Scrap Your Day (for a year)

So, I had some extra time today, and I was poking around shimelle's site.... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, her inspiration.
Well, I came across THIS journaling idea. I think that I am going to attempt it. I have always wanted to take pictures for a whole year... and now I think that I will give it a try!!! I am looking forward to it!!!! You know..... this MAY BE my last year!!!!

PS - have you seen the WONDERFUL doxie valentines @ Target??

Challenge for 2011

Well, I have some much deserved time off from work!!! I don't have to go back to work til 2011. So, I was catching up on my blogs, and sorting through some of my emails... and came across this blog entry. I follow this blog pretty regularly. She had a challenge going for last year - but, I didn't participate!!! This year her challenge is every other week she will post a word relating to God. Then our challenge is to go to the Bible and find scriptures that are meaningful to us based on the word posted for that week. She will go through the alphabet 26 words - 26 weeks!!! Then, we can make a scrapbook page/journal entry/card - anything we want. I just thought this might be a great thing to do for the new year!!!!

Great Christmas Present!!

Things to purchase for my pups!!

Didn't realize how long it had been since I last posted!!! I've been making cards, and collecting ALL KINDS of cute doxie pics. I hope to have some more time in the next few weeks.
Here is a picture that I don't EVER want to lose... it is just too cute!!!

Remodeling Woes!!

I am home today – trapped with my "crazy doxies" and a construction worker.

We are getting our bathroom remodeled – VERY EXPENSIVE – but, worth it. Don't think we could sell the house without getting it done. We don't have plans on reselling in the near future – but, I don't think we are going to retire here!!

So, anyway… I hate being STUCK home. Don't mind being home when it is MY choice – but, I have the most flexible schedule – so that left ME to be home.

Trying to stay focused on the things that need to get done… but, would much rather just lay down and watch a movie!!

Oh well….

2 VERY different cards

One of my FAVORITE bloggers: Jennifer McGuire has a 7-day challenge going with a fellow blogger. Each day they will share a card they both made with the same stamp. I could not believe how different both of these cards are..... but in I absolutely LOVE both of them!!

VBS

I've only got 15 minutes left in today to post.... and I skipped yesterday... YIKES!!
Well, tonight and tomorrow we are having VBS at our church... I know.... Friday night and all day Saturday??!!??!! What is that all about?? I thought the same thing.... But, I think this is going to be good. Tonight went well. Tomorrow, I am going to be teaching 2 different Bible stories, 4 times each. It should be fun!! it will be a long day - but I hope a rewarding day!!
Tonight we had Robin Garvin come with her special friends.... what a special lady!! I loved every minute of it. And our AMAZING children's pastor pulled off a wonderful night for children!!! Thanks Pastor Becca!!

Hopefully more tomorrow... if I'm not COMPLETELY wiped out!!

New Fave!!

I have found a new favorite blog to follow. She is a card maker - and she makes THE cutest cards. Here is just a sample of one: It is so fresh. And I LOVE how transparent she is.

Looking ahead,,...,

Okay - so my birthday is coming up soon..... Just for those of you that are looking for something special for the doxielover in your life.... here is is....a doxie bracelet

PS - I tried the zipper flower... not as easy as it looks!!!

Cake Topper

Ok - so yesterday I forgot about posting.... I remembered this morning - and now it is the end of the day today - and I almost forgot!!
Well, here is my find for tonight!

Dachshund-UN-Melbourne

zipper flower

Here is my first day at fulfilling my commitment... so here goes:
I was "surfing" around and saw a ZIPPER FLOWER. I like it - but, I thought, "Hey, I can make those just as easy as anyone else!!" So I googled and found lots of these - but, wasn't sure I liked to pointiness of them. So, I kept searching and found this tutorial. I think I REALLY liked it. I know that my mother has LOTS of zippers. So, I think I will have to ask her.
Now the question that I KNOW my daughter would ask me. "So, what are you going to do with them after you make them?"
I just have not created in SO long!!! I really do need to do something!!
Hope I can post a picture soon....

Oh yeah.... I saw this zipper bracelet... way different... but kind of quirky!!

Commitment to Post

You know what my pet peeve about blogs is?? Not posting regularly!!! I have wanted to get better about my blog.... I am embarrassed to tell people I have a blog because I don't keep up on it. But... I am going to post something everyday on this blog... a picture... a verse..... a card..... a doxie.... something.....
And if I don't make a posting, I will at least update my blog in someway..... then maybe it will be something I can be proud of!!!!
THAT IS MY COMMITMENT!!!

COOKIES!!

These are some of my favorite cookies..... I LOVE THEM!!!

Cocktail Weiners

Easter Cards

I bought a kit to make these cards - they turned out so cute.... Too bad I made them AFTER Easter... well, I will have them ready for NEXT Easter!!

Redecorating

I think that I am about ready to redecorate my house!!

doxie on a stick

It's a sad day in the world of Dachshunds in Popular Culture. Our hearts go out to the friends and family of Al Ross, the founder of Doggie Diner, a chain of 30 restaurants with iconic Dachshund heads in the San Francisco Bay Area. The restaurants started in 1948 and were hugely popular, making Mr. Ross a fortune. Union hassles and the pressure of competing with McDonald's prompted him to sell the Doggie Diner chain in 1979. Several of the Dachshund heads have been restored, even making traveling trips across the country and showing up at Dachshund festivals. The last Doggie Diner head (on a pole) makes its home in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco. It has been declared a city landmark!

Find out more about the Doggie Diner Heads at OutsideLands.org.

Smart, Smart, Doxie!!

OWH cards

These are some cards I made for Operation Write Home. My goal is to make 25 cards, and then I will mail them. This will be my first donation to this cause. I am very excited.

Military Ministry

My church, La Palma Christian Center, has a Military Ministry. We spend all year making Christmas cards, and write letters to troops. When the troops write back, we put the letters in an album. They recently changed from 8 1/2 x 11 to 12x12. I volunteered to make the album cover. The cover reads: La Palma Christian Center; Letters from the Troops; Military Ministry.

We wanted to separate the letters by years. I was so proud of both of these pages.

Christmas Card in March

I bought a box of Christmas scrapbooking stuff at Tuesday Morning (my new favorite source of supplies!!) I had decided last year that I would make a few Christmas cards every month, and then when December came around, I would be ready with homemade Christmas cards to mail out. Well, I have only made 4 cards... but... I MADE FOUR CARDS. I am so please with myself. This is just one of them. I really like this one.. and think I can duplicate it in some fashion.

Eleven Pups

This red smooth Dachshund who hails from Muskogee, Oklahoma should have her own reality show with her eleven puppies.

Circle Card

This is my last post of the day! I have been wanting to make a circle card for a long time.
I had a good time. It was fun, and different. The only problem was that I had to use an oversized envelope. It was okay, I had bought some, so I just made sure that I made the circle the right size to fit into the envelope. I made this card for my special friend Cheri, for her 27th birthday!!The inside of the card says: Just want to tell you that you're special and to wish you all the joys of a wonderful birthday!

cute, cute, card!!

I'm finding that I LOVE cards with little squares. I am really drawn to them. So, I made several cards, but did them in different colors.... FUN.

card with burlap

I know that it seems I post in "clumps". I have been working on cards, just unable to take good enough pictures to post them. So, today I was off of work and decided to catch up!!
Here is a card that I stamped a heart onto burlap. I thought it turned out very well. I was impressed. I only made one. Which I hardly ever do. I always feel that if I am going to make a card - I am going to make several at the same time.... But, I really liked this one, So, I am going to make some more. But probably not so many buttons this time!!

Today

Today’s Dachshund (1/3/10) - The Snow Is Deeper Than The Wiener Dog Is Tall (video)

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Today

Today’s Dachshund (1/6/10) - Sauce The Tree Climbing Wiener Dog (video)

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Weiners Unleashed!!

Watching this video made me so happy!!

doxie cuteness

This picture I KNOW was made about my little Gus

Naughty puppy!!!

This makes me happy to see!! Now I know that Gus is not quite as bad as other pups!! This morning Gus brought me roll of toilet paper!! I think he wanted to have his own video on You Tube!!!