Monday, January 31, 2011



The card - a little more of the 'collage' look. I sponged some color here and there, then just stamped a variety of stamps on the background. Celebrate is stamped on a seperate piece of paper and popped up.

Nothing terribly exciting today - a few errands and laundry.

Enjoy your day!

Sunday, January 30, 2011





Project Sunday - this is the rag quilt purse I made for my friend Emily for her birthday.



Yesterday was great fun and very productive - the girls brought great food (yummy salad & soup) and I got Tracy's Guest Book album done! Yea! Going to a Bridal Show with Sara today.



Have a wonderful day!

Saturday, January 29, 2011



Photo Saturday - some Colorado winter scenery - taken just above Ouray.

The Good Time Girls are coming to crop today - yea! - it will be a fun (and hopefully productive) day.

Have a wonderful day!

Friday, January 28, 2011



The card - stamped images and printed paper are from SU. Colors are real red, basic grey and white.

I ended up doing errands yesterday so didn't really get anything else accomplished. Today I need to work on class projects.

Have a great day!

Thursday, January 27, 2011



The card - here's another one of the guy cards I did. I used a variety of stamps from Tim Holtz, 7 Gypsies and SU. Top part is a Tim Holtz embossing folder, below that is some tissue tape from Tim Holtz. (I have a ton of this stuff I need to use). Colors are kraft, black and vanilla.

Time to get to work on class projects. If I had any idea what I was doing it would help!

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The card - stamped image is from SU. I stamped the tree with Versamark on the background. The colored tree is inked with markers, cut out and popped up. Colors are real red and white.

A play day today! Yea! Judy and I are going to Delta - lunch and a stop at the scrapboook store! Woo hoo! Can you tell I'm excited?

Have a great day!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The card - I've been trying to get some 'guy cards' done this past week and decided I'd try something a little different. Collage has always been a bit 'out of the box' for me but I thought I'd give it a try. I used a variety of Tim Holtz and 7 Gypsies stamps for the background, then sponged some color here and there. The trees were stamped last.

Need to do a couple of errands this morning and then get ready for class tonight.

Thanks for all the kind comments about the pillow - I'm looking forward to making some more in different colors.

Have a wonderful day.

Monday, January 24, 2011



The card - stamped images are from SU. Colors are real red, black and kraft.

I had a great afternoon yesterday stamping with Judy S. A nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Today I need to get some birthday cards ready to take to the church and get to work on my Valentine cards.

Have a great day!

Sunday, January 23, 2011



Project Sunday - this is a rag quilt pillow I made for my friend Deb for her birthday. It was a bit of a challenge since I had never seen it done before so therefore I had no pattern or picture. Amazingly enough I figured it out and this was the result.

I can't believe that this is going to be the last week of January. I guess it's time to start thinking about projects for February classes. Maybe I'll try to work on that today - at least the 'thinking' part!

Have a fabulous day!

Saturday, January 22, 2011



Photo Saturday - picture of the full moon that I took from my back yard the other night.

Have some errands I really need to do today - hopefully I can get them done this morning and still have enough time and energy left to get some things done this afternoon.

Enjoy your day!

Friday, January 21, 2011



The card - stamped image is from Tim Holtz - sentiment is A Muse. Colors are white, kraft and black.

Not sure exactly what I'm doing today - plenty to do, just not sure where to start.

Enjoy your day!

Thursday, January 20, 2011



The card - time for some Valentine's - stamped image and printed paper are from SU. Heart is a sizzix die cut. Colors are real red, basic grey and white.

I guess I need to pull myself out of my stamp room today and get some chores done. It's time to do the laundry - how does that pile up so fast? and there's class to get ready for tonight.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011



The card - stamped images are from Papertrey. Colors are rose red and black.

Haven't figured out exactly what my plan for today is. Have a lot of stuff I need to work on, but another day of stamping is sounding good.

Have a great day!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The card - stamped images are from SU. Colors are kraft, suede and vanilla. Embellishment on twill is Tim Holtz.

Today is the first completely free day I've had for several weeks. Whoa - not sure what to do with myself. No commitments, no classes...........plenty of things that need to be done, but nothing pressing. I'm thinking it's a good day to spend stamping. (didn't get to it yesterday) So that's my plan for the day.

Enjoy your day!

Monday, January 17, 2011



The card - a simple thank you using a cuttlebug embossing folder - sentiment is from Paper Inspirations. Colors are marina mist and white.

Have to get some things together for class tonight and then I may just spend some time stamping today.

Have a wonderful day.

Sunday, January 16, 2011



Project Sunday - this is just one of several sample Save the Date ideas I made for Jeff & Sara to choose from. I did this in SU's MDS.

We're celebrating Deb & Emily's birthday tonight - that means chicken and noodles for dinner. That also means I need to get the mess cleaned up that I made last night trying to get birthday gifts finished.

Have a great day!

Saturday, January 15, 2011



Photo Saturday - after we returned from taking engagement pictures on the Monumnet last weekend I took a couple in the back yard - just thought this one was so cute!

Going to a Bridal show with Sara today. Never been to one before so it should be fun.

Have a great day!

Friday, January 14, 2011

The card - snowman stamp is from Unity. Colors are marina mist and white.

Shoebox last night was great fun. We had to bring a card that we had made with the stamp from our 'ugly stamp' exchange in December. What a hoot! Have to say, most of the cards were actually very nice! I think mine & Molly's were really pretty ugly cards though. (went along with the whole 'ugly' theme) We also celebrated Deb's birthday with some homemade icecream and cookies. It was a great evening! Now I need to get my stamp room cleaned up so Deb, Sherry & I have a place to stamp tonight.

Have a fabulous day!

Thursday, January 13, 2011



The card - stamped images are from SU - background is a jumbo wheel. Colors are black and kraft.

Our Shoebox club is tonight and as usual I don't have my project done yet. Guess that's what I will be working on today!

Have a great day!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011



The card - super simple - stamped image and embossing folder are from SU. Colors are marina mist & olive.

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with everything that still needs to be done this week. Guess I should try and get myself organized today, make a plan and get busy. Class tonight.

Have a wonderful day.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011



The card - stamped image is from Hero Arts. Printed paper is Bo-bunny. Card is white, top layer is white sponged with kraft.

Oh brrrrr! It is very cold outside this morning. (pretty darn chilly even in the house) Maybe if I get to moving I will warm up a bit. Have a class this morning and I need to get stuff together for that. Class again tonight.

Have a great day!

Monday, January 10, 2011



The card - stamp is an old one that has been in my stash forever, not sure what company it is from. But it's one of my favorites so have to use it each winter! Colors are baja and white.

The class projects are almost ready - just have a bit of cutting and bagging to finish. Yea! Have some household chores (like laundry) to do today and then I'm going to start working on some Save the Date samples for Jeff & Sara.

Enjoy your day!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Scrappin' Sunday - This is one of the layouts I got done yesterday. We did the background in class this month so all I really had to do was add the pictures. Paper is from Bo-Bunny.

I didn't get to spend much time scrappin' yesterday but I did get a couple of layouts done. Most of the afternoon was spent with Jeff & Sara - we drove up to the Monument to take engagement pictures. Had a wonderful time and got some really nice photos. Felt bad about leaving Sue & Karen on their own, but they seemed to do just fine without me!

This morning I must get my class projects done! (after I shovel some snow!). I'm hoping to have some 'play time' this afternoon. Maybe just some stamping for fun!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Photo Saturday - fireworks over the Colorado National Monument on New Year's Eve. Took this from my living room window.

Lots going on today - Sue and Karen (part of the Good Time Girls) are coming to crop today. I got some pictures developed yesterday so hopefully I can get some pages done! I will be taking a bit of a break at some point to go with Jeff & Sara to take some engagement photos. So, lots of fun things happening today!

Have a wonderful day.

Friday, January 7, 2011



The card - stamped image is from SU. Printed paper is Tim Holtz.

Lots of odds and ends to get done today, plus a couple of errands. Also need to get my stamp room cleaned up before Sherry & Deb come to stamp tonight.

Have a great day!

Thursday, January 6, 2011



The card - some strips of Bo-bunny printed paper, add a sentiment and a little bling - good way to use up some scraps of paper.

Back to work on the class projects. Hopefully I can finish them up today. Looking forward to Stamp Club at Sherry's tonight!

Have a great day!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011



The card - embossing folder is from Cuttlebug, tree & sentiment are from SU. Colors are artichoke and white.

I'm not leaving my stamp room today until I have my cards done for class! At least that's my plan. I'm having a hard time getting motivated since the holidays but hopefully I can get back in the groove today.

Enjoy your day!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011



The card - stamped image is from Hero Arts - image is stamped and embossed with white on printed paper from My Minds Eye. Card is espresso. Sentiment is from SU, stamped in espresso.

It's time to get started on cards for classes that start next week. After all the Christmas and winter stuff I need to switch gears and think 'Valentines'. Haven't a clue where that will take me, but I guess I will work on it today - at least the 'thinking' part!

Have a great day!

Monday, January 3, 2011



The card - stamped image is from SU. Sentiment is Papertrey. Embossing folder is Sizzix. Colors are eggplant and white. Super simple.

Need to get class kits cut and bagged today. I probably should think about putting away the Christmas decorations that are piled all over downstairs too..........we'll see how the day goes. Sometimes they get shoved into the spare room to be dealt with later.

Have a wonderful day.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

The card - snowman is from Inkadinkado, embossing folder is Cuttlebug, sentiment is Hero Arts.

It's definitely winter and very cold! Brrr! I knew the nice weather we were having was too good to last. We had a great time yesterday ringing in the New Year. Dinner, games and celebrating Jeff & Sara's engagment.

Now that the holidays are over it's time to get back to work - I have a class tomorrow night and don't even have the projects done - oops! Guess what I will be working on today!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Wishing you a beautiful year

of promises fulfilled,

joys discovered,

and dreams come true.

HAPPY

NEW YEAR!