VACATION TIME

Happy Thursday!

I'll be taking a stamping break for a few weeks :) !!! 

Wishing you all a wonderful summertime and I hope you will get to enjoy your families and friends during these fun summer days!

Until then,

Happy crafting ~Silke~

I'M TAKING A SUMMER BREAK....

Happy Day!

I'm taking a longer Summer Break this year....we are super busy celebrating our 20th Wedding Anniversary today along with some road trips here and there.

The girls are growing up way toooooooooo fast and we are definitely not gonna miss hanging out with them while they still let us :) !!!

Anyway, enjoy your family and friends.....stay cool and I'll be back in AUGUST!!!

                                                           
                                          Hugs, ~Silke~

                                       

CHECK IT OUT.....

Hallo stampin' friends!!!

Have you seen The Kreate-a-lope® Envelope Maker yet...check them out!!

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I'll be showing off a sample or two soon...so stay tuned!!! I'll be back with a new card by 8:00 AM tomorrow morning....so come back and check it out...you don't want to miss it...hint, hint!!!

                                                            Hugs, ~Silke~

Blog Candy Winner and the stocking template!!!

Good morning everyone!!!

Sorry, for being so quiet again this week...it's always crazy right before the girls get out of school next week, plus our little Mimi is about to turn 6 years next week and we are having a surprise birthday party for her at *Monkey Joe's* today. On top of all that action I came down with a head cold that just kicked my you know what yesterday.

Needless to say I'm not functioning a 100% and once again I don't have a card for today's Crazy 4 Challenges. But if you are looking for a fun challenge make sure to stop by the C4C blog today to see what's going on and check out the CrazyGirls gorgeous creations!!!

I also wanted to announce the Blog Candy winner!!! Thank you all for playing and the lucky winner is.....Wanda Cullen ~ Cullen-ary Creations!!! Congrats Wanda!!! Please be so sweet and contact me under silkeledlow@yahoo.com to claim you prize!!!  

Before I'm heading out I wanted to tell you really quick about the *Stocking Gift Card Holder* I made in my previous post...I can't believe I forgot to add the link to the template...but HERE it is!!! Sorry guys!!!

Have a wonderful weekend and I'll hopefully see you tomorrow with a card!!! Hugs ~S~

Blog Candy Winner!!!

Happy TGIF from Florida!!!

What a week it has been...so much to do at work and the girls are keeping us busy playing basketball 3 times a week and with their Christmas practice for their school performance next week. Plus Sarah and I are in Gainesville right now and watching the NCAA Volleyball game GSU vs Florida State right now!!! Keep your fingers crossed that GSU has a chance to move on!!!

Needless to say I simply ran out of time to make cards for my challenges this weekend, but I'm happy to announce the winner from my Flourishes Blog Candy!!!

The lucky winner is  Karen McAlpine ~ Dreaming and Creating. Karen please e-mail me at silkeledlow@yahoo.com and claim your goodies!!!

Thank you all for playing along and for leaving me super sweet comments...you all are too good to me :) !!!

I'll be back hosting the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge this upcoming week...so stay tuned!!!

Have a fabulous weekend!!! Hugs ~S~

More fun times!!!

Happy TGIF!!!

As promised I'm back with some photo's from our trip to Tybee Beach!!! We had a wonderful time...my girls and I just love the beach. The weather wasn't that promising that day, but we decided to stick around to see if the clouds would clear up...it even started drizzling a bit, but we were positive it would all go away and it did.

It was overcast, but it was perfect as could be...the water was wonderful...lots of fabulous waives we could jump into. We saw lots of dolphins, pelicans and a fish jumped right out of the ocean as I was walking back to the beach...it scared the HECK out of me...LOL!!!

Thanks for visiting today...I'll be back with a fun MTME project tomorrow!!! Hugs ~S~

Fun times!!!

Happy Thursday evening!!!

It's been a fun and busy week...my girls finally met their teachers tonight and they are all excited going back to school on Monday!!! We've been spending some family time at our local water park *Splash in the Boro's* and we went to Tybee Beach yesterday!!!

I haven't had much stamping time as I was down with some migraines, but today I'm feeling better...and I had to sit down and do my prep work for the MTME August Release that actually started today over at Lauren's Blog. I'll be showing off my project on Saturday...I hope you come by and check it out!?!?

I thought I'd share some fun photo's from the Water park...if you ever in the Statesboro, GA area it's a must to stop at the *Splash* and don't forget to get in touch with me :) !!!

We had so much fun visiting the park!!! We might head back there tomorrow if the weather allows it!!!  I'll be back tomorrow with some beach photo's!!!

Have a wonderful evening!!! Hugs ~S~

SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

Remember I was telling you a few weeks ago that we are moving...well we are not!!! The housing market is very, very slow and we had not even one viewer since we had the house officially on the market....bummer!!! Since we can't sell our house and can't afford two households we figured we are staying in Georgia. God had other plans and for what ever reason our move to Texas was not meant to be!!! To be honest...it's fine with me, because now I can continue stampin' without any interruptions....wahooo!!!

Here is where the exciting news comes in....the fabulous and super talented Lauren Meader asked me to join her amazing My Time Made Easy Design Team !!! I'm beyond excited - somebody pinch me please!!!

If you know me....I love creating gift sets and this opportunity is a dream come true for me with Lauren's fabulous templates and stamp sets!!!  Here are two projects I have done a few days ago with Lauren's Slip Cover template - Shaker Gift Set and Silhouette Gift Set.

If you are not familiar with the MTME Design Team....here is a link to all the fabulous ladies!!!

Lauren Meader (Owner/Designer), Catherine Doucette, Dawn Easton, Geny Cassady, Katie Cotton, Kristin Bueter, Lesa Rapp, Mona Pendleton, Pam Imholz, Stephanie Kraft and Tracey Cuccia.

Please stop by Lauren's Blog and check out the rest of the announcements!!! The new MTME May Release is coming up and you don't want to miss it!!! Unfortunately I don't have my new goodies yet, but I will jump fully on board with the June Release!!!

Thank you for stopping by and sharing my excitment!!! Hugs ~S~

IC226, ColorQ #26 Birthday Girl and OCC Winner Announcement

Happy Saturday!!!!

Are you guys ready for Easter??? We'll go to church tomorrow and the kids have an Easter Egg Hunt right after!!! We decided not to fight the restaurant traffic and we'll have a cook out at home....yummy!!!

Before I show you the card I made I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all the stamper's that played my last OCC Sketch Challenge this week!!! THANK YOU!!! I'm glad you liked the layout and you all took the time to play along!!! All the submissions were BEAUTIFUL!!!

The Winner for the $25 Gift Certificate from Repeat Impressions is Julie Smith from *Paper and Such*. Congratulations Julie!!! Please e-mail me under silkeledlow@yahoo.com to claim your prize!!! 

Now that I have less stampin' commitments I finally have time to ink up some of my goodies I have bought through out the years...wahoooo!!! 

This card was inspired by this weeks IC226 - William Chambers Millinery I instantly thought of this super cute digi image called Dressy Ebony from The Greeting Farm. I love the little headband on this sweet image and when I saw the headbands on the Bridal Collection I just new I had to use it!! 

I did change the colors to this weeks colorQ#26 - using Certainly Celery, Bermuda Bay, Lavender Lace and Lovely Lilac. 

Have a fabulous Easter weekend!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!  


~Supply List~

Digital Image:  Dressy Ebony (The Greeting Farm)
Medium:  Copic Markers - V15, V17, G24, Y00, Y02, Y06, Y08, Y17 and Colorless Blender  
Cardstock:  White, Lavender Lace
Design Paper:  Lilac Avenue (Kaiserkraft)
Accessories: Silver Pearls, Scor-it, MS Border Punch, White Lace Ribbon , Circle Spellbinder Die

Update on my stepfather....

Hello my stamping friends!!!

It finally happened God has taken my stepfather home last night...his suffering ended peacefully. Even though my heart is saddened,  knowing he was surrounded by my family during his last minutes is bringing peace and a smile to my face!!!

Please continue praying for family especially for my mom during this sad time...!!! Thank you!!! ~S~   

Update on my stepfather....

Hello my stampin' friends....just wanted to give you an update on my stepfather *Henry*!!!

Some of you already know that he had an emergency surgery a few days ago were they had to remove one kidney and his spleen......the doctor's confirmed that Henry has last stage of *Liver Cirrhosis*!!! There is nothing else they can do for him....plus his other kidney is not handling all the stress and it's losing it's function as well!!! The doctor's don't consider him for a *liver transplant* as Henry's body does not produce the needed *protein* he needs to continue living!!! Here is a link that helps you understand it a bit better!!! 

Needless to say that it's all in God's hand now...!!! Please continue praying for my stepfather that he'll be taken home quickly...without further suffering!!!

My mom is trying to stay strong and is planning ahead.....I'm so glad my little sister lives close by and helps her to understand and handles most of the arrangements so my mom can spend time with Henry!!! I'm trying to fly home for the funeral....if I can!!! So if you don't see me around you know I'm on my way home to spend time with my family!!!

Thank you for you kind thoughts and prayers!!! Hugs ~S~

Howdy friends!!!

Sorry - I've been so quiet the last few days....so much going on!!!

I really can't focus right now....my stepfather had an emergency operation and they had to remove his kidney and spleen. Unfortunately the kidney had a tumor growing and hopefully tomorrow we'll find out what the pathology report states?!?

My stepfather is still in intensive care and I'm not sure when they will move him.

If you find it in your heart please say a little prayer!!!

Thank you...hugs
~S~

Hey you all - I'm back!!!

OMG - I can't believe that I finally met my friend Denise - wahhoooo!!! She is truly fabulous in every way!!! I miss her already :( sniff.....
I told Denise the night before we had to leave that I can't take her to the Airport the next day, because I was not ready for her to go back home...he,he,he!!! Well, after all it was time to go home and at least I can cherish this wonderful weekend with her!!!

Miss ya - Denise - hugs!!!

Here are some more pictures......

We met up with the super sweet Deb Felt, her fun upline Kathy, my sweet friend Penny Allen on Friday......and on Saturday evening I finally got to meet Jerri Jimenez - OMG if you don't know Jerri yet, please make sure to visit her blog - she is amazing!!! We all had a yummy dinner at Don Pablo's and this is where the picture below was taken - I'm so glad we have this group photo!!! I had a super great time and we went on to a coffee shop to chat some more...I wish we could have had all the time in the world....LOL...!!!!

Saturday morning we met up with Deb, Kathy at Regional. We all shared a table together!!!

As you can imagine I didn't get all of my projects done.....

Here is one little Sneak Peek from a new Set called *Soft Summer* - love it!!! It's already on my wish list!!! Of course we got to see a couple more previews that are coming in the new Catalog and all I can say is.... you will not be disappointed!!!

I received a couple e-mails asking me where this Set is in the Catalog.....I'm finally holding a copy of the brand new Catty in my hands and to my surprise Stampin Up is not featuring this *Soft Summer* Set in the new Catalog....- I could have sworn they said it's in there - YIKES!!!

So I'm assuming it will be in the Mini Brochure coming in March...??? Sorry guys - I hope I didn't cause to much confusion - LOL!!!

Denise and I went to *Universal Studio* and *Island of Adventure* on Sunday. I wish I wouldn't have been such a chicken and I could have ridden on one of those fun looking Roller Coasters, but my head and stomach didn't agree - LOL!!! Sorry Denise - LOL!!!

We did go on some fun rides like - Spiderman, the Simpson's, Jurassic Park, Disaster...... On this photo I almost got eaten by a shark - LOL!!! If you haven't been to any of these Parks I hope you'll have a chance to go soon - they are fun, fun, fun!!!

After visiting the Parks we had a yummy burger at the *Hard Rock* Cafe and let me tell ya - my feet were steaming - LOL!!! I needed to rest!!! We had the most beautiful weather and we enjoyed sitting outside looking at all the fun attractions around us!!!

After we had gained some strength again we headed down to the Disney Marketplace to buy some presents!!!

It was sooooo fun to have some *me* time and I will treasure this trip and the ladies I've met for a long time!!! I'm looking forward seeing everyone in the near future!!!

Hugs ~Silke~