Saturday Quote........for sure!  Happens frequently!

'Grandma time' with Ethan again today.  Mostly because Jeff is going to come and take out some very old bushes I have in the yard.  It's going to look a bit bare for awhile because I have no idea what's going to replace them.  But, that's the job for today!

Have a terrific day!

The card - more new flowers!  The smaller panel has a piece of vellum cut a bit smaller and attached to the panel.  (it doesn't show up well in the photo).  The flowers and leaves are die cut from patterned paper and popped up on top of the vellum layer.  
Add a sentiment strip at the bottom and a bit of bling.

Not sure what is happening today.  Hudson was supposed to have a his own 'Grandma day' today.  But Ethan was sick yesterday and spent the afternoon yesterday sleeping on my lap.  So, I'm not sure if both boys are going to be here today or not.  It's  wait and see I guess!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - played with some new stamps yesterday. (SU)    The background design is die cut.  The flowers and leaves are die cut from patterned paper.  How easy is that?  The flowers and sentiment are popped up. 

Back to the stamp room today.  Wasn't real productive yesterday, but it was fun to play with these new flowers from SU.  Maybe I'll get more done today - or not!  

Have a wonderful day! 

The card - a bit of grunge in the background and then image is stamped on the smaller die cut panel.  Flowers, leaves and stem are colored with ink and a blender brush.

Finally.....a stamping day!   Feels like it's been forever, but looking forward to a day spent in the stamp room!  

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The card - background is embossed.  Circle is die cut from patterned paper and sentiment is stamped directly on the circle.  The stems are die cut and there is some added silver string.  Pretty darn easy!

A bit of cleaning up this morning and then a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  That's all.

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The card - used a really old stamp that I found - background is stamped with a variety of soft color using a watercolor effect background stamp.  Then I just stamped the image in black.  Added a sentiment.  Super easy!

It's been a fun and busy weekend!   But it's back to normal today - my company is leaving this morning and it's a 'Grandma day' with Ethan.  

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Saturday Quote - isn't that the truth? :)

Had an unexpected overnight with Hudson last night which was fun!  Went to dinner with friends, came home and watched a movie and stayed up way too late :)  But such fun!  Today is getting a bit of prep done for my son's birthday dinner tomorrow night.  And this afternoon a big graduation party for a special friend!  Lots of weekend fun!

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The card - a simple card using patterned paper.  Background is embossed.  Smaller panel of patterned paper is matted and popped up.  Sentiment piece is die cut and popped up.  A bit of added ribbon.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' with Hudson today since there is no school.  Not sure what else is going on today!  

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The card - background is embossed.  Frame and leaves are die cut.  Butterfly is die cut from a piece of patterned paper.  

My company has arrived.  Have no idea what the plan is for the day.  Looking forward to Hudson's first musical concert at school tonight!  

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The card - background has a piece of patterned paper in the center.  Flower image is stamped on a smaller die cut panel, matted and popped up.  Add a sentiment and some twine.  Easy!

Time to get the house cleaned.  Have company from out of town arriving tonight so I must get sheets on the spare bed!  

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The card - trying to use up some of the gazillion pieces of patterned paper that I have!  The background has different strips of paper, leaving a white space in part.  The peaches and blossoms are cut from pattern paper and popped up.  

Need to mow the lawn this morning and a few other chores, a haircut and then a relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a terrific day!

The card - circles, splotches and a sentiment - how easy is that.  A good 'guy card'.  

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  That's all.

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!  I have a few chores to do this morning - I have out of town company coming later this week and I need to do a bit of reorganizing in the guest room!  (I need to at least put some sheets on the bed lol!)   Looking forward to dinner out with my family later today!   

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Saturday Quote......so many answers to this one!  Let's do a craft response and a non-craft response.  Mine would be 'stamps' and 'flip flops'.  What about you???

Need to finish my closet this morning.  (WAY too many flip flops!)  Then a bit of 'Grandma time' this afternoon with Ethan.   Yay!

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The card - flowers (from Altenew) are stamped, die cut and popped up.  (I used the Stamparatus for the flowers and leaves since there is several layers of stamping)  Background has an added strip of patterned paper with a border of black.  

Since the temps are supposed to jump back up to the 80's I think it's time to dig out the short sleeve shirts and the flip flops.  Also need to mow the lawn.  Sounds like enough to keep me busy today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - I die cut an oval out of the top white panel and then attached it to the dark purple mat.  The tulips are stamped on a smaller oval and attached to the inside of the frame.  

Errands this morning and then I'm hoping to get back to work on this months card class projects.  That's about it for today!

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The card - patterned paper, floral die cut, some bling  and a stamped sentiment.  Super simple.

Planning on spending the day in the stamp room.  Hoping to be super productive!  

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The card - Small panel is die cut.  Flower images is stamped, die cut and popped up.  There is a matching die cut behind the small panel on two corners.

Chores this morning.  Looking forward to an afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Images are stamped directly on the small panel and then matted with gold.  Quick and easy!

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

Project Sunday......finally!  I finished another pair of socks!

Looking forward to a day of stamping with my friend Karen today!  Hoping to be productive, but just having some adult conversation will be awesome!  LOL.

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Saturday Quote......LOL

'Grandma time' today with Hudson and Ethan with the bonus of overnight!  Good times ahead!

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The card - I stamped the leaves on the background and then embossed the panel.  The butterflies are die cut from patterned paper.  The sentiment is stamped and then die cut.  

The flowers are all planted....now we hope they grow!  I seem to have more than usual this year.  Today is catch up day - laundry, grocery store - all that fun stuff!  

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The card - just a simple black and white.  The smaller panel is embossed and matted on patterned paper.  Butterfly is stamped, cut out and popped up.

Planting flowers today.  This is a bit early for me, but the weather reports are not showing any more freezing temps, so I'm going to go for it and hope for the best!

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The card - background is patterned paper at the bottom with a strip of plain cardstock at the top and bottom.  Leaves in the back are die cut, leaves on top are stamped, then die cut and popped up.  Sentiment piece is stamped and die cut.

Yard work day.  At least that's my plan.  Want to get the pots ready for flowers and the summer yard decor out.  That's all for today!

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The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is die cut.  Flower piece is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add a sentiment, some ribbon and a bit of bling.

Chores this morning and then an afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Class tonight.  A full day!

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The card - background is a script stamp.  Leaves and sentiment piece are die cut.  Easy peasy!

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  That's all.

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - the ladies in my Needle Keepers group are all so talented!  This quilt was done by Karen - isn't it awesome?  

Not too sure what my plan is for today. I have several things I want/need to do.  I need to pick one of them :)

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Saturday Quote - can't tell you how many times I've done that!  LOL.

Some extra 'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  I hope it gets warm enough to spend some time outside!  My body is having a hard time dealing with 80 degrees one day and 40 the next!  :)  But, that's spring in Colorado!  

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The card - background panel is embossed.  I die cut the rectangle out of the panel and then used a piece of patterned paper behind the opening.  The leafy stem is die cut.  Pretty darn easy!

I'm on school taxi duty this morning.  Jeff is playing in a golf tournament so I will go out and hang out with Hudson until it's time for school.  Yay!  Then I'm thinking I'll come home and maybe get some stamping done.  The stuff has been on the table for several days, but I keep getting sidetracked with other stuff.  Maybe today I can actually get something done :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Circle is die cut from patterned paper.  Flower is die cut.  Sentiment is stamped on a seperate piece, cut out and popped up.  Easy peasy!

Yard work day.  Time to mow the lawn and do some weed control!

Have a great day!

The card - background piece is embossed with a strip of patterned paper at the bottom.  Leaves and flowers are die cut.  Super easy!

I find myself with a totally free day! Hmmm....what shall I do?   I'm trying to choose between running errands or spending the day stamping.  I'll work on making that decision while having a bit more caffeine.  

Have a terrific day!

The card - I stamped the flowers randomly on the background piece and then once more on a seperate piece.  I die cut the seperate piece into a circle and added some white to the flower petals and a bit of green to the leaves.  The circle and the sentiment piece are popped up.

I thought there was some chores I wanted to get done this morning, but for the life of me I can't remember what they were.  Good grief!  Oh well!  Looking forward to an afternoon with the Needle Keepers.

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Circle is die cut.  Piece behind the circle is die cut.  Flowers, leaves are stamped and then die cut and popped up.

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

Saturday Quote......so true!

A bit of Grandma time with the boys this morning and then I have a few chores I want to get done before tomorrow.  (I should have made a list because right at the moment I can't remember what they were lol)   

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The card - some grunge in the background with die cut butterflies and a sentiment.  Simple and easy!

Time to do some yard work!  That must mean it is officially spring!   Yay!     Looking forward to dinner and crafting tonight with my friend Emily!

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The card - background piece is embossed.  Smaller panel is die cut.  Flower and leaves are both die cut.  Added a sentiment and some ribbon.  Super easy!

Stamping day today - time to get class stuff done!  That's all that's on my list for today!

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The card - script background stamp, patterned paper, leaf die cuts, a bit of string and a sentiment stamped on a piece of patterned paper.  Easy peasy!

Cooking a birthday dinner for a friend tonight and that means a trip to the grocery store this morning.  That's about it for today, although I need to start thinking about projects for class next week!

Have a great day!

The card - the background is stamped with a script stamp, some leaves and some grunge.  The butterfly is die cut from patterned paper.  Super easy!

Just as I thought it was about time to dig out the short sleeve shirts and the flip flops I wake up to....snow!  Cold, blowing and wet snow!  Yuk!   So, I'm going to turn up the heat, put on a sweatshirt and get some household  chores done this morning!   Looking forward to an afternoon with the Needle Keepers!

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut and matted.  Tulip is stamped directly on the die cut panel.  Sentiment is stamped and die cut and popped up.  Added a few splotches and some bling.

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday ......

Looking forward to a day of stamping with my friend Karen.  It feels like it's been forever, will I remember how to stamp?  Lol!   

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Saturday Quote....

Hudson is off to a birthday party today so I get some extra 'Grandma time' with Ethan.  Yay!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background panel is embossed.  Smaller panel is die cut with a seperate piece for the insert.  The image is stamped once on the small insert and then again on a seperate piece.  On the seperate piece I colored the flowers and leaves just a bit and then cut the flower image out and popped it up on top of the small insert piece.

Need to get the kids ready for school/daycare,  deliver them and then my day is free until I have to pick Jeff up at the airport later this afternoon!   No big plans, just a day to regroup I guess.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background panel is embossed.  Striped piece is patterned paper.  Flower and leaves (Altenew) are stamped, die cut and popped up.  Sentiment is stamped, punched out and popped up.

What a fun day we had yesterday!  Lunch at Davetos, shopping at the new Hobby Lobby in Montrose - which is bigger than ours and still has that 'new smell'!  Found some paper, die cuts and even a stamp that I just had to have :)  It was a great day!  Today it's school taxi this morning, errands and then some free time before I pick the boys up from school and then they're spending the night!  

Have a terrific day!

The card - The background panel is die cut, embossed and then popped up on a colored panel.  The small image is cut out from a piece of patterned paper, matted and popped up.  Super easy!  

Taxi duty to school this morning and then......off on an adventure with my friend Judy!  Celebrating her birthday -  going to Delta/Montrose for lunch and then some shopping.  Woohoo!  It's been too long!  Looking forward to a great day!

Enjoy your day!

The card - background panel is embossed.  The leaves and white flowers are die cut.  The small yellow flowers are stamped, then die cut.  The 'happy' is die cut, and the 'birthday' is stamped and then cut out and popped up.  

Since Jeff is on his annual Las Vegas golf trip I'm on delivering Hudson to school duty this week.  Sara has to leave for work before time to take Hudson to school, so I will go out and hang out for awhile 'til it's time for school.  Looking forward to an afternoon with the Needle Keepers today!

Have a great day!

The card - images are all stamped in black.  I added just a bit of color to the flowers.  I stamped some grunge here and there and then embossed the background panel.  The 'tickets' at the bottom were stamped, cut out and scrunched up.  

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  That's all.

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday - signs of spring from our walk on Main Street yesterday!

A free day - thinking I should trim my rose bushes and probably take a gander at cleaning some junk out of the shed.    

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Saturday Quote - I've been way too 'selective' lately.lol

Some extra 'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  Sounds good to me!

Have a great day!

The card - the sentiment is stamped first, then the card front is embossed.  Added a bit of bling and a strip of patterned paper.  Easy Peasy!

Not sure what I'm doing today.  Need to post the orders from last night - it was a great party and lots of fun!  I've missed doing in-person parties since Covid!  

Have a great day!