Good-byes are never easy...
I think I have been getting weaned from the craft blog world and feel the Lord prompting me to make room for other things in my life.  So it is with both sadness and delight that I'm saying good-bye to my craft blogging friends.  There have been some exciting things happening in the lives of Scott and me (nope, no job yet!) and I feel this blog has become a distraction.  Scott has also been encouraging me to spend more time writing.  So this blog will be deleted in the near future, but I will continue with my "rambling thoughts" blog.  Thanks for all of you who have befriended me and encouraged me...I sure appreciate you!  For those who've really shared their l

OCC and ABC
At about 9 PM tonight,in typical Marie fashion, I decided to make my husband's birthday card...his 50th birthday is tomorrow! I used the 

Help Request from my blogging buddies....
Today I received e-mail saying that there were problems with my blog.  I am trying to discover if it was just with a specific person or if others are having trouble viewing it.  I recently upgraded to Windows 7 so I'm not sure if that is the problem.  Would you mind taking a moment to let me know if you can access my blog okay?  Thanks so much!

CPS and a productive day
I had a very productive evening in my newly organized craft space - I made quite a number of cards, with the help of my daughter, Alyssa.I won't post them all, but here's a few. The first couple are using the quick and easy CPS Sketch. The inside of the first one reads: Wishing you loads of fun on your special day.

Unscripted 30 and an Organized Craft Room!
Last night I decided to attack the Craft Room. Unlike my sister Samantha , I am NOT an organized crafter. (Remember my Where in the world? post?) Though not a fancy "studio" like many of my fellow bloggers have, I was pretty pleased with the results. And it was a very timely organizing, because this morning I got a message from one of my besties saying she had time for coffee...so we spent a few hours in the craft room, having a heart to heart and then making a card. Before she came, I completed a quick version of the