Hello my fellow crafters! So sorry I was MIA for like, wow, a YEAR! Life has been busy, to say the least. Earlier this year I celebrated my 48th birthday. I really can’t believe I will be 50 in 2 years, and I don’t want to even think about it. It does seem like yesterday that I was celebrating my 30th birthday. Gosh, it does go by in a blink! So, I think I will spend more time journaling my travels, time with family, and scrapbooking our adventures. This way I will be able to relive my memories through the albums and have something to pass down to my children.
Two days before I turned 48 I broke my pinky (in June). It was crazy and it happened quick. I was in the pool playing catch with my nephews with a nerf-style football. It landed on the tip of my pinky and the bottom bone in my finger cracked and my finger was bent over. I was pretty calm through it all, it did hurt, and sort of went numb. I told my husband, hey I think I broke my pinky, we should go. Went to the urgent care and had an xray, the doc came back with this.
OUCH!
I had 2 pins put in and was hurting for about 6 weeks. It was stiff after that and still is somewhat but just barely. It’s getting better every day! That was the first, and hopefully, the last, bone I have broken. I also started a new job as a Loan Officer and have been pretty busy with learning all that since May. It’s just now slowing down since rates are in the toilet, so I will be crafting more, and posting more fun things here during our slow time. 😉 I do post mortgage content on my IG page, so if you are interested in that sort of thing, check out my IG, @springsliving.
We also finally bought a house! YAY! It’s been great, the kids have their own room now. We also have a hot tub! The downside is we had a problem with a contractor and didn’t get the basement started. So I have my desk area in the living room and my husband’s “office” is in our oversized primary bedroom. We met a few other contractors which I think will pan out and hope to have them start in November. One room in the basement will be my craft/office and I am SO excited for that…FINALLY. I will be able to organize all my papers, punches, stamp pads, and so much more! I have many Stamp n Storage organizers and can’t wait to set it all up. I’ll for sure do a blog post when all that is going down. 🙂
Charlene’s pins 🙂
Now on to the newest scrapbook paper I am in love with, Gnomes for Winter! This paper is so cute! Almost everyone loves gnomes right??
Check out the whole line of Gnomes for Winter product line on my website HERE.
I am also loving the Evergreen line of products as well! Check out this beautiful card kit which includes an adorable layered pine cone, a branch of pine needles. and glitter ribbon! Here is the link to this kit HERE.
If you stop by my site to pick up some products, be sure to select the November Crop Party Nov 27, 2023. This will link up your order to my current party order. I will also send you a personalized handmade thank you card after you place your order.
If you are local to the Colorado Springs area, we will be holding a November Crop on Saturday the 25th. It is $25 and includes lunch, a 2-page CM layout, 2 Christmas cards (you put together) from the Evergreen paper line, catalogs, and a few goodies! You can send me a message if you are interested, or comment here.
I’m sure I’ll have extra scraps from the card kit, so I’ll be posting more ideas for Christmas cards and tags using the Gnomes for Winter, so be sure to check back here later!
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂
Sweet pieces by me 