It's All About The Journey

Happy Bearthday

Hello Ladies. I have another card to share with you. I made it very late this morning and was not able to finish my post  in time to send it up. I made a birthday card for a special little boy in my family. I think it came out cute. Hope you like it.

 

Most of the products that I used are from Stampin' UP!I did use SU ribbon that it retired. Sorry about that.  I used the stamp sets, Beary Best Friends #118052 and Beary Nice Wishes #118050. Both are in the Holiday mini catalog. I used the designer paper called Pawsitively Prints #118060.The card-stock that I used is Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie and Ballet Blue. The ink I used is Chocolate Chip and I also used the Stampin'UP! markers.  The buttons are playground and Sherbet also from Stampin'UP!  I used rectangle die cuts . The Beary best friends set is adorable and can be used for both boys and girls. Since I have a few small boys and a few small girls in my family and friends who have little ones, I am certain that this set is going to get used quite a bit.
  

Personal Ramblings

We have had pretty good weather here  since last week. We did have two good rain storms but I'll take rain any day over the snow. :) Aside from  the rain and a couple of days when I had to run errands from the afternoon into the night I have been taking my walks. I do have a couple of photos to share with you. They did not come out very well but I wanted to share them any way. It is sad to see that our leaves have finally turned and that many of our trees no longer have any leaves on them at all. I did get one last photo the day before of a place that had some foliage left. It's strange how some places in my area do have a few trees that are still pretty.

Thank you to all of you for the well wishes to Wayne and I. We had a very nice Anniversary. The only tradition that we had to break for our special day was not going out to dinner or having our anniversary cake. But we made a few new traditions so that was cool. :) I hope that all of you had an awesome weekend.

 
 

I walked 4 miles on Monday and this is one of the very few areas left with some pretty leaves. Oh and I met last years goal by walking the 4 miles. :) I was hoping to make 5 miles this year and I think I would have had the weather been better.
 

  
 

I took a photo of this very same part of the river during my last walk with Wayne. This time the water was up higher and running fast due to the rain storm that we had the night before. 

And last but not least. Here is a photo of the front of my home taken the week before last.

 
 Have a wonderful night everyone. I will be back in a couple of days. No matter what Smile :) 

 

  

 

 

Fancy Favor Boxes & Happy Anniversary To Us

Hello Ladies. I hope that you have had a terrific week and that your weekend is going well. I have a couple of things to share with you today. 

The first thing that I have to share are Halloween Fancy Favor boxes that I made for our grandchildren. I *love* the Fancy Favor Die and I'm so glad that I purchased it. These adorable little favors will be great for Christmas, birthdays, and so many other celebrations. I purchased it from Stampin'UP!  of course. :) These boxes are also for the weekly  Pals Paper Arts challenge. This week the challenge is anything but a card.

Here is a photo of 4 of the 7 favors that I made.

Other then the white tin and the M&M's every thing else is from Stampin'UP! I used Fancy Favor # 115965 Night & day specialty paper  #116768 located in the Holiday Mini catalog. The stamp sets that I used are: Eat drink & Be Scary and Batty For You. The punches I used are: the 1 3/8 round, Scallop circle, Small Tag and Tag.  The ribbons that I used are:   Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Eggplant. Inks are: Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Eggplant  and Pumpkin Pie. I also used black and white brads for the handles.  Oh and I also added Halloween colored confetti in each of the favors. I purchased the confetti at a local craft store. These were a lot of un to make and I will be making many more of them for different occasions.

Personal Ramblings

Thirteen years ago I met Wayne. We fell in love  quickly. I knew that this was the man that I wanted  to spend the rest of my life with. So far so good. :)  As all of you know I think the world of him and feel like the luckiest woman in the world to have met such a wonderful, unselfish, hard working, and a very funny man who loves his family. Wayne and I married one year after meeting one another. Because this was not a first marriage for each of us we had a very simple wedding. It was a beautiful despite the fact that it was just the two of us.

I thank God every single day of my life for having such a loving and kind man come into my life. Twelve years later and we are still going strong. Here are a few photos I have to share with you.

 
  
 We did have our photos taken professionally on our special day, October 25, 1997.

 

Every year Wayne and I take a few photos on our land to commemorate our special day. We take the photos when the leaves are turning. This year it was a tad earlier then most years.

 
 
  Here is another one that we took that day. Thanks for visiting and for looking at the Fancy Favors and all  of the photos. I hope that all of you have as wonderful a Sunday as Wayne and I will be having. Smile. :) 
 

 

A Digital Page and A Smile Box.

Hello Ladies. I have been busy making some Halloween favor boxes for our grandchildren. I hope to have them finished soon so that I can share them with you by this weekend. In the mean time I have a very simple digital scrap page that I made using the new program, My Digital Studio #118108 from Stampin'UP!I hope that all of you will have the opportunity to see this awesome program demonstrated by your Stampin'UP! demonstrator.  I am having a free demonstration this coming Sunday and I am so excited. I love when I get to share what I love doing with others.  I also put together a Smile Box of a few photos of Wayne and I taking a walk this past Sunday. It was such a beautiful day and a wonderful walk. I brought my little camera with me so both Wayne and I took a few photos of one another. It has been awhile since I've made a Smile Box. I hope you enjoy it.

Here is my page.

 

Wayne and I took a walk in our town not too far from our home. You will see yet another brook that runs through our town. We have lots of creeks, brooks and the river itself that goes though our lovely town. Although our photos are not works of art they are  now a recorded memory of what we did that day. This box is a little slow to load. Please be patient. Oh and don't forget to turn up your speakers so you can hera the Music. Hope you enjoy the Smile Box.

 

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Have a great day and Smile. :)