With Love...

I've been getting into my studio again lately. Yay! It feels so good!

I love to have a reason to stamp and I recently found the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers on Instagram. I have found my people and a new excuse to use all my snarky stamps!

The new challenge is V for Valentine.

I love creating scenes. No not, drama queen type of scenes but some folks may think otherwise. Scenes with layers and masking and this was so much fun! Simple but fun!

Supplies:
Stamps: Lady: Ruby Red Rubber; Table: Darcie's; Wallpaper: Impression Obsession; Phrase: My Favorite Things
Inks: VersaFine black and sepia and Distress Oxide Antique Linen
Prismacolor pencils

Studio Time!

Howdy!

Creating time has called again! The desire to apply ink to rubber has started to yell louder. My Pinterest feed has many more card ideas in it again.

Tonight's creation: a card for a co-worker who is retiring Friday. Linda loves flowers and I just happened to receive a new set of flower stamps today.

I used Unity Stamps "Insightful Meadows" and a few Tim Holtz stamps for the watercolor image stamped with Distress Inks. The background stamp is Cornish Heritage Farms stamped with Delicata Golden Glitz. Plus a Tim Holtz congrats die at the top.

It was fun creating and I'm sure she'll love it!

4,100 Miles

Rod and I took a little road trip in late July.

Little. Ha.

We rode his 2013 Honda Goldwing motorcycle from Denver, CO to San Diego, up the California coast, into Oregon then east to home. That's 4,100 miles for those of you keeping track.

How long did this grand adventure take? Fifteen days. And we loved every minute of it.

Ok, not the part where it rained, the wind was blowing and even a cop stopped to make sure we were ok on the side of the road during this storm. That wasn't fun. Nor were the few incredibly hot days we had.

Overall, it was mild weather and fantastic.

Wanna see pictures? Here's a link to the Shutterfly book I made from our trip: July Road Trip
Hot tip: view it full screen or else the type is reeeeally small.

So, enjoy the photographic tour. I know I do every time I look at the hard bound book version I had made of it!

Easter Traditions

Howdy!

Every year, Mom and I would manage to eat unknown quantities of Robins Eggs candy. We already loved Whoppers but that candy coating and seasonal availability made them soooo hard to resist.

It was not unusual to have "secret" stashes of Robin Eggs around the house. It was our fun every Spring.

This year, I had to get my fix. I just chose to do it in a manageable size. Since I've lost some weight and I didn't want a complete sugar high, I paced myself to make this cute little package of Robin Eggs last two days. Yes, for some of you that know me, this is a miracle. If I would have bought the bag, I would have eaten the whole thing in those two days, but thank goodness for will power!

Such a simple but good candy. Such great memories.

I love you Mom. I ate the whole carton, thinking of you.

Glitter on the Flowers

Howdy!

I will give the Colorado weather forecasters credit. They do a good job of predicting the weather. They say it's gonna snow, it will. I just wish it wasn't this late in the spring when flowers are blooming!

There are actually a few purple flowers in our yard that were savoring the sun, especially on Saturday when it was 70° and sunny.

Sunday night it started, just like they said.

Monday morning the precious few purple flowers that were in our yard were covered in snow. Sigh. The snow melted away by the afternoon tho! I'll have to check in on the flowers and hope they're hardy.

Today: sunny and a high of 64°. Amazing weather here!

March Snow?

Howdy!

Sunday was 70° and sunshine. We took the bike to dinner. Remember the last post?

Here's what I walked out to after work yesterday:

Yes, a fabulous little dusting of snow. That froze. 

As cold as it was, it was pretty.

Now, be done with the cold and bring on the sun!

Ready to Ride!

Howdy!

It's been a while but there's been all sorts of things going on. I'll fill you in on just one portion of the adventures.

Rod bought himself a little birthday present in mid-January.

Yes, the crotch rocket grew up and became a 2013 Goldwing. Spoiled? Yes. Happy? Yes! That's just my opinion. He of course loves it. Since he brought it home, he's put 1,200 miles on it. He doesn't ride when it's freezing out or the roads are iffy. But if there's sun, he's on it.

In fact, it was a 70° day today and when he got home from work, we took it out for dinner. Ok, that sounded weird but I'm sure you understand. We rode it to dinner and for a nice ride. 

One of the things I learned last summer is my mom's Harley jacket is HOT! It's black leather and in the summer sun, I think I was melting. That jacket is awesome for winter riding so it'll still be going out for rides, but now I'm set for the summer...

A Joe Rocket mesh jacket with a waterproof removable liner. There's road armor all over and corseting in the back to help it fit better. I like the corseting. It looks good. The white shows up better when we're on the road. Yes, Dad, I thought of safety. The silver coordinates with the bike. There's swirly embellishments on the sides and sleeves. I love those details! Thanks for the awesome jacket, my man!

Of course we have group rides planned for this summer and I can't wait to hit the road in style and comfort.