Free stamps... Got this site from another cool CTMH consultant & I checked it out.
Hope you do too & good luck....

http://starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-releases-and-some-blog-candy.html

hope y'all had a great Christmas & wonderful New Years eve/day
will try to post more at a later time
so untill then..... check out that site !

Just some cold snowy pictures(taken from our storm in March 2008) The g.k. sure enjoyed it; & then some from this summer when my b-i-l & his wife were up from FL. She is the sweetest person, and I just wish I had more time to spend with her & be able to talk more with both of them. At the resturant we met at in Mt. Eaton- we spent a super long time there & they were so good to all of us.
Hope you are ready or soon to be ready for Christmas... until another time.....

My granddaughter had so much fun making the paper trees. We even did a video tutoral.
But I am not sure if I got it up-loaded(down-loaded?) right onto here ( I probably didn't) .... so, if you try to click on the link - maybe, it will work...maybe it won't......(I am still learning)
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uvDun1K9H0VOvc4opps7xA
Basics is: it takes between 2-3 sheets 12X12 double-sided paper/cardstock- cut 3/4 X3"
Wrap around a pencil to curl it. Start on the botom of a styrofoam tree & use either pins or glue
to attach- working up. Simple-Fun-Fast
Enjoy & until another time...

Mountains
Oh how I love mountains. Any size. I have been to W.V. many times & the mountains there are great. New River Gorge is super to see. I will have to try to find my pics. of that to post sometime. Soon.
Maybe, I need to make a visit there this summer to see the mountains & visit a few friends- Barb & Geraldine- if they have the time.

What do you get if you mix a hillbilly with a buckeye? Answer: Buckabilly. hehe
Thats what a good friend of mine used to call me. Dana has been in heaven now for 7 years (12/01/2001 )

Speaking of mountains.......

In April/May 2006 I was in Las Vegas then went to Ogden, UT. to a friend's (??) for a wk. What fun- what awesome GIANT mountains.

B was a friend or so a few of us thought. We were in an on-line craft group & for some reason her granddaughter booted us all ( most of us) out. Granddaughter says " Stop talking to soNso" & Granny does- no reason or nothing.
T & I were talking the other day(she was from that group too, that got "booted") & we couldn't figure out how to explain to someone about being "shunned" & not understand/know the reason why. And how sad !! Time to turn the page...

Anyway... I do have a few great pictures & some wonderful memories of that time, & still some wonderful close friendships from that time/place with Nana,Terry,Barb,Speedy & Robin & oh dear- I dare not forget Harley!!& Heidi ( who is still doing great)
ok... enough on this trip down memory lane....

This is one of my favorite l.o. of the mountains in UT. I got 19 ( actually 20- cause one is hidden from your view) pictures on this 2 page 12X12 l.o.
if you click on the picture- I think you will be able to see it better/bigger


until another time...

I am Thankful for...

( the above 3 pictures are Digi-scrapped! Yes, I am still playing around with that, but I still prefer making my pages the "real" way!!)

Happy Thanksgiving...

It was a good fun relaxing sort of day at my daughters with the grandkids. Our cousin Julie came over to visit for a bit & have dessert with us. This is the first year for her with out her mom & I know it was very hard on her. She is such a sweet young lady.

We played our "I am thankful for A - B - C game" where we go through the alphabet stating what we are thankful for.

That reminded C.J. of a book that she made when she was in 1st. grade, where all the kids wrote what they were thankful for & the teacher was kind enough to have it put into a hard-back book. We had fun reading this - especially when we got to the boy who said he was thankful for his brain....

Oh my, we laughed so hard, that tears were pouring down our faces.

Now, remember this was written by a 6/7 year old child. He would now have to be 12 maybe 13 & I wonder if he still has the book & if his family are teasing him over this. As I drove home, I thought of what he wrote & started to laugh all over again.

So with this thanksgiving- be thankful for your brain.........

until the next time......

Another First... oh my!!!!

Well, another first for me.. I tried digi scrapping. This was simple with a pre-made page, all I had to do was find the pictures & add them. Then I added some paw-prints. Easy-Peasy.

Now, I think... I want to try this some more before I totally give up on it, but... I think for me- I prefer making my lay-outs the "old-fashioned" way. I do like this "style" so, I might have to try it with some real c.s. & embellies.

That's it for me tonight in this 20 something brrrr cold temps. Stay warm , and...

until the next time....

A time to give thanks...

Thanksgiving is drawing near- a time to reflect & be thankful for what we have & not what we want.


I have so much to be thankful for -


my freedom to worship God

my freedom

health

home

food

family

friends
& special friends that are like family

the list could on, but I will stop with this for now.


From a craft group that I belong to - this link was posted & I want to share it here - take time to watch it...


http://www.cpmsglife.org/tg/2006tdm1.html









This is a 6X6 recipe that I did- all papers are C.T.M.H.
Yes, I have made the cake & it is yummy & oh-so rich.
Enjoy...


until the next time...