..::Sneak Peek at Tobias' Costume::..

How cute is my baby!! The one where he's checkin out his trick or treat bucket is so cute! He trick or treated his brothers and got a rock and some kind of cards and he's so amazed at looking in that bucket!

..::Need a hand anyone?::..

Bub and I spent a bit this afternoon making witch fingers to shock Trev with when he gets home from school. Of course Bub being Bub he had to go a step further and make an entire hand...I think they turned out cute in a gross sort of way of course! Every year we are going to try making something new for Halloween. Traditions have to start somewhere, and what better place then in the kitchen!

..::I love choo!::..

This was a fast layout. I cut this paper up and did not use it the other day so I threw this together!
I have to put little hearts coming out of the uh ...um...hmm what is that thing called...whatever the front pipe bit! LOL!

..::Blog Award::..

How sweet! Kim gave me an award!! Thank you much!! I am so glad she stumbled upon me. She really is inspiring and a great person. I am so happy to have met you Kim!

The rules are: 1. Pass on to 5 people
2. Answer a list of questions with one word
3. post on their blog to let them know I left the award

My five people are: Dawn, Jessica, Lynn, and 2 people I have to chase down!

Questions:
1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your hair? brown
3. Your mother? happy
4. Your father? lonely
5. Your favorite food? potato
6. Your dream last night? odd
7. Your favorite drink? tea
8. Your dream/goal? stability
9. What room are you in? basement
10. Your hobby? scrapbooking
11. Your fear? POSSUMS
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? finished
13. Where were you last night? family
14. Something that you aren't? murderer (lol!)
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish list item? cartridges
17. Where did you grow up? boring!
18. Last thing you did? dinner
19. What are you wearing? jammies
20. Your TV? on
21. Your Pets? hairy!
22. Friends? more
23. Your life? happy
24. Your mood? content
25. Missing Someone? nope
26. vehicle? car
27. Something your not wearing? frown
28. Your favorite store? target
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When was the last time you laughed? dinner
31. Last time you cried? weekish
32. Your best friend? Brent
33. One place that I go to over and over? store
34. Facebook? nope
35. Favorite place to eat? Logans

..::My little cowboy::..

How stinkin cute is he?! I think the pacifier screams cowboy!

..::Autism::..

This was tough to do...Bub saw me working on it and said Oh great...the worst day of my life. I explained this was for me not so much for him...he wouldn't have this page as a memory unless he wanted to. I then went on to explain that maybe he could see the picture as change....things changed after that. If only I could convince myself to see it the same way. This was the picture...the only one that turned out from his 8th grade graduation. I hadn't seen him in a group setting since first grade...Since his diagnosis this picture haunts me. It screams at me to wake up and see what's there.

I wasn't going to share it...but then I decided by not sharing it might be that I'm ashamed. I am not ashamed. He is still my baby. My sweet sweet boy. I just don't want to add pain to pain. Here's to healing...

..::My Brown Eyed Boy::..

I had some scrap block...but I like the way this turned out! I had no idea I had a cartridge with scrabble tiles on it!! Woohoo!! And lol I may not be able to sew a straight line but I rock the curve ones...

..::Some simple vintage cards::..

I have something to share!!!

I don't remember how I found these but let me tell you when I sat down last night to see if I could just fold a piece of fabric remotely close to the real deal...I was hooked! 15 petals later...I had to redo this flower OMG so many times I lost track! but!!! It is so gorgeous! My only dilemas are 1. boys and flowers don't go together, and 2. the bulkyness. I have to find some thinner fabric. Anyway, here is a picture of my little-not so little flower. This fabric was cut at 3"...I think I'm going to try 1 1/2 next. The flower is called a Kanzashi flower. I'm ordering a book on all the folds...this is one of 3 that I know of so far. Click on Kanzashi to see a video and get instructions. I hope you all can use these beautiful little creations! I do recommend using starch and a bone folder for your creasing. It made life so much easier!

..::Tobias and Jesus::..

Finally!! I didn't think this would ever get done! I was so picky with it. This is the third layout...the other 2 I tore apart. I printed out the sheet music for Jesus Loves Me and inked it and roughed up my edges which gave it the ooomph I was wanting! All in all I think it turned out OK. Now Trev wants one too! First request he's made for a page...I am so excited to make him one!

..::Halloween Candle Holders::..

I wanted to try something new and fun with the boys this year. Tyler loved it and Trever...not so much. He is making a ghost that I have to finish. Tyler made a pumpkin and I made Frankenstein for Tobias. It was messy but oh so cute!

..::Christmas::..

One of two pictures that exist of me before...I dunno... the age of 5? I'm the littlest one not paying any attention to the camera of course!

..::More layouts::..

Hopefully these pictures are better! Probably not much better as it's a rainy day and taking a picture outside where the dry space was very limited was difficult at best!

..::My Punkin Butt::..

Tobias has been having problems sleeping. For days now... BUT!! he took an hourish nap and I was able to get a layout done HOORAY!!! Sometimes I feel like I have to create or I'm going to stop breathing. I hope I'm not alone in that feeling! Anyway...here it is...I hear him stirring...Just in time! Happy Monday! P.S. I used a sketch from Beggahuna...her sketches are AMAZING!! Check them out!

..::To(E)bias::..

..::Tobias and his first Pumpkin Man::..

Every year since Bub was little we have made this pumpkin man. Tyler still loves him as much today as he did 11 years ago. Here is Tobias with his first ever Pumpkin man!

..::Explosion Box::..

I still don't feel like myself but my addiction to all things paper has kept me creating! Everyone else is totally over this crap. Thank God! For some reason I'm going on two weeks with it tho. I love the way this turned out. Not sure I'm totally happy with the lid tho. I've got 3 others I'm working on as well. I will post those when I finish them.