end of summer........

Here we are at the start of Labor Day weekend.  How did the summer slip by so fast?!  I am sorry to say that I have accomplished little of what I had told myself I would do this summer - but have accomplished other things that I hadn't even thought of.  Isn't that just the way it goes?!

I hope you have some wonderful, relaxing plans for the holiday weekend.  I am going up to the M's cabin with DH & DS where we will surely relax and have a great time.

Remember to enjoy those moments - each and every one.  Time slips away.......

my first challenge!

while making the notecards for my friend and surfing blogs for inspiration, I ran across this sketch and decided to try it out.  I am pleased enough with my results to link it up!  Here is my card from the sketch.

its kinda hard to tell, but the base is navy cs and the pp is some that I had in my scrap drawer.

notecard set

I made this notecard set for a friend of a friend who is a purse designer.

Great gift idea!

Thanks to Lisa Johnson of Poppy Paperie.  If you haven't visited her blog you should, her work is amazing.  I found this project there and decided to give it a try.  I am quite pleased with my results.  The back of each of the ovals is a magnet, punched from the freebie ones that you get in the mail and my husband insists on saving!  To remove the advertisement on the front I carefully pried up a  corner and then heated it with my heat gun to help me peel off the paper.  I created the monogram with my JustRite Stamper - I am seriously loving that product - and punched it out with my pink scallop punch from Marvy.  I computer generated the quote and used the same punch on that piece.  To try and make it a little more durable, I put paper glaze over both pieces before I glued them to the magnet.

Now that I have the hang of it all, I think these will make really great little gifts and we all know the holidays are coming!

enjoy!

missing mojo

I seem to be missing my mojo today - have you seen it?

I have sat down several times to work on projects and am feeling just scattered.  I guess thats what a few days away from the studio does to me.  I am being chill about it though, not pushing myself.  I hope that helps!

here is a card that I made previously and sent to my sister for her anniversary.  I am really liking this particular stamp from Hero Arts, I find there is a lot to do with it.

I am off to run some errands, maybe some fresh air & sunshine will bring my mojo back...........

a wonderful life

if only it weren't always this simple......a beautiful day, a hammock in the sun.  

I am fortunate enough to be spending a couple days at my friends cabin (again) and really - this is what the life is like here.  Simple, easy, relaxed, fun.

my great thanks to the M family for letting me share, you guys are the greatest!