Saturday Quote.....

A couple of free days.  Oh my, it's going to be quiet!  Planning on spending the day in the stamp room - maybe I can even be productive :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Sailboat and birds are die cut.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the patterned paper, die cut the piece and then popped it up in the same place.

'Grandma time' with Hudson today.  Not sure yet what we're doing - we had a busy day yesterday, so maybe we'll just hang out and work on our puzzle in progress today.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut.  Smallest panel is sponged, flower image is stamped and colored with colored pencils.  Add some bling and some twine.

'Grandma time' with Hudson.  We'll pick Ethan up later this afternoon (Jeff's golf day :).  No big plans but thinking maybe we'll go check out the summer reading program at the library.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Flowers and leaves are all die cut.  Add a stamped sentiment piece and some bling for small flower centers. 

Looking forward to lunch with a couple of friends today!  We've let too much time go by and we need to catch up.  Need to make a quick trip to the store for a couple of ingredients I need to make dessert :)  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Sailboat is die cut and is popped up.  I used the cloud die cut for the sentiment and it is also popped up.  The birds are stamped directly on the background.  I sponged a bit of color on the water.    (this is a new set from SU - thinking it's going to be good for 'guy cards'.)

Lots of 'Grandma time' coming up.  Hudson will be here this week and next!  This morning we have a few chores to get done (he loves to collect 'chore money' :)  This afternoon he will entertain himself while the Needle Keepers are here.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panels are die cut.  Flower image is stamped, colored with copics, die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some twine.

Getting food ready to take to Jeff & Sara's for a bbq.  Spending the day with family and friends is one of my favorite things!  

Have a terrific day!

Photo Sunday - Hudson & his buddies on the last day of school.

Haven't quite figured out a plan for the day yet.  Thinking I'll at least make a trip to the grocery store to get supplies for our bbq tomorrow.  After that.......maybe some stamping.  

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Saturday Quote......

Looking forward to some time with a friend I haven't seen for awhile.  Lunch and then we're going to see the new Mission Impossible movie.  A good way to spend the day!!!

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The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut and matted.  Flower image is stamped and I added just a little bit of color with colored pencils.  Add some bling, twine and a sentiment.

Heading out in a few to find some donuts for breakfast - we're not even close to thinking healthy this morning :)  Not sure what we'll do today but we've got some ideas to choose from.

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The card - arches are die cut and the back one is embossed.  The front one is cut from patterned paper.  Add a stamped sentiment at the top and a bit of bling at the bottom.  Easy peasy!

More 'Grandma time'.  Hudson will be here for the day and we will be picking Ethan up later this afternoon.  They are spending the night tonight.  Ethan's turn to pick where we eat dinner so I hope it's a good one :)  

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panels are die cut.  Flower image is stamped on the panel and colored with colored pencils.  Add a die cut sentiment piece, some bling and ribbon.

School is out for Hudson so we will be having some 'Grandma time' for the next week and a half.  He has summer camps coming up but we will have some time together in between camps.  Yay!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a simple 'guy card'.  Background is embossed.  Trees are stamped on a matted die cut circle.  Add a couple strips of solid color at the bottom with some added twine and a sentiment.

Chores this morning - mostly yard work when it warms up  :)  Some relaxing stitching time this afternoon with the Needle Keepers and then card class tonight.  A full day!

Have a wonderful day.

The card - background is embossed.  Patterned paper is a die cut frame with another plain die cut frame on top.  (the embossed background shows thru from the bottom layer).  Flower image is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Smaller leafy images are die cut.  Add some ribbon.

'Grandma Day with Ethan.  Today is Hudson's last day of school so we're going to a 'Goodbye Scenic' event this afternoon at the school.  

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Saturday Quote......

Hudson ended up spending the night last night which was a little unexpected = made it even more special though.  No idea what we're doing today - guess we'll wing it!

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper with an embossed piece on the left side.  Background leaves are die cut.  Flower image is stamped with  added color using stencils and sponge.  The image is die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some ribbon.

Birthday dinner tonight for Jeff.  I did a lot of food prep yesterday so today I mostly need to do some cleaning and bake a cake.  Easy peasy :)

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - background is embossed.  (I added the strip of patterned paper and then embossed the entire piece.  The smaller piece is die cut and stamped with text.  The flower image is stamped, colored with Copics, die cut and popped up.  Add a sentiment piece and some twine.

Lots of odds and ends to do today.  Haircut, some grocery shopping, food prep for Jeff's birthday dinner tomorrow night and pickup the boys from school.   A busy day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Flower image is stamped on patterned paper, die cut and popped up.  Sentiment piece is die cut.  

Having some ceiling lights installed in the living room today.  There will be lots of drilling and dust and noise so I am going to mow the lawn and then hide out in the stamp room while all that is going on.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed with a piece of patterned paper on the left.  Smaller panel is embossed.  Smallest panel is die cut. matted and popped up.  Leafy image is stamped on die cut panel.  Add some bling, twine and a sentiment.

Chores this morning and then relaxing and stitching with the Needle Keepers.  Yay for Tuesdays!

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The card - background is embossed.  Arch shape is die cut.  Flower is image is stamped, colored, die cut and popped up.  Add some bling and a sentiment.

'Grandma day' with Ethan.  This week should be back to a more normal schedule (I think!)  

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - finally finished this pair of socks that I started several months ago - yay!  Started another pair with some yarn that I won at an event at a local store a couple weeks ago.  Anxious to see how they work up!

Looking forward to dinner at Jeff & Sara's later today to celebrate Mother's Day.   Not sure what I'll do with the rest of the day.  Maybe just some r & r!   

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.......

I need to finish up the class projects - that is my main objective today.  Other than that......I'm open for whatever comes along!   

Have a  wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Arched shapes are die cut and the top one is stamped lightly with the text stamp.  Flower image is stamped, colored with copics, die cut and then popped up.  Add some bling a some twine.

I have an unexpected free day!  Since I never made it to the stamp room yesterday I probably should make that a priority today!  Hopefully I can use the unexpected free time productively :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper with a strip of embossed card stock on the side.  Smaller panel is die cut with stamped flower image.  Flower image was colored with colored pencils.  I added a bit of grunge stamping to the background.  Add some ribbon.

Taxi duty this morning with a stop at the grocery store to pick up supplies for dinner.   I need to mow the lawn today and then maybe I can get back to the stamp room to work on class projects.  Then it will be time for pickup at schools and then time to fix dinner.  A full day.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is die cut.  Circle, hat and diploma  are die cut.   Add a sentiment piece.  A quick and easy grad card.

Taxi duty today.  Hoping to get home and do a bit of stamping between drop off and pick up!  That's my plan anyway :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper with a strip of another piece of patterned paper down the side.  Small white panel is die cut.  Flower image is stamped, colored using matching stencils, die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece.

Taxi duty this morning, then some errands.  Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Then it's time for pickup from school and then making dinner!  It's going to be a busy week!

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  The frame is die cut .  The flower image is stamped, die cut and popped up.   Add a die cut sentiment piece and a bit of twine.

'Grandma day' with Ethan.  I'm the Grandma taxi this week.  Jeff is out of town, Sara will be at work so I'm the designated school delivery and pickup person each day.    Getting to spend a bit of extra time with the boys is always a good thing :)

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - look at this awesome Advent Calendar Quilt that my friend Karen made.  She is so talented!

The boys spent the night so  we're trying to figure out what to do today.  The forecast originally said rain, but so far the sun is shining - hmmmm.  Maybe we'll be able to spend some time outside.  Go with the flow kind of day I guess!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......  

Family dinner tonight so a busy day for me.  Luckily I got a lot of prep work done yesterday :)   But still a last minute trip to the store and some house chores to get done.  The boys are staying overnight after dinner so that will be fun!  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Flower image is stamped on a smaller die cut panel.  I colored the image with colored pencils.  Add a die cut sentiment, some twine and a bit of bling.

I have a long list of chores I need to get done today so I better get to it!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - strips of gold and black, a stamped sentiment and a hat die cut.  A quick and easy Graduation card.

No plans today except for a volunteer commitment for a couple of hours at noon.  What to do before and after?  No idea, but hopefully I will get motivated to do something!  I did get all my flowers planted yesterday so I am moving rather slowly this morning 😀

Have a wonderful day!