Life is good ...

I find I am using more and more digital stamps. When I saw this one labeled flip flops, I had to have it ... I sent this card to a good friend and I hope she likes it :).

"Life is Good" stamp is by Hampton Art

Martha Stewart sand-dollar/starfish border punch

Gingham paper by Amuse

Some ATC's I'm working on while visiting in Cincinatti

I brought my goodies with me to Cincinnati and made these ATC's ...

ATC #1 - Christmas in July ATC's for Cindy H's swap

Snowman is a digital image is from Sweet & Sassy Stamps

Martha Stewart snowman/Christmas tree border punch

Martha Stewart glitter snow

#2 - Nativity ATC's for Chris' swap

Digital image by stitchybearstamps.com

Stampin Up scallop border punch

#3 - Pumpkins for my swap

Digital image - not sure from where

Stickles glitter on pumpkin

#4 - Reindeer ATC's for my swap

Stamps by MSE

Happy 18th Birthday Emily!

Where oh where has the past 18 years gone? It seems like just yesterday I was in labor, on my due date, no less but you were coming just like the dr predicted. Sure enough, you were born June 25th at 10:50 pm. Here are a few photos of you and your friends at PF Changs last night.

Its no surprise by now but we have decided to put our house up for sale in NC

We have lived here for almost 5 years and our house in FL STILL HAS NOT SOLD so we decided to put this one on the market and see what happens. We signed the papers Tuesday. The realtor came out Wed at 3:00 and we had someone driving down the driveway at 3:10 looking at the house. Another realtor called a couple of hours later and said she wants to show the house THIS MORNING so we are running out the door right now for a couple of hours. Wouldn't that be great if we got an offer right away!!?!??!??! Fingers are crossed!!

Another Christmas card

I usually like to make lots of different Christmas cards each year and I do make them year-round so I am all done by November. This year I think I have made 10 different ones but this one I came up with the other day and I think this one I am going to make a bunch of them since I love how it came out. The boy looking out the window is a digital image by Mo's. Mo's is my favorite digital stamp site. She is the best artist around as far as I am concerned. Whenever one uses one of Mo's images, she would like it if you email her first before you merge her digital image with any other stamped images. I emailed her and she said it was fine. So here what I did was I printed the digital image of the boy with the window twice. I cut out one of them to make a mask. I cut out the window in that mask so I can spray paint around the window without getting it onto the window. I used a 3/4" circle punch to cut out a tiny circle for the moon. I put that down next to the window and used that as a mask also. I used my Copic airbrushing kit and airbrushed the sky outside. I love how it came out. I then stamped my favorite Amuse Santa with sleigh out the window and the verse on the bottom is by Amuse also. So .... there you have it!!! I hope you like it too!!!

With blackberry picking, comes CHIGGARS for me!!

I only lasted twice outside picking blackberries in the woods. I went one night with Charlie and the next night with my friend Teresa. The next day I woke up with only 1 bite. Now I have about 25!!! I got some Prednisone from the dr so hopefully I will find some relief soon. I guess from now on, Charlie will have to pick them for me. He doesn't get chiggars like I do (sigh!)

Father's Day means blackberries are ready for picking ...

Each year our 1,000's of wild blackberries are ready to be picked around Father's Day. Charlie was mowing the grass on Friday and noticed a whole bunch were ripe so I picked a few buckets. I am trying to freeze them this year and see if I can have them year-round. I love blackberries but I don't think anyone else around here does. Which means I can't possibly eat all of these out there!!!