End of the week

Friday is here and it has been a wild week to say the least. Sorry I have been dealing with preparing for the workshops this weekend and then the girls were sick and I was still fighting back the bug I had so blogging was a no go this week. BUT, I will be back in full swing on Monday! Baby shower photos, new cards and I am going to add a new site to the blog where you can purchase the craft show items you see. So check in next week! Have a magical day! and stay warm! 34 degrees at 1:30pm! YIKES! Cindy

Festive Friday

Here is a great and simple Christmas card. I used Real red, Galore Green cardstock and inks. The stamp set is a retired one but such a favorite of mine. I colored in the trees with a blender pen and inks. Pretty simple to mass produce as well. I sold out of this card and decided to make more of them to sell. I have envelopes to match them. Today I am attending an all day workshop with my upline Wendy. 10am -10pm! She is having a gift workshop and I will post later on what I made. I will have all the baby shower party decor on Monday's post. Wait til you see the baby diaper cake I made! My MIL even helped and had fun! Have a magical day! Cindy

Disney Trip (day 5 part 2) Thursday

I forgot to post about the remainder of our Disney trip. So we left Animal Kingdom and headed over to Epcot. We parked at the Boardwalk Resort and then walked into the back gate by the countries. We went to dinner at the restaurant in Mexico which will be the last time we eat there. They were overbooked, terrible food and slower than a turtle service. I just want to get out of there fast! We did many rides that night. We did get to do everything in the Living Seas this time. The girls loved the new Nemo Ride in the shells. We skipped seeing Illuminations and went and got in 25 min line for Soarin because the Fast Passes were out earlier. Great tip from a cast member! Ride the rides during the fireworks and no lines! Allison LOVED that ride!

Our silly family photo where we turn the camera around and squeeze together and see what we get. Megan's eyes are so funny! You can see the Epcot ball in the background.

The girls got to do a mask and have it signed at some of the countries. We ran out of time. They only have like 10 masks each at home!

Last picture is an idea I saw in the window scenes at Downtown Disney. I even bought some of those mickey lights to display on our Japanese Maple in the front. That did not work out this year. But I will try next year. Or I could take a tree branch and paint it black and put inside.

Overall it was another GREAT trip to Disney! How could you not have some fun at DisneyWorld?

Thanks for checking in!

Have a magical day!

Cindy

Wacky Wednesday

Here are some gift ideas that I made for a donation for a fundraiser event. Kara is a 30 year old woman with colon cancer. She has a 7 month old baby girl! She has had surgery to remove the cancer and now is in chemo treatment. Please say a prayer for her and her family to make thru this terrible time. The first picture is a pack of 6 thank you cards made with the Wow flowers stamp set in Pink Pirouette and Black cardstock/inks. Second picture is a notepad holder with a beaded pen that matches the thank you set. I stamped the sentiment on only the first page of notes. Not each one! I packaged them both in a clear baggie and ribbon with a matching tag. Liked the notepad gift so much that I created more of them. I took all my notepad holders and made matching pens for them and put them in clear bags and ribbon. I am selling them for $5.00 each at my craft shows. Great little gift to give! My last craft show is this Saturday the 15th at Bascomb UMC off Bascomb Carmel Rd. 9:00am to 3:00pm Come see me there! Have a magical day! Cindy

Disney Tip Tuesday

Have you ever seen those really cute Disney commercials? You know the ones where you hear the carriage wheels and horses coming that wakes up the children and they run to the window. Then mom and dad are looking on the computer for a vacation package price saying "for all of us?" YouTube - Disney Commercial - Affordable Genius marketing! I found this article on AllEars.com here...What Walt Disney World Means by “Magic Your Way" (The View from Scopa Towers) He talks about how much a Disney package would really cost for a family of four. It is a reality check for sure! So if you are thinking of booking a package Disney vacation, please read this first! This is one of my favorite commercials and usually how it goes in our house the night before a Disney trip! YouTube - We're too excited to sleep! Have a magical day! Cindy

Made for Monday

After a very BUSY weekend, I just looked at my planner and noticed that I totally missed a very special day for a sweet couple. Sunday was my brother-in-law and sister-in-law's 9th wedding anniversary. I feel so bad that I missed it cause she checks my blog each day and loves all what I do and supports me thru ideas and tips. So, I hope they had a wonderful day, enjoying some time together alone (they have 3 boys), reflecting on their love for each other and how it continues to grow each year. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! The card was made by my upline Wendy. I was planning on casing this card in February for Valentine's Day, but thought it could apply to an anniversary. (sorry the pic is blurry) Have a magical day! Cindy

Festive Friday

Can you believe that Christmas is 47 days away? I know you just screamed "AAAGH!" Here is a sweet card that I cased from Angie Juda last year and repeated to case it this year. I love the softness of this snowy card. I used Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery with Whisper White cardstock. I sponged craft white ink on the edges. Colored in the snowmen with blender pen using the same ink colors. There is a little glitter where the snow ground meets the snowmen's bottoms. The snowmen stamp is actually a stamp roller but I can not remember the name of it. Tonight is my first Christmas card workshop! I have a great surprise for them, but I can not share it on here til Nov 24th! Call or email me if you would like to come to an upcoming workshop on the 21st or 22nd! Have a magical day! Cindy