Wow...it has been like forever! I can't believe it has been so long since I have been on my blog.  It's not like I have been super busy either.  I have been in a slump. I'm trying to get myself out of it.  Trying to eat better and get some excercise hoping that might kick my butt back in gear.

Catching Up

Where to begin.  We finally celebrated Christmas with my family.  My brother hosted Christmas this year.  He has a farm with horses and cows that the kids just love going to see.  We weren't able to ride the horses this time because it was too cold. But that is a selling point to taking the long drive to visit him.  Here is a pic of J with one of the horses...

And here she is with the calfs...

In an earlier post I showed pictures of a shadow box I put together with a can opener.  That gift was for my brother.  It was hilarious watching his reaction when he opened it.  He was laughing so hard.  He asked me where I found it and when my husband told him I made it he was quite impressed.  He said it was put together so well that he just assumed I found it and bought it for him.  I love it when that happens.  It's such a good feeling.

On a different note, earlier this week was J's birthday.  She turned 12.  I made her the following two cards one from mom and dad, and one from her brother MJ.

This year is already flying by.  I can't believe next week is Ash Wednesday and Valentine's day. Wow!!!

Lulu

Last One????

I think this may be my last Christmas card I put together that I haven't posted yet.  I was going through my pictures and realized I didn't post this one.

This card is just like the one I did earlier.  It is 6x6.  The only difference is I changed the character.  I did a mouse this time instead of the penguin.  This little guy went to my niece.  

I finally finished my scrapbook pages over the weekend from our camping trip last year.  I started them and then got side tracked by the holidays.  So they were never finished.  I am proud to say they are now completed.

Lulu

Christmas project

Good Afternoon!  Here is another Christmas project I did for my brother.  The story behind this is that my brother is preparing for a natural disaster.  In his basement he built a pantry and is stocking it with canned goods and everything he would need if a disaster hit.  You would laugh if you saw this room because he has enough food to feed an entire town.  Last time I saw the pantry I asked him where the can opener was.  He replied upstairs in the kitchen. And I told him that is not going to help if he is stuck down in the basement.  So for Christmas I made him a shadow box with a can opener in it.  Here is my work in progress...

I etched on the glass...

I can't wait to give it to him.  Due to some unforeseen illnesses we haven't been able to get together for Christmas yet.  Hopefully soon.  My sister-in-law knows what I did and she is looking forward to seeing it.

Lulu

Happy Thursday!

Good Morning!

I am so excited today. We are going on a family vacation this year.  It has been eight years since we have gone on a family vacation that did not involve sports.  I can't wait.  I think 2013 is going to be a good year for us.  We decided to do this trip for a couple of reasons. One, it will be our 20th wedding anniversary this year. WOW! Second, this may be our last opportunity to take a family vacation before MJ goes off to college. This all started with friends of ours who got a great deal on a cruise. Told us about the deal and we thought let's do it. It will be fun to have our two families together on a cruise. We have a lot of fun together. 

Now onto my card.  I made this card for the onesie gift I talked about yesterday.

I made this card 6x6. Then added a 5.5x5.5 red background.  I ran the red paper through my Cuttlebug for the snowflakes on the top 3/4 of the paper.  Using the Winter Frolics Cricut Cartridge for the penguin I cut him at 4.5 in and then pop dot him on the card. And used the sentiment Merry Christmas from a Reflections Stamp set.

Can anyone suggest to me a good stamp cleaner? I have to admit I am clueless in that area and don't want to end up buying something that doesn't work.

Lulu