Dancing In The Rain

Oh yea baby, we've had some rain in Dallas today. At least at my house and for that I'm thankful. We had to turn the water sprinklers on. I hate those high summer water bills, but I don't want to lose my lawn either.

Can you see the new paper lurking under the stamped image? It was some that I got on Saturday at the new LSS. I used one of the new SU colors for the yellow to make it POP! The girl is a well used stamp from Inky Antics and the verse is from my new Verve set. I was finally able to use a GC that I won in the fall.

What a lazy day it's turning out to be. I should be working but that doesn't seem to be happening. Instead I've watched some shows on the DVR and started the wash. Now I have to put it in the dryer and get a shower. Barry has a meeting tonight, but it's only a short one, so he'll be home for a late dinner. Bummer! Maybe left over meat balls from last night will work for him. I'm still wondering what I'm going to have for lunch!

Have a fun evening and stay safe!

Hugs!

Because I'm still trying to figure out to make blogger work for me, I was only able to upload a few of the pages from my little mini project I did yesterday. The whole book can be seen over at my eBay store. All you have to do is click on the link at the right side of this page and it will take you there. While surfing the blogs I saw that another blogger had made a book using this method and thought I'd give it a try. I took my largest square nestie and cut out 4 pieces of white chipboard. It's the board that comes in the SU paper packs. Then I used the same nestie to cut out the background pieces of paper. That way you know they will fit perfectly. I used a few of my Riley's to dress up the pages, and even cut the perfect picture sizes so pictures can be added in a simple way. All you have to do is trace and cut. I took an old key chain apart and used the hook to hold all the pages together.

Yesterday was a nice quite day at our house. Barry slept late and then in the afternoon we went to the newest LSS in our area. It's about 30 minutes from us. The store is small and she only has a limited amount of paper, but what the owner has is wonderful. I bought some papers that I hadn't seen before. 8 new pieces came home with me. NO ribbon. I was a good girl!

We went out to dinner with Evan last night to Sweet Tomato. It's a supper salad type of place. All the good healthy things you could want. And we wanted a lot!

Today the only thing we have planned to get out to my friends house and get my new SU paper and take a peek at her new SU catalog. Can't wait!

Have a good day!

The Wind In My Hair!

Moose Baby is takin' a ride and lettin' the wind blow through his hair or maybe that's his ears! It's sad that I forgot I even had this stamp until I saw a card posted on Cindy's blog using the stamp and rememberd that I owned it too! Hey, I like my little version of it too. I used some SU papers from last year callled Cutie Pie. I enjoy the colors of the paper and besides, I have a lot leftover, so I'm busy trying to use it up. I posted it in my eBay store, if you'd like to take a look. After all, it can't hurt!

Not much planned for today. Barry needs to get some much needed sleep. He's beat. I was that way yesterday. I think the heat and all the stress has caught up with us and now it's time to unwind. It's OK if he sleep a while longer by me. I'm playing in ink and paper (and my blog!)! I would like to get to the newest LSS today and see what they have. It's a drive for us, but BB is such a sweety, I know he'll drive me. I also need to get to my GF's house and pick up some new SU papers she got. Can't wait to see the catalog too.

That's it from the Bloom Zoo for today. Have a wonderful weekend. Stay cool and Hugs to all!

Yup, it's the good ole summer time in Texas! We're suppose to have tripe digit 1's today. 111. It's a good day to try and stay cool. The day started as usual. I was making Barry an egg for breakfast and then taking care of the toast, when I forgot about the egg and it started to burn and make a lot of smoke in the kitchen. Barry opened the back door and much to our surprise, a cute little bunny was having breakfast on our lawn! He stayed in the same spot eating the weeds until breakfast was over and Barry left for school. It was so much fun to see him out there. I miss having a pet. We had cats for so long and enough the warm and love of a pet, but who knows how I would ever pay even for the food now, so the bunny was fun to enjoy.

Barry heard from TX Unemployment yesterday about an appeal date. It's July 7. Almost 2 months after he started school. It's been so long coming, with them losing the paper work and having to play games with them, but I'm hoping something good will happen. We also got a check from the state for several weeks of payments. It said we don't have to pay it back. It's from something called Emergency Funding. Boy did we ever need that. I don't know what to do first. Pay some bills or get some groceries. A little of both I'm sure. Barry is still in school. It's going really slow for him right now. He just can't seem to put into action what he learns. I know Barry and know that part of that is really in his head. When he explains it to me, even I can understand it, but when he goes to write the programs for web development, he freezes. I hope with time, he'll get better. He just has to!

Did you like my little girl? Another image that was colored with copic markers and mounted on pop dots. I found this paper from Scenic Route that I bought last year in FL.

Well, I'm off to the bank to deposit the check before it turns to clay! Have a great day and thank you all for keeping us in your prayers. I know they are helping.

Hugs!

Big, Bold,& Bright

Isn't this paper fun? I found a bit of it in my stash and thought it would be so "summery"! Mr Crabby has been around awhile, but always cheers me up. I'm not sure about the flower, but it's already glued on and it's been sold, so I'm sure it's working just fine!
I don't know where my MOJO has gone, but it seems to have left me short! I've made 3 cards in two days. I know I need to step it up, but my mind just doesn't seem to have it going right now. Maybe it's the 100 plus temps we're having in Dallas right now. Maybe I'm just tried of looking at the same stamps and paper. Whatever it is, it needs to leave!!! I've got work to be done.
I'm trying to see about teaching a class on stamping next month. I've never done that, so I'm a little unsure of how to go about it. I thought I'd make the postcard set including the holder, and then a few cards. I've told the interested party that it would have to be a class of at least 4. Since I'll supply the material, I have to make sure I include that amount in the cost of the class. I'm sure I'll figure it out. I just hope they like what they make.
Let's see, what else is new. My GF got her new SU catty yesterday and her order of some of the new stuff. I can't wait to see that. I'll have to wait until Saturday. It will be hard. Then she heard there will be a mini catty coming out July 1. MOre ways to spend our money. Now I have to figure out a way to make more!
We're having hot dogs and baked fries for dinner tonight. I'm not really into cooking right now, but Barry has a nasty habit of wanting to eat every night. I've tried for almost 39 years to break the habit, but nothing works! Well, at least he's not a picky eater. Anything that moves is ok.
Have a wonderful day and please continue those prayers. I really, really need them.
Hugs!

Butterfly's Are Free

Everyone who knows me, knows I love the Tilda stamps, but she has a brother and his name is Edwin. Today he's catching butterflies. This image was sent to me with others as an RAK. He's running off the page to catch is prey today. I cut the image out and then just mounted him with pop dots. I don't know where I would be without my Martha butterfly punch. I use it everyday. The plaid paper is the last from a DCVW stack and who knows where the polka dot came from, but it goes well with the plaid.

Last night we went to a Lion's Club installation dinner. It was nice to see friends. The dinner was OK. It was a Greek type of restaurant. Not my cup-of-tea, but OK anyway. One of the ladies there wanted to see about me making cards using a Greyhound dog. They have several and are involved in a rescue program with them. I found a whole lot of greyhound stamps this morning online. I emailed her the site and now I'm waiting to see what interest her. Something different is always good.

Barry is off to school today. I hope for the whole day. I have lots of stamping to get done, but first I need to go and buy some glue and pop dots. They are staples of my creating! I sold a few cards last night to another friend and now have to replace them for sale on eBay. I'm planning on making Chicken Fried Rice tonight for dinner. It's so easy and good to eat. Barry likes egg rolls with that so frozen will do. The only egg rolls I really enjoy eating are from Jack n' Box. I know they aren't very Chinese, but that's OK. My tummy doesn't really like all the Chinese veggies!

Have a great day and stay cool!

Hugs!

I MADE IT!

Oh Yea, Kim and I made the next round of the Hanna Stamps designer contest! I waited and waited, and waited some more last night and finally it was posted over at SCS. Now to wait until Kristi comes back from vacation and sends along a nice new set of stamps to create with! Congrats to everyone who entered. It really takes guts to even get that far.

We had a nice lazy day yesterday for Father's Day. We slept late, had a late breakfast and even later lunch and then Evan picked us up for dinner. It's so nice when the kids come and get you. We met up with the rest of the family at Red Lobster. Barry was in heaven. The kids and seafood! I had chicken because I don't eat seafood, but since they all enjoy it, it works out just fine. My Madelyn was as cute as ever. Her cousin who is 10 was coming to spend the week at her house, so Madelyn was ready to eat and leave. I remember how fun it was to spend time with older cousins. They are so neat and so loving. I still love mine!

My day started out just fine. I ordered a new set of stamps and some buttons from MFT. I was finally able to use my gift certificate I got way back when. The new Rainy Day Girl is so cute and since my friend Gretchen was getting it, I thought I needed it too. I also ordered Spring and Summer buttons. I can never have too many of those. I love the "finishing" touch that buttons add to a project!

Like my coffee cups? I think it's a fun card and could be for a guy as well as a gal. I used some more of that stash of Basic Grey papers. I'm even trying to use the solid colors in the back of the packs. I'm a woman on a mission!

Well, now I'm off to do some work. I've got the trash out, wash going, and made two cards. I hope I'm on a roll. I have to take a break soon and head to M's for pop dots. I won't get far without them! Have a great day and stay cool. It's going to be a hot one again in Dallas!