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Welcome to the Worldwide Marriage Day Blog Hop! We are thrilled that you decided to join us today as we celebrate our Marriages! World Marriage Day is a day set aside on the second Sunday in February to honor the faithfulness and joy of daily married life. We are Celebrating the lifelong commitment of husband and wife. This Hop is Hosted by Tina from Crafty and Green .  If you’ve hopped along from The Fantastic Enjoli , then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from... Read Full Story

I promised you a video tutorial on the I-Rock Tool and I have finally done it.  There is also a little info on the Bazzill Senior Splat mat .  Today I finished up another Valentine Card with paper from the “Be Mine” stack from DCWV.  I inked and chalked it for added dimension.  I added the bling with the I-Rock tool as well.  The cutting files are listed below.  The cutting files include two card cuts. The embossing is done with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dot folder and a Cuttlebug D’Vine... Read Full Story

Sing with me, “The weather outside is frightful, but my craft rooms so delightful.”  Thank goodness this isn’t a video post nobody would want to hear me singing all day.  Well singing aside I found some inspiration to make  cards for a  a couple of people on my list that need a few prayers and a little pick me up.  I put this card together for a pick me up card and a get well soon card.  I used files from the Bird Cage Collection, and the Kitty in a Pumpkin Set.  The inspiration for, the card... Read Full Story

Made it through the weekend.  We did get our 8 to 10 inches of snow as predicted but it was an easy snow.  Came down beautifully.  We lost power around midnight Friday night but that was no big deal as we were sleeping anyway.  A few of our neighbors lost power for about a day but we are hearty stock here in the midwest and a day without power isn’t too bad. I had a little time to do some creating and came up with this series of interlocking hearts.  I know I will use this file again and... Read Full Story

If you are in Nebraska you are probably hunkering down for giant snow storm.  I went out yesterday and did my shopping  just in case we would be buried for the week.  It was an amazing weather day.  57 degrees in Big Red Country.  I went downtown and walked up and down the sidewalks popping in and out of the specialty shops.  The groundhog says I won’t be doing that again for another 6 weeks so thank goodness the mailman stopped by yesterday and left me some goodies to keep me occupied... Read Full Story

Starting on the banner for my fireplace.  I am still working with the Die Cuts With a View Be Mine stack.  I just love it if you can tell by the previous posts. I had a bunch of scraps from Be Mine and I had these clothespins.  So I decided to combine the two with some modge podge so I could hang my rosettes on my garland. Next I started to build my rosettes with  1 and 1/2 inch stripes.  I accordion pleated them using my Martha Stewart Scoring Board . From there I also cut 14... Read Full Story

My dad has a birthday this week so I it was time to come up with another card.  You know those sayings “Old ____ never group up, they just keep ________.”  Well I had that thought running through my head all day.   My Dad has been on a farm or farming all his life so I was trying to put the thought and the practice together.  I grabbed my sticker and rub on stash and fumbled through.  I knew I had some farm related stuff in there somewhere.  I came up with some farm related Creative Memories... Read Full Story

Whew what a week.  Lots of kids stuff, lots of craft stuff, lots of work stuff.  In between I found time to make these yummy recipes that were Weight Watchers Plus Friendly. Number 1.  Big hit with my oldest girl.   Raspberry Stuffed French Toast .  She had 2 helpings before school, made me pack some to give to our favorite school bus driver and finished the rest off after school.  I don’t know of a better endorsement than that.  She isn’t counting any points, but for those who are this is... Read Full Story

Sometimes, in my case most of the time, your day doesn’t go quite like you planned.  For instance LB (little boy) stayed home from school.  He has the cough, the aches, the pains and just feels like crud.  That meant a day of rocking in the chair.  While I’m happy to do it, it does change my day.  While rocking away the morning we heard a pretty big thud upstairs.  Oh, here we go.  The wind is blowing like crazy today so I wondered what the damage was.  Unfortunately is was death by Windex... Read Full Story

A couple of days ago I showed you my L on a Shelf.  Well today I finished up the rest of the the word.  I used my “ Bird Cage ” cutting files to finish up my Valentine home decor project.  I used paper from the Die Cuts with a View Be Mine stack, Tattered Angel silver glitter mist, chalk , my heart Cuttlebug embossing folder and a little embroidery thread for the bows.  I love a good DCWV paper stack because you don’t have to worry about selecting papers and hoping the colors go together. L... Read Full Story