Christmas Cards are Here!

This past week I have been busy adding Christmas Cards to my Etsy store. Here are some glimpses of my cards. You better hurry, because Christmas will be here before you know it! Another added bonus is that if you PURCHASE NOW you will be able to have more time to spend with family and friends (or shopping) this holiday season!

(above: Holly Jolly Christmas - Set of 6 - $12.00)

(above: Let it Snow - Set of 8 - $15.00)

(above: Peace (with small dot background) - Set of 8 - $15.00)

(above: Peace (with large dot background) - Set of 8 - $15.00)

(above: 3 Perfect Trees - Set of 8 - $15.00)

My First Craft Show!

Seven Generations Charter School in Emmaus held it's 2nd Annual Holiday Market on Saturday. My mom and I had a table full of Christmas goods and other tasty treats (including dog treats!). I also took along my homemade cards. We did fairly well for our first attempt at a craft show. Next time though, we will split the tables because people definitely were confused with the food. They thought that all of the treats were dog treats!

We may be doing another craft show in the beginning of December. It is local, so I will keep you posted so you can stop by!

Klocek Wedding

My best friend, Jess, got married this past weekend (October 24th). It was held at Bear Creek Resort in Macungie. It was planned to be an outside ceremony at sunset. But unfortunately, the weather had different plans. It seemed to be clearing up in the morning, so we were crossing fingers and toes that it would get nice by 5:30. Then all of of a sudden around 2:30, it just started to rain like crazy. The ceremony was then held inside, and it still was beautiful.

Jess and Joe didn't have a traditional wedding, it was a ceremony that they wrote themselves. Brian, the Best Man, and I, the Maid of Honor, gave our best friends away. We even signed the marriage certificate. It was different, but still lovely. It was a great way to involve friends and family in their celebration of a new beginning.

There are some pictures below of the Klocek Wedding and Preperations:

In the picture above: Jess is talking to Joe on the phone deciding

whether to have the ceremony inside or outside).

In the picture above: A "moment" before taking pictures and the ceremony.

So pretty.

Me, the Maid of Honor...the nice thing is, is that I can wear this dress again...

and that this dress had pockets!

In the picture above: The Best Man and I giving our best friends away.

Exchanging of the vows.

Exchanging of the wedding rings.

Brian is reading the marriage certifcate that both he and I signed.

Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Icing...YUMMY! :)

Me and my little dancing buddy (and flower girl), Annie

I did make Jess a scrapbook of all of the special events throughout the celebration of their engament. I will post those pictures soon!

EEK!

I just added these cards today at my Etsy store. One card has one small creepy, crawly spider. The other card has a pretty big spider that really creeps me out! "EEK!"

This is a fun halloween card with bright colored patterned paper, and a fuzzy 3-D spider hanging down from the top of the card. The word "EEK" is black paint with a bright colored brad to highlight the word. The inside of this card is white and is left blank for you to write your own message.

You can definitely use this as a card to send to someone on this frightful holiday, or use it as an invitation!

big spider card above.

small spider card above.

My holiday cards are coming soon. I can't wait to share them!

Oh Baby....and more news!

Babies have been in the air around here lately. I have several friends either expecting, or just had their tiny little one. So, then I too got the baby itch. I wish I could be saying that I am expecting, but no, I got the itch to make some baby boy and baby girl cards for my Etsy store! Check them out below. Aren't they great to use for an upcoming baby shower or as a congratulations card on the new arrival!?! The card you see below is similiar to the one that I made for my friend Val and her new baby girl. She loved it!

In other news...

I am now shipping EVERYWHERE! I was a little worried about doing this when I first opened my store, but I have noticed that there are SO many Etsians (that's what they call us people who own a store on Etsy) out there. So, I thought I will give it a whirl and see how it goes!

Precious Little Girl

When my friend Val and I were little, our mom's were in a playgroup together. So our moms, plus two other ladies that were in the playgroup, went to visit Val and Jayda last night. This has been the first time I have seen Jayda since our visit in the hospital 2 weeks ago. My mom is holding her right in the picture below. Look how precious and content she is. Unfortunately, this was the only time that she was content for the rest of the night. Poor Val and Brent were in for a long night after I left around 9:00.

I had made the book below for Val and Brent called "12" months, "12" moments. It is a book for them to fill in with pictures of each month of Jayda's first year. I got this idea from cousin Patty when she made a book similiar to this for her daughter Sarah. So I tweeked her idea a bit and made it a theme of Baby's first year picture book. I thought it would be a perfect gift for my friends that are having babies. (Sorry Patty, I looked through your archives on your blog to link it to your page, but I coulnd't find it!)

Trick or Treat...

smell my feet....I was singing that song the whole time I was making this card. I bet you are singing it now too!

I had just added this fun googly-eyed pumpkin card to my Etsy store this morning. There is another one that looks just like it, except that it says "Happy Halloween" on it.

Come and visit my store...and remember, there is FREE shipping for the month of September. Time is running out!

Meet Jayda Grace Rutherford!

We all have been waiting for this baby to arrive! My friends, Val and Brent, have been trying several years to have a baby, and now their dreams came true! Baby Jayda was born on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 5:51 pm. She was 8 1/2 Ibs, and 18" long. Val's belly must have been all baby!

I got to meet the new proud parents and baby Jayda last night at the hospital. I got to hold a 12-hour old baby! That was so exciting! She is perfect. I am so happy for Val and Brent. They are so happy that this day finally arrived!

I am planning on visiting them again on Sunday, so I hope to have more pictures to share!

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL!

For the month of Septemember, I am offering FREE shipping on all of my cards! Visit my Etsy store today and save some $$ on shipping!

Moving Announcement!

Oh, it's not me who is moving.....I just added these cool moving announcements to my Etsy store!

Just moved? Let your friends and family know in style with these custom postcard style cards! A moving announcement is an easy way to notify people about your change of address without having to call each of them individually. The simple and charming style of this design will delight both family, friends and co-workers.

This would be a great gift for a house warming gift too! I just made myself a whole bunch of these to give to my brother and his fiance for their new home. They loved them!

Just added!

I just added these cool thank you cards to my Etsy store today! I am selling them as a set of 6. Click here to visit my store and for more details about them!

I also want to update you and let you know that I have deleted my store on ShopHandmade.com. I found it very hard to use, and I didn't have a lot of views on my cards. Not only that, it is very hard to keep my Etsy store up to date and active as is, so having two different locations is just very difficult to maintain.

Stay tuned for more cards! I have something in the works right now and I can't wait to share it!

NEW STUFF!

There is some new stuff on my Etsy store!

First, I need to thank my cousin's wife Patty, who is just sooo talented and creative by-the-way, because she created my new banner and logo for my Etsy store. The name of my store is "Remember Me Design's" and she created my banner to have to forget-me-not flowers in it.....love it! My favorite thing is the fact that she added something that is special to her. The background is from a dress that she wore as a baby. How cool is that?

Secondly, I have added some new cards to my store. I am going to "try" to keep adding new things, but things are so busy right now that I don't have time to sit at my scrapbooking table to be able to create. But like I said...I am going to try.

Stay tuned for some pictures of Aruba, and some more cards!

My Etsy store is now OPEN!

Everyone keeps telling me that I need to do something with my cardmaking. So I listened, and I did something about it! I now have two online stores where you can purchase my cards!


The first online store that I opened about couple months ago is through Shop Handmade. I thought this was a nice choice because they have companies that sponsor you, and then I, as a store owner, can give any kind of percentage back to them and that goes in a rain forest protection foundation. They are all about being green and recycling craft products.


The other online store that I just recently opened is through Etsy. I know a lot of people have been searching through this website, so hopefully I get more browsing traffic through this website.


I am excited about this little adventure. I have lots of ideas in my head, and I can't wait to sit down and create some more!

I AM BACK!

Yes, it really is me! I am back, and ready to start blogging again! There has been a lot going on the last couple of months, and it was just hard for me to blog about things. But, I am back and I am ready to blog about 2009!

I first have to say that I came across a really cool website this morning. It is a website that you can download FREE, yes FREE, Blogger layouts and headers! I was SOOO excited about this! So I had to update my layout. I have to be honest, I couldn't make up my mind! Here is the link to this aweseome website, you must check it out! http://delightfuldots.blogspot.com/