Happy Thursday, it’s hard to believe August & summer is almost over. I’m on vacation for a few days from my day job with lots of things to do like dinner with friends at a winery, day trip with my husband and some parties over the weekend, not to mention pool time. Here is a cute picture of Diesel and Nitro with their “outside” balls sitting with me while I’m… Read More »
Happy Saturday, baby it’s cold outside! This morning I woke up to -2° F with a real feel of -11°F – that’s a little too cold for me, luckily we don’t have much snow, I still plan on venturing out later today to run a few errands after being cooped up in the house all week. Have you checked out the new Occasions catalog and Sale-a-Bration brochure? If not check… Read More »
Hello there, hope you had a great weekend and are looking forward to a wonderful holiday season. I’ve just gotten back from a four day Girls trip “Christmas in Nashville”. Had a great time and will share a few pictures in a future post. Today’s post is for the challenge over at the Paper Craft Crew blog. First I would like to say thank you to the Paper Craft Crew… Read More »
Happy Saturday, hope your weekend is starting off good. The weather here is beautiful, just wish it was a little warmer so I could get some pool time in. Temperatures are in the low 70’s, more like the beginning of fall. I was a little stumped when I first saw this week’s challenge over at Paper Craft Crew – Back to School. We don’t have kids so for me Back… Read More »
Hope you are having a great weekend, it’s cold here but the sun is shing. Before I get started with today’s card, I want to take time to thank the design team over at the Paper Craft Crew Blog for picking my cards as Top Picks for challenge 229 and 231, click on the numbers to see those cards. I am truly honored to be picked! Today’s card is for… Read More »
It’s been a busy week at work and now its a busy Saturday. I’ve been making desserts for Easter Sunday dinner at my Aunt Helen’s and doing some last minute shopping. For the desserts I decided on Shot Glass Cheesecakes, Pistachio Bundt Cake & Congo Bars (chocolate chip cookies made in a sheet pan). Everyone brings something and we have a great time together. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft… Read More »
Happy Saturday, just getting ready to settle down and watch some television this evening. There is always a movie to watch on the Hallmark channel! In our neck of the woods it’s been snowing since about 6am and we have about 6″ of snow. It was a great day to make some vegetable soup, turn on the fireplace and do some stamping. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew… Read More »
Well it’s Super Bowl Sunday, what are your plans for the game? making any good snacks? We’ll be having some wings and pretzel bites with cheese, yum. It was nice to hear that former Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis was elected to the 2015 Class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an honor he truly deserves! Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge. Here is this… Read More »
Happy Saturday to all of you! What are your plans for today? Shoveling snow, shopping or maybe some craft time? For me, its off to the drivers license office to get a new license. After that a little shopping at some of the shops around the office since in a different part of the county and I don’t get to them all that often. There is a scrapbook store near… Read More »
So how was your weekend? Do anything special? I enjoyed a nice relaxing Saturday and my Sunday Stampers group yesterday. Watched some football with my husband and some friends, wasn’t the end of the Seahawk’s game exciting, don’t see many pro game go to overtime for the winner. My card for today is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge, don’t forget to check out their blog for other… Read More »
How’s your weekend been? Saturday was really cold with a high of about 15 degrees and the sun was out all day. Today is rather gloomy as we are expecting a possible ice storm depending on where the rain/snow line ends up. Even though my football team is out of the playoffs, I’ve been watching/listening to the games all weekend, most have been rather exciting. Last night we watched the Penguin vs.… Read More »
So how is your weekend going? It was gloomy here on Saturday with a freezing rain warning until 2pm, good day to stay in and make a few cards for some upcoming blogs. Made some homemade spaghetti sauce for the freezer and snacks for watching the Steeler football game with friends in the evening. Unfortunately the football was not the outcome we had hoped for, still a nice evening with friends.… Read More »
I hope you all had a nice Christmas, we have a few parties this weekend, including one at our house tomorrow to prepare for. I’ve been off work for the entire week – where did the time go, hard to believe back to work after this weekend. Todays card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge, remember to visit their blog for other card idea’s. For my card,… Read More »
Happy Friday, today after work starts my holiday vacation until December 29th. Looking forward to doing some baking and working on swap cards using the new 2015 Occasions catalog items I preordered ( one of the perks of being a demonstrator). Look for the swap card to premier on January 9th. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge, you can see the sketch below. Don’t forget to stop… Read More »
Hi there, welcome to the weekend! Hope you are all doing well and have some fun things planned. Last night we meet our friends Laurie & Walt and enjoyed the evening out with them, always nice to see friends. Today I will be putting some finishes touches on the living room “Winter Wonderland” and then it will be all ready for Christmas – knowing me between now and then a… Read More »
Happy Saturday and welcome to the weekend! Not sure about you but I had a busy week at work and look forward to some down time. I do have a busy weekend planned, need to run some errands, make some meals for next week and get ready for my Sunday Stampers Stamp Group, just love the smell of fresh cut paper! Stop back Sunday to see the cards we made.… Read More »
Good morning, hopefully you all enjoyed that extra hour of sleep that night, I know I did. The Christmas movies started on the Hallmark channel and let’s just say I was up a little to long last night. Funny how I can watch the same movie again and still enjoy it, something about the holidays – I just love them. Todays card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch… Read More »
Happy Sunday hope you are having a great day. Weather here is beautiful today – sunny, windy and warm for this time of year, perfect day to spend on the sun porch relaxing and crafting, I am working on a Christmas swag for my living room. Once I have the swag complete, I will post a photo. Todays card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #115, the sketch… Read More »
Happy Friday, hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. I’m sitting on my porch enjoying the evening air waiting for the rain storm to start. Today was in the 70’s and Saturday is expected to be in the low 50’s for the high – talk about a change in weather. For todays card I am completing the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #112, and… Read More »
Happy Saturday, hope you all have some great plans for the weekend. The weather here will be ‘summer’ like, so a great day to spend some time outside. My husband and I have been discussing how we plan to decorate this holiday season – we love have the Christmas tree up with the lights on in the evening. We have decided we need floral decoration for above the television, over… Read More »
Happy Monday, hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather here was beautiful, cool mornings and pleasant sunny afternoons. Below is the sketch for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch, boy was it hard for me to come up with an idea, then BAM – I had an idea. First I needed to find the right piece of designer paper, since I wanted to use the baby theme, Lullaby… Read More »
Happy Wednesday night, I must say these four day work weeks are nice, already half way through the work week. Looking forward to my haircut Thursday evening, for some reason its always nice to have someone else wash your hair! Best part, will be when I get home and my husband will have made dinner, I see spaghetti and salad in my future. Today’s post is for the Paper Craft Crew… Read More »
Happy Sunday, we are half way through the Labor Day weekend. Yesterday it was nice and sunny in the afternoon so I took advantage of it and spent about 2 1/2 hours in the pool. The mix of upper 80 degree temperature ad 74 degree water made for a nice combination. While floating around it gave me time to think about two design challenges I wanted to make cards for. For… Read More »
Happy Saturday, glad its the weekend. Yesterday was an enjoyable vacation day. Started the day by going to the Rogers Flea Market in Ohio with my husband. We picking up a few neat items. In the one aisle you can smell the most wonderful Amish donuts, we decided to give them a try (sugar coated for me and vanilla glazed for the hubbie), I can honestly say they were the best donuts… Read More »
First let me start by saying Happy Friday, sure do like these short work weeks, even if I get confused on what day it is! Here is my card for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge. This card actually came together rather easy for me. I knew I wanted to use items from my pre-order for the 2014-2015 Stampin’ Up Catalog (one of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator)… Read More »
Happy Saturday, today I decided to try the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Here is a look at the sketch. Here is the card a designed: For my card, I decided to use a card base of Gumball Green(retiring) and Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper as my background and tag. I really like the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, it’s a great punch to have, all you need… Read More »
