life happen..

sorry about not post yesterday, I even started one but......short story is, I had to go to the docs.  Nothing serious, but a just in case deal....

Rach will probably come over today, have to print off some forms for the eye doc appointment tomorrow. 
Am planning on posting some pictures today, but just in case, no promises...

Had a great time on Tuesday with one of my BF, Barbara P.  and we actually made a card with the new Tea Shoppe stamp set.  Which by the way I don't have, but should. ( I am sure I will remedy that in the near future.)

Well stopping now.  Hope to be back soon.

HS,
Wanda

i just woke up from a nightmare....

in it I was at some place in Williamsburg getting ready to do a stamping event and had about 20 or 25 new people and didn't have any paper or ink or even a stamp set....talk about scary......

Whoops it will have to be tomorrow...

Just when I was fixing to post (9:30pm), Eugene decided it is time for bed. 

I did have all day to post, but wasn't sure if anyone wanted to read just talk and no pictures... I do have some cards to show as soon as I take the pictures. 
For some reason my mojo is having problems.. Can't get my act together...Can't decide where to go with what I am working on...
Well off to bed now... I will take some pictures and you can decide if you like them or not.
Till tomorrow,
HS,
Wanda

Merry Christmas everyone...

on the birthday of God's son....

All the kids are out of town this year, so somehow Christmas isn't quite as sparkly as usual, but if I really stop to think of the real reason we celebrate, it makes it better....

Mom says Jesus probably wasn't born on Dec. 25th, but that's OK with me the fact that he was born and died for me and you is reason to rejoice!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night....

Wanda

well nobody is perfect...

You didn't think I could make it 3 days in a row, now did you?

I didn't stamp one thing yesterday...don't know why, just didn't...fact is I didn't do much of anything...

Mom came over last night, late and I get a Stampin Up package today, so I should have something to show sometime soon.

Still haven't finished all our Christmas shopping, but we don't have to, all the kids will be gone till next week.. We will probably open presents on New Years Eve, so see, I have lots of time:0)

Well since I didn't make a card yesterday, I do have a picture of something I made while making cards the two other days...............A MESS!

Although it is a fun job, it sure is a mess to clean up....hey wait, I don't think I showed you this card, it is one we made in Nov. class.

Hope you have a Merry Christmas....

Later, HS,
Wanda

wow two days in a row...

what's up with that?  Since my babies moved about 20 mins away I don't see them as much, so more play time, at least for now.

Scott turned 8 yesterday and we  went over there for a little party.  Didn't take my camera cause my battery was dead...all charged now and here's some more Occasional Mini stuff.

Not sure what I think.  I'll get a card base done and then have a hard time figuring out where I want to go with it.  This is Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler and some Twitterpated DPS.  You can see I used the edgelits and famelits a lot here.

I need some thank you cards and was playing around with some more of the Twitterpated paper in Basic Gray.  I also have some of the new pleated ribbon, very cool and pretty.  Not sure what I think of this one either.  Sometimes I have to walk away, and then come back and see if it grows on me.

I haven't been able to "just create" for fun in a long time, I almost forgot how.  I wish Mom was here to give me some input.

I wouldn't mind if you would give me your input, but if you're like me, you are probably just a blog stalker :0).

Well stalk away and have a lovely day.
HS,
Wanda

i've been playing.....

started at 2:00am, stopped at 6:00, back at it again around 10:00....not too much to show for it. I have a messy table, which is nothing new, somethings started, but don't know where to go with them...

but I do have a couple of things to show you. I'm not sure if they will make it to class or not, who knows...

This is a card using some new stuff in the Occasional Mini Catalog available starting Jan 4th and oh boy I'm in trouble, I really like ALL of it...to bad for Eugene:0)

I used Baja Breeze and Cherry Cobble colors in this one with a little Certainly Celery for the leaves. (i was going to use Pear Piazza but didn't have it handy, Celery works just as good.)

I may turn it into a Valentine's card for class, we'll have to see.

The next card is a Never Ending card.  You can just keep folding it and folding it and folding it and, well you get the idea.  I have been intending to make one of these for years, can't believe how kind of easy it is, but not sure if it is going to be a class card either, although it may be easy to make one or two of these 28 or 30 might be a pain....once again we'll see.

This is the front using a new Occasional Mini set and some new DP.

It's a little rough, but it works.

Well Christmas time is coming, I think I'm suppose to be getting something from Santa today via my DH and Vera B, (knowwhatimean?)

Have a lovely day.
HS,
Wanda

i just wasted 7 hours....

I can't believe it I've been up since 4:25 am and don't have one thing to show for it....I'll say no more...

I really need to work on Christmas cards.....

Whoops here come the Benders, have to babysit Zeb today, Scott has an appointment with the neurology doctor.

Catch you later..

HS,
Wanda

well at least i found out..

why I wasn't sleeping... adorable grand kids playing in my room turned off my oxygen on my cpap machine...go figure, back in business now.

Hopefully things will return to semi chaos instead of total, now since Rachel and Jonathan are settling into their new house. She also live about 20 mins farther away from me now so I am not very convenient..

Here are a couple of cards we did in last months class.  They got to chose either green or red.  
We used the Beautiful Season stamp set stamped with black stazon ink and then colored with markers. 
We highlighted with a white gel pen and I uses dazzling details for some glitter on the berries.  You can't see it very good here.  I used Real Red and Wild Wasbi paper and matching paper from the Holly Berry DPS.  Black satin ribbon with glimmer brads for the bows. 

The picture quality has somewhat to be desired.  Mom always said about my pictures I post here, "I didn't like it on your blog, but it's pretty in real life."  Isn't pretty much they way it always is.

Well off to work on my Christmas cards.  It will be Christmas soon you know.  Nothing like the very, very last minute.

HS,
Wanda

the early bird catches the worm or in this case, gets to post.....

For some crazy reason I haven't been able to sleep much.  I keep waking up.  Yes I know it could be old age...but I have a few other theories that I won't take the time to mention right now, but will work on.....

Well I figured I may as well take advantage of the quite time and be productive.  I made a gift card holder for class next week.  I took several ideas I saw on different blogs and came up with this......

I got the idea for the front of the card from LeeAnn Greff in North Dakota.  The inside came from two other sources who got that from someone else and so on and so forth....we all case (copy and share everything, or copy and steal everything, which ever you prefer;0) each others stuff.

I think it turned out pretty cute. 

If you want to know how to make it be sure to come to class next week or send me an email and I'll give you directions. 

Hope your night sleep was longer than mine!

Till next time, HS,
Wanda

no i am not dead......

but I kind of feel like almost..

It has been a crazy few weeks, more than usual.  First of all Rachel and Jonathan have been looking at houses for about 3 years.  Finally decided and was approved, but the closing date kept not happening.  They thought maybe this isn't meant to be, however they had already been packing when they thought it was and their living room and bed rooms were full of boxes.  The boys had no where to hardly go plus piles of boxes are soooo much fun to climb on....  They have been spending a lot of time at Meemaw's house....
They were suppose to close on Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday, November 21, 22 or 23......

Meanwhile Alicia, Paul's wife was driving to take some mash potatoes to Paul's work for his Christmas dinner on Tuesday November 22, while proceeding through a green light she was hit on her side by a car running the red light.  She was cut out of the car and she now has a totaled car (of course the driver had no insurance) and a fractured hip, plus a 4 week old baby. (Who was by the way not hurt at all, thank God.)
She is on crutches and will have to be on them for the next 4 weeks, in the mean time.... Paul leaves the house at 5:30 am and get home at 11:00 pm. He goes to work then to school.  Alicia can't care for her baby by herself, so someone has to be there.....

My Mom has been a big help, and so have many others, but trying to schedule someone there all the time, plus me going when I can ( which I wish was more), having my adorable grand babies 10 to 12 hours a days, gets a little busy at times.....

Rachel and her family moved yesterday.  As they were taking their van over with the last load, the transmission went out. 

Through everything God is good.  I am so thankful that things aren't worse and that He knows and cares about each one of us.

I look for things to settle down a bit in the next week or so.  We' ll see.

I hope to have some things for you to see this week.  I should have some time (I hope:0)

HS,
Wanda