Tuesday, May 31, 2011

I am going to be an AUNT!!!! HOORAY!!!!....

YES!  MEEEEEE!

I am SO excited to announce that my brother and his wife are expecting their first child and that I am FINALLY going to be an aunt!  I am OVER the moon about this...and even MORE excited that my kiddos are finally going to have a little cousin!


Being the oldest of 4 kids and having them relatively young (I was just about 24 when my oldest was born), I've waited a long time for the words "Auntie Jess" or "Uncle Chris" to be a part of someone's vocabulary, so we are just thrilled.  SO thrilled that I went right to my "Moka Jenn" stamp set from Taylored Expressions to make my sister-in-law, Jessica (yes, this gets confusing on holidays, especially because her married last name is my maiden name, LOL!!!) a card:


Today is also the 5th Challenge (RCC5) over at the Ribbon Carousel Blog:


I used some pink crocheted trim and some Aqua Twill on my card for today's "anything goes" challenge.  Gotta have pink AND blue since I have NO idea whether I'll be getting a new little niece OR nephew for a while <3  Did I MENTION how excited I am?   Last but not least, the paper is from the 6x6 "Good Day Sunshine" SAMPLER PACK from Claudia and Co. and she's popped up with Helmar Black 1/2" Zap Dots.


WANT TO JOIN us in the "ANYTHING GOES" challenge!?  C'mon! It'll be mutiny I tell ya!  Good times!  ;)

*** Please remember that your creation must have ribbon, bakers twine, jute twine, lace (basically anything that comes on a spool).

We’d love for you to participate! Here are the directions for playing along:
  1. Make your creation following the ribbon carousel challenge (sketch, inspiration, style or color) image. Be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.

  2. Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, (use the keyword RCC5) with a direct link back to THIS post. Including the challenge graphic isn't a requirement, but sure is appreciated! A participant of our very first challenge didn't link back or mention our challenge and couldn't be named Top Spool, so don't let that happen to you!

  3. Come back to this post and link in your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. Your image may take a little while to pop up but don't worry it will appear shortly.

  4. Be sure to come back the Friday after the challenge ends to see if YOU are a Top Spool! :D

    This Challenge will end on June 6, 2011 at 11:59pm.

Last but not least, don't forget to visit my fellow Ribbon Carousel Teammates:


That's it for me today...see you back here tomorrow for TGF's "Royal Release" day!
xoxo,
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18 comments:

Lysa said...

Congratulations Auntie Jess!! Being an aunt is the most fun :)

Carmen said...

Congrats Auntie! The card is adorable, I'm sure she'll love it!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

CONGRATS Aunt Jess!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeee the card! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Ebru Vatansever said...

Congratulations Jessabella !!!! I remember the day my brother told me I was going to be an auntie and let me tell you I know exactly how you are feeling !!!
Mwah!!!

Peggy said...

Congrats Auntie Jess! lol! Best wishes to your brother and sister in law!
Love your card today! Taylor's new sets are so adorable!
Do you have that ribbon carousel? Or several, lol!
Hugs!

1CardCreator said...

Congratulations! Lovely card.

Leanne said...

Congratulations to you and your family. This baby is gonna be spoiled.. hehehe.. Cute cute card Jess, love the image and the colors you chose.. You're gonna be an awesome auntie! Hugs,

Cindy Haffner said...

FABULOUS news Jess, love your SWEET card!!~

Lacey said...

darling card! and great news!! CONGRATS!! I love being an aunt. I have 2 little nephews (2 years old & 3 weeks old).

Sheri Gilson said...

Congrats Auntie!! Lovely card!!

Debbie Carriere said...

Congratulations, Auntie!!! Love this card!! I love those new Moka stamps :)

Kelly Booth said...

CUTE CUTE CUTE and HUGE Congrats Jess...being an Aunt and a Grandma are the Best....Hugs!!

Anonymous said...

Being an aunt is awesome, I have been now 6 times....and hope for more!!! Congrats Auntie! Oh ya, darling card1

Unknown said...

A huge congrats Auntie Jess!
Darling card! Perfect image!

Jenn Borjeson said...

Congratulations, Jess - that's so wonderful. This card is precious. :)

Jodi Collins said...

LOOOOOOVE this! You know I love this Moka girl! GORGEOUS!

Tasha said...

Ah thats fabulous news Jess! I love this card you made, the colours are so lovely and this image is super sweet
love tasha xx

Jessie/knightrone said...

Love this, and CONGRATS!! Being an Aunt is truly a WONDERFUL thing!!