Happy Birthday to my favorite nephew Jake, he turns 17 today! I stayed up late Friday night until just after midnight so that I could send him a Happy Birthday text! Here is a picture of Jake, rather handsome devil, isn’t he. He seems to be taller each time I see him. I hear he now wears size 12 shoes and is… Read More: Happy Birthday Jake »
Ready for the weekend, I know I sure am. Unfortunately the weather will not be warm enough for swimming, but we will be grilling out and having some homemade macaroni salad, hamburgers, hot dogs and ribs and hanging out with some friends. A great way to spend the weekend. Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Craft Crew… Read More: PCCCS145 »
Well it’s over the hump day, only two more days until the weekend. Anything special planned? The weather here has taken a turn, it’s much cooler than the humid days earlier in the week. They say the beginning of the weekend should be in the 70’s and sunny, with rain Sunday night. Doesn’t sound to bad to me,… Read More: MOJO398 »
Happy Monday, hope you had a nice weekend! Today’s post is for the “canyoucaseit” weekly challenge. It’s a Designer’s Choice Challenge – “May Flowers – Edition”. Check out the blog for other projects by clicking here. The minute I saw what the challenge was for I knew I wanted to make a basket of flowers. To get started… Read More: CYCI#70 = May Flowers! »
Well the weekend is finally here. I sure had hoped to sleep a little longer this morning, after getting to bed at 2:30am, but the boys (Bandit & Baron) had other plans. So while I sit here having my first cup of coffee thought it was the perfect time to write and post a blog entry. You may… Read More: FMS186 »
So how’s your week going? Today my husband is opening our above ground pool. We are switching the type of chorine we use and the pool guy says it can take about a week, sure hope its good to go by Memorial Day and that the weather cooperates. Nothing better than swimming and cook-outs for the holiday! Today’s card… Read More: CYCI#69 »
Today’s card was made special for my wonderful brother Michael and sister-in-law Diane who are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary today! To make their card I started with a card base of Whisper White and adhered a piece of Silver Fancy Foil Vellum Designer Series Paper over the front portion. The next layer is a piece of a Silver… Read More: Happy 25th Anniversary Mike & Diane »
First let start by saying Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, hope you all have a great day. Today’s card is for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge created by Cindy. Make sure to take a minute to stop over to their blog and see other great card designs, just click here. ln making my card, I… Read More: FMS185 – Satin Ribbon Twist »
For this card, tried a new technique “Bokeh” and used the stamp set, Balloon Bash, that’s been sitting awhile on my desk. “Bokeh” is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas. However, bokeh is not limited to highlights; blur occurs in all out-of-focus… Read More: Bokeh Birthday »
How’s your week going? Weather here is warm and slightly humid, not bad for the beginning of May. In the evenings we’ve been getting the patio furniture cleaned and repainted for the new seat cushions. We even needed to put the air conditioner on at night to make sleeping easier. I sleep much better in cool temperature than warm… Read More: CYCI#68 »
Today its a quick to post to give you a sneak peek of the new In-Colors, available June 2nd with the new Catalog and let you know the new weekly deals just announced. Really looking forward to see Watermelon Wonder & Mint Macaron in person! Sneak Peek of the new In-Colors for 2015-2017 Weekly Deals from May… Read More: Sneak Peek & Weekly Deals »
When you are a demonstrator for Stampin Up, a day like today is a fun one, you get to place a pre-order a variety of items from the new 2015-2016 catalog, I just placed mine! Now the wait begins for when the man in brown makes that crafty delivery. Once I have the products and time to play… Read More: April showers = May flowers! »
How’s the weekend going for you? Weather was great here yesterday, hope if the weather was nice were you are you enjoying it as well. Today is run errands day, when you open our refrigerator there is a cool breeze, sign that I need to fill it up with some good stuff! Today’s card is for the Paper… Read More: PCCCS142 »
Hope all is well with you today and the that the weather is nice were you are today. They say it’s gonna be 70 degrees here today and sunny! Anything special planned for the weekend? Visiting some friends this evening and hope to do a little crafting, that’s always a nice way for me to relax. Today’s card… Read More: FMS184 »
Where does the time go, April is over and it’s May 1st, hopefully the April showers will bring May flowers. Speaking of flowers, today I thought I would share a gift box I made using the Gift Box Punch Board & Bouquet Bigz L die. The box is made out of a piece of Park Lane Designer Series… Read More: Flower & Butterflies Box »
Happy Hump Day, two more days until the weekend! Last evening I spent some time on the computer checking out various idea’s on Pinterest and came across some Stampin Up color combinations. One combo that really tickled my fancy was Cherry Cobbler – Wisteria Wonder – Whisper White. I would never of thought of that combo, but it… Read More: Bordering Blooms & Weekly Deals »
Don’t know about you, but in these days of texting and emails, sometime it’s just nice to have a card handy to send that special thank you to that someone special. We all need to send more thank you cards to let people know we appreciate both the small and big things they do for us! I used this weeks… Read More: PCCCS141 »
Hope all is well with you today, it’s Saturday morning, I’m sitting here having my coffee catching up on things. Thought I would start off with a quick card post. Not every card needs a theme when you start it, sometime it’s nice to have a card that based on what sentiment you stamp inside can be used… Read More: FMS183 – Any Occasion »
So how’s your Monday going? Work was busy today and after dinner, I sat down closed my eyes and woke up an hour and a half later, hopefully I can sleep tonight. Getting ready to watch the season finale of Scorpion but wanted to get my card posted today. Remember tomorrow the retired list posts, stop back tomorrow and… Read More: PCCCS140 »
How’s your weekend going? So far so good for me. I’ve been asked to make some graduation cards and spent the day working on those. Once they are shared with the graduate I’ll be posting the card. Also spent some time getting ready for my Sunday stampers tomorrow and thought I would share one of the cards we will… Read More: Flower Side Step Card – Updated »
Butterflies Thinlits are Here and a Special Offer! Stampin Up realized you may have be disappointed that you were not able to purchase the Butterfly Thinlits in time to receive Sale-A-Bration rewards–especially in the discounted bundles. Therefore, from the day Butterflies Thinlits are again available (today) through April 30, we are bringing you two special offers Get the Butterflies Thinlits at… Read More: The Butterflies have landed !!! »
Each morning when I wake up I like to have a cup of coffee and check out some blogs before I start my day, it’s nice to see what some other demo’s are doing. This morning I came across the sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and just knew I needed to participate. My card is one of those that… Read More: FMS182 »
Living just north of Pittsburgh, I am a born Pirate-Penguin-Steeler fan and all teams have the colors black & gold. For family or friends who are big sports fans I really enjoy making black & gold cards. Today thought I would share a birthday card made with the Striped Scallop Thinlit – one of the new weekly deals… Read More: Black & Gold Birthday »
Happy Monday, hope you all had a nice weekend. The weather here was beautiful, instead of crafting I spent some time out in the yard, it’s not that I like yard work, but it was just too nice of weekend to be inside. Not to worry, I’ll be back crafting this week in preparation of the Sunday Stampers… Read More: It’s Your Day »
Happy Friday night, Welcome to the weekend. Have anything special planned? Nothing special for me, just your normal weekend chores, hopefully some crafting time as well. My husbands softball team starts Sunday which means a few hours of alone time for me at home, love the man but also love some alone time!♥ Today’s card is for the… Read More: PCCCS #139 »
Happy Thursday, hope your week is moving along nicely. We just finished a few hours of some nasty storms. The creek behind our house is much higher and moving rather fast, I’m sure in a few hours all will be back to normal. There was a lot of rain in a short time. I even was three deer… Read More: CYCI#64 »
Here are the new weekly deals released yesterday, there is Burlap Ribbon, Seam binding, buttons, Fun Flower Punch, Star & Heart Framelits, just to name a few items. Click on any of the images below for more product information. Remember this is FREE shipping through Friday, April 11th, the perfect time to stock up on the basics and… Read More: Weekly Deals – Apr 7-13th »
Get out your wish list! I’m excited to share with you that Stampin’ Up! is offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders placed between April 6 and April 10 (Monday through Friday this week, excluding expedited orders). No minimum purchase required. It’s the time to Stock up. Of course you’ll pick up a couple of stamp sets or… Read More: Free Shipping – April 6-10th ! »
Happy Easter! One of my favorite items from the Occasions catalog is the Berry Basket Bigz L Die, makes the perfect Easter Basket! Enjoy your day with family & friends. Thank you for stopping by, hope you have a great day, Craft On! Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog
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… Read More: PCCCS138 »