Monday, March 9, 2015



The card - flowers are from SU.  The stems are stamped with pear, the flowers are strawberry, daffodil, wisteria, tangelo and  coastal cabana.

I think I better get myself organized today so I'll be ready for the busy week coming up.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Project Sunday - a 'black sheep' needle case I made the other night

And speaking of Black Sheep - that's where I'm off to today - it's Black Sheep Sunday, so in just a bit I will be meeting my friend Eileen for breakfast and then we'll be spending the rest of the day stitching.  Yay!

Have a great day!

Saturday, March 7, 2015




Photo Saturday - clouds reflected in the river

Since I never got around to it yesterday, it's definitely time to get the laundry done - hopefully I can multi task and get some other chores done too :)

Have a wonderful day!

Friday, March 6, 2015

The card - this is the card I did for our Shoebox Club in February.  The flower is from SU.  I stamped it twice (with strawberry slush) and then cut the center out of one and popped it up in the center of the main flower.  Leaf stamp is from Hero Arts and background stamp is from Kaiser Kraft.  The banner piece on the side is made from vellum.

Haven't quite decided what I'm doing today.  I probably should do some laundry and there's always household chores that need to be done.  We'll see!  I'm looking forward to Friday night crafting though - always a highlight in my week :)

Have a great day!

Thursday, March 5, 2015


The card - flowers are from SU, background 'splotches' are from Paper Trey Ink.  

I was very productive yesterday (for a change!)  The class projects are all done, cut and bagged and ready for classes next week - yay!  Now I can go to Wool Gatherer's this afternoon and have a nice relaxing time stitching!

Have a terrific day!

Wednesday, March 4, 2015



The card - butterfly is a SU die.  Leaves and sentiment are also from SU.    Colors are soft sky, white and pear.

Time to get some work done - hopefully I can be productive today and get class projects done!

Have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015


The card - a little printed paper with some added ribbon. a stamped/punched out flower and a large sentiment.  Colors are white, black and calypso coral.

Need to get ready for class tonight and hopefully get a few chores done around the house today.

Have a terrific day!

Monday, March 2, 2015




The card - stamped images and butterfly die are all from SU.  The background pieces are stamped with smoky slate, except for the leaves which are stamped with pear.  The butterfly is black and the sentiment is stamped with black.

I really need to do some errands, but it's going to depend on the weather I guess.  No desire to go out in the rain so we'll see what's up with that in a bit.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, March 1, 2015



Project Sunday - finished this fun and funky table mat this week.  

I really need to focus today......the class stuff  needs to be finished and I'm having a hard time staying on task.

Have a great day!

Saturday, February 28, 2015



Photo Saturday - on the Colorado National Monument

I think maybe I better concentrate on actually getting some work done today.  The class stuff needs to be done soon - hmmmm....hopefully I can get motivated to get that accomplished!

Have a great day!

Friday, February 27, 2015



The card - flower is from SU.  Added some speckles to the background of the 'tag' and the sentiment is stamped to the left.  The tag is popped up.  Colors are white and marigold.

Well, yesterday got away from me and I didn't get much of anything done - I did go to the grocery store, but that was it.  Hopefully I can do better today.  But no matter what, I have Friday night crafting to look fowrard to - yay!

Have a wonderful day!


Thursday, February 26, 2015

The card - stamped images and butterfly die cut are from SU.  The flower and background image are stamped in smoky slate, leaf is stamped with pear and sentiment is stamped in black.  The strip across the bottom is washi tape.

Time to get started on class projects for March.  It's hard to believe this is the last week of February.  But that means spring is just that much closer!  Yay!

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015


The card - stamped images are from SU.  Flowers are stamped with calypso coral, paper accents are black.  

Taking a play day......Judy and I are going to breakfast, then a little shopping, and then we're hoping to get some stamping done.  Should be fun!

Have a fabulous day!

Tuesday, February 24, 2015



The card - stamped images are all SU.  Colors are blackberry and meadow.  

Need to get the classroom cleaned up before class tonight and I have a few sewing things I would like to get done today.  And it would probably be a good idea to get the laundry put away :)

Have a great day!

Monday, February 23, 2015



The card - just a little splash of color with some grunge stamps from Paper Trey Ink and an added sentiment.  Super easy!

Snow!  Yuk!  We have had such a mild winter (and I've so been enjoying it!)  Temps in the 50's is really not a normal winter for us.  But it was nice while it lasted.  Now there's enough snow on the ground this morning that I will have to go out and shovel the sidewalks soon.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, February 22, 2015



Project Sunday - a table mat I finished this week.

I'm hoping to work up some motivation today and get some stamping done.   I'm a little droopy this morning, but hopefully I'll liven up here in a while :)

Have a terrific day!

Saturday, February 21, 2015


Photo Saturday - on the Colorado National Monument

Looking forward to a fun day - the Good Time Girls are coming - yay!

Have a terrific day.


Friday, February 20, 2015

The card - stamped images are from Paper Trey Inc (the name of the set is called Grunge Me).    

Just a note:  If you have a question about a card or stamp set I've used, please send me an e-mail with your question.  There is no good way  to answer your question if you post it in a comment (especially if it is on an old post)   The e-mail address is under the contact me section at the top of the page!  Thank you!

And now I'm off to get the wool room cleaned up and hopefully get a project ready to stitch.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

Have a great day.


Thursday, February 19, 2015





The card - flowers and sentiment are from SU.  Colors are wisteria and olive.  The strip of embossed paper is smoky slate.

Laundry day and then I need to get ready for class tonight.  Not a terribly busy day.  I'm hoping for a bit of time to maybe get some stamping done.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, February 18, 2015




The card - super simple one.  Stamped images are from Paper Trey Ink, stamped in a variety of colors.  Added a sentiment - can't get any easier than that!

A free day with no commitments - oh my - haven't had one of those for a while.  But I need to finish up the birthday cards for church so that's going to be my priority for today.

Have a super great day!

Tuesday, February 17, 2015



The card - stamped images are from Paper Trey Ink.  I stamped the circle scribble shapes in black and then colored them with copics.   Kind of fun and funky!

Time to do some chores and get some cleaning done in the house.  Jeff & Sara and our friend Shelley are coming for dinner so it will be a fun evening.

Have a great day!

Monday, February 16, 2015


The card - flower is from Penny Black.  I inked the stamp with markers.  Colors are white, blackberry bliss and meadow.

I really need to get some birthday cards ready for the church since I never got around to doing that last week.  Also need to make a trip to the grocery store since I invited the children to dinner tomorrow night.  And I need to get the classroom set up for class tonight.  I guess I should have enough to do to keep me busy today!

Have a wonderful day.

Sunday, February 15, 2015




Project Sunday - a spring table mat I finished this week.  

Looking forward to breakfast out with my friend, Eileen and then a day of stitching!  Yay!  Life is Good!

Have a wonderful day.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Photo Saturday - I finally found some time to take a drive last weekend, so had a nice afternoon driving over the Colorado National Monument and taking some photos. 

Going to lunch with a friend from out of town today.  We always end up having really long lunches, so I probably won't be too motivated to do much of anything else today - but that's ok.

Have a great day!

Friday, February 13, 2015

The card - easy peasy!  The hearts are punched out of printed paper.  The sentiment is stamped on a flagged strip and popped up!

Winding down to the end of a very busy week.  Need to work on some birthday cards for church - hopefully I can motivate myself to do that today.  If not, there's always tomorrow :)  Looking forward to our regular Friday night crafting!

Have a great day!

Thursday, February 12, 2015


The card - stamped images are from Paper Trey Ink.  Colors are mossy meadow and bliss blue.

Time for our Shoebox Club tonight - and of course, as usual, I don't have a project ready.  Oh oh, guess I better get to work on that.

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, February 11, 2015





The card - lots of washi tape!  The strip with xoxo's is stamped on a strip of white and popped up, and the heart is punched out and popped up.

Have to get a stitching project together this morning for our class this afternoon.  Class tonight.  So, another busy day!

Have a terrific day!

Tuesday, February 10, 2015




The card - a sentiment with some printed paper and some added ribbon - how easy is that?

Class this morning and again tonight and a couple of things that need to get done in between.  A busy day!

Have a great day!

Monday, February 9, 2015


The card - a super easy one - punched out hearts with a variety of patterned paper,  Colors are riding hood red, kraft and white.  

This is going to be an extremely busy week so I need to get some chores done today and get myself organized.  Looking forward to our Stamp Club with Deb tonight - new stamps - woo hoo!

Have a great day!

Sunday, February 8, 2015




Project Sunday - a 'Valentine' wall hanging I finished a week or so ago.

It's time for our 'Black Sheep Sunday' so I will be off in a bit to meet friends for breakfast and then an afternoon of stitching - yay!

Have a wonderful day.

Saturday, February 7, 2015




Photo Saturday - on Grand Mesa

I'm hoping to get the class kits put together today and maybe even have time to go for a drive.  We've been having such beautiful weather - more like spring than winter- and I feel the need to get outside and enjoy the sunshine!

Have a terrific day!

Friday, February 6, 2015





The card - lots of washi tape makes this one super easy!

I must concentrate on class projects today - somehow I got totally sidetracked from that this week and time is running out!  So I will work on that today and then relax and enjoy Friday night crafting!

Have a great day!

Thursday, February 5, 2015




The card - flowers are from SU.  I sponged the newsprint paper with kraft and the front panel with the flowers is popped up.  

Today is our Wool Gatherer's group and I'm looking forward to an afternoon of stitching with some terrific ladies.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, February 4, 2015



The card - playing with some new stamps that I got from Paper Trey Ink.  Simple, but fun.  Colors are white, smoky slate and turquoise.

Back to work on class projects today.  I did get the scrapbook pages done for class last night, now it's time to get the cards done for classes that start next week.

Have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, February 3, 2015





The card -stamped images are from SU.  Colors are calypso coral and old olive.  The oval is popped up.

Not sure where my creativity was yesterday, but it certainly wasn't around here.  Now I'm down to the wire - have to get projects done before class tonight - guess I better get to it!

Have a great day!

Monday, February 2, 2015

The card - time for a little Valentine's stuff.  This is a super easy one - I stamped some spoltches (from SU) in the background and then added some punched out hearts in two different sizes.  Easy!

Time to figure out class projects for this month.  Have to go to a Dr's appointment this morning, but then I will be spending the rest of the day trying to be creative.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, February 1, 2015




Project Sunday - this is the first project in a Block of the Month that I am doing.  

Have to finish getting my house cleaned up this morning.  I have some friends coming for lunch that I haven't seen in probably 30 years.  Oh my, how time flies!  I'm looking forward to a fun afternoon!

Have a great day!

Saturday, January 31, 2015


Photo Saturday - a photo Jeff took up on the Monument this last week.

Good day to stay in and try to get some household chores done - it's dreary and raining.  I've got plenty to do to keep me busy, that's for sure!

Have a great day!

Friday, January 30, 2015



The card - flower stamp is from Penny Black.  I inked the stamp with markers, then stamped it three times without re-inking.  Colors are cameo coral, olive and white.

Well, the garage is about as tidy as it's going to get.  I think I really need to get rid of some more stuff, but it's ok for now.  Today I need to get some laundry done and do a couple of errands.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

Have a great day!

Thursday, January 29, 2015



The card - some grunge stuff - background stamps are from Paper Trey Ink.  Colors are kraft, smoky slate and tangelo.

Have no idea what possessed me yesterday, but I decided it was time to straighten up the garage.  I had tubs of Christmas stuff that never quite made it all the way to where they belonged, plus some other stuff that never quite got put away.  Of course, it has turned into more than just a one-day job, so I am going to try and finish that up today!

Have a great day!

Wednesday, January 28, 2015


The card - stamped images are from SU.  Colors are cantaloupe, kraft and white.

No idea what I'm doing today.  I probably should start thinking about class projects for next month and maybe I can motivate myself to do that today.....hmmm....or not!  There's so many things that I need to do I really need to just pick one and do it!

Have a great day!

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The card - scribble circles are from Paper Trey Ink.  I stamped them in black and then colored them with copic markers.  Just something a little different :)

I'm off to do some errands today.  Running out of some essential items (like toilet paper) that I need to get stocked up on.  After that I will need to get the classroom cleaned up for tonight's class.

Yesterday's background embossing folder was from Darice (no idea what the name of it is)

Have a great day!

Monday, January 26, 2015



The card - flower image is from SU.   I love this new flower stamp - it's actually three stamps and you layer it to get all the shading effects - pretty cool.   The colors are black, white and blackberry.

I'm going to try and get some stuff cleaned up around here today.  Since I spent most of the weekend stamping (and I got quite a lot done too!) I need to get some things straightened up and get myself organized for the coming week.

Have a terrific day!

Sunday, January 25, 2015




Project Sunday - A jar wrapper that I made for a birthday gift.

Not sure what the plan is for the day - meaning I don't really have a plan!  But I'm thinking I might get some more stamping done.  We'll see....

Have a great day!

Saturday, January 24, 2015



Photo Saturday - from the Arches near Moab, Utah

The Good Time Girls are coming today - oh yay!  It will be a fun and hopefully, productive day!  I'm hoping to get a lot of stamping done.

Have a great day!

Friday, January 23, 2015


The card - a Penny Black flower, inked with markers, stamped on a piece of patterned paper from 7 Gypsies.  Easy!

I'm going to try and get some chores done today - somehow I thought I'd get more done this week since I had a fairly free week  - hmmm, didn't happen.  The week is almost over and I really haven't accomplished much of anything - how the heck did that happen?  Oh well, there's always next week!  Looking forward to Friday night crafting tonight.

Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, January 22, 2015


The card - leaves are from Paper Trey Ink, flower is 3 different flower stamps/punches from SU.  Each flower layer is stamped, punched out and then popped up on top of the larger layer.  Colors are  meadow and honey.

I had such a good time yesterday.  We had a great lunch, did some shopping (Judy watched me spend money) and just generally had a great day.  Thanks Judy for a fantastic day (and we didn't even get into any trouble :)  Now today I suppose I should try to accomplish something - not sure what, but I'll try to figure out something.  (I'm more in the mood to have another fun day!)

Have a great day!

Wednesday, January 21, 2015




The card - stamped images are from SU - same flower as yesterday.  I used part of the flower stamp to make the 'greenery' at the bottom.

And we're off on an adventure today - Judy S and I are going to lunch in Delta and see what we can find in the Delta/Montrose area.   It's been too long since we've had a day to play, so we're going to make the most of it.  Looking forward to a fun day!

Have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, January 20, 2015



The card - stamped images are from SU.  I love this new flower stamp!  Colors are mossy meadow and cantaloupe.

It's been crazy busy for the last couple of weeks and now all of a sudden I have some extra time.....and I didn't make a plan.  Oh oh, I don't do so well when I don't have a plan.  I know there's lots of chores and such I want to get done, but for the life of me I can't remember what they were.  Hmmm....guess I'll go with the flow today - maybe I'll do some more stamping.....or maybe I'll do some stitching.....or maybe I'll go for a drive and take some photos.

Have a terrific day!

Monday, January 19, 2015




The card - flower is from Penny Black.  I inked the stamp with markers - colors are primrose and olive.  The 'Hello' is a die cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Time to get some chores done around here - the most important one being the laundry.  Hopefully I can multi-task and get the classroom ready for tonight's class too!

Have a wonderful day!