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

Oh..to be organized..

Sometimes I wish I was more organized than I am..but, I think it's too late..the boat has sailed on that one..But, I still try...and lately I have been trying to get my little craft room organized..from the move..Sheesh..I have found stuff I completely forgot I had..Well..it's still a work in progress and probably always will be..because I will want to change it around...I wish I could just shut my eyes and wish it all done...

I have been making a few cards..Thanks to doing some weekly challenges on here: http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/...  you should check out their weekly challenges..for both scrapbookers and cardmakers..I have been doing their one on Card Corner.. http://simplyscrapping.ning.com/group/cardchatchallengecorner

Each Wednesday there is a new challenge for you to do..I just started this in July and I am on week 3..our first challenge was to make a card using a sketch..and here is what I a came up with..

I used my Cricut cart In a Child's Year to cut out the images..the paper is mostly Martha Stewart..I have always loved black sillouttes and just love this cart that makes it allot easier than cutting all this out by hand..

My 2nd challenge was to Rock and Roll..with a stamp on an ink pad..A great technique..and this is my card...

I love, love this paper that I recieved in a secret sister swap on the same group..it's 7gypsies zanzibar scrapbook pack.  

Our last challeneg was to use a sentimant and the focal point of our card and here is my take..

I had something else in mind when I started this but I have to say I am happy with the end result...

Am looking forward to the next challenge..if you have time and am up for challenge make sure you check it out...

Since my last post we have went on Vacation..to Beautiful state of Colorado...we were gone less than a week but saw so much..there is so much to see...but, the best part is that I got to meet my friend Renee...Renee and I became friends on a Scrapbooking site that is nolonger..it may not be around any more (or in the same form it was anyway)..but we remained friends and have shared allot together through the net and phonecalls so it was great getting to meet here and her 2 "lil men"...Here we are...

After sadly we left her house we were off to see the mountains..

It was all so beautiful...and I took well over 500 photos..ooo...do I ever love the didgital age in photography...

Is it hot where you are??? It is here..90's and heat index up past 100...I don't complain about heat because I hate the winter and cold months..but...I am glad we have a/c....

Guess, that's enough of my ramblings for this time..hope you are staying cool and enjoying summer...

Thanks for stopping by...

Hugs

T

It's been awhile..

Since I posted on here...once again I am going to try and do better...I miss sharing my photos, crafts and most of all ramblings...allot has happened since my last post..we fially moved...it took us awhile..and we didn't get the house we were planning to buy this time last year but we got the best house for us in the end..even if it did take awhile..and oddly enough we ended up with the first house we put an offer on back in July 2008.

 We closed on January 15th..which would of been my Mom's 77th birthday if she was still alive..so I like to think that she was smiling down on us that day.  We didn't pick the perfect time to move but I don't know if there would of been such a thing after being in our old house for 25 years.  Perfect weather wouldn't have helped with all the stuff to pack and unpack.  Although I could of done without the "thaw" at the old house and the mud we had to track through to move stuff from there. Here it's wasn't so muddy maybe because I think this hill is just one big boulder with lots of smaller rocks on top with just a enough soil to grow grass on top. But, the rocks are another story for another day..
A little over a week after we spent our first night here this is what it looked like:

And now a little over 4 months it looks like this:

We have made some changes inside and out..and it's a work in progress..we decided to paint over the blue trim in white and then replace the blue window shutters with "cranberry" and painted the front door the same color. There is also a 3 car garage with the same blue on the doors and now they are a nice crisp white..made a world of differance and it also made it feel more like it belongs to us now.  It took us awhile but it finally feels like we are home. 

I'll save more about the house for another day..

I want to share a few cards with you before I leave...

The first cardcard I made for a swap back in late January when the snow was flying...our color them was bright colors...so this is what I came up with

The 2nd card was for another swap and we had to use the colors green and purple together..although this was for a swap my swap partner is also a wonderful friend whose knock name is "turt"..and I had this image I had been wanting to use for a card for her for awhile..Isn't that the cutest turtle?

This was for another friend..easy peasy using a card kit from my local scrapbook store..the "thinking of you" though was done with a cricut.  I loved the colors they used on this one...

How is the weather where you are..is it Summer yet???  We have been above normal for almost 2 weeks and although they say we are going to have a cold spell go thru tomorrow it just means it won't be in the 90's but the upper 80's....Summer is here and I'm not complaining...although I could of done with a few more weeks of Spring it's better than the cold winter days...

I will leave you here and plan to seeing more of me...I promise..really I do..

Hugs

T