good bye 2008...

Happy TGIW (I have 5 days off starting today...ahhh!). I could get used to these 2 day work weeks, LOL! Are you doing something fun tonight? Mike and I will probably get take out an a movie (don't we sound like real party animals?).

I hope to take the tree down today or tomorrow (un-decorating is so not fun!!!), finish my huge pile of ironing, and hopefully stamp (still have lots of thank you cards to make), make a trip to Costco, and maybe clean the bathrooms (if I feel like it).

I really like today's card...I cased this one from Nancy R @ iStamp who is an awesome stamper I might add! I just loved this color combo (anything with choc chip is a winner in my book!!!). I didn't have the stamp set she used so I made due with the set "A Little Birdie".

Have a safe and Happy New Year's Eve!!!! See you next year!

Supplies used (SU! unless noted): A Little Birdie; Choc Chip ink; Fall Flowers/Dashing Designer Paper; Natural Ivory/Choc Chip/Old Olive cardstock; Red Striped Ribbon. Technique: paper piecing

my Christmas pic's and a masculine card...

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you all had a great Monday! Yesterday it was 70 degrees here, so Mike and I went for a walk when I got home from work (I am trying to get back into my regular routine-IT'S HARD! I have been slacking!). That is where the New Year's resolutions come in...right? I am trying to get a head start, lol!

I needed a few masculine thank you cards (which is always a hard for me), I tried not to fluff it up too much...but I HAD to add some ribbon!!!! I am still trying to use up my patterned paper (remember I have a hoarding problem). It is a pretty simple card...you know less is more!

I also made a quick story board last night of some of my favorite Christmas pictures (I took a ton!!!). Thought I would post our fun Christmas! As you can see, my kids are pretty much trained to open a present... then pose for mom (mamarazzi), I am teaching Nate and Sharon too, LOL!

And check out my hubby middle left...He was really excited about this gift (some sort of Patriots DVD from my mom), there was a Fat Head included (which really got him excited...too bad it was only 6 inches x 6 inches...too funny!)...and mom, that gift card went toward my new lens *happy face*

Have a fantastic day!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Supplies used (SU! unless noted): True Friend stamp set; Wild Wasabi/Natural Vanilla/Really Rust cardstock; Really Rust ink; Apple Cider Designer Paper; Square punches; Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon

back to reality...

Hi all! I hope you had a great Christmas! I cannot believe that 5 days off just flew by...back to work today (but I only have a 2 day work week, so I cannot complain, right?).

I have lots of Christmas pictures to share this week (just giving you a warning, lol!). Ashley got one of these and let me just say, I am still recuperating from it, lol! my arms are killing me!!!

My arms hurt so bad that I wasn't able to stamp on Saturday...can you believe it???? I have several thank you cards to make this week, so it will be a week or two of thank you cards.

Santa was pretty good to me *smile* I have a new lens on the way (excited to get that package!!!) and an external flash (which I used Christmas morning, since Josh and Nate were up at 6am and it was still pretty dark), some Papertrey goodies that I purchased with one of my gift cards *happy face*, and a docking station for my iPod (so nice to rock out while I am crafting).

Enjoy today and thanks for visiting!!!!

supplies used: (SU! unless noted) Warm Happiness/Mini Messages (PTI); Pure Poppy (PTI)/Very Vanilla/Choc Chip Cardstock; Pure Poppy (PTI)/Choc Chip/River Rock ink; Dashing Patterned paper; Choc Grosgrain ribbon; Small Circle punch

Merry Christmas!

Hi Friends...
Happy Tuesday...(really Friday for me). Today is my last day of work before the holiday...YIPPEE!!! We have our office Christmas lunch today, which is always a good time!!! The celebrating has officially begun!

Well I anticipate the next few days to be pretty busy around here...so I am taking a little break from the blog to finish my Christmas preparations. I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and I will see you back here in a few days with some digi scraping, papercrafting and lots of pictures, I'm sure.

Oh yeah...Yesterday I had 23 new subscribers to my blog...I was really surprised to get all those email notifications...Welcome!!!

Merry Christmas from the Clark Family!!!!

*Jesus is the Reason for the Season*

gingerbread house '08

Happy Monday! (3 days until Christmas!!!!)
I hope you all had a productive weekend...I am pretty much all set for Christmas minus my grocery shopping (YUCK!!!), which I hope to tackle today on my way home from work (after a dentist appointment...blah!) two of my least favorite things back to back.

Yesterday Mike was having some guy "football" time with some friends, Josh was sick with a cold and taking a nap, so Ashley and I decided to make our annual gingerbread house by ourselves...not as much fun as last year when everyone was involved, but we had fun anyway! Nate took a moment from the game to pose in one of the pictures (I think he was upset that he couldn't eat the candy, lol! not sure why he is making that face).
And as you can see from the photos...the frosting was really YUMMY!

Thanks for visiting!!! Enjoy today!

gift card purse...

Happy Friday (6 days to Christmas!!!).

I hope you are all ready for Christmas. I think I am just about done in the gift area, just few little stocking items to pick up here and there, I am so glad I don't have to hit the crowded stores for mega shopping...that stresses me out!

For today's post...I copied this little purse gift card holder (so cute!) from Debbie Olsen, whose blog I visit daily I might add. She is such a talented crafter!!! I love her creations. Here is the link to her template...I added a handle to mine with some PTI Pure Poppy grosgrain ribbon. I used a velcro fastener to keep it closed. It was pretty easy to assemble, and don't you think it is a cute way to present a gift card?

I also got an exciting email yesterday when I arrived home from work...4 of my cards were selected for the June 09 publication of Papercrafts Magazine. I was pretty excited!!!!

Okay...busy day today...I hope to get my bathrooms

cleaned, finish wrapping presents and then make some

appetizers for the Youth Group Progressive dinner tonight...should be fun!!!

Thanks for visiting!!!! Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Supplies Used: (SU! unless noted) Holiday Treats (PTI)/Lots of Thoughts stamp sets; Kraft/Pure Poppy(PTI) cardstock; White (Kraft)/Pure Poppy (PTI) ink; White Gel Pen; Pure Poppy Grosgrain Ribbon (PTI); Button (unknown); Velcro fastener (JoAnn's)

rudolph wishes...

Hi all...
I won't bore you with my hectic schedule yesterday...Isn't it the most wonderful time of year? LOL!!! With my crazy day...I did managed to make it into the stamp room *hooray* to make a few Christmas cards. Sorry to keep using the same stamp set...but I didn't realize that I sold almost all of my Christmas sets this past summer (I definitely have to order some more before next Christmas!). I don't think I have ever inked up this deer stamp in this set, so it was about time to introduce him to the ink pad! I added a red brad to his nose, and I think he looks pretty darn cute as Rudolph...what do you think?

I think I am just about finished with my Christmas shopping, and I hope to get the majority of it wrapped tonight *fingers crossed*, since we are hosting the appetizer part of a progressive dinner for our church youth group on Friday...should be fun!

I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

supplies used (all SU!): Merry & Bright/Lots of Thoughts stamp sets; Kraft/Real Red/Very Vanilla cardstock; Choc Chip ink; Chocolate Grosgrain ribbon; Circle/Scallop punches; Red Brad