Birthday Goodies!

Since i havent posted anything quilty in a while, i thought i would share this photo of my birthday goodies i received this weekend. The in-laws were quite generous, and i am very lucky to be a part of their family! The book is awesome, and if you arent familiar with it, do check it out...the entire book is illustrated using images from a gorgeously quilted and embroidered quilt.
The fabric is lovely, but i am very excited about the snowman panel in the front...that should make a nice wall hanging in the winter time. I also received some $$$ (i see more fabric in my future...and possibly some flowers for the garden) and Justin bought me a flat screen monitor for my big computer. Now i can work at my desk more easily with my Wacom tablet and laptop! Hurrah!

And just to show that i have been creating, here is a gift i made for Justin's dad for fathers day.
Cheers~

Birthday Balloons

I finished this piece today, and decided to have some "thank you" cards printed up from it for Jordyn's birthday. It was created in Corel Painter, and i tried to play around with some new brushes this time. I still have a looonnnnnggggg way to go learning this program, but im definitely having a good time! I LOVE my Wacom tablet too! Anyways, just thought id share what ive been up to.
cheers~

Jordyn turns 2!

Its been crazy busy up here, so i havent posted in a while. After our camping trip, we had nonstop company and going-ons. We decided to have a little BBQ for Jordyn's second birthday. Originally we were going to go to Denver and do a little dinner with family out there, but my sister came out to visit from Cali, so we had something up here instead.

Here is a shot of Jordyn with her first bike from Grandma Barbara, one of many presents from Grandma B :) She sent out an entire wardrobe too, in fact, i dont think Jordyn will need any new clothes for a year :)

It was incredibly hot that day, so as you can see, the cake suffered some frosting collapse, but i dont think the kids noticed! Thankfully we live on a river, so that helps to keep things cool...she was born on the hottest day of the year after all :)

She received many wonderful gifts...a new swimming pool, lots of clothes, a pretty pony, some books, a people carousel, a stuffed dog complete with his own carrying case, and some new movies. And of course, a new house to call her own!

Here she is being visited by the local troll, Daddy :) The house was a big hit, and she has already tried several times to get on the roof...she has to climb everything!
The party was a lot of fun, and the visit from my sister was wonderful! We lounged around, shared stories with the kids, swam in the river to keep cool, and even did some archery. Here is the gang enjoying the river! Jordyn with her Aunt TJ and her cousins, and also her second cousin, Olivia. Fun, fun, fun!

I also made some squares for the latest crazy quilt swap, but they arent embellished yet, so no pics....but stay tuned!
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!
cheers~