Halloween photo share

Halloween was such a blast this year! And the kids didn't even have to trick or treat in SNOW! The weather was absolutely gorgeous which made for a fantastic Halloween!




My week went a little like this.

Monday: A blur!
Tuesday: Nana and Papa came to visit from Montana.
Wednesday: Spent some quality family time with the grandparents and carved pumpkins together and hung out.
Thursday: Grandparents left, and I prepared some snacks for my son's preschool party on Friday.
Friday: Halloween started a few days earlier for me as I shuffled myself to all three of my kiddos Halloween school parties. Then off to the grocery store to prepare for our neighborhood party.
Saturday: Soccer game! Our son started the game out by making the first goal of the game! Way to Go EP!!!
Sunday: "Halloween night" Had our yearly Halloween neighborhood party. We invite a few friends over for dinner, hang out, then go trick or treating together as a group. Our kids love it! We usually spend two hours walking around the neighborhood with the kids, and that's only a few blocks! As usual we visited our neighborhood Haunted house, which never disappoints and gets better each year! All in all we had a great Halloween. Can't wait for next year to do it all over again! (LOL)

Halloween Photo share:









Photos of our neighborhood Haunted House


Our neighbors decorate their house like this ever year, but it never looks the same!




This scarecrow was real! He moved as if he was a robotic figure, but then he would jump off and scare the pants off of you!

Something Fishy

It's a Fish Mini

I decided I'd share a few pix of the fish mini I created for a birthday present for a friend. If you follow me on my youtube I showed a quick look at this mini in my most recent vid. I was super surprised at the sweet comments everyone left about his mini. It's totally a subject I don't normally scrap!!! I felt like a fish out of water when I was creating the covers for this mini! (LOL) I had planned on giving it to my friend this past weekend, but I had too much going on. So, he'll be getting it this weekend. Sure hope he likes it, as he eats, sleep, and breaths fishing!

Busy, Banner and Cards

Seems like forever since I've lasted blogged! Life has just been super busy. I'm back to work for the first time in 9 years! I'm subbing at a preschool and I'm loving it! In Sept. and this month so far, I've been called in a lot to teach. My director said I was more like her full-time employee! I feel blessed I can still for the most part still be a stay at home mom, but at the same time I feel grateful to be working when needed.

My kiddo's have been keeping me super busy as well. More busy than ever before!!! My oldest son is playing soccer which meant two practices a week with games on Saturdays. My daughter has been taking a rock climbing class which for the past month was every thursday evening, and my little guy had karate on Saturday mornings. With a few more activities mixed in and working, well...you can see how my life has been super busy. Oh, and did I mention homework!

I did sneak some time in to create a few projects. I created a "FALL" banner to hang in our familyroom. Which I kept really simple. I think it turned out super cute and it looks great with all my fall home decor.

I also was asked to teach a card class at our church. The Ladies Ministry put on this class for ladies to learn how to create handmade cards. I created three different cards, which I felt were very simple but yet had various product used and techniques. I had a great time teaching and the best part was all the cards created were donated to the church card ministry.

I also created a mini book for a friend as a birthday gift. (sorry no pix) It's pretty fishy! It's a mini book in the shape of a fish.

Anyway, that is what I've been doing! I'm now gearing up for Halloween! School parties, our neighborhood Halloween party and some family coming into town. I'm hoping to be able to find some more time to create a few more projects before the month is over!

*Here are a few pictures of the Fall Banner I created and the cards I created for the card class. Enjoy!

Are you the Winner?

Thanks to everyone who entered my blog and Youtube giveaway.
Wanna know if you won?
Gotta watch the video below to find out!

If you are the winner I'll be contacting you soon.
Thanks again!

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Giveaways are CLOSED

Hey everyone,
Just a reminder that both giveaways are CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who entered here and on my YouTube channel. I will be drawing the winners for both giveaways today and posting a video. Thanks again, and good luck!

Two Giveaways!!!

It's GIVEAWAY time!!!
(See video below for more details)

I just recently celebrated my One Year Anniversary on my Blog, on my YouTube Channel and one year of my Etsy shop being open!

I'm having TWO giveaways! Rules posted below: You can only enter once per Giveaway. I will draw the winner on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
For more details check out my video below.

Giveaway #1
Blog Giveaway:

Cricut Cartridge and a set of my Handmade Bella Butterflies from my Etsy shop.

To enter you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post with what your fave scrap product is and your email so I can contact you if you win. To be added as a follower, scroll down through my blog and find my followers on the right side of my blog.

Giveaway #2
YouTube Giveaway:

Urban Junque, Autumn Leaves mini book kit.
Kit Includes, ton's of 6x6 papers, ribbon/trim, twill, bling, crystal brads, 12 journaling panels, 34 Chipboard shapes, 8 stickers, Prima flowers, 2 small paper bags, 1 cream envelope, 3 journaling tags, 3 large/3 Medium/3 Large tags, & the Clear Butterfly Stamp set by Martha Stewart.

To enter YT Giveaway: must be a subscriber on my YouTube channel, must leave a comment on what your fave thing you did this summer. Must post comment below Giveaway video on my youtube channel to be part of this giveaway. Do not leave your comment for the mini book kit on my blog.

Good Luck Everyone! Both Giveaways close Wed. Sept. 15.

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Back To School Sale!!!

In honor of my kiddo's heading back to school, I'm having a Back to School Sale!!! I have New Butterflies and Flowers in my Etsy shop. All items are on sale. (price shown already reflects the sale) And Shipping on the first item is only $1 and each additional item is only .25 cents per item!!!

Hope you stop by my Etsy and take a look!!!

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Here are a few pictures of my kiddo's first day of school. Gosh, it's still hard to believe that Summer is gone and school has started already!