Fact # 3

Sorry I don't have anything to share with you today. I'm still busy getting ready for the scrapbook retreat we're going to this weekend. Now it looks like the weather is going to dictate whether or not we even get to go. What a bummer!!!!! I'll say an extra prayer tonight for good weather.

Here's Fact # 3;
I graduated high school in May, 1987, the same year as my daughter. OK, so it was the GED but I still got my diploma, even if it was 24 years late.......

Binder Clip Memo Holder

I didn't have anything to share with you today so I dug out this binder clip I embellished a couple of weeks ago. I think these make great memo holders. I've been so busy getting packed for our retreat this weekend that there has just been no time to stamp. I'll dig around and see if I can find something for tomorrow........ Fact #2-- Although my sister was born 11 months before me, our Mother dressed and treated us like twins. She with her dark hair and brown eyes and me with my light brown hair and blue eyes. Nope, we certainly weren't identical!
Thanks for stopping by.....Rita

Little Known Facts

I was reading one of my favorite blogs, Angelosity, http://angelosity.blogspot.com/ and she put out a challenge that I thought I would take. List 100 little known facts about yourself and then do a scrapbook page with those facts. Now I don't know about the scrapbook page, seems like a lot of work, but I'll surely try. So from now on I will let you all in on a little known fact about myself until I get to 100. It might be hard coming up with that many but you never know, I might just surprise myself. Thanks Angel for the challenge.....
Fact #1....When I was born I was the second girl, so when the doctor told my mother what she had he simply said, " It's a girl, just a repeat". From that day on my nick name was "Pete". Cute, huh?
Come back tomorrow for another gem. Thanks for stopping by..Rita

Birthday CARd

My husband loves PT Cruisers. He wanted one for years and finally got one of his very own last Summer. Soooooo when I saw this rubber stamp I just had to have it. I got it at tina@incrediblestamps.com. This is the card I made for his Birthday, it's not until June but I wanted to use the stamp before it got lost in with all the other loose stamps. I used Chocolate Chip and So Saffron card stock and Chocolate Chip ink. The background on the smaller piece is Linen, all from Stampin' Up! I hope he likes it..........Thanks for looking!

embrace life

Don't you just love this set? I really haven't had much time to play with it so today I decided it was time. This is just a quick card I did using Tempting Turquoise and Pretty in Pink card stock with the Petals and Paisley designer paper all from Stampin' Up! The white card stock is generic. I used my Pretty in Pink Stampin' Write Marker to color in the flower......Hope you're all enjoying your week.. Thanks for looking!

Seasons Frame

Just when you thought I wasn't coming back, here I am......I'm going out of town the end of this month to a scrapbook retreat and I've been busy getting ready. It takes me a looooong time to decide what I'm going to take. I'm really hoping to get caught up on all my pages, I'm so far behind.

Also, I've been having a LOT of back pain lately and haven't been in the mood to do any stamping. I'm hoping to get some inspiration soon. I did take some time over the VERY COLD weekend to make this Seasons Frame. This is the first one I've attempted to make and I have to admit I'm very pleased with it. All supplies used are from Stampin' Up.....Thanks for looking!

Then and Now Scrapbook Page

I've been wanting to sit down and do some scrapbooking for quite some time now. Today I finally took some time to do exactly that. The page I did is of my Aunt and Uncle who will be married 58 years this year. Way to go Aunt Mary and Uncle Bob, I love you both very much.
I chose to use a sheet from the Linen Prints Designer Paper Series because it looked like Palm Trees and I thought that was the background in the older photo, which by the way was taken when they were dating.
Click on the photo to make it bigger. Thanks for looking......Rita

Same As Yesterday

Same color scheme, different layout and stamp set. This one was done with Garden Whimsy. I think I might have gone a little over board with the inked edges.......Thanks for looking!

Garden Silhouettes

I had some extra time today so guess what I did with it? That's right, I stamped! I've wanted to use this set since the day I got it and today I finally did. The set is Garden Silhouettes (retired) from the Winter Catalogue. I get a monthly card kit in the mail from Aly Schilling so that's where the color scheme and layout came from. I added the embossing and used a different stamp set. All supplies (except the embossing) are from Stampin' Up! Card Stock- Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery and Whisper White. The Prints Designer Paper is Blue Bayou. ...... Thanks for looking..

We Have A Winner!

OK, I went to random.org to select a winning number. First I would like to thank all those who took the time to stop by and leave a comment. I wish I could give something to each one of you but you know that just isn't possible. So, with that said, the winning number is 12- Claudia! Here is what she said:
Congratulations, you have a wonderful blog!
Claudiascfranson@charter.net
Send me your mailing address and I'll get this in the mail to you. Congratulations and thanks for stopping by......

Win A New Mixer

The Cowboy’s Wife is having a contest on her blog! You can win a Hamilton Beach® Stand Mixer and she’ll ship anywhere so everyone is eligible!
The Prize:
The winner will receive a brand new Hamilton Beach 4.5-qt. Eclectrics Stand Mixer, Pineapple Yellow!!

I'll be back later with the winner of my giveaway....

A Card to Share and BLOG CANDY!

I made this card in my spare time today. It was really quick and easy. All supplies are Stampin' Up! The card is Certainly Celery with a strip of Cameo Coral down the left side. The top right corner is folded down to show Blue Bayou Print Designer Series Paper that was attached to the inside. I punched two holes to thread the Certainly Celery ribbon through and tied it in a knot. I stamped the main image on Whisper White with Cameo Coral ink and matted it onto Apricot Appeal card stock. I then attached it to the card with dimensionals to give it a little lift. The stamp sets I used were Winds of Grace and Warmest Regards.

And now for the Blog Candy I promised. My counter has gone past the 10,000 mark and to show my appreciation to all those who visit my little world I'm giving away this case from Lasting Impressions. You can fill the little vials with glitter, beads or anything you want. I'll let random.org pick a winner Monday evening, January 7 and post it here at 8pm EST. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post by 7:45pm. Thanks for stopping by and have a super weekend.......Good Luck!

Christmas Thank You

I found some time to stamp today and decided to make a couple of Christmas Thank You cards. This is what I came up with. I used Fabulous Flowers on the first one and inserted a Rhinestone Brad in the center. All supplies except the ribbon is from Stampin' Up!

The second card I stamped the Poinsettia from TAC on Brushed Gold card stock and embossed it with gold ep. The ribbon, designer paper and card stock are from SU. Thanks for looking and Happy New Year!

Wow! Did you see my counter????? It has passed the 10,000 mark!!!! Check back tomorrow to see what I'm giving away in honor of this milestone. It's Blog Candy time!

Christmas Surprise!

Wow! what a delightful Christmas surprise. Just look at what I won from Cheryl over at Engineered Expressions .
http://cakvd2.blogspot.com

All she asked for was a contribution to the Crohns Foundation which I was more than happy to do. She then took all the contributor's names and drew one for this awesome package of goodies. I can't believe I am the lucky recipient. Make sure to check out her wonderful blog. Thank you soooo much Cheryl!

Merry Christmas everyone.

I will be taking the rest of the year off and giving myself a rest from blogging. I'll still check in on the blogs I read daily to see what you all are up to. Thanks to all who visited my blog this past year, I really appreciate you stopping by.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. May you all have a safe and healthy Holiday...........Rita

Finally!!! Some Time to Stamp

Well I finally had some spare time to stamp today. I made two 3x6 cards using the Rose Red card stock and Prints Designer Series Paper. This one I stamped the image with the Just Vine stamp set and Certainly Celery Prints Designer Series Paper. The sentiment is from an older SU set that I found in my basket of loose stamps. I have no idea the name of the set it came from.......... This one uses Rose Red, Handsome Hunter and Pumpkin Pie card stock with Almost Amethyst DP. The stamp is from Katiebug Stamps. The inside says, Now I know why they call it I.C.U. I colored the image with Watercolor Wonder Crayons and used a Blender Pen..........
Thanks for stopping by. Have a safe and wonderful weekend....

Update and Some Cards

OK, I followed everyone's advice and went to the doctor yesterday. Everything is alright, no broken bones. The swelling was caused by a backup of blood on the kneecap. I'm using ice on them right now and the doctor said they should be back to normal soon. So, no more baby gate. I didn't get the time to create anything new so I thought I would share some cards I received from some of my SCS friends..........This one is from my good friend Adrian Gentilcore. You can find her blog on my sidebar under AdriansCrazy Life. This adorable card came from Allison Fimo at stampinwhenican, also on my sidebar.
This one is from my SU demonstrator Brenda. She used some of that beautiful new ribbon.
This wonderful card came from Kimberly Burress. This one looks a lot better irl. Sorry Kim I don't know your blog address or SCS name.
This one came from Dawn aka Dawn Mercedes at SCS. I PIF'd the skunk set to her and this is what she did with it. Very cute!
Thanks to all of you for these beautiful cards, I really appreciate them and your friendship. Merry Christmas to you all...........Thanks for stopping by.

I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up

Sorry I don't have anything to share with you today but I didn't want to stay away another day without posting something. Have you ever had one of those days when you did something totally stupid? Well that's what I did today. I put a baby gate up between the kitchen and hallway to keep the one year old out of trouble. Today I decided I could step across the gate to get to the other side instead of taking it down. Well, need I say more? You got it, I caught my foot on the gate and went head first to the other side landing full weight on my knees. My left one took the most weight and this is what it looked like when I was finally able to get up and take a picture. The swelling had started to go down by this time. I swear I've never seen anything like it. It looked like I had a tennis ball on top of my knee. Now I know why they call them hardwood floors. I'm starting to walk a little better now but I'll bet tomorrow will be another story. I'll try to make something to share with you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening.......Rita

Christmas in Gold

I got these two stamps from the PIF forum at Splitcoast Stampers and this is the card I made using them. I stamped the main image on white card stock and layered it on Real Red. Then I attached that to the Brushed Gold Card and stamped the saying with Real Red Classic Ink. I really like these stamps and will probably use them a lot next year since all my cards for this year have already gone postal. Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

We've Been Elfed!

My husband and I have been elfed! Click on the link below. Merry Christmas!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1374082475