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Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

Do you believe it?  It is December 19th and there is NO snow in Iowa.  I LOVE it.I was so glad that snow held off as I had card class last night.  It was so nice not to have my customers dealing with slick roads to get to class.  The month before I...

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Flower Thank You!!

Flower Thank You!!

Well, it is cold here in Iowa.  Surprisingly enough we do not have snow here yet.  That is kind of a scary thought cause that means that we are gonna get hit hard in January or February!!!! I sure hope I am wrong cause I could go all winter without...

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#Simplestamping

#Simplestamping

When I was at OnStage last month Stampin' Up! challenged us to do some #simplestamping.  So on this snowy and cold day, I decided to give it a try.  We could only use one ink pad and one stamp set.  Well, I think I NAILED it.  I used the...

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Get Well Wishes!

Get Well Wishes!

Well, we dodged that bullet.  We were supposed to get a huge snow storm this weekend.  Luckily it went south of us and missed us completely.  Some of my friends were not so lucky.  They got 12-14 inches of snow.  It was the heavy wet snow that...

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Snowflake Flourish

Snowflake Flourish

It is almost Thanksgiving time.  Just a couple more days and I will be eating myself sick!!! This honestly is one of my favorite holidays.  When my parents were alive we would drive to Minnesota to pick them up and bring them back to Iowa.  We would go...

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Mr. Snowman

Mr. Snowman

Holy cow it's cold.  It has even snowed here in Iowa.  What the heck??? I was in Florida last week for Stampin' Up! 30th Anniversary.  Oh, it was AMAZING.  I had so much fun meeting my sideline girls as we live all over the United States.  We...

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Get Well

Get Well

Hang on to your hat!!! Holy smokes it is windy here.  I am down in Des Moines today as my husband had to work this weekend so I figured well if you can't beat him you might as well join him. LOL.  I worked on a get well card for this week.  I don't...

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A few projects!

A few projects!

I have been kinda MIA last week.  I was working on getting some cards and projects done for a craft fair.  The craft fair was to be Saturday but it was so cold and rainy that we couldn't set up.  I was so disappointed as it was the kick off to my...

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Just a little taste!!!

Just a little taste!!!

I just got back from another trip to Minnesota.  I spent the weekend in Minnesota with my two sisters, my son and his girlfriend and my wonderful husband.  We were supposed to play golf but decided to go wine tasting instead. I had never done that before and...

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Batty for you!!

Batty for you!!

I was in Minnesota this weekend working on cards.  I got so many cool cards done and I can't wait to show you all of them in the upcoming months.  I decided to showcase a Halloween card this week as it is just around the corner.  It is not too early to...

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Blooming Birthday

Blooming Birthday

Today I am in Iowa.  Getting ready to head to Minnesota for three full days of stamping.  I am going to try and get some samples done while I am away.  Hoping to work on Christmas.  Do you believe it is 106 days until Christmas?  Where does...

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A True Friend

A True Friend

Hope everyone had a nice long weekend.  It has been raining almost non stop since Friday.  Just when we think it is going to let up it keeps raining.  We were in Minnesota over Labor Day Weekend but decided to come home early as it was raining there...

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