A little birdie told me...

My mom used to tell me that a little birdie told her.....(usually it was something I did that I wasn't supposed to).

I have too many borrowed stamps on my table so I thought I'd better get some cards and images made and send them back! I stamped a bunch of Kimi's pretty stamp, some regular and some embossed. I'll color those and put them together later. I borrowed a CTMH set for the letters and ended up using the little birdie. I'm not really a bird person but this one is kind of cute. I stamped a bunch of these for later too.

I have one more borrowed stamp but I can't for the life of me remember what it is! Oh yeah, it's that Painted Garden set that I posted before.

See what happens....

I swear I have a creative block when I have to do something for my card group. As soon as I seal the envelope, I come up with better ideas.

I'm very tempted to open the sealed, stamped envelope and put a better card in for my partner.

I used a splitcoaststampers sketch to make these two kickstand cards. I'm not saying they're great but they're a little better than the last group. I need to get out of the pink/green mode. These are not my colors (brights). So .... should I leave the envelope alone and just send it or should I waste the envelope and stamp and give her a better card. I can use the wish one for my aunt who loves tulips (bday is March). Thanks for your opinion.

Gobble, gobble....

We must have had snow during the night. I heard it pouring at 4 a.m. So I woke up to a messy slush.

My son usually has a ride to school but he didn't today. I drove him to school and on the way back I decided the traffic was moving too slow and I was in a hurry. I turned down a back road (very windy and narrow). I'm driving along and suddenly I came across 5 big giant turkeys in the road. They just looked at me like I was bothering them! Finally, I edged up toward them and they slowly decided they should get out of my way. Guess I should have stayed on the main road. The back one was pretty slippery.

Boooooooohooooooo......

I'm not a football fan but I desperately wanted our Patriots to win. That didn't happen. How can you go win every game during the season and blow the big game?!! I really wanted them to shut those Dolphis up. I'm so disappointed. I'm also exhausted. We had company so by the time I cleaned up it was 11 or so and then I was wound up. Six o'clock came way too early.

Sunday Scrappin' Meme

Ok, this is my first time with this meme.

I find time to stamp/scrap just about every night after dinner. I don't watch much t.v. (except Thurs. night) and my kids are grown.

I usually end up making a few cards a night.

My goal will be to try and get to my last page or two in my Hawaii album instead of making cards.

Friday's Feast One Hundred Seventy Eight

Appetizer
What is your favorite kind of cereal?

Don't laugh .... I started on the South Beach diet a year or two ago and tried their cereal. It tasted like Splenda covered cardboard at first but now thats all I eat!

Soup
When was the last time you purchased something for your home, what was it, and in which room did it go?

Does a pillow count? If so, it goes on my side of the bed. I hate a mushy pillow. Before that it was probably a coffee maker.


Salad
What is the funniest commercial you’ve ever seen? You got me here. I hardly watch t.v. I would say the one with the guy driving along with animals in the car singing, Rock Me Gently. I don't even know what product they're advertising but probably the car!

Main Course
Make up a name for a company by using a spice and an animal (example: Cinnamon Monkey). The Garlic Giraffe!

Dessert
Fill in the blank: I haven’t had any soda since I was hypnotized for weight loss at least 8 years!

18....

I can't believe my youngest will be 18 (I think I already posted that but I'm still in shock). I made him a card last night and forgot to take a photo. It's mostly black with silver stars and big black 18 letters with a crown over the 8. I hope he likes it. Now for the inside....NO clue.

Thanks for the votes on the cards below. I took Dawn's advice and added purple stickles to the middle of the butterfly, just three little dots. It looks better. I still don't know who my partner is for the swap so I may have to re-do it altogether. If I get one of the technique queens, I feel pressured into making a more elaborate card.

Which one....

I had to make a green and pink card for a challenge. Which one is best? One uses purple so that's why I'm questioning it. I never use brights like this. They're a little much for me. (I better state that the images are SU except the sentiment).

MIA....

It's the first week of classes and it was really busy yesterday. Today I have two jobs because my co-worker is out. I'm sure it will be hectic and the rest of the week won't be much better. I may be MIA, but I'll be back next week for sure!

Just a quick question for you....do you let your gas tank get down to empty before filling up?

I thought of this on the way in. With my son sometimes taking my car, I don't realize I'm on empty until the car beeps at me. We try to go up to NH while shopping. The gas is cheaper there.

On my way home last night, my light/beep went off after I passed the expensive full serve gas station. I decided to wait until this morning since it's only a mile from my house. I even thought of going to the cheap place near work but I was afraid I wouldn't make it. I ended up paying the full serve price and stayed nice and toasty in the car!

Do you push it as far as you can? Or do you fill up when you're getting to a certain point?

Snow much fun...

We went snowmobiling for the day yesterday. It was really tiring but fun. Some of the trails were in excellent condition and some were horrendous! We went through muddy, rocky, icy parts that were hairy. When I got nervous, I'd sing "Love Song" by Sara Boreallis (sp?). We went over a railroad bridge (scared the you know what out of me) but I managed to zoom across. We had to go down the sides of a few roads and up a snowbank, down the street, which was kind of scary too.

I got a little nervous during one area and gunned it so I didn't get stuck in the icy mess and I almost hit a tree! I stopped just in time, a little off the trail. My ds was so cute. He got off his sled and ran over to see if I was ok. He pulled my skis out of the snow and moved the machine for me. We had the best day together. I only wish it could be like that all the time.

Here are some photos. We didn't take a huge amount. I am SO sore today. My back, shoulders, arms and thigh muscles just ache. Can't wait to go out and help dh shovel the stairs and walks. It's SNOWING again. So surprising.




























This was one of our stops right in the middle of an apple orchard. You can see Mt. Washington way off in the distance to the left of the mountain range.











This is a place called Devil's Den. It is breathtaking at the top. You can't see from the photo but it drops down where the snow ends and it's a LONG way down. You can see for miles.










ds caught dh eating in this one! LOL As you can see from my do, this is not a glamorous sport! It was really bright up there too so we are squinting in the photo.











And speaking of eating, you see the funniest things on the trail. Our friends got hot dogs from this place. We brought sandwiches and snacks.

Friday's Feast One Hundred Seventy Seven

Appetizer
How many times per day do you usually laugh?

I love to laugh and do it as much as possible. I probably laugh at least 5 times a day.

Soup
What do your sunglasses look like?

I have several pairs. My current favorite are the big movie star ones that are the tortoise look.

Salad
You win a free trip to anywhere on your continent, but you have to travel by train. Where do you go?

Oooh, I'd definitely do the Orient Express. It looks like such a beautiful trip on the Travel Channel. It goes through 5 National Parks, I believe.

Main Course
Name one thing you consider a great quality about living in your town/city.

We are spread out pretty wide but we still have that small town atmosphere/mentality. We have several cute little mom & pop shops. We also have a ski area.

Dessert
If the sky could be another color, what color do you think would look best?

I don't think I would like to change the color but if I have to choose, maybe pinky/orange? It's so pretty at sunset these days. Took this on my way home the other night.

weeeeeeeeeeeeee.....

My dh's machine was squeaking away last night. I was getting irritated but didn't feel like getting into a cold bed in the spare room. I'm wiped out again.

I made a few cards last night. My friend lent me a cute SU set, Painted Garden. I forgot the camera so I can't post. They were just ok.

I've decided I need to sort my SU paper by color, not by color family. I used to keep it by family (In Color, Soft Subtles, Brights, etc.). I can't do this any longer. I can't see what I have or make up my mind what I need. Can't wait to place my order next week. It's been way too long since I've gotten anything new (well, ok, so it was Christmas, but still....).

Stolen Love Hate Meme

Got this at Stacy's Blog and I thought I'd play along.


I love to eat: Can’t it just end there? I really love filet mignon, shrimp, ribs, nachos, you name it. And I have a major sweet tooth.
I hate to eat: fish & lima beans. I do love shellfish but not finfish.
I love to go: to the beach.
I hate to go: to that doctor for my yearly checkup I can’t beat your answer, Stacy!
I love it when: I get a snow day!
I hate it when: I call the emergency number and the man says the univ. is open with no weather-related cancellations, and I’ve already psyched myself up for a snow day.
I love to see: poor people win the lottery.
I hate to see: anyone being beaten up. It makes me sick to my stomach just thinking about it.
I love to hear: my favorite songs on the way to work.
I hate to hear: annoying radio and television commercials. Sometimes I can’t get those stupid songs out of my head for days!
Please let me know if you are going to play along!

Nothing new....

I was going to get some cards done last night for my group swaps but when my son came to the door for band practice I heard some little scratches on the door. It was cute little Reese and my son's sweet gf.

A was making an adorable tissue box cover. She used brown/pink/green flowered paper and tons of green & pink buttons. SO cute! So while she did that, I tried to figure out my SU order without breaking the bank.

I made a boiled dinner and Reese was looking hungry. I ended up giving her bits of ham and some potatoes. I still cannot believe my attitude about this little dog. I'm wondering what made me change my mind about not liking dogs in my house? I think it's because she's not a jump-on-you kind of dog and she's so little and cute. I still don't think I'll ever have a pet. I just like when she visits. As for cats, I'll never like them.

Stampin', stampin' stampin'

I had a friend over to stamp today. We didn't get as much done as we would like to have but at least we caught up on chit chat. I feel like I stamped all day!!

Here are a couple. A very nice friend (wink, wink, Kimi) lent me this beautiful Club Scrap stamp and this is what we came up with for a design.














This was my design:









Got this idea from a CTMH catty:









Can I tell you...I'm a little sick of Valentines and it's not even Feb.!!

p.s. Yeah, Patriots!!!!!!! They made history by being the first team ever to win 18-0.

Photos from my class...

Here are the two projects we did in my CTMH class the other night. I just love this cute little mailbox!! Kristen is so talented, isn't she?!!

Friday's Feast One Hundred Seventy six

Appetizer
What is your favorite beverage? Water is my non-alcoholic beverage of choice. And I love margaritas!!

Soup
Name 3 things that are on your computer desk at home or work.

At work I have my little smily highlighter (posted last week), a steno pad for my daily notes/reminders, a big pad of promotional post-its.

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how honest do you think you are? I'd say about a 9.5. I have a hard time telling a lie. You can see it in my face if I'm telling one.

Main Course
If you could change the name of one city in the world, what would you rename it and why? Hmmmmmmm...I'm not having any thoughts here other than trying to change Intercourse, PA. Not a nice name, or I certainly wouldn't want to live there and have to state my address! How about Relations, PA?!! That would sound a little nicer.

Dessert
What stresses you out? What calms you down? I get stressed out with my 17 yo.'s shenanigans or when one of my boys are driving in the snow. I usually calm down by playing in my craft room. It takes my mind off it.

For my blog friend, Linda....

I am not really confident posting my layouts so I'm not sure if I can post pages. I did post this on SBA to show the painted title. The lower photo (cropped out) had me in a bathing suit and I could not post that!! The photo was bad enough from the waist up. I'll see if I can find pages without me on them.

Class last night...

I wish I had time to take photos of the two adorable projects we made last night in my CTMH class.

We used some adorable cream & black printed paper and red and black cardstock. We made a beautiful card and an adorable little mailbox. I'll have to see if I can post a photo of the mailbox tomorrow - so cute! I can't decide who to give it to - my mom or my ds and his gf. I'll fill it with some sweets.

I got home around 10 and was so tired. I took a few minutes to unwind and hit the hay. My dh coughed all night and morning long. I am so tired!!!!!!!! I swear I WILL go in the spare bedroom tonight. It's just so hard to get up when you're all nice and warm in bed.

Misc. ramblings....

Ugh...my dh was up coughing all night long. I'm wiped out. I don't know how I'm going to make it through to 10. I have a card class tonight and we're usually done around 10:00. My ds has a horrible cold too and it's finals week. I better not get it. I told the two of them to keep their cooties to themselves.

I had another creative night. It took a little longer but I did another 2 pg. layout in my Hawaii album. I only have another two page and a single or two left. Funny, I procrastinated in starting the album but now I'm trying to extend it. I am having so much fun reliving those great memories. I thought I'd do a page titled, "Scenes from Kauai" or something like that and just put some random photos that I didn't use on my layouts.

What have you been up to?