The card - large background panel is embossed.  Background leaves are die cut.  The flower/leaves images is stamped, colored, die cut and then popped up.  The oval in the background is die cut and embossed.  Add a stamped/die cut sentiment piece.

The boys and I had planned on going to a get together at Hudson's old school this morning - however I'm not sure what will happen if it's still raining!  Guess we'll just have to wait and see!  

Have a great day!

The card - a simple and quick sympathy card.  Middle panel is embossed with an added strip at the top and bottom.  Sentiment is stamped at the bottom.  Super easy!

Busy weekend coming up.  The boys will be here today for an overnight (no school today or tomorrow).  Then again Sunday overnight & Monday (no school on Monday!)  We've got plans.......

Have a great day!  

The card - background piece on the left is embossed patterned paper.  Leaves are all die cut and large leaf is popped up.  Sentiment circle is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add a bit of bling.

A quiet day.....a few errands this morning and then lunch with a friend.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  The two panels are embossed and attached at an angle.  The flower image is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some twine.

Chores this morning and then I can look forward to a fun afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  That's all for today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Center piece has a die cut border along the bottom.  Leaves are die cut from patterned paper.  Add some twine.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - on Grand Mesa

Back to the stamp room today.  I was pretty productive yesterday so hoping to continue the momentum today!  

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Beautiful scenery at Arrowhead.....

Back from the mountains.  What a wonderful get-away!  Lots of talking, eating, walking, and leaf peeping.  Even some stitching.  The scenery was gorgeous....absolutely breathtaking.  Thanks to my friend Rena for sharing!

Now it's back to real life - planning on spending the next two days in the stamp room.   

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed on the left side with a stamped sentiment on the right.  Leaves are punched from patterned paper, scrunched up and then popped up.  Add a bit of twine.

Coming home from the mountain today.

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The card - super easy one today.  Just stamped some trees and a sentiment directly on some patterned paper.  

Enjoying the mountains!  

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The card - background has a die cut border down the right side.  The strip in the middle is patterned paper.  Leaves are die cut/embossed from patterned paper.  Add some twine.

And I'm off......spending a few days in the mountains at my friend Rena's cabin.  Stitching, walking, enjoying the scenery - it's going to be a great get away!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Leaves are die cut.  Strip at bottom is stamped with a distressed script and then I added a piece of ribbon and some twine.

It was a great long weekend with the boys.  Lots of fun and great adventures.  Today is back to real life with chores to do this morning.  But then I can relax and enjoy the afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a little different color for fall.  The background panel is embossed.  Leaves are die cut from patterned paper.  Sentiment is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some gold string.

The last day of our 3 day sleepover weekend!  (no school today!)  Our plan is to drive up to Grand Mesa to check out the fall colors, then back home for family dinner.  

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - the boys and I made these mummy candle jars yesterday.  Fun!  

We had a great day yesterday, lots of fun stuff going on!  We're in the middle of a 3-night sleepover weekend - so far, so good :)  I will get a bit of a break from kid stuff  for a bit since their Mom is picking them up and taking them to a friend's birthday party.  I'm going to church and then maybe a bit of quiet time before they get back!  But then we'll have to figure out the rest of the day - we may be stuck indoors if it continues to rain.  Having fun!!!

Enjoy your day!

 Saturday Quote......if we can't be there in person a card is the next best thing :)

Off to get donuts for breakfast (the boys spent the night!).  Then our main plan for the day is to decorate for Halloween!  We have some new decorations to make too!  It should be a fun day.  

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The card - background is embossed with pieces of stamped grunge at the top and bottom..  The leaves are stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some twine.

A bit of calm and quiet this morning, gearing up for the weekend.  The boys are spending the next three nights with me - no big reason, it was just one of Hudson's ideas.  So, no boring weekend for me!  :)   We do have plans for doing some decorating for Halloween!

Have a great day!  

The card - background is pieces of patterned paper.  Leafy stems are die cut.  Add a die cut sentiment and some twine.

Celebrating Ethan's birthday today.  We're off to get donuts, then a bit of  grocery shopping for dinner tonight.  Get Air was his choice  for one activity and maybe we'll have time for another one this afternoon.  Then family dinner tonight!  A totally fun day!  Happy Birthday Ethan!

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are stamped.  The sentiment is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some twine.  Super easy!

Hopefully the lawn will be dry enough later this morning so I can mow.   I'm having lunch with a friend and then I'm picking up Ethan so he can spend the night as part of his birthday celebration.  (his birthday is tomorrow) It's going to be a fun day!

Have a great day!

The card - the bottom of the background is embossed.  The top piece is patterned paper and I added a stamped sentiment and some tree die cuts.  Super easy and a good 'guy card'.

The usual Tuesday morning chores and then a relaxing afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  I do need to find a new project to work on though since I finished my knitted pumpkins so I can move on to something new!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - leaves and stem are die cut.  Add a strip of patterned paper at the bottom with some twine.  The sentiment is stamped on the panel.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - they enjoyed their vacation to the northwest last week!

I'm hoping to get some more stamping done today.  It's going to be a busy week, so I need to take advantage of my  spare time today!    We'll see - sometimes I tend to get a bit lazy on Sunday afternoon :)

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote......

Looking forward to a bit of kid time today.  Ethan is going to a birthday party so Hudson and I will try to find something interesting to do.  (maybe birthday shopping for Ethan's birthday which is coming up).  Then we might all head downtown to check out the car show.  But first, I need to head to the farmer's market for some peaches - it's the end of the season already  so this will probably be the last week for peaches  :(

Have a wonderful day!

The card - I embossed two panels, cut the big flower out of one and added it to the other panel to add just a bit more dimension.  Add a die cut sentiment and a dragonfly embellishment.  super easy!

A totally free day - planning on getting some stamping done!   

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is die cut on the side and patterned paper at the bottom.  Smaller panel is a die cut frame with patterned paper behind the opening.  Leafy stem,  flower  and sentiment piece are die cut.  

Yard work this morning, a bit of volunteer work after and then since it's Jeff's golf day I will pick the boys up.  They're anxious to show me all the goodies from their trip, so that will be fun!

Have a great day!

The card - the image was stamped on a piece of patterned paper and then cut into strips and added to a mat of black.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some bling.  Super easy!  

Errands this morning and then???   I finished everything on my list - Yay!  But now I guess I need to make a new list!  Maybe I can spend some time in the stamp room today!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background panels are embossed.  Strip at bottom is patterned paper.  Leaves are stamped and die cut.  Sentiment circle is stamped, die cut and popped up.  Add some bling and twine.

A busy day - chores this morning,  lunch with the Needle Keepers, a tour of the new  LDS Temple and then hopefully some stitching time too!  Picking the family up at the airport this afternoon and then class tonight.  Whew!  

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller piece is patterned paper.  Leaves are die cut from patterned paper.  Hearts and sentiment piece are die cut and popped up.  Add some twine and some bling.

Goodness, I am already missing my 'Grandma day' with Ethan.  But the boys were so excited about their vacation and I'm sure they are having a wonderful time!  But that leaves me with another free day!  I will hopefully finish up the last few things on my list today (or most of them anyway!)

Have a wonderful day!  

So true......

No big plans for today.  Church and then back to 'the list'.  I' making progress, have checked several off the list - that always feels good!  

Have a great day!

Saturday Quote........

Back to the list today.  I was fairly productive yesterday so hoping for more today!  

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The card - The background design was done with a stencil and then I added a script stamp.  The leaf is stamped (it's a two step stamp), die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut sentiment,  some bling and some twine.

A free day and a list of things I want to get done in the next few days.  I just need to pick something and get started!

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The card - background is embossed.  Sentiment piece is stamped and then popped up.  Flower images are stamped, colored and popped up.  Add some bling.

Taking family to the airport this morning so they don't have to leave their car there.  Then I'm off to do a bit of volunteer work.  That's about it for today.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is a piece of patterned paper.  I just stamped he images on the patterned paper.  Easy peasy!

A couple of chores to do this morning (didn't get quite all of them done yesterday).  Then it's time to get cards done for class next week!  That's my main goal for the day!

Have a great day!

The card - Embossed piece is cut into three strips and mounted at the top of a white piece.  Add some ribbon.  The 'happy' is die cut .  

Chores this morning.   (lots of them).  I'm a little behind on the chore list so I need to catch up this morning.  Mowing the lawn was on the list, but it rained during the night, so that one might have to wait for another day!  Bu no excuse for the inside stuff :)  But after the chores are done I can relax and enjoy an afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  (always a highlight of my week1)

Have a wonderful day!  

The card - the leaves are stamped on patterned paper then die cut and popped up.  The background leaves are stamped on cardstock and tucked under the patterned leaves.  Add a sentiment and some twine.

Ethan decided to spend the night last night so that was a nice addition to my evening!  We had a nice relaxing evening watching a movie.  Today we're going to go check out a park that we haven't been to before.  Family dinner tonight so we also have to make a trip to the grocery store!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - this is what I've been working on at night while I watch TV....I love these cute little knitted pumpkins!  They are fun and fairly quick to make!

Off to church this morning with my pot of soup (it's soup Sunday and I signed up to make soup!)  It's a nice social get together after church and the donations go to help feed the hungry!  It's also almost the end of peach season and I have a whole lot of peaches I need to prepare for the freezer so Jeff can have fresh peach ice cream during the winter :)  That's my plan for the afternoon!

Have a terrific day!

Saturday Quote.......(story of my life :)

I got totally sidetracked yesterday (normal) and never made it back to the stamp room.  But.....today my friend Karen is coming so we shall spend the day stamping!   I'm going to work on some Christmas cards so I can pick one to do this year!  Yep, thinking ahead!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just some strips of patterned paper and strips of an embossed piece.  Super easy!    (great way to use up some of those left over scraps!)

Off to get a haircut this morning and then a few errands.  After that , who knows.  Probably some more time in the stamp room!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  The oval frame piece is due cut.  Flowers are stamped, colored, die cut and popped up.  Darker leaves are die cut.  Piece of patterned paper at the bottom.  Add a twine bow.

A stamping day....my friend Karen is coming over for awhile this morning to make some cards.  I'm thinking I'm going to try and figure out my Christmas cards.  (try is the operative word here :)   

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is patterned paper.  Leafy stems are die cut.  Die cut sentiment, ribbon and bling.  

Working on some more pumpkins today.  We should have plenty for both of us after today :)    

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Large leaf is embossed and die cut.  Smaller leaf is punched out of patterned paper and gold stem is die cut.  Add a die cut sentiment, some bling and some twine.

Running behind today :)   Hudson decided to spend the night at the last minute and then he slept in this morning and I couldn't get to the computer!  Almost forgot to post at all, but better late than never I guess.  We ended up having a nice family bbq at Jeff & Sara's last night so that was the perfect ending to a nice relaxing day.  Hudson and I did a lot of work this morning (he loves to earn 'chore money' :)  He mowed the neighbors lawn, folded towels, washed the car and then we even made a cake.  Looking forward to Needle Keepers this afternoon!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  I added just a tiny bit of color to the center of the flowers with a sponge dauber.  The leafy stem is die cut.  Sentiment piece is die cut and popped up.  I added a few butterflies.

Off to mow the lawn and then......????   No idea.  We made no plans for today so I'm not sure what we'll end up doing!

Have a wonderful day!  

Project Sunday - these pumpkins are what my friend Gail and I made on Friday.  They are made from dryer vent hose!  We had a lot of fun doing them!

Have a few chores to do this morning and then it's off to church.  This afternoon Gail and I are planning on putting together  a few more pumpkins!

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote...(I did make a mess, but I made some cool stuff in the process :)     

Off to the Farmer's Market in a bit and then I need to do a few errands.  Not sure what I'll do with the rest of the day, but have I have several things that I need to work on so I just need to choose one! (or two or 3)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Leaf is embossed, die cut and popped up.  Add a die cut, heat embossed sentiment, some bling and ribbon.

Planning on spending some time today with a friend doing a fall crafty project.   That's about it for today!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Image on the left is stamped on the piece of patterned paper.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some ribbon.  Super easy!

Yard work this morning.  Doing a stint of volunteer work this afternoon and then I'll pick up the boys (Jeff's golf day!) .  A full day.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed leaving a piece at the top without embossing.  The brown piece on the side is ribbon that I frayed at the bottom.  The flowers are punched out and the leaves are die cut.  I added some bling to the center of the flower.  Sentiment piece is die cut and popped up.

No idea what the plan is today.  I need to figure out what my next project is and I have some pieces that need some finishing work.  Hmmm....I'll figure it out eventually :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Small panels are die cut.  Flower and leaves are die cut and flower is popped up.  Add a sentiment and some bling.

Chores this morning and then Needle Keepers this afternoon.  I finished the project I was working on so I need to figure out what to work on next!  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed and I ran a white ink pad over it to make it stand out a bit more.  The flower and leaf images are die cit.  Add a die cut sentiment piece and some bling. 

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

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - Karen brought this piece she finished for show and tell to Needle Keepers last week.  Isn't it awesome?  She does such fantastic work!

Time to mow the lawn this morning.  Then off to church, and probably a little r & r this afternoon.   Reading and a nap sound good :)

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.......

Off to the Farmer's Market for my weekly supply of peaches and then I'm going to enjoy a day of stamping with my friend Karen.  

Have a great day!

The card - images are stamped onto patterned paper.  Add some twine.  Super simple!

Back to the stamp room today.  I'm on a mission to get some fall cards done - thinking ahead and just trying to stay inside out of the heat :).

Have a wonderful day!