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Easter Bunny Basket

Good Saturday morning to you!  I got carried away yesterday in some organizing projects. YIKES!  You know how that goes! Today I think I will relax some and stamp! YIPPY!  I have lots of new Stampin' Up! sets that I'm anxious to play with!

But in the meantime I supposed I should tell you a bit about this card. This is from last weekend when I was feeling all springy (even though we had SNOW).  I really love the soft colors. So why not get ready for Easter and Spring, right?  The paper is from Imaginisce. The stamp is one from Whipper Snapper. I love that you can now buy the stamps from Whipper Snapper unmounted or on cling mount to cut back on your costs. I personally like to buy them unmounted because I have a bunch of EZ Mount here that I just throw them on and cut out. It takes up a lot less space.  If you are like me, I'm running out of room for all of these stamps. And there is NO WAY I'm getting rid of some! 

I hope you enjoy your Saturday!  I'm off to make some coffee and just enjoy the morning!

Cupcake Boxes

Good morning to you! Good morning to you!  Don't throw anything at me for being so cheery.  Remember it's my Thursday Friday!  I have an extra day for the weekend!

I have a fun little project to share with you today. I used the Box #2 Sizzix die for these cute little birthday treats!  I was so excited. This size box is perfect for a little something!  I can put some candy in it and give it to a co-worker for a birthday treat! I am always so amazed when I run the dies through my big shot. First of all it is as smooth as butter. Second of all, out comes a super cool die like this and all I have to do is fold the scored lines and adhere it. Super fast, super easy, super cool!  I dug out some Stampin' Up birthday rub-ons for the tops of the boxes. Man a project doesn't get much easier than this!  I didn't even get my hands all dirty!

Go have yourself a great day! 

Nuts, nuts, and more nuts!

Oh man! I am not happy! I just wrote up a super nice post and lost it all!  HUMMPF! Let me start again.

Would ya look at this guy?  He is in peanut Heaven.  We have a lot of squirrles that live in our backyard so I was drawn to this stamp by Whipper Snapper!  Those squirrles sometimes annoy me when they eat my bird food, but ya still can't help but laugh at them. They are one of the silliest creatures!  I paired this guy up with October Afternoon paper. Love the combo!

So today is a Wednesday Thursday for me. What does that mean? Well it means that I have Friday off!  Even though today is a Wednesday, it feels like a Thursday. Tomorrow will be a Thursday Friday and the last day of my work week. I'm looking forward to a nice long weekend.

Congrats to my friend Bevie who just got herself a new exercise bike-one that she won't fall off of!  Yippy!  Keep exercising people! HUSTLE UP!  It's good for you!

Dreaming of Spring Flowers

Good morning! Happy Tuesday! So I told you how we received some snow over the weekend right?  Well that got me stamping spring and summer!  I'll pay that Mother Nature back!  LOL!  While I was working on this image (from Whipper Snapper) all I could think of is writing on the inside:  It's not too early to be thinking of spring, is it?  It feels GOOD to think of spring and to use spring colors! So why the heck not!  The patterned paper if from Imaginisce that I had leftover from last year. I love the soft colors and the fact that they all coordinate.  It's fun to switch gears and move onto the next season of stamping even if the weather doesn't cooperate!  There are no rules in stamping.  It's a free for all!

Okay folks, I need to stumble my way up the stairs and find my coffee.  I absolutely NEED it this morning to wake up! Don't I sound pitiful?  I hope you make the best of your Tuesday!  Happy Day!

Soar

 I have a very special post today.  This post is for my friend Maria.  In fact, this page is for her.  Maria has MS and has recently went through a very difficult time with this awful disease. When she has a flare up with her MS, her doctor usually treats her with steroids through an IV.  Well, recently, she had a flare-up and her regular doctor was out of town. The doctor that was filling in for him, would not give her the steroids that she needed. Well needless to say, that was a mistake.  Maria lost most of the use of her hand and ended up having a very hard time walking.  We were so worried that she would have permanent damage in her hand.  It was her stamping hand too!   I could just cry telling you this all.

Maria is one of the most amazing people I have ever known. She doesn't complain about this awful disease. She takes it all in stride and just keeps right on living. Well this last flare-up was the worst she has ever gone through. I talked to her one day on the phone and I could just hear how down she was through her voice.  I have never heard her sound down at all even though she has had many roadblocks in her way before. Maria is a fighter and has always refused this MS to get the best of her. Maria is a true inspiration to me.  You've heard me talk about my arthritis. I know first hand how chronic pain can wear your spirits down.  This just broke my heart watching Maria have to go through this.

Well Maria found a wonderful therapist that sounded Heaven sent to me. She helped Maria strengthen her hand and get some of the use back from it.  All of us friends, did some top secret work. We got busy on making pages, we chipped in money, we sent cards, and we prayed HARD for our dear friend.  This is my page for Maria. It is a bit late, but I had to have time to make it extra special for her because she is extra special to me.  Maria, you will always always always be an inspiration to me.  You are one amazing person and you do not deserve this.  I am always so proud of your attitude and your fight.  You soar right on through this life.  I love you!

Dreamin' of a HOT summer day!

Hello everyone!  I'm sorry I'm late with my post today but I've been putzing around this whole day. We had a winter storm go through and dump about 7 or 8 inches of snow on us so there was nothing to do but relax and putz around the house!

This stamp is from High Hopes and I thought it was perfect for today!  Who wants to think about more snow falling this time of the year?  The paper is from October afternoon. I dug into my flower stash that I will never use up in my lifetime!  I can almost feel the hot summer sun on me while I sit here and type!  LOL!

Oh and hey, how was the exercising this week?  Report in to me how you are doing. I love to know that others are doing this with me. I am quite pleased with how my knee is operating these days.  I am back up to my normal mileage on my exercise bike. I was able to do 23.9 miles this week and did that in four days of exercise. I actually hit the 7 mile mark today so I am very happy!  Hopefully, I can now maintain my normal 20-30 miles on my exercise bike from now on. No more running. No more weight ball  lunges. 

I hope your are enjoying your Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow I have a very special Grunge project for my Sunday post. Stay tuned!

Hello There Peeps!

Good morning and hello there peeps!  LOL!  I wasn't able to post last night because I had stamp class. In fact, this is one of the cards we made last night. I love these little birdies and combined with the Good Morning Sunshine designer paper, I couldn't be happier!  My class was called Basic to Beautiful and we took simple cards and stepped them up a bit by adding a few details. On this one we added the paper piercing along the branch, some stickles of course, and a popped up flower. These are just a few things that you can do to step up your card.  I really like how the wings look with that touch of stickles glitter glue on them! 

I hope your Friday is off to a great start!  Happy day to all!

Let's Ketchup!

So let's ketchup!  Ha ha ha!  This morning I was on my blog and so very tired. I was thinking that maybe I should change to evening time for my blog postings.  I was typing away and thinking, "nah I'm okay!(this was only after 1 sip of coffee.)  I am just about done blah blah blahing and I hit some keys and that did something funky to all those words I just typed.  That instantly made my decision. I clicked the "x" and got right off my blog site. It is time to switch the time I do my blog postings. I will now post in the evenings! Decision made!  That way you can hear about my day!  I'm sure you'll love that! 

Today I had a wonderful day. I am really enjoying working with 5th and 6th graders.  They are not nearly as feisty as my ol' 8th graders (even though I miss them terribly)! 

Oh I suppose you want to know about the card?!  The stamp is by Inky Antics. Another in a fabulous line by Ronnie. She is brilliant with her illustrations and her sayings!  I colored it in with Prisma Color Pencils and Gamsol. 

Okay folks, now I need to think about some dinner for my family!  I hope you had a great day as well!  Make sure to get some exercise in tonight (that's more for me, than for you)!  I really would much rather curl up on the couch, but I'm making myself!  I know I will feel good afterwards!

Just Because

Good morning!  It's Tuesday!  A lot of my co-workers were asking yesterday: "Is it Friday yet?"  I said to them:  "Almost!"  It's all in your perspective of things!

I tried stamping over the weekend. I stamped about 4 cards and that was about all I could do. This was one of them!  I really love this layout.  I like to use coordinating paper for this layout. In this case it is more October Afternoon.  The quality of this paper is phenominal! I really like it! The image is another new one from Whipper Snapper!  I always have to have my Whipper Fix when they come out with new stamps!  LOL!

We have snow on the way tonight. Winter is not over!  So how can I change my perspective on that?  LOL!  I'm going to have to work on that! Happy day everyone!

Happy birthday squirrel

Oh my goodness!  My butt is dragging this morning!  Somebody help!  Just infuse my coffee please!  LOL!  Well now I'm laughing at myself so I should be awake soon!

I did find some time to stamp this weekend.  This is my new stamp from Whipper Snapper.  Isn't he the cutest?  I had to make a belated birthday card so this is what I came up with. The whole time I was thinking I could write on the inside:  "Oh nuts!  I'm sorry I'm late!"  LOL!  The paper is from October Afternoon.  You can check that out at my friend Cindy's store. She is one awesome chick and the service is REMARKABLE!

Okay I need to pump some coffee through me ASAP so I'm going to keep this post short.  Make it a great day!