Happy Halloween stripes

Good Morning Ladies! This will be quick as it is late here. I had pinned a card on Pinterest by Jackie Bolhuis  I decided to CASE the card but use Halloween colors.  Here is my version of her card. inside of card and envelope I thought I had lost this as I was using my iPad.  Typing on it is hard and I hit the wrong button.  I didn’t save it so I just clicked…

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Card Candy Swap

Happy Friday Everyone! We got some much needed rain last night.  It is really dry here so the gentle rain was good for us.  I do need to weed my flower beds.  I am hoping the weather will be cooler so I can at least do some of them. Today I would like to share the card candy swap pieces from the swap Amanda and I hosted.  Card Candy are pieces you can use on…

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Coloring Down the Lines – Secret Garden

Happy Mid-Week Ladies! Well yesterday was a blur.  I had so much to do.  I got it all done but other than making this card I did not have any time to play.  🙁  Maybe today will be better. Today is our Coloring Down the Lines blog hop.  I am the start of the hop.  This week our picture was chosen by Laura. Here are the Stampin’ Up colors that I could match up as…

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Blended Bloom watercolor style

Hello Stampers! Well I started walking again yesterday.  I have not walked since my sciatica acted up over a year ago.  I have to start slow but at least it is a start.  I did not go far.  I work my way up to walking 3 miles a day.  I won’t get that far for about 3 – 4 weeks as it take it very slow. My card today began with the color challenge at…

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Hope you didn’t miss these great items!

Happy Friday! Wow the weekend is supposed to be fantastic.  In fact it may be even hot!  I so did not want this to happen so soon.  I was hoping to have many weeks of nice comfortable temperatures.  Oh well time to pull out the capris and flip flops! My card today is one I made a few weeks ago for the sketch challenge at SUDSOL. I love the SAB paper that just retired.  It…

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Coloring Down the Lines – Basic Black

Hello Ladies! Well yesterday was gorgeous!  I spent the afternoon outside.  I bought a small chain saw to use to cut down my grasses.  I only have about 10 but some of them are huge and it would take me forever to cut them down with my loppers.  I cut down all of them in about an hour.  I then moved on to another flower bed.  I got the lariope, cone flowers, and hibiscus cut…

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