Happy Birthday "C"!

Hello!  This is a card I made for Cecilia's birthday yesterday over on Tradefish Designs.  I know...I am a day late and a dollar short.  This was supposed to post yesterday and my Frankenstein card today, but I obviously switched the dates when I scheduled them!  I didn't realize until late yesterday afternoon, so I just decided to reschedule it for today. Sorry, C!
In celebration of "C"s birthday, she is offering the Another Year set for only $10!!!!  I used a sentiment and the banner stamp from this set for the card above.  I paper pieced the banners with some DP from My Mind's Eye.  Sorry for the smokey looking photo.  It has been so dreary and rainy, and I can't get my lighting right.  Time to buy an Ott light (spelling?)!  Make sure you stop over and wish Cecilia a Happy Birthday over on Tradefish Designs!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Eat more cake!

Hi there!  Today's card features stamps from Tradefish Designs, Another Year stamp set, .  I pieced the cake with My Mind's Eye Lime Twist DP, and then added some "frosting" to the cake with a snow marker.  I layered it onto the pink polka dot patterned paper and then stamped the sentiment directly on the DP.  I love to stamp sentiments onto DP as long as it is light enough to read and not to busy.  I added some baker's twine to the bottom to tie it all together.  This is such a fun birthday set.  Lot's of fun birthday sentiments, a balloon, a party hat and a pennant to create banners.  Paper piecing is one of my favorite techniques!  Love stamping on my patterned papers.  The 6x6 pads are perfect for cards since the patterns are on a smaller scale.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Happy Birthday Max & Luke!

Max & Luke are officially 5 years old today! We had their big party on Sunday with family and friends.  They were so excited to open their presents and patiently waited while everyone ate dinner first.  We celebrated with batman decorations, cake and a pinata.  Fun stuff!

It is hard to believe they are 5.  Sometimes I feel like I have missed more of their five years because there are two!  On the other hand, what a challenge and double the fun it has been raising them side by side-the best of friends.  They have HUGE imaginations.  I love to watch them play together, as if no one else exists.  Max has speech delays and it is hard to understand a lot of what he says, but Luke always knows what he wants.  Their personalities are very different.  Luke is always on the move, loud, VERY talkative and a drama mama! He is funny and even when he is doing something he shouldn't, he can make you smile!  Max is quiet, FULL of affection, always knows when you need a hug, kiss or an "I love you, monny" (that's what he calls me). 

So our recent birthday extravaganza is over for now.  I like to refer to the past few weeks as "Christmas in spring"! The presents, parties, celebrations and drain of the pocket book, make it feel like the holidays for sure, but I wouldn't have it any other way.  LOVE my boys!

Thanks for stopping by. I may have a card later this evening, but probably not until tomorrow.  It will be nice to get back into my regular creative routine!

Emily

The Stamps Of Life-numbers4cake release!

Hello! The Stamps Of Life just released 4 new sets!  The numbers4cake set coordinates with the cake2build set that released the first of the month.  You can add the number candles to the top of the cake, or like I did in the cards above, use them alone!
Both my dad and my baby sister have birthday's coming up-1 week apart! Spring is a busy, busy birthday time of year in my family. All of my boys have birthdays in the spring, too!  This birthday set will definitely get very inky in the months to come!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

cake2build-The Stamps Of Life

Hello! Today I have another card using the newest release from The Stamps Of Life, cake2build. This set is so much fun! I love that you can build or make a cake for any occasion.  This card is pieced using paper from My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue collection. I love the blue, brown and orange. Perfect for little boys!

You are going to love the set that will be released in another week that coordinates with this set! I can't wait to show you!  Click on the link above to find out how you can become a club member and enjoy these fabulous stamps at an incredible price! Don't like to be tied down to memberships....no worries! You can still order The Stamps Of Life sets individually at great low prices and incredible $1 shipping (in the US).

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

The Stamps of Life February release...

Stamps: bunny4Easter

Stamp sets used:  words2color, birthday4cookie, borders2build

Stamp set used:  eggs2hunt

Stamps used:  coffe4two, labels2build

Here are some more goodies I made with the new releases from The Stamps Of Life this month!  I also used some of my older sets to show you how well their stamps work together!

Remember how I talked about awaiting the day that I could open all of my windows and let in some fresh air? Well, yesterday was that day!!!!! I washed some windows and did some cleaning with all of the windows open and it was FABULOUS!  Today looks like another open window day! LOVE it!

Hope you are having an "open your windows" kind of day, too! Thanks for stopping by!

Emily