Card Making kind of Day.

Still creating and having a blast.

Yesterday I worked on some ATC's and some cards. I also worked on my scrapbooking 6x6 album. 

Ashley took this photo of Sharon and I through a pair of binoculars. 

Pretty cool eh.

Today I finished, or I should say up to date, on my 6x6 album about scraping with my friends. 

Sharon and I have spent the evening making "Z-fold cards with my scraps. 

I love this picture Sharon took of my girls with their Cabela hoodies.  

Wayne will love this photo!!!

I hope you all are having a wonderful long weekend and a creative Saturday. 

Tracy :) 

Having a creative Blast

We made it to Sharon's camp safe and sound...a bit later than expected, but that was Sharon's fault, lol. 

When we got here Sharon hired Heather to bring up all the supplies. 

Funny thing is, 95% of the stuff was mine, lol. 

I set up the kitchen table in the living room, as there is better lighting in there. 

My SIL loves me.....maybe a bit too much, lol. 

We started crafting as soon as we got the fire going and it warmed up enough for our hands to work. 

Sharon had a treat for me :)

I hope you all had a creative Friday :)

Tracy :)

Girls May Long Weekend

Just a short post…well maybe not, teehee.
It is the May long weekend here and every May long weekend, we have Girls Weekend.
My 3 daughters, Sharon and I head to Sharons camp and we create all weekend long.
This year is an extended weekend :)
Both Sharon and I are retired and Heather only works until about noon, so we are heading to her camp this afternoon.
Ashley took Friday off, so her and Kristy will head there tomorrow :)
I'm so Excited!!!!

Now for the hard part…packing.
At first I didn't know what to bring.
Then I started on a list of projects…you know I live by my lists.
I then started to put my supplies on the pool table/craft table.
Hmmmm, I think it is starting to pile up.

Sunny how the longer I have time to pack the more that gets thrown in ;)
I think about other projects (just in case I run out of things to do) and start to add to the pile.
I have to still pack up our food and clothing…good thing Sharon is bringing her truck with a topper, teehee.

I am not sure if I can post from Sharon's camp as I don't think they can get 3G out there.
So if you don't hear from me, just picture me creating my little heart out, enjoying a nice cold can of Coke ;)

I hope you all had a very creative Thursday :)

Tracy :)

Help…I want to get inky!!!!

I purchased this Heidi Swapp Archival ink a couple of weeks ago as it was on sale and I wanted to try it out.
I thought buy it on sale and if I like it I will go back and get some of her other colours….I love her paper and mist colours :)
Sounds like a good plan right…right?

There is only one problem…I can't open the darn thing.
At first I thought maybe there was some tape along the one end.
So I ran my scissors along the opening where the lid and the bottom of the container touch, thinking I would cut the tape.
Funny thing is…there isn't any tape there, lol.
I can run my finger nail in-between the lid and bottom, even though it is really tight and I ruined my manicure, teehee.
It seems that it is attached inside the ink container.
I am really reefing on this thing in this photo.
Has anyone else had this problem?
And if you have, how had you fixed it?

I made another ATC today.
I love how this one turned out!!!!
I would love to share them with you…and I will, but they are for a swap I am in and would like the recipient to receive them before I share them on my blog :)

I hope you all had a creative Wednesday :)

Tracy :)

Defunkifying my Flowers

I had shared with you before I how organize or I should say re-organized my flowers.
So far, so good.
It is still working great for me.
I like that I can see through these containers.

I also like that they are thin…so I can only keep a limited amount of flowers in each container ;)
They stack nicely, but I store them upright…easier to pick the colour I want without having to move them around.
They are the thin Iris containers, I purchased them from Michaels.
I was suppose to use these containers for re-organizing my wood stamps….guess I need to pick up some more, teehee.

I made a video explaining this in more detail ;)
I hope you all had a creative Tuesday :)

Tracy :)

the Other Woman…so funny

Tonight I went to see this hilarious movie with a couple of my friends.
I would highly recommend this one, it was snort laughing funny :)

Here are my friends that I went to the movie with.
Lynne is on my left and Sharon is on my right.
I'm the short, very pale one who is on her tip toes standing in the middle ;)
A few of my friends and I celebrate our birthdays out, with a dinner and a movie. We celebrated Sharon's birthday…even though it was last month.
My sweet friend Sharon thought she was funny when she nicely asked me "Tracy could you please stand up" as I was taking the photo.
It took me a second to realize what she said, then burst out laughing as she was so polite about it, lol.

I worked on another ATC today :)
Hope you all had a creative Monday :)

Tracy :)

Such a Special Mother's Day

Today was such a great day.

Before I even got out of bed, Kristy came into my room wished me a happy Mothers Day with a hug and informed me I wasn't allowed in the kitchen. Then brought me my iPad to keep me put, lol. 

Ashley came by early and my 3 daughters made us a delicious brunch.

The girls knew that I wanted to get the yard cleaned up for Summer. So the whole family went outside, and spent the whole day outside. It was beautiful day. 

We raked, weeded and even did a long time project.

I have wanted to put cement blocks under the garbage cans. So Wayne and I made a trip to the hardware store as the girls stayed back raking the yard. 

The girls even gave me this beautiful orchid. 

I couldn't have had a better day then I did today.

Thank you so much Ashley, Hearher and Kristy. Not only did you make my Mother's Day special, but you girls make everyday special. 

I hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day and a creative Sunday. 

Tracy :)