More Kraft and Soft Sky - and another card where I used the score-pal. I scored it after I stamped it, but think it looks more like faux tile if you stamp after you score. (not sure why the lines going the other direction don't show up)

Judy D and I had a fun evening last night. We went downtown to The Rockslide for dinner and then walked up and down Main Street trying to take pictures of all the Art on the Corner. Discovered that it is hard to get good pictures of the art - too many cars and buildings in the background. We'll see how the pictures turn out - hopefully I will have enough to do a scrapbook layout.

I have really slacked off on yard work the past couple of weeks so I think I better get some done today. We were talking about having Chronic Fatigue yesterday, but I think my problem is just Chronic Laziness these days. Must be the heat - need something to blame my lack of ambition on!

Have a wonderful day!

Kind of fallish looking, but good for a guy card. I was playing with some new goodies - the criss cross lines on the background was done with the "score-pal". I had seen this used a lot on different web sites, decided I liked the look, so I ordered one. Fun and easy to do - it makes scoring lines at even intervals really easy.

Have a lot to get done today (and the rest of the week) but I'm not sure where to start. Guess I'll start with taking the dog for a walk and then move on from there.

Enjoy your day!

Kraft and Soft Sky - don't ya love these colors together? Lots of layers on this card, but I loved the way it came out (copied, of course from the web)

Kevin & Valerie took me to dinner last night - I know, another birthday dinner - what can I say? We went to Johnny Carino's - haven't been there in a very long time - it was soooo good! Thank you Kevin & Valerie!!!

To all my SU Demonstrator buddies who are leaving for convention tomorrow - have a safe trip and a wonderful time (well, duh, of course you will!)

Happy stampin'

Good morning! Well, I had a very productive day yesterday. I really did spend the entire day in my stamping room. Got enough cards done to post all week! Yea!

This card is done with a stamp that I had seen used on some websites and when I saw it at Hobby Lobby it just sort of landed in my hands - like magic, huh? It's a Penny Black stamp and I just thought it was fun and different.

I had originally planned on doing yard work today but it's pretty wet out there from the rain last night. Wasn't that lightening something? So.... I may use the day to try and get some class stuff done. I guess the yard work can wait.

Happy stampin'

A simple black & white card. Yep, I'm playing with the embossing folders again too! The stamp is one I picked up when I was in Fort Collins from a company called gel-a-tins.

I am planning on spending the day in my stamp room making cards or working on class projects - whichever strikes my fancy I guess.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Happy stampin'

Good morning. I finally got a few new cards done the other day so I'd have something to post. This blogging thing does help with the motivation to get things done!

For this card I copied a layout that Molly used at our Shoebox club last week. Thanks Molly! Believe it or not those cute little flowers are Martha Stewart - can't say I'm usually a fan of her stuff, but those flowers just jumped off the display at Michael's and into my hands the other day! I've used them on a couple of cards already.

Today I'm off to Gunnison for my cousin's 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration. Should be fun - and a lot cooler there than here.

Have a fun weekend!

This is another version of a card I posted a while back. Fun and easy to do, a good way to use up scraps of paper and can be used for most any occasion.

I have had a pretty unproductive week - just have not been able to focus so have not accomplished much of anything. I'm cooking dinner tonight - oh my - another homecooked meal. I made home made noodles last night and today I am going to make a cake - from scratch no less - no boxed mix. We'll see how that comes out!

Happy stampin'

Loved the rain last night! I sat outside for a bit just to watch it pouring down on the patio. Not only did the air smell so fresh and clean but it meant I didn't have to worry about watering the lawn today! Yea!

This is another card I did with an old stamp set last week. I need to dig out some more of those old, unused sets. It is fun to use them in a new way.

I have a pretty clear day today so I'm headed off to the grocery store and then back home to try and get some work done on some class projects.

Enjoy your day!

This page didn't quite work out like I had originally planned, but it's more pictures that are scrapped so I am going to be satisfied with that.

I have to go to Jeff's this afternoon and hang around waiting for the cable guy to show up. Maybe I will get lucky and he will show up at the beginning of the time frame? Nah, probably not.

Happy scrappin'

Photo Day! This is a picture I took from the yard last week when we had so much smoke in the air from the California fires. The odd thing was in real life that sun was a bright red - I took several pictures but the color kept coming out this way. Go figure. I liked the picture anyway, and I'm running out of projects to share - guess that means I need to get busy!

Ok, I'm going to get busy and try to focus today. We'll see how that goes - it certainly wasn't working yesterday!

Note: Check out Molly's new blog - there's a link over on the right side. Great job Molly!

Have a wonderful day!

More circles. Just thought this card was kind of fun and different. (copied, of course, from the web)

I had a very lazy weekend so now I need to get a good start on this new week. Well, it sounds like a good plan anyway! I do need to get kits ready for class tonight so I'm off to get that done.

Happy stampin'

This is a card I made to match the Card Organizer that I posted yesterday. I love the "Life is good" stamp! (I copied the layout from Deb!)

Had a wonderful home cooked meal at Molly's last night! Thanks Molly - it was yummy! Then I helped her with my limited knowledge of blogging to get her started with her own blog. So watch for a new link to Molly's blog soon!

Another day with no plan - oh oh. I may go out and do a bit of yard work - or not! I may stamp or scrapbook - that's more of a possibility! I did get a box from UPS the other night with some new stamps, so I may just have to see what I can do with them today.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

These are pictures of a Card Organizer I made last week for a gift for a Secret Stamper. Fun and easy to do - I hope she likes it!

The family BBQ last night was great fun! My cousin Betty puts on the most amazing spreads when she cooks. I ate WAY too much, but it was oh so yummy! And it's always fun to see cousins that I don't see very often.

No plan for today - and that's probably not good. I don't seem to accomplish much when I don't have a "plan". I guess I'll just go with the flow today and see where it leads.

Hope you are having a fun weekend!

Using another old stamp - this is actually the same set I used on the beach scrapbook page.

Had a wonderful birthday lunch yesterday at Famous Dave's. Yummy! Thank you Bretina, Lauren and Ginger!

Tonight a family BBQ with some visiting out of town relatives. Should be fun!

Happy stampin'

A very simple layout I did with some of the pictures from the Iris Farm. I had a ton of pictures but I was determined to keep it to a 2-page spread.

My plans for today have been a bit altered because of the weather. Not complaining though - it is cool, crisp and fresh outside this morning - a pleasant change from the hot, dry and smoky air. I have a lunch date today which will be fun (ok - it's another birthday thing!) Then I think I will work on getting my photos from Yosemite sorted and labeled. That's going to be a major job with around 700 photos! But then I can start scrapping them!!!!

Have a wonderful day.

I have no idea if there will be a picture with this post. It's only showing up as a box with a red x - so............ If there is a picture it will be a card I did last week. Just liked the paper and the simple layout.

Off to get a haircut this morning and then back home to try and get my house cleaned up a bit. After spending most of the day yesterday doing paper work - (it's all done, yea!) doing a little physical house cleaning will be a good thing!

Happy stampin'

This is a card I copied from the web. I just thought it was fun and funky and I loved the colors.

Today is going to be a paper work day. I'd rather be doing yard work - and that should tell you just how much I love doing paper work. But I'm going to bite the bullet and get it over with so I can move on to more fun and exciting things.

Happy Stampin'

Another beach layout. Did you notice I stamped on this layout? Not sure why I don't use my stamps more often on layouts but it's not something I do very often. It's hard to see, but there are sea shells stamped on the background of the journaling block too.

Today is Jeff's first day at his new job, so I told him I'd cook dinner if he wanted to stop by on his way home tonight. Me? Cook? Now where did that come from? It's not a holiday, so I'm not sure if I know how to cook a regular meal anymore. That means a trip to the grocery store today.

Have a great day.

A simple card - takes me back to the good old days! I find myself getting frustrated trying to come up with new layouts all the time and forgetting that some of the simple ones we've used for ages work just fine too!

Molly is coming over this afternoon to catch up on some missed class projects and I'm hoping to be motivated to do some scrapping while she is here. So, I'm off to get some house and yard stuff done this morning so I can scrap this afternoon.

Hope you're having a great weekend!

I dug out some very old stamp sets yesterday to play with and this was one of the cards I did. I love those 2-step stamping sets.

So, I made cards in the morning, watered the lawn, did laundry and then got to play last night with Deb, Emily and Sherry. It was another of those nights when I worked hard at scrapbooking but only got 1 layout done - and a very simple one at that. But, oh well, it was a great evening anyway.

Enjoy your weekend!