Have you missed me??

A lot has been going on since my last post......and I do mean a LOT! But let me introduce you to the newest member of our family. Meet Kaden Anthony Minasian, born on December 17, 2009. The little man arrived weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He was welcomed into the world by his mom & dad, Crissy & Rob, brother Christopher and sister Kariann. Isn't he beautiful?

Last night was a lot of fun. We had some adorable trick or treaters. This group was not that cute, but the one with the red face is my oldest grandson and these are some of his friends. They called themselves "Wurld Domunashun" and that was a very scary thought. The spelling was a farce. They're all a bunch of brainiacs. At least they had a fun and safe Halloween night.

I used My Digital Studion to create this layout. What fun that is! I think I have a new addiction!

My husband's Aunt Josie passed away recently. We will miss her. I made some thank you cards for the family to send. I wanted something simple, yet elegant and something that would make Aunt Josie smile. This design uses Stampin' Up!'s "Elegant Bouquet" embossing folder to create the raised images. They are then "dusted" with pastels and dotted with glitter. The embossed piece is framed by Basic Gray cardstock and a tiny bow is tied on using Basic Gray taffeta ribbon. So Saffron Designer Series paper is nestled behind the gray and all is mounted onto one of the Whisper White note cards (I love these little note cards!). A personal note was printed inside thanking the recipient for their kind expression of sympathy. Yes, I think Aunt Josie would like these cards.

More Halloween Projects?

One last (maybe) Halloween project to share. I love these little Fancy Favor boxes made with my Big Shot. This one is done in black cardstock, but I added cute little pumpkins from "The More The Merrier" hostess set. Old Olive grosgrain and Old Olive Striped ribbons dress it up a bit and even though they aren't really visible here, I used Pumpkin Pie corduroy buttons on the sides. Finish it off by adding a "Trick or Treat" tag at the bottom from the "Holiday Best" hostess set and add some "googlie" eyes to a couple of the pumkins and it's ready to go. Oh, don't forget to add the candy! This one had some candy corn in a cello bag and a Halloween themed pencil added to a bookmark. I sent this and another bag to my 4 year old grandson. He wanted to give his teachers a treat. He is such a sweet little boy. He turns 5 next week and I can't wait to see him and his new baby sister -- and their parents, of course. :-)

Pccket Card for Baby Boy

Well, this was a fun card to design. I wanted to give Crissy and Rob the receipt for the gift we ordered for them, but I wanted to make something special for them. There are little surprises all through this pocket card, but the shower isn't until Sunday, so I don't want to spoil the final surprise by telling them what we got them. I hope they enjoy the card...and the gift. I hope they soon come up with a name for this baby, too!

Our oldest daughter will be giving birth to our 6th grandchild (the 4th boy) in December and we're having a baby shower for her this weekend. I made this cute little gift card to go with one of her gifts. I just couldn't resist adding the tiny rhinestone brad for the whale's eye.

*** A challenge was issued to my team to use a small calendar to make a project. Here are 2 of the examples from last night's meeting. Both are "desk" calendars that stand up. Watch for postings of other calendar projects coming soon. For next month's challenge, each member is to bring a Christmas card design using non-traditional colors. This should be very interesting!