The card - background is embossed .  The oval is die cut with a piece of patterned paper behind.  Flowers and leaves are die cut.  I sponged the center of the flowers to add a bit of color.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some twine.

'Grandma time' with Hudson.  Needle Keepers this afternoon.  They are taking me out for a birthday dinner after stitching - it is June, which means birthday month!  Yay!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Globe is die cut.  Add a sentiment.  

No stamping yesterday..... and then the boys decided they wanted an overnight so here we are.   I need to do a bit of yard work this morning and then we can spend the day doing fun stuff (not sure what that's going to be yet :)

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - look at this wonderful pillow that my friend and fellow Needle Keeper made.  Such a happy and fun piece!  She does awesome work!

Looking forward to a day in the stamp room.  Waiting to hear if my friend is going to be able to join me!  

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.....

A day with no kids!  I have to plans to do some sewing today.  I have several finished projects that need backing, etc.  So, that's what  I plan on working on today!  

Have a wonderful day

The card - background is embossed.  Frame is die cut, sentiment is stamped on the side.  flower image is stamped, colored, die cut and popped up.  Add some ribbon.

'Grandma time' with Hudson.  Trying to think of something interesting to do - I'm running out of ideas for activities this week :).   

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The card - patterned paper, leafy die cuts and a sentiment piece.  Easy peasy!

More 'Grandma time'.  Hudson had plans to stay with his Mom today (it was supposed to be her day off) but she got called in to work so......   We need to figure out a plan for the day.  The weather is not cooperating for any outdoor activities :(  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Stems and flowers are die cut.  Add some bling, ribbon and a sentiment piece.

More' Grandma time' with Hudson today.  We're planning on working on some outdoor stuff today if the weather cooperates.  

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is a piece of patterned paper that I embossed.  The sailboat is die cut.  Add some bling and a sentiment piece.

'Grandma time' with Hudson.  Needle Keepers this afternoon.  Hudson is good at entertaining himself with reading, playing Minecraft or working on his puzzle while we're stitching :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - embossed background, patterned paper, leaf and flower die cuts and a die cut sentiment.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' with Hudson and Ethan.  That's all.

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Photo Sunday - the roses are going crazy!

No big plans today......not sure what I'm in the mood for.  Stamping?  Stitching?  Sewing?  Hopefully I'll decide on  something soon!  

Have a terrific day!

Saturday Quote.....

A couple of free days.  Oh my, it's going to be quiet!  Planning on spending the day in the stamp room - maybe I can even be productive :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Sailboat and birds are die cut.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the patterned paper, die cut the piece and then popped it up in the same place.

'Grandma time' with Hudson today.  Not sure yet what we're doing - we had a busy day yesterday, so maybe we'll just hang out and work on our puzzle in progress today.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut.  Smallest panel is sponged, flower image is stamped and colored with colored pencils.  Add some bling and some twine.

'Grandma time' with Hudson.  We'll pick Ethan up later this afternoon (Jeff's golf day :).  No big plans but thinking maybe we'll go check out the summer reading program at the library.

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The card - background is patterned paper.  Flowers and leaves are all die cut.  Add a stamped sentiment piece and some bling for small flower centers. 

Looking forward to lunch with a couple of friends today!  We've let too much time go by and we need to catch up.  Need to make a quick trip to the store for a couple of ingredients I need to make dessert :)  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Sailboat is die cut and is popped up.  I used the cloud die cut for the sentiment and it is also popped up.  The birds are stamped directly on the background.  I sponged a bit of color on the water.    (this is a new set from SU - thinking it's going to be good for 'guy cards'.)

Lots of 'Grandma time' coming up.  Hudson will be here this week and next!  This morning we have a few chores to get done (he loves to collect 'chore money' :)  This afternoon he will entertain himself while the Needle Keepers are here.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panels are die cut.  Flower image is stamped, colored with copics, die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some twine.

Getting food ready to take to Jeff & Sara's for a bbq.  Spending the day with family and friends is one of my favorite things!  

Have a terrific day!

Photo Sunday - Hudson & his buddies on the last day of school.

Haven't quite figured out a plan for the day yet.  Thinking I'll at least make a trip to the grocery store to get supplies for our bbq tomorrow.  After that.......maybe some stamping.  

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......

Looking forward to some time with a friend I haven't seen for awhile.  Lunch and then we're going to see the new Mission Impossible movie.  A good way to spend the day!!!

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The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut and matted.  Flower image is stamped and I added just a little bit of color with colored pencils.  Add some bling, twine and a sentiment.

Heading out in a few to find some donuts for breakfast - we're not even close to thinking healthy this morning :)  Not sure what we'll do today but we've got some ideas to choose from.

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The card - arches are die cut and the back one is embossed.  The front one is cut from patterned paper.  Add a stamped sentiment at the top and a bit of bling at the bottom.  Easy peasy!

More 'Grandma time'.  Hudson will be here for the day and we will be picking Ethan up later this afternoon.  They are spending the night tonight.  Ethan's turn to pick where we eat dinner so I hope it's a good one :)  

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panels are die cut.  Flower image is stamped on the panel and colored with colored pencils.  Add a die cut sentiment piece, some bling and ribbon.

School is out for Hudson so we will be having some 'Grandma time' for the next week and a half.  He has summer camps coming up but we will have some time together in between camps.  Yay!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a simple 'guy card'.  Background is embossed.  Trees are stamped on a matted die cut circle.  Add a couple strips of solid color at the bottom with some added twine and a sentiment.

Chores this morning - mostly yard work when it warms up  :)  Some relaxing stitching time this afternoon with the Needle Keepers and then card class tonight.  A full day!

Have a wonderful day.

The card - background is embossed.  Patterned paper is a die cut frame with another plain die cut frame on top.  (the embossed background shows thru from the bottom layer).  Flower image is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Smaller leafy images are die cut.  Add some ribbon.

'Grandma Day with Ethan.  Today is Hudson's last day of school so we're going to a 'Goodbye Scenic' event this afternoon at the school.  

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Saturday Quote......

Hudson ended up spending the night last night which was a little unexpected = made it even more special though.  No idea what we're doing today - guess we'll wing it!

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The card - background is patterned paper with an embossed piece on the left side.  Background leaves are die cut.  Flower image is stamped with  added color using stencils and sponge.  The image is die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some ribbon.

Birthday dinner tonight for Jeff.  I did a lot of food prep yesterday so today I mostly need to do some cleaning and bake a cake.  Easy peasy :)

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - background is embossed.  (I added the strip of patterned paper and then embossed the entire piece.  The smaller piece is die cut and stamped with text.  The flower image is stamped, colored with Copics, die cut and popped up.  Add a sentiment piece and some twine.

Lots of odds and ends to do today.  Haircut, some grocery shopping, food prep for Jeff's birthday dinner tomorrow night and pickup the boys from school.   A busy day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Flower image is stamped on patterned paper, die cut and popped up.  Sentiment piece is die cut.  

Having some ceiling lights installed in the living room today.  There will be lots of drilling and dust and noise so I am going to mow the lawn and then hide out in the stamp room while all that is going on.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed with a piece of patterned paper on the left.  Smaller panel is embossed.  Smallest panel is die cut. matted and popped up.  Leafy image is stamped on die cut panel.  Add some bling, twine and a sentiment.

Chores this morning and then relaxing and stitching with the Needle Keepers.  Yay for Tuesdays!

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The card - background is embossed.  Arch shape is die cut.  Flower is image is stamped, colored, die cut and popped up.  Add some bling and a sentiment.

'Grandma day' with Ethan.  This week should be back to a more normal schedule (I think!)  

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Project Sunday - finally finished this pair of socks that I started several months ago - yay!  Started another pair with some yarn that I won at an event at a local store a couple weeks ago.  Anxious to see how they work up!

Looking forward to dinner at Jeff & Sara's later today to celebrate Mother's Day.   Not sure what I'll do with the rest of the day.  Maybe just some r & r!   

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.......

I need to finish up the class projects - that is my main objective today.  Other than that......I'm open for whatever comes along!   

Have a  wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Arched shapes are die cut and the top one is stamped lightly with the text stamp.  Flower image is stamped, colored with copics, die cut and then popped up.  Add some bling a some twine.

I have an unexpected free day!  Since I never made it to the stamp room yesterday I probably should make that a priority today!  Hopefully I can use the unexpected free time productively :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper with a strip of embossed card stock on the side.  Smaller panel is die cut with stamped flower image.  Flower image was colored with colored pencils.  I added a bit of grunge stamping to the background.  Add some ribbon.

Taxi duty this morning with a stop at the grocery store to pick up supplies for dinner.   I need to mow the lawn today and then maybe I can get back to the stamp room to work on class projects.  Then it will be time for pickup at schools and then time to fix dinner.  A full day.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is die cut.  Circle, hat and diploma  are die cut.   Add a sentiment piece.  A quick and easy grad card.

Taxi duty today.  Hoping to get home and do a bit of stamping between drop off and pick up!  That's my plan anyway :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper with a strip of another piece of patterned paper down the side.  Small white panel is die cut.  Flower image is stamped, colored using matching stencils, die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece.

Taxi duty this morning, then some errands.  Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  Then it's time for pickup from school and then making dinner!  It's going to be a busy week!

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  The frame is die cut .  The flower image is stamped, die cut and popped up.   Add a die cut sentiment piece and a bit of twine.

'Grandma day' with Ethan.  I'm the Grandma taxi this week.  Jeff is out of town, Sara will be at work so I'm the designated school delivery and pickup person each day.    Getting to spend a bit of extra time with the boys is always a good thing :)

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - look at this awesome Advent Calendar Quilt that my friend Karen made.  She is so talented!

The boys spent the night so  we're trying to figure out what to do today.  The forecast originally said rain, but so far the sun is shining - hmmmm.  Maybe we'll be able to spend some time outside.  Go with the flow kind of day I guess!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......  

Family dinner tonight so a busy day for me.  Luckily I got a lot of prep work done yesterday :)   But still a last minute trip to the store and some house chores to get done.  The boys are staying overnight after dinner so that will be fun!  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Flower image is stamped on a smaller die cut panel.  I colored the image with colored pencils.  Add a die cut sentiment, some twine and a bit of bling.

I have a long list of chores I need to get done today so I better get to it!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - strips of gold and black, a stamped sentiment and a hat die cut.  A quick and easy Graduation card.

No plans today except for a volunteer commitment for a couple of hours at noon.  What to do before and after?  No idea, but hopefully I will get motivated to do something!  I did get all my flowers planted yesterday so I am moving rather slowly this morning 😀

Have a wonderful day!  

The card  - background is embossed with a strip of black at the bottom/  Square are cut from patterned paper and then matted with a die cut piece.  The squares are popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment.

Thinking about working in the yard today.  Need to get pots ready to plant flowers.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is die cut.  Flowers are stamped on patterned paper, die cut and popped up.  Sentiment piece is die cut.  

Chores this morning, Needle Keepers this afternoon.  A regular Tuesday!

Have a great day!

The card - background has a strip of patterned paper down the side.  Flower image is stamped, colored using the matching stencils and sponges.  Image is die cut and then popped up.  Add a sentiment and some twine.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - look at this darling quilt that my friend Rena made for a baby gift!  So awesome!

I think it might be time to put the winter clothes away and get out the flip flops and short sleeve shirts!  That's my plan for this afternoon......maybe a nap too!

Have wonderful day!

Saturday Quote..........(some days are just like that 😂)

A little yard work, a little laundry,  just odds and ends of chores today.  Maybe I can even do something crafty when I finish! 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed patterned paper.  The circle in the center is die cut, stamped and popped up.  The butterfly was stamped, cut out and added to the circle.  Easy!

No big plans today.  Maybe some yard work.  But mostly planning on more time in the stamp room.

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Flower is stamped, colored using matching stencils, die cut and popped up.  Add a sentiment and a bit of twine.

No plans for today - seems like it might be a good day to spend in the stamp room!  

Have a great day!

The card - a super easy grad card.  All the pieces are die cuts adhered to the background piece.  Quick and easy.

A birthday lunch for two friends today - so I'm off to make dessert and get some food prep done ahead of time.  Looking forward to some 'friend time' - it's been awhile since we've been together :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is stamped with leaf image.  Smaller panel is die cut,  embossed and popped up with an added  die cut sentiment piece.  Add some bling and string.

A couple of chores this morning and an errand or two and then a nice afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  I always look forward to Tuesdays!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Circle is cut from patterned  paper.  Sentiment is die cut and popped up.  Add some twine and a bit of bling.  Quick and easy!

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

Have a wonderful day!