oh snap!

Hi everyone! It was a good day. We finally got some warmer weather. YAY! 56 degrees feels great compared to the freezing weather we've had this winter. So ready for spring. Can't wait for some nicer weather so I can get outside and take some pictures! Here's a fun layout that I created a few weeks ago. I'm normally not a purple/pink girl, but I love these colors together and I love the grungy look.

 

Products: Patterned paper: Jewels: Metal clip: Gold sticker letters: Die cut butterflies: Gold epoxy heart stickers: Vellum tag: Sticker words: American Crafts, Die cutting machine: Silhouette Portrait, Dies: "laugh" phrase and camera, Adhesives: American Crafts.

Memories

Happy hump day everyone! I just realized that it's been awhile since I posted anything on my blog. I've been so busy lately. With Edward being sick, me and daddy on and off for a few weeks... it's thrown me off. And last weekend, my family came over to paint Edward's room... well it's been nuts. And the weekend before that, we had Edward's birthday party. I think it's safe to say that life should be returning back to normal. LOL. Wishful thinking. I know.

Anyways, I created this adorable layout a few weeks ago. I love these cute die cut frames by Elle's Studio. Aren't they awesome? I've been wanting to create a layout about Edward's companion Ty, but never got around to it... Four years later, I did it. He has had Ty with him everyday, all day for the past 4 years! Ty has lost his tail once which required momom to sew him back together... and it's not as soft as he once was, but he's still Edward's favorite stuffed animal. He will not go away for a weekend without him and he takes him to school for naptime.

 

 

Supplies used: Cardstock: Doodlebug Design Inc., Patterned paper: Elle's Studio, Journaling spots: Elle's Studio, Tags: Elle's Studio, Bling: Doodlebug Design Inc., Die cuts: Elle's Studio, Stickers: Freckled Fawn (star), Pen: American Crafts, Adhesives: Helmar.

 

Journaling: I never thought that you'd become so attached to Ty when I gave him to you when you were about fie months old. He became your "Ty", your best friend, your comforter. You cannot sleep without Ty and no matter how ratty Ty looks, I cannot ask you to give him up. He has been washed a million times and momom has replaced his tail once. LOL.

 

February Zva Creative Blog hop!

Hi everyone! Zva Creative and our talented Design Team welcome you to our February blog hop where we showcase a variety of jewels and pearls! We are very excited about this year’s team and are sure that you will be inspired by and love their work. Are you ready to hop along and get to know them better?

The hop begins at Zva Creative’s Facebook page! Be sure head on over to check it out! You will also find a complete list of all the participating blogs there (in case there is a glitch along the way).

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

I don't know about you, but I'm already thinking about summer... I'm tired of the frigid cold and the snow already. Come on summer. Until then, here's a layout of my son from last summer. I had a nice time sitting back watching him try to skip the stones across the Severn River. He loves being near the water and we are so fortunate to live just a few blocks from a local beach.

 

 

And here's another layout that I created. I am so lucky to work with GREAT people. And I mean that literally... There's only one problem with the photo, my girl Jen bailed out on us, but we still had a great time at the Red, Red, Wine Bar in Annapolis, Maryland. It was our first time there and it was awesome. I can't wait to go back. If you like wine, try the Pink Mascotto by Innocent Bystander. OMG, It is soooooo good. You'll thank me later.

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, February 24th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, February 25th.
***Prizes***
Hidden on FIVE of the designer’s blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 26th on Zva Creative’s Facebook page. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to Zva’s blog on Wednesday to see if you are a winner!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize! To increase your chances of winning:
* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products. If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.
*Hop over to Zva’s facebook page and “like” our page or leave a comment there to tell us that you stopped by if you already like follow us there!

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative’s Facebook page. Your next stop is Gine Silveira. Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us!

P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again on March 31st for our next Zva blog hop!

Fantastic day!

Seriously, Edward had the best birthday party ever and I didn't have to do much... lol. All year he has asked to have his party at Chuck-E-Cheeses so that's what we did. Isn't his cake awesome? My friend Kelly made it. Unbelievable!

And the  birthday boy... I think was a bit overwhelmed.... He is not used to this much attention, but he did so good.

 

 

I love this picture. Kelly had to work so originally, Parker wasn't going to make it to the party, but I couldn't not have Edward's best friend at the party so Kelly dropped Parker off at my house at 8am and I took him with us! I am an awesome mommy like that. Anything for my son.

 

The table. Yes, they got awesome goodie bags and a cup... cause I rock.

 

Coin, coins, coins and more coins.

 

Man, Edward made out! We ran out of time and couldn't open the gifts there and after two hours, the parents took their children and ran... you know how that place is. I can only handle so much myself. Edward got lots of Ninja Turtle stuff and legos!!! Best birthday party ever. I enjoyed finally meeting the parents of his little friends from class. Very nice people.

 

Love this shot of him admiring Mikey.

 

OMG, And he had a blast in the ticket booth. LOL. Aunt Jamie gave him pointers on how to get the most tickets. He walked in holding his sweater out and did not move. He even got the 1,000 ticket! Woot, woot. He seriously rocks.

 

Make a wish dear boy.

 

And here he is with all of his tickets.

 

And before Parker left, I had Edward open his gift since he was the only one left. Priceless photo. Edward has been wanting a Mikey mask like forever... And he got an awesome Lego book and some legos from his best friend Parker.

 

Some shots of the little kiddies.

 

On the way home, I asked Edward if he enjoyed his birthday party and his response was, "yep, I did." And when we got home he said, "mommy, I love you." And that my friends, is why I don't mind spending a few hundred dollars on his birthday party because it was totally worth it to see my son happy.

Happy birthday little man!

Today is a very special day! My handsome son turned 4! He is absolutely adorable, sweet, precious and everything a mom could ask for. I am truly lucky to have him... I feel so blessed and he is the joy of my life. I can't imagine what my life would be without him. It's unimaginable. I can't wait to see the new things that he'll learn and do this year. Edward, I love you baby and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!