Pick up your feet

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Warm and sunny today, hard to believe we are not in the full months of summer !  Usually it is rain rain rain until July.

Dom and Spencer got their "crops" planted in the raised bed over the weekend.  We will be looking forward to a lot of great vegetables !  

Today I have a manly card, heading off to two completely different challenges.

Unscripted Sketches 

always has a great sketch !

Even if I can't participate I always add their sketch to my collection.

AND

Left of Center

is having a male challenge this week.

Here is my cowboy ...

Nice and simple.  Some sewing, and some distressing.

Hope you like it !

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Go anywhere

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This card made Top 3 at
Sweet Sketch Wednesday !!
Thank you, ladies !

Today's post is going over to ...

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 !

I haven't played here before, but I sure liked the sketch !!

I don't make enough square cards.

Here is my card  ...

and I fit a little tag in there ...

for those of us who lived through the Vietnam war ...

Mother's Day is tomorrow, and a few years ago I was stopped by a television reporter who asked me "What do you want for Mother's Day ?"

When I said world peace, he looked at me so strangely and asked

"why is that ?"

I am hoping he only asked that to expand on my thoughts, but being he was young and a guy I am not certain, and I said

"that is what all mothers want."

When I was a teen and in my 20's, our boys were subject to the draft.  If you haven't known a draft, it was a pretty terrible way of selecting who America would send to war.  And what many felt, was into a war for absolutely nothing.  We lost nearly 60,000 boys and men, their average age was 19.  The ones who came back often fell to drugs, alcohol and post traumatic stress. 

I am hoping peace is still what mothers really want.  

Peace for all our sons and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends.  And all of those in uniform who are in unfriendly territories.

Happy Mother's Day to all !!

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Of a captive bird

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The ladies over at

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

have been so generous to me this year !  Thank you all so much !!

Today's post is also heading over there, and here is the fun sketch !

Here is my card ...

I totally love that ribbon ...

Tomorrow is Friday !!

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Count our dollars on the train

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It has been a busy week, and I haven't kept up with blogging my cards !

So, before it is too late ...

Just Us Girls

always a sketch the first Saturday of the month

and here it is !

I am finding that sketch challenges are more and more fun !

My card ....

Hope you like it !!

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Friday Friday

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Happy Friday once again !!

Today's card is going to

Mojo Monday

and it is a sketch !

My card ...

Isn't it odd, how after you have hoarded one piece of paper, you have trouble bringing it all together in the end.  That is how I felt about the bird paper.  Then I ended up with some pretty dull paper to go with it !  Well, live and learn, huh.  Not always the greatest cards on my blog, but I try to post the more boring ones along with the good ones.  (I pretend I am bringing encouragement to newbies, lol)

Have a great weekend !!

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What you don't confess

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This card made TOP 3 at Cardz 4 Guyz !  Thank you ladies, so much !

Well tomorrow we will be having weather in the mid 80s.  I think we deserve this !!

Today's post is heading over to

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

With this fabulous sketch ...

I turned it upside down, as the gentleman looked uncomfortable otherwise, lol.

AND

it is also going to

Cardz 4 Guyz

whose theme this week is TIME

as my readers know, I love making guy cards just about the very most !!

Here is today's card ....

Hope you are having a wonderful week !!

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I think you do ...

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This card took Top 3 at
Try Stampin' on Tuesday
Thank you, ladies !!

It's the weekend !!

Try Stampin' on Tuesday's

sketch challenge this week ....

Here is a card that doesn't really look much like my usual.  I will have to try more symmetrical sketches in the future !

The stars are a light turquoise, but I just couldn't get that color to show in the photo.

Have a happy weekend !!

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Just one more time again

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Ah, spring.

Achoo.

Today's sketch comes from

Sunday Stamps !

I think I may have landed reasonably close !

Dom bought me one of those fancy gel foam pillows, with a cool side.  I put it on the bed, and lay  down yesterday for about three minutes, just to see what it was like.  When I got up, I had two (migraine) auras, one a beautiful turquoise splatter, one a brilliant orange splatter.  Could not even see for about 10 minutes.   Still feeling the effects today, an excuse for a nap maybe ??

I think he will enjoy that pillow though.

The weekend is nearly here !!

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Just the Basic Facts

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Wow, lots of posting and updates for me today.

First, thank you to the ladies at Unscripted Sketches,

who named my card top 3 last week !!

I haven't had a moment's rest as I had Spencer here for three days last week, so I haven't replied to all the kind comments, but be assured, I am tickled !

This week

Unscripted Sketches 

has this one !

Well I turned this on its side, as it looked just like an envelope to me !

I rarely make envelopes, but I couldn't pass up this sketch.

Here it is, inside and out ...

Daughter Brie had her first golf tournament of the season over the weekend, which is why we had three days (or I guess, I did) with that crazy little boy.

We were reading something, and I asked him if he knew what "plains" were ...

I was completely flabbergasted when he said,

There are three things that make plains ...

1 - There has to be a little rain

2 - (I can't remember)

3 - There must be grazing

I think he is watching the right television shows, cause I guess I really didn't know a definition of "plains" myself.  6 years old that boy is.  

Perfect report card too.

His teacher says he has completed all the kindergarten skills early.

Have a wonderful day, week, April !!

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Oh My My

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A rainy Tuesday, and we have a whole week forecast the same ! 

Here is a BLUE and ORANGE card heading over to 

Just Us Girls ...

any shade of blue

any shade of orange

Don't see that kind of color challenge very often, do we !

My card ...

and then I end up using nearly the same colors !!

Isn't that just the way, lol.

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Took a bus to Chinatown

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I have found myself making a few more male cards than usual.  I know they never win challenges, but they are my favorite to make.

This week

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

has this sketch ...

I did it upside down, and here is my card ...

Although football season is over, I thought this could be just about for any occasion.  Birthday, graduation, congrats or ??

Hope you like it !

And just for fun and for my British readers, a pic of a mighty good lookin' guy ...

 

Tom Hiddleston

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Cut my teeth

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This card finished top 5 at 
Love to Create
Thank you Ladies !!

Here is a vintage card going out to a couple of challenges ...

Tuesday Throwdown

Vintage/Shabby Chic with fiber

and

Love to Create

Vintage

Here is my card ...

Hope you like it !!

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Think

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This card was included in the top three at Unscripted Sketches, 
and was a winner at Come & Get it Challenges !!  Thank you, ladies !!

Another beautiful day here in Oregon.  Except for that pollen count, of course.  The pollen lays thick on our cars, and porches.  Never had an allergy until I moved here.  The last time I was tested I was positive on 14 of 16 items, all but dogs and cats.  What I didn't know is that you can increase your allergies as you age.  Yikes.

Worked on my Oregon taxes last night, nothing like the last minute, huh ?  Then I read in the paper this morning if you don't owe, you cannot be penalized for a late entry.  That is, on the federal, but I would guess it would apply to state taxes too, if you don't owe they can't take a percentage of 0.

So that is the kind of stuff I learn every day ...

Today 

Unscripted Sketches

has this amazing sketch

and they are celebrating their 5 year anniversary, so pop by and head out on their blog hop !!

Also, this one is going to

Come and Get it Challenges

who are having a black & white with splash of color challenge ...

Here is my card, it was really fun to make ...

The outdoor light hit the two angles differently.

Hope you like it !!

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Holding hands 2x2

 

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Thanks to Pinterest,  I found a new challenge !

Fab Friday

and here is their sketch this week ...

What I generally do is add a sketch to my book, make my card referring to that, and never look at the real sketch until I post again.  Sometimes I am pretty close, sometimes not so much.  Looks like today I really enjoyed branching off somewhat, lol.

I never have much cared about Spring, since I am not a warm weather kinda person.

But this year, whew, I am so glad that nasty unexpected snow is gone gone gone.

Hope you like the card !!

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Sleight of my hand

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This card placed in the top 3 at
Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  Thank you Ladies !!!

Here is a card that going over to

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Their sketch ?

The twist this week is bunnies or chicks ...

So here are some bunnies !!

and lots of pink ...

I haven't made a pink card for awhile !

Hope you like it.

Have a great day ~ the weekend is nearly here !!

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