T Stands for I Almost Missed T Day, Again!

 ¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God;

and renew a right spirit within me.
¹¹ Cast me not away from thy presence;
and take not thy holy spirit from me.
¹² Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
and uphold me with thy free spirit.
¹³ Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Psalms 51:10-13 KJV

Good evening!  Once again it is time to join in with bloggers around the world for T Stands for Tuesday over at Altered Book Lover with Bleubeard & Elizabeth.  I missed last week as I was busy all day every day, and today, too!  But will try to get this post done.  After all, I keep taking trail photos and food photos, so better share some of them.

First, here is what I have done today.  I colored 15 of these, because they are one month of my Christmas gift calendars.  I am trying to get them done by the end of October, as one of the recipients might be here, and I can send the gift home with him.  These little calendars fit into 3 1/2x5" acrylic frames, which they already have.  Good thing, too, because I can't find them anymore!  This was stamped with retired SU! set Little by Little, then colored with COPICs.  The edeges were sponged in blue and I stenciled the clouds using a scalloped punched circle.

Now, some photos from this past week:

A new sign on the trail!

A neighbor's porch decorated:

And my ticket for TSFT!

This was a photo I took of the drinks they were serving at a Luau we attended last week.

Happy T Day, everyone!  Thanks for stopping by.

T Stands for Time Goes So Quickly!

 ¹⁵ See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, ¹⁶ Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16

Where does the time go!  I had so many plans for today's post, but here it is time again and I don't have any of the things done I had planned. I didn't even post last week, so two weeks of time flew away from me! I have started another Junk Journal Challenge for Dear Julie Julie, but don't really have anything to show for it.  I have just been getting my kit together of junk.  LOL My craft room is a mess because of it!

I will show you a card that I made last week for Challenges on Splitcoast.   The one below was for the SplitcoastStampers Fan Club Christmas Challenge.  I was a guest designer and we were to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) one of the leaders of the forum that was retiring.   We were honoring her in that way.  My card pretty much was the same sketch, just different papers, embossing folder, etc.  Yes, I already have a Christmas card done for 2022!  I used a Fun Stampers Journey Stamp set, "It's Cold outside, and a Cuddlebug Snowflake embossing folder.  I used the following paper & cardstock: Am. Crafts Jack Frost 6x6 paper & Baja Breeze by Stampin' Up, and Recollections 110lb cardstock for the base. I added the Merry Christmas from same stamp set and layered on a punched oval.  I stamped Night of Navy ink and added rhinestone snowflakes stickers by Jolee's

So, at least I am started on Christmas cards for the year.  I was scrambling at the end to get enough cards done, over 60.  I will try to do a few every month and try to use my time wisely. :)

For the tea party TSFT over at Bleubeard & Elizabeth's on Altered Book Lover, I will post a photo of our New Year dinner. 

Spaghetti & Italian Sausage sauce & garlic toast & tossed salad, and hot tea for me, water for him.  You can see we are very casual!  Dressing bottles right on the table. LOL

I think everyone that reads my blog already has their gift calendars so I can show the gift calendars I made for family and some friends for 2022.  They display each month in a 3 1/2x5 acrylic frame.

That is for now!  Happy T Day! :)  Thank you for stopping by.

T Stands for The New Year

Ps. 100:1  "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands."

Happy New Year! 

I have been doing several new things in the new year.  One, is taking a free online class from Kit and Clouder, which also came with a free digital of this cute little deer.  The lessons show different blending techniques with either pencils or markers.  I followed the one for pencils.  Here is my first try.  I made a card out of it.  

I am showing how we did it in steps.

I hope to get better.  I am already taking another class from her, too.  I would be interested to know if any of my readers have ever taken her classes.  Some of them are paid classes, but she has several free ones.  I really enjoy them.

And below are the gift calendars I stamped for 2021.   I try to not make them too flowery as I give them to some guys, like our son and grandson.  :)

And the squirrel is holding my ticket to the tea party over at Bleuberd's and Elizabeth's this week.

She hosts our T Stands For Tuesday at Altered Book Lover every 

week.  Come join us and share a drink related post in your post. 

Thank you for stopping by!  Happy T Day!  I hope you have a great week!

Happy 2019!

2 Co 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:  old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."



T Stands for the very best to you, my friends!  I am sitting here on New Years Eve looking at our hostess Elizabeth's wonderful cruise journal pages.  So fabulous!  For sure, I wish I was having high tea on an ocean cruise!  But here I sit with my tea and leftover Christmas Snack mix,  in front of my laptop.  I do hope to visit  you to celebrate T Stands For Tuesday.

Here is a shot of all the lovely homemade Christmas cards I received this year!  So gorgeous and creative!  Some came all the way from Australia and Spain!  Thank you to all my friends.  These cards gave me so much pleasure and enjoyment!  I hung them going down my stairs to be admired by family and guests during the holidays!

Now, I promised to show you my big gift project that I did this year and every year for the past 15 years!  I cut, stamp and color 15 sets of these little mini calendars for some family and friends.  They are originally given with a 3 1/2 x 5 inch acrylic frame.  Each month fits in the frame for display.

It has been a wonderful year, and you all have helped make it that way!  Thank you for all your comments and encouraging words in 2018!  I look forward to more inspiration and sharing with you in the new year!

Happy 2019!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Ps. 90:12 "So teach us to number our days,
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."


Ok, I think this is a first for me to do posts two days in a row! And it is only my third post of 2018!  Good afternoon everyone!  Let's see I have been to the gym, played pickle ball and in a few minutes headed to the dentist!  Busy day for us retired people! LOL

Before January ends I wanted to post a photo of my gift calendars for 2018.  A dear SplitcoastStamper friend does the monthly grid with the numbers for me.  She then mails me a copy and I make copies on cardstock, and then stamp every month, fifteen times to make 15 sets.  I love stamping them, and even just choosing what I am going to stamp on each month.  So fun, and even more fun now that I have a Misti!  So here they are:

And on my desk this week, I am showing you my leftover bin on the left from where I put dies, or leftover card stock from other projects.   I pull stuff from that bin  to make another card, before  I cut up more stuff!  In the middle a scrap page I am working on from the 80s.  And on the right is two things that came in the mail around Christmas time. I won the Scor-Pal Buddie  as a prize for taking part in the Falliday Fest Challenges on SplitcoastStampers in November.   Also, shown are the Christmas tags I won off of donidoodle's Blog, Lime Green Giggles!  Fun!

I should show at least one creation that I have done, so here is my DD's birthday card that I made for her:

I paper pieced the vases from the SU! stamp Vivid Vases to make this gate fold card.  I  Love this SU! retired DSP, Blueberry Crisp.  I used Crumb Cake and Marina Mist cardstock , also from SU!  Also used MFT  Die-namics pierced squares dies.

  I am linking up with Julia's What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday post.  Stop by and see some more crafting bloggers!

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope to come see you, after my dentist appointment!

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Luke 2;11 "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord"


I cannot believe we are about to celebrate a new year!  2017, no less!  Ok, I am going to show my age!  I can remember when 1984 was a book about the future! LOL  Or how about the movie, "Space Odyssey 2001"?  hmm!


                                Happy New Year!

Here is my desk and here are the calendar gift sets I made this year.  I have set a goal of 100 layouts this year.  I have about 7 more to do before the 31st to reach that goal! We received so many cards this year!  I had to show off the handmade cards!  If you want to see more about What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday, check out Julia's Stamping Ground. 

Trying to scrap some older photos.  

I did 15 sets of these.

So tickled with all the handmade cards we received!  Love everyone of them!  Thank you!

Thank you for stopping by!  Thank you for your comments!  Again, Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year crafters!  We had a wonderful Christmas and now are looking forward to a great 2016.  While my Grandson was here he helped me change my background photo.  I am so electronically challenged. You know I wouldn't have a Blog if he hadn't helped me do it a couple of years ago.  So, why are we posting today?  We are taking part in the What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday over at Julia's Stamping Ground.  Hop over there if you haven't been yet and check her Blog out and all the other Bloggers linked to her. I have met (virtually) many Bloggers from all over the world, since I begin to take part in the world wide Blog hop.

Ok, down to business:  Here is what my desk looks like this morning, just like I left it last night.  I have been scrapping, taking part in Splitcoast Stampers Virtual Scrapbook Night Challenges this past week-end, and their Christmas Card Challenge.  I did all 6 challenges for VSBN and completed my goal of 4 Christmas cards for January,which included  the insides and envelopes.

So you see I am working on another scrap Layout. Also, while my Granddaughter was here I got my Geli plate out and we played and made lots of pretty backgrounds.  You see all those glues?  When they seem to run out, I still keep them and still get glue out of them for quite a while longer.  I am frugal. :)  I will eventually throw them away.

I said I would show you my gift calendars I made.  Thanks to dear friend Kathy, who prints them off for me, because I can't figure out how to do it or I don't have the right program.  Anyway, she graciously printed off and sent me the months.  I copied and printed off 15 sets to stamp and color.
Some of my friends ask me before end of year to be sure they will still get them.  The first time I give them to someone, I give them with an acrylic frame so they can display one month at a time.

 

These are two pages I scrapped from our  Canadian East Coast cruise in October for my 70th birthday.

These are cards my crafty friends sent me!  Love everyone of them!

Thank you for stopping by to see what is on my desk.  I look forward to seeing what your are doing!

Happy New  Year!

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    I am trying to reorganize for the new year, so first my desk must be a mess.  Then it really will become more organized.  Right now I am labeling some boxes for stamps that have been just loose in a drawer. So my label maker is out on my desk as well as all the little scraps. If you look closely you can even see one of my Christmas gifts.  I had ask for a deck chair for my iPad, you know one like on Julia's desk?  She was an enabler!  Sh! Don't tell her I told you!
    Also below are photos I promised of my finished gift calendars.  I made 15 sets of them.  Thank you for stopping by.  Here is a link to Julia's Stamping Ground.  She is our hostess for this World Wid Desk Hop!  Happy New Year!

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Hi WOYWW Deskers!  I am really late to the desk hop this week!  A friend and I were crafting and then I had to do my walking!  Then it was supper time!  So, now that Wednesday is almost over, I will share what my desk looks like.  My friend and I are stamping our gift calendars, so what you see is a part of her and some that she stamped.  We each got a started into our project!  Feels good to be started! She used some of my stamps and I used some of hers.  Nothing like getting to use new stamps to get you inspired!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out our hostess, Julia, at Stamping Ground.

Have a great week!  I am off to snoop in your areas! :)