a super birthday suprise for sure!!!!

 just wanted to share what I got today. So excited, my mom ask me what I wanted for my birthday, well this is it. I got it. It is going to be a blast I have already started making stickers for these desk in my home school. I wanted to show you my homeschool room it use to be a garage and I have redone everything myself over the years it has been many things. So here are pictures below just to share.

 the room is pretty big so I couldnt get everything in one shot. so thats why theres more than one. I homeschool my granddaughter who is 6 and my sons step daughter which is 9 and watch my granddaughter which is two soon to be three. keeps me busy and happy. ha

 this is my corner of the world where I set up lessons and test and craft if we want to make somethings for art.

 computer station in back along with a play area for the little one.  down below is our desk and yes I had to add some antique decor in the class room in background I have old wagon holds toys  old door and a old fire place mantel holds pictures and holiday  decor.

dt inspiration for decorate to celebrate challenge (suprize party)

 welcome to another challenge with us at www.decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com so glad you have stopped by. Make sure you go to the challenge blog and check out all the other talented dt. members creations. Today the challenge is a suprise party, and since I know amy's birthday is coming up I made this bloggers address book, so she could write down all the addresses she gets for easy mailing out prizes to our winners, and plus I know she loves giraffees.

this is the inside and the giraffe heads have the alphabet letters a-z  I started off with a hard covered book covered in giraffe print paper. It should come in handy for mailing. happy early birthday amy.

bubble guppies a mini album for my granddaughters 3rd bday

 I like to make my granddaughters mini albums for each birthday theme. My little one is turning 3 so she loves bubble guppies they are on the nick channel. I used the mini album cartriage for the pages and this cart is great for the pockets it has for the mini album. I drew all the bubble guppies on cardstock and colored and cut out. the front of the mini is oona she wobbles and so do the fish. because they like to dance alot. I dont know if you can see it but it what time is it? and at the bottom it says party time. and she is holding a 3.

 here are a few pages of the rest of the bubble guppies I had drew and cut and colored each one

I have a little more to finish up but I just wanted to share it.  the names hold the pictures. hope everyone is safe from the storm. hugs

last mini album from the mini album swap

 Now here is the last mini album from the swap It is another cutie from all my talented friends. I do know the front page here is amy's  I love the cute little witch

 now here are somemore cute and colorful pages for my cute halloween mini. thanks ladies.

and here is the back page. Norma I havent forgot you I am making yours combined with my pages since I had these already made, I will post when finished. thank you friends this really was fun and means alot to me. I will cherish these forever. hugs

congrats to brigit she won the halloween mini album

congrats to brigit she entered the challenge over at the goulish challenge. I am no longer apart of this, but I always finish what I started no matter what the consequences. She made the cutest witch box for this challenge. Anyway here is the mini album she won. Brigit I will mail out soon. hugs enjoy

Yes another mini album for the mini album swap

 I am so lucky to have such talented friends. My blog swap was so fun. I love all the pages each and everyone of you made for me my own mini album. I recieved alot so I am lucky and got to make four mini albums to cherish. I will post the last tommorrow. Now take a look at this one isnt it cute. The front of the page is from audrey from cute and some. she was worried she didnt leave no space for pictures so I fixed her worries and made it the cover. thanks everyone enjoy looking these are some cute pages. hugs

and this is the back oops I think i copyed one twice oh well. ha

blog award from sherrie scraps with passion

First I want to thank sherrie from sherrie scraps with passion www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com  for passing this award to me. Really appreciate it. too kind.
here are the rules



Include award logo in the blog post and thank the blogger who gave it to you & include a link back.





Answer 10 questions about yourself that you made up yourself (yeah, I know, kinda weird)





Nominate 10-12 bloggers for the award and contact them at their site to inform them.

here are my ten questions?
Where do you live? Kansas not with toto or dorthy though. ha
how long have you been married? 30 years to same man, high school sweetheart.
How many children? 2 boys ages 29 and 27 eric and brett aka (bubba)
how many grandchildren  two in heaven  dre and baylee and two living eriona 6 and aleeah 2
how do I spend my days? I teach my granddaughters home school and craft at night late night. ha
Why do you give a way your mini albums instead of selling them? I love giving and making people happy if I sold them it would be a job and no fun!
why do you like to blog? I love sharing with others and making good friends.
what is your favorite thing to make? mini albums and then 3-d projects
what machine to you use? cricut expression 2 and scissors for hand cut.
what is your favorite holiday to decorate? IT would have to be halloween.

Now here are my friends I have chosen to give award to.

www.lovetocrop.com
www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com
www.pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com
www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com
www.littlescrappieces.blogspot.com
www.judyscardmakingandpapercrafts.blogspot.com
www.craftymoni.blogspot.com
www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com
www.serenityscrappers.blogspot.com
www.papercompulsions.blogspot.com

thank you again Sherri at sherri scraps with passion ( and very good at it!!!!!!!!!!! )

another mini from the halloween swap

 this mini album belongs to norma (pink bling) she joined the halloween swap and was the last one
so she gets a page from all that was in the swap. sometimes it pays to be last!!! ha ha just kidding.
this is the front

 here is the inside you may see some familar pages from last book.

I will be mailing to you on friday norma. thank you and to everyone who joined in on the you've been booed mini album swap. hugs

Itsy bitsy spider not so bitty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 I made this cute hat to sit on top one of my pumpkins, I use over the hill cricut cart and cut fit to page
I then bought this spider at the dollar tree and just removed eyes and added green ones. used tulle and a button around the rim.

here's a side view.  halloween is creeping up on us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one finished mini album from halloween mini album swap

 First of all I would like to thank all my blogging friends who joined in on the mini album swap. We all ended up with some pretty cute treasures. Heres a list of  the talented ladies who sent pages for my mini album and swap. I made three this is the first one the front page of this mini is adorable, the list of ladies are Judy, Diana, audrey,sheena, carri v. , Nana,sandy,lisa, chriss, laurie, karen,kel,amy a. dawn, and bobby.,and tracie Thank you all I hope you enjoy yours as much as I love mine!

 here are the rest of the pages in the book.  they are all spook-tac-ular!!!!!!!!!!

this is the last page by trace elements, thank you so much for making me this special page and wanting nothing in return, how sweet you are.   Trace was wanting to be in the swap really bad but postage was an issue, but anyway she sent me a page and wanted nothing but to give me a beautiful page for my cherished mini album from all my blog friends. hugs

spent the day with granddaughters at pumpkin patch

 here is my granddaughters we went to the pumpkin patch yesterday. they had a blast!

 here are the girls ready to go in the cornmaze. eriona, aleeah and keona

when we got home the girls decorated there pumpkins they each got two to work with. they did them theirselfs with some glue and some extras I had laying around like hats, ribbons etc.

decorate to celebrate dt project

Today is time for another theme it is all about those halloween decorations. this time it is all about home decor. I made this spooky centerpiece. I started off with a green block. I covered all the sides with halloween paper.cut cupcake wrappers and made these cute with rossettes to hang on the tree branch that i cut in my back yard. wrapped in twine and used fake spiders and the little skeleton.
This will be my last post for the decorate to celebrate team. I am moving on. I want to thank everyone each week who found the time to join in on the challenges. And  I will miss my talented design team.
but will not forget them I will still be around. I will pick out a winner for last challenge. and this challenge then that will be all from me. hugs go to www.decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com to see who the winner is.

dt project for challenge no 35 at decorate to celebrate

 welcome to another challenge at www.decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com
halloween party part 1 the design team is making party favors and treats for those school parties.
I made these cute spider favors. I save all my ribbon spools. I cut off top to make a container and glue the paper around spool punched eyes google eyes and glued on pipe cleaners for legs. now just fill with goodies. simple, easy and cute

heres a better look at bottom. hope you can join us. Dont forget to check out all the other talented ladies on our dt. on their blogs and decorate to celebrate blog. Now for the winners of the last challenge
first place is www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com  mini album and button
second place www.papercrafthorizon.blogspot.com button
thanks ladies.