Thursday, May 20, 2010



The card - stamped images are from SU (Watercolor Trio) Colors are soft suede and razzleberry. The background script (Stampabilities) is stamped with sahara sand.

It's supposed to be a nice day so I am going to take advantage of that and spend some time in the yard dealing with weeds. Class tonight.

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010



The card - leaf stamp is from Papertrey, background, butterfly and sentiment are SU.

I ended up taking an r & r day yesterday. Just couldn't get motivated to do much of anything. Today I am going to get some chores done in the house so that tomorrow I can get some yard work done. (at least that's my plan!)

Happy stampin'

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The card - more with Watercolor Trio (SU) Colors are saffron, olive, and razzleberry.

Today.......um......no clue! Haven't figured out what I'm doing today yet. My plan for this week was to work in the yard - now the weather isn't exactly cooperating. Can you believe there is a winter storm watch (meaning snow) for the mountains? Good grief - it's the middle of May! So, I guess I'll find something to do indoors - there's plenty to do, just need to figure out what I'm in the mood for. Of course there is always the option of spending the day stamping.

Have a great day!

Monday, May 17, 2010



The card - a new set from SU - Watercolor Trio. I'm having fun playing with this set - lots of different things you can do with all the images. Colors are olive and regal rose. Card is vanilla - background script is stamped with sahara sand.

Back to planting flowers today. My plan for getting them all done in one day didn't quite work out. Had to call on my friend Bob (Judy S' sweet husband) to help me out with a broken light pole. I thought the whole thing was a loss but he managed to fix it - yea! I owe him big time! So, today I will get the patio flowers done and then I can move on to getting the weeds under control (again!) Class tonight.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, May 16, 2010



Project Sunday - I realized I had never shown you the 'rag purse' that I made a while back. I gave this one to Tracy for her birthday. They are really fun and easy to do and I have several more cut and ready to sew - just haven't taken the time to put them together.

It looks like it's going to be a nice day so my plan is to get started on planting the flowers. I didn't buy as many this year as usual so I'm hoping I can get them all done in one day!

Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

Saturday, May 15, 2010



Photo Saturday - this is the camera that took the picture of the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk. How would you like to haul that thing around? Don't think I'd be taking near as many pictures!

Looks like it's going to be a stampin' day for me today. I did go buy my flowers yesterday but it doesn't look like it's going to be a good day for planting. We got a lot of rain last night and it's still sprinkling. Hopefully tomorrow it will be nice and I can get the flowers planted.

Have a great weekend!

Friday, May 14, 2010



The card - stamped image is from Papertrey. Colors are teal, olive, and suede.

I am so looking forward to our Friday night get-together - it's been two weeks since I've had a chance to just stamp for fun! And........I will have a new stamp set to play with tonight since Sherry will be bringing my order from last week's stamp club - yea! But before that I am planning on going and buying flowers for the yard and hopefully will have a nice day over the weekend to get them planted.

Enjoy your day!

Thursday, May 13, 2010



The card - Stamps are from SU - colors are celery and riding hood red.

We have our Shoebox Club tonight and I don't have my project done yet (and no idea what I'm doing!) so I guess I better get busy and get that done. Also need to do a birthday card for my son Jeff - his birthday is Saturday but our schedules didn't mesh so I'm taking him to dinner tonight (before Shoebox).

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The card - flower is from SU (Of the Earth) inked with olive and melon markers. Sentiment is from Papertrey. Colors are melon mambo, olive and white.

I'm having a hard time getting back in the 'groove' after being on vacation. My original plan for this week was to get my flowers planted, but the weather is not cooperating with my plan. So...... I think I will try to get some chores and errands done today. Class tonight.

Happy stampin'

Tuesday, May 11, 2010



The card - stamped images are from Papertrey. Colors are white, olive and riding hood red.

I'm back! What a great weekend. The day of graduation was pretty cold (and windy), but since most of the activities took place indoors it wasn't too bad. Sight-seeing with Tony on Friday was fun and the amusement park on Sunday was perfect. Now it's back to real life. Need to get things together for my class this morning and another class tonight - unpacking in between - and that will probably be the total of my activity for the day!

Have a great day!

Monday, May 10, 2010



The card - stamps are from Papertrey and SU. Colors are white, perfect plum and mellow moss. Butterflies are Martha Stewart punch. The flower is one I've seen a lot on blogs & websites. It's really just three scallop circle punches wadded up and layered.

Travel Day - returning home today. Hopefully I will have lots of fun pictures to scrapbook in the coming weeks.

Enjoy your day!

Sunday, May 9, 2010



Happy Mother's Day!

This will be the first time in lots of years that I've spent Mother's Day with both of my kids (or with either one of them for that matter!) It will be truly special this year! The plan is to spend the day at King's Island amusement park - but Tracy & Tony are working on alternate plans in case the weather is bad. Whatever we do I will just enjoy the fact that we are together.

The card - Awash with flowers (SU) - colors are lavender and celery. I even added some glitter to the flower (not something I do often enough!)

Saturday, May 8, 2010



Photo Saturday - don't you just the smell of the lilac bushes - a sure sign of spring. I wish they lasted all summer! (I don't have any in my yard but these are just on the other side of the fence)

Graduation Day - we'll be celebrating with Tracy today as she receives her Masters of Divinity in Youth and Young Adult Ministry from Bethany Seminary.

Have a great day!

Friday, May 7, 2010



The card - stamped images are from SU & Inkadinkado. Butterfly is from SU die. Colors are kraft, sage, saffron and white.

A tourist day today. Tracy will be busy with graduation preparations but Tony is taking the day off work to take us sight-seeing. Fun!

Happy stampin'

Thursday, May 6, 2010



The card - stamped images are from SU (Vintage Vogue) Colors are mellow moss & lavender.

Travel day - Jeff, Sara and I are off to Dayton, Ohio this morning to attend Tracy's graduation from seminary - which will be on Saturday.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The card - more Awash with Flowers - colors are regal rose, pumpkin, saffron and olive.

Time to get myself organized - we leave for Ohio early in the morning so I have to get the laundry finished and figure out what clothes to take. Hopefully I will have some time to get some blog posts scheduled for the days I am gone - don't want you all to feel neglected!

Have a wonderful day.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010



The card - stamps are from SU (Vintage Vogue). Colors are kraft, baja, and chocolate. It's a little hard to see but I did use the vintage roller on the background.

Today - errands, laundry, water the lawn, class tonight. I thought I was pretty much on top of things but it seems like I have an awful lot to do before I leave for Ohio on Thursday.

Enjoy your day!

Monday, May 3, 2010

The card - stamped images are from Papertrey. Colors are olive,
celery and chocolate.

Well the weather turned out to be not so bad yesterday after all so I ended up spending almost 8 hours finishing up my yard work! I'm done with all the rose bushes and weeds for now! Woo hoo! Now I can spend the next few days getting ready for my trip to Ohio. So, today I'm going to get ready for my class tonight (cut kits and set up) and then I think I will go do a little shopping.

Have a great day!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Sorry, no scrapbook page today. I didn't realize I hadn't taken pictures of any more pages - so......today you get a card instead of a layout.

I saw this card somewhere out in blog land and decided to give it a try. The flowers are from SU (5th Avenue Floral) - stamped and embossed with white. Then I colored them with a versa mark pen. Now, how cool is that? The card is kraft, ribbon is soft suede.

I had planned on trying to finish up the yard work today (still have a whole section of rose bushes to trim). However it's pretty wet from the rain we got during the night and it looks like we could even get some more. So, I guess it's going to be an indoor day!

Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

Saturday, May 1, 2010



Photo Saturday - sunset last Sunday.

Getting class projects finished up for classes next week. Maybe a little yard work if it dries out anytime today.

Have a wonderful weekend.