The card - the background is patterned paper.  Everything is stamped directly on the background and then I die cut the rectangle from the center, matted it and then popped it up in the opening.  I added a bow of twine and popped the sentiment up  on top.

I actually managed to get all my chores done yesterday - woo hoo!  Now I can relax today and spend the afternoon with my knitting friends and tonight I'll be making dinner and stitching with some stitching friends.  Sounds like a good day to me!

Have a super great day!

The card - flowers (SU) are embossed with white on die cut circle.  There is a strip of embossed paper across the lower part  with an added punched scallop border at the bottom.  The sentiment is also embossed with white at the bottom.  

My plan is to get some chores done around here today......if I can get myself motivated!  I did get a bit of stamping done yesterday - yay!  Looking forward to dinner with friends before class tonight!

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is embossed (Old World paper SU).  The smaller circle is punched out of patterned paper and matted on a larger circle.  tagis popped up with some added silver string.

I need to get class projects cut and bagged today.  Maybe I can also get some stamping done (hopefully that will work out better than it has lately!)  I have some new stamping stuff to play with, so maybe that will motivate me! 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - sunflower (SU) is stamped with black and then colored with Copics.  The sentiment (Papertrey Ink) is stamped in black.

Whew - yesterday was a smoke filled day.  It was too hot to not have the swamp cooler running, but it filled the house with smoke - smelled like a campfire in here all day!  And ash was falling from the sky like snow.  Can only imagine how awful it is when you live close enough to a fire like this to have to evacuate,,,,so scary!

'Grandma time' today,  That's all.

Have a super great day!

 Photo Sunday - more fire in Colorado.  These  photos (from CDOT) are from the Grizzly Creek fire in Glenwood Canyon.  Thsi is I70, the main corridor thru the mountains - it has been closed for a week now with no estimated time to open.  This fire is much father away from us, (about 100 miles) but the interstate being closed is starting to cause some major issues for the western slope.  Colorado desperately needs some rain!!!!

I'm really going to try and get some stamping done today.  Yesterday I ended up helping a friend get ready for a yard sale, so no stamping happened then!  I'll try again today if I can get myself motivated!

Looking foward to dinner with a friend this evening!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - this is a picture taken from the Moument showing the Pine Gulch fire in the distance.  This fire is 18 miles north of Grand Junction and is currently burning over 70,000 acres.  It is the largest active wildfire currently burning in the U.S.  

Time to get some yard work done this morning.  Hoping to spend the afternoon stamping - and hopefully being more productive than I was earlier in the week! 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - images (SU) are stamped directly on the background panel.  I made a small frame using two die cuts together for the sentiment.  Pretty darn easy!

I gotta admit, I sure haven't been very productive this week!  But that's ok.  Not even sure what I'm going to do today.  Everything in the house and yard seems to be fairly under control at the moment so..........  Looking forward to Friday night crafting tonight though!

Have a terrific day!

The card - the back panel is die cut and it's  stamped with just a bit of leaves and tiny flowers. The smaller panel is also die cut and it is popped up.  The leaves and tiny flowers are stamped directly on the panel, the bigger flowers are stamped, punched out and popped up.  

Need to get a couple of chores done this morning but looking forward to a relaxing afternoon with knitting friends and then an evening of stitching with friends!

Have a super great day!

The card - the background is a piece of white cardstock - I masked off the corner and then stamped and sponged the area.  The leaves are stamped directly on the background.  The flowers (SU) are stamped in black, then stamped with a grunge stamp to color and then cut out and popped up.  

Yesterday was not a real productive day (stamping wise)  - just couldn't seem to get in the groove.  Hopefully today will be better!

Have a great day!

The card - love my flip flops!  I cut a piece of aptterned paper and then made a frame by using two die cuts together.  The frame is popped up on top of the patterned paper.  The sentiment is added at the top and bottom.  The flip flops are stamped, cut out and popped up.

I think I'll get some yard work done this morning and then I can spend the rest of the day stamping!  Woo hoo! 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is patterned paper (SU).  The brown strip is a piece of cardstock that has been embossed.  Small panel is die cut (SU) and leaves are stamped directly on the panel.  Flower (SU) is stamped, cut out and popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a terrific day!

Crafty Sunday - I haven't finished much of anything lately except cards, so I wanted to show you this cool project.  My friend made this for me for my birthday - isn't it so cute?  I love it!

More 'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a super great day!

Photo Saturday - Grand Mesa

'Grandma time' today (an overnighter - yay!).  That's all.

Have a great day!

The card - I love butterflies and have a ton of butterfly stamps - But, I always find more that I want.  A friend gave me this set for my birthday  (I have the best friends!!!).  Most of the butterflies and flowers are stamped directly on the background panel.  I stamped a couple of the small butterflies, punched them out and popped them up for a bit of dimension.  

Time to mow the lawn - I put some fertilizer on a couple weeks ago and now the silly grass keeps growing too fast!  Oh well, it's good excercise!  Looking forward to Friday night crafting! 

Have a terrific day!

The card - super simple.  The background is embossed  (SU) and I just added a piece of pre-printed paper (Alexandra-Renke) and matted it with a torn edge die cut panel.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the printed piece.  So quick and easy!

Gosh, I should be without a car more often I guess. I've gotten so much done in the last two days!  Now I'm done (at least for a few days until I make a mess somewhere!)  Looking forward to an afternoon of knitting!

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed with large dots.  I stamped a bit of grunge on the background before I embossed.  The frame is made using two stitched square dies (SU).  It is popped up.  The leaves are die cut out of vellum.  The flower is stamped, punched out, layered and popped up.  

Another work day - I plan to get the garage cleaned up a bit and/or the utility room straightened up.  The cupboards in there need some serious cleaning out.  Not sure which room to start with.....decisions, decisions!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed, smaller panel is die cut.  Flowers (SU) are stamped with black and then colored with a blender pen and cut out. Leaves (SU)  are die cut and tucked under the popped up flowers.  Sentiment is also die cut and popped up.  

Time to get the house cleaned, the laundry done and all that good stuff.  My car will be in the shop for the next couple of days so it will be the perfect time to get some work done - I won't be able to go anywhere!  Looking forward to an evening stitching with friends!

Have a super great day!

The card - simple but kind of elegant.  The pattern on the right is die cut on the panel and then the colored piece is behind the die cut part.  The butterfly is stamped and then punched out and popped up.  

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a terrific day!

And this is how I spent the day yesterday.....this is the closet in my spare room/office.  I wish I had taken a before picutre , it was quite the mess.  It had turned into one of those 'little bit of everything' places.  Now all my knitting stuff and my finished applique pieces have an organized home.  Yay!  

Not sure what the project for today will be.  Still thinking about it.  Maybe I'll do some stamping....

Have a super great day!

Photo Saturday - from our stroll down Main Street yesterday.  Loved this sign at the shoe store!

Not sure what I'm doing today.  Really need to clean house, but not really in the mood.  I might get some other chores done and save the cleaning for another day 😉

Have a terrific day!