I’m so stoked to share this find!! A friend of mine posted a fabulous cupcake like this in one of my Yahoo Groups. It’s a PINCUSHION…. perfect for my new (under construction) scrapping space! Linda Cummings makes these and sells them. I immediately emailed Linda and begged her to make me one and ziiiip it was on it’s way to my house… wooo hoo! The cupcake is so darling and comes with a little plate. Linda included a cute little…
I am quickly becoming a fan of “semi homemade” cards! My Grandma loves to send cards and so Mom and I made a zillion cards for my grandma when she was here and we needed some “quickies”. I made these with DCWV’s preprinted notecards… a quick stamp and a few embellishments later and we have fun five minute cards! When you’re in a hurry for a hello or a thank you, this is the way to go. Materials Used:DCWV preprinted…
“There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.” —George Burton Adams (1851-1925), educator, historian I have received so many heartwarming emails and it would take ages to answer each and every one, so I am going…
Hi Friends! I’m going to be away a good chunk of this week, but I do have some art to share this week. It’s back to crazy busy season at work, what with getting new contracts for snow and maintenance services at work for this snow season and next summer and end of the month billing prep. I get to work several days this week and then tomorrow I have a kinda scary appt at the UVRMC radiology clinic. I…
“Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.” —C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), author, scholar, theologian Awesome quote! It’s so true, some experiences drive us to our wit’s end and sometimes we feel that we just can’t take it anymore. I am sure that we’ve all had these kinds of experiences. For me, that brutal learning experience has been the years of infertility that we’ve gone through. As ugly as the experience has been, in reality,…
I spent yesterday working on some 6 x 6″ calendar pages for a swap. I haven’t swapped in ages and ages and Karyn talked me into this one with her Yahoo Group…. so I signed up for the March spot (since March is my bday month, tee hee). Materials Used:CTMH Cardstock (Pink Carnation or Bubble Gum, Blush, Garden Green, Desert Sand, White Daisy)SU Designer Paper (not sure what the pack is, it’s from last catalog)CTMH Chocolate inkCTMH Stamps – Sept…
Today is my sweet friend, Liz Batty’s, birthday! Please rush over to her blog and leave her a note to wish her a super marvelous, extra special, scrapaliciousHAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Love ya Liz!!!!!
After 20+ hours in the car (thanks be to the snow storm that bumped us off our regular and SHORTER planned route) I’m back from Iowa and slowly unpacking, doing laundry and recovering from a severe case of numb bum. We got in WAY late last night or early this morning… I guess it depends on your perspective. Either way, we left on Saturday at 5:30 am Iowa time and arrived EXHAUSTED on Sunday in Utah. So while Brent is…
Greetings from Sunny Des Moines, Iowa! I’m here with Brent and Sadie visiting my family for the week. Brent was finally able to connect his laptop (with my pics on it) to Mom and Dad’s internet connection so I can finally post! YAY! Last week, Mom and I pulled out my Bernina and fabric and began making curtains for the studio. They turned out a little different than I had planned on, but I still like them a lot! I’ve…
“Friends broaden our horizons. They serve as new models with whom we can identify. They allow us to be ourselves–and accept us that way. They enhance our self-esteem because they think we’re okay, because we matter to them. And because they matter to us-for various reasons, at various levels of intensity-they enrich the quality of our emotional life.” —Judith Viorst (b. 1931), novelist, U.S. newspaper columnist “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery,by the doubling of our joy and the dividing…