Good news all around.  My Dad is going home from the hospital today.  He’s not completely well, but glad to be home to finish his recovery.  Thanks to all of you who have expressed concern and offered up prayers!  AND great launch news as well - click here to read about it.  This is awesome […]

Have you seen the new Inky Antics line of stamps called My Friend Ronnie?  Check them out at eclectic Paperie.  I just love this line of girls with a, shall we say, more realistic body-type!  They are not stick thin, but not all goofy-fat either.  Super cute.  I colored several images from this line on […]

Well I made some progress on my Christmas cards Saturday - not nearly as much as I had hoped for, but enough that I was covered head to toe in glitter! And we had a ton of fun. :)  I asked Taylor to show us how to make her file folder albums and I think I’m going […]

I just had to share one more video of Alex the African Grey.  This one is from Scientific American hosted by Alan Alda and it’s great to see how he interacts with Alex.  Also this video shows a bit more about how Alex was trained.  Take a minute to watch - I’m pretty sure this will […]

 Here’s my card for the Wednesday Sketch Challenge on SCS.  Check out the Challenge here.

I think sketch challenges are my very favorite ones to play/create with because coming up with creative layouts is not one of my strengths.  Starting with the basic layout already done allows me to let go and let the creative juices […]

As you know, Curt and I are bird lovers and share our home with three - 2 macaws and a lovebird (Beaker, R.B. and Parsley).  We are saddened by the death of Alex the African Grey - one of the most famous parrots in the world.

Dr Irene Pepperberg purchased Alex from a pet store in […]

I managed a quick card for the SCS Color Challenge before work this morning, but I’ve just now had time to photograph it.

The Thank you image from Take Three was inked with markers and stamped onto a River Rock panel.  Ribbon slots were punched with the SU slot punch.  To give the panel more *importance* […]