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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Valentine Punched Window

Happy Sunday Everyone! Well I am headed home today.  It has been a great trip with my friend but the time went by too quickly.  When I get home Jess and I will go into organizing mode for the baby.  We have a lot to do in a few short weeks. I found several cards by Chat on Pinterest that I liked.  This design was another on of hers I used and modified.  I like…

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The Paper Plunge – technique week

Hello Everyone! Yesterday I was excited as I finished another shawl I have had on my needles for quite some time.  When I finished my Christmas present for my sister (which she hasn’t gotten yet as I was sick) I decided to spend some time completing some of my projects that I have on needles.  There was another reason for this decision.  Here lately when I went looking for needles for a project I could…

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Polka Dot Popplies

Good Morning Ladies! This will be a quick post as I am still trying to get things done. Today is the challenge at Technostamper.  Mary Jo at Technostamper gave us this great sketch. I went for a simple card with this one.  I pulled out my poppy stamp as one of the ladies I give my cards to loves poppies.  I am thinking of doing a card set using this stamp set. Here is what…

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