St. Patrick's Day Photos

Happy Sunday morning peeps...I know, I know, this post is way over due...I'm sorry, but we have had some family issues come up since we've been back from the beach. This year I went all out with the light ups for our costumes. ENJOY!!!!!!

this was the group that went down to the beach this year for the weekend...vision~ all very talkative eight of us squeezing into a mini van ~ being shuffled around town~~ LOL~ that poor taxi driver didn't know what he was getting into when he said he'd take all of us~He was jammin to some Bob Marley that really set the mood...lol...

this was Friday night's glass of choice for the ladies..3 different color modes and then one with all of the colors flashing...click on photo for a direct link...

this was Saturday's glass of choice for the ladies...which I have to say is the perfect size for us...the quality is great and the price is even better....it holds a mixed drink with ice very comfortably....it has a mode for 3 different colors and one for all of the colors like above...so this really is a versatile party glass...you can click on the photos and it will take you to flashingblinkylights.com website...

now look at that mug there...if that isn't a manly man's cup I don't know what is...this was the cup of choice for the guys...same modes as above...it holds 2 beers and the quality is great....click on photo to go to their site...

~ Me and Hubby~

 ~ Pam Scott and I ~

this was a new addition this year....and they were absolutely awesome inside the club....

just goofin around

 we couldn't leave our buddy out...lol...

(look at his shoes...these were the ones I made last year..I added more blinky lights to them)

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 look at these dorks...lol...they were both the smash of the party...it's so fun to be able to go away from your everyday life and dress up like dorks and it's accepted...no worries about anything but letting loose for the weekend...sure you might regret it once you get back home, but it was fun at the time....I call it "REJUVENATING"..KWIM!!!

 Lou ( first timer~now lifer~he even applied for a job at the job fair the next morning~LOL) and Pam (his Mommie)

 I have soooo been eying this costume up the past couple of years...but I figured I wouldn't be able to find anyone to wear it.... I know I wouldn't....lol...look where your face is...in the shamrock....you would have to pull the mask off (as this poor fella did) off and on all day/night... he was so darling that I might just have to get this anyway and add it to the trunk of St. Patty's goodness that we have....I'll tell ya though, it's getting harder and harder to find hats and different kinds of wigs...it seems like I already have what companies offer every year now....same 'ol same 'ol...

 this is Lou looking snazzy...I'm telling you, he's a lifer....

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Well, I hope you've enjoyed flipping through our weekend....we really had a blast...and we are already planning for next year's weekend.....I just wish each and everyone one of you could come and enjoy it with us....I bet you would end up being a "lifer" like us....LOL....weekend is off season so it is less expensive to stay at a hotel...it truly is an adult weekend, unlike it is during the season where you have families and young teenagers out...KWIM!!! Give it a thought and if you're interested contact me and I can send you details....

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Have a sunny day...it's a gloom one here, but like they say, this too shall pass....Hugs from Charm City....

St Pats Day Light Up Purse

Well How the hell are you all here in blogland? Me, it's that time of year already and you all know what that means...YEP!!! ST. PATTY'S DAY PARTAH!!! lol....we are gearing for it this coming weekend....this year I went all out with anything light up..I ordered so much stuff that we are going to be a walking light bulb...not to mention we have added some new friends to the mix and we are dressing them up to....I know we look like dorks, but we love to have fun.....here's a link to some photos from years past....and the project below I made from a paper mache purse....ENJOY!!!!!!

 this is the front of the purse....the chain and the clover medallion was a necklace that I purchased and used it for the front and back....I have 2 clip on flashing light ups hanging....

here's what the flashers look like....they are really bright so I wanted to tone down the light and have them hung behind the clover....

this is the back...I had seen this saying on some shirts on the net, liked it so I made it for my purse....behind  the top part I added a flashing light there as well...hung it on some jump rings...

side view

top view....I kept it simple...

this is the bottom view....I only added 3 legs as apposed to 4...these are actually flashing light up rings....there are 3 different flashing modes to these to....in the photo below you can see all I did was cut holes in the bottom and pushed these through...I left them as is so I can easily remove and change them when they burn out....how smart is that....lol....

this is the inside...

closer view of that darling stamp...I played it safe on this project and used only rubber stamps.....

front with the little lights on behind the clover

this is the back and feet lit up...this looks so cool in the dark...

another look

sorry about the photo but tried to show what it looks like in a dark room.....

Well, that's all I have for a week or so....we are off to the beach in a couple of days and I really need to get everything in order....my father in law comes as soon as we get back for a few weeks again....so I have to have all of my work done before we go.....I hope everyone has a wonderful day...Happy early St Patty's Day....Hugs from a very warm Charm City



Just Because and a Valentine Cards

Happy Monday blogland. Today I wanted to pop in here and share a couple of cards I made. The first is for our Aunt, who is 94 (I think) and hasn't been feeling to well. She got diagnosed with phenomena at the same time as I did, but she is still not feeling to well. I wanted to send her something just for a pick me up...and the second is a Valentine's card with a little pull out tag for a gift card.....ENJOY!!!

I used rubber stamps from Inky Antics...I just love this collection...I paired it with Recollections pattern paper and black jewels--Prima flowers and swirlies-- Ranger stickles and distress inks

I also used a leather frame from Making Memories to pop the inside saying up.. Here's a Valentine's card that I made using things from my already made stash...lol...super simple card....I can't remember how I cut the heart out or the plate I used to emboss it....sorry...I used a tag bag and made a tag for a gift card....

here's the inside....super simple....

tag pulled out

backside of tag where you can add a gift card....

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Well peeps, I hope everyone has a wonderful and sunny day...I'm off to tear down wallpaper....next on the list for the house renovations that I've been working on this past year....what fun....Hugs from Charm City...

Thank You

Happy hump day peeps....I know..I know..it's two days in a row...I tell ya, I'm going to get back into the swing of things little by little....The sun is shining right through my window here blinding me as I type ......so that makes me believe it's going to be a lovely day in the neighborhood...lol......Well any whooooo--I just wanted to pop in here and say good morning--and to share a card I made a couple days ago.......ENJOY!!!!!

This card (sorry for the photos--it was raining all day yesterday) was made using bits and pieces of past cards that I was working on and never had finished...the background was made using distress inks...and then I sprayed a layer of silver shimmer spritz from Tsukineko....kind of cool stuff...then embossed using distress embossing powder for the snowflakes....hand dyed doily for flower--used a Magnolia stamp--MS punch--Prima flowers and other odds and ends.. here's the inside...you can kind of see the snowflakes...I actually made this background back at Christmas time for a card, but never finished it.... **************** I hope that everyone has a sunny day....I'll be back...I would love to share some of my Christmas projects that I made using stuff from around the house.....Hugs from a sunny Charm City

CLP Sketch Challenge #43

Good morning blogland...it's been quite awhile since my last visit. As you know, I am in the process of purging...our "stuff" that we have acquired over the years. So this past year I have been purging, painting and redecorating. Not to mention the countless hours I did on the landscaping last spring and summer. Well since the holidays, I have come down with pneumonia and it's been quite a show stopper. These past few weeks there's been nothing but misery. But as I sit here typing, I do see light at the end of the tunnel. Thank Goodness!!!!

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I wanted to tell everyone that I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday and all is well with you and your families. We had a wonderful holiday to. I have missed everyone so much. And do hope to be able to play more with challenges....and I do have some exciting news coming soon. So stay turned for further details....

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Yesterday I was over peeking at Eulanda's blog and drooling over all of her creations and seen a post for CLP's sketch challenge. I went over and got the sketch and decided to play...yah!!! If you only knew how long it's been since I've been in here to play in my room....it's a fun sketch, so hop on over and play along this month....ENJOY!!!!!

Here I used a kit that I had put together awhile ago and had in my to do box. I have wanted to play with these images like forever...They are from BoniBleaux Designs .....I'm sorry I don't have a direct link, but go and check out the digi's that Miss Boni has there....

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paper from Basic Grey--Distress inks--KI quote and metal hinges (I do believe)--Making Memories brads--and just some netting off of my tiki bar....

here's the inside....this quote I thought fit the image....doesn't he look guilty...of something...lol....Karen Foster bull--Making Memories frame--Jolee's Boutique owl...

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Well I do hope to start visiting all my peeps here....thank you for being such an inspiration to me. If you get a chance stop over at CLP and play along this month with the sketch.......Hugs from Charm City.....

Tiddly Inks Anything Goes Challenge--Ornament Gift Box

Well-- How the hell has everyone been? It's been months and months since my last visit to my playroom to play.....I have been so busy with redoing the inside of our house from top to bottom--head to toe--purging--painting and redecorating that I just haven't had time to play. But I made an executive decision to make a point to play this morning that I made a couple of projects for the challenge over at Tiddly Inks.... ENJOY!!!!!!

here I used a snowman from the inky critters collection ......paired it with the pie box from My Scrap Chic's 30 boxes and more cut files....I added a bunch of ribbon and some pom pom fringe around the side and made a clay tag from polymer clay to hang from the side....

just an open shot with the shredded stuff...don't think I'll like this stuff... here is the full on open view....I really need to add some cardstock to the inside just to cover up the print lines...this particular box I printed it out onto my cardstock and then used my scissors to cut it out. That's what I like about this place...they give you all sorts of options in one file on how you want to use them, instead of only one option. Print or cut...

Just a view of the back....the string is to hold the lid closed. I opted to make this into a hanging gift box to add to the tree so I needed some way to keep the lid closed....I just used 2 brads and a piece of twine....

Here's the second project for the challenge using snowman sid....just a quick card I made using some scraps from the box above....I also used the bracket card cut from the 30 boxes and more files from My Scrap Chic....the frame was cut using one from Pazzles....greeting and light from Studio G....

Well if you haven't already seen the collections that Christy has over at The Scrap Chic--Tiddly Inks for cut files. You should pop on over....they are soo adorable...and I knew I just had to have them. After all, paper piecing was my first love of paper arts...I did purchase the new release collection this morning for 60 % off....can you believe that...everything in the store is 60% off right now...and that my friend is a BARGAIN!!!! Remember these aren't just cut files, you can print and cut them out with your scissors as well.....go ahead, pop over and see what you've been missing....I did....lol....thanks Christy for such fun images to play with....I can't wait to use these.....

Well that's all I have for this time....I do hope to be back to a normal schedule...I have missed everyone so much these past few months and can't wait to make my way around to visit everyone....I hope that you all have a wonderful Sunday....Hugs from a very SWEET Charm City....

Tiddy Inks--Macabre Monday--PaperTake Weekly Challenges

Happy Sunday Peeps...So much has been going on here that I finally broke down and took some time for myself yesterday and this morning.....so this will be a quick post, but I will come back later to fill in the details on how I made this. So if you're interested, please stop back later.....ENJOY!!!!!!

I needed something for my front door and this is what I came up with...I made it for the following challenges.....3 of them...can ya believe it...I'm lucky just to make something, let alone it fit for 3 challenges.....wooty woot woot...lol.....

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Tiddy Inks--Good-Bye Summer--Hello Fall

Macabre Mondays--HDH105--P.M.S.

PaperTake Weekly--Anything Goes

this all started with the glitter alpha's...I was just going to make some little scored Florette's for the letters to sit on, but it ended up being quite a huge piece...

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to make the background medallion, I used 2 sheets of 12x12 cardstocks in 2 different colors/papers of choice...

cut 6x12

going across the top should be the 6" and down the 12"

now score every half inch

fan fold

glue all sides together to make this medallion

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images from Tiddy Inks. (tree-spider web backgound-christmas ornaments)...I used silver glitter (dry)--glitter glue and Distress embossing (weathered wood--fences)...red distress stickles for the hair...border punches (gooey-birds-fence)...alphas from ColorBok which I adhered to skewers and trimmed off....I really need to add some ribbon to them....and just added little dots of silver glue and added black pearls to go around the frame.....I colored everything in with distress inks...

just a closer shot... I really need to do something with the halloween ribbon...it's just not finished...lol....I popped the center frame up using poster board but I doubled the thickness....this gave me room for the skewers to stick into... I hope everyone has a wonderful sunny day...I'm off to make a cake and a pot of lasagna....and I'm behind...lol....I'll be back later to update....Hugs from a cloudy Charm City...

You Know You're Children are Getting Old When....

It's another beautiful day in the neighborhood friends. I thought I'd share a couple more photos and some teenager bits that I realized this past weekend. If you have teenagers in your nest, have you seen this to?.....ENJOY!!!!!

the above photo was taken at Kait's party with some of her friends...this year she invited a boy from school (apparently they like each other)...and the other boy is one of her friends BF...well any way onto what I seen during this day....it started off great...the kids were having fun....then it was time to eat...well can I say this group, not a one of them, had anything to eat. They would not eat in front of each other. Not only that, they didn't go swimming either. Now, at past birthday parties, that is the first thing the kids always did. Got suits on and jumped in the pool. But not this year. No one hit the pool until after the boys left......lol...look how they celebrated...

now look at how much fun they are having....lol....I remember those days of playing chicken in the pool... They had a blast into the night......we lit the torches and they all enjoyed a night swim followed by hide and seek in the dark.....oh and yes, they all came in as soon as the boys had left to get some food...lol...you should have seen it...they were all to funny....like busy little ants looking for food....lol....they were all crackin me up... if there is one little tidbit I could share, it would have to be--make sure you have an outlet for each guest that stays for a sleep over....I learned the hard way...every single girl brought their chargers for their phones and ipods...we were running around looking for open outlets.... after all it is a play toy kind of world!!!! LOL!!! Well bloggers, I hope you have a sunny day...hope to see you soon!!! Hugs from a sunny Charm City...

Hello There...

Happy Monday my bloggin friends. It's been awhile since my last post. So much has been going on here on the home front that has been keeping me away from here. First we welcomed into this world, a new member of our family--Ryleigh Ann---7/8...9lbs 9ozs...Mommie and baby are doing great...I have a photo of her down below taken this past weekend......Enjoy!!!!

Ryleigh Ann at hospital...look how pudgy her cheeks are...she just makes ya want to kiss her all over...lol... and here is lil Miss Kait...we just celebrated her 13th birthday this past weekend...it was so nice to be able to sit with family and friends....I never knew it would have been like pulling teeth to get a fondant cake made for me. I tell ya, I am seriously thinking about going into the fondant cake business....at least here in our area, no one truly could make me a zebra stripped 3 tier fondant cake....I was simply astonished...I know fondant takes a little more time to make, but it was the zibra stripes and hot pink I was asking that couldn't get done....go figure---right....a friend of my DD's mentioned that Mike's had these fondant sheets and one was zibra...so I bought some of these and added it to the side of the cake myself...I ended up having a one tier plain white fondant cake with 36 hot pink cupcakes....I added a black platter with a hot pink boa and some of that silver shredded packing stuff to give it a little more glitz....lol....over all, the kids liked it...

lookie...she's simply just adorable....

here's little man using all of that energy he has bottled up...lol...

here he is taking a break...lol...ya right...can ya tell he was playing hard at MeMe's house...

I just thought I'd share some of my flowers on the patio that I am so proud of myself... I simply can't grown anything...I plant-- then it dies...but this year I voved to make sure I spent the time that is needed to take care of them...and this is what I got....

I tried to create a little privacy wall here....

this past summer has been one of work work and then some more work....I started with redoing our master closet and added the closet organizer....then went onto the yard and dug and moved plants till I couldn't dig anymore...then moved back inside to move our now teenager into a bigger bedroom (which was our storage room)..so needless to say, there was so much work just in clearing it out...then I tore up the carpet and those damn fricken carpet strips...I hate those things...lol...I tell ya, I appreciate carpet layers even more now...I painted and then layed tile in her bedroom...I know tile--right...we had carpet ordered but she wanted tile...and it really does look good...then I added insult to injury I moved 3 yards of mulch (hubby helped alittle)...I do have a week now that I'm seriously thinking about just doing a hole lot of nothing...but relaxing and curbing it pool side...school starts in a week and at the same time our DD is coming in from out of town with our three other little GB's to visit for a week....so next week will be a hopping one...but an enjoyable one...I sooooo can't wait to have all of my babies and their babies in one room....it's been a few years...just thinking about it brings sunshine to my soul....SMILE....

Well peeps...I hope I haven't bored you...I just wanted to pop in here and say hi to all of my friends...I have really missed everyone over the summer..I hope yours has gone as planned and that you were all able to enjoy family and friends as well....I'm hoping to join in on a couple of challenges this week and do some visiting....I really miss my playroom...lol.....Have a sunny day...and always remember to smile---it makes your heart happy.....Hugs from Charm City..