tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84857831001023419792024-02-07T22:59:10.522-05:00Sprinkled With SunshineSprinkled With Sunshine~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-52308182778577733572016-08-03T12:23:00.001-04:002016-08-03T12:24:10.671-04:00Relating to Mr. Darcy...By the title of this post, anyone familiar with Jane Austen's work should easily deduce that I am a fan of "Pride and Prejudice".
I have read and re-read the novel countless times in its entirety and skipping through to my favorite parts. My sweet spouse has endured countless versions of the movies - to the point that he has finally drawn the line, and I can only watch the "~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-72926055253747727762016-07-13T12:06:00.000-04:002016-07-13T12:06:09.958-04:00Finding My VoiceIt has been quite a while since this blog has seen any action. It has been patiently waiting for me to return. Looking back through the existing posts I see snippets of me peeking through the projects that I was interested in at that time. As is typical for me, my interest peaked and then waned off to nothing. It's a regular cycle for me - I think I get it from my mom...&~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-11945758078354717992013-08-31T20:23:00.000-04:002016-06-08T20:04:18.929-04:0030 Days of Lists...Hello again! It's nearly autumn - my favorite season of the year. With the days cooling and growing shorter I'm re-energized.
This past week I decided to join a month long journaling challenge called 30 days of lists. And I finished my little book to keep my lists just in the nick of time.
I've been wanting to play with book binding techniques, and I have a bunch of 5 by ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-90438935506680917982013-07-04T15:08:00.001-04:002016-06-08T20:05:20.002-04:00Anticipating Idaho...
Around here it is common for vacations to be planned eight to twelve months in advance. Sometimes I wonder if this reduces our ability to be spontaneous; but it provides ample time to build up the excitement.
I've been anticipating our trip to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho for about nine months now, and it's still several weeks ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-42905032342543088622013-03-27T07:00:00.000-04:002016-06-14T14:44:55.788-04:00Snail Mail Project - Week 1March 14 - 20
It's the first week after declaring my intent, and I just barely managed to sneak out one card under the wire. Whew!
{Note: I've decided to wait a full week to post my progress, just in case the recipient reads my blog. Don't want to spoil the surprise!}
Living just over an hour away from Joel's brother, sister-in-law and their 3 boys, you'd think we'd~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-86405607945510880232013-03-22T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-22T08:00:04.306-04:00Project Life - The Villages Part 1Here's my first installment of actual Project Life pages, and already I'm off the original plan... {smile}
The plan was a double page spread per month, BUT we ended 2012 and started 2013 in Florida with our parents. I wanted to include the time with family in the album as well. Without further ado, here are some of the pages for our time with my parents at their new ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-33458280847780852212013-03-15T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-15T08:00:09.218-04:00Project Life...
Project Life - a method of memory keeping developed by Becky Higgins that simplifies the scrapbooking process down from full pages to little photo sized pieces.
I debated with myself for few months in the fall of 2012 as to whether I wanted to jump in and try Project Life. You see, I'm not one of those people who has the camera with them everywhere and takes pictures of everything~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-34367630425550323212013-03-13T09:00:00.000-04:002013-03-13T09:00:04.005-04:00The Snail Mail Project
I think I've been living under a rock - or maybe I've just been along for the ride for a bit... Apparently people have been coming up with "birthday projects" for years now. I learned about the phenomena from Elise's blog - one that I started following this past fall.
For those of you who have been under that rock with me, a birthday project is something akin to a ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-84502799083843783152013-03-11T19:00:00.000-04:002013-03-11T19:00:06.731-04:00Basket WeaveIt's National Craft Month, so I decided to have some fun with yarn...
Let me first put out there - I cannot knit - at all. No matter how many times my grandmother has tried to teach me, it just doesn't stick (I'm sure if my cousin's wife, Lucy, is reading this she is appalled!). But I have managed to use a crochet hook pretty well.
I tend to veer toward EASY ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-14558430193523985102013-03-10T20:10:00.000-04:002013-03-10T20:10:09.039-04:0040-tude!Well this week I will join the 40 club. {it's getting easier and easier to say that as I've been practicing getting comfortable with that number}
One day in January, as I was driving home from work I was stopped at a red light behind a car with the license plate simply stating
40-TUDE
I'm pretty sure it was meant to mean fortitude, but I've decided to use it as an abbreviation for 40 ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-87953681993094693682013-03-02T19:48:00.000-05:002013-03-02T19:48:50.487-05:00Hello March!
I'm not sure if March has come in like a lion, but I had a bit of time to play with paper today, and figured if she hasn't come in like a lion, then she'll go out like one. My lion looks a bit odd set off-center, but I really didn't want to crop his tail! {smile} My apologies for the dark photo, but I figured if I didn't get him posted tonight he wouldn't make it here.
~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-48965547510500508102013-01-13T14:04:00.000-05:002013-01-13T14:04:45.394-05:00One Little WordWell, it seems that so far I've been a much better blog follower than actual blogger.
One blog that I stumbled across in one of those "This looks like an interesting link" chain of events is that of Ali Edwards. She introduced me to the concept of One Little Word.
One Little Word is akin to making a New Year's Resolution. However, instead of listing of the things you'd like~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-10430650534179282712012-10-28T14:39:00.000-04:002012-10-28T14:39:03.683-04:00Falling Autumn LeavesAs "Sandy" approaches, and I look at multiple 16 hour work days looming ahead, I wanted to get some crafty time in this weekend!
The Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week was Autumn Leaves... with the high winds forecast for this week, I envision skies full of leaves blowing wildly about.
I added a new set of tools to my arsenal last week - a heat gun, versamark ink pad and clear ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-43442414123107530502012-10-13T11:57:00.002-04:002012-10-13T11:57:38.715-04:00Grand Canyon Rejuvenation...Nothing crafty to post today... but thought I'd share a quick picture from our vacation in the Grand Canyon - we went completely off the grid for a week!
Back to "reality" and the cold, but feeling very refreshed from the trip on the river!
Hope your weekend is filled with sunshine!
~Kathy~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-48340253671324617212012-09-23T19:06:00.003-04:002012-09-23T19:06:23.051-04:00Taping it up at the last second...
The Simon Says Stamp & Show blog's challenge this week is to Tape it up - using any kind of tape you desire. I have a small assortment of tissue and washi tapes that just joined my stash and I've had a few ideas in mind all week. I also used the tutorial to make my own tissue tape. I'm saving that for a travel journal I'm working on for my in-laws though...
In the end I ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-78936124732197212042012-09-16T13:50:00.001-04:002012-09-16T13:50:16.180-04:00Dance in the RainAfter watching the Tim Holtz video on the Simon Says Stamp blog for their Stamptember celebration I was motivated to fill a blank space on my living room wall...
Have you been following along with all of the guest bloggers over at Simon Says Stamp? Fabulous tips and designs!
The past couple of weeks I've been taking full advantage of sales and coupons for the A.C. Moore to stock up on ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-44032969088661937162012-09-15T20:57:00.000-04:002012-09-15T20:57:54.709-04:00The Power of Observation
Earlier this week I saw that the Simon Says Stamp Challenge had the option to use one of the following:
- Hexagons
- Neon colors
- Chevrons
And the first thing I thought was - PERFECT! I just bought a new set of Spellbinders dies - hexagons.
So today was the day - and when I sat down to play with them I ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-20992012174004931902012-09-15T15:41:00.000-04:002012-09-15T15:41:08.344-04:00Wall Art Sneak Peek...
I've been busy working on some art for one of our walls... And learning that I don't have much patience when waiting for paint to dry!!! LOL
Hope to have the whole thing done by the end of the weekend... in the mean time, I think I'll go work on some cards while the paint (and glue) dries...
Hope you're enjoying the weekend - weather is absolutely gorgeous here today ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-79960626791012955962012-09-03T19:08:00.001-04:002012-09-03T19:08:34.364-04:00Winter's Butterfly SketchWith the rain, I got to play a little more today with my crafting toys. And I combined a couple of the OWH virtual cardmaking party challenges in my card:
Challenge #3 - snowflakes, but not Christmas - my DCWV design paper has snowflakes on it, as well as the sentiment being about snowflakes.
Challenge #6 - sketch with the added twist to use punches. I used my EK Success ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-84647695516027759132012-09-03T13:30:00.003-04:002012-09-03T13:30:55.014-04:00CAS ButterflyHere is another card that I started at least a week ago. I wanted to try another CAS card using the clean & simple sketch #204, and OWH had a blog about pizazz (stitching, piercing, piecing, bling and the like).
I have a rather large collection of embroidery floss from my counted cross stitch days, so I decided to try and embroider a card. As much as I love the card, it ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-42619126619560336862012-09-02T10:36:00.001-04:002012-09-02T10:36:16.807-04:00Inspired Special Butterfly...A couple of weeks ago an interesting caterpillar decided to cocoon itself on one of our windows...
And I've had the pieces of a card scattered on my table since then. The pieces finally came all together this morning.
Originally the butterfly was just yellow, but it seemed to need a little extra punch, so I used the die to cut a second butterfly out of orange dp, cut the wings off ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-9388426897639817632012-08-24T18:59:00.002-04:002012-08-24T18:59:58.126-04:00Bonafide Cowboy
I made this card quite some time ago, but since I'll be taking it to an OWH card party to add to the box, I thought it was time to get it posted.
The cowboy is a snippet from a piece of My Mind's Eye design paper, and the "sentiment" is a portion of a single 12x12 sheet from either Michael's or A.C. Moore - not sure which, but I thought it would be perfect for "boy" cards. With 4 ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-3976468625691285102012-08-19T20:40:00.000-04:002012-08-20T20:15:39.162-04:00CAS - flowery smiles...I found a little time to play with paper this weekend, and decided to try the clean and simple sketch from Friday.
I wanted to do something other than circles, which seemed to be the simplest way to make the sketch work, and decided to pull out some of my first stamp purchases, and some bright cardstock that I look at now and wonder - "What was I thinking??!!".
In the ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-14242568221762530092012-08-08T21:25:00.001-04:002012-08-08T21:25:18.313-04:00A Bold Hello...Took a break at lunch today to spin through some of my favorite crafty blogs, and meandered from Denise's The Paper Landscaper page to some of her Color Throwdown team member pages. When I opened up Barbara Anders' page I fell in LOVE with her thank you card (here).
On my way home I had a bit of shopping to do, and noticed that A.C. Moore was having a sale on Tim Holtz products~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485783100102341979.post-72960961075990758632012-08-04T14:17:00.001-04:002012-08-04T14:17:57.656-04:00CAS in the airThe heat, humidity and olympics have been keeping us indoors, so I decided to spend a bit of time playing with some paper. To make it quick I decided to try another CAS card and went to the clean and simple sketch #202 from yesterday. I scanned through the Feline Playful list of challenges for a bit more inspiration and saw that the CAS-ual Friday's theme was something you ~ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266351704862329964noreply@blogger.com3