I made my friend Christie a spiral card

Check out the tutorial on this spiral card. It was fun and easy to make. Christie shared with us at the Stamp Shack a story about dropping a hotdog on a teenager's head while she and her boyfriend were at a baseball game a few weeks ago. Yes it was embarrassing, but I have to admit I laughed out loud just reading about it. Here is my "funny" card I made for Christie and I hope it made her laugh out loud!!

Yesterday it was 90 degrees,

today it only reached 58 degrees. What a big difference a day makes!! I went over to Ellie's house and we stamped today. Haven't done that in ages. Ellie is now working so we don't get to see each other that much. We had a good time.

Emily has decided to try out for cheerleading. Try-outs are all week from 4-6 pm. Friday she will have to show what she has learned all week, in terms of a dance so we'll see how she does. They put their names on the door if they made it and the coaches run out the other door. I thought that was funny but I'm sure they have parents mad, girls crying ... at least the ones who did not make it. So we should know by Friday. MANDATORY practice starts August 1st and the school year doesn't even start until August 26th. I think the first home football game is August 10th or something like that. Its hard to believe she will be a senior in the fall. We'll be on the home stretch!!

Nicholas has decided to try out for football. Yes, you read that right. He has never played football but he does enjoy watching it on tv. They are having a parent meeting tomorrow night so I will get all the info about that. I think that practice starts in August too sometime.

That's all my news for now. I feel like I haven't written much on my blog lately so I thought I would catch you all up to date :).

A friend of mine has a 4th of July birthday

so I made her this card. I have not stamped a single card since I got back from Indiana. Was I all stamped out from that weekend with the girls? Did I leave my mojo behind? I do like how this card came out :).

Stamp by: Gorguss Girl by Sugar Nellie, Stone Wall by Magnolia, Happy Birthday ticket by Gel-A-Tins

Added star sticker in her hair, the girl is holding flags from my stash and I added 2 punched stars that Jan punched me while in Indiana

Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there!!

My new punch storage system ...

I got this punch storage idea from Stampin'HappyInCT at Splitcoast and I found these "rods" at Ikea. They come in 2 different sizes, 23 1/2" and 31 1/2". Mine are the 31 1/2" size and they are $4.99 each. I bought 4 but so far, I think I only need 2 of them. I have my Stampin Up punches on the top and I have my Martha Stewart punches on the bottom one. I have my heavier Marvy punches in a clear shoe rack on the back of my door and even though its full, at least I have more room for these punches.

Some photos of the birthday boy

May 2nd - Happy 14th Birthday to Nicholas!!

14 years ago, I was giving birth to this huge baby!! I was 10 days EARLY and he weighed 9 lbs, 10 oz. It was that second I knew no more babies for me. LOL I will have to take a few photos later and post them. His birthday wish was for a bean bag chair and some Dr. Pepper. How funny is that?!?! I found him a red bean bag chair but it needs to be bigger so I will take that one back to Target and see if Ikea maybe has bigger bean bags. Ikea opened a few months ago in Charlotte and we have yet to check it out so we will do that this week ...