I have been on vacation this week. I am not going anywhere, its just my last vacation of the year, and I have to say I have been enjoying some ME time!

I got some new SU Stamps and Inkspots from a SU party I attended a couple of weeks ago! Pocket Silhouettes. I am hoping to really put them to good use, so I have to play with them some more.My craft desk has been used often this week ! LOL I received some stamped Bella images from a couple of friends on Cafe Mom, and decided to finally put them to use. (Thanks Dee and Teresa)


My sister Sandy in Florida sent me a RAK of some ribbons she got at Target. I asked her "..what did I do to deserve presents?"...haha! She said she was just thinking of me and she didn't need a reason to send me something..Aww...isn't she sweet!? So I used some on these fall colored cards.

I have really been in a fall mood, as you can probably tell from my color theme of all these cards! It IS my favorite time of the year!

I have some pictures to share of some cards I made a couple of days ago. This first one I did for a challenge on Cafe Mom. I was playing around with my Cuttlebug embossing folders. I wanted to try a new technique where you ink up the inside of the folder , and then run it through the machine. I don't own a Cuttlebug yet, so I used my Sizzix. Looks pretty cool!! The others were just using up some of my scraps and I experimented with some stamping and coloring with watercolor pencils.
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August CCC

These are some Christmas Cards I made for the RCS CCC for August. It's too early for Christmas you say? Nope..just getting ahead so I won't be in a mad rush to get them all done in December! Thanks DEE for the Bella Image! these are kind of simple, but fun to make nonetheless.

Three day Weekender! WOW!

Yay! I get three days off of work together on a holiday weekend!..YES,thats three in a row, folks!!...LOL this is something that hardly ever happens unless I am on vacation, as I almost always work weekends. So, I am taking advantage of the time off to visit my dad and my baby sister Susie in Peoria. Susie is to the left and behind me in the picture above. I love this picture of my sisters and my Dad. We had it taken at Sears last Thanksgiving, and we had not been together in five years (since our moms' passing) so we decided to snap a picture of the occasion!
I haven't seen Susie's new apartment yet, and I really need some down time to spend with my family. Plus, my dad will enjoy a home cooked meal that my sister and I will cook for him, as he gets very few of those that he doesn't cook himself. I am leaving tomorrow morning and spending the night over there, and we are gonna go see my sis's significant other do his thing at Karaoke, and I will be back Sunday afternoon in time to go to Andrews' youth football game at 3:00. Then, we have a birthday party/cookout to go to after the game, so guess what? I don't have to cook that night! hahaha... No plans for Monday..well maybe I will spend some quality time with my hubby and boys...since its a holiday and all! :-)

I am new to blogging, so bear with me while I get used to it! There is so much to learn about creating my page and making it all I want it to be! I tend to ramble a little, so maybe doing this will improve my writing abilities..:-)
I have recently become more involved in papercrafting , especially cardmaking. I started out with scrapbooking. I had a friend at work introduce me to it, and she got me addicted! haha! I still love to scrapbook, and I really need to get back to it. I am accumulating more photos that are begging to be scrapbooked. My cardmaking endeavors are becoming my favorite, because there are so many creativite techniques to learn and experiment with. I am sometimes almost overwhelmed with ideas when I am looking at others' card creations, and I just want to create more!! I am getting more interested in the craft of rubberstamping and using Stampin'Up Products. I could put a serious dent in my checkbook balance just buying SU! haha! Its so addicting!