I'm back:)

Well, it has been a crazy couple of weeks trying to get our internet up and running again. We had some major hail a while back that not only tore up our garden and damaged our vehicles, but ruined our internet connection. But, a nice man finally came out yesterday and got it fixed.

I wanted to share some pictures of what our garden was producing before it was torn up:) The carrots survived the storm and are much bigger now than the ones in this picture. Also, it seems that a few zucchini and squash buds are breaking through all the torn leaves. Maybe we will get a few more of those. Overall, my husband and I have had a blast this summer getting our garden up and going. This was our first summer in this house and the first time we have planted a garden at this altitude (about 9,000 feet) We learned a lot, enjoyed some home-grown veggies and are excited about next year. Plus, we have a greenhouse in the works too!

I also wanted to share the award that the sweet and talented angela gave me. Thanks so much Angela! I am really honored!

Thanks for stopping by. I have a lot of cards to share with you that I have been working on the last few weeks. So, stay tuned:) Have a happy day.

happy mail and I've been tagged!

Ashley over at ashley's creative corner sent me this wonderful package of goodies for winning one of her brainwave challenges. The ribbon looks SO fun to play with and I can't wait to try my hand at coloring some of her images she sent. She is the owner of treehouse stamps...be sure to check it out. I love that little ladybug she used on the card she sent. Getting this in the mail just made my day! Thanks Ashley.

Oh, and a very long time ago I was tagged by my wonderful friend stephanie. I am supposed to share 7 random facts and then select 7 people to tag. Here goes:

1. I love to bake bread. I make all of our bread and rolls and never have to buy them.

2. I also love to hike. I have hiked about 9 14ers (I'm not sure if that is just a Colorado word or not, but it means mountains that are over 14,000 feet!).

3. I hate milk. I don't know when the last time I had a glass of milk was. I know, it's bad. Don't worry mom, I'm still taking those calcium supplements.

4. I own a bloodhound that you can hear howling 3/4 of a mile away! Good thing we live on 6 acres:) Gotta love her.

5. I am terrified of mice! I have been known to jump on tables, chairs, and counters when I see them.

6. I began scrapbooking over ten years ago with construction paper and elmers glue. Those pages are pretty fun. (Good times minnz!)

7. I play the piano. I took lessons for 8 years when I was little. I have a beautiful piano that was given to me by my in-laws and was in their family since the late 1800's. I need to find time to play more.

So there you go. That was harder than I thought it would be. I'm going to tag two of my dear friends:

holly

mindy

jellyfish and an award :)

Good morning! Here is a fun jellyfish card (at least I think it is a jellyfish??) I love these bright colors for fun summer cards, and this fishy friends stamp set is perfect (I'm a little bummed that it retired!) I chalked around the edges of the image and paper pierced the corners. I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I am ready for summer after spending the last two days soaking up the sun at the hot springs in Buena Vista. Woohoo!

Also, I receiced this award from Wendy over at inkling of love. Here is the deal: The award was originally designed by Eseya at arte y pico . You pick five blogs that you think earned this award based on their creativity, design, interesting material, and contribution to the blogging community. List the names on your blog and link to their blogs. Leave a comment on one of their posts to let them know of the award! Each winner has to show the award and put the name of the person who gave them the award with a link to their blog. Also show the link to arte y pico. Here are some great blogs that I am nominating:

mindy vintage plum

stephanie steph's stampin' stuff

beth stamp me a rainbow

giovana a place to praise and craft

dawn my favorite things

Thanks so much Wendy for thinking of me!

{card ingredients}

stamps: circle wheel, simply circles, fishy friends, lots of thoughts

ink: orchid opulence, tempting turquoise

paper: tempting turquoise, green galore, orchid opulence, white

more: paper piercer, chalks, scallop punch, circle punches