Our New Addition

This is going to be a quick post tonight, of course because I am tired, lol. We had our new addition Kennedy arrive Friday the 18th at 10:00 exactly. She was 9lbs 7oz and 21 inches long. OMG, she is just a precious as she wants to be and her brother and sister are just in love with her!!

I actually went into the hospital Thursday night to be induced and I ended up going into labor on my own with anything! So it was her time to come anyway, lol. We ended up being in the hospital for 5 days!! I was so ready to come home and sleep in my own bed. My poor baby had to go through phototherapy because her (jaundice) bilirubin levels were high. Phototherapy is where they are exposed to special ultraviolet lights until excessive bilirubin has been destryed and the liver matures enough to handle the load. It was awful having her under this thing with a blindfold on to protect her eyes, for almost two days. She cried, and I would pick her up comfort her, feed her, but then back she had to go.

Kennedy is good now, and we have been home for a few days and she is fitting in quite well, lol.

Valentines Recipe for Love

So we over at "The Shoe" are bringing yet another fab challenge for everyone this week. Break out your hearts, glitter & Lace and get to crafting!! That's right a recipe for love challenge. All projects are welcome, cards, layouts, even altered items. You have until the 17th of next week to upload your projects to the blog, so good luck everyone!

We recently just held a design team call and all I can say is WOW!! I am so speechless over the talent of the entries we received, so stay tuned to see the new team (who by the way have NOT been contacted yet) be revealed on Valentines Day! We also have another sponsored challenge that will take place, the first challenge of next month (March 4th) so make sure you play along for your chance to win!!

Here is my project that I submitted for the recipe challenge. Enjoy your weekend!

New Challenge over at "The Shoe"!

Yeah, I am late posting this, lol, but thats alright. We have a new challenge up for you over at If The Shoe Fits...Scrap It! Make sure you check that out, all you have to do is make a "Fashionista Friday #63 - You've got a friend" Themed craft. That's it, very simple, lol.

I just want to make sure that you stayed tuned into the blog, because we have some new and exciting things coming up next month. Sneak Peak - 2 Fabulous Guest Designers!! You will find out who they are soon enough. I promise you will not be disappointed!

We have also have sponsors for the entire year!! Yeah I have been working hard, lol. Some that have been with us in the past and are awesome to work with us again some new ones that have been so kind to work with us for the first time! You will get more details soon on "The Shoe" blog.

Also 4 more weeks to baby's arrival! I so cannot wait to get my body back, lol. I am due the 21st, but there is talk of being induced a week early (fingers crossed).

Alrighty, here is my card for this week, as you can see I am still practicing with my copics, lol, went to the class, but trying to color images that looking closer to my kids, well... I need just a bit more practice. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Tanisha

Inspiration Challenge Fashionista Friday #62 (Get Inspired)

TGIF! We have a new challenge up of at "The Shoe", so come on over and play! Our theme this week is Inspiration. This was my interpretation of the photo we have up. I don't know everything I used here as some of the stuff was just things I had in my stash, but I here goes some of what I used.

Leaf Stamp - Studio 490

Marigold Stamp - Papertrey Ink

Sentiment - Cloud 9

Coloring - Copics ( I could not begin to tell you the colors, lol)

Some things we have going on over there real soon (keep a look out):

Design Team Call (Coming Soon)

Sponsored challenges (Starting Next Month)

Make sure to read Leslie's post to give you more info on what's going on with us.

We are constantly looking for sponsors (and we have some great ones lined up) but if interested in sponsoring our blog If the shoe fits... Scrapit, please shoot me an email at

itsfsiblog@gmail.com

-Tanisha

Delightful Inspiration Challenge

Okay so this is only my second challenge ever that I have entered since I started blogging a couple of years ago, crazy right? Well, I decided to give it a shot on this new (for myself) blog (Delightful Inspirations) that a friend and I found last week. They gave away this cute little ewe (sheep) for you to play with.

I decided to make a card and I got some of my inspiration from this blogger (Ashley Newell).

Ingredients:

Ink- Stazon (Cherry Pink), Background Stamp-Hero Arts )old Fashion Writing), Wings Stamps - Inkadinkadoo, Sentiment- (Stampendous (Hugs Topper).

Thanks for looking

Back again! This time for real, lol, maybe

Hello everyone,

So I have been MIA for some time now, 6 months to be exact! LOL, well all for a good reason, for those who do not
know I am 8 months preggo and will be expecting a baby girl on the 21st of February. I actually just started feeling better recently due to my body and pregnancy have never meshed well together, lol. But, this will certainly be my last. I feel so grateful though, that my kids will have each other. I grew up an only child and I did not want that for my son, so now he will have two sisters, lol!

Okay enough with that. On IFTHESHOEFITSSCRAPIT we have a new challenge this week. Use Ribbon! We have a couple of samples up for you, but I know everyone will do great.

We have a few things coming up in the near future, so keep an eye out for that post on the challenge blog as well as on my blog here!

I would like to thank those that have been patient with me, because being preggo at 33 is no walk in the park!!

With that being said, here is my card I have created with Ribbon.

The image is Dee Dee - The Greeting Farm

-Tanisha

No Title Needed

Hello,

It's been a long time I know. As you know I had a short 3 month deployment, then we had a huge inspection when returned as well as a follow up to the inspection. So my once normal working hours had increased to 12+ hours at work. I have sleep apnea, so this does not make it any better, so I have been super tired and had not been able to open up a scrap anything, as much as I really wanted to. I was on a design team and just could not do anything, I was going to drop, but she got me first, lol. Made things a lot easier. Wish her blog all the best!

So whats going on with me? My husband is finally moving down with me and the kids(after living in separate states for two years) Yay!! His job was just a lot better where he was. But, being all together will be a lot better. Plus I know he is tired of the commute every single weekend.

Lets see...after a few weeks of neglecting our own challenge blog and months of neglecting my spot here, I finally have something to post, lol. This was a card I did with an image from Robin's Fetish Stamps. It' s called "A Little Birdie Told Me". Make sure to stop by to see what other stamps she may have for your stamping fetish!

Well, in closing I just ask that everyone is patient with me, lol. I will be leaving for 7 months real soon, it's going to very hard for me to be with out my family and I will be in a new job actually working on the flight deck (Very Scary). I just ask for your prayers and for my safe return. In the meantime I will try and update more often and I will definitely post before I leave for deployment. I may have to email my husband my blog post and teach him how to update for me, lol (yeah right)! Have a great week!

XOXOXO
Tanisha

Home Sweet Home

Hey everyone!

I finally made it home last night around 8:30, we pulled into San Diego and flew back to Virginia Beach. It was a great home coming! I was so glad to see my family, who waiting on me with a huge bouquet of yellow roses (which I know mean friendship, but are my absolute favorite).

I will still not be around the of the week too much, as my hubby and I are taking a much needed vacation to the Poconos for about four days. We went a few years ago for our anniversary, and we are going this year again for the same reason, even though I missed our anniversary for being out to sea. It was April 3rd.

Thank you so much Penny for the beautiful card you sent me, I will definitely have to set a trip down that way after my deployment next year! The card came right on time, because it was coming near the end and I was feeling like it was never going to end.

This trip was crazy! We first set sail thinking we were just going to hit a few ports and go to California and come home. But God had other plans for us, as we were called to help the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake. This was one of my proudest moments of being in the military. Because we were the first to respond (USS CARL VINSON) and make such a huge impact and save so many lives! So many people came together in different ways. We had people filling up tons of jugs of water as well as dropping off food and bringing people back to the ship to perform emergency surgery.

After a few weeks of being out there, we set sail to Rio De Janeiro, then to Lima Peru. I will update later on those places with pictures when I can.

Just wanted to let everyone know I was home safe and hope to get some scrapping done soon after spending some much needed time with my family.

Gone on Deployment

Hello everyone,

sorry once again it has taken me so long to update. Well, as some know, I got promoted to E-6, so with that came more responsibility. So I have been at work most of my time getting ready to leave my family for almost 3 1/2 months. :(

If anyone would like the address of the ship I will be on, Tracey and Leslie from IF THE SHOE FITS SCRAP IT will have it. I am not sure of how well my email capabilities will be, and can't really discuss where I will be going. But will tell you about the places I got to visit when I return.

I want to say I will miss everyone, I have had the pleasure to meet and conversate with and hope you will continue to follow me as I will pick up when I return. Hopefully I will get to update while I am out. I have only packed my copics one ink pad and some paper as far as scrapping goes, lol. This is going to be a long 3 months!!

If you leave a comment, and I dont respond right away you will know why, lol. But, when and If I can I will. I will have to be on the ship tonight and we pull out in the morning.

Look forward to getting back and being with my family and looking at all the new projects that everyone will have created by then.

Sincerely,
Tanisha!
tanisha.boyd@navy.mil

New Weekly Challenge

Hello Ladies, this is going to be real quick tonight, because the sandman is calling my name!

There is a great new challenge blog that I am on called Tellen's Place! You need to go there, she is giving away great images and you have a chance to win some! That's sound great, right? Well what are you waiting for, lol? This week's challenge was to to do a valentine type card (yes, valentine), who says there is no love in December? You have to hearts and all the lovey dovey type colors. Go on over and check it out for yourself. Also check out Lissa's blog candy (DT member) she is giving away one we reach 100 members.

Here is the image I chose to use, thanks to the talents of her wonderful son Marcus! I also have some great news!! I can't believe I have not spilled the beans here yet! SO stay tuned, I will definitely update in a day or two.

Smooches,
Tanisha XOXO