Windy in the country!!!

It was in the 70's here today but windy!  Tomorrow it's suppose to only 40 but warming back up again after that...I think I can handle it...Wanted to share a couple of things..one a card I made awhile back...did it for a challenge but I don't remember why now..sometimes the challenge is just to make a card...anyway..I made a little fan for this one.  It actually started out to be a flower but fell into a fan which I liked so I used it as fan...

And then this last week were given a pattern to create a nail file holder...or any other thing..we were able to make the pattern any size we wanted which means so many possibilities...but anyway here is mine...I love quotes about dancing so chose this one to put on my holder...

I need to share one more thing and that is the newest addition to our family...we have had him awhile now but I haven't blogged about him yet so I will share...my hubby picked him up for me in the parking lot where he was filling up his truck with gas back in late September.  A lady was trying to find homes for a couple little kitties and so he brought us one home...Oh...he knows what makes me happy...one of the best surprises he's given me...he was so tiny when he brought him home riding on his shoulder.  He was also suppose to be a "she" and after a couple of weeks or more of trying to figure out a name for "her" we decided on Tilly...only to figure out later "she" was a "he"....and his name is Jack...which he got called sometimes when he was still Tilly...as in "get back Jack" when we didn't want him to follow us out the door...anyway..here is Jack when he first brought him home..and when I post the next time I will post one of Jack today...

Isn't he the cutest?  He just fit right into our family...

I think that's it for this time..will be back soon!  Until  then smile and take time out to "dance"....

Hugs
T

Popping in!

Just thought I would pop in and write a few things before I go start supper...It's been ages since I last posted but I really am going to try and post more..promise...really....truely...hopefully? 

Here it is mid January...can you believe it?  We had our first snow last week..enough to cover things white but only stick to the roads on bridges an doverpasses...maybe an inch...but with our roller coaster weather it was all gone by the next day...but boy was it cold...brrr...at the moment we're up hill on that roller coaster...before we plundge again....if that's all the snow we get this winter I would be ever so happy...

At the moment I am working on some swaps for a craft group I am a member of on Facebook.  So, stay tuned and I will be posting those soon...so what can I share now?  I recently did a challenge on there where we had to make a card for our favorite holiday...one of my favorite holidays is the 4th of July.  Why?  Maybe because it's in the middle of summer and warm weather...it's usually a no pressure kind of holiday....but then I also love being an American...and am so thankful that I am.  I also love red, white and blue as a color combo so this was why I chose to make my card for the the 4th of July...pretty simple...stars were made from my Circut...George cart...It's one that came with my lil cricut but I keep going back to it for basics...sentiment was done on my computer..

I will be back tomorrow....I have a couple of notebooks I made awhile back to share..and hopefully before the end of the week is over with I will have those cards to share for my swap....thanks for stopping by and please come again...until next time ...Hugs T

I Don't Know What Happened...

I was working on posting the notebooks when my hubby wanted to make a run to Lowe's.  I saved what I was working on then thought I could  come home and finish it up and post..I couldn't figure out how to keep working on my draft,,,posted it thinking I could edit it..I can't figure out how to do that...If anyone reads this and can tell me how then please tell me..I know I have probably clicked everywhere but where I need to...anyway..I wanted to share the notebook I received from Cindy..so here it is..it's very pretty and I love the flowers...I have to figure out how to make them...of course you know it's prettier in person than it is in my photos...Cindy did a great job!

I am now working on some boot shaped tags for a swap..and I am having problems with them...I think they need something but not sure what...So I may try and get some pics taken soon to share here and see if anyone can help me out...

I think that is it for now..have a great week ahead!
T

Gotta Share!!!

I have a couple of things to share but first is the suprise my sweet hubby bought for me a couple of weeks ago...I love almost anything chicken or rooster..It's my chicken theme and of course it has to bubble over into other parts of the house..not so much since we moved though..I am trying to keep them penned up and controled...lol...but anyway...my hubby went to town one day to the home and ranch store..not sure what he went for but one of the things he brought home was this beautiful rooster shaped fan..

I just love hime..he's so colorful...he found his home on my side board in the dining room...one of these days I am painting that "dresser" a red an I think he will even look better...He is just the coolest fan I have laid eyes on...

Now to share some crafty things..I have been in a one on one swap on the Cricut Site..It was a Wrinkled Paper Notebook swap..where we were assigned a partner and we each made the other an altered notebook using wrinkled paper..something I hadn't tried yet so I thought it would b a good challenge for me..I really enjoyed doing this and my only problem was knowing went to quit...here is the notebook I made for my partner Cindy..

Baby, it's HOT out there!!!

The heat is on here...and I know we're not the only ones having an early heat wave...I won't complain about the heat though...I would much rather have it than the cold...like we were having when I last posted...

I am going to start posting more..I have been doing a few things I want to share..I have been in a Secret Sister swap for about a year now over at http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/.  We change Secret Sisters every 3 months...and for the last 2 Rounds I have been the hostess...which has been fun but also work...and sometimes frustrating...because people sign up then don't follow through...they receive but don't send out...I can't believe these people do so and that they are fellow crafters...I do not understand how any one can be so deceitful...I know that life happens and sometime the unexpected happens but I don't think that has happened on all of these cases...there has just been too many of them!  I couldn't have any fun using what my SS took the time out to either make or buy for me..knowing I didn't send anything out to the SS that was looking forward to having something too...

Anyway..here are a few things that I have created for my secret sisters...

A card using the Cindy Lou Circut cartridge..I love that cartridge!

Then when I sent her that last package of that round I made another desk set...

Along with a card...I really loved this set..and was really tempted to keep it myself..especially since I can't find anymore of the paper I used on the set...

I do have more of the paper I used on the card and i think I will someday make me a desk set using it...It's just one of my favorite paper of all time...

This brings us to the Round I am in now...this is the last month..and I haven't sent my last package out yet so i will do that before I post here...just in case she is one of my follower's...

Along with some scrapping goodies I sent her a set of note cards...they were simple to make...the last card is just one I included with her package...it is a 4 x 4 inch square...easy peasy to put together...

I am also including a couple of cards I made in May one is a Mother's Day card for my Mother n law...and the next one was for my sister's birthday at the end of may...I even did something for the inside which is something I am trying to start doing when I send my cards out...

At the moment I am working on a altered notebook...I am doing it for a swap also..so I will share that when I am finished...it's a huge challenge for me to do this one...but I am enjoying it!

It's that time of day that I need to start thinking about What's For Supper???  I love to cook...but I really don't like thinking of what to have...and then there is the cleaning up afterwards that I could do without too...

Hope you are enjoying the week..

Hugs
T

Trapped in a Snow Globe!!!

That is what we have been feeling like for the last week…after close to 2 foot of snow and a blizzard on February 1st..followed by several more inches of snow on February 4th…and more snow in the forecast for tomorrow evening that is how we are feeling…every now and then someone picks it up and gives it a good shake…but, there is a light at the end of the tunnel..it is suppose to warm up by the end of the week and be in the 50’s by the weekend..we will think it’s HEAT WAVE….We just aren’t use to this much snow coming all at once and staying around…We were snowed in from Tuesday till Friday…between my hubby’s wonderful brother, an awesome neighbor and the county road graders we were able to get out over the weekend..awww…who knew going to Wal Mart , the Pharmacy and the Grocery Store could be so exciting! And going back to work yesterda wasn’t too bad either..

Here are a few snow photos:

View from the front steps...

Looking north at what I call our roller coaster hills..

Another view...



                                                                  Snowed in!!!

Just a little snow to shovel to get out of the garage..

And a little to get out of the house....



from my kitchen window..the cicle in the back is where just a few short months ago we were enjoying sitting around on the tree chairs at a weiner roast...



And of course when you know you can't go anywhere you get a craving for something and mine was chocolate so I made this from scratch..with double the frosting...


You would think with all that time spent at home I would get allot of card making done but all I seemed to do was clean, cook, clean, eat, clean..and catch up on the laundry…but..I did manage to get a couple of cards made..one for an 18 old friend of a friend..not really sure what 18 yrs like these days..so I hope she liked it..I do know I liked the outcome of it so I made another one similar to it for my mother n laws birthday.

The inside

So, I am patiently waiting for Spring...the sweet smell of freshly mowed grass,  pretty yellow daffodils, the heavenly aroma of lilacs, birds singing in the trees, a nice spring rain followed by a rainbow and awww...warm sunshine againest my face looking at a gorgeous blue sky....

Just a few short weeks...

Until next time take care, stay warm and THINK SPRING!!!

Hugs T

Weekend Ramblings Etc...

It's been months since i last posted..not suprising...I just can't get myself to sit down and post..it's not really a lack of something to post..just taking the time to do so...anyway..maybe I will make that goal yet again this year...

I noticed the last time it was October and we were having some great weather..well..I wish I could have some of that back..it's been in the 30's all day..and with the windchill it's even colder..brrr...I am sooo ready  for warmer days and not what we are going to have this week..which from the forecast it looks like this could be the warmer of the days..snow is in the forecast...not sure how much..hopefully if any not very much at all and not enough to stick to the roads.

I have cards to share...I know Christmas is past but since I didn't get on here intime to post my Christmas cards I will do so..and here they are...

I made them usingmy Joys of the Season Cricut Cartridge..with glitter paper for the ornements..Simple cards..but I made around 30 of them so it took some time..and lots of glue on my hands...

I also am in a Secret Sister Swap over at http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/ and am playing hostess while our dear Christy is taking some time off to enjoy her new lil baby boy..anyway..if you are looking to be in a great Secret Sister swap that is the place to be...we do 3 month rounds and just started a round in Janaury..so if you haven't joined already then check it out and let me know and I can add your name to the waiting list...but what I wanted to share were a couple of things I made for my last SS..just a couple of things that I had been wanting to try out and decided this was the perfect time..I can also post these since she has already received her last package from me...

I made covered a lil noteboo for her and added her intial..then I took a clear desk top photo holder and did the same thing with and made it a sticky note holder..and then I altered a bullnose paper clip as a recipe holder..instead of putting an actual food  recipe card in it I added a recipe for life quote I found on the internet..

Still on http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/ I am doing one of their weekly challenges. This one is for CAS which stand for Clean and Simple..something sometimes I have an hard time with.. I always want to add extras to my cards...Anyway, along with making it CAS we also had to make it a thank you card..so here is my card for that...followed by one I made before it because I forgot that it had to be a thank you card..I was more worried about it being CAS...taught me to read and remember all the rules...I used a butterfly and heart punch for the diecuts..a white pen for the fuax stitching and the sentiment is in my own handwriting...couldn't have been easier..I tell you it took my longer to get a descent photo than it did to make the cards...I will be doing this again with differeant color of cardstock..

I think that is all I have to share today but I do want to share a link with you..Over at Sweet Magnolia Rose she is giving away a Cricut Expession with 3 cartridges..plus if you follow some other instructions she's added the chance to win a Cricut Cake Machine...

so go check it out here...http://sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com/2011/01/up-dated-giveaway.html#comment-form

 

Hope everyone had a great weekend and the week ahead even better...

Hugs!

T

Awesome Weather and My Latest Card

How is the weather in your part of the world?  Well, here I suppose you might call it an Indian Summer..whatever it is..it's just been wonderful..warm sunny days...cool nights...leaves are changing but, falling a little too fast..for the lack of rain we have had.  We are suppose to have rain late tonight and into tomorrow..hopefully we will get some of it...we could use a nice slow rain...

I wish you could smell my house right now..I put one of those turkey breast with the bone in it in my small roaster...it smells soooo gooood....I can't wait to dig into it tonight...I also added some veggies in there too...so supper is all done!  I love that little roaster....

Over the weekend I went Blog Hopping...don't you just love a good hop???  If you haven't done one yet then you need to!  There is always so much talent and insperation to be found when you do..you won't be disappointed...there is normally some blog candy to be given away too...and I actually won one of the goodies on this hop..thanks Emily...This hop was at Simply Scrapping Crafts which is full of talented ladies..if you aren't a member then you should check it out...anyway here is my card...

That's it for this time..hey 2 post in less than a week..hopefully...I will get in the habit of doing this..thanks for coming and please keep checking in...I may suprise you with a post!

Have a great week!

Hugs T

Squirrel Awareness week…

Earlier this month was Squirrel Awareness week…A few former co-workers and I have been celebrating this for a few years now..it actually started off as a joke for one of my friends /co-worker Rita…go here http://terryspaperpantry.blogspot.com/2008/10/im-baaack.html    to see a past celebration and learn more about the story behind why we celebrate… 

 

This year I was actually working with Rita when that time came around on a temporary basis..I was trying to come up with a lunch date with my other 2 cohorts to surprise Rita when she mentioned that she wanted to go to lunch with me before I left. So, she opened the door for me..so the date was set…So, Beth a former co-worker and great friend and Bill (Rita’s and my supervisor) along with his lovely wife Lorrie were already at the restaurant when we walked in…and Rita was totally surprised…Beth and I both had made cards for Rita along with gifts…I had bought mine on our trip to Colorado..it was just something I could not pass up!

I also had bought one for my neighbor who has Squirrels as pets…I will leave that for another story…Here is the card I made..I put my Cricut to good use with this one…I love how it came out too!

We have been doing this for about 4 yrs now and we always manage to surprise her..One of these years she will turn it around on us…
I also been doing some challenges over at http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/  and here is my latest..our challenge was to use black and white with only one other color..so I chose red to use as my other color..I had dreams about this card..and this really didn’t turn out the same as it did in my dream but I still like it…

It's hard to believe that it's the middle of October...We have had such beautiful weather lately..it's been a little up and down tempature wise ..but still so many days full of beautiful sunshine!  We could use some rain but are suppose to get that next week..so another perfect weekend is in store for us...I am not looking forward to winter and the cold temps so I am enjoying all of the warm days we are having now...

That's it for me today...

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Hugs
T

Would Love One of These

I came across a couple of blogs recently...you know how one blog seems to lead you to another and another etc...well..I love my cricut and I have been "stalking" some of the blogs that are more geared towards the using the Cricut..I have been finding so many ideas recently..especially on this blog...
http://www.cricutholiday.com/

Then to this one...
http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/

then to this gorgeous thing.....

"Limited Edition Workbox "

http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/component/content/article/6/95-wb-le-cherry

"The Original Scrapbox"

http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/

Would love to win one of these..wouldn't you..well..then you need to follow this link...

http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/

You might have to scroll down a post or two to get the instructions..but..it's worth it..and oh..don't forget to enter for the new Cricut Cartridges releases too....

Good Luck!!!

Hugs

T

We're having a HEAT WAVE...

It is early August and it is Oklahoma so what else would be having???  Better than a blizzard in so many ways...enough said..

Wanted to pop in and post a couple of recent made cards...one for the challenge on:  http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/

On this card we had to use four of the 6 colors..red, blue, pale pink, pale yellow, purple or grey...it was very hard card for me to come up with something that I liked...I'm not really crazy about it...but, then we are our worse critics are we?

and another for my dear friend Jo's aka "Yurt"  birthday which was over the weekend and she has recieved it so I can post it...

She likes turtles and I bought this paper to make a card for her in the future awhile back..I love the bright colors..doesn't it just scream summer???  And who can resist those cute little turtles swimming around on it anyway..the turtle embellishiment was done with my cricket..I did it in several layers to get the effect I wanted...

I have been looking at other blogs, joining crafting groups on facebook..and came across this blog here...

http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/

Melissa is giving away a Cricut Cake Machine for her 2 yr blog anniversary...so you should check it out..and even if you don't win it you will be a winner because she is very talented..I just fell in love with her creations..and I will be regular follower of her blog now...

Next week I will be working for 2 weeks..it's good and bad...lol...I would rather be home in my craft room...but it will let me buy a few more goodies...like I need anymore...but...a paper crafter can never have too much paper...And I will also be working with my good friend Rita...sooo..I am looking forward to that part of it!

That's all for today..will be back soon!

Stay cool..and hugs

T