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!

The card - background is embossed with a brick embossing folder.  The leaves are stamped and then die cut.  The sentiment is on a die cut label.  

One more day of 'Grandma time' this week.   Looking forward to Friday night crafting with some adult conversation - lol!

Enjoy your day!

The card - background is patterned paper.  Leaves and sentiment label are die cut.  Flower is stamped and then cut out.  The flower and label are popped up.  

More 'Grandma  time' today.  It's a good excuse for not getting much of anything accomplished this week 😀.  But we've been having a good time, so that's all that counts!

Have a terrific day!

The card - super simple....I stamped some grunge on the background piece and then just added a couple of die cut flowers (Tim Holtz) with bling for centers.  Easy peasy!

Think I'll try to get yard work done this morning before it gets too hot!  After that, who knows!

Have a super great day!

The card - The design on the right is die cut with a piece of patterned paper placed under the cut out part.  The 'happy' is die cut and the birthday is stamped, cut out and popped up.  The butterflies are punched out and popped up. 

Another 'Grandma day' today - woo hoo!  We had a great afternoon up on Grand Mesa yesterday - it was cloudy and cool....so nice!  No idea what we'll do today.

Have a great day!

The card - background is patterned paper (SU)  The leaves are stamped directly on the background piece.  The flower (SU) is stamped and then cut out and popped up.  The sentiment is die cut (SU) and popped up. 

'Grandma time' today.  I think we might just take a drive up to the mountains and do some photography today! 

Have a super great day!

Crafty Sunday - finally, a finished wool applique piece.  Feels like I've been working on this one forever!  I will figure out a different centerpiece to put on it, but it works for now!

Need to get a few chores done today.  (the laundry would be good!)  I did stamp yesterday and was very productive - yay! 

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday ....

Kind of dreary and windy outside today.  Kind of matches my mood I guess.  Hudson and I were supposed to be in southern California this weekend - going to the beach, Legoland and having a huge bbq with my cousins!  I was so looking forward to this trip since it's been several years since I've been there and it would have been Hudson's first!  Bummer!  This darn pandemic!  Oh well, I have plenty to be thankful for, just need to wallow for a minute 😞 

Hope things are going well for all of you....keep on keeping on!  We will survive all this craziness!

The card - the background is embossed with SU's Old World paper folder.    I used the sunflower die (SU), cut it out, put a piece of patterned paper behind the panel and put the flower back in the cut out.  Finished with some ribbon  and a sentiment.

Kind of at loose ends today.  I'm pretty sure I can find something to do if I try hard enough 😄.  Looking forward to movie night at Hi Fashion tonight....friends, food and stitching - yay!

Have a terrific day!

The card - flowers was stamped, punched out and is popped up.  The leaves were punched out and sponged a bit on the edges.  Added patterned paper, ribbon, and a sentiment.

The last two days nothing has gone quite right.  Ugh!  Driving me crazy.  Let's hope that today is better!  Yard work this morning, knitting group this afternoon and stitching with friends this evening.  I'm really hoping for a good day!!!!

Have a great day!

The card - I stamped the 'thanks' several times on the background and then added the 'friends' at the bottom.  The strip along the side is made by using the 'distress' background stamp (SU) and then cutting a strip from that.  I added a thin strip of silver glitter paper.   I stamped the 'distress' background stamp in another color, then I stamped the butterflies on each one of the background pieces and then punched them out.  (what an easy way to color an image!)  The butterflies are popped up.  Add a bit of bling!

My plan is to spend the day in my stamping room.  Hoping it's a productive day!

Have a terrific day!

The card - a new stamp set to play with (from SU).  The background stamps and sentiment are stamped directly on the smaller panel..  The circle and the leaves are stamped on a seperate piece, cut out and then popped up.  

I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do today.  I thought I'd clean house, but can't quite get too excited about that!  Hmmm....maybe something more exciting wll come to me.  LOL!

Have a super great day!

The card - this is the card I did for our Shoebox group last week.  The background is embossed on a little over half of the background panel.  (leave enough room for the sentiment)  The smaller panel is die cut with a small piece of border attached to the edge.  I stamped the leaves directly onto the panel in green and then the top layer is stamped on a seperate piece, die cut and then popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  That's all!

Have a great day!

Photo Sunday ....

Looking forward to a day of stamping with my friend, Karen!  I have new stamp sets to play with - yay!

Have a super great day!

Crafty Saturday - two more blocks finished for knitting class!

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a terrific day!

The card - the background is embossed.  The kraft panel is die cut (SU) with a white die cut panel on top.  The leaves are die cut, the flowers are from Prima.  

Tonight we are finally having a Shoebox get-together.  And, of course I haven't yet figured out a card .....hmmmm.....guess I better get to work on that!

Enjoy your day!

The card - I used the sunflower die cut (SU) over some patterned paper and matted it with black.  The background is embossed.  

Time to mow the lawn and get a bit of yard work done this morning before it gts hot!   Looking forward to an afternoon of knitting with friends from knitting class and then an evening of stitching with friends.

Have a terriic day!

The card - Leaves (SU) are stamped and then die cut and popped up inside the frame.  Although it doesn't show up well in the photo, the blue piece is embossed.  The frame is die cut using two stitched dies.  

I think it's time to do a bit of house cleaning, although I need to talk myself into getting started - somehow I'm not extremely excited about doing it!  😏

Have a wonderful day!

The card - My friend Emily loaned me this new sunflower stamp set to play with.  For this one I stamped the flower and leaves in black and then die cut the center pieces.  I colored the center pieces a bit and put it back together.  The center panel is popped up.

A stay at home, get a few chores done kind of day today. 

Have a great day!

The card - I love this new background stamp I got for my birthday!  (SU)  So many cool things you could do with it.  I just inked it up and used it as is for this card.  I stamped some leaves (SU) in the same color as the background and then added another color and stamped twice without re-inking.  The sentiment is stamped on a die cut label and popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a terrific day! 

Photo Sunday 

Looks like a lazy, stay at home day today!  😀

Enjoy your day!

Crafty Saturday - my July wool applique.  I did this one last year after July, so this was the first time it got to hang on the wall.

'Grandma time' today - yay!  Yesterday I ended up spending most of the day at Jeff's unpacking the kitchen.  Whew!  It's all unpacked and put somewhere....Sara is going to be looking for stuff for months!!!!😄😄😄

Have a wonderful day!

The card - Just some leaves (SU) stamped along the edge in shades of green.   

No idea what I'm doing today,  I'm rather caught up with chores at the moment so.......  But, I am looking forward to Friday night crafting with friends!

Have a terrific day!

The card - I embossed the background piece and then punched a square out to make a frame.  I attached a piece of patterned paper to the front of the card and then popped up the large panel over the top.  Leaf is a die cut.  Added a sentiment and some bling.  Easy peasy!

Time to mow the lawn - and I must get it done first thing this morning before the temp reaches a hundred again today!  Whew, it's been warm here!  Looking forward to an afternoon of knitting class and then an evening of stitching with friends. 

Enjoy your day!

The card - The flower is stamped on a seperate piece of white cardstock, colored with Copics and then cut out and popped up on the white panel.  The leaves are punched out and tucked under the flower.  

A whole day and evening free!  Oh gosh!  Sounds like a good day to stamp!

Have a great day!

The card - The background is embossed, the center panel and leaves are die cut (SU)  The flowers are stamped, then punched and popped up.  The sentiment is popped up with the flowers tucked underneath.

Oh gosh, I've ended up with a couple of unexpected free days.  My oh my, what shall I do?  I am thinking I might try to get some stamping done - it feels like it's been forever!

Have a great day!

The card - not much stamping here.  The background is embossed.  The leaves are punched out.  The flowers were made by using an embossing folder (subtle) and then punching the petals out (2 for each flower).  The flowers are popped up.

'Grandma time' today.  That's all.

Have a terrific day!

Crafty Sunday - wool applique pillow

More 'Grandma time today - woo hoo!  Having a break from the remodeling project has been nice!  This morning we're going to pick up a friend and go to Palisade's Farmers Market.  Nice way to spend a Sunday morning.

Enjoy your day!

Photo Saturday

Enjoying a nice break from 'working' at Jeff's house.  Hudson spent the night, so we have another day of fun and relaxation - yay!  I am going to try and get a bit of house cleaning done this morning and then we are going to some friends for a bbq this afternoon  (small group, social distancing!) 

Have a wonderful day!

Stay Safe!  Be Well!

Happy 4th of July!

 The card - the background piece is embossed with the subtle folder (SU).  The flower stem is stamped directly on the background.  The flower is stamped on a seperate piece, sponged, punched out and popped up.  Some added bling and a sentiment.  

Aww....a break today from the remodeling.  I get to have a 'Grandma day' instead - yay!  And I'm looking forward to some Friday night crafting tonight!!!

Have a great day!

The card - left side is a strip of patterned paper.  Small strip is a piece os twine ribbon.  I used two different leaf stamps , stamped each one twice without reinking and added some grunge splotches in the background.

More work at Jeff's new house today.  I spent all day yesterday painting....a little sore today!  Probably more painting today.  But.....I only have to work til noon today since I have people coming for our kntting class this afternoon - yay!

Have a great day!

The card - I stamped the leaves (SU) n a variety of colors on the small panel.  Then I punched the label out, stamped the sentiment and used the punched out piece in the same space, but popped it up.  

Back to work at Jeff's house today.  I will get to quit early to pick Hudson up from preshcool and then I have an evening of stitching with friends to look forward to - yay!

Have a terrific day!