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This summer has been a whirl wind of activities and volunteering at the ranch! I finally found some time and mojo today so I stamped out a couple cards using a newly released stamp set from Stampin’ Up! called Under the Stars! This bear totally cracks me up!

   close up of him jumpin’ on those s’quitos!

Bear was stamped and cut out adhering him with dimensionals. I bent the edges of him to give him a little more action of him jumping and smashing the mosquito’s! oh, but one got away! I found this patterned paper in the camping section of my local scrapbook store! How perfect is that!

   close up of shimmery polar bear.

Polar Bear Happy Brrrthday! Bear was stamped on shimmery white cardstock in white craft ink and embossed. I then cut him out and used dimensionals to raise him up! I added gun metal grey stickles to his eyes and nose! Very shimmery IRL!

Bear was stamped and then two way glue applied for the fun flock! He needed some shorts! Looks like someone woke this bear up too soon! (sometimes I feel this way in the morning!)

I have added a page for some items that I have for sale. Please take a look and let me know if there is anyting you want. I am hoping to take the proceeds and make a donation for the Haven of Hope Ranch where I am volunteering this summer. I will continue to add stamps/accessories to that page as I come across more things! Thanks!

I am so excited to start with Haven of Hope Ranch this week! I just attended the first volunteer meeting for the summer sessions. It was so neat to see the work of God in action. They presented the needs of the ranch to the group and as we introduced ourselves and what our hopes were for volunteering with the ranch, you could see that each of us there tonight were meeting a specific need! God is so gracious and provides for everything! Below is another couple cards that filled the tin shown below.

I presented the tin to the gal who is overseeing the volunteers. I asked that she pass it along to the owner of the ranch. She was so excited to receive it and said that it was so needed! I will be making another for the ranch in Bend that I spoke about in a previous post.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Today, Thursday, marks the last day of school for my little kindergartner….. the year has flown by! I can still remember the first day of school, what he was wearing, and his enthusiasm to go! I can’t believe he is off to first grade! We will have a little family celebration for him Friday nite! This is the card I made for him, I am so proud of him!

images are by A Muse!

My sweet friend tagged me… so here it goes!

1-10 years ago ~ I was a 911 Dispatcher about 8 years ago. Very exciting! I did this for a few years.

2-5 things on my to do list today~ more stamping of horse cards, relax from riding/working two horses yesterday at a friend’s ranch, laundry…. really, does that ever go away!!

3 snacks I enjoy ~ chocolate, fruit, chips and guacamole

4 things to do if I was a millionare ~ travel, vacation in tropical locations, run a horse ranch, buy a bigger home

5 places I have lived ~ California, Oregon, New York (East Hampton)

Thank you Debra! Be sure to check out her blog listed in my blogroll…. Debra’s stamp life! Love ya and miss you tons!

The hard part is that I have no clue who to tag next!!!

I’ve always loved horses. I was a lucky little girl to have a pony growing up. I didn’t have the greatest childhood with a less than stellar father, but I can remember that my best memories were that upon my horse. I was compelled to watch the evening news the other night. I normally don’t since there is nothing but the horrific details of the day so I choose not to watch. But something made me turn the TV on, and just in time. There was a segment about a ranch called Chrystal Peaks Youth Ranch, later to find out, right here in Oregon. This is a ranch that rescues horses from whatever the situation including the slaughter house. They rehabilitate the horse and give the chance to underprivileged and abused children the opportunity to connect with such an amazing animal. Good for the horse and great for the child in need. I’ve always had a dream, although not loudly shared, to work with rescued horses or even to have a ranch like this myself.  As I watched this segment I felt the burning question, why don’t you do this? You know, you have something to offer.  OK. I prayed about it that night. I got on the Internet and did some research. This particular ranch is in Bend, about 3 hours from me, so volunteering is out of the question. But right here, in Newberg, is a ranch with the same mission… doing the work of God with a horse. I quickly read the entire website and decided to print out all the necessary volunteer paperwork. I am in the process now of connecting with the owner. In the meantime, I still have a burning desire to do something for each of these wonderful ranches. Um…. They receive a lot of support and I bet write numerous Thank Yous. Here is my chance to do something today. My goal~ 100 cards, horse related, to split between these wonderful, heavenly places.

Here are just two of the designs using the SU set Bareback.

I encourage you to check out each of these websites. The stories are amazing. You may need a box of tissue. Whether you are a horse lover or not, you will truely see the work of God being done everyday.

 http://www.crystalpeaksyouthranch.org/default.aspx

http://www.havenofhoperanch.org/

Wow time has flown by since my last post! I love some of the new A Muse stamps that are out! This little song bird is so cute! I decided to treat myself with a few new stamps. Hopefully I can find some time to use them all and share with you!

details:

cs - bashful blue, white, black

ink- stazon blk, celery, bashful blue

accessories - nesties, crytal effects, blue stickles, a muse ribbon, aqua painter

stamps - a muse bird, bird bath, grass and sentiment 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Relax, it’s my day! & Happy Mother’s Day!

Today I am going to share how I store my punches. I am self proclaimed punch hoarder. I *heart* punches very much! I think I have everyone that Stampin’ Up! has released plus a few more! I can’t wait for the next Idea Book & Catalog to come out since I know there will be new punches and a scallop border punch! It will be mine, mine I tell you!

A little secret about “my space” ok two, no kids allowed, ever. Every once in a while I go in and shut the door just to marvel at my paper, punches, stamps etc. It makes me happy. I could only imagine what that feeling may be if I had an entire room full!

Ok on to the picture and the details.

I went to Target and found the really cheap curtain rods. They are mounted on a piece of MDF board. I have 5 rows. Because this picture is on the wall as you enter and turn, it is too hard to get a full view. Just not enough room. Many stampers are using this type of rod or the ones found at Ikea that are chrome. I think they are in the kitchen department. Either rod you choose to use, it is just a smart way to store punches for easy access.

When you are in such a small space as mine, every inch needs to be utilized! Thus, very efficient ink pad storage! The unit that you see was built by my hubby after he watched me struggle for so long keeping my ever growing ink pad collection organized. I told him what I wanted as far as slots and storage and after about 5 hours in the garage, this beauty emerged! I love having my favorite ribbon easily accessible as well as my re-inkers next to the coordinating ink pad.  I also love that it created a top shelf for my markers and tins.  It also created a small space of wall to mount the old Stampin’ up! stack n store system. When my collection grew beyond the “big one”, I had him build a smaller version for more miscellaneous ink pads that is mounted up top.  

 (side view)     (front view)

If you’d like to have one of these, every so often my hubby still builds them. Feel free to email me for more info.