Quick post...

Ok, this is supposed to be a quick post. We'll see....

Just wanted to post since I hadn't in a few days. Seems like Sunday night is "my" time to post. This weekend was busy.

Saturday morning was spent with my mom, sister, and two nieces. We went to sister's scrapbook store to scramp (scrap & stamp).

Mom stamped a little. But mostly she organized my sister's box of ribbon. That's mom -- always cleaning up after us.

My oldest niece made the cutest paint can. Her friend is decorating a nursery in frogs (for a little boy). I don't know the company that made the paper, but it jumping frogs on a brown background. She paired it with green/lt. green polka dot paper. TOTALLY CUTE! Wish I had gotten a picture of it. I think she may have taken a pic w/her phone. I'll have to see.

My youngest niece needed a graduation thank you card for her boyfriend's mom. So we worked on that. I have a new punch from Easycut Craft. It's the LACE design. We used it on the bottom front edge and we made a small circle. We also used the Quickutz Revolution to cut a "t" (the bf's mom's name starts with T). We put it on the circle. It turned out really cute. She liked it. Wish I had taken a picture, duh!

Sister had to work -- so she didn't get anything made -- not that she had planned on it. But she did help out with the paint can. She used the Silhouette to cut the baby's name. She also helped the other women that were there scrappin'.

I got cardstock cut for one of my projects for this coming Thursday night. It's our monthly Stamper's 10 meeting. I really look forward to our stamp night. We have so much fun!

The card that I cut the paper for is the Father's Day card (see May 31st post). It's the Bronc Buster card. I love that card. It's so fun to make. I hope they will like it too. The girls at the swap did!

I also put some "pages" in a scrapbook. My first time to try a scrapbook. I received it in my door prize at the Shoebox Swap. It's a 5 x 7 book. And it had coordinating paper with it. I've never really scapped before. So 5 x 7 isn't as intimidating as a 12 x 12. I got about 4 pages put together...without photos. I'll have to find some to add to it. But it is cute, and I think I could get hooked on scrapbooking too. Although cardmaking will always be my favorite papercrafting love.

Saturday night, Brian & I went to the movies. We saw the new Indiana Jones movie. I really liked it! But then again, I like most movies that I see. They transport me to another place/time/world. I like to get taken away like that. I love going to the movies. Brian doesn't understand why I like to see movies on the big screen. He's happy to rent a movie and watch it at home. That's ok too sometimes -- but there's just something about the big screen and getting caught up in the "reality" of the movie that can't be experiences at home. Maybe the feeling that I'm in the movie too...right there with them. Or maybe it's the larger-than-life size. I don't know what it is, but I REALLY like it. Maybe if we got a big screen TV... (hint, hint). LOL!

Today. After church I worked on another card for Thursday night. I didn't make it long though. I got up to go to the bathroom and ended up taking a nap (no, in the bedroom). I was only going to sleep for about 45 minutes. Ended up being about 2 hrs. I just couldn't keep my eyes open.

So I worked on the card tonight after church. I cased the card from SCS (Split Coast Stampers). Actually, it's from 2 cards in the gallery. I'll post it later in the week. I think it turned out really cute. It's using the new Fresh Cut/Fresh Cuts Notecards. It's one of Stampin' Up!® June specials.

Now, I just have to make another card for our meeting. I will use the other special. It's about eScaping -- from the "e" (electronic world) -- and making a handmade note/greeting/card. I'll post pics when I get it finished too. And links to the Stampin' Up!® website.

Well, I wanted to keep it short tonight. Yeah right. Didn't happen. Oh well. No biggie. It's my post, and I'll make it as long as I want.

Going to bed now. L8R.

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Shoebox Swap a Success!

Here it is Sunday night already. And look...it's late again. But I just had to say that Saturday's RWS (Remember When Scrapbooking) Shoebox Swap was a success. I had a really great time. I hope the other ladies enjoyed it too. We made some awesome cards and a mini-album. They totally rocked! I'll scan and upload pics later. This week is going to be pretty busy. Maybe I'll get to them on Thursday.

Anyway. I just want to say thanks to Shanna for letting us have our swap at the store. We had lots-o-space, and we got to shop too!

And thanks to the ladies that participated. It was fun meeting the new ones and seeing the "old" ones. You guys are too funny!

Anywho. I've got to go to bed now. I have to be @ work early for a training session. We're getting a new "system" for the whole university. I can't wait to see how it works. I've taken a few tutorials...but it's nothing like hands on.

What else before I go? OHHH, the highlight of my day. My 5-year-old pseudo-son (my friend's son) gave me a BIG HUG this morning during song service and said, "Tonya, I love you." It was all I could do to not cry. He's such a cutey! Of course I told him that I loved him right back. It was a priceless moment. I'll never forget it.

It's too bad that Brian and I can't have children. But then again, I wouldn't be as close to all my friend's children if we had our own. Someone asked me the other day if we had children. I said, "No, but I'm not childless." I have several friends with children. I've helped raise some of them. The oldest ones are now 24 (yikes), 22, and 19. I met them when the 19-year-old was 9 months old.

My best friend's two girls are now 15 (in Aug.) and 11 (in Sept., born on our 2nd anniv.). Where has time gone?

And my other friend's children are 7 (Nov.) and 5 (July, he's the one that gave me the hug). And these are just my friends' children.

My nephews are 27 and 11. My nieces are 24 and 18. And my great-nephew is 8. How crazy is that?

Wow! I can't believe I've watched these kids grow up. I can truly say that they ALL have been such a blessing to me. And they're not the only children I've been around. I really love kids! (Although I'm not as tolerant in my old age as I used to be.) We've played with most of the kids at the different churches we've been to. DH love to pick at people -- especially kids. Who am I kidding? He's the biggest kid of them all. He loves to laugh and have fun with them. And they seem to love picking at him too. I'm glad. It makes life so much more fun to hang out with kids. Keeps us young (wishful thinkin').

Jiminy!!! I've started rambling again.... Ok, gotta go. More L8R.

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