Hi there, hope you are having a good week so far. This week I am in New Jersey for some training on new software for my full-time job. It’s nice getting to see some people I don’t see that often and meeting others for the first time. There are seven of us here from our company. Tonight we… Read More: Butterfly Thanks »
Happy Saturday, it’s been a rough weekend so far. Last night we had to rush our German Shepard Baron to the emergency vet and we ended up have to have him put down. He had fluid around his heart, caused by a tumor. We had 11 great years with him and loved him dearly, he will be missed. Now he… Read More: Dino Birthday Card ! »
Happy Friday, don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to the weekend. I’ll be working on getting ready for my Sunday Stampers workshop on Sunday and packing for a business/vacation trip. The first five days are business, followed by four vacation days including a trip to Wildwood New Jersey with my brother and his family. Today’s card… Read More: CYCI#81 – Color Challenge »
Happy International Lefthanders Day out there! I know quite a few people who prefer to write with their left hand vs. right like me. Well, today’s cards are for you. Since I believe in ladies first, this birthday card is for you. And here is the male version, I’ll be giving this card to my husband later this month. Once… Read More: Gotta Love a Lefthander! »
Happy Monday. Yesterday was not a good softball day, the team was one and done in the final day of the tournament. Made some good nacho’s to eat while watching the Steelers and Pirates since both were on Sunday night at 8pm. I had the baseball game on, fell asleep and missed the 9 run 7th inning. Oh… Read More: PCCCS156 »
So how’s your weekend been so far? I’m getting ready to go watch some softball, hopefully my husband’s team “Badd Newz” will have a good run and get to play in the finals for the Cranberry Cup, wish them luck. Thought I would share a special picture from the celebration yesterday, it’s my Aunt’s and Uncle on the… Read More: Freshly Made Sketches 198 »
Tonight we are celebrating my Aunt Helen’s 75th Birthday, Uncle Jerry’s 80th Birthday and their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Here is a picture of them with their daughter Shari, my cousin. My Aunt Helen is my godmother so when I heard that her kids (Jerry, Shari & Heather) wanted to have a party to honor them, I was more… Read More: Happy Bday & Anniversary Aunt Helen & Uncle Jerry »
Happy Friday! It’s been a busy work week and the weekend is rather filled as well. We have the Cranberry Cup Softball Tournament Saturday and Sunday, a party Saturday night and some general errand running to do. One thing I’m looking forward to is sleeping out on the sun porch tonight, the temperature is going down to around… Read More: SIP#8 – Cardmakers Choice »
This coming weekend is the annual Cranberry Cup Softball Tournament in our community to benefit deserving families. My husband has a team in the tournament and we’ll be seeing friends that just had a baby girl. I’ve used this weeks CYCI sketch as my inspiration for the card I will be pairing with a baby size Pittsburgh Steelers… Read More: CYCI#80 – Hello Baby Girl! »
If you’ve been thinking about joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator, today is your day. As a Stampin Up Demonstrator I can place my Pre-Order today for all the new products from the new 2015 Holiday Catalog that goes live September 1st to all customers. There are so many great benefits of being a demonstrator; here are just… Read More: Great day to be a Demo! »
So how’s everything with you today? I’ve had a pretty busy day, it started with making French toast for breakfast, hanging in the pool for a few hours, making a bunch of cards and dinner. Hanging in the pool may not seem like busy work, but when I saw the weather forecast for next weekend (trust me, it’s… Read More: PCCCS155 »
For only being a four day work week, it seems like it has lasted forever, really glad tomorrow is Friday. I’ve a lot of crafting to do over the weekend. While I’ve been glad that I work indoors since it’s been so hot & humid, the weather makes for warm pool water and I’ve enjoyed some late evening… Read More: SIP #7 – Celebrate »
I really enjoyed convention last week and now it’s back to the daily grind. It’s amazing how it takes a few days to get back to ‘normal’ after a trip. The weather here is so hot & humid here in Cranberry that I don’t want to venture outside, good thing I have work and laundry to keep me busy. … Read More: CYCI #79 – Convention Edition »
Today is the last day of convention, haven’t won a prize patrol yet, keep your fingers crossed. There was an all give away yesterday of the new Basis Black ink pad, can’t wait to try it. It will be available September 1 in the new holiday catalog. Had a wonderful dinner last night with Linda at the hotel… Read More: Fresh Market Swap »
I’m enjoying my time here at convention, will be meeting up with some friends for breakfast sooon. Today’s card is one that I swapped with a group of demonstrators who are members of the group “Convention Bound Forever”, Eva hosted the swap and even gave us each a small gift. It’s nice to be part of the group,… Read More: Eva Swap Card »
Well I made it, I’m here in Salt Lake City for the Stampin Up Convention. This afternoon I did a little shopping, a girl can never have to many purses or stamps! The card I will be sharing with you today is the one I am swapping with the other members of the 24/7 Stampers that are here… Read More: 24/7 Stampers Swap @ Convention »
Thought I would sneak in making one final card before I leave tomorrow for the last Stampin Up Convention in Salt Lake City. The convention starts Thursday and ends on Saturday, I will be joining Ann, Linda and Valory from the 24/7 Stampers. As the week goes on, I will be posting the cards I made for some of the swaps I am participating.… Read More: SIP#6 Tic-Tac-Toe »
Today thought I would share with you the three cards the ladies made today at our monthly Sunday Stampers group. Special shout out to Susie for being a great hostess this month and to Jamie for bringing baby Parker, who is three weeks old, never to young for stamping! Sympathy Card (very similar to the card in the… Read More: Sunday Stamper Cards »
Who doesn’t like a good cupcake for their birthday? Afraid of all the calories, then today’s card is just for you! My card is for the MOJO Monday 406 challenge, sketch by Julee Tilman below. Check out their blog here. My card features the Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack and matching Washi tape. The cup cake was created using… Read More: MOJO 406 »
Happy Friday eve, an interesting way to look at Thursday night. Friday marks my last day of work until July 28th, it’s vacation time and the Stampin Up Convention next week. Looking forward to see old friend and hopefully making some new ones. Before I get to far into tonight’s post, I would like to thank Justin and his team… Read More: SIP #5 – theme – Holiday’s »
So how is your Tuesday, mine is pretty good. Next week I will be going to the final Stampin Up Convention as we know them today and my badge and bag voucher came in the mail. I better get to finishing those swaps, its closing in on me! Today’s card is for the CanYouCaseIT weekly challenge, check out… Read More: CYCI #78 – Black/White/??? »
I’ve had a great time the last few days as my brother and his family have been visiting. Saturday we shopped, swam and went to the see Pittsburgh Pirates play the St Louis Cardinals. It was a great win for the Pirates in extra innings! This morning my niece Maya and I worked on a card for her… Read More: Guest Designer – Maya »
In a few short hours it will be Friday, the day before the weekend, yeah!!! It’s been a busy night here as my brother and his family arrived for a four day visit. My nephew will be a senior in high school this year so they are doing college visits (Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh) and… Read More: SIP4 & a sandwich »
Happy Wednesday, half way through the week and one sleep away from my brother and his family coming for a visit. They are doing a college tour trip with my nephew and will coming into Pittsburgh tomorrow and will be spending a few days with us before leaving on Monday. While visiting I plan on letting my niece,… Read More: CYCI#77 »
Happy Ice Cream Cone Day! July is National Ice Cream Month and it brings us three special days: July 1 – Creative Flavor Day July 7 – Ice Cream Cone Day July 23 – Birthday of the Ice Cream Cone, which was invented in 1904, is 111 years old! I needed to make a card with a ‘Holiday… Read More: Double Scoop Mint Chocolate Chip! »
Hopefully were you live you were able to enjoy fireworks last night. For us, next weekend is when our community has their annual community days and fireworks, we watched some firework shows on television and they were great! I enjoyed the 4th by doing some craft projects and spending a few hours in the swimming pool, it was… Read More: PCCCS151 »
Hope you all have a great day today. Thank you for stopping by today, have a great one! Craft On!
Welcome to the weekend. It’s been a busy week with work. Tuesday night my husband and I went to see Train in concert, the opening acts were Matt Nathanson and The Fray. It was a great concert, below is a picture of Pat Monahan (Train), Matt and Issac Slade (lead singer The Fray). On the way in to… Read More: CCREW0715CF – Sparkling Strawberries »
Hi there, how’s the weekend going for you? It rained here all day Saturday and there even was a tornado that touched down about 2 miles from our house. Happy to report no one was hurt, but quite a few trees and power line were taken down. They said winds where 65-80 miles per hour. Today the temperature… Read More: CYCI#76 – Color Challenge »
Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law Diane, hope you have a wonderful day! Today is her birthday and for her birthday I sent her a surprise package (and not a can of pineapples, click here for that story) and a box of my favorite blog cards with envelope liners or handmade envelopes for the odd sized cards. Thought I would… Read More: Happy Birthday Diane! »