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Not much happening today but I am looking foward to a birthday bbq tonight with family. 

Have a great day!

The card - Just a few layers.....the smaller panels are popped up. The circle is punched from patterned paper.  Leaf stem is die cut.  

Hmmmm....not quite sure what I'm doing today.  I'm sure there's something that needs to be done if I think about it hard enough.  Looking forward to our Friday night crafting!

Have a super great day!

The card - Large panel is embossed (SU subtle), small panel is die cut,  flowers (SU) are stamped in black and panel is popped up.  Sentiment is also popped up.  An easy one!

Time to get some yard work done - it's past time to mow the lawn!  That's my goal this morning!  Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon stitching/knitting with friends!

Have a great day!

The card - small panel is embossed and matted. All the flower pieces are stamped, then cut out and popped up.  

Celebrating my birthday today!  (#72 in case you're wondering :)  Spending an extra day with Hudson, lunch at my favorite local hamburger place and maybe a stroll down Main Street.  What more could a girl ask for?    Since dining out at a restaurant is still a little weird, Jeff is going to bbq on Saturday for me.    So I can look forward to another celebration later in the week!  Yay!  (I love birthdays!) 

Have a marvelous day!

The card - The background panel is embossed with SU's Subtle folder (it's hard to see in the photo).  The fancy border panel (SU) is die cut.  I die cut the white piece, stamped the flowers (SU) in black and then colored with Copics.  The fancy border panel is popped up.  

Errands to do today, and I really need to do laundry and clean the house....hmmmm...maybe!  Looking foward to an evening of stitching with friends!

Have a great day!

The card - flowers (SU) are stamped in the background.  I stamped another flower in the center of the circle die (SU) and popped it up on top.  The border is stampedat the bottom with some added twine.

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

Craafty Sunday - finished my second pair of socks!  Love these - they are my favorite so far!

Have a friend coming over to stamp - yay!  Looking forward to a fun and hopefully productive day!

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday......

Today -    Stamping???   Knitting????  Stitching????  Don't have a clue.  Maybe I should do the laundry?   Or clean house?   Or none of the above?   Can you tell I don't have any idea what I'm doing?

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

The card - super easy....background panel is die cut and then popped up on the front of the card.  Flower is die cut  and the 'flower' part is popped up in the center .  Easy peasy!

I know there's things I should be doing today, but I don't have a clue what they are.  Guess I'll try to figure it out pretty soon!  Looking forward to  Friday night crafting with friends though!

Have a beautiful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Small white panel is die cut (SU) with sentiment added at the bottom.  Leaves are punched out and sponged along the edge.    Flowers are stamped first, then sponged in the center, punched out (2 lg, 1 sm for each flower) and popped up.  

I ended up being pretty darn lazy yesterday - went to lunch with a friend and that was about it.  But that's ok, lunch was great and I hadn't seen her since this whole pandemic stuff started, so it was great to catch up!  Have another friend coming over today to help me with some knitting issues, but before that I better get the lawn mowed and a bit of yard work done! 

Enjoy your day!

The card - no stamping on this one.  Leaves and Hello are die cut and attached to the panel which is patterned paper.  Pretty darn easy!

Ended up with a totally free day .....no idea at the moment what I'm going to do.  Might try to get the yard work done - or not!  Need to think about it a bit more 😄

Have a great day!

The card - background panels are embossed, citcle is die cut.  Tulips and leaves (SU)  are stamped then die cut.  They are popped up on the die cut circle - sentiment is stamped on a die cut piece and also popped up.  

Need to get card kits cut and bagged  for class tonight.  I am so glad we've been able to do card classes again!!!! 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - super easy one today.  A bit of grunge in the background, a die cut butterfly (popped up) and a sentiment (stamped,  punched out and popped up).  

'Grandma time' today.  That's all!

Have a terrific day!

Crafty Sunday - one of my favorite wool applique pillows I've made

A stamping day today - spending the day with a friend in the stamping room....yay!  Hopeing to be very productive!

Enjoy your day!

Crafty Saturday - a sign that hangs in my craft room......so true!

It's a dreary, rainy day here today.  Good day to stay in and ?   Hmmm....knitting, stitching,  stamping?   I'm pretty sure I can find something to do.

Have a great day!

The card - flowers are from Unity.  Strips are patterned paper.  Pretty darn easy!

The lawn is mowed, the house is fairly clean and the laundry is done!  Off to do  a couple of errands this morning and then I have no idea!  Looking forward to an evening of dinner and crafting with friends! 

Enjoy your day!

 The card - I die cut the rectangle and then used the openingfor a mask to sponge the colored area on the panel.  The flower (SU) is stamped in black direcly on the panel.  

A work day - time to mow the lawn and get the house cleaned.  That's the plan for the day anyway!

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Circle is die cut (SU)  Flower is stamped with black, colored with copics, cut out and popped up.  

Eye exam today.  Not exactly a fun day, but something that needs to be done since my vision seems to be getting pretty darn bad! 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a bit of grunge and the leaves are stamped directly on the background panel.  The strip of black is washi tape.  The flowers were stamped in black and then I used a grunge stamp as filler to color the flowers.  The flowers are cut out and popped up.  

Lunch with a friend today.  Tonight, dinner and stitching with friends.  Sounds like the perfect kind of day to me!!!!

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Sentiment, leaves and border are stamped directly on the paptterned paper./  Butterfly is die cut and popped up.  Quick and easy!

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

At the park......

Off to breakfast and shopping? crafting? who knows......looking forward to a fun day with a friend!

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday 

'Grandma time' today.  The playgrounds are finally open - yay!  I see a walk across the street to the park today!

Enjoy your day!

The card - circle burst die cut (Memory Box) is cut on the panel and then I added some aptterned paper behind it.  I stamped the sentiment in the center and added a punched (Martha Stewart) butterfly.  Quick and easy!

The yard work is done, the laundry is done, now what?  No idea.  We're finally getting back to our Friday night crafting - oh yay!  Looking forward to that tonight!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed, (SU) solid mat is die cut(SU) smallest mat is patterned paper.  Oval is die cut (SU) and popped up. Stamped image is from SU.

I have been extremely lazy the last couple of days.  Not totally unproductive since I did get some knitting done, but that was about it!  So, it's time to get some actual work done today, meaning I need to get the lawn mowed and do a little bit of clean-up in the yard.  A few chores in the house would probably be good too!  Looking forward to an evening of stitching with a couple of friends!

Have a great day!

The card - stmped image is from SU>  Stamped in black, colored with copics.  Patterned paper at bottom with stamped panel popped up.  Added string, bling and sentiment!

No idea what I'm doing today.  Not motivated to do much, but maybe either yard work (this morning) and then stamping.  We'll see.

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper, black mat (SU) is die cut.   Sentiment is a digital download from SU.  After printing it out I die cut the shape.  Added some bling.  Easy!

No great plan for today.  I do have a class tonight - looking forward to seeing everyone!  I do need to get Hudson's art/craft stuff cleaned up from yesterday!  Hopefully I can find something else productive to do today!

Have a great day!

The card - background is sponged with Tim Holtz ink.  Image (SU) is stamped in black over the sponged area.  A quick and easy one.

'Grandma time' today.  Sara has to work and Jeff is playing golf.  A bit of a different kind of Memorial Day this year!  We're not doing our usual bbq this year.  Things are slowly returning to a more normal state of affairs here thank goodness - but, it is a slow process. 

Hope you are having a good weekend!

Crafty Sunday - My first pair of knitted socks!  I love making these!  So fun!  I've got another pair finished except for sewing the toe together and another pair started.  I've gotten a little sidetracked from working on them, but hope to get back to it soon!  

'Grandma time tonight and tomorrow.   And then some good news this week - Jeff and Sara bought a new house, then they put their house on the market on Friday, had one showing Friday night, sold it for full price after that one showing!  Amazing!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - Jeff took this photo on The Colorado National Monumnet (one of my favorite places!)

Looking forward to a day of crafting with a friend.  Not sure what I'm going to work on, but I do have a lot to choose from!😉

Have a great day!

The card - The flower (SU) is stamped in black and then colored with a blending pen and SU ink.  The grunge was added with the same matching colors.  The smaller panel and the sentiment are popped up.

After postponing it for several months we are finally doing our Shoebox group tonight.  (There's only 4 of us at this point, so not a big group)  We're celebrating a birthday so dinner and gifts instead of cards.  It will be fun to see everyone!!!  It's been too long!  Looking foward to a nice, normal -like evening!  😀

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Sentiment is stamped in black dirctly on the background piece.  Butterfly is die cut  and popped up.  Easy peasy!

A free day and no plan - oh my.  I could either get really motivated and be extremely productive or I could spend the day on the sofa watching TV  and maybe do some knitting.  Oh,  decisions, decisions!!!!

Have a great day!

The card - flowers (SU) are stamped in black across the panel.  I used the small grunge stamp from the set to stamp below the flowers.  The circle is a die cut (SU).  I stamped the flower on a smaller circle and added that to the center of the die cut. I added some twine and then popped the circle up.

Class tonight - it will be so good to see them again!  It's been too long.

Have a great day! 

The card -- a new die cut (from Memory Box).  I used the die on the top white panel and added a piece of black behind it!  The flower (SU) is punched out twice, songed with a bit of gray in the center and layered together and then popped up.  Easy peasy!

Need to spend the day getting card kits ready for class!  After two months of not having classes, it's hard to get back in the groove.  But, I am so anxious to see everyone - I've missed them!  Looking foward to an evening of stitching with friends tonight!

Enjoy your day!

The card - I sponged the circle with some Tim Holtz inks.  Flowers (Unity) are stamped in black directly on top.  Strip at bottom is black cardstock.  

'Grndma time' today.  That's all!

Have a wonderful day!

Crafty Sunday - May's Little Red Wagon pillow

It's going to be a Stampin day - woo hoo!  Have a friend coming over - have plans to be productive!!!

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday.......time for a haircut.  He didn't much like having to wear the mask....said it was hot and itchy 😕  Have to admit I agree!

The card - The two outside panels are embossed.  Small rectangle is sponged, then images are stamped with black.  

Today is my son's birthday.  Sooo, that means dinner tonight.  That means a bit of cooking and cleaning today!  And a haircut - finally! 

Have a great day!

The caard - background is embossed on the top part only of the panel.  Sentiment is stamped on the small rectangle die cut (SU).  Added some ribbon and prima flowers.  

Fun news yesterday - the new baby that is coming in October is a BOY!!!! 

Lots of chores to get done today so I better get started!

Have a great day!

The card - label die cut is from SU.  Flowers are stamped with the same color ink as the card stock and then punched out and popped up. There's actually some flowers stamped very lightly in the corners, they just didn't show up in the scan :(

A fairly free day today.  I'm still trying to figure out stuff on this new computer and haven't had much time to deal with it.  So, maybe today! 

Enjoy your day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  The white piece is cut at an angle and then the die cut (SU) is added on top.  The small colored flowers are added  to the top of the die cut and then some added bling.  A bit of grunge is stamped on the white piece before adding the sentiment.

Chores today - a bit of everything that I've just been avoiding doing!  But I am soooo looking forward to a couple of friends coming over for dinner and stitching later - woo hoo!  It's been way too long!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - using some images from SU's digital

download.  I sponged the background a bit and then cut out the images and attached them to the panel.  (the line at the top of both sayings are just shadows from the scan)

Hope you all had a nice weekend.  I spent most of the weekend with Hudson which was nice.  Jeff bbq'd steaks on Friday night and we had a nice evening outside.  On Saturday a friend came over to stamp and it was so exciting to have an 'almost normal' day!  We went to a local hamburger place for lunch and got to eat inside and everything.  Oh, it was heaven - I do miss eating out!!!  Hudson spent the day yesterday and then we had a sleepover so we'll have today together too!  It's been a great weekend!!!  No exciting plans for today, except I think we'll try to go get Hudson a haircut - it is really getting a bit shaggy! 

Have a great day!  

Spending the day with my favorite guy.....

HAPPY 

MOTHER'S 

DAY

The card - all three background panels are die cut (SU)  The sentiment and corner piece are stamped on on the smaller panel and that panel is popped up.  An easy one!

Grocery shopping today. That's about it!  So, maybe some stitching today - need to finish up a birthday gift!

Have a great day!

The card - all the background pieces are patterned paper.  I stamped the tower (SU) in black directly on the patterned paper and then added the 'merci' die cut (SU) on top.  Easy peasy!

I managed to get a bit of stuff done yesterday!  (not a lot, but a bit)  After having Hudson here everyday for a month, it's really quiet! I'm having a hard time getting back into a routine.  I have almost run out of stuff to organize and/or clean. 

How are you all managing this craziness?  Has your life changed?    What do you miss the most?

Enjoy your day!

The card - white panel is die cut (SU).  The stamped images are heat embossed with gold which doesn't  really show up in the scan, but is really pretty in real life.  The butterfly is punched out and popped up.  

Well, yesterday turned into a real do-nothing day!  Went for two walks, took a nap, read a book and that was about it!  Guess I needed a day off :)  I do have plans to get some things accomplished today - hopefully that will work out better than it did yesterday!!!!

Enjoy your day!

The card - the flower on the left (SU) is stamped directly on the background piece.  It is stamped in black and then a bit of grunge is added.  The black circle is a die cut (SU).  There is a bit of grunge behind the circle also.  The leaves are punched out and popped up.  The larger flower (SU) is stamped with black, then the filler stamp with your choice of color.  The sentiment is stamped on a seperate piece of white, punched out with a circle and added to the top of the black die. 

Well, Hudson has gone back to preschool.  The house is very quiet this morning.  Now I will be back to the regular schedule of Mondays and a day or two on the weekend.  So, I should be able to get some things done now, right?   I really haven't been able to get much crafting done while he's been here, so that is my goal for now!  Stitching, knitting and stamping!   I just need a bit of motivation :) 

Have a great day!

The card - front panel is die cut at the bottom edge (SU)  Ad added sentiment, some bling and ribbon.  Easy peasy!

Time to mow the lawn and clean up the yard.  The wind has blown tree stuff all over everywhere.  So, it's a yard work day!

Have a great day!

Crafty Sunday - One of my Little Red Wagon pillows.  This was a Block of the Month last year - it was orginally meant to be part of a quilt, but I decided to make my squares into pillows instead.  So, I have a different seasonal pillow each month for my sofa!  

Hudson and I are baking today.  I have been promising him we would make a carrot cake (one of my favorites) for a long time.  I finally managed to collect all the ingredients at the store yesterday, so today we are making cake!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Photo Saturday - Canyon View Park

Yesterday was a beautiful day to be outside so Hudson and I went out to Canyon View Park.  The ducks were all sleeping and not much interested in our offerings of food - poor Hudson couldn't figure out why they didn't want to eat.  But we enjoyed the walk around the lakes anyway!

No child today, so I'm making a trip to the grocery store this morning and then doing a bit of clean up in the house.  Hoping to get some wool applique projects put together and ready to stitch!

Enjoy your weekend!

The card - this was one of my favorite cards and it didn't scan well at all!  :(   The background is embossed with SU's subtle folder.  The rectangles are the stitched rectangles from SU.  I stamped the flowers in black and colored them with copics.  A little added twine and a sentiment. 

I'm running out of things to clean LOL!!!  Never thought I'd say that!  Took down all the window blinds yesterday and hosed them off outside and then hung them back up.  I still need to wash the windows, but I have to work up to that one!!!  Not sure what we'll do today.

Have a great day!