Pretty In Pink

Hi all!  Thought I'd write a quick post and share pictures from my baby shower.  I'm now 32 weeks pregnant and things are moving along.  Only a few more weeks till we meet Miss Amelia Grace.  The theme for my baby shower was "pink" and tea party.  Have you looked at baby shower ideas on Pinterest???  Oh my, ideas galore.  My colors were candy pink and sage.  I got most all of my party supplies from Oriental Trading - who knew they had so much fun stuff. 

Here are a few pictures:

 

 

My cake was adorable and tasted wonderful! 

 

 

 

 

Hello Kitty Tea Party diaper cake. 

 

 

Tea Party decorations with marshmallows. 

 



 

 

A collage of the evening.  Amelia received enough clothes to dress an army!  She will be a stylish baby! 

MIA

Hi crafty friends!  I'm alive!  I have been MIA for months and the worst blogger ever, but I do have a good excuse.  I'm now 28 weeks pregnant and life has been a roller coaster since the moment I had a positive pregnancy test. 

Summer has come and gone.  I was so sick with morning sickness that I didn't really care.  We've had so many chicks hatch - I can't even keep up with who belongs to who anymore.  We've also lost a few dear barn yard companions - my precious Squab and Big Red.

Here's a picture of the "boys" - my turkeys Ed and Eddy.  There's a fine balance between life and death on the farm.  It's impossible not to loose some of your favorite animals and believe me it's not easy.  But it's worth it for the moments of joy you have with your "barn yard friends".  We lost a goat earlier this week - Tiny.  He has always been one of my favorites.  It has took me 9 years to learn this, but it's finally possible for me to say "ok, we've done all we can" and know when to let an animal go.  To me,  giving an animal a dignified death and not letting it suffer is the biggest gift you can give.  Even though the animal is no longer there in body, it's memory lives on and we never forget what it gave us. 

Farm living is constant work.  For anyone who thinks they can buy a barn, get a few animals, and be done - they are VERY wrong.  That's the fun thing about living on a farm, the journey.  It's not the day the chickens hatch, or the horse is born, it's the journey you take with each animal. 

Hopefully I'll be back sooner, rather than later, to blog again.  I've not made a craft in months.  I do have my nursery finished.  Here's a picture of the nursery bedding I got from Pottery Barn Kids (this picture is from PBK, not took a picture of my nursery yet):

It's the "Haley" collection and just adorable.  Just the right balance of pink.  I'm afraid if I push the pink she will grow up and wear black 24/7.  We've also picked out a name, Amelia Grace.  My baby shower is in 2 weeks - the theme is vintage tea party.  Hopefully after I have the baby my crafty mojo will come back.  It has left the building for the time being!

Stamp School Release Day 3

Today's the big day!  Stamp School's release.  Would you like to see the new stamp sets available for August???  Take a look:

PERFECT additions to your stamp collection!  Birthday stamps are something you can never have enough of!  Now here is my final release card:

Hope you've enjoyed the past few days of Stamp School mania.  Visit the Stamp School website throughout the month to see tips and techniques and tons of inspiration.  Also visit the Stamp School Shop to purchase your own birthday fun!

Stamp School Release Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of Stamp School's sneak peeks.  We are focusing on birthdays this month.  Here is my card for day 2:

Gotta love the girly colors in this card.  I wanted it to be very feminine and fun.  Visit Stamp School for more details on our August release!  And tune in tomorrow for the stamp set reveal.

Stamp School Release Day 1

Hi all!  Well I'm sure you all think I've fell off the face of the earth!  I'll explain where I've been in a moment.  First I want to share a sneak peek of Stamp School's August release.  This month we are focusing on birthdays and Stamp School has created the most adorable stamps for the happy occasion.

Here's a little peek of the latest stamp and sentiment set:

Visit Stamp School for more details on this month's release.  You can also visit the Stamp School Shop at A Walk Down Memory Lane - where all the Stamp School products are available for purchase.

Now would you like to know what I have been up to???  Here's a hint:

It's a baby!  I am 14 weeks pregnant with our first baby.  We tried fertility treatments for years and nothing ever happened.  So naturally, we gave up and I got pregnant.  I have had TERRIBLE morning, evening, and nite sickness that has stole all of my crafty mojo.  Looks like creating is on hold till January 27th (my due date).

Tune in tomorrow for another post dedicated to sneak peeks!

Stamp School Release Day 3

Hi all!  Welcome to Day 3 of the June Stamp School Release.  Today I wanted to focus on the theme of the month - weddings....

OK so I'm in love with this month's sentiments and wedding images!  My card stock, felt, and ink are all Pop Tone shades that can be found at the Stamp School Shop.  The dress image was so fun to color, much like playing with paper dolls!  

Visit the Stamp School Design Team blogs to see their projects for Day 3:

Vickie

Rochelle

Joceyln (June's Guest Designer)

This month's release has been a blast!  Visit Stamp School to see the full stamp sets and find out how you can purchase!  Enjoy!!!

Stamp School Release Day 2

Hi all!  Welcome to Day 2 of the Stamp School June Release.  Today I'll be showing you more sneak peeks at this month's stamp sets.  This month the Design Team are also featuring papers and inks from  the new Bazzill Candy Shoppe Colors.

For today's card, I went with an "indie" theme.

I wanted this card to be a "non-traditional" wedding card with non-traditional colors.  The scrolls on the pink card stock are part of this month's stamp school release, I just built it into the background by repeatedly stamping the scrolls.  My sentiment is also part of this month's sentiment release.  I also used Bazzill's Jawbreaker card stock for my base.  This card could be for a graduation, wedding, baby...the sky's the limit!  Check out the Design Team's blogs for their Day 2 Release creations:

Vickie

Rochelle

Joceyln (June's Guest Designer)

Visit tomorrow for Stamp School Release Day 3!