Note to self – when you hear on the news there is a chance for icy conditions, pay attention when walking out the front door. Saturday was not as productive as I had hoped. I was up rather early for a Saturday, ran a load of wash, showered, had breakfast and started to help decorate the sun porch… Read More: FMS163 – Happy Birthday »
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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… Read More: PCCCS119 »
Happy Friday to me and Wednesday to you. If you wonder why I am saying Happy Friday to me is because I am off work Thursday and Friday so that I can turn my house into a winter wonderland and work on some Christmas cards I need to mail out. Scary to think that in 5 weeks Christmas… Read More: Christmas Greetings »
Good morning, hope you are all staying warm and enjoying the weekend. I ran some errands yesterday, made a birthday for a special little boy for his first birthday, will post that card December 1st and finished the Christmas swag for above our television – colors are green, red and gold. I’ll be posting a photo of the… Read More: PCCCS118 »
Happy Friday, welcome to the weekend! Not sure about where you live but here it’s cold and there are snowflakes in the air. Luckily no snow is sticking around, just hitting the ground and melting! We have a husky and he is loving this weather, doesn’t want to even come in the house most of the time. Earlier… Read More: Gentle Peace »
Happy Wednesday, half way through the work week, two days until the weekend. Not sure what the weather has been like where you are but here it was 70 degrees Tuesday and 38 degrees today, brrrrr!!! Here is another card made with the Lovely as a Tree stamp set for the holidays. This is a clean, simple design… Read More: Lovely as a Tree – Merry Christmas »
Here are the new Weekly Deals from November 11-17, 2014. Punches, Framelits, Buttons and Ribbon oh my! This is a good time to check both your circle and scallop punch collections to see if you are missing the 1/2″ circle or 7/8″ scallop and scoop them up today if needed and enjoy the savings! Blushing Bride & Daffodil… Read More: Weekly Deals thru 11/17/14 »
Yesterday I shared with you the photo of the cards my Sunday Stampers made. Today I thought I would tell you about the Butterfly card inside and outside. Yes you read correctly, inside and out! I have a tendency not to stamp much more than a sentiment on the inside, but on this card, inside butterflies are on… Read More: Butterflies inside & out »
Good morning, hope you are enjoying the weekend. I had a busy Saturday – running errands, made Chili, Stew and Meatloaf for the up coming week and freezer. Also cut paper and packed up all the products needed for the cards I will be making with my Sunday stampers. Thought I would share a picture of the three… Read More: Dreamcatcher »
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… Read More: PCCCS117 – Happy Birthday! »
Happy 1/2 way through the Week! The other day I thought of the stamp set “Lovely as a Tree” one of the first Stampin Up sets I purchased and how I had not used it for a while. So tonight while watching the CMA Awards (loved Jason Aldean’s performance), I made the card below using the stamp set. The card would… Read More: “Lovely” Christmas Card »
Welcome to the beginning of the work week. Hopefully that extra hour of sleep yesterday is not dragging you down today. Sunday was a rather productive day for me, I spent about 4 hours organizing my craft space. Need to get started on holiday cards and its a lot easier when things are organized. My card for today… Read More: FMS160 »
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… Read More: PCCCS116 »
Happy Saturday, hope you are enjoying your weekend. This morning I went to the annual “Farkleberry Craft” Show to check out the crafts. I always enjoy seeing what others do. One women was selling scissor holders with a magnetic backing, I thought about how I misplace my scissors in my craft room and thought with this holder I can have… Read More: MOJO369 »
Weekly deals October 28 thru November 3rd. This week deals include Word Bubble Framelits, punches, stamp set and buttons – some of my favorites! Word Bubbles can be used as shapes or with stamps for a nice accent on your cards. Buttons made cute trees and nice “flowers” with a stem. All the items are part of the graphic… Read More: Weekly Deals »
Happy Tuesday, hope you are having a good week. Today I thought I would share with you and cool technique I found on You Tube over the weekend, “Stained Glass”. I took the Blended Bloom stamp, inked it with black StazOn ink and stamped it on a piece of Window Sheet. Next I gave it a few minutes… Read More: Stained Glass Blended Bloom »
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… Read More: PCCCS115 – Bright & Cheerful »
Hi there, hope you are having a good week, one day to go until the weekend. For todays selection I stopped over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog for this weeks design by Jen M. For some reason when I saw the sketch the first thing I thought of was stars. For my design I used a card base of Night… Read More: FMS159 »
Happy Tuesday, hope you week is going well. Today is the last day of my vacation, back to work tomorrow. I’ve had a lot of fun on my “stay-ca-tion”. Over the last few days I have done some shopping, spa time, crafting, parties with friends – including a surprise 40th birthday party, I feel rested and ready to… Read More: MOJO368 »
Happy Monday, I’m enjoying another couple vacation days this week, so I thought I would post this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch in between projects I am working on using the Four Feathers stamp set (with matching framelits) and a request for a card with butterflies as a wreath. I would like to say thank you for being picked… Read More: PCCCS114 – Shaker card »
Today is the monthly gathering of my Sunday Stampers Hostess club. Each month we meet at a different hostess’s home for a fun filled few hours of stamping, laughing and some great food. Today we are meeting at the home of the newbie in the group . Thought I would share with you the projects that we will be making. In… Read More: Sunday Stampers Cards »
Happy Friday, hope you all have an exciting weekend planned, I know I do. Today I need to cut the paper and prepare for my Sunday stamping group. Have a few events to go to this weekend so I will be making some great appetizers and cards to take with me, two of my favorite things, cooking and… Read More: FMS158 – “Booty” »
Happy Friday to me!, oops it’s only Wednesday – but if you are on vacation for the next few days it’s Friday! Yeah. I have a busy few days ahead of me with a variety of appointments and scheduled crafting time as well! This weekend my ‘Sunday Stampers’ meet so I will be finishing up the paper cutting and… Read More: MOJO367 »
Happy Monday, hope you all had a great weekend. Thought I would start off this week with my card for the Freshly Made Sketches 157 challenge. The sketch is below. My card for this sketch is clean & simple and could be used for a variety of reasons, based on the greeting added to the inside. The card base… Read More: FMS157 »
Hi there, hope all is well with you today. Last week was a very busy week at work and my crafting was put on the back burner for a few days – but I am back today with my card for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge. Below is my card and here is how I put it… Read More: PCCCS113 – Peace & Joy »
Well the weekend is almost over, now we are gearing up for another week. The weather was chilly here today and we actually saw a few snow flakes last night. Let me make it clear – I am not ready for snow, I would prefer cool morning and 70’s during the day. Did any of you make any… Read More: FMS156 – Bearing Gifts »
Happy World Card Making Day! Thought I would share two cards made with the same stamp set (Festival of Tree’s with matching Tree Punch) using traditional and not so traditional holiday colors. The basics of the cards are the same – Crumb Cake cardstock for the card base, banner 3/4″ x about 3″-4″ with a tree stamped and… Read More: World Card Making Day ! »
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… Read More: PCCCS112 – Season’s Greetings »
If you have been dreaming about ink pads and paper (who doesn’t do that), Stampin Up has a special for you. In honor of National Card Making Day, Saturday, October 4th they are running a “Stamp Stock & Save” Special October 1 -6, 2014 on select stamp sets, paper packs, envelope packs, new fast fuse adhesive and ink pad.… Read More: Stamp Stock & Save – Weekly Deals »