why I have been absent

I have not posted for a really long time!! the reason is this blanket. I made it for Matthew. But the problem.....I couldn't decide which yarn.....what color.....or what pattern...

This turned out like I wanted....but it was a real time issue....started about six weeks ago.....size 7 needles.....18 skeins of superwash wool from knitpicks....... 70" long and 36" wide.....

now I am off to make a hat......

I wish for all to have a very Holy Christmas Eve and a Merry Christmas

what has taken me away from paper

 

I have had issues with this pattern. The sweater had to go in time out a few times. But I figured it out. My first lace pattern.

more from Madagascar

 

I am still learning and still lost at the same time......this is alot harder for me than "standard" scrapbooking...... I just cannot seem to get some of the techniques....like snapping a picture into the template and have it fit the template and then there are masks........but I just keep on keeping on......maybe they will someday take less than days to create

SU card club inspiration

 

today was a great day....most are .....but today a bunch of friends came over for the monthly "club" meeting.... Laura inspired us......(Thanks Laura) today we played with the quilters bargello (spell?) technique.....and this is where I took it tonight..... Thanks for looking......

Wrangell tennies

 

I had a thought....at about 3 a.m. the other morning.....and this is kinda what it was......I paper pieced these x-tra toughs....they seem to go with the "favorite thoughts" from su.....the wood grain emboss is from T Holtz...... thanks for looking.....
think they will be fun to sell at bazaars and such..........

the street children

 

this is another page i am doing for my Madagascar book.....

I am looking for a good place to have it "Printed" what do you all use......
it will be big.....so am looking for 1. good quality 2. lowish cost....

thanks for looking

another Christina Smith Template

 

each time I do a page I learn something new about digi stuff......
it takes a long time for each page at this point....as I am still a newbie at digi scrapbooking and this album I am doing......is making me go to my knees all over again
as I reflect on the adventure I had in Madagascar.....and the adventure I took in my faith

puppy love

 
well here it is.....hope Christina is not embarassed at what I did with her lovely kit.
I finally had to go do some shopping and get some real digi stuff.....Christina's kits are totally fun to work with....love the elements....love the colors.....

check out "Greener Grass Designs" at Little Dreamer Designs or just scroll on designers and click on Christina's name!!!!!!

p.s. Christina....if you are wanting to come over to Wrangellville and or make some inky stuff there will be a SU party at my house on the 10th at 11 a.m........ no pressure

finally after two years

 
I am getting started on putting together all my pictures from Madagascar. I have the whole summer of no work....this is a good time....I have decided that it will be less expensive to make a digi book than try and print off ALL the pics and THEN try to scrapbook them...
I dont think this page is finished but it is started.....

lovin this set from SU

 

found and scraplifted this from splitcoast stampers......
I so so love this stamp set....it is so versatile......
thanks for looking.......(p.s. this is probably the only day EVER that the sun was shining this nicely and I was scrapbooking.........a time for all things...this is my time to heal.....)

finally scrapbooking again

 

Ok I know it has been a while........long story short.....back surgery.......pre surgery...hurt too much.......post surgery.....at a month out I can sit for long enough to get a little done.....15 minutes at a time......but feel so so much better....
this lo is mostly Stampin Up.....love totally love the new paper.....that is the green on the right side.......old olive actually.......
the lo is some random shots from our trip last summer......

STEEKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What an emotional ride...this sweater......and I have decided that steeking go against all that I have been taught as a knitter........I am so afraid that it is all going to "unknit" itself......
so.....this is a peek at the sweater that has been consuming my time the last couple of months....
it is almost ready......
the sleeves are on
knitting the "edges" or what-ever they are to cover the steeks...
then the neckline....a complete other story....
will try to keep you updated.....

got this from "Scrappn Gal Val's" blog this morning

directly from Val........................................

As many of you know, I go to CHA and work a booth for Scor-Pal. It's always so much fun to reconnect with people I've met and meet new people each time. Returning and new retailers and crafters were delighted to see the new Scor-Buddy that is coming out in April.For some time cardmakers have been asking for a smaller, more portable, Scor-Pal. Roy and Diana Crick, owners of Scor-Pal, listen carefully to what their customers ask for; the mat came out when we heard from crafters who wanted a work surface compatible with their Scor-pal, a metric board came out for those on the metric system, and now the Scor-Buddy. I love that about them, that and the fact that they are two of nicest, most genuine and generous people I have ever met.A little bit of detail about the new Scor-Buddy. I've taken a picture of it atop the regular Scor-Pal and Scor-Mat for size reference.Scor-Buddy
It's 9-1/8"L x 7-3/8" W; actual score bed is 7" x 7" (6-5/8" is the last width score line)
Score lines every 1/4" across the board
1/8" scores on both the left (1" total) and right sides (7/8" total) of the board
The 4-1/4" score line (A2 card) now has an asterisk icon for easy reference
The gate fold dots (2-1/8" and 6-3/8") are still there
Half of the brochure fold (inverted triangle) is there (to complete a brochure fold just rotate the paper and score)
The right fence has been eliminated
Scor-tool snap in closure just like the big board
It will be packaged with a zipper case (not shown) for protection when traveling

more Christmas

finally finished this little guy
each year I make a mini Christmas album of
Christmas day at our house
this is the first "out-of-the-square/rectangle"
book I have done for Christmas...
the Guys haven't seen it yet..... :)

spring with help from a friend or two

well I had a few good comments and tips.... sometimes
all one has to do is ask for help....
so.....is it better with #2 or #1

learning more layering "stuff"

trying to play with some color-digiwise and elements-digiwise
still learning and growing....
any feedback is good feedback at this point

the story of my thumb and the swans

in trying to make good of the ill that comes my way sometimes - I was inspired to create this page
I haven't done much digi stuff lately as I have been in the knitting mode.
and semi in the traditional scrapping mode....well I just got there today.
decided that I need to create a bit more and in doing so hopefully
drag my ever growing tushy out of the mental muck its been in lately.
so long story short
as I look at the gross-ness of my thumb....I can remember the beauty and gracefullness of the swans