THANK YOU!

Hello everyone,
First of all I want to thank you all for coming back to my blog, even though I have hardly posted in July. Life has been very busy with visitors. So I have not taken the time to stamp. We have been doing things with our family. On Wednesday we went to Vancouver to see the CELEBRATION OF LIGHT. Spain had the show, and it was awesome. Today we went to Harrison Lake for the day, and had lots of fun. The guys and kids have been fishing and swimming. On Sunday we want to go to Victoria. I myself have only been there once before, so I would love to hear some recommendation on where to go, what to see, etc. They are leaving Monday evening. So, life will go back to normal. It is going to be very empty after a month of visiting. I am sorry we live so far from family. It is hard when you only get to see them once or twice a year.
Looking forward to checking out all your blogs too.
Have a great weekend!!

MIA JULY 2007

Hi there,
I am so sorry not to be able to post. In my last post I told you that my Sister and Family were on there way here. Well, what can I say? It has been so busy! I have hardly had a chance to think, to check my email, haven't checked any of your creations either. My sis and family are leaving middle of next week and on Sat 21st my 2 SIL's and their families are coming. They are leaving on the 31st. So I will not have a chance to post till probably August, which seems to be empty. I want to work on things to sell at a craft fair. Would love to receive comments on suggestions on what to make for a craft sale.
WISH YOU ALL A GREAT JULY!!!

PLAYING WITH "OLD" STUFF

How is your summer going? Since it has finally arrived with vengance and heat, it has been flying by. We are expecting Family to arrive in the next few days. My sister is driving up from Mexico with 3 of her kids. I pray they will have a safe trip through the scorching heat in the States! So, we have been busy getting ready to see them.
I came upon this card the other day and it just called out to me. As you may know, one of my favorite techniques is the cracked glass. And I just had to use the retired Provencal set. I used my ww pencils and blending pen to color the image. The paper I took from the color I had used in the image. So, since I am using retired stuff I thought I'd make it a "retired" card for most of the parts. Cardstock: Confetti white, Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum, Marigold Morning (retired), Chocolate Chip. For the "ticket punch" I used a round hole punch, since I do not have the ticket punch. For the words I used Around the Block, also retired. I stamped the background with French Script, also retired. Accesories: Gold brads, eyeledts and Gold Cord, retired.
Have a great day!

THANK YOU TEACHERS!

Today's my 2 dd's last half day of school. It is kind of a glad/sad day. I had them both make a THANK YOU card for their teacher last night. When Vanessa was writing in her card, she started crying. She has grown so fond of Mrs. Tindall. She had been her teacher for K and G1, and I must say she is an awesome teacher. I had to cry with her. So of course Melanie had to start crying too. My dh had fallen asleep on the couch. He woke up and saw is all crying. He was a bit puzzled!

I made this card for the teachers. The cardbase is REGAL ROSE. The stamp set OFFICE ACCOUTREMENTS and WARMEST REGARDS. The DP is SPRING FLOWERS SU.

Hope you are enjoying your summer!

I STAMPED - FINALLY!

I probably should apologize for not having posted a card. I have been quite busy doing some homedecor (plastering the walls, yeay), so I have not given much time to stamping. I did want to make a card one day, and tried several things and it just did not turn out as I had envisioned. So I gave it up. I made a card today! It's inspiration is from this card on Jaqueline's craft nest. It took me awhile to make the diamonds. My moto seems to be: "Why make thinks simple if they can be comlicated". So I was trying out some complicated stuff to make the diamonds LOL!
I used BASHFUL BLUE as the card and CERTAINLY CELERY for the mat. The image HAPPY HARMONY is stamped on VERY VANILLA. The diamonds are DP which I bought at COSTCO. Don't remember who. The ribbon is SU.
Enjoy your day!

YOU ARE UNIQUE - DO SOMETHING FOR YOU

I just read my online devotional and really loved it. It reminds us that each of us is made unique. That God wants us to have a dream and to enjoy life. So it suggests for us to take time to do something for ourselves besides the things we 'have to' do. Very often we get so involved in our 'have to' life, that we forget to dream. You can read it here: http://forum.christianwomentoday.com/.
And go and to something special for yourself!

If you are fan of the Splitcoast challenges, I encourage you to check out today's Ways to Use it 118B challenge . Julia Stainton's mom passed away on Sunday and the challenge is for us to send her a card. I think that is very thoughtful. I just noticed that Julia has posted her regular challenge, so off I go to check it out too.

COMMENTS BACK ON

Sorry, and not so sorry. I posted the comment missing post and notice that the option is back on. GOOD! g