Splashes of Watercolor

Well this is fun!  I saw this on Val’s blog and had to try it out!

The #1 song on the day I was born was “Too Young” by Nat King Cole.

Now I know most of you don’t even know who he is, but he has a daughter named Natalie.  Still don’t know who that is?  Then you are just much too young to even be reading this blog!!!

Go check it out and let me know what your #1 song is!

And thanks for the link, Val!

9 hours left until……

Anyone else addicted????

Hi everyone! I’m back from the beach! It was a wonderful relaxing time, but not without some craziness mixed in! I went with my daughter and 2 grandsons, so you know we didn’t just sit on the beach soaking up the rays and relaxing the whole time! We built drip sand castles, rode the waves on boogie boards, and watched the lifeguard pull in several people who weren’t paying attention and got carried out too far by the riptides. The riptides were unusually strong because of the low pressure system off the coast which has now become a tropical storm.

We also played MagiQuest! Have you heard of it? You purchase a “magic” wand and are given several different quests to complete within a certain time span. Your wand unlocks secrets and allows you to gather treasures to aid you along the way. There were people of all ages playing. It was really cool! There were castles, gargoyles, fairies, unicorns, musical trees and even wizards! Here’s Hunter with his wand, waiting to enter the chamber to play.

And here are some more random images of the week. Check out Hunter’s back flip on the bungee cord jump and my “Shark’s Bite” beverage!

Thanks for visiting today and allowing me to share my vacation with you! I’ll be back on Wednesday for the Color Throwdown challenge. It’s my week to host it!

Hi there!  I’m on the road with Sherry and Jeanne, headed to Kittie’s house and Stampfest in Orlando this weekend!  Woo hoo!  What fun!  I wonder if I’ll survive??!!

Be sure to check back later.  I’ll pick a blog candy winner either tonight or tomorrow morning - depending on when I can get to a computer!

HEAD OVER TO SHERRY, JEANNE, OR KITTIE’S BLOGS TODAY FOR A VERY, VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND REVEAL!!!!!

Good day, ladies (and gentlemen)!

Did you know that Lindsey is having a big Memorial Day sale over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments??

She’s offering 15% off for Memorial Day Weekend…Friday-Tuesday!  JBE15 will be the code!

Woo hoo!  Who doesn’t love to shop??!!  Thanks, Lindsey!

Happy Memorial Day! 

Hi everyone! It’s really been a crazy, busy week for me. A lot of people are sick or out on vacation at work, so guess who’s picking up the slack?! That’s right…me!

Thursday night my younger daughter Jen was a principal in a ballet production in Charlotte, NC. She’s been ‘en Pointe’ since she was 7 years old and has been in multiple performances, but this was her first in several years, and her first since becoming a mom. She was nervous and worked so hard rehearsing, spending many hours away from her family. Her performance was wonderful! Even Miles, her son who is 21 months old, sat still on my lap and watched her portion of the ballet. I think that’s quite a feat!

Here are a couple of the photos we took. The lighting was strange and of course you can’t use a flash in the theatre.

Ok, so that’s maybe more than a couple, but I couldn’t decide which ones to show you!

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Now for my news! Lindsey, of Jacksonbelle Embellishments, has invited me to be a part of her awesome new design team!!! I’m so excited! Check out the other DT members:

Lynda Benden

Kisa Peters

Beth Thomas

Lila Holgate

Maren Benedict

Erin McKinney

Dee Jackson

Amber Hight

Elizebeth Neumann

This should be a fun adventure!!!

AND….I know you’d love to save some money and celebrate National Scrapbooking Day! Hurry over to Jacksonbelle Embellishments to save 15% off your entire order!!! You need to act fast, because the offer ends tonight! Be sure to use promo code NSD15.

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Here is one of my design team submissions:

Stamps: Coffee & Croissant - Inkadinkado, Linen - Stampin’ Up!

Paper: shimmery vanilla, chocolate chip, red, Basic Grey Sugared 6×6 pad

Ink: Ranger Distress - tea dye, scattered straw, tattered rose, fired brick, peeled paint, brushed corduroy

Accessories: waterbrush, Nestabilities rectangle dies, Cuttlebug, wide red organdy ribbon, Crate Paper transfers - sentiments, red spica glitter pen, clear gelly roll glaze pen, sponge dauber, piercing tool, template & mat, chocolate chip marker, corner rounder punch, mounting tape

Ever wonder how to say thank you when you see a military person in uniform?
Here’s a simple way to do it from across a room or as you are passing by.

www.GratitudeCampaign.org

Use it! And please pass it on!

This little guy visits me every day.  He sits in my scarlet willow tree just outside my bedroom window.  I love the way he looks all fluffed up!

This photo was taken on Easter Monday.  The willow is now mostly covered with its tiny green leaves.

Once in a while I plan on linking posts from other blogs that I think would be of great interest to others. They will be posts that made me slap my forehead and say “Wow! Why didn’t I think of that??!” In other words, blog posts that show their author’s brilliance!

Here are the links I’ve chosen to use as my first examples of BLOG BRILLIANCE:

1) Janine Tinklenberg - Stamps, Paper, Scissors
The Carousel Notes Purse Book Tutorial
Oh so GOJUS and brilliant!

*IF YOU USE Jan’s photos and/or tutorial, PLEASE be sure to ask her permission and for heaven’s sakes, give her credit! (That would go for everyone, not just Jan!)

2) Diane Zechman - Paper Cookies
Peppermint Patty Bunnies
Are you kidding me?? How cool and uber-cute are these!??!!

3) Lauren Bergold - All the Good Blog Names Were Taken

Photo Mosaic Tutorial
Oh My Gosh!!!! Forget the dang tutorial (which is really great), I just want to sit and stare at her subject!!!!!!!!!

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That’s it for the very 1st edition of Blog Brilliance. Let me know what you think and if you’d like more!

Thanks for dropping by!

Thanks to Katie Stilwater, I now have a signature for my blog posts! How cool is that??!! Thank you so much, Katie!

Here’s her post telling how it’s done:

Listen to This - signature blog post

I’m so excited!!