Really need to get back to Blogging

I haven't been on here in forever but have decided to try to make a real effort at blogging again. my new Cricut machine is due to arrive tomorrow and I am so excited . I have waited for so long to get one. I have looked at every youtube and learned everything I can so I will be ready to get started as soon as I can.

well tonight I am creating a big pot of my new soup for dinner. it is sooooo goood. I don't have a name for my new soup yet but here is the recipe if your interested.

1 qt canned tomatoes

1 qt chicken broth

2 Tablespoons chicken soup base

1 qt hot water

4 carrots peeled and cut up

1/2 head of cabbage sliced up thin

1 small onion diced

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 bag of spinach

I shake in a little sea salt and parsley to taste

this cooks on the stove or in a crock pot on low for several hours

then I add 1 roll Hillshire farms smoked sausage cut up in small pieces and cook at least another hour. tastes even better the next day. freezes very well.

well, I also wanted to show you some of my new cards I have been creating lately. of course I highly expect them to get a whole lot better when my expressions machine gets here but here is a pic of what I'm doing without it.These cards are for sale on my etsy page at http://www.whitebirdscrapper.etsy.com I will try to add more pics of things I'm working on real soon.

Just wanted to share

Good morning everyone! I just wanted to share this beautiful picture my daughter made for me. she is just so good at collage art. I wish so bad I had her talent when it comes to matching all sorts of things to create a beautiful work of art. I just loved it. anyway

today is another sunny warm day here in Tennessee. thank heavens , because I'm already tired of winter. I'm so looking forward to spring. I'm ready to get my gardens going again. I miss my flowers.

Today I have been searching the web for beautiful shabby chic rooms. when Cindy and Donald get moved out Bill and I are going to start work on this old house. From day one of moving in here 2 years ago we have always had someone else living with us. so this will be the first time we have had the chance to start renovating. I'm getting excited. new paint, new fabrics, and lots of creativity seeing as we don't have a lot of money . that's ok we have always been able to come up with really cool ideas on a very low budget so this should be loads of fun. I will keep you updated on the progress.

Another card

I created this card for a challenge at papertherapy.ning.com

it is a brand new ning started and so far has been lots of fun. several different challenges up right now for cards and scrapping both. check it out if you have time to play.

well I have come to the conclusion that God really does love me. LOL (I already really knew this but) my daughter, hubby and 4 children already live with my husband and I and today she invited my son and his 2 kids to come over .she was going to babysit his kids at my house ALL day. NO,NO, NO. I love them all so much but 6 kids in one house all day is just not my idea of a relaxing Sunday afternoon. anyway my son get called away and couldn't come. whew!!! what a relief!so now I can finish a few other things that need done so bad .

anyway I have found kind of a cool place online. it is shophomade. a place where you can post your handmade stuff for sale and there is no fee. so this card is up there for sale at the moment. I have no idea how much traffic this site gets or how many things sell on there but I am going to try it for a little while anyways. Heck whats there to loose for free.

This is a Christmas card I made for my little brother who just happends to love birds

Hi everyone, I just thought I would post another card I made this week. This one was made out of lightweight chipboard so that it stands up. it was made as an encouragement/ thanks card for a friend who helped out our family with some food this week. My husband has now been unemployed since just before Thanksgiving. But honestly the hardest part is just not being able to go buy all the new scrapping stuff. Its killing me!!!! I want so bad to go buy those copic markers and more paper of course! LOL like I dont have enough to last the next 10 years! It wont hurt one bit to use up some of the stuff I have already. Then when he does go back to work I might have some room to buy some new stuff.

actually my daughter and her husband have finally found a house and will be moving out sometime in Feb. That will be so nice. I might actually be able to move my scrap stuff back into the spare bedroom instead of taking up my entire living room.

Im back

Boy has it been a long time since I got on here and updated anything. well there has been so much going on I cant even tell you. Most of all I guess I need to tell everyone that Simple Treasures has closed. I am so sad about this but the store just could not make it in this economic nightmare.I am not going to try to play catch up however I will show you some art my daughter and I have been working on. she has made this wonderful ATC for me yesterday. it is her very first.

Her second one is equally as beautiful. I cant wait to share more of them with you. I think she is finding something hidden way down inside her that has never been come out before.

Over the holidays, I came up with a plan to scrap my granddaughter a recipe album of all of our favorite dishes. I had my grandson take the photos of us cooking together in the kitchen and now I am working on an album that I hope someday she will really cherish. I am including even the most simple recipes like mashed potatoes. Have you ever noticed that people make mashed potatoes different? Here is one of the many cute photos that he took of us in the kitchen.

I have been working on cards so here is a couple of the latest ones I have made.

I love Pink and Roses

Yup I do love pink roses. This is a purse that is for sale in my store for 30.00 but I am really not sure I can part with it or not. I guess I would have to if someone wanted it .... but it would be hard.