Friendship

New MNT!

Friendship

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Good Morning!  We spent the weekend doing mostly nothing which makes for a nice relaxing weekend! I did manage to get a MNT done.  This one is so cute.  We wanted to add some MNT’s that use the brother scan n cut machine to get some more exposure for it. I have also wanted to add some little 3.5″x5.0 notecards in to the mix and I got that accomplished too.

We also did some video’s this weekend with the brother machine and will post them on the blog soon.  Hope your weekend was good and you are all re-charged for the new week.

Florida Bound!

Friendship

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so we are off in the truck this morning headed for Orlando, FL!  Yesterday I had planned to spent time in my studio stamping when I suddenly realized the grass needed mowing so there went my time in the studio.  Then Kevin needed my help with the pool.  Our pool liner got a rip in it so that means the whole thing comes out and a new one put in.  He spent the last two days on the pool.  All is well now, the liner is in and the pool is filling up with water.

I thought I would share how I’m storing my mats for my brother machine.  Kevin put up some pegboard in the studio and I thought I would punch a hole in the mat but Kevin didn’t think that was a good idea so I  had some pant hangers hanging around and they  work beautifully!

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Ready to Go!

Friendship, Hello, smile, Thinking of You

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Everything is rosy here since I am all packed and ready!  With my time this afternoon I will be getting some new make n takes together.  My brother machine helped me get ready!  That machine is amazing!  I needed to punch 120- 2.5″ scallop circles and 240- 1.25″ scallop circles for our project on Friday night in Orlando.  That would take forever!  So I loaded the scallops in my brother machine and in 12 minutes I had 81-1.25″ Scallop circles!  AND during that 12 minutes I was doing something else productive!

Here is what it looked like:

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they other awesome thing….there is literally no waste!  The cuts are so close together.

You Color my World

Friendship, Hello, Just a Note, Thinking of You

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My world is looking colorful today!  I got up early (5 am!) and felt refreshed and so happy to putting on my painting clothes!  Not sure what I’m painting today but I’m painting something!  Kevin thinks I should finish painting his gaming console that I started quite awhile ago and then we got busy.   When we have a little time between shows we usually work in the shop from 8 am to noon and then the rest of the day is spent catching up on all the things that don’t get done when we are busy.  So I’m off to get my work done and then my projects!

Busy Wednesday!

Friendship, Frogs & Bugs, Hello, Thinking of You

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Here is another 3.5″x5.0″ Triple Circle Card from my 40 birthday cards…so sweet…

We have had a busy morning today.  We are staying with Kevin’s sister here in Portland who has 3 children…which makes any day busy :)… but this morning we babysat the youngest who has afternoon kindergarten… as people with very old children…you sorta forget how busy their “chatter” makes things!   We went to Lowe’s to get some bricks because Kevin is building some sort of patio for his sisters dog kennel!  I haven’t ventured out to see what he’s building but he enjoys doing that sort of thing.

I have gotten my Brother Scan and Cut machine out this afternoon so I plan to play with it and see what else I can learn to do with it!  Have a great “HUMP” day!

Thank You Puyallup WA!

Birthday, Creatures, Friendship, Get Well Soon, Hello, Just a Note, Thinking of You

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Here is another cute little 3.5″x5.0″ made with the sizzix triple flip it circle dies.  This card was part of my 40 card birthday present.

We had an awesome time is Puyallup as usual.  So fun to see all the regulars Darlene, Yara, Sharon, Linda and so many more!  Had some awesome students in my classes and enjoyed our time here is WA!  Getting ready to head to Portland, OR today.  Washed some clothes, got my orders all together, and re-packed and got all organized again.  Hope your week has started out good too!

 

Off and Running!

Friendship, Get Well Soon, Hello, Just a Note, Thinking of You

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Good Morning!  It’s bright and early here in WI as we pack to get moving and head to Seattle, WA and Portland, OR area.  We usually stay in MN with my brother but it makes the last day of travel difficult so we are heading all the way to Bismark, ND today.  We have 3 full days of travel.  We have a new series of books downloaded from audible so we should be occupied.  Have my knitting bag so looking forward to a few days of knitting.

Karissa has been working on some cards and so I’m stealing them for the blog!  Love this sweet simple card.  She found some lace tape…yes it is actually tape…I would love to be able to sell it but haven’t been able to find it…but it is cool.  I still looking for it….

Have a great Tuesday…

Wed April 23rd

Friendship, Just a Note

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We have been so busy taking care of the last minute things for the Akron,  OH show that I forgot to blog yesterday!  I actually sat down at the computer to do it and got side tracked by some paper work.

We are headed to Akron, OH in the morning.  The show is well run and well attended so we are looking forward to a busy weekend.  For our customers that live in OH;  we will have a few of the handmade in OH stamps with us.  They look like this:

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This card is using a new stamp C264

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It matches the new EK Success 1.25″ Scallop circle punch.  Better get to bed so I can get up early and get going! 🙂

Thurs April 17

Anniversary/Wedding, Birthday, Friendship, Mother's Day

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Good Morning!  Another great card today from Michelle!  I love her use of color.  We worked in the shop this morning and now we are headed out thrift store shopping with my Mom and Dad.  I have most of my projects done and have been itching to go to the thrift stores.  So hopefully we’ll find some good bargains today!

The snow is mostly gone and we have sunshine today so a perfect WI day!