tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48828905413490888172012-01-09T19:22:37.998-05:00My part time passion to create and share with othersCaryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-59891464165613081662011-03-19T08:00:00.002-04:002011-03-19T08:00:02.887-04:00

I recently joined in on a bookmark swap thanks to Patti who got me creating a project again. I had visions of what I wanted to do, but never really a plan. Finally I sat down and just made them. Here is the result:Some had the pink ribbon, others had the saffron, just because of how much I had. It was nice to use up beautiful ribbon that I'd been saving for a special project.I gave this one to a

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-35371393735867210142011-03-18T08:00:00.003-04:002011-03-18T08:00:05.194-04:00

UNKNOWNThis week it is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Not many people understand MS, and I certainly didn't when I was diagnosed 5 years ago. But I am one of millions who is living with Multiple Sclerosis. I was diagnosed with MS after suffering an episode of optic neuritis - a partial loss of vision in one eye. It had nothing to do with my eye, that was perfectly healthy. The vision loss

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-234766597973866462011-03-17T10:43:00.011-04:002011-03-17T11:12:56.216-04:00

This post has nothing to do with stamps or stitches, just my life. Which has not been simplified in the least, despite my one little word.At the beginning of this story, I present to you my bathroom: old, small, but fully functionally with the necessities.Yesterday I was home looking forward to some time to blog a bit and just enjoy life. No class this week + finished report cards = happy me! I

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-81335821613226799242011-03-13T19:38:00.003-04:002011-03-13T19:42:36.140-04:00

After working hard on report cards this weekend, I just realized that I never picked my blog candy.....So the randomly chosen winner is Donna S who said:Love the sentiment and wonderful card! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win candy!Be on the lookout for an e-mail Donna, congrats!

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-17586935390455021072011-03-09T19:28:00.004-05:002011-03-09T19:35:18.143-05:00

Wow, I'm overwhelmed by ALL the comments I got on my OWH bloghop post. It was lots of fun hopping and checking out all the creations, especially since I had no homework for my masters class last week. Tomorrow is the last day of this class, followed by a week of next week, so that means TWO WHOLE WEEKENDS without homework. Woohoo! Of course I need to work on 17 report cards....I just sent off 30

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-57944251202128042732011-03-05T09:00:00.002-05:002011-03-05T17:02:26.354-05:00

Welcome to another stop on Operation Write Home's Bunny Hop blog hop. There are TONS of stops on the hop, but click the blog hop logo above if you would like to start at the beginning. I discovered OWH two years ago on a Memorial Day blog hop (back when they were Cards for Heroes) and have enjoyed making cards for heroes ever since. My brother was one of them in Afghanistan in 2002 and I don't

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com80tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-43351184878365299222011-02-19T12:01:00.007-05:002011-02-19T12:13:30.901-05:00

I haven't been making many cards lately, and when I do they are simple. But I was inspired by Julie over at Paper Pleasing Ideas with her never ending card, and had an 'a-ha' moment to make one for my husband's valentine. He's had a rough year and sometimes when he's down on himself, the only thing I can do is say 'I love you' to help brighten his day. So I wanted to remind him that our love

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-88569965474370233012011-02-13T20:39:00.002-05:002011-02-13T20:47:31.009-05:00

Last night I stayed in to work on my valentines for my kiddos at school. Nothing like waiting until the last minute....We're creating a 'kind comments' project tomorrow--actually the whole school is doing it. For the past two week the students have been working on writing a kind comment for each of their classmates. We have hearts cut out of 18x24 paper and the students will decorate one then

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-63239647097507192262011-02-12T09:21:00.002-05:002011-02-12T09:29:27.699-05:00

On my last snow day I plugged away at a few more of my thank you cards, working to meet my promise of 50. Luckily we haven't had much snow to speak of in a week and a half so I haven't had time to do more.I made 10 each of the design on the left (10 for the job, 2 for me) and a few extra without sentiments similar to the one on the right. That way I'll have a card the next time I need one,

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-30589728611170110992011-02-02T09:59:00.002-05:002011-02-02T10:11:36.917-05:00

Today is another snowy day here in NH and I'm enjoying the chance to catch up on visiting a few blogs today. Luckily my husband didn't have to go to work either so I will have help with snow removal when we venture out in a few hours. I'm just not too sure where the snow will go...Until this past weekend I hadn't made a card in a LONG time. Actually since August I hadn't made a card. It could

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-1312192203686370592011-01-18T17:51:00.005-05:002011-01-18T18:00:05.235-05:00

For Christmas my mom got me this cool 5 year memory book. You just write one line a day each day and when a new year hits, go back to the beginning and repeat. Its like a super simplified version of Project 365, minus pictures. I guess its really not like it at all then!Of course, on snow days like today when I enjoy my day off by lounging in pjs and only go out to shovel, there isn't much to

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-14810065536077521272011-01-12T14:30:00.003-05:002011-01-12T14:39:36.478-05:00

I had been hearing about Ali Edwards and One Little Word for awhile, but never stopped to actually read up on it. Today I'm snowed in, my husband is home and asleep on the couch and I needed something to do while avoiding work that needs to be done. So I investigated, and I love it. I've always heard about Ali Edwards and One Little Word, but never investigated. But today I was perusing Mish

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-38106249763165515792011-01-05T19:35:00.004-05:002011-01-05T19:38:33.719-05:00

For Christmas my mom got me this beautiful Peterborough basket filled with wrapping goodies. And an organized insert.But this was the rest of my wrapping odds and ends...... I love to wrap, I just don't always put things back in their place. Kind of like stamping and sewing and all that, huh? After a rough day back to school today I felt the need to straighten out the chaos (since I wasn't

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-19688105720216174822010-12-31T16:46:00.009-05:002010-12-31T17:06:16.732-05:00

I have spent my vacation tinkering with a not-so-new toy, a Singer 301 sewing machine. My aunt (check out her awesome blog HERE) gave me this beautiful machine last year, Christmas 2009. It was a find from the thrift shop she works at, and from what my mother tells me it is exactly like the sewing machine my grandmother had. I love that I control the speed of the needle with a leg pedal, rather

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-6520150783190600462010-12-27T07:38:00.006-05:002010-12-27T07:52:59.205-05:00

Wow, I'm a bad blogger, not a post in months. You know it's bad when your brother asks if you've abandoned the blog. Since I'm snowed in today with this crazy blizzard of 2010 it's time to get back into blogging. I'm also done classes for almost a month so that means more free time after school and on weekends to keep up with things!I haven't abandoned crafts, just the blog. In Aguust or

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-73142889105028008622010-08-26T22:32:00.002-04:002010-08-26T22:44:53.973-04:00

1. Not blogging :-( because I just don't seem to have time!2. Painting walls3. Painting trim4. A week in Cape Cod! (too bad DH was sick for 5 days)5. Getting burnt in Cape Cod...not as fun6. Painting the porch7. 3 days in Maine with my parents8. Gym9. Gym10. Gym (did I mention I'm down 32 pounds!!!)11. I resigned from Unscripted Sketches, see #112. Painting some more....do you see a pattern?13.

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-7093692891907705022010-07-20T18:55:00.005-04:002010-07-20T18:58:12.945-04:00

Here's my project for Unscripted Sketches this week...only a FEW days late! My computer is not always working so well and crashed completely over the weekend. Even now I'm running on borrowed time......I found out last week that my cousin is having a GIRL! So finally I can make cute pink and purple and frilly baby items!!! Hopefully the computer will cooperate and I'll be back soon....but cross

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-81502372749551611512010-07-14T08:00:00.008-04:002010-07-14T08:00:07.956-04:00

Good morning! Welcome to Unscripted Sketches Christmas in July. Today is another Designer Spotlight day and it's shining right on me! The holidays are so hectic both at school (I teach first grade) and with trying to fit everything in with my family and traveling to see the inlaws, so I try to plan ahead a bit. It just doesn't always work! This year I'll also be going to Grad school so I

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-86373036769289117082010-07-10T08:00:00.000-04:002010-07-10T08:00:05.799-04:00

...another Unscripted Sketch. This week there's a piggyback color challenge--I used Close to Cocoa, Glorious Green, Real Red and a scrap of blue snowflake paper I had. Today I'm at work at Hallmark for my LAST day....truly the end of an era for me. I've worked there for 13 years (just under half my life) and though I need to get away, I'm sad to be done. I'll be happy to have my Saturdays

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-45779843156840916342010-07-03T08:00:00.005-04:002010-07-03T08:00:02.204-04:00

Good morning! Today is a happy morning for me, I don't have to be at work until 10 so I get to workout first. Somehow on summer vacation with all my spare time I love working out. Just wish I could keep it going on September....maybe this will be the year!Today is another Sketch it Saturday for Unscripted Sketches. I stuck with a Real Red, Night of Navy, and Whisper White (with a touch of Kraft)

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-54574337833632015422010-07-02T13:39:00.009-04:002010-07-03T09:37:40.312-04:00

Yay, I finally have something to share! This weekend is the OWH blog tour and I didn't think I could participate or even make a card, but with a bit of cleaning I've got something created. Thanks to the colors Stacey chose this week for her Curtain Call Color Challenge too! (I did end up having to add orange for the flame though!) For my card I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch and added bling

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-5438020276503913522010-06-29T11:54:00.004-04:002010-06-29T12:07:10.544-04:00

Today I dropped my car off to get a bit of body work done (oops) and walked home rather than renting a car. Well now I'm trapped at home and I don't think I can put if off any longer....cleaning the craft area!It looks worse than it truly is (I hope) because I sold the cabinet that I kept the stamps in which is why they're piled in a chair. I've got a bookcase coming from the second floor, so I

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-6507384252954587482010-06-26T08:00:00.004-04:002010-06-26T08:00:02.911-04:00

Thanks so Unscripted Sketches and Arielle's ColourQ challenge I've finally got something to share. I enjoyed the sketch, even though all the pictures I had in my head just wouldn't fit into those little squares. Maybe I'll redo it this week with something else I was imagining.I hope you find time to head over and check out the rest of the DT work and our top 3. So many great entries to choose

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-79994826801333410272010-06-24T19:21:00.004-04:002010-06-24T19:26:00.668-04:00

Like the song says, "It's the most wonderful time of the year...." I do believe that about Christmas. But I'm also one of those crazy people that thinks that in July when Hallmark puts their ornaments out and sometimes I have a Christmas gift swap with some friends. It's the BEST! So, please join Unscripted Sketches this July in celebrating: Something new EVERYDAY! And not just sketches, but some

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-4841833551321902142010-06-19T08:07:00.003-04:002010-06-19T08:17:50.117-04:00

One more day, one more day...I think I'll be thinking that all weekend. Even though techinically I have two days of school left, only one more with the kids. The end is in sight! I'm looking forward to relaxing a bit next week and hopefully starting to create again.For now, I was able to make something for this week's Unscripted Sketch. Since it is the third Saturday of the month there is also a

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-33815442609365644852010-06-05T08:05:00.005-04:002010-06-05T08:19:43.714-04:00

Boy am I glad it's Saturday! The end of the school year (and all the children in the class) have been kicking my butt and I'm just exhausted these days. 11 school days left and then I can play and be crafty WAY more often! Today I'm off to a bridal shower so I used this week's Unscripted Sketch to make a card for the bride... I bought her a breadmaker (yummy!) and wanted to give her my favorite

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-50887702451487764762010-05-29T08:01:00.016-04:002010-05-29T09:18:10.557-04:00

What a beautiful day we have here in NH and I'm so happy to up with the sun and ready to hop a bit for the Operation Write Home Memorial Day blog hop! You should've arrived here from Pat but if you need to start at the top of the hop, then click on the banner and you'll get back to me soon.My red, white and blue missing you card for today is fairly simple. I used today's Unscripted Sketch,

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-75794747303645183222010-05-15T08:14:00.004-04:002010-05-15T08:22:37.543-04:00

It's National Chocolate Chip Day...but you already knew that, right? There's a day for everything I guess. In honor of that, along with today's Unscripted Sketch there is a piggy back challenge to use something chocolate chip--ink, paper, ribbon, or even a stamp, let the chocolate chips be the stars this week! This was my card for my mother on Mothers Day, with the message that "Mothers are

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-16050172594204256912010-05-11T16:57:00.003-04:002010-05-11T17:01:45.941-04:00

I had a chance to make a quick Mothers Day card on Sunday for DH's grandmother who ended up joining us for dinner. She lives in NY and we don't usually get to see her, so that was a treat.I used the CPS sketch for this, and the PPA inspiration even though I didnt' have time to post it before that challenge closed. Tonight we're off again to meet MIL and her mom for dinner while Grammy is here

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-38425764226622284352010-05-09T09:18:00.002-04:002010-05-09T09:24:14.705-04:00

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:Why did God make mothers?1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.2. Mostly to clean the house.3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.How did God make mothers?1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.3. God made my mom just the same like

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-68230577402624438192010-05-08T08:03:00.002-04:002010-05-08T08:09:50.771-04:00

Good morning! In honor of Mothers Day (Happy Mothers Day early to all you moms out there!) I took this week's Unscripted Sketch and turned it into a Mothers Day card for my MIL. I went through all my sentiment stamps and tried to create a Wordle, which is the popular thing at school right now. In other words, many ways to say Mom. In fact, I might have done this last year. Hmmm, I should

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-72593882774984643362010-05-01T08:00:00.004-04:002010-05-01T08:00:02.860-04:00

Happy Saturday morning! It's not an overly happy one for me because my vacation is over and I'm headed back to school on Monday. I'm not ready!!! But I guess I need to just look on the bright side that we only have 35 days of school left....LONG days!Today is National Scrapbooking Day so for this week's Unscripted Sketch I did a layout. Will I ever finish this scrapbook? I hope so because my

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-4651709927226204352010-04-30T15:28:00.004-04:002010-04-30T15:35:24.703-04:00

Well I just had an overwhelming adventure at the CK Convention. It's in Manchester less than 2 miles from where I live so I figured I'd head down and pay a few quarter to park and see what it was all about. Seriously, overwhelming! So much product, so many people and did I mention so much product??? I think next year I need to find a friend and go together...safety in numbers! Mostly there was

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-87942084613660188382010-04-30T08:51:00.001-04:002010-04-30T08:52:15.389-04:00

Blog candy winner is........Moni said...Happy Birthday, fab card! So great candy! Hugs;moniMoni, send me an e-mail at cpstampin at gmail dot com and I'll get the candy right out to you!Smiles,

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-42220133282717554462010-04-28T21:33:00.002-04:002010-04-28T21:41:11.954-04:00

Just a quick card to share tonight...YAY! I haven't played along with a OWH Stars & Stamps sketch in awhile and I thought the slanted panel might be just the right challenge for me. I also combined it with the "wild thing" challenge, though I'm not sure how wild a cow is!I love this old SU set "Very Punny" and don't find myself using it as often as I should. I love a good punny joke...this is

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-79357945220178736462010-04-28T09:37:00.004-04:002010-04-28T09:45:02.175-04:00

Nothing of my own to share today--an unproductive vacation is what I'm having. Although I guess that's productive in the sense that I'm actually relaxing!I wanted to share another beautiful and fun birthday card I got from April. Thanks April!! I didn't capture the the true bright colors, partly due to the dreary day here, but also because I had a helper.....At least Bella sat still to have her

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-28124346051479977422010-04-25T20:57:00.009-04:002010-04-25T21:22:01.504-04:00

Bella, my birthday kitty! We've missed the pitterpatter of kitty paws around here for the past four months and with me home this week for vacation it seemed the perfect time to take a furry friend home from the shelter. She called out to me from the moment I stepped into the cat room and has made herself right at home, but doesn't sit still long for a photo shoot. So these pictures were taken

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-27389638066972758682010-04-24T08:00:00.002-04:002010-04-24T17:41:33.683-04:00

Good morning!!!!! Not only am I happy because it's Saturday, but I'm also on vacation this week so I'm sure to get more play time in. Woohoo!Today, Unscripted Sketches is having a blog hop in honor of Earth Day. Not only is there a sketch, but also a piggyback challenge to use something recycled. If you didn't get here from Beth (and here AMAZING card) then head to the top of the hop at

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-75365096993811181192010-04-17T08:00:00.003-04:002010-04-17T08:00:05.211-04:00

Another weekend in spring, and more snow here in NH. Yes, I said SNOW! I woke up to wipe slush off my car yesterday and it looks like a cold and rainy weekend, with the chance of snow now and then. Such is New England.....But on a happier note, it's time for a fun and funky Unscripted Sketch! I loved the torn edge of the sketch so I turned it up a notch and did two layers. Tomorrow I'm

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-14339836209362569202010-04-10T07:48:00.005-04:002010-04-10T07:57:20.750-04:00

Wow, Unscripted is on their 50th sketch, can you believe it? It's a great one for either a card or a layout, and I wanted to do a page but just couldn't find the right elements to work for it. So a card it is.... One thing that has been keeping me from getting crafty lately is this BEAUTIFUL weather! It was ridiculously hot a few days this week (think summer), but now it's chilly and normal

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-31960410636783498862010-04-08T19:58:00.003-04:002010-04-08T20:05:57.769-04:00

What a week it has been, is it Saturday yet? I'm not even wishing it was Friday, I'm jumping straight to Saturday!I made a few simple thank you's to go with my nephew's invitations. I kept them simple since I don't have tons of time, and also because I don't know that the people that get them care about all my layers!The set of Curious George stamps I got is an old set, but I bought them on e-bay

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-63987475850515143942010-04-04T11:08:00.002-04:002010-04-04T11:11:36.876-04:00

Good morning and Happy Easter! I'm off to see family so this will be quick, but I have another sketch posted on the Stars and Stamps blog for OWH. Head on over to see it and make a card to share. Here's the card I made:I'm not always good at masculine cards but this one came together fabuously. Hope you have a wonderful day and find time to play this week!Smiles,

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-30788019550299344612010-04-03T08:00:00.004-04:002010-04-03T08:00:01.120-04:00

It's hard to believe that one year ago we started out on this wild ride of Unscripted Sketches! I've met so many great crafters, learned new techniques, stretched my own creativity and most importantly had fun with the sketches! So in addition to todays' sketch and card, head through the designers blogs to find their hidden treasure.......My use of the sketch today is for a birthday card for my

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Oh my, spring is here and I have spring fever!!!!! I'm out walking with a co-worker on the days it isn't raining and there's a few barbeques in the future too. With April here, so starts the birthday season. First my MIL, then the nephew and onto myself and DH. Cake will become my enemy by the end of the month!Recently I made the invitations for my nephew's 3rd birthday, a Curious George

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I'm back to blogging (didn't I say that last week?) with another fun project with an Unscripted Sketch. This week I was stumped by the large panel so I just shrunk it to fit a fun project....a little wooden basket (4 inches tall) that I got a long time ago at the dollar store. It's become a fun springtime/Easter basket that I think I'll give my MIL. I found those fun Making Memories brads at a

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What an exciting day....I'm back to blogging, I've got a card to share and this is one of the stops on the OWH Stars and Stamps blog hop! If you didn't come by way of Lee you can stop at the top of the hop over at Stars and Stamps.For today's springy card I went with one of my favorite sentiments (seems like it can be used for just about anything, and I'm sure the heroes are always dreaming of

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tomorrow!Smiles,

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...I've fallen off the face of the (blog) earth:1.) Report cards...all you teachers out there understand!2.) Making my nephew's birthday invites (check out last year's HERE)3.) Need to finish a baby afghan for my friend's baby shower...which is on Sunday! Check out a similar one I made for my SIL.4.) Hitting the gym! Remember that new year's resolution?5.) Report card comments...see #16.) I

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...make a quilt! At least that's how I attacked this week's Unscripted Sketch! Must've been the sewing in this card that inspired me. Normally I try to mat my dsp pieces but I wanted it to look like scraps of fabric waiting to be made into a quilt. Hope you find time to play along this week. Head over to Unscripted Sketches to see the rest of the DT's inspiration and then get crafty and add

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No card to share, but recently I received a beautiful blog award from Dayna over at Buggin Out. You've got to check out her work, SOOO gorgeous!The rules are 1. Add a link and a note about the person giving you this award.2. Pass this award on to 5 people that you recently found and love!!3. Share 7 things about yourself.My 7 things:1.) I teach first grade (and took MY first grade teacher's job

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This title not only refers to my card today, but to how I feel on frantic days like today! I was finally back to school after vacation today and with an extra day off on Monday it had me (and the kids) all out of sorts. But that huge storm that swept through NH late last week left many without power--not me--and many trees down closing a few roads. I was lucky and didn't lose power for a moment,

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This week Unscripted Sketches has another great sketch designed by Liz :I took it quite literally and ran with the colors from this week's ColourQ....boy are they bright! Bright, but perfect for my friend who is having a baby in May. I may use this for the shower (they don't know what they're having) or save it incase it's a girl. I've got tons of boy baby cards in my stash (from many designs

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Ugh, this weather is blah and making my mood the same! We had a bit of snow when I woke up, but it turned to rain and a driveway full of slush. So I made a card and stayed in my pj's until 3....you can do that on vacation. Then I pushed the slush off the driveway. Except the whole day just put me in a funk of a mood so I'll have to change the routine tomorrow.For this card I used the Pink

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Ever have stampers block? I did! I attempted about 40 cards before finally finishing this one. Which stinks because my husband was playing Wii golf with his brother and I knew I had a couple hours of uninterupted stamping time. This is all that came of it besides a lot of scraps into the recycling bin.I used this week's Card Positioning Systems sketch to make this. Once I pulled out my

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Good morning! Today I'm excited to share with you that I've created a sketch for the Stars and Stamp blog (Operation Write Home's Blogger's Circle). Here is the card I created for S&S Sketch challenge 5:Having never created a sketch before, I went somewhat simple. Actually I went backwards and created a card first, then drew the sketch. My goal was to use a set amount of paper (Two pieces Garden

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Good morning!! Even though I'm off to work, it's a GREAT morning for me...I'm on vacation this week. Apparently it's a New England thing to do a February vacation, but I grew up with it and can't live without it. Plus for anyone who skis it's necessary, and good for the state's economy. I'm not a skier so hopefully it will mean extra crafting time. Onto today's sketch with a twist.This week we've

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I finally found time to play along with this week's Unscripted Sketch, which turned out to be much easier when I stretched it rather than trying to flip it. I combined it with the Cinema Saturday challenge which is one of my favorite movies: Clueless In the movie there are so many fun prints and bright colors (none of which I would ever wear or combine as they do, being a bit afraid of sticking

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I'm on a roll! I saw this week's color for ColourQ and just had to play along. Perhaps it's the first grade teacher in me, but I love those classic Crayola colors. Except I had no Brilliant Blue so I substituted Pacific Point. I used the CPS sketch and added stars for the Frosted Design Challenge. For anyone counting, the snowflake count is just creeping up to triple digits...I think the storm

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Well I indeed have a snow day today, which is funny because I haven't seen a flake fall from the sky yet and it's past 10! But I've been to they gym already and am ready to get out there an attack the driveway when the snow decides to pile up...we'll see.Here's the first of two cards I made so far. I used the Mojo Monday sketch for it and a new favorite color combo--chocolate chip, kiwi kiss,

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Well I not only was very productive on my day off today (gym, grocery shopping, laundry, dishes) but I also made some cards! I'll share just one now, incase that snow doesn't come as planned and give me time to make more tomorrow...For this card I used the Pals Paper Arts sketch and combined it with the Color Chef colors for this week: Kraft, Cream and Black. I love this scrap of black and

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I'm headed to my MIL's for dinner tonight (I'm quite excited that I don't have to cook!) and I wanted to make her a fun Valentine's card to go with the box of chocolates I've got for her.Since it seems that most challenges out there are for Valentines I was really able to pile on quite a few challenges:Pile It On: To the One You LoveJust Us Girls: Split Negative TechniqueStars and Stamps

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After a whirlwind week I don't have something to share for this week's Unscripted Sketch. But it's a great one (I've got ideas, they just never came together) so head on over to see what all the rest of the DT created. I'm hoping to play along with you later this week!Smiles,

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Well today I took a personal day to have lunch with some friends, at Pickity Place, which only does seatings at certain times. However mother nature decided otherwise...sorta. About 30 minutes before we were supposed to meet it started snowing. The forecast only said 1-3 inches but it also said it would start about 4 hours later. So in being worried about driving to the middle of nowhere, headed

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....showed up at school for me yesterday?My first NEW car!!! Except I didn't have my camera at school so I took pictures at home. I've never had a car with less than 70,000 miles on it--I just hit 100 miles with this one yesterday. With DH working at a dealership this year we took advantage of a few deals. Isn't he so cute putting balloons on it and everything? Check out my Camry! Too bad that

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This week's sketch for Unscripted Sketches is the perfect sketch for a scrap card. Besides the base (which was already cut and ready to go!) I cleaned up my craft area a bit to make this card. I used the colors from this week's Color Dare (have scraps left from a project in December), embossed the blue strip with my swiss dots Cuttlebug and popped the greeting up on dimensionals. The flower was

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Is it Friday already? This week flew by and I'm happy that the weekend is here, but I know it will fly by just as fast. Anyone else feel that way? Probably not those of you buried in the snow, or counting the minutes until your team gets to the big game Sunday. Hopefully I can craft a bit...I haven't found time to play in many challenges lately so I set out to make a funky Valentine and go a bit

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In keeping with my New Year's post and some of my to do's for the year, I wanted a way to make sure I stayed on track with my working out this year. Of course being reimbursed by my insurance helps, but I know I can get to the gym more than 8 times a month....most months at least! I took this week's Unscripted Sketch and flipped it on it's side to alter a composition book. My plan is to just have

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Have you been to the new OWH blog for card makers, Stars and Stamps? It's got great ideas and now a challenge. I loved the sketch because it came with a few measurements and this card came together in no time (which I need midweek!). I combined the sketch with the ColourQ challenge: Real Red, Bashful Blue, Taken with Teal, Basic Black, and white. I'm glad to play along for the first time, thanks

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Another Saturday brings another Unscripted Sketch. The sketch screemed layout to me (though this morning it's screaming card) and for me another scrapbook page done for my friend's shower album. I just translated those squares into something a bit larger..... This page has the bride's two cousins and I just love seeing her little cousin's wish for her married life: happiness! So cute! If

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I can't even think of the last time I completed a Mojo Monday card, but this week was a first. And you'll have to trust me that I finished it on a Monday too, I just wanted to save it to have something to share later in the week....that and it's for a birthday girl who is celebrating today. Happy Birthday to my fellow Unscripted sketcher, April!This card came together amazingly quickly for me...

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I've had a few comments on my new header so I thought I'd share a bit of where it came from. It's actually a photograph of a mess on my dining room table. A pile of fabric that I'll share more on later, some stamp stuff that I had out from making cards and my Singer sewing machine, compliments of my mom. It's such a handy machine. Just pop the cover on and it can be carried anywhere I want to

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I love snow days....just not when they fall on my day off!!! I had lots planned for me time, and crafting time and spend a few hours of it out clearing the driveway. Speaking of which I need to clear it off a bit more now! I did manage to get to the basement and create a couple cards. I'll share the other one for later this week, because this school year is kicking my butt and I can't seem to get

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Well I've been productive at cleaning the house today and then a couch potato watching football. In the mean time I just wanted to share the news that Unscripted Sketches now has a fan page on Facebook. You can visit us HERE! This doesn't mean you need to join Facebook, but if you're already a member, head over and become a fan. We're always cooking up something fun, so here's another excuse

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In keeping with my New Year's resolutions to finish some projects, I used this week's Unscripted Sketch to make a layout for my friend's scrapbook. So now I have three pages done and I started in May. Ugh!This week's sketch was created by Steph, and though I had about 50 ideas for cards to do I decided to challenge myself. And as you can see from my interpretation it truly is Unscripted: Flip it

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Oh it feels SOOOOOOO good to return to making a card for a challenge for FUN!!! I can't even remember the last time I just went down to the basement and had fun creating, feeling no pressure to complete something. Perhaps that's why it came together easily. I managed to make this card for a couple challenges. I started with a sketch from CPS, took the beautiful colors from the Curtain Call

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Good morning! It's a bitterly cold one here in NH, but that's perfect weather for crafting. I have been uber-productive this week: gym three times, lots of cleaning of the house, trying to get organized in the craft department.....which is why I haven't had anything to share until today. After two weeks without a new Unscripted Sketch it's time to create!This week's sketch had me a bit stumped so

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If you arrived here from Beth's blog you're in the right place, if not, just click on the banner to head to the top of the hop!Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!Hmmm....in getting ready for this hop I looked back at my first post of 2009 (only my third post ever) and saw I made a resolution, sorta.....I'm bad at resolutions...I say I'll be a more regular gym go-er each December and never get there. This

Caryl Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676865435085986220noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882890541349088817.post-10310294031253541162010-01-01T09:22:00.002-05:002010-01-01T09:26:19.223-05:00

Still no word from my first winner so here goes.........Stef H (Glitterbabe) said...holy moly! this is gorgeous. i don't really know what i'd use it for, but i know i would defintely carry it around with me.... like in my car when i need a bag at aldi's or to carry my scrap stuff. and i just know my granddaughter would absolutely love it! now the list, i'm a list person. i write down EVERYTHING.

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I still haven't heard from my blog candy winner Sherry Goodloe so I'll give her the rest of the day to contact me. That may mean a second chance for everyone else, so if I still have no e-mail in the new year I'll draw a winner tomorrow!Hopefully I find time to create before the festivities tonight too!Smiles,

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I just love a party, so I wanted to make sure everyone heads over to Unscripted Sketches on Saturday for a fabulous blog hop to ring in 2010! There may even be some calorie free candy along the way. See you there.....Smiles,

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I'm so excited, I can't remember the last time I made a card for fun or a card for a challenge. Today I have some of each!!! First is my interpretation of this week's Mojo Monday sketch:Then I made another love card using Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch 50:Lots of scraps from my table being used, and bits of ribbon too! Since I was on a roll I attempted to work on Stacey's Curtain Call color

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Sherry Goodloe who said...LOVE the bag you have created!! And what would I use it for you ask? Well, what WOULDN'T I use it for is the question! I would use it to carry papers back and forth to the *day job* . . . I would use it to carry my purchases at the RSC 3 times a year . . .I would use it at CHA the end of January . . . I would use it to carry some of my arts & crafts supplies to a

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Hope you find time to rest today after all the hard work and festivities!Smiles,PS.....I'll have the winner for my blog candy TOMORROW!

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Good morning! Is this really the last shopping/creating weekend before Christmas.....aagghhh!!!! I have SO MUCH to do before Christmas arrives and need another 25 days or so to be ready. How about you? For this week's Unscripted Sketch I used the sketch to check something else off the list, and I really stretched the sketch to accomplish that.At school we do a Secret Santa and the person I chose

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A day late, but it's time for some blog candy in honor of my one year blogaversary!!!But first, a story. As soon as I saw Michelle Wooderson make THIS, I knew I had to drag out my sewing machine to make a bag and a notepad too. I thought it would be the perfect Yankee Swap gift (along with homemade bread, yum) and got to work....three hours before I needed it. Nothing like procrastination! And

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Good morning and happy Saturday! It's time for another Unscripted Sketches Sketch it Saturday and this week's sketch is another great go-to. Despite all my free time on my day off I didn't get to play around with paper, but hopefully tomorrow will be different. I may even use this sketch to finally make my Christmas cards to stick in the mail for family!As soon as I picked up this postage stamp

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...on the china cabinet? Well I don't have a fireplace or mantel or any other flat surface for that matter!My mom's aunt made everyone in the family these Santa stockings once upon a time. I was the last one to get one I believe. So when my brother and I got married my mom took her parents stockings and replaced their names with theirs. However, once my nephew came along I needed to make him a

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Oh happy SNOW DAY! This is the view outside of my kitchen window right now as I'm cozy in my pj's, drinking coffee inside:I'm actually excited for clearing the driveway too, because my wonderful father helped me get the snowblower up and running. The snow is coming down about an inch an hour right now, so I'm letting it gather a bit, but there will be a change over to rain so I need to get out in

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Good morning! Hard to believe it's December and though it's raining in NH right now, I did hear that dreaded four letter word for tomorrow....SNOW! While I love the look, I'm not a fan of clearing the driveway. We'll see if the weatherman was actually right on this. It is nice to have a white Christmas.....But the good thing about snow is being trapped inside and taking time to create. This

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It's Saturday and it's time for Unscripted Sketches, but I'm taking the week off. So head over and see what everyone else has created for you and be sure to play along too!Hopefully I can get my tree up today........falalalala!Smiles,

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Good morning! It's an amazingly beautiful morning here in NH, and though I'll take advantage a bit and do some things around the yard I'm hoping to find time to head to the basement and create a bit. First a card for Unscripted Sketches to share today: I loved this sketch and since we encourage everyone to flip it, rotate it and make it your own, I turned it and it came together on it's own.

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Karen's Doodles has finally launched, along with the Doodle Divas Gallery featuring a Bigsby creation by me (card I posted HERE) and many projects by some other talented ladies. The site is a work in progress, but the images that have been shared so far are just fabulous. I can't wait to see all the other images Karen has because this mouse is too cute!Smiles,

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Good morning! Every Saturday I have my Unscripted Sketches post but today is special because it's also a stop on the hop for the Operation Write Home Veteran's Day blog hop. Whether your here for the sketch or the hop I hope you'll take time to check out my card and leave some love.If you want to do the whole hop, be sure to start at the TOP OF THE HOP!This week's sketch is a great one that I'll

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How sweet to find this morning that Karen at Lilacs and Lupines (coincidentally my two favorite flowers) left me this blog award:I'm supposed to answer some questions with one word (not easy) so here goes.....1. Where is your cell phone? table2. Your hair? wet3. Your mother? LOVE4. Your father? LOVE5. Your favorite food? desert6. Your dream last night? nothing!7. Your favorite drink? coffee8.

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In addition to a bit of rest and cleaning yesterday I happened to find time to finally make a card with this great digital image that Dawn recently shared with me. This is Bigsby the Mouse, a digital image made by Dawn's friend Karen, and this weekend they are launching a site for these images. You can read more about it HERE. I love this mouse and had fun coloring him with my colored pencils.

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Is anyone else as excited as I am that today is Saturday??? That means another Unscripted Sketch to share, this one courtesy of the very talented Keri Lee. Of course I took liberties with the sketch and eliminated one element but if you don't tell I won't either.I used one of the Christmas tags on this card, and kept it simple with the fun striped paper reminding me of old time Christmases. Well,

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I've been holed up at home all week (except for the morning I THOUGHT I was healthy) and have hardly anything creative to show for it. Just a couch that forever has the indentation of my sick, napping body. I did manage to make some Christmas tags from my aunt's RAK last night, mainly because it required a bit of glue and not much energy. Some of these definitely will be adorning presents under

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Happy Halloween! While today's Unscripted Sketch is not a spooky one at all I had to do something for Halloween since it is today after all. There were all the pieces of a halloween box in this fab make and take kit my aunt sent me. In putting it together I couldn't follow directions exactly...after all I'm part of a DT that encourages everyone to flip it, rotate it and make it there own. Which I

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1. Sleeping: I know you west coast people may like the world series, but wouldn't you like it to start earlier so you can watch something else after? 2. Making cards, gifts, or anything really: Oh how I miss my creative time......3. Watch some shows and movies on my DVR. DVR is the best invention since sliced bread. (I stole Jeryn's #3....how can I say it better?)4. Watching the game with someone

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