CARDS & Scrapbook Trends Publications

Hey everybody! Well I finally found the tag pic on my computer. So I thought I would post all the cards that I have had published in the last couple of month's with CARDS & Scrapbook Trends magazines.
I had 1 tag and 1 card in the May issue.
1 card in the June issue
And my first card in the Scrapbook Trends May issue. :)

It really has been a Blessing to have things published! I haven't had much picked up lately, but I have been really busy, so I haven't sent in as much. But since I have been busy it has been a little easier with the disappointment of none getting published! :)

Well it has been raining here for the past 3 days and is suppose to rain for at least 2 more. We are still getting the effects of Hurricane Alex. I will take the rain ANY day over the high winds! So I'm not complaining! I have gotten LOTS of paperwork done so I'm happy about that!

I don't know what we are going to do for the 4th of July, it depends on the rain. We are suppose to go to the lake and tube and jet ski and then watch the fireworks show, but we will have to wait and see! Chance has been getting a much needed break because of the rain. Not as many A/C's are breaking! :)

Have a Blessed day!

Card Publications- Paper Crafts Card Creations 8

Hey! Well I am Extremely behind on posting my card publications, so I thought I would try and catch up. I had 3 cards in the Paper Crafts Card Creations 8 magazine. I am only allowed to post one so I choose the Girly, You Rock card! I love the fun colors! :)

I have some more to post, but I have lost a pic of one of my tags, so I have to search for that first and then I hope to post the other pubs tomorrow!

I spent the day with my family yesterday! It was suppose to just be me and the kids going to run some errands and a little shopping, but Chance surprised us and came home after a couple of calls that morning and took off work and came with us! We love when he goes with us, but he doesn't like to wait on us to shop and he is usually busy working. But we are getting alot of rain from the Hurricane Alex that hit South Texas and Mexico. So when it rains it's not as hot so A/C's don't seem to break as much. So Chance and I went to the Chiropractor for a much needed adjustment, ran some errands, ate some lunch, and did a little shopping! And Chance not once complained that he was ready, he said however long it takes I'm fine! WOW! I was shocked! :) We had a great time! And even got some school clothes shopping done!

I also picked up a new cord for my laptop! Chance took my laptop apart a few days ago and he decided that it was the cord not the post like we thought. So the new cord is working, but I think my battery is bad and I think I need to get another one and then it should be fine. I really didn't want a new laptop, I am a creature of habit and I don't like change! So keeping my old one is fine with me! :)

Well need to go to town before it starts raining again!

Have a Blessed day!

EBTKS # 18 - Old School Boom Box

Good morning! It's time for another Around the House challenge at the EBTKS blog! This week the host is Ann! :) She challenged us to use "Aluminum foil"! This was my first idea when I thought of using foil. Did ya'll ever put foil on the end of the antenna on a radio so the reception would be better? I sure did! It reminds me of my life growing up in the 80's & 90's and listening to the radio and also the cassette player! It is so "Old School"! :)
Our sponsor this week is Wplus9. I was so excited when I heard this, because seriously... everybody needs some of Dawn's stamps! They are so fun! In fact, she is having sneak peeks this week, so stop by the WPlus9 blog and check them out! In fact, I need to order me some more too! :)

I used her stamps for this card. I used the Love Birds & the Just a Note sets! And I think they really work great together! Don't you think?! I just love the antenna! :) I even used a stamp from the Just a Note set to make the antenna first! Supplies: Cardstock- (PTI) raspberry fizz, white, true black, smokey shadow ; Stamps- (Wplus9) Love Birds & Just a Note ; Ink- (SU!) pink passion & basic black, (ColorBox) silver ; Other- aluminum foil, buttons, (Martha Stewart) circle cutter

I hope you will all stop by the EBTKS blog to play along with us in the challenge and you can check out all the designers cards and get all the details about the challenge.

Have a Blessed day!

~Winter

Embellish Challenge- Congrats On Your New Little Bundle's'

Hey everybody! I am still without my computer, Thank goodness my sweet husband has been letting me use his! We took my computer apart yesterday to look and see if there was a bad connection or something, and we think it might be the plug! We have had a lot of trouble with it before and this is already the 3rd cord! I am praying that this one can be fixed, because I really don't want to buy another one, when it works fine otherwise! (And I could buy more stamps with the money!) :) So I have to call about a new cord tomorrow.

I have wanting to play in the Embellish challenge for so long, but it always seems that I run out of time, or just so busy that I don't have time to play at all. So today I had a little time to make a couple of cards and I decided to make one for the challenge. A friend of ours asked me to be praying for their cousin who is having Triplets! I was thinking about them when I made it and I decided to give it to our friend to give to the "Parents to be"! I mean come on...Hallmark doesn't make alot of "Congrats on your Triplets! cards" :) So I made them a custom made one! I hope they like it !

I just love these little onesies! I bought the stamp at Micheal's for $1.00! I love a great deal!

The cardbase is cream, not having my original photo editing programs are a little aggravating. So just take my word, it is cream. :) And it didn't help that it has been raining most of the day so it was very cloudy. I had to make the word "Bundle" plural with a "S"! Since there are 3! :)
Supplies: Cardstock- (PTI) Vintage cream, melon berry, lemon tart, spring moss ; Stamps- (Studio G) onesies, (PTI) sentiment- Signature Greetings, (Lawn Fawn) "S" Harold's ABC ; Ink- (Versafine) stem green, (Versamark) watermark ; Ribbon- (Offray) Antique white, (JoAnn's) lace, (American Crafts) clear embossing powder


Have a Blessed day!


~Winter

Sweet Sixteen card

Hey everybody! Well I am here today with a card for my Sweet and Beautiful niece Morgan. Yesterday was her Sweet Sixteen Birthday! I made her a video of her life thus far and I must say it makes me cry! It is so hard to see them grow up so fast! :(
I also made her a card. When I was that age, you could get your license at 16. I had my own car at 15 and yes I would drive it illegally! ;) But now days, you get a permit at 16 or something! My niece Monica (Morgan's sister) just got her license on her 18th Birthday. They did Drivers Ed at home and had some set backs and she just got her license. She got a car for Graduation, so now she is able to drive it legal! :)

So that was my inspiration for the card, to be able to drive a car! :) I had this idea for a Sweet Sixteen Birthday card, soon after I saw Courtney's Key To My Heart set and then when she did the You're the Man set....I just fell in LOVE! They work so well together! I love when that happens! :)

I added a crown to the card two! Every girl should feel like a princess on their 16th Birthday! :)

I am having some issues with my laptop! The battery and the plug-in aren't working correctly, (and haven't for over a year), so I think it is about time for a new laptop! I don't like "change", but I would like for my battery to charge right and I don't think it can be fixed! Our computer guy said that it is the charger post inside! :( So I don't think I will be on it much! I am on Chance's now and it feels so weird! I need to start looking for another one!

This is our first 'Free' weekend in awhile! I think we better mow our grass! Our lawnmower and weed eater have been broke (all from employees), either hitting something or putting the wrong gas in it! :( When we are slow, they would mow and clean up around the shop. But we haven't been slow lately! It is HOT here in Texas! So our grass is HIGH!!!!

I also want to ask for prayer about a situation. Our employee of 3 yrs. gave his 2 week notice this week. He thinks he got a better job offer. We think differently. For a A/C business...this is hard! We are Extremely busy and for your help to leave in the middle of the Summer is a nightmare! We were very shocked by the news! But we don't put our faith in our employees, we put them in the Lord, so we are trusting Him to send an even better one! :)

>I hope ya'll have a very Blessed weekend, I'm going to mow!

Happy Birthday Chance!

Good morning! Well I'm a day late posting this. Yesterday was a Chance's Birthday,but it was busy so I didn't get to post anything. Having a A/C business in Texas keeps us very busy! So I was answering alot of calls and Chance was doing alot of service calls! So we didn't see too much of him during the day, but Chace did have a game that evening. It is about a hour drive, so we got to spend a little bit of time with him. Chace's team didn't win! :( But they did SO good! We were a better team than the one we played, but the umpires had some bad calls and it just didn't work out! So we are out of the tournament and done with the season! But they are an AMAZING team! :)

I wanted to share a pic of Chance on his 3rd Birthday! I think it is my favorite of him! Look at the blonde hair! :)
And here is a card I made him yesterday. I used my Practicing Creativity -You're the Man stamp set. Great for guy cards! Chance's favorite colors are grey and black, so I had to add a pop of blue in there too! :)
And a close-up of the nuts.Supplies- Cardstock- (PTI) Smokey shadow & white ; Stamps- (Practicing Creativity) You're the Man ; Ink- (SU!) basic black & brocade blue ; Other- nuts, corner rounder, embroidery floss

ETA- I also submitted this card to the Play Date Cafe Challenge!

There is still a couple of days for the EBTKS sketch challenge. Hope you will stop by and play! :)
Have a Blessed day!

My Love & The Best Baby Daddy EVER

Hey everybody! Well today is a Big day at our house! Not only is it Father's Day, but it is our 12 yr. Wedding Anniversary. Chance truly is my soul mate, best friend, my love, and so much more! God Blessed me so much when he brought him into my life! I only dreamed of a life like this, a great husband, and wonderful, loving kids like I have. They are SO Amazing! :)
I wanted to share a pic of our wedding, but my pics are put up and I didn't feel like dragging them out! :) But here is a picture of us after a wedding that Chance performed a couple of yrs. ago. It really shows the love we share! :) I also added a sentiment to the pic that was very similar to the one on our wedding invitations. It reads, "My friend, who I laugh with, live for, dream with, love." I love it so much! :) He is also THE BEST BABY DADDY EVER! Really...he is! :) Autumn loves her Daddy SO much! Can you tell?! :) She left for church camp yesterday, and she was a little upset that she wasn't going to spend Father's Day, our Anniversary, and her Daddy's birthday with us! But learning more about Jesus is SO much more important! She made her Daddy a birthday card and us an Anniversary card and gave it to us the night before she left! :) So we will see her on Wednesday, I miss her already! :(
And here is a pic from yesterday at Chace's tournament. He was giving Chace a pep talk, I guess it worked because Chace scored the first run after that! :) They lost 6 to 5, but they did so good! They were losing in the last inning 5 to 0 and they came back and tied it up 5 to 5 and then the other team had last bat, so they scored one! :( But they made us all so proud! They will be playing again today after church.
But this pic is one of the reasons why he is the BEST DAD EVER! He is so supportive of the kids (all kids) and coaches them, teaches them, and spends so much quality time with them!
My Dad passed away when I was young, so our memories were cut short. :( But Chance really is the Dad I always wanted! He loves them so much! We are so Blessed to have him!
Here is a card I made a couple of weeks ago. Very simple, but that's how Chance likes it! :) I love this set too! :)
Supplies- Cardstock- (PTI) Ripe Avocado & white, (The Paper Company) gray ; Stamps- (Practicing Creativity) You're the Man ; Ink- (ColorBox) chalk charcoal, (PTI) Fresh snow ; embroidery floss

Well that's it today, we are going to church and then to Chace's game, so I'm sure it will be a fun filled day! :)

Have a Blessed day!