It's All About The Journey

Get Well Wishes

It's been awhile since I have last posted any thing. I have a good reason this time. Last Thursday my back went out and I was in bed more then I was out of it. I was not able to sit for very long so I was not able to spend any time at my computer or create a card.  Long story short, I saw my my doctor and today is the first day that I am starting to feel like my old self. But you did not come here to read about  why I have not posted. You came to see a card that I made. At least I hope you did.:)

Today I made a very simple card. I never have enough get well cards on hand. For that matter I never have enough of any greeting card on hand. I need to start making a bunch of cards that I can have ready to send.  I will add that to my very long list of things to do. I'm sure that all of you understand the long "to do" list.  You know the one that never gets done. Ha-ha.

 

I made this card using one of the newest Lockhart stamps and it is called Sunflower. I purchased mine at Stamping Memories. If your not as lucky as I am to live near a store that carries the Lockhart stamps then you can go to Ellen Hutsons on-line store and purchase it. I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink , the designer paper is called Snips & Snails from 3 bugs in a  rug and I purchased it at Art Plus. I used prisma color pencils,nestabilities label three from Spellbinders and a blue button. The adhesive that I used is the permanent roller from UHU Glue. The White card-stock is Pure Luxury both the 80 lb and the 120 lb from Gina K. Designs.  The  So saffron grosgrain ribbon is from Stampin'UP! The sentiment is called Teeny Tiny Wishes and is a brand new stamp set from Stampin'UP!  so there you have it..........my very  simple card. I tried to color the little black eyed Susan's like the flowers I photographed last year. No such luck. And yes, they are sunflowers but I decided they would be Black eyed Susan's. :) Hope you like it.

Personal Ramblings

Our weather has been crazy thus far. It has rained 23 days in the past 31 days.  It has also been in the 60's more days then not. This is so very different from our summers in NH. Usually it is dry and in the mid to high 80's this time of the year. I have heard that it is 107 degrees in many of the other states and to be honest I would not want my summer to be that hot. So I will try to be happy with our rainy summer. I miss the sun very much. I miss sitting outdoors to watch the birds or to relax and enjoy my gardens. Thankfully, my flowers and plants are still living. I also miss being able to take my daily walk or to take photos. So I am trying to remain patient for our lovely summer days to return. I am certain that many of you who visit my blog are all feeling the same way. Are any of you having warm, sunny  and dry days? If so, I hope that your enjoying every minute of it that you can.

Have a wonderful rest of the week and thanks for stopping by to visit me. Smile. :)

 

A Little Note

Tonight I had time to make a  quick and simple card.  You will notice that I did not stray too far from my usual design. I hope that you like it. :)

  

The stamp that I used is called lady Bug in Grass and it is made by Rubber Soul. I originally purchased this stamp to make a card for Earth Day. Instead I used a different image. I love this little ladybug. The sentiment is from Studio G.,an acrylic stamp that only cost one dollar and is sold  at Micahels. I used Nestabilitie Labels One for the layers. On the bottom layer I used the  Cuttltlebug Swiss Dots emboss folder. I hope that you can see it. I love that it gives some dimension to my card. The designer paper is called Grove and is from Memory Box. The card-stock is from Stampin UP!The ink that I used is Versafine  Black Onyx. The adhesive that I used is from UHU Glue.  Last but not least I added a button to match the color of the card-stock and a  sheer white ribbon with polka dots.  Oh and to color my image I used my Prism Coloring pencils and Gamsol.

Personal Ramblings

Wow! What a weekend. The Nascar race certainly brought lots of people from all over the US to our small town. I got to see the jets fly right over my home once again. I always get a thrill when I hear the sound of them approaching and watching how fast they go by me. This year there were only 2 jets instead of three. They flew lower and it seemed to me that they went faster then normal. But still it was exciting. Unfortunately it began raining about three quarters of the way into the race. So  the winner was chosen. And of course Wayne and I celebrated his birthday. He had a wonderful day despite the rain. It has been raining every single day for a very long time. It is going to continue to rain until Saturday. YUCK! 

I have not been able to walk every day due to the rain. I sure do miss my daily walks. I hope that will change soon so that I can get back out there and hit the pavement. 

The thing that I find amazing is how well my gardens are doing with all of this rain and very little sun. Last night I posted some  photos of flowers from my gardens that I took last week. If you would like to see them click here. I would have posted them on this blog but I try to keep this my craft blog. Of course as some of you know I do put up some photos of Wayne and I and I do sneak in a Smile box from time to time. :)

I hope that all of you had a great weekend and have an awesome Tuesday. Smile. :)

Free on-line Class.

I am so sorry that I am just now getting around to post this on my blog.  The last day of registration for this free on-line class is Sunday night.

Would you like to learn more about Photo editing: frame Ups and Special Effects? Stop on over to Jesica Sprague'sblog so that you can sign up to lean some really cool things. This makes the third class that I have taken with Jessica and I have learned quite a bit about photoshop from her. I'm all signed up and ready to go for this class.  What have you got to lose? It's a free class.:) I know that you will not be disappointed.

 

  Using another free and very easy class from Jessica I was able to put this page together in 15 minutes. If I can do it anyone can. :)  

  

Speaking of photos I would love to share with you a link to my photo blog. Recently I took a photo that of my daughter. Using both photoshop and another program I was able to get just the right look that I wanted. I hope you enjoy looking at the photos.

Personal Ramblings

Yesterday was such a beautiful day. The sun was shinning and it was warm.  I had lots of errands to run so I was not able to just sit or walk and enjoy most of it. But it sure was nice to be able to get in and out of my car and not get wet. Today it was very hot and sunny until 2 PM. after that we had a thunderstorm and some rain but not for long so that was cool. I actually took a 2 mile hour walk tonight and I loved every second of it! It felt so wonderful to walk in the dry, warm  weather. :)

This weekend Wayne will be home for 3 days so I will not be able to get much stamping done. I'm sure that he and I will just do some work around the house and in the gardens. Sunday we will be closed in due to our road being shut down because of the Nascar race.  I have a lot of things to do so not being able to get out on Sunday is good thing. I have lots of photos to edit from our trip to Shaker Village lat weekend. I am hoping to have time to make a smile box with some of the photos to share with all of you.

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend. Smile. :)