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Hello everyone - Just wanted to wish all of you out there in blog land a very happy Christmas. It's been a bit of a different one for me this year, and I'm trying with all my might to regain my Christmas spirit. Hope all of you have it or find some one thing that is just for you this holiday. Merry Christmas.

Why am I so fond of Christmas? I am not really sure why I am Christmas obsessed. Why do I feel the need every year at this time to decorate and bake as if I'm nesting? All I know is that I can't help myself! I love everything about this time of year. Here's some ornaments I have been making and a funky Christmas countdown calendar that I made with a cookie sheet and magnets. It turned out a little "busier" than I had imagined, but I still like it.Here's a pic of my daughter helping me bake sugar... [read more]

So yes - I have been a very bad blogger. A very busy blogger. I love this time of year - but it's also my busiest - most stressed out time of year. So that explains why I haven't posted in a while. We had everyone over early this past weekend for Thanksgiving and had a wonderful time. I'm glad all the cooking is done but now what will I do on Thanksgiving? Ha. Isn't this picture cute? It's my two adorable kids outside of this cute new shop called "House Too Home". Full of adorable things I love.... [read more]

I'm not quite sure who's still checking in on this blog but thought I'd post a few pictures to bring us up to date on my little ones. They are now 7 months, which I can hardly believe. They're wonderful. Getting BIG for sure. Somedays I look at them and think they grew overnight. Kind of how I felt when I was pregnant. You think it's so gradual but it really isn't. Or didn't feel like it anyway.We've really been enjoying ourselves. Did some fun things in the Fall. Went to fairs, did some pumpkin... [read more]

So, my daughter thinks I'm nuts, working on Christmas cards on the day of Halloween. But I love the holidays so much that I start working/decorating for Halloween in late August, and then I've already moved on to Christmas halfway through October. Yeah, I guess I am a bit strange. But I love it!Here's some cards I did for a local shop, and just for the sheer joy of creating. Also mixed in here are some designs I did for Say It With Letters , my favorite holiday shop, right now! Go and check out ... [read more]

I have been so busy lately with - life, I guess - that I haven't had as much time for creating. And after a while, I really start to feel bottled up and frustrated, so it's good when I can do any little thing with color and pattern, and then I feel better. :) I've also been trying to finish up this summer book I made so that I can start working on a fall mini-book. I used my Zutter binder to create this and I love the way you can punch holes in a lot of different things and then bind it all toge... [read more]

I love this time of year. Look at this photo I snapped while driving down the road in my car this morning. It is just so glorious in New England right now and I feel so lucky to live here!Here's some new products I've been making for our show at the end of October at Talk Paper Scissors. I love these little flowers! I just love looking at them because of the mixed-up colors. They use vintage novels and felt for the backgrounds. I have also been having fun making these little keychains that use... [read more]

I can't believe I'm thinking about the holidays already. Wasn't it just summer? But I so love fall. I just finished altering some of these shapes from Say It With Letters. Don't they put you in a fall mood? I've also been enjoying making these little things - tag tins for the holidays and cute little pincushions. I don't sew a lot, but these make me want to! We're having another Early Bird Open House here at Talk Paper Scissors October 24th. If you're in the NH area, you should check it out! See... [read more]

So I have a new project to share today, and it's not a card! :) Isn't this album the cutest? It's called a bracket album and it's a kit from Say It With Letters.It comes with the album, papers and fun embellishments (which I love!) and there was even a lot left over for other projects. Everything coordinated beautifully - you really should go check it out and get one for yourself. These next two projects are also from Say It With Letters. The tree is a Maya Road chipboard album that I made int... [read more]

It sure has been rainy here - storm after storm. This August feels more like April or October. But today it is finally sunny - the pick of the week, the weatherman says. I got some new supplies recently and have been having fun making new little things. Have you noticed how everything has a bow? I guess I am going through a bow phase. But it has made me use up some of my ribbon - I have a LOT of ribbon! And I love it almost as much as I love buttons. Ha. And I'd sort of forgotten about it beca... [read more]

Wow - what a fun and busy weekend we had. My kids had a yard sale and a lemonade stand. I did lots of moving boxes and hauling our old junk around. The good news is, though, that for once, we actually sold a lot of the stuff and got it out of the house! It was great seeing it go to people who could use it and not having to take it all to the recycling center. Plus my son was very happy to get all that money to save for his next video game system! Here's some cards I made this week using some ... [read more]

Hello! Hope you all had a relaxing Saturday. I spent the most wonderful day up at the lake today with my family. We swam, fished, barbecued, talked and even picked wild blueberries! Tonight I made the yummiest blueberry bread and it's delicious if I do say so myself!The card above and the below I created using a sketch from the talented Miss Melissa Phillips of Lily Bean's Paperie. Her site is pure eye-candy to me and I check it often simply to be inspired! She's having a giveaway this week but ... [read more]

Well, the summer is just flying by. The babies love being outside. So do I. I just wish it weren't so darn hot some days that we end up just having to stay indoors. My sister and her family were visiting in June. That sure was nice. Since they've moved to Texas we only get to see them once a year or so. My sister just adored the babies and I loved having the extra pair of hands.These guys are growing so much. They're so much fun. I try not to rush the time, but I wonder what they'll be like when... [read more]

How's everyone doing? I just finished watching HGTV's "Design Star". Anyone else watch that show? It's so intense - they had to remodel an entire kitchen today. I can't imagine working so hard only to be voted off. Better them than me. I just design cards! :) Here's a few new ones from this week.Also wanted to let you know that there's a contest going on over at Say It With Letters. They're looking for a Guest Designer for September. Deb is so easy-going and fun to work with, and her products ... [read more]

Hey Everyone! Who's in the mood for a contest? You have to go over and check out Say It With Letter's new summer contest and their new ice cream cone shape. It's just the cutest! They also have a cupcake and other fun shapes, including this new banner set. Here's one I designed for a dear friend's baby's room. It was so easy and fun to do.They also sell kits. These are some cards I made using a Say It With Letters card kit. I've been in the card mood lately and I have stacks of them! Here's a f... [read more]

I've come to realize that just because something happens for 3 or 4 days doesn't make it "routine". Up until this past week the little ones, have been sleeping until about 5-5:30am and then they're pretty much up! So after almost no sleep throughout the night I can't even get a quick morning nap. However... the entire week they've been sleeping until 9am (!!) Granted that's with a few middle of the night feedings as well as a 5 am feeding but then I could sleep for a whole 2-3 hours. Aaaah!... [read more]

Today I put a small sampling of my handmade cards for sale over at Tenney Farm. If you're in Antrim, NH, and you need a heartfelt, inexpensive way to make someone smile, stop by and pick one up! They're right on Rt. 202 near the Bennington line. And as you can see in my picture - it's strawberry time! Fresh juicy strawberries can be found there as well as my favorite - beautiful flowers. Off to see my Daddy this weekend - hope you all have a wonderful Father's Day with those you love!

Here's my smiling boy and his cute lil sis. :)

The bouncy seat is my new best friend! (No, that's not my baby.) But man are they getting big!! Today is their two month birthday. :) Little Steven actually recognized and smiled at me today. My Mother-in-Law was watching the kids for a little bit so I could run out to get a Father's Day gift and when I got home and looked at him, he smiled! It was too cool! Bella's real chit chatty but hasn't really mastered the smile yet. She'll get there though.Some days I just look at them and myself, with d... [read more]

Hello my Friends!! Has it really been 5 months?? That sounds about right considering that's about the time I went on bedrest, had hospital stays (way more than I would have liked) and had my two sweet babies!! It was all SO very worth it! In case some of you occassionally check in.. these are my little ones! :) Steven Harrison and Isabella Marieborn April 11th, happy and healthy! I will of course need to post updated pictures because they are now HUGE compared to this photo. I can't believe... [read more]

What a wonderful Memorial Weekend we had here. Hope all of you did too! It was so relaxing to just be home in our own backyard - cooking on the barbeque, swimming in the kiddie pool and seeing friends. The parade always goes right by our house so we never miss it! The kids cover their ears when the soldiers fire their guns. The flower cone above was inspired by Teresa McFayden's that she made on her blog, My Minutia. Hers is much nicer, but I loved this project - it's so cheery by my door and o... [read more]

Look what I got this year from my wonderful husband! It's a digital picture frame! Is this cool or what? All I have to do is pop a memory card into the side and turn it on, and it displays a slideshow of pictures. It even plays music and movies! (Haven't done that yet, though.) The nicest thing about it is that it sits up on top of my desk with only one wire going down the back and you don't need a computer. It even has a remote. I feel too cool for school with this baby on my desk! Thanks, T! Y... [read more]

Hey everyone, happy Saturday! Here, it's cold and wet. Not at all like May should be. But I'm sure it will improve in time. We've had a busy week and I'm only now finding time to slow down and smell the flowers, even though they're soggy! Here's some layouts I did recently that I actually liked the end result.And I don't know if I ever posted a picture of these here before, but they are some letters from Say It With Letters that I decorated. I absolutely love the mixed-up typefaces and the the s... [read more]

So, I haven't been around much lately. The weather has finally warmed up, which takes me outside more - chasing around the kids. I love it - we just got a lot of rain these past two days and now all the yards are green. This is a happy time of the year for me. I love all the colors and just being able to get outside and plant and play.Here's some flowers I did with my kids for my mother. They're a bit hokey, but I still like them with the kids' faces and the glitter. I think she and my Dad liked... [read more]

I just had to share this layout I did last night - my bestest friend just had twin babies this week - a boy and a girl! She has had a rough time of it, including being on bedrest for months and feeling super tired. I can't even imagine what it must have been like - but look at how beautiful they are! Every time I see this picture I feel happy and at peace. I am so excited for her and her new little family. And here's another good friend of mine who just had a baby. Look at that little sweetie! S... [read more]