Blog Hop..Happy Birthday..Spring has Sprung~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It is officially Spring....So why is it in the 20's today? EEK..Anyway,  I had a special Birthday card to make so I decided to make it with my challenge this week for BBTB2. Today is the start of the blog hop...Fun Times. Maria my talented and sweet design team sister asked us to use the newer Disney carts and or any Disney cart you may have. I personally don't have a lot of the newer ones so I decided to use the Winnie the Pooh cart. I just love Piglet. Especially because he is pink..(my fav color)....Also, I thought I would give these darling Easel cards a try..I am hooked..So cute, fun and easy..I wanted to throw in some fun Springy blog candy..So I added the Prima flowers, Spring buttons and jar and the 5 yards of Cosmo Cricket ribbon by Girl Friday..YUMMY! I hope u like my card.....Please leave me a comment for a chance to win the fun blog candy below...After you do that head on over to my sweet design team sister Susan and see what she has..If you get lost start back at BBTB2...Tight Hugs all...

Supplies: Papertrey Jute

Emmas Paperie plastic tube

Making Memories Paper

Bazzills paper

Martha Stewart punches

Made the flower myself with my new tool

Spring is in Bloom.....

Ah, Spring is in the air. The chirping birds I hear as I lay in my cozy bed in the morning is music to my ears. The flowers peeking through the ground as they make their way into the season. Spring and warm weather is on my mind, that is why when Wendy from Monique Griffith Designs asked me to be a guest designer I was thrilled. I knew that my Double page layout had to be about Springtime and all it's splendor which includes, birds and bees, flowers, trees, Mr. Sun, butterflies, and of-course bunnies. Thanks so much stopping by my blog today, I hope that my layout has inspired you to create your own Spring projects.  Don't forget to stop by Monique Griffith Designs for more inspiration.  Her kits are amazing and available for purchase.  Hugs to all....

This Layout was created mostly with the darling cart called Kates ABC's.  This cart is so cute....Umbrella girl was cut at 4-1/4, Butterflies on top of lay-out were cut at 2", Bird and Egg cut at 2 1/4, Bee with crown cut at 3", Butterflies at bottom of layout cut at 3 1/4. Next, I used the fabulous carts listed. The Beehive was cut using Create a Critter 3 1/4,  My Community was used cutting the tree at 3 1/4, and the fence was cut at 2 3/4,  Zoobaloo was used for the clouds and are 3 1 /4,  and the sweet little sun is from DoodleCharm cut at 2 1/4...Lots of DP's were used including Echo Park, Bazzills, Coordinations, and Basic Grey. 

For my Doodlebug~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today was one of those days where you sit and reflect....I thought about how very lucky I truly am to have such a caring and helpful husband. The hard times I have been through this past year just knocked me right down. Without the support and patience and love from my husband I wouldn't have known what to do? I do have some wonderful friends, but I also have some that have made me question if they were really friends in the first place. My own idea of a true friendship is that one should love and cherish you when your at the hardest place in your life, (when you are the hardest to love,) because that is when people that are having such a bad time need you the most. I continue on my healing everyday, God, My husband, my two beautiful children love me unconditionally...It is coming up next week the day of the death of my sweet stepmother who passed away two months before my Daddy. Married 21 years and like soul mates. The love and dedication that they had for eachother was so sweet. I miss them both still so much, but they are exactly where they need to be. (Together!)  I am sorry to ramble on about this, but I find writing about it helps heal my heart. Thank you so much for all your prayers and love...
     Now it is time for a change of pace...It is BBTB2 time! The challenge this week was to use the Ladybug from Boys will be Boys...Heather Binnie our Leader... picked this cut...I didn't have this cart so I used Kate's ABC..This cart is so cute, It is for sure going to be one of my Fav's...I hope you like that I used a canning jar cut to keep the little bug in her home...I cut the jar out of acetate...Cute Huh? I loved using my Basic Grey papers, Martha Stewart Punches, and that ribbon is so Yummy...I also threw in some of my favorite Papertrey Jute and buttons..You have to look real close to see Ms. Ladybug herself in that Jar...Thanks from the bottom of my heart for stopping by...Tight Hugs.....