The card - a little more of the gorgeous grunge set from SU.  The metal embellishment is from Tim Holtz.  Yellow checked strip is washi tape.  Colors are calypso and strawberry. 

Back to work on class projects today. It is really hard getting in the groove to do Christmas cards this early, but I did make some progress yesterday.  Hopefully I can finish them up today!  Then I need to get ready for class tonight.

Have a great day!

The card - leaf stamp and washi tape are from SU.  Leaves are stamped with kraft.  Flowers are from Prima.  Card is vanilla.

There's a bit of a lull right now in the 'house selling process' so I decided I better use the time to get some class projects done for October.  It will be good to get that done and have it out of the way.

Enjoy your day!

The card - I stamped the leaves (from Papertrey) in a variety of colors and added a sentiment. 

Gosh, I woke up this morning and realized I had no plans for the day.  How did that happen?  I guess I was concentrating so hard on getting through the inspection yesterday that I hadn't really thought beyond that.  Turns out that was only one of three that the buyers want done.  Now I have to wait for an electrician and a plumber to give their approval too!  More waiting.......

Enjoy your day!

The card - this is the card I did for our Shoebox Club last week.  The background script stamp is from Glitz.  Leaves and sentiment are from SU.  I used one of the gorgeous grunge stamps (SU) on the strip.  Colors are indigo, daffodil, cajun, gumball and black.

Time to get some housework done.  It's been way too long since I've done any cleaning.  They're coming to do the inspection on the house this afternoon - one last hurdle - keep your fingers crossed! 

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - this is a small table mat I did for a sample for Laura.

Have to say a BIG thank you to Sue, Eileen, Kellie and Tamara for all the work they did yesterday.  Instead of spending the day working on something fun they spent the entire day helping me clean out a couple of closets that were overloaded with stuff.  And then they ended up taking a good deal of it home with them - oh yay!!!!!!  They were awesome and I couldn't have gotten all that accomplished without them!  Thanks ladies!!!!!

Have a wonderful day.

Photo Saturday - after the rain comes the rainbow.

The Good Time Girls are coming today.  But while they are working on something a little more fun I am going to be cleaning out some stuff in a overly unorganized closet that really needs some attention.  And maybe I will find some stuff that they will need to take home with them :)

Have a great day!

The card - flowers are stamp/punch from SU.  Colors are daffodil and coastal cabana.  Chevron embossing folder is also from SU.

Ah....a bit of a break today.  Going to breakfast with Judy and then stitchin' with Deb tonight.  Yay!  Fun things!  (of course I need to get the table in my work room cleaned off before tonight, but that's manageable!) 

Have a great day!

The card - hexagon stamp/punch is from SU.   Colors are cantaloupe and brown sugar.

Have to go get a hair cut this morning, then it's on to the house in town to meet a guy for another estimate.  Then back home to meet someone from the moving company to get yet another estimate.  And then we have Shoebox Club tonight - good thing I got my card done for that a couple days ago :)

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from Unity.  A simple black and white card.

Things are beginning to move along just a bit faster than I thought - they are coming to do the inspection on this house on Monday.  I've got to get serious about cleaning some more stuff out and thinking about packing.....ugh...that part is not going to be fun!

Enjoy your day!

The card - stamped image is from Hero Arts.  I added a few green brads to match the ribbon.  A quick and easy birthday card.

Oh my, I may have to build an ark to get out of my driveway if it rains anymore.  I have huge 'lakes' just from yesterday and it's supposed to rain again today.  But that's ok, because it means I don't have to be running back and forth to the house in town to water the lawn :)

Full day today - class this morning, stitching at Laura's this afternoon and then class again tonight. 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just some fun printed paper with ribbon and a sentiment.

Ah....a nice afternoon at Laura's yesterday, but.....she announced that she will be closing her shop at the end of the month.  Boo hoo!  She has some exciting things coming her way and just doesn't have time to do both.  We are all going to miss that little shop a lot! 

Today I have to get my class kits done since classes start tomorrow morning.....I rather left that til the last minute didn't I? 

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - a small fall table mat I just finished that Laura will be using as a sample in her shop.

Whew - what a week!  Taking a break today and going to Laura's for an afternoon of stitching. 

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - enjoying the view from my living room window while I still can!

The city has declined to use their first right of refusal for the purchase of my house - now we can move forward with the couple who want to buy it!  Woo hoo!  Hopefully it will be smooth sailing with the rest of the paper work, inspection etc.  Off to the house in town this morning to get another estimate for flooring (it was the painter I met with the other day). 

Have a terrific day!

The card - background image is from SU.  Added a flagged piece of white with a sentiment and a flower from Prima.

Off to an early appointment this morning.  Then I need to get some household chores done.  It's past time to do laundry so that's a priority today.  I'm so looking forward to dinner and a nice relaxing evening of stitching with Deb!

Have a wonderful day.

The card - image is from SU- I printed the image using SU's MDS digital program.  Colors are black and white.

Need to get estimates for things that need to be done at the house in town so this morning I will be meeting with the fence guy, window guy, and the flooring guy.  Should be interesting.......I may be in shock the rest of the day :)

Enjoy your day!

The card - some printed paper (from SU), washi tape, brads and a sentiment stamped on a popped up hexagon.  Fast and easy!

Back to the house in town this morning and then I will come home and try to re-group and see what needs to be done around here.  Mercy, I'm not sure I have the energy to deal with two houses at once!

Have a great day!

The card - birds are from SU - background stamp is Hero Arts.  Colors are coastal cabana and kraft.

Ended up spending most of the day yesterday at the house in town.  Got a lot of stuff cleaned up outside so the yard doesn't look quite so bad.  Have to do some errands this morning, go back to the house and water the lawn (it's in sad, sad shape) and then come home and get ready for class tonight.   Whew!  I think my days will be a lot like this for a while. 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flower and background stamps are from SU.  The background is stamped in Smoky slate and white.  I embossed the flower in white on a piece of vellum and punched it out, added a pearl and popped it up. 

Oh my, I'm really feeling overwhelmed today.  The renters moved out over the weekend so Jeff and I went in to check out the house - ugh!  So much work to do!   But first I need to get class stuff finished up - hopefully I can get that done today!

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - a jar wrap

I really need to concentrate on class projects for the next few days.  I'm hoping to get ahead of the game and get the projects done for September and October. 

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday - sunset last week.  I am really going to miss this view from my living room window when I move!

I got a little sidetracked yesterday - had people coming to get stuff I'm getting rid of and the whole afternoon got away from me.  But, boy did I get rid of a lot of stuff!  Woo hoo!   Of course there is still a lot more to get rid of, but it feels good to get a head start!

Have a great day!

The card - chevron stamp and sentiment are from SU.  Colors are white and navy.

Good grief this week has gone by fast!  I did make a little progress on some class projects yesterday - yay!  Still have more to do which I'm going to try and work on today.  It would really be nice to get those done and have them out of the way :)

Enjoy your day!

The card - used the hexagon punch from SU with some patterned paper, added some Prima flowers and a sentiment.  Quick & easy!

Oh my, it's certainly been an interesting few days!  The papers all are signed and delivered, now we wait!  I need to get back to work - time to get class projects done and so I need to focus on that today. 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - leaf stamp is from SU.  Leaves are just stamped in different shades of green - celery, olive and artichoke.  Sentiment is stamped in black, punched out with oval and popped up.

Well, the price on the house has been agreed upon and the contract will be signed today.  Oh my - I wasn't expecting this to happen quite this fast!  Now we have to play a little waiting game because there is another party that has a First Right of Refusal.  Ugh - I'm not so good at the waiting part :)  However, if all goes according to schedule I will be moving in about 6 weeks.  I will just be moving across town to the house we bought when we first got married.  That means downsizing big time!  It's certainly going to be an interesting process.  

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  I sponged some kraft and coastal cabana on the background.  The images are stamped with kraft.

Things are getting just a bit crazy around here.  I put my house on the market last week.  The signs went up on Friday, the realtor showed the house on Sunday, I had an offer on Monday - holy cow!  The offer was low so of course there is now a counter-proposal in the works, but the realtor thinks I will be under contract by today or tomorrow.   The idea of moving (just across town)  is scary and exciting and the waiting to make sure everything works out is probably going to drive me nuts!   "One day at a time" is going to have to be my motto for a while :)

Have a super good day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The three flowers in front are cut out and popped up.  Colors are primrose and smoky slate.

Still having issues with my phone and internet - my phone isn't working at all and the internet is off and on.  So frustrating.  But hopefully they will be out to fix it today. 

Having a birthday dinner for Deb's husband Pat tonight.  That will be fun!

Enjoy your day!

Project Sunday - a fall table runner

Trying to make this quick this morning - I'm having issues with my phone line, which means I also have issues with the internet.   Just hoping I can at least get this posted before I lose the connection.  Had planned on doing some yard work today, but looks like it rained last night so not sure how wet it is out there.  Maybe it will dry out enough I can at least get a little done.

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday - the moon going down on Wednesday morning

No work for me today - off for a day of stitching at Laura's. 

Enjoy your day!

The card - more of the gorgeous grunge set from SU.  Colors are indigo, strawberry and smoky slate. 


I have an appointment later this morning and then a trip to the grocery store is a must.   The week has sure gone by fast and I didn't get nearly everything done that I had planned - oh well, there's always next week :)

Have a wonderful day!

The card - gorgeous grunge from SU.  I just stamped the image in a rainbow of colors across the white piece and added some ribbon, bling and a sentiment. 

I thought I'd get back to yard work today, but it looks like rain so that plan may not work out.  We'll see.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped image is from SU.  I sponged a bit of color on the white piece and then stamped the image in espresso.  Colors are brown sugar and white.

I'll have to take a break from pulling weeds today - have to water the lawn.  Guess it's a good day to get some chores done inside.

Have a great day!

The card - celebrate stamp is from SU.  Balloons are Martha Stewart punch.  A really easy one!

Back to the yard work today.  I got the north and east side done yesterday, now it's on to the south side.

Enjoy your day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The flowers were stamped and embossed with white on vellum, then punched out.  Colors are white and pear. 

My poor yard has been so neglected this year.  It's time to get it cleaned up - that's my goal this week.

Have a great day!

Project Sunday -  Judy, it's done!  This one is for Judy's seasonal frame - just finished it yesterday.

Not exactly sure what I'm doing today - it's a 'free' day!  After last week I probably could use a day of r & r - we'll see how ambitious I end up being today :)

Have a wonderful day.

Photo Saturday - sunset last Sunday

The Good Time Girls are coming today - and a good time will be had by all :) 

Enjoy your day!

The card - tag die is from Hero Arts.  Strips of color are washi tape.  Flowers are from Prima. 

Not exactly sure what I'm doing today.  I was concentrating on getting through the week and really didn't have a plan for today.  I'm sure I can come up with something.  And of course there's Friday night crafting tonight with Emily. 

Have a great day!

The card - flowers are from SU.  I inked the stamp and then used a basic gray marker to ink the center.  Colors are kraft, cantaloupe, cabana and basic gray.

Going to try a little multi tasking today - watering the lawn, doing laundry and stamping.  I'm confident I can get it all done and still have time to get ready for class tonight :)

Have a great day!

The card - grid background stamp is from SU - I embossed it in silver.  Hexagon stamp/punch is also from SU.  Added a strip of printed paper and a couple of brads.   Colors are smoky slate and daffodil.

Need to get some chores done around the house today and then get ready for class tonight.

Enjoy your day!

The card - embossing folder is from sizzix - added some pearls, ribbon and a sentiment.  How easy is that?

Busy day - class this morning, then on to Laura's for an afternoon of stitchin' and then back home for class tonight. 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  Colors are white, black and coastal cabana.

The class stuff is done - kits are cut and bagged - yay!  It's going to be a really busy week so I guess I better get myself organized today.  Looking forward to Stamp Club with Deb tonight.

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - finished this one last week.  It's rather large and is going in a frame (16 x 20).

Going to try and finish up the class stuff this morning - got a little sidetracked yesterday. Looking forward to an afternoon of stitchin' at Laura's!

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday - sunset on Tuesday

I must get back to work on class projects today - as soon as I wake up that is.  I woke at 2 am and couldn't get back to sleep til after 4:30am - ugh!  Hate when that happens.  I might not get much accomplished til after I take a nap :)

Have an awesome day!

The card - just strips of washi tape, some bling  and an added sentiment - fun and easy!

It's pretty much going to be a play day today - going to a movie (The Lone Ranger) at noon and then Friday night crafting with Emily tonight.  A 'day off' sounds good to me!

Have a fabulous day!

The card - embossing folder is from Cuttlebug.  Hexagon stamps/punch is from SU.  Colors are raspberry and smoky slate. 

Going to try and get some weeds sprayed this morning if the darn weather cooperates - didn't want to do it yesterday since they were prediciting rain - of course it never did rain.  It's all cloudy and dreary this morning but I'm hoping it will clear up and I can get the job done!  Tonight is our Shoebox Club, but instead of doing cards we're celebrating Alison's birthday.  Fun! 

Have a great day!

The card - not much stamping on this one.  Emobssing folder on the bottom is from Darice.  The leaves are from Papertrey  and then just added some ribbon and flowers.  Colors are white and smoky slate.

Off to the grocery store this morning and then maybe I can get the rest of the class projects done.  I did make some progress on them yesterday, but still have a couple left to do.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images (sentiment and oval)  are from SU. Flowers are from Prima. 
Colors are smoky slate, pear and white.

I'm hoping that today will turn out to be more productive than yesterday - sure didn't get much accomplished, yet it seemed I was busy all day.  The class stuff still needs to be done so that's what I'm going to concentrate on today.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped image and matching embossing folder are from SU.  Colors are white and smoky slate.

I thought I'd be able to get some more yard work done today but it sure looks like we're going to get some rain.  I guess maybe I'll revise the plan and work on class projects for next week. 

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - this is a small table mat that I finished this week. 

If the wind stops blowing soon I want to get some weeds sprayed this morning, and then this afternoon I'm going to a friend's to help her with some computer stuff - now that could end up being the blind leading the blind since Windows 8  confuses the heck out of me.  Hopefully, between the two of us we can figure it out!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - the view from my living room window (looking east) - just past sunrise on Monday

I need to get the lawn watered today so I probably won't be able to do much yard work.  I'm hoping to finish up the class projects for next week so that will be out of the way.

Enjoy your day!

The card - background stamp is from SU.  Polka dot piece is washi tape.  Butterfly is Martha Stewart punch.  Colors are daffodil and navy. 

Taking a break from yard work day (whew!)  I need to rest my weary body for a day :) and I really need to get some class stuff done before next week.  (besides it's pretty wet and muddy from the rain we got yesterday, which is a really good excuse!) 

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images and border embossing folder are from SU.  Colors are strawberry, pretty in pink, daffodil and pear.

More yard work today - I'm making progress, but still have lots left to do.  I'm on a mission - I'm determined to get it all done this week :)

Enjoy your day!