So Happy!!

Hello my friends..
I am back from our fabulous trip to Oregon.
Sad to say I think I caught a bad cold while I was there.

I tried to get around to visit some of you yesterday but I found
it pretty hard to stay focused on anything..

I caught a photo of this little guy while on my trip.

He was so cute just hanging out all by himself..

I just know he was so happy because he was close to the 

ocean..  I know that always makes me happy..

Linking with Kim Klassens Texture Tuesday.

I used Simplicity texture at 100%.

I also have my project to share with you from 

City Crafter Challenge blog.

This weeks challenge is brought to us 

by the sweet and talented Cheryl..

The theme is "You've got mail".
You have to use an envelope in your project.

So I decided to decorate an envelope.
I just love to decorate them all pretty
before I mail them out.  

This envelope has a lot of torn and cut paper
glued on..  And lots of stamping..
I had a lot of fun with this one.  You should come
on over and join in the fun..  I can't wait to see
all the different way you can use an envelope.

To get the details on this challenge you can pop on
over to City Crafter Challenge blog..


Here are a couple of photos of
my cutie pie Myles.  Boy do I miss him.
He still is the most happy little guy around.

Dad doesn't have to try to hard to get a smile.

Thanks so much my friends for all your kind comments.
I really do appreciate every one of them.

Till next time....

Hugs, Linda

Scavenger Hunt Sunday..

I have to start by saying I am so excited..
Right now as your reading this I am
in Portland visiting my Daughter and Son-inlaw
and one of my favorite little guys..
Yes,  Myles... My grandson..

I got my Scavenger Hunt photos done early this week.
So this is pre-posted..  I do hope you enjoy this weeks
photos.   I had fun collecting them..



SMILE

I grab this shot while I was out to lunch with my sister..
Just the sweet sight of this yummy strawberry made me
smile..




STAND ALONE

OK...  I know he is not standing alone,

But he is swimming alone!  That counts doesn't it.. 

RUSTY OR SOMETHING OLD

Nothing says Rusty and Old like an Old Rust Hing..





ARTIFICIAL

The minute I saw this prompt I thought of splenda
the artificial sweetener..  I just couldn't get a decent photo of a
splenda packet..  So this is the next thing that pop in to my
head..  Artificial flowers..

REPEATING PATTERNS

I had no idea what to do for this shot.. So your get to see my
 pencils all lined up..  I really don't know if it fits the prompt.
Oh well!!!


To see what all the other wonderful folks came up
with on the hunt you can go HERE!


I know I haven't been by to see everyone.
I did not take my computer..  I just wanted to make sure
I could get some good quality time in with my love ones.
I will be back home later today so hopefully I will get to
stop by and visit everyone.


Hugs,  Linda

Six Little Words....

This is my second post today to see my City crafters post just scroll down.

Living Simply here in the Moment.


I have been busy taking all kinds of classes.
One of them being Kim Klassens Beyond Layers.
This class is right up my ally..  I am loving it and we are
only on week two.

Texture by KK - Trust

 Last weeks she wanted us to
tell our story..  And yes we all have one.
I did write my story out in my journal.
I will share share it some day.

So this week is about

YOU IN SIX WORDS!



(texture by KK - Simplicity)


Of course there were so many ways for me to go with this.
So I decided to go with something I (TRY) to practice.
Living in the moment..

So this is what I came up with, My six words:
Living simply here in the moment.

(texture by kk - simplicity)

I have to say I am a bit of a dreamer.  Which I don't think

that's bad.  Just sometime I can let the now slip away without

even realizing what I have done!!  The day has past and what joy
did I get from it.

About 7 or 8 years ago my daughter bought me
this book from Eckhart Tolle. The power of now!
That title says it all.
And that is when this whole obsession began
with me..  So I have been practicing this for some time.
I don't think I will ever master it.  But it has definitely change
some little ways that I live my life.

  Kim got this Idea of "You in Six words" from an Oprah magazine.
Which Oprah got it from the SMITH MAGAZINE.
If you have time you should check it out.
It was quite fun to read..

So what six words describe you?






Thanks so much for stopping by!
I really do appreciate all your kind comments..


And I will leave you with a quote from Eckhart Tolle

"Pleasure is always derived from something outside you,
Whereas joy arises from within"

Hugs, Linda

City Crafter Challenge Blog...

Hello...
How are you?

It's that time of the week for me to share with
you what I have made for
City Crafters Challenge Blog.

Boy was it a cold and Windy weekend here in Vegas.

Hard to find any kind life form out in my yard right now!

So you get to see a photo of my dormant Lantana.

I have never seen these little berry type things on 

my Lantana before.  Strange..

Well on to my card I made this week..

I am the host this week and a made up a sketch.

So all you have to do is make a card following the sketch.

Once again I got my image from the Graphic Fairy.
I just love the vintage vibe this card has..


So here is the sketch I made.
It was made on photoshop.. This was the first time
I had made a sketch on photoshop.  Lets just say it took me
awhile..

But I do believe I got the hang of it 

now so Watch-out!  Hee Hee..

So if you would like to see all the detail of this

challenge you can head on over to

City crafters Challenge blog.. 

And as always you can check out all the creations

the other Ladies have created..

Thanks so much for stopping by my friends.

Hugs, Linda 

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

Hello again..
I am back with some photos for
Scavenger Hunt Sunday..

I did pull a couple from my archives.
But did get some time to grab some photos this week.
So without further ado
here we go...




SUNSET

Rincon Beach..  One of my favorite places to watch 

the Sunset!

BLACK AND WHITE

With just a touch of pink!
Can you see it?

A DAY IN MY LIFE.

Always waiting for me when I wake up..
Who ever invented a coffee maker with a timer
Thank you!!

FOUR

So many wonderful ideas popped into my head

with this prompt.  After about 50 shots of different

photos..  This is what I ended up with!

Nice and simple.

COLORFUL

You know I just love my colorful
bottles that sit on my kitchen window sill..



COLORFUL #2

I got this shot this past summer at the San Diego Zoo.
Now if they are not colorful I don't know what is.
I wonder if they are talking to each other and what
do you think they are saying.


Well there you have it.  Another fun Hunt.

Thanks to Ashley for another great hunt.
to see all the other entries you can pop over to

Thanks so much for stopping by my friends..

Hugs, Linda

I've got Sunshine..

It has been such a lovely week here!
I have been taking in all the good weather we
have been having..



When I saw these happy flowers out in the desert I just had to
stop and get a photo.  They look like sunshine to me..


When I was up in Portland dropping off Myles.  My daughter
and I went shopping at the Mall.  And they had a shop called
Made in Portland..
In that shop they had the most wonderful painting.  If it was
smaller I would have bought it.  The word on the sign said

I'VE GOT SUNSHINE ON A CLOUDY DAY

I just love that..  I might have to try to paint it myself..
We will see!

So I have been playing in my craft room with my paints and
enjoying every minute of it..  And in the evenings while watching
TV with the hubby I have been doing a little crocheting..
No I still haven't finished the baby afghan..  YIKES..


These are a pair of finger-less gloves..  I had made a pair for
my girlfriend.  And they were pretty quick and easy to make so
I making another pair!!

Well that's all I have to share with you today!
Thanks so much for stopping in
And
I do hope you have some
SUNSHINE
in your day even if its a cloudy, rainy, snowy kinda day!!

Till next time..

Hugs,  Linda 

Just Believe....

Hello...

Are you ready for a fresh new week.
As I am sitting here sipping my coffee
typing away at my computer, I am letting my mind open
to all the possibilities the week has to bring.

It is only our own negative thinking that holds us back.

You know that little voice in your head that says this is not 

good enough.  But not this week...

I am going to have fun and play with my paints and

not worry about if it's not good enough.

I will just let go and believe..

Linking up to Texture Tuesday!

I used Kim Klassen texture embrace (100%) and dusty rose (47%)

I am also going to share with you on this beautiful

 morning what I have created for 

City Crafters Challenge Blog.

I had a lot of fun altering this little Altoid tin..

The theme this week is pretty inside and Out..

Thanks Kirsty, What a great theme..

I don't know why but right when I read the theme for 

this week an altered tin popped into my head..  

I have never done one before..  

And I have collected a couple of these tins.

I started off by painting my tin with some acrylic green paint..

And all the fairy images are from Graphic 45.  LOVE THEM!

Lots of fussy cutting.

So here is the inside..

So much glitter everywhere..  

How fun is that!!

So there you have it..  

My little tin all pretty inside and out.

This week I am going to try to not have any of that
negative talk in my head..  I am going to Believe I can do anything I
put my mind to..


To get all the details on this challenge you can pop on
over to City Crafters..  While your there you can check out
what all the other lovely ladies have come up with..

Thanks so much for stopping by..

Hugs, Linda

Hiking White Horse Trail

So sorry to say I ran out of time and didn't get all
my shots in for Scavenger Hunt Sunday.
The only shot I got was the sweet shot.. Hmmm..

So today I am going to share some photos
of a Hike the hubby and I did.
Are we adventurers or what!

It all started off great.  I'm pretty sure we were on the right track!

We were enjoying the great out doors and the 

scenery looked beautiful.  Well should I say as Beautiful

as a desert can look!

This trail is only about 20 minutes from our house

I had no idea it was even here..

The canyon walls were amazing.

After hiking for about one and a half hours the

canyon opened up and you could see the beautiful 

Colorado river.  The bright green tint to the water looked amazing.

That was not where this hike ended..  We scrambled up some rocks

for quite awhile and ended up at this Ladder. 

I can't believe hubby made me go up first.

Up top were these pool of water..
Hot springs.  The water was over 100.
No... We did not get in!  

Well it was about time to start heading back.

Lets just say my thighs are still screaming.

It was up hill the whole way back.

We came across this tree with this ball hanging from it
I have no idea what it is but it sure made a pretty photo.

So it was about a 6 mile hike.  But it felt like 30.
But I am so glad we did it!


Thanks so much for stopping by.

Til next time...

Hugs, Linda

Paint Party Friday!!!

Hello my friends..

As you know I am no longer watching my cutie-pie
Myles.  And I decided not to go back to work, So
what does one do all day.  Besides blog. hee hee..

I am taking a year long mixed media class
with Tam Laporte..   It's called Life Book.
Right up my ally!!   MAYBE!!
You can see the button on my sidebar!

Our first lesson we were to paint a
Goddess that represents us..



No laughing at my painting..  I a pretty new to doing
faces and let me tell you I could tear this apart all on my own.

I would like to introduce you to
Goddess Euphrosyne.
If I was a goddess I would have loved to
have been her!

She was the Goddess of Good Cheer, Joy, Mirth and Merriment.
Who wouldn't want to be her.  They say she liked to Drink wine and dance
 with her triplet sisters.. 

It has been a fun class so far.  At the end of the year
we will take all these pages and make a book!

I started out by sketching her and erasing her and sketching her
and erasing her..  after erasing her a million time I just
came to the conclusion this is how it was going to stay.
Then I used Water-soluble crayons for most of
this painting. I did use some acrylic for the hair.

So I am linking this to

A big thanks to Eva and Kristin

for hosting this fabulous party!

I just want so say thanks so much my sweet friends

for all your kind comment. 

You all have been so kind 

I really do appreciate it..

Till next time!

Hugs, Linda