Mission bell

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Big thank you to the ladies at 
Try Stampin' on Tuesday
who counted this card in their top 3 !!

Isn't it a wonderful day !

I spent the morning with my bff, Rufina, and we looked at a couple of hundred pictures she took of Spencer last Sunday.  She is an amazing photographer, and the photos were so much fun !

I am posting today's card at

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

and here is their sketch this week ...

My card ...

Not quite my usual thing, but

hope you like it anyway !

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Hoping for a replacement

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Hi !

Hope your week is finding you cool and relaxed.

I am thinking it would be a good idea for all of us to buy little umbrellas, and put them into every mug and glass we use each day.  Surely that would be a lovely way to pass the summer.

Today's card was prompted by the sketch at 

Sketch Saturday

and here it is ....

and here is my card !!

Hope you like it !

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Front porch lights

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Big thank you to the ladies at 
Try Stampin' on Tuesday
who counted this card in their top 3 !!

I see it has been a few days since I have posted.

I stopped by Michael's on Monday, and what a mistake !  They had big grab bags for $2, and I hauled off eight of them.  Now it has been a few days and I am still sorting all the goodies, and putting them away.  Of course I really needed every single thing in them .....  not ....

Today I am featuring a card I did for

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

with this sketch ....

Always the best sketches, in my opinion !

and my card ....

On Sunday Spencer told me a story about a mouse and her family, or maybe it was a rat and her family, he used the terms interchangeably.  When I asked him

Was it a rat, or a mouse ?

he said

I can't tell the difference

and I said

but you were the smartest boy in your class last year !

and he said

That is because we never had any questions about rats or mice.

ok, lucky for him, huh !  whew.

Hope your week has been wonderful !!

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Send lawyers, guns and money

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Love Fridays !

Today we have a sketch from

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

My card ...

All blues and greens.

Hope you like it !!

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Shadow

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Big thank you to the ladies at 
Try Stampin' on Tuesday
who counted this card in their top 3 !!

Trying to get back into the card making mode - it has been so hot, and so many things always seem to need to be done.  At least I have managed two cards so far this week, lol.

Here is a conversation with Spencer on Sunday, as we were watching

Thor: The Dark World

Me:  Now how do you suppose Loki and Thor can speak English when they come from Asgard ?

Spencer:  Grandma, you pushed the "English" button when you started the DVD ...

Today is a sketch from

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Here is what I came up with ...

Hope you like it !!

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All night long

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Happy Monday  !

Hot and sunny here, a beautiful day !

Spent the morning at a golf course, watching Spencer in his first golf competition, the Drive, Chip and Putt contest.  Sure felt like the old days, when I spent every single day at a golf course somewhere, officiating, watching, or just driving Brie out to practice.  The parents haven't changed much, many friendly, many worried.  Had a wonderful Caesar salad for lunch.  It did take me back so many years !

Today's card is heading over to

Just Us Girls,

one of my favorite challenges,

and their challenge this week is

Wood Grain !

I confess I never use the wood grain papers I have, 

but why, I dunno, lol.

My card ...

Very simple, but fun to make !!

Hope you like it.

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When things get lonely

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Big thank you to the ladies at 
Try Stampin' on Tuesday
who counted this card in their top 3 !!

It has been a really crazy week.  Spencer has been here every day, and today is a much needed rest, on my part.  He told me

I don't need a break - I love coming to your house !

6 year olds just don't understand elderly needs, do they !

Brie spent all week in Lewiston, Idaho, playing in the Pacific Northwest Mid-Am.  It is a match play format - stroke play the first two days, for seeding, (which she won medalist, which made her  No. 1 seed) and then match play until the final match, unless you lose.  She did lose, but not until the finals, so she did quite well !  Her goal in playing this tournament was to accumulate points so she could snag one of two ladies' spots on the coed Oregon team.  It looks as if she has done that now, which made her very happy.  Brie was able to reconnect with some old friends from around the northwest, and meet some new ones !  Golf is just about the only sport I can think of where you can actually carry on long conversations with your competitors, or opponents - and it does make for some great friendships !!

Well, on to today's post which is heading over to

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

with this sketch ...

This is one I will definitely use over and over !

And, my card ...

Hope you like it !!

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Into my car

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Hope you all had a happy 4th of July !  Nice to have a long weekend.  Dom and I shopped, and he planted some new flowers.  No Spencer, as his mom is in Idaho playing a golf tournament, so he will come for the rest of the week.  I missed him yesterday !

Today's card is heading over to

Just Us Girls

who are using a word challenge this week...

Birds !

and here is my card ...

Hope you like it !!

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Skate around town

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Hi !

I have a sewing tip today.  It is so easy I am surprised that only a few of us use it.

If you are sewing on your card, especially around a circle or rectangle, be sure to start and stop in a space that will be covered by something else.  That way no over stitches are visible.

On my card below I began the stitching where I knew it would not be visible, on the lower left side, below the banners.

Today's card is visiting a sketch challenge at

Techno Stamper

and here is their sketch ....

my card ....

Hope you like it !

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