tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91420889721668347502024-03-28T04:16:36.507-07:00Mary Rose's CafeA Cup of Creativitymaryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.comBlogger2703125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-38440493017052838782024-03-27T06:06:00.000-07:002024-03-27T06:06:46.721-07:00Robin Season<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nkXN1grqrRwW-QS7nLx9R0OYpGnq0Hw6cIBwUJVipWMwAWh_r8jjMAmKULsvwXNyX8W6h1LIz8nKBijuC9kwbQy6SOF4BUrQ0kmrETUUfuvJIrwtj9WIyQEWn9tP3uz65LcjBzlPvyaQJGXCLoawtIF0S1L6OwY1MmkM-Yee6SqyrniTzaKuH4q-_NY/s640/IMG_0273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="567" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nkXN1grqrRwW-QS7nLx9R0OYpGnq0Hw6cIBwUJVipWMwAWh_r8jjMAmKULsvwXNyX8W6h1LIz8nKBijuC9kwbQy6SOF4BUrQ0kmrETUUfuvJIrwtj9WIyQEWn9tP3uz65LcjBzlPvyaQJGXCLoawtIF0S1L6OwY1MmkM-Yee6SqyrniTzaKuH4q-_NY/s320/IMG_0273.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michigan's state bird is the robin...a herald of spring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been seeing so many robins lately, flocks of them congregating in the crab apple trees, looking for some leftover fruit. You will also see them in flocks on rainy spring days, hunting for worms on the warm grass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I caught a few on a chilly morning last week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdoh82gVOi4Vm9rMK3C6DqBj6wuVtSbeXajlXqKhuAxSK2lA9otdY2QWpaz1VxRhfkEzPvaJtD5eQ80lQMDy56XrydhvBhcsuRWlBWwumZAsbArdyhqvM3rIGDn7Du5sPKiiyftWnWRMq6G0n4vmkcgJYrrv728NAa2Nl5ueBH8n53vJzZCdv9xdYaMQ/s640/IMG_0260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdoh82gVOi4Vm9rMK3C6DqBj6wuVtSbeXajlXqKhuAxSK2lA9otdY2QWpaz1VxRhfkEzPvaJtD5eQ80lQMDy56XrydhvBhcsuRWlBWwumZAsbArdyhqvM3rIGDn7Du5sPKiiyftWnWRMq6G0n4vmkcgJYrrv728NAa2Nl5ueBH8n53vJzZCdv9xdYaMQ/s320/IMG_0260.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrJJt_eSmWKphU7CxUufz7gFoTryvOlXJNfTNJQlZDE1YjYC1R1JJlXFUTipxMSho2DEkwKOGJK_P1DT0UNrJsjWegDYY5z-joCwmqK09lm4515D1sdXbmxRx4FwXs3lREBTV8gv3P7WQd174zDTW4Qas149mYbz_1G1p8giuW71nIJVZZkRbsDQxyYY/s640/IMG_0262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrJJt_eSmWKphU7CxUufz7gFoTryvOlXJNfTNJQlZDE1YjYC1R1JJlXFUTipxMSho2DEkwKOGJK_P1DT0UNrJsjWegDYY5z-joCwmqK09lm4515D1sdXbmxRx4FwXs3lREBTV8gv3P7WQd174zDTW4Qas149mYbz_1G1p8giuW71nIJVZZkRbsDQxyYY/s320/IMG_0262.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbsgseN-wZXCayhY9lpECoTt1N1U-4Q2h4Rk6xtc9SsD3suZfHDHAT93NQoK_VC8HgsCyFaMUAiQnHoE-2JRhjIKNDl_1lVYBVxKVTaLXZAd_0m1Td7oohKh__eVwm7pUC0TNrNP1ahsZadi7Ljj2H-iZThHhh4M3egtrY-J47-wt-7NzEv4XZ4Bv6MY/s640/IMG_0263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbsgseN-wZXCayhY9lpECoTt1N1U-4Q2h4Rk6xtc9SsD3suZfHDHAT93NQoK_VC8HgsCyFaMUAiQnHoE-2JRhjIKNDl_1lVYBVxKVTaLXZAd_0m1Td7oohKh__eVwm7pUC0TNrNP1ahsZadi7Ljj2H-iZThHhh4M3egtrY-J47-wt-7NzEv4XZ4Bv6MY/s320/IMG_0263.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the caption on these photos should be "I left Florida for this?!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This fun bird is from a Concord and 9th stencil and stamp set that my husband gave me for Christmas. So cute! You can make so many combos of birds, and in any colors you wish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After ink blending the colors and stamping some details, I went back with a Signo white gel pen and added a bit more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tDdj-rns-ramr-MtblhL-opS00NybtvKfCGhEJdbGIlWQ9CgLRZpR7AQUSnOegwjA8WiY1qEhuHRPOiyedT82wGp2m06oOxNBmbDfpMsMZ78TzMMtbbp0_pse3Z2KUc9y_jhsL2MUbct87AqIaM63aWl2ooSZEewFEGxBnIgAIrOYkbOwnIVwfvDiEo/s640/IMG_0274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tDdj-rns-ramr-MtblhL-opS00NybtvKfCGhEJdbGIlWQ9CgLRZpR7AQUSnOegwjA8WiY1qEhuHRPOiyedT82wGp2m06oOxNBmbDfpMsMZ78TzMMtbbp0_pse3Z2KUc9y_jhsL2MUbct87AqIaM63aWl2ooSZEewFEGxBnIgAIrOYkbOwnIVwfvDiEo/s320/IMG_0274.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fun card for spring birthdays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9ddx0L0LfbhSdVg60ztUHEXy28QV00de1KYaJ2rtJm7S2KVDfRh1sNWmUq2AmmLjWLcpFntMPTpqQLp25NEDDnbuTlugtSajNZJhvkhqyPQ1YUFvwR-N3Z5nnWb3NHuE9wvqJUQ_Wl3yLzj78JlQcL39_fwnLoB8RLr2GMnxacHr6a1UNH0Zj2eXzZA/s640/IMG_0265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9ddx0L0LfbhSdVg60ztUHEXy28QV00de1KYaJ2rtJm7S2KVDfRh1sNWmUq2AmmLjWLcpFntMPTpqQLp25NEDDnbuTlugtSajNZJhvkhqyPQ1YUFvwR-N3Z5nnWb3NHuE9wvqJUQ_Wl3yLzj78JlQcL39_fwnLoB8RLr2GMnxacHr6a1UNH0Zj2eXzZA/s320/IMG_0265.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Spring, café friends!</div><br />maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-78973804605250584342024-03-26T05:24:00.000-07:002024-03-26T05:24:17.910-07:00I Am Not Enough<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-faMR-UZKkC6JrNKYSEw918CrYDgQDgo_bf0UYw_6SStOhP7aNwVfdFQj3uoH5f7yjz_TCFkp0oSRjv_e8KBfvDI5STBg34cTGmW0CGYy_XIV4Vw_vWCZVHDMFrZ09_lrP4KD1xQZVsYXDQ3dyiywuXwob_GK0w5JOkIG5wfJkYsrYmiCo_PazFbG1EM/s640/IMG_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-faMR-UZKkC6JrNKYSEw918CrYDgQDgo_bf0UYw_6SStOhP7aNwVfdFQj3uoH5f7yjz_TCFkp0oSRjv_e8KBfvDI5STBg34cTGmW0CGYy_XIV4Vw_vWCZVHDMFrZ09_lrP4KD1xQZVsYXDQ3dyiywuXwob_GK0w5JOkIG5wfJkYsrYmiCo_PazFbG1EM/s320/IMG_0288.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not enough. I am not good. And I know this is not the message of the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The world gives us cute slogans meant to boost our egos and make us feel better about our sinful selves. You keep doing you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No. Me is ugly. Me is a prisoner to my selfishness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently heard a clip from a famous actress who is being treated for cancer. In this clip, she said that she's not afraid to die because she knows she's going to heaven. Why? Because, in her words, she's a good person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told my husband when I heard it "That's the funny thing. I know I'm going to heaven because I know that I'm not a good person!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbwezyQ4w8UyMrRZuc2Mz_8CX-S0cwlwSWIl7lRXiwSjE35Uw2hb6HggaNpT34ya-5HW46fh9umg1XBHdWuSGiwAcJWJJa5Hzpo8o-nJpS2J9d9IUBCJzWnDq2BYpJ_KWpfQfUsxRYDQb8kKBGqaiyo9PtcZiCdZPjHv5M9uuqeaOkPR6WSJPesuKLl0/s640/IMG_0289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbwezyQ4w8UyMrRZuc2Mz_8CX-S0cwlwSWIl7lRXiwSjE35Uw2hb6HggaNpT34ya-5HW46fh9umg1XBHdWuSGiwAcJWJJa5Hzpo8o-nJpS2J9d9IUBCJzWnDq2BYpJ_KWpfQfUsxRYDQb8kKBGqaiyo9PtcZiCdZPjHv5M9uuqeaOkPR6WSJPesuKLl0/s320/IMG_0289.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can never reconcile my sinful self in front of a holy and perfect God.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is why I so desperately need Jesus! That is why I need a Savior.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because of his righteousness, I am righteous. Because he died for my sins, I am set free from bondage. Because he rose from the grave, I too will have new life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was perfect because I am not. He was sinless because I am riddled with sin. He took it all for me and nailed it to the cross and said "It is finished."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hallelujah!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8DoU5gjnTXf3rEFuFP-A1MiCVs9Bl58o0O5OQ__hAQvfPruK7WQY3L6YlzxJ_sWWzZWRQm6FWGnwTFlNT0Z67mcKmrLOxPm_8g5gDkf_bEz3EY4DTscRFqLGc-6hDRkYQwJhd0n8PGN9RO3wFUuv-p7x0FZgS12KdUDZxsUlLHnBZMGpK8j99xOnSHs/s640/IMG_0290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8DoU5gjnTXf3rEFuFP-A1MiCVs9Bl58o0O5OQ__hAQvfPruK7WQY3L6YlzxJ_sWWzZWRQm6FWGnwTFlNT0Z67mcKmrLOxPm_8g5gDkf_bEz3EY4DTscRFqLGc-6hDRkYQwJhd0n8PGN9RO3wFUuv-p7x0FZgS12KdUDZxsUlLHnBZMGpK8j99xOnSHs/s320/IMG_0290.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not enough. But Jesus is. Praise God!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Today's Brew: Third Day border die (Taylored Expression), TE sentiments, MFT sun stencil, CP scallop oval frame die, CP Daffodils in Bloom stamps and dies}</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-42425246379056386172024-03-25T05:17:00.000-07:002024-03-25T05:17:05.869-07:00"New" Paper, Year of Plenty-style<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwoZshRVIZZg0Sp_lvSLQZ6k7NPmwIwomgRcWXthzaDjuMWPkMFlywG4cZv0RWudINaomUyLuuShLRybiQn_kBEIKQQqaxteuYvLKl8N-g3i3HuXYjZWFOUs5xxDWEG_T5IH1RItFblNfJYk9vXQo1OAKlh_eMpBeyVuqksxZQ4CXKhvd-BJntMj0ZF0/s640/IMG_0270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwoZshRVIZZg0Sp_lvSLQZ6k7NPmwIwomgRcWXthzaDjuMWPkMFlywG4cZv0RWudINaomUyLuuShLRybiQn_kBEIKQQqaxteuYvLKl8N-g3i3HuXYjZWFOUs5xxDWEG_T5IH1RItFblNfJYk9vXQo1OAKlh_eMpBeyVuqksxZQ4CXKhvd-BJntMj0ZF0/s320/IMG_0270.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Catherine Pooler came out with new inks and papers. Gingham! Spring colors! I wanted it all! I loaded up my shopping cart...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5b57O9RiT7yECu8UCIe-CWENQex850LK21Le-tB8vYN3ZIZZB1BgU5ZFmVjr5WgeHS7w4s54LodTsEw-_rqDzVQEKO3VQ5DjiwTfSr-gm5XGI5-RtvtVTVVacvBCchFr53sr3-v83UbfFk27Zys0qoJkru9KdFqCSBMg-ZkjnQw1bbRVNZJeivqnvmA/s640/IMG_0279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5b57O9RiT7yECu8UCIe-CWENQex850LK21Le-tB8vYN3ZIZZB1BgU5ZFmVjr5WgeHS7w4s54LodTsEw-_rqDzVQEKO3VQ5DjiwTfSr-gm5XGI5-RtvtVTVVacvBCchFr53sr3-v83UbfFk27Zys0qoJkru9KdFqCSBMg-ZkjnQw1bbRVNZJeivqnvmA/s320/IMG_0279.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and then my Year of Plenty philosophy kicked in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, Frosted and Lemon Chiffon and Creamsicle sounds lovely. But is it really so much different than the Apricot, Whipped Honey and Lilac that you already own?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And seriously, I do not need more paper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I pulled out my own inks, a CP background stamp (Buffalo Check), and made my own. It took just a few minutes to have a stack of pretty colors to use on future projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a fun card I made with these "new" papers and colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7c1CdFfdSbHXDDmBxfWfW_xoPm7LhRfSCGQLq9h2tDWbNkcyqHoVh1BZXFCPvqQ4FMkJZn-xYehj3EJOl43Sya05PrdUiqFQby6TFO8QGR_uYeHQ3jTDP8oyD_WPTG4kLyKAryNWk3ZZbDamvLImm9R-dGsrElxZvMskFN3GIc8OuY1nVccoDiPrhi0s/s640/IMG_0266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7c1CdFfdSbHXDDmBxfWfW_xoPm7LhRfSCGQLq9h2tDWbNkcyqHoVh1BZXFCPvqQ4FMkJZn-xYehj3EJOl43Sya05PrdUiqFQby6TFO8QGR_uYeHQ3jTDP8oyD_WPTG4kLyKAryNWk3ZZbDamvLImm9R-dGsrElxZvMskFN3GIc8OuY1nVccoDiPrhi0s/s320/IMG_0266.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Today's Brew: Rise and Shine stamps and dies (CP), Buffalo Check background stamp (CP), CP inks, sequins, doily edge die (CP), coffee sentiment from Riley and Co.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nzuVZ9VgXV3H9TYCfuRBXyC6n29xe4WLuiXqmIUHBcWtgJ8dG1jzHDxMISpdiol6qqWM8e7oBv6ya_zbbPIe_Z9qAX8TkuJDw-keFFGsTQkunji1WYxDpgPmpwGqlnllgbgOn-ZWrpgCQFRcjD6tTW76AcjsyWtIPya4Nr8QuWmz83nTWtGTU7o83Hw/s640/IMG_0267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="640" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nzuVZ9VgXV3H9TYCfuRBXyC6n29xe4WLuiXqmIUHBcWtgJ8dG1jzHDxMISpdiol6qqWM8e7oBv6ya_zbbPIe_Z9qAX8TkuJDw-keFFGsTQkunji1WYxDpgPmpwGqlnllgbgOn-ZWrpgCQFRcjD6tTW76AcjsyWtIPya4Nr8QuWmz83nTWtGTU7o83Hw/s320/IMG_0267.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did some fun selective inking with the help of my MISTI to give that rooster some colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this stamp set! It's one of the first I purchased when I started collecting CP products a few years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will I get the new inks? One day, when I have a little mad money to spend and there's a great sale, I probably will...because I'm a completist. But for now...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How does it feel to have plenty? It feels good...really good.</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-76296544006196132732024-03-23T05:44:00.000-07:002024-03-23T05:44:25.016-07:00Pasta Florentine with Pesto Cream Sauce<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IZ7p6oIjO4d6UkFBRurqsLgY4fWviUSgjPDL142WXjYx8CGyZLQwzkIF0nY1rqEKR32bEcZRlg8LhjwMZDHBQrNR0Fz6bP3ASrx3XSu4Ta2N62w6Eh-wdrgQ3KGX25nWvL6VvT2xNLnwcmy22vI0-m4BlmNla5UMBVehqBDpjl33ZkLTPGoCqsfsvEM/s640/IMG_0257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IZ7p6oIjO4d6UkFBRurqsLgY4fWviUSgjPDL142WXjYx8CGyZLQwzkIF0nY1rqEKR32bEcZRlg8LhjwMZDHBQrNR0Fz6bP3ASrx3XSu4Ta2N62w6Eh-wdrgQ3KGX25nWvL6VvT2xNLnwcmy22vI0-m4BlmNla5UMBVehqBDpjl33ZkLTPGoCqsfsvEM/s320/IMG_0257.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sauce is the boss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's what makes all those dishes so special when you go out to a fancy restaurant. The mushroom marsala sauce. The balsamic glaze. The gravy. The Asian General Tsao sauce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My younger self was so intimidated by sauces. If it required a sauce, I had to have the exact recipe, and I followed it like it was the law.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've gotten much better with sauces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are a few things I rely on now to help me with this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*If it's a cream sauce, start with a little butter, a little flour, a little cream, and go from there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*If it's an Asian sauce, you will probably want corn starch as your thickener. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*A beef broth sauce can always benefit from a little Worcestershire sauce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Good stock or broth can make or break a sauce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*A thin sauce will often thicken if left to simmer a while. Be patient. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Reserved pasta water is often a good thickener, too. This works great for tomato based sauces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's recipe was inspired by leftovers in my fridge. I had a little leftover pesto (I love the Aldi brand), a little leftover sundried tomato, some spinach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pasta Florentine was born!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the ingredients:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 pkg. Tomato Basil chicken sausage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Farfalle pasta (I like Jovial Gluten Free)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 T. butter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 T. flour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2-1 c. half and half or heavy cream</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 c. chicken broth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 T. pesto</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 c. chopped sundried tomatoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2-3 c. fresh spinach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">freshly grated parmesan for topping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cook pasta according to directions. In a separate pan, cook sausage until done. Remove from pan and set aside. In same pan, add butter and flour and cook until bubbly. Add cream and broth, then add pesto and tomatoes. Add sausage slices. Simmer for a few minutes, then add spinach and cook until wilted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drain pasta and top with sausage and cream. Top with freshly grated parmesan and enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This dish did not need extra seasoning, as the pesto had plenty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B6J1Jptoc95pxhxppGPy9o6kJzMG098T9bzqTbTuQYGHmfMi-0JSrD150eqMk8HfwgZo-uEKNH1APmhsEWmjAOVAOZglE9NtOaoEonp1RuzYFhJ4oxF0aqq1UVi_f63RUADRx2KbmjCVMBCwzRloKkWGM-qoSpqJEHEzHfTQlNFCec4QiHnkafTrk7Q/s640/IMG_0256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B6J1Jptoc95pxhxppGPy9o6kJzMG098T9bzqTbTuQYGHmfMi-0JSrD150eqMk8HfwgZo-uEKNH1APmhsEWmjAOVAOZglE9NtOaoEonp1RuzYFhJ4oxF0aqq1UVi_f63RUADRx2KbmjCVMBCwzRloKkWGM-qoSpqJEHEzHfTQlNFCec4QiHnkafTrk7Q/s320/IMG_0256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We try to stay on top of our carb consumption, and we typically only eat pasta once or twice a month. This one was a treat. My husband gave it two thumbs up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you have a wonderful weekend. I plan on working in the craft studio today. I have a long To Do list! Should be fun.</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-34783886010502102972024-03-22T05:17:00.000-07:002024-03-22T05:17:25.476-07:00Overdue<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rGNUdyjcY8Wvfd3LkaVzgjw29_Sv4VJL-8WHjyt2rTFwkQPPI4EpIw9Klv-rhUYCwV1GOj8AMvAVyHYIBq2Ohu4D8G75ZKpvy0scORm2hRdXJNHtNFsTekH3GLdlzxpz1Y9K6ZpK9NwD5-DMbg7Fa1Hlze0s4DhqbigaddlMY8vXoQ2kajN9wgPVIvU/s640/IMG_0252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rGNUdyjcY8Wvfd3LkaVzgjw29_Sv4VJL-8WHjyt2rTFwkQPPI4EpIw9Klv-rhUYCwV1GOj8AMvAVyHYIBq2Ohu4D8G75ZKpvy0scORm2hRdXJNHtNFsTekH3GLdlzxpz1Y9K6ZpK9NwD5-DMbg7Fa1Hlze0s4DhqbigaddlMY8vXoQ2kajN9wgPVIvU/s320/IMG_0252.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Belated birthday cards are always needed! This one takes the "overdue library fine" concept and applies it to the belated birthday sentiments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe48F9t5Zx6tAKLK1XRviJabEYMMducVQR7gnqep_qrT2Tz_hwgrAKI4lrO-m43i3ThF-vOfeMk9DBxuOgd3xVTrN0Pp5DqNrdQbLSLx4CQ6GLT_-uzIwyatmu1V2rvslgCbP_c3SJh2YGXIbxiVVpGalAPnQkzNfY31htpF2wjyRvfP9aCrPGD5QtOc/s640/IMG_0258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe48F9t5Zx6tAKLK1XRviJabEYMMducVQR7gnqep_qrT2Tz_hwgrAKI4lrO-m43i3ThF-vOfeMk9DBxuOgd3xVTrN0Pp5DqNrdQbLSLx4CQ6GLT_-uzIwyatmu1V2rvslgCbP_c3SJh2YGXIbxiVVpGalAPnQkzNfY31htpF2wjyRvfP9aCrPGD5QtOc/s320/IMG_0258.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the inside sentiment:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfR3VjWN2TcLiY0w4uGnVQmbsXNCAHy9sUixsHo2pfzvTdD9TKb7n8bM6ox3q7_KtRuzV8xox83M4GOQkSxG18LnFmATjxacGMlR7C84C6E7tfrYSNIgwnYo3oS3eZnWpwN1cPgllc_1TE_uUn4pX2SXN67Mbchyphenhyphenc6d0CF5rbY1iEuh4kHM2njvzL1tw/s640/IMG_0253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfR3VjWN2TcLiY0w4uGnVQmbsXNCAHy9sUixsHo2pfzvTdD9TKb7n8bM6ox3q7_KtRuzV8xox83M4GOQkSxG18LnFmATjxacGMlR7C84C6E7tfrYSNIgwnYo3oS3eZnWpwN1cPgllc_1TE_uUn4pX2SXN67Mbchyphenhyphenc6d0CF5rbY1iEuh4kHM2njvzL1tw/s320/IMG_0253.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a little shimmer spray and ink splatter to make it fun. But something tells me the librarians do not approve of splatter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6lohK8IvYC01AxRV1Gd04EWJNvrc17mrnEwNDT28q__TD3WLkV_uesgYY-l8JxHVuguOQMWY4eRPpycFx04G3E7nBj7_S8hGADVVHL7Cd610bjj-aE0xeYNfj_RLp8-s2jdhqrHC41w5ksHWZ2Wr0PFuvE7cY174DPiKcF0uOZB-zqmBckuWWXtIHAE/s640/IMG_0259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6lohK8IvYC01AxRV1Gd04EWJNvrc17mrnEwNDT28q__TD3WLkV_uesgYY-l8JxHVuguOQMWY4eRPpycFx04G3E7nBj7_S8hGADVVHL7Cd610bjj-aE0xeYNfj_RLp8-s2jdhqrHC41w5ksHWZ2Wr0PFuvE7cY174DPiKcF0uOZB-zqmBckuWWXtIHAE/s320/IMG_0259.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Belated. Because life happens!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Today's Brew: Library card stamp (PTI), PTI paper and card stock, corner rounder punch, Simple stories enamel dots, CP HB sentiments, MFT alpha stamps}</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-59910093000626540632024-03-21T05:46:00.000-07:002024-03-21T05:47:04.591-07:00Garden Dreams<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO9C3eE1GdgfCWGSFPN7C1pP67kUK0nKE0dpITmYTVU-AmCDPxqcitenVPfLBFKr7Kgb3VK6tc52m0n_-wb6-c6BcOS9gqNFtDm-zPgIsyRIDJheOVBlNsULMBL1bbE5Qi8b8yzuAA9F14HLnb_g54F8pJmMhyphenhyphenb2Dig0K9_t0HtVrQUjCZ8cN0W0FFz8/s640/IMG_0248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO9C3eE1GdgfCWGSFPN7C1pP67kUK0nKE0dpITmYTVU-AmCDPxqcitenVPfLBFKr7Kgb3VK6tc52m0n_-wb6-c6BcOS9gqNFtDm-zPgIsyRIDJheOVBlNsULMBL1bbE5Qi8b8yzuAA9F14HLnb_g54F8pJmMhyphenhyphenb2Dig0K9_t0HtVrQUjCZ8cN0W0FFz8/s320/IMG_0248.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I requested some gardening books from the library, and one of them came in this week. The author, Christie Purifoy, has written a series of books with lovely photos from her home and garden in Pennsylvania. The books, published by Harvest House, contain her sweet essays on the Creator and His creation, the gardening process, and the love of flowers. I started reading it yesterday, and I'm already halfway through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was there, I remembered to check out the seed library that our local branch offers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC33N2rP36eEe7WT0uZzSjFlrkZfeuhBZCMAI8A_7e0gHBO3kU-9FCmq5Y7Auf5ELqDrCP5IOi9CeT9t1f_glJzDwDbSl1y6evJCS0cAN0N54q2h0-H8ijI86Y-9qTBLVE_kjyL7faMuDvAdJnM8WBZhqSkyWCOv9k340uy1UrxaCHHsbUNBLKxYlx2Ck/s640/IMG_0242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC33N2rP36eEe7WT0uZzSjFlrkZfeuhBZCMAI8A_7e0gHBO3kU-9FCmq5Y7Auf5ELqDrCP5IOi9CeT9t1f_glJzDwDbSl1y6evJCS0cAN0N54q2h0-H8ijI86Y-9qTBLVE_kjyL7faMuDvAdJnM8WBZhqSkyWCOv9k340uy1UrxaCHHsbUNBLKxYlx2Ck/s320/IMG_0242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Open the drawers, and you can peruse from hundreds of seed packets that have been donated by local gardeners. Patrons are encouraged to take up to five packs...for free!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGQSmc-RdkkfAxovjbO80cNL5M7MQIhrNrmXrVyiU0lslQ6LpdBwOttONCmuLjUrehkttKrL1Zkn2HhCFRJ7WqYXPP5o0pUNGmgxAx75mkkS_1cDM8DLOQMx9rjO2UIvqMDtnITvxUdFjMpVT2R8Yl74AmfHkRseT78Ru2lB7FsTrIY7SwawGFyTJHNU/s640/IMG_0247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGQSmc-RdkkfAxovjbO80cNL5M7MQIhrNrmXrVyiU0lslQ6LpdBwOttONCmuLjUrehkttKrL1Zkn2HhCFRJ7WqYXPP5o0pUNGmgxAx75mkkS_1cDM8DLOQMx9rjO2UIvqMDtnITvxUdFjMpVT2R8Yl74AmfHkRseT78Ru2lB7FsTrIY7SwawGFyTJHNU/s320/IMG_0247.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_-7xAOv_9-Z3m3H9jutu_xaHM_nTh7GKJWSkT7IXyIjmY7cTJM6oPWKIEbcdIFmVLETYdmEbnerJufceK2Qy-GYL3UXjBYJvz7w-enqnBybeAjaXMzEL0mYHCai5cvmmj6W5jaMIelIEK4Aaiv_cCW4q1f70DiVZbsd2Rzx0BgliuSvup9NVnmpntEs/s640/IMG_0246%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_-7xAOv_9-Z3m3H9jutu_xaHM_nTh7GKJWSkT7IXyIjmY7cTJM6oPWKIEbcdIFmVLETYdmEbnerJufceK2Qy-GYL3UXjBYJvz7w-enqnBybeAjaXMzEL0mYHCai5cvmmj6W5jaMIelIEK4Aaiv_cCW4q1f70DiVZbsd2Rzx0BgliuSvup9NVnmpntEs/s320/IMG_0246%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjY5Hzj85sufcTgnpPn1_dA7YnZOhERaeerbcT7Ztbi8rWeHjGgp_axgXAQmzAeeR5sGYV4FiZMwEgA9ZUElCC1JQspxRpE-VDvP3A87HTqt_CP5TPPTmVQPv5speJd82kEPk-Sg-0ovC6hiMp9QQ2yh4kZFHi8VzkJ9V1f2ocX8QSQjotozHqroTYBTY/s640/IMG_0245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjY5Hzj85sufcTgnpPn1_dA7YnZOhERaeerbcT7Ztbi8rWeHjGgp_axgXAQmzAeeR5sGYV4FiZMwEgA9ZUElCC1JQspxRpE-VDvP3A87HTqt_CP5TPPTmVQPv5speJd82kEPk-Sg-0ovC6hiMp9QQ2yh4kZFHi8VzkJ9V1f2ocX8QSQjotozHqroTYBTY/s320/IMG_0245.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxcHiJAlXzr3IfI_VlpSUhWKVLF7PIV_UGzvSiWwHPr3GLfkIhwGSdzTFtNLcRxQMzUJou6mFGTMny8yrZQq4kvgQhGnuSHMVqLLerBy4EOFKeJO5JCU99yjetbAJRSrrjLI4De_TRGWy_v93QumOu6jg2Y8q8yaL5zqVf8PkSA08qM4gvcLr3mjDHw0/s640/IMG_0244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxcHiJAlXzr3IfI_VlpSUhWKVLF7PIV_UGzvSiWwHPr3GLfkIhwGSdzTFtNLcRxQMzUJou6mFGTMny8yrZQq4kvgQhGnuSHMVqLLerBy4EOFKeJO5JCU99yjetbAJRSrrjLI4De_TRGWy_v93QumOu6jg2Y8q8yaL5zqVf8PkSA08qM4gvcLr3mjDHw0/s320/IMG_0244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFNvfEVcoujaCAVFkVODd7J5RQEUAKBbSa_EwgV7t7LdWdruPG1037Tl2fZ21exwNX95mhHIq75KXxcDLxAR2vnmV_t-woa8k7PQCclN9kQuXKl3G-sKB22iuFgAdpUz28loecJ1NiXRo6FnsO5LC1_malRJyBQVAKOC6nWmmtaJTjPHdFD-zGPyEFp0/s640/IMG_0243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFNvfEVcoujaCAVFkVODd7J5RQEUAKBbSa_EwgV7t7LdWdruPG1037Tl2fZ21exwNX95mhHIq75KXxcDLxAR2vnmV_t-woa8k7PQCclN9kQuXKl3G-sKB22iuFgAdpUz28loecJ1NiXRo6FnsO5LC1_malRJyBQVAKOC6nWmmtaJTjPHdFD-zGPyEFp0/s320/IMG_0243.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was hard to decide! I chose something called Strawberry Spinach (intriguing!), along with dill (always hard to find in the garden centers), basil, arugula, and Amish snap peas.</div><p><br /></p>It will be a few weeks before any of these get planted, but it's not too soon to make plans for the garden.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtBvfwb9mEoBBFF1yY2Li7SVMhr4LBZq8R6YEKOscrLxRXx6vJ2Y0Ih1hQ-8LVOe4k2Unr2N2R1_FyxK3jCe9FoOnJG-N0ZTO8Rl3vlXSvGBIlsSLL0n019kfYIDUadraFhTOJ90qfq9trZic-TnVpJLfvI2K6SgRaKE7UJIr-cZ7SzxI93AeOllqPrY/s640/IMG_0131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtBvfwb9mEoBBFF1yY2Li7SVMhr4LBZq8R6YEKOscrLxRXx6vJ2Y0Ih1hQ-8LVOe4k2Unr2N2R1_FyxK3jCe9FoOnJG-N0ZTO8Rl3vlXSvGBIlsSLL0n019kfYIDUadraFhTOJ90qfq9trZic-TnVpJLfvI2K6SgRaKE7UJIr-cZ7SzxI93AeOllqPrY/s320/IMG_0131.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Generally, it is too soon to do any garden clean up. We are encouraged to leave the old growth for as long as possible to help any insects, butterflies, and bees who are overwintering in the stems and dried foliage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But some things can really use a sprucing up when the timing is important.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take, for instance, hydrangeas. You have to know if your hydrangea blooms only on old growth (don't prune now!), or old and new growth. My Annabelle hydrangeas bloom on both, and they can take a hard pruning. I typically prune them gently this time of year, removing dead heads and cutting back the stems just up to the new bud, as you can see here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirscYjVVvW20zx47p_i9kM6y3c4eBhfBbcZAkIL3tc1uGtyxaNvOdLFQ-0nGJg9KqeqPPSu21CPSca1Qqmm475Yrug-RR-srw7GWRR3VxCN8KuncONPKilygMWVFQCkeKQsP5_w-MOhM-wil7j-eLlvm9070_AtyglSAz5B80GbEMczasF5ZkMuVGjAHs/s640/IMG_0134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirscYjVVvW20zx47p_i9kM6y3c4eBhfBbcZAkIL3tc1uGtyxaNvOdLFQ-0nGJg9KqeqPPSu21CPSca1Qqmm475Yrug-RR-srw7GWRR3VxCN8KuncONPKilygMWVFQCkeKQsP5_w-MOhM-wil7j-eLlvm9070_AtyglSAz5B80GbEMczasF5ZkMuVGjAHs/s320/IMG_0134.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had quite a pile of dried blossoms when I was done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRH1OHIbK11Iq8Le8gLzzazXuGbCr0QcyjUd70FCpiS1RKNBLh71CYfoL2pcImBGkkLTWfi4OvmkcdJ-MAnBIvU1n5cN_7pbVzbAeK7gMwTyhL0t1rFfojtiI4psrxJvHEfoVjtukJv0sA5cCeVqS2UcBCm9278opHSMXjS8AwVnTQJm0UaedjL2GxSPw/s640/IMG_0135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRH1OHIbK11Iq8Le8gLzzazXuGbCr0QcyjUd70FCpiS1RKNBLh71CYfoL2pcImBGkkLTWfi4OvmkcdJ-MAnBIvU1n5cN_7pbVzbAeK7gMwTyhL0t1rFfojtiI4psrxJvHEfoVjtukJv0sA5cCeVqS2UcBCm9278opHSMXjS8AwVnTQJm0UaedjL2GxSPw/s320/IMG_0135.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For now, I'm keeping clippings in yard waste bags, loosely bundled. I'm storing them in the back by my potting table. We won't have curbside pickup for a few weeks, and this way any wintering guests can still be safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you enjoy listening to podcasts, author Christie Purifoy has one that she does with her friend and fellow author Lisa Jo Baker called Out of the Ordinary. I've been enjoying listening to them on morning walks as I look for signs of spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sun is shining on this crisp morning. I think I will take one of those walks soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy the sun, friends!</div>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-84229493092200701892024-03-20T05:17:00.000-07:002024-03-20T05:17:47.164-07:00Brrrr and Bumblebees<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJTQ3hi1q8BsUZf5M6aXL59zCMegS4wE2SOIwC8JRRnL6ce7Vfjh47RkIfZLpFVcDwGMkxFhuv9n4csY0erDHlJK91DQro7QIXAqQZaLLbEoih6fxVqAbw8uxnRYIzJZ-I3x4odYkrqAsAEvj6GJim_5_rUdc7gnBdIAtRlgUuWV_Yr-rVU7M4a2g4uA/s640/IMG_0251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJTQ3hi1q8BsUZf5M6aXL59zCMegS4wE2SOIwC8JRRnL6ce7Vfjh47RkIfZLpFVcDwGMkxFhuv9n4csY0erDHlJK91DQro7QIXAqQZaLLbEoih6fxVqAbw8uxnRYIzJZ-I3x4odYkrqAsAEvj6GJim_5_rUdc7gnBdIAtRlgUuWV_Yr-rVU7M4a2g4uA/s320/IMG_0251.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring is officially here, and we have a light dusting of snow with more to come at the end of the week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brrr! We so enjoyed the warm days last week. You could see everything greening and coming alive. Daffodils began to bloom, forsythia began to bloom, and even my magnolia out front was ready to make a showy appearance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring blooming has now been out on hold...indefinitely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's probably for the best. In Michigan, we have to worry about our blossoming fruit trees, like apple and peach and cherry. If they bloom too soon and then get hit with a hard frost, it can decimate the crop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime, I am reading gardening books and making spring creations instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQRU5SzgxcN_IVPtIjjdAlPepwPNSD3kVVn-PrpRuVjDumBWhBT5I5e-hOWiOuM6eMfUv5uF7TIW2jPChUNQbm48DtWPeyLR0qBG-XOjeBy11gE7RhC1ofn3cVvZcr5lFI2pRQ_7ECFze3Jv4MaRBdbwDFgeqscWKvAQAVo15rAS2WydHBgnBJKyl4Fk/s640/IMG_0144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="546" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQRU5SzgxcN_IVPtIjjdAlPepwPNSD3kVVn-PrpRuVjDumBWhBT5I5e-hOWiOuM6eMfUv5uF7TIW2jPChUNQbm48DtWPeyLR0qBG-XOjeBy11gE7RhC1ofn3cVvZcr5lFI2pRQ_7ECFze3Jv4MaRBdbwDFgeqscWKvAQAVo15rAS2WydHBgnBJKyl4Fk/s320/IMG_0144.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another bumblebee card I made using the speech bubble from Call Me (Catherine Pooler). I used the heart from this Coffee Shop stamp set (CP), along with some of the dies from that set, to make this fun card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XnqGgEPnTAAHmJCdcekaUVx7npVsUrjtFKIN7SKBW0ziu56PitMgiWk4PpgReJhHwfSFqlWyoU5pMyRgNcTe0HQXE0V65GQbVU3SJfUPwm55oyqNnzf3vbz-9v4dwfiPxVga6xDv1ZO7kcQ2TdPdM5Rs8N5RnUnqQFjX8gJWKiQYYqg1I1xZV3U7t-Y/s640/IMG_0147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="565" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XnqGgEPnTAAHmJCdcekaUVx7npVsUrjtFKIN7SKBW0ziu56PitMgiWk4PpgReJhHwfSFqlWyoU5pMyRgNcTe0HQXE0V65GQbVU3SJfUPwm55oyqNnzf3vbz-9v4dwfiPxVga6xDv1ZO7kcQ2TdPdM5Rs8N5RnUnqQFjX8gJWKiQYYqg1I1xZV3U7t-Y/s320/IMG_0147.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really love these rhinestones from the Dollar Tree that give the look of drops of honey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2h2c_1CcOawR-bIcO0zifK5hGpbXqK6_ULDWDcf1lJN7pIGXh-9BUF2WOk66tkYH1ADwTA-iLgbKKFzbXQLHDF5KPnOFs_EWoULO1_HWtmsYMTPn4R-7Os1RSBXJJNnE_so-HHvOCY5n0I5NpjA-21cRzSMlBHhrpfwT6-0jkLUR50IK0RTF1c_92sE/s640/IMG_0145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2h2c_1CcOawR-bIcO0zifK5hGpbXqK6_ULDWDcf1lJN7pIGXh-9BUF2WOk66tkYH1ADwTA-iLgbKKFzbXQLHDF5KPnOFs_EWoULO1_HWtmsYMTPn4R-7Os1RSBXJJNnE_so-HHvOCY5n0I5NpjA-21cRzSMlBHhrpfwT6-0jkLUR50IK0RTF1c_92sE/s320/IMG_0145.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope your day is sweet!</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-17578401747051582432024-03-19T05:54:00.000-07:002024-03-19T05:54:13.156-07:00Plenty of...Cards to Share!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RLoJl9jQHkTywNiZYh3VGGxFHfEP5da-Q3Lj1vve4o41pLdMZxESAUKgG02HSJw2Nj0hCPBhw03gHDxWgFPl6U636tYoaT_pxPqXPxFQzm9mQ1t-Xo_P_Kp_USATUpNCckdTGa3NUn8ODrRMQyrF-6iUS6SN-6DCcRio8KCzm1YxVSzUJ4lxlyvBp_0/s640/IMG_0239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RLoJl9jQHkTywNiZYh3VGGxFHfEP5da-Q3Lj1vve4o41pLdMZxESAUKgG02HSJw2Nj0hCPBhw03gHDxWgFPl6U636tYoaT_pxPqXPxFQzm9mQ1t-Xo_P_Kp_USATUpNCckdTGa3NUn8ODrRMQyrF-6iUS6SN-6DCcRio8KCzm1YxVSzUJ4lxlyvBp_0/s320/IMG_0239.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are like me, you probably have handmade cards squirreled away in shoeboxes. Maybe you weren't thrilled with the final outcome. Maybe you forgot to mail it. Maybe it was seasonal, and now the season has passed. Or maybe, like me, you just like making cards and sometimes make too many.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew it was time to give those cards a new home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creative Kindness is an organization that donates thousands of handmade cards to worthy recipients. I like the thought of someone somewhere receiving a little cheer from one of my cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found fifty cards to mail to them last week! My craft room is already feeling lighter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq24-K4fp4D-4ZEQX-0x-t_fJXWIOH0U44O66h2yJjunjVGYavPCNBk0Or50BP0iYmv5OnTkMMOsTT2GTPOTJWwVGFXlHoPvcJX4tEiPjuvtjlLgqTB3_RZhlhEdbv26q1ydtbinn_Bu0sJOV0eISIMa2a7NEELDDT73zbuo2-QZmqgvyceoHZCfC64WU/s640/IMG_0240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq24-K4fp4D-4ZEQX-0x-t_fJXWIOH0U44O66h2yJjunjVGYavPCNBk0Or50BP0iYmv5OnTkMMOsTT2GTPOTJWwVGFXlHoPvcJX4tEiPjuvtjlLgqTB3_RZhlhEdbv26q1ydtbinn_Bu0sJOV0eISIMa2a7NEELDDT73zbuo2-QZmqgvyceoHZCfC64WU/s320/IMG_0240.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creative Kindness will take cards and envelopes in a variety of themes. Just fill out the form, package carefully, and mail them off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For more info, visit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.creativekindness.org/">https://www.creativekindness.org/</a></div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-6067302735792935592024-03-18T05:32:00.000-07:002024-03-18T05:32:24.889-07:00Stained "Glass" Vellum<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FzIPq_mLzBN8xEoRZw0YnIUaD2VZvUFtmKq1HxAXuYMozWF383BEiGreKcmR5FhyCRMmrLRmq3JD1vVpl3FeBYVXjehTlPf_ZHe05eOK4DjAqBDOsOH5b8R0FdVEKvA8Y4ziP9O9pOttHcQAxQwqXao2Qm22rJUS4_BHD4ej8j2sjetK-zUVx4cB63A/s640/IMG_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="640" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FzIPq_mLzBN8xEoRZw0YnIUaD2VZvUFtmKq1HxAXuYMozWF383BEiGreKcmR5FhyCRMmrLRmq3JD1vVpl3FeBYVXjehTlPf_ZHe05eOK4DjAqBDOsOH5b8R0FdVEKvA8Y4ziP9O9pOttHcQAxQwqXao2Qm22rJUS4_BHD4ej8j2sjetK-zUVx4cB63A/s320/IMG_0123.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's almost time to get Easter cards mailed. Can you believe it? Time to get busy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took another stab at cards using the Cathedral arch dies from The Greetery, this time using the stencil to color a vellum background for a stained glass effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMAFVh_LJoVjEdpVuXkD5MWjdcRslgVY-Qte3Z648S4rBAZ5MxOXCOmaGdfZW31pwWRDvlgKc0s2aVS_81YorDaN7jBelONo5PhckKKrb-wQsJWc0vkfRdxp5f3gpVT7LCEhx5ueNxxZvPVylOBgNkfZN8B3zvCvFRFz1VJ4ULxydYVX5oiWmTvk6kbI/s640/IMG_0125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="640" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMAFVh_LJoVjEdpVuXkD5MWjdcRslgVY-Qte3Z648S4rBAZ5MxOXCOmaGdfZW31pwWRDvlgKc0s2aVS_81YorDaN7jBelONo5PhckKKrb-wQsJWc0vkfRdxp5f3gpVT7LCEhx5ueNxxZvPVylOBgNkfZN8B3zvCvFRFz1VJ4ULxydYVX5oiWmTvk6kbI/s320/IMG_0125.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got these mini blending brushes from Spellbinders a few months back (I think I ordered mine from A Cherry on Top with a great sale!). If you like to stencil or apply ink to die cuts, these are a very handy tool. The small sizes get into all the little nooks and crannies of more intricate stencils. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I priced this style of mini brush with other companies, and the Spellbinders were the cheapest. I ordered quite a few so that I could reserve one for each ROYGBIV color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBppci0uKADH0VeByCxqcOwiybHBFCWQvYw4WouHYTQWTSFiJC7SkkiA9mFoQzbdMm-Jbv5Z8RZcaOMMPeNmsiUud8hepAdhFOTEjSc0U_FrIEEWRWXxjl1Xx1v17pFCvCGzJEbOgZCQ5tMyD6-cjk9aL_cq9h_KzDWPtlAZGuHsoyyMM9fBoa4P764ZQ/s640/IMG_0126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBppci0uKADH0VeByCxqcOwiybHBFCWQvYw4WouHYTQWTSFiJC7SkkiA9mFoQzbdMm-Jbv5Z8RZcaOMMPeNmsiUud8hepAdhFOTEjSc0U_FrIEEWRWXxjl1Xx1v17pFCvCGzJEbOgZCQ5tMyD6-cjk9aL_cq9h_KzDWPtlAZGuHsoyyMM9fBoa4P764ZQ/s320/IMG_0126.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I like these even better than the shaker style card I made previously.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-2IjJ5zoooCgLFWMT57_h3WHHcBxVypYDx5aABLNvTUOOsDwjUTl0NN-t6Dg-xPeeoHXDxQGzQewzxCyvOG7Bo3yWC9DvmdykoACKY5jBmDHGrq1teJPvXf6tkSo6aI4Kndnq_R2fc8t90-Md26Cs0unIq4Kebt481jWM-3Tnh-pw6OAk9M0CV2URT8/s640/IMG_0124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-2IjJ5zoooCgLFWMT57_h3WHHcBxVypYDx5aABLNvTUOOsDwjUTl0NN-t6Dg-xPeeoHXDxQGzQewzxCyvOG7Bo3yWC9DvmdykoACKY5jBmDHGrq1teJPvXf6tkSo6aI4Kndnq_R2fc8t90-Md26Cs0unIq4Kebt481jWM-3Tnh-pw6OAk9M0CV2URT8/s320/IMG_0124.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Today's Brew: Daffodil Blooms (CP), Joy die cut (CP), The Greetery cathedral arch die and stencil, SU brick embossing folder, CP inks}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday, café friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-45184801143431453972024-03-16T09:19:00.000-07:002024-03-16T09:19:56.687-07:00Card Class<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwPPf0bDrMUMc6i_q8qPQ_N5Mjq5gxIc621Knd79m3tTMgGk4T40DV8e88f6egM-eV-RXddQ86ged_T_zN9gYBsdaseGVPmt0jNTg686_3y2q7lASIhD_-XQ7vDGwoGeH3eryZ9hBFw0cW6m3tJCZYzMZk2Qt3Qsshnh9yUcpn6JnrMtM5n2pFa3Am1w/s640/IMG_0173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwPPf0bDrMUMc6i_q8qPQ_N5Mjq5gxIc621Knd79m3tTMgGk4T40DV8e88f6egM-eV-RXddQ86ged_T_zN9gYBsdaseGVPmt0jNTg686_3y2q7lASIhD_-XQ7vDGwoGeH3eryZ9hBFw0cW6m3tJCZYzMZk2Qt3Qsshnh9yUcpn6JnrMtM5n2pFa3Am1w/s320/IMG_0173.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Catherine Pooler card class this week was fun! It is conducted via zoom, so you get to interact with everyone as you create along with Catherine. CP sends the project list ahead of time so you can do a little prep work before hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had enough elements to make two cards!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzuPnxnWcltdkELvXbPHikgD8raTRa7hTfNp2ny4R6zP9H2cm74Ru0GrIyWpPenW90RF5Dly_xNXYduVcsQJlYEsIea1ooREjs3xwJaFI9ZFldRaTFIW4NtyxDls3S10Md1LStZ21G0BiVpaxTPwlKigl1yO1MlG-_op9U9VTSm8enSv122dK1OHmXDI/s640/IMG_0171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzuPnxnWcltdkELvXbPHikgD8raTRa7hTfNp2ny4R6zP9H2cm74Ru0GrIyWpPenW90RF5Dly_xNXYduVcsQJlYEsIea1ooREjs3xwJaFI9ZFldRaTFIW4NtyxDls3S10Md1LStZ21G0BiVpaxTPwlKigl1yO1MlG-_op9U9VTSm8enSv122dK1OHmXDI/s320/IMG_0171.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used mostly CP products, but substituted for others that I already own, like the Lawn Fawn picket fence and grass dies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also used a cloud stencil from My Favorite Things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAenayfJ1EaiYoSxe_D1r9Zp9zOHUTuRTlcbLThp3eJjWG8pvaAw4lehyKMG0xDyEPfiUcn7VTeqqrzEnYh2FCgrR1ezhlEDLDeKtB9D6xDvbS9eoMohkn7iFR2k0qluGnOLdeWDGju70b6fSVhpFBI-m3STuN9Znm7SR4BIPMvfgcrBJQv4ivWe7hyw/s640/IMG_0172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAenayfJ1EaiYoSxe_D1r9Zp9zOHUTuRTlcbLThp3eJjWG8pvaAw4lehyKMG0xDyEPfiUcn7VTeqqrzEnYh2FCgrR1ezhlEDLDeKtB9D6xDvbS9eoMohkn7iFR2k0qluGnOLdeWDGju70b6fSVhpFBI-m3STuN9Znm7SR4BIPMvfgcrBJQv4ivWe7hyw/s320/IMG_0172.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this card, I used PTI's egg die and stamped it with CP's Stamp a Doodle floral stamp. I also used sentiment banners from Mama Elephant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had some larger card bases (like the kinds you sometimes find at craft stores with matching envelopes), so this card is a bit bigger...closer to a 5 by 7 size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bright and happy, just like spring!</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-62052130298357005242024-03-14T05:28:00.000-07:002024-03-14T05:28:55.584-07:00Random Acts of Flowers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsm4zoZsMkHEStQOHu-bkCb8UAjIIP11thLzjzuQ8WC2cAwERWurCb-BSq-dKIqD7rsx_5tAW2UqE4sY1KLrs4cqfa-oUIHBMWteznc_V7SeatdQdMd2xgw4zxiKcfoG-fOSDIqogpgsj684M8KV6HvKAfQgOJCoqjFN4v-KsjhmxaZ0OKS789d5UG9Y/s640/IMG_0168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsm4zoZsMkHEStQOHu-bkCb8UAjIIP11thLzjzuQ8WC2cAwERWurCb-BSq-dKIqD7rsx_5tAW2UqE4sY1KLrs4cqfa-oUIHBMWteznc_V7SeatdQdMd2xgw4zxiKcfoG-fOSDIqogpgsj684M8KV6HvKAfQgOJCoqjFN4v-KsjhmxaZ0OKS789d5UG9Y/s320/IMG_0168.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last summer, the drain commission did a less than stellar job of clearing the woods along our property in our neighborhood. It looked pretty sad when they were done, with piles of sticks, logs, and debris tossed willy nilly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband and I spent the rest of the summer cleaning up the mess and trying to make it look a little more natural. This area of the woods along the creek is common ground, but it runs along our property and is visible from the sidewalk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So last fall, I purchased 100 daffodil bulbs from Aldi, on sale, and went to work secretly planting them in clumps in the woods. Nothing that looked too deliberate. Just natural.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I looked out yesterday, on a beautiful 70 sunny day, and look what I spotted! The first of the randomly planted flowers was blooming! Even before the first day of spring? That's a rare thing for Michigan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8dfnolShFebwMWKEKsfIwKxfkW3ePZW1uYj5XdixI6mdlxDsKqSvdemOtdZZMht3r3UvQS33NRywCzrwgD9d8Ih4DGwjV_Ie72G3xR92ptK-me41C3N1zGPgIRapqZmz03cdrbJUp4d3-aSkzgbimDYxoPY3nB1KvT6BneAoOLh9Nk8NhLFBGQ48hF8/s640/IMG_0169%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="624" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8dfnolShFebwMWKEKsfIwKxfkW3ePZW1uYj5XdixI6mdlxDsKqSvdemOtdZZMht3r3UvQS33NRywCzrwgD9d8Ih4DGwjV_Ie72G3xR92ptK-me41C3N1zGPgIRapqZmz03cdrbJUp4d3-aSkzgbimDYxoPY3nB1KvT6BneAoOLh9Nk8NhLFBGQ48hF8/s320/IMG_0169%20(1).jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I planted some daffodils on an Easter card this week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I participated in my first ever online card class with Catherine Pooler's Stamp Nation. It was fun! These were some of the elements from that class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Today's Brew: Daffodil Blooms (CP), Stamp a Doodle florals (CP), basket die (CP), CP inks, Lawn Fawn grass and picket fence dies, PTI egg die, PTI sentiment, MFT cloud stencil}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJbSvTe8fe_LB5RjCYfAbXr7boyDEYS-Rrw4HX0_KcMAdK4g-1MezQFG71ak2Svb07CBmnzyb2cCEGRn7gDVoM9WfY7BXfkk6L4ieW1gBWWo9Yz6o6O2hAd0icDmEHnTGzqlTEGMDemgKmZkUk_eBfMJ3_KfEo_nU3bzkuJGDOACOaHkXVaoSY4dUtkQ/s640/IMG_0170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="640" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJbSvTe8fe_LB5RjCYfAbXr7boyDEYS-Rrw4HX0_KcMAdK4g-1MezQFG71ak2Svb07CBmnzyb2cCEGRn7gDVoM9WfY7BXfkk6L4ieW1gBWWo9Yz6o6O2hAd0icDmEHnTGzqlTEGMDemgKmZkUk_eBfMJ3_KfEo_nU3bzkuJGDOACOaHkXVaoSY4dUtkQ/s320/IMG_0170.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy spring colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever participated in an online card class or camp? Some of them can be quite pricey. This one was free to CP Stamp Nation members.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some camps look really nice, and include all the supplies to purchase ahead of time. But yikes! The prices. Too much for me. I'll make do with what I have.</div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-827251079179986062024-03-12T06:06:00.000-07:002024-03-12T06:06:50.755-07:00Speech Bubble Bumblebee?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-dJmq2IjGwzr9TQM3z2bMdvDjFAVC_VfEqYuYaT2o7Da9PnyGiVsg1Dh9uqEZDTc4N6V-mG-oOPH9KJQCqyNX1MG7TbIvWlhYAHzzyTBpq8dRF79ZKHX6kiZeWyYU6JDM53NRl2aWglSeD3aQEdDz66jhxgkNcBiT5WPC1ZV4Nxwb6_1hb6uxPzpY7M/s640/IMG_0142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-dJmq2IjGwzr9TQM3z2bMdvDjFAVC_VfEqYuYaT2o7Da9PnyGiVsg1Dh9uqEZDTc4N6V-mG-oOPH9KJQCqyNX1MG7TbIvWlhYAHzzyTBpq8dRF79ZKHX6kiZeWyYU6JDM53NRl2aWglSeD3aQEdDz66jhxgkNcBiT5WPC1ZV4Nxwb6_1hb6uxPzpY7M/s320/IMG_0142.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember yesterday's card that used the Call Me stamp set from Catherine Pooler? I had an idea for that speech bubble in the set, and here it is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I turned it into a bumblebee!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got the idea from looking at the Bee stamp set in the spring mini from Stampin' Up. My "Year of Plenty" philosophy told me "Cute, but you can surely make that with what you already have plenty of."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's how it works:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb4ksGERcXmyKPIxWCf1SbeF3VOVa36OtYbkIUk3j4mUClNLhdojceSxxdzLA9a4og5bE9r7EN-lDy6NugYd46Sg3qM7lKubCF2ZqHb7TvzJZcPlVSj9uA_B6hswPqot0KzaXNArWoUCuB79NULIeJWVSEuz8CtVrsblSktqoPObkAhiQMoV-yxsIFuY/s640/IMG_0139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb4ksGERcXmyKPIxWCf1SbeF3VOVa36OtYbkIUk3j4mUClNLhdojceSxxdzLA9a4og5bE9r7EN-lDy6NugYd46Sg3qM7lKubCF2ZqHb7TvzJZcPlVSj9uA_B6hswPqot0KzaXNArWoUCuB79NULIeJWVSEuz8CtVrsblSktqoPObkAhiQMoV-yxsIFuY/s320/IMG_0139.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first stamped the bee's body, then went back and stamped the bee's stinger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE1hSJSuJa0GxddOYJTC-VT8tCFwaJu5yNjNIkGOoN95p9Z3AMWezkPlnnuNwFVAUfB6KWdhCwWFaAON599xp6_0rXw4qgr_Hdv3eEsHHOgaUP4Opaamk27vR_QQVoTdmbogNG7fbEwhqVbLbog998SXL5OW0bQRyhDa6bQZCaT7RT53L6UiMUgzlQfU/s640/IMG_0140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE1hSJSuJa0GxddOYJTC-VT8tCFwaJu5yNjNIkGOoN95p9Z3AMWezkPlnnuNwFVAUfB6KWdhCwWFaAON599xp6_0rXw4qgr_Hdv3eEsHHOgaUP4Opaamk27vR_QQVoTdmbogNG7fbEwhqVbLbog998SXL5OW0bQRyhDa6bQZCaT7RT53L6UiMUgzlQfU/s320/IMG_0140.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used some washi tape to make some stripes, then inked it all in black.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_NBjhA-bLlFPx5ZS68SbCa_RArKNBZjGAawpON2rRbYzhgy6p4V_0k0pr1RE1wy8OrVSEw8Zux5ZMxhGUCcsY4XCZ5MKfQW3qI5pIqYGQ2zYqkwEhmkZk5cGcQ-C94Ncsj2b0mb1_gaiZ3WcfqUiQ3L2BE8vvRVj2FjqsSQ4H6rgm5cz7z8a592pzLk/s640/IMG_0141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_NBjhA-bLlFPx5ZS68SbCa_RArKNBZjGAawpON2rRbYzhgy6p4V_0k0pr1RE1wy8OrVSEw8Zux5ZMxhGUCcsY4XCZ5MKfQW3qI5pIqYGQ2zYqkwEhmkZk5cGcQ-C94Ncsj2b0mb1_gaiZ3WcfqUiQ3L2BE8vvRVj2FjqsSQ4H6rgm5cz7z8a592pzLk/s320/IMG_0141.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before stamping, just remove those washi tape strips and then you are good to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEj8WKOuod7yfBAEvoCaKAEEISvk2xSXJ_r1uq7-ZTwcJ44kvH61e4QbUwe_zBFvlBO6b7WhldZsqpk7VXO10NyaNo97a1bx4592kzJtdxwSttPBWlMzSxDmq7Lw4bPaYYur8sGh0pwctGSApUHhHt5divp1P5TJb7WIaY6gvUTo17lSzESMbFFRtdC8/s640/IMG_0146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="579" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEj8WKOuod7yfBAEvoCaKAEEISvk2xSXJ_r1uq7-ZTwcJ44kvH61e4QbUwe_zBFvlBO6b7WhldZsqpk7VXO10NyaNo97a1bx4592kzJtdxwSttPBWlMzSxDmq7Lw4bPaYYur8sGh0pwctGSApUHhHt5divp1P5TJb7WIaY6gvUTo17lSzESMbFFRtdC8/s320/IMG_0146.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I paired this bee with some stamps from this Canvo stamp set from Catherine Pooler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc80WrD6vD6JIPOUHuzWgcAxIRN7qdoMzB4mN9btzo1G1F9XfRS3vHGQBhM2St_CxRWwWk415Oxr-r-4kPCpVLFkuk9r3ImwLo7xvg3J1mmnzIiv6J3wj6FmiyUXPWqHionq2rz5Pc0v63R2Y1O5q8E49Xnl9oc2A-eLdgXpPXLUVlpJeSENab0ROnB9Q/s640/IMG_0143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc80WrD6vD6JIPOUHuzWgcAxIRN7qdoMzB4mN9btzo1G1F9XfRS3vHGQBhM2St_CxRWwWk415Oxr-r-4kPCpVLFkuk9r3ImwLo7xvg3J1mmnzIiv6J3wj6FmiyUXPWqHionq2rz5Pc0v63R2Y1O5q8E49Xnl9oc2A-eLdgXpPXLUVlpJeSENab0ROnB9Q/s320/IMG_0143.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fun card with hints of spring!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-67097027111799973332024-03-11T07:15:00.000-07:002024-03-11T07:15:31.462-07:00Call Me<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiTdsSfhGijGTKI5XJnBNGoOD-_yBGEf5fMdRm92rtlClYwiFqTPnwnuzdAsdPItaUZrfnEbzIMdNGM7VRVhs_FF34Qab4I0PVMoHKa2e6h1AzVD53YIelH_tUrE_Sh_YvjO4Vlz4QqzQUawRgTJwh6ZatcIYsMdOVcC8LUIiBiYs6Z9QI8TCoBB6koI/s640/IMG_0127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="611" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiTdsSfhGijGTKI5XJnBNGoOD-_yBGEf5fMdRm92rtlClYwiFqTPnwnuzdAsdPItaUZrfnEbzIMdNGM7VRVhs_FF34Qab4I0PVMoHKa2e6h1AzVD53YIelH_tUrE_Sh_YvjO4Vlz4QqzQUawRgTJwh6ZatcIYsMdOVcC8LUIiBiYs6Z9QI8TCoBB6koI/s320/IMG_0127.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you noticed? Old-style rotary phones are having a moment in the crafting world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the funny thing. My parents had not one but TWO rotary phones. One downstairs in the kitchen, and one upstairs in the hallway. And they were still there when Mom sold the house ten years ago!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I think of all the teen angst conversations I had on that upstairs telephone, with the cord that was stretched all the way into my bedroom because "Hell-o! Privacy!".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I once had a rowdy teen party when my parents were out of town, and someone stole the bottom cover off the handset. I had to replace it myself with the phone company. Yep. I was no angel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I had that phone today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And yes, it was mustard yellow, just like the phone in today's card!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56QzCNPYRyRMdrbFKILZrOyJtw3HkGY4V51QVyhQZ81A5zSrXRz2mRgQ5284j13zyUB-pECnanbFW9w7vkIRIj2jPqtYlYACkKTAUbH62DDXw5XQzEunvfyoZ3PoanvZqPewi_3B_xh5Pr6NblEroKvdkOyaRqt_3ZptFeomeTv_xG-KtBGEegAfHjh4/s640/IMG_0128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="640" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56QzCNPYRyRMdrbFKILZrOyJtw3HkGY4V51QVyhQZ81A5zSrXRz2mRgQ5284j13zyUB-pECnanbFW9w7vkIRIj2jPqtYlYACkKTAUbH62DDXw5XQzEunvfyoZ3PoanvZqPewi_3B_xh5Pr6NblEroKvdkOyaRqt_3ZptFeomeTv_xG-KtBGEegAfHjh4/s320/IMG_0128.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Today's Brew: Call Me stamps and dies (Catherine Pooler), Potluck Party Papers (CP), Des Moines sequins (CP), CP inks}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRW1WcYZ_TOidQcBPGqh5NmrZg7sNt0JtaUMlYI8hBvzujPTBTlEf83QomXAzkP5dbBYM6694WNAspkb_92wk3COH6MPK2MDjDiPz10zuSJE6dPfof-6InjLtOrbxqaiq_DwTym3tVZ-T44r-iBQi_KFLUpd4iwKKtfZucRarc8Y05Vlk0lKJlIKWWg0/s640/IMG_0129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRW1WcYZ_TOidQcBPGqh5NmrZg7sNt0JtaUMlYI8hBvzujPTBTlEf83QomXAzkP5dbBYM6694WNAspkb_92wk3COH6MPK2MDjDiPz10zuSJE6dPfof-6InjLtOrbxqaiq_DwTym3tVZ-T44r-iBQi_KFLUpd4iwKKtfZucRarc8Y05Vlk0lKJlIKWWg0/s320/IMG_0129.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow, I will show you another fun use for this stamp set that will surprise you!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-8572447328319146692024-03-08T06:15:00.000-08:002024-03-08T06:15:04.520-08:00Easter Shaker Card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFcSP0_m6LHaukLhYPT4RQ7cZGzy6N-ZV8sH8XC6hKtiZhLZbX8KjSxcX8mpQOioOuVBndmsZtROn2V-VG40Vak_6Ei5m0Liy5IFibBOGMlr9iqPDF39FtSmIggOYDOFSTJ7FP0BT1hm4GrH7alPSjbX4xUK20DNP_gJ5tEmQgqWmtUo3EC7RJ2bPpXk/s640/IMG_0106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="579" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFcSP0_m6LHaukLhYPT4RQ7cZGzy6N-ZV8sH8XC6hKtiZhLZbX8KjSxcX8mpQOioOuVBndmsZtROn2V-VG40Vak_6Ei5m0Liy5IFibBOGMlr9iqPDF39FtSmIggOYDOFSTJ7FP0BT1hm4GrH7alPSjbX4xUK20DNP_gJ5tEmQgqWmtUo3EC7RJ2bPpXk/s320/IMG_0106.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent an afternoon cleaning my craft space and doing some organizing. It looked so pretty! And then it inspired me to create, and now it's a mess again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have taken a photo, and captioned it "Sorry you missed it!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey, at least it inspired me to make these shaker cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had this idea floating around in my head, and thought I'd give it a whirl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF80BTAA69OfLGr7ZGREcYKDrfLKxN2qxgfjrMMS__BgiH-z0s8YSaTV2QOcJOHqRq2ZYMdG7Kle-kMah4gAz-FrLYpj_1_-N2DsMyQ7Fni__s00UrEKIwjdEO7tVwzfCZskXW-JqLRiY-mw2umsKWjmLgdJL3rAy1QS8IOrD3oQb0Bl5pf3_rcHXLjt8/s640/IMG_0107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF80BTAA69OfLGr7ZGREcYKDrfLKxN2qxgfjrMMS__BgiH-z0s8YSaTV2QOcJOHqRq2ZYMdG7Kle-kMah4gAz-FrLYpj_1_-N2DsMyQ7Fni__s00UrEKIwjdEO7tVwzfCZskXW-JqLRiY-mw2umsKWjmLgdJL3rAy1QS8IOrD3oQb0Bl5pf3_rcHXLjt8/s320/IMG_0107.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's Brew pairs the arched cathedral window die from The Greetery with the new daffodil dies from Catherine Pooler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Today's Brew: Cathedral die (the Greetery), Daffodil Blooms (CP), brick embossing folder (SU), Joy die (CP), Easter sentiment (PTI), CP sequins}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a little something we can all relate to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9qG5lJoiGtLbLW44nE9tqboSFwxEPydgA-njVgFbUYo8z9UgJ1rufMe2NaiZntWKNwMXv7i_OwcMEoInCP8go0VD9S_4I1Sc7-BwmD-FHCjUBU91A6iocLr42jyab_5-2hAnkWXyL-eI83YO3FvaUGZpJULBZkvyFaciWyTX3rrXFTa3psvnbIvJUJA/s1024/12805ffabb8c6d66af5a17134a85c0fc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9qG5lJoiGtLbLW44nE9tqboSFwxEPydgA-njVgFbUYo8z9UgJ1rufMe2NaiZntWKNwMXv7i_OwcMEoInCP8go0VD9S_4I1Sc7-BwmD-FHCjUBU91A6iocLr42jyab_5-2hAnkWXyL-eI83YO3FvaUGZpJULBZkvyFaciWyTX3rrXFTa3psvnbIvJUJA/s320/12805ffabb8c6d66af5a17134a85c0fc.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Friday, café friends!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-10329838022607076252024-03-07T05:36:00.000-08:002024-03-07T05:36:50.126-08:00Florida, Flare Ups, and Farro Recipe<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRwRx3zhYInxnjn29AxcMMHqvbqdGdPo_7x-gBi-IqmrAqZoVZTYMJO3nL0BgCbZ4eFEbm_79c_0ARB_NpXBHhKOC50jMdG8Itvf5WmqvTdinJ-N-O83r0flrwjQALPo7IFGc73mvkfJo9XpFJ_PZcRCyJ_GWV-stmrN4OCzESLanNGOfQrA8CN4074U/s640/IMG_0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRwRx3zhYInxnjn29AxcMMHqvbqdGdPo_7x-gBi-IqmrAqZoVZTYMJO3nL0BgCbZ4eFEbm_79c_0ARB_NpXBHhKOC50jMdG8Itvf5WmqvTdinJ-N-O83r0flrwjQALPo7IFGc73mvkfJo9XpFJ_PZcRCyJ_GWV-stmrN4OCzESLanNGOfQrA8CN4074U/s320/IMG_0063.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm back from our Florida getaway, where we enjoyed three full days of soaking up the sun. Cypress swamp hikes, beach walks, baseball games. Good times!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ate ice cream every day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOckvbyl9h2yHjFxb7uTeWO6sl3JeVpRNB4nXQ2-HL5pmZ_2c5Xhn3-4dif2aWX_bv__P_HRbYJFdRxo6JVqEAfVm8UPCEy9PX5tE0HE_Wi_uLafiEiHRWzEX0CIU2QMdr2bdYgBIomjtjNB-XY-5OLc-ugxDV2DKwxY-dbGgOYnDC2O2TwZgfwR_R-E8/s640/IMG_0067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOckvbyl9h2yHjFxb7uTeWO6sl3JeVpRNB4nXQ2-HL5pmZ_2c5Xhn3-4dif2aWX_bv__P_HRbYJFdRxo6JVqEAfVm8UPCEy9PX5tE0HE_Wi_uLafiEiHRWzEX0CIU2QMdr2bdYgBIomjtjNB-XY-5OLc-ugxDV2DKwxY-dbGgOYnDC2O2TwZgfwR_R-E8/s320/IMG_0067.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ate pizza!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-t_u9cp1sXMJFclWsg6vnQosDBt-9JbUH4Euu3gKYPrQZwMuU512xLkYPig7wHu_duL7IG3S_chrqxeTXypnp_Z2On1BNhYyenAckz-jCUWY4Ey4-BzleTHJOIqBTVUBIjV5ETbYBAi4981WjL7_EAhqMgFPvb_R8Zus3vjHnL5IoInHsJKJse1Q4l4/s640/IMG_0068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-t_u9cp1sXMJFclWsg6vnQosDBt-9JbUH4Euu3gKYPrQZwMuU512xLkYPig7wHu_duL7IG3S_chrqxeTXypnp_Z2On1BNhYyenAckz-jCUWY4Ey4-BzleTHJOIqBTVUBIjV5ETbYBAi4981WjL7_EAhqMgFPvb_R8Zus3vjHnL5IoInHsJKJse1Q4l4/s320/IMG_0068.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoyed wine with dinner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL0JMjXFNdXOrrJNfy5Ug9fkoZeu-I5pyyZgrlAYItbMwyZm3UFGDwZJdP6yPNdE4JYKsv8bHmyujkQoXhHaVqRSQQpB9tHatGDwTgAs-rVJKw2aiUh6nixq_yAQ60_xR3toylvKQwZV0Hrs-JQ2CMCSXsy_w1QqUJO0xPNd1f9_sROaYvqtb6rvuveg/s640/IMG_0075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL0JMjXFNdXOrrJNfy5Ug9fkoZeu-I5pyyZgrlAYItbMwyZm3UFGDwZJdP6yPNdE4JYKsv8bHmyujkQoXhHaVqRSQQpB9tHatGDwTgAs-rVJKw2aiUh6nixq_yAQ60_xR3toylvKQwZV0Hrs-JQ2CMCSXsy_w1QqUJO0xPNd1f9_sROaYvqtb6rvuveg/s320/IMG_0075.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ate a ball park hot dog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I got home, and I have been paying for my food choices ever since.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a couple of days slogging through an autoimmune flare up. I can't be certain what triggered it. Possibly the extreme difference in temps and weather? Or perhaps going off my normal anti-inflammatory diet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm trying to rest and take it easy on myself this week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night, I made a dinner with some leftover farro that was surprisingly good! I thought I'd share it with you here. I love farro, and when I see it on a menu in a recipe, I know that's what I will order. It's an ancient grain that's full of healthy fiber. I don't cook with it often, so I was surprised when one cup cooked made SO MUCH. Thus, the leftover creation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Farro with Chicken Meatballs</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgbD3rNDv3CacKK8PcezBUz7jKD_j8CuXWRUu2cup2HkyRvUVVqbPE_G05PChfzrrbutvInfLG_T8y3sjIax4g-1w6JFGiCx7QVU3GFShUTQBxZLLMLNv9iR8_bancy6Npk-Vc8EW5o1jHiOdU-tCR6GCVkU4XNSeDOxoicSA9_pjtYbgPUxzJYa3yZA/s640/IMG_0103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgbD3rNDv3CacKK8PcezBUz7jKD_j8CuXWRUu2cup2HkyRvUVVqbPE_G05PChfzrrbutvInfLG_T8y3sjIax4g-1w6JFGiCx7QVU3GFShUTQBxZLLMLNv9iR8_bancy6Npk-Vc8EW5o1jHiOdU-tCR6GCVkU4XNSeDOxoicSA9_pjtYbgPUxzJYa3yZA/s320/IMG_0103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 cups prepared farro (I had this leftover from the night before, cooked according to package directions. It made a lot!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Frozen chicken meatballs (half a package, so about a dozen)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Frozen sweet potatoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 c. Fresh spinach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 c. Balsamic Dressing (I prefer Primal Kitchen, as it's made with avocado oil)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feta crumbles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In a large pan, heat meatballs in a few tablespoons of olive oil. While that is cooking, cook sweet potatoes in microwave. When they are finished, add to meatballs. Add fresh spinach until wilted. Add farro and balsamic dressing, stirring it all together. Add more dressing if needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Serve with crumbled feta on top and enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW0zHzf9C53TA61o4J2W3DDQQ3G1g84BSmoVl_EfoutS7VMcvm_DGKAGJ4jDZpFjzkD-NAITmlCrwt6_yT6bEXM29VhBhrWx9L2YVLgwIjoLxVQEpTjK1RbA01f-WBS6jAEBQTh1TGVhRxk8Z4Ept9VapHChYzB5ovusTKcMWWZr2Itivy6I9kMowi_M/s640/IMG_0104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW0zHzf9C53TA61o4J2W3DDQQ3G1g84BSmoVl_EfoutS7VMcvm_DGKAGJ4jDZpFjzkD-NAITmlCrwt6_yT6bEXM29VhBhrWx9L2YVLgwIjoLxVQEpTjK1RbA01f-WBS6jAEBQTh1TGVhRxk8Z4Ept9VapHChYzB5ovusTKcMWWZr2Itivy6I9kMowi_M/s320/IMG_0104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of good healthy foods in this dish. I'm trying to avoid processed foods, especially all of those foods that contain seed oils like sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil, soybean oil. Those are highly inflammatory. Just sticking with avocado oil, olive oil, and some coconut oil. Also trying to avoid too many added sugars, as they are also on the no-no list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf7TBlIvQlNomAvst03LCmjvUej1Fm7wc1ImD67g_YhKdWBO31oJB25UuUdBVX9l2FSYcHebvqajkMfso5MTDTWd0grI0ZmmJtSL7xC3oc8xDvevc9e2oLdgdiHwzrov50yToUpU0AoSZhPPZ9UcX4iG-IHPs5iiuSRaTwbipTMp6cYj_F0egxIFaJCc/s640/IMG_0071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf7TBlIvQlNomAvst03LCmjvUej1Fm7wc1ImD67g_YhKdWBO31oJB25UuUdBVX9l2FSYcHebvqajkMfso5MTDTWd0grI0ZmmJtSL7xC3oc8xDvevc9e2oLdgdiHwzrov50yToUpU0AoSZhPPZ9UcX4iG-IHPs5iiuSRaTwbipTMp6cYj_F0egxIFaJCc/s320/IMG_0071.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was good to get away, but it's good to be home, too.</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-52663545688188521342024-03-01T02:49:00.000-08:002024-03-01T02:49:55.862-08:00Daffodil Blooms<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GlWEJ94ge_1OziUE3p6H8ytH3Do_-25mXQ1ZPmlt1PYJwGw1o_0LefjP48oMHefCmEawWPDnX2-5Xv3j2rIo6IJPP2VFkbdHjl6vEECn_DgPV3yK2Umaohw2KNhi9sJlTLNbBbX3u7a44AalkVYEsIxjlQdixdmCc-B_bQRwdgA-ScTIPrxMOg9F2zo/s640/IMG_9988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="476" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GlWEJ94ge_1OziUE3p6H8ytH3Do_-25mXQ1ZPmlt1PYJwGw1o_0LefjP48oMHefCmEawWPDnX2-5Xv3j2rIo6IJPP2VFkbdHjl6vEECn_DgPV3yK2Umaohw2KNhi9sJlTLNbBbX3u7a44AalkVYEsIxjlQdixdmCc-B_bQRwdgA-ScTIPrxMOg9F2zo/s320/IMG_9988.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's not often that I get a new stamp set and immediately begin crafting with it. These daffodils are the exception. I ordered on Tuesday, they arrived on Saturday, and I instantly began creating cards. Multiple cards! So easy to use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For today's brews, I combined Catherine Pooler's Daffodil Blooms stamps and dies with the CP Call Me Ray background and a sentiment from Hello Bluebird.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvv3Pxq2CyasMHOtJhMgslWhxDYgzs92jinhKx3_S4T6pUKXcID1ZWU-gpYrnIx0EIGvyqVSfY8d7Y3qtF2AWqo6E8e2NEY5mH2y-v2Mm7JYAPIlT3C-PTUOX-EQ0F2HE_eI40B7Shsl3NuMxLKUs5kDCWngE1lHpal5foJDpLbIi_ldw3BP76d0LIxg/s640/IMG_9990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="487" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvv3Pxq2CyasMHOtJhMgslWhxDYgzs92jinhKx3_S4T6pUKXcID1ZWU-gpYrnIx0EIGvyqVSfY8d7Y3qtF2AWqo6E8e2NEY5mH2y-v2Mm7JYAPIlT3C-PTUOX-EQ0F2HE_eI40B7Shsl3NuMxLKUs5kDCWngE1lHpal5foJDpLbIi_ldw3BP76d0LIxg/s320/IMG_9990.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the same formula for this card, adding a bit of picket fence and a butterfly die from CP. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are starting to practice our Easter music in choir this week. Easter lands on the last day of March this year. March Easters can be cold and sometimes snowy, but I'm putting faith in Phil's prediction for early spring weather.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-21135115900342643642024-02-29T05:14:00.000-08:002024-02-29T05:14:57.808-08:00Wrapping Up February<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPnDK6nBi2J5N6gEKK8wgedNkrl6CRZZIDLSJrpkoNDI7ThZnobVD-mkJiwwrigzfHYy68ZxIFnR6gC8xyE4i3WO6etvpdlxYWBT79R23XF177vUJm8JLOdiB_6tUSHbZfQb_2M6xTCs68TOOe5CHEduHNG80XxOMBaZFlrRQ7X7_hzqEFne_ak5z8Qs/s640/IMG_9958%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPnDK6nBi2J5N6gEKK8wgedNkrl6CRZZIDLSJrpkoNDI7ThZnobVD-mkJiwwrigzfHYy68ZxIFnR6gC8xyE4i3WO6etvpdlxYWBT79R23XF177vUJm8JLOdiB_6tUSHbZfQb_2M6xTCs68TOOe5CHEduHNG80XxOMBaZFlrRQ7X7_hzqEFne_ak5z8Qs/s320/IMG_9958%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February is normally a month that drags on and on for me. This year, it seems to have gone by quickly, even with an extra day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January? Now that was another story. Too many grey days. That's when my husband decided we needed to take a trip somewhere warm and sunny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4MKTgpNfSCvIQi9-NRDtKKIso3f0mBsgc-21Xa6JsKnnTzxDqIMgdaFDTfyzA6W6YtAglQQhrWGshM394syU12TCeYLth4rXbCs8snyWVNQxTmmB-eHvTwQLAlg6HMk12NPJrEZdvtn698gnFGNQQgvkUI6gvBkt_6iwRG_6QMQJOddyNIL75LQ6JJA/s640/IMG_9959%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4MKTgpNfSCvIQi9-NRDtKKIso3f0mBsgc-21Xa6JsKnnTzxDqIMgdaFDTfyzA6W6YtAglQQhrWGshM394syU12TCeYLth4rXbCs8snyWVNQxTmmB-eHvTwQLAlg6HMk12NPJrEZdvtn698gnFGNQQgvkUI6gvBkt_6iwRG_6QMQJOddyNIL75LQ6JJA/s320/IMG_9959%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are in Florida this week, enjoying the sun and flowers. No theme parks, but we will visit some nature parks and a spring training baseball game with the Boston Red Sox.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzEsHUSmsZsPAche133ENew0X2TVdwDPiComl2TDN5bxT4ZEtdNKofatRR2e3nHEtJVCqXGK_MA0y84YeB7Yei0Jhm9Kp45unvPRS8hFOS3tBcdMoEhqk1p7z58ITG0oGvZKfHFwTT-9uDnjRfgwE-fgzJHyHyQyoLF2i8lKKT7TYGZTPtKxsTszOgd4/s640/IMG_9957%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzEsHUSmsZsPAche133ENew0X2TVdwDPiComl2TDN5bxT4ZEtdNKofatRR2e3nHEtJVCqXGK_MA0y84YeB7Yei0Jhm9Kp45unvPRS8hFOS3tBcdMoEhqk1p7z58ITG0oGvZKfHFwTT-9uDnjRfgwE-fgzJHyHyQyoLF2i8lKKT7TYGZTPtKxsTszOgd4/s320/IMG_9957%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I see signs of spring everywhere. And soon, we will "spring forward" our clocks for more daylight. Hopefully, we will bring some souvenir sunshine back home with us, too.</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-61807652310920371062024-02-28T05:52:00.000-08:002024-02-28T05:52:45.617-08:00Blooms and Bees and BDays<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytF0YGNlxBlGqeDLbPSiANqpJ3Km6h04Z3yUxdw3FsVerslEP9r9RzjYlojGkZQsppixswAPYCXWVh7qFzPqXzd3iDb97-Jpj0I_2oElO0WXf2FYfjwFFnnt3-iac2es4EoQ6fq6-jKWIogpHkbRjZXfE7kZXIT3rO3pvvA42TiKvNR2BqaQcE5DUT24/s640/IMG_9989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytF0YGNlxBlGqeDLbPSiANqpJ3Km6h04Z3yUxdw3FsVerslEP9r9RzjYlojGkZQsppixswAPYCXWVh7qFzPqXzd3iDb97-Jpj0I_2oElO0WXf2FYfjwFFnnt3-iac2es4EoQ6fq6-jKWIogpHkbRjZXfE7kZXIT3rO3pvvA42TiKvNR2BqaQcE5DUT24/s320/IMG_9989.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another daffodil card? Yep! And this one has bees, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's brew combines CP's Daffodil Blooms with a Lawn Fawn cloud backdrop, LF picket fence die, and sentiment from Hello Bluebird.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of bees...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCn6a42GhWW5pAIZPplgmCsHhikSYMNuK1760tKaXbXh-L_bgd1aTXyUnCOPkH5OwkjZMFaS_7FP6iHrANugKxB7U2j8JpQoxauj7NFKiWmklXyI0Ct-m_tLoE97xNe_-1KDVrbLnXnqtGx-J301i4KVxPJwXirvLis-xPlUIMaOYn5Xrl1StjpSKTaE/s1500/NE-1890B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCn6a42GhWW5pAIZPplgmCsHhikSYMNuK1760tKaXbXh-L_bgd1aTXyUnCOPkH5OwkjZMFaS_7FP6iHrANugKxB7U2j8JpQoxauj7NFKiWmklXyI0Ct-m_tLoE97xNe_-1KDVrbLnXnqtGx-J301i4KVxPJwXirvLis-xPlUIMaOYn5Xrl1StjpSKTaE/s320/NE-1890B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These adorable earrings come from Silver Forest. I discovered this company a few years ago at my local Hallmark store, and I occasionally find them at boutiques and specialty shops. They sell the sweetest earrings at a great price, usually around $20. And the best part? When you purchase, you get a sticker and a reward card. Collect five stickers and you can mail the card in for a free pair!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the collection here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://silverforest.com">silverforest.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a picky jewelry shopper, and I do not buy a lot. If I have something I like, I keep it for years and years. But I can tell you that these designs are so unique and precious. They are so lightweight and so comfortable that I wear them almost every day.</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aMxcVZbey8nIaBISzXEfbutfuD4Qv1rycVkhfDVLAE7ERt6nXYjGmqn9mQozi30kbQUEF1mcG4b9h3tNyzzBmud6s-ziXwH-YoewbGz_2CsU2Rdlkwj7i9Ut11QWDDgx3qYGzTRCgMwpdwt5lDVPM0-NM6k6LwQi2kreZlw4549Piqf-pflFnujK3Ag/s640/3DAC50D0-E5A3-4AD3-81B2-B6A4A533F0AB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aMxcVZbey8nIaBISzXEfbutfuD4Qv1rycVkhfDVLAE7ERt6nXYjGmqn9mQozi30kbQUEF1mcG4b9h3tNyzzBmud6s-ziXwH-YoewbGz_2CsU2Rdlkwj7i9Ut11QWDDgx3qYGzTRCgMwpdwt5lDVPM0-NM6k6LwQi2kreZlw4549Piqf-pflFnujK3Ag/s320/3DAC50D0-E5A3-4AD3-81B2-B6A4A533F0AB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here’s a stunning card that my husband made me for my birthday today! Okay, just kidding. He told me he made it in the hopes I would be impressed. When you pull the tab, the bee flies over the hive! So sweet. I love it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_Arg9o0JQoVAUDtGBbPfRhkqvaH8IwhogV9eiWRtKKIUin8Bss-o6YLpiepfHhA3BNxEZjNbnbD4CPpvjzQwmXhI1xP12t8TOGuoqnzZX5Yb-YIxWVO2cnrVzoxzq4bBx9BfrA_v2OHkwoZveehHEv9M1gu2WuDSR8OK-MPdSoH2jFthkmPXRpOrNYk/s640/C3669A12-8008-41CD-8C6E-B6B0A56EABC8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_Arg9o0JQoVAUDtGBbPfRhkqvaH8IwhogV9eiWRtKKIUin8Bss-o6YLpiepfHhA3BNxEZjNbnbD4CPpvjzQwmXhI1xP12t8TOGuoqnzZX5Yb-YIxWVO2cnrVzoxzq4bBx9BfrA_v2OHkwoZveehHEv9M1gu2WuDSR8OK-MPdSoH2jFthkmPXRpOrNYk/s320/C3669A12-8008-41CD-8C6E-B6B0A56EABC8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are spending my birthday in Florida, soaking up the sun. What could be better?</div><br /><div><br /></div>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-91094144915034470162024-02-27T05:18:00.000-08:002024-02-27T05:18:49.214-08:00A Weakness for Birds<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EGcRnxhcuKfbMWMZqgwhyphenhyphen1Hkf_f2b69qj6IJD1v-9ITbxZmwgWze8bhLvvz4rQRG4kQrdXdp4x334vjQKYqUt-dCw9UK-10ClTtQ9eC8bmNpHo_kvXODYE2RfqJh0rtGPa5yKDtkQxTiafGJTPhPiwUwcuLQLkAhptRlhN1kSXj7kzzWGP1xz9Db_PU/s640/IMG_9817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EGcRnxhcuKfbMWMZqgwhyphenhyphen1Hkf_f2b69qj6IJD1v-9ITbxZmwgWze8bhLvvz4rQRG4kQrdXdp4x334vjQKYqUt-dCw9UK-10ClTtQ9eC8bmNpHo_kvXODYE2RfqJh0rtGPa5yKDtkQxTiafGJTPhPiwUwcuLQLkAhptRlhN1kSXj7kzzWGP1xz9Db_PU/s320/IMG_9817.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love birds. Bird watching, birds singing, birds at the feeder. And if it's home décor related and it has a bird, it's hard not to add it to my flock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These birds started out as paint blobs. And then I went back, added detail with a marker, and put them on some branches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4RTexhDGD6f91IPwI0fxRsSTIMuQrDn770zKmiokb6qPS1YnohRrbbUgye4o_r3Pk-fQfA5dwuWRjAxAoFgz1KWd1K15p39l5qaOtnEM-JCCCvOCv03gLGNWyyuyVmk36bxSBOA4a1L61fknBI_8FDG5EE6eUrNB22sDWO-JoprfirKwSw5u1ej84pA/s640/IMG_9818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4RTexhDGD6f91IPwI0fxRsSTIMuQrDn770zKmiokb6qPS1YnohRrbbUgye4o_r3Pk-fQfA5dwuWRjAxAoFgz1KWd1K15p39l5qaOtnEM-JCCCvOCv03gLGNWyyuyVmk36bxSBOA4a1L61fknBI_8FDG5EE6eUrNB22sDWO-JoprfirKwSw5u1ej84pA/s320/IMG_9818.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a funny story. I was browsing online (always dangerous) and saw a blue bird die that I always loved from WPlus9 Designs. Dawn closed the company last year, sadly. She had a big "going out of business" sale, too. Regrets! I should have gotten that blue bird die when I had the chance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I went down to my craft room last weekend, and guess what I found? Yep. The bluebird die, along with the matching bird house dies. I got them last spring and hadn't used them yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sigh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Proof that I really do need to practice this Year of Plenty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Expect a bird and birdhouse card soon!</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-21098422424265494532024-02-26T08:12:00.000-08:002024-02-26T08:12:16.061-08:00Daffodils and Crocus<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNcAZDamsneyFYrr-b4zk_tG87OqJ1-H5diTQkBtPtsuIvq4HTRmG2gMCrP_NcaLHoRC28axg-mQSMj99M8_Mv2etH1mbx5u9nAUYw1hpPO0ndC5u1KurpzYRQBgmmagBrLd4rpJbIkCI1nvpI_HiN5LLo93XEGjGx9XXpmh04ob0T41-lIV8mbb0a30/s640/IMG_9974.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNcAZDamsneyFYrr-b4zk_tG87OqJ1-H5diTQkBtPtsuIvq4HTRmG2gMCrP_NcaLHoRC28axg-mQSMj99M8_Mv2etH1mbx5u9nAUYw1hpPO0ndC5u1KurpzYRQBgmmagBrLd4rpJbIkCI1nvpI_HiN5LLo93XEGjGx9XXpmh04ob0T41-lIV8mbb0a30/s320/IMG_9974.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Mom has always grown the sweetest crocus. This cluster was probably planted almost ten years ago, after she moved into her condo. And still, they come back year after year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMe33HJVA0IyhZyUE7j0IQmbtObK76_nadbToumoZ_mHcaLHFRA5QAtPfdX_Cp3-z6wF4d17GY4dIW9O7onFj6LEAIu0MZVw6JNFDjl-9yjSCxron6ke2DaJ43csk5oCvykgJ3eN1zOTLuCP962O9DN4AxKx3VVlwp5uuMTgNEPZOo9niv8rhz7z872I/s640/IMG_9971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMe33HJVA0IyhZyUE7j0IQmbtObK76_nadbToumoZ_mHcaLHFRA5QAtPfdX_Cp3-z6wF4d17GY4dIW9O7onFj6LEAIu0MZVw6JNFDjl-9yjSCxron6ke2DaJ43csk5oCvykgJ3eN1zOTLuCP962O9DN4AxKx3VVlwp5uuMTgNEPZOo9niv8rhz7z872I/s320/IMG_9971.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried to plant them, and quickly learned that these were tasty treats for all of the rabbits and deer who frequent my yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess I'll stick with daffodils.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of daffs...Catherine Pooler came out with the sweetest two-step daffodil set!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y5SLlogE8axWMJOz4LTUqPjrQ8EWuz-Q6x80XqTEUCSkQ0ko769WwqnmOzLFHk-1tnRxuvX_NALVi3fRylbRBsFjzwIvOxA3XLgxbU2sUzbduvXOxZ1mnevwBWVAnG_MjegSR7S7XWFoSRqSUxk-mIri5xayY2IXSBnhmBZUCk_jcoq7UInAMlecfBY/s640/IMG_9978.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y5SLlogE8axWMJOz4LTUqPjrQ8EWuz-Q6x80XqTEUCSkQ0ko769WwqnmOzLFHk-1tnRxuvX_NALVi3fRylbRBsFjzwIvOxA3XLgxbU2sUzbduvXOxZ1mnevwBWVAnG_MjegSR7S7XWFoSRqSUxk-mIri5xayY2IXSBnhmBZUCk_jcoq7UInAMlecfBY/s320/IMG_9978.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The key is to cut out the die cut first, and then stamp on top of that for perfect 2 step placement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR4Ussyd8lUpTttBOstb4LVJ75AcweEkOg3UxXy9iPH3yF5cBkx82aMjNF64kgH_cb2JGDR0IUta1OwwyeYuZs8hNWFmKd3I0SyzMthTvwmjrhKLRYk1w5C5-fGiThV4Rm851Bmgn9BRv06d6k638NdfI8-IVQFRbG97di8b-lffgcCZlVFcgy0eXXEo/s640/IMG_9979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR4Ussyd8lUpTttBOstb4LVJ75AcweEkOg3UxXy9iPH3yF5cBkx82aMjNF64kgH_cb2JGDR0IUta1OwwyeYuZs8hNWFmKd3I0SyzMthTvwmjrhKLRYk1w5C5-fGiThV4Rm851Bmgn9BRv06d6k638NdfI8-IVQFRbG97di8b-lffgcCZlVFcgy0eXXEo/s320/IMG_9979.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love daffs! I didn't have anything like this in my collection, so I was happy to add it to my bouquet of flower stamps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyJKjA7dkCE4SJvnofjlO4UdxFiwC2Eun-Sa7gku-XmZopWUCoeYedIkLgfnt3FvDj7jEkaPBuFeHgu00Ftiq0Ki30Fv5bQXfW_UtLX1-Fnp4s4PEJoU7xEz1Om_4Azgqod4V3w3ASHJRVMj0Mdq2FUrinvUDtrcy62gRk7iOwBy7uLvoRshNsFkM4Dw/s640/IMG_9977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyJKjA7dkCE4SJvnofjlO4UdxFiwC2Eun-Sa7gku-XmZopWUCoeYedIkLgfnt3FvDj7jEkaPBuFeHgu00Ftiq0Ki30Fv5bQXfW_UtLX1-Fnp4s4PEJoU7xEz1Om_4Azgqod4V3w3ASHJRVMj0Mdq2FUrinvUDtrcy62gRk7iOwBy7uLvoRshNsFkM4Dw/s320/IMG_9977.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daffs are starting ton pop up in my garden. They won't bloom for a few more weeks, but just seeing them push through the hard winter ground gives me hope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring is coming!</div><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-46636988133766070402024-02-25T11:26:00.000-08:002024-02-25T11:26:28.438-08:00Hand Lettering<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLq4A_UqPGk1cDhBH1s8JXc2hMqeSkAWnbBzzdMliBfaUvSNCuHQGDCnEjlBFtzV7PvEVIcYuM7HTkEzwJSeT7rVIh34ZtBvcfWiPqrIAo0fZadn-xAqmNjkHaT_q-aDimTXAGXNJ50jLM5yU8pDcWdBkW4m8Al-M-DUb-ZuxYVCVyHuNN9DK20CN9aU/s640/IMG_9983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLq4A_UqPGk1cDhBH1s8JXc2hMqeSkAWnbBzzdMliBfaUvSNCuHQGDCnEjlBFtzV7PvEVIcYuM7HTkEzwJSeT7rVIh34ZtBvcfWiPqrIAo0fZadn-xAqmNjkHaT_q-aDimTXAGXNJ50jLM5yU8pDcWdBkW4m8Al-M-DUb-ZuxYVCVyHuNN9DK20CN9aU/s320/IMG_9983.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am famous for my lettering...for my hand lettering looking like something written by a third grader, that is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I often go too fast, and my mind works faster than my fingers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hand lettering requires you to slow down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked up this tablet at the Dollar Store to help me practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCukswzPrdQVLBKw79DW4o5sxgvNTXZlSJxokBFS-pucXcDqESrhx9WmId1DhKq82-PxItO8tz6grysAzjk4gsREz-sT9Onzj7UQTuseGvZFJTJdqtKqxUpriQrxNU59i0p1SHAHQlEFzgA_0aK1C6dVRlCCXqZY4hANSg8SXhD6Bc38A5nsNsqeW8aLo/s640/IMG_9984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCukswzPrdQVLBKw79DW4o5sxgvNTXZlSJxokBFS-pucXcDqESrhx9WmId1DhKq82-PxItO8tz6grysAzjk4gsREz-sT9Onzj7UQTuseGvZFJTJdqtKqxUpriQrxNU59i0p1SHAHQlEFzgA_0aK1C6dVRlCCXqZY4hANSg8SXhD6Bc38A5nsNsqeW8aLo/s320/IMG_9984.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2F-pSKiwbEEAj7LFoLbvkbL8Lt4RFHOcboScm9wOkn4reZfYPt2UpD83e7Gn0oI8CBcYl2hY55WHCYE0Tcw0wev_tyk7OYsRoInwRB8Pslfi6ZseFpH9g6fLziZqpDfz3zQU66WZfAUVMv2acPyA2gg9Mj0-9Qs8Ri8CzpExP83HfvomKWob_6JZJdc/s640/IMG_9985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2F-pSKiwbEEAj7LFoLbvkbL8Lt4RFHOcboScm9wOkn4reZfYPt2UpD83e7Gn0oI8CBcYl2hY55WHCYE0Tcw0wev_tyk7OYsRoInwRB8Pslfi6ZseFpH9g6fLziZqpDfz3zQU66WZfAUVMv2acPyA2gg9Mj0-9Qs8Ri8CzpExP83HfvomKWob_6JZJdc/s320/IMG_9985.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-npHg4SFVOFzHWlTBFBXB0awcB-16_RoDYN5h84OAiLIi1dN5mcHmvyF22aacNODU001bdbSHcNwWh7qWsjLX7jmJzcxwRWDRhLY8NNuLTCFMYzsQOuz5IjWra2Gko41lEoglCpbojquMrrtAXuPUUBXbSger820bnOtsDPyHWDEnKMPm_6rBfMrx970/s640/IMG_9986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-npHg4SFVOFzHWlTBFBXB0awcB-16_RoDYN5h84OAiLIi1dN5mcHmvyF22aacNODU001bdbSHcNwWh7qWsjLX7jmJzcxwRWDRhLY8NNuLTCFMYzsQOuz5IjWra2Gko41lEoglCpbojquMrrtAXuPUUBXbSger820bnOtsDPyHWDEnKMPm_6rBfMrx970/s320/IMG_9986.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using my Tombows and art books to have a few "lessons" at home. It's a very relaxing thing to do in the evenings while watching a program on television. This month, I've been enjoying All Creatures Great and Small and Miss Scarlet and the Duke on PBS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I left a little "Easter Egg" hint to tell you where I will be this week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blessings on your Sunday, café friends!</div> <p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-60022245961106419032024-02-23T05:35:00.000-08:002024-02-23T05:36:14.025-08:00Craft Session: Ringed with Nature<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SSrM-sVBp46GpUQKDZUkgT5a5QiV20As6e7BX5klcl4Sw3sCvGOm5g37Ozh61ErjCWNf8m26M39_p7n_ZsH3SqNOzMx_H0grMZgUTRQBZ4XoaM-b-WLffvx8kmstzY_jC4cfUoLZD8gC81RRpaO96GKI2q7UmgwvLMSnCqFrOA_R7fuROwQujOeg4II/s640/IMG_9970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="640" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SSrM-sVBp46GpUQKDZUkgT5a5QiV20As6e7BX5klcl4Sw3sCvGOm5g37Ozh61ErjCWNf8m26M39_p7n_ZsH3SqNOzMx_H0grMZgUTRQBZ4XoaM-b-WLffvx8kmstzY_jC4cfUoLZD8gC81RRpaO96GKI2q7UmgwvLMSnCqFrOA_R7fuROwQujOeg4II/s320/IMG_9970.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ringed with Nature is a Stampin' Up set that is in the current catalog, and it is really sweet. It's an all occasion set that has certain elements that can be combined for two-step stamping. I found this one on a buy/sell forum a while back, and thought I'd get a lot of use out of it. Nature-inspired cards work so well for men and women.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fGItDnbfDI-hkL33vn4jD8PwWU05iCiFG3icSp477rGp0Rf_mB9ak3HcqoJI4y-81D2d2zo5AtS2b1Htj4aZsvhNa7lU_kQpYGImIIXzoKiUQCkoi3h0B0I2ECJ1tjm8hutqyYpUHER_oCKCQYiXMhoZImEQjOUtrdh7yJZyk1lyO8zp3wesbeHqwn8/s640/IMG_9968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fGItDnbfDI-hkL33vn4jD8PwWU05iCiFG3icSp477rGp0Rf_mB9ak3HcqoJI4y-81D2d2zo5AtS2b1Htj4aZsvhNa7lU_kQpYGImIIXzoKiUQCkoi3h0B0I2ECJ1tjm8hutqyYpUHER_oCKCQYiXMhoZImEQjOUtrdh7yJZyk1lyO8zp3wesbeHqwn8/s320/IMG_9968.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SU also sells a Tree Rings hybrid embossing and die cutting set to go with this. I don't need these, as I already have the SU Tree Rings background stamp and tree rings dies from The Greetery. I used both for this card!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dJsXgqTs_S4kQ6nSCktBqWKcSKyGrRuX7gFaXrpATTrNB0yvNnSTrUznWZftq74OflHdDh_RXN7UtIVmc2ZadzvTb_hmx2H1Z7w_lwriYuuSuz5i1-MV3ayBrKasS5hxPJKtQRDiX7-YhMCAuDpeUibFiaL1z-HiznXLQyIy-5QsRd_WVqUMxkE8nb4/s640/IMG_9966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dJsXgqTs_S4kQ6nSCktBqWKcSKyGrRuX7gFaXrpATTrNB0yvNnSTrUznWZftq74OflHdDh_RXN7UtIVmc2ZadzvTb_hmx2H1Z7w_lwriYuuSuz5i1-MV3ayBrKasS5hxPJKtQRDiX7-YhMCAuDpeUibFiaL1z-HiznXLQyIy-5QsRd_WVqUMxkE8nb4/s320/IMG_9966.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SU also had a paper pack to match this set, but I have a few papers from Happier Than Happy (SU) that I'd purchased on a buy/sell forum. Those toadstools...love them! And the two-step roof and house are so easy to stamp and cut out. I used a Mix and Mat die from Papertrey Ink to add to the woodsy feel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVlEqEUA0mvqgmPU_tNETRI6dZAhLyqFeqIzol4MakCuiVyUMjkNwS7CR8_QuE8M9x30lqGfB5lHFbUcy-FShinGM9Yv77GwMQORwXW9FBv_CpoaO_NfrDwyvIBcQa5H0jIWLEjcw4E4ca-OqllN-VC9_osu0MSwR4p2WcT3UuyXkM_Fhfx-uDCXH3io/s640/IMG_9969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="640" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVlEqEUA0mvqgmPU_tNETRI6dZAhLyqFeqIzol4MakCuiVyUMjkNwS7CR8_QuE8M9x30lqGfB5lHFbUcy-FShinGM9Yv77GwMQORwXW9FBv_CpoaO_NfrDwyvIBcQa5H0jIWLEjcw4E4ca-OqllN-VC9_osu0MSwR4p2WcT3UuyXkM_Fhfx-uDCXH3io/s320/IMG_9969.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This easy two-step bouquet is really sweet. I used papers from Simple Stories to give this all the spring vibes.</div><p>A little new mixed with a little old. A perfect recipe!</p><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-60341266215468298342024-02-22T05:28:00.000-08:002024-02-22T05:28:13.833-08:00London Fog<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOjvflwgdDFweGeKU5mps-N6ykIlPB0D5wkOe2cJPZxLJjHhwNaR6CHmg_K2y4KwROFkkWuvYZ0fLWcYLWI6Pnv3I3aRq5K1vLtKfs7ELCdWnOe1z7yRlIA-SfxyuyVCOZvDFomMKo6m_OsqJPw-NhKHUY_vl_EO72nthbDMfjhqmPK_i_PN6Qm7-d_0/s640/IMG_9962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOjvflwgdDFweGeKU5mps-N6ykIlPB0D5wkOe2cJPZxLJjHhwNaR6CHmg_K2y4KwROFkkWuvYZ0fLWcYLWI6Pnv3I3aRq5K1vLtKfs7ELCdWnOe1z7yRlIA-SfxyuyVCOZvDFomMKo6m_OsqJPw-NhKHUY_vl_EO72nthbDMfjhqmPK_i_PN6Qm7-d_0/s320/IMG_9962.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever had a London Fog? Simply put, it's a tea latte. And it's a delicious alternative to an espresso latte, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's how to make one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brew and steep an earl grey tea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steam and froth your milk of choice (I used almond milk).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In a large mug, fill half with tea and half with milk. Add vanilla syrup to sweeten. (But I confess, I didn't have any on hand, so I added a splash of pure vanilla extract and a scant teaspoon of pour organic cane sugar).</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrb5v_bo_LyIGe2j11p7YfYsoFJ_otz48s5iY_5J7ChsUKlj76mP6_tFyHgj4HiI6-mF90wyU3FPZuG0cI5vpYzW6tSnIK-Wo87pOsga6etvetcgGKWywAN7Wf5ahuY_zAjJpyj2yax_5u_ztfRdoKuZAVch2blw3xYU6r2w137MpVISLvmoB1fdhies/s640/IMG_9963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrb5v_bo_LyIGe2j11p7YfYsoFJ_otz48s5iY_5J7ChsUKlj76mP6_tFyHgj4HiI6-mF90wyU3FPZuG0cI5vpYzW6tSnIK-Wo87pOsga6etvetcgGKWywAN7Wf5ahuY_zAjJpyj2yax_5u_ztfRdoKuZAVch2blw3xYU6r2w137MpVISLvmoB1fdhies/s320/IMG_9963.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seemed like a good drink to sip on while reading about London and the evacuation of children during the bombings of WWII.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope your day is filled with good books and brews!</div>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-57382040750765109762024-02-21T06:44:00.000-08:002024-02-21T06:44:10.286-08:00Watercolor Flowers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx12s852rl9-g8mf_rTZsFU1gFVIioyLjjuQC2ORRXTFlYH4N8KQBMBe5tL59Tk7ZkKBRWE-os5ZhZu4offTVAlJiJ7iTAjWYWrpXchinCZ39Ymi37DwzYbNZqPjW0wPcw_xA2CRSiF1jpbVjZbOrhYWC1QKI_2bv4pfMxDx_MLSxYbqfg9M1XxuYc9UA/s640/IMG_9815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx12s852rl9-g8mf_rTZsFU1gFVIioyLjjuQC2ORRXTFlYH4N8KQBMBe5tL59Tk7ZkKBRWE-os5ZhZu4offTVAlJiJ7iTAjWYWrpXchinCZ39Ymi37DwzYbNZqPjW0wPcw_xA2CRSiF1jpbVjZbOrhYWC1QKI_2bv4pfMxDx_MLSxYbqfg9M1XxuYc9UA/s320/IMG_9815.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can learn a lot from watching videos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I learned a very simple technique for painting watercolor flowers. Make five dots, spread evenly apart. Then, using a wet brush, slowly drag the paint to the center. Add another color in the center, blend, and fill in with some leaves and stems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_RNb6MqRu-4Kl9ZYoRggC7X6W71q_VvwHio3VReIqK-VZU782PigLn88J8y9IOh7VTC1mseFmsCxGSaG404fvX6P64cziPSKl9JXvnk5u7RA07pBpq7Tkj_ej85Y_q3u9GXH5EBu4j8sof7jJY7uVbu0cPSsMwnUGq_sQe6zJoFggpeT5mR71AGbY4M/s640/IMG_9816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_RNb6MqRu-4Kl9ZYoRggC7X6W71q_VvwHio3VReIqK-VZU782PigLn88J8y9IOh7VTC1mseFmsCxGSaG404fvX6P64cziPSKl9JXvnk5u7RA07pBpq7Tkj_ej85Y_q3u9GXH5EBu4j8sof7jJY7uVbu0cPSsMwnUGq_sQe6zJoFggpeT5mR71AGbY4M/s320/IMG_9816.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was quite simple, but I like how it turned out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you learned anything new from watching videos lately?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142088972166834750.post-83543497768211281982024-02-19T05:19:00.000-08:002024-02-19T05:19:57.501-08:00Craft Session: Bloom by Bloom<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQSpl79yDLvgnqcqsDTCzyMrKMTCsUuFqlFVW23ZHoWQy0X2l_FOAHzQg1WqpPt7IqEf00CYHBtlqftzhdF1x2p2XYrSO1SZH4AIqTiE2VzvoyJ0vbj6yfgADIOHKViQuNihmpOckLG1cRdKLTnazgdm0uBoD2g7PjhVY1WlnqXy4IGls_Jf9SPflR2M/s640/IMG_9945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="640" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQSpl79yDLvgnqcqsDTCzyMrKMTCsUuFqlFVW23ZHoWQy0X2l_FOAHzQg1WqpPt7IqEf00CYHBtlqftzhdF1x2p2XYrSO1SZH4AIqTiE2VzvoyJ0vbj6yfgADIOHKViQuNihmpOckLG1cRdKLTnazgdm0uBoD2g7PjhVY1WlnqXy4IGls_Jf9SPflR2M/s320/IMG_9945.jpg" width="320" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQSpl79yDLvgnqcqsDTCzyMrKMTCsUuFqlFVW23ZHoWQy0X2l_FOAHzQg1WqpPt7IqEf00CYHBtlqftzhdF1x2p2XYrSO1SZH4AIqTiE2VzvoyJ0vbj6yfgADIOHKViQuNihmpOckLG1cRdKLTnazgdm0uBoD2g7PjhVY1WlnqXy4IGls_Jf9SPflR2M/s640/IMG_9945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good morning, café friends! I hope you had a good weekend full of rest and rejuvenation. Are you ready to take on your Monday?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I managed to carve out some much needed crafting time this weekend. I've been making multiple cards with one stamp set as inspiration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's cards are from my SU Bloom by Bloom craft session.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used embossing folders for the base of these two cards:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTF_DAw1lqgQJ8l1DCZDYL6lk0Q6qxjQYRlk1TDxm7mpMGoCR_caynqtNJAbjuDrWSiwCsw-1jMYm3HWIODQhvXuFTq6Y_gbzxElTID1TP2wia2qlvkb3IOSufk6M11FdKNyvvwa41mTiKIrpT86TZCdmv2fcsO_IEe3_tMusNdjs09aQlnquGNCpKsw/s640/IMG_9946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="640" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTF_DAw1lqgQJ8l1DCZDYL6lk0Q6qxjQYRlk1TDxm7mpMGoCR_caynqtNJAbjuDrWSiwCsw-1jMYm3HWIODQhvXuFTq6Y_gbzxElTID1TP2wia2qlvkb3IOSufk6M11FdKNyvvwa41mTiKIrpT86TZCdmv2fcsO_IEe3_tMusNdjs09aQlnquGNCpKsw/s320/IMG_9946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCNKNDL8lcqHzFZ3ZmVLby0j8IDWE0zjHRAW_yv_TE9wxvljgBB5KdIcTMoxE57Kv_-VGbvS51trZpEjdJZ7froYnFDvLEK-4Iewd9r7QjXWRHx1ElE6xa8DvZhmMsntc0_h5fX-9_e5EEQCX0UTvKrXvb-dT9BP0PQC6Wonq77BnWRKiIAk67kz01Ps/s640/IMG_9947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="640" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCNKNDL8lcqHzFZ3ZmVLby0j8IDWE0zjHRAW_yv_TE9wxvljgBB5KdIcTMoxE57Kv_-VGbvS51trZpEjdJZ7froYnFDvLEK-4Iewd9r7QjXWRHx1ElE6xa8DvZhmMsntc0_h5fX-9_e5EEQCX0UTvKrXvb-dT9BP0PQC6Wonq77BnWRKiIAk67kz01Ps/s320/IMG_9947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for this card, I used coordinating patterned papers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx36seD80RX0hfMwCf_0JPdSDbqp3nEOiHydGB2O5iahftxvcIT-nA3dqfJYuQkxdtHsCKhrB-RFg5VWTWkAd84hdFE5xEMNNuYMvEzd-e6SB9iCyCHrFieI1kSjKWqHeVIwkJC16P7HKLfE4MGpepJwZfd-8yF3MVcqJs8ILMoR1Zs_pEkfsHVaadFU/s640/IMG_9948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="546" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx36seD80RX0hfMwCf_0JPdSDbqp3nEOiHydGB2O5iahftxvcIT-nA3dqfJYuQkxdtHsCKhrB-RFg5VWTWkAd84hdFE5xEMNNuYMvEzd-e6SB9iCyCHrFieI1kSjKWqHeVIwkJC16P7HKLfE4MGpepJwZfd-8yF3MVcqJs8ILMoR1Zs_pEkfsHVaadFU/s320/IMG_9948.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By limiting myself to one stamp set and color palette, I then go back and use different sentiment sets, frame dies, and embellishments to make each one a little unique. For some reason, this system really helped me get more creative, while at the same time, more productive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also been grabbing some of the pre-cut pieces that I have leftover from past projects. I typically keep these in clear storage envelopes or Ziploc bags. It feels good to use up what I have!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These cheery cards make me think of spring. And thoughts of spring just make me happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy spring thoughts, café friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>maryrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270657233196248909noreply@blogger.com0