It's All About The Journey

York Beach Maine

As some of you know, I am in the process of making a digital scrapbook using  photos of some of the things that Wayne and I did this summer.  This time I am going to share our trip to York Beach, Maine. You will notice that the photos are not the greatest quality. It was chilly and very windy that day. A storm was coming in fast and because my camera is not water proof, only a few pictures were taken.  As a rule Wayne and I get to Maine at least 3 times each summer but not this year. However, I am hoping that we will be going back to York Beach the first week of October. As long as it is not raining or snowing then I will be very happy.:)

Here is the first page that I made using My Digital Studio from Stampin'UP!.

I have no idea what it is I am doing in this photo. But I can tell you that I had a great time while we were at the beach.  Wayne bought me the adorable little pink and gray jacket that I have on. Our trip was a spur of the moment thing and I did not bring any thing warm with me. What a guy huh?

Yikes! I messed up with the word beach. It should be a capital "B". Well, I'm glad that I caught it here and not after I have my book printed. :) I can not tell you how easy it was to make these two page. My Digital Studio will be available to you this fall. If you have any questions about this program you can find some information here.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask me.

Here is a photo of another place that I take a walk. I  *love* rock walls. The last home that Wayne and I owned had  a rock wall around the property. Walking this route reminds me of our last home. It is very quiet here and it is also quite steep in places.When I walk this road I know that I'm getting a good workout.

I hope that you are enjoying the same beautiful weather that I am. It does feel and even smell like fall and that is fine with me.  I hope that your Monday was a good one. Mine was awesome. Smile. :)

 

The Gifts Of The Earth And Orange leaves

Wowzer! It sure has been a bit chilly here at night.  But I am loving the days. Lots of sunshine, light winds and temperatures of 50-70's. My kind of weather. :) Okay I will save any chatting that I have for my personal ramblings. I am participating in the Pals Paper Artschallenge and would like to share my card with you. The challenge is Keep It Simple, Sweetie-PPA8. If your interested in taking the challenge please visit the Pals Paper Arts blog.

So here is my very simple card.

I chose to make a monochromatic card. I used the new Satmpin'UP!  stamp set Gifts Of the Earth.  All I used was Very Vanilla and Creamy Caramel card-stock, Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip ink and a button from Button Latte. All of these products are from Stampin'UP! The chocolate brown satin ribbon I used was purchased from a local craft store. Inside my card I stamped the sentiment Happy Thanksgiving from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set also from Stampin'UP! I am loving this new stamp set.

Personal Ramblings

Today I started my fall cleaning, made my card did a little shopping with Wayne, cooked his dinner and then went for my walk this evening. It was a perfect evening for a walk. The air was crisp and a little chilly. I plugged in my ITouch and I was off  for a very brisk 2 mile walk. I wish that we had this type of weather 24/7. :) I do not have a photo tonight from my walk. I did take a photo  yesterday of some orange leaves from one of my favorite trees in my side yard. Instead of taking a photo of the whole tree I decided to take a macro shot of a few of the leaves. Hope you like it.

Tonight our temperatures are going down between 32 -36 degrees. It could be our first frost. It sure is hard to believe that the fall season will begin in just 2 more days.

Tomorrow I will not be able to get out and walk due to the Sylvania 300 race. Our road will be closed off all day except for 2 hours. No way, I am going out. My plans are to help Wayne close down the gardens and to make my apple pie. I'll let you know how it comes out.

Happy Sunday everyone. Smile. :)

Apple Picking Time

Wayne and I went apple picking the first weekend of September. I love going to the farm to pick fresh fruits. I was very disappointed that we missed picking blueberries this year and made darn sure we did not miss picking  apples. I will be making a homemade apple pie this weekend. I have been waiting for cooler weather. It's here and a perfect time for me to make my pie. I am making a scrapbook of some of the things that Wayne and I have done together this summer and would love to share with you the pages that I made tonight. I hope you like them.

I used a template from My Digital Studio a brand new digital program from Stampin'UP! I decided to change a few things so that I could make my page look more the way that I wanted it to. Of course I could have started my page from scratch but I am trying to get all of my pages finished by next week so that I can send it off to the printer that SU is using. I am going to have my scrapbook printed professionally and I am quite excited about it. As a rule I print out my own pages at home and put them into a scrapbook. They look awesome but I want to see what my scrapbook will look like having someone else doing it for me.

Here is my second page.

I can remember when I said that I would *never* ever make a  digital scrapbook. I also remember that I once said that I would never try acrylic or cling stamps. I am so glad that I changed my mind. Had I not, I would have missed using some wonderful products. I like where my paper crafting journey has taken me and I look forward to where it will continue taking me. have i mentioned how much I*love* the My Digital Studio program? Of course I have. :)

Personal Ramblings

I am still walking just about every day. I am so blessed to have beautiful scenery and buildings to look at as I walk. On Wednesday, I took a picture of a very old church that I go by when I walk yet a different route. right next to the church is a very old cemetery but I thought that I would only share the photo of the church. :)

I took this photo at around 4 PM. It was a little cloudy and cold enough for me to wear a fleece jacket but what a wonderful walk it was.

This weekend Wayne and I will be at home due to the races. Our road will be closed off for part of the day on Saturday and most of the day Sunday. This will give us a very good excuse to put away the garden ornaments and start getting the gardens ready for the winter. Aside from that and baking a pie I will be  starting my fall cleaning. Do I know how to have a good time or what?  Well, I could keep chatting but it is very late and I need some sleep. I hope that all of you have a fantastic weekend. I will be back when I have something new to share with you. Smile. :)