~Grow Old with Me the Best is Yet to Be~

  

 Hello Everyone! 

Time seems to be Flying these days! 

I Have been Neglecting My Wonderful Blog Friends! 

Its Time for Me to Get on the Ball and Visit with you again!

This Little Sweetpea is my Mother when she was 4 years old!

She will be turning 80 Soon 

and we are having a 

Surprise Birthday Party 

for her in June! 

She will Be most Definitely be Surprised

because her Birthday isn't until 

the End of August! 

We  told her that we are having a Family BBQ 

when my Brother arrives from Alaska that day so we didn't 

Scare the Daylights out of her. We will just have some Added Guests.

Looking Forward to it and I can't think of Anyone 

who Deserves a Party in their Honor more than My Mother!

 

 I Have been Diligently 

Making Special Invitations to Send out as Keepsakes.

I was Cutting so Much Paper for awhile that you couldn't see the Floor!

I Used Multiple Layers of Images.

The Lacy Edge came from a French Holy Card

from Karen of the Graphics Fairy. I used my scalloped scissors to give it the Lace Border Effect. Then a Layer of Lovely Blue Paper and Her Picture that I actually Transferred Digitally on the Lacy Background Paper.

You Know me! I can't just Stop there! 

I added the Butterfly and the Poem!

The Label the Poems is Printed on is from Karen as Well. 

It is a French Perfume Label !I coveredthe Graphics Because I thought the 

Detailing of the Label itself was Perfect for my Poem!

 

This Is my Mothers Graduation Photo! 

She Graduated from High School in 1950 in a little Town

called Blooming Prairie! 

Their High School Team name was the Blossoms! 

Yep, The Blossoms!

Apparently their Foot Ball Team was Pretty Tough!!

It Kinda Makes me think of the Johnny Cash song 'A boy Named Sue'

 I cannot tell you How Many Butterflies I Cut out.....

It was in the Hundreds though!

I Know..I Know.. There is No Hope for Me! Lol!
I Love Butterflies!

Mom and Dad on their Wedding Day

Thats Me My Mom is Holding!

Look at the Red Lipstick! 

Family 

That is my Grandma Mabel on the Left!

Boy do I have some Great Stories to tell about her!

She was a Very Proper Woman with a Marvelous Sense of Humor!

I will Share Later!

I Love my Mothers Smile is this Picture!

My Apologizes for being so Long Winded! 

I think I just wanted to Share with you how

Wonderful My Mother is!

Thank you for Listening!

Soo.. for Being so wonderful and making it to the bottom of my Post,

Here is something to Share! 

 Just Right Click and Save to your Computer!

 Thank You so Much Debra for 

Giving us this Opportunity to Share Every Week!

 Thank You Karen 

For Providing and Sharing 

such Wonderful Images for us All to Enjoy!!

~ Simply Sassy~

Hello  Friends!

I Love this Image from Paper Whimsy!

Doesn't She Look Like 

a Little Miss Sassy!

Her Eyes are Quite Beautiful 

and that Cherub Face!

I am Sure she 

Melted her Daddy's Heart 

and had him 

Wrapped Around Her Little Finger!

She was Made with Different 

Printed Papers I Have Collected 

and then glued to a 

chipboard Tag as a Base.

I Embellished her with an 

Old Watch Face and a Vintage Jewelry Find.

Mother of Pearl Buttons of Coarse,

Seam Binding Ribbon,

& Butterflies!

I Think I got Carried away with the Butterflies!

She will Be going to a Dear Friend!

I Hope she Enjoys Her as Much as I Enjoyed Making her!

 I am Linking up With Debra For Vintage Inspiration Friday!
Thank You Very Much Debra!

And this is My First time to Link up with 

Courtney of French Country Cottage and Feathered Nest Friday!

Thank You Very Much Courtney!

 This Morning I recieved a 

Very Sweet Invitation From 

Laura of Decor to Adore

to Join Her 

Spring Craft Linky Party!

Thank You very Much Laura!

I am so Excited to be Linking Up 

with these Gracious Hostesses!

Happy Friday Everyone
and Have a Wonderful Weekend!!

This Sweet Image is From Paper Whimsy!

~The Time is Almost Here~

Hello Everyone!

The Time is Almost Here for our Drawing! 

You have until Midnight Pacific Time to enter!

The Junkin Gypsy Store is Officially Open
and we Plan to Add to it Everyday!

Tomorrow the Winner will be Announced!

~*~

Thank You so Much for your Support and Sweet Comments.

Lemay and I are So Excited about offering Belle Tresor  

and wish you all Luck Sweet Friends!

~*~

~A Sweet Bliss Angel Arrived in the Mail~

Bliss Angels
~Wendy ~
Look what came in the Mail from My Friend 
Wendy of Bliss Angels!
These Sweet tags were such a 
Wonderful Surprise! 

Thank you so Much Wendy!

How did you Know that "Sweetpea" is the 

Endearment  I call My Children and other Little Sweet Faces.

This is so very Special to me! Thank you!

Please stop by her Blog and say Hello!

I am So Grateful for the 

Most Wonderful Friendships I Have Made in the Land of Blog! 

Joanne from Vintage Dragonfly said it so Well when she spoke of the Generosity and Kindness and Support of the  Blogging Community.

It is my Little Piece of Heaven to Visit Someone and see what Beautiful Piece  They have just Made. Pictures they Share of their Families and Loved ones. Or the Funny Story that they tell on Themselves. 

Or the Beautiful Prose they Share with us. 

And all of the Sweet Encouraging Comments.. They Mean so Much!

It Truly is a Circle of  Good Friends 

that I am Most Grateful for.

I Know I am a Bit of a Pollyanna ...

But you Know what...That's one of the Goofy things 

I Like Most about Myself.

Have a Happy Tuesday!

~ Look What came in the Mail!~

Sugar Lump Studios

~ Nancy Maxwell James~

I cannot tell you how Excited I was to get these 

Beautiful Pieces in the Mail!They are even more Lovely up close!

(I am still in need of a new Camera) 

Thank you Nancy for these Lovely Keepsakes!

If you have a Chance you should have a Look at her Blog & Esty Store! 

Her work is Truly Wonderful!

Have a Wonderful Evening!

Vintage Bee Hive Paper

Made some Back ground Paper over the Weekend. So many Wonderful Images to play with! In this paper I used the Ornate Bee Hive & Bee's from The Graphics Fairy! She has many, many Beautiful Images ! Thank You Graphics Fairy! 
Have a Wonderful Day!
~Jill~