A Baby Bud baby buggy!

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A Bloom Baby in a Baby Bud buggy...say that fast four times!


We have a new challenge for you over @ Digital Tuesday, this week our lovely Anne-Marije has chosen the theme "Welcome Little One"!  (awww!)

A while back I won a huge craft kit of papers & embellishments from Little Yellow Bicycle (Snugglebug), this was the perfect time to dig it out!

Stamps: Baby Bud Designs digi (Buggy Bloom)

Papers: Little Yellow Bicycle

Ink: Copic markers

Other: LYB tag, Offray ribbon, Stickles,

CM corner rounder.

Isn't this a sweet little Baby Bud peeking out of her buggy?!   This brings back such fun memories of pushing my babes in their strollers.  The day we brought my daughter home from the hospital, we took her for a 'stroll' before we even brought her in the house; introduced her to her new neighborhood before her new home! lol

And then there was the tandem stroller for my two oldest boys...#1 son sitting proudly up front and #2 newborn son sleeping in the back!  That thing was so hard to maneuver through the shops! lol   So glad I'm past that stage of life now with four teens in the house!  whew!


ok, enough of memory lane!   Show us your baby cards/projects; pop over to the challenge blog, have a gawk at the lovely DT inspiration and check out the prize offer from this week's sponsor Robyn's Fetish!   Digital Tuesday Challenge blog!


I also want to announce the winner of the Digital Tuesday 100th Challenge Blog Hop from last week...  10. Aartje  ... you've won two digi stamps of your choice from Whimsy Stamps!   Congratulations!!!  (Please email Lora at lorascards@aol.com with your choice of images)


Thank you all for stopping by today, I hope your day is sunny & bright!
Blessings!

some challenges...
Baby Buds - ribbons & bows
Incy Wincy Designs - Pastel colours
KB Cute monday - use pink
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Baby
Paper Playtime - Anything goes with a Digi
Crafty Pad - Use Ribbon
Dream Valley Challenges - New beginnings


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GDT -Tuesday Throwdown - Tag, you're it!

March is going to be a fun month...I'll be Guest Designing for the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge!  Thanks so much Kim (and team) for allowing me to be part of the family for awhile!!
Tuesday Throwdown is one of my favorite challenge sites, there are no vendor restrictions and you can use whatever stash you have to meet the challenge!

Stamps: Robyn's Fetish digi

sentiment: CG

Papers: SU! kraft, Basic Grey dp

Other: vintage seam binding, eggshell lace,

crocheted flower, MS border punch, 

MS pearls

I was quite lacking in baby cards, so when I saw this image from our sponsor this week, Robyn's Fetish, I knew I had to use it!  I thought it printed really nicely on the pink!!

Pop over to the challenge blog to see all the gorgeous DT inspiration, then come play along with us!  Tuesday Throwdown Challenge blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a lovely day!!
Blessings!


some challenges...
Tuesday Throwdown - Tag you're it!
Craft Your Passion - Girly
KB Cute monday - anything goes using a Digi
Lexi's Creations - Flowers
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Baby
Ooh La La Creations - Pink, pink and more Pink
*Paper Playtime - Anything goes with a Digi
Woodware USA - Anything goes
Stamps R Us  - For the Girls
Sketchy Colors - Pink & Beige
Rainbow Lady's - Shabby Chic
Stampin' B's - Use a flower

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Aud Sentiments - Hey Baby! And a Special Blog!

Happy Thursday!

Another 2 weeks have whooshed by and it's time for a new challenge at...




For the next 2 weeks, we would like to see cards with ANY new baby sentiment!  Our wonderful sponsor this time is Revi Devi!!!

Stamps: Revi devi (baby set)

Papers:  SU! cs, K&Co dp

Ink:  Prisma markers

Other:  Nesties, CM circle cutter,

Offray ribbon

Gosh, I'm into clean and simple this week, aren't I?! lol  Revi Devi  is also a Squigglefly artist, so you can check out her images there too!  Squigglefly.com

This was a fun challenge, I hope you can play along!

Adorable inspiration from Aud's gals...
Audrey
Ruthie
Julie
Dawn
Ali
SuzanneK
Emma
Susan
Scrappy
Lorraine
Dee
Gloria

Aud Sentiments challenge blog - use any new baby sentiment.
 (deadline Oct 26th)
more challenges...
Craft Your Days Away - babies
Little Red Wagon - something old/new...old papers/ribbon, new image



****Something Special**********


Ruthie, one of the my sister Aud designers has started the most amazing blog! It is called The Kindness Of Crafters.  She showcases all the wonderful, selfless acts that fellow crafters do. Please head over there and check it out. It would be great if you would spread the word by becoming a follower and displaying the badge.  This is such a great idea Ruthie, we cardmakers are always looking for ways to bless others with our craft!


****on the homefront****
What a Thursday!  I forgot to schedule this post, so in the middle of doing that, the electricity went off!   eek, no internet!  ghastly, I know!!!  So we've been sitting around for the last two hours playing Apples to Apples and laughing our butts off!  haha

Blessings!

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Digital Tuesday Challenge - Merging Images

Tuesday, part 2!

It's time for another fun Digital Tuesday challenge! Our lovely hostess this week is Michelle P. and she's chosen a challenging challenge for all you digi lovers!!! We're MERGING images this week, but there's a twist! You must use images from different companies!!

My bunny is from Phindy and the chick border was a FREEbie from Wink, Wink Ink!

Stamps: Phindy Place (Cheep Cheep) and

Wink, Wink Ink (chick border)
sentiment-CG
Papers: ColorMates cs, Cosmo Cricket DeLovely dp
Ink: Copics
Other: Am. Craft ribbon, CM circle punches

This challenge really had me stumped, as I couldn't think of images that would compliment each other. Then I saw this freebie from Wink, Wink Ink and remembered Phindy's sweet bunny! Isn't this just perfect for a baby card?!

Our wonderful sponsor this week is Dustin Pike! His images are so fun & fabulous and you could win some if you play along!

Check out what the rest of the DTC girls created...

Amy
Anne-Marije
Anneke
Ellie
Kristine
Lora
Lorraine
Michelle
Sandy
Shelly

Digital Tuesday Challenge~merge digital images from different companies!
I hope you'll play along with us this week!!!

Phindy's Place Chall~CAS
Sentimental Sundays - Switch it Up
Crafty Cardmakers - Recipe
Creative Inspirations Wed Chall. - Animals
Totally Gorjuss - Baby
Corrosive Challenges - Baby
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - bird
Stamps R Us - Digi
Allsorts - dressing up


Blessings!


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Vintage Welcome & Blog Hop

Happy Thursday everyone...are you ready to blog hop?? This blog hop today is a shout out & big Thank You to Della of the I Brake For Stamps store. Della is a huge behind-the-scenes helper for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design...she makes all the stamps!!! All the design team blogs have posted different creations featuring a stamp from Della's store.

This stamp is the Welcome Baby Collage, isn't it lovely? I wanted to keep the vintage look throughout my design, so I used close to cocoa to stamp the image, the edges are torn ever so slightly and distressed, I've added ivory lace, antique finish brads and faux stitching! The papers are K&co.
This stamp was a joy to work with, it took the ink well and stamped clean! Della has a nice collection of collage type stamps among the wide variety of images she offers.
And she is offering a 15% off coupon for the next four days....yep! too cool!

I Brake For Stamps store is offering a 15% off coupon code BLOGHOP on all purchases! EXPIRES 8/16/09
Click Here to save 15% at the I Brake For Stamps store

Visit each of the DT's blogs and leave a comment for your chance to win an awesome prize!!!! (The last stop is the store blog, which will have a question for you to answer....what fun!)

Here's the order of the day...
Suzanne Dean start here
Danni Bindel
Jennifer Greco
Teri Berrios
Susan Dube
Lorelie Kim
Aud Nordheim
Maria Matter you are here :)
Jami Bova
Anki Bargman
Follow Your Heart (store blog) The End!

I know you'll enjoy all the very different featured stamps today from I Brake for Stamps!
Here are the challenges that inspired this vintage card...
Delicious Diva chall~the sketch, though it ended up a bit different!
Cottage Rumble~torn paper.
All Sorts chall~vintage
Timeless Tuesday chall.~use DP
Crazy Amigos~welcome
Created by Hand~fav. background-I don't have many bg stamps so my fav is a background with distressing/stitching/script.

Many blessings to all who read here!

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Offbeat gift

This is my first official Limelight Papercrafts project!

Mandy issued a challenge to create a baby card and either a project or a gift that could be given to a new baby or new momma! I started off with the Basic Grey OffBeat 6x6 pad. I based the entire project around the oh-so-fun-Offbeat-patterns!!! This gift is something that I've been doing for baby showers. I create a set of birthday cards and give them to the momma-to-be. Actually, I have her Baby Shower guests pick a card and write in it for the baby-to-be. I then collect the cards and mail them to the birthday boy/girl for the specified birthday!

I used Fabriano cards for the base of the birthday cards. The clear card box is actually recycled from a friend...and since the Fabriano's are a smidge smaller than the card box, I decided to use some of the Offbeat to make a little hiding place for a pen and postage stamps!

Be sure to check out Mandy's Prima giveaway on the Limelight Papercrafts Blog!!!

P.S. I managed to make it through another Aikido lesson the other night!! I tell you, EVERYONE is soooo patient with me...

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A Pink Bag!

Ok, so my mojo is stuck on simple! But I made it with my own little hands from my warm little heart! I enjoy making these sweet bags...for a easy peasy tutorial check out my first bag creation.

My inspiration, the talented ladies of the Arty Girlz challenge~anything-but-a-card. And there's a new challenge blog worth getting excited about; Charisma Cardz challenge! They gave us a theme of pink! More ultra-cool challenges...Crafty Muse~something new (like a fresh little baby!), One Stop Craft challenge~take a punch!...anxious to see everyone's interpretation of that one!

These bags are nice to have on hand in pink & blue so when you need a quick gift you can just slip a giftcard inside! Or you can make a few and use them for a party favor at the baby shower! Thanks for stoppin' by! May love flow to you and overflow from you as you bless those around you today!

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Sweet Little Bundle of Joy!

Sweet little bundle of joy!!! Well, I needed some baby cards. This is for a little girl that will be loved on by loving parents and three older lovely sisters! With all that "girl power" in the house, I just couldn't bring myself to make this card pink!!!

The scalloped sentiment is clear embossed and shiny and the wide sheer ribbon has a shimmer also. If you look closely you can see the white gel pen dots along the pale yellow scallop edge...or not! The sketch is from Meet the Verve Diva MTVD07 and the wide ribbon is for Allison's Suggestive Sunday challenge. Thanks for looking!!

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Sweet One

I need to stockpile some baby cards! So I used today's SCS sketch challenge to make one. Not traditional baby colors but I thought it turned out pretty!

I used wild wasabi, white and orchid cs. The orchid went through the CB. The stamp is SU's So Many Scallops inked with orchid. The scallop edge on the bottom is actually small circles punched and arranged side by side. The moon and a few stars are clear embossed to add some interest. The main image is popped.

The humidity has taken a break here in PA today. Yeah!!

Have a beautiful day and thanks for looking!

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Peek-a-boo!

Here's an easy baby card! The layers are aqua/lt.blue/white. I don't have a ticket corner punch so I just used my circle punch to snip the ends and added yellow brads. The baby is made with a large and very small circle punch. The face and hair are drawn on and the sentiment is Stampin' Up's So Many Sayings on a word window punch. I'm waiting to see what the happy couple will name their little bundle and will then use letter stickers to add the name! Super easy, huh?!
Well, we are a few days into our vacation and today we are celebrating a graduation. My sister -in-law is officially an RN. Yeah Susan!! She's worked hard over the years to achieve this. Rising her family and all the hardships that come along with that......and she's had many, has made this day a wonderful blessing!!! We're so excited and proud!! Tomorrow we're off to see our niece(Susan's daughter) in the hospital after her double lung transplant. She's breathing normal for the first time in, well, her whole life! Yeah Raeann!! We'll also travel around Tucson for the day. Have a wonderful day, Maria

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Moo-ove Over...Make some room!

Time to move over........make room for one more!

This card was made for some friends expecting a baby after a 12 yr lapse in child bearing.......surprise! How wonderful to have a baby later in life when the whole family is experienced at loving!

I started with a bashful blue card layer black and white. The cows are from Punny Farm (MFT) and the middle one is popped out. The flower is Boho punched w/black brads and the ribbon from the dollar bin at Michaels. Inside of the card reads: Making room for one more. Congratulations! Have a blessed day!

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Regression and Binky's..HELP ?

We are now hitting the regression that happens when siblings are born.
Sydney has been GREAT since the birth of her brothers. She's helped, loved on them, and flourished and grown. Just recently however, just before her 3rd birthday....she started showing signs of setback.
For instance; her binky. She has been a binky baby and thankfully so since she was tiny. Syd was a very 'challenging' baby. Sometimes the only thing to do was to plug her up. There is a critical time and I don't know when it happens, but she started to use the binky to self-sooth. PERFECT. Tantrums were easily remedied, sleep time was a piece of cake, the binky was not a bad thing in our house.
As Syd approached three we had talked about only having the binky at bed time. There were a lot of reminders but for the most part things were moving a long great. Then I'm not sure what happened but the binky and the aggression towards the boys and the pretending to be a baby all started.
Her binky is no longer a separate entity. Sydney prides herself in being able to chew her morning vitamin with her binky in her mouth. She's NEVER without it in the house.
Now, we have discussed it and know that she will not be taking the binky to kindergarten, and she doesn't take it out of the house or when friends are over.
The binky does serve a purpose though. It does still allow her to sooth herself in troubled times. It helps her to sleep. It is very much a big part of her and to take it away (cut the tips, cold turkey, gradually, or any other way) just seems too great a task. Does anyone have a binky story that might help. I mean, someone with a child who LOVED their binky who couldn't go without the binky.

The aggression is also interesting but understandable. They are mobile now and getting in to her stuff. It has now become HER stuff. I think because Cam was the first to move around and is able to strong arm her, she takes most of her aggression out on him. She will push him, yell at him, pull him off of things. Spencer she still shows affection to a lot of the time, and seems to be more understanding with him...but will yell at him if he's playing with something that she wants.
I don't know how to handle this. Do I punish her for her behavior....because that seems to be making the situation worse. She then holds her punishment against the boys. I've tried to explain that they are babies and don't understand. That doesn't help.

Sydney has become the baby "I'm da babay".
She has gone as far as sucking on the middle of my chest (up by my collar bone) and when I ask her what she's doing, as she makes smacking noises, she says, "I'm the baby, I'm eating" Funny, since I haven't breast fed the boys for the last 2 months.
She will put her arms up for me to pick her up and tells me she can't walk.

I feel bad, the boys have been sick and are getting a lot of attention, which is probably a large part of the problem.
I just want some balance. I want them to grow up and be friends....something me and my brothers didn't have. I want them to play together and get along.
I want to have this strong family bond that I see other families with.
I want them to feel like they have equal love and time from me.

I need help and answers.

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It comes and it goes ! This is the picture of my backyard this morning !
As you'll notice the snow is GONE ! It's supposed to be back up to 65 degrees by Sunday. :) YAHOOOOO !

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