Halloween Treats(and giveaway)

Hello friends! TGIF! Anyone else feel that way? LOL

Thought I'd share some SIMPLE Halloween treats I made for the sweet kiddos in my life...
A close up of the clear treat boxes (by Stampendous).....
I filled the boxes with different candies and included a glow-in-the-dark bracelet. The tags were bought at a local craft store and I decorated the clear boxes by wrapping some patterned paper around it and die cutting a label from some ADORABLE Doodlebug patterned paper. I finished it off with stamping some greetings from Hero Arts. Super Simple...Next, I made a treat for a child who really isn't into chocolate. Gasp! :) So I bought some orange slices and created a treat bag to hold them taught to me by the sweet Jennifer McGuire (You can find the video HERE)...
Finally, a spider web bag that houses candy made from an envelope and a fun background stamp from Hero Arts. You can see the tutorial on how to make one HERE. So clever! ...Okay, now for your treat! Leave a comment on this post and tell me what your favorite Halloween candy is and I will pick a winner on Sunday night to receive some goodies!

Happy Halloween! :)

Last of the Layouts

Happy Monday! I have one more layout to show you from my scrapping trip with Carla. This one is about me and Ted...

The journaling talks about the struggles that we face and how we work together through every challenge. I love this man and couldn't face a lot of this without him. I really wanted to do this LO because I didn't want all of our scrapbooks to display a "perfect life". I want to tell my story, good and bad. I love to record happy memories but it felt good to create one that talked about real struggles in our lives.

I hope you enjoyed all the layouts I've shared. I'll be back soon with some Halloween treat ideas!

Off he goes...

I feel like I haven't shared any family stuff lately so I thought tonight would be perfect. Alex just left with his sweet girlfriend (Ashley) to her homecoming dance....I took a few pictures (okay, who am I kidding? I took a whole bunch) of Alex before he went to pick her up. This is one of my favorites of him...Sigh. Sometimes when I look at him, I can still see that 10 year old boy that I first met. He has transformed into a wonderful young man right before my eyes. It's even sweeter seeing him in a relationship and being thoughtful, caring, and respectful towards her. Makes my heart want to burst. So very proud of him. Love you Alex!

Just had to share...have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by! :)

Music Monday -Volume 3

Hi! Taking a break from Layout Shares and thought another Music Monday was in order. A few songs I'm into right now...

1. SECRETS BY ONE REPUBLIC


2. EAST JESUS NOWHERE BY GREEN DAY


3. MAMA'S SONG BY CARRIE UNDERWOOD


4. DREAM BY PRISCILLA AHN


5. MOCKINGBIRD BY ROB THOMAS


Hope you had a great Monday! Be back soon...

6 years ago...

I made the best decision I ever made and married this man...

We just got home from Indy, where we spent the night last night and where we went antique shopping, where we enjoyed this beautiful fall weather, where we ate yummy food, and even where we went bowling (the first time ever since we've been together and I kicked his butt! LOL). It was such a nice time. We are heading out to dinner in a few minutes but I wanted to leave you with this card that I thought fit today's theme ;) ...

I made this for a gal who recently got married. It's a recipe for a happy marriage...I used some glossy accents on the bowl to make it shiny! ...Alright, off to enjoy some time with my hubby.

P.S. Happy Sweetest Day to all of you! :)

Lots of Layouts-Day 5

So are you guys tired of layouts yet? :) I hope not because today I am sharing this school layout of Alex's first day of Senior year..

It was inspired by Nichol Magouirk's AMAZING school layout seen HERE. Carla and I were both drawn to Nichol's layout and Carla even made two layouts. You can see Carla's HERE.

Have a great night...see ya tomorrow! :)

Lots of Layouts-Day 4

I've had such a horrible day today so I'm going to keep this short and head to bed. I wanted to share a layout of Alex and his Grandpa. He passed away in April and we miss him every single day...I wanted it to have a nautical feel because he was in the navy....Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back soon...