Hi, everyone!! I'm so glad it's Friday. I'm getting off early today from work (about 5-ish), to pick up some Chinese food for me, DH and my mom. My mom is coming over to watch "Up" which we just got from Netflix. I can't wait... Chris - I am glad you got the order! I'm sure Fat Boy will enjoy...

Hey gals!! Chris - I guess it's true what they say - be careful what you wish for... I've been in that boat before. It's a bit bittersweet. Oh, and only a half-marathon at this point - I'm not crazy... yet. And I just made my Faery-Wings order with you tonight. Speaking of ordering, I have...

Chris - so sorry to hear about your SIL. That funeral was done so quickly after her passing... LindaW - I'm so glad to hear that she is continuing to get better. Please get some sleep - you need to be well-rested to get through the holiday mess... Jaime - I had a feeling that's what it...

LindaW - I was thinking of Savannah early this morning hoping she wouldn't need surgery - so glad to hear she's getting better without surgery. Jaime - Sounds like the paramedics don't think it's too serious otherwise they would have taken him themselves. It could be whole host of things that...

I'm about 3/5ths through Christmas shopping for the things I need to buy (more if you include the things I bought to make gifts). I've already done pre-shopping for Black Friday - Kohls is having their Black Friday sales start online at 1am EST on Friday and have aready posted what the sales...

Chris - I'm so glad for your news - really relieved for you!! Sally - I hope you and the family starts feeling better soon! Everyone else - Hi!!! Sorry I haven't been checking in, but I have been following the posts. I just haven't had anything exciting to post about lately - good or...

One of our dogs asleep on my husband's lap - totally precious and perfect... I scraplifted "Balance" from Zenobia https://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=92101&cat=500&ppuser=16051&sl=z Paper, Heart, and Word Art - Sue Cummings Mask - Annie...

Chris - I know I didn't post yesterday - busy day. But I did take a moment to say a prayer for Gary mid-day for everything to go well. So glad to hear things went well. I will still pray for a positive result, as well as one for you and your tests today. I know disability was easier for my...

One of my new purchases over DSD was Sue Cummings' Week 40 of 52 Inspirations, where I got the base paper and word art. I thought it was perfect for the blankie I just finished last week. All products are from Sue Cummings Font is Arial

My first birthday in a foreign country... Papers, Word Art - Nina Scraps Designs "Simply Together" Flower, Frame - Sue Cummings Font - Palatino Linotype

Hi, everyone! Sounds like a few have the day off (lucky folks!) I'm just wrapping up here at work before I head out, pick up pizza, drop it off at home, then head out for Ladies Night at the knitting store. I will finish the baby blanket tonight, so I hope to have a picture of it up in the...

Hey all! Taking a break at work here... Andrea - my favorite place for color inspiration is going to JoAnns or a fabric store. I snap photos of the coordinated fabric collections or a particular patterned fabric that I like, and then I can pull those colors in PS/PSE. I then create pallettes...

Dawn... I know what you mean about how fun making papers are - I tried my hand last year and then again this past spring (for a designing contest at another site). Loved doing it, but elements were more difficult. I really like the newspaper text and the textures on some of your papers. I was...

Thank you Clara for making sure that we honor all these brave folks who are serving or have served our countries! And thank you to all those folks - especially those still in the service!!

Thanks everyone for the well-wishes for my DH (Jon)! He has been really sick today throwing up (the kind of sick I can't handle), and they think it's from the naproxen they put him on after yesterday's procedure. But I know he'll recover okay. We just have to wait until the 30th to find out the...

I know this is after the fact, but my father was a Vietnam era veteran. He served in the Army from about '66-'69. One of 2 men in his troop not actually sent to Vietnam (stationed in Germany instead) - I was born in the US while he was over in Germany, and then I lived for a short bit. He...

No rest for me today even though I have the day off - just got a call from work for a report that needs to get done today for the CFO. I was really hoping to have time to clean my office/hobby room and maybe get the baby blanket I was working on done. Oh, well! I took the day off because DH...

I agree - it was a lot of fun (and not just because I won a fab prize). Thank you, Sally, Jodie McNally, Sue Cummings and all the other folks that made it great!!!!

Very Cool - love the simplicity yet expressiveness through the words.

From my trip to China.... Paper - Vicki Stegall (O'Scraps) Word Art, Label - Sue Cummings, from "Scrap" Apple {Week 16} Photo Frames - Melgen Designs (O'Scraps), Katie Pertiet Passport, Compass - Julie Billingsley Paper Edges - Tracy Ann Robinson