The card - stamped images are from SU.  I stamped the images in black then punched them out with a square punch and matted them on a black strip.  Colors are simply black and white.

A few errands to do this morning, and another birthday lunch - yay!  Another fun day!

Have a terrific day.

The card - butterflies and border are from SU.  Sentiment is from CTMH.  Colors are white and kraft.

Not sure what the plan is for today - except tonight we're going to Freddies for my birthday dinner - yay!  That will be fun.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped image is from SU.  I stamped the image with black and colored a bit with markers just here and there.

Off to the park this morning.  Having a great time and enjoying my cousins grandkids.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flower is from SU, stamped in black, colored with blender pen.  Colors are blushing bride, pistachio and white.

Off to the store this morning - and that will be the plan for most days......errands or outings in the morning while we're here.  It's extremely hot, so better to be indoors in the afternoons :)

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Project Sunday - finished this fall table mat last week.  It's a large one, it's going to look nice on the table.

Whew - it's very hot here in Bakersfield - 106 yesterday..... more of the same today.  Trying to get settled in and make some plans for the week.

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Photo Saturday - Aspen, Colorado

And we're off to Bakersfield this morning.  Mostly a travel day, so not much excitement.  Tomorrow the fun will begin with two little boys!

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The card - flower is from Penny Black.  I love the water color look of these stamps!  I inked the stamped with markers (wisteria and olive), and added a sentiment and a little wisteria dot.

And I'm here in southern California - and all is well!!!!  Had In N Out burgers and fries for lunch yesterday - yay!  We're off to meet a friend for breakfast and then some shopping.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  Flowers are stamped with old olive and bermuda bay.  

And I'm off to southern California in just a few hours - yay!  No hospital this time - just two weeks of fun!  Now I need to finish packing......

Have a great day!

The card - balloons are a die cut from SU.  I cut them out and then stamped the sentiments (from CTMH) on them.  They are popped up on the embossed panel.  I added some small bows and drew the strings with a fine line pen.

What's up with the rain?  I wasn't expecting that today.  I thought I was doing pretty well getting stuff ready to leave, but somehow I find that I don't have as much done as I thought.  I had planned on going to a stitching thing this afternoon, but I may have to pass on that.  We'll see - maybe I can be super industrious this morning.   So....I better get busy.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flower is from Penny Black.   The black & white strip at the bottom of the small white panel is washi tape.  Colors are pool party, old olive, black and white.

Class this morning and class again tonight.  Hopefully I can get a few chores done in between.  Only two more days til vacation!

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The card - stamped images are from SU.  Colors are smoky slate, blackberry and black.

Off to do some errands this morning.  Need to get a list together so I don't forget anything :)

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - just a quick little flip flop piece I did for summer

I'm going to try and finish up my chores today - I only have 4 days to get everything done before I leave on vacation.  I'm getting so excited!

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Photo Saturday - Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado - still a bit of winter up this high

More rain today - ugh!  But, I have a lot of chores to get done in the next few days, so I guess it's a good day to stay indoors and get started on those chores!

Have a great day!

The card -  background and flower stamps are from SU.  Flowers are stamped, punched out and then popped up.  Colors are smoky slate and real red.

Ahh....it's June.  Yep, and June is special because..........it's my birthday month.  Yay!  If you've been around here very long you probably know I tend to celebrate my birthday all month if I can get away with it :)  So, my birthday is still a couple weeks away, but the birthday celebrations started last night!  Thank you to Judy S, Celisa, Alison and Molly for a lovely dinner and the awesome gifts.  A great evening with friends is always a wonderful way to spend time!!!!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a simple black & white....the butterfly is a die cut from SU.  The sentiment is also from SU.

Had an awesome day yesterday - the weather was beautiful and I took a ton of pictures!  It was good to get out and about!  Today is filled with a haircut this morning, Wool Gatherer's Group this afternoon and dinner out with some friends tonight.  Whew.....a busy, but fun day!

Have a great day!

The card - flower is from Penny Black.  I inked the stamp with markers and stamped it three times without re-inking to get the lighter images.  

Off on an adventure today.  My friend Leslie and I are headed up to Aspen today to take some photos.  It's been way too long since I've been out 'picture taking', so I'm really looking forward to what should be a fun day!

Have a great day!

The card - gray part of background is from BoBunny - blue part is from SU.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  Colors are smoky slate, pool party and black.

Since I spent most of the day running errands yesterday, I didn't get much done around here.  Today I think I better stay home and get back to work on the class projects - especially important since I have a class tonight :)

Have a terrific day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The flowers are stamped, punch out with matching punch and popped up on the square of embossed white.  Colors are white, black and wisteria.

Still haven't gotten very far on the class projects so I guess I better concentrate on that today.

Have a great day!

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Project Sunday - May's ' block of the month'

I didn't get very far on class projects yesterday - maybe I can do better this morning.  But this afternoon my friend Eileen is coming over for some stitching time, so the class projects will just have to wait :)

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - Colorado National Monument with Grand Mesa in the background

Time to get serious about class projects........ that needs to be my goal today.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are a combination of grunge stamps from SU and Papertrey Ink.  The yellow checked strip is washi tape.  The circle image is stamped, cut out and popped up.

I spent all day yesterday stamping and got quite a stash of cards done - yay!  Now, today I either need to do some more, or get the mess cleaned up.  I really need to think about class projects for June, so I may move on to that today.

Have a great day!

The card -  stamped image is from Papertrey Ink.  The sentiment is the main focus of this card, but I added a couple of flagged pieces and a candy dot to add some color.  Colors are bermuda bay and calypso coral.

Had a wonderful day yesterday - we didn't get into any trouble, but it was a great day of fun and relaxation and the sun was shining which was a definite mood enhancer :)  I think we're supposed to have more sunshine today which will be nice!!!  I really need to start thinking about what needs to be done - I will be leaving for a vacation in a couple of weeks and there is a lot that has to be done before then.  I better get started.

Enjoy your day!

The card - grunge background is from Bo Bunny (yep, a new stamp!)  The butterfly is a stamp/punch from SU.  Colors are smoky slate and soft sky.  (the smoky slate is much softer and prettier in real life, not sure why it didn't photograph well)

Off for a play day today.  Judy S and I are going to Delta for lunch - yay!  We'll try to stay out of trouble, but it's been forever since we've had a day away, so it might be hard :)

Have a wonderful day.

The card - stamped images are from SU.  Butterfly was stamped and then die cut.  Colors are smoky slate and honey.

Not exactly sure what I'm doing today.  I do have to get ready for class tonight and I probably should do some laundry.  That might be all the ambition I have :)

Have a great day!

The card - just some funky dots (from SU) in a variety of colors plus an added sentiment.  Easy, peasy!

Hope you all are having a relaxing and fun holiday weekend.  It hardly seems possible that it's Memorial Day - the beginning of summer!  I'm cooking today so I need to get on with my chores.

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - here's the 'work of art' we painted last night at 'The Palette' downtown.  It was a fun evening.  (my 'C' could use a little help - that was a hard one for me to do without a pattern :)

And we're off for a day of stitching today - it's time for our Black Sheep Sunday gathering.  Looking forward to a fun day.

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - one more iris picture.  There are several of my neighbors that have these beautiful flowers in their yard - I think I might have to find a place to plant some :)

A full day - going to a jewelry party this morning and then Eileen and I are going to The Palette tonight to paint another picture.  Lots of fun stuff!

Have a great day.

The card - balloon punch is from Martha Stewart.  I sponged the background paper (from SU) with Bermuda Bay.  The strings on the balloons are drawn with a black pen.  Added some jewels and a sentiment.  

My biggest job today is going to be a trip to the grocery store.  Other than that I just will be looking forward to our Friday night crafting.  Oh, and I did get the garage straightened up - feeling good that I got that job done :)

Have a great day!

The card - dug out some really, really old CTMH paper for this card - the stamp is pretty darn old too!  But the sentiment is fairly new.  It all worked when I put it together :)

I've put it off long enough - I am really going to work on straightening up the garage today. It's driving me nuts, so that means it's time to do something about it!

Have a wonderful day.

The card - black and white with just a spot of color - just something a little different :)

Trying to decide what direction to go in today - I'm either going to try and get some more stamping done or go work in the garage.  Can't quite decide what I'm in the mood for.

Have a great day!

The card - flower is from SU.  It's cut out and popped up and the banner with Hello is popped up and slipped under the flower.  Colors are white and strawberry slush.

It's time to get some stamping done so I think that's going to be my focus today.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a little grunge from SU and an added sentiment - an super easy one!

Off for some tests this morning - just a yearly checkup thing, but taking time out of my day!  Then I will come home and get ready for class tonight.

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - a wall hanging I finished this week

I didn't get any work done in the garage yesterday - it was actually quite cold out there and I just couldn't talk myself into it - maybe today, we'll see.

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - one of my neighbors has some really pretty Iris

OK, enough with the rain already.  Geez, I think we're going to float away and my poor flowers are getting water logged!  I guess we do need the moisture, but enough is enough.     I think I'm going to try and motivate myself to get the garage cleaned up a bit today - I've managed to make a mess out there so it's time to put some stuff away.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.   The flower is stamped three times and the different sections cut out of each one, then popped up on top of each other.   Colors are honey, mossy meadow and white.  

Gosh, I've been so busy this week trying to get yard work done, the house cleaned up and class stuff finished, now it's all done and I have a free day!  Woo hoo!  Not exactly sure what I'm going to do - we're supposed to get more rain so doing something outdoors doesn't sound like a good plan.  We'll see - I should be able to think of something.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

Have a great day!

The card - flower and sentiment are from SU.  Colors are saraha sand and cantaloupe.  

Cooking dinner tonight for Jeff's birthday.  His birthday is actually tomorrow, but he's meeting a friend for a fishing day so we're doing dinner tonight instead.  Guess I better get to it - have to make a cake and some homemade ice cream.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  Colors are cantaloupe and white with just a touch of honey and pool party.

Hoping to get some work done in the yard today - hopefully the weather will cooperate :)

Have a terrific day.

The card - just a little bit of funky.....sentiment and dots are from SU.  Colors are bermuda bay and white.

Class this morning and again tonight.  I might try to work up the ambition to do a few errands in between....we'll see.

Have a wonderful day!

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The card - background on back panel is from Kaiser Kraft, background on small front panel is from SU.  Black & white strip is washi tape.  Butterfly is stamp/punch from SU.  Colors are white, pool party and honey.

Need to finish up my class stuff today and then get myself organized for the coming week.  I did get the rest of my flowers planted yesterday so that job is finished.   Yay!   Now if it would just stop raining so I could take care of the weeds that have appeared ........

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - finished this wall hanging this week

Finished up all but one of the class projects yesterday - yay! If it would stop raining for long enough I'd like to get the rest of my flowers planted :)  Actually, I'm looking forward to a nice, relaxing day and then dinner with Jeff and Sara.

Happy Mother's Day! 

Enjoy your day.

Photo Saturday - on the Colorado National Monument

Working on class projects today.  I didn't make much progress yesterday, I just could not get motivated.  So, now today, it's pretty much a have-to thing!  Here's hoping my mojo is working better than it was yesterday.

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The card - leaves are from SU.  The leaves are stamped in mossy meadow and black.  Butterfly is punched from a piece of vellum.  

Time to get to work on class projects.   Hopefully I can be productive and get them done today!

Have a terrific day!

The card - flower is from SU.   Colors are white, tangelo, honey and lagoon.   The front panel is popped up.

A big stitching day - the schedule got changed around a bit this month so we ended up with two different events in one day.  This afternoon we'll be working on our 'block of the month' and then tonight we'll be at our Wool Gatherer's club.  A busy day and I should get lots accomplished :)

Have a wonderful day.

The card - flower and ribbon are from SU.   The colors are white and honey.

I have a few more flowers to plant, but since it's been raining off and on during the night it's pretty darn wet out there.  I guess the flowers will have to wait.  Maybe I can get some work done on class projects - or get some stamping done.  Either one would be good!

Have a great day!

The card - flowers are from SU.  The card and flowers are blackberry bliss - looks better in real life - it's a color that doesn't photograph well.  The stems and bottom piece of panel is mossy meadow.

Planning on working in the yard today - that is if the weather cooperates.  We're supposed to get rain, so we'll see.  I may have to revise my plan for the day :)  At some point I will have to get ready for class tonight.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  I stamped the leaves first and then just stamped the three different flowers randomly over the leaves.  

Off to a Dr's appointment this morning.  Then I have a couple of errands to do and then I need to get back and get the class projects done for class tomorrow night.

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - my April 'Block of the Month'

Yard work today - Jeff and my friend Eileen are coming over and we're tearing out the planter in the front.  The poor thing is falling apart and I'm ready for a different look.  Eileen is going to take the rocks and use them in her yard - yay!  So, lots of work going on today.

Have a great day!

Here are the pieces of the potting bench I put together last week.   It went from this.........

to this.....

dang, I was impressed with myself :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background stamp is from SU, 'happy' is a die cut from Hero Arts and balloons are a Martha Stewart punch.    Colors are white, lagoon and soft sky.

Well, I managed to get my potting bench put together yesterday - it was a bit awkward to do by myself, but I managed and so far it hasn't fallen apart :)  I have some flowers I want to get planted today.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

Have a great day!