Birthday Cake

Thought I'd share a few pictures of the cake I made for my daughter "Em's" birthday.

This was my first time making a Barbie cake, and I think it turned out pretty good. What do you think?
I prefer to cook than to bake, but I really wanted to create a special cake for her, something she would remember and cherish.

"Em" has already requested I make her cake next year. (LOL!)

Happy Birthday Sweet Princess

Today our Sweet Princess "Em" turns "9"!



Can't believe she is 9 already, seems just like yesterday when we were bringing her home from the hospital.



We Celebrated with a surprise visit to the new American Girl Store. "Em" was so excited she was floating on cloud "9"! She has been patiently waiting to visit The American Girl Store since they opened a few months ago.







Samantha an American Girl doll "Em" already had came along for our birthday surprise.



"Kaya" came home with us as a new member of our family! Now Em and Samantha have a new friend to play with!



After having a great time shopping and experiencing the American girl Store. We headed over to The White Chocolate Grill for lunch and Birthday dessert.



Happy Birthday "Em"! We love you!!!

It's our Anniversary!

Today my husband and I celebrate "16" amazing years together!!! I truly feel blessed to have found a wonderful man in my life. He's not only my husband, he's my bestfriend and soulmate! I couldn't imagine my life without him. I look forward to many, many more wonderful years with him! Time flies when you spend it with the one you love.

Happy "16 year Anniversary my love!
I love you!!!!

A Cherry of a Thank You

It still amazes me that there are so many of you online who continue to stop by my blog and check out what is going on in my life and see what I've been creating! I am truly grateful for each and everyone of you, whether you stop by and follow me on my blog or subscribe to me on my You Tube channel. Thank you!

I especially want to thank Gloria for awarding me with the "Cherry on Top Award". Be sure to stop by and check out her blog to see all her wonderful creations!!!



Here are the rules for excepting this award:
1. Thank the person who gave you this award.
2 Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3. List 3 things you love about yourself.
4. Post a picture you love.
5. Tag 5 people you wish to pass this award on to.

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1. Thank you so much Gloria for this super cute award!!!
2. (Posted pix above) Love the pictures of the cupcakes! Who doesn't love cupcakes?
3. Three things I love about myself:

* I love that my husband is very supportive of me when it comes to anything I want to do, especially my love of scrapbooking!

* I love to take pictures!!! My camera is always in my purse. I love capturing those special moments with photography and being able to create a picture worth a thousand words!

* I love to sing along with the radio! I love how hearing a song can remind you of a certain time and place, a memory triggered by just hearing that song.

4.
I love this picture of my husband and I!
I took this picture of our shadows last year on a trip to Kauai, where we celebrated our 15 yr. anniversary.
(we celebrate 16 yrs. tomorrow, Aug. 6th)



We took a car ride to see the amazing Waima Canyon. It was sprinkling on and off and as we left the Canyon, we saw an amazing rainbow, so we stopped to check it out and of course I wanted to gets some pictures. It was the largest rainbow I've ever seen.
I noticed as we were gazing at the rainbow how our shadows were being reflected on the red dirt, and as a result this is the photo of our shadows. I absolutely love this picture!!!

So, I had to share a picture of the rainbow, just so you could see a peek at just how amazing it was. This picture is just showing a portion of the left side of the rainbow. It truly was the largest rainbow I have ever seen!



5. I'm tagging the following talented ladies. Be sure to check out their blogs.

Teri

Jo

Tiffany

Alicia

Joy

My new Favorite TOOL

A week ago, I saw a demo of the i-rock at my local Archivers, and saw how easy this tool made putting bling onto paper. No need for glue or wondering how to attach the smallest of gems to any projects. The problem was, they had completely sold out. This tool is so "HOT" that I found it hard to even find online. Seems everyone has discovered how wonderful this tool is and it's in high demand.

This week I noticed my local Joanns was advertising a tool by Tulip called the "Glam-It-Up" cordless crystal & stud heat-setting tool. I couldn't believe my eyes!!! It looked exactly like the i-rock, even the same color! And it was 25% off which made it around $10.

I ended up buying the Glam-It-Up at Joanns along with a pack of Glam-It-Up glass crystals in multi colors. (you get 300 crystals)



This heat-setting tool is my new Fave when it comes to craft tools!!! It's so easy to use and it takes seconds to adhere crystal gems to anything. I highly recommend this if you are in the market for the i-rock and find it sold out or on back order.

Along with my new love for the Glam-it-up, I'm hooked on Sarah Kay and Precious Moments images. I love, love, love how adorable these images are, and how much fun they are to color and make cards out of.

Here are a few card I've been working on the past couple days. I can't wait to send these off to some very special people back in Montana. And yes, I used my New Glam-It-Up to add gems to each of these cards. With my new tool I was able to adhere gems to ribbon, lace, and paper.

Where and What I've been doing

Want to know What I've been up to this Summer? Here's a glimpse at some of the things my family and I have been doing.
We've had a very busy, but Fun Summer! Can't believe Summer is coming to an end and school is just around the corner! (Yikes)

I hope you enjoy our journey!

***turn off my music player before viewing the video***

Helping out a You Tube Friend

I know I've been MIA! Thanks for being so patient and still following me. I so badly want to share what I've been up to this summer, and I will but first I need to share this story.

My heart is breaking for a You Tube Scrapper,66msClaudia. Claudia suddenly lost her husband due to an illness and is left to raise 6 children on her own. To help her family financially, Claudia has sold a large portion of her scrap supplies and continues to sell items daily to earn money.

Claudia is an amazing scrapbooker. She is giving up so many things we as scrappers use to create pages/mini books with to put her family first. I pray when the time is right and God gives her the strength, that she will continue creating memories to pass on to her children.

Jade another You Tube Friend has a fundraiser going on to collect money for Claudia. She is collecting 10 handmade cards from whoever wants to help out. She will be doing a fundraiser buy selling them on her blog. The cards will be sold as a variety set and all funds raised will go to Claudia.

I wanted to create a FuN, Whimsy card, so I thought, why not SoCk MoNkEY's.
Be sure to check out Jade's blog for more information if you would like to donate cards or purchase a collection of cards.

Enjoy the video ~ It's short and sweet~
***Be sure to turn off my music player***