Happy Mother's Day

 Happy Mother's Day

Finally got a card made.....I used one of the newest Tilda's. Love this stamp soooo adorable!

Also I used a stamp from Australia Stamp It Rose Clock...(fabulous blog candy I won) :O)

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Anything Goes

 Front

 Base

 close up

Sideview

Hailing.....Storms....

 Storms & Hail.......3 30 2012
I have seen it hail in my lifetime, but never this much at once! It was crazy, it was pouring down hail it covered everything! It was a little bigger than a dime,  a lot of it when it melted when it hit the ground.  It had been 78 degrees earlier in the day. I wasn't about to get too close to the window. Hubby closed all the mini blinds because it was hitting the windows so hard. Some people in the State reported quarter size hail, uggh can't imagine that like this! Oh how I'm dreading our weather this year. What a crazy March we have had. Record breaking warm temps, oh my! what is April going to bring....
April showers bring May flowers....do you see the Mum right there. I don't know how this poor flower is making it in the weather we've had!

CRAZY WEATHER!!!

We have a freeze warning for tonight, and then in the 70's tomorrow...We had 80 degree weather, today it's in the 50's....uggh! Poor trees and flowers!

Haven't made a card all week :(

Hope next week is better...I haven't made a card alllll week, and if you know me, you know that it's not like me at all! Hope next week is better, ugghh need some energy, been a rough week for me, can't seem to find my get up and go! I think it got up and went :O) I have images to color and haven't even done that! Hugs! Leah Ann

Check it out....Kristin is having a $100 giveaway

Check it out Kristin is having a  $100 giveaway.....Go HERE

Oh yeah storms coming our way!

Noah weather radio is not working, nice. Sirens went off and it didn't, a lot of good it's going to do, I fear it's going to be a loooooong night! Oh yeah, we have thunderstorm and possibly tornado warnings coming our way! After everything that's happened last year and already started this year, I'm getting freaked out! Ugghh!!!

Got my Vagabond Keys today!!!

Hubby just got the mail, and I got keys to my Vagabond that is still at JoAnn Fabrics....but when I do get it, I've got the keys to get it started :O) I told hubby wouldn't it be wonderful if one just showed up at my door....I know wishful thinking, but Hey! I've had things happen to me like this...so I'm going to stay positive :O) You know when you get a car key in the mail and if it fits, you win? Hmmm maybe I should try these keys :O)
Mostly it's been things like a check in the mail that I wasn't expecting when we needed it so badly!
Just this week, I had prayed Lord, we need money to get us through, and it's my fault because I had over spent money that I shouldn't have...That night or rather a.m. I had checked and sure enough money had been put in the bank that we were waiting for....the first thing I said was "I love you Lord, you are so good to us"
So thankful he supplies our needs and has mercy on us when we don't always do what we should!
I love stamping, and there is always new products and things coming out, and I have just decided that I'm going to be good! These are wants, and yes a need for me to have something to do that I enjoy, but I know I can live without, hope I don't have too :O)  It is so easy to spend money on things we want, and not the things we actually need! We pay our bills first, and then I usually buy things for stamping...and well sometimes things come up not expecting, and that's when I feel bad! I am strong enough to say "I DON'T NEED THIS OR THAT!
 "Everyday holds a possibility of a Miracle" This is a verse that is on my wall above my bed, and just about every night, I look at it and say it to myself! I don't know how many times I go to bed with a burden or need and I look at it and read it to myself, and to my hubby, and so many times those Miracle's have come just in the nick of time! Thank you Lord!!!

Haven't felt so great the last couple of days :(

I haven't felt so great the last couple of days. I've had a headache every night about the same time. Felt like I was taking the flu yesterday, feeling better today, but still not feeling so hot...
I don't know if it's from the weather front coming through or what, but I've had no energy...
Sorry I haven't been around to comment much! Hope tomorrow I'll feel better and feel like doing some stamping...
Hugs! Leah Ann

Little Miss Muffet Challenge SILHOUETTES......

 Little Miss Muffet Challenges 


Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters Anything Goes
Simon Says Bingo (glitter, lace, punches)
Paper Take Weekly Bingo (lace, punched shapes, flowers)
My Mum's Craftshop Let's Get Digital
Bunny Zoe's Shabby/ChicVintage

 "Silhouettes"

Odds 'n Ends: Silhouettes
Includes any three images transformed into silhouettes;
applicable on rubber and digi stamps; silhouettes only.
$3.00 - Three Silhouette Digital Stamps

You don't have to use a Little Miss Muffet Stamp image on your project, but we're providing you with a freebie so why not?! Just click on the icon below and save the ZIP file.


Download it while you can because it won't be there for long! This freebie is available until March 31 and is perfect for our current challenge. And who knows... maybe next month you'll find the counterpart to this image. :D

Happy Birthday Carrie Ann

Thinking back when my daughter was born on this date March 21st, and I'm not telling her age, uggh makes me feel soooo OLD! She looked like a little Papoose with tons of dark hair and her eyes so dark and a gorgeous complexion. The nurses had her hair in a curl on top of her head. The nurse carried her in to me and said here's your little Papoose :O) Then all of that dark hair fell out and she's my blue, blue eyed blonde haired little girl, and today she has a little boy with the blue eyes and blonde hair, our little miracle baby!
Happy Birthday my sweet daughter, love you bunches!!!!

Jester Tilda "Happy Birthday"

 Magnolia's Jester Tilda, she is sooo cute! I also used Sentiment's and butterfly dies from Stampin Up.

Can't hold the camera straight either...uggh!!!

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges Use some Green
Cute Card Thursday Birthday

Tilda with Cherries Easter Wishes

 Tilda with Cherries

Easter Wishes

Challenges:
Totally Tilda Easter

Craft Us Crazy Religious Easter or Something Sweet

 Her cheeks look super pink...can't figure out this camera! ugghh...

I used Tim Holtz bunny die and used white and yellow, gosh can't think of what it's called but it's soft and fuzzy :O) I need a brain! A new one...!!!

Little Miss Muffet NEW RELEASES Silhouette's "True Friend"

 Little Miss Muffet New Releases 

I used Silhouettes Image

True Friend "Sweet Memories"

Challenges:
Quirky Crafts A Recipe for a Special Lady
Robyn's Fetish Easel Cards
The Craft Place Challenge Anything Goes
Moving Along With the Times Special Lady Challenge

Thinking of Mom...this time of year is sooo hard!

Thinking of Mom....

This was when Mom felt good...it was Gracie's first birthday, and Cole her brother is watching her. This was taken at our old house....with Easter, Mother's Day and also losing Mom May 4th....well it's hard!

This was taken 2001.

 Cole and Mom

 Mom, (my sister Linda) and Me

Where oh where is my Vagabond :(

Mine is still at the store "JoAnn Fabrics" :(

and that's the truth :O)

Sizzix 

Tilda Catching Stars..................

 Tilda Catching Stars

"Happy Birthday"
~SOLD~

Having trouble with too much light at the top of the card. This is the 2nd time I've taken the pictures, and well I'm over it....at night the lighting in here gives me fits!

Challenges:
Totally Gorjuss Anything goes with a button
Magnolia Down Under Birthday's

It's been an upsetting day!!!!

Got a call today...have been making payments of $200 a month on hospital bill...well they turned us into collections....AM I EVER MAD!!! No wonder people get tired of trying :( Well I emailed the hospital's customer service, and they fixed it because I had a jerk that I had to talk to about all this, and he will be talked to by his supervisor. When you are trying, and making payments in this economy they should be appreciative of your payments and efforts! When you have a $1300 a month spend down, yes a month, and you have someone who has medical problems, then you can't get ahead....it's all you can do to keep up, and then you go without treatment because you know you can't afford the bills, and then people wonder why didn't you go to the doctor, or why aren't you doing this or that....The STRESS will Kill you first!!!
At our age, we are going to have doctor and hospital bills, so they might as well get over it, you can only do so much, when you do your best, then that's all a body can do....!
If it were not for making cards, and blogging, I would have already went crazy!
Not in a good mood today!!!!

I've been making cards and coloring images......

I have made 4 cards in the last few days...coloring images. I have all my cards done for DT, and then I will be done with being on designs time for a while....need some just me time :O) Of course, I can't post them yet....
I have several images colored, and will be putting cards together, but I may not be cranking them out quite so fast, just depends....
It's been beautiful weather here the last couple of days...I'll take it, no complaining from me :O)
I know I need to start Spring cleaning, not too much to do, as I've kept up with things, but want to empty the cabinets and clean everything. Closet's need to be gone through and things like that, won't take that long, it's just getting up the gumption to do it...! I've never had to worry to much about spring cleaning because I've always kept up with it, but anymore, can't keep up like I use to.
Hopefully tomorrow, I will be able to get a card together that I can post....I have a few new goodies and want to check them out and see what I come up with...found a few new products at Archiver's and I want to play with it....hopefully it will turn out like I saw it in the store!
Well, getting ready to go read, and hopefully get sleepy, and saw a few logs....
Hugs! Leah Ann

Isn't this the truth :O)

A Beautiful Day today....

We had beautiful weather today. In the upper 50's...and sunshine :O) First thing today, I found out I won 5 digi's from Whimsy stamps blog hop, yeah! Went to Greenwood and took my Nookbook to Barnes & Noble, they say it's fixed, we will see! I know for me my added warranty is pretty much useless...it seems of course they are out of the one I have now, because jeez it's over a year old...hmmm! Don't think I'll buy another Nook, this was for my birthday and soooo....I like reading on it because I can enlarge the print, but I don't like that you find a series of books you like and then they won't have all of them in the series...so you end up having to buy the book anyways if you want to complete the series!
I have wedding invitation's to make before August...my youngest son is getting re-married. He has been so happy after all he's been through, so glad for him :O) Now, I've been wracking my brain, trying to come up with something for his invitations, she wants them in Silver and Blue....
They want to put hubby on insulin, and he does not want it to happen. Being a retire Paramedic, he's had so many combative patients and he is afraid and worried about me....so please pray for him...his sugars go crazy, up and down! He hates most vegetable except corn and green beans. When he hates most vegetables it makes it hard on a diabetic...gosh! checked into Nutri System and it's sooo expensive!
Well, I have images stamped, and ready to color...have a few colored and ready to put on cards, but we just enjoyed the day. I have made 2 cards, but they are for DT so I can't post them yet. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get something done.
I found out that I'm not as happy with Stampin Up as I use to be. Their prices have gone up for sure. I miss getting the stamps and be able to cut them out. There cardstock, jeez price is higher but skinny packages...don't know if it's less sheets or thinner paper. It has always been one of my favorite cardtocks, so I guess I will see soon....arrgghh!
I guess that's about it....hope you've all had a fantastic day :O) Hugs! Leah Ann

WARNING .... Don't follow Just Me and My Rubber Stamps

O.k. found out what this Yearbook Avenue is...it says JUST ME AND MY RUBBER STAMPS..but it isn't....so if anyone else is having this problem...this is who it is....when you go to the site, there's no place to unfollow....It's NOT stamps!

Anyone have Yearbook Avenue stuff on their dashboard? arrggh

Anyone else have this Yearbook Avenue on their blog dashboard posts? I don't know how to get rid of it and it's very annoying! If whoever has it please take me off!!!! Thanks! Leah Ann

Little Miss Muffet Paris Release "Easel Card" LaJeune

 La Jeune L'Eventail from the Paris Release

Challenges:
Scrapalicious Usa Challenge Anything Goes
Simon Says Challenge Mother's Day Special Girl
Craft-room Challenge shabby/vintage

Little Miss Muffet Design Team Day

 The stone Bench is from Make It Crafty Images

 Whimsy's Wishing You Stamp and Make It Crafty's Chip Board Embellishment

 LaJeune close up

 Here is the Bouquet Close Up

Hello All

Hello All,
Let's just say, I'm revamping.....Lots of thoughts and feelings, but better left unsaid....
I can't seem to get into cardmaking lately, and I'm sure it's things that are bothering me....
That's why I'll be revamping.....

Letraset - ProMarker Stamp Pack 2

Letraset - ProMarker Stamp Pack 2

Letraset - ProMarker Stamp Pack 1

Letraset - ProMarker Stamp Pack 1

Just a little burnt out......

Haven't made cards for a few days. I have just gotten a little burnt out I guess you would say.

Can't seem to get in the spirit of making cards lately.....

Lots of thoughts lately, and lots of change for me.....

I've taken a few days off, and have not created anything...we will see how things go. 

I have a few more cards to make for DT, and I've got to get them done.

Just seem to be losing interest lately, lots of reason's, so we will see how things go...

After all the crazy weather we have a little snow added, I don't like snow. Love the beauty of it, but snow the wet, cold, brrrr, freezing cold :O) 

Have a great day everyone...Hugs! Leah Ann

trying to change my blog background and it's being stubborn

I've been working on my blog, wanted a change, and now I can't get the old background off. I've been through everything and well until I figure it out.....well.....it is what it is!

11 southern counties need lots of prayers!

We have been very lucky this time around...a few were without power as the storms went through. I saw on Wish TV 8 news where there are 11 (Southern) Counties that the Governor declared aid for....the temperatures are now in the 20's and 30's and windchill, so all need prayers. Temperature will make it harder for the rescue crews and workers to help with these cold temps.
In the 50's and 60's now they are saying in the 20's tonight!

Weather radio going off all morning, and sirens!

 Till 7 pm...coming our way.
Tornado has hit Merry'sville (is completely gone) and Henryville down South, really bad, so much devastation! Praying for all those who lost so much, family members, friends, homes and feeling of security! So sad....!
wish tv photo's southern Indiana

Well, I slept like a baby last night, was woke up with Noah weather radio screaming at us! It's gone off all morning. We had siren's going off shortly after we woke up by weather radio....so it's going to be a long day. Most of it's been up North, but with all the disaster lately, you have to take heed!
Hubby and I got the house cleaned up, listening to the radio, both stereo and Noah :O) Hope all are safe!
Hugs! Leah Ann