New Puppy at our house...Biscuit



Biscuit 9 weeks old

Biscuit is a yorkshire terrier who carries the golden yorky and the chocolate yorky genes.  She's 9 weeks old and the newest little girl at our house.  We are loving her to pieces.  My friend, Elaine, raises yorkies - they are all a part of the family and loved right from birth.  If you'd like to see some of her pups, you can go to her site.  http://www.nanasyorkies.com/  You will fall in love with their sweet faces.  She has a few yorkies available - and soon our Trixie's "shorkies" will be available.  She also has "morkies" and "labradorkies" coming.  Yes...."labradorkies"  Mom is a black lab and Dad is a parti-yorkie.  Can you believe it?   I had a hard time wrapping my mind around it too.  Can't wait to see what they will look like.

Okay - enough of my yorky obsession - on to the cricut creations.....

Missing in Action - but finally back!

I can't believe it's been so long since my last post.  But, things have been crazy around the Ross household.  December 17th brought our much awaited "shorky/yorkies".  My beautiful Trixie gave birth to 4 puppies.  3 little girls and 1 strapping little boy.  Trixie is a shitzu/yorky mix and the father, Rascal, is our resident male yorky...Pack Leader King!  Here is a picture of the tired mom right after delivery.

The puppies are growing fast and Trixie is a FANTASTIC mom.   We are also babysitting for my youngest son - his two yorkies, Murphy (The devil dog) and Pumpkin.  Both of them are rescue yorkies - and have very interesting personalities.  How blessed they were to find Brian and Stephanie for their forever homes.  In case you need a count - the yorkies at our house this holiday season is as follows:

Kodi - 16 years - rescue male

Murphy - 10 years - rescue male

Rascal - 6 years - dominant pack leader king

Pumpkin - 5 years - rescue female - silky

Trixie - 3 years - rescue female - shorky

Trixie's 4 pups

This gives us a grand total of 9 yorky type dogs in our house!  Needless to say, two packs coming together with the normal hustle and bustle of Christmas...I NEED A VACATION!!!!

My wonderful husband, Jim, over did himself at Christmas...I got a new cricut expression, a gypsy, 4 new cartridges and an assortment of mats, blades and adhesives.  Here is a man who knows how to make his wife a happy woman!!!  We were blessed to have our 3 year old granddaughter, Lexi, spend the night and have Christmas morning with us.  What a GREAT day we had.  Okay, there was a little over stimulation and melt down - but all-in-all, we had a great day.  Next year both Lexi and Anna will be here!

I've been playing with my new toys and hope to post something soon...meanwhile here are some puppy pics for those of you who are crazy for puppies! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL!



Stylish Blogger Award Winners

The eight bloggers I have chosen to award this to are:

1.  Linda, http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/ My sister who started me on this paper crafting journey!
2.  Debbie, http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
3.  Shelley, http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
4.  Daily Scrapper,  http://abusyplace.blogspot.com/
5.  Terry, http://cherishedtreasures-terry.blogspot.com/
6.  Dorcas, http://4craftyangels.blogspot.com/  ALWAYS, an inspiration to me.
7.  Karlee, http://www.karleekrafts.com/
8.  Ruthie, http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Ladies, you are an inspiration to me - and I can only hope to be as creative as you are.  Please accept this award from me.

Blog Award - Soooooo Excited!!!!!!

Theresa at "Juicy Creations",  http://juicycricutcards.blogspot.com/ , awarded me my very first Blog Award.   I am so excited and so very humbled that she found me and picked me for this award.  I'm very new to the blogging world, and have been using my blog to showcase my creative adventures into paper crafting - as well as my other creations.  Thank you Theresa for this wonderful award!

This award comes with a few rules:

1.  Thank the person who awarded you. 
2.  Share 8 Things About Yourself:
      1.  Being creative and creating feeds my soul, and fills me up, so that I can be who I am.
      2.  My family is most important in my life.
      3.  I am a dog lover and am passionate about yorkies!  (Kodi, 16 - Rascal, 6 and Trixie 2)
      4.  I chose to be a stay-at-home-Mom and now a stay-at-home-Nana.  Family comes first.
      5.  My two sons are my hero's and my greatest joy.
      6.  I love spending time alone with my hubby of 34 years - hunting, fishing, hiking, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, kayaking - anything that we can do together.
      7.  My daughter-in-law, Stephanie is my bestest friend....we are passionate about quilting, crafting and cooking!  My favorite times are the days we spend together.
      8.  As I've slid down this banister called life - I'm very grateful for the splinters in my ..........- it's made me who I am and given me the life I have.  I'm truly blessed.

3.  Pay it Forward and award this to 8 bloggers you've recently discovered.

4.  Contact the winners and let them know.

I will be posting the award winners later, after I contact them.  Thank you again, Theresa, for choosing me as one of your award winning bloggers!!!

All Hearts Go Home for the Holidays....

How blessed I am to have these two little girls in my life.  My precious grandest daughters - Princess Lexi, 3 years and Princess Anna, 3 months.  These cousins are as close as sisters - sharing the bond their fathers, my sons, have had since they were children.  I was fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom and now I am blessed to be a stay-at-home Nana.  Is there anything more important, than helping to raise the next generation?  Lexi says it so well, when she wraps her arms around my neck and says, "I love you and I'm never going to let you go."  Families are Forever.....

This Thanksgiving, I'm so very thankful for my family.  My wonderful husband of 34 years.  My amazing sons who are my hero's.  My beautiful, Stephanie, who is more like a daughter to me than a daughter-in-law.  Those family members that are with us, those that have passed on and those that have yet to come into our lives...and on this holiday, as with all the others...All Hearts Go Home for the Holidays. 

May you all have a Thankful and Blessed Thanksgiving.

Another Mini Album - 2nd Post Today

I had so much fun making these mini albums.  One for Baby Anna and one for Lexi.  I used three sheets of 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 card stock.  Scored both directions at 4 1/4".  Then scored once on the diagonal.  Lay all three side by side with the diagonal fold going directly North and South.  I then layered the center 4 1/4" square over the first and last one and glued it down.  My whole squares of paper are cut at 4" and then the half squares are 4" squares cut in half on the diagonal.  Place a 12" ribbon under the last 4" square and glue down.  I used Hello Kitty Cartridge, cut at 3" for my embelishment.  I can't wait to fill these up with things for the girls...or I may give them to their mom's for Christmas, so they can fill them up themselves...A really fun project!

Mini Album from Toliet Paper Rolls...my first!

My first mini-album from toliet paper rolls.  I had more fun with this.  I used 7 empty rolls, which I ironed flat.  Then made long tags to fit in each one.  I made the tag pulls using "from my kitchen" cartridge - the tag feature and glued them to my tags, punched with a hole punch and added a ribbon pull.  This album is a book for my three year old granddaughter, Lexi.  Random things she has done at Nana and Papa's house this year.  From collecting and making maple syrup - her pet chicken rescue, "Tuesday" to eating peas in the garden with Papa....a memory for her to take with her.  I have lots of ideas to make the book better...but there is always next time.