The card - background is from a set called Kind Confetti by Altenew (yesterday's sentiment came from this set also!)  The balloons are punched  and the celebrate (SU) is stamped at the bottom.  I drew the lines with a fine tip marker.

A bit of a free morning  - not sure what I will do, except finish cleaning up the mess from the birthday celebration last night!  Looking forward to an afternoon of stitching at Laura's and then stitching with friends at home this evening!  Sounds like a good day to me!

Have a great day!

The card - playing with a new set of background stamps (SU)  Fun!

Today is Hudson's birthday.....so, I get some extra Grandma time today!  Yay!  Not sure what we're going to do, but it will be something fun.  (I'm thinking Chuckee Cheese).    Family dinner tonight, so there's cooking involved today too.  Looking forward to a fun day!

Enjoy YOUR day!

The card - patterned paper, a sentiment, prima flowers and a leaf punch.  Quick and simple.

'Grandma time' today.  That's all!

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The card - another SU set on loan from my friend Emily.  The background bunch is stamped first, then the flowers and then the bow.  Love this set!

'Grandma time' today.  Friday night crafting tonight.  That's all!

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The card - a new stamp!  My friend Emily let me borrow this new set from SU....isn't it pretty?  I'm trying to 'think spring'!  Patterned paper in the background, the flowers are stamped on the small panel.  I added a strip for the sentiment and added some twine to that.

Our Wool Gatherer's Group is the afternoon and I need to get a project put together so I have something to work on!  I better get to work on that!

Have a great day!

The card - vase with flowers is from SU.  The vase is stamped and then punched out and popped up.  Patterned paper at the bottom, some added twine and a little bling.  

Some extra 'Grandma time' this morning while the regular babysitter has an appoinment.  Then I really need to get some stamping done!  That's my goal for this afternoon!!!!

Have a terrific day!

The card - I stamped the flowers at the bottom of the panel and then stamped a large sentiment over the top.  Just something a little different.

Chores today and crafting with friends tonight. 

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The card - quick and easy black and white.  Butterflies (SU), washi tape and sentiment.  
Butterflies are stamped, punched out and popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  Crafting with a friend tonight.  That's it!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - another super simple one.  The sentiment is stamped on a smaller panel and popped up.  I added a bit of bling.  The background is patterned paper.  So many different looks you could do depending on the patterned paper you used.

'Grandma time' today.  Looks like an indoor day - we've moved from snow to rain.  (at least it not quite as cold!)  Friday night crafting tonight.  All is good!

Have a great day!

The card - just a super easy black and white.  Background is embossed, flowers are stamped on small square panel and the panel is popped up.  

Chores and errands today.  Looking forward to an evening of stitching with friends.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - printed wood grain paper for the background.  I stamped some trees on the small square piece full strength and then stamped the ones in the background without re-inking.  I think this would be a good 'guy card'.

Knitting and stitching today at Laura;s. 

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The card - a sentiment, a butterfly and some washi tape.  Super simple!

Time to get some chores done - laundry would be at the top of the list. 

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The card - a little grunge in the background, add a punched out, popped up butterfly and a sentiment.  Super quick and easy!

'Grandma time' today.  That's all!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - script stamp in the background, silhoutte flowers, a butterfly (popped up) and a sentiment.  Easy peasy'!  

'Grandma time' today.  There's a safety fair at the mall so we're going to check out the police cars, fire trucks and construction vehicles.  Hudson will love it!  Friday night crafting tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - quick and easy.  A bit of black and white. Everything is stamped in black and I just added a bit of shading to the flowers.  A little bling is the finishing touch.

Have an appointment this morning and then I need to figure out what I'm doing for a card for our Shoebox Club tonight. 

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The card - stamped images are from SU.  Background is patterned paper on the bottom.  The butterflies are stamped, then punched out and popped up.

A fairly free day, not sure what I'm doing.  A couple of errands and then  hopefully I'll be motivated to do some more decluttering.  Or not!  Class tonight.

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The card - stamped images are from SU.  Pretty self explanatary.  The small panel is popped up.

Class this morning.  Looking forward to stitching with friends later this afternoon and evening!

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The card - some grunge for the background.  Trees and sentiment are stamped on top.  A good 'guy' card!  

'Grandma time' today.  Cooking a friend's birthday dinner tonight.  Lots of fun stuff !

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The card - butterflies (from SU) are stamped and punched out.  A strip of patterned paper, a sentiment and some bling....easy peasy!

'Grandma time' today, Friday night crafting tonight.  All is good!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - large heart is die cut from patterned paper, small heart is die cut from embossed paper.  A little grunge in the background, a small flower punch and a little bling.  

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

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The card - a super simple valentine's card.  The background printed paper is cut leaving a space between the two pieces where the sentiment goes.  And then, just some added punched hearts.

I made quite the mess in the stamp room yesterday, so that means that I have to get it cleaned up today.  I wish I could be a 'neat stamper' and clean up as I go....hahaha!  ......I've tried, but it just doesn't work for me!  So, that's my main goal for the day.  Looking forward to some stitching with a friend tonight.

Have a great day!

The card - let's think spring!  Some patterned paper for the background, a little added ribbon, a sentiment a layered circle and two sizes of butterflies, layered on the circle.  The butterflies are stamped first with black and then the color is added with detail stamps, then they are punched out.  I love this new butterfly set from SU.

Errands this morning, then working on class stuff this afternoon.  Tonight is movie night at Hi Fashion- something new - watching a movie, snacks and stitching. Should be fun!

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The card - super quick and simple.  A small square panel of patterned paper, some punched hearts and a sentiment.    The square panel is popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  That's it.

Have a marvelous day!

The card - some new flowers from Honey Bee Stamps.  I stamped the flowers and leaves in black and then colored them with Copics.  Pretty darn easy!

'Grandma time' today.  Friday night crafting tonight.  (and celebrating Emily's birthday!)  Life is Good!

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The card - the vase (SU) is stamped directly on the oval and then I added the prima flowers, some twine and a sentiment.  The oval is popped up and the panel on the left is embossed.

So much to do and I don't know where to start.  I better figure it out or nothing will get done!

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The card - no stamping on this one.  The top is patterned paper, the letters are die cuts.  Added some string and a small punched heart - oh so easy!

Off to Laura's this morning for some stitching time.  I need to work on some class stuff this afternoon, so I hope I can stay motivated when I get home! 

Enjoy your day!

The card -  a new butterfly set from SU.  This is a quick and easy one.  The butterflies are stamped and then punched out (yep, there is a matching punch).  The strips are washi tape and the sentiment is added just above them.  

Time to get some house cleaning done - just have to talk myself into getting started.  Looking forward to an evening stitching with friends!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - The background swirl is from Papertrey Ink, strips are washi tape.  Hearts and 'love' are die cuts.  Plus just a little added bling.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' today.  That's it.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a little bit of love today......super simple - a little grunge on the background, washi tape, string, punched hearts, a sentiment and some bling.  

'Grandma time' today and overnight - yay!  That's all.

Have a terrific day!

The card - moving on from snowflakes.....I'm ready for spring!  The vase and flowers are from SU (another gift from my friend Emily!)  The flowers are stamped directly on the small panel, the vase is stamped, punched out and popped up.  (sorry, the vase didn't scan very well).  The gray stripes are strips of card stock adhered to the larger panel.  The small panel is popped up on top of the strips.

Decided to start some cleaning out yesterday.  Hmmm.....needs to be done, but now I have a huge mess.  Started with the dining room hutch.  Oh my.....such a huge pile of glass dishes that belonged to my mother and grandmother.  I have only a few that I actually use, but hard to get rid of the rest.  But, I'm determined to get rid of this stuff I never use!  Back to it today!

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The card - the last of the snowflakes for this year.  The background is patterned paper and I just added some die cuts, a couple strips of paper, a sentiment and a bit of bling.  Easy!

No real plan for today.  Can't seem to get myself motivated even though there's a ton of stuff on my 'to do list'.  Hopefully I can get something accomplished today!

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The card - just a couple more snowflakes.  The dotted strip down the side is patterned paper.  The snowflake die cuts are popped up.  Some added twine and the sentiment is stamped and then punched out with an oval.  The sentiment is also popped up.

A little extra 'Grandma time' this morning while the babysitter is at the Dr's.  Then it's a free day - hmmmm....have lots I need to do, just can't figure out where to start......stamping?   stitching?   knitting?   cleaning?   laundry? 

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The card - super easy.....patterned paper at the bottom, snowflake die cuts popped up and an added sentiment.  

'Grandma time' today.  We get to start a new session of Kindermusik today - yay! 

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The card - this is one of my favorites.....simple and easy too!  The background is stamped at the top and the bottom.  I sponged the edges of a flagged  strip and added it across the center.  The snowflake is popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  Yay!  Celebrating our friend Deb's birthday tonight!  Fun!

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The card - I stamped a snowflake in the middle of the background, added a strip of white across the middle and then added the snowflake border die on top of that.  I die cut one small snowflake in a different color and added that on the right.  The color of the card is Sahara Sand - much prettier in real life than it shows in the scan!

Oh gosh, I seem to have a day with no plan and no pressing commitments!  Hmmm....whatever shall I do?  The laundry is done, the house is fairly clean....... I should be able to find something to do to keep myself occupied!!  We'll see!!!  (there's probably something important I'm forgetting to do!) 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - layered snowflake die cuts, a sentiment and a little 'snow' stamped on the background.  Easy!

Chores this morning, stitching at Laura's this afternoon and then a Christmas party that was postponed when I got sick in December.  Sounds like a good day to me!

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The card - a little black and white today.  I stamped the wreath twice without re=inking to get a shadow effect.  I punched it out with a circle and popped it up.  The background on the right is printed paper and the stems behind the circle are cie cuts.

A haircut and errands this morning, class tonight. 

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The card - just some background stamps (SU) with a die cut (SU) and an added sentiment.  

I have an unexpected free day today - hmmmm....guess I should be figuring out what I can accomplish!  I for sure need to start with the laundry.  After that we'll see.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is printed paper.  I stamped a couple of snowflakes on the background, then added the die cuts and strips of card stock.  A little added bling and done!

'Grandma time' today.  Friday night crafting tonight.  All is good!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - moving on from trees to snowflakes.  My friend Emily gave me this SU snowflake stamp set and dies for Christmas and I just had to make some cards with them before winter is over.  I used a grunge stamp in the background and then added the snowflake dies on top.  The sentiment is added at the bottom - easy!

Looking foward to a day of crafting with some friends.  I need to get myself organized though, have so many things to work on I don't know where to start!  Hoping for a super productive day!

Happy stampin'

The card - one more tree card .  The top of the background is printed paper, the bottom is a piece of white torn acorss the top.  Added the die cut trees (SU) and a sentiment.  Easy!

It's going to be a stampin' day!  I was in and out of the house most of the day yesterday running errands.  Today I plan on staying in and getting lots of stamping done!  (that's my goal anyway!!!)

Enjoy your day!

The card - this is another one that actually looks better in real life.  It would make a good 'guy card'.  The background is printed paper and the trees are stamped on the top panel, torn at the bottom and sponged on the edge.  

Off to an appointment this morning.  No plans for the rest of the day...oh oh.  Looking forward to stitching with friends tonight.  I have so much to get caught up on - I'm on a mission to get everything done that I started before I got sick!!!

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The card - hmmmm, not so sure about this one.  I attached the 'happy' die cut before I embossed the background, but I think it would have been better to have added it after embossing.  It looks better in real life, but still.......

'Grandma time' today.  That's it for today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just a cute little snowmans on an embossed background.  Quick and easy!

'Grandma time' today.  Friday night crafting tonight.  Life is almost back to normal!  Yay!

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The card - background on square panel is navy blue printed paper with some torn white at the bottom.  The white tree is die cut (SU) and popped up.  

Time to get the house cleaned up a bit.  The Dr said no strenuous activity, so I guess I'll try not to get too carried away.  LOL!  Our Shoebox Club is tonight and we're celebrating a couple of birthdays, so that will be fun!

Enjoy your day!

The card - an old stamp from Inkadinkado.  The bottom part of the panel is embossed leaving the top blank for the stamped images.  (I should have added a little bling!)

Beginning to feel almost normal.  Not so tired and sore - yay!  Have a couple of errands to do today and looking forward to stitching with friends tonight. 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - some patterned paper and trees - simple and easy.

Have Hudson for a while this morning, the babysitter has a Dr's appointment.  He'll be here to help me with class this morning...... lol - not sure help will be the right word!

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The card - couldn't let winter go by without some snowmen.  Love my snowmen!  Background is embossed, added some washi tape and just colored the snowmen a bit with copics.

'Grandma time' today.  Probably nothing exciting today - it's so cold and still snow on the ground, so we may have a nice quiet indoor day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed, brown piece is a wood paneled piece of patterned paper.  Trees are stamped on smaller panel, matted and popped up.  An added sentiment that is punched out with a small piece of bling.

Surgery is over, it all went fine.  Not much pain, just a little soreness and discomfort.  Taking regular ol' Tylenol, no pain pills.  Already bored with laying around and doing nothing for 2 days.  I think I'm going to try to get some stamping done today.  Thanks for all the well wishes!

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The card - just a simple winter card/  The background is embossed  (SU)  The trees (SU) are stamped on a small panel with some added twine and a sentiment.  The panel is popped up.

Hope you all are enjoying the beginning of a New Year!  I'm cooking dinner for 12 people - looking forward to a great afternoon with friends and family.

Tomorrow I go to the hospital bright and early to have my gall bladder removed.  I'll be taking a bit of a break from the blog .....I'll be back next week!

Happy

New Year!