Happy Birthday!

Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's a special day today....my birthday!
I don't have anything stamp related but wanted to share my birthday card that Vicki Burdick gave me before I left for vacation! Isn't it beautiful???

I love how she popped up the flowers on this and all that beautiful ribbon!
Thank you so much Vicki Burdick for this wonderful card and for thinking of me!

We have a party planned here at Deb & Ed's today. We are celebrating many occasions. Deb & Ed's 20th wedding anniversary, My birthday and Ed's birthday! I'm looking forward to a GREAT time with everyone! :)

That's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

September 1st....It's Calendar Time!

Hello & Happy Thursday!
It's September 1st.....can you believe it????

Time is flying by so quickly! The kids in Joplin have returned to school a few weeks ago and the kids back in PA returned this past week. Hearing the buses running thru our old neighborhood brought back many memories for us this past week. It saddened me to realize all my kiddo's are grown up now. I spent many of years outside in all kinds of weather waiting on school buses with the kids. Happy days gone by....
So, since it's the first day of September i'm sharing my September 2011 Pure Innocence & Magnolia calendars!

The top one I made for Deb. And mine is the one below...

I'm excited for next month's calendars! They will be Halloween!! :) Being back in PA there has been the feeling of fall in the air! The weather here has been so nice and just a touch of crispness in the air. Another thing I miss about home!

So, Tuesday night we attended my oldest daughter's graduation. She attended YTI in Lancaster for Medical Billing & Coding. Here is a picture of Kirsten & I afterwards. I am very proud of her and this accomplishment!! :)

All I can say is.....I love being home & seeing my kids and friends! Makes my heart happy! :)

Well, that's all for me!
Thank you for stopping by & Happy September 1st!!!
~Wendy

just checking in

hi friends!

just about in ohio and the weather has been nice!

having a good trip so far! i'm using shawn's a pad to type while we're traveling.

can't wait to get home 4 marcello's pizza tonight!!!

have a great day!!!

~wendy

PA or Bust

Hello & Happy Friday!

By the time you read this I hope to be about half way back to Pennsylvania!
It's vacation time for us and it will be SO good to be back with our friends & family!
1098 longggg miles in the truck will take us about 17-18 hours with a few stops to the rest stops and to let Fluffy out but it's all worth it to go back! One of these days it will be for good! :)

So how ya like my card??
I found this Pennsylvania stamp on Ebay a few months back and couldn't turn it down. The little license plate came from a scrapbook store here in Joplin and it almost fit inside the state image on my stamp. I pulled the colors from the license plate.

Pennsylvania is where MY heart is!!!

See you all tomorrow!
Thanks again for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Greetings from PA!

Hello & Happy Sunday!!

I just wanted to say hello!
We decided late Thursday to make a quick trip home this weekend. Shawn really wanted to go back so we rushed Thursday to get packed and left at 2 am Friday morning.
We drove Winky home and hit all kinds of crazy weather on the way!
Rain, Thunder, Lightening, Sleet, Snow and then Sunshine!
We made it back to Pennyslvania Friday evening and have been enjoying our time here.
Saturday, Deb & I went out and did some shopping. Hit up Micheal's & AC Moore.

Then last nite we sat out by the firepit and roasted hot dogs. It got so cold we couldn't sit there any longer and never got to make the Smores but all is good. We'll be coming back for a long vacation in a few weeks so we'll make them then and hopefully it will be ALOT warmer! :)

So, I just wanted to let everyone know where I was and why I haven't been posting. I'm missing my stamping and will get back to it in a few days so stay tuned, ok?

Tonight we are heading out to meet up with the York Chapter Scikotics and i'm looking forward to that too! It's been wonderful being home!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day, friends!
~Wendy

Mojo Monday Sketch #174

Good Morning & Happy Monday!


Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Mine was very low keyed because hubby was dealing with a bit of a cold.


Today, I popped on over to the Mojo Monday Blog to see what was in store for the challenge. Below is the sketch & my card samples...

I'm still in need of Thank You cards so this challenge was perfect for what I had in mind.


Mojo Monday Sketch #174 Card:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: PTI White, Night of Navy
Accessories: SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Various Ribbon Scraps, SU Small Star Punch, Computer Generated Penn St. Logo, Dimensionals, Scor Tape


Hope ya like!
I'm sure all the folks from back in PA will appreciate this one! :)
That's all for now! Thanks for stopping by & have a marvelous Monday!

~Wendy