Zebra Purse Mini Album

WooHoo I finally got this darn thing done. It was fun putting it together. She loved it! Here are the pics of each page. Enjoy!

I am also going to post pics of the cupcakes and cookies I made for my daughter's work shower. We made the little monogram picks from my HUGE collection of stamps and punches. I went and purchased a baby set of cookie cutters from Hobby Lobby. Gotta love the 40% off coupons. I knew I wanted to do a onesie but had to find the cutter to do it. They had it and they came out super cute. They have another coupon out this week so I may have to pick up some more cutters.

Tarynn went to the doctor & she is 80% effaced and still dilated to a one. She just has to hold off until Thursday lol. We were hoping she will have Landon on the 17th. It's our anniversary. Only time will tell.

Well I just received a cupcake order for friday. My mom flies in on thursday. I need to get baking and cleaning. I also have two other scrapbooks in progress with upcoming deadlines for both. Yikes! Until later my friends. ~Toodles

Crazy Hectic

Crazy & Hectic pretty much sums it up around here. lol

This is how we spent lastnight.....

Yes, in labor & delivery. Tarynn has been having pain for a few days. She contacted her OB/GYN & they recommended she go in & be checked. She was already dilated to one.  As us mothers know it can still be a long road to delivery from there. So they checked her out & gave her something to help her sleep.

I have no doubt she wont make it to her March 27th due date. We are secretly hoping she has him on our anniversary March 17th. She is ready to pop now. So it should'nt be to long before we have a baby here. :) Yay!

As for the crafty side of life....I am super excited about a class I'm gonna take in May with Donna Downey. I have followed her for a long time & love her approach to scrapping & crafting. Who would of thought she would show up here in Arkansas. I'm beyond the moon that she is though. This bright canvas & fabric album is the class I'm taking.

I kind of hit a  creative bump with my purse mini album. Trying to get over that so I can finish it up. Our friend's b-day is just around the corner. I have faith I will get it done. I seem to do better under pressure.

I have also started a new album that I'm really excited to do. I cant give much details yet because I dont know whose eyes may wander in here. I will definitely keep you updated on that.

Going back into party planner mode once again. I've decided to throw a huge bash for my hubs & his best friend for their 40th b-days. It wont be until September. Trying to locate venues & dj's right now. It's a little hard when you are new to an area. Any suggestions please email me. Since my hubby is 100% Irish, & we got married on St. Patty's Day, I'm running with the St. Pattys/Green thing. He has always wanted a huge irish shindig, so there ya go. I'm thinking I can get a lot of it after St. Pattys for half the price. Gotta get creative though & come up with some good ideas for food/drinks/decor. Will keep you posted on that endeavor too. :)

Well, I'm off to scrapbook. Will be back with more updates soon. Until next time....Toodles

Here's the latest

Wow it has been hectic around here. I had the cake order for Brice's 15th B-day party & my daughter's Baby Shower. It has been non-stop.

I wanted to share the cake I did for Brice. I also did cupcakes & cookies for her Girls Night Out.

It was very bright & shiny. lol I was afraid it was too crazy but she liked it.

The week before that I hosted Tarynn's "Rock Out" Baby Shower. It came out so cool. It fit her personality to a "T". Down to the very last detail. It truly represented her & her love for music. I am sure she will pass this on to her son. :)

I got the idea off of one my blogs that I read. This woman had thrown her hubby a Rock Star b-day party. I just took her cue & detailed it to Tarynn's personality.

Have you ever had one of those events where EVERYTHING falls into perfect place. This was mine. We had so much fun & everyone seemed to like the less than standard approach to the baby shower. hahaha Here's some of the food we had. We even had *Rockstar* drinks. lol

The only thing that did'nt turn out to my expectations was her cake. It ended up looking a lot like her b-day cake unfortunately. She LOVED it though so thats all that matters. The cupcakes totally rocked. LOL

These were some of the favors we made. I designed the popcorn boxes as a "Thank You" for coming. On the belly of the girl it says "Ready To Pop!" So stinkin cute. The candy bar wrappers we designed too. The little rocker ducks were given away with the candy bars for game prizes along with the chocolate chips, cookie recipe & star cookie cutters. There were gift cards as well.

As for my zebra print purse album, that I mentioned in the previous post. It is closer to being finished than it was, but not totally there yet. I finally got all the pages cut & assembled. I just have to decorate it. I'm making it for one of my hubby's co-workers. She is a hoot & I just love her. I'm also going to make her a cake with a tiara on the top & some bling bling around the bottom. It should be fun!

Well I will be back to share more later....Toodles

Rock Out Baby Shower

I told you I'd be back. lol

If you did'nt already know we are expecting our first grandbaby in March. We are over the moon excited. His name will be Landon. I cannot wait to hold this baby. I have a feeling he will be a big baby. My daughter is huge. She gets asked almost daily if she's having twins. lol So far they have only seen one. :)

We have been planning her baby shower for quite awhile. We were throwing around ideas that would best suit their personalities. Tarynn saw an invte online that she loved but they were a bit pricey. She has mad computer skills so I told her to come up with her own in the style she liked. As usual, we were not disappointed. Her invitations came out adorable. Now they are not your traditional invites but if you know our daughter you would know that they are totally HER. Tarynn has always been into music. It's her first love. She has attended numerous concerts in numerous cities. She has had the pleasure of meeting a lot of famous people. She is a beautiful girl with the most outgoing, fun-loving personality around. She has charmed her way backstage as well as, on tour buses to meet her idols. So when you look at her shower theme it will all make sense. Here is a picture of her invite. I love how it came out.

I was looking online & reading blogs to try & come up with an idea for the shower. One thing opened the door to the next. It was just amazing how everything fell into place. I went here & found the party essentials. The "Rock Out" theme & colors matched perfectly. I went & bought 40 yards of black tulle to do up like streamers on the ceilings. We will accent those with the three colors of balloons & some hanging glittered stars. I can see the vision in my head perfectly. We will see how well I get it out from there. Hahaha

I also found fabric to make Landon a quilt. Here are the pics of that as well. I want to have stars embroidered on each of the corners & his name on the center. It should come out real nice.

We are putting the finishing touches on all the yummy food I'm gonna make. We are going to go with the BIG cupcake cakes & little cupcakes on the side. I purchased zebra wrappers for those & will decorate them with red, black & silver. Oh I almost forgot, I purchased guitar picks that say Rock Out on them for the cupcake toppers. I hope they come out.

I'm off to finish up some snickerdoodles. I promise to be back to share more with you tomorrow. I need to share the BIG cupcake cakes I have been making for people. I love this pan & all the creativity it has brought. Until tomorrow......

~Toodles

Baby Shower Card & Snowflakes

Hi Everyone~

I wanted to share with you a crafty card I made for a recent baby shower. The girl having the shower is having a boy. They are decorating his room with the Browning Deer logo & her colors are lt. blue & brown. I wanted to make a special & unique card for her. First off, I had never heard of Browning Deer only the all favorite John Deere lol. So I scouted out some ideas online & came across a cute template for a onesie.

This is my card & envelope I made. *Sorry for the poor quality of photos. I was in such a hurry to get to the shower that I forgot to take good pics with my camera. My daughter snapped these

after the shower so I would atleast have something to share with you all.*

It was a hit at the shower since it was personalized for the mommy-to- be. I also went & bought plain lt. blue giftwrap & hand stamped the deer logo all ove the paper. It came out precious. I didnt get a pic of that. I was so bummed.

Now since I have made my master plan for the upcoming holidays including menus, grocery lists, gift giving lists as well as a check off for what we have purchased & what needs to be purchased. I have been trying to start my baking to get a dent in that. I am trying recipes that will freeze well until Christmas gets closer. I have my Christmas card list & my cards are ready to be signed. I still would like to get a snapshot of us to add to them. It all seems so overwhelming at times. One of these years I will have it all figured out in a timely manner. Yeah right! LOL

Anyways, I'm a crafter at heart & I keep everything. Ask my hubby. He hates it! About a week ago I told him to start saving the empty toilet paper rolls. Hahaha I know I'm weird. I just knew there would be a craft that I could find to do with them. Well say no more....I found an awesome craft that is super cute. I can wait to get started on it. Look here for my new project. Dont you think they are cute? You could hang them on the tree, put them on packages or make a garland for the mantle. I will share some pics when I get them done.

Well I'm off to cut toilet paper rolls. Hahahaha Hey it was'nt that long ago that I made this from an empty spool of ribbon. It's my way of helping out the environment & driving my hubby crazy in the process. Hahaha

Have a crafty day!

~Toodles