The card - just one more Halloween card.  The hat, a punched circle, punched stars, some washi tape and a sentiment.  Easy peasy!

Off to breakfast with a friend this morning.  Hopefully when I get back I can actually get some work done on class projects.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

The card - a super easy one.  The image and sentiment are stamped in black.  The strips below are washi tape.  The smaller white panel is matted with black and then popped up on the card front.

All week I've had good intentions of actually getting something done during the day.  Hasn't happened......but today I really do have some stuff that needs to be done.  But then I'm meeting a friend later this afternoon for a movie and dinner - yay!  Looking forward to that!

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  I stamped them all in cajun, but the background ones are stamped off.  The top one is stamped full strength.  The sentiment is added on top, stamped in black.  The small front panel is popped up.

Need to get some fall clothes out and put some summer stuff away.  When I left it was 80 degrees here and about the same in Ohio, now it's much colder and the short sleeve shirts are just not doing the job.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a witches hat from Stampendous (I think), cut out and popped up, a sentiment on a punched out circle, a small spiders web (from SU) , a small doily and some washi tape.  A bit of a collagey Halloween card.

Didn't end up getting much done yesterday.  A friend of Tracy's that was traveling thru Colorado stopped to visit for several hours.  It was so nice - I hadn't seen her since Tracy's wedding 5 years ago and it was nice to catch up.  So, today I am going to try and see what I can accomplish.....not sure what will happen, but I'll give it a try.......one day at a time is my motto these days.

Have a great day!

The card - border images are a stencil that I sponged randomly with honey and lost lagoon.  The flowers are from Unity and the sentiment is from SU.

Trying to get back to somewhat of a normal routine.  I've been sleeping a lot and reading a lot the last few days since I got home.  My way of coping, I guess.  Friends have been feeding me and taking me out to dinner and lunch so the hours in the day go by much faster!  Thank goodness for awesome friends.  But I do need to think about class projects for November.   We are also planning on having some sort of a celebration of Tracy's life here in Colorado, so we have to get that figured out.

I want to thank you all again for the thoughts and prayers.  I go back and read those comments over and over again.

Have a wonderful day!

Tracy Ann (Stoddart) Primozich

Gone from our sight

but never from our hearts.

Just a bit of update info in case you are wondering.  Tracy had surgery to remove her spleen on Tuesday, October 13.  The hope was that this surgery would be the 'fix it' for the auto immune issues she had been dealing with for the past year.  The surgery went fine, she was doing well with just a bit of pain and a bit of breathing difficulty.  However, she was in good spirits when Tony and I left the hospital on Wednesday night.  During the night she had to get up to go to the restroom and as they were helping her get up she collapsed, her heart stopped, and they were never able to revive her.  They did an autopsy, but could not find a reason for her sudden and unexpected death.  We may never know the reason why.

Her service was on Tuesday  - it was a beautiful, uplifting celebration of Tracy's life.  I am so thankful for the generous and loving people at her church for the wonderful job they did.  It was very hard being away from home and not knowing anyone.  I am grateful that Tracy's friends were like her,  and were very loving and giving and ready to help!

So, now I am at home in Colorado.   Weary and still very sad, but thankful for all of your thoughts, prayers and good wishes.

Thank you all so much for your support.

It is with a sad and heavy heart that I am writing this........my lovely, beautiful daughter passed away during the night.  I am so very sad.

You will probably not see many posts in the next few days - or you may see more than you want  with my ramblings.

Thank you for your understanding!

The card -  leaves are from Close to My Heart.  I stamped each one full strength and then again without re-inking.  The sentiment is from SU and is stamped in black.

Tracy's surgery is all over - it went well and she is doing fine.  The surgery was delayed for a couple of hours to begin with due to another before her taking longer than expected.  So, it turned out to be a very long day.  She was still pretty groggy and out of it when we came home last night.  Hopefully she will be a little  more with it today and will be well on the road to recovery.

PS - I may have given the wrong impression about 'coming home'-  Tony and I came home, but Tracy is still in the hospital - she will most likely be there until at least Friday.

Have a terrific day!

The card - some fun printed paper, a die cut leaf (die cut is from Tim Holtz) and a sentiment.  How easy is that?

Tracy's surgery is today - she is having her spleen removed.  The hope is that this surgery will get rid of the auto immune issues that she has been dealing with for the past year.  Please keep her in your prayers!

Have a terrific day!

The card -  flowers are from Penny Black, stamped in black on some printed paper from Tim Holtz.  Added some bling and a sentiment.

Dr's appointment this morning, not sure what's on the agenda for the rest of the day.  If the weather cooperates I may go out pull some weeds.

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - sorry no project today - just some more fall stuff from Grand Mesa

The street fair yesterday was fun - lots of cool things to see. but I did resist and didn't buy anything!  Today will probably be a laid back day at home - probably watching football  (maybe I'll get some stitching done since they won't show the Broncos game here - and if the Broncos aren't playing, who cares?)

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - fall on Grand Mesa

Tracy had a busy day yesterday, so she will probably be resting today.  There is a street fair going on in Yellow Springs where Tracy lives and it's just a mile down the street - so, I am planning on going for a walk a little later and checking it out!

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  Colors are white, cajun and moss.  The top layer is popped up.

Tracy has to go have more blood tests this morning - then it's back home to more chores - Tracy says it's laundry day!   (and yes, I got the kitchen finished - whew!)

Have a great day!

The card - some more fun grunge.  Sta,ped images are all from Papertrey Ink.

Off to Dr's appointments today.  And maybe I can finish up the kitchen after that.  Yep, she talked me into re-arranging the entire kitchen.  I can't figure out why everything I took out of the cupboards doesn't all seem to fit back in.  Hmmm.....

Have a wonderful day.

The card - I stamped the leaves on a piece of white and then punched them out with a square punch.  The squares are rounded on the corners and popped up of the card front.  I added a small sentiment to the bottom one.

Went out for a short walk this morning and discovered it is way more humid here than Colorado - ugh!  May have to rethink what time of day I walk :)   Not sure what's on the agenda for today - I heard something about the fact that Tracy's kitchen needs to be re-organized - hmmmm.

Have a great day!

The card - just some fun stuff - the arrow is a punch that I used with some patterned paper.  Sentiment is from SU and the striped piece is washi tape.

A long day of traveling yesterday, but I'm here.  And we went to Five Guys for dinner last night - yay!  One of my favorites!  This morning it's off to a Dr's appointment and then probably a trip to the grocery store.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - an easy, fun, grunge card.  Stamped images are from Papertrey Ink.

Leaving on a jet plane..............on my way to Ohio today.  My daughter is having surgery so I am going to stay with her before and after the surgery.  I will be gone for most of the month, but I will try to keep up with the blog :)

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - October Block of the month

Lots to do today - leaving tomorrow to spend 3 weeks at my daughter's.  Must get the laundry done and my suitcase packed for an early morning flight.

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - sunset at Corn Lake, Grand Junction

And we're off on an adventure today - Judy S and I are going to Cedaredge for their annual Applefest Celebration.  Yummy greasy fried potatoes and homemade apple pie - I can hardly wait :)

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  The background leaf is stamped directly on the small panel, the gold leaf is stamped on white, cut out and popped up.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  The small panel is popped up.

Need to get some yard work done today and hopefully some Halloween decorations up.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a super simple one - just some printed paper (background) and some die cuts (from Tim Holtz).  I did stamp a bit of grunge speckles on the leaves and the leaves are popped up.  Added a button and some twine.

A busy day - haircut this morning and then off to my Wool Gatherer's group this afternoon.  Life is Good!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped image is from Hero Arts.  I sponged the background with 3 different colors, then stamped the image in black on top.  

Never made it out of town yesterday, but I am going to drive up over Grand Mesa today.  It should be beautiful up there with all the fall colors - one of my favorite seasons!

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  To get two colors for the leaves I inked the stamp with honey then took a marker and went over some spots with cajun.  

It's much too beautiful of a fall day to waste so I think I'm going to go for a drive today and see if I can find some fall scenery to take pictures of - unless I can talk my friend Judy into doing something today :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - some fun grunge - stamped images are from Papertrey Ink.  Quick and easy!

Off to do some errands this morning.  I got so much done last week that it's going to be a fairly quiet week - yay!

Have a wonderful day.

Project Sunday - a quick and easy Halloween wool piece.

Having fun with relatives from California.  They are here for such a short time.  We're having breakfast with Jeff and Sara this morning and then they are driving back to Denver.  Boo hoo - wish they could stay longer.  But, it's been fun having them!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - at Canyonlands National Park in Utah

Have company coming from California today.  Need to finish up my chores and get food ready for dinner.  Looking forward to a fun evening!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  Flower and leaves are stamped in black and colored with copics.   The leaves are stamped directly on the front panel, the flower is cut out and popped up.

Didn't get quite as much done yesterday as I had hoped - but, today is another day and hopefully I can finish up all my chores.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting with Deb and Emily!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just some fun with some grunge stamps - all stamped images are from Papertrey Ink.  Colors are smoky slate, indigo, pool party and tangelo.

Lots of chores to get done today - enough to keep me busy all day I'm sure!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flowers are from Unity.  The small panel is popped up.  Colors are mint, baked brown sugar, black and white. 

I can't believe how productive I was yesterday.  I fertilized the lawn, sprayed the flowers for bugs, made two pillows, framed two stitched projects and finished the binding on another stitched item - and taught a class last night.   Wow - wish I could be that productive every day :)   Now I'll probably be worthless today, but what the heck.  I do have a few errands I need to run and I hope to get the fall stuff up.

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  They are stamped directly on a piece of white  - I rounded the corners and added a hole for the twine to make it into a tag.  The tag is popped up on top of the embossed panel.  Colors are cajun and honey.

I am going to try and get some fall stitching things put together today.  Although I really am not ready for the whole 'fall thing'  (summer went by way too fast!!!) I need to get the fall decorations out soon!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flowers are from SU, sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  The strips of color at the top and bottom of the small panel are washi tape.  The small panel is popped up.

The days are going by much too fast - I need to get focused and not let myself get so sidetracked.  I have company coming the end of this week and I have lots I want to get done before then - focus!  focus!  focus!   I better get ready for class tonight to begin with :)

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - just finished this fall piece this week.  It's ready to go in a frame.  

Got totally sidetracked yesterday and ended up running errands most of the day.  That meant none of the household chores got done so guess what's on the agenda for today.

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - Maroon Bells near Aspen, CO

Time to get some chores done around here - laundry would probably be at the top of the list.  Not a very exciting plan, but it's the best I can come up with this morning :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - this is the card I did for our Shoebox Club last week.  The stamped images are from SU.  The window is die cut and popped up.  I added some ink to the brick embossing folder before embossing the panel.


Not sure what I'm doing today.  Have so many things to do that I can't decide where to start - oooh, sometimes that doesn't make for a very productive day.  Oh well.......  I am looking forward to Friday night crafting though.

Have a great day!

The card - a super simple one today.  The leaves are a Tim Holtz die cut.  I smooshed them up a bit and sponged a bit of here and there.  The leaves are popped up along with the sentiment.

And I'm off to do some errands today.  I will have to get the work room cleaned up and ready for class tonight too.  I got a lot of stamping done the last three days, but I feel like a hermit - I need to get out and move around today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - butterfly is from Hero Arts.  I stamped it with black on mint card stock, then added a bit more color with a mint marker.  I stamped some grunge on the white panel and added a bit of tan ink to the brick embossing folder before embossing.  The black strip is washi tape.

I think I will do a little more stamping today while the mess is still on the table.  I'm on a roll, so might as well stick with it!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just a bit of fun.  The cupcake is from SU.  The lines on the square are drawn on with a marker after the sprinkles are stamped at the bottom.  The cupcake is popped up.

I had a very productive stamping day yesterday.  Now I'm trying to decide if I want to continue and do some more stamping or switch it up and get some stitching stuff together today.  Hmm.....guess I'll decide after I take a shower and am ready to proceed with the day :)

Have a terrific day!

The card - flower is from SU - stamped in black, colored with markers.  The strip down the side is patterned paper.  I added a strip of SU's new ribbon to the bottom (not sure why it looks so blurry).  Colors are taupe, white and black.

A fairly easy week coming up so I'm going to try and get lots of stamping and stitching done and maybe some yard work and some household chores too!

Have a great day!

It's time for some Bronco football!  My friend Shelley and her boys brought me these shoes a while back - aren't they just the best?  Too cool!

I won't get to watch the entire game today - it's also Black Sheep Sunday - that means breakfast with Eileen and Deb and then an afternoon of stitching!  But I'll catch the end of the game when I get home.

Have a wonderful day!

GO BRONCOS!

Photo Saturday - Canyonlands National Park, Utah

I'm hoping to get motivated today and do some stamping.....but I'm also in the mood to take a drive.....we'll see what I decide.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - leaves are from Close To My Heart, stamped in honey and cajun, cut out and popped up.  Sentiment is from SU.  Background is some wood patterned paper.  Super simple.

It's been a fairly busy week, but today I have a bit of a break.  I was trying to think of something fun and exciting to do, but somehow I haven't come up with anything.  Maybe I'll just try to get some stamping done :)

Have a great day!

The card - flowers are from SU, sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  The green strip is a piece of patterned paper.  The leaves were stamped on mint macaron paper with mint ink and then cut out.  The flower was stamped with mint, punched out and then popped up.

Tonight is our Shoebox Club and, as usual, I don't have a project ready.  Hmm....guess that's what I will be working on today!

Have a great day!

The card - flower is from SU, sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  Colors are white and watermelon.

Going to a stitching class this afternoon, so I need to get my act together this morning so I'll have something to work on.  I probably should get ready for class tonight too, so I won't be in a rush when I get home!  Another busy day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images (except for the sentiment) are from SU.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  Colors are mint macaron and white.

Need to get ready for this morning's class, run a couple of errands and then get ready for class again tonight - a busy day!

Have a great day!

The card - tree is from SU.  The tree and falling leaves are stamped directly on the panel, the top of the tree is stamped, punched out and popped up.  The panel is also popped up.

I have a lot of odds and ends of chores to get done today,  It's going to be a fairly busy week, so I need to be prepared!

I hope you all have been enjoying your holiday weekend.  I can hardly believe it's Labor Day - summer has gone by much too fast for me!

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - another fall pillow

I cannot let myself get sidetracked today - it's time to get the class projects done.  That's my goal for the day!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Wow - the thunder, lightening and rain kept me awake for quite some time last night.  So, now I'm getting my day started a bit later than normal.  But, I'm hoping to get some stamping done as soon as I can keep my eyes open :)

Have a great day!

The card - not much stamping - just some punched clouds (from fiskars), a balloon (Martha Stewart), an embossing border and some string and a simple sentiment.   How easy is that?

I really need to get  to work on class projects plus do a couple of errands and finish the laundry.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting tonight!

Have a terrific day!

The card -  flower and background are from SU.  Colors are taupe and white.

Off to our Wool Gatherer's group this afternoon -  I just need to get my stuff together this morning so I will be ready to stitch!

Have a wonderful day.

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The 'cone' is cut out and popped up and the icecream scoops are punched out and popped up.  

Really have no plans for today.  Hmm....I guess that means I need to figure out what to do...........

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The 'sun' is stamped in the background, the 'clouds' are stamped, punched out and popped up.

Need to get things ready for class tonight and hopefully get a few chores done - getting the laundry done would be a good thing :)

Have a terrific day!