Bloom

Hello Ladies! Well yesterday was a wash for me.  I did not realize how tired I was from the weekend.  I basically did not go into my stamp room at all.  I did choose my colors, stamp set, and sketch for my card tomorrow so today I will head into the stamp room and work on it as well as some cards for the rest of the week. My card today was for the Stampin’…

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Polka Dot Poppies

Hello Everyone! I had a great weekend at the knitting retreat.  We had a leisurely drive on Friday and when we got there we went for a walk and found a nice french bakery/cafe for lunch.  We kept it light as we were going to have dinner in a few hours.  After that we went back to the hotel and checked in.  We had a great dinner with the group that evening then we all…

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Step It Up Sunday – Mother’s Love

Happy Sunday Stampers! Well I am headed back home today.  I had a great weekend but I need to get back home.  I will make sure I let you know all about my adventures tomorrow. Today I am taking the card I created yesterday and “stepping it up”.  I again used the sketch at Paper Craft Crew Challenges as the starting point.    To step up my card from yesterday, I used the large polka…

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Simple Saturday – Mother’s Love

Good Morning Everyone! Hope you are enjoying your weekend! My card today is my Simple Saturday card.  I take a basic sketch and create a card then tomorrow I show you how you can “Step It Up”. Surprise, Surprise!  I did not use the sketch challenge blog I usually use.  I decided to use a different one.  I saw a sketch at Paper Craft Crew Challenges that I thought of using. I thought about the…

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The Paper Plunge – Wetlands

Good Morning Ladies! I am headed to Virginia today to my knitting retreat.  I am looking forward to relaxing and visiting some yarn shops.  I have some cards for you for the weekend so make sure you check back. Today is the challenge at The Paper Plunge.  This week our challenge is to use the outgoing In Colors.  I have loved using Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding.  I am going to miss them and I…

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Weekend Sketch Challenge – Fabulous

Hello Ladies! Well yesterday was crazy busy so I did not get to the yarn shop.  I am going today as Mary and I have to plan our trip for the retreat.  I so need some time to myself and this will be a small time to do what I want. Over the weekend the Facebook group I am in had a weekend sketch challenge. I thought it would be fun to use a backgound…

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