Photo Sunday ....

Making progress - yay!  The winter decor is up.  The mess is still in the garage, but that's ok for now!  Today is mostly getting ready for tomorrow.  Dinner here so need to do some food prep and get the house cleaned (more or less) and a couple of last minute errands.   A quiet evening at home for me after an early dinner out with family.  (celebrating daughter-in-law's birthday!) .  

Have a great day!

Saturday Quote......

Aw, a day without children.  No commitments.  Of course there is a mess in almost every room from trying to take down the Christmas stuff and put up the winter decor.  I probably should try to get that all taken care of today!   (But, playing has been so much more fun!)  I'll work on cleaning it up today!  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed with a strip added to each side.  Before embossing I stamped a bit of grunge at the top and stamped the sentiment.  The stems are die cut.  Add a bit of bling and some ribbon.

More 'Grandma time' today.  We have some options today, just need to decide what we want to do.  Looking forward to dinner out with a friend tonight!!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Snowflakes are die cut.  Add some ribbon and some bling.  

No big plans today, just more 'Grandma time'.  We have a few errands to run, but that's about it.  Maybe Hudson will think of something a little more exciting - we'll see!  :)

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Tree and sentiment are stamped on the white strip.  Bears are stamped, die cut and popped up.  

Meeting some friends at Get Air (trampolines) this morning.  Should be fun!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed and then matted.  I added a bit of bling and some ribbon.  Super easy!

I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday!  I certainly did!  Always love spending time with family and friends, no matter what the occasion is!   Today is 'grandma time' with both boys.  There will be lots of 'Grandma time' in the next two weeks since school is out for winter break!  No time to be bored for me!   

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - one of our favorite Christmas light displays. 

Christmas Eve - presents to wrap and a trip to the store for a couple of last minute items for dinner tomorrow.  I may try to make some more peanut brittle but that's a maybe.  Tonight it's our usual chili dinner at Jeff's and then driving around looking at Christmas lights.  A pretty laid back day!

Have  wonderful day!

Saturday Quote.....  I try so hard! LOL!

Had a great first day of winter break yesterday!  Hudson made a gingerbread house, we had a 3 hour Sorry marathon (Hudson won 5 games to my 3!), we went to see Santa after picking up Ethan (Ethan wasn't impressed and didn't want anything to do with it!), had dinner out and then Christmas movies before bed!  I'd say we made the most of the day!  Not sure what we're doing today.  We'll figure it out!

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is embossed.  Trees are die cut.  Sentiment is added on a strip at the bottom.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' with Hudson today.  Lots of that coming up - school is out til January 10!  The plan is  to pick Ethan up a bit early today and go get a picture taken with Santa.  Maybe an overnight, but not sure about that yet!  The total plan is still a work in progress :)

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Smaller panel is embossed, then a smaller panel is die cut and popped up with a sentiment stamped at the bottom.  Leaves and stems are die cut.  Add some ribbon.

Off to Hudson's school this morning to help in his classroom with the Christmas party.  Then back to the school this afternoon for his Christmas concert.   A fun day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller panel is die cut with added sentiment.  Trees are die cut.  Add some ribbon.

Another Christmas get together here this afternoon.  Dessert and lots of visiting - more 'presence instead of presents'.  

Have a great day!

The card - background is embossed.  Leaves and snowflakes are die cut.  Letters are die cut and added to a small square that is popped up.  Strip down center is patterned paper with ribbon added on top.  

Looking forward to a fun afternoon with the Needle Keepers.  We're doing a potluck lunch before stitching and I'm doing dessert so I need to get some baking done this morning.  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background piece is embossed with a strip of gold on each side.  Sentiment is die cut.  Add a bit of bling.  Super easy!

'Grandma time' with Ethan today.  Going to a friends for some cookie making fun tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - a set of 12 cards I made for a gift.  I did 3 of these - a total of 36 cards in just 2 days.  Not much stamping, just a sentiment here and there.  Used up some patterned paper :)

My friend Karen is coming over for a stamping day today!   Yay!  

Have a wonderful day!

Saturday Quote..........(Yep, I really        should be!)

    

Off to have breakfast with a friend this morning,   Then, back home to make more peanut brittle!  That's today's mission.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is embossed.  Smaller square is die cut, matted and popped up.  Strips of patterned paper are behind the square and across the front.  Stems are die cut.  Sentiment piece is stamped, die cut and popped up.

Time to get started making peanut brittle.  That's my job this morning.  'Grandma time' with Hudson this afternoon (early release from school) and then a Christmas get together with friends tonight.  (there's some food prep that needs to be done too!)  A fairly busy day - 'tis the season!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just some pretty patterned paper.  I stamped the sentiment on the panel, die cut the shape out and then popped it up in the same opening.

Back to the stamp room today.  Making some card sets for gifts and need to get them finished today.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - background is sponged and some branches are stamped on the background.  The rest of the leaves and sentiment banner are die cut and popped up.  Add some bling and a bit of ribbon.

I need to spend some time in the stamp room today.  Looking forward to dinner with a friend tonight and then checking out some Christmas lights!  (this is one of our 'presence instead of presents' get togethers!)  

Have a wonderful day!

The card - smaller panel is die cut .  Sentiment is stamped at the bottom, trees are die cut and popped up.  Add a bit of bling.

Chores and cooking this morning.  Needle Keepers this afternoon and then our Christmas card class tonight which includes dinner.  A busy day!  

Have a terrific day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Leaves and banner are all die cut.  Small pattern at top and bottom are die cut.  Add a bit of bling.  

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

Have a great day!