The card - flower image is from Penny Black - I inked the stamped with markers, but the photo makes it hard to see the colors.  (the flowers are blueberry bliss)  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

And I'm off on the next adventure today.  We're on our way to San Diego for just a couple of days.  The driving time out and back will take longer than the time spent there :), but that's ok!  The beach will be worth it!

Have a great day!

The card - just some pretty flowers I'm trying to think spring, ya know?)  The flowers are from SU, stamped with coral.  Added some printed paper, some bling and some ribbon.  The sentiment is stamped directly on the flowers with black.


Time to return to the real world I guess (for maybe a day, anyway).  I think Sherry is leaving to go home today.  That means I need to get the laundry done and some chores done and pack my suitcase because I am going to the beach with a friend - yay!  I've had such a good time the last few days, but I am looking forward to this next adventure too!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - really simple - some leaves from Papertrey Ink, stamped in black with some added prima flowers and a sentiment.  

More fun today - I think it's going to be a stay-at-home day - just a day for crafting and visiting.  I do have class tonight so I will need to get ready for that at some point.  It's been so much fun spending so much time crafting with friends.  We've done birthday celebrations, Christmas celebration and then yesterday we got to celebrate a Bronco win - yay!  So much fun!

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - some table runners I made for birthday gifts.

And the fun continues...... today, of course revolves around the football game this afternoon.   We're making breakfast this morning, doing some stitching and then the game will be the focus for a few hours! Go Broncos!  We're having such a good time!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - from the Colorado National Monument

More fun coming up.....today we're going downtown for a bit of shopping and lunch.
Then it's back to the house for some stitching and cooking and birthday dinner for Emily and Deb.  More eating, more presents, more fun with friends!

Have a great day!

The card - balloons are punched with Martha Stewart punch in two shades of red.  Some are popped up.  The 'strings' are drawn with a fine line marker.  

And we're off on an adventure today.  Deb, Sherry and I are going out to breakfast and then to the quilt store in Montrose.  Haven't been there in quite a while, so it will be fun to see what new stuff they have!  Then it's back home to have dinner with Eileen and Emily - making chicken and noodles and I need to get the noodles made before we leave!  It's going to be a fun day!

Have a terrific day!

The card - using a really, really old stamp (from SU).  I'm trying to dig out some of those old stamps and use them instead of just leaving them sitting in a box!

Lots to do today.  Tonight is our Shoebox Club, but we're celebrating Deb and Emily's birthdays, so at least I don't have to come up with a card :)  We are however, having dinner so I need to get some food prep done!  And.......our friend Sherry is coming over from the eastern slope for a visit and she will be arriving tonight.  It's going to be such a fun and busy weekend!  So looking forward to her visit.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - snowflake (Martha Stewart punch), washi tape and embossing folder.  Easy peasy!

Off to the grocery store this morning - yuk - not my favorite activity, but it needs to be done.  Time to get some laundry done too - oh, my life is just so full of fun and adventurous things - ha!ha!

Have a terrific day!

The card - mostly black and white - the flower is stamped with kraft.  Putting that background paper at an angle is hard for me - I really wanted to straighten it, but I forced myself to leave it :)

Class this morning and class again tonight.  Not sure what I'll do in between - might be a good day for a nap!

Have a great day!

The card - The flower (from SU) is stamped with black on red, then cut out and popped up on the small panel.  The small panel has a bit of grunge stamped with kraft on the background.

Errands and chores to do today.  But then I am going to dinner with some friends that I haven't seen in a very long time.  It will be nice to catch up with them.  Looking forward to this evening!

Have a wonderful day.

Project Sunday - no finished projects this week, but this is what I've been working on - just putting projects together and getting them ready to stitch.  I have several ready to go.  

Today is Black Sheep Sunday, so in a bit I will be off to breakfast and then on to a day of stitching fun.  Yay!  It will be a good day!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - Crystal Cove, California  

Have several projects that need to be finished today.  Hopefully I can stay motivated and get them all done!

Have a terrific day!

The card - a variety of grunge from SU with an added sentiment from Hero Arts. and then a bit of bling.  

Need to get a few chores done this morning, going to see a movie this afternoon and then Friday night crafting - yay!  Sounds like a good day to me!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just a few more snowflakes (very appropriate this morning as we have more new snow on the ground)  The stamped images are from SU.  Colors are indigo and smoky slate.  (and to answer a question from yesterday, I use Versa Fine black ink )

As soon as I work up the energy I will have to go out and shovel the snow - ugh!  But, I do have a fun afternoon to look forward to - it's time for our Wool Gatherer's group at Hi Fashion.  So, it will be a fun afternoon of stitching for me today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just a simple black and white scene.  

And it's time for some fun - Judy S and I are going to breakfast in a bit and then to the mall for a little shopping.  Looking forward to a fun day.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - lg balloon is a die cut (SU), small balloons are a punch (Martha Stewart).  Drew the lines with a fine marker and added a sentiment and some bling.  Pretty darn easy.

I'm on a roll - hopefully I can finish up the class projects today so I can move on to something else.

Have a terrific day!

The card - some punched snowflakes (from Martha Stewart), patterned paper , a little bling and a sentiment.  Super easy.

Time to get to work on class projects.  That's my goal for today.  (that and I probably better finish the laundry!)

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - on the Colorado National Monument

Going to breakfast with Deb this morning and then we're going to Angelo's to paint some pottery.   We should be home in time to watch the last regular season Bronco game - Go Broncos!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - some Utah scenery

Oh my, I guess all the holiday hoopla is over and it's time to get back to real life - whatever that is.  I need to think about class projects real soon!  Actually, the celebrating isn't quite over for me yet - our friend Sherry is coming over from the eastern slope in just a couple of weeks and we will be celebrating Christmas and a couple of birthdays with her.  I do have a couple of projects I need to finish up before then!  Oh my, I better get to work!

Have a great day!

Wishing you a new year filled with peace, love and happiness!

Happy New Year!

Have a safe and Happy New Year's Eve

The card - snowflakes are from SU.  The small panel is popped up on the embossed panel.  Colors are Indigo and smoky slate.

Didn't plan on having to shovel snow this morning, but it looks like that's going to be my first job!  Then I have a few errands to run, so it looks like I will have to venture out in the cold today.

Have a terrific day!

The card - snowflake are from SU.  I stamped them in a variety of colors, added some ribbon, some bling and a sentiment.  Pretty darn easy!

I saw this saying on facebook a few days ago and it pretty much sums it up right now:  I don't know if I've got some free time, or if I just forgot what the hell I'm supposed to be doing.  I guess I'll just go with the flow and enjoy the 'quiet time'.

Have a great day!

The card - just some snowmen stamped on an embossed panel.  I added just a bit of color here and there with markers.

Not a lot happening today.  It is my daughter-in-law's birthday so I am going to their house for dinner tonight.  And I do have a couple of errands to do.  But......I guess I really should think about straightening up the garage - there's still Christmas decorations kind of scattered all over.  Hmmm...maybe.

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - this is the pottery bowl that I painted last week when Eileen and I went to Angelos.  It was so much fun we're going again!

That's the plan for today I think.  We're going to breakfast and then we're off to Angelos to paint another 'masterpiece' - haha!  But, I was actually pleased with the way my bowl came out so I want to try another one in a different color combination.  

A disclaimer:  the picture from yesterday is NOT my house.  I was lucky I got one strand of lighted greenery put out on my front porch - even on normal years I don't have much in the way outside lights - I have no outside electrical outlet, so I'm limited as to what I can do!  That was just one of the houses we saw on our tour of the Christmas lights on Christmas Eve.

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - Christmas lights

I hope everyone had a marvelous Christmas.  We had a very nice Christmas and it was also a very white one - it snowed off and on all day.  Very pretty - but lots of shoveling.  And of course it's very cold.  I plan on staying indoors today and actually taking down the Christmas decorations.  I am feeling the need to get back to some sort of 'normal'.

Have a great day!

Wishing you

love and happiness!

Merry

Christmas

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The background splotches are smoky slate, the snowflakes are black.  The trees are stamped with honey and black, punched out and popped up.

Only fun stuff to do today!  Eileen and I are going to breakfast in a bit, then a little shopping.  Jeff, Sara, Sara's Mom and I will be going to dinner tonight and then a drive around town to look at Christmas lights will finish off the evening.  Looking forward to a fun. relaxing day and evening!

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  I embossed the trees with white on navy.  The background speckles are just stamped with white ink on the navy.  The sentiment is embossed with white on smoky slate.

A few last minute things to take care of today - have a few gifts to wrap, a stamping mess to clean up and then I think I'm ready for just having fun!

Have a great day!

The card - I used the woodland embossing folder from SU - embossed the piece of kraft, then sponged some white on top and stamped a few snowflakes here and there with white.

Time for a haircut today, need to make more peanut brittle and then I'm having dinner out with a friend tonight.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  I stamped the trees in green, then sponged just a bit of marina mist below the tree line.  I stamped before I embossed!

Just a couple of errands to do today and a couple batches of peanut brittle to make.  It really feels like there's something important that I'm forgetting to do - hmmmm - I hope not!

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - finished this pillow yesterday.  

I got my Christmas cards done and finished the pillow for a gift so today I get to play.  My friend Eileen and I are going to breakfast and then we're either going to paint some pottery or do some stitching.  Yay - a little fun is called for :)

Have a terrific day!

Photo Saturday - some scenery from Utah

Need to finish up a Christmas gift today, make some more peanut brittle and hopefully do my Christmas cards.  Hmmmm.....that sort of sounds like yesterday's list.  Well, maybe I will actually get it done today!

Have a great day!

The card - tree and background embossing folder are from SU.  The strips are cardstock.  The tree is stamped, punched out and popped up.

Whew - I think the parties are over.  I just have one more gift to make and a few more batches of peanut brittle to make and then I will be ready!  Oh yeah, I still have Christmas cards to do too.  Looking forward to a relaxing Friday night crafting with Emily and Deb.

Have a terrific day.

The card - some grunge and a sentiment.  Found this old, old, stamp in a drawer and decided I should make a card with it :)

Tonight is our Shoebox Club Christmas party.  Need to get the house picked up, finish a gift and prepare some food.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a little grunge from SU , a sentiment and a couple of snowflakes punched out (from Martha Stewart).  

I ended up getting a lot of little errands done yesterday - yay!  Now I have a totally free day today, so hopefully I can keep the momentum going and finish up a bit a shopping and make it to the post office.  That's my goal anyway!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - some how this one looked better in real life......but, it is what it is.   Just some trees stamped on some printed paper with a sentiment.  Easy peasy.  

Had a lunch today but it got cancelled, so now I have the day to get some chores done.  And I need to get ready for class tonight.

Have a wonderful day.

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The background is printed paper.  The trees are stamped on the small square with kraft, the square is popped up.

Another Christmas get together here tonight.  That means I need to get my house cleaned up and a food dish prepared.

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday - on the Colorado National Monument

Looks like I had no idea what day it was yesterday - duh.  Oh well, that's just the way it is these days :)  I do know today is Sunday and it's time for Black Sheep Sunday.  So, I will be meeting Deb for breakfast in just a bit and then we'll be spending the day stitching.  It's the Christmas Party for Black Sheep too, so it should be a fun day!

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The trees on the punched circle are stamped with black and smoky slate.  Another super simple one.

Hmmm.....I still don't have those darn class projects done.  I got totally sidetracked yesterday and ended up making 3 batches of peanut brittle.  At least the day wasn't a total waste :)  But, today I really do need to figure out those projects!

Have a terrific day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The top of the small panel is sponged and then the panel is popped up on the embossed panel.

I really need to concentrate on class projects today.  Hopefully I can stay focused.

Have a great day!

The card - another super simple one.  Some patterned paper on top, a couple of punched out snowflakes, some ribbon and a sentiment.  Can't get much easier than that!

Meeting an old friend from high school for lunch today.  It will be nice to catch up!  Then I need to figure out the class projects for next week!   And sometime soon I need to figure out Christmas gifts!

Have a great day!

The card - super simple - banner is made with patterned paper with some added ribbon.  Anyone remember the very old SU set that the 'joy' came from?  This was one of my all time favorite sets, so I decided to use it!  The square was stamped with cherry cobbler, trimmer leaving a border of white and then mounted on cherry cobbler and popped up.  

One of our stitching groups is meeting today - we're meeting here at my house and I plan on serving the left-overs from last night to them for lunch - now that is called efficient entertaining :)  I do have to get things cleaned up a bit from last night though, so I better get to work on that!

Have a great day!

The card -  stamped images are from SU.  The tree and sentiment are stamped on a separate piece and added on top of the embossed panel.

Card Class Christmas event tonight.  My day will be spent setting everything up and preparing food.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images and window die cut are all from SU.  I'm not sure why the sky looks so green, but it is actually more blue in real life.  The images are stamped on the card front and then the window is popped up on top.

The class projects are done, cut and bagged and ready for class tomorrow night - whew!  Now it's time to go to the store and get food and get the mess I've made picked up!

Have a terrific day!

More from the Colorado National Monument

Need to finish up the class projects today while I'm watching the football game - Go Broncos!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - big horn sheep on Colorado National Monument.  In all the years I've been going up to the monument I had never seen the big horn sheep, but.... when Tony and I went up last week, we went around a corner and there was at least a dozen of them on the road and beside the road.  It was quite exciting to finally see them!

I'm getting down to the wire now, it's time to get serious about the class projects for next week.  My goal is to get them done today - I'm going to try and not leave the house or get distracted by something else today!  (which is what has happened the last couple of days!)

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The center panel is popped up.  The strip down the side is patterned paper.  The flowers are punched out and popped up.

I am going to try to get started on class projects for next week.  But......I have a repairman coming this morning to look at my washing machine - it's making really awful noises and I have to run a couple of errands at some point.  I am really looking forward to Friday night crafting - it's been way too long!

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from SU, stamped with brown ink on kraft paper, cut out and popped up on top of the punched out circle.  I also added a bit of grunge to the circle.  Strip across the bottom is patterned paper.  Colors are kraft, white and black.

Time to regroup.  All the company is gone and it's time to try and get back to some sort of normalcy here.  Although trying to do that during the holidays is probably not going to work out all that well.  But I'm going to try :)  I thought I'd be able to stay in today and get the laundry done and  chores done around the house, but I forgot I have a stitching group this afternoon - so, I will do what I can this morning and enjoy my time with the Wool Gatherer's group this afternoon!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just a few last fall cards - I really need to get some stamping done.  The leaves are a die cut from Tim Holtz -  cut from patterned paper.  The banner is just some patterned paper and I added some grunge on the background.  

We're doing a little shopping downtown today and then I'll be taking my company to the airport this afternoon.  Oh my, the house is going to be all quiet later today - ick - I don't like that part when company leaves :(

Have a great day!

Sorry, my computer is acting really weird this morning and I can't seem to get a picture in this post.    Were going to be working on getting some Christmas decorations up today and then do a few errands.  Having company for dinner tonight (chicken and Noodles) too, so hopefully the house will be sort of put together by then :)  I will have to figure out this photo thing later.

Have a wonderful day!