Hard to believe the four day weekend is almost over, where did the time go. I am happy to report all presents are purchased, wrapped and packaged to send to my brother and his family in New Jersey, its always a good feeling to have this done, now I will concentrate on all the other gifts. Just plan… Read More: PCCCS120 »
Don’t know about you but I’m not a big Black Friday shopper, getting up to shop at 4-6am – why? I do plan on doing some shopping, but later in the day. So how was your Thanksgiving? Hopefully you enjoyed some time with family and friend having some great food and drink. Turkey, stuffing and all the fixings… Read More: FMS164 »
Happy Pre-Thanksgiving Day! Are you all getting ready for turkey day like I am this evening? I’ll be working on as much prep work as possible to make Thursday run smoothly. I just love watching the Macy’s parade Thursday morning while smelling the turkey in the oven. Tonight we have our traditional pre-Thanksgiving dinner of salad and pizza,… Read More: MOJO373 »
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 »
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 »
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 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! »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
Happy Wednesday, almost halfway through the week. Tonight is a big night here in Pittsburgh, the Pirates are playing a wild card baseball game – if they win they start the climb to the World Series, I wish them luck! The team has asked for a ‘black out’ (wear black shirts to the game), I will be wearing… Read More: #plunge1 – Hello Fall »
Where has the weekend gone, seems like I was just having my Saturday morning coffee and now its time to clean up Sunday dinner dishes. While both Pittsburgh sports teams did not have a good day today, I on the other hand did – I put together a new fall wreath for outside our front door. Thought I would… Read More: FMS155 – Holiday Joy! »
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. … Read More: PCCCS111 »
Hope you are having a great day. This morning I was checking a few of my favorite blogs while having coffee and when I saw the sketch for the Pals Paper Artist 221 Challenge, I knew I needed to participate. Over the past few weeks I have been putting together different holiday cards using the Wonderous Wreath stamp… Read More: PPA221 »
Happy Saturday, hopefully your weather will be as nice as it will be here today, plan on spending some time outside since it’s suppose to rain Sunday. Today I need to decide on the final to cards my Sunday Stampers will be making tomorrow, I have some great sample cards – I will share will you tomorrow the… Read More: PCCCS110 – Hello Fall! »
Hi there, hope you are having a good week. I’ve been busy, last night my husband & I went to the Pittsburgh Pirate vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game, boy was it a good one. Pirates hit 3 homeruns and won 9-1, Raise the Jolly Roger!! Today is my Friday for the work week, I have a vacation day… Read More: FMS154 – Happy Birthday! »
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… Read More: PCCCS109 – Sweet Baby! »
Good morning, hope you are having a great weekend. Not sure about where you live, but the weather here sure has changed. Friday it was in the upper 80’s, sunny and humid. After work Friday, decided not to run my errands, but spend some time in the pool, never know when pool time will end! Saturday started sunny… Read More: FMS152 – Give Thanks »
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… Read More: PCCCS#108 – Ho!Ho!Ho! »
Happy Labor Day, if you have the day off from work, hope you are enjoying it with family or friends. It’s humid and rainy here again today, not exactly cookout weather. We ended up visiting with friends last night, just plan on taking it easy today and making a few cards. While in the pool Saturday, thought about… Read More: Just Add Ink #229 – Rainbows »