It was VSN Friday Night!

For My Niece

Oops I planned a card for an upcoming b'day only to realize its the wrong niece on my mind! LOL

For my Uncle

Weaved

Wild Card Cartridge

My mom bought this cartridge and borrowed it to me before she had even played with it! Oh man, they are some really neat things on this one!

Speaking of Sunflowers

Here are my real ones James calls them Peepers!

This is the view at night when you open my front door!

A bit freaky!


This one shows how short I really am next to papa, but how short he is next to them!






















I am 5'5" he says I must be part leprechaun!

First card from my DSS Big Sister

Still do not know here name, but she has Tilda! Isn't she adorable.... well even though she can't smell them, she enjoys sunflowers!

A very cool idea on SCS

A very creatively wise lady came up with a new way to swap.
You post "I'm in!" (or whatever you want to say)
PM the person that posted above you, with your address for snail mail...then they will make a card just for you!
Then the next person to post after you, sends their address to you and you make a card for them!

Receive a card / Send a card (<----- click on the link)

It is a really neat way to increase the happy mail you get! Also a great way to get some new creative ideas!

Joker and Montana

The white one is Montana, not a clue what he is. He's very hyper, afraid; as if he'd been abused, won't play; cuddly like a cat. The lady that gave him up says he's 2 yrs old.
Joker is our Beagle, he just turned 2 yrs old this week.

Class (new date to be set)

One Sheet Wonder Christmas Cards
Set of 6


At the Pine City Scrap Booking Store

I am gonna miss her!

Baby had to be put down on August 23rd.

This was probably the hardest thing Clint has ever done.



No idea what it was about one ear up, but I always knew if she was in a good mood. Even when she'd "protect" me, she'd have an ear while biting Clint! LOL
She was his dog for many years before I came around, and she decided I belonged to her. My Beagle (Joker) also belonged to her.
We were so worried about how she would act with him, but to her .. he was HER PUPPY.
He even thinks he's as big and tough as she was. He did get pretty strong from playing with her. S'pecially tug o war over his blanket.

Blog Awrd for 12 friends

Get more friends, get more page views, pass hm on to 12 friends!

Lois, Laurie (when she gets a blog), The Dandy Patch, Crystal, Judy, Toni, Linda B, Linda R., Jaime and Holly

Sketch Challenge

I am actually home on a Wednesday so i decided to do the challenge!







You can not tell but the flower center is made with flocking
I am going to mail this to Laurie!

In My Garden Tonight

A gardener Snake (who wouldn't sit still for his pic and I let him go too soon) and a tiny Copper Belly Snake, (he was less than 12" long) A little Salamander, Several Toads, (Colleen is holding 1) A bee that stayed still for a second.
That was probably the coolest pic I have ever taken.

My Sunflowers

they think they are related to the
Dogwood



















































This stem lays on the ground then goes up

Wierd things in my yard

I have a very strange plant.. it starts out with these black spikes then those turn into little tiny purple flowers.
Then I have these very tall purple things.. possibly lavendar.. God planted it not me.
And then He planted a thistle.. UFF DA its huge!!
I just stay away from that thing
All of my plants are in the slide show
Can anyone identify those weird ones????

Oh! I am so jealous!!

I went to Pine City to do some shopping and on the way back I noticed a neighbor was having a garage sale. (I can't resist those things)
I saw her garden and that's where I stayed! Oh it is just so pretty! A lot of my plants came from her as babies. Wish mine looked like hers now!

Accident prone me...

On Thursday after work Clint calls and tells me to stop and get something to bathe the dogs... they have been sprayed!

Well I stopped and picked up Skunk Odor Dog Shampoo, so when I got home I gave them both a bath! OMG did they stink!!

Well I was cleaning out my tub and wiping up the floor and I did the splits on the wet linoleum floor. Despite the pain in the legs I did something to my ankle.

Babied it all night then in the morning we went berry pickin', I was fine sitting on my knees.. then I got up! WOW! that hurt! But we got 2 huge buckets full of Strawberries for Jelly!

From there we went over to Colleens... she's s'posed to be packing to move back to McGrath. The wedding is Saturday too. I think I made her step son to be and his buddy scared of me! I put on my drill sergeant hat and got everyone busy! We got one room all packed up!

My ankle hates me though! When I got home and looked t it, its really fat and bruised. So I iced and wrapped it up.

Yesterday I wanted to work on cards, but my table is in front of the window and it faces west.. the sun was just right and killing me! So I talked Clint into rearranging my room. the desk is now on the East wall with no window, so I have choices of which side to sit on! YAY!

Oh, I had company in the view last night... I took a Birch stump and mad eit into a table for a small bird feeder and I have enjoyed a Blue Jay each night at about 7 pm... well I now had a Raccoon destroy the feeder to empty it! Jerk!

Now here it is Sunday and its still giving me grief!

But I am going to meet Peggy Sue today so its just gonna have to get over it!

Look what I found!

He's about 24" long. Well not that I 'know' its a boy, but I can't just say 'it'

Upcoming class

2 Tri Shutter birthday Cards

Class fee $15.00

Look what I did!

My roses from Clint










The little Blueberry bush








Lilacs from Carrie







Arrowhead stone from Andy








I Glimmer Misted the Turtle after gluing him back together

And Diane's roses today..

The yellow one, snapped off in the wind. It hadn't even started to open. But there is a new bud!

A Cool Technique!

This is the card I did for SCS Challenge this past week

B'day Card Tri Fold Cami Style

I found a really cool Tri Fold Card, but I closed the page I CASE'd it from before I got the link copied! (dork that I am ya know)

It is for Darla (Clint's sister) B'day .. she's into wolves too, its not easy doing a wolf for a girl! LOL

As my world turns

LOL! Its like a soap opera here I tell ya!
I have a new room-mate! He had one week left of school and his mother flipped! She threw him out because he wanted to go n to college rather then join the Military like she wanted.
Anyhow, he graduated an honor student! He was also excepted to LSC in Duluth.

He needed to move into my craft room, but I kick him out early so I can still get inky! LOL
I have yet to convert him into a stamper!



Here's Mindy, James and Crystal



















My class for today was canceled again.. darn weather! Back in January it was snow now I compete with rainy days! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR