It's All About The Journey

A Card, A Challenge And 2 photos

A huge hello to those of you who are  stopping by to see me. It certainly was strange being away from my blog for 2 weeks. I thought that I would have a short vacation while I was away but the truth is I worked hard just about every day. Wayne and I had lots of things going on with family so I had lots of cleaning to do and shopping for all of the things that we needed. I am tired so I am going to try and keep my post as short as possible. :)

I was able to participate in this weeks PPA108-CAS-Elements of Style-Soften the Edges. I just made my card today so it was a race againt time.

Here is my card.

 
Here is what I used.

Stamps: Established Elegance, Artistic Etchings and Petite Pairs. Inks: Soft Suede . Card-stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Early Esspresso. DP: Beau Chateau. Accessories: Very Vanilaa Satin Ribbon and a stick pin. All items listed are from Stampin' UP! unless other wise stated.

This week I am hosting the sketch challenge at Soul Scrappers. It is a simple sketch. If you scrap or do digi pages I would love to have you join in. Please check out the sketch if you have time.

Here is my page.

 

 
Wayne took these photos of me and 4 of our granddaughters on August 21,2011 right before our Family BBQ started.  If you like the title that I made for my page feel free to download it for your personal use for free at the bottom of my post.

I have been very busy taking lots and lots of photographs.  Not a lot of time to edit them so this week I am sharing two photos that I took at least 3-4 weeks ago. One day I will catch up. :)

 

I took this photo when I last visited my Physical therapist. She has a beautiful garden full of sunflowers.  

 

Here is a photo that I took of Wayne the last time we were at Shaker Village in Late July 2011. It was a gorgeous day.

The past 2 weeks have been crazy! We  experienced a small tornado that sheared  aprox. 100 trees and brought down a house. Fortunately no one was hurt. Two days later the quake that started in VA traveled straight through to NH. Nothing happened. All that was felt was a shake and some people saw some swaying. Next up was the hurricane. Fortunately by the time it got to NH it was downgraded to a tropical storm. We did have rain all morning and all day today(Sunday). The wind was only about 45 MPH where I live but it was steady. My brook looks like a huge pond and it did hit our land line and spilled over some on a part of our land. As I write this we are having winds again and there are 150,000 homes without electricity.  Wayne and I have been very lucky because we have had no damage to our home. The major damage was done in  Northern NH.  It has been so crazy here weather wise. Our family BBQ was on August 21. It started out to be a lovely day but within 2 hours we had a huge thunderstorm and major rain fall. We all went into the garage to eat. Thankfully it lasted only an our. It is the first time that we had a storm during our family BBQ so I can't complain about that. :)  That is just a little bit of what my last 2 weeks consisted of. I have been very busy for sure.

I sure hope that all of you have been safe and that your weather has not been too harsh. I for one am looking forward to the fall  and hoping that we have a beautiful one this year. Thank you for stopping by to visit with me. I really appreciate the time you take to stop by to see what I have been up to. 

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Lots To Share And Vacation Coming Up!

 
Hi! Another week down and new one begins. I have lots to share and a few things to write about. I will do my best to keep every thing sweet and short. :)

First up is the card that I made for the PPA 106-Dress For Success challenge.

Here is my card.

 
Here is what I used.

Stamps: Happiest Birthday wishes. Card-Stock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Daffodil Delight. Ink:Real Red. DP: Big Top Birthday. Punch:Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer. Accessories: Daffodil Delight satin ribbon, Red and white bakers twine and designer buttons. All items are from Stampin' Up!with the exception of the red and white bakers twine. The twine can be found at Monika's ETSY shop.  Mad Stampers Finds'.

This week I made a page using a Dr. Seuss quote. It was a challenge at Soul Scrappers. I used a photo that I took of Molly right before her graduation.

 

 

 Although I used the MDS and the PSE programs the only thing that I used from the MDS program is the corner punch. I have no idea whose kit I used. If anyone knows please let me know so that I can give proper credit to the person who designed the embellishments. Thanks. :)

Most every weekend Wayne and I have taken at least one day trip no matter how short the trip is in distance. Two weekends ago we went to see a statue that I saw about 25 years ago and was fascinated by it and the story behind it. Mind you, I have lived only 15 miles away from this satute for the past 14 years! Anyway, Wayne and I went there. I have a few photos to share with you of our big trip. Ha-ha.

 

Here is one of the many photos that I took of the Hannah Duston statue. if you would like to read the short story about this woman you can go here.  Wayne and I enjoyed the peace and quiet, reading what is carved into the base of the statue,watching a few kayaks go by, and taking photos of the old train tracks and tressel. It does not take much for me to have fun. :) 

Here is a photo of me playing on the tracks. Well playing as much as I could. I'm not as young as I was 25 years ago. :)

 
Don't be fooled by my balance. It took me a few times before I could get up on one track and stay up without going over. Good thing they are not very high. Still........I felt like a kid and that was a good feeling.

 

Here is a photo that I took of Wayne as we were heading out.

And lastly, as we were walking out I had to take this shot!

 

I like taking photos of people and things from a different perspective.

Just a few more things to share Whew!

I will be taking at least 10-14 days away from my blog after this post. In just 6 days I will be having my family BBQ. That means I will be cleaning, shopping and preparing  for it all week. Wayne and I also have a few small things we want to fit in and then I will need a few days to rest up. :)  And last but not least I have two things that I made and your welcome to download them if you would like to. Hope you all have a wonderful 2 weeks. Stay safe, stay cool and smile. :)

I made a printable about 2months ago and although it is  simple I am really happy with the way that it turned out. I used the SU color Taken with Teal for the background. I made it into a 4x6 put it into a white frame it has been sitting on one of my counters in my craft room. Your welcome to print it out if you like. I had it printed at Target and it cost me 15 cents. A lot cheaper then printing it using my own printer.  Thanks Bobbi-Jo for the tutorial.

 

 
A little blurry looking here but when printed out it comes out perfectly clear.

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Keeping It All Simple

 
It's Saturday and what a wonderful day it has been. But I digress. This week I have a clean and simple card for you. I used the  PPA 105 - Celebrity Color Challenge. My card is simple. As all my cards are. I like keeping my cards simple, fast and easy to do. So if you like simple then your visiting the right blog. :)

Here is my card.

 
Here is what I used.

Stamps: Language of Friendship and On the Grow (sentiment). Card-stock: Whisper White, So Saffron,Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo.Inks: Island Indigo. Punch: Bird Builder. Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder and Whisper White bakers twine. All products listed are from Stampin'UP!

I have a page to share with you. I used a challenge from Soul Scrappers to make my page. Love their challenges. :)

Here is my page.

 

I made this page using of one of the engagement photos of Colleen and Peter. Slow but sure I am making a book for them I hope to have it all made by Christmas. I used the MDS program from Stampin'UP! I made my title using PS. You can find the free download at the end of this post

I have so many photos to share with all of you. Due to there being too many photos I decided to share 4 of them using a template. I hope that you will be able to view them okay. I have added them to my photo blog so they will be larger to view .

 

Wayne and I took a day trip to York Beach Maine on Thursday. We had a wonderful day even though there was a storm coming in. The sea breeze was wonderful. The smell was awesome and the sound of the waves coming in was just what I needed to hear. I love the ocean. It make me feel refreshed and at peace . If we ever win the lottery then buying a home in York Beach would be at the top of my list of things to do. :) It was a perfect day to take photos because the sun disappeared soon after we got there. No bright sunshine to deal with Yay!

Wayne and I have been taking lots of day trips this summer. If I were able to travel long distances then we would be going to places that neither one of us has ever been to. Not the case this summer so I am grateful  for the places that I can go to and I am very grateful to have a husband that is happy to just be with me no matter the distance. We make each trip an adventure  and that's what counts.  :)   

Well that is it from me for now. I have lots more to share with all of you and will be doing so each week.  I hope that you all have an awesome week. I  hope that it rains if you need it and cooler if it is too hot. I hope that you will remember to stay safe and smile at least once a day. Smile. :)  Oops! Thank you very much for stopping by to see me.

 
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