The card - background is a piece of patterned paper.  I stamped the sentiment then die cut the oval around it and then replaced the oval popped up.  Add some ribbon and bling.   Super easy!

A free day.  Oh my!  The plan is to get to work and do some stamping.  First up I have to get cards done for class next week.  That's the goal for today.  This will be my first chance to see if my re-organization of the stamp room is going to work the way I hoped :).  I'm sure there will be a bit of fine tuning needed, but I'm excited to see how it works out!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed with a piece of patterned paper on the left side.  The flower is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some ribbon, bling and a punched sentiment piece.

Off to my volunteer job this morning.  Ethan's first of school today and I get to pick them up this afternoon to have 'first day of school ice cream'.  Yay!   Looking forward to a good day!  Life should be returning to a more normal schedule (whatever that is!)   Although I am really going to miss my 'Grandma days' on Mondays!  :(    

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  the flowers and leaves are stamped, die cut and then popped up.  the small square is die cut, stamped and tucked under the flowers.  Add some bling.

Hudson started school today - 5th grade.  Ethan will start Kindergarten tomorrow so today is our last 'Grandma day' for awhile.  :(  I am going to miss our Mondays!!!   But today we have a couple of fun things planned so all is good today!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Shells, birds and net are all die cuts.  Add a die cut sentiment piece.

Hudson's last day before school.  Our plans today include a bicycle ride around the neighborhood and a treat at Wave (a new drink spot we've discovered).  We also have to cook dinner since our usual Monday night family dinner got postponed because of a back to school event last night.  So, that means grocery shopping and cooking!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is pieces of patterned paper.  The sunflower is stamped directly on the large piece of patterned paper.  Add a sentiment.  Super easy!

The stamp room is almost done!  Waiting on a couple of things from Amazon, but it is mostly done!  Whew!  I won't be able to try the new arrangement out for a few days, but hopefully by the end of the week!  Only 3 days til school starts (well, 2 for Hudson).   So we must make the most of these last few days.   

Have a great day!

 

Photo Sunday.....

Oh my, reorganizing the stamp room has become quite the project.  I'm hoping the biggest share will get finished today.  Lol....that may be a bit wishful thinking,  but I am going to give it a try.  I will work on it a bit this morning and then hopefully be able to finish it up after church.  Hoping for the best :)

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote....

The boys and I have had quite a week!  But now they can spend the weekend with their parents and I can.......?   Actually, we spent one day moving my entire craft room around.  Now it's needs to be reorganized.  So, it's either do some stamping or do some reorganizing.  But first I need to mow the lawn so I guess I'll see what I'm in the mood for after that chore is done :)  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Leafy stem is die cut.  Add a sentiment and some gold twine.  Super easy!

And we're off to the mountains this morning.  We're hoping for a brief respite from the heat!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is strips of patterned paper, plus a plain strip for the sentiment.  Add some twine and some butterfly bling.

More 'Grandma day'.  Our plan is to go to the jump house at Bananas this morning and then to the Dinosaur Museum this afternoon.  Trying to find things indoors - it was pretty hot at the miniature golf course yesterday!  

Have a great day!

The card - background has a piece of patterned paper down the left side.  The smaller panel is die cut with an added piece of patterned paper on top.  The layered sentiment pieces are die cut.  Add some ribbon.

Another 'Grandma day'.  We're planning on some Miniature Golf later this morning.  Yesterday we went to the Botanical Gardens, Kokopelli Farm Market and then hit our local Munchies for dinner.  An overnight always includes a movie before bed!  It was a fun day!  More fun to come!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed with a strip of patterned paper in the center.  Flower is stamped and colored and has a die cut overlay on top.  Add some twine and a small sentiment.

Another 'Grandma day'.  Not sure what our adventure will be this morning.  Something inside an air conditioned building I hope!  We went downtown yesterday afternoon - whew - it was really hot!  Here's hoping for a cooler adventure today.  Looking forward to some time with the Needle Keepers this afternoon.  

Have a terrific day!

The card - the background is two pieces of patterned paper.  The flip flops are stamped, cut out and popped up.  Super easy!

'Grandma day' with both boys today.  Our last full week before school starts next week.  We made a list of a bunch of stuff we could do this week so that each day we could pick something.  No sitting around and watching tv or playing video games for us this week :).   Guess I'll just have to wait and see what gets picked for today!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - I made all these baby cards out of just 2 sheets of patterned paper that my friend shared with me.  I loved the soft colors and the designs were so nice!  Wish I could get more (it's from Echo Park) but it seems it has been discontinued - bummer!

Off to church to this morning.  Hoping to be motivated to stamp this afternoon.  We'll see!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......

Yep, sometimes it does, but today I've actually accomplished a few things.  I got side tracked this morning and completely forgot about the blog, but I was enjoying having breakfast with a friend I hadn't seen in over a month :(.  We got caught up and said we wouldn't let that much time go by again :).   After that I managed to make some peach bread and 2 batches of cookies - yes! - even in this heat!  Now I'm ready to just relax for a bit and finish the book I've been reading.  Another Saturday gone in a flash!

Hope you having a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  The image is die cut in the center of the background and a piece of patterned paper is added behind.  Add a stamped, die cut sentiment.

 I plan on doing a bit of stamping this morning and then it's back to work this afternoon (filling in for another volunteer).  The boys are off camping this week so I've ended up with some extra free time this week.  Trying to use it wisely :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Arch piece is die cut.  Flower and leaves are stamped and cut out by hand.  Add some bling and some ribbon.

Off to work this morning.  That's it for today.

Have a great day!

The card - background is just pieces of patterned paper with some die cut stems and added twine.  Easy Peasy!

'Grandma day' with Hudson.  We need to find something to do that involves a nice air conditioned building :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  The circle image is die cut with the stamped sentiment circle in the center.  

Time to mow the lawn again so I'm off to do that before it gets hot!  Hudson will be here soon for another 'Grandma day'.  Needle Keepers this afternoon and class tonight.  

Have a great day!

The card - the background is patterned paper.  The circle is die cut.  The background on the circle is sponged, the rest is stamped.  Add some twine.

Internet issues :(.   My internet has been off and on for several days.  Someone  is supposed to come check it out here in a bit.  Hope they fix it - can't believe how frustrating it is not to have it!    It's a 'Grandma day' with Hudson and Ethan.  School starts soon - only this week and next to enjoy my 'Grandma Mondays'.  :(    We are trying to make plans for doing some fun stuff with the time we have left.

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.....

Off to Farmer's Market to get my weekly supply of fresh veggies.  Then I'm hoping to be more ambitious than I was yesterday - although I did mow the lawn and get the laundry done.  But, I got totally sidetracked with a book so spent most of the afternoon reading :)  I plan on really trying to do something constructive today!

Have a wonderful day!