CPS 128

Wow, I might be the first to post to the CPS sketch...I don't think that has every happened! And I'm soooo tired I shouldn't even attempt it, but here goes. I LOVE the Close To My Heart Expedition paper and used it to make this card for my handsome husband. I wish the photo was better. Sigh. Can't wait to get my replacement camera. You can click on the image to get a better viewing.

Thanks for stopping by.

Marie with a :-)

Unscripted 18 using more pieces of scrap paper

Just got back from Heavenfest and the music put me in a creative mood...since I can't sing and I can't dance (wish I had my stepmom's rhythm!) I resorted to card making. Truth be told, I was looking forward to completing the Unscripted Sketch 18 For those who commented on the Heavenfest...I'll have you know that what should have been a 40 minute drive took 3 and a half hours...with cars moving at a snail's pace in the HOT Colorado sun. (I heard that there were well over 20 thousand people there!) But Phil Wickham and a lemon lime snowcone made it all worthwhile!
Hugs,
Marie

No sketches...just using up scraps.

Samantha would be so proud of me. Not only have I kept my craft room organized all day, I used up some scraps to make two cards:

I waited in line to be one of the first 50 at Archiver's today and received an 8 x 8 paperback with diecuts for free in additon to a box of 10 pretty ribbons. While there I used my 30 percent off coupon to get this bird and house diecut...it was their very last one! I didn't bother staying for any make and takes because it was soooo crowded and I had to be home in time for our living room furniture to be delivered. I love the furniture - it's so comfy...but it's almost too big for our living room.
Tomorrow is heavenfest...80 Christian bands will be there performing on 8 different stages between noon and midnight. My whole gang is going so it should be lots of fun.
Wishing you a fabulous weekend,
Marie with a :-)

Blog Awards

I am really exhausted (I sooooo hate shopping...though I often love the results of shopping. Tonight my husband and I shopped for some new furniture and it completely wore me out.) I have to be up early so I won't complete the blog award "rules" tonight but did want to say that I have felt very honored and privileged to receive two awards from Lisa . There are some folks that you meet in the blogosphere that you just know if you lived near each other you would be the best of friends. Lisa is one of those people. Thanks, Lisa! I will post the awards along with my picks in the very near future...for now it's bedtime for me.

Creemees in lieu of crafting...and Mojo 98

For the past week, I have been priviliged enough to spend my days with family and friends in the beautiful green mountains of Vermont. I didn't spend much time crafting...so I had to come up with another "daily" I opted for the creemee...nothing speaks of summer like a creemee in Vermont. I probably gained five pounds, but it was worth it!
Today was pretty fast paced despite my plans to totally veg. After weeks of research, Scott bought a 2008 Suburu Outback with less than 18,000 miles on it. Yay! I also had a meeting to attend, company that visited, some shopping, lots of laundry and a game of Scrabble with Josh, who came for a short visit tonight. After he left, I headed for the craft room to check out the Mojo 98 sketch. I forgot that the first sketch of the month is always a contest or I might have spent a little more time on my card. Anyway, it's good to be back in my craft room (even if it is complete chaos in comparison to my uber-organized sister's craft area!) The creemee I am eating is a SMALL...the choices go on to medium, large and HOSS (we usually got our creemees at a place called Hoss's). I can only imagine what that looked like!

I lost my new camera right before coming home...so my pictures aren't turning out as well. The colors are much more vibrant than they appear.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to get caught up on everyone's blogs tomorrow. Marie with a :-)