Celebrate the Journey

Good morning, everyone! I just realized that today is my husband's and mine anniversary! Oops! I wonder if he remembered? It's been 20 years!! We have been so focused on Nick and his baseball tournaments and practices and such that I totally forgot! And time is sure flying by! Too funny! Well, I guess there won't be any "romantic" dinner tonight. We do have practice again today and the coaches want Nick there a little earlier to do some one-on-one pitching practice. That is what we are totally loving about this team and these coaches. They see something in him and want to make him better. And these coaches are the ones to do it! The head coach was actually drafted by the Yankees!! Anyway, I am sure that my husband and I will find time to do something at some point. It just won't be tonight. :)

Today's card is a card I made for a swap that I am in. I also made it for a challenge at Stampin' Connection. It really is a simple card and I love the way it turned out. The Cherry Cobbler color is so beautiful! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Artistic Etchings, Define Your Life; Paper- Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla; Ink- Basic Black, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, 1 3/4" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, scallop edge punch, Big Shot, dimensionals

Vintage Top Note

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! It sure is HOT around here. My husband works outside all day long doing yard maintenance for large subdivisions and private residences. I often worry about him as it get so hot during the day. He will get an early start each day but it still reaches the middle 90's by noon. He is really good about drinking lots of water. I just don't know how he can take it. I will be taking Nick into town later to get a haircut. But not just any haircut. He is getting a mohawk today! The boys made a deal that if they won the tournament that everyone had to get mohawks. Normally I wouldn't let Nick get one but this is different. I just love the spirit of this team. And I can't wait to see everyone tonight at practice. This should be really fun!

Today's card is one that I did a while back. I think I used a sketch but I can't remember where I got it now. Sorry. It is super simple! Are you all counting down? Only two more days and the new catalog will be unveiled!! Do you have yours? I have been making a list and checking it twice!! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Artistic Etchings; Paper- Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla; Ink- Basic Black, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Basic Black satin ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Top Note die, Big Shot, sponge, dimensionals

Thank You Kindly

Good morning, everyone! I really wish I could have slept in a little later. But when I wake up, I wake up. Maybe a nap today? We will see. So this weekend was so incredibly FUN! A little nerve racking, too but fun! Saturday's games we won with the 10 run mercy rule. But Sunday's games were a different story. Our first game was one that we got the 10 run mercy rule on Saturday. But Sunday we had to fight for that win! We went into an extra inning to get that win!! That was exciting but I prefer the other way :) Then we thought that we could beat the second team for sure. Well, that wasn't the case. We came from behind (11-1) and got ahead. We managed to stay ahead until the last out! It was a great game! This second team is one that we will see in the All-Star tournament next Monday. Sure hope we can do it again! Anyway, we went undefeated and got first place!! The boys were so proud and they should be. Coach gave us a day off of practice. They will be back at it tomorrow.

Today's card is one that I made for a recent swap I participated in. I love how the colors work together on this one. I also enjoyed this nice clean layout. Super simple! Thanks for stopping by and for reading about all the baseball ramblings! Have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Thank You Kindly, Friends Never Fade; Paper- Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White; Ink- Old Olive, Melon Mambo; Accessories- Old Olive brad, square lattice die, My Way punch, Big Shot, dimensionals

Fast & Fabulous

Good morning, Friends! In a few short hours we will be on our way to our second baseball tournament. Nick is very excited. I just hope that they play hard and have fun. Now that we have seen what they can do, I think we are just ready to see them start winning. My philosophy is 'win or lose, I just want them to play well'. That's what makes baseball so much fun! I think that the weather is supposed to be a little cooler there. Maybe overcast and a nice breeze? Don't know for sure but that would be nice! Anyway, wish them luck! Go Fruita Fury!! (Not furry as some people want to call us - lol!!)

Today's card is one that I made for a sketch challenge at Stampin' Connection. I liked that it was simple. The hard part was picking the colors I wanted to use. I love this Daffodil Delight. It is a bright yellow but not so 'in your face'. I also used two new hostess sets - Fast & Fabulous and Occasional Quotes (level 2 and level 3 sets). Thanks for stopping by and I will try to post when we return tomorrow but look for me for sure on Monday! Have a super weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fast & Fabulous, Occasional Quotes; Paper- Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso, Whisper White; Ink- Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso; Accessories- Old Olive brad, circle punches, scallop edge punch, My Way punch, perfect polka dots embossing folder, Big Shot, dimensionals

CCMC104

Good morning everyone! It's Friday!! Has it been a long week for you? I think that the days are just flying by around here. Tomorrow we leave for a tournament in Glenwood Springs. I am hoping to post before we leave and then again when we get back on Sunday but we will see. I am usually running around like a chicken with my head cut off making sure we have everything that we need. I am looking forward to the tournament. I think the boys are ready to play a game. They have had so many practices that they are starting to look bored. So I hope that they "perk" up for the weekend!

Today's card is one that I did for the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary. It was a sketch challenge - my favorite!! I think that I just love this new set, Artistic Etchings. I am always coming back to it. This was my interpretation of the sketch and I like how it all turned out. The new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder is so much fun, too! I used a sponge and Crumb Cake to highlight the embossing. I also used the new Basic Black narrow taffeta ribbon, and the new 2 3/8" scallop circle punch. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Artistic Etchings; Paper- Very Vanilla, Basic Black; Ink- Crumb Cake; Accessories- Basic Black narrow taffeta ribbon, square fire rhinestone brad, scallop edge punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Big Shot, sponge, dimensionals

Blushing Bride

Good morning, Friends! And what a wonderfully hot sunny day it will be! Remember yesterday when I said I was going to get the laundry done and clean the bathrooms and do some stamping? Well, I got a little sidetracked. I did do the laundry because it seems like I have twice as much these days with Nick and all his sports clothes. But I didn't get the bathrooms nor did I do any stamping. Gasp! Instead, I ended up watching the USA win their soccer match!! Wow!! That was exciting!! Just when you thought that they would be going home they score a goal to put them into the next round! So that's what I did instead. But I did clean the kitchen floors. Boy were they gross!! Today? Well, we will see. I do need to get some stamping done but we also need to go to town to get some more stuff for Nick's baseball tournament this weekend. I can't wait for that!!

Today's card is from the Clean & Simple blog; the fall-to layout #95. I loved all the possibilities with this layout. And here is my version of it. I wanted to try using one of the new In Colors. Here I used Blushing Bride with Pear Pizzazz and Perfect Plum. Maybe not my favorite colors together but it's growing on me. Anyway, it's super simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Simple Friendship; Paper- Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum, Whisper White; Ink- Blushing Bride, VersaMark, Perfect Plum; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, vintage brads, scallop trim border punch, perfect polka dots embossing folder, Big Shot; dimensionals

Daffodil Delight

Good morning, everyone! I hope that your week has been great so far! We are warming up nicely out here in the desert! It is really going to get HOT today!! But I guess it is summer and it is supposed to do that. Nick is going to have a friend over today so that will leave me a lot of time to do what I need to do. Like laundry, clean the bathroom and stamp! I think I can handle that!! And then later tonight it is more baseball practice. It's kind of nice that we can drop him off, go have a nice dinner and then come back to watch a little of it. Free babysitting!! And Nick is having a great time! We did promise him that we would watch it tonight.

Today's card started from a sketch that I had in one of my notebooks. It didn't end up like the sketch. As I went along, I started doing other things to the card. It's not my favorite but it isn't bad, either. I really like the new core color, Daffodil Delight. I think it is the first bright yellow I have liked. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day! The weekend is almost here!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friends Never Fade; Paper- Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Whisper White; Ink- Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Old Olive; Accessories- Old Olive satin ribbon, square lattice embossing folder, Big Shot, dimensionals

Eiffel Tower

Hello everyone! I can't believe how late I slept in this morning! I haven't been sleeping very well for a while but I sure did last night! And it felt great! However, I don't like to do that too often as it just makes me kind of sluggish all day and I don't seem to get as much done. And it's going to be another hot one! I do have a hair cut later today (yea!) and Nick has baseball practice all week. Their team looks pretty good and the coaches are excited that they might go pretty far in the tournament this weekend as well as the All-Star tournament in two weeks! We will see...

Today's card is one that I made a while ago. I got the layout idea from a PaperCrafts magazine. It's pretty simple! Even cutting out the Eiffel Tower wasn't that bad. Not too much else to say about it. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Artistic Etchings; Paper- Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Newsprint designer paper; Ink- Basic Black, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Basic Black narrow taffeta ribbon, scallop border punch, corner rounder, sponge, dimensionals

Vintage Friends

Good morning, Friends! I hope that you all enjoyed the blog tour yesterday! If not you can scroll down and go through all the links. I believe that each link will take you directly to the tour post. I will admit that while the tour was fun, it was a little stressful right at the last minute. But you learn a little more each time and I know that I learned A LOT!!

Happy first day of Summer! And it is just that! HOT!! It is hot already here in the early morning. Nick has baseball practice later this evening. It won't cool off too much by then but hopefully it won't be too unbearable either. Thankfully the coaches are really good about keeping the boys hydrated.

Today's card is one that I did for a sketch challenge at Stampin' Connection. This was actually last week's challenge but I am just now getting around to posting it. I used some of the new In Colors on this card. This set was featured in the Spring mini catalog and I thought it went perfectly with this sketch. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day! Keep cool!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Very Vanilla; Ink- Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush; Accessories- brads, dimensionals

Control Freaks Blog Tour #13

Hello All!

You have arrived here from Ilina Crouse. Isn't she amazing? And she is brilliant too!! She helped me get this thing going. I didn't know if I would be able to participate but she was very patient and helped me out. Thank you, Ilina!

My first project is a tag book. I will be doing this project for a shoebox swap at convention this year. I love the way it turned out! This project features the new stamp set Artistic Etchings, and new designer paper called Newsprint. You will also see two new accessories - the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and new narrow taffeta ribbon. Too fun!

My next project is a card that features the same stamp set, Artistic Etchings and designer paper, Newsprint. A very simple card. This time I used Crumb Cake cardstock (formerly known as Kraft) and added a touch of color, Cherry Cobbler. I just love this red! It is a deep rich red. I also did a lot of sponging with the Crumb Cake pad.

My next project is a card that uses the same layout as my last card. This layout was inspired by a card I did in Becky's card class. I love the simple layout! I used the new set Friends Never Fade. I also used the new core colore, Marina Mist. I LOVE this new shade of blue! In fact, I love ALL the new colors! I can't wait for you to see them, too! Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day! I look forward to seeing you all on another tour! Be sure to continue through the tour by clicking on the button below.

Happy Father's Day

Good morning, Friends! I hope that you are all having a super weekend! We have an early morning baseball practice. Well, Nick does! He is usually a complete BEAR to get up in the mornings! But it sounds like he is up and ready to go! WOW! That shows you how much he loves this team! I will go in a little later to watch. Gotta have my coffee/blogging time :)

Today's card is to honor all those men in our lives! It was also the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary. The challenge was to create a simple Father's Day card. It couldn't get much simpler than this one! I hope everyone has a super Father's Day!

Don't forget to join me and my other Freaks for the monthly blog hop tomorrow! We will be showcasing some new product!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderful Favorites; Paper- Not Quite Navy, Poppy Parade, Sahara Sand; Ink- Not Quite Navy; Accessories- silver brad, large star punch, small star punch, dimensionals

Celebrations

Good Friday morning, Friends! Are you all glad it is Friday? I don't have to say that anymore since I am on my summer break. And I like that. But I do support all of you who work during the week. TGIF! I am getting a massage a little later this morning. I am looking forward to that! Last night Nick got his little trophy for making the 'A' All-Star team and then they had a 3 hour practice. It was so good to see the boys focused and wanting to play! We have a pretty good team! Next weekend the competitive team plays in Glenwood for another tournament. And we are looking forward to that, too! Lots more baseball to come!!

Today's card is one that I did a while ago and I used a sketch that I don't remember where I got it from. Sorry about that! I love this set for summer! And it is super simple to use! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Scoops; Paper- Tempting Turquoise, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, Whisper White; Ink- Pretty In Pink, Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise; Accessories- My Way punch, perfect polka dots embossing folder, Big Shot, silver brads, dimensionals

Birthday Wishes for Becky

Good morning, Friends! I would like to say a special Birthday Wish to my wonderful friend, Becky!! Happy Birthday, Becky!!! I hope it is a special one! You can visit her blog (the link is in my side bar) and wish her a happy birthday, too!

If you will remember, yesterday my son got to go swimming with a friend. They had him all day and it was wonderful!! I had SO much fun! And I didn't stamp (gasp). I had lunch with a friend that I used to work with and it was so great to catch up with her. Then I stopped by another friend's store to chat with her. Then I came home and there is my husband who asks if I want to run errands with him and I said "SURE"! How often do we get time with 'just us'? So we spent a couple of hours running errands. Then we were like 'it would be nice to have dinner together' but it was still early. So we had an early dinner at Red Lobster! Yum! And then we came home because my husband had a meeting. Too fun!! So, today I do have to get some laundry done and I do want to do some stamping. But we found out last night that Nick did make the All-Star baseball team! And we are very excited about that!! So lots more baseball coming up for us!

Today's card is the third one I did at my stamp club this month. This is a super simple card but packs a 'punch'. And I think the beautiful satin ribbon helps with that! I love the way this one turned out! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Watercolor Trio; Paper- Old Olive, Very Vanilla; Ink- Old Olive; Accessories- Old Olive satin ribbon, perfect polka dots embossing folder, Big Shot, dimensionals

Sweet Scoops

Good morning, Friends! I just said good-by to my son. He was asked by a friend to go to Glenwood Springs for the day to go swimming. Yeah!!!! I have the entire house to myself! And the day!! I am so excited!! What will I do? Well, I am sure I will find something! I am planning on having lunch with a friend. Can't wait to get caught up with her. I should probably go clothes shopping but who wants to get depressed on such a beautiful day? So I will play around with my stamps and get started on my swaps for convention.

Today's card is one that I did with my stamp club ladies. I like this card because it resembles everything summer. And that makes me happy! It is a super simple card and that's another reason to like it, too! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Scoops; Paper- Tempting Turquoise, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, Whisper White; Ink- Soft Suede, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, perfect polka dots embossing folder, Big Shot, dimensionals

Red, White and Blue

Good morning, Friends! I can't believe we are already half way through the month! It just seems to fly by! Nick had his last little league game last night. No, they didn't win but my husband said that Nick played great! So I am happy for that. I had my stamp club last night and then I went to a soccer meeting to find out what would be expected of us this year. It is going to be a fun year for sports!

Stamp club was a lot of fun! This was our last meeting of the year and this is the time when everyone decides if they are want to continue or take some time off. This year more than half of my group decided to take some time off. I can totally understand that but I am sad. It was so fun seeing everyone! I will miss you!! If you are reading this and would like more information about our stamp club please let me know. There are two ladies that would still like to continue and I am willing to try having long distance club members. So let me know if you are interested in more information.

And speaking of stamp club, this is one of the cards that we made! If you think you may have seen this before, you would be correct! It is a straight copy of the one in the Summer mini catalog! I just loved this card when I first saw it and thought this would be a great one for stamp club. Too fun! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- July Fourth, Red, White & Blue jumbo wheel; Paper- Kraft (soon to be called Crumb Cake), Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White; Ink- Not Quite Navy, Real Red, VersaMark; Accessories- Real Red wide grosgrain, bitty buttons, linen thread, dimensionals