Lately I Am Addicted to the TV....

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Also, if you love Copic Sketch Markers like I do....www.carpediem.com has them for $3.95. Compared to most other sites, this is a great deal!

I haven't been able to keep up with anything lately since there is SO MUCH on TV. I am way behind on watching the Olympic coverage. Kinda makes me not so excited when I hear who already has won the medals. Today I am watching the Nascar race from Fontana (drove by it on the freeway today) and I cannot believe it hasn't poured on the race track. The clouds are dark and black right over the mountains north of the racetrack but so far....the track has remained dry. There are only 30 laps to go and I hope they can finish. Nascar will not run in the rain.

Had a great visit with my Dad yesterday. If you don't know me, my Dad is suffering from Altzheimer's disease. A very sad time in our lives. My sister is doing an awesome job journaling about it. Check out her blog at http://www.digifreed.blogspot.com/.

I made a quick trip to JoAnn's today. Everything for papercrafting is 40% off. Everything I purchased was on sale. I now need to get into my craft room and begin my creating! I feel like I have gotten so much done today. Cold and chilly outside so I have tortilla soup cooking in the crockpot. I also updated my Gypsy and updated my Cricut Design Studio software. I am so impressed with Provo Craft for constantly listening to us (the users) and making some awesome improvements to the Gypsy. Simple to update. Just need to log in, hook your Gypsy to your computer and turn your Gypsy on and it updates in minutes.

Also want to say Congratulations to my friend, dianne. She just completed her final of 8 surgeries. She is a breast cancer survivor. So proud of her for enduring it all. Check out her blog at http://www.justmousinaround.blogspot.com/. She makes awesome cards.

Time for me to get busy in my craft room!

CHA Super Show

Attended the CHA Super Show with my friend, dianne. The most excitement seemed to be coming from the Cricut Cake booth (Provo Craft).  They have come out with a new machine that cuts fondant for decorating cakes. The blade cartridge is higher to accommodate thicker material being cut and running through. It's a cute RED machine. I believe all Cricut cartridge work with this machine although it comes with a "special" Cake cartridge.

Slice has a new pink machine and they handed out pink aprons to everyone. Cute.

dianne and I got to meet Robyn (My Pink Stamper). We follow her blog and have purchased her CD. She introduced 2 clear mounted stamp sets which we both bought in support of her for all the ideas she has given us. Robyn encouraged us to enter her drawing and lo and behold...I actually won an Easter cartridge. That's a first!

Our favorite Copic pen store (Carpe Diem) was there and I was able to pick up the new 12 colors. Great price for their Copic's at $3.95!

Found a few good deals on paper packs and clear stamps. Bought a couple of ink pads and a few other goodies.

Ran into Lorene Yost (sales rep) who I haven't seen in years. Great to see her. Also saw so many familiar faces of friends from the past.

Cricut Dan had a booth and good prices on cartridges so I was able to get FOREVER YOUNG. One I have been wanting.

Tomorrow is the CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) show for business owners. I am able to attend thanks to my former employer, Joan Bunte of Stamp Your Heart Out. Anxious to see all the new products and latest techniques. I am going with a group of friends. We usually split up but compare notes at lunch time.

It will be a long day but it usually gives me so much inspiration and energy to be creative! Can't wait.

Welcome 2010

Oh geez. Can't believe this is my first post of the New Year. Happy 2010 to everyone. I have been busy making cards. Got a cute clear bucket at Michael's and made some cards for a friend's birthday.

I have pictures of the cards that are in the bucket but it seems to be taking forever to upload the pics and I am getting frustrated.Started out using a Papertrey set but decided to use a punch for the leaves. The punch is by EK.

These are all Papertrey stamps and chalk ink.

Happy Holidays

It's so nice to have the holidays behind me! Thoroughly enjoyed my family and friends here celebrating but glad to have the New Year to look forward to.

Martha Stewart has come out with her new Spring punches and I was able to collect a few thanks to a gift card from my sweet sister! Some of the punches shown here are NOT new but too cute for words.

Sorry that the pictures aren't better.

I got a few others but for some reason.....they are taking FOREVER to load!

Where Does The Time Go?

Wow! Here it is December 6th already and I find myself with a very long list of things to do. Think the blog thing is going to take back seat to all my other holiday chores. Expecting about 35 people here Christmas Eve and working every day makes it difficult to find much time to get anything done.
The weather forecast is for one straight week of rain. We definitely need it!
At least my shopping and wrapping is done. There wasn't much to do this year.
Will try to post some pictures later. Off I go to be productive today.....

The thing I dreaded about having a blog is actually a reality. I didn't want a blog that wasn't updated at least once a week. I need to work on being more regular with my posts. I have recently been addicted to the new punches by EK Success and Martha Stewart. Using the wonderful coupons that Michael's offers sure helps being able to get the ones that I wanted. (Thank you d for finding the paper lace punch for me!) So...here are a few of my latest purchases.

Love this one!!!!!!!!!   You can find it in the new American Girl section of Michael's.

Thanks d for recommending this one. So cool.

I believe this one originally came out in January of last year. Wanted it and could never find it.

 

 

Christmas release.

Go to http://www.justmousinaround.blogspot/ to see how dianne used this on her snowman card.

 Thanks to d, I finally got this one. Hard to find....

Village Venture

I really don't like not being able to keep up with my blog. There just isn't enough time in the day!
Yesterday, I went to our fine cities Village Venture with my Mom and my son's Mother-In-Law. I found this computer bag made of oil cloth that I just couldn't pass up!

Really nice gal, Denise Bos designed it. Her web site is: http://www.oilclothalley.com/. Check it out. She has designed some really cute stuff!
We also made it to the Bungalow booth. Couldn't pass up her $3 wallets.
From the looks of the crowds, I would say it was a big success.
Next year, my sister, is going to come visit and go with me. 4th Saturday of every October. FUN!!!