Category Archives: Hobbies

Maker Monday

To honor a family member’s 90th birthday, I decided I would craft an album that would become a Memory book. I knew right away that I would be using some Graphic 45 papers as I love their postcards and papers. … Continue reading

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Maker Monday

I had some time between yard work and writing to actually make some cards this weekend. These are CASEd from Kristie Marcotte’s blog the Best Things in Life are Pink using a Love from Lizi card kit. I do love … Continue reading

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Stock supplies

There are certain things I stock up on like a squirrel preparing for a nuclear winter. Lettuce—not really logical or sane given its short shelf life. Cheese. If this needs an explanation, you may need help in understanding life’s fundamental … Continue reading

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Inserts

I stocked up on Spring themed card making papers over the last month. I thought I knew what I had bought until I came upon a packaged labeled inserts. They were long pieces with a blank along the center and … Continue reading

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Spring

The weather is warm today and the flowers know it. Here are some of the blooms in our yard: Okay, that one is not really a flower–it’s broccoli! We may have one more rain storm coming, so fingers crossed, the … Continue reading

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Escape Artist

I take my dog to daycare so she can play with other dogs and I can clean the house. She is the kind of dog who sees a moving stick (mop or vacuum) and thinks it is play time, which … Continue reading

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Potted

It is spring like weather here in Phoenix, so the hubbinator and I decided to start a container garden. We started with the pots out front and added flowers. We wanted something small and that had wheels so that we … Continue reading

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Sweet

It started around Halloween. You know, when you buy a bag of candy, then eat the candy before Halloween, so you need to buy another bag of candy. Well, I bought multiple bags of candy. And we had no trick … Continue reading

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Oh brother

I did it. I finally bought a Brother ScanNCut. I had been debating for a while as it was very expensive, but added up the costs of purchasing dies for my stamps and it ended up being a no-brainer. I … Continue reading

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Armchair detecting

One of my favorite ways to decompress is to watch TV. I usually enjoy bouncing between a good cozy and a forensic based show. Lately, I have binge watching MacDonald and Dodds— a bit of an odd couple British series … Continue reading

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