It's been a while!!! But I haven't forgotten about my blog!

Happy summer! Here are several cards I've done over the past couple months... This first one was based on a card by A muse's Julie Ebersole (http://www.papertrufflez.typepad.com/).

Thanks Mom!

A bit late, but this was my mother's day card...

Thanks for looking :-)

May flowers!

I'm lovin' all the May flowers... especially the lilacs which are just starting to open...

Bee Happy!

Love this new bee paper... Have a good week and bee happy!

Happy Birthday!

Here's a recent birthday card I made... for Mark's 35th Birthday!

Cow's it goin'?

Hope things are going well for you!!! Thanks for visiting my blog... have a good week!

Cupcakes!!!

Nothing celebrates a birthday quite like cupcakes!!!

Happy Easter... (a week late)...

I never got around to posting a sample of my easter cards, so here it is...

Today is a good day for inside activities because the temperature dropped about 40 degrees over night. It's back to chilly winter weather... that's okay though, I have more than enough housework to keep me busy, and perhaps I can find some time for stamping!

Anyhow, have a fantastic weekend!

Signs of spring!

My rhubarb, daffodils, tulips, and crocuses are starting to come up! Birds have been outside singing for several weeks now. We just had some lovely, sunny 55-60 degree days! What can be better! Long cold winters make spring so uplifting! Here's an easter card I put together for the A muse Challenge. It was inspired by this card from Julie Ebersole, who does magnificent work! It's a window card, though it's difficult to tell from the photo. Can you believe Easter is only 2 weeks away?!!

Have a great weekend!

Still thinking spring... and about a vacation!

Here's a card that's a bit of a different style than my usual cards... we made a similar flower in last month's stamp club. It's almost time to start planting seeds for our garden, so the theme is appropriate!

About the vacation... we're trying to decide between Sonoma, California and Vieques, Puerto Rico. The two spots couldn't be more different, but both are quite appealing. The timeframe is late September/early October. Let me know if you have any suggestions!

TG it's almost Friday! Enjoy the weekend...

Dreaming of warm sunshine...

I'd love to be laying in a hammock soaking up the rays right now...

Thinking Spring...

It's been snowing just about every day here in CNY and I think most of us are ready for some warmth, sun, and color. Here's a card I put together for A muse's February "color" challenge.

Hope you're having a great weekend! U-S-A... U-S-A... U-S-A... Here's to all the athletes in Vancouver!

Frozen in CNY

Today it hasn't gone above 5 degrees, so not one of us has left the house. Logan is bummed. Though the photo isn't great (I hate taking photos when it's not daylight), here's a thank you note I made this week... Enjoy the weekend and stay warm!!! Brrr...

Happy 2010!

Hope 2010 is off to a good start for you!

Here are some thank you cards I made for family & friends...

For the A muse challenge, here are the 10 components:

(1) A muse Petite Gingham Paper

(1) A muse Juggling Snowman Stamp

(1) A muse Thanks Snow Much Stamp

(3) Nestabilities Die Cuts

(1) Copic Original R-05 Salmon Red

(1) Copic Original BG-10 Cool Shadow

(2) Folds - okay this may be a bit of a stretch ;-)

Merry Christmas & Happy 2010!

I had a great Christmas with family, hope you did too!

Here were my 2009 Christmas cards - I only mustered up the energy to make 16 of 'em and the rest were store bought cards.

Happy 2010! Here's to a healthy and happy new year!

Seasons Greetings!

Less than 1 week until Christmas! Hope everyone has finished shopping - I think this weekend is going to be a crazy. This year I ended up making 15 Christmas cards, although I may make a few more. The rest will just have to be bought cards... In a few days I'll show a photo of my Christmas card. Here are a few winter cards I made last weekend:

Raining on Sunday...

I would have really liked to stay in bed all day today. It's been such a yucky day. And, to bat, I haven't accomplished a single thing.

Here's a card I made last weekend:

Happy Brrrthday...

Hello and thanks for visiting my blog! It's not been very cold here yet, but I put this card together for a friend's birthday coming up this weekend... maybe it'll be colder by then! I guess I should be careful what I wish for!

Hope you're having a great week...

A couple more holiday tags...

Tag You're It! (A muse Challenge #10)

Since I've been making tags galore for the upcoming stamp club meeting, I thought I'd enter a few into the A muse Tag Challenge! The first is a "tag card" that would be perfect for including a gift card inside. The card ties shut.

As you can tell by this next one, this year I'm into BIG ribbons - I really like the look!

This last one is cute and simple!

Hope you enjoyed them!