The card - had some fun playing with some new stamp sets  yesterday.    The background is embossed on the smaller panel.  The leaves are die cut, the sentiment is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add a bit of bling.  An easy one.

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

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday - two of my favorite guys!

Had a wonderful day yesterday - spent the entire day with Hudson and Ethan and then the rest of the family joined us for dinner!  It was a great birthday day!

Today I plan on spending the day stamping - and maybe doing a bit of laundry and mowing the lawn.  

Have a great day!  

Saturday Quote......

Spending the day with Hudson and Ethan and then the family is taking me out for dinner tonight to celebrate my birthday.  I'm old, but darn lucky to have such a great family!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - some strips of patterned paper and some die cut flowers.  Add a sentiment and a bit of bling.  Super easy!

More 'Grandma time' with Hudson.  We're having a great week!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is embossed.  Leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up.  Circle is a metal ring.  Add some ribbon and a bit of bling.

Another 'Grandma day' with Hudson.  No idea what we're doing today.  We really need to make some plans and have more of a schedule  - or not! :)

Have a great day!

The card -smaller panel is embossed.  Flower and leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up on the smaller panel.  A strip of patterned paper is added across the bottom along with a die cut sentiment piece and some ribbon.  A bit of bling to finish.

Some 'Grandma time' with Hudson today.  No big plans, playing it by ear.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  small square is die cut from patterned paper.  The butterfly is stamped on patterned paper and then die and popped up.  Add some gold twine and a few pieces of bling.

Moving slow this morning, but need to mow the lawn and do a few other chores.  Then I can relax and enjoy an afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flowers and leaves are stamped on the center panel.  I inked the flowers with a sponge dauber.  Add a sentiment, some bling and a bit of matching card stock.

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

Have a great day!

Sunday Photo - Hudson and I were quite productive with our tie dying this week!  

It's time to get productive in the stamp room!  Couldn't quite get in the groove yesterday - hoping it all works better today!  

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote....

After Jeff picks up the boys (they spent the night) I have plans to spend some time in the stamp room.  Hoping to be productive :)

Have a great day!

The card - flower is stamped on the panel on the right.  The other pieces are strips of patterned paper added on the right.   Super easy!

The boys and I are meeting some friends for breakfast and play at McD's this morning.  Not sure what the rest of the day will bring!  

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is sponged lightly with some added speckles.  The flower is stamped directly on the smaller panel.  The sentiment is stamped, doe cut and popped up.  Add some matching bling.

More 'Grandma time' with Hudson.  A few chores this morning and then we have a couple more shirts to tie dye.  Games and puzzles await too!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Small panel is die cut and popped up.  I die cut the flower in green and then in white and combined the two.  I sponged the center of the flower.  Add a sentiment and some twine.  

'Grandma time' with Hudson.  I think that doing some tie dying is on the agenda today!  

Have a great day!

The card - no stamping on this one.  background is a piece of embossed cardstock with a piece of patterned paper tucked under the edge.  Tag and butterfly are both die cut.  The flower piece is die cut and tucked behind the tag.  Add some twine and a bit of bling.

And it's Tuesday - yay!  Time for some adult conversation and a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is pieces of patterned paper.  Flowers are die cut, sponged in the center and popped up.  Leaves are stamped and then die cut.  Add some ribbon and a sentiment.

'Grandma time' with Ethan.  We're starting another session of KinderMusik today!  

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - my roses are blooming!

Lazy morning - Ethan spent the night so we're just hanging out this morning.  I will mow the lawn after Jeff picks him up and then I hope to spend some time in the stamp room.

Have a terrific day!

Saturday Quote......

Some extra 'Grandma time' with Ethan today while Hudson goes to a birthday party.  Yay!

Have a great day!

The card - top layer is a die cut.  Patterned paper was die cut the same, then filled in spaces in the center.  (sorry, can't figure out how to explain that any better ).

Another day of 'Grandma time' with Hudson.  Not sure what our plans are today - going with the flow today I guess!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - layers of patterned paper.  Images are stamped directly on the paper.  Add some ribbon and a little metal dragonfly.   Easy peasy!  

Another day of 'Grandma time' with Hudson.  He reminded me yesterday that today is the first day of my 'birthday month'.  So true!  So, that calls for going to get ice cream for sure!  :)   And then a couple of friends are taking me out for an early birthday dinner tonight!  Yep, a good start to my 'birthday month'.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  I made a frame with 2 square dies and put a plain piece of cardstock behind it with the sentiment.  The flower is stamped on patterned paper,  heat embossed with white, die cut and popped up.  Leaves were die cut from patterned paper.

'Grandma time' with Hudson today.  Going to the library and who knows what else.  We need to come up with some kind of a schedule - I'm not always good at winging it!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed with a piece of patterned paper on the left.  Flowers and leaves are stamped, die cut and then popped up.  Tag is die cut and popped up also.

And it's Tuesday which means the regular schedule - chores (have to mow the lawn this morning), and then some fun adult time with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a great day!

The card - just some pretty patterned paper that I embossed for the background.  Leaves are die cut.  Some strips of card stock, twine and a sentiment.  Easy!

Off on a picnic today. Looking forward to some fun family time!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Memorial Day!

Sunday Photo - my friend Sandy gave me this quilt that she finished at Needle Keepers last week.  Isn't it beautiful?  It is a perfect summery addition to my table!

I think I might get to spend some time in the stamp room today.  Looking forward to going to a friends for dinner tonight!  Sounds like a good day to me!

Have a great day!  Hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend!

Saturday Quote......

Hudson is going to a birthday party this afternoon so I get some extra 'Grandma time' with Ethan.  Yay!  That's all!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - images are stamped on the smaller panel.  (I inked the flower stamp with a sponge dauber so the stem and flowers were different colors).  Add a bit of bling and some twine.

One more day of 'Grandma time' with Hudson.  Errands to do this morning and then?   I'm sure we can come up with something.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is strips of patterned paper.  Flowers were stamped, heat embossed and die cut from patterned paper.  Green leaves were die cut from patterned paper and white leaves were die cut from white card stock.  Add a bit of bling and a sentiment.

Another 'Grandma day' with Hudson.  Have to hang around the house because they are delivering my new dryer today and I have no idea what time that will be.  So, a little yard work this morning and maybe some games and puzzles this afternoon.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is a piece of patterned paper attached at an angle.  The flowers and leaves are stamped on the smaller panel.  Add some ribbon and a sentiment.  Super easy!

First day of summer break!  Hudson will be with me on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week for the summer.  We're starting with a movie today.  The rest of the day is up for grabs!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed (I love this new embossing folder from SU).  The two thin frames are die cut. The flower is die cut from green and white, then I used the green stem and the white flower.  I sponged the center of the flower.  

Chores this morning, then a nice afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Just a regular Tuesday!  Today is the last day of school though, so I'm picking Hudson up at school and we're going to get a 'last day of school' ice cream!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is two pieces of embossed cardstock.  Smaller square is patterned paper.  Leaves are die cut from patterned paper.  Sentiment is stamped and die cut.  Add some bling.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - finally finished another wool applique sample.  

Looking forward to spending the day stamping with my friend Karen!  Yay!  

Have a great day!

Saturday Quote........

No clue what I'm doing today.  I have a few more things I need to clean out and of course I can always do some stamping, or stitching or knitting.  But, I guess I need a bit more caffeine because nothing is really sounding enticing yet!  I'll figure something out at some point I guess - or maybe I'll just be lazy today!   (my ducks are definitely not in a row today!  LOL)

Have a terrific day!

The card - the leaves and the sentiment are stamped on the white background piece.  The flowers were stamped on a separate piece, punched out and then popped up.  The bottom of the background is two strips of patterned paper.  Add some ribbon and some bling for flower centers.

I got more cupboards cleaned out and rearranged yesterday AND took a load of stuff to Goodwill.  Plus filled up the trash cans with  junk.!  Yay for me!  Have a few more things to go through in the garage but I am definitely making progress!  Woohoo!  Today I need to take my car for an oil change and then do some work on some wool applique.  

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - embossed background, patterned paper, die cut square.  Flowers and leaves are die cut and popped up (new from SU) .  I sponged the center of the flowers.  

I got some stamping done yesterday, so today I'm back to work on cleaning out some more cupboards.  Today's job is the utility room.  Lots of cupboards and lots of stuff to go through!  It's going to be an all day job!

Have a great day!  

The card - background is embossed.  Piece down the left side is patterned paper with a strip of gold down each side.  Flower piece is die cut.  Sentiment piece is die cut and popped up.  

My last three days before school is out and my summer schedule begins.  I need to take advantage of the next few days and try to be productive.  I'm planning on stamping today.  It feels like it's been forever since I've had a stamping day so hopefully I can get in the groove!  

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - just some pretty patterned paper with an added sentiment and some twine.  Easy peasy!

Chores this morning and then a nice afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Class tonight. 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - (it's graduation week here!)   the background is embossed.  The sentiment is stamped at the bottom.  Added some punched stars and strips of paper.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Looking forward to a nice relaxing day and dinner with the family tonight!

Have a great day!

Saturday Quote.......

Busy day - Grandma time with both boys while Jeff is out playing golf.  Then we're doing Jeff's birthday dinner tonight.  His birthday is actually Monday, but Sara always works late on Monday so we decided to celebrate tonight.  So, the boys and I will spend the day getting ready to party!!!!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - die cuts on patterned paper.  Super simple!

No school today, so a Grandma day with Hudson.  Yay!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just using some patterned paper mixed with solid colored cardstock.  I cut out a separate flower and leaves and popped them  up on the top panel - it's a bit hard to see in the photo.  

A birthday lunch here today.  (not mine)   Looking forward to some relaxing conversation and time spent with friends!  Later today I need to finish up the class stuff I started yesterday.  

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - background is sponged with added speckles.  Strip down left side is embossed, striped strip is patterned paper.  Flower and leaves are stamped, cut out and then popped up.  Add a sentiment and some bling.

I need to take a break from cleaning out closets and spend some time in the stamp room.  Class is coming up next week and today is my only free day this week.  That means I need to get my act together and get the class projects done today!  No pressure!  

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - background is patterned paper.  Hat and 'congrats' are die cuts.  'You did it' is stamped below the 'congrats'.  

Hoping to get some chores done this morning and then a nice relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Just a regular Tuesday!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Center is die cut with patterned paper behind the cut out part.  Flower and leaves are die cut from patterned paper.  Add a sentiment and a bit of bling.

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

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday - always look forward to spring and the peach blossoms!  Best peaches ever are grown just up the road in Palisade, Colorado!

Time to mow the lawn and then back to cleaning out closets.  Didn't get much done yesterday because I had a last minute invitation to lunch and then shopping - much more fun than doing chores!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote:   yep, that's pretty much the way it goes here!  😂

Haven't quite figured out my plan for the day yet.  So many choices!  I'll figure it out soon, I hope!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a little monochromatic.  The smaller panel is stamped with the sentiment and then embossed.  Ginko leaves are die cut.  Add just a bit of bling.  Super easy!

Ready to plant flowers!  Got more done yesterday than I expected and even had time to go buy the flowers.  They're sitting on the porch ready to put in the pots.  That's today's job!  

Have a great day!  

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is decorated with die cut shapes, a sentiment and just a touch o bling.  A good 'guy card'.

Breakfast with a friend this morning.  And then......I think it's time to begin planting flowers -  woohoo!  But, today I just need to go buy potting soil.  Was hoping to get the dirt in the planters today, but it's supposed to rain.  Guess I'll have to play it by ear!  I'm so ready to add some flowers to the yard!!!!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flowers are die cut from patterned paper and popped up.  The green leaves are stamped directly on the background and the white leaves are die cut.  Add a bit of grunge in the background, a sentiment and some bling in the flower centers.

Odds and ends today.  I'm on a mission to finish cleaning up the mess in the garage - hopefully I can finish that up today!   That's the plan anyway :)

Have a great day!

The card - embossed background, washi tape and die cuts.  Easy peasy!

Chores this morning and then a relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Yay!

Have a terrific day!

The card - background has a piece of patterned paper on the left side.  There are some gold pieces in the paper so I added a gold strip along the edge and the die cut leaves are cut from gold.  The sentiment is die cut.  

'Grandma day' with Ethan.  That's all.

Have a terrific day!