Genuine Classic

Today is my dad's birthday, although he's been working so hard, I'm sure he doesn't really even realize it! Poor bugger is working all night, sleeping all day, then getting up and doing it all over again.

This is the card I made for him last night. I hope he doesn't think I'm calling him 'old' by calling him a classic. I purchased a couple tee shirts for him for his special day, and one of them had classic cars on it...so I just kind of went with that theme. When he looks at it this afternoon through tired, groggy eyes, I hope he likes it!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Traci

Another May birthday! This time it's Traci...my friend, my boss' wife, but most importantly, my hairstylist extraordinaire. Her birthday was actually Sunday, but she was out of town for a long weekend...so does that mean I'm not really late??

It's a simple card, but fun and festive. I was able to use my new circle and scallop punches I purchased this past weekend at the Craft Warehouse sale. Turns out the circle size is perfect for the small Cuttlebug folders!

Best Fishes

May seems to bring quite a few birthdays. Today one of my co-workers, John, celebrated his birthday. He's a fishin' sort of fella, so I thought this would work for him. This wasn't at all what I had pictured in my head when I started, but in the end, I was pretty happy with how it turned out. The greeting inside says 'Best Fishes'.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers out there. I spent a good part of today with my mom, celebrating her mom-hood :) First we got ourselves pedicures, then went out to lunch. In between we were able to grab just a couple minutes to stop by and visit my Granny and wish her a Happy Mother's Day too.

Here are the cards I made for Mom and Granny. I thought they turned out pretty well for my first Z-Fold cards. I think I like the looks of these...they might just be my new 'card of choice'!

This card was inspired by one of DeeDee's cards she did for the BBTB challenge last week. You can check her's out here... http://deedeecampbell.blogspot.com/2009/05/mom-bbtb-challenge.html

Beautiful Brittany

Last night was Brittany's prom. Billie, Kim and I - along with many others - went over to her house to take pictures like paparazzi. We were all so proud of our girl; so proud of the beautiful young woman she has grown into - both inside and out. She and her date, and their friends all looked smashing. I was so excited for her while we were all snapping away at the hair, the dress, the shoes... But now that its over and I look at all the photos, I'm a bit overcome with melancholy as I realize that the little girl with ribbons in her hair is a thing of the past...she is in fact, all grown up now.

Catch Up

It's been over a week now that my computer has been on the fritz...no internet for me. Now, I'm playing catch up from the last couple days - which really isn't unlike me, with or without computer troubles.

This past weekend, Billie, Mom and I went out to Grover's Fruit - a local family owned farm. It seems they have an annual flower sale, which is quite an event. This was the first we had heard of it...guess we've been living under rocks. Anyway, they sell big, beautiful hanging baskets, bursting full of gorgeous flowers in luscious colors. I really had no interest in buying, and was just along for the ride...however, I ended up with two baskets myself. I was so impressed with this well-oiled machine, and the quality of flowers, you just couldn't pass it up. Even the miserably drizzly weather couldn't keep people down. In the end, we each took away two baskets, and this is what the car looked liked once we loaded them all up (not to mention how it felt like a sauna).


After lunch at Red Lobster, because it was National Scrapbook Day, Mom and Billie were really good sports and went with me to Scrap Happens, so I could do a little shopping. I ended up with two new 2009 Spring Release My Minds Eye Paper Packs, the Pretty Please and the Andrea Victoria. I can't wait to get started on a project with these great new papers!