit Halloween is the red shoes I had on...they almost looked like ruby slippers and I love them but for whatever, silly reason, I did not get a picture of them.

In other news...our family will be increasing by one soon!  Yep, that is right...I'm going to have a daughter!  My oldest son, Scott, has proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Ashley, and she said yes!  So exciting!  This is a photo of them after Scott's college graduation last summer.  Awww...aren't they cute?I'm sure you'll get lots of updates of the wedding progress as the winter/spring goes on.  I believe they are wanting a summer 2012 wedding. 

Well, that is it for today.  Tomorrow is the Doodle Pantry November new release so I hope you will stop back for that!  Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

Thought of the day:  In the spirit of the impending nuptials, a Winnie the Pooh quote:  If you live to be a 100, I hope to live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you. 

Batty for You

Good morning!  I think I am one of those kids sneaking in to the room in the back because I'm late.  So sorry to be here for this post late.  I usually don't sleep in but apparently my body felt I needed it today.

Onto this fun card.  This card's layout is the last in our Blast from the Past series of sketches at The Sweet Stop.  What a great sketch it is too!  For this card I used the set Birdie Bat from Doodle Pantry and the accompanying papers.  I knew I wanted to use the Batty for You sentiment so I made the Tangerine Tango (which does match the orange stripe in the paper) and black cardstock with a heart embossing folder that I have.  Inside I have just a plain white piece of paper with a tangerine border and a bat in the left corner.  It was a great way to finish off the card.  I'm also entering this in the Saturday Challenge for this week which is Spooky or Whimsical.  I think my card is both!

I won't talk much so that you can get onto the other Sweet Stop DT members to see what they did and can I just tell you...they are fabulous...once again!

Paper Perfect Designs

M.A.D. Stamper

Enchanted Ladybug Creations

Inky Paws

Sugar Pea Designs

Golden Inksperations

You Got Ink Where?

Thought of the day:  Don't give up what you want most for what you want now.

Sketches by Carly day!

Happy Friday everyone!  I think it is so interesting how, recently, most of my posting has been happening on and through the weekend.  That is just a little out of character for this blog in the past but I can go with the flow for sure!

Today is a new Sketch by Carly day and I'm excited to say we have a sponsor this week...Whimsy and Stars Studio.  I adore the images that Mabelle draws...they are so cute and full of character!  The winner of this sketch challenge will win a $9 gift code to the Whimsy and Stars Studio store.  I'm definitely wishing I could get in on this one!

Anyway, today's card was made exclusively with the latest Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expression...well, except for the fabulous Whimsy and Stars image of course!  I love the way this paper and the embellies really take the fall feel of the image and turn this into a fabulous card!

I hope you will join us for this sketch!  Just follow THIS link to get all the info and to see what the other design team members have made!

Have just a wonderful Friday everyone!  I'll see ya back here tomorrow for The Sweet Stop!

Thought of the day:  We may not be perfect but Jesus thinks we are to die for.

Celebrating Life

Good morning!  I know I had talked about the Care Net banquet a couple of times here on my blog so I thought I'd show you a couple of photos from the event.  We really had a fun time.  Gordon Douglas is hilarious while still being clean and honoring to God.  So...descriptions will be below the photo.

Above is the Care Net program for the evening.  There was one of these at each spot as a little thank you for coming to the banquet and sitting at our table.  I just took an Almond Joy bar, wrapped the word Almond with a belly band, and added the sentiment 'It's a JOY to have you at the banquet!'.  Everyone loved them and they were super easy to do!  I started the tradition of guest gifts two years ago and then I was the only one who did it...now, there are several table of people who have little gifties for their guests.  Very fun!

Above is what the entire table looked like ready for our guests to arrive.  Well, minus the coffee and water.  The dessert was yummy red velvet cupcakes from our Safeway Bakery. 

It was truly a night of Celebrating Life With Laughter.  Our pregnancy center is supported completely by donations from people in the community.  We don't received any federal funding at all.  Still, God is faithful and has blessed this ministry in our community.  It is a privilege to get to volunteer there, to work with young women in need, and to speak the life affirming word of God to those who come into the center.

Thought of the day:  Hold on.  God knows what he is doing.

Pumpkin Boy

Good Monday morning friends!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  Mine was just okay.  I did actually get a lot accomplished but other
things snuck in there that weren't fun.  Today, though, is a new day in Jesus so I get to start all over again...yay!

Today's card...well, I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to show you today's card yet.  About a week and a half ago My Scrap Chick had a little call out on Facebook.  Basically it was, if you work with digi's and wanted to participate MSC would e-mail you an image, you make a card, and e-mail it back to them then you get the entire set of digi's for free.  Fun idea, right?  The only problem is I haven't heard when I can show it to you yet so I'm showing it to you today with the info that I don't yet see it in the MSC store.

This is the image I was sent to work with.  Pretty perfect for me, right?  When I saw how big the pumpkins were for this layout I decided it was best for me to not try and color them so I immediately though paper piecing would be fun.  I picked out some fun paper from a paper pack that is currently buried on the floor (had to use the container for something else for a couple of days) and got to work.I don't recall who the layout for this card is from but I really like it as it can be clean and simple, like my card, or you could really gussy it up!  Anyway, My Scrap Chick is one of my favorite places for SVG's so I hope you'll check them out and their freebie each Friday is fabulous!

Tonight is the Care Net banquet.  The theme is Celebrating Life Through Laughter.  We have a super funny comedian, Gordon Douglas, coming in as our speaker, a great silent auction area, and a wonderful dinner planned.  I am excited to be hosting two tables.  You'll see a picture of the table with the guest gift that I made tomorrow.  I have to mention that Gordon Douglas has a program called Operation Bellylaughs where he sends a comedy package to deployed troops...for free!  All I had to do was send an e-mail and a package was off to Jon!  Very neat Gordon...thank you!

Okay, this is way longer than normal so I will get onto my thought of the day.  Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

Thought of the day:  Never get tired of doing little things for other people.  Sometimes the little things occupy the biggest spot in their hearts.