It's All About The Journey:

Ciao! It's so nice to be able to blog again. Life has slowed down a little for me at this time so being creative is top on my list of things to do. This week a page and next week a card. And maybe I will be able to share a few wedding photos from Colleen's wedding last week. Sounds good to me. :) Not this week though.

Here is my Page

I used the MDS program from SU. I love the Story Time kit so that was what I used to make this page. I have to say that I love this program and will always use it. Grace is 13 months old in this photo. She is now 14 months and sadly, I have not been able to see her. I hope that Molly will have time for me to see her and Grace before May is up. I am keeping a huge Project Life book of Grace. I want her to have lots of photo memories of her when she was a baby and beyond. But Molly has been quite busy. When you are working, have a baby to take care of and your truck is broken it's a lot to deal with. That being said, I am going to remain patient and hope that Wayne and I will be able to see Grace soon. :) I hope that you like my Gracie page.

I have my nephews graduation to go to in June. He will be going off to a University to become an Engineer. He is so smart and will do well in college. All of our family is quite proud of him.

At any rate, I got to thinking about what my Top Ten HS graduation gifts might be and I would love to share them with you. Perhaps you have a graduation to go to this year as well.

1. Money--- What student does not love getting hard cold cash as a gift? :) They can use it towards thier books, new clothes, etc.. I am giving my nephew Cash. :)

2. A watch.... it would be very helpful getting the new college student to their classes on time. Also to let them know how much they are studying each day. And it's a personal gift.

3. Luggage. A great gift to give the graduate. They will need it for college and if they are not going to college than perhaps for traveling.

4. A digital camera. There are lots of point and shoot cameras that are very affordable and take excellent photos. It would help the graduate capture the moments that are important to them.

5. A smart phone. A good way to keep in touch with Mom and Dad. :)

6. A Laptop. So many schools and colleges require that they have their own laptop.And they can use Skype to skpe weekly with their parents or monthly.

7. A Gift Card to a school supply store like Staples.

8. Love this idea: The Book "Oh the Places You will Go" written by Dr.Seuss. I have a copy of this book and love it.

9. An alarm clock. Many students stay up late and need to have an alarm to wake them up for their classes.

10. Something personal such as a necklace for the female graduate.

If you have any more graduation gift suggestions, I would love to hear them.

Stay safe, stay cool and spread the smiles around as best you can. Smile. :)

Ciao! I have a quick card to share with you. I used the Dolled Up Birthday Kit from Stampin'UP!

I added a few items that were not in the kit and made my card different from the original design. I like using card kits. The are all inclusive and so simple to use. I love that I was able to make a very simple card in a month that has been super busy for me. At least I was able to be a little creative since my last post in April. :)

Have you received your copy of the Stampin'UP! catalog yet? If so what do you think of it? I'm going to share some of my thoughts about it. And I am going to be honest. I do love the new card-stock colors. Love the design of the book. And as someone who loves taking photos I enjoyed looking at all of the photos of the products and samples that SU is offering for 2013-2014. But.....it is so unlike me to only want 6 stamp sets from the catalog . I'm dissapointed that Stampin'UP! will not be selling their scrapbook binders or scrapping kits. Lastly, I do not understand why Stampin"UP! is behind all of the big crafting stores. Example: The This N' That book that they are selling is nice..........but 2 years behind the Smash book. So, I intend to buy the few sets that I like, buy their card-stock and contiune using the MDS program and move on. I do not want to say negative things about them. They are a very good company. I'm just dissapointed. :(

I will be making cards using stamps from Our Daily Bread designs, Gina K Designs and yes, SU. I will continue making Digital pages, using Project life, and I hope to get back to making crafty home items. I need to bust out of my rut and start creating.

This weekend is Colleens wedding. Wayne will be walking his youngest daughter down the asile, he is a little nervous ( I can tell) .We are all so excited for Colleen and Peter. Yay! A new son-in-law in our family.

Please stay safe,stay cool and SMILE pretty. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by.