Lake Huron Sunset ~ I Will Be Back Soon...I Promise

My hubby and I took a small trip to our Lake Huron home last week...

these are a few of the pics I took from my lakeside porch of the sunset on Lake Huron......

it was so beau-ti-ful.......

even the lake had a pink glow.......

we just catch a bit of the sunset and a bit of the sunrise...

couldn't ask for a better spot! 

Saturday night the lake was in a turmoil and thundered with waves all night...

was still doing it when we left on Sunday...

I sure didn't want to come back to "reality"...

but we will be going back again soon!

Remember a few weeks ago.......

we went to Silver Beach in St Joseph in Michigan?

This is my granddaughter "Trinity".......

she is four and she on her own.....

wrote her name in the sand...

proud grandma "moment"!!

As for my projects....

I am having the baby shower this Sunday...

so am very involved in getting my house cleaned......shopping.....decorated....and cooking!

After the shower I will hopefully get back to my blog...

isn't it amazing how fast this summer is going??? 

But I love the fall weather best......

no humidity!!! 

It has been so hot here and so humid it's hard to "move" or want to do anything at all!! 

 It won't be long and you will hear me complaining about the cold and snow...LOL...

guess that is just the way life is.

In my "spare" time....

I have been on Pinterest.....oh my...

that is so addicting...but so fun...

the idea's are endless...

and the recipes...

well...yum!!!

My Little Sewing Banner

I bought a new Tim Holtz Alterations die awhile back from Joan's Gardens....

it is called  "Sewing Room".....

A perfect die for me....

I had "sew" much fun making this....

and it is hanging in my creative room.....

I love to sew as well as papercraft....

I am trying to sew (finish) some things to get my Etsy shop going.....

I will also have some things on Ebay....

wish me luck!!

Baby Shower Invites

Now that I am certain everyone has their's...

I can share with you the 27 onsies my daughter and I made for a baby shower on the 31st......

we got them out a bit later then we wanted, due to the power outage...

I used my Cricut to make these...

first designed it very simply by flipping it and welding it together on my Gypsy...

then cutting it....

because the baby is a girl and because she is going to name her "Paislie"....

we used an embossing folder with "paisleys" on it....

4 different colors of chalk ink...

a bit of lace and a bow....

stamped the inside with an invite stamp...

and done!!!

We kept them quite simple for mailing purposes.....

sorry the pic is not great......

After the shower will post more pics of our decorations and such....

we are not using the "normal" baby colors...

we are using Key Lime~Mango Madness~Pixie Dust~and Spring Pansy....

fun!!

Power is Back After Storm

We were hit by a pretty fierce and fast moving storm off Lake Michigan on Monday...but we now have power....it's amazing how much we depend on it and how NOT having it can certainly change your life!!

We were lucky with just a few limbs and tons of tree debre down.....took us 2 days to clean it up.....and it was hot......you don't know what a brain freeze is until you wash your hair in the sink with cold well water...which I "borrowed" from the neighbor that had a built in generator...which we are getting next......also not having power is tough on a marriage..."nuff" said...LOL!!

The Past Week

Sorry I have been missing for awhile :>)

I have been busy with so many things

sewing for Ebay and Etsy (not done yet)

spending time with lots of  my grandkids (there are 18 of them)

ages 6 months to 19

trying to survive the heat

I finished up my week Sunday evening at Silver Beach in St Joseph Michigan

I forget how much I LOVE that place

it's busy~its noisy~I love it!

I spent many a day there as a child

I guess my love of Lake Michigan has never stopped

I will post a few pics later.....I will have to "steal" them from my daughter

but nothing like miles and miles of beautiful beach

and the sunset on Lake Michigan.....

well its as Tim Allen says

 "Pure Michigan"!!

Bittersweet and Prim Give Away

Heather at Bitttersweet and Prim is having a surprise give away....

go and give her a visit.....

how fun

Blog Candy From She Stamps by Cheryl

She Stamps By Cheryl is having a blog candy give away....

actually 2 give aways...

one is the Copics and items pictured...

the second......

well go and visit her blog to find out...

:>)

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #125

This week for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday its to have the word "Friend"......

this was a perfect challenge for me this week...

as a friend of mine moved to Arizona from Michigan...

they just got moved into their new home....

I miss her and was planning on sending a card

I decided since it is so hot where she is, to use bright "hot" colors...

maybe I should of re-thought it and send "cool" colors'''LOL....

the butterfly is 3d...I tried to keep it somewhat simple because of mailing....

and since it was "friend" week......

I also have a cutie picture of 2 of my granddaughters from Father's Day......

Stella is on the left and Kendall is on the right...

they are both 5.....

aren't they just the cutest little things!!!!!

Shades of Blue Less Is More Challenge

This week at "Less Is More" the challenge is "shades of blue"....

For my first card I stamped with SU Marina Mist and the rose with Night of Navy.......

the butterfly was punched, then mounted on sticky back paper and I applied glitter....

messy, but effective!!

I actually saw a card very similar in a store and liked the simplicity of it. 

My second card is made from "guess what"....

give up?

I punched a label on painters color chips I picked up from a store.......

simply embossed each one and a matching plain strip across the top.......

The last photos are from last weeks challenge which I managed to do but never posted!

We had some bad weather and I had to keep my computer off and unplugged for a few days.....

which made me miss the challenge posting deadline.......

too bad, as I really liked my card.....

the tag was just an extra I did, as I had a bunch of onsie templates I was making to design a card for a baby shower.........that's it

have a nice Sunday!

Snippets Card & Tag

A card and a tag made from "snippets" of things I have saved.....

makes "you" feel good to use some of it up......

all the tiny pieces of ribbon...

the bits of designer paper....

the little crochet piece...

the "onsie" tag was made using a trial template piece I am working on for a baby shower.....

linking this to Melissa Phillips at lilybeanpaperie

this was all "her" idea to use up some "snippets"