I missed a day….

But I have a REALLY good excuse. You see, I had to go get this done….

 

I have been talking on and off about getting my nose pierced for about a year now. Maybe longer. So last night, I did it! And it wasn't that bad! And I am so in love with it! This stone is a little bigger than what I want in there long term, but I have to keep it in for 8-10 weeks to let it heal. And Derrick likes it, which totally rocks my world. :) And aside from dad, who called me an idiot (thanks dad) everyone else has been okay about it. And mom, I am pretty sure I woke you up this morning, so I hope you remember our conversation, and this picture doesn't come as a shock… :)

 

Alright. On to crafty-ness.

Finished birdhouse card.

Yum. Cupcakes! :) And the background on this one (above) is pink, not red as it appears.

I am loving using my punches for sentiments. Why I didnt buy these sooner, I will never know, cause I LOVE them!

Alright naptime for the kiddies, and I have a DVR’s episode of RHNYC to watch. :)

Wednesday.

I really hope someone is keeping track of my rampant blog posts. And I really feel like I need to go back and figure out just how many days in a row I have blogged now!

Naptime today…

The background is actually pink although it looks a little redder here.

And the next thing I am working on…..

 

Just colored up these pretties. But naptime is almost over, so I have to wait till everyone leaves to do anything else with them. But I can not complain. Never at Carle could I have spent this amount of time for lunch to color and watch court TV… :)

Tuesday, Tuesday….

Does this make like the 4th day in a row that I have uploaded to my blog? If so I think I deserve a prize. Or some comments. Either way… :)

I know its closer to summer than fall…..

And this one I love. Something about purple and green together makes me SOOOOOOOoooo happy!

Alright. Now off to dinner. The Ribeye. Yum!!! :)

More crafty craft-ness…..

Cause I can not stop myself….which is a good thing…. :)

My card for my pen pal. . . . I apologize for the awful light quality…

And just a random one. I have a feeling I am going to have a huge stockpile of cards soon. Which is good. VERY GOOD. :)

More detail….

Coloring using Prismas and goo-gone

This is the original image, colored only…..

Only the birdie’s little body and tail is shaded in with the goo-gone and a blending stump….

Here completely blended….

But I wanted to add more purple. So I used some more purple on the flowers.

And blended some more. Here is the completed image….

I am feeling pretty proud of this little guy! :)

Something new to obsess about…..

Glittery paint in amazing colors. Like heaven in a little pot. The color is AWESOME and the coverage is great. Takes a little bit to get the paint mixed, and its a little shocking at first, because it is really watery, but once you use it, you will love it. I promise. I used it on the flowers, and the chipboard on my layout below, (the thumb sucker one) and was soooo impressed.

Next up…..

Yum. Seriously. I need an color pencils collector anonymous meeting. “Hi, my name is Kristen, and I can’t put down the pencils”

And using a blending stump and this:

Fantastic-ness. Which isn’t a word. I am aware. But Oh. My. Gosh. It makes me look like I have talent. Sample artwork coming soon….

Huh.

So. The semester is officially over, and I have no excuse for not blogging more often. So here I am. I have been creative lately, which has been amazing. Mom helped me decide on some prisma colored pencils, and I am totally smitten. And I have been scrapbooking like mad. And I just placed a order for over 200 pics, so I know that there are more pages to come! Some new ones from this week….

And I realize that I really need to learn how to scan my pages. Not only would they look better, but it would eliminate the possibility of me falling off my chair (which has wheels) where I perch precariously trying to shoot a picture of the layout on the clipboard on the wall. See, all my layouts stay on the wall for a while before they enter the scrapbooks. That way they are seen for a while, and serve as decoration!

Nothing majorly new. We got a new septic system last week. My yard now looks like this…

This picture (above) is when they collapsed the old tank. Ick.

I also have something really nerdy that all my SU followers will love. I get so tired of looking through the catty and picking out stamps only to wonder “do I have that set” Or digging through everything to find the perfect stamp set, only to find out it doesnt fit my vision. So I made this….

 

Inside and alphabetized, are 5x7 note cards. I stamped all stamps from the set, labeled it and wrote down details (like retired, current ect)

LOVE IT. I have been using my stamps much more. I also scored this awesomeness at a garage sale last week….

Full of stamps, and the top is PERFECT for a bigshot cutting station. HEAVEN. Derrick said I cant grow anymore though. I am a master hoarder though, so I have no fear. :)

WARNING…MOM look away….

Pathetically these are the mothers day cards I made that I STILL have not sent. Who the hell decided mothers day should be around finals week??? Misery I tell you, misery.

Mothers, you will receive these cards. Hopefully before next year.

And because they are so dang cute and irresistible….

 

Notice Chase twirling his hair. Cutie.

If we are FB friends, you have seen this….if not, here you go….

He promised he would use a lightning McQueen potty chair. He hasn't used it for potty, but instead I caught him using it to amplify his voice. In the toilet. Did you know that you can amplify your voice in the toilet? I know. Me neither.

Alright. I begged Derrick to get me DQ earlier. Off to see if he obeyed loves me enough to buy me ice cream….. :)

Yeah. I should really check a lot sooner when things get quiet.

Shake N Go cars. All lined up, ready to go.

This little guy (his name is Red) is my favorite. Hes just the cutest.

Bubble blowing.

Playing hard.

Getting a close up view of the garden with mommy.

Flowers.

More flowers.

Riley’s faaavorite flower.

blowing bubbles. Again. Sense a theme here?

Sunday, Sunday….

Dad. Here is a picture of my new pink purse for you. I know that you were dying to see it. :)

 

Riley with Savannah at the Basketball game.

Riley cheering. Or standing there looking lost. Whichever you prefer….

Walked into the backroom yesterday and spotted this. Boots two sizes to big. Hat backwards. Saggy pants. Is this what the teenage years will look like? I hope he looses the paci by then!

Sicky. Riley threw up last night (or throwed up as she calls it). So far so good this morning. She is on movie three of the HP marathon that we are having today, and LOVING them. I love that she loves HP. Makes me happy. And Derrick actually sat down and watched with her last night. I am not sure if he would have if she wasn't sick, as he is an adamant HP hater (I try to block that thought out of my mind) but it was sweet nonetheless.

Work in progress on my desk right now. I want to finish it up, and use the scraps with these stamps:

to make a fun, Springy card! :)

Friday Randomness

Its almost three here, which translates to: Time to wake up the kiddos!! We did you v-day party today and I am hoping that I can keep the candy in the bags until they are ready to walk out the door! Not that I dont mind a little sugar high, but eight kids on a sugar high. Wow.

Nothing much planned for the weekend. Derrick works VDay so the kids and I will bake and decorate special cupcakes for him and maybe bring them in to work for him to share with his crew. We will see how ambitious we decide to be. I have a couple things due for school this weekend/monday. Only one is semi time consuming, so I hope that I can get it done tonight. Otherwise it will just have to wait until tomorrow. And I have a math test due, but those are pretty quick. Not easy, but quick.

Riley is cheering tonight at the villa grove game. I am excited to take some pics and see how she does this time versus the FB game last time. We shall see....

Alright. Sugar high. Here I come.....