hang in there....

that's what I keep hearing, but Blogger is not working right and it's SOOO FRUSTRATING!
Tells me I DON'T HAVE A BLOG, then asks for the password. Won't let me in to do anything. When trying another browser, I finally get logged in, and it won't let me leave messages. Hope others aren't having as much problems as I seem to have with it.

A month ago things were fine - then someone must have messed with the whole thing! Put it back and fix it and then leave it alone!

Darlin Dahlia....

Well, here's my darlin'! Hubby and I have been babysitting while the new parents are on vacation, and I now know why you don't become new parents at our ages!! Exhausting! But Love Her to pieces! She is just now getting on cereals and wants to control it herself! See that first picture again!

I'll get back to showing some cards in the next week or two. I have made some, in the wheee hours, but forgot to take pictures of a lot of them! go figure! Can you say, DUH? and sleep deprived. Well, I can!

BLOGGER PROBLEMS here

**Whew! Blogger has finally fixed the problem (knock on wood) my blogs I follow are all back now!

But naturally it happened today, when I went to the eye doctor and my eyes are still dilated a full 11 hours after I left their office. So hopefully I can check things out fully in the morning.

The last couple of days, Blogger Reading List has been saying that I am not currently following any blogs. Well we know that isn't true at all. Some of the blogs I follow show up in Google Reader, but not anywhere near all of them. I miss them, but without this list, I cannot remember them all (over 1,000)

Going over to The Real Blogger Status (not an official site of Blogger news), I have learned that this is not the first time that this type of problem has occurred.
So if you recently posted something and are surprised that I have not commented, odds are that I have not read it yet because of this particular bug. And please, if I've won blog candy - someone let me know by email.

skipping stones challenge

Here's a card I made for a sketch challenge #74 at Skipping Stones.

I recently won a couple of packages of their images, and I love them! (of course it helped that they both had some butterflies in them!!). So I thought I'd give this a try.

Great prize....

Wow! Check this out! I'd LOVE, love, love to win.

Go Here to find out more!

Relay for Life cards.... 30 of them!

Here's a little of the reason I've not been posting much lately. I had promised to make 30 cards for the Relay for Life that a friend is sponsoring and I needed lot of time - babysitting it taking up way too much of my craft time! And I also recently began selling some of my cards locally in a little shop, so I had to make about 100 miscellaneous cards for that and get them into the shop in early April.

So.... I've been a little swamped!

But I like how these turned out. I hope she does too. This Relay for Life is scheduled for May 14, so that's coming up pretty quick. They are coming to get them tomorrow so they can finish making up some little gift bags she hands out! Each is different and although originally I had intended to make most of them for breast cancer, Lindsay had told me that they don't know specifically what kind of cancers the survivors had (except for a few of us), so that didn't work out. And I had a couple cute stamps sets I had intended to use! But luckily I recently won a great set - so I utilized it and also several freebie images I found.

Wow, I'd love to win this, wouldn't you?

Well, you can. Go to

The Ribbon Girl's blog and check it out. Do it, now! Must do before April 30.

Limited Runs Challenge

Here's a card I made for the Limited Runs Challenge that was extended to run through April 21st which calls for the use of Glitter, Sparkles or Bling and use of any Limited Runs Digi.

So, I used a couple of Nikki's images and some sparkles on both of them! I don't often use her other images, as I absolutely adore her cupcakes!

But come on, give it a try. She has offered freebies and I think you can still get them if you need an image!

Carnival Entry

Here's a card I made for the Craft Critique's

April Carnival: Spring/Easter/Earth Day!

I love Carnivals! To join in, share your link for Spring, Easter or Earth Day (April 22nd - My choice!). They say they'll republish the final carnival on April 29th and share everyone's projects!
"Add Your Link" icon at the Craft Critique website to participate! The link you share can be from your blog, Flickr or any online gallery the public can view.

There is a great prize from one of my favorite places:
Susana's Custom Art and Card Design is proud to host the Spring Carnival!


go check it out.

My darling Dahlia

These are some of my recent pictures, sure wish I was a better photographer.

Isn't she adorable?! Almost 3 months now!

When my son first drops her off here, I can usually get one of these smiles first thing! Guess she likes coming to Grandma's! So far anyway.

These smiles are so fleeting sometimes that I can't catch too many to photograph. This is the reason there haven't been a lot of posting of cards. I'm still making them in the evenings, but not nearly as many.

Non-response to the "awards"

I felt I should mention here that I don't respond (or hardly ever) to those "awards" that are making the rounds.

I have recently received several of them (thank you all so much for thinking of me) but I have also visited so many, many blogs that never seem to get them, and these are wonderful blogs I'm talking about - with tons and tons of followers.

So I just don't understand it and have decided not to participate. I thought at first I may not have seen the "award" and so I've gone back through old blog posts (a couple years worth actually) on many of blogs that I follow, and have never seen such awards on their blogs. Now - it could be they have decided not to participate either, but I never saw a posting about it whatsoever. So now I'm wondering how those excellent blogger/crafters have been missed by so many who promote these "awards".

Something just isn't right.

So,... I hope no one is offended, but I just don't want to play along.

I love it when someone puts on their blog that they follow me and give a link back to my blog, and say that they like my blog, and then they contact me and say so .... I just don't see the need for these awards.

So to all those people who's blogs I would have listed, consider yourself awarded! If I follow your blog, it's because I want to. Not for the blog candy, not to steal your ideas (although sometimes I do minic as best I can!) but I follow because I find your blogs witty, entertaining, informative, inspiring, (add whatever adjective you want here!) it's because I LIKE IT.

House Mouse Easter

Here are a couple of cards I made for a friend for Easter. She loves the Little House Mouse too!

Squigglefly challenge

I haven't participated in a long time, so I thought I'd make the effort today while I had a few minutes.

Very simple image with a very simple sentiment. Then just a few half pearls and a special corner punch. Simple.

Enjoy.

Wanna chance....

Hey, through 3/31 you can have a chance to win a Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine at FAVE Crafts by going Here . Check it out.

Digi Stamp Boutique - March

Here's a little card I made for the Digi Stamp Boutique challenge this month. I have been making get well cards like crazy - Thank God I've not been sick! If that's what it takes to keep the illnesses away, I'll make lots more!

candy found...

Ok - I don't want to tell you but I said I would. There's fantastic candy to be found at http://dawnscrafts.blogspot.com/. Go on, check it out, and then don't sign up cause I wanna win! And it's PINK.

Wee Memories is about to reach a HUGE milestone, 1100 friends and 100,000 visitors!! So exciting!! Can you help us out? Spread the word to all your friends about Wee Memories challenge!!

Hambo Hoedown #8

Here's my entry into Hambo Hoedown #8.

I'm not a coffee drinker, but I've heard it said.......

In fact, no one in my immediate family is a coffee drinker. Except sometimes my hubby does drink a cup or two to be social, but he adds so much sugar and creamer that "real" coffee drinkers usually just stare at him!

Have a fun day, and go join in this challenge!

BLOG CANDY WINNER.....

is # 6 - Theresa P. This was scientific - Hubby picked his favorite number - and then asked "what am I choosing a number for?" Since I couldn't get that random thing to work for me.

So, Congrats Theresa P - Please contact me (terriavidreader at yahoo dot com) and I'll need your address to send you the blog candy! You have until Friday afternoon to send me the info.

Thanks everyone for participating. I hope to do this again within the next couple of months.

Blog candy over!

Time's Up. I am now working with those who entered my blog candy and will post the winner this evening. Thank you every one who signed up. Good Luck!