Shabby Chic B-Day Card

This is a birthday card I made for someone. The only issue I have is the blue cardstock. It has a white core and when I had folded it, it cracked down the middle. You can see the white showing through. But, as I kept on working it wasn't looking so bad. I thought "shabby chic is in". I hope the person thinks that as well.

Recipe:
DCWV Match Makers Cardstock, textured white core, brights
DCWV Match Makers, The Spring Stack
Tag - Creative Tags
Making Memories white brads
Stampendous Ink
Ribbon
K&C Company Stickers
Stamp - Heartfelt Sayings, Close To My Heart (inside card)
Computer font on vellum

Friday Book Projects: Dora's Rainbow Egg Hunt

It is Friday Book Projects with Sandy over at Just For Fun. Today we are reading "Dora's Rainbow Egg Hunt" The project is stamping eggs with a potato. Kind of a Sandy idea, check here for the penguin stamp project.

You cut the potato length wise.

Then you put glitter glue on a plate and ink up the potato. Then stamp on paper.

Voila! A silver egg! We made a few of these. I plan on stringing them together and hanging them on the wall for Easter

Trying Out Scrapblog

I thought I try out www.Scrapblog.com. I didn't think it was as friendly as www.smilebox.com. On the last page, there is a picture I could not get rid of. It was the sample picture. So I stuck a "sticker" on it. Oh well.

I Am "It"

I was photo tagged by Tonya. She is one crafty lady. She sews, scraps and makes cards. A few posts ago I wrote that she was an Army wife. Opps, she is not. She is an Airforce Wife.

What you do is, go to the 6th photo file and take the 6th picture.

This was taken in December of 2007. It is of Lindsey and Michaela playing with Floam. Lindsey got it for her birthday. Michaela just woke up from a nap. She looks a little tired. At the right hand corner of the picture is Michaela's Clydesdale Webkinz. Yup, they are crazy about them animals.

Now I am to tag 6 people.

1. Sandy
2. Katie
3. Michaela
4. Marcia
5. Ally
6. Jeannie

Have fun girls seeing what pops up!

General Hospital Drama!!

I am a humongous "General Hospital" fan. I love it when they have huge events. I only hope nothing happens to Baby Emma. I hate it when they have kids die. I am still upset about Michael in a comma. I hear two people are gonna die. I think one of them will be Matt. If you are a fan, tell me who you think it might be?

Enjoy

I Am Gushing!

I received this award from Yaya. I got this award over the weekend when I was dealing with my sick kid. This put a huge smile on my face and made the day a little better. Yaya is becoming a friend and she knows what to say at rough times. I just hope I do the same for her. Thank you Yaya!

Now I am going to give this award to my first two followers. They started coming to my blog when I first started blogging. They have been supporting me from the beginning.

Jeannie
Sandy

Thank you friends. I like to think if we lived close to each other, we would be friends in real life. Jeannie, I would be playing with your new stamps and Sandy, I would try to hook you on scrapbooking.

I Am Feeling The Love and Sick Bubbas

I was feeling alot of bloggy love this weekend. First, I received this award from Tonya over at Tuesdays at Tonya's. She is one of my Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers #26. She is originally from the states. She is an Army wife who is now stationed in England. I think she is missing her family and friends, if you have time can you go over there and give her some bloggy love.

Interesting fact about her. She actually was the designer of this award as well. It made its way back to her. I thought that was a hoot.

Second, this award I received from Ally over at Ally in Wonderland. She is a student teacher. She has such cute stories of her students. She calls them by numbers. Just like Yang on "Greys' Anatomy". She is also a great supporter of my weight loss. She comes over and cheers me on. This past week my snacking was ugly and she was there telling me to get back up. I gotta get myself back on that wagon.

Thirdly, you guys posted such nice comments about me. I was feeling so gushy this weekend. I was feeling the bloggy love.

Now the poo poo news. All my kids have been sick for the past three weeks. The first two took turns. Now it is my little one. She has a fever, cold and a sore throat. I can't get her to take her medicine. She just spits it out. I gave her a bath in hopes that it makes her feel better. It did for little bit. She is not eating much and only drinks a little bit. If she doesn't get better in the next couple of days, I am gonna have to take her to the doctors.

Gosh, my house is a huge petri dish!! These germs are just getting passed around. Round and round they go, where they stop, nobody knows.

Wow, Bloggy Love Is Cool!

I was given the Encouraged award by Ikki. She is one of my Sisterhood of the Stamping Bloggers #26. Her work is fantastic. If you ever need ideas, check out her blog. She also calls me Smilie Vickie, because within our group site there are smilies and I use them like crazy. Sometimes I think I should rename my blog that, but that is like moving and telling everyone your new address. A pain in the caboose! Now the rules are you should send this award to five people.
The Five peeps I chose are:

Katie
Sandy
Hula
Michele
Traci

Katie gave me the Honest Scrap award. Katie just lives an hour away from me. Don't be surprise if one of these months we are caught scrapping together! Check out her blog. The last couple of post she listed websites giving away free stuff. I check it out already!! Now the rules here is to award 7 people this award and list 10 honest things about you. I wanted to spread the bloggy love and split my peeps up, so I can only award 6. I didn't want to bombard people. The six are:

Sandy
Yaya
Michaela
Marcia
Ally
Ikki

The 10 honest things are:

1. I hate feet, even my own. But I like baby feet. Crazy!
2. I want another baby:)
3. I don't ever want to go back to work, but I know I will have too in a few years.
4. I suck at housekeeping.
5. I am a blogaholic.
6. I may actually watch too much TV.
7. I hate folding socks.
8. I love going to the library.
9. I need to lose 50 pounds.
10. sometimes, I think I could be a better wife and mother.
    
    
    

Meme Time

Sandy over at The Adams Family has tagged me with a meme! I think these are such a fun way to find out a little bit more about people so here goes!Rules: Post the list on your blog replacing my answers with yours. Tag 25 people to do the same. Don't forget to Tag me back.If I tagged YOU, it's because I want to know more about you.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My Mom told me I was named after Queen Victoria. I though that was so cool. But later she tells me, it was to shut me up because I kept asking about my name. Thanks Mom.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? A few hours ago, watching "Greys Anatomy" I had DVR'd it last night.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Most times

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Ham.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes, I have 3. Lindsey - 8, Michaela - 4, Adela - 2 1/2

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yup!

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? I think I do, but I don't think people get me sometimes.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NO WAY JOSE'!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? It is new, Kelloggs Chocolate Frosted Mini-Wheats Little Bites

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla with chocolate swirl

13. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their fingernails.

14. RED OR PINK? Red. Pink makes me look even fatter! Yikes!!

15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My extra 50 pounds.

16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Dad.

17. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?? Yes, but I totally understand if they don't. We are a busy bunch.

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue pants and no shoes.

19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? "Little Bear"

20. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Purple.

21. FAVORITE SMELLS? A magnolia tree when it is blooming.

22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My Husband.

23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO POSTED THIS NOTE? Yup!

24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Detroit Tigers Baseball. I love Kenny Rogers, their pitcher. NOT THE SINGER!!

25. HAIR COLOR? Dark Brown.

26. EYE COLOR? Hazel

27. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No.

28. FAVORITE FOOD? Taco Bell.

29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings.

30. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? On Tv - "Armageddon"; at the movies - "The Simpsons Movie"

31. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Gray with Snoopy on it

32. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer.

33. HUGS OR KISSES? Can I say both?

34. FAVORITE DESSERT? Ice cream cake.

35. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Katie

36. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I don't know.

37. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? "Georgianna, The Duchess of Devonshire", since October. Since I started blogging, my reading has fallen to the bedside and collecting dust.

38. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Penguins

39. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? I didn't watch TV! OMG!!

40. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? Children giggling! That is a good one Sandy.

41. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Rolling Stones.

42. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Hawaii.

43. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I like to scrap and stamp, but I am not a pro.

44. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Detroit, MI

45. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Every one's!

46. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? At a bar in another country. Okay, I live right next door to Canada, so it is not that hard to be in another country.

I know you are supposed to do 25 people, but I don't think I know that many.

I tag:

Katie
Michaela
Marcia
Michele
Ally
Ikki
Traci
Hula
Jeannie

I also want to say that I had gotten two awards. I will post them in a bit.

Friday Book Projects: The Snow Speaks

It is Friday Book Projects with Sandy. My kids love this because they know that at least once a week, we are going to be doing crafts.

We did this project two weeks ago. The book was "The Snow Speaks" by Nancy Carlstrom.

We ripped pieces of white paper and then glued them on another sheet of paper. Like layers of snow. Then we put glitter glue and more glitter on the top. We used cotton balls for snowmen. As you will see when you scroll down, the kids love the glitter glue.

Here is Lindsey's, the eight year old. She came after we had finished. Lindsey's is different. She used cottonballs for everything.

Here is Adela's, the 2 1/2 year old.

Here is Michaela's, the four year old. Sorry, I don't know why that came out so dark.

Playing The Random Questions Game

The Sisterhood of Scrap had decided to ask some random questions. I decided to answer them because I didn't have anything to put on my blog. I am being lazy right now and I haven't taken any pictures of my scrap pages.

1. What color are your socks you have on now? White with gray at the tootsies and heal.
2. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My Husband.
3. What did you have for lunch today? Mac -n-cheese.
4. Name someone you admire. Right now, I have to say, Oprah.
5. How many cars have you owned? 4 cars.
6. How many homes have you lived in? 3 homes.
7. Are you left-handed or right-handed? Right-handed.
8. Do you wear shoes around the house? No.
9. What was the last thing you took a photo of? A leaf on untouched snow.
10. Do you like hot chocolate? Yup!

More Blog Fun

Since I had done Michaela with the stamp at Image Chef, I thought it would only be fair to do the other kids.

Here is Adela, Lindsey gave her the nickname, Squishy Cheeks.

Here is Lindsey, Adela gave her the nickname, Sissy.

Here is Michaela, Adela gave her the nickname, Bebe.

Namesake Layout and Thanks

I think sometimes, I am to wordy when I described my pages. So, I am going to just point out anything significant. I used this layout for a challenge at Sisterhood of Scrap.

This layout is called Namesake. We had named our second child Michaela Lucille, after my Dad and Jason' Great Aunt Lucy. I got the idea from "Creating Keepsake Magazine". I love this paper. It has stripes of glitter on it.

The journaling I had typed here explains why we named her Michaela Lucille.

I just want people to know, that I was just bummed about losing a follower. I swear I was not fishing for followers.

I also want to thank my bloggy friends for the nice comments you said. I know who my friends are and thanks.

Blogging Addiction

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Well, there you have it, I have issues!

(Reposting) After posting the fun stuff, I noticed - I lost a follower. I don't know why I feel like someone punched me. This particular person never visited my blog. But, it was still crummy to see.

I Love Bloggy Love!

This Kindred Spirit Award was given to me by Jeannie. Jeannie was my first follower. She had brightened my day back then. She is a funny lady with her Caturday posts. I love looking at her Monday Monet posts. Jeannie always seems to brighten my day when I need it. Now the award is brand spanking new. The author of this award is Audrey. Do check her blog, she explains why she made this award. Now I give this award to:

• Katie
• Michaela
  

This award is given to you in appreciation of your lovely and witty comments and for always knowing the right thing to say at the right time....
I received this award from Yaya. I find this women funny and inspring. I wish her and her husband to be blessed soon. Yaya, I am so glad I decided to check your blog out.

Now, I received this adorable award already, and I followed the rules with giving it to 10 people. But, I have another person I want to give it to:

• Michelle - Right now she is going thru alot of stuff. So, if you have time, go give her some bloggy love.

She Is The Next Elvis!

Here I go again! I love this site, http://www.imagechef.com/. I used a picture of Michaela. Adela the 2 1/2 year old gave her the nick name, Bebe.

I Just Got Back From The Beach!

I was just starting to fall in love with Photobucket, when I decided to check out ImageChef.com. I think this is so cool!! I am gonna have to sign up for an account with this site as well. Man, I am aready hogging the computer. My family is going to be so irritated with me. Oh well, life goes on, right?

Friday Book Projects - Zug the Bug

Sandy over at Just for Fun has started Friday Book Project. Click here to see the other participants.

I decided to read "Zug the Bug" and make fingerprint bugs with watercolors. I am not really creative, so it is extremely easy.

First you just put all over the paper whatever color you want with the paint. Then you let it dry.

With markers, you put the finishing touches on the bugs.

Lindsey's masterpiece.

I Feel So Special! Another Award

Sandy over at The Adams Family has given my this very cute award. Thank you so much Sandy! You have become such a good bloggy friend!

This award is given to you in appreciation of your lovely and witty comments and for always knowing the right thing to say at the right time....
I am to pass this award on to 10 bloggers that make me feel special. I have so many bloggy friends to choose from.

• Ikki


• Alexandria


• Traci


• Michele


• Lindsey


• Kelley


• Kate


• Jenny


• Emma


• Lin

I also was given an award by Kelley. She is one of my Sisterhood stamping buddies. Check her work, it is fantastic. Her cards are lovely. I already have this award, so if any of my bloggy buddies do not have this award, please take it for your wonderful blogs.