Hey Guys, I am in another Blog Hop!!!!

Hey guys, I am doing another Blog Hop!! It is going to be on June 10th through the 13th.  There will be 3 different projects, per blog, so that means that on my blog there will be 3 chances to win some blog candy!!! I don't know if the other blogs will be offering the same, but what I do know is that it will be a lot of fun!!

Here is the list of the bloggers that are participating:

Jillian http://princessandthepaper.blogspot.com/

Bunny http://bunnyrunswithscissors.blogspot.com/

Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Karen http://karens-kakes-krafts.blogspot.com/

Ashley http://myscrappinpalace.blogspot.com/

Darlene http://www.talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com/

Sher www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com

Tanner www.mrcricutcrazy.com

So I hope you will join in, and at least get a chance to win some Fabulous CANDY!!!!

BFF Blogger Award!!

 Hi All, I just popped on my blog after a really not so good weekend, and what was there waiting for me, 2 yes 2 Blogger awards!! The first one is from Libby, at BeachCreationsforyou.blogspot.com, and that was for the Cricut-tastic award, and the other is the Best Friend Blogger Award. from Gina at GinasCraftingspot.com Please go and check out their blogs, they are awesome!! So here they are, with some of the blogs that I love to check out and comment on, which is what we really all love to read!!!

Your Blog has been deemed Cricut-tastic! Wear this Badge proudly on your Blog and share it with friends! Since Cricut is 5 years old and they have an E2 out, share this award with 10 people that you think have Cricut-tastic Blogs! You also have to tell 5 Cricut Related things about yourself.

So, here are 5 Cricut-tastic things about me:

1. I NEVER pay more than $25.00 for a Cartridge.
2. I have been scrapbooking for 20 yrs, and yes I know how old that makes me sound, but what I didn't tell you was I started scrapping when I was 2.
3. I am the messiest scrapper known to Man, but not known to fellow Woman!!
4. I HATE the cold weather, and despise snow, and if it were up to me, I would be in Florida, California, ect. you can fill in your state, as long as I don't have wear anything more than a sweater.
5. Next April, I will have been happily married for 25 years!! Again like the length of time that I have been scrapping, I got married at age 2.
6. I suffer from Lupus, Fribromyalgia, and Colitis.
7. I have 3 beautiful children
8. I also have 2 dogs
9, I am the middle child of 5 girls.
10. I love writing, (thanks for all of you that do read my Random Rants)
11. I don't deserve the credit that I get for the things that I make.
12 I am out of things about me, sorry!!
I am combining the things about me for both awards, cause frankly, I am boring!!
The second award that I got from Gina, the BFB award!  Here are the bloggers that I have chosen for the Cricut-tastic award:
1. Janet at ladyluvbug.blogspot.com
2. Diane at ownhomedog.blogspot.com
3. Michele at Michelesscrappycreations.blogspot.com
4. Tishascraftcrove.blogspot.com
 5. Carol at Caroleesscrappinspot.blogspot.com
6. Snoopy'shomemadefun.blogspot.com

The rules for receiving both of these awards are to post this on your blog, link back to the sender and thank them.  Then pass it on to those you visit regularly.
The people I have chosen for the BFB Award are:
1. Norma at Pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com
2. Laurie,Kel,and Dawn, at Serenityscrappers.blogspot.com
3.  Libby at beachcreationsforyou.blogspot.com
4. Jessica at Chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
5. Carri at doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com
6. Tracy at scrappininthewoodswithabug.blogspot.com
7. Tami at tamiscraftconnection.blogspot.com
8.Jen at acountrytwinkle.blogspot.com
9. Ashly at craftyamour.blogspot.com
10. Tammy at Tamminniedesigns.blogspot.com

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Today I am writing for all of us poor mothers that have a child coming home for the summer from college.  Don't  get me wrong, I have been waiting for this since Easter!  However, while I was waiting for my daughter, Mandy  to come from school, I have been chatting on the phone with her about what we will be doing this summer together, what movies we will watch, what good books we will read, and the ever popular diet we will once again start as soon as we eat everything that we won't be eating while we are on our diet, the Chinese food, Ice Cream, Chocolate, French Fries, ect.  All the phone calls that we have been making texting that we have been doing, about how I can't wait for her to come home to even out the Testosterone levels in the house, how she left me with the "boys" my husband, sons Kevin, and Jason.  The gross jokes, that only boys seem to understand,  the shaking of my walls from my son Kevin, blasting that god awful music, that he raises the bass so high that my potatoes that I was cooking the other night for dinner, mashed themselves. The walls that shake so violently that the pictures fly off the walls, ect.  What I forgot about while I was having these wonderful chats with my daughter, that were full of sunshine and roses, was all the crap that would be following her home. The posters, the bags and bags, and bags of stuff that she somehow was able to accumulate in just 8 months!! I mean how did I forget that??  What we managed to take to school in one car has taken 2 cars to come home!!  Let's not forget that once it comes home, we have to find somewhere to put it, and when I say we, I mean me! She has no problem just dropping it where it lands.  Actually, it doesn't even have to land anywhere, one of the cars is still filled with junk, she felt it only necessary to unload the car just enough to see out the back window!  I mean why take it out of the car if you can still fit a friend or two, it is all a matter of need, and want.  She doesn't NEED what is in the car, and I WANT it out!  Although, that then brings up the problem of where will all this junk go?  I mean, where will we put it all?  There is only so much space in my house.  The amount of stuff that she brought home, is actually going to require an addition to our home! We just don't have the square footage to hold all this junk, and it isn't just a matter of finding somewhere to keep it till August when she goes back to school, because all that junk, or as she calls it "Amazing college memories, that will last a lifetime, and she will treasure forever!"  FOREVER! she says, well ladies, I can't handle forever.  Forever is a very, very, long time, and forever times 4 years, multiplied by 2 more kids and 4 years for each of them, is, is, well I don't know what it is, but hopefully that will be something that she will learn when she goes back to school! If I get nothing else out of all of these treasured memories, I get my baby girl home for 3 more months, before she will be off, back to school to make all of those new treasured memories, and I will have her for the next 3 months to make our own!! Have a Wonderful Mothers Day!! Karen♥

Ribbon Flowers!

Hi Everyone, I wanted to show you some flowers that I have been making for a swap that I entered over at the ScrappyHappiness.ning site, you all should come over and check it out, it is hosted by the most brilliant 15 year old boy that I have ever met! He is an instructor for Prima Flowers, and has live Prima classes over on Ustream. He is really amazing!!  There is also a live chat 24hrs a day, there are swaps, challenges, a wish list that you buy for someone and someone buys for you, and who doesn't like presents!! Anyway I hope you check it out, cause I made some really wonderful friends.  Anyway, here are some of the flowers that I have made.  I will be doing a tutorial on some of them, but they are all pretty easy to make!