CHRISTMAS IN JULY

There's an etsy-wide sale going on starting tomorrow - YAY! I love sales :) Not all stores are participating but the ones that are will be offering their own discount. There's no standard discount across the board. So, I've decided to do FREE US SHIPPING/DISCOUNTED WORLDWIDE SHIPPING for both shops (some heavier items have discounted shipping within the US). The sale will run from July 8th (yes, I'm starting early for y'all) through July 22nd.

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THANK YOU to all my faithful follwer, friends, fans & family :)

OH MY WORD!

It's been more than 2 weeks since I last posted! I've thought about you alot though :) Every night as I'm drifting off to sleep I write a little blog post in my head. Problem is, in the morning when I wake up, I've no time. And it's not till I'm falling asleep again that I update in my mind. I'm sorry I've been so bad bad bad!

I know I've been very busy lately...I just can't seem to remember what I've been doing! My in-laws were here for a while and that was just so much fun. The kids love their Grandma & Papa so much. Papa, of course, is completely enamoured with Ava and she adores him. So sweet <3>So, here are the mini albums I've made since the last time I wrote - all of them can be found in my etsy shop, of course:

THIS IS ME Mini Album

QUIRKY Mini Album

BOY Mini Album

SUMMER FUN Mini Album

LIFE IS GOOD Mini Album

UNFORGETTABLE Mini Album

I forgot to tell you! The LPS Crop is gonna be JULY 17-19th!! You have got to be there. It's so much fun!! Sign up to the message board (you do NOT have to be a kit subscriber) and you'll have access to ALL the DT challenges, make & takes, games and PRIZES! I hope to 'see' you there!

LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH GRACE

It's another HOT HOT HOT Saturday here in the South! The kids went out for a drive through in Ethan's Jeep this morning and we stopped at a neighbor's who was having a moving sale. Scored 2 end tables; nice though not perfect. But hey, whatdya want for $30! LOL Dh hates that I buy used stuff but I love it. He deals with it. Quietly. He's the best.


I finally got to my LP Project Kit yesterday. Such gorgeous papers!! I love the vintagey feel they have. So I made a mini album that you can find in my etsy shop. I thought the sentiment on the paper was so perfect, I used it on the cover. What do you think?

Have a happy weekend! :)

JUNE & GRADUATIONS

My baby boy graduated on Sunday. It was the cutest thing ever. *sigh* Where does the time go? Here are some photos of the last day of school and the graduation:

I'm so proud :D He's a little worried about starting kindergarten this fall but I have a couple of months to ease him in to the idea.

I got my LP Kits on Friday but I had such a mess on my desk that I've only just now gotten to open them up! I ripped into my first kit this morning - the June Featured kit. Gorgeous, as always. Here's what I've done so far:

I have 2 more kits for this month and a slew of past kits I've yet to open. I am determined to get through every single one. Somehow.

Have a happy week everybody!

BIRD, BIRTHDAYS & BRAND NEW SHOPS

I can't get enough of these birds! I just love these stamps and I've made a bunch of mini cards and tags with them. You can find them all in my etsy shop (of course) and they're probably not going away any time soon. I love them.

So, today is my birthday. Happy Birthday to me. :) It's not exciting and I probably wouldn't have remembered if my husband hadn't been counting down. It's funny how different birthdays are when you're older...have different priorities. I don't want a party or gifts. I have everything I want; my beautiful, happy, healthy family. And apparently, I'm getting sappier and sappier in my old age.

I've opened a brand new shop, Little Bird Scraps, on etsy. It's mostly for destashing my supplies right now. I'm considering maybe making my own embellishments to sell later. But I'll think about that some other time. Right now I just need to clean this space! So, if you're a crafter, scrapbooker, card maker or other artist, check out my shop for something you might 'need'.

Have a great June, everybody!!

VINTAGE LOVE & TREASURIES

I'm really trying to use up my stash before it gets outta control. Ok, well maybe before it gets MORE outta control :). I found an OLD LP kit that I ADORE with Daisy D's papers and I just had to use it up! I'm so glad I never got rid of some of my vintagey stuff 'cause, sure enough, I'm back into it. I miss Daisy D's so much :( Here's a peek at the 'School Days' album I made with it (you can find it in my etsy shop):

I also made these very simple mini notecards that I am completely in love with! These vintage inspired stamps are to DIE for - I just love love love them. Can't wait to open the other sets I just 'had to have'! These cards are also in my etsy shop.

I had the 2nd set listed for maybe an hour on etsy before I was notified that they were in TWO treasuries!! YAY ME! Thank you to the lovely etsians who curated these treasuries and included my sweet little birds :)

Happy Hump Day!