It's All About The Journey

A Give- A - Way...........Just Cause.

Tonight I decided to give a way a stamp set from Stampin' UP! Many of you probably all ready have this set but even if you do perhaps you a have a friend or family member that you would like to give it to if you win it. All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what if any thing you are doing to save money during our uncertain economy. Here is what I am doing. Our Christmas gift giving is going to be very small this year. I have informed our children of this and they certainly understand because they are all cutting back on their spending too. Sorry Wayne but Santa will not be bringing you a big electronic toy this year. ;) As time goes by I may have to cut back on other things but we shall see. So what are you doing?

I am keeping this give a way open until Tuesday. Please only one comment per person. Have fun and good luck.

I am still working on the digital scrapbooks for Molly and Darcy. I am quite excited at how they are coming out and I hope that they will love them. Here are 2 pages that I would like to share with you.

 

 

The papers and the embellishments that I used are from Celebration made by DMD. I have 5 more pages t go and the books are done. Then I hope to start on 3 more books for Christmas. :)

Okay, last but not least. I have mentioned on my blog at least two other times that I am a UHUGluer. Four of us made sketches for the month of November. No one has volunteered to do my sketch. What do you get for participating? Well you get a sample of your choice of one of the glues that UHU makes and I think that you card will be put up on theUHU blog.I'm not 100% sure about the last part.  You would also be making me feel good. :)  If you have 15minutes to spare and would like to get a sample of UHU glue then please go to here for the info and to check out my very first sketch.  If not that's cool too. :)

I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend. Thank you for stopping by. Smile.:)

A Merry Christmas Card

I did try stamping a card last night. I really tried. I did use a CHF backgrounder on the card that I made but realized quickly that I should not have used the stamp. Wowzer it was quite painful to push down on the stamp. I never realized how much I used my left arm until I hurt myself. I am right handed. So now I appreciate my left arm just as much as I do my right. :) I am hoping that within the next 2 weeks I should be good to go with stamping again. All of that being said I finished making my card with paper crafting items. Okay enough about my trials of trying to stamp.

   

I used Kraft card-stock from Stampin'Up! As I mentioned I used a backgrounder from CHF and it is the Weathered backgrounder. It is one of my favorites. I used Creamy Caramel ink from SU. For the image and the sentiment I used K&Company Grand Adhesions and K&Company Rub-Ons & Gems. I used sheer burgundy ribbon that I purchased from Michaels.  So there you have it another super easy Christmas card.  I hope you like it as much as I did making iT.

Those of you who read my blog know that I am a "Gluer" for UHU glue. Anyway, our November challenge was to come up with a skecth so that the people who participated in one of the five challenges would receive free glue. I thought that I would have at least one response to my challenge because it is so simple. But nope, Nada and no way. :)Was my challenge too easy? Any way if your still interested then please check here.  If your not interested then thanks for looking.

***** Personal Stuff*****

I am still walking daily. Today it was 43 degrees outside. A bit nippy but It was also nice to breathe in the fresh cold air. It is 32 degrees now so it looks as though we are not going to get many more warm days. Well this is the time of the year that I try and get caught up on all of the things that I have let go during the nicer weather. So I will be keeping myself busy that's for sure.  

Tonight I went to my Camera Club meeting, tomorrow is my first day back to PT in quite awhile and Wednesday I have a dentist appointment in Portsmouth. Thursday I am getting my haircut and Friday I have a doctors appointment. I am also working on making some Christmas presents and buying some gifts.  So I have a very busy week ahead of me.  After being cooped up for over a month I am welcoming the change.  Are you all having a nice week so far? I hope so. I'm sure that many of you have tomorrow off. Those of you who do I hope you get to have some fun.

Smile. :)

A Late Card & A New Digi Page

I am so excited. I made a card today that has stamping on it. However, I stamped this image about a month ago. But even though I did not stamp it today I was still quite happy that I could use the image that I had stamped to make a simple card. The bad news is........It is a Halloween card. So I am a tad late with this card. At any rate I hope you still enjoy it. :)

 

This card was suppose to be for one of my sisters for Halloween. Sorry Edwina. I will save it and send it to her next Halloween. The stamp that I used is from Spooky Silouettes from Gina K. Designs. This set is one of my very favorites because  I love using silhouette stamps!  The  designer paper that I used Basic grey Ambrosia. I purchased it fromGina K. I used Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie  card-stock fromStampin' UP! I used chocolate Chip,  Basic Black ,So Saffron, More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie inks. I rounded all of the corners and added buttons.To adhere my papers I used theUHU glue rollr and the Twist and Glue to adhere the buttons. Voila!  A card was born. A bit late but I'm trying. :)

Lat night I spent a few hours trying to learn how to make a digital scrap page using Adobe Photoshop 7. Wow! There is a  lot to learn. I was able to learn the very basics and made a page for Molly and Darcy's scrapbook that they will each be getting for Christmas.

 

I told you it was very basic. I normally use the program Fotofusion to make digital pages and it is a neat program. However, I find that I am a bit limited in the things that I would like to do. Like learn how to make and use brushes and stamps.  The paper and the elements that I used to make this page are all from  Shabby Princess. I love that site. They have tutorials, and even some  free digiatl packages to get you started. They also have a really neat blog. If you want to learn how to make digital scrap pages I highly recommend Shappy Princess.

***Personal ramblings***

I went to the Ortho specialist on Monday and he said that I am healing well. My range of motion is pretty good although it does hurt. Just a little more time and all should be well. Yesterday Wayne and I went and voted. Afterwards wayne headed off to work and I decided that it was time I got in my truck and try and drive it. It was a little difficult at first but then I figured out how to use my right hand and left arm without too much trouble. I drove down to the center of town and I walked for an hour. It was in the 60's the sun was shinning and it was day to be outdoors. I also drove to a few stores and then came home. Today........my right wrist is hurting quite a bit. But I expected that becuase I used my right hand to do most of the driving.  :) But I did it! I guess we can do most any thing if the spirit and the body is willing. I look at it this way. Just do the best you can and that's cool. :)

I hope that all of you have had a wonderful week and that your weekend is even better. I will be back after the weekend. Smile. :)