Passion For Paper-Tricia Raleigh (martin)

I have been so busy I haven't taken to time to update my blog. Here is a few projects I have been working on. I have been digging out older photos to scrapbook. These are from 2007. Someday I might get to my current photos. I used mainly QuicKutz dies. I love this little soldier but piecing him together was so time consuming. These are some Christmas ornaments for my brother in-laws. I am finally using my silhouette. machine. Making the OU ornament was really hard for me to make. Since I am such a BIG OSU fan. (the things we do for family.) I realized I didn't post any of my Halloween project that I did this year. This is not the best picture, it is one of the Target Mailboxes. I filled it with Halloween candy which got ate before I got the picture taken. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas (or Holiday) and New year. I am working on some more Christmas present that I hope to post after Christmas. I don't want to ruin any surprises. Tricia

I have finally got back into the creative mode. For awhile I lost all my creative juice and had nothing to post. Here are a few thing I have been working on in the last week.

Finally back to posting. I have had a long journey since my last post. On our way back home from Memphis my hubby decided we needed to explore new places in the US. His persuasive argument was we may never be this far north again and it is only 5 or so hours out of the way. Being that our journey already was going to have us on the road for about 20 hours what was another 5. So we decided to veer west. From Tennessee into Nebraska was pretty familiar territory. But as we entered into northern Nebraska and Southern South Dakota I was pretty sure the trees had been taken over by the corn. I have never in my life seen so much corn. Well, I guess I should have never complained about all that corn. Because once the corn was gone there was nothing to look at for hours and hours. Those 5 hours seemed like 10. Oh, I almost forgot that we were able to view the 500 or so signs that suggested had to visit Walls Drug store in SD. I must admit the trip was worth the long boring drive. Mount Rushm

I finally had a chance to play with some of my QuicKutz last week. Here is a page I did of Morgan when he was 3. I know I am a little behind on my scrapbooking. Humpty was created using many different dies. (egg, pirate legs, the body feet and hands, balloon for hat, space shuttle for bow and a few other small pieces)   I am in the Memphis area this week. I have been having to much fun. I have been hitting all my favorite scrapbook places. It has been hard not buying all the new goodies out. Maybe I will be rich someday. 

Here are a few card I did for the LLSS. Getting  ready for a long road trip back to Oklahoma and Tennessee. I post more later.....T 

A lot of my Memphis friend have seen my poster at my favorite scrapbook store, Eclectica Scrapbook and Stamp Store. But not all of us are lucky enough to visit frequently, so I thought I would share the poster I created when I went back to Memphis to visit. Most of the pieces are created using quickutz dies. I couldn't get a good picture from the window so I've included a close up view. 

Just thought I would share a swap I did a while back made out of match boxes. Stamps are Stampin' Up and paper is Cosmo Cricket. Oh good news the temperature finally hit the mid to high 60's today. Spring might be here after all. Last week I wasn't to sure about spring coming when I saw snow falling from the sky. ugh!  

Hi yal, I have been a busy girl. I was able to go back to Tennessee last week to see my mom and few friends. My trip was not long enough. I didn’t get a chance to see all the people I wanted and my shopping had to be scaled back. I enjoyed every bit of my time in the wonderful spring weather. Hopeful I can come back this summer and stay a little longer. I found the cord to down load some pictures from my camera. Here are some cards I have worked on lately. Hope you enjoy.

Welp, you are right. Sorry, I haven’t posted lately. I haven’t done much art and have been in one of those funks. I hope to get out it soon. I think I just need to get a coloring book and start to color maybe it will inspire me. We have had so much snow and cold weather I had to finally break down and get some winter gear.   I feel like a big marshmallow man dressed like a penguin. But by golly I am warmer now.   Here are some pictures of our winter. Some ice fishermen drilling a whole to get to the water. There are ice houses all over the river. This is in front of our apartment. a lot of the snow is from snow drifts. Mercedes alway beats us back to the house when we take her out for potty breaks. She sits patiently with tail tucked until we get the door opened. She loves running in the snow for a few minutes but cold weather drives her back to the house quickly.  Trey and Morgan on snowmobile. Me on snowmobile. I never knew how cold it could get outside until we moved here