Many Blessings

I was so happy to see the apple stamps and dies in the Holiday catalog! 

Hello Fall

I love the colors of Fall and the cooler weather makes it even better.  I grew up in the mountains of

Eastern Kentucky and if you have never experienced a Fall there, you really should!  But be prepared to fall in love with the area because it is truly magnificent.  I am homesick just from thinking about being there.  Thanks for stopping by!



Grateful

This is one of the cards we made at a Fall class recently.  



WIth Sympathy

 I just found out last week that a very good friend passed away. I was friends with her sister as well and actually graduated with her sister. I wasn't able to go to her service since I didn't find out in time and it would have been an  eight hour drive.

Hello Friend

My favorite kind of card to make, clean and simple.

Fall Birthday

I am trying to use up some retired DSP to make room for some new designs.  I love the color combination in this paper, reminds me of my  favorite season, Fall.  I have several Fall birthdays coming up, all three of my girls have October birthdays.  Thanks for stopping by!

Thinking of You

Today's card is one from yesterday's card class.  I had a question recently from someone wanting to know if I sold cards and shipped through the mail.  Yes, I do ship.  I also have a shop where I sell cards locally as well as hold card classes weekly.  Thanks for stopping by!

Daisies

I don't think it's a secret how munch I enjoy daisies, even more now that we have a smaller daisy punch that goes with the Daisy Lane stamps.  I am trying to use up some of the retired DSP that I have collected as well. 

Let's Go Somewhere

I like how easy it is to make a card using the printed cards from the Memories and More card packets.

Thinking of You

Love this Daisy punch, I have used it more than any of the punches I have.  I made this same card with all the colors from the Gingham DSP.

Words Can't Express

I needed a sympathy card last week and the person I sent it too loves to do calligraphy so I chose this

sentiment since it looks somewhat like calligraphy.  Thanks for stopping by!

Bonus Days

For every purchase of $50.00 Stampin' Up! product you will earn a $5.00 coupon code.  You must have an email address for the codes to be sent to you.  The codes can be redeemed in August for merchandise from any current catalog.  As an added bonus, I am giving a retired stamp set to everyone who orders in July.

Hello Sunshine

Daisies are my favorite flowers and I love how this card turned out by just using leftover pieces from other projects.



Dino Days



I have always been fascinated with dinosaurs and was happy to see this set in the catalog.  The DSP that goes along with it is neat also.  I plan on giving this card to my Dalton boy, he loves Dinosaurs.

Vacation is Over

We had an amazing vacation!  The weather was perfect and for the first time in several years all of the big kids were able to get off work at the  same time and go with us.  There was 11 of us all together.  Our condo was perfect and the weather was beautiful.

I am trying to use up some of the paper that I have hoarded to make room for some new designs.  This one was a favorite so I bought a lot of it but I think this is the last of it.  Thanks for stopping by!

Sunny Days

I enjoy creating scenes and this one turned out just the way I had imagined it would. 

World's Greatest Guy

This card was made with a card from the Memories and More cards.  Quick and easy!

Beautiful Magnolia

My Magnolia tree bloomed out last night and I just had to pick one to share with you!

It's a Dog's Life

I made this card for my Sadie, she is the dog lover in our family....me, I can do without any pets at all...thankfully she chose a small dog, a Maltipoo.  She named him Charlie and he loves her as much as she loves him.  He  may be small but he protects her and if he doesn't want you in her room, you best not try to go in. I opened her door to take her laundry to her and thought I was going to be attacked.  Thanks for stopping by!

Congratulations!

I don't have anyone graduating this year except for a great niece who is going to nursing school but I got a request to make 6 graduation cards for a grandmother who has 6 grandchildren graduating this year, two from college and 4 from High school!

Just a Note

Love this rooster...probably because it brings back  good childhood memories and the fact that I love to color images.  

You've been on my mind

I am a terrible blogger these days...just got too much going on I guess.  My favorite flower is the Daisy and I plant some every year only to have them "accidently" mowed by my husband so this year I decided to pot them instead.  So far they have been ok but the problem with potting them is they get dry quick and are easily knocked over.  I guess I will just have to be satisfied with paper daisy's for now.

Frog Birthday

Good morning!  Me and my kiddos are in Dollywood for a few days.  Sadie is in the school band and they are in a competition here.  We used to live in this area and took the older kids multiple times during the summer but the younger ones have never been so they are very excited about it.  It's a lot of walking for me but hopefully I can keep up with them.  Thanks for stopping by!

Dapper Day

Today's card was one of the three we made yesterday at the monthly birthday class.



Hold on to Hope

Today I have another Easter card to share.  This one is very simple which is my style these days.  Thanks for stopping by!

He Brought Hope

Today I have another Easter card using the Crosses of Hope dies.  I love this time of the year because of what Easter really means.  Through His death, burial, and resurrection Jesus brought hope of everlasting life to anyone who asks for it.  He had no sin but took on the sins of the world.  If you don't have this Hope in your life and would like to know more, I would be happy to tell you more!

Happy Easter

Today's card is one of the three we made yesterday at the Easter class.  I loved Easter as a child mostly because my grandfather made such a big deal about it.  He loved to hide the eggs and watch us hunt for them. One year my uncle who was always playing pranks asked if he could hide them.  We hunted for 20 minutes and no one had found a single egg so my grandfather asked him where he had hidden them.  He finally showed us after having a good laugh, they were in a flower pot on the front porch.  He had eaten several of them and spread the egg shells along the path up to where they were but we never noticed since my grandfather always hid them in the grass in the yard.

Lasting Lily

This is my favorite stamp set from the Sale*a*bration catalog!  I do suggest you use the Stamparatus tool to help with lining it up. If you want this stamp set, you only have until March 31 to get it ordered.

Thank You

Today's card was part of my recent Thank You/Thinking of You class.  This DSP is one of my favorites, too bad it is retired.  Thanks for stopping by!

A little note

I am way behind on posting, this was actually made in February, my days just seem to fly by and I don't get much accomplished.  thanks for stopping by!

Bride and Groom

I think this is my favorite DSP that Stampin' Up! has ever had.  I have used numerous packages already and just ordered some more.

Bunnies

Easter is late this year but I have started some projects because I just love everything about Easter especially the true meaning of it.  I made these with one little girl in mind...Little Miss Riley...my 2 year old  grandchild.  She came to visit me  this morning and we had fun  exploring my shop while she ate M&M's and pointed at everything and asked "what's that?"  Love my sweet girl! 

Thanks Friend

Today's card is one of the one the three we did at the last occasions class.  the words are from the Well Written dies.

Tea Together

Sorry I have neglected my blog so much lately, lots going on in my little world.  My cousin passed away from lung cancer for one thing and I was gone for a few days for his funeral. I have missed my Shelby tremendously since she went to college so I went to visit her for a few days.  Hopefully I can get back on track now and get back to stamping more often.  Thanks for stopping by!

Ducks in a Row

I love this image...reminds me of my Mom...she used to tell me all the time to get my ducks in a row.  I have 3 older children besides my two girls so I have named these 3 little ducks Heather, Chad and Seth.

Happy Birthday

Today's card is a simple birthday with my new favorite green color...Granny Apple Green.  Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Baby

I decided to make another baby card with a Project Life image.  Very quick and easy to make and also cute.  Thanks for stopping by!

Project Life

Today's card was made using one of the cards from Project Life.  I use these cards in some of my scrapbook pages as well as card making.  I needed something quick to add to a baby gift for a new mother and this card was it.  She had used yellow for her shower invitations and the couple had decided not to find out the sex of the baby so I went with it!  Thanks for stopping by!

Geared Up Garage

I love this masculine stamp set.  I have a hard time with guy cards but this one is easy because not only do we have the stamp set but DSP to go with it.  Thanks for stopping by

Butterfly Birthday

I love this Butterfly DSP from the Sale*a*Bration catalog.  Not only is both sides of the paper pretty but it also coordinates with the Butterfly Duet Punch!

Birthday Card Class

Today's card was part of last weeks birthday card class.  It was a lot of coloring which is my favorite thing to do and I love how it turned out.  thanks for stopping by!

You make my heart go boom-boom

Today I have another Valentine to share.  Thanks for stopping by!

Let it Ride

Love this sentiment from the Let it Ride stamp set.  We always had horses growing up, my dad taught us how to take care of them at a very young age.  We had one horse that would walk into the house if he saw an open door. 

Happy Birthday

Love this rooster stamp!  It brings so many fond childhood memories to mind of growing up on a farm.  My husband and I bought a 100 acre farm once when our kids were little thinking that it would be just perfect for them ...but we forgot to factor in that we now lived 40 minutes from their school,  doctors offices, dance class, baseball practice, sleepovers with friends, grocery stores...so we sold the farm and moved into town after about a year.  The kids still talk about how much fun the farm was.

Valentine cards

I have two classes coming up for Valentines soon, one for a local Library and one for a Retirement Facility.  I enjoy going out of my shop occasionally to do classes especially for places like nursing homes and retirement homes. 

Beautiful Butterflies

Sorry this photograph is so dark, we have had several gloomy days here in Southern Illinois.  This was the best one out of 6 tries to get a good photo.  The butterflies are cut from the DSP  so made for a quick and easy card.

Mr & Mrs

Today's card is the second one from the Brides and Babies class we did last week.

Hello Little One

I made this card for my  upcoming Brides and Babies class.  

Birthday Gummy Bears

I love this bright DSP from the Occasions catalog and the little gummy bears are adorable.  Sorry I have been so lax in blogging but I have had a lot going on....my Shelby is home from college for Christmas break so I am spending as much time with her as I can and I had Ava and Dalton a lot during Christmas and Little Miss Riley(age 2) came to visit and rearrange my  cabinets for me a few times.  Lots of cooking and baking required when they are all there not to mention the spills, arguments to be settled, kissing boo boos well, keeping up with who is next to play the new electronics, keeping the dog away from the Christmas tree and the presents, taking  Sadie and all her friends to the movies, bowling, and Walmart and you can't even imagine the noise level much less the laundry that accumulates when they are all there.  But, I love and cherish every minute of it!  Even so, I did a happy dance when school started back!