New Year-New Ideas

Close to My Heart added this fantastic journal to the product line and I knew right away it was something I would use over and over. Here I decided to make a quote book. Right now all my favorite quotes are in an ugly lined notebook. They will all be transferred into this great journal organized by topic and loaded with artwork. I added quotes that I have on stamp sets and then I'm adding the stamp set number and name so I can find it easily if I need to. This one will be so much fun and is going to be a work in progress for a while.

So many things could be done with this journal... I'd love to hear some of your ideas!

Best Wishes for a Wonderful New Year

I hope everyone's holidays were special. Mine were. What awesome times we had from a visit from my parents a couple weeks before Christmas to Christmas Day with my brother and his family and New Years Day tubing with wonderful friends. This has to be one of the best ever!

Leaves Are Flying

It's that time of year again already! I love Autumn...

Here are two cards I made for a card workshop.. my wonderful hostess requested a couple Halloween cards and knowing that not everyone would use a Halloween card I gave the girls an option between two versions of the card. I think it worked out really well:

My Walking Buddies

I just love these two....

Everyday Celebrations

Love this month's special... so versatile... supplies and instructions to make 16 cards including a D-sized stamp set that can be used over and over and over again...

Eight of the 16 cards as they were meant to be:



With the remaining b&t paper I made these layouts:









Even when all the rest of the supplies are gone, the stamp set and recipes can be used over and over to make more card sets using any paper and colors you wish:



I LOVE this card kit!!

Our New Addition

Well, since my last entry we have a new family member. His name is Riley. He was the perfect fit. We lost our beloved dog, Ginger and her brother Jack was lonely. We weren't looking for another dog... Riley found us. His owner wasn't able to keep him any longer. He was and is loved. Here are some pics of Jack and his new brother... they get along great.

Riley



Jack



Chillin'



Brothers

Thoughts About Friendships

I've been reflecting a lot lately about life and family and friendships. I have been so lucky. There is so much love in my life. I have a wonderful close family and fantastic friends. Not sure how I've managed to get so lucky, but instead of questioning it, I will just enjoy it.

I have a lot of great old friends and have grown some really great new "old friends". (Now you I don't mean "old" old...lol). When in Arizona a few weeks ago, I met up with a friend from high school .. my early teenage bff if you will.. (graduated 25 years ago) that I haven't seen I think since I graduated. We had started our own separate lives and gone our own ways and here we are connected again so many years later and finding out we have quite a bit in common. It will be fun getting to know her again.

I guess it just boils down to this... a good friend is always a friend... regardless of the years or miles that separate you. To all of my friends and family... love you!

Relationships are what life is about... the rest is just filler.