Hand Stamped Sentiments – Monochromatic

Good Morning Ladies! Wow our weather was gorgeous yesterday.  We hit 70 degrees – totally unheard of for December for us.  We set a new record by one degree.  I thoroughly enjoyed my walk with Bijou.  It is supposed to be the same today so I am so looking forward to another gorgeous day and walk. Over at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a monochromatic color challenge.     When I started looking at my colors…

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Frosty Friends in Pool Party

Happy First Day of December! Wow can you believe 2012 is almost over! So much happened this year that I think it will be a memorable year. My card today was a card I made for a shoebox swap.  Back in August you remember I went to Boston to visit my friend Donna.  At her demo luncheon we did a shoebox swap.  We had to use something from the Holiday Mini as it was about…

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Late Night Stampers – Add Sparkle

Happy Monday Everyone! Well I am back home and attempting to get my house decorated for Christmas.  I don’t usually do too much now that it is just me.  When the girls were here I went all out with my decorating.  Now that it is just me I keep it more simple.  I have my trees up and just need to decorate them.  I hope to do that today. This week at Late Night Stampers…

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CASEing a Convention Swap

Good Morning Ladies! The weather got chilly here today.  You need a jacket for outside.  Yesterday it was 70’s so this is a quick change for us.  Time to pull out the sweaters and jackets! My card today was a CASE of a card I swapped for at convention.  I think this is a great card to send to your friend. I thought I would use colors of the Yellow Swallowtail butterfly that I see…

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Sketch Frenzy Friday – Creative Elements

Happy Friday Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited it is Friday!  I am meeting my best friend for lunch today.  I have not seen Margie since June.We try to get together at least once a month – she lives 2 hours away from me – but with convention and her having family in town and then both of us on vacation we could not work it out.  We will spend a few hours chatting and then…

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