Welcome Little One

This card was inspired by one I saw on another blog - but the photo wasn't signed and I've forgotten where I saw it (PLEASE tell me you know so I can give proper credit!). I love the over-all effect! Very fun.

Today was Open Stamping at my house and my friends are just awesome! We had a wonderful afternoon! First we took a moment to do a "foot spa" - we slathered our feet in foot cream, put on bread loaf plastic bags and then athletic socks over the bags. Then we set to work on our afternoon play. 4 hours later when we removed the socks and bags, our feet we so-o-o-o soft! We voted to make this a regular event at the Open Stamping - I think that's a wonderful idea and will have our socks and bags all ready for us!

Then, in keeping with the sock theme, we made fuzzy sock cupcakes! I'll have to take a photo to post for you. I've seen these done and they are so stinkin' adorable I thought they were difficult! No Way! These are super-easy and seem to turn out cute no matter what you do! My kind of project.

Hope your Halloween is safe and freaky fun!
Hugs!

Life Unscripted

This is one of those cards that went together in a flash! It only took the right design papers and that fabulous ribbon to make it showy. I made a couple while at it but October has been a busy month for birthdays and they're both sent on already!

The weekend has been productive! I took time for me Saturday morning with a Yoga workshop (2 hours) of restorative yoga and nidra meditation. I love meditation - I feel so focused and energized afterwards. It was a perfect way to start my Saturday and I got GOBS of things done afterward.

I met with my photographers and am so jazzed about their ideas! Dear friends, this is going to be so wonderful. {deep sigh}

Oh, I must tell you about a "first" for me - and it made me smile - in fact, I've been smiling all day long! I was at my favorite store (Target) shopping for some candy eyeballs (you'll have to go see Curt's post here!!) and when I was checking out the cashier was interested in my plan and asked me if they were treats for my Grandkids? A first for me! And I felt all happy and warm inside. I thought that the day someone implied that I was a Grandparent I would be annoyed that I could look old enough! Well, I guess that simply isn't true. All I could think of was Steve's darling Grandsons and how much I love them!

Hope your weekend has been awesome and you have a good week!
Namaste.

Texture gone crazy!

I had (have) a little stash of die-cut papers and leaves in various colors that I've been saving (hoarding). Recently I pulled out a sheet of them and decided to make them more interesting by embossing them with a template in my Cuttlebug machine. Then I also embossed the background paper, and the leaves, and . . . well, everything except the base card! It's a little busy - but in a nice way! LOL Inside I stamped a "thank you" message and added just one more flower!

It's the end of hump day already - I think time is speeding up! I've got 72 more days until the wedding (no, I won't count every post - I promise!). I'm steadily working at my list and am very confident that our day will be delightful!

Did you notice the new photo on my side-bar? This was taken by a friend of Steve's at a reception that we attended when I was in Minneapolis end of August. I love how happy we both are . . . that kind of joy should be available in bottles! (come to think of it, a lot of people search there, and I'm very certain it isn't in bottles!) I think the photo will be helpful, too, when we're old and can't remember our names. ;-)

Hugs!

Sympathy

This is one of the sympathy cards that I sent for recent events. I really like the overall effect and it came together quickly. I used a beautiful music background stamp that is wood mounted (not sure where I got it!) and the sentiment from a WMS stamp set (with the little dotted oval) that is on the tag. The papers, ink, and leaves are from Close-to-My-Heart. The brown string I re-purposed after Steve and I worked in his garden during my last trip up to Minnesota - he had used a long length of delicious brown string as a plumb line (to keep the wall straight) and was going to throw it away! I grabbed it!!!! Isn't it wonderful?! I wonder if he bought it at the hardware store? I've got quite a stash right now - but it would be nice to know for the future.

The wedding is approaching at warp speed! Help!!! No, I don't mean it - I'm ok.
I have a lot to do but I do some every day and my lists are keeping me focused. I've asked my CTMH consultant sisters to come help me make the party favors for the reception and a lot of them have said they will! I know we will not only create pretty favors, but we will have a wonderful afternoon being together - these women are so very dear to me! It's amazing just knowing that I can ask for help and they are right there!

My weekend is lining up to include: A meeting with the photographer, create a minimum of 10 more scrapbook pages for the reception scrapbook, mailing my shoes to the place that will dye them to match my dress, and about a million other little details. I love the weekends when I can really make some progress on my wedding to-do list! What do you have planned for the weekend?

Hugs!

Love . . .

What a fitting topic - it's all I can think about! LOL This is actually a little post-it-note holder (for the 3x3 size). The top lifts up and is held in place with a small piece of velcro that is attached to a lower 1/2 flap and the inside of the top piece. The pearly accents are liquid pearls. I love the effect of stamping this right over the design paper.

I have been working like crazy, even crafting some, but hardly find any time to post anything. Today I realized that the cable for my camera (to download) had been missing since my trip to Minnesota (Labor Day!)... but after a search, I found it. ;-)

God is good to me - and loves me.
Hugs!