How Was Your Weekend?

I hope it was a good weekend for you. Mine was nice. Paul had the weekend off, which is always a good thing. We spent Saturday running incidental errands. Then while he watched his beloved English 'football', I played with stamps and such. Today, we went to church then pretty much repeated the same routine as yesterday, only Paul watched a movie instead.

No.....no new babies in my life. Just felt like going 'vintage' and this card 'cried out BABY' to me (no pun intended). I love vintage...retro...shabby chic. Love, love, LOVE it. So may focus a bit more on that in the coming weeks. If you know someone who needs a unique card for a new baby, you can get this one in my Etsy store.

I am on a huge Halloween kick right now, though. So hopefully some of the things I have to share over the next few days will inspire you to get thinking about the fall.


I received another Blog Award over the weekend, which is always such a lovely surprise. I already am behind in sharing my awards with my friends out there, so I am going to spend the next day or so getting my list together of those who I want to pass those awards on to. If you don't know how they typically work....you kindly accept the award and then pass it on to others who are deserving of some recognition. Many times, you are also asked to list some things about yourself or your blog, which is always what puts my behind. But I will do my best to get those things caught up this week.

Many thanks to all of you for logging on as a follower to be in with a chance to win my blog candy giveaway. I appreciate your willingness to promote it on your blogs and it is my hope that once the giveaway ends, you will continue to visit daily and participate in the activities coming up beginning in September.

It has been really fun reading the comments from my last post...you guys really do save some unique things to use in your artwork! If you haven't read the responses from that post, go back and take a look. So far the most interesting item that is being recycled for the sake of art is a dead dragonfly! Yep...it's true! There is still plenty of room for you to share your most unusual object, so click here and leave a comment!

Time to go for now....but I will be back. My oldest grandson starts 1st grade on Monday, so I am prepared to be on the phone with my daughter at least once or twelve times tomorrow.

So Glad it's Friday!

I don't know about you, but when Friday comes around, there is a sense of 'calm' that I look forward to. My telephone definitely rings less and even the television in the background 'sounds' different. Less news....more sounds of cheering (that would be English soccer), food processors and choppers (that would be PBS' offering of master chefs) and the ever familiar "not available in stores, so call now" (that would be your basic infomercial).

This weekend will sound just a 'smidge' different as the Air Show is in town for the weekend. We live on the outskirts of the city, so it's just far enough away from the constant noise, but still in the flight path of the really spectacular jets, like the Blue Angels, or whatever is in town this year.
WOW! Just after I typed that last sentence, something REALLY loud just flew over! I love when that happens!

This weekend I am looking forward to checking out some blogs that are new to me. Instead of sharing some of my new favorites with you this past Wednesday, I decided to share the
Blog Candy Giveaway instead. I think that was OK with you,
based on your reactions to it!
I am also working with Maria Medeiros to design a new banner for that segment, so stay tuned!

TAG SWAP UPDATE: For those of you who sent your tags and are wondering where yours are in return....I am waiting on one more batch to arrive. I will post them next week for all of you to see and then start sending out the swaps to each person. Thank you for your patience, but I know you will be pleased with the wait. We had several come from long distances, including Canada, The UK and Australia. Thanks girls....you've done a great job!

So, my friend Sarah Anderson is back from her 2 week holiday. She went on a camping trip to the Isle of Wight and by the sounds of it, spent a great deal art journaling. She has already posted 2 or 3 blog entries since she returned, so make sure you head on over and see what's going on with her.
I sure did miss you, my friend! Glad you are back!

Before I go, let me tell you a little about this card. Do you recognize the 'blue-green' background? If you use a lot of Prima flowers, you just might. It's the insert to the last batch I purchased. I absolutely loved the design, so I kept it until I found something to do with it.
I am always on the lookout for something unique or out of the ordinary to use in my papercrafts.

So here is my question for you.....what is the most unusual element you have ever kept around to incorporate in your art and HOW LONG did you keep it for before it was finally used?
Leave a comment and let me know...this could be fun!