party squared

i've been working feverishly on card sets and gifts for brandon's teachers, principal and front office staff this past week. here's a peek at them all bundled ready to be packaged. i had brandon deliver them on wednesday-friday. even his kinder teacher told me she uses the covered calendar all the time SO, naturally, i had to make her one again this year. i've gotten lots of compliments already! :) so happy when i see that the recipiant really likes something handmade!a couple weeks ago, we had 2 birthday parties to go to in 1 day. whew.....what a day! i made some quick cards using a digi image from here. so cute! love the monster! most of them were just scraps i had out.

party #1: bowling party. all i have to say is thank goodness for the gutters!school friendsso nice when they are at this age where they don't say 'ick' to girls!

a group pic

party #2: bounce house

bryan after coming down a loooong slide!

weeeeeeeeeeee

group photo

we have 2 birthday parties this weekend. brandon is off school til the the 3rd!! 2011!! wow, this year just flew by!

TFL!

my "terrible 3" monster

a fun LO of bryan from his 3rd birthday from january. he is DEFINITELY in his terribles 3's....in a bad way!!!!

monsters

just another quick card. i had to clean up the guest room/craft room for my MIL who will be staying with us but then she didn't come so i quickly made this. (nancy or tif: can i come over to your place?) then i found out i still have a couple of days before she is here so i started making a huge mess again. there's another project i am currently working on too but i better get my hustle on!

can i ask you all to please stop by these 2 links below? maybe not buy your weekly treat just for this week? i saw her link on a friend's blog who saw it on her friend's blog. i read her story, her background and i immediatley took action. she is a mom of 2 boys, just like me. she is a scrapbooker/crafter, just like me. can you imagine as a crafter, losing your fingers?! i remember when i had stitches on the palm side by my thumb(a craft accident involving a xacto knife & a potato in a class called 'arts & crafts for leisure' in college), i couldn't do too much. and that was just on 1 hand.

linda's blog here.

donation info here.

and if you do decide to donate, please come back here to comment "donated" and i will pick a random donator on 5/23 for some goodies. please tell your friends and help a fellow crafter out. [you can also comment on flickr---you know where to find me to my regular blog readers =) thanks for helping and if you cannot, just read her story and be thankful for what we have. it can happen to ANYONE.............

monster birthday

quick post today. i've had a migraine since sunday and been doing nothing much. mix that with real bad allergies and i am useless! just feeling better today.
be back sooner...........or later. thanks for checking in!

springtime cupcakes (and blog candy winner)

springtime just screams cupcakes!! BUT, i love them anytime of the year! and what better than chocolate flavor?!

this is 1 of many cards i am going to make for the cards for kids card drive. i participated in the 1st round and this is the 2nd one going on. please, if you can send some of your cards to these kids, please do! it will surely make a HUGE difference! to the child, their parents and to their siblings.sorry for the late posting but the winner of the blog candy is........JACKIE!!! here is how the winner was determined: put every commenter on a piece of paper (dups were only counted as 1), cut them up, put in a bowl and had my 5 yr old pick. very scientific ,huh? i couldn't figure out random.org......anyways, JACKIE, please email me with your info if i don't email you 1st. be sure to check back near the end of march for another blog candy giveaway to help me celebrate my birthday. i'm off to enjoy the day with the family. hubby took today off!!