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~

Swap Crazy!

Anette and I have been hard at work over the last week, creating layouts and putting together 6X6 recipe cards for a Recipe Swap we signed up for on Splitcoast... (Hi girls!) We had such a great time doing these, and we're so proud of our creations (as it's our first recipe swap, and our first 6X6 swap), so I decided to ruin the surprise for the other participants so I could share it with you (my loyal readers)...

I signed up for the letter X and my recipe was "eXtra Easy Cherry Cheesy Pie."

You can't really see on the scan, but on the red background, I stamped the cherries from the Tart and Tangy Stamp set from the Occassions Mini Catalog.

Anette had the letters L and N... she made cards for "Luscious Lemon Squares" and "Never Enough Manicotti...

We were so pleased with the results... I hope we've inspired you today... I'm really getting the hang of this whole "scrapbooking thing"! Thanks for checking in on me... I'll be back tomorrow to show you the other progress I've made this weekend on my personal scrapbook!

God Bless,

Sara