Gimmer Mist Rocks!

Last week Jane turned me on to Glimmer mist. I know it has been around for awhile but I never had any interest until she put a bottle in my hot little hand. I came home with several bottles and have spritzed everything that doesn't move in my scrap room. One of my favorite colors is Chocolate Covered Cherries. It has a rich reddish brown shimmer and it's just scrumptious. I know I went a bit overboard on this card but I am in L-O-V-E!  I have been seeing a lot of projects lately with corrugated cardboard so I took a whirl at using some on this birthday card.

I have been making several gifts lately that I haven't been able to post so I stopped today to play with a new stamp set and paper from my friend Karen at The Angel Company. This little piggy is from The Funny Farm set and is so cute! There are some other cute farm animals in the set that I will show you later.

That's all for now. I had an AWESOME weekend and am looking forward to a great work week. Now, I'm off to watch the Spurs beat the Mavs! GO SPURS GO!

Peace,

Robyn

A Fun Weekend With The Girls!

I spent the weekend with the girls from The Scrapbooking Factory at the Hilton Hill Country Hotel & Spa. We had an awesome time!  I didn’t go until Saturday morning and it was raining so hard, the drive was very scary. As I was poking down 1604 at 35 MPH, the Bexar County Sherriff’s Dept. went flying by me pulling a boat behind their SUV. High water rescues are an all too common occurrence in these parts. I hear we got somewhere in the neighborhood of 6” of rain on Saturday alone.  Once I got settled and hugged and talked to everyone, I was a busy girl! Unfortunately none of my creations can be posted yet because they are for gifts. I am amazed by all of the great things these women whip out at warp speed! I wish I had photographed more of the beautiful creations. We took a break to play LCR or Triple Nipple some call it.  Dee-Dee took away all the loot! It was very fun! 

(above) Cheryl  (with Glimmer Mist hands) and Dyna with just one of their super creations. I want to be this talented someday!

(below) Benita and Di (2 super creative girls) were using the sewing machine to create awesome layouts.

Cheryl and I stayed up working until after 1:00 am and then crashed until 7:30. We got a super room rate and it was so much nicer than driving all the way across town on 1604 in the middle of the night and dodging drunks. You can see my messy work space and a few photos from the hotel. I couldn't resist adding a couple of pictures to show what a beautiful day Sunday turned out to be. We are entering the yellow phase of wildflower season and I always think of "following the yellow brick road" when I drive down the highway and they are lined with the Brown Eyed Susans and Butter Cups. 

I am so thankful for the great weekend with friends (especially you, Cheryl!) and look forward to next month. If you would like to join us, contact Jane at The Scrapbooking Factory for a spot! 

Good night! 

Robyn

Blessings:

Time with friends

Getting my mojo back!

A great husband!

Dry Spell

I have been suffering from a major dry spell and all my creative juices are pretty dried up. It makes me sad - I go sit in my scrapbook room and start to make something but nothing is "working" for me right now. I sure hope I get a creative flow going again soon.

Tonight I made this easel birthday card. Ho hummm.

Last night I saw a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for an envelope pocket card. Cute idea and easy to do. The butterfly stamp and sentiment  is from Close to my Heart. I want to try it again and make some modifications. Wish me luck or better yet give me some ideas on getting out of my funk! I am going to crop with the girls from The Scrapbooking Factory this weekend so hope fully that will help. We will be staying at the Hilton so if I don't get my mojo back, you might find me in the bar!

Blessings:

Rain

Much better day today 

God's never ending love

My handsome husband 

Reconnecting with an old friend

Peace,

Robyn

Reverse

I am still alive! I work in a church office and the week after Easter is one of my busiest weeks. I survived (yay!) and have been spending the weekend reorganizing my scrap room. I'm having a great time but am itching to get creative here and post something fabulous. :o)  In the meantime take a look at this great (and quick) video that our Sr. Pastor shared with us today. God is so amazing, He has it all worked out no matter what direction we are coming from. I hope you are having a beautiful weekend in our risen Lord.I promise I am doing well and will have some sort of creation to post soon.

Peace,
Robyn

I am...

I am...

Foolish

Wicked

Angry

Boastful

Immoderate

Unrighteous

Destructive

Hateful

Malicious

Heartless

Hypocritical

Spiteful

Rebellious

Simple Minded

Sinful

Forgiven through the blood of Jesus    ~ John 3:16-17

Flower Pot Pocket Card

The last time Cheryl came over she brought these super cute flowers that she made with the Sweet Treats cartridge. (aren't they pretty?) They have been sitting on my table for the past few weeks just looking pretty and making me smile. Tonight when I went upstairs they were saying "Use me!" "Make something pretty with me!" so I did just that. I needed a birthday card so I made this easy Flower Pot Pocket card from a video I came across on Splitcoast stampers a while back.It was very easy and I had it put together in about 30 minutes. Having the flowers already made was a time saver and I cut the leaves with the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.

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The little tag slides right out and I stamped the birthday greeting on it. It was a quickie so I have lots of better ideas for my next one. My camera battery is dead so I had to take the pictures with my phone -_- 

Blessings:

• Having my daughter drop by work to say "Hi mama, I love you".
• My friend Miriam & family's passports were mailed today so they will be able to leave for Brazil on Wednesday.
• My boss telling us we can leave at noon tomorrow so we can worship with our families and get ready for Easter.
• The love of my Savior, Jesus Christ.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWgeUrD4MHI

Have a blessed Easter!

Robyn

Tissue Paper Flower and a Couple of Other Creations

I saw a short tutorial on Practical Stampers on making tissue paper flowers. They are super easy to make. My card leaves a lot to be desired but I learned something new so it wasn't a waste.

Here is my little Wonder and Joy friend from The Angel Company.  Doesn't she make you smile? The link takes you to Karen's blog. She can fix you up with all sorts of great stamps!

Today, my son Matthew turned 23. Like I have said before, I am greatly challenged when it  comes to making "boy cards". I think this one is screaming for a flower or two. He said he is thankful I controlled the urge and suggested splashing some motor oil on my next guy card. Luckily I don't ask him for design suggestions often. 

          BLESSINGS:

• Jody getting a PICC line after a very difficult day yesterday.
• Having Mike home for the last few days.
• The opportunity to be a mother for the last 23 years to a great kid. Happy Birthday Matthew, I love you! 
• Getting to see Hayley today.
• 80 degrees and lots of sunshine today! 

 Have a wonderful Palm Sunday!

              Robyn

My Prize and a Few Cards

I was lucky enough to win some Blog candy last weekend on one of my favorite blogs to follow. Laurie at Soapbox Creations makes the prettiest cards (and gives some pretty cool prizes!) Take a look at all my goodies! I have plans for the cool stamps really soon. Thanks Laurie!

I am seriously behind on birthday gifts for Mike's sister an her great husband. They are two of my favorite people and they always seem to get put on the "back burner". I feel so bad about that. I have her card and gift ready to go and today I made an "oh so OK" guy card for Bron. I wasn't feeling very creative today and I think this poor fish shows it!

I have no immediate plans for this little cupcake from my new Sweet Treats cartridge. It is such a fun cartridge. I just wish I had more time to play.

This last one is a thank you card for a sweet friend of mine that has done so much for me since the death of my father. The little cutie comes from The Angel Company. Karen is my personal angel (I just love saying that!) and she has sold me a few sets that I wish I had more time to play with.  Go see her goodies and tell her I said hi!

My Blessings:

• Seeing my brother Jody smile on Friday.
• An opportunity to sit with my dear friend Darlene on Friday after her husband had a heart attack. Thankfully, he will be OK.
• God's never ending grace.
• My husband's love
• Almost 2 weeks of success on my quest for better health.

Smile, Jesus loves you!
Robyn