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Pinterest, March menu and birthdays

2012-02-26T05:30:00.003-06:00

Wow, another month coming very soon! I am going to do something new with my meal posts. I've set up a pinboard, March Meals, for my monthly meal links. Every month I will change the name of the month on that board, moving the meals we had to my Foods Tried & True board. I give an honest description of what we though in the description. So head on over and check out some of what we'll be

CC363 SCS Color Challenge, Sweet little birthday greetings

2012-02-22T13:26:00.000-06:00

You didn't really think I'd stay wordless too long did you?Well, maybe, as I don't post too regularly, but here I am again! I LOVE grey lately, especially with yellow. But this was pretty too with the pink.When we redo our main bathroom, I'm looking forward to lots of white, with touches of yellow and grey. This card gives a head start on some March birthdays. I already have three anniversary

Wordless Wednesday, Winter Beauty

2012-02-22T08:00:00.002-06:00

Birthday CASE and CAS

2012-02-16T05:30:00.000-06:00

As you can likely tell, Pinterest has become a favorite place for me to hang out at. So much inspiration. But better yet, I'm loving that I'm finally putting some of it to good use and DOING things!! I was able to make several of this card in no time at all. Pinterest source (in case you can't see it in the link below)Actual newsletter I saw it in. Happy day!

February Take Twelve

2012-02-15T06:00:00.000-06:00

It's that time of the month again, Ella Publishing's Take Twelve!A definite Valentine's theme going on here as I went around the house capturing some lovely sights. Please don't mind the softened features of some of the faces to protect privacy.This was the first time in a long time I have done some digi scrapping!My page elements and paper are from Jessica Sprague using the Spellbound Paper

Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-02-14T13:26:00.001-06:00

One of my favorite days! While we don't honor/celebrate the Valentine Saint or it's history, I love themed things and hearts and chocolate are the best! I was busy last evening making these yummy cinnamon rolls. More Pinterest ideas!! But I do enjoy putting all those awesome "pins" to good use. Heart shaped cinnamon rolls,unbaked, baked, but the beautiful cinnamon swirls didn't show through

Valentines, Pinterest Inspired

2012-02-13T08:00:00.000-06:00

Loving the inspiration from my Pintrest "Stamping Inspiration" boards!All of these cards were Pinterest inspired. And all of them were made from things in my stash...and I still have quite a stash left for next year! Scrabble LOVE card,Source So glad we're friends,Source Warmth of true friendship,Source Happy Valentine's Day,Source Envelope heart explosion,Source Source Source...ha, this is my

75 years old!

2012-02-09T12:00:00.000-06:00

A man in our bible study turned 75 yesterday, so we sent him home with cupcakes and a card after our bible study last evening. This was his card, CAS! And the cupcakes are show in the previous post.

January & February FOOD links

2012-02-09T11:55:00.000-06:00

Time for a little update here. The blog posting has been on the back burner lately. Don't really know why other than I've just not been super motivated to post. So here I am with my food links for the last two months. I know my SIL is patiently waiting for a few of them... Fajita Ranch Chicken Wraps, very good!White Cheddar Chicken Pasta, YUM!Ham & Pineapple Fried Rice, OK.Savory Meat Pie,

Move More, Eat Well, January recap

2012-02-02T04:00:00.001-06:00

Wow, what a month! I've lost 5.6 lbs and a total of 7.25" all over my bod. This is HUGE for me. I've not been able to lose weight for several years now. Been a slow, but steady gain. Not huge amounts, but none-the-less, gains. I started using myfitnesspal.com on January 5, 2012 and haven't looked back. It was quite an eye opener to see how much I must have been eating before I started in

OLW Janaury Blog Hop!

2012-02-01T10:00:00.033-06:00

Hello, and WELCOME! Welcome to our OLW 2012 blog hop. So thrilled to be welcoming a new year and a new word, CULTIVATE. If you have arrived here from Lisa's blog, you are in the right spot. A complete blog hop list is at the bottom of this post. I chose a bright, new color scheme of yellows with grey and red and any other colors that might pop out over the year Cultivate in it's truest

Project Life Inspired

2012-01-26T12:44:00.003-06:00

Well hello little lost blog post in Drafts... I couldn't resist putting this card together based on a Flybaby stamping challenge using the spotlighting technique. The sentiment is from an Ali Edward's set from Technique Tuesday.

2012 Project Life

2012-01-20T08:00:00.000-06:00

Finally caught up with this year and got my 2012 PL album off and running. I'm loving the Cobalt collection that I chose. It has my most favorite little quote in it "Live, Laugh, Love"! Keeping it simple. I've added some extra page protectors with things like the drawings from our Pictionary game, nutritional info from Culver's, a recipe, and some artwork of DD2's.I'm seeing a lot of great

Diary of 5

2012-01-17T13:55:00.003-06:00

This idea just in from my friend MJ's blog and originally found here. I'm waiting for a bunch of photos to upload (working on 2011 Year in Review Shutterfly books for my kids...since it doesn't ask below what I'm working on...), so while I wait I will amuse you with a few random things. Join us! I've always wanted to do this. I have seen several Simple Woman posts and love them, and have

Pass the Book

2012-01-14T15:12:00.001-06:00

This second post for today finds me ready to pass along a great book about friendships.I won the chance to read this book over at Melissa's blog where she hosts a monthly Pass the Book blog activity. The Girls From Ames, It was a very interesting read about a group of girls and their continued friendship through the years.And written by a man. But he documented their story of friendship

Take Twelve, January: Numbers around the house

2012-01-14T14:35:00.001-06:00

It felt good to sit down and work on my Take Twelve photos from January 12. This is a new yearly project I've taken on through Ella Publishing. I'm looking forward to a deeper view into our lives than I've done with Project Life. This month I focused on numbers around the house. DD2 has been doing much better in math now that they've moved on from subtraction to multiplication. They have

Valentine Kraft

2012-01-11T14:41:00.005-06:00

With no snow, I'm already wanting to make Valentine's. And I guess it really is time anyway. I made this for the sketch challenge over on SCS this week. I got to use my new Hero Arts Zig Zag background stamp. Very fun! And tomorrow is Twelve on the 12th with Ella Publishing! R u ready?

10 on 10

2012-01-10T09:07:00.004-06:00

Welcome! I couldn't let the 10th pass without joining in on Shimelle's 10 Things blop hop. Join in and share 10 things. Anything. Random or not! I'm going to reflect on 5 New Year's goals and how they are settling into my life so far and then I'm going to go random with 5 things! 1. Eat healthier. Isn't that about everyone's New Year's resolution? So original I know! I'm working at

OLW January Blog Hop, Mindfulness

2012-01-01T10:00:00.071-06:00

I'm so sorry this didn't post at the right time.... Welcome! If you have arrived here from Kara's blog, you are in the right place. If you would like to start at the beginning please visit Margie's blog. If you get lost along the way, there is a complete blog hop listing at the bottom of my post. Can you believe we've been working on our last month of OLW 2011?? Wow! It was an amazing

FredSheSaid Christmas Challenge

2011-12-27T21:19:00.000-06:00

I LOVE FredSheSaid digital images, so I couldn't pass up on submitting something for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate with them! This tag uses their pre-colored Christmas Cardinal. Pre-colored images make for fast and easy, but awesome looking projects!

Coffee cozies

2011-12-24T08:00:00.005-06:00

I finally sat down and made some coffee cozies!! They are so fun and easy to make. I used a cardboard coffee sleeve as my template. I love working with this beautiful wool felt. I found most of this at Hobby Lobby. And my local quilt shop sells some very nice stuff, like what I used on my journal cover that I posted about yesterday. I also used some felt from PTI, awesome stuff. But the

Log Your Memory journal cover

2011-12-23T08:00:00.016-06:00

One last project to get done before the new year rolls around. I've been busy lately getting ready to close this year out and be ready for 2012 to start! One such project was making a cover for my 2012 Log Your Memory journal. I'm not too happy with the changes they made to it this year. I was VERY happy with last year's book. But this year they made it into one book, making it very large.

Resolutions and brain-storming

2011-12-22T14:57:00.000-06:00

A new year is upon us and with that comes the hope for many new beginnings for me...I hope. Here are a few of my resolutions. 1. Practice singing, 10-15 min a day2. 3x weekly yoga, plus nightly yoga unwind routine3. Quiet evening/bedtime routine re-established4. Stash Diva challenge5. 3x strength training (7 min program?)6. Time management/awareness7. Learn how to cultivate the many

December Project Life update

2011-12-20T15:44:00.001-06:00

We're coming down to the last two weeks of the year! Super exciting to watch a whole year worth of Project Life work come together. All of my 2011 Project Life posts can be found here. Emails, recipes, and ephemera from the week, And a warm and hearty WELCOME to Project Life 2012 Cobalt!! I'll be back soon as I start my 2012 journey.But, first, Christmas break is upon us.Looking forward

December Meal Planning...a little late

2011-12-16T08:00:00.001-06:00

Just found this in my draft file. Ooops. A few new recipes I found to try in December. I'm loving Pinterest as a new way to search for recipes! I still blog hop some, but Pinterest seems more stream-lined! Chicken and Black Bean CasseroleSwedish Meatballs (I have tons of homemade meatballs in my freezer!!)Ravioli BakeTaco Pizza Salisbury Steak Chicken Curry Sloppy Joe CasseroleCaramelized