Friday, November 21, 2014

The card - hexagon stamp/punch is from SU.  I added a bit of grunge in the background and some small prima flowers.  Colors are honey and mossy meadow.

Hmmm...not sure exactly what direction I'm heading in today.  Looking forward to some stitching time tonight with Emily, but in the meantime I think I need to start figuring out what the heck I'm doing for Christmas gifts.

Have a wonderful day.



Thursday, November 20, 2014




The card - leaf stamp is from SU.  Just added some Prima flowers and a sentiment to the panel.  The panel is popped up on the embossed panel.  Super easy!

Hoping to finish up a stitching project today and then I'll need to get ready for class tonight.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, November 19, 2014



The card - leaves are die cut from SU, sentiment is also from SU.  Colors are honey and midnight muse.

Sorry you didn't see a post from me yesterday - my internet and phone were out most of the day.  I feel so out of touch when that happens :)   I got some errands done but have a few more I should do today.  Also need to start work on Christmas gifts - or at least start thinking about it!

Have a great day!

Monday, November 17, 2014




The card - The leaf is punched out of a piece of card stock that I stamped with an old script stamp. I sponged the leaf after I punched it out.  The strip is embossed with a music embossing folder that I did at an angle.  Colors are white and mossy meadow.

Need to get the classroom cleaned up before class tonight - I made quite the mess in there on Saturday and just kind of left it :)  I also started the laundry several days ago and kind of got side-tracked so I need to finish that too.

Have a terrific day!

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Misc Sunday - a couple more of my purchases - I did buy something besides wool stuff :)  Couldn't resist this cute little black sheep for my wool room and the sign just needed to be in my house!!!

I spent the entire day yesterday stamping - got quite a batch of cards done - whew!  Now today I'm taking a break, having lunch with my friend Eileen and then we're coming back to the house to get some stitching done - oh yes, I love days like this!

Have a wonderful day.


Saturday, November 15, 2014



Photo Saturday - sharing one of Jeff's photos today.  This was taken just south of Grand Junction on Reeder Mesa.

Let's see, my choices today are to clean house or spend the day stamping......hmmm....hard choice :)

Have a great day!

Friday, November 14, 2014



The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  Hello is a new die cut that I got on my spending spree while we were at our friend Sherry's.  The card is vanilla and the strips on the side are some patterned paper from my stash.

Aw...the busy part of the week is over - and I even got my calendar toppers done - yay!  Now I need to re-group and figure out what needs to be done next.  I hate to mention it, but I really need to start thinking about Christmas gifts!  And Christmas cards!  Oh my!  I think for today I will just try to get a few chores done around here and look forward to our Friday night crafting and stitching!

Have a super day!

Thursday, November 13, 2014




The card - stamped image (presents) are from SU.  I inked the stamp by coloring it with markers.  It's cut out and popped up.  Colors are white, black, bermuda bay and coastal cabana.

Back to work on calendar toppers today.  What was in my head just wasn't transferring well to paper yesterday - darn! I hate when that happens.....frustrating.  Now I can only hope I can come up with something today that will actually work.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, November 12, 2014



The card - a super simple one today - trying to use up some of the huge stash of printed paper.

I really need to get caught up on some stuff today - tomorrow is our Shoebox Club and I need to get calendar toppers done....... that probably should be my priority today!  Then I will need to get ready for class tonight.

Have a great day!

Tuesday, November 11, 2014




The card - flower is made with 2 seperate stamps/punches from SU.  Both layers of the flower are popped up.  Colors are black and white.

Whew - got the class stuff finished, but I have to get in and get the class room cleaned up before class this morning.  (cut that one a little close :)  Have to go get a haircut this afternoon and then back for another class tonight.  Busy day.

Have a wonderful day!

Monday, November 10, 2014



The card - leaf is punched, scrunched up and distressed.  I made the small frame by punching a square in espresso card stock and then cutting around it leaving a border.  I stamped the sentiment on a piece of plain white and attached it under the frame - the frame is popped up. 

Whew, lots to do today.  Have to finish up the class projects, get them cut and bagged, get at least a little stamping done so I have something to post here on the blog and I'd really like to finish cleaning up the yard before it gets cold and rains later this week.  Hmm....guess I'll just do my best!

Have a great day!

Sunday, November 9, 2014





Project Sunday - this is a table mat that I finished this week for one of our local stores to use as a sample.  

Looking forward to a fun day - breakfast out with friends and then on to Black Sheep Sunday for a day of stitching!  Yay!

Have a great day!

Saturday, November 8, 2014




Photo Saturday - sharing one of Jeff's photos today.  He took this on the Colorado National Monument the other night while he was out photographing the full moon. To see more of Jeff's photos go to Jeff's website

I got absolutely nothing done yesterday - the entire day went by and I didn't get the class projects figured out and I never made it outside to clean up the yard.  Oops!  Now I must spend the day getting class projects done.  No excuses today and no getting sidetracked with something else :)

Have a great day!

Friday, November 7, 2014




The card - pumpkins are from Papertrey Ink, sentiment is from CTMH and background splotches are from SU.  The pumpkin on the right is cut out and popped up.  Colors are white, kraft and tangelo.

I need to figure out class projects for next week, but I also need to get some clean-up work done in the yard.  Maybe I can work on both today :)  And, of course there is Friday night crafting with Deb and Emily to look forward to!

Have a great day!


Thursday, November 6, 2014



The card - flower is from SU, sentiment is from Stamp A Mania.  Colors are black, white and honey.

Need to put some stitching projects together this morning so I will have something to work on at our Wool Gatherer's group this afternoon.   Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon!

Have a great day!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014





The card - stamped image is from Inkadinkado (I think)  I stamped it once with kraft, then flipped it over and stamped it again with cajun. 

Didn't get around to doing any laundry yesterday so that is my main goal for the day.  I also have some yard work that needs to be done if it warms up enough this afternoon.

Have a terrific day!


Tuesday, November 4, 2014




The card - leaf is from CTMH - sentiment is a new stamp I picked up when we out shopping on the eastern slope.  It's from a company called Stamp A Mania and I picked up several different ones just because I really liked the font!  Colors are mossy meadow, honey and cajun.

Need to finish up the class projects today and then get ready for class tonight.  Hoping I can multi task and get some laundry done too!

Have a great day!

Monday, November 3, 2014


The card - sentiment is from CTMH and leaf punch is an old McGill punch.  I punched the leaves from white cardstock, then used a square punch to  make the top layer of the squares.  I cut a piece of colored card stock just a bit larger to mat the leaf.  The squares are popped up.  Colors are honey, cajun and espresso.  

Down to the wire once again.  Class is tomorrow night and I don't have the projects even started.  Well, I have the paper laying around somewhere...... not a very good start, huh?  Guess that will be my goal for the day - but first I have to clean up the stamping mess I made yesterday  :)

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Project Sunday - while we were visiting our friend Sherry, her friend Connie came over to stitch with us and brought this Halloween mask that she had designed for us to do.  It was so sweet of her - she had the whole thing cut out, ironed together and ready to stitch.  She even supplied the glittery pumpkin to put it on!  

Looks like it's going to be a cold, rainy day - perfect for staying in and getting some stamping done and watching a little Bronco football!

Have a terrific day!

Saturday, November 1, 2014




Photo Saturday - on Grand Mesa

It's been 17 years since I've lived in a house where I actually had trick-or-treaters on Halloween.  I have to say I was impressed last night - the kids were all polite, said trick-or-treat and thank you and most even added Happy Halloween as they left.  Almost all the kids had parents with them and the parents most of the time added another thank you.  It was a fun evening and I certainly got my exercise getting up and down.  And I even got some stitching done since we also did our usual Friday night crafting :)   Now on to working on class projects today!

Have a great day.