Birthdays Challenge - Candy Shoppe Designs

As you have probably noticed, this month is all about Birthdays over at the Candy Shoppe Designs challenge blog. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a project that reflects anything and all things birthday. The deadline for this mission is: 24 hundred hours (midnight), 21 June.

For this challenge I opted to create a LO about my DS's 'Birth' Day. Little man is turning 3 years old on 17 June, and is a true joy in our lives. He is very special to us. He is our only boy, our last child, and he joined our lives on Father's Day! It was a very emotional day for our family, especially for Big Daddy. Koen's timing was perfect!

I remember like it was yesterday, when I was in my last month of pregnancy. We were in the middle of a move from Fort Campbell, TN to Fort Lewis, WA. I was staying with my mother while Travis was getting our home set up in WA. We had originally planned on me coming to WA after Koen was born so I didn't have to travel 36 hours in a car while being 8 months pregnant with 2 little girls and a huge dog. But one day Travis called me and was upset due to the fact that he would be missing his only son being born. He wanted to be in the delivery room as he was with our girls. Due to his job he couldn't come to me, so I packed up the car, convinced my brother to drive me, and we started the drive. We made it to WA in 2 days with little to no sleep. I was 38 weeks pregnant and scared to make this trip, but in the end it was worth ever doubt, every fear I ever had. Because 12 days later, when I saw my DH holding his son, knowing that I have given him this joy, it was all that mattered.

So, yes, I am rambling....it's been a very emotionally draining week!!! But here it is. My LO dedicated to our son on his 'Birth' Day:

All entries for this Challenge will be entered into the drawing for a "Good Times" kit that has been generously sponsored by Color Me Miki. So come on over, grab something sweet, and celebrate birthdays with the Lollipop girls at CSD!

Side note: I am currently loving Paper Trunk's new Rockabilly line.....OMGoodness, this line is fun!

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Celebrating Birthday's with CSD via Cupcakes!

The new challenge is now live at Candy Shoppe Designs and we are celebrating Birthdays. Not just any one's birthday though, today is Lynnette Davis' big day! Happy Birthday Lynnette!!

To kick off her birthday festivities CSD is hosting a Cupcake challenge. You are being asked to create a cupcake out of paper and decorate it using scrapbook supplies! (there is a tutorial on the CSD blog) I personally had a lot of fun creating cupcakes although I couldn't make up my mind on a theme. So.....I created a Girl and a Boy one just to keep things fair in the Oxford household.

Color Me Miki is sponsoring CSD this month with this "Good Times" kit. All you have to do to be in the running for the win is create a paper cupcake and post a link in the comment section on the Candy Shoppe Designs blog. Pretty easy, and not to mention fun! Come on over and get sweet with the Lollipop Girls!

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Lollipop Girl Flowers - CSD Reveal

The new challenge is now up at Candy Shoppe Designs. The theme is 'April Showers bring May flowers'. You are being asked to incorporate Lollipop girl Flowers into your creations in any way you choose. The possibilities are endless, just use your imagination, and create something that is beautiful to you!

Princess Kyrsten just celebrated her 6th birthday exactly one week ago, and I HAD to create a LO about it! It was a BIG deal to her to turn 6 years old. When I asked her what she wanted her LO to look like she told me she wanted all the colors of the rainbow. I ran with that idea and played with colors...lots of colors! Broke out the paints, the sewing machine, and even my cricut! The end result screams Kyrsten to me!

Now, Lynnette has changes things up on the CSD blog. We are going to one challenge a week, so that DOUBLES your chances at the prize!! The prize up for grabs is a Magpie Club kit that is truly stunning. So head on over to the CSD blog, link up your new Lollipop creation, and be in the running to win this:

I hope to see all your beautiful creations incorporating Lollipop Girl Flowers! I know you all will rock this challenge!



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2 new Candy Shoppe Designs Kits & 2 Awards :)

WOW, Lynnette has posted 2, yes 2, new kits for sale on the Candy Shoppe Designs blog. They are so sweet, let me tell ya! This first one is titled 'Snap Crackle Pop' after me....wow a kit created with me and my love for gnomes in mind....love it! Thank you Lynnette! Do you love gnomes and awesomeness?! Yes? Then you need to head on over to CSD and snag one of these kits for yourself. Seriously, you won't be sorry. CSD kits are amazing!!

Next up is the new Lollipop Girl kit. Fun sweet colors that are bound to make your scrapping just a little bit sweeter! Check out those colors - fabulous, right?! They have me drooling. I love bright colors and this kit doesn't disappoint! It's also for sale over at the CSD blog.

Over the past few days I have received a few awards! OMGoodness...Thank you ladies! I feel so loved :)

The first is the Sunshine award that Lynnette gave me. She says I brighten her day a bit...blush blush warm fuzzies. Seriously, she rocks! And SHE brightens MY day too!! The rules are to pass this along to 12 other bloggers that brighten my day as well.

The second award comes from a total sweetheart, Darlene. It's the 'You're going places, baby' award. I'll tell ya where I should be going is bed, but aah....blogging is so much more fun! lol Thank You Darlene for always being one of the sweetest girlies ever! The rules of this award are simple. I need to tell you all where I see myself in 10 years and pass it along to 10 awesome bloggers....so here goes:

In 10 years I see myself still married to my DH, putting kids through college, still scrapbooking, finalizing the plans for our house we are building. (We can't really build one now because we would never get to live in it due to moving every few years!!) There is so much I would like to see in my life in 10 years from now, but I will focus on the most important ones for now :)

Now to pass these bad boys on to other awesome ladies. I am combining the 2 awards and giving them to:

1.) Trisha Hill

2.) Jamie Harder

3.) Jennifer Shaw

4.) Julie Tucker-Wolek

5.) Audrey Yeager

6.) Dana Tatar

7.) Teri

8.) Crista

9.) Kat

10.) KateB

11.) Betsy

12.) AshleyB

Thank you ladies for adding a little sunshine into my life and for being awesome!

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