Out of this world Card

I am LOVING this weather! We are so going on a walk when little miss gets up from nap time. It is almost 55 degrees here! WOOHOOO! We will be spending LOTS of time outside this week so maybe not as many creations to share just FYI!

Anyhow, on to my card that I made last night. This was my first try at paper piecing (I think that is what it is called) a stamped image. Thanks to Bethany I HAD to have these super cute boy stamps, they have "boy" animals, a super cute lion, monkey, puppy, alligator, a truck, sailboat, car, two rockets, an alien, and a planet, and they are all faux stitched already! Super cute and was able to use a 50% off coupon at Michael's last week to get the last set that they had! YAY!

Goodness I am getting distracted today. Here is the card. I stamped the little spaceship, then pieced the middle piece with green Coordenations cardstock, and used the scraps from the layout that I submitted for March 19th on Practical Scrappers! So what do you think? Have I mentioned that I am newer to stamping and that I love kraft cardstock, always have even before it was "in". LOL

Park, Walk and Shoveling Snow (potty training adventure)

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Today it was nice out, OK not nice by Mawmaw's standards but by Maryland standards. It was in the 40's and sun shine, but the wind was a little rough! Anyways, we decided to brave it and take little miss to her favorite park about ten miles away. I put a pull up on her over her panties JUST IN CASE but had the backpack too. She did FANTASTIC! We had two successful trips to the potty there at the park and only one tiny accident, where we just did not make it fast enough! She played, slid, ran, and got jealous about Daddy saving a kid from bonking their head for over 1.25 hours! Then we headed out to the Michael's right down the road, they carry different things, and I forgot to ask her when we were leaving if she needed to go. Right as we are passing Target to go home she goes "I POTTY! I POTTY!" as loud as can be and is almost crying! So Jon rips her out of the car seat while I pull up to the curb and they run in, barely making it! WHEW! Great job little one! We were so proud that she was able to tell us!

After a long nap we went for a walk. She took Minnie in the stroller. We came in went potty, and right back out to help Daddy shovel the still there big pile of snow/ice. She LOVED helping and running around the snow as we flung it into the street. She also STAYED dry! WOOHOO! What a big girl!

Now it was not all successes today, she had a FIT when she pooped in her panties, you would have thought we were trying to stick her with needles or something! Poor girl! Took some trying to calm her down! Goodness! I don't know what the issue was! We do not punish or yell when she has an accident so not sure what the issue was.

I won! Frosted Designs!

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Layouts of the week

First sorry for the shadows on the pictures, I forgot to take pictures until almost 3 pm today LOL! We were having too much fun! "Water Cutie" is one of my favorites, I usually do not do orange but since EVERYTHING is orange to Caitlyn right now and her suit was orange it was perfect LOL! Title is thickers, paper from K&Company, Everyday paper dolls for the fireman hose and the water splashes are stickers from my stash. Love how the flowers match her ruffled butt! LOL!
On this layout I went stamping crazy! I tried some new to me things and some worked and some did not. I stamped on ribbon like crazy, used my nesties to cut out the bottom part of the title, paper is from Heidi Grace I think. You cannot tell in the picture but I fussy cut and pop dotted the top right flower and used my metallic pens on the stems and leaves. The little hearts through out the layout is a stamp, title stamped, ribbon stamped, precious kisses is a stamp. I liked the border of the days of the week since it went with my journaling, telling her that I know there will be a day when she wont want to kiss me but I will love and kiss her everyday and I am saving up my kisses now!
This next to last one (need pictures of other layout) was SO different in my head. I was going to go with an American Cutie Pie or something but decided that since this was the start of her Mickey Mouse love affair to do that. I made the flowers, secured with button and inked, put them in the shape of Mickey's head, thickers for the title, bling for the dot in the I, nesties for journal block (inked and distressed) and a clear flourish. I think the paper is Farmers Market by DCWV! What do you think?

Ink it up! Practical Scrappers Challenge

I LOVE ink! I Love chalk! Ink it up and come and join us today at Practical Scrappers! I hope you come and join us and show off you stuff!

Here is my version. I need to do more scrapping of me. This picture was taken around or on my birthday so I did some journaling (hidden) about me right now and what I feel. I inked EVERYTHING on this layout, the ribbon, the buttons, the chipboard, the flowers, the letters, the journal box, everything! I love using ink since you can turn white/cream things into the shade that you need without buying more ribbon, chipboard etc. I also used some crackle paint on the butterflies and then inked over it when dry with brown (chesnut roan ) My favorite ink.

Day 4 and 5 of potty training

We are chugging along with it. She is doing fantastic, way better than I expected. Yesterday we had to go to the doctor, it was our first outing and it was super stressful for Mommy. She OF COURSE pooped in her panties at the doctors and OF COURSE a four year old little girl had to announce it to everyone in the waiting room. She was only trying to help but it was not fun. The big potty scared her and she started crying, but nothing like when the doctor came in to look at her! OH GEESH! I totally do not like going to the doctor with this chick, it is payback for how I was with my Mom. SORRY MOM! LOL! My mom told me that when I was like ten I had to get a shot for something and it took her holding me in her lap, a nurse holding my arms, another one holding my legs and another one to give me the shot! I was apparently upset! While my little brother was in the waiting room crying for ANOTHER shot! OH goodness, I am in for it!

Besides that we had a great day of her telling me when she needed to go and me turning my focus on to telling her it was time to try when she went too long.

Today was another eventful day. We went walking at the mall with our walking group and she did FANTASTIC UNTIL we let them get out and play on the little toys and I had JUST asked her if she needed to go and she told me No then she did! UGH! Since I used all my luck up when I married my fantastic hubby, I did not have a spare pair of pants, but hers were soaked. So we put new panties on, USED THE BIG GIRL POTTY WOOHOO, and then I wrapped her up in my fleece to disguise that she did not have pants on and flew out of the mall in a short sleeve shirt into the wind! YIKES! BUT she was OK and I had pants in the car. No worries I learned my lesson, my purse now has two pairs of pants, a shirt, two pairs of socks and three undies AND I am packing a little book bag with a spare everything for her to carry! We will not be caught off guard again LOL! Tonight was super successful and she went into the potty alone and did her business, or so we thought. She came out sans panties and we had to remind her to go get them, she made an "O" face and cracked us up. I took her in there about 15 minutes later to find POOP in the potty! WOOHOO! Now let me say that if you would have told me three years ago that I would be ECSTATIC to find poop in a potty I very well may have thrown up on you but I was so excited! She did it all on her own! She is so smart (yes I know all kids do but dang it I am a proud mommy!). So that was our day five, I hope day 6 is even better!!!

Hope your birthday cooks up nice!

My little brothers birthday is next week. He works as a chef for the Soldiers on base. This is what his uniform looks like, he is good at what he does and I know the Soldiers appreciate it. I hope he "gets" the sentiment inside. Tell me what you think! I used Everyday Paper Dolls to make the Paperdoll look like him, I think I should have added some huge square "diamond" studs but he does not wear them to work! LOL! I used white pen to accent a lot and black pen for the buttons and name tags. I hope he likes it!

ETA: Even though my handwriting is crooked I am linking this up on Frosted Designs. Thanks Kim!

Deals, Scores and Bargains!!!! WOOHOOO!

I ran out of the house when DH got home today to hit up Walmart and Michaels. I had legitimate things we needed and well Michaels was just for Mommy time! I am glad I did go to Walmart though, I got little one FIVE pairs of jeans, two dressy dresses, two shirts for 18.00 TOTAL!!! WOW! I bought them big for this coming winter. WOOHOO!







At Michaels I got a CUTE scrapping shirt for 5 with my 50% off coupon. Then I got two new stamps sets with 40% off coupons and all the books you see were .............wait for it........are you sure you are ready????............THIRTY CENTS EACH!!! WOOHOOOOOO!!!! YAY BABY! I love bargains!!!!!!!

Dont you just LOVE bargains! Oh the picks were .59 each and the glue dots were full price but they are for a friend!

Day 3 of Potty Training

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Today was day 3. I was at it alone, Daddy was at work. The first two hours were TORTURE, you would think that I was trying to slowly kill her the way she was acting! GEESH! I have a true drama mama on my hands (guess she gets a little from me!LOL) After that we were pretty good. The accidents seem to happen before nap and bedtime, she gets tired and does not think. She is taking me in there constantly and knows the drill. YAY! We are going to brave going out tomorrow to the doctor for a rash she has and to pick up my lens cap that broke at the bounce house on Friday. Wish us luck. It was not as bad today so hopefully after the first two hours tomorrow we will be GOLDEN! HAPPY DRY THOUGHTS PLEASE!

Daddys little baker

All papers are from DCWV Nana's Kitchen, the recipe cards are from FROM MY KITCHEN inked and added ribbon and buttons to make it a journal card. The font is SIMPLY SWEET welded in DS with the bakers hat from EVERYDAY PAPER DOLLS and inked/drawn on from me. What do you think? Lighting is a bit off but best I could do today sorry!