Crate Paper March 2012 Color Challenge Winner!!

I couldn't believe my eyes on Wednesday, March 14th, when I checked the Crate Paper blog for the March 2012 Color Challenge winner and...it was me! It is such an honor for me to be selected as the winner of this challenge! The first thing I did was run and hug Samantha (as she was featured in the layout and the focus if my inspiration). It is so rewarding to see my work recognized. I usually don't finish my layouts in enough time to submit them for any challenges, but as soon as I saw the challenge colors I pulled everything together pretty quickly. It really made my day and it is even made more special to me as March is my birthday month. I sent the link to the blog  that took the picture of my daughter shared it in her blog. This win has inspired me to keep trying never give up on my dreams.

Crate Paper March 2012 Color Challenge: http://crate.typepad.com/cratepaper/2012/03/crate-color-challenge-winner.html

Ahhh.. Good Stuff

I love my coffee in the mornings but I love it even more in one of my favorite mugs from Campbell Pottery. There is just something about the first cup of coffee for the day that I highly anticipate. These mugs were a gift from my sister years ago for my birthday.

Looking For The Moon

Just another quick post about something Samantha and I do everyday. When I pick her up from daycare after work and as we are walking to the car we always look for the moon or airplanes. Usually she looks for the moon first and she always shouts "there it is" or if we can't find it "moon is sleeping". If we see or hear an airplane she just points and yells "Airplane". It's just too cute. Here is photo of her looking for the moon:

Woo-Hoo! Dear Lizzy Neapolitan!

I was really excited when I visited my local scrapbook store and they had a whole display of the new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan line. I thought I was going to have to order it online and I haven't seen it available anywhere yet. I snatched up some of almost every piece they had available. I can't wait to start working on some new layouts with this!

Samantha's 2nd Birthday Party

Samantha's second birthday was Tuesday, November 29th. We had a little party for her and her godmother Auntie Melissa and her husband, UncaMike as Samantha says, and their daughter McKinley came to celebrate on December 3rd. We had an Alice In Wonderland theme which was mostly due to her obsession with Alice a few months earlier, hence the Alice In Wonderland Halloween costume. She made such a wonderful Alice. I had some photos taken of her in her costume (I will post later) which is going to be a tradition since Halloween is my favorite holiday.  A lot of the props were my grandmother's and so I only had to acquire a few other items and as I wanted to make good use of them so they are also decorating Samantha's bedroom.

Here are a few of the pictures from the party:

Vintage Ornaments

I love vintage Christmas ornaments. They make the tree feel so homey. The blown glass ones made in Poland are very special to me due to my Polish heritage. Most of the blown glass ornaments that I have were handed down from my paternal grandmother who was Polish. We have decorated the tree for the last few years with all of the vintage glass ornaments and the ornaments that my husband and I have given each other and have received from family.

A couple of ornaments that I love are one that was my mother's when she was little (child in red snowsuit) and one that was painted for me by my aunt for my first Christmas (little girl).

Our 2011 Christmas Card

 

Retro Stripe Frame Christmas Card

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