2015's first Christmas card

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I have been making a lot of mini books, but today I thought a card would be nice !

Here is the sketch at

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

this week.

and my card  ...

Hope you like it !

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A temporary leave

Hi all my readers ...  or least those who remain, !

Just to let you know I am taking a temporary leave.  My husband moved out, and there is so much to do.  I hope to be back with you again.

If you need to contact me, jandelbone@yahoo.com, or 293 Palomino Drive, Eugene, Oregon 97401.

Thanks for all the years !!

Just like two balloons

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I haven't yet found an INTJ in my readers -

is it possible I don't even have ONE ?

The sketch this week at 

Try Stampin' or Not 

looks like this ...

I turned it on its side to come up with this ...

Last week Spencer told his mom he had to come over here an extra day because 

"Grandma needs my company..."

So he was here both Saturday and Sunday. 

We are learning about Leonardo da Vinci, and so we did some drawing, and, because Leonardo wrote many of his notes backwards, we did some backwards writing.  Spence caught onto that really fast !

While we were doing that I asked Spencer

What do you think Pop is doing outside ?

and he said

Let's not get involved 

and of course that cracked me up completely.

He is in all the Talented and Gifted "clubs" at school, and his science teacher told

Jason that Spencer made a boat that never sank, although all the other boats did, and they actually ran out of room to put on any more weight.  Considering he is only in 1st grade, and the club goes up to 5th grade, we were pretty impressed.

Here is a photo of 

Spencer at Epcot ...

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Maybe I'm too busy ...

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Thank you once again to the fine ladies at Try Stampin' or not On Tuesday
for including this card in their top three !!

Hey hey !  Any one out there who is an INTJ personality ?  I know female INTJs are less than 1% of the population, so I am hoping I will have found at least one in my readers.

This week's sketch at

Try Stampin' or Not 

looks like this ...

I didn't go too far afield here, just a little bit ...

Nice simple little guy.  Hope you like it !!

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Don't let me wait

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Thank you once again to the fine ladies at Try Stampin' or not On Tuesday
for including this card in their top three !!

Today I have a card going to

Try Stampin' or Not

and instead of a sketch, they have a photo inspiration ...

I love bright colors, but I don't use them very well ...

so here is my card, toned down a little ...

Hope you like it !

Last Sunday Dom and I took Spencer to our local home supply store, looking at plants.  As Spencer and I were walking on the outside walkway he said

You know, we forgot to eat lunch today.

and I said

Oh yes, we did.  Would you like a hotdog ?

and he said

Well, they have EXCELLENT vendors here ...

How about Burrito Amigos ?  They make a bean burrito that is

crisp and delicious.

I just love the way he talks, I could listen to him forever.

Right after he was potty trained, he had to have been 3, he was in the bathroom for a long time, and I asked him if he needed help.  And with a big sigh he said ...

I could use a volunteer ...

Have a fabulous weekend, a holiday for Americans !!

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Like a knife

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Thank you once again to the fine ladies at Try Stampin' or not On Tuesday
for including this card in their top three !!

What a gorgeous day !

Today's card is going to

Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday !!

Here is the sketch ...

My card went a little whimsical this week.

I have been threatening pink for a while now, lol.

I realized I haven't shared a Spencer story for awhile now.  He is so grown up there are much fewer stories to share.

But here is a cute pic from WDW !!

Not sure how a Pluto hat and Captain America jacket go together ...

But you know he would not be caught dead in anything 

LOKI !

Have a great weekend !!

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My heart as well C4C284

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One more card today ...

Crazy 4 Challenges

is using the theme of vision or eyes this week.

Here is my card ....

Hope you like it !!

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Passing my way

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Thinking today of old friends, as I am listening to the Moody Blues singing

"Lovely to see you again."

I am so looking forward to seeing an old friend from high school later this year.

Hope you have some old old friends who pop up from time to time too !

Today I have a card for

Just Us Girls

whose theme this week is ....

Twine is something I use for most of my cards, just makes me happy !

Hope you like it !!

and, in honor of The Avengers Age of Ultron

opening this weekend ...

(his appearance ended up on the cutting room floor...)

Can it even be an Avengers movie without Loki ??

Look for me on Pinterest for more Loki pix !

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Your chrome heart

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Thank you once again to the fine ladies at Try Stampin' or not On Tuesday
for including this card in their top three !!

Hi everyone ~

Been out with bronchitis, then allergies, then two migraines in three days.

I am getting pretty sick of sitting on the recliner.

This week at

Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesdays

I swear every card I do starts off pink.  But here is this week's ...

Hope you like it !!

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Wait wait wait for me

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Thank you once again to the fine ladies at Try Stampin' or not On Tuesday
for including this card in their top three !!

Every week I do my best to get in a sketch challenge,

my favorite is

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

and here is their sketch this week ...

I used some distressed tape for the two background rectangles.

This one kinda made itself.

Hope you like it !!

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Not for the broken heart

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Friday night, ahhh.  

Today's card is going to the challenge at

Tuesday Morning Sketches

and my card,

which surprisingly started off as a pink baby card, lol ...

The lighting is not so great, maybe I will try another photo tomorrow !

Hope you like it !

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My sweetheart

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Thank you once again to the fine ladies at Try Stampin' On Tuesday
for including this card in their top three !!

Today's card is entering two challenges ...

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

and to 

City Crafter Challenge

with a polka dot challenge !

My card ...

Hope you like it !!

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Smashing ovens

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Thank you once again to the fine ladies at Try Stampin' On Tuesday
for including this card in their top three !!

Another gorgeous day here, sun and 72 degrees.  Wow.

Today my glass oven door blew.  Thank goodness I wasn't in the kitchen, as it sounded awful and blew glass all over my kitchen.  Yikes.  It wasn't even on, cannot imagine how a glass door can spontaneously combust.  Ok, well maybe it is because it never gets used.  

Anyway, here is my weekly contribution to the challenge at 

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

and here is my card ...

Hope you like it !!

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Feel it in your soul

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Hope you are all enjoying your Saturday !

We have sun, and flowers everywhere.  Spring is certainly here, and has been for about a month.

Here is this weeks contribution to 

Just Us Girls

and my card this week uses black, white (ok, cream) and gold !

Hope you like it !

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Under the moon

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

Hi !

Back again with my weekly contribution to

Try Stampin' on Tuesday !

the sketch looks like this ...

and my card ...

Hope you like it !!

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Your dessert

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We sure didn't have much of a winter here in Oregon.  Especially compared to the rest of North America.  No snow, and only a couple days of cold weather.  Even the sun has been out more than it has ever been !  So our spring came in very softly, and I am now enjoying our tulips, and the blooms on our little cherry tree.

Today I am featuring a card for

Just Us Girls

still one of my favorite challenges after all this time

and my splattery card ...

I just haven't captured how cute this one is, the picture doesn't do it justice.

Oh well, it was made in love and that is what counts !!

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Never to Keep

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

Hi !  Aren't we all so glad it is Friday !!!

Here is my weekly card for

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

and here is the great sketch this week ...

And my card ...

Aren't the colors so cool for a hero ...

Hope you like it !

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The knights in armor

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Hi !

Here is another fav pic of my Spencer at WDW last month.

oops, one more ....

The other day we were talking and I used the word "decompose"

and he told me he didn't think that was a word.

I gave him an explanation and he said

I think the word you are looking for is "decay"

Well onto my card !!

Just Us Girls

Here is my card ...

Hope you like it !

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WDW thanks

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

Today's card is going to my long suffering travel agent.  Natalie is a Disney expert, once a cast member she really knows all the ins and outs of Walt Disney World.  I would be glad to share her email address if anyone is heading in a Disney direction.

Poor girl, we had so many issues and problems, I am sure she was pretty sick of us by the end of our dream vacation !  She had rigged up a meeting for our Spencer with a chef at Boma restaurant.

I think that was one of the best things about our whole trip - Spencer said

Could this day GET ANY BETTER !!

Here are some pix of Spencer with, in my opinion, the very best character at WDW, Peter Pan.

This happened at a pirate cruise, where we ate all kinds of candy and goodies of all sorts, met Smee and Captain Hook, and then marched down to the dock where we took a "pirate cruise" with jokes and songs, then watched the fireworks over the castle, and came back to Peter Pan.  If you can ever do this, it was completely amazing and wonderful.

Anyway, on with my card !

This sketch is from

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

and my card ...

Hope you like it !!

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You can fly

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

Well, it has been awhile since I posted.  Christmas got in the way this year, for some reason or other, and then planning a trip to Florida, then 12 fabulous days again at Walt Disney World, along with our kids.  Exhausting, but fun of course !!

Today's card is going to

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

with this sketch ...

and my card ...

Hope you like it !!

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