Warm Snowflakes

I bought some Old Olive DP (sorry, I can’t remember the name of it) a few months ago and have started cutting into it.  I like how Old Olive looks with River Rock.  I stamped a snowflake and added dazzling diamonds to it, then cut out some snowflakes (Cuttlebug die) to layer on top.  I [...]

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Olive Christmas Angel

This was one of the first Christmas sets I acquired when I started stamping.  I’m not sure I like the angel in Old Olive, but gave it a shot anyway.  I watercolored the angel using reinkers, cut it out and attached it with pop dots. It’s hard to see in the picture but the angel [...]

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Welcome Little Jayden!

My husband’s niece just had a baby boy last week.  Yikes!  Good thing I bought the onesies in a bigger size so they’ll still fit.  I started this gift set awhile ago and finally bought the iron on transfers to finish it. The bunny was watercolored, cut out and is on pop dots to give [...]

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Mom, you can take my picture now…

Imagine my surprise when my “I don’t like my picture taken” child asked me to take his picture!  Never mind that he didn’t have his hair combed, his face scrubbed, or even clean clothes on.  What’s a mom to do, except take the 2 minute opportunity and click away.  He is such a photogenic kid [...]

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Life At Our House

I was talking with my girlfriend today on how difficult it is to get a decent Christmas photo when you’re involving kids…or more specifically, your own.  Ugh!
My oldest has a habit of giving me the smile he thinks I want, which is far from natural.  My middle child dislikes having his picture taken, which has [...]

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Sweet Little Girl

I have been having fun taking pictures again and so I wanted to share a few I took of my daughter.  You would never know it, but she was so crabby while I took these pictures.  Yes, I was pushing it, trying to get one last good one in before I put the camera away…but [...]

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