Poor Sarah!

Today's post is going to be short as I have a lot of things to do.  I have some sad news to share with you.  My daughter Sarah fell on the ice today and broke her leg.  It was a bad break and she will be seeing a surgeon tomorrow afternoon.  I am going to be going to Reedsburg to help her.  Please keep Sarah in your prayers, that all goes well with the surgery and that she has a speedy recovery.  Thanks!  Elaine

Coloring day

Stamp Set : Party Hearty

Bird is from Stamp set: Friends 24/7


Hello!  Yesterday I posted information about sending cards and packages to the troops.  I heard from Lynnette this morning, and this is what she had to say:
If anyone wants to send a surprise in the mail to any of the soldiers, Meghan said they would love to receive used paperback books, used magazines, word search, crossword puzzles, and ... apparently Turkey Jerky is high on the wish list! Thanks Thanks Thanks!!!  I plan on sending out a box to Meghan next week.  This is such a good way to support our troops, to show them we appreciate them and to let them know we are thinking about them.  Lynnette also sent a second message that I felt I should share with you:  Just looked at your blog! Thanks again!!! Meghan is a crafter so I know she will be delighted to see any creative cards that might arrive for her platoon!!!! 

Batch of 25 #1

I mentioned several weeks ago that I was working on a batch of 25 cards, well here are some of them.  I will be showing you more of them in upcoming posts.

We had a fun time last night at the Rag Bag class.  It was fun to see all the different purses emerge!  Everyone had such different fabrics, that it was a real treat to see them all.  I am hoping that they will bring them in for March's stamping events and that you will get a peek at them.  The group did a fantastic job.  They turned out so cute!

I kind of had a laid back day today.  I went to bed late, and slept late this morning.  Lady Di stopped in for a visit after Community Quilting, and to see my new toys that arrived yesterday.  I had just started playing with them about an hour before she arrived so she got to see some of the die cuts I had made.  She thought what I had done so far was cute too.  After she left, I started assembling stamps and I started working on a card with a canning jar.  It turned out adorable.  I am really happy with it, and I had so much fun playing.  I have a second card in progress, but I quit to make some supper and watch TV.  My back is bothering me again, so I am kind of laying low.

I am going to go finish up some dishes and then head back down.  Have a good one.  Elaine

Party Hearty Card

This is a card I made as a sample for last months party with the stamp set Party Hearty.  As you can see it is a very versatile set.

Hello!  I decided to write a quick post while the house is quiet.  Well it sort of is....Jenna and Antonio are at her doctor's appointment right now.  The landlord and a plumber are here right now and have the bathroom tub tore apart.  I sure hope they get it put back together soon.

 The kids went to a breast feeding class last night.  She gave Mason his eviction notice again last night but so far he is not listening.   She has loved being pregnant but now wants to hold her baby.  Her due date is this Sunday, so we shouldn't have much longer to wait.  I went to Barnes and Noble last night and got a new planner.  I hope to get better organized (if that is possible).  I got all the stamping events, birthdays, etc wrote in it last night.  It is a very nice one, it has to do lists in it, grocery lists, little stickers, all sorts of places to keep track of information, make plans, and keep notes.  This should eliminate all the different note pads I have going at home I think as to who has RSVP'd to a party,  special orders I need to do, etc.  It will be my "go to" book for everything as I am entering everything in it.  This time I went to the Barnes and Noble at Mayfair Mall.  I was so proud of myself to get their with no wrong turns etc.  I am actually getting so I can navigate by myself around here.  Love it!

I am clipping away on my rag quilt  I only have a row and a half to finish so that will be done shortly.  I folded up a couple of baskets of laundry this morning for Jenna and I tried out the "how to fold a fitted sheet" from the "How to Sew on a Button" book.  Jenna read some more of it this morning and loves the book.  She said she wants one.  They have a whole section in it about cleaning with vinegar and water and she really liked that idea that you wouldn't have to buy so many cleaning products and not having all the chemicals around.

I put together the baby monitor/TV on Sunday and got that all attached to the crib.  I also did some more mending for Jenna, and put a sleeve on the back of the baby quilt that matches the crib bedding as we decided that it would look cute on the wall above the crib.  We also painted wood letters chocolate brown that spell out MASON.  After we pick up some hangers for them, we will be able to get those hung up.  The last of the baby clothes have been washed and put away, and the batteries are in the swing for the mobile.  That still needs to be hauled out to the living room.  I was going to attempt to do it but Diana told me not to as it will need to be taken apart to get it through the bedroom door where it is sitting now.  She says her dad needs to do it.  It sounded like it was quite a project getting it in there.  I was glad for the warning!  It is quiet with out her around.  She spends this week with her mother.  She is actually pretty quiet for a 12 year old most of the time, unless she gets in a silly mood, then look out.  Or if I take her some where and it is just the two of us, then she will talk my arm off.

I talked to Lady Di this afternoon and it sounds like the party went good last night at her house.  I am really starting to miss my stamping stuff and am itching to do some stamping. You probably won't be able to get me out of the stamping cave once I get home!!!  And I am sure that the cats will try and keep me "locked in the house" so I don't go any where for a long time!  Have a great day!  Elaine

Party Hearty

Hello!  This is a card I made for a sample for last month's stamping party with the stamp set Party Hearty.  I like this set a lot.  It is so versatile.  The pendants are actually the party hats stamped with out the tassle on them, then cut out, and flipped upside down, and hung on some pink crochet cotton.  

Yesterday we spent most of the day running around in the car.  We went to pick up a friend of Antonio's so that he could work on Antonio's car.  We also had to take him to pickup his tool bag out of his wife's car, and then made a couple of trips to salvage yards, he fixed the car, and then we took him back home again.  By that time it was time for Antonio to get off work and we went to Pick and Save and then home for the night.  A busy day.  The State Fair is on now and we are not that far from it so when you go up to Greenfield Ave to go anywhere now, the traffic is pretty busy, as that is the State Fair park exit.  I was up town this morning to pick up a loaf a bread and get gas.  Pretty crazy out there.  I think I will stay in and sew!  I just finished reading a book on how to set up your quilting space and it has a lot of pictures of sewing rooms.  I wrote down a few notes of a few changes that I want to make my room work more efficiently and I wrote down what size plastic rulers to use when folding fabric.  It was an interesting book.  

Jenna's swelling is really starting to come down and her feet are looking more normal all the time.  I think that I forgot to tell you that when she was at her appointment on Tuesday that the doctor did not think that the baby would drop any more based on where his butt and head are located.  The doctor also thinks that she will have an 8lb. baby.  Zach's prediction is on the 12th, and Kelly Madero think it will be on the 9th.  Diana wants it to be before she goes back to her mom's on Monday.  So we will see.  Hopefully it will be soon!  Hugs!   Elaine

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Another day in Paradise

One of the things I often hear at my stamping events is that sometimes the gals don't want to send out there cards to people as they put so much time, effort, and love into them and some people just quickly throw them away.  I quickly made two of this card tonight and thought it would be a good sample to show at Beth's party on Monday night.  It could be used for male or female and has a nice clean look to it.  The card base is Taken with Teal, then Whisper White, and the squares are punched with the 1 3/8" square punch and rounded on one corner with the corner rounder.  I used the colors: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Summer Sun, and Garden Green.  The stamp set I used is called Party Hearty and is such a nice set.  It is on page 69 of the catalog if you would like to take a look at the other images in the set.  Also if you look on the side bar under Party Hearty you can see what else I have posted on here using that set.  The CELEBRATE YOU fits perfectly in the scalloped circle punch.  I just love that.  Then I stamped the package and punched that out with the 3/4" circle punch and popped it up with a dimensional.  The stamp-ma-jig makes the party hearty perfect on the bottom to give a professional look.  I was paid a very high comment this weekend by a stamper looking at my greeting cards.  She told me that I do such nice work and that they look very professional.  I thought that was really nice.  Maybe she will join us sometime.  It is always fun to have new people!
Not much new around here.  I started the baby quilt last night and got 10 blocks done.  Today I was picking up some things around here, did some paper work, made Meat-za-Pie, and Breezy mowed the lawn.  Jenna was off today and I spent several hours on the phone talking to her.  I think I will go play in the stamping room for a little while before heading to bed.  See ya tomorrow!  Elaine

Party Hearty and Tea Party Designer Paper

One more to show you tonight and then I am headed to bed. This cat is tired. This uses the girl from Owl Whimsy, Party Hearty, and the Tea Party Designer paper. I am having fun playing. It is nice just to create and not have to keep track of measurements for stamp camp!