One Year Weight Loss Anniversary!

So, it was a year ago today that I decided to do something about my weight, so I started working out every day or mostly every day and doing portion control.  If the portion size was half a cup of ice cream, then I would measure it out.  So a year later and I have lost a total of 73 pounds.  I am still currently losing weight, it has just slowed down a lot.  I lose like a half a pound a month now, but I will take it.  I am going to share some pictures at different intervals throughout the weight loss.  I am 5 foot 6 and a half inches tall, I started out weighing 220 pounds and I currently weigh 147 pounds.

Size 20:

 Size 18:

 Size 16:

Size 14:

Size 12:

Size 10:

Size 8:  

And now the bikini shot, now I don't normally where a bikini, unless I am at a beach where I don't know anybody or at a friends house, but Jason loved it. I still have a lot of toning to do, and everything doesn't just bounce right back after having a child, but I am proud of my body now. 

It's Been A While

So, it has been a long time since I posted, but not since I crafted, I am sticking to my New Year's resolution and have made at least one card a month.  This post will contain all of my June cards. I got the chance to craft with Cass, she gave me a card kit for my birthday and I made a bunch of cards from the kit and used her cuuuute stamp set that she brought with her.

A card I made for a friend that lost both her parents.

 

The next cards are cards I made from the card kit Cass got me for my birthday.

The next 2 cards are what I made with this cuuute stamp set that Cass had brought, she received it from a sweet crafting friend.

I made the background with the fan and flower stamps, then popped up the cute girl image. 

 My favorite card, I made with paper that Cass had given me and using her stamp set, in fact I don't think I even used any of my stuff this day, everything was either Cassie's, or given to me by her. LOL

I used the cute sushi image to make the background.

I had a great craft day, and I have stuck to my resolution, just posted a little late.  Have a great July 4th, everyone, gonna go lay out, so I don't fry when I am in Florida. 

recycling and restyling

I made this card that turned out, I think, really pretty for my Mom for Mother's Day from a piece of cardboard from a toy box from one of Jack's toys, a blank inside card from the dollar bin at Target, A heart doily (leftover from Valentine's Day crafts - I cut it in half and sprayed it with glimmer mist), the pearls were also from the Target dollar bin. The butterfly was a rak'd image.

10 minutes

I made a quick 10 minute card today for a birthday party we went to.  I made the card with the color challenge from hello cutie challenges blog.

these are the colors I was supposed to use.

and this is the card I made with them.  You can't really tell but the edge of the white paper is edged in gray ink, and I used my gray glitter pen to add some sparkle to the embossed flowers, I used white core paper for the embossed paper and then sanded the raised areas so you could see the white beneath.

Quick Cards

I had some time last week to make some quick and simple cards.

simple embossed paper, and cuttlebugged the thanks word.

RAK'd image, so cute.

simple card, just inked up the background, used white fun flock on the bunny.

up close of fun flocked bunny.

simple card with lots of rub-ons for my nephews .

Spring Weather makes me wanna craft in bright spring colors

I had a few days off last week so I had some time to craft a little, in between, working out, cleaning the house and taking Jack to do tons of fun stuff.  I kept my card pretty simple.  I had to make a bridal shower card for our friends Roger and Kayti who are getting married soon.  The big pear, the little background pears and the sentiment "The Perfect Pear" were a dollar set in the dollar bin stamps at JoAnns Fabrics.  I heat embossed the sentiment and the big pear.  I made a few more cards for a lady at work celebrating her birthday.  More photos to come.

Hello Cutie

My friend Lizzy started a challenge blog called Hello Cutie Challenges, this is her second challenge and it is a photo challenge. You have to take inspiration from the photo and create a card.  Here is the photo.

and here is my card, I used the brown and white pattern on the vase , the white ridges of the wall and the yellow flowers for inspiration, then I covered it all with glimmer mist.