Give Thanks

Good Afternoon chickies. Hope your Wednesday is going good. Sorry, I've been MIA, I've got a bad cold and broncities. And then yesterday got some bad news, the sister to my son (long story) lost her battle to cancer at 1:20 Am Tuesday morning. Renae slipped away in God's arms in her sleep. May she rest in peace and no pain.

Onto my card....I had found a card on SCS that I loved (don't we love them all?) Here is the card that inspired me http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1472790 I kept the same layout, just changed the stamp images.

Materials used were all SU.

Stamps...Holiday Best and Autumn Harvest

Cardstock...Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Dusty Durango and Watercolor paper

Ink...Reinkers-Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive. Markers-Dusty Durango, Soft Suede and Crushed Curry

Misc...Dusty Durango Ribbon, Paper Piercer and MS Punch

That's it for this beautiful fall day. Have a great day and thanks so much for stoppin by. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Lip Service

Good Morning chickies. Hope your Friday is going well and you have great plans for the weekend. Saturday is Stamp Camp day here, so I'm busy getting ready for that. Serving Taco Soup with all the fixins. Other than that, just a another beautiful day in SW MO!

Today I'm sharing Lip Service. It's a lip balm holder for Halloween. This is another project we'll be doing for my Halloween Stamp Camp in October.

I used....

Stamp Sets.....Grateful Greetings and Pumpkin Patch

Cardstock.....Pumpkin Pie, Black and Cast a Spell DSP

Ink...Stazon Black, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip

Misc...Punch and Popdots

That's it for today. Have a great weekend and thanks so much for stoppin by. Remember, keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU friend,

Lois

Happy Holidays

Good Morning chickies. What a great day in SW MO. Beautiful out. I think fall is here! YEAH!!!
Finaly I get to stamp after a couple of weeks being gone. I really missed my stampin and my stampin buddies.

Yesterday, I picked Vicki up and we came out to my house to play. Vicki decided that we needed to do the SCS 9-23 Wednesday Sketch Challenge #247. So we did, check Vicki's card out http://itsastampthing-vicki.blogspot.com/ It's awesome. We had a great time making our cards.

For my card, I used....
Stamp Set...Delightful Decorations and Four the Holidays
Cardstock....Sahara Sand, W White, Ruby Red, Holiday Lounge DSP
Ink.....Ruby Red
Misc....Red Pearl Stickers, Pop Dots, Red Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Scalloped Border Punch, Ornament Punch

That's it for today. thanks so much for stopping by. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU friend,
Lois

Home Sweet Home

Hi chickies. Well it's gettin late, but we are home after a great vacation. Just tired is all. Nothing major happened except we lost a bag of goodies that I bought for some friends. Makes me sad...but not anyones fault. I'll see if I can find some things on line and have them sent to me.

But we are glad to be home. The furbabies will be here in the am. Can't wait to see my "girls".

Just wanted to let ya'll know I was home, I see about getting something posted in the next day or two. And I'll be visiting some blogs also.

Take care...

Lois

Vacation Highlights

Good Morning chickies. Hope you are having a great Friday. We are in SC. Got here on Wednesday afternoon after spending a couple of days in Charlotte, NC touring the race shops as you can see by the photos. Going thru the race shops was interesting. Seeing the cars that actually have been on the race track was so cool.

Today's photos are of Nascars Jeff Gordon #24 and Dale Earnhardt Jr #88. These were at the Hendricks race shop. Lots and lots of cars and memorabilia of al Hendicks drivers.

Today, we are in Ridgeland, SC. We arrived Wednesday afternoon and the guys (dh and 2 of his buddies) went hog/deer hunting on a plantation ranch. So far only 1 great white hunter amongst them. A deer was taken last night. Other than that nothing. Dh says he is having fun and I guess that is all that counts. Me, well I'm in the motel with free hi speed internet and making Christmas cards. Resting and relaxing.

That's it for today. Have a great weekend. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Remember, to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU friend,

Lois

NASHVILLE

Hi chickies, we are in Nashville, TN. So far an uneventful trip, well unless you count the casino atWest Memphis, where I left a deposit of $40.00!!!! Always my luck anyways! LOL Oh well, we had fun anyways. We're looking at the tourism phamplets to see where we want to start at. I do know the Wild Horse Saloon is on tap for later tonight. Other than that, not sure. We'll be doing the tourist thing mostly tomorrow.

See ya tomorrow. I'll hopefully have a photo or two to show you.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Your Friend,
Lois

Botanical Gardens

Good Morning chickies. Great day here in SW MO, not only is the weather nice, I'm leaving on vacation. Hope your day is going well, and have great plans for the weekend.

This is going to be short and sweet. The layouts were made with my new My Digital Studio.

I'm lovin this program. The only thing I haven't figured out yet is how to get them even on here. I tried moving them, but didn't help. Any suggestions? The layouts are 8x8 format.

Gotta get going, need to pack. See you all from Nashville, TN

Have a great weekend, remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. And thanks for stoppin by.

Your SU friend,

Lois

Digital Scrapbook Page #1

Hi chickies...OMG I'm in heaven!!!! Not only did it rain today...the fall colors are starting on the smaller ground brush and I think the trees this year will be BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm also in heave because the UPS man showed up with my SU order today!!!! And you guessed it, I got the My Digital Studio and I'm in heaven!!! OMG after I figured it out, it's really easy!!! Just can't find out how to make a bow yet...LOL I'll keep searching. I have a couple of boo boos in this one, but hey, I'm still learning. LOL

So, I'm sharing a Digital Scrapbook page that I did tonight. I'm suppose to be resting, but I wanted to play!!! LOL This page is one of many that I'll be doing. Reina and I went on a retreat with a group from a website that I have been a member of since 1998. We used to have get togethers, but haven't had any in a long time. So this yr one of the gals got the group together and we had a blast at the scrapbook retreat. This picture is of part of our group that stayed in Wichita, KS and we went to the funniest, most hilarous dinner theatre I'd ever been to.

If you haven't thought about the My Digital Studio yet, I suggest you rethink it. Cause it's COOL!! I am planning on taking my laptop and doing some more while on vacation.

Thanks for stoppin by....see you tomorrow hopefully!

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Halloween Stair Step Card

Evening chickies. Humm no song tonight, I'm resting my vocal cords from last night....LOL It's a good thing, NO ONE can hear me REALLY sing, it's not pretty! What a nice day here in SW MO, not too hot, not too cold and a little humid, but I have the a/c on!! Darn, was hoping I wouldn't have to turn it back on.

This will be quick tonight, the NASCAR race is on. Wouldn't want to miss anything ya'know. LOL

Tonights card is one that I did a week or so ago. All Cardstock is SU, the dies are Sizzix dies. Had a good time making this one. Very cute I think, what do ya'll think? The sentiment is from a retired SU set, can't remember the name of it right now. My mind is mush I tell ya. With this vacation planning, getting things done etc....I'm just a frazzle.

That's it for tonight. Have a great Labor Day tomorrow. I'll be stampin and pickin up the hubby when he gets into town. Remember, keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. And THANKS for stoppin by, I love seeing you.

Your SU friend,

Lois

It Was A Monster Mash

I was working in the lab late one night. When my eyes beheld an eerie sight. For my monster from his slab began to rise. And suddenly to my surprise. He did the mash. He did the monster mash. The monster mash. It was a graveyard smash. He did the mash. It caught on in a flash He did the mash. He did the monster mash.

Oh Hi Chickies....you caught me singin, well sorta. LOL just kidding, but we did have a Monster Mash night at my house tonight. You see, I'm going on vacation next Saturday and will be gone for ohhh about 10 days. And my friend Reina had asked if we could get together this weekend, and I had told her, I'd see what my schedule was like.......well, unknown to me, she emailed Vicki and Vicki then email me and begged, I tell ya, she begged! LOL not really, but a little pretty please was there. I said well, OK, Saturday at 1 PM....so the girls showed up and these cute little monsters were created. How flippin cute are they??? Cute, huh, I thought you'd agree with me.
LOL Nonetheless, we had a great time, we laughed alot and had some great food! Thanks Reina and Vicki for all you do for me, your friendship really means the world to me.

I'm not really sure I can remember what all we used, other than they are all SU!, Punches,
Top Note Die, cardstock,ribbons and inks. And since it's late, I'm not going to post a product list, but if you would really like to know, email me and I'll tell ya. You can see these all over SCS and I'm sure on alot of blogs. They were a big hit last yr, but I never made any last yr. Or ever until now

This is it for tonight. Hope ya'll are having a great long weekend, stay safe and remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul....and THANKS for stoppin by.

Your SU friend,
Lois

Edited to add: Vicki brought enough supplies for the Mr and Mrs Frankinstein to share with us and her sample. I found the Mr Dracula over at SCS and the Mummy was another of Vicki's samples. Thanks Vicki for sharing!!!

Halloween Trio

Good afternoon chickies. It's a rainy day here in SW MO and I'm lovin it, you can smell Fall in the air. Hope you are having a great Friday and have something fun planned for the long weekend. I'll be stampin and creatin!

Today, I'm sharing a project that Vicki showed me and I took it to another level. Vicki and I started out with just the pumpkin basket and I added a basket for a small fall flower arrangement and a candle to go with it. Cute huh? I think so too.

Supply List

Stamp Set....House of Haunts
Cardstock...Pumpkin Pie, Black, W White and Old Olive
Ink....Pumpkin Pie and Black Stazon
Misc...Ribbon, Sponges, Brads (for the sides of the handle), Candle, Photo Corner Punch, 1/4" and 1" Circle Punches, Tissue Paper, Heat Gun, Wax Paper, Pillow Box Die and Sticky Tape.

That's it for today, have a great and safe weekend, remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. And most of all thank you so much for stoppin by and takin a look.

Your SU gal,
Lois

Gifts for You

Good Afternoon chickies. It's a beautiful day in SW MO!!! Fall is here I hope. Just another one of those busy days here, had to take the car in for oil change and inspection. Wanted to get all that done before we left on vacation. I hope ya'll are having a great Thursday. I'm gonna stamp the rest of the day and tomorrow.

Today, I'm sharing a project that Vicki and I did yesterday...boy did these take a long time!!! But the end result is so pretty. These are A2 standard sized card boxes with a drawer. I got the intructions for a friend of mine. She was so nice to share with me.

Note: I'm sorry the photos showed up the way they did.

Supplies are as follows:

Stamp Sets: Christmas Punch (hostess set), Many Merry Messages and Tree Trimmings

Cardstock: Always Articoke, White, Certainly Celery and Wintergreen DSP (retired)

Ink: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery

Misc: Ribbon, Top Note Die, Paper Piercer, Ticket Corner Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Snowflake Die, Silver 1/2 Pearl Stickers, Clear Rhinestones (very small) and Popdots

These boxes that will include cards/envelopes will be a great gift for anyone!! Look for these at a SAS/Stamp Camp day coming soon near you. So don't miss a SAS/Stamp Camp, you never know what you might be missing.

That's it for today, ya'll have a great evening, remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul and Thanks for stoppin by.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Halloween Birthday

Good Morning. It's a chilly rainy morning here in SW MO...I smell Fall just around the corner. Hope your Wednesday is going well so far.

I had this scheduled to post for Tuesday and just couldn't get with it to do so, my mind was realing from the SU News yesterdays news about the new IDA. I electronally signed mine and will be doing some things on my blog to be in complance with the new rules. . This is just a FYI for those of you that I have to delete from my blog. It makes me sad, but I'm a SU gal and need to follow the rules. I've also been getting ready for vacation...motel reservations etc. That alone gave me a headache. But it's done.

Todays card, is one that I did for a Halloween birthday. And I had found one similar too it. I loved it so much! Works great for a Halloween birthday. We did this one at my last SAS, everyone loved it.

Supplies used:

Stamps: SU Crazy for Cupcakes, Batty for You

Ink: Black Stazon, Markers..Pumpkin Pie, Dusty Durango, Going Gray, Real Red

Cardstock: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Cast a Spell DSP

Misc: Ribbon, Popdots, Modern Label Punch, Circle Punch, Crystal Effects

That's it for this rainy day...Have a great Wednesday. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul and THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Your SU gal,

Lois