We must all go home ...

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

Busy busy fall here !  Sunday our street participated in Sunday Streets, which closes off  two neighborhood miles to autos.  We had several thousand people pass our way, and I swear, every one of them stopped here at our house.

 
The fun thing is that we had no idea what might come down the street, and they had no idea what was up ahead.  Of course, Spencer had his strawberry lemonade stand, and a sandwich board, and he was quite the hit with his silliness.  We also put out a couple of hundred lunch boxes, what we had left from our garage sale on Friday and Saturday.  People enjoyed the nostalgia, and we even sold a few.  A great way to spend a gorgeous Sunday afternoon.

Today, we finally had rain, it has been 6 months since we have had a good rain soak.  Doesn't sound like Oregon, does it !  But we are back to gray skies once again, and I have missed it so.  No one is complaining !!

Today's card is entering the challenge at

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

whose theme is trees and leaves, and this sketch ...

and my card ...

Hope you like it !!!

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Some Trouble Tonight

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

More beautiful days for us here in Oregon.  It was a good time to clear out the attic, or so Dom thought, and have a garage sale.  Turned out we made a few bucks today, and will be open tomorrow, and Sunday, when the city will close our street for Sunday Streets, a time to bike, walk, visit neighbors, sell some lemonade, have a sale, and give away some balloons, all of which we plan to do.  Along with Spencer, of course !

So I have not been making many cards, but I did manage to get in this sketch

from

Try Stampin' on Tuesday ...

and here is my card ...

Hope you like it !

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Satin dress

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I have actually found more and more uses for Halloween cards, which is a weird surprise for me.  No one has actually ever given me one, but I think they make for fun random acts of kindness.  As long as they aren't too scary, right ?

This one is going over to

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

with this sketch ...

and here is my very scary card,

and it's lil tag ...

Hope you like it  !!

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Look what I can do with my feet

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We are having one delightful day after another, although we are heading into the 90s this weekend.  

Today's card is for

Just Us Girls

with the inspirational word

Leaves

and here it is!

Hope you like it !

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The endless skies

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

Although it is September, we still have a few gorgeous weeks of summer yet.  But I cannot help thinking of fall coming, with great delight !  Spencer went back to school today, and I wonder if he will be the same character he was last year.  

Over the weekend we let him use a video camera of ours, and he was such a riot as he introduced his "Kid's News", which included a section on plants, on storm drains, and a reminder to wear sunscreen, along with interviews.  He interviewed Patti at Albertsons, who works in the bakery, and showed Julia, our server working hard.  It was really quite well done, considering he is only 6.

Well, today I feel the back to school spirit of all moms, and join in throwing up my arms in joy, even though that part of my life is long gone.  I had to make a card, right away, of course, and off I was to

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

with their sketch, and the last of week of 

whatever makes you happy !

Here is my card. Although not an exact rendering of the sketch, it "made me happy" to stray !

Hope you like it !!

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