Thoughts of a Grasshopper

No stamping for me this morning. I thought I would share a card from years ago that reminds me of the haunted house set in the catalog now. I always liked this image with the shaving cream background. Perhaps something you may want to try if you have the current set. It has been at least 5 years since I made zucchini bread. Actually it was a zucchini apple bread that I made. I wanted to try a different version of zucchini bread. Zucchini blueberry sounded good and I have a lot of blueberries in the freezer for the lemon blueberry bread that I make and for the kids to make smoothies. I crammed the batter into 4 mini loaf pans, but you really need 5 to make it easier to get out of the pan. My husband is not a fan of zucchini and comments how his mother would sneak it in on him but he really liked the bread. I only had a couple of kids brave enough to try the bread but they liked it. Zucchini Blueberry Bread 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1C oil 1T vanilla 2C sugar 1/4C brown sugar 3C shred...

Same basic card, shown two ways, one with a simple thank you and the other with the pearls. I hope they eventually come out with vanilla pearls. As soon as I had this thought this morning, I was thinking the catalog has only been out 2 months and I'm already wanting something more. I still have so much to use from this one. Stamps: Just Believe CS: Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, So Saffron (VV on thank you) Markers: Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze Misc.: Dimensionals, pearls, Always Artichoke 1/4" grosgrain, brad, scallop border punch

I cut out the twiggy branch of leaves (although the DP makes me think of wheat) a few weeks ago. It has been sitting on my desk waiting for me to do something with it. Today was the day. I was in the middle of the usual morning activities and was able to whip out this card. I showed one of my kids this card and they asked why I keep using this set when I have so many others. I guess it is time to start using something else. I was thinking the other day how I'm always pulling the clear mount sets instead of the wood mounted ones now. Stamps: Day of Gratitude, Occasional Quotes CS: VV, Cajun Craze, Autumn Spice DP Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso Misc.: Button, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Wide Oval Punch, Piercing mat & tool Now to get on with today's list. I see a lot of cooking/baking happening today.

When I first got the Day of Gratitude set, I had the Blossom Party die on my desk and I wondered if that pointy-tipped flower would work with this image. It does! I actually would change my color choices around, but I had a limited amount of time and I went with what I started with and made it work. If you click on the image, you will see that I pierced a circle around the cajun center to add a little something. The colors are a bit off in my picture but you're familiar enough with them to know. Stamps: Day of Gratitude, Whimsical Words CS: Crumb Cake, VV, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Autumn Spice DP Ink & Markers: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Early Espresso Misc.: Blossom Party die, 1" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, neutrals designer buttons, linen thread, dimensionals, piercing tool & mat, stampamajig Happy Day!

I went to bed with an idea of what I wanted to stamp this morning. I went to my desk to begin and couldn't start because everything is such a mess. I started putting away markers from yesterday's card. Then it was packages of cardstock that were still out. Needless to say, I spent close to two hours cleaning up, I'm still not done but I need to move on to my "list" for today. I'm posting like I usually do and I'll be back tomorrow, hopefully with the idea I had last night. You may be wondering what the picture above is. A few weeks ago I received an envelope with the badges I earned this summer for VC Rocks. They don't usually have badges but they were celebrating 10 years. I think it was a brilliant idea and probably helped the group to be more active. I know I participated in a couple of things I don't usually do. Last night was book club. I didn't make it. I'm kind of bummed about it but I really didn't feel to great. I m...

I'm in a mad dash right now to get to an appointment. I would love to be able to tell you that something happened that got in my way of plans for the day. Actually I can say that, it just isn't glamorous or exciting, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I got up late today. I usually get up at 5:45 and today I got up at 6:45. While my morning is pure chaos, it is worth it. I went to bed at 2:30 reading a book for book club. I will definitely have it read for tonight. I'll tell you about it tomorrow. A birthday card because there are a lot of birthdays coming up in my little world. Stamps: Birthday Bakery, Crazy for Cupcakes, Vintage Labels CS: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, VV Ink: Stazon Black, Chocolate Chip Markers: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede Misc.: Rhinestones, Oval punch, oval scallop punch, dimensionals, button, piercing tool, elegant lines embossing folder

Isn't that the truth? Time doesn't always permit talking with them, distance gets in the way of getting together, but they are always there and things pick up right where they left off. I'm definitely blessed with the friends I have. I'm participating in a swap where you the primary color needs to be a new color, and you need to use a new stamp set. I'm pretty jazzed with how this card turned out. I didn't have any Pear Pizzazz ribbon so I colored the white taffeta ribbon with the pear marker. Stamps: Friends Never Fade CS: Pear Pizzazz, Real Red, WW, Greenhouse Gala DP Ink: Pear Pizzazz Markers: Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red Misc.: X-Lg Scallop Punch, 2-1/2" Circle punch (mini catalog), rhinestones, white taffeta