Whew... it's been a LOOOOONG week!

Okay, so the last time I posted, I was on a roll... keeping up with my blog, keeping you informed of the ongoings in my life... and suddenly, I lost it. I knew my "on top of it streak" would come to an end... and it did... but here I am... back in the saddle... exhausted, but I'm here.

I've been making jewelry, scrapbook pages,

cards,

and memories... My mom visited this weekend and for the first time in a VERY long time, we got to stamp together. She brought my nephew, Noah, with her and he'll be staying with us for a month until we meet back up in the Outer Banks of NC for our VACATION!!! So, since Friday afternoon, there hasn't been a single dull moment in my house! We all know that when Momma comes to town, gifts aren't far behind... and luckily, my Anniversary (9 precious years of marital bliss) is next week, followed by my birthday in July... so to celebrate, Momma blessed us with this...

oh yeah, baby... my very own all in one... fax, copier, printer, and the very best photo printer there is! She even loaded us up with photo paper & ink refills... So now, I don't have to wait for pictures to get developed... no lines, no wasting time or money... I can print each picture the size and shape that I want it and no one can stop me! So as you can see above (my strawberry picking pages)... I've already put my new toy to use. I printed all the small prints on the right side as 2X2 prints so I could get more pics on the page. Great, huh? Oh, and the fun didn't stop there... Momma just ordered the whole set of Nestablilities, so do you know what that means? You guessed it... her clone inherits the ones that she'll have double of once she receives her shipment of Nesties... LOOK WHAT I GOT...

and if you look a little closer at the Lattebella card pictured above, you'll see that I've already put my Nesties to use too! I can not complain... I AM a blessed girl.

I've seen many people posting pics of their "stamp/scrap haven" and I have finally taken pictures of my space... I'll post those tomorrow... for now, I've got to get FOUR kiddos into bed! Ta~

Insanity runs in the family...

We inherit it from our children!

I got this quote from a dear friend of mine after thinking long and hard about what the perfect title for these pictures should be. I'm not sure where I got the sketch for this page from, but as soon as I figure that out, I'll be sure to share that info with you. The base is ballet blue, then layered with a white piece that I stamped using Fabulous Flowers. I pulled my colors from the DP used under the picture panel from a pack called Cutie Pie. I LOVE dp, and many of you don't know that I used to be DEAD SET AGAINST using DP. I am a stamper first, so making my own DP has always been the way I've gone. I have learned, though, that sometimes you have to open up your options a bit by adding elements that you wouldn't "normally" add to get the look on your page that you are going for.

These pictures were taken at Christmas this year. The kids were soooo willing to sit and make goofy faces and funny gestures as long as we were snapping shots of them. They're all such hams! I stamped out the word "insanity" using the Doodle Alphabet and then layered various punches to spell out the word on the page. I hand-wrote the rest of the title/quote. My color palette was: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron, Night of Navy, and Ballet Blue. I framed the top center image using So Saffron to draw attention to the goofy picture cause it's so darn cute! This page is a little busy for me, but I had to include all the pictures... it wouldn't be complete if I hadn't!

I didn't get to do any of the sketch challenges this weekend, but hopefully, I'll get to play tonight. Have a great day!