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It's round up time at Cookin' up Creations...so saddle up those horses and mozy on over to the CUC message board and join us for a rootin' tootin' good time, August the 27th-29th. There will be lots of challenges as well as games and PRIZES!  Yee Haw!

Core'dinations Cardstock and MSE Stamps

Yes, I know it's been a while but what can I say, it's summer time and there's a lot going on.  Mr. K finished up summer classes at the Technical College and will start fall classes at the end of this month.  Mr. J and I have been staying busy with little projects around the house.  Oh, and let's not forget all the rain we've had this summer!  It has been keeping us ALL busy mowing the lawn every few days.  I've been trying to hide inside under the a/c where it's cool,  but it never fails Mr. J somehow finds me and commissions my help.......have I ever mentioned that Jan doesn't like to sweat?  No, well she don't and she don't like bugs either, and as hot and humid as it's been here lately all she does is sweat and swat bugs!  Please bring on the fall!  lol. 

I did manage to get a little scrapping in though, using the wonderful and generous assortment of cardstock that Core'dinations and the stamp set that My Sentiments Exactly sent the Cookin' Up Creations design team to work with.

Here's what I came up with.

First up, is a layout of my adorable grandson Jackson using the Black Magic cardstock that I distressed by sanding the background paper to show the color underneath.  

And a few cards using the stamps and cardstock together.  Did I mention that this cardstock is great for embossing!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend!

Sketch Inspiration Sketch #133

Just poppin' on real quick to share a new (new to me) sketch site called Sketch Inspirations. Be sure and check 'em out if you get the chance. 

Here's the sketch:

And here's the layout I came up with:

Thanks for looking!  Off to watch Burn Notice and Royal Pains with the hubs!

I have the house all to myself....

today and what am I doing you ask? Laundry, dishes, cleaning out the fridge and scrubbing toilet bowls! UGH!  What the hell is wrong with me?  I should be using this time to scrap my little heart out or veg out on the couch with the remote control in MY hands watching sappy movies on Lifetime.  Have I neglected the house so much that I find the need to give it a good thorough cleaning on the only day that I have it all to myself!  For the life of me, I can't understand how some women could ever be bored when there is always something to do!  Let me tell you, I am not one of those women.  I can always find something to do.....like scrubbing the toilet for pete's sake!  Hey, I know it's not a pretty job, but I'm pretty damn pleased with my life, even if it means that everything I've done in the house today goes unnoticed and unappreciated by my two boys.  And by the end of the day I will have another sink full of dishes and another load of clothes to wash......but for now it is done and I can sit back and enjoy all my hard work.


Hope you all are having a wonderful Wednesday and you're doing something you enjoy!

Yo Yo Flowers

I created these little flowers back in May for the flower contest over at Cookin' Up Creations....needless to say, I didn't win but it was fun anyway.  I used my large circle nestabilities to cut the fabric and then did a running stitch around the edge of the circle, pulled it taut, stitched the button on and voila.....a yo yo flower!

and here they are used on a card.

 

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend!

 

What a CRAZY month it's been!  Without getting to personal and spilling my guts for everyone to read......well maybe not "everyone" more like 10.....maybe even less.  lol.  Anyhoo, where was I....oh, crazy month right.  Let's see, Master K started summer classes at the Technical College, it's something his Dad and I wanted but he was the one that had to do it.  I celebrated my 45th birthday, Happy Birthday to me!  Do I feel it?  Hell yeah, some days I do.  lol.  Mr. J was hospitalized for several days and then was home with me for awhile.....he went back to work Monday, and although I'm glad to have the afternoons to myself again, I still kinda miss him.

I also got a new laptop....YAY!!!  Master K decided he wanted a bigger one so he gave me his old one, and by old I mean, he only had it about 6 months.  lol.  So Mr. J ended up with my old laptop, and by old I mean, 6 years.  lol.  Poor man, always getting the hand me downs, but does he care?  Uh no......as long as it works, he says.

On a non personal note.  Cookin' Up Creations is also celebrating a birthday this month!  YAY, Happy Birthday CUC!!!  The website is officially 1 year old and it has been celebrating all month long with daily door prizes, challenges and even more prizes!  Did I mention, PRIZES?
Angela Lewis, who is a DT member over at CUC also started a weekly photo challenge and so far they've been a lot of fun!
And......we were also sponsored by BoBunny Press!!!  Each DT member received several papers from the Persuasion collection, acrylic stamp set, buttons and bling, acrylic album and a whole roll of ribbon!!!  Talk about generous!  
I was in charge of the cards and this is what I came up with:

Thanks for looking and be sure to head over to the Cookin' Up Creations blog or gallery to see what the rest of the Design Team did.

Sweet Magnolia

Aww, the sweet smell of Magnolias.  Right now the Magnolia trees in our little town are in full bloom and boy are they GORGEOUS!  I drove Mr. J to Columbia last week and stopped in Camden on the way home to snap a few photos.   

Beautiful, eh?  When I look at this flower I imagine a group of Southern women sitting on a covered veranda in there big fancy hats and their white gloves sipping on a glass of mint julep ice tea.  lol.