The card - the wreath is heat embossed with silver.  The bow is die cut from silver.  Add some bling to the wreath.  The sentiment is also heat embossed with silver.  

Chores this morning and then a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Tonight it's dinner with a friend.  Sounds like a good day to me!

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  I sponged the center of the smaller panel, matted with silver.  The trees are die cut and popped up.  

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

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday.....

A whole day of stamping with my friend Karen.  Woohoo!  It's going to be a great day!

Enjoy YOUR day!

Saturday Quote......good advice :)

A totally free day.  Hmmmm......how did that happen?  (I hope I'm not forgetting something important!)   I think I'll spend some time in the stamp room to start.  Then who knows.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - I stamped the trees in the background and then embossed the entire panel.  The larger trees are die cut.  The 'noel' is die cut letters attached to a piece of vellum.  

Not sure what I'm doing today.  Need to make more peanut brittle and wrap some gifts, but not sure that's quite what I'm in the mood for!  We'll see.  Tonight I'm having dinner with a friend.   

Have a great day! 

The card - background is patterned paper.  On the smaller square the wreath is stamped with versamark and heat embossed with gold.  The 'joy' is die cut and popped up. 

Making more peanut brittle today.  And it looks like there might be some snow shoveling happening later.  Ick!  But, I have Hudson's Christmas concert tonight to look forward to - yay! 

Have a wonderful day! 

The card - the background is a piece of embossed vellum.  (It's embossed twice, once with trees, then with snow)  The green trees are die cut.  

Time to get some more peanut brittle made.  That's my goal this morning.  Looking forward to dinner with friends tonight.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Leaves and stems are stamped on a smaller panel.  Flower is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Sentiment piece is also stamped, die cut and popped up.

A few chores this morning and then a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Tonight, dinner with a friend and then we're going to check out some of the Christmas lights around town.  

Have a marvelous day!

The card - background has a strip of embossed paper on the let side.  Wreath and bow are die cut and I added some bling.  Sentiment piece is stamped, die cut and popped up.

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

Have a wonderful day! 

Project Sunday - a pillow I just finished -  the only handmade Christmas gift I made this year.

Don't really have a plan for today.  Maybe just an r & r day.  A Christmas movie, a nap or a book - or maybe all three!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote........lol - would have been true for me this year, as usual, but my friends and I decided to do 'presence' instead of 'presents'  this year.  

Nothing to do today - what???    The Christmas cards have been mailed and  my shopping is done......now what?   I really have no plan - guess I'll see what I can think of when the sun comes up and I've had a bit more caffeine  :)   

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - I added some rectangles and a piece of bling to the background to make it look like a door.  The wreath is stamped, die cut and popped up.  

A bit of cooking today and then a get together with a couple of  friends tonight.  Looking forward to a fun and relaxing evening!

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - background is patterned paper with a piece of white in the center.  Candy canes are stamped, die cut and popped up.  Pine stems are die cut.  Banner is stamped, die cut an popped up.

Off to breakfast this morning with a friend and then a trip to the grocery store. After that  I need to get some class stuff cleaned up from last night.  That's about it for today :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - pine stem,  pine cones and background snow are stamped with versamark and heat embossed with white.  'joy' is die cut twice and layered together.

Time for my annual December card class event.  Off to spend some time cooking and getting ready for that!

Have a great day!

The card - background piece is die cut and attached to a patterned piece of paper.  The holly leaves, berries and small stem are die cut.  The sentiment is stamped,  die cut and popped up.

Chores and a couple of errands this morning.  And then a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Trees in front are die cut.  Sentiment is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Easy peasy!

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

Have a terrific day!

Photo Sunday......

Looking forward to a day of stamping with my friend Karen.  Woohoo!  Will I be productive?  Who knows!  Who cares!  Just a fun day!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.......

 

And I'm off this morning to celebrate a friend's birthday.  We're starting with breakfast and then......    Who knows, but I'm sure it will be a fun day!

Have a great day!

The card - a super simple on.  The strip on the left side is just a piece of card stock that I embossed and added to the background.  The pine stem is die cut with an added bow.  Sentiment is stamped directly on the background piece.  So easy!

A few odds and ends to finish up today.  The Christmas cards are ready to mail as soon as the postage stamps get here and the class stuff is ready for next week!  I'm feeling pretty on top of things!  LOL - that will change when I realize how much more there is to do.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is stamped and heat embossed with gold.   Pine stems are die cut.  Add some ribbon and a sentiment.  

Almost finished with the Christmas cards - yay!  I'll finish those up today and then will just have to wait for my order of stamps to get them in the mail.  Whew!

Have a terrific day!

The card - circle, tree and snowflakes are all die cut.  Sentiment is stamped directly on the background piece.  Add a bow.  Easy peasy!

A free day! I need to focus on getting my Christmas cards done!  Not sure why that's been such a struggle this year.  Having a hard time deciding on what to do.  That's my goal for the day!

Have a great day!

The card - the background is a piece of embossed vellum on top of a piece of solid cardstock.  The white trees are die cut and added on top of the vellum.  Sentiment piece is stamped and then die cut.

Chores this morning - snow on the ground but not much, so hoping it melts before I have to shovel it!  Looking forward to a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a super simple one.  Background is embossed and matted with gold.  The wreath is die cut twice (one gold and one white)  Add a sentiment and a bit of bling.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - decorating the Christmas tree.

Time to finish up the Christmas decorations (Ethan & I didn't get much done yesterday :)  That's my goal for the day!  

Have a wonderful day! 

Saturday Quote........

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  Jeff and Hudson have a project they want to work on so Ethan will be helping me put up the rest of the Christmas decorations  (maybe - we'll see how that goes).   

Have a wonderful day!

The card - super simple one.  Background is embossed.  Trees are stamped on patterned paper and then the square is matted and popped up.  Add a sentiment.  

'Grandma time' with both boys today.  The plan is to get the Christmas tree up and decorated.  

Have a wonderful day!

Happy 

Thanksgiving

The card - patterned paper, die cut/embossed leaves, sentiment and some gold twine.  Easy peasy!  (much pretties in real life - the gold leaves really don't photograph well!)

A little of this and a little of that today.  No big plans.  Jeff & family are leaving for Denver today to spend Thanksgiving with Sara's family.  So I'm thinking about getting the house ready to put up Christmas decorations.  (still in the thinking stage :)   Meeting some friends for lunch, which will be a nice break.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is die cut with heat embossed (gold) sentiment.  Wheat stalks are die cut with added gold string.

'Grandma time' with Hudson today.  We didn't make any plans but I'm sure Hudson will figure out something for us to do :)   Class tonight.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Wreath is die cut.  I layered two different colors together.  Sentiment is die cut and popped up.  Add a bit of bling.

'Grandma time' with both boys today.  (no school this week, so extra time with Hudson!)  That's all!

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday- another finished wool applique.  (These are samples I am doing for my  friend who owns Wooly Lady!)  

Looking forward to a stamping day with my friend Karen.  I've finally got a plan for my Christmas cards but now I'm waiting on an embossing folder that I ordered.  (heaven forbid that I could have decided on a card using something I already had :)  But I think I can find something to stamp in the meantime!  

Have a great day!  

Saturday Quote........

Chores, a few errands and then to the craft room.  Hopefully some productive stamping and maybe even some stitching on a new wool applique project.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - tried the 'floating technique' on this one.  Rather time consuming, but fun to do.  (search for floating technique on Pinterest and you can find the directions)

Looking forward to spending some time with Hudson at school this morning - it's 'Grandparents Day'.  So, a bit of time seeing his classroom, having refreshments and enjoying recess time!  Cool!

Have a great day!

 

The card - background was sponged first, then embossed and then sanded.  Some added speckles and a sentiment.  

Errands this morning, then back to work.  Trying to get ahead and work on next months class stuff.  And no, I still haven't figured out my Christmas cards :(

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed and then sponged around the edges.  The stems are die cut.  The sentiment is die cut and is also sponged around the edges.  

I still haven't figured out what I'm doing for  my Christmas cards  - since I have a free day today, I think I better try to work on that.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stems are stamped on the background piiece with an added die cut piece at the bottom.  Add some string and a sentiment.  Super easy!

Chores this morning, a relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers and then class tonight.  A busy day.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Two smaller layers are patterned paper.  Flower piece is stamped directly on the patterned piece and the flower was stamped again on a sperate piece, cut out and popped up on top.  Add a sentiment and a bit of twine.

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

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - I think Hudson and I need to do this!  

Back to work on the class stuff today.  The projects are done but I still need to cut and bag the kits.  That's pretty much today's job!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote - very true!

Some extra 'Grandma time' with Ethan today - yay!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Stems and flowers are die cut.  Add some string and a sentiment.  Super easy!

Need to finish the class projects today.  Struggling with those this month.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper with a die cut frame over the top.  Stem is die cut.  

Time to get to work on class projects.  That's the goal for today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - Just a piece of pretty patterned paper.  The center part is die cut, matted and then replaced in the opening.  So easy!

Birthday dinner for friends tonight.  Off to make noodles and brownies and get the house cleaned up.   And to think - no more political ads - woohoo!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Circle is die cut.  Leaves are die cut/embossed from patterned paper.    Add some twine and a sentiment.  Super easy.  

Chores and a trip to the grocery store this morning.  Then a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers!  

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut and matted.  Flowers are stamped directly on die cut panel.  Add a sentiment and some twine.

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

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday - my little goblins!

It's going to be a stamping day!  Yay!  My friend Karen is spending the day and we're going to work on our Christmas cards!  I still need to figure mine out :(  Hopefully I can make at least some progress on deciding exactly what I'm going to do!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......yep, words to live by :)

And it's the start of the Christmas craft shows.  So, I'm off this morning with a friend to check a couple of them out.  That's my only plan for the day - well, maybe a nap later this afternoon :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background piece is embossed.  Next layer is patterned paper with stamped piece in the center.  Add some bling and a sentiment.  Easy peasy!

Some extra 'Grandma time' with Hudson today (no school)  Yay!  That's all.

Have a wonderful day! 

The card - background is embossed.  Circle is die cut.  Leaves and stems are stamped, die cut and popped up.  

It's raining and cold so I'm planning on a stamping day.  Really would like to figure out what I'm doing for my Christmas cards this year.  That's the plan so far for today anyway!  

Have a great day!

The card - background is a combo of patterned paper on the left and embossed cardstock on the right.  Smaller panel is embossed and matted.  Leaves are die cut and popped up.  

Lunch with a friend today.  No other plans, but I probably should try to get something accomplished before and after lunch :)

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed with some added speckles.  Leaves are die cut.  Add some twine and a sentiment.  Pretty darn easy!

A few chores this morning (laundry is on that list!) and then some relaxation time with the Needle Keepers this afternoon.

Have a wonderful day!