The card - The circle is a die cut (SU).  The leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up.  The flower is made by punching out 3 flowers, sponging them in the center and then layering them together.  

Time to get card class kits together.  That's my job for the day.  Looking forward to an evening of stitching with friends.

Have a really great day!

The card - strips of patterned paper placed at an angle.  Leaf is die cut and popped up.  Some added twine, a bit of bling and a sentiment.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' today.  That's all!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - fall is my favorite for photos!

Planning on getting some stamping done today!   And maybe even some laundry!  

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - my awesome family

I probably should try to get something done today.....just have no idea what. 

Have a great day!

The card - background panel is embossed.  Smaller panel is die cut.  I stamped ac ouple of leaves directly on the smaller panel, the rest are stamped, die cut and popped up.  The flower was stamped and then die cut.  I punched out a seperate circle for the center of the flower.  

I'm feeling really lazy today.  Who knows where the day will lead.  We do have our Shoebox Club tonight, luckily my calendar topper is ready!  

Have a great day!

The card - background panel is embossed.  Small panel is die cut and popped up on top of card stock strips.   Leaf is die cut and popped up on small panel.  Another easy one!

Trying to get motivated to get a few chores done this morning.  But I'm really looking forward to an afternoon of knitting with friends!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background panel and smaller panel are embossed.  Black strip is patterned paper.  Flowers were stamped and then punched out and popped up.  Super easy!

A few chores to do today, but mostly looking forward to an evening of stitching with friends!

Have a great day!

The card - card front is embossed.  Smaller panel is die cut and sponged.  Leaves are die cut and the top one is popped up.  Some added twine and a sentiment.  Easy peasy!

Oh my, a totally free day.  No commitments, no place I have to be.  Whatever shall I do?  It's amazing how quiet it gets when all the company is gone and the festivities  are over.  I probably should get some stamping done and work on class projects.  Hmmm....we'll see!  

Have a terrific day!

The card -  gold strip is embossed.   Leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up.  Sentiment piece is die cut and popped.  

'Grandma time' today.  Looking forward to dinner out tonight (yay, no cooking today! LOL)  Tony's last night in town so after today, life will return to  somewhat normal , or the 'new normal' or whatever the heck it is these days!

Have a great day! 

Photo Sunday - and even more fall goodness

Aw,  a day to relax.  The company that is staying at my house is leaving today.  I will have Hudson this afternoon and Tony is still here but staying at Jeff's.  I'm cooking dinner tonight, but most everything is already done.  So, yeah, just a day to relax.  The Memorial Service was nice, the wedding was great fun and even though it was a pretty emotional day it was all good!  

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday - more fall goodness from Grand Mesa

This will be a day for the record books!  Have to go to a Memorial Service this morning  (a friend for over 65 years) and then to a wedding this afternoon.  Hmmm.....just a bit more craziness from 2020!   Today would have been my daughter's 10th wedding anniversary and it's one of her best friends that is getting married.  I think I'll make sure there are lots of tissues handy!  

Have a great day!

The card - Small white panel is die cut.  

Flowers and large leaf  are stamped and then die cut and popped up.  Smaller leaves and border are die cut.  

Dinner for company again tonight so meal prep is under way.  But, the best part of the day today is that I get to keep the baby for awhile this morning while Sara has an appointment.  Woohoo - baby snuggles!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - Background is patterned paper.  The strip across the middle is a piece of vellum.  The leaves are die cut and popped up on a matted strip.  Easy peasy!

I got most of my list done yesterday - yay! -  but have to get the house cleaned this morning and prepare some food for tonight's dinner.  So, I'd better get to it!

Have a super great day!

The card - background and small panel are embossed.  The leaves are punched out and popped up.  The green leaf is punched from a piece that has been stamped with the distress background stamp.  some bling, a sentiment and a piece of folded ribbon.

So much happening the rest of this week....I need to get chores done, the lawn mowed, grocery shopping and the house cleaned before company arrives tomorrow.  I better get my 'rear in gear'.  😀

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background panel is embossed and stamped with a bit of grunge.  Bottom of panel is patterned paper.    Leaf is die cut, sponged and popped up.  Sentiment is die cut and popped up.   

A few chores this morning and then lunch and an afternoon of stitching with a friend.  Yay!

Have a terrific day!  

The card - Background is patterned paper.  Leaves are die (SU) cut from patterned paper and popped up.   Super easy!

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday - from our drive up to Grand Mesa on Monday

'Grandma time' today.  Jeff is playing golf so Hudson and I will get some extra time!  Yay!  I think it's a good day to put up the Halloween decorations.

Have a wonderful day!

Crafty Saturday - it's done!  All my knitted  blocks are done and put together!  Yay!  

Hoping to get some stamping done today.  I only managed to get one card made yesterday .....but that's ok because I ended up taking dinner out to Jeff's which meant I got lots of baby snuggles (and Hudson hugs too!)  And that's much more important!

Have a terrific day!  

The card - a bit of grunge in the background.  Leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up.  The circle is die cut and also popped up.  A bit of bling and a bow of twine.

No idea what I'm doing today.  Think I'll try to get the lawn mowed, but then ????  I think I'm needing some baby snuggles too.   We'll see what I can work out!!!

Have a great day!

The card - sunflower (SU) and leaves are stamped with black and colored with Copics.  I added a bit of grunge, a sentiment and some bling.  Easy!

Looking forward to an afternoon of knitting with friends.  I'm almost done with the class project - the afghan squares are done!  yay!  Now I just need to sew them together.  Excited to have this project done, ready to move on!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed (SU).  Smaller panel is die cut, matted and popped up.  Small leaves and flowers are stamped directly on the die cut panel, larger flower is stamped, punched out and popped up.  

Hoping to get some yard work done today.  Have to wait til it warms up a bit and then jump in before it gets too hot.  It's all in the timing....lol!  I was pretty lazy yesterday, although I did do a couple of errands and then got some knitting done.  So the day wasn't a total bust!

Have a terrific day!

The card - the background panel is embossed (SU), then die cut (Penny Black),  and then attached to a colored piece of card stock.  Small panel is die cut (SU), and popped up.  I just added a printed piece, some twine  and a sentiment!  Easy peasy!

I think I must need a day of R & R.  Don't seem to be very motivated to do anything today. Hmmmm....gotta have one of those kind of days once in awhile I guess!  (Hudson and I did have a great day yesterday driving up to Grand Mesa!)  

Have a great day!

The card - die cut panel, a bit of grunge stamped on the background, a die cut flower (popped up) and a punched butterfly (popped up.  An added sentiment and a bow of twine.  Easy peasy!

'Grandma time' today.  I think we're going to take a drive up to Grand Mesa to see some color and take some pictures!  That's the plan anyway - although my plans don't always work out lol!    However, yesterday I did get the lawn mowed, some of the yard work done and still did do a bit of stamping and then some weaving!  It was a productive day!  

Have a terrific day!  

Another photo day - Hudson and I finally got to meet the newest member of the family - Ethan James.   Hudson wasn't too sure about the whole baby thing for awhile, but by the time I left he was 'checking on him' frequently in the bassinet and then helping Daddy change a dirty diaper.  

I need to get the lawn mowed today and a bit of other yard work done.  After that I'm hoping to get some stamping done ...or take a nap, whichever appeals at the time!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - a brand new grandson!  (no name yet)  Hudson and I are just hanging out waiting for a call saying they're on their way home!  We are anxious to meet this little guy!

The card - same set, different layout.  background is embossed with brick (Tim Holtz)  Smaller panel is die cut (SU)  I stamped the leaf twice directly on the panel and then stamped it again in a different color separately and die cut it and then popped it up.  Two smaller piece are die cut.  Sentiment is stamped on a die cut piece. and popped up.  

Running a little late, but great news today - we have a new baby!!!!  A healthy baby boy, born at 3 something am......Dad is exhausted, Mom is doing fine 😅😅😅.  Hudson and I won't get to see him until tomorrow  😞  (darn Covid stuff)  Gotta say, 2020 isn't all bad!!!!

Have a great day!

The card - another one from my new set.  The frame in the background was die cut and popped up.  The leaves, flowers and butterfly were stamped, die cut and then popped up.    I  used a center piece from another set for the center of the flower.

Bought a great rocking chair yesterday AND I ordered a new sofa.  However, after measuring and moving some stuff around I've decided to cancel the order for the safa....it's just too big for my tiny little living room.  Darn!  It was such an awesome sofa too!  Oh well.  The chair is great and is going to be just the thing to rock that baby in!  They're delivering it tomorrow - I'm excited!

Not much happening this morning - I'm being rather lazy.  But I'm looking forward to an afternoon of knitting with friends!  

Have a great day!

The card - a new stamp set to play with (SU)  The smaller panel is die cut.  Leaves and flowers are stamped and then die cut and popped up.  Sentiment is also popped up.  

I was pretty darn productive yesterday - the lawn is mowed, the house is clean, the garage is straightened up and the laundry is done!  Woo hoo!  Today I am going shopping for a rocking chair!  Have to have a rocking chair when baby is here and I got rid of all 3 of mine!  So, it's going to be a shopping day (well, ok, shopping morning - we are are kind of limited in  furniture stores :(  Looking forward to an evening of stitching with friends!

Have a great day!

The card - Panels and frame are die cut (SU)  The leaves are punched out.  The flower was made by first embossing a larger piece of card stock and then I punched the flower (2 lg, 1 small) out of the embossed piece.  I sponged a bit of darker color in the center of the petals and then popped each layer up.  The center of the flower was made by embossing a piece of dark brown with dots and then I punched a circle from that.

Time to clean the house and mow the lawn....maybe!  Not very motivated this morning, but hopefully I can talk myself into it!  

Have a great day!

  

The card - front of card is embossed.  The solid square is embossed (hard to see in the photo).  The flower square is cut from patterned paper and popped up.  Add some twine and a sentiment.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

Crafty Sunday - my new Swedish Weaving project -  a blanket.  This one is definitely going to take a bit more time.  

Looking forward to a day of stamping with friends!  I'm hoping to be very productive - lol - that's always the hope, but not always the result!  

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday 

I ended up going baby shopping yesterday!  That was fun!  My new grandson will be arriving in just a little over a week and eventually I will need to get some things reorganized.  I had thought I'd start on that today, but since it will be awhile before my day care duties start I've decided to spend the day stamping instead!  

Have a terrific day!

Update:  LOL....just got a text from Sara....Hudson is asking for a Grandma day.....now how can I turn that down?  So, guess there won't be any stamping today!  😉

The card - easy one - I used the ferns (SU) around the edge of the card, just stamping them in a variety of fallish colors.  A bit of grunge and some twine!  

Absolutely no idea what I'm doing today.  I probably should clean house, but really not motivated.   Looking forward to our Shoebox Club tonight - we're doing calendar toppers.  It's always fun to see what everyone comes up with.  

Have a great day!

The card - background panel is embossed about two-thirds of the way across.  Square panel is die cut, matted and popped up.   The circle image is stamped, the leaves are die cut and popped up.  a bit of added grunge and a bow of twine.

Some unexpected 'Grandma time' today.  Hopefully the knitting ladies won't mind this afternoon.  (although I guess I better send them a warning as he is suffering from a runny nose!)

Have a great day!

The card - background is die cut along the top edge (SU)   Leaves (SU) are all die cut and tucked behind the sentiment (Papertrey Ink) which is die cut and popped up.  

Class tonight so I better finish getting the kits ready!  (I got sort of sidetracked yesterday).  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Circle is die cut and popped up.  The leaves are all stamped, die cut and popped up.  The sentiment is stamped on a punched tag.  (the card stock is a cream color, not white)

I need to work on class stuff today and get stuff ready for Shoebox .  They both kind of snuck up on me so I need to get busy!

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is embossed (SU, subtle)  The flower circles are punched from patterned paper.  The leaf and background circle are die cut.  Sentiment is stamped on a seperate piece and then punched out and popped up.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' today.  That's all!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday (Jeff's photography website)

Breakfast with a friend this morning and then????  No plans.  I did get the lawn mowed yesterday - yay!  Maybe today I'll work on my Swedish weaving!

Have a wonderful day!

Crafty Saturday - finished my table runner (Swedish Weaving) last night!  Yay!  I started on my next project which is an afghan.  

'Grandma time' today.  Yay!  That's all. 

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Bottom strip is patterned paper.  Sentiment is stamped on a die cut label.  Leaves are die cut and popped up on small square matted die cut.

No more rain today (I hope).  My yard needs to dry out a bit so I can get it mowed.  It's supposed to be a bit warmer today too - thank goodness!  No big plans today, just going with the flow!  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

Have a great day!

The card - images (SU) are stamped randomly in the middle of the panel.  Label punch was used for the sentiment which is popped up on top of the images.

Still rainy and cold.  (there goes my plan for mowing the lawn this morning.)  Guess I will clean up the mess I made yesterday - only made the mess, didn't get much accomplished, darn it!   Looking forward to an afternoon relaxing and knitting!

Enjoy your day!   

The card - a really easy one, not much stampin!  The bottom part is patterned paper.  There is a flagged strip across the top of the patterned pice.  The leaves are die cut, the sentiment is stamped and punched out.  A bit of string and a little bling.  

Well, my plan was to mow the lawn this morning - not going to happen.  We got a lot of much needed rain yesterday so it's much too wet.  And since I got the house cleaned yesterday and the fall decorations up I have a pretty free day!  Hmmm...I'll see what I can come up with!

Have a great day!

The card - The background is three strips, each embossed with a different embossing folder.  Each strip is matted on a plain piece of cardstock and then popped up.  The sentiment is stamped on a die cut label and popped up;  The leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up behind the label.

Time to clean house and hopefully get some fall decor out.  I don't plan to leave the house today - it's cold, it's supposed to rain and there's smoke in the air from the fires in Utah - good day to stay in!!!

Have a great day!

The card - a new die cut border panel (Penny Black).   The pitcher (SU) is stamped directly on the background piece.  The leaves are stamped, die cut and then popped up.  I made a small slit at the top of the pitcher and slipped the stems behind the pitcher.  

 BBQ at Jeff's today.  Need to get some food prepared and I'm hoping to get the house cleaned before I go - we'll see - I don't feel very motivated this morning!  But maybe after some more caffeine!

Hope you all are enjoying your Labor Day Weekend!

Stay Safe!  Stay Well!

Photo Sunday- 
      Colorado National Monument

More 'Grandma time' today.  We had a sleepover last night.   Baking pies today for tomorrow's bbq.  Moving on to water balloons after lunch!

Have a terrific day!

Crafty Saturday - working on a new project.  This is going to be a table runner (Swedish Weaving)  Haven't done any Swedish Weaving for far too long and a friend got me motivated to do some new projects.  I just started this on Wednesday and it's about 2/3 done - yay!  

Some extra 'Grandma time' today - woohoo!  That's all!

Hope you all are starting a fun weekend!  Stay safe.....stay well!  Have a great day!

The card - more of my favorite leaves! (SU)   I gotta say, this has been one of my favorite stamp sets ever!  I stamped a couple of the leaves directly on the background panel.  The rest are stamped, die cut and then popped up.  The little tiny leaves are die cut from gold  and tucked in.  The sentiment is popped up.  A bit of grunge in the background and some gold twine.

Woke up way too early this morning, but can't go back to sleep so I guess I will get started on my day.  I need to get a batch of birthday cards made for the church, so I think I'll work on that today. 

Enjoy your day!

The card - The background is embossed on the top part, leaving the bottom plain.  The small decorative square is a printed piece (Alexandra-Rente) matted on a die cut square and popped up.  I added some ribbon and the sentiment - super easy!

A few chores this morning and then I can relax and enjoy the knitting group this afternoon! 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background panel is embossed.  The leaves and sentiment are stamped directly on the smaller panel.  The flower is stamped in black, overstamped with a grunge stamp for color, cut out and popped up.

Had great plans for yesterday but only got half done.  (I mowed the lawn, but didn't get the house cleaned.)   But, I did get some stamping done!  Today I need to get the stamping mess cleaned up and then I have a new project I want to start. It's a Swedish Weaving project and I'm excited because I haven't done any for quite a while.  The materials I ordered for the project just came, so now I'm anxious to get started!!!   Looking forward to an evening of stitching with friends! 

Have an awesome day!

The card - I die cut the leaf  (SU) from the background piece, then die cut another leaf from patterned paper and put the patterned paper leaf in the opening on the panel.  The smaller leaf is die cut and popped up on the edge of the sentiment.  Some added grunge on the background.

Can you believe it's September?   I am so not ready for summer to end.  (well, maybe I'm a little tired of the hundred degree temps) - it's getting dark so much earlier already...ugh!  I actually love fall - the colors, the cooler temps, the decorations - but the pessimist in me knows that winter is coming after fall - ugh!  I'm going to try and just enjoy the fall this year and not think about the coming winter!!!!  LOL - that's a hard one!

Have a terrific day!