Photo Saturday - Hudson's first Christmas (Christmas Eve jammies)

Off to the grocery store this morning and then home to get the house cleaned up a bit.  Overnight 'Grandma time' tonight while the kids go to a New Year's Eve party.  Woo hoo!

Have a great day!

The card  was made by Judy Garza

'Grandma time' today and then Friday night crafting.  Sounds like a good day to me!

A little movie review - went to see 'LaLa Land' yesterday - ugh!  Not worth the time or money.  (but, we had a great time going to breakfast and wandering up and down Main Street so it was a terrific day)

Enjoy your day!

The card was made by Kelly Acheson

Play day today!  My friend Eileen and I are going to breakfast and then we'll decide what we're going to do - probably a little wandering around Main Street and who knows what else :)

Have a great day!

The card - today's card is by Carol Payne

Off to do some errands this morning.  Then I hope to finish cleaning up the Christmas decorations - I got them all taken down, but now they are kind of piled in the garage and need to be put away.  But, the most important part of the day - a little extra 'Grandma time' this evening while Jeff & Sara go out to dinner for Sara's birthday!  Yay!

Have a great day!

The card - today's card was made by Janace Charbonneau.  

Time to start taking down the Christmas decorations and putting up a few winter things.  (although, truth be told I wish I was putting up spring decorations! I am so not a winter person :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - disclaimer:  the cards you will see in the next few days are not ones I have made!  I ran out of cards and haven't had a chance to do any stamping, so.....my dear friend Emily loaned me some cards that she got in a swap.  So, these cards are from some very talented Stampin Up demonstrators.  All the products used on these cards will be from Stampin Up!  Thank you Emily and to the talented stampers in your swap!  (this card was done by Mary Waring)  

I hope you all had a marvelous Christmas.  I had a GREAT day!  It would have been nice if the Broncos had actually won their game last night, but what the heck - it was still a great day!  Hudson was a pure joy and made quite the haul on gifts!  This Grandma went a little overboard, but again, what the heck - that's what Grandma's are for, right?  So, today is a bonus with a little more 'Grandma time'.  No other plans.

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - this kid cracks me up!

A few errands this morning then I need to bake a few more batches of peanut brittle and wrap some gifts.  Going out to dinner tonight and then (if Hudson is doing ok) we'll drive around to look at lights.

Hope you all are having a terrific Christmas Eve!

The card - a die cut snowflake and die cut joy on top of an embossed background - now that is easy peasy!  (the colors didn't scan well, the gray parts are actually silver so it's much prettier in real life :)

And it looks like it's going to be a white Christmas..... however, it's cold and now I have to go out and shovel snow this morning before Hudson gets here.  Ick!

Have a great day!

The card - ornaments were made using a punch and some patterned paper.  The one on the left is popped up.  The small panel is also popped up.

Need to get myself organized today.  I think I have my shopping done, but I really need to get things sorted and wrapped just to make sure.  Hopefully there will be time for a couple of errands too!

Have a terrific day!

The card - printed paper, a holly die cut, some string and a little bling - pretty darn easy!

Off on an adventure today - time to take a break!  Judy S and I are going to Delta for lunch.  We'll try to stay out of trouble, but it's Christmas time, so you just never know!

Have a great day!

The card - I loved the colors in this line of winter paper so I decided to use it for a Christmas card.  Not much stamping, just an embossed background with a punched snowflake and some added bling.

Off to hopefully finish up my shopping today - and a trip to the post office.

Have a great day!

The card - an embossed background, some printed paper and a die cut - no stamping on this one!  The embossed background and the small musical panel are sponged with kraft.  The small panel and the die cut joy are popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  No other plans for today.

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - a pillow I made for Hi Fashion to use as a sample.

Lots to get done today - making peanut brittle, sewing some gifts, and I probably should try and get some laundry done.

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - aww....here is the 'light of my life'.  I spent a good deal of time yesterday trying so hard to get a good enough picture of Hudson to use in my Christmas letter - hahaha - the kid doesn't sit still long enough to get a good photo.  I took over a hundred photos (thank goodness for digital!) and this is one of the very few half way decent ones.  

So, maybe I can try again today - I get some extra 'Grandma time' this afternoon because Jeff & Sara want to go see the new Star Wars movie.  Yay for me!  This morning I'm going to be at Hi Fashion for a little stitching time, but first I have to find something to stitch!

Have a great day!

Oh no - I'm out of cards!  Not sure how that happened, but I haven't had time lately to get any stamping done.  So, for today, here is my Christmas tree.   I usually do some woodsy trees with no ornaments, but for some reason I was in the mood to do the regular tree with ornaments this year.  It was a little teary at some points putting it up because a lot of the ornaments are reminders of times past when my husband and Tracy were still with us.  But....among the tears were lots of good memories of special times.  I'm glad I put it up this year!

Today is 'Grandma time' and then Friday night crafting.  It's going to be a good day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - (sorry for the bad picture, I just couldn't get it any better this morning!)  The flowers are from SU - stamped and punched and popped up.  The strips in the center are punched with a tag punch (also from SU) .  

Awww.....a free day.  I think I better figure out what I'm doing for the rest of the Christmas gifts that need to be done.  Hmmm....

Have a terrific day!

The card - 2 layers of embossed snow...on the top layer I stamped and colored the snowmen and sentiment before I embossed the panel.  The top panel is popped up.  

I'm hosting one more Christmas party tonight - that means getting my messy house cleaned up a bit and doing a food dish.  We all contribute to the food at this one, so not much work for me.  I also have to finish up a couple of Christmas gifts today!

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The white panel has an added piece of ribbon (the bow got a little smashed in the scanner:)  and is popped up.  

Off to do some shopping this morning and then on to an afternoon of stitching at Hi Fashion.  A full day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - another easy one - I stamped the tree and sentiment before I embossed the panel, then added some ribbon.  Can't get much easier than that!

Must have had a senior moment yesterday - completely forgot to post here on the blog.  Hmmm....not a good sign!  But, we had Black Sheep yesterday - it was the Christmas party and was a very good day.

Today is 'Grandma time' and probably not much else.  I do have to get myself organized and figure out what needs to be done in the next couple of weeks - I'm running out of time!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - near Canyonlands in Utah

Catch up day......need to figure out what the heck I'm doing.  I need to get some stitching stuff together and make some peanut brittle - that will probably be the most important part of my day!  (and maybe a nap)

Have a great day!

The card - a simple, but nice winter card.  The background is stamped first, then embossed.  I tore two strips of white to put at the bottom and stamped the sentiment on the bottom one.

'Grandma time' today and Friday night crafting tonight.  A good day!

Enjoy your day!

The card - the stamped images are from SU.  I used some splatter in the background and added a couple of twine bows to the ornaments.  

Another party tonight - it's our Shoebox Club Christmas party which is always fun - no cards tonight, just dinner and gifts.  And I only have to do a very small part of dinner - yay!  So, all I have to do today is get the mess cleaned up from last night.

Have a great day!

The card - the snowflake in the background is stamped with kraft.  The two top snowflakes are punched out of white and popped up with some added bling.  Background embossing folder is from SU.

Card Class Christmas event tonight - that means getting things set up and preparing food are my focus today.

Have a terrific day!

The card - Just another simple one with some old stamps that were in my Christmas stamps.  The embossing folder is even an old one I've hardly ever used.  The small panel is popped up.

Off to the store today - time to think about the food for the Christmas card class event tomorrow night.

Have a terrific day!

The card - a super simple one using some nice patterned paper.  I also used an old border punch along the bottom of the top panel (need to use those more often!)

'Grandma time' today.  No other plans except I need to get the mess cleaned up in the class room sometime soon!

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - this is part of the 'house project' I was working on last week.  This used to be the guest room, now it's Hudson's room.  I decided to decorate it in 'Star Wars' so I made the curtains, blanket and pillows and ordered a few themed things from Amazon!  

Today I plan to finish up the class projects while I watch the football game and then hopefully I'll still have enough energy left to make some peanut brittle.  It's going to be a busy week so I need to be productive!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - on the Colorado National Monumnet

Time to get to work on class projects - since I need to have them done by next week I think I better get to it!  That's my goal for the day!

Have a terrific day!

The card - another simple one.  The ornament is from SU.  I stamped it with Smoky Slate, cut it out and popped it up and then added some silver ribbon.  

'Grandma time' today and Friday night crafting tonight.  Looking forward to a fun day and a productive evening!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a bit of a collage...I just used a variety of stamps from a variety of companies to make this one.  A little of this and a little of that....

Need to get a few things finished up this morning so I can relax and enjoy our Wool Gatherer's group at Hi Fashion this afternoon.

Have a great day!

The card - just a simple black and white.
The trees (from SU) were stamped on the small panel before I embossed it.  The small panel is popped up.  

An appropriate card today since we got our first snow yesterday. They got a lot in the mountains which is a good thing, but the stuff down here is mostly gone already.  But it's cold - brrr!    But, I'm off this morning to meet Judy S for breakfast and then we're going to check out a couple of new places we heard about.   Should be a fun day!

Have a great day!

The card - just a simple fall one using a punched, crumpled and sponged leaf, some ribbon and string and a sentiment.  

Snow!  hmmmm....I guess it's that time of year. My goal today is to finish putting up the Christmas decorations and get the mess cleaned up.

Have a terrific day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The small panel is popped up and I added a bit of bling.  An easy layout!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend.  We had a lovely trip, the weather was perfect, lots of sunshine and clear roads - always a good thing!  We came home on Saturday, so I spent yesterday working at getting the Christmas decorations up - still working on it!  Not sure how much I'll get done today with Hudson around, but I can finish up tomorrow if need be.  So much to get done in the next couple of weeks!

Enjoy your day!

Have a safe and 

Happy Thanksgiving!

We're off this morning to drive to Denver.  We'll be spending the holiday with my daughter-in-law's family.  

I'm not taking my computer with me, so I will taking a short 'blog vacation' for just a couple of days.  I will be back on Monday!

Enjoy your weekend!

The card - an old embossing folder (it has butterflies under the leaves) and a variety of punched leaves.  Add a sentiment (from Papertrey) and all is good!  

(yesterdays card colors are lost lagoon & old olive)

Chores today.  Want to get the house cleaned up and must get the laundry done and my suitcase packed.  We are going to Denver to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my daughter-in-laws family.

Have a great day!

The card - background grunge is from SU.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and leaf is an EK Success punch.  I punched the leave from some Tim Holtz paper, wadded it up and then sponged it.  I added a string bow and popped it up.

Off to Hi Fashion this morning for a few hours of stitching.  It sure seems like I've been going to a lot of stitching days lately and that should mean that I'm getting a lot of projects done - hmmm....not so much.  Maybe I'm talking more than stitching?

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a simple birthday card.   A little grunge on the left side of the panel, a sentiment, some ribbon and a bit of bling.  The small panel is popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  No other plans, although it wouldn't hurt if I got a couple of chores done during nap time!

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - the latest 'block of the month'.  

So much to do I don't know where to start.  I better make a plan or I will end up wasting the entire day!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - Hudson at 8 months - the time is going by so fast!

Craft day today - part of the Good Time Girls are coming - I'm hoping to be productive - AND have a lot of fun!

The card - super easy - a die cut, smushed up leaf, with some grunge in the background.  The top panel and the leaf are popped up.

'Grandma time' today, Friday night crafting tonight.  Sounds good to me!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flowers are from SU, sentiment is from Papertrey.  The flowers are stamped on the panel of patterned paper and then I added some 'lace' made with a border punch.  

Aww...an extra 'Grandma day' today.  I might be able to finish up the laundry if he takes a nice long nap!

Have a great day!

The card - a simple birthday card.  Although it looks kind of gray in the picture, I sponged some light blue in the center of the background panel.  The lg balloon is popped up.  (and I didn't notice that the sentiment looks really crooked - yikes!)

Lots of chores to get done today.  It looks like it's going to be the last nice weather day for a while so I really want to get my yard cleaned up this afternoon!

Have a terrific day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  The leaves are stamped with a variety of colors directly on the top panel.  I just added some bling, a sentiment and some twine.  Easy!

Off for some stitching at Hi Fashion today.  Hopefully I'll still have some energy left when I get home and I can get some stamping done!

Have a wonderful day!


(note:  to the person who asked yesterday....GJ is Grand Junction, Colorado.  We're on the far west side of Colorado near the Utah border)

The card - here's another one where I used a piece of printed paper for the background and just added just twine and a sentiment.  

'Grandma time' today.  No other plans for the day.

Enjoy your day!

Project Sunday - a pillow I made for a friend's birthday this week.

Off to breakfast and then an afternoon of stitching - Black Sheep Sunday!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - near Aspen, Colorado

The Good Time Girls are coming today - yay!  It should be a fun AND productive day!

Have a terrific day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts, background grunge is from SU.  The top leaf is cut out and popped up.  The sentiment is also popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  Tonight is Friday night crafting, but we're also celebrating our friend Eileen's birthday - so, I'm cooking dinner and we'll be celebrating tonight!

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  I punched out the circle, sponged it with orange and some green and then stamped the trees.  The circle is popped up on the panel.

Chores this morning, stitching at our Wool Gatherer's Group this afternoon and then our Shoebox Club tonight.  A busy day!

Enjoy your day!

The card - a super simple one using some fun patterned paper and adding a little bling and some ribbon.

Lots of things I need to get done today - here's hoping I can stay motivated!  And then I need to get ready for class tonight!

Have a great day!

The card - leaves and sentiment are from SU.  The leaves are stamped in a variety of colors directly on the white panel.  The gold panel was added on top and then the string was added.

Class this morning and then I need to do a couple of errands.  Not very exciting, but hopefully productive!

Have a great day!

(the embossing folder I used yesterday is from Hobby Lobby - I have no idea what the name of it is!)

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