The card - stamped image is from Inkadinkado.  I stamped the image in black and then colored just one part to match the patterned paper.

A 'baby day' today - yay!  Sara needs some help this afternoon so I get to spend time with the grandson - woo hoo!

Have a wonderful day!


To answer a question from Monday's card the embossing folder I used was from Sizzix.  I have no idea what the name of it is.






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The card - patterned paper, a balloon punch (SU), some twine and a sentiment - how easy is that?

Not sure what I'm going to tackle today - I did get the garage straightened up yesterday so that is done.  There's more to do out there, but at least everything is put away and I can walk through there without tripping on something!  I may try to get some stamping done today.  Looking forward to dinner with a friend tonight!

Have a great day!

The card - super simple.  Flower stamp is from SU.  I stamped it, then used a water pen to add a bit more color to the leaves.  Added a sentiment and some twine. 

Oh my, so much I want to get done this week.  The garage is at the top of that list.  I'm hoping to work up enough ambition to start on that today.  We'll see.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The large flower in the center is cut out and popped up.  The center square panel is also popped up.

Awww....back to a somewhat regular schedule this week.  The kids have decided they can handle things on their own now....I'm going to miss the daily 'baby fix' though.   I'm here if they need me, but I do need to get some chores done around here - first up would be to get the mess cleaned up from our blanket making weekend!  And then I better get ready for class tonight.

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - a table mat that was a free pattern at our January Black Sheep meeting.  

Off to the grocery store this morning then I need to finish the binding on my blanket (for the second time).  Then I need to clean up the mess, prepare some food and take dinner out to Jeff & Sara's.  Shouldn't have time to be bored today!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - father & son

Working on blankets today - actually what we're doing is finishing up stuff we started last night.  Sewing is definitely not my strong point, but this blanket is just too cute....however......I hate the way the binding came out, so today I'm going to rip it out and try to do it better.

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The card - here's another one with the flower and leaves from Altenew.  Loving these flowers......  

Lots going on today - need to get to the grocery store first thing this morning.  Then will be going out to Jeff's to spend the afternoon.  Looking forward to a fun Friday night crafting tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - die cut from SU - I sponged the die cut on this one.

Jeff is going back to work today so I will go out to stay with Sara and baby this afternoon (Sara's Mom will be there this morning).  More baby fix - yay!  He's just too darn cute and cuddly!  Then I'll come home and get ready for class tonight when Jeff gets home from work.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flowers are from SU, sentiment is from Altenew and the embossing folder is from Hobby Lobby. 

I should have some time to get something done around here today - don't have to go out to Jeff;s until time to take them dinner.  We'll see what I can talk myself into doing :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - this die cut from SU makes for a very fast and simple, yet elegant card.

Off to do a couple of errands and then I will wait for Jeff to call and tell me what he needs me to do today!  Loving the new addition to the family - he's just so little and so cute!

Have a great day!

The card - a simple layout using SU's balloon punch.  

Dad, Mom and baby (Hudson Ray) all doing fine.  They are going home today, so this morning I am going to the grocery store and then out to their house to get things ready so they can just relax today.

Have a wonderful day!

Hmmm.....I never got around to the garage again yesterday.  But....I had a really good reason!  Was at the hospital all day welcoming my very first grandchild into the world!  Yay!  So adorable!   

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Photo Saturday - an amazing sand castle on the beach in San Diego, CA.  

I really am going to work in the garage today - really!  At least that's my plan!

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The card - here's another one with the same flower as yesterday.  I think I will have to get some more stamps from this company.  The name of this one is 'Beautiful Day' and it is on their website (Altenew)  Someone ask about dies - I cut this out by hand.  

Not sure what the plan is for today.  I never got around to working in the garage the other day - it was too cold.  Maybe today!  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

Have a great day!

The flower on this card is done with a new stamp set I picked up a while back from a company called Altenew.  Love it.  The flower and leaves are done in three steps  and come out so cool!  

Tonight is our Shoebox Club and as usual I don't have the slightest idea what I'm doing for a project.  Guess I better get to work on that!

Have a great day!

The card - can't beat the look of a simple black and white card.

I'm going to try and get a little clean-up work done in the garage today if it's not too cold.  Not sure how I've ended up with such a mess out there, but it really needs a little TLC.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  Added some patterned paper at the bottom and some string around the top panel.  Pretty darn easy!

Need to get ready for class this morning and then I'm not sure what I will do this afternoon - hopefully I'll get motivated to do something :)

Have a great day!

The card - this is the card I did for our Shoebox Club last month.  Not much stamping, but it was a fun card.  The background is a Tim Holtz embossing folder - I inked the inside of the folder before embossing it.  The window frame is from SU.  I added some prima flowers and a doilie to the window.

Lots of chores to get done today - only hope I can sustain my momentum and get them all done!

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - a snowman table mat.  This was a freebie pattern that Laura did for our Black Sheep group.

Not sure what's happening today.  Need to do a couple of errands and get the class stuff cut and bagged, but I am actually hoping someone will call and want to do something a bit more fun - we'll see!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - cool clouds at Coronado Island, San Diego, California

I have a friend coming to scrapbook today and I hope to get lots accomplished.  I am so glad she has decided to get back to scrapbooking - it has certainly motivated me and I've discovered I've missed it!

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The card - flowers are from SU.  I embossed just the bottom edge of the panel to make a border and stamped the flowers just above that.

Need to finish up class projects today and looking forward to our usual Friday night crafting!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - some 'gunge'  and a sentiment - can't get much easier than that.  

Looking forward to an afternoon of stitching at our Wool Gatherer's group this afternoon.

Have a great day!

The card - a few layers of paper :) , a balloon die cut and a sentiment on a banner.  Pretty darn easy!  

Time to get to work on class projects.  The week is going by really fast and I don't seem to be accomplishing much.....that's not good.

Have a terrific day!

The card - had some fun with this one..... the background dots are done by sponging over a stencil with blue and then green ink.  Then I stamped the script in blue over that.  The squares are stamped on a large sheet and then punched out with a square punch.  The square are mounted on black and popped up.

Have a few errands to do today - and I really wish I had made a list last night because I'm having a hard time remembering what all I needed to do - hate when that happens!!

Have a great day!

The card - just some scribble circles from Papertrey Ink , an added sentiment (also from Papertrey) and some bling.  Super easy!

Not sure where to start today.  I have a pretty uncommitted week coming up - I don't always do so well when I don't make plans.  Maybe I should figure out what I want to accomplish this week - yep, that would probably be a good idea :)

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - one last pillow cover to complete the seasons.

Ah, I did actually do some scrapbooking yesterday.  Now I'm rather excited to continue - there's lots I want to do, I just sort of lost my momentum somewhere along the way.

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - San Diego California

Have some friends coming to scrapbook this afternoon - what?  Scrapbook?  Gosh, I haven't done that in so long.  Not sure if I'm going to try and scrapbook something, or find something else to work on.  Hmmmm... we'll see what happens :)

Have a wonderful day

The card - flowers at the bottom of the small panel are from SU.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

It was a beautiful day yesterday and I got totally sidetracked from my original intention of doing some cleaning - just needed to spend some time outside, so I did a bit of yard clean-up stuff.  Maybe I can get back to the cleaning today.......   Looking forward to Friday night crafting tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a little more 'grunge' in the background with an added butterfly that was stamped, colored, and punched out.  (from SU)  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

My goal today is get some cleaning done....hmmm....it sounded like a good idea last night - not too excited about it this morning.  We'll see if I can get myself motivated after a little more caffeine.

Have a great day!

The card - a simple black and white with a touch of color on the flowers.  The flowers are stamped with black and colored with copics.

Looking forward to an afternoon of stitching - a new block-of-the-month work day!  Yay!

Have a great day!

The card - background images are from SU - I love this new 'grunge' set!  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Lots of cleaning up to do today - not sure how I can make such a big mess when I stamp, but I do.  But I have to say it I've had a couple of productive days so that is a good thing.  But I have to get ready for class tonight so it's time to clean it up!

Have a great day!

The card - I love the look of kraft and black.  Dug out an older SU stamp for this one.  

Not sure what I'm doing today - probably should try and get some more stamping done before I have to clean up the mess I've already made.  We'll see......I don't seem to be very motivated yet this morning :)

Have a great day!

Project Sunday -  the 'summer' pillow cover

Off to breakfast at my cousin's this morning and then.......not sure what I'm doing today.  I may try to get some stuff cleaned up in the yard if it's nice.

Have a terrific day!

Photo Saturday - Seal Beach, California

On the mend and feeling much better.  I'm going to try and get some stamping done today.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The background on this one is all done with SU's new grunge set.  Added a sentiment and some twine.

Think I'm on the mend now.  The rash seems to be better today - not as red and not quite as itchy.  The Dr. thinks I had a reaction to the dye they used for the CT Scan in the hospital.  So I have to make sure if I ever have another one to tell them I'm allergic!  Looking forward to a nice, calm evening of Friday night stitching!!!

Have a terrific day!

The card - some printed paper for the background with a panel and flagged piece on top.  The flower is from SU, the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Back to the Dr today.  The swelling has gone down but the rash is much worse.  Good grief!  I hope they can figure this out - it's starting to itch and it's driving me nuts!

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are all from SU.  I stamped the flowers on the background in the same color as the card stock.  I used the same color on the flower on the banner.  The stamp actually has three steps for this flower but I only used the outline one for this card.  

Going to try and get a bit of housework done today - the laundry has piled up and the kitchen needs a bit of work.  The Dr gave me a prescription for the rash and swelling yesterday, said it could be a couple of things and we'd just have to wait and see.  Hopefully this first go around works :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just a simple flower stamp (from Inkadinkado, I think) with some punched butterflies and some added ribbon.

Sorry I've been missing for a few days.  Ended up in the hospital on Friday night with what turned out to be a small bowel obstruction.  Very painful!  But, I was lucky that it was taken care of without tubes or surgery - yay!  I came home yesterday, feel fine, except I'm a little tired - AND something they gave me in the hospital caused some kind of an allergic reaction and now my face is all swollen.  Have to call the Dr today.  Geez, what a mess I am :) Hopefully we can get the swollen thing taken care of and I will be back to normal soon!

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The card - just a little grunge in the background and some punched hearts - pretty darn easy.

Another baby shower this afternoon and then Friday night crafting to enjoy.

Have a terrific day!

The card - more grunge from SU.

Our Shoebox Club is tonight - that means I need to figure out a project today.  And I probably should make a trip to the grocery store sometime soon!

Have a great day!

The card - another super easy one.  Just some patterned paper and some punched hearts.  

Nothing too exciting happening today.  I do have a few chores I should take care of and I need to get ready for class tonight, but that's about it.

Have a great day!

The card - a little of this and a little of that.  The hearts are all punched, the strips are all washi tape.  The stamped circles are from Papertrey.

Have to get ready for class this morning.  Not sure what's on my agenda for the afternoon - plenty to do, just not sure where to start.

Have a great day!

The card - a super easy one.  Letters are die cut, heart is punched and background is embossed.  Pretty darn easy!

How about those Broncos!  What a great game!  Super Bowl Champs - yay!  But now it's time for me to get to work.  I still need to finish the class projects so that is my priority today!

Have a wonderful day!

Super Bowl 50

GO BRONCOS!

Photo Saturday - sunset cliffs, San Diego, California

I've procrastinated long enough - time to get class projects done.  That's my goal for today.  And maybe a trip to the grocery store!

Have a terrific day!

The card - used SU's new balloon punch for this one.  I like the two different sizes.  The 'happy birthday' is from Hero Arts.

I think it's time to do a little cleaning around here.  It's been too long.  Hopefully I can stay motivated long enough to at least get the top layer :)  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

Have a wonderful day.

The card - one can never have too many 'grunge' stamp sets.  The stamped images on this card are from a new set of grunge from SU.   The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Looking forward to an afternoon of stitching with our Wool Gatherer's group and then dinner out with a friend.  

Have a terrific day!

The card -  stamped circles are from Papertrey Ink - stamped with white on kraft cardstock.  Small hearts are stamped with cherry cobbler and sentiment with black.  

I managed to get a little stamping done yesterday, but not as much as I hoped.  Maybe I can be a bit more productive today!

Have a great day!

The card - a super simple one - using up some patterned paper.  Added some ribbon and a sentiment, used an embossed background.  The smaller panel is popped up.

I really need to try and get some stamping done today.  I need to figure out class projects too.  That should keep me busy if I can just get myself motivated.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - some grunge for the background and an added sentiment - how easy is that?  Sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Looks like one of the first things I need to do today is go out and shovel several inches of snow - yuk!  Maybe if I wait long enough my son will come by and do it - hmmm...probably not!  

Have to say Deb, Eileen and I had a great time watching the 'live' performance of Grease last night on TV - what a fun evening!  We even got some stitching done while we we watching!  So glad Eileen suggested it!

Have a great day!