It's All About The Journey

A New look & A New Page

Hello Ladies.  I wanted to share with all of you my new blog banner and buttons.  I also have a digital page to share with you.  But first.......do you like my new look? I love it. I have had the last banner since 2007 and thought it was high time to have it changed. I am so very happy with the  new look and I am very happy that Michelle Laycock of  Laycock designs  agreed to design it for me. She was awesome to work with, she is a very talented graphics designer and having her communicate with me every step of the way was a fantastic experience. If you ever want your blog designed I highly recommend Michelle.

I am sharing another page that I made for Wayne's book. In all honesty, I was not able to finish it in time for Christmas. So now I will give it to him for Valentine's' Day. I had no idea just how many photos I had of just Wayne and I together so choosing the photos I wanted to use took a lot more time then I thought it would. At least I know what I will be giving him as a gift for February 14. :)

Here is my page.

 
 
  

I used MDS from Stampin'UP!to make this page. Sorry about some of the page being cropped off  a bit on the right hand side. The date is 2008. I enlarged the photo so if any of you  wanted to read the journaling you would be able to. I used stamps,  made the background Kraft card-stock and put an Olive Green mat behind the photo.On the photo I used word art.  Another very easy project. I know that some of you would rather see a card but once in awhile I like sharing my pages with you. A card is in the process of being made. :)

Personal Ramblings

I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas. Wayne and I enjoyed a very quiet and lovely Christmas Day.  It was a little cold and very cloudy but other then that all was well. Can't ask for more then that.  We took a few photos of each other and a few of us together. Here is a Christmas photo of Wayne and I.

 

We took our photos after diner so I am back in my jeans.:)   

Yesterday I had Wayne take me food shopping because we were in a weather watch warning. We made good time so we got home just in time before some of the snow and rain started coming down. Then it changed over to pouring rain by night and continued raining for hours. Today we are in a flood watch. I'm sure we will be fine. At any rate tomorrow we are expecting a little snow and on Tuesday we will be having -20 degrees with the wind chill.  I just keep reminding myself that we only have 3-4 more months to go and spring will be here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me. I hope that you have a wonderful week. Stay warm, stay safe and Smile. :)

A Last Minute Christmas Card

Hello Ladies. I just made a  Christmas card for Wayne. OY! I almost forgot him.  But It's done, it's simple and I think it is a good card to give a man. I used this weeks Pals Paper Arts Simple sketch challenge to make his card. I did not think that I would be able to participate in a challenge this week but my forgetting a card for Wayne gave me the opportunity to do so.

Here is my card.

All of the products that I used are from Stampin' UP!

Here is what I used.

Lovely As A tree and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets. I used Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy and Hunter Green card-stock.  The punches that I used are: Small and large oval, Scallop Edge and the Eyelet border. The embossing folder that I used is the new Perfect Polka Dots and will be available on January 5, 2010. Inks I used are : Bravo Burgundy and Hunter Green. A fast and very easy card to make.:)

Personal Ramblings

I have to keep this short because it is Christmas Eve. I'm certain that all of you have somethings you need  to take care of and reading my blog is probably not on your list of things to do. :) As for me I have to try and finish making Wayne's scrapbook so that I can give it to him as a Christmas gift.

Are any of you tired of seeing Christmas cards? I know that I am and I am ready to move on to making other occasion cards.

I hope that all of you who visit my blog have a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for stopping by. Keep warm, stay safe and Smile.:)
 

Five Minutes - Two Colors = One card

Hello Ladies. I wanted to share with you  a very simple and very quick card that I made this afternoon. I decided it was hight ime for me to use the Patterned Pines set from the Stampin'UP! Holiday mini catalog.  By now, I'm sure all of you have seen it some where out there on the internet or in person. The set really is sweet and I wish that I had used it to make my cards this year. Oh well, there is always next year.  Anyway, I wanted to take part in this weeks Pals Paper Arts challenge so I chose this set to make a very quick Christmas card. I do believe that this will be my last Christmas card for this year.:)

Here is My card.

As you can see, I used a very limited amount of products to make my card. Every thing that I used is from Stampin"UP!

Here is what I used.

As mentioned above I used the Patterned Prints stamp set for my image. I used a sentiment from the  the Grateful Greetings SU set. The card-stock is Very Vanilla and Old Olive, I used Old Olive ink, Old Olive ribbon, A round 3/4" punch from SU and I used the Petals-A- Plenty Textured impression.  Becuase I wanted some sparkle on my card I also used  the Champagen mist. I wish that you could see the shimmer. It really is very pretty. I love the Shimmer paints. Stampin'UP will still be selling them even when the Holiday mini catalog is no longer valid. I am thrilled about tha becuase I want to stock up on lots of these little paints.

Personal Ramblings.

As I am typing this I am listening to some very beautiful Christmas songs. Have you been able to stop and just enjoy some of the days before Christmas? Only 6 more days to go. I am so pleased that all of my shopping and wrapping are now all done! Tonight I will be working on the cookies in a jar gifts and making up bags of chocolates for the children. Tomorrow my daughter and granddaughters will be visiting Wayne and I. That is if we do not get too much snow. So fingers crossed that I will be able to see them. It has been brutaly cold here in NH since Monday. Right now it is 21 degrees and that is a  high for us this time of night. I hope that all of you are able to slow down and enjoy the rest of the days before Christmas. Other then going out on Monday I am happy to write that I will be home for the rest of the week. Yay! :) Thanks for stopping by and for the comments you have been leaving me. It is always such a pleasure to hear from you. Stay warm, stay safe and Smile.:)