Lots and lots of birthday cards!

Well, it's official. I finally added a new item to my shop! Anyone looking to buy an altered tin filled with 12 birthday cards? Come check it out! Hasn't the weather been amazingly stormy? Reports of tornado's again last night in Iowa. I don't remember a spring that has been this active. When driving home from MI we saw clouds unlike anything that I have ever seen before. My sister took photos, and when I get them from her, I will post them. The storm that we drove through was unbelievable! I was going 35 on the interstate. We did think about stopping, but with kids in the car, and a long drive ahead, we thought if we kept moving it might be best.

I have to get in the swing of things for the summer yet. What are good rules for how much time each child should spend on the computer? All I know is that my computer time is way down!! ;) (And maybe that's a good thing.) Should I do a chore chart for the kids? Sometimes I think that is more work than it is worth! The kids usually enjoy a reward for the chores that they do though, that is one good thing about it! Maybe I should subscribe to the Family Fun Magazine again...they always have some good ideas for keeping kids active!

May...the almost perfect month

Yesterday was one of those days that you just didn't want to come inside, didn't want the day to end. Just gorgeous out there. I was out for most of the day, and every so often I would sit in amazement over how beautiful it was! Here are some photos of our farm.

And then my next card! I was on a girl birthday card kick the other day, and whipped out 3 of them in so time flat! It was so fun...I love it when I have that burst of creativeness!

This one is pink with more pink on top! I am happy with the results.

My newest...and warm weather

How do you all like the new change in search? I haven't played around with it much so far, but the little I did, I thought it was a change for the better!

My newest card is for girls. It's full of flowers and swirls so it is really feminine. When I bought the red paper with flowers I just loved it, however I had a little bit of a time trying to match it with anything. When I pulled out the purple, which doesn't happen too often as you might have noticed, that's when it clicked! I love the red and purple together! (Hmmm, a treasury perhaps?!) Then I added the pink little flowers and I thought the whole thing just turned out great!

It's been beautiful weather out there for the last 2 days. I've been hard at it trying to get the lawn and flowers back into tip top shape! As of right now, it smells like rain. I love rain, but not when my hubby is trying to get the planting done...but today the corn crop is all in, and now we wait a few days for the beans to get planted.

It's hard to get down into the scrap room when the weather is so nice! At least my butt isn't glued to this computer chair so much any more! ;)

I thought I'd leave you with a photo of this antique!