My 30th Birthday!!!

Saturday was my 30th birthday. Can it really be that I am 30 years old? Surely that's not the case?!?! Well, I am. Just typing the two numbers seems odd to me. I guess I thought I'd never leave my 20s. And, when I was 20, it seemed like 30 was light years away. My dad always told me that time would fly like this. He was right. Sometimes, I wish I could just stop time.

Dynamo brought me flowers for my birthday!!!!! Aren't they beautiful? And...I LOVE pink!!!

In addition to flowers he got us tickets to go see John Mellencamp!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait!!! I've been dying to go see him (for years)!!!!!!!!! It's going to be awesome!!

My parents celebrated with us over dinner, which was special. On my birthday day, I got to go to the Bellwood Flea Market and Uno's (for pizza, which I love)! I've been wanting to check out the Flea Market, so it was the perfect time to do so. A little cold and windy, but I found a couple of goodies!

Mr. and Mrs. C sent a package to me! I LOVE getting mail! Inside the package was a lovely card, an ornament, a colorful Florida gecko for my wall, and another awesome surprise! Mrs. C. knows how much I LOVE vintage stuff, so inside the box was a pile of old letters from Santa that Dynamo had received when he was a child. They were from the old J.M. Fields Department Store. And, oh, they were beautiful! They don't make things like that anymore. I got all teary eyed over them! It was so special that she saved them from over 30 years ago and then shared them with me. And, to add to the surprise were a couple of old pictures of Dynamo when he was little! It was a great birthday surprise!!

You know...I don't feel any older. I don't think I look any older (hold your comments for now please on that one). But....I am older. As for you, my friends...when you see grey hair you better let me know. I'm headed straight for the bottle. (...of hair color that is!)

I'm grateful for another day. Another day with my family and friends! Another day to create and learn something new! Another day to try to be a better giver! Another day to experience life. I Love you, my family and friends! Thank you for celebrating with me and for loving me!

Another sneak peak...

Mom, Dad, Dynamo, and I have been working on making some recycled art for the upcoming Bazaar on December 11th!

Since we can't grow flowers outside right now, we're making bottle flowers for the inside.

The pictures just don't do them justice. They are absolutely breathtaking! The best part is they are made from recycled bottles! Come out and see them in person!

See you next Saturday!!

Awash With Flowers Thank You

The above thank you card was made with the following materials:

• Awash With Flowers Clear Mount Stamp Set, Great Friend Stamp Set, So Saffron Cardstock, Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, Rich Razzleberry Textured Cardstock, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, (Stampin' Up!)
• Old Dictionary page
  
• Sewing Machine
  

Thank you Friday!

This is a quick thank you card using Rich Razzleberry textured cardstock from Stampin' Up! as the base. I used assorted SU colors to make the flower. Simply cut random sized circles and then distress the edges with a distresser tool (you can also use an emory board) to make the aged/worn look. Put them together with a designer rhinestone brad. The leaves are from the new stamp set Awash with Flowers from SU. The fabric is ribbon I found in a grab bag at the local thrift store, which I sewed on. I just love stitching on cards! Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!