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Thursday, November 8, 2007

It's been a creative day...

I spent my morning laughing, eating, connecting, relaxing...oh, yeah...and I made these cards! I am one of those moms who never gets a babysitter unless I have an appointment, have to help out at the "big kids'"school or have something scheduled that will not accommodate a cranky two-year old.
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Today, I had a babysitter from 10am-3pm so I could go to an all day STAMPIN' UP party! Just me and the girls! Patsy, Janet, Linda and Mary MADE MY DAY TODAY! Thanks gals!!
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It is such a beautiful thing to complete a sentence without having to clean up a spilled snack, have enough minutes (in a row) to page through a crafty catalog from beginning to end...slowly, TWO TIMES without changing a diaper, to leisurely eat food prepared by someone else that will also be cleaned up by someone else without sharing my lunch, my seat or my mind. .
I was in HEAVEN.
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I then returned home rejuvenated and refreshed.
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The bus came, my two older children bounded in the house, hugged the baby and reminded me that their "Bio Bottles" were due tomorrow.
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We are studying Famous Pennsylvanians this month so their assignment was to turn a 2 liter bottle into a statue of the person they chose to research.
After 3 1/2 hours of hard work, a screaming two-year old, a sad excuse for dinner, three hot-glue burnt fingers and a few do-overs, we welcomed Mary Cassatt (artist) and Ken Griffey, Jr. into our home... .
A little (whole freakin' LOT) more stressful than my morning but well worth it!
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(yes, I was an art teacher...NO, I DIDN'T DO THESE FOR THEM...they are just amazingly talented!!!)

30 comments:

  1. SherriNovember 8, 2007 at 9:09 PM

    What a cool project!! I'll have to remember that!
    I'm glad you enjoyed your outing...the cards look great :).

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  2. ElizabethNovember 8, 2007 at 11:04 PM

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! The cards look great btw! I love to scrapbook and make my own cards and stuff. WOW the kids did a great job on their project! Too cool!

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  3. kayNovember 9, 2007 at 4:11 AM

    those are great!!! i think i'm going to "borrow" this idea. thanks!

    and i love your cards. stampin' up is so much fun! i always feel so inspired when i leave one of those parties

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  4. Megan CobbNovember 9, 2007 at 4:20 AM

    Beautiful cards! I'd love to try that (by myself!) sometime. Your kids are beautiful! :)

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  5. Megan CobbNovember 9, 2007 at 4:20 AM

    Beautiful cards! I'd love to try that (by myself!) sometime. Your kids are beautiful! :)

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  6. AndreaNovember 9, 2007 at 6:55 AM

    What a fun kid project!! A great idea!! My guys would love that!! Your cards are really good!! I have never been to a stampen up party but I love the cards people make from them!!

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  7. Janet OberholtzerNovember 9, 2007 at 11:03 AM

    It was great to have you there with us, Michelle! BTW ... the afternoon projects looks much harder to me then the morning ones :)

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  8. blog authorNovember 9, 2007 at 12:54 PM

    did your daughter choose Mary Cassatt on her own, or was she influenced by her artist mother :) She used my favorite painting in her 'statue.'

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  9. Michelle Kemper BrownlowNovember 9, 2007 at 12:56 PM

    Melek...
    I think they were given a list of famous Pa-ers and they could pick!

    I MAY have subliminally had something to do with it! :)

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  10. JensterNovember 9, 2007 at 1:23 PM

    Those are fabulous! What a great mom you are.

    Thanks so much for visiting my blog. It's funny that we have so much in common, including where we live. Coincidence?? Or something else??

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  11. MichelleNovember 9, 2007 at 4:42 PM

    I have not been on a scrapping cruise before. I just went to my first retreat and first class in the past month. Love your beautiful cards! Thanks for the comment!

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  12. I am Heather...creator of all things crafty!November 9, 2007 at 9:13 PM

    And you said you need help with decorating the tops of your cabinets....I think you have two budding resident artists under one roof....now put em' to work! (wink)

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  13. rebeccaharperNovember 10, 2007 at 1:44 AM

    great cards michelle! I love the creativity with the kids... it is so valuable

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  14. Tracy Rambles On And OnNovember 10, 2007 at 4:54 AM

    I can't tell you how wonderful your Stamping Up day sounded to me. I've never done the stamping thing but your cards were beautiful! An afternoon would be such a vacation. But it always seems to me that when I do get out of the house alone, they make me pay when I get home.
    And your children's art projects are great!

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  15. LucilleNovember 10, 2007 at 8:57 AM

    Good for you - a day to do what YOU want. I do the same thing twice a year but with scrapbooking. Just me and the girls. It IS so good for the soul! I wish more husbands got that - if we have some time, just some - we are better all the way around so it is a win-win.

    Thanks for popping over to my blog - I appreciate your comments...keep em coming and I'll be back soon!

    :)

    http://whosgoingtotellyou.blogspot.com/

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  16. Growing upNovember 10, 2007 at 9:21 AM

    I love your cards those are wonderful!

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  17. AnonymousNovember 10, 2007 at 11:01 AM

    The cards are cool, I need to get back to scrapbooking.

    So, I get to look forward to history crafts with 2 liter bottles? I thought making ornaments with glitter glue was exciting.

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  18. Maria (also Bia)November 10, 2007 at 12:57 PM

    I haven't tried stamping, but I do love to scrapbook. My sister and I get together several times a year and have a scrapbooking weekend. There is something about being creative that is so incredibly satisfying. I really like that bio bottle project . . . maybe a possible Christmas project when my sons are out of school over the holidays (I'm sure they'll do some sports figure).

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  19. Maria (also Bia)November 10, 2007 at 1:01 PM

    P.S. My husband is an AVID Penn State Fan and is hoping to take our two older boys to a Bowl Game this year (they went last year and had a wonderful time).

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  20. Michelle Kemper BrownlowNovember 10, 2007 at 1:04 PM

    I LOVE SCRAPBOOKING!!

    A couple friends and I have gone on weekend scrapping retreats every year for the last 3 years - our hubbies give it to us for Cmas.

    We go a different place each year and don't sleep the whole time! Fri-Sun!

    We keep saying that on the 10th year we will do the cruise!!

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  21. TiffinyNovember 10, 2007 at 7:20 PM

    We have a lot in common! Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. It definitely brightened my day.

    Cute cards (way to stamp!) and what creative kids. It looks like they inherited their mom's artistic genes.

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  22. AnonymousNovember 10, 2007 at 9:06 PM

    Thanks for visiting baseballmom...these projects are so awesome! Of course, I love anything to do with the Mariners, since they live 45 min. from here. Also, consider yourself tagged for the '8 random things about me' meme...have fun!

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  23. Michelle Kemper BrownlowNovember 10, 2007 at 9:18 PM

    YEAH!
    My first TAG!!
    Thanks baseballmom!!!!

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  24. Kim VanDerHoekNovember 10, 2007 at 9:25 PM

    WOW to finish a project, a sentence AND a meal all in the same morning!? That does indeed sound heavenly! And the cards look beautiful too.

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  25. PaperSunshineNovember 11, 2007 at 8:51 AM

    Oh that is just what you need, now schedule it once a month LOL! Awesome cards! Love them! That is so cool how you turned the 'Doodle' flower into a Christmas card - it so works! Your kids "bottles" are just too cool too, great job kids!

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  26. ZoeNovember 11, 2007 at 6:51 PM

    love your cards! isn't it great to get a break once in a while!

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  27. MichelleNovember 12, 2007 at 11:30 AM

    The cards you made look amazing! How great that you got to have a fun, kid-free outing! Yay for you!

    And the kids projects look great! I love projects like that (I was an elementary teacher prior to my SAHM days!)

    Thanks for popping over to my blog :)

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  28. SubWifeNovember 13, 2007 at 7:30 AM

    These look awesome! Your kids are very talented. Personally, I am all thumbs, and hope and pray that kids take after their dad in the arts and crafts department. And brains, and organizing skills and looks, too, but I am getting sidetracked...

    P.S. Thank you for viewing my blog and leaving a comment.

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  29. AletaNovember 16, 2007 at 1:31 PM

    Love those cards!

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  30. AmyNovember 17, 2007 at 7:27 PM

    Great cards-- I love SU parties, because they're so much fun. And the kids' bottle projects are great too... they must have gotten your "art genes". :)

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