Finding Time to Blog

I have had so much on my plate recently that I have neglected my blog, however today I am making some time. I have taken on some new responsibility's in the last month and time to craft has been chipped away, this creative time is sorely missed, yet when I do get in there, I go blank... I did make this card for some friends last month after they adopted a little girl.

That quote is my favorite!

Robot Birthday

Well, it was a nice rainy cool day here, that was so amazing, especially in July in New Mexico! Anyway, my craft room was bearable- temp wise- so I made up some boys birthday cards. My nephew is turning five soon, so I started with one with a 5 on it. I found these adorable robot stickers at my LCS, they caught my eye with their cuteness! Love them!

Counting Blessings

This week has been a challenge financially and I have been tempted to sulk about it, but I looked through my stamps and saw the Add to your Joy stamp, and decided to make a card with it and count my blessings instead of the blows to the bank account. I do have a lot to be thankful for... my family and friends most of all!

Back in the Craft Room

Wow, it has been a whole month since I last posted! June was extremely busy, I was craft lady at Vacation Bible School, that involved a week of heavy duty prep, followed by a week of crafts with 70 kids, I can't believe I am saying this- but I was crafted out! So I went to Las Vegas with my husband for a week! That was fun, but I caught a cold while there and have just recovered. Had to get back into the crafting mode yesterday as my swap groups cards were due, so I cleared off some space and got to work. This morning I woke up at 6:30 and decided to make a card with the leftovers from the swap. The theme this month was vintage, so I used some background paper that reminded me of old fabric and distressed it with a distressing ink pad. I also added old looking lace and some buttons. I am not sure if that is "vintage" but it is my take on that theme!

Yeah Summer!

The weather is so nice right now, I am just going to praise God for this beautiful world!

I did get up early this morning and make a card while it was still cool in my craft room, I paired up Whimsy paper from Making Memories with this adorable butterfly sticker from K and Co as a background for this wonderful scripture! Loving the bright summery colors of the Whimsy line. I also went outside and admired my new trees, they are doing well, I think!

I had such a nice relaxing day yesterday, I took some time to play with a new stamp set from CTMH ( and use up some scraps from the teacher project). It was a beautiful day, the temp was only 75', and as my craft room has no AC vents or windows that open, it was a perfect day to be in there! Am still playing with the new camera, I cant seem to get a good close up....

Last of School

My kids are out of school for the summer as of Friday the 22nd, not sure if that is a good thing or ? For the last day at the elementary I put together some teacher gifts because I really appriciate my sons teachers!

Each received a mini clipboard/notepad and a co-ordinating set of notecards, I got out my new 8 x8 My Minds Eye paper pads for both of these!

it has been a while...

Wow, I am surprised it has been a whole month since I last posted! Well life happens! My oldest graduated high school, and I made her announcements - that took a while! Went with a non-traditional format and made a short DVD, put them in a CD case, picture is the front of the case. Hopefully I will get back into a crafting mode in the next week or so....

Moms and Dads

Making some cards today for upcoming holidays (mothers day and fathers day), used my new stamp set from CTMH, it is SO cute! Tried not to get the dad card too cute, but that was so hard! Also used paper from My Minds Eye, and a few scraps from the scrap bag!

Easter and Acrylic Cards

Another Easter has come and gone, we had a memorable day... The kids looked nice in their outfits! We have too much candy around here now!

On to the cards I made the other day, decided to try some acrylic base cards that I saw featured in Paper Crafts magazine, it was fun to do something new! (and challenging!)

Photo Tagged!

I have been tagged! I am to post the sixth picture in the sixth file in my pictures and explain!

Well, it turns out it was from our vacation last year, there are the kids looking at the Grand Canyon! The scenary is so pretty that it looked fake when we got the pictures back!

Wind, wind go away....

Wow, the wind is blowing in the 30's and 40's AGAIN, I am so tired of it! I wish I could stay home today and not get blown away, but I have a lunch date and I need to pick my cards up. On to my card of the day, have been humming the song "Grace Like Rain" for a couple of days, so I made this card while thinking of the words, Amazing Grace, how Sweet the sound.... I have so much to be Thankful for, thank you God for Grace that flows down over me!!! Stamp set is from Clear Dollar Stamps.

Container/ Candy Decorated

Have been working on something for the silent auction at church this weekend, the Ladies Council is raising money for something.... So I fixed this acrylic paint bucket up in bright springy colors and put hershey nuggets in co-ordinating colors inside with christian thoughts and blessings on them. The stamp set I used to make the candy labels is by Clear Dollar Stamps, it is sized to stamp perfectly on address labels and has matching accessories to go with.

Chicken in on Ya....

Wanted to share my swap from my swap group last month, the theme was "faux stitching". My fake stitches are a stamp from Paper Studios and the stamp is Image Tree, it was my super find a few months ago at GoodWill, it was only .69 cents!

Spiral noteworthy notebook

I found this cute Making memories Spiral notebook in my local craft store, has lovely shaped pages,I dont know if it is really supposed to be a notebook or not, but I ripped those pages out and stuck em on a card! Used some of my new Basic Grey Paper and some K and Co, both co-ordinated beautifully!

Great Stuff in the mail!!!!

Wow! All of the goodies I ordered came at once, I have slowly started using some of them! I have been playing with the Basic Grey paper pad today, such pretty colors! Sorry for the quality of the pictures, my camera seems to be getting worse... hmm my birthday is coming up- maybe a new camera!

A Daughter...

Have had quite a week here, it was Spring Break for the kids but the weather did not cooperate! First the wind blew at 50 miles an hour, then it snowed.... so I spent some time hiding in my craft room this week! In between bad weather days my oldest (who will be 18 in a couple of weeks) had her senior portraits done. I made a card with her in mind, I love the sentiment on this one.... I am having a hard time letting my little girl go, but I know we are friends!

Birthday and Thanks

It has been a few days since I last posted, no real reason... but the kids went to school this morning and I made a few cards, last Thursday was the church craft group, I took some paper packs from CTMH and made up some card bases, today I finished up some of them. I am low on birthday cards and always need "thanks", so I went with that. I used the paper pack Sonata as the base for both cards and the stamps are from the same Stampin Up set. I made some other cards too, but they were'nt too stellar....

Feeling Cutsie

I am feeling in a mood for something cute today, so I got out a mat stack by K and Co and made a couple of birthday cards. I traded for the HedgeHogs set on my swap group last month and thought it was about time to make something with it! The inside of the card reads "go hog wild!"

Cards for Comfort

Sad news on the church prayer list, one of the older ladies at church is very ill and will go on hospice this week. I am making some scripture cards, for her and some others to have on hand. I made the scripture card and then used some of the rest paper to make another. I got the paper a couple of months ago and had'nt got into it yet, I was saving it for a clipboard, but I found some brads today at the craft store, they matched perfectly even though they are a different brand. I also had some fun flock in dark blue, I added it to one of the cards.

RAK notice!

Creative journeys has a lovely RAK this week, it is open until Monday-

"And finally, I have a new RAK to share with you for this month. I know that I usually post this on the first Friday of the month, but I wanted to be able to do it early this month (hopefully, you all don't mind! LOL! ).

This RAK contains some of my favorites:
Making Memories Sabrina Paper Pad (36 sheets)Two lengths of white laceAn assortment of Prima flowersWhite Uniball Signo gel penHeidi Swapp clear stamps - clocksPink Taffy Glimmer MistPink Prima rhinestone swirl"

check it out!

In the Mail Today....

I received a card from my friend Christine that I want to share, her husband lost his job in november. Christine has a good attitude though, and made this card, it included a poem on the inside about looking on the bright side and being hopeful. She is such an inspiration!!!!!!! She stamped the boots and cut them out, they are layered on help wanted ads.

Baby Shower

Its been a few days since I last posted, sick kids, 75 degree days, who has time to stamp (or wants to be inside when the weather is so perfect) ! But I have to go to a baby shower tomorrow and am down to one baby card and it is for a girl and the new baby is going to be a boy, SO I sat down and worked on a couple of baby cards, since I am doing one I might as well make several!

I used photo stickers by Pebbles of baby feet and hands, so cute!

More Chloe's Closet

Here are a couple more cards from the C.C. paper....