tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28207837241634561092024-03-14T13:12:58.591-04:00My Stamping CornerStampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-11171205584618020122013-01-23T11:12:00.000-05:002013-01-23T11:12:34.597-05:00Would you believe.......?I MADE A CARD!! Yah!! I know....pretty silly, right? If you look back at my posts though, you'll see how long it's been. I just haven't been "feelin' " it these days! But it's my grandaughter's birthday this week and I know she expects a 'hand-made' card, so I had to bite the bullet and do it. Yeesh! It was like brain surgery! The coloring part was bad enough, but then I had to try and figure out what paper to put with it and how to put it together - ugh. Didn't this used to be something I used to actually look forward to doing? Maybe I'm just getting lazy - I don't know. Have any of you had this problem? The mojo has just gone on vacation....a l-o-n-g vacation!<br />
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Anyway...here's what I did. I started with one of Mo's Digital images - "<a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/danielle-with-laptop/" target="_blank">Danielle with Laptop</a>". (I just LOVE Mo's images!!) As soon as I saw this, I thought of my grandaughter! I can just picture her in this position with her Mac on her lap and her cat (Penny) on the back of the chair keeping her company. :)<br />
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I haven't done this for so long that I think I really screwed up the shading. (eek!!) It looks like the light is coming from the right in some places and the left in others. Oh dear....think I need to practice some. <br />
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I'm not sure if this will spur me on to do more or not, but it felt good to complete a card! My stamping days may be numbered!</div>
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<br />Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-1941804270565403502012-10-09T12:34:00.000-04:002012-10-09T12:34:00.538-04:00The Glory of Fall!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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Hello to my stamping friends out there in blog land! It's been a long, fun summer with little or no stamping going on in this house. We've been busy with the four grandchildren that live nearby and having so much fun with all of them! :) </div>
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My husband and I just got back from a long weekend in northern Michigan witnessing the glorious colors of Fall. It was breathtakingly beautiful! Below are some photos of our 'color tour'......</div>
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Before we left for this little mini vacation, I even ventured into my stamping area to make a birthday card for my dear friend and neighbor. I'm still having difficulty putting a card together for some strange reason, but I think this one turned out okay. What do you think?</div>
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I used a new Memory Box die - <a href="http://memoryboxco.com/product_detail.asp?id=98333" target="_blank">Honeyblossom Sprig</a> along with the <a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-60-labels-twenty.aspx" target="_blank">Spellbinders Labels Twenty</a>. I am totally in <strong>LOVE</strong> with the MB dies!! I just recently discovered them and have to really restrain myself when 'window shopping' at all the GORGEOUS dies available! There are so many of them and each one presents a new possibilitiy. Don't get me wrong - I still go back to my Spellbinders dies for most every card I make though.</div>
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The basic card was started using Kraft cardstock then a sort of dark bronze cardstock that came in some assortment from SU! from the past. the paper is from <a href="http://www.basicgrey.com/scrapbook/shop/product/oxf-3367/image:1/collection:current" target="_blank">Basic Grey: Oxford Collection-Lacrosse</a>. The border die is <a href="http://marthastewartcrafts.eksuccessbrands.com/Product/Doily+Lace+Edge+Punch.aspx" target="_blank">Martha Stewart - Doily Lace Edge punch</a>. I used Tim Holtz's Antique Linen Distress Ink to shade around the edges of the dies. The sentiment is from another old SU! set (I use this particular stamp a lot!) and the paper is SU! Very Vanilla. Added a little Stickles Gold and some gold Swarovski jewels, and finished off with some ribbon from my stash!</div>
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Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-32915383835454813762012-06-02T10:29:00.001-04:002012-06-02T10:29:49.504-04:00No stamping, but a trip to Italy!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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Hello again!! I know it's been awhile since I've posted anything. I haven't done any stamping, scrapping, card making, sewing or anything crafty in months. Every now and then I think about doing a card, but it's been so long now that I'm not even sure I can remember how to color with my Copics! I've even had the dreaded thought of getting rid of everything (eek!!). Yeah....I squelched that idea pretty quick. I will get back to it eventually. </div>
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In the meantime though, I have been keeping busy in other ways! I babysit for my 15 month old grandson - two to three days a week. He's so curious, so much fun and at that age where he wants your attention all the time - really keeps me busy!! Both my husband and I just adore him and treasure the fact that we're able to spend so much time with him and create such a great bond! And of course ocassionally we also have the other three grandkids too (12, 10 and 7) - we call them "the big 3"!! We are so blessed to have all of our children and most of our grandchildren living nearby. Our oldest grandaughter (who is 25 now!!) lives in Chicago now. We aren't close in proximity, but we're close in heart and talk to her often. </div>
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One of our stops along the way was a town called Positano. It is more or less a "vertical" town with winding roads and steep seemingly endless steps. It is believed that the town was founded in the 9th century. Sumptuous villas, watchtowers, steep winding roads, the Mediterranean architecture, and one of the largest beaches along the Amalfi coast bring tourists to this wonderful spot! Apparently, from what I've read since being there, artists and celebrities from around the world chose this spot as their preferred holiday spot since early in the 20th century. I can see why. It is glorious!!<br />
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We also spent a couple of days in Sorrento. What a surprise this place was to us! Sorrento overlooks the Bay of Naples and is an extremely popular tourist spot. Within the bustle of this town, we discovered the Antiche Mura Hotel - a positive OASIS in this busy little town! With the best location, only a block from the Piazza Tasso in the center of town, it felt more like you were in a secluded garden resort. Lovely, clean, large, quiet rooms and service to match made this a wonderful retreat! Sorrento offered lots of shopping and tourist attractions plus the best food we had during our entire two week trip to Italy!</div>
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Directly adjacent to our hotel was a deep ravine called "Valley of the Mills". (<em>Once at home, I discovered more about this on the internet:</em> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>The name Valley of the Mills, derives from the existence of a mill - functioning since the beginning of the '900's - used for grinding wheat. Attached to the mill, rose a sawmill which furnished chaff to the Sorrentine cabinet makers. Everything is completed by a public wash-house used by the women.) </em>It's quite a sight to see. I read that </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">along the old ramps cut into the rock, entering through a gulley near the Stragazzi car park and, wearing waders, one can stroll along the wild valley floor, looking at the ruins.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br />
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Our tour director, Nicholas, was wonderful - very informative, friendly, helpful and made us all feel very comfortable to let him handle all of the details! Our accommodations were always top-notch with great locations and service. And the guides that we had in Rome, Florence and Venice were all so unbelievably knowledgable and passionate about their country, its people, history, art and architecture.....we learned so much from them! I would definitely recommend traveling this way and will surely do it again!</div>
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There were about 35 or 36 people in our group and we traveled by large bus between cities.Our group was made up of several couples around our own ages (<em>that is....seniors, but still feeling like we aren't</em>!), two younger couples, and three families - one with two teenage girls, one with a teenage girl a teenage boy and his girlfriend, and one family that consisted of the older mom and dad plus their four grown children (<em>all there without their spouses except for the youngest one - his wife of one year came along too</em>). Most of the people were from the U.S.- New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Iowa, Nebraska and Michigan. There were also a couple from Toronto, Canada; a couple from Turkey; and a family from Tokyo. A very diverse group and after a very short time together, we all became very friendly and had a lot of fun together! By the end of the week, we hated to leave our tour group "family", and most of all we really hated to leave Italy!! <br />
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My husband and I literally have been talking about another trip to Europe for over 45 years!! We met coming back from Europe - he was 20, I was 18. I had been in England with relatives for a couple of months; he was traveling around Europe, mostly hitch-hiking. We met on the SS United States, which was a luxury passenger liner built in 1952, during the heydey of oceanliners, for the United States Lines designed to capture the trans-Atlantic speed record. (<em>The ship operated in transatlantic passenger service until 1969; since 1996 she has been docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia</em>.) After a long-distance courtship (traveling back and forth between Philadelphia and Michigan!), we were married about a year and a half later! We've taken other trips but none to Europe so this was a long time coming.</div>
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We had such a GREAT time on this trip that we're already planning another one - hopefully in two years. Now we just have to figure out where to go!! There are just so many places to see! </div>
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I just got some really cute digital images that I can't wait to color up so that should spur me on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.prairiefairydesigns.com/cart/home.php">Prairie Fairy</a> is giving away some <em>yummy</em> Valentine's Day Candy! Click <a href="http://prairie%20fairy%20is%20giving%20away%20some%20yummy%20valentine's%20day%20candy!%20click%20here%20for%20all%20the%20details./">here</a> for all the details. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Okay, so....what do I love? Yikes - there are so many! I love my husband - we've been married for 45 years and he still starts my heart! I love my children - they've grown up to be such wonderful, kind, caring and generous people - I love being around them. And my grandchildren - all of them are so special, each in their own way. I love my girlfriends - they've been so supportive over the years. I love a good cup of coffee in the morning, kissing my hubby, snuggling with him on a cold winter night, playing with my 11 month old grandson and hearing his giggles, watching my 25 year old grandaughter grow into a really nice woman on her own, a good book, coloring an image and seeing it come to life then transferring it into a special card for someone I love. I'm sure I could go on and on, but I'll end it there.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-55832746021840752622011-12-06T09:33:00.000-05:002011-12-06T09:33:20.116-05:00Merry Christmas!!Good morning to my fellow bloggers!! Just wanted to say hello and let you know I'm still around .... just so busy that there's no time to "play"!! I haven't touched any of my crafting/stamping supplies in a VERY long time. I will get back to it though - just need to get thru the holidays.<br />
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Try not to get too stressed out with all the hustle and bustle of the next couple of weeks. Relax and enjoy this time with your families!! <br />
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{{hugs}}Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-27636147153687904592011-10-21T14:36:00.000-04:002011-10-21T14:36:16.675-04:00Birthday Cake and a trip to the strip!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsvl-t08KTuQOlCYMvEg1t56HYcyX634GnTEcqIIN5PNmvnEcHr3IABFMChr5aEwodHa1eztghLap1ZsSVtXxwvv48jiSqnC9NkmXmSwM2hFBaOiUsTuYpWfSSUOh-61pBbiUMtO4eEkU/s1600/IMAG0372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsvl-t08KTuQOlCYMvEg1t56HYcyX634GnTEcqIIN5PNmvnEcHr3IABFMChr5aEwodHa1eztghLap1ZsSVtXxwvv48jiSqnC9NkmXmSwM2hFBaOiUsTuYpWfSSUOh-61pBbiUMtO4eEkU/s400/IMAG0372.jpg" width="400" /></a>Before I start rambling on about our "trip to the strip", here's a birthday card I put together right before I left for one of my dearest friends. The stamp is called <a href="http://www.stampingbella.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=LULU%27s+BIRTHDAY+CAKE">Lulu's Birthday Cake</a> from Stamping Bella. The image was colored with Copics and shaded with Prismacolor pencils/gamsol. I've had it colored for awhile so it was just a matter of choosing some paper and a layout. The paper doily was calling me to use it as the background matt and I <em>love</em> brown and blue together, so when I saw this paper, grabbed it! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I really didn't want to add too much more to the front of the card, so I did some stitching around the edges - if you look real close, you can see it.......kind of a swirly leaf design. <br />
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I added a little Glossy Accents to the icing on the cake, then I got a little crazy with the Stickles and added some to the flowers and the dp too!! Don't you just love Stickles?!!! How could you not?! <br />
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Do you have a favorite color? Star Dust is my absolute favorite!! The other 'clear' colors have other colors in them too - this one stays clear, which I really like. Some have a green, gold or silver tendency to them - have you noticed that? Well, I actually love all the colors!!! I could put Stickles on everything!! You've noticed that, right? (hee hee!) <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We made a side trip one day to <a href="http://parks.travelnevada.com/destination/valley-of-fire-state-park.aspx">Valley of Fire State Park</a>, which was really beautiful. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZAm3uKJdKQECqj5tQppUPBhTPhRj2Kja8edV02crQNm2fp71T8mygoj6PTCHSTF7WCbWlHN-uZ5RuMcp1OHdK3zyPaB1Bb1Hnmj_PwLaHlNdfShJkz7ddcIFg1xDu94aATyDQNRTciZd/s1600/IMG_5000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZAm3uKJdKQECqj5tQppUPBhTPhRj2Kja8edV02crQNm2fp71T8mygoj6PTCHSTF7WCbWlHN-uZ5RuMcp1OHdK3zyPaB1Bb1Hnmj_PwLaHlNdfShJkz7ddcIFg1xDu94aATyDQNRTciZd/s400/IMG_5000.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Made up of incredible red sandstone formations formed back in the time of dinosaurs, the park has hiking trails, picnic and camping sites along with a great visitor center that tells you everything about this fascinating place. We had intended to hike one of the trails, but it was about 95 degrees (in the shade!) so we didn't do any hiking! It took about an hour to get there from Las Vegas, but I'm really glad we made the trip and it was a nice break from the bedlam of Vegas!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78s-q9dKHmYvqu02_IgrcfPK8nboqRlCmUDztpehk-T1ktWz8h6osqBlOni85joX0uN3X1rTmFEbbFrHt5_W7eHLT6gjgYwRxJNBspcdEjnrCyAFel9Bxk8Il-QhtSv7fE8OfYqTuuGOX/s1600/Dinner+wBeth+%2526+David.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78s-q9dKHmYvqu02_IgrcfPK8nboqRlCmUDztpehk-T1ktWz8h6osqBlOni85joX0uN3X1rTmFEbbFrHt5_W7eHLT6gjgYwRxJNBspcdEjnrCyAFel9Bxk8Il-QhtSv7fE8OfYqTuuGOX/s320/Dinner+wBeth+%2526+David.jpg" width="320" /></a>Also while we were in Las Vegas, it turned out that our oldest son had a wheelchair rugby tournament there! We didn't know about it when we booked this trip so it was a really nice surprise! Another bonus....my sister-in-law, who lives in Mojave, came out to visit us we were there too!! We were able to have dinner together one night and our waiter was kind enough to take a picture for us! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We headed to Los Angeles hoping to get last-minute standby tickets to the Ellen show. The directions were to call between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. the day of the show, leave your name, number of tickets you wanted, and phone number. I'd say we were one of the first, <em>if not THE first</em>, to call in the morning at the designated time, but never received a call back. I was disappointed, but it was a long shot anyway. Being the celebrity seeker I seem to be, we headed for "The Grove" outdoor shopping mall in L.A. It's where they always show the celebrities walking and shopping. And - since it's located right behind CBS studios, a lot of the celebs on Dancing with the Stars and other shows wind up there!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxY5XZo-ztIKCNnEg_MSyb0h4l71Zh-woNYCqasHe1jbojoAHzldDrLINOPTFhYcNfM_nrJybcEWU9QumAtLEAZgNnMsAFEEm0aGzdECoMElalKrpu8UIGZzvL-27_FhORF0fRGQkRQj2/s1600/IMAG0447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxY5XZo-ztIKCNnEg_MSyb0h4l71Zh-woNYCqasHe1jbojoAHzldDrLINOPTFhYcNfM_nrJybcEWU9QumAtLEAZgNnMsAFEEm0aGzdECoMElalKrpu8UIGZzvL-27_FhORF0fRGQkRQj2/s400/IMAG0447.jpg" width="238" /></a>I had forgotten that Mario Lopez and "<a href="http://extratv.warnerbros.com/at_the_grove/">Extra</a>" films LIVE there!! When we saw the set and all the people, I was really excited!! Of course, we had no idea who Mario was going to be interviewing, but I didn't care who it was - I was sure it'd be cool anyway!! We had lunch outside at a restaurant right near the set to wait for the interview to start. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Turns out it was <strong>Snooki</strong> from Jersey Shores!! Now I have to tell you.... I am not a Jersey Shores fan - in fact I have never even seen the show! But true to my (just realized!) celebrity seeking personality, I was excited! I have no idea what they talked about in the interview....I was too busy trying to get pictures on my cell phone! There people involved in the show were between us and Snooki/Mario, so it was really hard to get a good shot. It was really funny because there were lots of professional photographers there and the minute there was any kind of clearing, the sound of shutters clicking was crazy!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It was a fun trip and now that we're back to this cold, gray Michigan weather, I am so glad that we had a week of sun and warmth!! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It's always fun to go on vacation....but sooooo nice to be back home!! At least that's how I feel anyway. :) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-47521199536083425202011-10-01T15:58:00.000-04:002011-10-01T15:58:26.990-04:00Where has my mojo gone??My mojo has up and left me once again! What is it with that? Sometimes I just can't get it together no matter how hard I try. This was a perfect example. I needed to make a card for my sister-in-law. I already had the image I wanted to use and everything, but just had some kind of mental block when it came time to putting the darned thing together! It ended up okay, but not one of my favorites. I'm going to have to make another attempt to use this image because I really LOVE it!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Okay....so here goes.... The image is a digital one from Dude Time Doodles and it's called <a href="http://www.dudetimedoodles.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=58&product_id=385">Fannie Fart</a>! How funny is that?!! They have some really cute images.<br />
As with a lot of the funny images I've found, this one was discovered on Jeanie's <a href="http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com/">The Spotted Chick's</a> blog! She is so funny, clever and talented - and she always has such a great spin on the images she uses. You'll have to check out her blog if you've never visited because she is one funny lady!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSbXua5uksFdGapxQHW9RJVSO1FUE7vtAYFr68q5r8Y9bPyKGq0BdQjZlf0jG6NX0T7WsSd28TMzcG5G621JooPN7T0AIUk6SCZM7hiTZHuSlS4CTVxxt95g5TJ6v9Qsoii4WTOFZaoK9/s1600/Judy%2527s+Bday+Card+%2528close-up%2529+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSbXua5uksFdGapxQHW9RJVSO1FUE7vtAYFr68q5r8Y9bPyKGq0BdQjZlf0jG6NX0T7WsSd28TMzcG5G621JooPN7T0AIUk6SCZM7hiTZHuSlS4CTVxxt95g5TJ6v9Qsoii4WTOFZaoK9/s320/Judy%2527s+Bday+Card+%2528close-up%2529+2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I printed Fannie on <a href="http://www.stampingbella.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=bella%27s+bestest&osCsid=3c56fb535dae36313ddbdf6b282c155c">Bella's Bestest white cardstock</a> and colored her with Copics. I paper pieced her dress using some paper from the Basic Grey Offbeat collection, the ribbon in her hair and the bows on her shoes. A little shading was done with my Prismacolor pencils and I sponged some chalk ink around the inside edges of my Nestie. For once, I remembered to do some stitching! (my memory finally kicked in!!) <br />
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</div>Then came the actual 'putting together' part. (ugh) I don't know why I struggled so much, but I did. There were all kinds of possibilities of layouts and papers to use, so why the struggle you might ask. I wish I could answer that! Finally, I came up with a plan and put it together. It's very basic, but here is the finished card:<br />
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Well, sometimes everything just falls into place even when you don't have a plan. That's what happened this time anyway. Because there really was NO plan!!<br />
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Have a great weekend! Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-43778285722905474612011-09-17T23:44:00.000-04:002011-09-17T23:44:08.367-04:00I love being married!Oh my gosh - has it really been over a month since I posted anything? We were so busy enjoying the summer and our grandkids that I wasn't doing any stamping at all. Days went by where I didn't check my email or even turn on my computer....and that's really a big deal for me!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9nSL0-YESy5Phf3m0Y1iHTap4EtWAJEtiytfjUct1qVDyB0zyTq54pxnmS0q7u9h7u6bg8akMp7arwBTXszJx_IemlXTi1ye8ysDR32yosufnCUcwqlTnH554eXc1ECwNVyfqsTQwUAh/s1600/Anniversary+Card-Dave-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="375" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9nSL0-YESy5Phf3m0Y1iHTap4EtWAJEtiytfjUct1qVDyB0zyTq54pxnmS0q7u9h7u6bg8akMp7arwBTXszJx_IemlXTi1ye8ysDR32yosufnCUcwqlTnH554eXc1ECwNVyfqsTQwUAh/s400/Anniversary+Card-Dave-2011.jpg" width="400" /></a>Today my husband and I are celebrating our anniversary - <em><u>45 years</u></em>! I came across this digital stamp several months ago and knew it was destined to be on the next card I did for my dh! The image is called "<a href="http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Stella-Love--Person-to-Annoy_p_1247.html#">Stella Love-Person to Annoy</a>" a Bugaboo Stamps digi image. I always like to give him a serious card and a funny card, obviously this one <em>isn't</em> the serious one! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Don't you just love this image?!! These two are both so darned cute with their scrawny legs and glasses. And I love the fact that the hubster is in his undies and has that little belly! (ha!ha!) My little grandaughter even commented on the fact that this guy looks kinda like Grandpa! (<em>Better not let him know that!</em>) The sentiment is sooo perfect too! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This card went together pretty quickly. I colored Stella and her man with Copics adding some shading with my Prismacolor pencils/OMS. A little sponging around the edges and some Glossy Accents/Crystal Effects added to their glasses completed the old married duo.<br />
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I used Basic Grey's Oliver collection and Spellbinder's Lacey Circles to mat the image, another piece of SU Cranberry Crisp put thru the crimper and then I just ran the edge of a white pencil over it to give it some definition. I really intended to at least sew around the edges of the card, but in my haste of trying to get this completed before my dh discovered me working on it, I forgot! I added a little wooden heart and threaded some cranberry colored twine thru it to finish it off.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXbC_HnWmGSuLc09p5-9T1pYynjxpVACvU57eFvKcQrfGyMPOjUBZidVaeYMBg7MYqkKE_ASDXoMi2wv3BhLcFIXGytFpUHUhkwybXJBeTH9hLAzvKR80BJAjTjvi5P1QVwvRmHiRuYsy/s1600/Anniversary+Card-Dave-2011%2528inside%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXbC_HnWmGSuLc09p5-9T1pYynjxpVACvU57eFvKcQrfGyMPOjUBZidVaeYMBg7MYqkKE_ASDXoMi2wv3BhLcFIXGytFpUHUhkwybXJBeTH9hLAzvKR80BJAjTjvi5P1QVwvRmHiRuYsy/s320/Anniversary+Card-Dave-2011%2528inside%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>For the inside, I printed the sentiment with part of the Stella images next to it (the images were done in a washed out effect), then added the "Happy Anniversary". I used another Spellbinders circle & lacey circle to mat it then cut that almost in half so I would have some room at the bottom of the card to write a little love note to my honey. :)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My photography definitely leaves a little to be desired most of the time and this one was done in quite a rush. See the top photo? I was in such a hurry that the only place I knew would give me good light without a lot of setup was in the laundryroom! That was taken on top of the top-loading washer! I guess I need to slow down a little and get my cards done a little bit ahead of time, wouldn't you say? </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I know you didn't stop by to hear about my summer, but to see what my latest card creation is, so here goes! I made this one for my grandson, Max, who has his 10th birthday coming up this weekend. He LOVES to fish! When he comes to our house, he usually goes right into the garage, grabs his pole and tackle box and heads right down to the lake to fish. He's all 'boy' for sure!! So when I saw this image ("Sam and Dylan Fishing") from <a href="http://www.makeitcrafty.com.au/card-making/products/Sam-and-Dylan-Fishing-Digi-Stamp.html">Make "It" Crafty</a>, I knew it would be perfect for him. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I used <a href="http://www.basicgrey.com/scrapbook/shop/collections/show/current/max-whiskers">Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers</a> dp - love all the designs! And all the little images on it are just him....turtles, snakes, fish! I colored the image with Copics, did some shading with Prismacolor pencils, used some Glossy Accents for the water, and, of course, had to add a little glitter! I didn't want to use ribbon since this was for a boy, so I used cork and twine instead. I feel like it still needs something, but couldn't figure out what else to add, so called it a day.<br />
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</div>The sentiment is computer generated - the little fish and worm on hook image was found on the internet. The bass on the left was also found on the internet. I just printed it on cardstock, cut it out, mounted it with some dimensionals and added some Stickles to make it like a slimy fish :) then added the twine like it's fishing line.<br />
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Seems like the perfect image, card, sentiment, doesn't it? ......we'll see!! As I said in a previous post, the kids don't usually pay all that much attention to the cards I've made for them in the past. My 12 year old really liked the one I did for him last month, so hopefully, this one will be equally impressed!!<br />
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Hope you're having a great summer!! Thanks for taking the time to stop by!Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-17719290922339248112011-07-03T21:15:00.000-04:002011-07-03T21:15:03.357-04:00It's been awhile....I can't believe how long it's been since I posted anything here!! The sunny summer weather, vacation and grandkids being out of school have been sucking up my time - and I've been loving it! It hasn't left a whole lot of time for making cards, but it's been a lot of fun. They just bring so much joy to our lives!! <br />
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"3 of a Crime"!</td></tr>
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This stamp, <a href="http://www.whippersnapperdesigns.com/shop/rubber-stamps/children/chloe-13772.html">"Chloe" from Whipper Snapper Designs</a>, is one of my favorite stamps to color. And whenever I bring it out, it makes me think of my sweet grandaughter, so I thought I'd make a little "missing you" card to send to her. I colored Chloe with Copics this time and just did some shading with my Prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Starting with SU! Chocolate Chip cardstock, I layered Close to Cocoa and <a href="http://www.basicgrey.com/scrapbook/shop/collections/show/current/bittersweet">Basic Grey Bittersweet</a> paper. Then I gave it a little 'fru-fru' with some old fashioned looking lace that I threaded some thin pink ribbon through. I thought it needed a little more, so I added some corner treatment with some Chocolate Chip cardstock punched with a Martha Stewart lace punch and added a couple of flatback pearls. I distressed the edges of all the paper with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink. I meant to do some more stitching on the first layer, but totally forgot (again!) so the stitching only made it around the layer with the image itself.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-5650384402904003812011-03-23T13:25:00.000-04:002011-03-23T13:25:10.425-04:00What happened to Spring???<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We were just starting to get a peek into some milder weather...all the snow had disappeared....the birds were chirping away in the morning....I was really getting encouraged that Spring was actually making an appearance. Then came the sleet and snow last night! I couldn't believe it when I saw across the top (or bottom?) of the TV...."Winter Snow Warning"!! What? What happened to Spring?! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Yah!!! I won the <a href="http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com/2011/03/thats-krafty-thursday-48-winners.html"><strong>That's Krafty Thursday</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong></a> <em><strong>again</strong></em>!!! So I'm a "<em><strong>two-timing chick</strong></em>"!! I entered the card below ("<a href="http://mystampingcorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/sweet.html">Sweet</a>!") and was chosen as one of five winners out of 54 entries. <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What an honor!! Congrats to all the other winners and a big "THANK YOU" to Jeanie!! If you haven't visited Jeanie's site (<a href="http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com/">The Spotted Chick</a>), hop on over there.....you're in for a treat!! She's one talented lady and always inspires me!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-57255161453814275812011-03-05T11:38:00.000-05:002011-03-05T11:38:58.567-05:00Sweet!!!We have a brand new grandson!! It's been a busy couple of weeks ~ we were helping out with the older kids (11, 9 & 6) so we had our hands full. They are <u>so</u> excited about their new little brother! They want to hold him constantly...especially the youngest. She is so gentle and loving with him - just like a little mother. It's <em>very</em> SWEET!! Which brings me to my card....(<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">nice entrance, don't you think</span></em>?)....<br />
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I have had this Mo's Digital image - <a href="http://digitalpenciltoo.com/index.php/Bronte-and-Louis.html?keyword=bronte+and+louis">Bronte and Louis</a> - for awhile and couldn't figure out what sentiment to use with him. I wanted to do a card for my oldest son and thought maybe Louis would work! I found the sentiments in two different stamp sets and they seemed to work well together. And don't you just love <a href="http://www.basicgrey.com/scrapbook/shop/collections/show/current/pyrus">Basic Grey's new Pyrus paper</a>?!! I paired it with Kraft & some old SU! Cranberry Crisp cardstock.<br />
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I tried to keep them as simple as I could....which isn't as easy as it sounds!!! Adding some bling here and there and a couple of hearts was about all I could safely get away with and still keep them un-girly! I used the Nestabilities die to cut out hearts in cork and black felt to add something a little different to the norm.<br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-37382587750557121572011-02-09T18:24:00.000-05:002011-02-09T18:24:08.910-05:00Love Owls and Dreamy Eyes....Oh I am in love!! I found these adorable "<a href="http://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/catalog/love-owls-p-253.html">Love Owls</a>" at the <a href="http://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/">DigiStamp Boutique</a> and just had to color them up for Valentine's Day! I want to do them in lots of colors and send them to everyone!! But, of course, I can't do that! I'll have to use some other images because I can't send the same one to all three of my grandchildren that live in the same household...that would never do!! (hee! hee!) <br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-13632461768554971092011-02-01T17:04:00.000-05:002011-02-01T17:04:28.016-05:00Snowmen are pretty appropriate today!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Okay...I know everyone else is busy working on Valentine's Day cards now, but it's taken me this long to finish what I started with the snowmen! Here's the problem...my craft area is in the basement..and it's <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">COLD</span> down there! (<em>brrrrrr</em>) It's not usually bad but when the temps are in the single digits, it is definitely not a warm, cuddly place to be.</div><br />
Anyway....here are my last snowmen! I wanted to try a gate-card for this one. Colored him up with my Prismacolor pencils/gamsol and added some Martha Stewart chunky snow and some stickles. The ribbon is SU and the snowflake....not sure, but it came on an acetate sheet, some having a blue rhinestone, some having a clear one. I used coordinating paper from the same collection on the inside. These are always fun to do!<br />
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Wouldn't you know it? In my haste to get these done, I forgot to sew them! So I did some faux stitching to the blue & brown card and some Martha Stewart Chunky Snow and Stickles. I did a bunch of these, but promise I won't bore you with any more!!!<br />
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So - we're expecting about a foot of snow where I live tonight. We're really hoping our electricity stays on through the night! I hope you live somewhere warm and don't have to deal with this storm! Keep warm! <br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-85352862667934886102011-01-08T17:57:00.000-05:002011-01-08T17:57:05.329-05:00Snowmen....Unfortunately, I'm one of those people who procrastinates and is always late with everything! Yep, that's what happened with the Christmas cards - just didn't start early enough! The "thank you" cards weren't ready either, so I'm trying to get those finished and sent out before February hits. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCgq1Ee0C36GQchQ20uNXwpPgSHvLmdFzKD-e7yMvEnBG0F5mlmkazD2WbJSvZ5MD1NVSZhdn3mCWRnN8agbLjxYHaVjk6iB_5M54ufsOVviCMnRcV76BORzG26n8EAX4VQp39uqCf3_h/s1600/Copic+Snowman.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Since it's still winter (brrrr...) and these are thank you cards for Christmas gifts, I figured it'd be okay if these still looked a little Christmassy. I decided on this <a href="http://www.addictedtorubberstamps.com/ProductDetail?ProductDetail.SKU=767069&Affiliate=FeedGoogle&LinkCoupon=FeedGoogle">Penny Black snowman stamp</a>. He's such a cutie and is pretty quick and easy to color. I did him two different ways - one on white cardstock, the other on Kraft cardstock. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-17655518803621819792010-12-27T10:44:00.000-05:002010-12-27T10:44:01.518-05:00Good Intentions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_MK1Wvp0YhcG63qSJwkSEjbUuZo8MkPbtp_7NGTlp8_XSX7YZIsih_9lbLnBWlhdqe95jhasGtPXmII19PyIv_dvMxj_XEeEIgQoTvzwg-tu_auvhcaj4jA0omWik1fAEcK23B3kMvWf/s1600/reindeer.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_MK1Wvp0YhcG63qSJwkSEjbUuZo8MkPbtp_7NGTlp8_XSX7YZIsih_9lbLnBWlhdqe95jhasGtPXmII19PyIv_dvMxj_XEeEIgQoTvzwg-tu_auvhcaj4jA0omWik1fAEcK23B3kMvWf/s1600/reindeer.gif" /></a></div>Christmas has come and gone and no cards were made by these two hands - I can't believe it!! I had all good intentions....but then, you know what they say about "the road to <em>'you know where'</em> being paved with good intentions!! Where did the time go?!! What have I been doing? I remember saying to my DH sometime before Halloween, "if we don't get cracking right now, the holidays will be here before we know it and we won't be ready!" Well...guess we didn't get crackin', did we?!! <br />
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</tbody></table>We had a such a <u>wonderful</u> Christmas!! Our children and grandchildren all live within about 5 miles of us and our oldest granddaughter, who lives in Chicago, came home for a few days so we were super blessed to have everyone here with us! Let's face it....our families and friends make the holidays! Who needs presents! We love our grandchildren, and our grown children are such fun to be around and they're just nice people to spend time with! We're very lucky.<br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-87071470920141785342010-11-23T12:31:00.000-05:002010-11-23T12:31:06.974-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YivBJyebzv-qvSwGo7WkVTIDBzdkEmG5B_dzQ3wzjU91xr0J5KnaHQGOYBIoMAZJ-TmiXgTjwhQFBdJkYJogxTpyXRTW5ZUQEpwu9OHoDJa56pqx8NoxQc-2J4Zpcu1XcQSEHfUDOw4P/s1600/ThTurkey.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; cssfloat: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YivBJyebzv-qvSwGo7WkVTIDBzdkEmG5B_dzQ3wzjU91xr0J5KnaHQGOYBIoMAZJ-TmiXgTjwhQFBdJkYJogxTpyXRTW5ZUQEpwu9OHoDJa56pqx8NoxQc-2J4Zpcu1XcQSEHfUDOw4P/s1600/ThTurkey.gif" /></a>I started the day today going over all of my recipes for the big Thanksgiving day feast. It seemed like I had so many different cookbooks, magazines, torn out pages, etc. and I just wanted to simplify. So...I decided to copy each recipe and then just put away all the books & magazines and just have the copy to refer to. I hope this helps me get rid of some of the clutter and be a little more organized! Yummm....I'm already hungry for all those taste tantalizing flavors that only Thanksgiving dinner brings!</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-68410192500077540702010-11-15T21:06:00.000-05:002010-11-15T21:06:07.290-05:00Once a month?.....I can't believe it's been almost a month since my last post. I've finally got something to show today! I did a get-well card for my sister-in-law and friend who recently fell and broke her hip (yikes!). She lives quite a distance from me (3 hours!) so it's not like I can run over a casserole to help out or anything. She's a trooper though and I know she'll do okay with her hubby taking care of her. <br />
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</div>A trip to Hobby Lobby and Archivers today was a special treat! But you should've seen me when I received my "<a href="http://weronthenet.com/the_cinch">Cinch</a>" from the UPS guy!! I finally have some of the things I need to start using it after my trip - I'm excited! <br />
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Have a wonderful week!Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-27416549574636659382010-10-18T14:43:00.000-04:002010-10-18T14:43:57.535-04:00Still trying to find my mojo.....<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It's been close to a month since I posted anything....'life' seems to be getting in the way of my card making. And the less I do, the more my mojo seems to be fading. Right now my stamping space is such a total mess - it's no wonder I don't spend more time there! I was going to take a picture, but I'd be way too embarrassed!</div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj6GYXVEXuLaKbH-3ecLNf1xyxXMt6A8SJoigrAf0-Sek0VFfWhuy6eTBOZpYw0mfwrrHSW47zQ1_G9vDL3q3RWLIIkRntLH8cghMh0cC_5lod3RGxhqh8e6ruSTVSfM3Z-bUmsP6rxnY/s1600/IMG_0850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj6GYXVEXuLaKbH-3ecLNf1xyxXMt6A8SJoigrAf0-Sek0VFfWhuy6eTBOZpYw0mfwrrHSW47zQ1_G9vDL3q3RWLIIkRntLH8cghMh0cC_5lod3RGxhqh8e6ruSTVSfM3Z-bUmsP6rxnY/s320/IMG_0850.JPG" width="320" /></a>We all came back to our house for a late lunch/early dinner then we set up for our traditional pumpkin carving. All of these events usually take place later in the day, so there's normally a few pictures when we're all finished, in the dark, of all of our pumpkins - lit up. But this year, we needed to wrap up earlier, so no final picture (boo hoo!). Here's the one from last year....isn't this cool?!! As you can see, we have a very imaginative group!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPgST6Lt7qSI0DIW_ZmRClBbvbFpZdc4YD4qUBMnxlVxbVM-0rRQ4ZXFTRD82iugTf0daVVahhak-0PHPL8KIeaBm3Sx2f56txQ2RGxlSES8gv0afK6Dga8bimDJEIPOhqr3fg2yi75S0/s1600/PICT0173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="341" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPgST6Lt7qSI0DIW_ZmRClBbvbFpZdc4YD4qUBMnxlVxbVM-0rRQ4ZXFTRD82iugTf0daVVahhak-0PHPL8KIeaBm3Sx2f56txQ2RGxlSES8gv0afK6Dga8bimDJEIPOhqr3fg2yi75S0/s400/PICT0173.JPG" width="400" /></a>This past week, my DH and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary - quite an accomplishment in this day and age. I always have a hard time coming up with a card for him because I can't think of anything as good as what the Hallmark cards have to say. But I wanted to make him a card, so I did my best at expressing myself inside. It wasn't as poetic as a store-bought card, but hopefully he got it....and appreciated it even more because I made it for him! :)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I stamped "<a href="http://www.stampingbella.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=kiss+me+you+fool&osCsid=a049e167bdc494123a8ae3f04e3c2928">Kiss me you fool</a>" on <a href="http://www.stampingbella.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=bella%27s+bestest+paper&x=17&y=10">Bella's Bestest paper</a> with Memento Black ink then colored with a combination of Copics and Prismacolor pencils. All the shading is done with pencils/gamsol. The cardstock is SU!'s Ruby Red and Sage Shadow, the patterned paper is My Mind's Eye. I used my Circles and Big Scalloped Circle Nestability to matt the image then raised on dimensionals, hand-lettered and cut the sentiment, placing under the raised image. As always, I had to add a little Star Dust Stickles to give it a little bling!<br />
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Oh darn... I just remembered that I had intended to somehow attach a little "love" charm and a "key" to my heart, but in the rush to get this done, I completely forgot. Oh well....he already has the key to my heart anyway. (<em>blush</em>!)<br />
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Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-41772914621950453242010-09-04T11:03:00.000-04:002010-09-04T11:03:48.819-04:00Birthday Kitty.....These days, I only seem to make a card when I <em>need</em> one - LOL!! That may change now though since summer is just about over and my days will be my own again.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OBN9aTfIGtgqD6UamnTfAq4zlwpcI3twbSUjgkXVCkbvMbmhuy9fdI324C6ZYCNZyELqfdLj3Uo16GAMb699x4u9gq_BCL-5fdzLg5h3HywjdHgycghdz1xiHCH1Oe9-1HeE8ts-xg6d/s1600/Bday+card+for+Bruce+Langdon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OBN9aTfIGtgqD6UamnTfAq4zlwpcI3twbSUjgkXVCkbvMbmhuy9fdI324C6ZYCNZyELqfdLj3Uo16GAMb699x4u9gq_BCL-5fdzLg5h3HywjdHgycghdz1xiHCH1Oe9-1HeE8ts-xg6d/s400/Bday+card+for+Bruce+Langdon.JPG" width="400" /></a>I needed a birthday card for a neighbor, so I dredged up this Penny Black set buried in with my clear stamps. This little kitty has never been inked up and he looked kinda cute so thought he might give my neighbor a smile! :o)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>As usual, I can't remember which Basic Grey collection this is from! (Ha!) Hmmm....either I'm having memory issues or just have too much Basic Grey!! (<em>I think it's a combination of both!</em>) I used my big scalloped circle nestabilities and intended to layer my image on that. When I tried it, it just didn't give it the 'pop' that I wanted.....when I looked at the remnant of my die cutting, I decided to give that a try....and I liked it! Looking at the finished product, I wish I'd done a little more stitching, but I'm pretty happy with it. :)<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hope you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!! </div>Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820783724163456109.post-58307768671947235682010-08-21T14:25:00.000-04:002010-08-21T14:25:13.521-04:00Back to the basics!My days have happily been filled with grandkids the past couple of weeks (11, 9 & 5 yrs) including a very demanding little 5-year old grandaughter who is becoming an avid stamper! She wants to learn everything I can teach her and wants to use every product she sees!! I'm really happy that I can share this with her, but I sometimes have a hard time sharing my 'hoarded' stuff with her! :o) (<em>It's hard enough for ME to use that hoarded stuff</em>!!) She's so cute though and I really can't believe how she's picked up things like shading and blending! I'm making her use her Crayolas...even though she tries to cajole me into letting her use my Prismacolor Pencils. (<em>Ha! No way, Jose</em>!)<br />
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Back to the cards! One is for my friend, Ruth, who is turning 87 in a few days and the other is for her son who is turning 59 on the same day. They are both wonderful people and I love them to pieces! I was kind of in a time crunch to get these done in time to mail, so went back to the old 'basics' with both of these. <br />
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The second card needed to be more masculine, which I have to admit I struggle with sometimes. I chose SU's Trendy Trees set for another quick and simple card. <br />
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I love coloring with my prismas, but every once in awhile it's kind of nice to go back to the basics and just do some <em><strong>stamping</strong></em>! These weren't at all complicated, but I was very pleased with the results. <br />
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Off to the mailbox these go!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!Stampin' Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459784652077524514noreply@blogger.com0