tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84309468473516908172012-01-28T15:26:10.910-05:00MY CARDS, MY GIANT SCHNAUZERS, MY PHOTOGRAPHYCurt in Carmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060618634557711286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430946847351690817.post-6613648578635400922012-01-20T19:31:00.000-05:002012-01-20T19:31:49.510-05:00

Hey All! How the heck are ya???  Better than me I hope. . .I thought I better post a quick update because several of you have sent emails worrying about me. I'm on injured reserve" at the moment.  I have a condition called "tennis elbow" and for those of you who have had it or have it, you know how painful it can be.  The only "fix" for it is either to not use it for several days until the

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Hey All! Glad to see you came back for another video edition of the Wednesday Evening Post!  Good News!  I figured out the "grinding noise" problem!  Now, can somebody figure out why I keep using the word "basically"?  I've got to break that habit, so excuse me for it this time. . .Here is the video! Here are the still photos of the cards: The digital image for this card is Whimsie Doodles.  

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Hey All! Happy New Year!  Welcome to the first post of the New Year and welcome to the new format!  Here is my very first video!  I apologize for that slight "grinding" noise, but it gets better.  It is the gears working in my camera as it tries to auto focus.  If you all like this format, I'll think about getting an actual video camera.  Enjoy the video! Hope the grinding didn't bother you

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Hey All! The last post of the year, and I'm taking it off!  LOL  I wanted to make sure though that I at least posted my wishes for you for the coming New Year, and to let you in on something that I'm planning for the blog starting the first post of the New Year. I'm going to try an experiment and start "Vloging".  For those of you who don't know what that is, it is "video blogging".  Instead of

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Hey All!!! Happy Holidays to all of you!  It's really nice to see you here right before Christmas!  I'm honored that you took the time to stop by in this busy time. I've decided to do this post quick and dirty!  LOL  I'm going to post only pictures of the last of my Christmas cards that I've finally finished with.  If there is anything you need to know like stamp, technique, etc. just let me

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Hey All!!! PLEASE READ THIS:  For this week's "Video of the Week", I decided to install a fireplace for your enjoyment while you are here to keep you nice and cozy.  Just click the play button over there on the right and the fireplace will magically start burning.  Enjoy the warmth!  OK, for those of you who were trying to send me snow. . .please either try harder or stop what you are doing

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Hey All! How the heck are ya??  Any snow yet?  Here in Carmel, not a stitch. . .we've had some flurries but that's been it.  Hard to be in the mood for decorating but I'm forcing it.  I've invited my Mom over tomorrow for a "Christmas decorating lunch".  I'm putting up the tree and decorations right after lunch with her help.  I will have wine in hand! OK, on to the post.  All Christmas today

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Hey All! Come on and get in here!  It's cold outside!  Here, have a cup of freshly made hot chocolate and go sit over there by the fireplace.  Gosh, it's so nice of you to drop by!  I've got some stuff to show you! Well, I can finally show you something I've been working on for a couple of months!  And it's in VIDEO FORM!!!  Two first here. . . I made my first paper bag album and my first video

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Hey All!! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!  I hope this post finds you surrounded by friends and family and filled with love and happiness. Today's post is simply about thankfulness.  No matter what your situation is in life, there is always something to be thankful for.  Sometimes it's hard to remember all the blessings that fill our life on a daily basis, but that is what Thanksgiving is

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Hey All! Can you actually believe that it is a week before Thanksgiving????  Didn't Halloween just end last week???  Where does time go?  I feel frazzled but like always, you all look incredible and calm.  Amazing! OK, on with the post.  I ADDED A NEW VIDEO TO THE SIDE BAR!  Many of you said you enjoyed the walk with Shotsy & Gunther that I did last Winter and asked if I'd do another one.  So,

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Hello Everyone. . . Before I begin my post tonight I have to pay tribute to a remarkable young woman who lost her brave battle with stomach cancer this past Monday.  Katie Renz was diagnosed with this horrible disease about a year ago and it took her from us much too soon.  Katie turned 40 this year and leaves behind 3 kids (two very young twin sons) and her amazing husband Kevin.  I've been

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Hey All! I see you survived Halloween no worse for wear!  Good for you!  I'm kinda sad it is over, but I was getting a little tired of making Halloween cards.  As you can see, the blog is now dressed for Thanksgiving as well as a new pic of the boys who are always ready to welcome you! OK Bonnie, you can relax. . .no hiding left over cards from Halloween.  So, on with the post! As I looked

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Hey All! I'm so sorry for being late with this post, and to tell you the truth there is no good reason for it.  It was just a very crazy week all the way around, and I was just plain exhausted to be honest.  But thank you to all of those who sent me emails of concern.  I'll make you a promise. . .from now on, if there is something wrong I'll post to let you know. . .if not, just know that I'm

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Hey All! OMGosh where has this week gone!?!  Gosh I'm glad to see you.  It's like having family stop by and check in on me.  I love having you here! I have some fun things to share with you tonight.  I'm going to start with a "anything but a card" project.  The idea for this project came from candy!  I thought the candy was so much fun that it deserved a box made especially for it.  Take a look

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Hey All! I want to start with an apology to all of my Canadian blogging friends!  I didn't realize until yesterday that it was your Thanksgiving this past Monday.  I'm so sorry that I didn't even mention that in my last post.  I do hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that you got to spend it with friends and family.  Please also accept my apologies for being late with this post and for not

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Hey All! There you are!!!  I was just sitting around waiting for you to come by.  Boy am I glad to see you!  I'm really excited about this post because I have posted TWO NEW VIDEOS OF SHOTSY AND GUNTHER DOING A COUPLE OF AMAZING THINGS!  Would you mind taking a minute or two and watching the videos right over there on the right sidebar?  I'd love to know what you think of what they are doing.  I

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Hey All! WOW!  What have you done to your hair????  You look amazing!  It makes you look so young!  I'm so glad to see you here!  I want to welcome those new followers too!  You pushed me to 300 followers and I couldn't be happier that you are here!  Thanks to Patti (Cherish Each Precious Day) and Mark (Deadbeat Designs) for mentioning me on their blogs.  It was great of you to do, and I

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Hey All!!! You made it safe and sound!  Gosh it is good to see you. . .what have you been up to this past week?  As I visited your blogs this week, I saw some wonderful stuff, read some happy news, and some sad news, and just lots of stuff going on.  We are one amazing little group aren't we?  I'm certainly proud and very happy to call you my blogging family, cause that's what you feel like to

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Hey All! I've been waiting for you!  So glad you could come by and see me!  And may I say, you are looking absolutely fabulous!  Honestly, I've not seen you look better! OK, I've got 4 cards to post tonight.  This is a good balance of regular cards and Halloween cards.  Yes Bonnie, you have a couple of non-Halloween cards you can look at!  LOL  So, let's take a look, shall we??? One of the

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Hey All! Welcome to another Wednesday Post and also to my most favorite time of year!  As you can see, my blog is all decked out for Fall, got my Halloween counter up and running there to the right, and the boys are all dressed for the season.  Yeah, I know I'm a couple of weeks early, but who's counting?  LOL  The weather here is "Fallish" and has been for the last couple of days and I'm more

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Hey All! I have to start by saying that I hope all my blogging buddies on the East coast are well and suffered no damage from that God awful Irene.  I've been watching the coverage of the devastating flooding and am just heartbroken for their losses.  I think we all need to say some extra prayers for those folks.  I know this sounds crazy, but the first thing I think about when I see

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Hey All! First, let me start by saying that I appreciated so much the kind words and thoughts you posted for me during my rough week.  Please know that I DO read each and every comment and am so honored that you think enough of me to leave them for me.  Please also know that the comments left on my last post meant so much to me and truly lifted my spirits.  I can't thank you enough.  Things

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Hey All. . .  Just wanted you to know that there won't be a post tonight, but I'll try to have it up tomorrow night.  Jay has been in the hospital since Sunday, and I just brought him home this evening.  I've been so busy running between home and the hospital that I haven't had the time (or honestly, the desire) to create.  I do have things to post, but was just too tied up with all that is

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Hey All! I sincerely hope that his post finds you all well and happy.  Does anyone have any retirement funds left???  Can this world possibly get any crazier?  I just hope the financial effects have not affected you. I've got some cards to show you, and no, I did not drink while making these!  I'll try not to make that a habit.  I also tried to minimize the full bottle of wine episode by

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Hey All! How the heck are ya?  Hotter 'n Hell I bet!  LOL  However, in my humble opinion, "dewy" looks wonderful on you!  Can you believe it is August!?!  Dear Lord where is the time going? OK I've got something a little STRANGE to tell you at THE END OF THE POST, so be sure you read it because I want to know what you think. . . now, on with the post! I told my good blogging friend Myrna

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Hey There! I thought I might see you here!  It's good to see you, and I swear you've never looked better!!  Come on in and take a look around.  I'm so glad you are here!  I have a special new product to highlight at the end of the post that I think you are really going to like! Well, last week I told you that fabric would be involved in this week's cards, and true to my word, you will see the

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Hey All! How the heck are ya?  I hope this post finds you well and happy.  I have to start by apologizing for my little rant in my last post.  But all of you came to my rescue to try to help me.  Alas, I had already tried most of everything you all suggested to no avail.  I have not revisited the machine, but plan to this coming week.  If I can't resolve the problem, it is going back.  I have

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Hey All. . . First, this is a post where I'm going to bitch, moan, and whine for awhile, so be prepared. . .There are pics of my room below if you just want to bypass my whining. . . OK, I thought I would go ahead and post why I'm not posting any cards tonight. . .(I am posting pics of my "room" that many of  you asked me to do.)  But, I thought maybe someone out there could help me. . .

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Hey All! I swear to you that I must have this mental ailment where you have blackouts and days pass without you being aware!  Where does the time go?  Honestly, the only excuse that I have for this post being late were my priorities for last week.  I helped my Mom move last week, and when you add a major item like that to your already hectic schedule, something has to give.  Anyway, enough

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Hey All!!! Happy Wednesday and welcome to another edition of my blog.  I'm nervous about this because I am showing my first SEWING projects!!!  I have been practicing so much, and I'm learning a lot.  However, the stitching isn't absolutely perfect but it is getting close.  I've got a ton to share with you in this post, so let's get to it! First, as promised, it is time for MY BLOG CANDY

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Hey All! Happy Hump Day to each and everyone of you.  I hope this post finds you well and happy.  Also, Happy Summer!  Where did Spring go?  Did we actually have Spring??? This post is going to be short and sweet (alright, who out there was clapping???)  I have something to show you that I'm so excited about!  But I'm saving it for last as hard as that is for me.  On to the post. . . Here

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Hey All! I know you all have been worried about me and I so appreciate it.  This has been one hell of a couple of weeks, but I've survived, albeit a little worse for wear.  Jay is back home and I have been working on transitioning from his patient advocate while he was in the hospital and rehab, back to his home caregiver.  Now it is an endless parade of physical therapists, nurses, etc. until

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Hey All! I hope you all are doing fine.  I've sure missed you, and hope you can forgive my absence from your blogs this past couple of weeks.  THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the heartfelt comments you left for my and Jay.  You honestly don't realize just how much they meant or how much they were really appreciated.  Jay has been transferred to a rehabilitation hospital and will be there for the next

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Hey All. . . I'm sorry that there will be no post this evening.  Jay was hospitalized last Saturday for some complications and still remains in the hospital as of tonight.  I just got home from visiting with him this evening.  He is doing much better, but he is going to require some physical therapy and will be transferred to a facility in the next couple of days.  Hopefully, the PT will only

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Hey All! There you are!  And here I am!  LOL  Is that a new outfit???  You truly look awesome!  It's really good to see you! Here we are once again at the hump day of the week.  I hope your week is going well and I hope you are feeling well.  Thanks so much for all the great comments you left on the last post.  You don't know what it does for my mood to read the sweet things you leave for me.  

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Hey All! How the heck are ya???  I'm back from my week's hiatus, and I'm feeling much better.  You may not think my cards show it, but I am!  LOL  I took a week off from everything "blogging".  So I have not visited you guys yet.  I've got some catching up to do! I'm anxious to see the results for this week's poll.  I've talked to many bloggers who have pet peeves about the blogs they visit.  I

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Hey All! I'm just going to come out and say it. . .There's not going to be a post this week.  I really need a breather, and I haven't had the mind or the inspiration to create.  I have thought all week about getting up there and creating, but when it came right down to it, I just didn't have the desire.  I've been taking care of Jay and his Mom quite a bit last week, and I've also been doing "

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Hey All! It's always good to see you.  I have the best looking readers in all of Blogland!  I sure hope that you all made it through the stormy weather of the past week unscathed.  I thought about many of you in the states that were affected.  We've had quite a couple of nights with heavy wind and rain, but thankfully, no damage. Well, last week's poll revealed that the most aggravating part of

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Hey All! I so apologize for the lateness of this post.  As some of you have asked me, yes "life got in the way".  I won't whine about what is going on, but I'm OK.  Thanks again to all of you who emailed me to make sure everything is alright.  I love you guys! So, the poll results last week surprised me just a bit!  Over 72% of you voted that you RARELY use digital images.  Only 12% use them

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Hey All! Here I am. . .seems like I'm getting later and later with these posts!  Sorry about that.  But this post is BURSTING with photos!  So there is lots of eye candy for you tonight! First, the results of my first poll were great!  Thanks for so many of you participating.  I was a little surprised by the top answer.  The question was "Where do you get most of your card ideas?"  Almost 50%

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Hey All! Happy Hump Day to each and every one of you!  I'm so happy to see you and I love our visits here on Wednesday night.  I really don't have much special to show tonight however.  Just run of the mill cards, with a few little tricks to share.  So let's get started. . . I did add a new feature to my blog RIGHT OVER THERE AT THE RIGHT SIDE BAR ----->  I've decided that I would like to know

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Hey All! How the heck are ya???  HAPPY SPRING!  We are having the most bizarre weather here (but typical for Indiana).  Today it got to 73 but in the morning we are supposed to be in the 20s!  Is that nuts or what??? Today's post is reflecting the new Spring season.  How do you like those cute flowers that popped up in my yard up there???  LOL  God love 'em.  They do anything to please me (but

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Hey All! Top 'o the day to ya!  For those of you who are visiting on St. Pat's Day . . .HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY to ya don't ya know!  For those who aren't and the day is over, may good luck be with ya!  Sorry I'm so late with this post, but some ornery little leprechauns were playing some dirty little tricks with me blogger. . .I was getting to the point of wanting to stick a pot of gold up

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Hey All! Hope this post finds you happy, safe, and dry.  We certainly have had some weird weather across the country, and I always worry about all of you and hope that you are OK. Sorry I'm a little late tonight. . .but I had some unexpected happy mail today, and I just had to use it for tonight's post.  My good blogging buddy Mark at Deadbeat Designs took pity on me from my last post where I

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Hey All! There you are. . .  It's really nice to have you back!  Is that a new hair cut?  New outfit?  Whatever it is, you look incredible!  So glad you are here because I have stuff to show you! Wow, based on the response to last week's post, you all will probably find this one a tad boring.  I had the largest response EVER in the history of my blog last week.  I had over 1,000 page views,  

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Hey All! How the heck are  ya????  Hope you all are in the middle of a wonderful week.  I know it will be a little better for one of you, because I have a winner of my blog candy to announce.  Now, I was going to make you wait until the end of the post, but who the hell am I kidding?  You'd scroll right past everything to the bottom to see if your name is there.  So, drum roll please. . . . . .

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Hey All! First and foremost, thank you so much for all of your wonderful words of encouragement regarding my week from hell.  Each and every one of them meant the world to me.  I feel like I was being such a whiner when I posted that.  There are others out there far worse off than I am, and I need to remember that and be grateful for that. . . OK, I'm going to start off with cards, then I will

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Hey All! I'll try to keep this as brief as I can. . . Well, it was a week from hell. . .First my internet was out until last night.  I was going absolutely nuts without it.  Something about the wiring being effected by the ice that kept the signal from getting to the "box".  Finally it was fixed, and then the mountain of email to go through and sort out.  But that is the silver lining because

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Hey All! Welcome to February, the official month of LOVE.  And I love that you came by to see me again!  As of this writing, I am officially at 249 followers. . .only one more needed for my blog candy give-away to kick in.  So which one of you lurkers are going to step up and follow me openly. . . huh???  LOL  I've been cleaning and reorganizing so the stash for the give-away has grown. I want

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Hey All! There you are!  Glad you're here. . .I love when you come to visit me.  And may I just say you are looking incredible!  I hope all is well in your world. Thanks for stopping by.  I've got a few things to show you on this post.  Back to the standard 3 cards I usually post.  I've come up with some ideas that I'm tossing around in my head that will make my blog more useful and fun.  Those

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Hey All! Here we are at another Wednesday.  Wanted to thank those of you who sent me their address and birthday info.  I have paper copy now so if my computer eats it again, I've got a hard copy backup.  For those of you who requested my info, it's on the way. Thanks too for those of you who went to visit Katie. . .I just came from there, and let me tell you, I had to wipe the tears away

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Hey All! Well, we are almost halfway through the month of January already.  Before you know it we will be showing off our Easter cards, then slip right into Spring.  I hope this post finds you all well and happy. I have two favors to ask of all of you in this post.  Those two favors are listed at the end of this post.  So could you read those two favors when you are done looking?  I'd sure

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Hey All! I'm sorry this is late, but blogger was not allowing any posting last night for some reason.  I kept trying up until Midnight and finally gave up and went to bed.  Fortunately, it seems to be up and running again this morning, so here goes. Since this is my first post of the New Year, let me wish you all a very happy and wonderful New Year!  I have, as usual, some cards to share, but I

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Hey All! HAPPY NEW YEAR to each and every one of you.  I hope you had a great New Year's Eve and I wish you all the best that this New Year has to offer. I was asked to join in as a "Guest Designer" by my former Teamies over at House Mouse Monday Challenge Blog.  They are having a beginning of the year blog hop and wanted me to join them.  I was more than honored to be asked so I said yes!  

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Hey All! Well, we survived Christmas!!!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who sent me cards, surprises, and treats!  Your are all so wonderful!  "The boys" each received 16 wrapped Christmas gifts throughout the day from various friends and family members.  They received more gifts than anyone in the family!  LOL  They were so

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! How the heck are ya???  Worn out right about now????  Even so, you are all looking absolutely gorgeous! Since this is my Christmas post, I've composed a little tongue in cheek poem for you all that I've put at the end of the post.  I hope you enjoy it.  It actually pokes a little fun at yours truly. Also, I'm just going to show you the pics of the last of the

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Hey Kids! How the heck are ya?  It is now only 10 days until Christmas, and I'm still making cards!  LOL  I'm almost done, and I've sent some out.  I should have them all out by Friday!  I have some FUN NEWS to share. . . I took a little "me" time and went to the local casino up north of us last Saturday.  I am an avid video poker player and love to play it.  Mind you, I don't go very often.  

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Hey All! 17 days until Christmas!!!!!  AAAAHHHHHHHHH  LOL  Is that how you feel too???  OMGosh I can't believe it.  Next thing you know we will be showing off our Easter cards!  Where does the time go??? Have you ever had someone make a comment to you that made you feel so good about yourself that it stuck with you?  A neighbor lady across the street stopped me a few weeks ago and asked "Are

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Hey All! There you are!!!  I've been waiting for you!  Can you believe that it is DECEMBER ALREADY??????  We had our first measurable snow here (albeit less than a 1/4 of an inch) it was appropriate for the 1st day of December.  The boys were so excited to see it.  They love the snow and love to romp in it. OK, on with the post!  I'm busy working on Christmas stuff, and have some stuff to share

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Hey All! Gosh it's great to see you here!  And look how wonderful you look!  I hope this Thanksgiving Eve finds you well and surrounded by friends and family.  And because it is the eve of Thanksgiving, at the end of this post, I'm going to list the top 10 things that I'm thankful for.  OK, on with the post! I have 4 cards to share with you and it is a variety of cards.  Here is the first:

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Hey All! There you are!  You are looking great!  I'm really glad you are here. . .thanks for coming by! Boy has this been a week!  First, Shotsy and Gunther got into a fight (which they never do) over their dinner (I'm cooking for them now because I can't handle giving them the commercially made crap in a bag/can).  They were really going at it (Shotsy had Gunther's face in his mouth), and

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Hey All! I hope this post finds you well and happy!  You look absolutely incredible by the way!  It's time for another edition of my Wednesday Evening Post.  I got to thinking the other day that Christmas is only a little over 6 weeks away!!!  I can't get over it. . .where did the time go?  If you throw in that you should mail your cards at least a couple of week in advance, you only have about

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Hey All! Welcome back to another edition of my Wednesday Evening Post.  Well, Halloween is over for another year.  Mine was uneventful, how about yours?  I want to thank those of you who sent me fabulous Halloween cards.  I LOVED each and every one.  It was very thoughtful of you! OK, on to this week's post.  My Mom asked me if I had any stamps that had a theme of "dentistry".  She wanted to

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Hey All! BOO!  Happy Halloween Week!  Anything creepy happening with any of you????  I'm so loving all the decorations I'm seeing throughout the city when I'm out.  It brings so many memories of my kidhood and Halloweens past.  This entire blog post tonight is dedicated to Halloween (sorry Bonnie).  LOL  In my last post I said I wanted to share some 3-D items I've made along with an amazing "

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Hey All! Today is Tuesday so that means it is another High Hopes Stamps' Challenge!  This week's challenge theme is "Birthday".  Fortunately, my birthday "month of hell" is just about over, and I've survived all of the family and friends birthdays.  There is only one more left before the end of the year. Anyway, here is my challenge card for this week: This is Elmer!  Elmer comes by

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Hey All! Sorry to keep you waiting, but it has been a killer week for me.  My computer got a VIRUS called "System Defragmenter" and it was HORRIBLE!  It actually caused me to become nauseated and I acquired a major headache from dealing with the stress of it.  It would actually battle everything you did to get rid of it.  If you tried to download software to kill it, it would stop it and shut

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Hey All! Tuesday is once again upon us and that can only mean one thing. . .it's time for another High Hopes Stamps Challenge.  Today's challenge is a recipe challenge.  Here's the recipe for the challenge:  One Circle, Two Squares, and One Scallop.  Sounds delicious doesn't it???  LOL  OK, so let's get cookin'! Here's my card: I know, I didn't warn you that it was another Christmas card!

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Hey All! I swear these Wednesdays come fast and furious don't they???  Well, since it is Wednesday, it's time for another Wednesday Evening Post.  Believe it or not, there are NO Halloween cards in this one!  However, I do have a short tutorial to show you.  I believe it has not been done before, but if it has, it was something I came up with on  my own anyway.  I've not seen it anywhere and I

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Hey All! Hope you are well and happy this good Tuesday morning! OK, WARNING **** WARNING ***** WARNING    If you are drinking coffee while reading this, put your coffee cup down and swallow before proceeding.  Make sure you are firmly planted in your chair.  You might want to call someone into the room with you just in case you faint. . .Are you ready. . . . . . . ? It is my first Christmas

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Hey All! There you are!  I've posted this a little later than usual, but I had some last minute stuff to do before I posted.  So, on with the post! As I told you a few posts ago, October was a huge month for birthdays.  My little sister's was October 1st, so I wanted to show you the card that I made for her.  Here ya go! I've been seeing several of these type cards using a pocket stamp.  

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Hey All! Don't you look amazing today!  Glad to see you here!  So glad that you took time out of your busy life to come see me.  I love having your here! Today is Tuesday, and it is once again time for a High Hopes Stamps challenge.  Today's challenge is simply "Halloween".  Gee, is that right up my alley or what!?!  LOL  We were to use some of the new release stamps from Laurie Furnell.  

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Hey All! Happy Hump Day!  I wanted to say thanks to all of you who left me such wonderful comments regarding my father's death and my brother's birthday.  You all are so wonderful and I honestly don't know what I'd do with out you! I also wanted to let you know that I've resigned from my House Mouse Design Team position.  I am just trying to lessen some of the complication in my life.  I also

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Hey All! Today is High Hopes Stamps challenge day and BIRTHDAY!  Be sure to read the wonderful details of the prizes for this week's challenge below!  Today's challenge is a sketch challenge.  I'm kinda getting used to playing with sketches and today's was a simple one to follow for me.  I have a TON of birthdays in the month of October.  Jay's, my Mom's, my sister's, my best friend's, and my

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Hey All! I need to get a couple of things off of my chest before this post gets started.  Because I feel you are all friends, I wanted to share a couple of things.  Today would have been my brother's 52nd birthday.  He died 13 years ago from complications of AIDS.  Happy Birthday little brother.  I also found out this past weekend that my father passed away.  He and I had been estranged for over

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Hey All! I hope your week is progressing nicely!  This is the last day of Summer!  Can you believe it???  Fall starts tomorrow and I am so happy!  So long Summer. . .Hello Autumn!!!! Today is Tuesday so that means it is High Hopes Stamps challenge time!  This week's challenge is "Country, Farm, etc."  I couldn't wait for this one to come around because of the stamp I bought just for this

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Hey All! It is Wednesday again, and time for another Wednesday Evening Post.  I've got a TON to share with you, including 2 projects with RECYCLING.  You won't believe what I used!  I've also got what I think is a really cool "Pic of the Week" at the bottom of the post, and a photo to share. I also want you to meet a brand new blogger!  Lee and I "met" when she sent me an email wanting to know

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Hey All! Today is my post as a guest designer for High Hopes Stamps.  They used to post on Sundays, but they have changed it to a Tuesday post.  This week's challenge is "Spots and Dots".  The prize this week is not 1 free stamp, but your choice of THREE!!!  How great is that???? Here is my challenge card: This stamp is called "Henry the Great".  I love this image a lot.  This is a HUGE

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Hey All! Happy Monday, and welcome to the 2ND Anniversary of the House Mouse Blog!  To celebrate, we are having a blog hop with some really awesome prizes from our very generous sponsors.  There's lots going on, so let's start the party!!!! The challenge for this blog hop is two-fold.  First, you have to play the challenge, secondly you have to visit each design team member's blog to pick up

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Hey All! Happy Hump Day and welcome to another edition of the Wednesday Evening Post!  I've got lots to show, so off we go. . . I have a question for you. . .when you create cards, do you come up with your own design most of the time, or do you use other cards you see on blogs or sites like SCS for inspiration?  I tend to do the latter.  I see a card and I think  "Wow! that is such a great

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Hey All! Hope those of you here in the US are enjoying a long Labor Day weekend.  I always get excited when Labor Day arrives, because it means it is the official close of Summer and we're off to Autumn.  I just can't wait! Edited to add:  HEY ALL.  I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I CAN POST THE WINNER FOR THE BLOG HOP.  MY BLOG WAS ONE OF THE RANDOM 3 BLOGS!  SO, THE RANDOMLY CHOSEN WINNER IS:  Tanya

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Welcome back everyone! Thanks so much for coming by the past few days.  Your comments have been so positive and wonderful.  I so appreciate your support! Today's the big day of the High Hopes release of all of the wonderful images by Laurie Furnell.  I'm so excited that I am the first stop on the blog hop tour.  I'm so excited to show you this card for a couple of reasons.  First, I love this

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Hey All! There you are!  I've been waiting here for you so that I can show you day 2's High Hopes Stamps sneak peak image by Laurie Furnell.  Such fun stuff from Laurie!  I know that many of you will want to get your hands on a lot of the new release stamps available for purchase on September 1st. OK, now for my sneak peak card.  Fall is soon to be upon us, and if you visited the other Diva's

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Hey All! Happy Monday!  I'm so excited to bring to you a sneak peak of a brand new artist's work for High Hopes Stamps!  Her name is Laurie Furnell, and she does wonderful work!  Her style has been described as "an amazing mix of cute, funky, sweet, quirky, whimsical, country, and folk."  I have truly had a blast working with her images, and I know you will love them when you see them.  Well,

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Hey All! I can't believe how fast Wednesdays come around!  Time seems like it is just flying.  I hope this post finds you and your loved ones well and happy.  On to this evening's post. . . . . . I had a hard time deciding what to show you first of the 3 things I'm posting tonight.  So I've decided to post a card first.  This card has something that I think is an original idea, but then again, I

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Hey All! I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Can you believe that it is already the end of August?  I'm so excited that Fall is in sight.  I'm about done with this horribly hot weather!  We had a heat index of 105 earlier this week!  Couple that with high humidity, and you have misery!   My poor boys just melt from this heat.  Can't wait for the cool temps of Autumn. . . It's a new challenge

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Hey All! Hope everyone's week is going well.  Another Hump Day is upon us, and so once again it is time for another Wednesday Evening Post. I have a couple of Halloween cards to share and one Thank You card as well.  So here they are: I'll start with a Halloween card: I created this Halloween night scene by first masking off for the moon and then sponging the moon to give it color.  I then

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Hey All! It's another House Mouse Monday Challenge.  This two week challenge is based on the following picture: Here is my take: I've never done this before. . .mixed House Mouse images with a Gruffies image, but I'm so glad I thought to do it.  I LOVE how this turned out, and I have to say this is one of my most favorite House Mouse cards I've made to date.  It was a lot of work with all

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Hey All! This is my second week as a High Hopes Guest Designer Diva (LOL)!  This week's challenge is "WATER".  Anything goes as long as it has something to do with water.  The prize this week is a High Hopes stamp of your choice.  I wish I had gotten the High Hopes bug a long time ago, because they have such great images.  Here is my card for this week's challenge: I'd like to introduce you to

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Hey All! Sorry this is several hours late, but I've been working on a project that I wanted to post to this post.  I finally finished it this morning, and I'm so excited to show it to you.  I am saving it as the last project I'll show you on this post! I've got 3 more things to show you this post.   The card I want to start with is my first card for High Hope Stamps as a guest designer.  The

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Hey All! Happy Hump Day to one and all.  I wanted to start this post with some fun, exciting news. . .take a look at this: I was the lucky winner of this awesome candy from Jodi over at Inked Inspirations!  I am so excited.  Can you believe she had 4 of these prize packs?  Jodi was one of my early readers and I have so been inspired by her work.  She is so talented and a master at coloring

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Hey All! Happy Monday to all of you!  I hope for those of you who work this week, that your week flies by, and for everyone else, I hope you have a great week too! It's time for another House Mouse Monday Challenge!  This week's challenge was just that for me . . . a BIG challenge!  This week it is simply called "Vintage".  As those who visit me often, you NEVER see "vintage" in my work.  So, I

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Hey All! Happy Hump Day!  Hope your week is progressing nicely with no bumps in your road.  The heat here has been unbearable.  It is so hard on people and animals.  I think I hate super hot/humid weather as much as I hate the bitter cold weather we have. Before I continue, I want to share a little exciting news with you. . .I've been asked to be a guest designer over at High Hopes Rubber

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Hey All! Happy Hump Day to each and every one of you!  Glad you stopped by for my Wednesday Evening Post!  I hope you find some inspiration and feel that it was worth your time to spend a little time with me.  On with the post! I've been seeing a ton of Christmas cards showing up everywhere.  I honestly don't know how anyone can make Christmas cards in July.  Can't do it, can't do it, can't do it

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Hey All! Can you believe that two Monday's have passed and it's time again for another House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge?  Wow, the weeks are such a blur anymore.  I can't believe that July is already more than half over. OK, on with the challenge. . . . .As my title indicates the challenge is to do a card that revolves around or has something to do with the letter "B".  This week it

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Hey All!  Happy Hump Day!  I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend.  I took the boys and my Mom and her dog Chunk to the local fireworks here in Carmel.  They were spectacular.   The boys haven't ever been that close to fireworks before.  When they started with these huge BOOMS, Gunther crawled in my lap and Shotsy went behind me and leaned up against my back.  Eventually, they got

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Hey All! Today was a surprise challenge for our Teamie AMERICA KUHN.  America was born July 4th obviously making yesterday her birthday.  Mary (another Teamie) thought it would be fun to surprise America and make it a birthday challenge in her honor.  America is traveling across country to settle into their family's new home.  So she had no idea that we were doing this!  Surprise America!!!!  I

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Hey All! This is going to be a VERY short post because I'm having blogger issues!!!!  So, instead of making you wait while I work through the problems (picture uploading problems) to announce the winner I thought I would go ahead and do that now and then hopefully post later (hopefully tomorrow). OK, the winner is. . . . . . . . .(gotta scroll down) LOL

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Hey All!  Happy Monday to everyone!  Hope everyone is doing well and had a great weekend.  Thanks for all the wonderful birthday wishes I received this weekend!  More on this on my Wednesday post! Today starts a brand new House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.  This week, Christine has challenged us with the theme of "New".  New house, new baby, new job. . .you get it.  So here was my take on

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Hey All!!!!  Happy Hump Day, and welcome to another edition of the Wednesday Evening Post.  As I explained to you all in last Wednesday's post, I'm celebrating a birthday on Saturday, and in honor of the occasion, I thought it would be fun to give YOU a chance to win some blog candy.  I also missed my 2 year Blogaversary in April, so I'm celebrating that too with this post and candy give-away.  

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Hey All!  Happy Hump Day!  It's Wednesday and time for another Wednesday Evening Post.  I have a couple of cards to share with you tonight, along with the ANNOUNCEMENT of my upcoming BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY!!!  So read on for all the details: My first card is an original design born out of trying something that I'm not good at.  That would be called a "NO LAYER CARD".  Well, I thought I would go out

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