The card - background arch shape is die cut and embossed..  Butterfly is die cut from patterned paper.  Sentiment is stamped before the piece is embossed.  Add some bling.

Meeting a friend for breakfast this morning.  That's my only plan for the day so far, but hopefully I'll find some way to be productive this afternoon :)  Or not!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - the background is patterned paper that is embossed.  The circle is stamped and then die cut.  The flower image is stamped, colored, die cut and popped up.  Add some ribbon and bling.

Chores this morning, Needle Keepers this afternoon and class tonight.  A busy day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Butterfly is die cut (back piece is cut from patterned paper, top is cut from black.)  Add some bling and a sentiment.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - Karen brought this finished project to Needle Keepers for show and tell last week.  She does fabulous work!

Planning on doing some rearranging in the stamp room today.  Some stuff needs to be cleaned out and I'm going to try moving some stuff around - we'll see how it works!  

Have a great day!

Saturday Quote........so true:)

Planned on running a few errands this morning but it's drizzling rain, wet and cold and supposed to snow!  Yuk!  Might not be a good day to run errands!  Maybe I can find a way to be productive at home :)

Have a great day!  

The card - background is embossed.  Sentiment is stamped before piece is embossed.  Hearts are die cut.  Add some twine.   Pretty darn easy!

No big plans today.  I kind of lost my motivation yesterday afternoon so didn't get as much done as I had planned.  That means I should get  back to the stamp room today so I can finish getting class projects together :)  

Happy Valentine's Day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Hearts are die cut.  Sentiment piece is die cut and popped up.  Add some ribbon.

I was very productive yesterday - yay!  Off to get a hair cut this morning and then run a few errands.  After that I need to work on finishing up the class projects for next week.  Plenty to keep me busy today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background has a piece of patterned paper down the side.  Flower image is stamped, colored and die cut.  Sentiment piece is die cut. and popped up.  Add some ribbon.

The house is clean (more or less) and the laundry is done so I'm  planning on working on some sewing projects today.   

Have a wonderful day!

The card - sentiment is stamped on the background panel and then the panel is embossed.  The hearts are die cut.  Add some bling and ribbon.

Chores this morning and then I can relax and enjoy an afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Just a regular Tuesday :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - layers of patterned paper with a die cut heart.  Sentiment is stamped and die cut.  Add some gold twine.

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  That's all.  (We had a great weekend and the super bowl was fun!)

Have a terrific day!

Photo Sunday - spending some time at the park.

A quiet morning at home with the boys and then this afternoon we'll head to their house to watch the Super Bowl with the family.  

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Saturday Quote........yep, sometimes it works just like that!

Errands this morning  and then the boys will be arriving this afternoon for a sleepover.  Yay!  Looking forward to a fun weekend!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - embossed background, patterned paper and die cut hearts.  Add some gold string and some heart bling.  Super easy!

The day is up for grabs.  Haven't quite figured out which direction I'm going today:)   There's always things to do, just have to figure out what I'm in the mood for!  

Have a great day!

The card - background panel is embossed and matted.  The flower image is stamped, colored with copics, die cut and then popped up.  Add a sentiment in the corner, some bling and some ribbon.

Haven't quite decided what to work on today.  Stamping, stitching and/or sewing are all possibilities.  I'll figure it out eventually :)

Have a great day!

The card - background is stamped randomly with xoxo.  Hearts are die cut out of a variety of colors and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some heart bling.

I didn't get quite as much done on Sunday as I had hoped to, so today is going to be spent in the stamp room.  I need to start thinking about this month's card class projects :)

Have a terrific day!

The card - playing with a new butterfly stamp set!  The background is embossed.  The butterflies are die cut and then sponged around the edge.  Add a sentiment and some bling.

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

Have a great day!

The card - The background is matted white cardstock with a piece of patterned paper at the bottom.  The flower image is stamped with versamark and heat embossed with white.  Add some black twine and bling.  

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

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday - our Needle Keepers group!  I love Tuesday afternoons with these ladies!

Looking forward to a day of stamping with my friend Karen today!  

Have a great day!

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

Goodness, January went by kind of fast.  It's already February which means it's time to change up some decorations.  Going to put away the snowmen and put up some Valentine's stuff.  That's my goal for the day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Small panel is die cut from patterned paper.  Flower image is die cut and is popped up.  Add some matching ribbon.

Working on odds and ends today.   (which actually means I haven't figured out a plan for the day yet :)  I'm sure something will occur to me eventually.  Looking forward to dinner with a friend tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut and is popped up.  Leaves are stamped directly on the die cut panel.  Flowers are stamped, punched out and popped up.  Add some bling and ribbon.

I didn't even get started on my sewing projects yesterday.  The sun was shining and it was almost warm, just couldn't stay in the house - went and did errands instead.  Now today I am going to stay home and hopefully get motivated to work on my sewing projects!  That's the plan anyway :)

Have a terrific day!

The card - playing with some new paper.  Background is embossed with a strip of patterned paper at the bottom.  Small frame is made by using two square die cuts together.  Frame is popped up.  Add a sentiment and a dragonfly trinket.

Have some sewing I want to do so I think that's going to be my project for today.   At least that's my plan so far - it's always subject to change :)

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Circles are die cut.  Sentiment is stamped and heat embossed.  Leaves are stamped, cut out and popped up.  Add a few speckles in the background and some bling.

Chores this morning, looking forward to Needle Keepers this afternoon.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed with a smaller panel of patterned paper.  Hearts are die cut from patterned paper and then popped up.   Sentiment is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some gold twine.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - a couple of towels I did for a birthday gift.  The color didn't photograph too well, the stems are green while the flowers are a dark gold.  

Back to the stamp room today.  I wasn't terribly productive yesterday, but did get a few cards made. Maybe I can do better today :)

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......

Off to do a few errands soon and then ?  I'm thinking it's a good stampin' day!  (unless something better comes along :)

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is embossed with added strips of color on the side.  Flowers and leaves are all die cut.  The flowers are sponged in the center and are popped up.  Add some bling.

Not much happening today.  But we are celebrating a couple friend's birthdays tonight so I do need to do some meal prep later.  Looking forward to a fun evening!

Have a wonderful day.

The card - background is embossed.  The leafy stem in the background is die cut.  The flowers and stems are are stamped, colored with copics, die cut and then popped up.  The sentiment is also stamped, die cut and popped up.

Stamping with a friend today - she wants some help making cards, so that's what we'll do!   

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is embossed.  Sentiment is stamped on smaller panel before embossing.  Flowers and leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some ribbon and a bit of bling.

A free day!  No idea what I'm doing.  I'll probably think of something, but an R & R day doesn't sound too bad :)

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Tags are die cut  - top tag is die cut from patterned paper with stamped image.  Sentiment is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some twine and bling. 

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

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background of square is embossed.  Heart is die cut from patterned paper.   Flowers and leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some twine and some heart bling.

No kiddos today.  Jeff & Sara both have the day off.  But I've been invited to dinner at their house, so looking forward to that tonight.  In the meantime I need to clean up the mess I made in the stamp room yesterday :)

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - got a bit of stitching and sewing done last week.  

The day got away from me yesterday and I didn't get much of anything done.  (except I took a nice long nap in the afternoon 😄)  Maybe I can do better today :)  Headed to the stamp room to do some stamping.  

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.......

Not sure what I'm doing today.  Need some caffeine before I can make any decisions :)   Have plenty to do, just not very motivated today!  But, it's still early so hopefully something will sound appealing!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed with another piece of embossed cardstock across the center.  Leaves are stamped and then punched out.  Add some ribbon, twine and bling.

Off on a short road trip with a friend.  Need a change of scenery for  day:)  Looking forward to a fun day!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is patterned paper.  Flowers are die cut.  Add some bling and ribbon.  Easy peasy!

Thinking of trying to do some cleaning out and rearranging in the stamp room.  Not sure I'm ready to tackle that job, but I think I might give it a try! 

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is also embossed, matted and popped up.  Background stem is stamped on the panel, leafy stem in front is die cut.  

Today is up for grabs.  Haven't decided whether to get some more stitching done or work on card class projects.  I'll figure it out soon!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - ready for some Valentine stuff?  The background is two pieces of patterned paper.  The hearts are all die cut and are popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment, some twine and some heart bling.

Time to do a bit of cleaning - with the boys here during winter break cleaning wasn't high on the list of things to do :)  So, this morning I should try to get a bit of cleaning done and then I can enjoy the afternoon doing some stitching with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed with a strip of patterned paper on the side.  Flower image is stamped, colored, die cut and popped up.  Add some ribbon and some bling.

Looking forward to 'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  It's been too quiet around here the last few days :)  

Have a great day!

Project Sunday......this is a Reading Pillow I made for our gift exchange at Needle Keepers.  The bottom front piece is a pocket to hold your book, bookmarks, reading glasses, etc. 

Didn't get any sewing done yesterday but that's my plan for today.  I'll watch the Bronco game and keep my fingers crossed for them.  It's been a long while since we've made it to a playoff game:)

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.......yep, I think it's time to do some cleaning out in the stamp room!  One day soon!

Yesterday kind of got away from me without getting much done.  I kept getting sidetracked.  Today I'm going to try and focus - need to dig out the sewing machine today and work on some  projects that need to be done soon!   Wish me luck! 😂

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper with a strip of embossed gold down the center.  Flowers are stamped on the square matted piece with ribbon added at the bottom.

I was very productive in the stamp room the last two days - yay!   Now it's time to switch gears, maybe do some stitching or work on some sewing projects.  I'll figure it out after I've had more caffeine :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a wintry thank you .  I stamped the sentiment on the background piece of patterned paper, die cut the rectangle and then popped it up in the open space.  Super easy!

Back to the stamp room today.  I was fairly productive yesterday once I got back from doing errands.  Yay!  Hopefully I can keep the momentum going today:)

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Circles are die cut.  Flower image is stamped on die cut circle.

Winter break is over, boys are back in school.  And now???   I have a lot of free time and no plan yet.  I do have some projects I need to finish so I'm going to start with those.  Today I need to do a couple of errands and laundry and hopefully get myself organized for the rest of the week :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is a piece of patterned paper.  I added the stamped trees on the left and the stamped sentiment on the bottom right.  Easy peasy!

One last Christmas celebration today.  The Needle Keepers were busy during the holidays so we decided to hold our celebration when everyone could be here.  So, today is the day!  Looking forward to a fun afternoon!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Trees are stamped and die cut.  Thank you is die cut.

Another 'Grandma day'.  Going bowling this afternoon - it will be Ethan's first time.  Looking forward to a fun day!

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday......  (it doesn't matter how many times we go to the Lego store, Ethan always wants to have his picture taken there :)

Looking forward to an entire day of stamping with my friend Karen.  Hoping to be productive, but just enjoying some adult conversation today will be a treat!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......

A little free time this morning.  I think I might try to get some stamping done.  Then I'm off to meet a friend for lunch and maybe some shopping or a movie. Sounds good to me!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Trees are stamped directly on the patterned paper.  Add a stamped sentiment and some twine.  Easy peasy!

Another day of 'Grandma time' with Hudson.  Then a nice relaxing dinner out with a friend tonight.   

Have a wonderful day!

The card - Small panel is embossed and popped up.  Snowflakes are die cut.  Add a sentiment and a bit of bling.

'Grandma time' with just Hudson today.  Ethan goes back to preschool today but Hudson has a few more days of winter break.  

Have a wonderful day!

Getting ready for our annual New Year's Day dinner.    Spending time with family and friends is always my "happy place'.  Enjoy your day!

Happy New Year!