Monday's My Pick: My 2nd wedding anniversary

{Getting married}

Monday's My Pick: This anniversary card is just too cute! I love it. Please check out Ink and Iron for more totally awesome card creations!

{Ink and Iron}

Don't forget to check out the Paper Mama's Monday's My Pick.

GIVEAWAY: Gift certificate to SLW Designs digital cards. Ends: Aug. 20th

SLW Designs creates these very lovely custom digital cards that you print on your own time. That means NO SHIPPING! Yay! Everything is customizable. The color, font type, more or less photos... whatever! She can help you.

Birth Announcements:

Save the Dates:

Birthday invitations:

Graduation, showers, holiday cards... really whatever you can think of.

What do you win?
The LOVELY Stephanie at SLW Designs has offered to giveaway an $8 gift certificate to one of my lucky readers (Just one winner, even though this is posted on both of my blogs. :D)! This $8 will really go along way! Most of her digital cards are $8!

How do you win? Please follow these steps... AND make sure I have a way to contact you through e-mail. If I don't... I'll have to delete the entry... :(
Mandatory entry:
1) Leave a comment below of why you need your own customized digital cards. {1 entry}

Optional entries (please post a different comment for each entry. It helps me. :D ):
2) Follow me (see sidebar) {1 entry}
3) Like my Facebook page.{1 entry}
4) Blog about this giveaway... linking back to my blog (please post blog post link in comment). {3 entries}
5) Grab one of my buttons in the sidebar there... {2 entries}
6) Follow SLW Designs blog. Click here. {2 entries}
7) Like SLW Designs on Facebook {1 entry}
8) You can vote for me... ONLY if you really want to. :) Click here: {1 entry}


Giveaway ends August 20th 11:59 PM Pacific Time. :)

Have a lovely day!

Thursday's three: Crap

Don't forget!!!
- Don't forget to vote for your fave photo! Ends Friday!
- Enter this weeks photo challenge: Absolute Favorite! Last day: Friday!
- AND: win some personalized cards. Ends Friday!
- Ask Alabaster Cow a question! Before Saturday!}

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This weeks Thursday's Three is in honor of Ruari now pooping 3 times a day. As I'm typing this, I can hear her pooing! For whatever reason she went from a once-a-day poo to 3 times a day. Hmmm... Almost overnight! Yay! {That was sarcasm}

So, on to my Thursday's Three: Crap

1)This is a cute Home Crap Home cross-stitched lovely. I think it's pretty cute. Head on over to their shop for some more funny cross-stitched creations.

{Home Crap Home cross-stitch: spamberly}

2) How about a little different spin on your boring old thank you cards? Check out more here.

{Holy Crap card: NavyBlueNotes}

3) This crap necklace is hilarious. But, if you don't want "crap" hanging from your neck, they do have a TON more little charm words to choose from. Check them out.

{Crap Necklace: PianoBenchDesigns}

Happy Thursday everyone!

Don't forget to check out the Paper Mama's Thursday's Three: Poo. 

Mother's Day gift ideas ... Hurry! It's almost here!

Mother's Day will be here soon... May 9th to be exact! That means all you daughters and sons out there are going to have to hurry and get your orders in ASAP!

How about you tell your wife (or mom) exactly how you feel? This Hot Mom pillow is perfect! I think I need this in my home. :) Check out Honey Pie Design for more cute pillows!

{Hot Mom pillow ... HoneyPieDesign}

I ALWAYS love the cards at the Maybe You Should Die Etsy shop. LOVE them! This one cracks me up! Maybe I'll get it for my mom.

{Mother's Day Sandwich card ... maybeyoushoulddie}

Inside card:

{Mother's Day Sandwich card ... maybeyoushoulddie}

I love all the fun onesies over at TrulySanctuary! I think my little babe needs to sport this:

{Better tattoo onesie ... trulysanctuary}

How about breakfast in bed for mom? Check out the pancake mixes from my fellow Oregonian at Made With Love Oregon.

{Apple cinnamon pancake mix ... MADEWITHLOVEOREGON}

Mmmmm Bacon! ... Thursday's Three

{Chocolate covered bacon made by my seester: Nicole!}

So, my lovely sister made me some delicious chocolate covered bacon. Yes! Chocolate covered bacon. It was soooooo yummy! Of course, I am a bacon-aholic. Num! Here's the recipe ;) ...

Chocolate Covered Bacon
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Recipe by my seester: Nicole!

- Your favorite bacon
- Melted chocolate
- Chili flakes
- Skewers

Preheat oven to 400.

Place bacon on baking sheet (make sure it has edges so the grease doesn't get everywhere). When the bacon is done, skewer it! Dip it in the melted chocolate... sprinkle on the chili flakes... Ta dah! It is yummy!
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Another one of my fave bacon treats are the bacon maple bars from Voodoo Doughnut in Portland. They are awesome! Don't forget to get married while you're there!

{Photo from: Goodies First}

{Photo from: Liz Crain}

Off to my Thursday's Three:

1. So, you don't live in Portland and you don't want
to make your own bacon? How about some
bacon peanut brittle! Sounds delicious! Seriously!

{Bacon peanut brittle: bonbonbrittle}

2. Have a hole in those jeans? Want to spice up
your sofa pillows? How about some
Iron-On Bacon patches! These are so fun!

{Bacon iron on patches: diffractionfiber}

3. Nothing says I Love You more than spelling
it out in bacon! Get this cute card for your sweetie!


{I Love You bacon card: SweetMeats}

Don't forget to check out all Thursday's Three
bacon goodies over at the Paper Mama!


{Ruari and her foot at 17 weeks}

Thursday's Three: Sock Monkeys

Over at my mama blog, the paper mama, I wrote a

post on ballerina Sock Monkeys. Since there are SO
many sock monkey creations out there I am posting some
more Etsy sock monkey goodies here on my
Paper Lady blog. Enjoy!

Thursdays Three: Sock Monkeys...

{Psyched for the Hike sock monkey card: sockmonkeycards}

{Printable sock monkey invitation: sillyseiradesign}

{Sock monkey skirt: mmmarmalade}

Don't forget to check out the sock monkeys over
at the paper mama!

Store Highlight ... Paper Leaves

{Friend Ship popup card: paperleaves}

I just discovered this cute little Etsy shop! I just wish I
knew how to create these sweet paper creations!

{Little paper hummingbird: paperleaves}


{Wee Free Bird popup card: paperleaves}


{Animal Noises Card Hippo: paperleaves}

The cards are so cute too! I love the hippo card! "Snuffle."
Please check out their shop and support handmade!

Don't forget to check out the paper mama!

{Ruari at 16 weeks}

national vanilla cupcake day . yummmmmy

oh, being 31 weeks pregnant i've been dreaming of cupcakes

for so long! i had NO idea there was a National Vanilla Cupcake Day!
how amazing! i just can't believe i missed National Chocolate
Cupcake Day on October 18th!


{cupcake beanie from: knitrgal}

{cupcake print from: TulipPhotographicArt}

{cupcake ornament from: SugarChicBaby}

AND, i'm still celebrating the start of the holiday season! SO,
for each purchase of $5 (before shipping) or more at my store
you will receive a free single Hey Cupcake card from my shop!
this goes through sunday November 15th. there will be a
different free gift each week!


{hey cupcake card from: paperladyinvites}

and, please be sure to check out my new mommy blog for
a free knit pattern. it is very much under construction,
but i'm slowly working on it.