Was on a Vacation

I disappeared for four days and took a trip to Montana to attend my 3o year class reunion and just immerse myself in the beauty and scenery of the northwest. In the past I've always had a husband or boyfriend with me but this time I went alone and it was so much nicer. I didn't have to worry about entertaining someone else! I just did what I wanted. PLUS, a friend from high school set me up with her brother and we had a wonderful time. :-)
Here are a couple photos of the beautiful views.

Where does the time go?

I can't believe it's been eleven days since I posted! What's up with THAT? I'm still a little busy with projects for my clients but more than anything I've been busy doing all the things that were neglected while I WAS so swamped! So, I took the dogs to the vet, got my hair highlighted and trimmed, went to the dermatologist for a checkup, painted my desk, painted my office, ripped out some bushes in front of my house that were dying, bought some rocks to make a flower garden in those spots (all along the front of the rock wall) took the dogs to the groomer, did a little bit of "dad-sitting" so my mom could get out of their house without having to wrangle him and his Alzheimer's and who knows what else! Whew! That's a lot of stuff.

Here's a photo of my desk. It turned out lovely. My uncle did a great job building it.
Please disregard the baseboards and the closet door. I didn't get those painted yet and I still need the quarter round to be put back on the baseboards. But you can see the wall color and how bland it is. I was trying to be conservative and neutral. I'm not very good at that! Ha It's just a cream. Nothing exciting. I think I'll leave it for now. I need to get something on the windows and get some art on the walls and I need to put some pretty ephemera on the screen window to the right of my desk. Then maybe it'll be just fine. Some day I'll get around to all that!

Flowering Crape Myrtle

I know I just blogged yesterday but today I discovered some lovely blossoms on the trees in my front yard. I didn't know what they were so I looked on the internet and now I know....Crape Myrtle. Very pretty!
So here's a close up of what's starting to pop out. I can't wait for the whole tree to be in bloom.
In the meantime, here's a view of the front of my house, too. I need to tear out a couple bushes. One is dying. I'd like to plant Hydrangea. And also, my grass needs to be cut again. It's been raining here the past few days and the grass is loving it.

New Kits and The Latest News

I decided to add some more products to the Studio 365 section of the store this week. So here are my three new products. These coordinate with most things with the Studio 365 logo through out the whole site and match any of the Studio 365 things in my shop.
Quirky Paper 365 Paper Pack

Quirky Flair 365 Element Pack

Quirky Rosettes 365 Element Pack
And here's a little layout I created with my new stuff, along with some Twigs 'n Sprigs and some tidbits from a couple other kits.
Also, I wanted to show the progress on the house next door. The people who bought it are fixing it up to sell. It was in sad, sad shape when I bought MY house and I felt like I was living in the slums. Luckily, things are looking MUCH better around me. Here's what it looks like now and then below is a section of a photo I took back in December right after I bought my house. BIG difference!!! It sure is looking nice. YAY!

Free Gift from Sharyn

On Wednesday I introduced my Happy Little Fourth Paper Pack and Element Pack. Sharyn of An Altered Life made that cute little card with my paper pack and to celebrate the upcoming 4th of July we wanted to share this gift with you…a printable version of the card shown, along with another coordinating card.

Both cards, ready to print and fold, are just perfect to give that party hostess or family member you may be sharing Independence Day with. Go check out Sharyn’s tutorial and article on the card and see how she added the cute yellow button to dress it up a notch.

Download your free 4th of July printable card here. Available through Friday.
Happy Little Fourth!