Showing posts with label Gift Ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gift Ideas. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Ring the Bell - Radiation DONE!

Ahhhhhhh! I did it! I'm all finished with radiation!! Tears! Last chemo pills will be with dinner! In a couple of weeks the side effects should subside and I'll feel more like myself again. My Radiation Oncologist and his staff were amazing!


I had to give the techs a little gift - silly socks to remember me by and hand sanitizer because they had to touch my butt. They had a good laugh over that! My crafty friends will appreciate my handmade tags:



When I finished my last treatment, the staff all lined up in the hallway and I got to ring the bell! I had no idea there was a bell to ring! I walked past that thing 25 times - how did I never notice it before?! Oh and I had my handsome chauffeur again today which was awesome. 

I'll have another scan in January to hopefully show this ugly thing has shrunk down to nothing. Now I have 8-12 weeks of rest and recovery before surgery. I'm going to enjoy this next phase and try not to worry about what's to come. God's got this.

Thank you again to all of my prayer warriors. Your prayers and sweet messages help get me through!

Oh happy day!!

xoxo

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Prayer Journal

Welcome to the MDS Blog Hop!  Today we wanted to showcase MDS Print Products.  I was excited to try the new spiral bound journals.  I recently did an online Bible Study and wanted a nice (and pretty) place to record my thoughts and prayers.  So, of course I used MDS to create the perfect prayer journal!  Here is a picture of the front cover:


I wanted to personalize it with my initial, use some of my favorite colors and add one of my favorite Bible verses. :)

Downloads Used:
Be Yourself, You're My Sunshine, Mis-Stiched, Basic Rhinestones, Essential Wooden Elements (Heart recolored), Lemonade Stand, Hello Fall (flag punch), Everybody's Business, Special Delivery Subtle, Fright Night Banner

I made the back cover pretty simple:


Downloads Used:
Crosses of Hope, Be Yourself (DSP)

And here is the finished product:



I love the spiral binding and the lined pages!


I'm so happy with how this turned out!  Wouldn't these make sweet gifts?  It would be so easy to change the monogram for a personalized gift! :)

I can't wait to see what print products the other designers have been playing with!  We'd love for you to follow us along on our Blog Hop.  Click the button below to visit Beth's Blog:


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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Headed to Cooperstown!

Hi there!  We are back with another MDS Blog Hop!  Today we are sharing with you what we've been working on!  This is a crazy time of year… end of the year school parties, graduations, field day, room mom duties, vacation planning, etc.  I haven't had a lot of time for creating this week!  I did however, make some little gift tags yesterday that I can show you.  My son's baseball team is going to play baseball in Cooperstown in a couple of weeks!  This Southern girl is excited to go to NY!  Anyhoo, the team stays in the barracks by the ballpark for the week.  We wanted to give them a little goody bag when we arrive.  I created tags in MDS so they can keep up with who's is who!



Nothing fancy, but pretty cute and simple to make!

Here's what it looked like in MDS:


Download Used:
Game Day Baseball
Font:  Headline

I used our team colors and coordinating (retired) ribbon.  I alternated the colors just to make them a little different.  I cut them out into circles and the moms put them on the bags tonight at practice. :)  They are ready to go!!

I'm anxious to see what MDS goodness the other designers have been working on! Next up along our hop is Beth Rush!  Click the button below to hop on over to her blog!


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Thursday, August 15, 2013

MDS Blog Hop - Middle School Survival

Ooooh, I have some exciting news!!  I was asked to be a "regular" on the MDS Blog Hop!  I am so excited to join this group of super-talented digi designers!  I'm looking forward to sharing my love of MDS through the MDS Blog Hops with these ladies!    (So thank you for inviting me to be a part of this!)  :)

Today's Hop is all about Back-to-School or using the new pocket cards that have become so popular!

Since I have two middle schoolers this year (eek.. how did THAT happen?!), I decided to make a "Middle School Survival Guide" for my boys.  This is really just a different name for "journal"... because I'm not so sure my boys would think having a journal was a cool thing?

This would be fun printed through MDS as an 8 1/2 x 11 softcover photobook... But, since I'm the master procrastinator, that wasn't an option.  I was able to print it at home and bind it myself.  I love how it turned out and can add pages later as needed.

I used several of the pocket card downloads as well so I kind of hit both parts of the this month's theme.  (Yay me!)

Here is a picture of the journal after I printed and assembled it:


I really wanted to "cute" it up... but, I have boys... and even the ribbon was a stretch.  ;) Here is a picture of the inside:


The inside has lots of different pages to use as a calendar, notes, to-do list, Bible devotions, etc.






The last page is the back cover.  This would really be cute printed as a journal through Stampin' Up! as well.... I might have to make some personalized journals for their devotions.... hmmmmm.....

Lots of downloads used for this project.  If you like the pocket style look, I recommend: Happy Things Pocket Cards, This Makes Me Happy and Be Brave.
I also used:  Thoughtful Overlays
Back to School (one of my faves)
Fantabulous You
Notes & Details
Crosses of Hope
Be Awesome Today (another fave)

So.... I gave Evan his journal last night and he thought it was "awesome!"  He said it was kind of like a journal but cool and he couldn't wait to use it.  He also asked how long it took me and said I could sell them --that he would buy it. ;)  (Sweet boy!)

I thought I'd also show this super quick layout I made over the weekend while I was on a girls' scrapbook weekend.  I started with a template from the Family Fun Photobook Template.  I just changed the colors and added my photos - so quick and easy.  And, since it's my boys' first day of school photos, I thought I'd share! :)


I replaced the DSP in the circle punches with some from the Sycamore Street Download that was available during Sale-a-Bration.  Love that download!!


Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to hop on over to the other designer's blogs! Simply click the thumbnails below.  And a big congrats to Julie Davidse who is also a new "regular" on the MDS Blog Hop!  I just love everything she creates!  :)




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Monday, August 5, 2013

Monogram Framable with MDS

Today I want to share this cute home decor project I made using MDS.  This was so quick and fun to make!  I designed the project in MDS, printed it out, cut it to 8x8, added some bling, and put it in a frame....  And now I have a cute monogram piece that matches my craft room perfectly!


This project was inspired by one of the Creative Crew Challenges this month.  The challenge was to use the project on pg. 120 of the Stampin' Up! catalog as our inspiration.  I didn't have any of those stamps or papers yet so MDS to the rescue!!  I'm really happy with my project and think these would make cute personalized gifts!!


Need a quick creative escape?  Check out my Paper Pumpkin - a fun craft kit that comes straight to your door each month!  Check out this video showing this month's kit.  You can join now for 50% off for the first 2 months!!  Only $10/month by using promo code PUMPKINDEAL.  Click here to join today!!  **Sign up by the 10th to receive this month's project!**

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Creative Crew - Party Favor

I'm back with my second project for this month's Creative Crew challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers!  One of our challenges is always going to be a "Catalog Focus". This month, we're focusing on die cuts and still incorporating into one of the parties shown HERE.  I chose the Sweet Butterfly Party and used my Big Shot to make this party favor:


Again, I used the colors from the party photos.  I also used the butterflies, lace doilies and roses as my inspiration.  Wouldn't this be a fun party favor for a sweet birthday party?


Products Used:
Stamps:  Layered Labels, Creative Elements
Ink:  Versamark, Pink Pirouette
Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Pool Party
Other:  White Embossing Powder, Paper Doilies, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Artisan Embellishment Kit, Basic Pearl Jewels, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Labels Framelits, Fancy Favor Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Festive Paper Piecing Pack, Perfect Polka Dots, Big Shot

Did you know that the Fancy Favor Die is retiring?  I am soooo sad!  This is one of my most used dies....  If I were you, I'd get it now before it's gone for good!  :(


Don't forget that you have until the 10th of this month to sign up for May's Paper Pumpkin Kit!  These kits are such a fun surprise to get each month!  Paper, stamps, ink, and accessories... straight to your door each month!  It's a fun creative escape!  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY!

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