Welcome Baby

One of my co-workers, Stacy, is having a baby. She's actually due in early August, but is currently in labor as I post this. I was not able to make it to her baby shower, so this weekend I finished up her card and put her gift together...as luck would have it, just in the nick of time.

I used the nursery/crib set she's picked out as my inspiration for her card...hope she likes it.

Happy Birthday Billie

Yesterday was Billie's birthday. All the girls gathered at Cedars for Rum Barrels to celebrate. It turned out to be a great time. We were able to snag a table outside, and the weather was beautiful. It started out a little on the warm side, but there was a great breeze, and then when the sun went down, it was just lovely outside. We had lots of food and drinks, but even more catching up, chit-chatting and laughing our tails off. It was good of Billie to have a birthday...a great excuse to have a girl's night out :)

I wanted to make Billie a card with a cherry theme...I just had this idea in my head, but it didn't come together until I saw the oven mitt (Thanks TeriBeri http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/TERIBERI2/CARDS%202/IMG_7262.jpg).

I also ended up altering a small Christmas gift box to match, and put a couple 'cherry' odds and ends in it. All in all, it turned out pretty cute (I thought). I may have to make another one of these 'oven mitt' shape cards while it's fresh in my mind.

Happy Birthday Billie - I hope you had a good day!!

Happy Birthday Christy

Tomorrow is Christy's Birthday. Like last year, I just finished her card last night...my first card since December and I was (am) feeling a little rusty. I'm quickly putting it in the mail to her today, and with any luck and fingers crossed it will get to her overnight. The inside sentiment is "It's Your Bird•Day".

I hope you have an excellent birthday, full everything you wish for Christy!!

A Long Time Coming...

Yesterday was a good day. I scrapbooked with my friend Trina, for the first time in many, many months. I wasn't sure I even had a creative thought left inside me, but I gave it a shot, trying to get back into what I love so much.

I started with my trip to the St. Louis Museum of History and Zoo. I'm starting a bit simple, because...well, 1) there's a lot of photos to get through, 2) this is my first 8 1/2 x 11 album, and 3) easing back in, trying to find where my creativity went.

There wasn't a whole lot accomplished, but there was some good chatting and catching up for sure! Here's a look at the few (simple) pages I did finish.

4th of July

Another Independence Day has come and gone. It was a pretty nice day, very low-key and quite enjoyable. Even the weather cooperated and was more than tolerable - not the usual scorching heat we usually face.

We all gathered at mom's for a BBQ...and had TONS of great food. Fred manned the grill, Emilee and Kennedy ran through the sprinklers and Billie made a great batch of lemonade that we adults turned into a delicious sort of melon cooler.

Once again, I was in charge of the 4th of July cupcakes. I made my usual red, white and blue decorated cupcakes, but also finally had the chance to try out my JUMBO cupcake pan that Billie gave me months back. Not bad for a first crack at it. Can't wait to try it out again.

It was a good day, but just not the same without Dad. I miss him so incredibly much.