Thursday, March 20, 2014





The card - background stamp and tulips are both from Hero Arts.  Colors are basic gray and Island Indigo.

Still working on the garage.  I have the main part almost done - as soon as I finish that I will need to clean out all the cupboards and storage areas where stuff just kind of got piled when I moved.

Enjoy your day!

Wednesday, March 19, 2014





The card - flower is from Penny Black.  Flower and random leaves are stamped on printed paper, matted with a layer of black on a kraft card.  

Back to work on the garage today.  I'm beginning to see the 'light at the end of the tunnel" - it's coming together, but still lots of stuff out there to deal with.  Good thing I have a big garage and only 1 car :)

Have a great day!

Tuesday, March 18, 2014



The card - stamped images are from SU.  The images are stamped in black, colored with copics.  The flower is cut out and popped up.  Colors are bliss blue, black and wasabi green.

A spur of the moment invite to Jeff & Sara to come to dinner tonight means I need to make a trip to the grocery store this morning.  Have no idea what I'm making, so I guess I better figure that out :)  Hoping to get a little more work done in the garage this afternoon - I got a bit done yesterday and took a car load of stuff to Goodwill so I did make a little progress.

Enjoy your day!


Monday, March 17, 2014



The card - wood background stamp and flowers are from SU.  I stamped the wood background stamp on smoky slate using smoky slate ink.  I punched a circle in the center and popped the panel up on the card front.(smoky slate)  Flowers are stamped, punched out and popped up on top of die cut leaves. (leaves are basic gray)

All last week my plan was to get some organizing done in the garage - somehow, except for getting some paper sorted, I didn't get much done out there.   But, it's a new week, and I don't have as many commitments, so here's hoping I can be really motivated to get that job done this week!

Have a great day.


Sunday, March 16, 2014





Project Sunday - a wall hanging I finished last week.  'Simplify' is the goal for me these days!

I had quite a productive day yesterday - got a lot of cards done and enjoyed having part of the Good Time Girls around to keep me motivated!  Now I have to get the mess I made cleaned up and hopefully get some work done in the garage.

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday, March 15, 2014






Photo Saturday - more from Grand Mesa

The Good Time Girls are coming today - woo hoo!  That means a fun (and I hope productive) day!  I'm going to try and get some stamping done since I'm running out of cards to post.

Have a great day!

Friday, March 14, 2014




The card - flower is from Penny Black.  I added the strip of gold paper to front panel and then stamped the flower and the sentiment.  

I spent most of the day yesterday sorting 4 containers of patterned paper - whew!  Going to try and get a bit more done in the garage this morning and then I have to do a couple of errands this afternoon.

Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, March 13, 2014

The card - another super simple one.  Background stamp is from Hero Arts.  Sentiment is from Printworks, flower is from Prima.    Colors are calypso, strawberry and cantaloupe.

I never got around to doing either of the things I had planned on doing yesterday - oh my.  I did get my card done for our Shoebox Club tonight though, so that was a good thing.  I do plan on trying to get some organizing done in the garage today as soon as it it warms up a bit.  Hopefully I'll be more productive that I was yesterday :)

Enjoy your day!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014



The card - flowers and embossing folder are from SU.  The flowers are stamped, punched out and popped up.  Sentiment is from Printworks.  Colors are calypso, strawberry and pear.

A bit of a late start again this morning.  Can't quite seem to get used to the time change yet.  Have to decide whether to get some stamping done today or work on getting some of the stamp stuff in the garage organized.  Hmmm.....  whichever I do I will have to make sure the mess I make is cleaned up in time for class tonight!

Have a great day!

Tuesday, March 11, 2014





The card - flower stamp is from Paper Inspiration.  Embossing folder is from Hobby Lobby.  Colors are white, daffodil and black.

A full day with class this morning and again tonight.  Hopefully I can work in a couple of errands in between.

Have a super day!

Monday, March 10, 2014



The card - printed paper, a sentiment and some bling - can't get much easier than that!  

Need to get a lot of odds of ends of stuff done today - including the laundry.  It's going to be a busy week so I need to be ready!

Have a great day!

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Project Sunday - I didn't make this wool applique project, but I just had to share it.  My friend Deb made one of these for Emily, Sherry and I for our Christmas gift.  It is just so cool and it looks even better in real life.  It is hanging in my wool room where I get to enjoy it every day!

Gosh, it seems like I really slept in this morning - I did sleep a little later than usual, but with the time change the clock makes it even later.  Good for me!  That will change as the days go by though.  The morning will go by really fast but that is ok since I'm looking forward to an entire afternoon of stitching at our Black Sheep gathering today.

Have a super wonderful day!

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Photo Saturday - took a drive over Grand Mesa the other day - still lots of snow up there.  It wasn't a very good day for photos though, but I did get a few.

Never got around to working on class stuff yesterday - now it's getting down to the wire so I will have to get that done today.

Have a great day!

Friday, March 7, 2014



The card - the flower is made from layering 3 different sizes of flowers punched from red card stock.  I scrunched them up a bit too.  The sentiment is one I picked up at Hobby Lobby (from Printworks).  

Gosh this week has gone by fast!  It sure doesn't seem like I've accomplished much.  But it's time to start figuring out class projects for classes that start next week so I think I better concentrate on that today.

Have a super day!

Thursday, March 6, 2014





The card - some prima flowers, a punched leaf, a sentiment on a banner and an embossed background (from Hobby Lobby).  Pretty darn easy!

I have to get my act together this morning and get something put together to stitch - this afternoon is Wool Gatherer's Club at Hi Fashion and I don't have anything ready to work on.

Enjoy your day!

Wednesday, March 5, 2014



The card - simple and fun.  The sentiment is from Printworks (purchased at Hobby Lobby) and the triangles are punched from printed paper with SU's new triangle punch.  The mat behind the front panel is Island Indigo.

Not sure what the plan for the day is.  Lots of things that need to be done...I just need to figure out where to start.  Or, if it turns out to be a nice day I may just go for a drive.  I have a brand new lens for my camera that is still in the box and that's not good.

Have a great day!

Tuesday, March 4, 2014




The card - flowers are from SU.  I stamped them with wisteria ink on wisteria paper and then punched them out with the matching punch.  Splotches are also stamped with wisteria.  The sentiment is one I picked up at Hobby Lobby, I believe it's from Printworks.

I really need to get back to work on the classroom - I make an awful mess when I am organizing and I have class tonight so....... I am making progress but I think that room is a going to be an on-going project for quite some time.

Have a super day!

Monday, March 3, 2014

The card - this is the card I did for our Shoebox Club last month.  The hexagons are stamps and matching punch  from SU.  Colors are pool party, pistachio and coastal cabana.

Well, Sherry ended up staying another day - yay!  So, we all spent the day yesterday getting more stitching done.  What a great weekend we had.  Sherry will be leaving this morning to return home and I must get some work done - I need to get the class projects done for tomorrow night!

Have a wonderful day.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Project Sunday - this is the start of a set of small table mats I made for Sherry, Deb and Emily for Christmas/birthday gifts.  The mats are 8' and there will eventually be one for each month.  These are for January February and March.

What a great weekend!  Sherry is supposed to be leaving to go home today, but we're hoping the weather in the mountains is bad enough for her to extend her stay for another day!  We'll see - if that happens we are planning to get together for more stitching today!  If she ends up leaving I'm going to try and get some work done in the stamp room/class room.  (I'm really hoping that she ends up staying today :)

Enjoy your day!


Saturday, March 1, 2014

Photo Saturday - an old barn on the way to Grand Mesa

A day of stitching today - Sherry, Emily, Deb and I will be attending one of Laura's Open Sew days for most of the day.  Then we will be coming back to the house to celebrate Christmas and Birthdays (Emily & Deb's).  Chicken & noodles for dinner and opening gifts - having too much fun!!!!  (not really, one can never have too much fun!)

Have a wonderful day!