{Priceless Reflections} It's a "UNITY" Thursday Everyone!

...and a HAPPY one at that! :) The kids are on a 2-hour delay, I'm picking up my quilts from the quilter and then all I need to do is handstitch the binding on and they are ready for Christmas!!!

...and Stuart and I have a couple meetings to deal with about the house...the roof should be started today (fingers crossed) :D It's going to be a BUSY day!

Here's the December Scrapbooking/Collage Collection...its full of some amazing stamps as always...and I used a couple on my LO below...


Here's a close-up...


...and the full image...


...for my background I used a piece of October Afternoon that I have had laying around forever...then grabbed a REALLY OLD piece of CTMH vellum...used that to journal on...and everything else is from the Artsy Urban Collection by GCD Studios.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check Angela's Blog to see all the details about the Garage Sale that's going on...and check out the rest of the Design Team for their creations for today!

...let it snow...let it snow...let it snow!

...today the kids had a two hour delay! They were thrilled...me not so much...I had a doctors appointment at 9 o'clock and I was trying to figure out how I was going to get there...I hate driving in ice...and after yesterday's little twirl on the ice I really wasn't looking forward to getting back out there...so after hearing the news the plan was the kids were coming with us to my appointment...oh boy, this was going to be a fun morning. Then I had a good friend offer to watch the kids and get them on the bus...but I wasn't willing to be a burden so I said no...then at the last minute another friend offered to get the kids off to school so Ben and Camryn caught a different bus this morning and made it school safely...which I am very happy about...because their REAL bus wasn't so lucky...so I am glad they weren't on it.

Here's the kids this morning waiting for the bus...they loved the snow!



This afternoon the guys delivered our roofing for our new house...we are hoping this ice storm passes and they can begin working :) The temperatures are supposed to get above freezing tomorrow...so we are hopeful that can start soon.

SNOW...and still no shingles...

...well we are scheduled to start our roof on the new house this week...but we had our first snow yesterday. I joked with Camryn..."its snowing in your new bedroom!" On Wednesday, our windows were delivered...evidently we are still waiting on a couple.


...on Thursday, they finally finished the doormer...this is one of the neatest rooms in the house...and I think I am in LOVE with our staircase...its 5 feet wide!



...on Friday they started working on the front porch...we have a meeting this morning to talk to our builder about it.

...on Saturday, we brought STARBUCKS out to the workers who started installing the windows...then we took a little road trip out of town!


We did a little shopping and then we stopped for some lunch and Mason loved this so much we almost didn't get any...


On the way home we first stopped at the house to see our windows...and the workers were just packing up for the day...they were FROZEN!





...well I need to get ready for my meeting. Hope everyone enjoys what's left of the weekend. We have 5 more days of school and then the kids are home till January...so that means I have 5 more days to make sure CHRISTMAS is ready...actually 3 because I have a couple appointments this week :( I hope I can get it all done...

*Sweet Affections* + Unity = Happy Stampers!

Unity's Exclusive Stampin' Store Kit!
{found ONLY in STORES - available for wholesale purchase ONLY}
December Kit {Sweet Affections}

Isn't this kit just amazing? I love the sentiments and the trio of trees is my absolute favorite! The card I am sharing today I used the squirrels {you+me} ...how cute are they? ...and the "thinking of you and smiling" I just seperated them and placed it across the bottom of my card.

Don't forget that Unity has a BIG sale going on right now! Everything is 25% off with the code: JOLLY
...hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! Be sure to check out all the rest of the inspiration using this kit on the Design Team Girls Blogs.

Happy Thursday!

I almost didn't think I was going to be able to pull this off...but I did manage to sit down last night and complete this LO of Mason and his good friend...this time of the year always seems to be so busy and then to add all the crafts to be made on top of it all - there's just not much time to do it all...the days go by so fast it seems like I get up in the morning and before I know it...its already time to go to bed again...and I am having the most crazy dreams at night!

Well enough of my babbling...on this LO I used stamps from the December KOTM...and I did something a bit different I went 8.5x11 instead of 12x12...I think I could have stamped on a piece of cardboard and threw this photo of these adorable little boys and it still would have turned out just fine...aren't they the cutest?



...be sure to check out Angela's Blog for today's specials over at Unity Stamping Co. and the other Design Team Girls' Blogs for some inspiration.

Here's a great quote for the day, "If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped."

ALL DONE :D

I finished the tops of these two quilts and now they are off to the quilter...I will gladly pay for someone to quilt these babies for me. When I get them back I will hand-stitch the binding on and be completely finished! It has been a long time since I made something and it felt good! I have ideas for more...but I think I will wait now until after Christmas to complete anything else.





Well I think I need to head to STARBUCKS for the 2nd time today - I'm tired and I still need to make something special for tomorrow's UNITY post...getting ready to head out for a meeting on the house. Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday!

A Year's Worth of Inspiration...

Today, Jessica Sprague launched her very first Idea Guide, over at JessicaSprague.com. There are 46 incredible pages of layouts, stories, and projects to spark your creativity, and showcase the beautiful products available at JessicaSprague.com (all the supplies used in the showcased projects are hyperlinked!). This PDF file is ready for you to download and use on your computer, or print and place in a binder!


All you need to do to get this for yourself is click here, head to our home page, and download Issue 1 of Inspiration in Hand for FREE. And be on the lookout for new FREE issues of Inspiration in Hand every quarter!

Do you see my sweet Camryn right there! awwhhh one of my favorite LOs of her Tap Recital!Be sure to check out Issue 1 of Inspiration in Hand!

I've been TOO BUSY to update...

...but here's what the house looked like on Friday evening...things are still moving along...MOST of the trusses are on the house now...still waiting on the last few...we've hit a few bumps but that's to be expected since this is a custom home and its never been built before...we met with the builder this morning and decided to move a wall, finalized all our moulding, interior doors, interior stone/fireplace and we also discussed solutions for another small problem but I know it will all work out in the end :) We saw the entire timeline for our building process and I was pleasantly surpised...I think I will just keep our finish date and then really be surprised when its time to move in!

...and here is my last LO for "Celebrate the Seasons" over at 2Peas. I just can't believe this year has already passed so quickly.

Credits: December Collection by CreativityByCrystal which is available at JessicaSprague.com and my favorite date stamps and brushes by Karla Dudley.

Happy Thursday!!!

Make sure you take a peek at all the fabulous deals over on Angela's Blog?

For today's LO I used pieces from the last months November KOTM and the December KOTM.

On Monday night Camryn lost her first tooth...finally! She was so funny she had to tell her Memaw,who then told her..."so you think she'll be able to find you?" and she replied, "oh of course she has a list!" It was pretty funny - she was so serious.


Credits: Template by Jen Martakis, Nov. & Dec. KOTM by UNITY Stamping Co. Lots of Labels, Dec. Paper Collection & Bunches of Borders by CreativityByCrystal, Smile and Date Brushes by Karla Dudley.

Thanks for stopping by today! And be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team Blogs...

December 1st already!!!

How can that be? Only 31 more days and the year will be over!
With a new month beginning...that means there's a new Unity KOTM to share...look at this one!



Here's what I did with it...It's pretty simple but I love this photo of Stuart and I and I LOVED this weekend away we had together!






Be sure to stop by Angela's Blog and visit the rest of the Design Team's Blog for inspiration to start this magical month!