Yep I'm back again - LOL

We ran away & ENJOY it!!  No computer - No internet - just txting, as service is kinda sketchy @ the lake - just PEACE & QUITE!!

Well that was after the MAN work was over!!  LOL  We went to the lake to start on a bit more of the work that needed to be done there.

 

This is what it started off looking like in the very beginning -  years ago

Then we made a little dent a while back - so that we had a place to put the CAMPER - OFF the road! Yes when we first started camping at the lake, we parked on the road - OMW!!  Thank goodness for being waaaaay outta the way & that no one really cared about us parking it on the road.  -   "MINNESOTA NICE!!!"

It was just fine though, as it was a get away & PEACE & QUITE - Shhhhhh!  You know it's heaven when your kids always look forward to going to the lake & they are really only going camping.  LOL

So as you can see there is no more cramming things in on a tiny piece of the property - there's ROOM for lots & lots of FUN times like - - - -

The girls & the tents!

goofing off on the RZR & bringing back the found firewood - LOL

Even the little ones ENJOY being "UP NORTH" - treats help ya know

The two Military guys home!  Dan (one in the red) was home on leave from the Navy.  He will be deploying again in the end of November for 12 months.  So his only request was to go to the lake & RELAX!  That is exactly what we made sure he got!  Tyler (the other one) is in the MN Army Reserves and has been told for the fifth time he will be deploying in October.  We will see and as far as this Mom is concerned, if he doesn't deploy again - that's just fine with  me!  I so worry about these two, though I am very PROUD of them both!

 

I just received this Tim Holtz stamp right before we left & I knew it had to come along with me!  This is one of my FAV stamps right now!!  Works GREAT for all card themes!

 

I have a couple of baby showers to attend in a few weeks and so I also worked on cards for those too.

This is a card that I CASED from http://sharonstampsalot2.blogspot.com  Sharon is one very talented Stamper!!


I'm back home for a bit & hope to be able to share LOTS!!
Have a wonderful Evening!
Hugs,
MaGoooooo/maria

           But it was cozy & it worked well for a get way!!  Everyone & anyone who came to visit always said "PEACE & QUITE!"  Pure ENJOYMENT!!

Tuesday - Tuesday

The week is off to a running start up north!  At least we are able to enjoy a bit cooler temps them they are down in the cities.  I chatted with my little Sis & she said that if you walk out the door, the sweat just starts running off of ya.  Glad I'm not down there!!  I'd be inside and not going any where!!  LOL

Here is a project that I came up with for a couple of friends kids who have teens and like to journal.  I just LOVE those big old Comp notebooks!  I stocked up on them a while ago and every time I use a few I don't even seem to place a dent in my stash.  Good thing I've dug them out again!!

 

I love this saying by Oscar Wilde!  I think it's perfect for a teenager - they just that reminder every now and then ya know.

Stay cool & ENJOY your Tuesday!
Hugs
MaGOOOOOO/maria

Sunny & Warm Sunday

Hello!
I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!  It was Herritage Days up north here in Two Harbors, MN.  We had friends and family who came to visit and take in some of the festivities.  Lots of laughs & storying telling, that was for sure!  Now I'm looking forward to a relaxing week ahead!  Also hoping the temps cool down a bit, as the heat waves we have been dealing with are ENOUGH for me!

So my surprise that I didn't get posted on Friday was - - - -

If you take all these ingredients, mix them together add a pie shell - homemade of course - LOL you end up with the a SURPRISE of which you have one HAPPY HUBBY!!  Yep Butterfinger & him are good friends.  I must say it was yummmy!!

I also worked on some card projects as July seems to be a busy - busy month for us with BIRTHDAY wishes to be sent off.

I had FUN working on my July Birthday cards, as I decided to put to use some of my Sixxiz Dies - oh & buttons!!

Have a GREAT evening!

Hugs

MaGoooooo/maria

Thrilling Thursday!

Yep it is that up north!  A very muggy one, but it has been thrilling!  I just closed up the windows & turned on that knob!  I'm stayin put & enjoying the coolness of the indoors today!  That is after I finished up with my grocery shopping (hadn't gone for a while, so that was a FUN adventure!)  I am loving that all the FRESH produce is coming into the stores now!!  We had taken some fresh corn on the cob with us last weekend and I don't think there is like anything better then fresh roasted/grilled corn over a fire and TONS of dripping butter.  Yep said in my bestest "Paula Deen" voice.  LOVE that woman!!  So back to my share for the day -

 

Do you ever have one of those stamp sets that has been retired for like EVER - but you just know that you could never part with it????  Baby's First is one of those for me!  To be honest with you - I did cave and get rid of it, when I would listen to what others would give in advice.  I am so thankful that I found one & was able to get my hands on it again!  I LOVE - LOVE this set!  Did I tell you I LOVE this set???  LOL  It is like the perfect set to use for any type of "BABY" theme!  I have been making these little journal books for "Baby's First" and the stamp set goes along perfectly.  So I of course have come to a point in my life now again where I am in need of baby gifts.  Yep you guessed it, my kids friends are at the age where they are having their babies & I can never let a chance to go by to WISH well wishes for a NEW LITTLE ONE!!  I use some of my stash of glassine bags, which I purchased eons ago.  I am so bad about making sure that I waaaaay over purchase and then am afraid to use them.  I might not have ENOUGH!  Yeah right!  This is changing in my stampin' room!!  I used them in this mini album and adhered them to the cardstock page.  Inside the little bag I placed a piece of cardstock, which they could place a picture on, or do some journaling.  That's what an album is all about - right?!

I suppose I should head onto my next adventure of my THRILLING Thursday!  I will return tomorrow and share!  I'm makin someone very - very HAPPY!  Doin a Happy Dance I'm sure!

Hugs

MaGoooooo/maria

I'm BACK!

I have been MIA for a bit, as that NASTY MS acted up and got to me again!  Dog-gone it!  Hoping we have things calmed down & that life will calm down in it's self!  I now have use of both my hands again, which is very good!  Had a wonderful visit with Dan the Airman while he was home on leave for 7 days.  Now we've delivered him back to his base in California safe & sound and he's already preparing for his next deployment.  Thank goodness for all our Guys & Gals who are staying strong and keeping us & OUR COUNTRY SAFE!!

I did get a few new treats from SU and have been playing with them!  That brings me to my share for today.  I used the Hello Blossoms stamp set from the SU summer mini and had lots of FUN with it!!  I am glad I had the time to just sit and ponder on how to use this one stamp.  I hope you ENJOY your "Hello" from me!

It is hard to tell from the picture, but I used my markers and colored the stamp and the "HUFFING" technique to color.  I then took and stamped the flowers with the letters in brown and punched the letters out to use as the centers.  I popped them up with some foam mounting tape and so the "HELLO" really does POP!

Return and see what I have to share tomorrow.

Hugs

MaGoooooo/maria

How can it be Monday already????

That is how I feel!  LOL  I just do not understand where all my time goes!  We had a busy week last week, just planning things for Dan coming home on leave & heading to the lake.  That was his only request - what a kid!  So I of course have been busying baking & freezing.  Don't want to have to do it all at once and go into over load!  Making the menu plan is always the hardest when you have a large group & know that more will show up.  That is what makes going to the lake so much FUN though!  I of course am trying to figure out what to pack in my tub.  Yep that's all I get to bring with me is 1 tub.  Can you believe they would be that MEAN to me??  LOL  Just means I need to get to figuring out exactly what project(s) I wanna bring with me.  Dan will be flying into Minneapolis airport late on Wed (6/15) evening and we will be there to give him a GIANT HUG!!  I can hardly wait to see him!!!!!!  Then we will head right up to the lake and just hang out there, till he has to be returned to the airport & fly back to California, to base.  I am so excited to hear all the stories that he will have to tell & the many experiences he has had also.  Just so happy & thankful that he has been SAFE!

Now onto my share for today - - - -

I'm still addicted to the Subway ART!!  I just love how all the words you want to use to describe someone or something is used!  Then I found these little do dads (the metal cog) and knew that I had to get those when I found them!  So I did and none too soon!  I think it fits perfectly with this card!  Hope you enjoy it & remember Father's Day is just a couple weeks away!  YIKES!!


Off to plan some more things for when my Airman returns home!  Hope you ENJOY your Monday!
Hugs -
MaGoooooo/maria

Wild Wednesday!

It is a wild one!  But you won't find me complaining bout it!!!!  The sun is shinning & there's a nice breeze coming through the windows that get to be open!!  Just doing that HAPPY DANCE that we don't live down in the big city!!  Yesterday the temps in Minneapolis were 103 - They set records & the weather man said it hasn't been that warm (at this time of the year) for 23 years.  Thankfully things have changed in time & we now have AC in our home!  It doesn't seem to be used much living up north though!  LOL  We hit a whopping 68 yesterday, which was just fine with me!

We had a wonderful time at the lake and I have not loaded pics yet.  I will share those in a bit.  But I am sharing a pic of a few cards I worked on there.  LOVE being able to stamp & have the peace & tranquility all around.  Something about feeling like you are in the BIG WOODS!  I am using a stamp that I took as a SAB - remember a few months ago when SU was holding their Sell-a-bration special?  I took the single stamp "on the green", figured that I would put it to good use at some point.  I know just a few Golfers!

I think it makes a pretty nice b-day or Father's Day card!

ENJOY your day!
Hugs
MaGoooooo/maria