This week in reveiw....

Last week, while on Spring Break we all got sick. Drew ended up getting this wicked cough, therefore I could not send him back to school on Monday or Tuesday. Baby and I ended up getting the cough as well so we were one coughing family.

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I also had a wonderful adventure with my teeth. Last year I had to have a root canal and a crown put in while we were traveling. NOT FUN. Long story short...my crown from last year broke. YES I only had it on for one year. However, I have bad teeth and this has caused major anxiety going to the dentist. As a kid I have had many cavities filled.  My parents warned me that I will have bad teeth. Now, I have come to accept that I do have bad teeth. 

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So I am taking the first steps in helping my gums get back into shape. So I went to the dentist on Wed to get my crown temporarily put back on then I had a two hour dentist appointment on Thursday to work on one half of my mouth. I will go back in two weeks for them to work on the other side. I will have healthy gums soon. Now I will need to go back every three months to make sure everything is still doing okay and make sure things are progressing properly.


However, having to go to the dentist twice this week as set me back TWO days. I feel like I am playing catch-up. So the house is a wreak, and I have a pile of paperwork to do and all I want to do is play with my kids. Needless to say, my house will not get picked up today. I am going to play with my kids.

Hope you have a great weekend. I will try to let go and just enjoy the time with my kids.

Happy Easter..

I hope you had a great Easter.  I was excited that I could capture our Easter Egg Hunt with the kids that morning.  I was able to play a little myself, it was satisfying at the end of the day to reflect how blessed the day turned out with family and friends. Here are some of the results while playing with my photos in Photoshop. 

Baby did not want to drop any eggs out of her basket.  Solution solved!

Drew was excited from the start. You can see it in his eyes.

Drew was non-stop..running and so excited to find the eggs.

Sammie was very strategic with her egg hunt.  Once she would find an egg she knew exactly where to go next.  Sammie found the most eggs. She is the thinker of the family. 

After the egg hunt I was able to get a decent family photo.  Hope you had a great Easter.  We love our little family traditions. And I was glad I remembered to pick up the camera and take pictures to help the kids remember the great time we have hunting eggs.

What is an Easter tradition that you have in your family?  I would love to hear what other families do, I would like to add more to our traditions. Thank you for sharing with me.

Teresa Collins Newsletter -

The April Newsletter is out from Teresa Collins Designs. Check it out HERE

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Here is a simple card I made using the Teresa Collins Timeless Collection, and Blingage - Maddie's Jewels and Miranda's Jewels. I love the flocked black paper. I think it is my favorite.

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TODAY...

My day in pictures...

So far this has been a great BIRTHDAY!  Hope you have a great day today!!! Thank you everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes.

Layouts

Just in case you missed my layouts on the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog. I thought I would share some layouts I made using the Sports Edition II collection.  I have to say Thank you to my friend Krista Austin with Krista Austin Photography for the amazing pictures. Check out her photography skills here.

Hope you enjoyed the layouts. I had so much fun creating these layouts.

Teresa Collins Stampmaker

This week I was able to play with my Teresa Collins Stampmaker. I was working on some samples for the April Download that you can find HERE. I was even featured on Teresa Collins Blog HERE.

I love my Stampmaker

The process of making stamps.

Bunny card using the FREE Downloads for April

Card using the Egg from the Free April Downloads.

 It was so much fun playing and making stamps using my Teresa Collin Stampmaker.  If you have not purchased on I highly suggest getting one today.   I am amazed with the possibilities that this machine can do for a crafter like me. Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend. :)
 

Time to share

It is time for me to share some things I am working on or plan on doing:

1. Today Teresa Collins Designs released Notations 12x12 today.  It is the most amazing collection I have played with in a while.


The Notations kit was such a big hit at CHA she decided to do a 12x 12 version to enhance the kit.  I love that you can use both the kit an papers to make your layouts.  And on Teresa's blog if you leave a comment on her blog you will be eligible to win this collection.  Click HERE to enter.

2. I plan on making time for myself.  I have been working so much I need to do things for ME.  So... I plan on taking  this class. Life Journaling - online art Journaling Class from www. thepaperlife.com.  Amy Coon is such a great inspiration and has really tapped into something that will resonate with crafters.  I have always wanted to  work on my own art journal but never had the time.  Well the time is NOW.  I want to take this journey with Amy as our guide.  SO who is with me?  Sign-ups are soon (ha..April 20....MY BIRTHDAY)  SO mark your calendars and we can take this journey together.

3. So I have a fairly new toy...

I can not wait to show you some of my creations with the Teresa Collins Stampmaker.  The possibilities are endless with this machine.  I have been making stamps all afternoon so I can play later.  

Sooo..... I am off to go create!
Have a good one!

Visitors and deadlines.

This past week we had some good friends visit from Chicago. Wade and Jaime!!!  Wade, Robert and I worked for the same company in Dallas; Wade moved in with us when he first moved to Chicago; Wade and Jaime are family to us...not by blood but by friendships and relationships we have developed over the years.
It was nice for them to visit and it was nice to catch up with Jaime.  We have not seen them since before we left Chicago last year.  OH how I miss them.

Here is a picture of us - not the best picture of me...but at least I was in one.

While in town I did have to work on a couple of deadlines:

If you missed I was a featured on the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog : HERE

Till next time... Keep creating!