Sunday, March 18, 2012





The card - a simple, one layer card.  Script background is from Stampabilities, little splotches are from SU, leaves are from Papertrey.  Colors are kraft and olive.

I should work on wedding invites today, but I also need to get some stamping done.....so we'll see....maybe I can do some of both.

Enjoy your day!

Saturday, March 17, 2012





Photo Saturday - it was a beautiful day for a drive over the monument yesterday.....windows down, sun roof open, music blasting.....made lots of stops to take photos.

The Good Time Girls are coming today ...... it will be fun, as always.  I'm going to work on wedding invites .....here's hoping for a productive day!

Have a fabulous day!

Friday, March 16, 2012




The card - another one with this tree stamp from Northwoods.  I embossed the trees in black, then masked off the top and bottom and sponged over the trees with Tim Holtz distress inks. 

Working on wedding invites this morning.  Then I am going to get in my car, roll the windows down, open the sun roof and take a drive and enjoy this beautiful weather we are having.  It's just too nice to waste being indoors...........

Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, March 15, 2012



The card - this is the card I did for our shoebox club last week.  Tulip stamp is from Hero Arts, sentiment is $1 stamp from Michael's.  Colors are limeade, peach, kraft and vanilla.

Hopefully I will get more accomplished today than I did yesterday.....that shouldn't take much effort since I somehow got through the day without accomplishing much of anything.   Have a lot that needs to be done so we'll hope that I can be a bit more productive today.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012




The card - a new tree stamp I picked up on our trip (from Northwoods) and a new embossing folder (from Darice).  I stamped the trees in black and just added some color with copics.

Really need to work on tax stuff today - ugh!  Not my favorite thing to do, but I'm running out of time and haven't even started, so........guess that should be my goal today.

Have a great day!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012






The card - stamped images are from SU.  Cloud punches are from Fiskars.  Colors are wisteria and white.

Class this morning, class tonight.  Maybe a couple of errands in between.

Enjoy your day!

Monday, March 12, 2012

The card - flower stamp is from Magenta, sentiment is from Savvy.  Colors are kraft, vanilla and calypso coral.  Embossed oval is a folder from SU with another oval punched out and added to the center.

Lots of fun stuff to do today - laundry and cutting and bagging card kits - ok,  not so much fun.....but  things that have to be done.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, March 11, 2012



The card - stamped images are from CTMH.  Printed paper is SU. 

Need to do a couple of errands this morning and then Deb and I are going to the quilt store for some stitchin' time this afternoon. 

Enjoy your day!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Photo Saturday - Glenwood Canyon last weekend on our way to Ault.

Stamping today - need to get some cards done or I won't have anything to post...... so I will spend the day in my room trying to be creative.

Have a wonderful day.

Friday, March 9, 2012




The card - one of the 'guy cards' I did a while back.  Super easy.  Sentiment is from Papertrey.  Colors are kraft, not quite navy, cajun, sahara sand.

Going to a movie this afternoon, then Friday night craftin' tonight.  I guess I better get my table cleaned up this morning so we have a place to craft! 

Enjoy your day!

Thursday, March 8, 2012



The card - flowers are from Penny Black.  Sentiment is Papertrey.  Colors are kraft, white, olive and daffodil.  (sorry for the bad picture, didn't realize it was so blurry)

Working on class projects today - never got to them yesterday.  But I did finish up the wedding invite sample and got my project done for Shoebox club tonight so that was good! 

Have a wonderful day.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012




The card - stamped images are from Papertrey.  I used a wood grain embossing folder for the background and inked the folder before embossing to give it a bit more definition.  Colors are marina mist and wasabi.

Have to finish up the wedding invitation sample I have been working on and then hopefully I can get a start on cards for next week's classes. 

Have a great day!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The card - flower is from SU, sentiment is from the $1 bin at Michael's.  This is a layout that Deb used at our Stamp Club last month and I just changed it up just a bit.  Colors are white and razzleberry.

Oh my, what a wonderful weekend!  Our first stop was at an Archiver's in Denver (on our way to Ault).  I did  manage to find a few new goodies there :)  Saturday and Sunday were full days of shopping (branching out into Loveland, Windsor and Fort Collins - no place to shop in Ault!) .  Sherry took us to 2 shops that specialized in wool applique.... I did go a little nuts (as Deb said on her blog!)  We also found a cute little stamping store and of course I didn't leave there without a few new stamps.  We got Sherry hooked on the wool applique so now we have a new 'stitchin' buddy!  Such fun!  When we were at Sherry's we were either stitchin', eating or sleeping.  She was the ultimate hostess - THANKS Sherry for a great weekend!!!!!   Now I have to switch gears and return to the real world (better for my pocketbook probably) ....lots to do this week.  Need to get my 'work' done so I can play with some of my new stuff!

Have a great day!




Monday, March 5, 2012

The card - stamped images are from Papertrey.  I used a cloud punch to make the tree top and added a prima flower.   Colors are celery, kraft, white and espresso.

On our way home today...... boo hoo!

(these last 4 days of posts were done before I left, so I will catch you up on all the fun stuff tomorrow!)

Have a wonderful day.

Sunday, March 4, 2012




Project Sunday - this is the spring 12 x 12 framed piece we did in class this last week.  Most of the printed stuff in this one was done using SU's MDS.  (even the printed paper)

More shopping, more visitng, more shopping and more crafting.......ah yes....lovin' every minute!

Enjoy your day!

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Photo Saturday - a black and white snow scene from Grand Mesa.

Shopping, visiting, shopping, crafting, shopping........life is good!

ETA:  We arrived safe & sound at our friend Sherry's yesterday afternoon.  Woohoo!  The roads were great, so no trouble there.  And now we're off on a shopping adventure.........

Have a great day!

Friday, March 2, 2012

The card - butterflies are from Hero Arts.  Sentiment is $1 stamp from Michael's.  Colors are white and bashful blue.

We're supposed to be leaving on a road trip this morning - but it doesn't look so good - snow, snow and more snow.  Guess I'll wait to hear from Deb since she's driving.  Maybe it will stop soon......

Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, March 1, 2012




The card - flower is from SU.  Sentiment is one of those dollar stamps from Michael's.  Paper is My Minds' Eye.  Pleated ribbon is from SU. 

Holy cow - I didn't know that it was supposed to snow today!  Looks like winter out there - and just when I thought spring was on it's way.  Hope it stops before I have to go to town for a haircut :)

Enjoy your day.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012




The card - Flower is a new stamp from SU that has a punch to match.  (love those!).  The flower is stamped in black, center is stamped in black on lineade, punched out and popped up.  The flower is also popped up.  Sentiment is from Papertrey.   Colors are black, white and limeade.

Lots of odds and ends of stuff to do today including getting ready for class tonight. 

Have a great day!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012



The card - flowers are from SU, script background is Stampabilities, sentiment is Endless Creations.  The stamped panel is popped up.  Colors are black, vanilla, kraft, poppy, olive and marina mist.  (I wish I had embossed the background on this one - looks a little too plain to me)

I had thought about doing some errands today, but since it's pouring rain at the moment I might reconsider that plan.  We'll see what it looks like later in the day I guess.   So it's back to work on class projects for now.

Enjoy your day!

Monday, February 27, 2012



The card - The background was first stamped with SU's 'sanded' background stamp in pear (on pear card stock)  Then I stamped the script background in white.  (They are pretty subtle and don't show up well in the photo).  Butterflies are from SU.  Colors are black and pear.

It's going to be a week of mostly working on class projects.  I can't believe that February is almost over.  Dang, that went by fast!

Have a great day!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

The card - butterfly is from SU, sentiment is Papertrey.  Embossed pieces are cherry cobbler, poppy and peach.


Gosh, this last week has gone by much too fast.....  and I sure didn't get everything done that I intended to.... this week I will be more focused......well, it's a good thought anyway!

Have a great day!

Saturday, February 25, 2012




Photo Saturday - an old mining shaft outside of Ouray.

A head's up - Seasons to Follow (downtown on Main Street) is expanding their selection of scrapbooking/card making supplies.  They've just gotten some awesome new paper in from My Mind's Eye and Fabscraps.  Yep, I came home yesterday with several sheets and a couple of 6 x 6 pads - and after I was just saying I had way too much paper and needed to get rid of some.  But.......it was just too cool to pass up!   Think I might have to play with some of it today :)

Enjoy your day! 

Friday, February 24, 2012





The card - tulips are from Hero Arts, sentiment is SU.  The tulips are embossed with white, punched out and popped up.  Colors are basic gray and piroutte pink.

Back to work on class projects today then some Friday night crafting with Deb tonight. 

Have a fabulous day!

Thursday, February 23, 2012





The card - stamps are from Penny Black.  Colors are poppy, olive and white.  I wiped off some of the ink from the background stamp to get the faded out look.

Working on class projects today, then Deb & I will be attending session 2 of our Wool Applique class tonight. 

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012




The card - another guy card.  Bicycle stamp is from Technique Tuesday, Happy Birthday is from SU.  Printed paper is from 7 Gypsies.  Embossing folder used at the bottom is from SU.  Colors are black, white and cherry cobbler.

The last two days I have been pretty worthless.  But, today, Judy S is coming over to stamp so here's hoping I will be motivated to actually get something done! 

Enjoy your day!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012





The card - not much stamping here, but thought it was a nice simple, cheery card.  The butterfly punch is from Martha Stewart and I just punched them in a variety of colors.

Not sure what I'm doing today - probably should get to work on some class projects.....we'll see how creative I'm feeling when I'm actually awake.

Have a fabulous day!

Monday, February 20, 2012



The card - Judy S used this stamp from Hero Arts at our Shoebox club a couple weeks ago.  I copied her layout, but changed things up a bit.  The stamped image is embossed with white on kraft with pearls added to the center of the flowers. 


Not sure what my plans are for the day - need to get my stamp room cleaned up for sure!  Maybe if I start with that it will motivate me to do the rest of the house too - lol - I did say maybe :)  I do need to get things together for class tonight too.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Scrappin' Sunday - a layout from Christmas.

I think today will be a stamping day.  Just need a day to do 'whatever' instead of  'have to' things :)

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday, February 18, 2012




Photo Saturday - Mt Garfield at sunset

I've started reading the "Hunger Games" triology - uh oh.....don't want to put it down!  But I'm telling myself that I have to get some work done today before I pick the book up again.......

Have a great day!

Friday, February 17, 2012



The card - I've been working on some 'guy' cards this week.........the background on this card was printed using SU's MDS program.  I die cut a couple of stars and popped them up on the front.  The Happy Birthday is from CTMH and is stamped on black on top of the printed panel.

Movie day - Judy D and I are going to see 'Man on the Ledge' this afternoon.  Guess I should get at least a little work done this morning :)

Enjoy your day!

Thursday, February 16, 2012


The card - stamped image is from Penny Black.  The image is stamped with black on a piece of white.  Then I tore the edges and sponged.  I stamped the butterflies a second time,  cut them out and popped them up.

Need to regroup a bit this morning, do some errands and get ready for class tonight.

Have a fabulous day!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012




The card - stamped images are from Hero Arts.  Card is vanilla, clocks are stamped with kraft, sentiment is stamped in black. 

It seems as if I have a gazillion things that need to be done all at once.  (well, ok, maybe not a gazillion, but, still, a lot!)  Not sure how that happened, but I guess I better focus today and try to get some of them done!

Enjoy your day!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012


Happy
Valentine's
Day!

and Happy Anniversary to my friends,
Bob & Judy
Jerry & Celisa

Monday, February 13, 2012



The card - this is the card I did for our Shoebox Club last week.  The doily in the background was printed on the computer using SU's MDS.  The flower image (from SU) was stamped in black on top of the printed doily.  Colors are white, black and limeade.

Working on wedding invitation samples today.  (gosh, that sounds familiar!).  Looking forward to a SU workshop with Deb tonight.  It looks like it's going to be a busy week.

Enjoy your day!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Project Sunday - I've joined the Smash Book craze.  My Smash book is going to be a place to put all those everyday things that I want to remember but don't want to do an entire scrapbook page about - movies, concerts, quotes, etc.  Just kind of a fun thing with no rhyme or reason.  If you haven't seen these books, google 'smash books' - there's a cute video on You Tube that will give you an idea what these books are all about.  Fun!

I covered the front of mine with some fun paper.  I've only done a couple of pages so far.....and I can't quite seem to achieve the really messy look they do on the video. 


This morning I need to get to work on some wedding invitations that I am doing for some friends of my son's and this afternoon I am going to the quilt store for some stitchin' time (my wool applique project). 

Have a wonderful and fun day! 

Saturday, February 11, 2012




Photo Saturday - another black & white - winter on Grand Mesa.

A trip to Delta today with Judy S - lunch and some retail therapy..... life is good.

Have a great day!

Friday, February 10, 2012





The card - stamped image is from SU, sentiment is from Papertrey.  Colors are not quite navy, white and old olive.

Movie day today - going to spend the afternoon watching George Cloony........works for me!  Friday night stampin' tonight - hopefully I can be productive - except for class stuff it seems like it's been forever since I've gotten any stamping done - and I'm running out of cards to post!

Have a great day!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

The card - stamped images are from Papertrey.  Flower is made by punching three scallop circles and crinkling them up and layering them with a button for the center.  Colors are celery, white and pirouette pink.

Shoebox Club tonight - bet you know what that means :)  Need to get a project figured out and then maybe I can get some other stamping done.

Have a wondrful day!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012






The card - stamped image is from Penny Black.  Colors are white, razzleberry and limeade.

Need to finish up card class kits this morning and  do some errands this afternoon.  Class tonight.

Have a fabulous day!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012





The card - stamped images are from Hero Arts.  Colors are wisteria, limeade and white.

Finally got my class projects done!  (good thing since I have class tonight!)   Now I just need to cut and bag kits - that is my priority for today. 

Enjoy your day!

Monday, February 6, 2012




The card - stamped images are from SU.  Colors are cherry cobbler, artichoke, black and white.  The label was stamped twice, once with black, then again with cherry cobbler.  The cherry cobbler one is punched out with an oval punch and layered on top of the black label which is popped up.

I have to get class stuff finished up today - not sure why I'm having such a hard time, especially with the scrapbook layouts......they just are not coming together! 

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Scrappin' Sunday - a layout from Thanksgiving.

Time to get some household chores done - laundry would be at the top of that list.  Also need to finish up class stuff .........just another fun-filled day :)

Enjoy your day!

Saturday, February 4, 2012






Photo Saturday - something a little different today - a black and white photo.  I love black and white but don't remember to work with it enough.  This is a winter scene from Grand Mesa.

Crop day today - yay!  Planning on getting lots done :)

Have a great day!

Friday, February 3, 2012

The card - stamped image is from Penny Black.  I colored the flower with copics.  Colored and cut out the butterflies and popped them up.   Colors are white and wisteria.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie yesterday - went to see Joyful Noise.  It was a happy movie - no violence, no really bad words, no sex -  ok, it was a little dorky, but the music was great!  I would see it again just to listen to the music! 

Have a great day!

Thursday, February 2, 2012


The card - a really simple one.  Punched hearts from patterned paper.  Sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly.  It's hard to see in the picture, but there are several scored lines at the bottom that I did with my scor-pal

Need to get some work done on class stuff this morning - going to a movie this afternoon with Judy S and Judy D.  

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The card - butterfly stamp is from SU.  I masked off about an inch around the edges of the card, then stamped a music background.  I then stamped off before stamping some butterflies on top of the background.   I stamped a butterfly in black on the background, then stamped another one on a seperate piece, colored it, cut it out and popped it up.

Going to get a hair cut this morning and then I must get busy on class projects.  When I flipped my calendar over I realized that card classes start a week earlier than I thought in February - oh,oh.

Have a great day!

Note to Kelly:  copy away!  (I'm sure I copied the card from somewhere to begin with :)