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