Happy News!!

I am yet again apologizing for not posting for way too long, longer than ever before I think. I do have a good reason though! Guess what…

I’M PREGNANT! WAHOO! I am excited and thrilled! I wanted this for a long time but hubby wasn’t convinced. Well, nature decided to have it’s own way! I’m 3 months along, due December 25. That might be a bad time for most families but as we don’t celebrate anything during the traditional holiday season, worked out fabulously as hubby has two weeks off! YEAH!

I’ve had an ultrasound and everything looks great. I am feeling less pregnancy symptoms than with either of my other two, both boys, so here’s hoping that it’s a girl! But I am looking forward to breastfeeding again and lots of cuddle time the most so makes no difference either way.

Hubby is still a bit ambivalent but my older son, Jameson, 10, is thrilled, he’d been asking for the last couple years. The  little one, Spencer, 4, thinks it’s great but has very little understanding of what is going on. He wants the baby out now and was disappointed when the ultrasound wasn’t a regular colour photo! Probably pretty typical of that age! My family and friends are really happy too. My sister is a doula and will be again for us for this baby. I plan to have  the kids, my BFF and mom there too. Full house! Jameson was present for his brother’s birth and it was great. Spencer isn’t bothered or grossed out by much so even though he is younger, I think he will do just fine.

6 more months seems like such a long time…

Doodle Pantry Blog Parade–Little Castle

Welcome to the second stop in the Doodle Pantry Blog Parade, June 3-5! I am happy to show you one of Laurie’s release illustrations for this month, Little Castle.

I hope you enjoy the parade. You must leave a comment here (and at each blog along the parade) to be entered to win one of 5 prizes! If you did not arrive from Doodle Pantry, please be sure to visit there to start. All of the details you need are there. The next stop is Patti at Cherish Each Precious Day.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Images: Doodle Pantry
Ink: apricot-SU!
Paper: American Crafts DP, sweet blush CS-PTI, white CS-Taylored Expressions, tissue paper
Accessories: butterfly die-PTI, sewing thread, pearls-Dollarama, circle, labels 4 Nestabilities, Copic markers G21, 63,67, W1,3,5,7, C1, E29,49, B41

Congrats on Your Pregnancy Easel Card for the OCC.

Time for another OCC project! Our challenge was to make a baby-themed card using Kraft, a button and trim. Would you believe I already had one I made a couple weeks ago? I just hadn’t blogged it yet!

I made this for a woman in our congregation who is expecting her second baby. I’m not sure if she likes purple but I sure hope so! I think the shading on the carriage sucks, I actually added quite a bit of Y35 to the Y21 I used to colour it but for some weird reason, you really can’t see it much. The whole right side of the carriage is supposed to look shaded, like the dress. Oh well.

I made it into an easel card because I hope that she will display it until the baby is born and it will be way more sturdy this way. I normally go with a more shabby style but the gal I’m giving it to isn’t that way at all. More modern, so I think this card would suit her better than one dripping with lace and distressing.

I hope you will join us at the OCC blog this week. We’d love to have you play along . Be sure to check out all of the awesome samples the team has for you!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamp: Stamping Bella, ticket-PTI
Ink: Memento black, fresh snow white-PTI, eggplant, lavender-SU!
Paper: Kraft, purple,artichoke CS-SU!, white CS-Taylored Expressions, DP-Kioshi Basic Grey
Accessories: silk flower-Michaels, brad (um, I mean button of course)-Basic Grey, ribbon-stash, foam dots-Jody Morrow, Copics: V12,15,17, G21,25, Y21,35, E00,21,33,35,37, Bs and YRs(um, sorry, can’t remember), W00,1,3, ticket die, scalloped edge die-PTI, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Ice Cream Sundae for Doodle Pantry

Isn’t this ice cream sundae cute? It is from a set called Decadent Desserts. Laurie started with a image with pickles instead of bananas and called the set Crazy Cravings! I suggested that she also create a set changing the pickles to bananas which would appeal to more people. Don’t you love it? If you notice, I shaded the glass dish to look like the ice cream shows through a bit.

Laurie is having a sale this weekend! Visit Doodle Pantry for all the details.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Stamp: JustRite
Ink: pretty in pink-SU!
Paper: DCWV Sweet stack, sweet blush CS, white CS-Xpress It, Pink CS-stash, doily-Ellen Hutson
Accessories: foam dots-Jody Morrow, Copics-R81,83, YR30,31, G21,24, B10, C1,3,7 Clear Spica, Sakura Jelly Roll Pen, circle and labels 8 Nesties

Triple Threat-Doodle Pantry, OCC and Mojo Card–Noah’s Ark

I am so happy tonight. I didn’t mind making one card but I really didn’t feel like making 3. So I was so happy when I managed to get them all into one card!

The image is an adorable one released this month by Doodle Pantry. You can get it as an outline or coloured as well as with or without a rainbow (though technically the rainbow appeared after they landed, it is very cute and adds colour to your image!)

The OCC challenge this week was Frame It! Create a Frame on your project. But it must be raised up off the base of the project. So, at first, I wished I had printed my image a bit smaller so I could place a Labels 1 frame OVER the image. So I pondered what to do and decided to place my frame UNDER my image! YEAH!

I also changed the proportions of Mojo Monday this week to fit the image and frame. I still think it’s pretty recognizable!

Be sure to pop by the OCC blog to check out all the fab projects our DT has for you. Don’t forget to visit their blogs and leave ‘em some love!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Ink: Distress Broken China
Paper: tracing paper (instead of vellum)-art store, Seaside DP-October Afternoon, white CS-Xpress It, baja CS-SU!
Accessories: Labels 1, Circle Nesties, Copics E11,31,33,35,37, Y21,28,35,38, YG 64,67 G14, BG10,72, B32,41,45 R22,24, W1,3,5,7, C3 V000,12, EK Success mini scalloped punch, foam dots-JodyMorrow, brads-stash