Stampin' Addicts Bon Voyage Blog Hop

Welcome to Port of Call #25 on Stampin' Addicts 2009 Bon Voyage Blog Hop! Here we explore Stampin' Up! Frames with a Flourish (whole set pictured below).

This is one of my all time favorite items to make, you can put treats or small gifts in it. Very easy to do with a hobby blade. a scoring tool, and some SNAIL to stick everything together.
Recipe: Frames with a Flourish stamp set, Pale Plum cardstock, Perfect Plum Classic Ink, Small flat Cellophane bag, scoring tool and SNAIL adhesive, Hobby Blade.

This is a door hanger that I made for my little baby, we painted her room Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink. I made this to match. It has "awake" on one side, and "alseep" on the other. A quick flip will let everyone in the house know if they need to be quiet.

Recipe: Frames with a Flourish stamp set, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White cardstock, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink Classic Ink, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Pretties Kit (silk flower, half pearl, crystal beads), Stampin' Pastels, Aqua Painter, SNAIL adhesive, Wild West Alphabet stamp set (current set).

This is a fun little box to hide things or give things. The hole was cut with a Hobby Blade and a small piece of Small Flat Cellophane Bag was adhered to the inside to give a little glimpse of what's inside. Recipe: Frames with a Flourish stamp set, Pumpkin Pie textured cardstock, Black Grosgrain ribbon, piercing tool, Vintage Brads (black), Hobby Blade, scoring and cutting tool, SNAIL adhesive, Small Flat Cellophane Bag.

Friend to Friend Swap

Here are a few items I made for a "Friend to Friend" swap. We had assignments to make certain things for a pre-chosen friend and then at the end of the time, we put it all in a box and mailed it off. These were for the holiday card and an altered item.

Cards I Made

I had some friends over today for some stampin' and to check out the Sale-a-bration stamp sets. We made two cards today, a St. Patrick's Day card complete with green beer from the Cheers to You set, and the other uses the new Trendy Trees set. I just love the look of the glittery leaves.

Riding in Warmer Weather II

A friend and I went riding farther south last Sunday. It was around 70 degrees and perfect. We missed the trail we wanted to ride due to a misinterpreted sign, so we will just have to go back.

Riding in Warmer Weather

On January 18th, I went down near Phoenix to ride with some friends. We rode through the desert and up into the hills. At the top of a small climb, there was a spring with a water trough for the horses and a little barbecue. We had lunch there and headed back down to the trucks. It was so great to get out with some good friends and ride where it's warm. We did see a rattlesnake because it was so warm. It trapped me on the other side of the trail and someone had to come rescue us.

Out of the Snow!

The first picture is what our yard looked like while it was snowing for days. Now that the sun is out, it has melted down some and is pretty much solid ice. So much for riding here.

KH took me about an hour south yesterday to a really great trailhead. I was so glad to get out of the snow and into the dirt. We had a heck of time getting Shawnee out of his house, we had to unscrew some stuff off of a whole swinging panel to get him out, but he was glad to get out too. This trailhead goes over a ridge and joins up with a trail that runs alongside a creek. There were 4 other trails that you could get to off of this one. I was able to do 5 miles in our time frame. I can't wait to do some more of this, but there were a lot of people yesterday so I would hate to see it during "good weather".

Fall Colors

On October 16th, I cancelled my dentist appointment to go riding in the aspens. I figured I could go to the dentist any old day and that I didn't have too much longer to get up the mountain and see the leaves. It was windy and cold at the parking lot for the trailhead, but as we went into the trees it was really nice. A little smoky that day because they were doing a control burn and it was blowing around the mountain. The trail goes through pines and then a little unmarked trail comes off to the right. As it progresses, it goes through this totally amazing aspen grove. The trees almost create a tunnel that the trail goes in for quite a while. The trees were still green at the bottom and slowly turned to golden as I went along. I only saw the one tree with red leaves and was surprised to see that one. It's a rocky trail, my horse got a little cut on one hoof, but it healed up nicely and didn't cause him any problems.