Mother's Day

When I saw this card, I knew I had to CASE it for Mother's Day.  It matches the colors of the gift I am getting for my mom.  I got her a Vera Bradley monogrammed tote in Go Wild-colors black and yellow.  Just perfect!

And my darling Corbin baby who is almost 13 months old made his contribution too with the following handprint art.

Birthday Cards

First birthday card for Corbin baby with inspiration found HERE.

and the birthday card for my teen with inspiration found HERE.

A Seuss-tastical Party

Corbin's first birthday party was so much fun!

Table setting with fresh flowers, lollipops, and pinwheels



Birthday book for guests to sign and leave a message for the birthday boy




Party favors for the little ones




The awesome cake made by my dear friend Pam and the little smash cupcake for Corbin baby





Food! and ribbon topiary which took 6 large rolls of riboon-whew!



Birthday Banner



Enjoying his very own treat



The colorful chalked sidewalk that my teen helped me color



Birthday balloon wreath



Decorated windows inside

Another Update

Wow! It has been a long time since my last post. Unfortunately, we were not able to move and so decided to do some renovating. We added some kitchen cabinets, replaced countertops, replaced kitchen floor, added a metal roof, added a vinyl fence, bought some living room furniture, and traded my car for a small SUV. And now, finally, maybe, we are done for awhile!

Many thanks for your thoughts and prayers for my brother in law. He has some health issues and is blind. He is currently in a nursing facility and it is unknown at this time whether he will be able to care for himself again. He is doing good in rehabilitation learning how to walk again and feeding himself. Time will tell.

On a happier note, my Corbin baby will be one year old this week. We celebrated this past Saturday and I have lots of pictures to share. The theme was Dr. Seuss and it was a fun day!!

Updates

Just popping in for a few quick updates. We are in the middle of buying a home and also listing our current home for sale. If all continues to go well, we are set to close the day after Thanksgiving. Needless to say, it's hard to keep my house picture perfect for a realtor to show at any time with a little baby in the house. So there hasn't been much time for crafting. Hopefully, once we make the move and I get my new craft room (yes, a whole room!) set up, there will be more time for creativity-but it's looking like it might be after the holidays.

Also, baby Corbin is crawling and golly, can he move fast! He is also pulling up on everything which makes for one exhausted mama. We haven't installed the baby gates since we are planning to move soon, so I am right behind him on all of his explorations.

Some of you know about my brother-in-law...he has been moved out of intensive care, but is still in the hospital. He is blind in one eye and can only see shadows from the other. There are other medical issues, but we still don't know the extent of them yet. They are currently looking for housing for him, probably in a care facility and he will need some psychiatric care to deal with his attempt at suicide and the aftermath. Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers!

Candy Corn Cupcakes

These candy corn cupcakes-as seen on Pinterest-were so much fun to make and delicious to eat! I am thrilled with how they turned out.

Birthday Wreath

My friend's son, who we are visiting Saturday, is turning 2. He is having a Sesame Street themed birthday party and I made a balloon wreath for the front door. It was so much fun to make! and I'm planning on a Dr. Seuss one for Corbin-baby on his first birthday-which isn't until April.

Who-o-o is two?

I made this little owlie card (inspiration HERE) for a special little friend of mine who is turning 2 this weekend. We are traveling about 3 hours to his birthday party. It will be the longest trip we have taken Corbin baby on. We'll see how it goes!

ACAD Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Here is my challenge card for the ACAD Non-traditional Christmas colors. I used red, white, and blue. The tree and sentiment are heat embossed.

Supplies used: PTI Tree Trimming Trio and Take a Bough sets, PTI Pure Poppy cardstock, SU Night of Navy cardstock, PTI Pure Poppy buttons, white embossing powder, SU Modern Label punch

Hubby Birthday

My husband's birthday card for Saturday-yay! I have it ready early. Inspiration found HERE.

Supplies used: Stampin' Up Happiest Birthday Wishes set, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand, and Pool Party cardstock, Twitterpated dsp, baker's twine, Vintage Trinkets brads, and library clips