blog candy from Nicole

This is such a cute site and is offering Promarkers as blog candy, if you would like to check her site out.  http://stampingnicole.blogspot.nl/2012/11/thank-you-all-candy.html.

Today was just a beautiful and peaceful day.  The weather was perfect and around 1:00 this afternoon Marc and I decided to get out and enjoy the weather so we had no plans on where we were going or what we were going to do - just get out for a while.  We stopped by the Lodge store and looked at all the skillets and dutch ovens and then onto The Kitchen Collection shop and Coleman.  From there we drove by my brother's near Sugarloaf but he wasn't home so we drove around to come home but turned right at the end of his road and went toward Bluff mountain.  When we came to Walden's Creek we turned right and went all the way through Walland and it was so pretty especially when you get to the almost one lane road which has been paved but not widened very much through the years.  My first time through this way was many years ago when my Dad was still alive and I would get him out and just drive wherever the mood struck just to have him out of the house for a little bit.  At that time the paved road suddenly ended and turned into a gravel  road with only tire tracks to follow.  The trees through there today were gorgeous!  They were still golden and a rust color with some evergreens tucked in for good measure.  The sky on the way home was a glorious pink and gray wisp mixture and it was so perfect!  A perfect ending to a perfect day which makes me think of the saying "God's in his heaven and all's right with the world"!!  That is how I felt today, just very relaxed and no worries.  It was such a good feeling and I feel so blessed and I know that God is always with me and I know all we have to do is give Him a chance and he will show us all his beauty in the world and everything happens for a reason and we just have to trust Him and he will take care of us! He will hold onto us if we will only trust in Him.  Even though we may have hard times God will bring us through them and appreciate the good times even more if we trust in God and know that He has plans for us.  Thank you God for everything you have so richly blessed me with - my loving family, a beautiful area to live, and all my other blessings.  (This is a message for me to read and remember because there are times when I get so downhearted, and even though I KNOW God is with me, I just need a reminder at times that things are going to get better and life will be easier - so I need to read this over and remember my own thoughts and message typed here!)

It is almost a new day and the beginning of a new week so I better get to bed so I can get some sleep.

Elizabeth Dulemba's Santa mouse

This is a card I made using Elizabeth Dulemba's cute little mouse.  I used Flower Soft ultra fine white for the fur on the hat and coat.  The greeting is computer generated and I used my Cricut to cut the frame around the Merry Christmas.  The circle and scalloped circle are cut with Nestabilities.  He was colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.

Royal blue and silver dove

This is a card made using Zing silver embossing powder and the Top Boss embossing ink and heat set.  The silver foil frame is from The Scrapbook Store in Pigeon Forge and I can't remember the manufacturer.  I used a silver brad in the lower corner and silver ribbon I bought at Joann's in the sewing section.  The stamp set is from Stampin' Up called Gifts of Christmas.

Janice's Christmas card 2012

This is Janice's Christmas card for 2012.  She always decorates with white and silver and I wanted to make her something sparkly and white and silver.  This card was made with Georgia Pacific cardstock from Walmart and I embossed the silver frames with Top Boss clear embossing ink and used Ranger silver tinsel embossing powder and heat set for the sparkly frames.  The dove was also embossed the same way.  The corners are from Paper Studios peel and stick and the embossing around the outside is done with a Darice scroll folder.  I could not get the sparkle to show up as well as it does in real life, but I think Janice will be happy with this one.

Christopher is 29 today!

Today is my son's 29th birthday!  It is so hard to believe that he popped in for a halloween surprise that many years ago.  He was supposed to be born on Thanksgiving that year and I was fine with that, I just wanted him to wait until after lunch because all my family got together at my Mother and Daddy's house for holidays and there was always so much fun, good company, and delicious food!  I did indeed get to enjoy all the food and festivities on Thanksgiving that year and so did Chris.  He was so tiny, he only weighed 4 lbs and 13 ounces but he got to come home with me the same day I was discharged from the hospital and we had to order special preemie diapers.  He was healthy and had no complications from being born almost a month early.  I hope my baby boy had a wonderful birthday and I am proud he is my son!!

My Cinderella and Rad Run

Amiti was Junior Princess at the Sevier County Homecoming game this year and I think she was the most beautiful one out there! (I'm a little biased maybe).   I am very proud of her because not only is she beautiful on the outside she is also very smart and has a kind and giving heart!  The top picture is on Saturday following the homecoming game when Amiti ran in the Rad Run which was held at Chilhowee Park in Knoxville where each team could choose which charity they were racing for.  The team Amiti ran with was donating to East Tennessee Children's Hospital.  The runners were bombarded with paint powder which is why she is so colorful in the picture.