I actually had time to STAMP!

Today was the first time in a very long time that I have had time to do some stamping. I found it really hard to get into it though. I was stamping for a couple of hours and only ended with one card complete. I spent a lot of time playing with my new Batty for You set that came via UPS yesterday. It's been hard for me to gather energy for even the smallest tasks the past few weeks. You aren't going to hear me complaining though... at least I haven't had any morning, noon, and night sickness yet. ( I call it that because that is what it REALLY is ) I've been going to bed around 9:00 every night for the past 2 weeks, wake up at 7:00, and still don't feel rested. Back to my stamping... I made a Christmas card using my new Snow Wheel and Snowfall. My friend won Snowfall at convention and she didn't like it so she gave it to me in exchange for a retired set that I had and she really wanted. I will post a pic of the card in the morning when I figure out what the heck I did with my camera. I swear my brain has been less than functional lately. Oh, and I used my new Jumbo eyelets. I LOVE THESE THINGS!!! Buy them if you haven't already done so. I promise that you will be glad that you did. Anyway, check back for a picture of my card... My goal is to post it tonight, but at the latest, tomorrow.

Hope you all have a great night!

Convention Make n Takes

Sorry the scans are so crappy, but I can't find the cord for my camera so this is the best that I could do. ENJOY

Sorry I've been out of touch....

My life has been somewhat crazy these past few weeks. I accepted a job teaching pre school and have already decided that I just don't want to be tied down... I found out that I am pregnant.. again... due in March.... I am still pooped from convention.... My son starts school in the morning but is far too sick to go... I am the PTO president this year, need I say more... you see, everything is just nuts. I haven't even done any swaps or posted pics of my make n takes from convention yet. Now that I have all of my PTO stuff sorted out, I hope to be able to do some stamping for fun very soon.

I plan on REALLY posting some pics tonight when the kids go to bed so keep a look out for them!!

Have a wonderful night.

I'm back from Denver!

Okay, well... I have actually been back for over a week. I have been so worn out and busy that I have still not looked at all of my swaps or unpacked all of my stuff. As soon as I got home I had to get ready for a huge family reunion. Those are always fun... and PTO is exhausting me. The sad thing is that school has not even started yet. Have any of you ever been PTO president before? If not... don't! If so, why the hell didn't you warn me?!? Anyway back to convention... I had lots of fun. We had a few mishaps ( I am still trying to move on so we will discuss them later) and bouts of bad luck, but all in all I had a great time. It was fun to hang out with Alyson and Lynsey for a few days and get to know them better. I learned a lot of new stuff. All of which I fully plan on sharing with you very soon! Like I said, things have just been nuts around here. If you could see my house right now you'd believe me!

School is starting next week for Teagan so I have to be at registration everyday this week... that should be lots of fun with a 2 year old in tow:)

I am very sorry that I haven't posted any projects or blurbs in some time... I am going to get back in the swing of things.

Have a great night!

I"M OUTTA HERE!!!

Today is THE day. I will be leaving for convention very shortly. I can't wait to get to Denver. It looks like I will be doing my swaps in the car on the way to Utah to catch the plane. I have been swamped lately so swaps were put on hold.... I have some of them done, just not all of them.

I'm going to miss you guys! Have a wonderful week. Keep an eye out for convention projects. I will try to post them ASAP!

Mandi

8 1/2 inches!

Boy, does it feel good to finally have all of that hair off of my neck! I cut off 8 1/2 inches and I LOVE it. I always feel good after a haircut. It's nice to do something for myself for once... buying stamps doesn't count... that benefits others as well as myself! :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Amanda

Finally going to cut it all off!

I know that that cartoon doesn't apply to me, but I thought it was kinda funny!

I am going to get my hair cut today. I haven't cut it for a whole year! No... I am serious. I cut it right before convention last year... sad isn't it?!? To be quite honest with you, I have no idea how I am getting my hair cut... just that I want it short. It is WAY too HOT to have long hair.

Today is going to be a pretty fun day. My aunt, uncle, cousin, and his wife are all coming to Pocatello and we are going to the Mystique theater. We are going to eat prime rib and see the play Beauty and the Beast! I can't wait. The last time I went to this place I had a blast... this should be even better. Although, the highlight of my company's day is the release of the 5th Harry Potter book at midnight. They are going to be sooo consumed by that, that they may not enjoy the show! :)

Christmas in July!

I considered this for my convention swaps, but changed my mind. I don't know if you can see it or not in the picture, but I used the paisley background stamp. What a fun stamp that has turned out to be. Lots and Lots of punching out too. I've really been struggling to get my swaps done... things have just been insane. Wish me some luck!

FOR ROMAN

A simple little card that I made for my brand new nephew, Roman!

ONE MORE

Here is another one of my swap cards. I finally got my dinky little sewing machine to work... can you tell that I sewed on the card?

Once again: Please DO NOT copy this for your convention swaps... It will break my heart!

Getting ready for CONVENTION!!

This is one of a few designs I am going to use for my convention swaps this year. I finally had some time to play today... first I had to make a blanket for my new nephew, Roman. Garden Whimsy is one of the best sets I have ever owned. I am in LOVE!! I used Wild Wasabi, River Rock, and Shimmery White card stock. I used the Wild Wasabi, River Rock, and Purely Pomegranate ink. It is great how these new In Colors coordinate with one another so well. My favorite is the River Rock.
Don't really know how well you can see, but I used my paper piercing tool a lot on this card! I hope you like it.

Well Off to stamp some more!!

PLEASE NOTE: If you are attending convention, please DO NOT use my card to create your swaps! I am sure everyone knows that this would not be the right thing to do, but I just wanted to say it just in case :)

I've been TAGGED by Kenzie!

I am supposed to tell you 7 things about myself so here goes...

1. I have two serious addictions... chocolate and coffee.

2. I currently have 126 stamp sets in my closet. (Don't tell Leif)

3. I still have all of my grandparents :)

4. I am only one of 6 kids my parents were blessed with! LOL

5. I own over 50 pairs of shoes.

6. I am going to be an aunt again in about 8 months!

7. My middle name is Jade.

Well, I would tag bloggers, but Kenzie took all of my blogger friends! LOL

I will have Patty, Stephanie, Mom, and all of my other club members post in the reply 7 things about themselves.

Thanks Kenzie for tagging me!