I dare you not to laugh...

...so I was trolling the internet today and I found this:

Too freakin funny...

Cute little cards and matching envelopes...

on sale now in my Etsy store. Check them out:

Yummy 3x3 notcards complete with handmade, stamped envelopes! Yeah!

The cheeky quote from a few minute ago...

...it really gave me a chuckle. It's partially obscene, and pure hilarity. That is if you have the same twisted sense of humor I do. So without further ado:

"I believe in my cosmetics line. There are plenty of charities for the homeless. Isn't it time someone helped the homely?" ~Dolly Parton

I know that there is volumes wrong with her statement, but I can't help but give a little giggle...

I have an addiction Sir!

...an addiction to sparkly, scrumptious, shiny glitter glue, particularly of the stickles variety... Yummy!!! You'll see what I am talking about as you see the pics below...
Anywho, the first card I did today was for Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge. The movie this week is: One of my all time favorites! They also gave an optional sketch to follow here:

I liked the sketch and also wanted to try my hand at hand with design studio and my Cricut yet again... This is what I ended up with:

See my latest purchase, yummy, sugar-coated brads:

And the fun Prima accent flower:

Evidence of my addiction:

I liked the sketch so much I did another card, following the suggestion for a card inspired by the zoo from The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge Blog. This one is for my besest's son's 1st bday coming up this week:

I stamped and colored the cupcake with colored pencils, and then indulged in waterfall stickles...

The girafe:

And elephant, both cut from the Zoobaloo cartridge:

More yummy brads:

The little present decor from the Paper Pups cartridge, and Landon's name, to which a added some more stickles, and a little paper piecing:

Whew... it has been a busy crafting day... Well, I'm off to watch Mary Poppins with the kids and my mom who's visiting... Don't worry though, I'll be back soon!! :)

Sweet Tags, pencil cups, and some more snow....

So, here's some stuff I have been working on...

First up are Valentine's Day Tags for Zachary to take to school:

He helped with the design and putting the flowers together. The flowers , tags, rectangular background, and the sentiment were all cut using the George cartridge for the Cricut and Design Studio. The cupcakes were originally a solo stamp, but I thought it needed company, so I stamped, cut out, stamped again, and again, and again... Then I placed the singular cutout on top of the cupcke and I stamped and stamped another on each side to make a yummy trio. I colored them with colored pencils, and then cut then out and popped them on with foamies. I added some heart brads and the piece de resistance... sparkly dark pink glitter glue. Yeah! Here's what each tag looks like:

I also decorated my pencil cups, I picked up the DCWV Summer Stack a few days ago, as it was deeply discounted and decided to jazz up my coffee can pen cups. You likey?

And finally, I know its winter and we all have snow, but this is the first real thick snow we've seen here in South Jersey this year, Zach even has a two-hour delay this morning. This is the view from our balcony:

And of the ironwork:

I did finally, after weeks of waiting, get my Cricut cartridges in the mail yesterday, but I haven't had time to play just yet. The cartridges I got were ZooBalloo, Paper Doll Dress Up, Paper Pups, and Home Accents Solutions. I can't wait to try them out! TTFN!!

Pictures from New York and Maine

I apologize that I haven't really been on the ball lately, but it has been such a busy couple of weeks, between visiting relatives and packing and getting organized for a four day road trip to Maine sans munchkins.

The first few photos are from last Tuesday. My mom, the munchkins, and I went to pick up two of my aunts from JFK Intl. in New York. They were flying in from Minneapolis. Here's a pic of my mom waiting for their luggage with Allie McButterpants (the quality isn't the greatest until I started playing with the settings, they get better I swear):

From the airport we drove over to Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens. My great-grandmother was laid to rest there in 1929, sadly, without a headstone. Part of our mission in New York was to find a monument maker to makr the grave properly and without an astronomical cost. In the photo my great-grandmother's final resting place is two rows behind the masoleum seen in th epicture:

After wandering Queens and finishing up sme not-so-much-fun stuff we decided to head into Manhattan and enjoy some of the touristy stuff, like Rockerfeller Center:

And Radio City Music Hall (from left to right, Zachie, my aunt Caroline, my mom, my aunt Barb, and random guy who rudely walked in font of me as I took the picture):

We also drove by ground zero before heading back to South Jersey and they went on to my parents home in PA.

That Friday, Jimmy and I packed up the kids to go to my parents and packed up ourselves to visit his best bud in Portland, Maine. While the 8 hour drive leaves something to be desired, the trip was fun and relaxing and a welcome mini-vacation from the munchkins.

One of the first things we went to see was the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth. OH, did I mention that they had had 29 inches of snow in the prior week, which was still covering everything in sight? This is the entrance to Fort Williams Park, where the lighthouse is located:

This is picture from the side of the lighthouse of the rocky, snow-covered coast. I love, love, love how this pic turned out:

And of course, the light itself:

As I said we were visiting friends, and they have the most adorable 8-month old bundle of love, who goes by the name of Griffin. He's my new beau:

This is JImmy and his buddy doing what they do best, ROCK BAND!

On the way home we decided to stop in Connnecticut at th eMohegan Sun Casino. We put a few dollars in the slots and I actually walked away with nearly $300... Which put a nice little smile on my face:

So that's it for pictures.

I have a few crafting packages coming in the mail. I ordered some new supplies and a few cartridges for my Cricut, so I will have some fun things to show you soon, promise...

:)

Hey What's that up there?

...Oh that? It's just my new banner... You likey? I made a collage, and then I took a picture. I think it's snazzy... :) That's all... I am leaving in the am for Maine! Woot! Woot! I'll check you folks on the flipside!