I LOVE MY SS!!

NOT only did I receive the package yesterday (see earlier post) BUT TODAY in the mail came a 56oz-XXL bag of one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE candies......PEANUT M&M's!!!!
Nikki just saw the bag and commented....I told her they came in the mail today from my SS--she asked if 'she' (my SS) knew I had an obsession with them (peanut m&m's). Heeheehee! Looks like she does!!!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You again SS!!!!!

My Secret Sister ROCKS!

I'm a part of a Secret Sister Group in one of the groups I belong to. For anyone who doesn't know, the idea is to send a little something every month-it doesn't have to be anything BIG just something to let your Secret Sister know you're thinking about her. Well, I received the COOLEST package in the mail yesterday. MY SECRET SISTER ROCKS!!

LOOK at what she sent me:

There is an 'Idea' pad-PERFECT for me! I'm ALWAYS looking for something to jot down ideas or sketches from other blogs or sites. I keep telling myself I need a notebook JUST for ideas yet only think of it WHEN I need it!!
Then there's the 'To Order' pad. Again, PERFECT!!! I don't know about YOU, but I'm ALWAYS trying to remember what it was I wanted from where...NOW I'm going to make an effort to keep it ALL in my 'To Order' pad. Next in this picture is the altered pocket calendar-it's the one that says 'Remember' on it. HOW TOTALLY beautiful are these!! I love the ideas, I love the colors, love the papers!!!
You may have thought that was all but unh-unhh--- NO KIDDING!! Look what else was in there:

This is the front. It is a tri-fold coin holder, altered! I'd bought some of these a while back and still haven't done anything with them well, my SS has certainly inspired me to get BUSY. This is ADORABLE! I LOVE it! And what a perfect gift, for anyone really, but I was thinking of making one up and sending to my mom with both sets of grandkids inside.


This photo shows it open:














Here is a closer photo of just the far left side.
I LOVE the stamp set she used. It's (D1197) My One and Only from CTMH.



And here is the close up photo of the far right side.
I didn't do the middle because I think you can get a good enough idea from the photo above.
Just in case she visits my blog.....Thank You, again and again to my Secret Sister!! :)
I LOVE IT ALL!!!!!!
Yesterday was a pretty good day (aside from being a little grouchy from being SO stinkin' tired!!) Not only did I get this wonderful package from my SS but I ALSO got some MORE SU! stamps (and rub-ons) in the mail. I haven't played with them yet, only assembled them. Nice thing was they are the pre-cut ones. It was nice enough getting them in the mail. It was just an added treat to not have to cut them apart!! I love SU! stamps but I HATE cutting them apart to assemble them. So when they come precut-(I think the stamps from the mini catalogs (correct me if I'm wrong) all come precut so all you have to do is adhere them to the wood block) it's even nicer!!!
I started 'playing' with my Happy Heart Day set-water painting and stuff but nothing finished yet. I'll be sure to post when something is done!
Have a splentabulous day!! I'm going to get a few things done around here and then hope to take a good nap today. I work the next few days so I don't forsee any stamping in my next 3 day future.
Enjoy your weekend!!
-S

Do you remember.....

...when I mentioned in yesterday's post that I had to work last night? Yeah, well........

I TRIED to take a nap yesterday. I layed in bed for an hour and just COULDN'T fall asleep for anything. I was in Sammo's room (THE MOST COMFORTABLE bed in the house in MY opinion! Our bed is like sleeping on a BIG cloud which is nice, I guess, if you're used to sleeping on clouds. I need at least a LITTLE firmness or something---)anyways, this is NOT about the beds---the blinds were pulled shut, it was NICE and dark, I had earplugs in the whole 9 yards...STILL couldn't fall asleep. Not even close. Alright then, so I decide to get up because if I'm going to LAY in bed and THINK about what I could/should/want to be doing I may as well right?? So, I'd been up since 7:30 in the morning, took a one hour nap, went to work. I did my 12 hours, came home, got the kids together and on the bus and off to school and got on the computer. Being on the computer in the morning, especially after work almost always puts me to sleep within an hours time. So I start fading.......I put some sweats and sweatshirt on and head back up to Sammo's room. On my way this is what I see:

As badly as I was being called to that bed, I just KNEW I had to take some pictures of this. This picture is looking North East, from our back deck, up the Okanogan River. Oh, it just looks so pretty to me.

This picture is pretty much taken from the same spot, just not as much zoom I think. Our house is up off the river so this just shows some of the bank and North/side yard. Of course there is Jazs' run lead right smack dab at the bottom of the picture. UGH! I guess it COULD be cropped out!!

Of course once I started taking who could STOP?! LOL

This picture looks South East from the back deck. It's not quite as pretty, in the winter, to me, as the other view but.....

alright....so then I took a picture of this super big icicle hanging off the roof, next level up. It looks like actually 2 icicles joined to make one. Just cool is all. The kids will probably 'dig it'.

SO-I'm SUPER tired NOW so I'm really heading off to bed for a few hours now. Joe is working a day shift with the horse patrol today so he won't be home, the kids are at school and Chris, a friend who's staying with us until his house is finished being built--looks like he'll be moving in next week though-- worked last night too so he's downstairs in his 'room'(-our family room, temporarily turned into his room) sleeping too. SO, the house SHOULD be quiet for a little while anyways.

SO--Here's to a few hours of GOOD rest!! Enjoy the rest of your day!! Oh! And I checked out the UPS website....looks like my next SU! order should be here TODAY!! YIPPEE!!! Of course UPS doesn't make it here until between 5:30 and 6:30PM usually so I don't know what I'll get go play with before I head BACK to work tomorrow night! UGH!! This whole working thing..........SO overrated!! :) Until next time, Have a happy one!

-S

YIPPEE!!

I got two of my SU! orders yesterday!! Yippee!! The other order SHOULD be here, if not by weeks end, early next week (which wouldn't be SO bad seeing as how I'm off Mon/Tues/Wed next week). I was able to assemble my NEW stamps last night after dinner and look at some of the new papers!! HOW TOTALLY FUN is that?! The papers are BEAUTIFUL!!! Only thing is, tonight I go back to work! :( I don't know that I'll get a chance to squeeze in any creativity today or not. I LIKE to nap and get some good rest, especially first night back, plus I have a BUNCH of things I'd still like to get done....laundry, cleaning, some studying......today. But I'd LOVE to play with some of my new toys. ;)
We'll see what happens....
Until next time....................
..........happy stamping and creating!

Bday Card for Daniel

Joe's godson, Daniel, has a birthday coming up this month so I made up a card in hopes we could his gift card out in the mail before his Bday gets here, and or passes.
I SO lifted the idea from the SU! Holiday Mini (p.10). I just wanted something QUICK and EASY. He's going to be 14 (bet you'd have NEVER guessed that!) and I'm SURE he'll be MUCH more interested in the gift card than the card.
That's all for now. I've been busy going through stuff, last night and earlier today. WHY is it that it's only when I'm getting ready to GO BACK to work that I actually become motivated to do something??
Enjoy the rest of your day!
-S

Looking for a good book????

Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult.

WOW!

I just finished it tonight--it's where I've been since after dinner--I finished the other half of the book! It's a good one!

After I completed the book I came up to work on this blasted card. I'd been working on it this afternoon and before dinner. I've had the girl all colored in for MONTHS now, just didn't know how I was going to make her into a card....well, after several failed attempts this is the final attempt:

The blue is not quite SO bright in 'real life'. I'm not SURE about the 'You Are' and the white organdy ribbon is not really so visable but.....for tonight that's what it is.

I put stickles on the brads-just for a little 'bling'. It was just fun.

No REAL reason really for the close up. Just playing..

Leave a comment...let me know what you think!!

I like the colors but was having a hard time (if you can IMAGINE with ALL the OODLES of paper I have) to figure something to use with it. Suggestions??

G'night and Sweet Dreams. Perhaps I'll see you tomorrow???

-S

Mikayla's card

Here I'd posted about sending a card to Mikayla (see earlier post) and I had yet to make up our card for her!! It was on my list!! Idea's were rolling around in my head....

I KNEW I wanted to use pink. ALL...well, MOST little girls LOVE pink and purple right?? And I saw from the website she likes ballet....so I figured pink was 'safe'. I also knew I wanted to use this set. It's an older CTMH set. I don't remember the name of it...there's no name on the box.

It's not the BEST photo-the main image looks like it's a little blurry to me--but it will do for now. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I just hope Mikayla likes it! :)

The card base is part of a gift pack I received. They're homemade paper cards....SO pretty and PINK!!

Come Monday morning it'll be off in en route to Mikayla!!

I hope you're all working on a special card for her too!! :)

Until next time,

-S

Espress Yourself

Here is a card using Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge:

As you can see there's not much stamping.

I'm TRYING to get into a creating 'groove' today. Here's hoping I'll come up with something else I'm a little more crazy about. I actually made up another card but it's going to my SS (secret sister) so I don't want to post and possibly spoil the fun--just in case she visits my blog--.

I'm HOPING Samuel will keep himself occupied for a little while anyways....Joe and I just played 'FARKEL' with him-a cool little dice game he found in his stocking Christmas morning. It really is a fun little game. Hopefully I'll be back sometime today with a few more 'creations'.

Until then- Have a Happy Saturday!

-S