Just wanted to let you all know that I will probably not be blogging on here anymore. The twins are here and I don't have much time to do anything crafty. Thanks so much for all your support!

Here is the blog for my boys (updated occassionally). Thanks again ladies!

Hi ladies!!! I'm here and everybody is doing great. I hope to have pictures up here soon, but life has gotten exponentially busier in the past few weeks. It probably is driving my husband crazy that I am nesting like a mad woman, but we have at the most 9 weeks left before the boys are here. Time has flown by already, and I don't expect it to slow down ANYTIME soon.

So... stay patient. :) I hope to have pics of me, the nursery, and the boys up within a week.

Just a quick update and some pictures, if I can get blogger to work! The first one is a picture of my two babies.. yes, I said two! For those of you that don't know yet, we are expecting twins. So far everything is going well and the babies look great. These ultrasound pics were taken about a month ago... the last appointment I had last week, I left all my pictures at the doctor's office... but the babies were not cooperating anyway and those pics are not nearly as neat as the one here from 10 weeks.

Aren't they cute? At 10 weeks they were about 2 inches long... and today they are about the size of a lemon, or 3.5 inches long. Still pretty tiny!

And this last one is a picture of me! Look at that tummy! Cute, isn't it? This was a picture from about a week and a half ago, when I was 13 weeks. Please excuse the bunched up shirt... unfortunately this was the best picture of me and the belly bump - of all the pics I took that night. Oh yeah, and the picture was taken when I got home from "Girls Night Out" at Macy's... I normally don't look that glamerous. LOL

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am finally getting some energy back, so hopefully soon I will post some crafting creations!

Holy cow ladies, I am so sorry it has been forever since I have last posted! I can't say I will get better at this, as I *hope* in the next months I will continue to just get worse at posting. Why is that you ask? Well, my husband and I are expecting our first baby!

We are absolutely thrilled, and from many of you that know us, we have been waiting for this for a long time. We are not completely in the clear yet, as I am only 6 weeks tomorrow, but we are keeping our fingers firmly crossed that we will be blessed with a healthy pregnancy. So thank you to my loyal readers, I am sorry I haven't been the best blogger (or reader) myself recently... but hopefully you understand! Whenever I have the energy to stamp, I will get back into it, but unfortunately right now sleeping sounds so much better. :) Please continue to keep us in your thoughts in prayers.

Much love!

~ Kelly

Altered CD clock

I am so amazed at myself. I actually finished a home decor project, not just thought "wouldn't it be nice if..." I still have decor elements to mount to my car someday... but I need to wash the car first. ;)

Someone on Splitcoast came up with the bright idea to alter an AOL CD into a clock. Now I don't get AOL junk mail (must be that junk mail spam list I signed up for), but CDs are cheap so I thought DH would not miss one.. or two. Hehe

So I covered the CD in Basic Grey Two Scoops DP. I stamped on it, and thought it looked too busy (I am a simple girl, too much is too LOUD for me) so I started over on the other side... LOL

Stamped the butterflies from Wonderful Wings on shimmery white paper and inked with sponges. Cut out and adhered to paper. Cut out the letters with my cuttlebug and added those and the crystals for the hours. I still need to spray paint the hands black, but DH needs to help me with that. I would screw it up if I was left alone with a spray can (ask me how I know).

Anyways the clock hands can be purchased at any hobby store. I got the 1/4 inch thick one and DH rigged it so it wasn't sticking up so far (Ideally they would make a 1/16 think one, but I am not sure they have CDs in mind when making a clock).

I hope you have a wonderful Friday and weekend! I will be pretty busy planning for my first SU workshop! (I know I have been a demo for how long? and this is my FIRST workshop? official that is!)

Supplies: Stamp Set: Wonderful Wings; CS: Shimmery White, Basic Grey Two Scoops; Ink: Handsome Hunter, Not Quite Navy, Sage Shadow; Accessories: CB Olivia alpha, swarovski crystals, clock parts, CD, ink pen (for butterfly feelers), spray paint (someday)

Long overdue thank yous

Thank you ladies for your patience. I have had better months, that's for sure. But here's to hoping August is better than July!

Thank you so much to my Blogger's RAK Round Robin girls for their cards.



Deb, crafty turtle, made this first card. I love the colors and that ribbon Deb! Amazing job!

Lynn (in St. Louis) made this second card for me. Thank you Lynn, this bella is simply adorable! With the new catalog release less than a week away, I can use some retail therapy! (PS the new catalog is amazing girls! I have at least a $300 wish list).

Nancy, Nancy1970, sent me this wonderful gift! I love all the additional goodies you included Nancy, it was truely Christmas in July for me!

And finally Nicole, Stampin' Library Girl, sent me this amazing card and matching bookmark.

Then July was also my month to get "Rained on" from my sisterhood girls. Here are the cards I received from them:

Thank you to Kelly L, Seleise, and Maria for brightening my July.

I start my new job August 18th, and I am a bit nervous as to be expected. The good thing is, I am just transferring within the University that I currently work, so all my vacation/retirement benifits/etc transfer with me. That's at least one good thing about working in research, it was so quick to find a new job, and I don't really have to change much other than what building I work in. So in my new job I will be helping solve crystal structures of proteins from infectious diseases. Very interesting research that could be used to create drugs to fight these diseases. But the draw-back is I will be working with all guys to start with. I don't think I will be able to switch them over to SU addicts. LOL

In other news, DH and I have started meds again. We are tenitively scheduled for the retrieval the week before Labor day. Hopefully this round goes well!!!

Thanks again ladies for being so patient with me while I was gone. Here's to the best August yet!

NMBS Challenge #4

It was my week to host a challenge on my swap's blog, and of course it was a tough decision to make. I can't remember if I told you all, but my swap group is a bunch of EXTREMELY talented SU demos. Because of this, I am always pushed to try and come up with spectacular and unique cards. Well my challenge for this week was to use Glossy white Cardstock and no flowers. The second one I think was the hardest rule for me, especially since I had to try and find stamp sets that are still current to use also!!! Well here is the card I finally came up with.

I brayered the glossy white cardstock with Sage Shadow and sponged on Handsome Hunter and Night of Navy accents. I used inked the main image in Sage Shadow and rocked into Handsome Hunter. Layered and finished the card.

You can see the other submissions here (the rest of the group has all week to create, so check this blog often!)

I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July and have a wonderful Sunday!

Supplies: Stamp Sets: Baroque Motifs, Fresh Cut; Cardstock: So Saffron, Night of Navy, Sage Shadow, Glossy White, Whisper White; Ink: Night of Navy, Sage Shadow, Handsome Hunter; Accessories: Gold brads.