Whooooo's Turned 6?!!

My little Beth turned 6!

Once we (finally) decided on a theme, I had a few ideas up my sleeve.

I made this invitation postcard style, with info on the backside.

Front side is Chocolate Chip and Kiwi Kiss cardstocks,

with a computer generated image printed on our Whisper White cardstock.

For her class treats, she decided NOT to have cupcakes.

Instead, we did something else...but I still used the cupcake idea for her party. :)

Here are the class treats:

Here's the cupcakes I HAD to make for the kiddos...

(family party, both sides - 12 kiddos, 21 adults)

And finally...the part I'm pretty excited about:
We look forward to Costco Cake - 2 times a year (girls' birthdays). :)

I usually get one of the "standard" cakes you can choose from,
but this year I decided I really wanted the owl theme fully carried through.

NOOOO...Costco cannot make me an owl cake.
I didn't ask...I just know you have to choose what they have on the board.

So here's what I ordered from Costco:

And here's what I did after much praying, sighing, and overall fear of ruining the cake:

I decorated a cake! AAAACK!!!

It's not professional or perfect by any means,

I know that...but I'm still pretty proud of how it turned out. :)

My daughter was there through the process, as I deliberated

and quoted scripture. Yep - totally did.

"I can do all things, through Christ who strengthens me"

We talked about that verse for awhile...

such a nice little heart learning moment, just me and my daughter.

Anyways...I'm really glad it's over...

we took the weekend to recouperate - after cleaning the huge mess, of course. ;)

It was so nice to do something creative again - makes me want to get to work on my craft room so I can get creative again!  It was a bit of a process to even find the items to make the invites! lol

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a GREAT day!
Crystal



Back to Spool!

I'm a little sad this morning. You see, it's the first morning that BOTH of my babies got on the school bus and left me here alone at home!

Yeah, I know, I should be jumping up and down, chanting "Par-ty, Par-ty, Par-ty"! But I'm not.

Since my 3rd Grader has been getting on the bus a few years now, it's not hard for me, and old hat for her (though she still loves it).  But my baby, my Kindergartener, who will be turning 6 on Friday?!  Nope, not ready. Oh, she was ready, don't get me wrong - so excited to get on that bus! lol

We actually started last week, but I *MUST* bring my kids on their first day of school - it's a rule of mine. :) I have to bring them, take a pic with their teacher, etc. I wonder when they'll put the kabosh on the taking a pic with their teacher part? ;)

ANYWAYS...all this school talk reminds me that I came on here for a REASON, ha ha.

Back to SCHOOL = Back to SPOOL!!

Stampin' Up has released an AWESOME promo that I'm so excited about! It *almost* takes away my sadness about school starting! :)

Are you ready for this??

Hello - FREE RIBBON!

For every $40 you spend, you get a FREE pkg of the 3/8" stitched InColor Satin ribbon of your choice (no limit)! With 5 great colors to choose from, you're sure to find one (or more) that tickle your fancy. :)

<----- CLICK on the picture to bring you to the promotion details on my website.


REMEMBER YOU CAN ORDER ONLINE from me 24/7! 

Well, I'm off to clean, organize, unpack boxes, do laundry, maybe a little weeding too...all while daydreaming of ribbon. ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a GREAT day!
Crystal

Checking In...

Wow, so the other day, I clicked on my blog...and couldn't believe my last post was so long ago! lol....that was back when I was besties with my tape gun and black marker! A stampin' friend was right...it changed to the box cutter after that. Well....and paint tools too. ;)

Moving is quite the process, I've found out. You DON'T have any clue how much goes into it, until you've done it. WOW. Add to that the fact that the place we've moved to needs work in many areas, and I just plain don't have any time leftover!

My stamp room is all boxes. STAMP ROOM? Yep. I'm so excited...I will have my own room to create in this new place!  I'm so excited, but a little overwhelmed at the same time. There are so many possibilities of how people put craft rooms together, and I have a limited budget, so I have a hard time deciding how to make it functional and still look ok, too. :)  Any advice??

First I have other rooms to finish, and more than enough weeds to pull...so I've got time to get advice from all 3 of my readers. ;)

The summer has flown by so quickly...I'm actually quite sad that the girls go to school next week already. It means getting back to a normal structured routine, but I'm gonna miss my girls!

I hope to update you with pictures sometime soon...as soon as I can get the ones my mom took (she's got an eye, took some nice pics!)...and yeah. Have time to put it all together. :)

Oops! ALMOST FORGOT!!!
Here's a link to the Holiday Mini catalog which started this month!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a GREAT day! :)
Crystal

Meet My New Friends

We're  >likethis<  (picture crossed fingers)

Seriously.
Been spending a LOT of time together.
So much, I *had* to take a little break.
So here I am...writing about it. lol
See?! Can't get away from it!!

Or maybe because at one week from moving....this is a common sight in our home (& garage)

 And as of today...here's a new common sight (insert sad >sniff, sniff< face)

It's a strange feeling, this empty shelves thing.

Bittersweet.

Well...my "friends" are calling...back to work I go! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a GREAT day!
Crystal

HAPPY NEW SU YEAR!

For you non-crafters out there, that means HAPPY NEW STAMPIN' UP YEAR! :)

The new catalog started (gasp!) 7 days ago!  I know...I'm a little behind the 8-ball.  I have a great excuse though, see the next post for why. ;)

A LOT of fabulous new product in this catalog, soooo excited!  Wish I could play...

Introducing.....
2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog!
(click on pic)

See the "SU Catalogs" Tab for this one and Celebrando Creatividad as well. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a GREAT day! :)
Crystal

SOLD!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

I agree.

Feeling God's blessings...

Let the packing commence! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a GREAT day! :)
Crystal

From Drab...to FAB!

This last Monday night was the last night of GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior), and I am/was a leader of (12) 2nd Graders!  I wanted to make a little something special for them, and it didn't take long for me to decide what to do. :)

I did a little shopping, then went through each of their badge books and found on the first badge earned (Creation), what they had colored as their favorite color.

THEN...I tried my best to make their gift match their favorite color, and added the extra-special touch of personalizing with each of their initials.

Ready?????

Okay...here we go!
From DRAB....

To FAB! :)

Yes...the pens are now matching designer pens. ;-)

I also added their theme verses to the inside of the back cardboard page. (Prov. 9:10, Prov. 16:16-17) - forgot to take picture. :)





It took way longer than I thought, so it was a bit...hectic at the end there, but I'm really glad I took the time to make each of them a little gift. I packaged it up nicely in clear cello bags and added a small handmade card with personal note inside (another forgotten picture, lol). Hopefully they liked the gifts. :)

Figured it was about time for another post...and thought this would be a nice one to share - I know I always love a good makeover (crafting style) story. ;-)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a GREAT day! :)
Crystal