Stampin up!

Well, I joined the Stampin' Up! company and took off to Dallas,Tx for their 2013 Regional meet.....I will say that it was a total hoot! Several of my girlfriends went also, so that just made for a great time if anything. I had a migraine, body ache really bad and it was super cold (to me) but I had to suck it up and persevere.Where crafty things happen, there is no time for feeling like CROPPY. We ate good food, got little sleep and laughed up a storm!

We drove in earlier today and now I am just tired. It's back to the grind tomorrow so I will have to post pics of our nights and here are some of the cards I made to swap with the ladies there....ToTaL fun!
Enjoy and I'll be back tomorrow! (after all is said and done on the home front) <3 p="">

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Nite,

Lora ~

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November.....already? ! ! !

It is hard to believe in a few hours it will be Halloween! 

I love Halloween! It is one of my favorite holidays. Now, I don't care for the gory,scary version,but the fun,festive and silly one. As a kid, I loved dressing up for it and actually, I still do. The only bummer thing is that I'm simply just not ready this year. I feel like my year has been lagging in general and well, frankly, it throws me off kilter. So, like the previous months and holidays....I have things, but just now where or how I wanted them to be by now. (do you get this way ever?just hoping I'm not the only one )
That being said, I don't even have a costume and I am not so fond of do overs....so we'll see if I can come up with something. The girls are going with cave woman(Lorin) and Jake from adventure Time (Jordan). Cody, well, he is in Waco at college and not so much into the dress up that we girls love!

Let me see if there is something on this computer that I have made recently. I have tons to do and make so I'm calling it a night.

I looked and nothing. Guess I have more to do than I thought.

Nite.  ;)

More Mojo from me .....and Mojo #257

Hello!!!
I am so happy that I have been making time to play and staying up to the weeee hours of the morning. Despite the fact I normally have to go to work early and it's lots of work I do believe it is just sleep,right? Sure it is...totally overrated!

I am loving Mojo Monday Sketches and the challenge to put it all together. This card was a treat to make because I used lots of products and favorites!  So, here is the challenge/sketch....

and now here is my take on it.....with the deets! 

Did I say super fun? o.k so not sure the best way to describe my card,but I'll lay out the supplies for you that were used: Stampin' Up: tiny tag die,tiny tag stamp,chocolate paper,beige polka dot paper,delicate doilies stamp,antique glitter glass (on butterfly), edgelits die, polka dot embossing folder and butterfly die    Spellbinders: scallop/embossed circle die   Hobby Lobby: burlap ribbon,pearl flower and pearl buttonw/bling,crotche flower, beads to make stickpin  Prima: felt leaves  The Stamps of Life: chickadee stamp Pearl FX pearl paint pen, Adirondack: turqoise embossing powder,  Other: polymer flower center,  cloud paper, crown washi tape

Thanks for stopping by and join in on Mojo Monday!

Lora ~

Painting away!

So, last week was fun. In midst of waiting for my nephew to graduate Marine Corps bootcamp ,a crazy week at work and life in general.....I managed to paint a few paintings on my craft room floor. (thank goodness it was actually clean) I had no idea what I was going to paint,but I had been wanting to paint some crosses. I just pulled out my paint bucket, all my brushes and got to work. It is amazing how mind soothing it is to just sit and paint.No rules,no mistakes because I am a firm believer that there are no mistakes in art and if there were would I really care? no, not really. Here they are in order (hopefully as I am newbie to Google+)

my paintings.....

My nephew graduating bootcamp and one of his welcome home dinners....

 

and just snaps of our beautiful kiddos! 
Cody (and his girlfriend , Holly)

 Lorin and Jordan

yep, God is great and it's been great despite the little things.....God is always great! I am so truly blessed.

til tomorrow,
xoxoxo-