A Fabulous Weekend + a Birthday

I had the most wonderful weekend! There's nothing like spending time with friends, and on Saturday, Sedona and I spent all day with my two good friends and their kids up in Big Bear. We couldn't have picked a better day to have a picnic. The weather was just gorgeous - blue skies, mild temperatures, slight breeze. I loved watching the kids explore nature, and I was so proud of Sedona for being the best girl ever and protecting all of us (especially the kids) while we were out and about.


Of course, the weekend wouldn't be complete if I hadn't done just a little bit of crafting. I'm actually really excited to share these next two items with you. I wanted to make some home decor items for my workshop as well as to display in my new craft room (more on that later...), so I browsed the Stampin' Up catalog for some ideas. This first frame will be a make-and-take at my SU workshop in two weeks, and the second frame is one I did just for me.

Supplies: Shadow box; Kiwi Kiss & Whisper White cardstock; Kiwi Kiss ink pad; Inspired by Nature stamp set


Supplies: Shadow box; Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White cardstock; Kiwi Kiss ink pad; Old Olive & So Saffron markers; Whisper White Craft ink pad; Inspired by Nature stamp set

Now, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: those shadow boxes were only (drum roll, please) 99 cents! I found them at the 99 Cent Store here in town, and I was so pysched when I did. I kind-of wiped them out, but I'm sure if my store has them, yours might, too! You better believe you're going to be seeing more shadow box projects because for 99 cents, you can't go wrong.

I have a full week planned, but I still have projects to share with you. I'll be back tomorrow!

ETA: How could I have not mentioned that today is Sedona's 5th birthday! My girl is growing up so fast. I can sympathize with parents who say time is flying by all too quickly. I {heart} my biggest little girl!!

Lots to share!

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I have lots of crafty items to share with all of you, but I'm going to spread them out over the course of the week. I'm so happy to be back into the crafting mode!

This first card is one of my favorites! All of the images are heat embossed, and I colored in the cat using SU! markers. Don't you just love the glitzy moon?!

Yesterday, Travis and I headed up the mountain to Big Bear. We had a great day walking around The Village and window shopping. Lucky for me, there's a really cute scrapbook store up there called Pages of Tyme. They're actually moving into a larger space to accomodate their growing inventory! Believe it or not, I restrained myself and only purchased this adorable "Say it in Studs" by Prima. How could I pass this up?

After having a wonderful lunch/dinner, we headed back down the mountain. Here's the view from my side of the car as we were taking a hair-pin curve. In the distance, you can see the desert and a dry lake bed (the light tan-ish area).

All in all, I had a fabulous weekend. I'll be back tomorrow to showcase another card! Happy crafting :)