A clean and simple card today. Stamp is from God's Beauty (SU). I used a blender pen, colored the butterfly with baja. Top is cuttlebug swiss dots, lines were done with the scor-pal.

I'm another year older today. Yep, today is my birthday. Except for going to get a hair cut this morning I have no idea what I'm going to do. I did have a lunch date, but it got changed, so I'm trying to decide what the heck to do with my day. I'm thinking it is a good day to spend in my stamp room. Or reading a book and taking a nap. Or............................? (maybe something wild and crazy)

Have a wonderful day.

Not much stamping here but a great way to use up scraps. This paper is from CTMH - sentiment is embossed with white.

I have company coming for dinner tonight - my Uncle, Aunt and cousin from Louisiana are visiting. So, today is a cooking and cleaning day.

Happy stampin'

A simple card using one of SU's new in-colors and a new stamp set (avaialable July 1) Oval is done with nestabilities.

Have household chores to get done today. I actually did get ambitious yesterday and worked on cleaning up the basement - now today it's time to work on the upstairs.

Enjoy your day.

Another scrapbook page - my usual thing - simple.

I need to get something accomplished today - I really did absolutely nothing yesterday. You'd think I'd be all rested up and full of energy today - um, not so much. But, I'll get motivated here soon (I hope)

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

The card - Stamps are from Verve. Colors are guava and black. Scalloped rectangle is Nestabilities. Pretty darn simple!

Oh my - I had another great "birthday" celebration last night. Deb & Emily took me to Munchies (my very favorite hamburger place) and then to Cold Stone Creamery. Oh yum! AND I have a stack of the new SU in-colors and matching ribbon sitting here to admire! Oh, and then my friend Celisa brought me some of that wonderful pie we had on Thursday night AND some of her husband's oh-so-yummy pizza to have for lunch today! Now how lucky can a girl get? And, it's not even my birthday yet!

I have no clue what I'm doing today. (except admiring my stack of paper and eating pizza) That just may be all I do today.

Enjoy your weekend!

The card - stamps are from Verve. Paper and ribbon are SU celery.

Shoebox last night was great fun! The cards were wonderful - great job ladies. And the desserts were to die for - Celisa brought a pie - oh so yummy, and Judy and Alison brought the makings for brownie sundies - oh my - they were yummy too! We were actually celebrating birthdays (a late one for Celisa, an early one for me!) It was great!

Today - I have to get the work areas cleaned up. Deb is coming to stamp this afternoon and Emily is joining us tonight. I'm hoping to get lots of cards done today - we'll see how that goes.

Enjoy your day!

A scrapbook page today! We got to watch Tracy play soccer the night we got to Indiana. The pictures aren't the best - digital is not the best for fast moving objects - but what the heck, it's about the memory, not the quality of the photos.

Today I have to get a project done for our Sheobox Club tonight. Um - guess I better to get to work on that!

Enjoy your day!

The card - Stamp is from Penny Black. Background is done with the Scor-pal. Scalloped rectangle is Nestabilities. Colors are Not Quite Navy and Old Olive.

I am going to spend the day scrapbooking today. I want to get the pictures done from our trip to Indiana. Class tonight.

Happy scrappin'

Not much stamping on this card. I used some printed paper (SU) for the background and added the die cut butterflies. (SU) Happy Birthday is from Papertrey Ink. Colors are baja and basic grey.

Today - have to go get stuff set up for class this morning, then some errands this afternoon and class again tonight. Busy day.

Happy stampin'

When Deb was here on Friday I got to peek at the new SU catalog (coming July 1) and play with some of the new in-colors. Fun! Thanks Deb! The stamp on this card is from one of the new hostess sets. Love the new polka dot ribbon for the new in-colors too. This color is Rich Razzleberry used with black and old olive.

Today - it's going to be a yard work day. I don't know where all those weeds have come from. I had them all taken care of before vacation and now they're back again - darn! Have Stamp Club with Deb tonight to look forward to though! That will be fun, as always.

Have a great day!

The card - Stamp set is God's Beauty (SU). Colors are old olive, and basic grey. I colored the butterfly with baja and the leaves with olive. Striped paper is from SU (Urban Garden)

Today - I am going to give multi-tasking a try. Need to water the lawn, do the laundry and bag 190 card kits for class. I should be able to handle all that, don't ya think?

Hope you are having a great weekend.

I love these new flourish stamps I got from Papertrey. (as if I didn't have enough flourish stamps:) This card is really simple - I just stamped the flourish in celery, added some flowers (prima) and a sentiment (Papertrey)

Today - I really need to get some yard work done, but I have class projects that need to be done by Tuesday so.......... I think I will try to get the class projects done today and I can put off the yard work til next week. What a plan!

Have a wonderful weekend.

The card - stamp is from Echoes of Kindess (SU). Colors are celery, pink pirouette, black and white. I used Pretty in Pink to color the flower.

Today - need to clean up my stamp room this morning. Deb is coming to play this afternoon and Emily and Sherry are joining us this evening. It will be a good day! Hopefully I will get lots done.

Have a great day!

I used a combination of stamps on this card - Sense of Time (clock & saying) and God's Beauty (butterfly) - both SU. Card is vanilla, images are stamped on Kraft and mat is chocolate. Clock pieces are stamped with sahara sand, butterfly and saying are stamped with chocolate.

Back to work today on class stuff. Class tonight.

Enjoy your day.

Stamp set - God's Beauty (SU) My friend Judy S loaned me this set to play with. I love the butterfly in this set. For this card I stamped the images in black and then colored them with a blender pen. (leaves are celery, butterfly is regal rose) The butterfly is cut out and popped up.

I had planned on doing some yard work today, but after the rain last night it is a bit wet out there. So, I guess I'll work on getting cards done for classes next week.

Have a great day!

Here's one more card done with the Big Birthday Candle set. (it's on SU's retiring list, so if you think you might want this set it will only be available til the end of the month) I used the birthday embossing folder for the background. Colors are Bashful Blue and celery.

More class stuff today - have to get kits ready for tomorrow night's class.

Enjoy your day.

Here is a card that I did when I was playing around with 'inchies'. I sponged a little blue and green on white paper, stamped some random images with black and punched them out with a 1" punch. Attached them to a white piece leaving a tiny border around each one, then added a black mat and attached that to the card front. Pretty easy.

I didn't get my class kits done yesterday, so that will have to be my priority today since I have class tonight.

Have a wonderful day!

Simple, but rather pretty. Butterfly is from SU's Great Friend set. Pattern paper is from Walk in the Park (SU). Colors are baja and basic grey.

Today - going to dinner this afternoon at my cousin Betty's - yum! Need to get the lawn and flowers watered this morning - then maybe get started on putting the kits together for this coming week's classes.

Have a wonderful day!

Here's another card with the Big Birthday candle set from SU. Patterned paper is Delicate Dots from SU. Card base is saffron.

I think I am going to spend the entire day stamping today. It's been two weeks since I've had a day to stamp and I received some new stamps from Papertrey while I was gone so.............. it's going to be a play day for me!

Enjoy your weekend.

Stamp set is Echoes of Kindness (SU) Colors are pink pirouette and black.

Today - not sure! I'm having a hard time getting back into a groove. The last two days have gone by without much getting accomplished. I think I'll try to work on class projects - I do have projects that need to be done for classes next week.

Enjoy your day!

Just a few pictures from my trip to the mid-west. I didn't really get any awe inspiring scenic pictures on this trip, but I have plenty of just ordinary pictures to do scrapbook pages with. Our first sight seeing stop was in St Louis, where we stopped to see the Gateway Arch.

Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri We rode to the top of this in a tiny little 'pod" on the inside of the arch. At the very top (630 ft) there were windows with some awesome views of the St Louis area. This is a view of St Louis taken from the top of the arch.

This is from the Indy 500. It was really hard to get good pictures of cars whizzing by at over 200 mph. I think this picture was when they were running under a yellow flag so they were going just a bit slower. We were sitting on the straight away just after the 4th corner and before the start/finish line. It turned out to be a great place because 6 out of the 8 wrecks happened in our viewing area.

I'm back! Wow - what a trip. It went by too fast, as vacation always seems to do. The Indy 500 was totally awesome! I will have some pictures to share in the next day or so.

Today's card is an easy one. Stamp is from Penny Black. Colors are Baja and chocolate.

Today is my day to get myself back in the 'real life' groove. Unpack, laundry, trip to the grocery store.

Have a wonderful day!

A Sense of Time (from SU mini catalog) Stamped the clock on printed paper and cut it out. The clock works are stamped with baja on baja paper.

Flying home later this afternoon. Darn - I already know I am not ready for vacation to end.

Enjoy your day!

Echoes of Kindness today. (SU) Colors are baja and black. Strips of Parisian Breeze printed paper. Ovals are nestabilities.

I have no idea what we're doing today - something fun no doubt!

Happy Memorial Day! Hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend!

Touch of Nature (SU) stamp set - Pairsian Breeze paper. Pretty simple, but nice.

Today - BIG day today! We will be attending the Indy 500! Woo Hoo! This should be really fun and a terrific new experience.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Another card with the Big Birthday Candle. I really liked this layout (copied, of course) Paper is Sweet Slumber (SU) Celebrate is from Celebrate Everything.

Today - I think we are spending the day in Dayton, OH. Tracy's boyfriend, Tony lives here and the plan was to spend the night in Dayton on Friday night. So, new sights, new photo opportunities.

Enjoy your weekend!

Stamps on this card are from Papertrey Ink. Paper is from SU (Guava & Blush)


Today - we should be arriving in Richmond, Indiana today. Tracy has a soccer game tonight so I hope we will be able to attend that! Haven't seen her play in a soccer game since she was in college so it will be fun!


Have a wonderful day!

More of my favorite paper - Parisian Breeze. Stamp is from Echoes of Kindness (SU). Card is kraft with baja accents.

Today - seeing new country today. Eastern Kansas has got to be better than the western part - so here's hoping for some new photo opportunities today.

Enjoy your day!

A fun card! This is a SU set - Big Birthday Candle. My friend Judy S was kind enough to loan me this set to play with. I used the outline part of the set and stamped on printed paper (Sweet Slumber) and then cut the candle out. Added some glitter to the flames. (hint - don't use glitter under a fan!)

We're off this morning to Indiana. We are taking my Mom's car to my daughter Tracy. Then we will be flying home. I am looking forward to this trip - I haven't driven any further east than McPherson, KS, so we will be seeing some new country.

Have a wonderful day!

I just got my order from our Stamp Club so had to play with this new set - Sense of Time (SU). I think this one is going to be a lot of fun. The minute part of the clock is cut out, sponged on the edge and popped up. Used a grommet on the right hand side, punched a hole in the center and tied some string through that. Added some brads and there you have it. The Celebrate is from Celebrate Everything (SU) Colors are Kraft and chocolate.

Today - laundry and packing! We're leaving bright and early in the morning. I will schedule posts for the days I am gone, so you will have something new to see each day while I am gone.

Have a great day!

Love the colors in this Walk in the Park paper from SU. I used cameo coral, basic grey and baja for this card. Butterfly is from SU's Great Friend set.

More yard work today - hopefully I will be able to finish it this morning. Have a lot to get done today and tomorrow - we leave on Wednesday, so I'm getting down to the wire. Class tonight.

Happy stampin'

This is a card Roni did at stamp club last week. I did one a while ago like this, but I loved the color Roni used on this one. (baja) The Manhattan Flower embossing folder from SU was used on vellum.

Whew - I am finally finished with the rose bushes! Oh yea! I still have some bushes to trim and some weeds to get rid of, but it is such a relief to have all those rose bushes done! I am taking a break from 'hard labor' today - Deb is going to come stamp for a bit and I am going to enjoy some play time.

Hope you are having a great weekend.

It's pink! Yep, a little out of my usual color zone, but what the heck, it's pretty! Stamp is SU's pocket silhouettes, butterfly punch is Martha Stewart, scalloped rectangle is nestabilities, patterned paper is SU. Colors are Pretty in Pink and Pirouette Pink.

More yard work today. Oh boy!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Used some inchies for this card I gave to Jeff for his birthday. Paper is from SU (thanks Sherry!).

Back to the yard work today. Still have lots to get done before we leave for Indiana next week!

Happy stampin'

Found a couple of new stamps when I was at Hobby Lobby last week - this is one of them. It's called Waving Wheat and is from Stampabilities. Printed paper is from SU (Parisian Breeze) and I used one of SU's new jumbo grommets. Happy Birthday is from Hero Arts.

Tomorrow is my son Jeff's birthday, but since he is going to be out of town we're doing dinner tonight. So.......today is a cooking and cleaning day.

Have a wonderful day.

No stamping! Thought this was kind of fun and could be done with a variety of colors and paper. The flower is a die cut from Sizzix (Flower Layers). I sponged the edge of each flower, curled the edges up a bit and layered them. Fun and easy. Colors are celery, saffron and bashful blue.

Back to the yard work today. More rose bushes to trim. Class tonight.

Have a great day!

Simple, but elegant. Stamp is Soft Summer from SU's mini catalog. I used the outline stamp and colored it with a blender pen. Happy Birthday stamp is CTMH. Background is cuttlebug embossing folder.

Class this morning, errands this afternoon and class again tonight. Full day.

Enjoy your day!

SU's Great Friend & On Your Birthday. Colors are Regal Rose & Basic Grey. I used a light grey from Bazzill for the card.

Yard work today - I've put it off far too long - it's time to get the rose bushes trimmed.

Have a great day!

Happy

Mother's

Day

Today's card is done with stamps from Papertrey Ink. I really like the images in this set (Life). Colors are baja and Artichoke.


Have some chores to do this morning, but looking forward to this afternoon - Kris and Darilyn are coming to crop. I am hoping to finish up my pictures from Yosemite.


Have a great weekend!

Pocket Silhouettes (SU) - Going grey, basic grey and regal rose. Pretty simple, but I liked these colors together.

Got all my flowers planted yesterday - whew! Took longer than I thought - I think the older I get, the slower I get! Now it's time to start trimming the rose bushes (past time, actually), so I will get started on that this morning.

Have a wonderful day!

White on white with a touch of color. Stamp is from SU, Cuttlebug butterfly.

Planting flowers today - the day got away from me yesterday and I didn't get to the planting part. Looking foward to Stamp Club with Roni tonight!

Happy stampin'

Another card with SU's Touch of Nature. Background is a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Have to go get a haricut this morning, then I am going to go get flowers and hopefully get them all planted this afternoon.

Enjoy your day!

I dug out a very old SU set for this card - Touch of Nature. The images are all stamped in black and colored with Baja. The background image is stamped with baja on baja paper. Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, embossed with white.

Working on class projects today. My goal is to get the rest of my projects done so I can start on yard work tomorrow.

Happy stampin'

More Papertry Ink stamps - colors are riding hood red and kraft. A simple and easy layout.


Lots of chores to get done today, including laundry and cutting and bagging class kits. Class tonight.


Have a great day!

Super simple - stamps are from Papertrey Ink - colors are rust and vanilla.

Have a couple of things to finish up this morning, then Deb is coming to stamp this afternoon. Yea! It will be a good day!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

One of SU's new sets in the mini catalog (Soft Summer). This is a two-step stamp - I stamped the outline stamp and colored it with a blending pen, then stamped the solid image with eggplant and cut the flowers out and popped them up. Colors are Old Olive and Eggplant.

Working on class projects today.

Happy stampin'

A touch of spring today. SU's Great Friend set (from the new mini ctalog). Colors are bashful blue and celery. Printed paper is SU's Delicate Dots.

Back to the yard work today - events conspired against me yesterday (totally not my fault) and I didn't get the weeds sprayed. So.......today it is a must because they are predicting rain for the next several days.

Play time tonight though, so I have something fun to look forward to!

Enjoy your day.