thankful...

hi friends...
I am just poppin' in with a quick Memorial Day card. Enjoy your day!!!



Supplies used (PTI unless noted): Text Box stamp set; Enchanted Evening/White/Pure Poppy cardstock; Enchanted Evening/Fresh Snow/Pure Poppy ink; Rhinestones; White Button; Twine

Thank You!!

If you live in the USA~you know that today is Memorial Day. I just wanted thank all the men and women who have/still serve our country!! My brother Tim, served in Iraq in 1990~it was a really hard year, especially for my mom !! we thought about him every day~hoping and praying he was okay (we had little or no contact back then). Thankfully he made it home not unscathed from war, but safe. What a sacrifice these men/woman make for us, our country and our freedom and for that I say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!!

Enjoy Today!!!

**card post coming later today~had a busy day yesterday celebrating with the family~so I did not have time to upload and edit my photos**

one more challenge card...

TGIF!!! are you ready for a LONG weekend??? *woot woot* I am!!!! Not that I am doing anything exciting~just hoping to finish up our yardwork from last weekend, and a few home improvement projects. We will most likley have a small cookout with Ashley, Nate, Josh and Jess on Monday~maybe even swim (Arizonans like the water nice and warm~at least around 78 degrees, LOL!!!).

I decided to do another sketch challenge~because I liked it so much. I have to say that the Clean & Simple sketch challenge is right up my alley. Cannot wait for next weeks to be posted ;)



I have been trying to get used to my new light tent, and yesterday went out to pick up some flood lights (needed some more powerful ones). I was reading Carly's blog on how she takes her pictures and decided to give the cutting board base a try~it really warmed up my photo and reflected the light, but I am having a severe problem with my white balance (even did a custom WB reading), so I am still in the trial and error stage of this new light tent.

Have a terrific holiday weekend~and don't forget to remember those who have/still serve(d) to keep us safe ;)

Supplies used (PTI unless noted): Blooming Button Bits stamp set; White/Dark Chocolate cardstock; Choc Chip ink (SU!); Cuttlebug Embossing Folder~Dots; Designer Series Paper (Retired SU!); EK Success Edge Punch; Satin Dark Chocolate Dotted Ribbon; Dark Chocolate Button; twine; Delightful Dahlia Dies

quick and easy...

Hi all...
How is your week going? It has been a slow week in the office I work in...so today I am getting off work at noon to get my haircut and then going to get a massage with Ashley!!! We have been talking about going for quite a while, and well, Ashley called me at work yesterday and said she booked us at 3pm~woot woot!!! I am such a practical girl, that I sometimes feel bad spending $ on that type of thing...but then while I am relaxing and enjoying myself~ I wonder why I don't treat myself more often!!! It will be fun going with Ashley~I think we are in the couples room, LOL!!! All I know is that when I get a massage that hour seems to fly!!!

Here is a quick easy card for today...I am trying to stock up on birthday cards, since I used up a bunch last month.

Enjoy today!! Thanks for stopping by :)

Supplies used (PTI unless noted): Floral Frenzy/Butterfly Kisses/Signature Greetings stamp sets; Kraft/White/Orange Zest cardstock; Hibiscus Burst/Aqua Mist/Orange Zest/Close to Cocoa (SU!) ink; Brown Taffeta Ribbon (SU!); Hibiscus Button; Twine; Corner Rounder Punch (SU!)

sketch challenge...

Hi friends!!
Hope you had a marvelous weekend! The weather here in AZ has been soooo nice...usually it is in the triple digits by now...last night it was 78~delightful!!!

I have been checking out the Clean and Simple blog lately (right up my alley), and decided to participate in their sketch challenge. I was kind of in a stamping funk, so it was nice to have a sketch to get the creative juices flowing!



Sketch FTL 91

If you have not seen it already...check out this cute tutorial on Dawn's Blog??? Aren't those coffee cup cozie's the cutest??? I think some PTI felt is in my future!!!

Have a wonderful Monday!!!

supplies used (PTI unless noted): Women of Life/Floral Frenzy stamp sets; Aqua Mist/Pure Poppy/River Rock (SU!)/White cardstock; River Rock (SU!)/Pure Poppy/Aqua Mist ink; EK Success Edge Punch; Pure Poppy Satin Dotted Ribbon; Aqua Mist Button

dahlia birthday...

Hi Friends...
Hope your Wednesday is off to a great start!! Friday is just around the corner *woot woot*

When I got home from work yesterday, Mike reminded me we had to go vote~so we went to our usual voting spot and there was no one there~then we drove to another spot where we sometimes vote at, nothing!!! Luckily I remembered another location and they had the voting signs out~after waiting in line for about 15 minutes~we found out that we were supposed to go to another spot down the road~would have been so much easier if we would have been a little more on top of things~but at least we voted!!! And I got to spend some time with my cute hubby!!!

When we got home I had some time in my craft room and whipped up this card (I have a few birthdays coming up). I was happy to have a few minutes to stamp...and boy, do those PTI dies really make me happy!!! The cutting would have taken me so much longer, but had them done in no time flat!!



Enjoy today!!!

Supplies used (PTI unless noted): Delightful Dahlia/Signature Greetings/Turning a New Leaf stamp sets; White/Avocado/Dark Chocolate/Spring Moss/Ocean Tide cardstock; Avacado/Choc Chip (SU!) ink; Delightful Dalia Die; Rhinestones; Pop Dots (Michael's)

another enjoy the ride...

hi!
I hope you had a great weekend~I was feeling a little under the weather, so I didn't get all my to-do items done...don't you just hate when that happens? They are still waiting for me though, LOL!

Since I wasn't feeling 100 percent, I didn't have any stamping time *sad face* So here is a card that I made for Josh's Birthday last week. Another Enjoy the Ride card. I decided to use the negative space from the die on this one. I really am enjoying these new dies from PTI!!


Still having problems with my computer, I have NO memory left, so I am unable to edit some of my photos~hopefully getting a new one soon!!! My hubby is researching and looking into getting dual monitors too (not sure how to use those, but I think I may like it!!!). He takes good care of me!!

I am still trying to get the hang of my new soft box (lighting)~it is a lot bigger than my homemade one, and has lots of background colors.

Thanks for stopping by~Enjoy your Monday!!!

Supplies used (PTI unless noted): Enjoy the Ride stamp set/Die; Aqua/Dark Chocolate/White Cardstock; Choc Chip (SU!) ink; Satin Dotted Ribbon; Aqua Mist Button; Twine